The Forgotten Era
Disclaimer: YAY! I'M BACK! I'M SO HAPPY!!! MysticChaos does not own Rurouni Kenshin or anything else that might make you think that she owns other stuff.
MC (MysticChaos): -_- For once it actually says a straightforward answer…
DH (DarkHand): Even though it was a bit confusing.
S4R (ShinHwa4Real): *nod*
MC: Well! Since you all actually gave a pairing-
DH: Though you forced them to.
MC: Screw you. Anyway, since you gave a pairing, now it's time to roll in the votes!
S4R: Well, Enishi, Hiko, and Sanosuke had nothing…
DH: …While Soujiro and Aoshi had…uh….let's get on with the story now!
MC: What's wrong? *looks at a piece of paper which DarkHand is trying to hide*
Everyone: *backs away from MysticChaos while she reads the votes*
MC: WHAT?! A TIE?! SOUJIRO AND AOSHI BOTH HAVE A TIE!!! THAT'S NOT GOOD! WHY DID THEY HAVE TO HAVE A TIE?! AND I'M NOT MAKING ANY LOVE TRIANGLES!!!! ARUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH~!!!! *grabs DarkHand's and ShinHwa4Real's shirts, which they were trying to run away*
MC: PICK!
S4R: But I don't know any of them!!!!
DH: Me too!!!!
MC: Just pick any of 'em, you idiots!
S4R: *whimper* I don't know~!!!! T_T
MC: Pick before I send you to the White Room of Doom. -_-
(A/N: The White Room of Doom is basically a small room with only whiteness in it. There are no windows and no furniture. Only white walls. Another thing is that it's floating in space a few light years away from this pitiful planet-ah…I mean, homely earth. Also, there are teddy bears in there that keep smiling at you and taste like chicken. Mmmmmm…)
S4R: I don't know!!
DH: Uh…I'll pick Soujiro.
MC: *lets go of DarkHand*
DH: FREEDOM~!!!! *runs off to somewhere*
Everyone: Uh… 0_o;;;
MC: SO! What'll it be ShinHwa4Real?
S4R: I DON'T KNOW~!!!!!!!! T_T
MC: -_- This'll be a long day…
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Chapter 6: Arrested!
Saeko had finally finished with the laundry, the cooking, and her own personal training, knowing that Hiko probably would command her to do so (except for her sword practice of course). "Might as well start it early." Saeko muttered, wiping her seating brow. Then she looked back at the hut. Immediately she felt annoyed. Climbing up the hill, she walked into the hut and saw a sleeping form of Hiko. Her eyes narrowed.
Then she silently crept forward, and held his ear gently.
"HIKO SEIJUROU!!! WAKE UP! IT IS MORNING ALREADY!!!" Saeko yelled.
As expected, the man jumped four feet away, clutching at his heart.
"You could have given me a heart attack!" he growled.
Saeko laughed and pointed out, "You? Heart attack? Dream on, Niitsu!"
Hiko rolled his eyes in disgust and went outside to start the day.
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Saeko and Hiko were calmly walking down the street, as if reliving the time they had done this so many years ago. Saeko seemed to be looking around with curiosity until Hiko put his hand on her raven black head.
"What is so fascinating? There is nothing interesting to look at." he said.
Saeko shook her head. "For you, yes, but I have been away for so long, I think everything has changed."
Hiko nodded in agreement and they continued to walk in silence.
Later, Hiko had found his first customer and asked Saeko to gather some groceries for lunch and dinner. Saeko looked at Hiko with distaste.
"Don't give me that look." Hiko snapped.
Saeko shrugged in an unwomanly manner.
"Can't I just stay here and watch you argue? It's quite entertaining, really."
Hiko gave Saeko a look that made her scurry off. He smirked and turned to the old man that he was selling his pottery to.
"She's grown hasn't she?" the man said, vaguely remembering Saeko from long time ago.
Hiko answered, "Yes, she has, but her attitude is still the same."
"Is she married?"
"No."
"Does she have any intention to so?"
Hiko snorted, with an amused smile.
"She has no interest in men. She would rather do all my chores then marry."
The elder laughed, understanding in how hard Hiko's chores can be.
Meanwhile, Saeko sneezed a couple of times as she was shopping for food. The woman next to her giggled and said slyly, "Someone must be talking about you!" (MC: Ya see, in Japan, there is this superstition that whenever you sneeze, someone is talking about you.) Saeko simply glared at the woman and walked away, muttering how senseless and shameless women can be.
Soon, Saeko came across a small crowd protesting in what someone was doing. Interested, Saeko joined the crowd and pushed through, glaring and snapping at people who were trying to push her away. Finally, she had reached the center of the crowd and gritted her teeth at what she saw.
Apparently, three police officers were surrounding a young boy, no older than 9 or 10 years old, yelling their heads off at him. A woman nearby whispered to another man that the boy had stolen a pocket watch from a rich man and would not give it up. Saeko groaned and thought, 'A typical novice thief, not knowing when just to run…'
"Let the watch go, boy, and you won't get hurt…much." one of the police officers said.
The boy sneered, "I have no watch. You must've gotten the wrong kid!"
Saeko rolled her eyes.
"Don't deny it, boy!"
"I don't have it!"
"You're just like your mother. Stealing and a whore at the same time!"
This seemed to affect the boy greatly since he jumped at the officer, clawing at his head. "DON'T YOU CALL MY MOM A WHORE, YOU DUMBASS MONKEY!"
The whole crowd seemed to back away at the boy's rage, but Saeko just yawned. Go figure. Then one of the other officers grabbed onto the boy's shirt and threw him down hard. Saeko stood straighter in attention. The lad winced in pain as a golden watch fell from his pocket.
The now scratched faced police man grabbed the child from the back of the neck and shook him.
"Now, since you lied to us and attacked me, let's see how you'll fair in jail…WITH US GUARDING YOUR CELL!"
Immediately the crowd objected.
"He is just a child!"
"Going to jail?! That's just outrageous!"
"He probably had a good reason to steal that watch!"
"He can just return it!"
"Yes! No harm there!"
The police man leered, "Then, if you think you're so brave, come up and face me!"
Everyone was quiet now.
Saeko snorted at the crowd's cowardice, but couldn't bear to see this child, stupid as he is, being tortured like this. So, Saeko stepped up. Everyone gasped.
Now the arrogant officer was laughing. "You?! Is this crowd that pathetic to send this girl?! Ha!"
Saeko narrowed her eyes and growled warningly, "Let go of the boy."
The officer immediately stopped laughing and frowned.
"Are you talking back to me?" he jeered.
"Yes." Saeko said simply.
"You should mind your manners!"
Then the police man attempted to slap Saeko, but she moved to the side and practically helped him fall forward, making him toss the boy into the side of the crowd. She just rolled her eyes in boredom.
"Why you-" the police man was reaching for Saeko's foot, but she moved it just in time and…heh…stepped right on his hand.
The man yelled out in pain and stood up, massaging his now broken fist. Sensing trouble, Saeko threw her basket, full of food, at the boy and muttered, "Hold this for me…" He simply nodded, eyes wide with surprise.
Then other two police officers jumped at Saeko, who leaped over their heads, making the two stooges crash into a brick wall, unconscious. Saeko combed her bangs back with her hand, face completely emotionless as she analyzed the damage she had done. Suddenly, a sword appeared at her throat. Some people in the background screamed.
"You wouldn't want me to cut that pretty face of yours, would you?" an ugly voice whispered into Saeko's ear. Of course it was the broken-hand-officer man.
Saeko hissed, face still emotionless, "You wouldn't live to see the day."
The officer scoffed, but stopped when Saeko grabbed the man's collar and tossed him forward, crashing right into his comrades (who were starting to gain consciousness again). That was easy.
When Saeko brushed the dust off her kimono, she felt a cold aura on her. Looking behind her, ignoring the surprised eyes of the spectators, she saw a handsome man with an blank face and icy blue eyes. With him was a girl in a ninja suit, with long braided hair and large, interested eyes. Saeko smiled to herself and thought, 'I'm becoming quite the celebrity around here if Aoshi Shinomori comes here himself.' Then a whistle blew as more officers came. Saeko sighed audibly and turned around to face the coming police men.
Then her eyes flickered with panic as she saw the same man from the day before. The same black hair (except for the antennae hair in front of his eyes) and the same golden eyes…
"What happened here?" the golden eyed man asked, still staring at Saeko.
"They're out cold, sir!" one of the other men said, shaking the troublesome three.
The gold eyed man looked straight at Saeko.
"You did this?" he inquired.
Saeko crossed her arms across her chest and nodded, staring right back at the male.
"Take her in." the antennae haired man said, turning around.
When the officers reached for her arms, Saeko snapped, "I can very well walk by myself!" The men backed away from her.
Before Saeko moved though, she looked around for the boy. He and her basket full of food was nowhere in sight. Shrugging, Saeko thought, 'Well, a thief is always a thief. At least he was smart enough this time to run off.'
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*Some hours later*
MC: Pick yet?
S4R: Nuh, uh.
MC: Oh brother…
DH: *comes suddenly, tripping over ShinHwa4Real*
S4R: OW!
DH: Guess what, guess what?!
MC: What?
DH: I finally know the cow language!!!!!
*cricket, cricket*
MC: Did my conscious actually gain human form and taught you since no one wanted to learn it?
DH: Yup.
S4R: AHHHHHHHH~!!! THE APOCALYPSE IS COMING!!!! THE CONSCIOUS ACTUALLY TURNED HUMAN~!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!! *runs off*
MC: Hey! You didn't vote- oh, forget it.
DH: You do know that she used that apocalypse thing as an excuse?
MC: Yeah-
S4R: *bumps into a girl with black eyes and red hair that's in a braid* AHHHHHHHHH~!!!!!!!!!! THE CONSCIOUS PERSON!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH~!!! *runs off*
MC: Maybe that wasn't an excuse….
MCC (MysticChaos's Conscious): Hey! Moo! (Translation: Hi!)
DH: Moo, mo! (Translation: Same here!)
MC: What the…
DH: Oh, sorry MysticChaos. We're talking Cow.
MC: Yeah…I noticed…uh…well…I'll leave you two alone to talk Cow while I answer the reviews.
MCC and DH: OKAY!
DH: MOO! (Translation: Hey!)
MCC: Moo, mo, moo-moo… -_- (Translation: You already said that…)
DH: Mo-Moo! (Translation: I know!) ^_^
MC: Okay…that's just plain freaky….Well, here are my responses to your reviews.
Dark Dragon34 - Do not take this personally but…SINCE YOU VOTED FOR BOTH AOSHI AND SOUJIROU, THERE'S BEEN A TIE!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH~!!! Ahem. But that does not matter anymore since DarkHand voted Soujiro which basically makes him the winner. ^_^
Soujirou: YAY!
WhiteRabbit5 - Um…yeah. That's nice to know…Wait, isn't Naruku a boy's name-wait, that's Naraku. Never mind~!!! ^_^;;;
animegoddess177: FINALLY SOMEONE ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS ME!!! I should thank you since your review meant so much to me!!!! SOMEONE ACTUALLY THINKS THE WAY THAT I THINK!!! YAY~!!! Oh, in order for me to read your story, Child of the Stars, I have to have the website address first! I would very much like to read it.
candy-animelover600: As for you, my candy obsessed friend, HAH! YOU STILL PICKED A PAIRING~!!! HA, HA, HA!! I AM RULER OVER ALL!!! HAH! Actually, you're just a very loyal friend and I forced you too. ^_^;;; Well, since you said that pick someone that against Saeko, but really likes her inside, that could be Aoshi since I'm gonna make them hate each other, but who knows? This story is written on top of my head and I can never really predict the outcome.
MC: Well, that's it! Read and review pleas-
MCC: MOO! (translation: NO!)
DH: MO! (translation: YES!)
MC: SHUT UP!
MCC and DH: 0_0;;;
MC: That's better. ^_^