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Thank you everyone for reviewing!!! Sorry for the delay, grrr writer's
block is evil! So forgive me if this chapter isn't the best one I have
written. But enough with the small talk go on and read the chapter!
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Kaoru's POV:
She stepped into the restaurant and smiled at him "The letter that Sanosuke addressed to me and was just a message that he wanted me to send to Miss Megumi, the letters to her seem to mysteriously come back so he sent it to me in hopes that I can get it to her." Kaoru rolls her eyes "So I think I will make a trip up to Aizu in the next couple of days and give this to her in person." Actually it was just an excuse to get away from everyone and talk woman to woman with someone.
"Why didn't you tell Yahiko what it was if that was all the letter was?" Kenshin looked at her curiously.
She blushed "because what the letter actually says," Kaoru leaned over and whispered something into his ear.
Kenshin's face turned red as he started to laugh. "Well, umm good choice-I think-" he put a hand on the back of his neck nervously.
Yahiko looked at them curiously, "Hey stupid hurry up and sit down so we can eat!"
Kaoru shot Yahiko a death glare but did nothing. "Where's Tae?" she said looking around the busy restaurant.
"She's been sick" It was Tsubame who had just appeared in front of them. "Hi Yahiko..." she blushed.
Yahiko blushed but said nothing.
"Yahiko stop being so rude and say something!!" Kaoru growled at him.
"It's none of your business what I do or don't say ugly!" Yahiko stuck his tongue out at her.
Kaoru glared at him tempted to throw her tea cup at his head but decided against her better judgment not to. "Tae's ill? Is she ok? I've never known her to miss work..."
"Why do you have to be so meddlesome?" Yahiko said defensively.
"What is your problem? I was just worried that's all!" Kaoru was getting as agitated as Yahiko looked. "Anyway I wasn't talking to you..."
"Maybe you both should just drop it." Kenji said abruptly interrupting them.
Yahiko sat down silently and Kaoru shot Kenji a look that rivaled Kenshin's 'battousai glare'.
Sensing her tension and her borderline murderous intent Kenshin tried to change the subject and get the heat off of Kenji as fast as he could. "Miss Kaoru why don't you have some beef pot stew it is good that it is." He smiled innocently handing her a bowl.
Kaoru glared at him for a few minuets before sitting down and silently eating her meal. Though her eating didn't last long, "I-I think I'm going to be sick-" she said her face pailing as she ran out of the restaurant.
Yahiko looked at Tsubame and whispered something into her ear and she nodded.
"Yes I will, umm so are you gonna-"
He stopped her abruptly "Yes"
Soon Kaoru came back in looking a little less pail than before; Yahiko just stared at her as she sat down with a grimacing look on her face. "What's the mater with you?" he said looking a little less hungry than he was before.
"I-I don't know what came over me." Kaoru looked at the three boys at the table who where all staring at her. "What!? Go on eat, eat."
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They had finally finished dinner, as soon as they walked out of the Akabeko Kenshin looked back he noticed that Yahiko wasn't even following them.
"What's the matter?" Kaoru looked at him concernedly.
"I am going to stay back a little-"
"To see what Yahiko is doing?" Kaoru said finishing his sentence "You know that you are becoming more meddlesome these days." She smiled at him as she walked off.
Kenshin's POV:
He walked into the shadows of the night, listening to what turned out to be a conversation between Yahiko and Tsubame.
"...Yahiko you haven't told them yet have you?" she said her voice sounding surprised.
"No, and I wont either, they don't need to know," His voice sounding apprehensive.
"But Yahiko, Tae told you to tell them!"
"Don't worry about what I do, it's my business not yours!" he sounded a little more agitated.
"Yahiko, Tae told you that if you didn't tell Kenshin and Kaoru that you were watching over the Akabeko at nights that she would fire you and you wouldn't get paid! I thought that is why you took this job in the first place-" Tsubame now sounded as angry as Yahiko.
"Tsubame listen the reason I haven't told them yet is because I didn't want them to worry, I mean if they knew I was out here all night watching for that Jerk that hurt Miss Tae..." His voice seemed cool and calm now.
'Miss Tae was hurt?' Kenshin thought 'this is peculiar that this is happening now...'
Tsubame sounded afraid "...Yahiko please I beg you tell them."
"I will once-" but he was interrupted by a crashing sound "Tsubame stay here!" he said as he ran off.
'I think I will keep an eye on him, but just for tonight.' He thought as he followed him silently around to the back of the Akabeko.
Yahiko's POV:
He ran to the back of the building to find a large man looking around he seemed to have had too much sake. "Hey you!" he yelled "what are you doing back here?!"
"What's it to ya?" the man slurred as he came up to Yahiko the strong smell of sake apparent on his breath.
"You are trespassing on private land and I wanna know why your drunken ass is here!" Yahiko blurted out bluntly.
"Why you little punk." The large man brought down his arm and struck Yahiko. There was nothing Yahiko could do, the man's arm was the same size as his whole body and he couldn't dodge or block it in time. Yahiko flew against the wall and hit with a sickening crack. The large man started to advance like a bull towards the unconscious boy
Kenshin's POV:
He decided that this was as good of time as ever to step in. Yahiko couldn't be totally mad at him if he was unconscious.
"Stop" he said in a monotone voice.
"What *hic* is a scrawny guy like going to do about it?" the large man stopped in his tracks and stared at the much smaller Kenshin.
"Let the boy go and leave this place and nothing will happen." Kenshin said very calmly.
"Ha! You think that a small *hic* man like you could stop me?" The man swooped down his huge hand that was now barreling towards Kenshin.
Kenshin easily dodged it 'this man is purely brute strength and nothing more,' he thought. 'But he needs to be stopped. He is to dangerous like this.' He glanced over at the seemingly unconscious Yahiko.
The large man ran towards Kenshin again this time the man had found a steal bar somewhere and was using like a sword, his moves where clumsy and easy to predict. Kenshin jumped to evade the blow and then he brought his own sword down upon the man's head sending the man crashing into the hard dirt ground.
"I told you we should have done this peacefully. But I guess we loose our since of better judgment when we are drunk don't we?" Kenshin walked over to Yahiko who was propped up against the wall.
"Kenshin!" a voice said behind him sounding surprised.
Kenshin turned around to see Tsubame and the police chief behind him looking a little surprised at the scene. It was a little odd seeing Kenshin bent over an unconscious child and behind him an extremely large man with his face plowed in the dirt. Though how ever odd it may be it wasn't surprising.
"Is he alright?" she said looking at Yahiko as the police chief and other officers struggled to carry off the large (unconscious) man.
"Yes" Kenshin said looking Yahiko over. "He just has a bump on his head and most likely a bruised ego." Kenshin smiled he knew that Yahiko had been awake for a while.
"Kenshin?" Yahiko mumbled looking up at him with one eye. "Why..." but he passed out again.
"Tsubame" Kenshin said as he picked up the little boy. "It looks like Yahiko won't be guarding the Akabeko tonight, but don't worry I think he'll be back." Kenshin smiled at the little girl.
"So you aren't mad at him?" She looked at him a little confused.
"I'm not- but, I am not the one he should worry about being mad at him, Kaoru on the other hand..." Kenshin started to walk off towards home. As he started to get closer he noticed that Kaoru and her brother were talking on the bridge. 'Kaoru talking to Kenji?' he thought, 'This can't be good' he shifted the weight of the little boy on his shoulder and walked apprehensively towards them.
To be continued...
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AN: So what are your thoughts about Sano's letter to Megumi?
Sorry about this chapter I know it wasn't the greatest. The next chapter will be what happened to Kaoru and Kenji while Kenshin was away. It would be what I like to call a 'pivotal chapter.' ^^ so don't be upset by this chapter the next one will make up for it ^^
*waves* see you all soon.
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Kaoru's POV:
She stepped into the restaurant and smiled at him "The letter that Sanosuke addressed to me and was just a message that he wanted me to send to Miss Megumi, the letters to her seem to mysteriously come back so he sent it to me in hopes that I can get it to her." Kaoru rolls her eyes "So I think I will make a trip up to Aizu in the next couple of days and give this to her in person." Actually it was just an excuse to get away from everyone and talk woman to woman with someone.
"Why didn't you tell Yahiko what it was if that was all the letter was?" Kenshin looked at her curiously.
She blushed "because what the letter actually says," Kaoru leaned over and whispered something into his ear.
Kenshin's face turned red as he started to laugh. "Well, umm good choice-I think-" he put a hand on the back of his neck nervously.
Yahiko looked at them curiously, "Hey stupid hurry up and sit down so we can eat!"
Kaoru shot Yahiko a death glare but did nothing. "Where's Tae?" she said looking around the busy restaurant.
"She's been sick" It was Tsubame who had just appeared in front of them. "Hi Yahiko..." she blushed.
Yahiko blushed but said nothing.
"Yahiko stop being so rude and say something!!" Kaoru growled at him.
"It's none of your business what I do or don't say ugly!" Yahiko stuck his tongue out at her.
Kaoru glared at him tempted to throw her tea cup at his head but decided against her better judgment not to. "Tae's ill? Is she ok? I've never known her to miss work..."
"Why do you have to be so meddlesome?" Yahiko said defensively.
"What is your problem? I was just worried that's all!" Kaoru was getting as agitated as Yahiko looked. "Anyway I wasn't talking to you..."
"Maybe you both should just drop it." Kenji said abruptly interrupting them.
Yahiko sat down silently and Kaoru shot Kenji a look that rivaled Kenshin's 'battousai glare'.
Sensing her tension and her borderline murderous intent Kenshin tried to change the subject and get the heat off of Kenji as fast as he could. "Miss Kaoru why don't you have some beef pot stew it is good that it is." He smiled innocently handing her a bowl.
Kaoru glared at him for a few minuets before sitting down and silently eating her meal. Though her eating didn't last long, "I-I think I'm going to be sick-" she said her face pailing as she ran out of the restaurant.
Yahiko looked at Tsubame and whispered something into her ear and she nodded.
"Yes I will, umm so are you gonna-"
He stopped her abruptly "Yes"
Soon Kaoru came back in looking a little less pail than before; Yahiko just stared at her as she sat down with a grimacing look on her face. "What's the mater with you?" he said looking a little less hungry than he was before.
"I-I don't know what came over me." Kaoru looked at the three boys at the table who where all staring at her. "What!? Go on eat, eat."
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They had finally finished dinner, as soon as they walked out of the Akabeko Kenshin looked back he noticed that Yahiko wasn't even following them.
"What's the matter?" Kaoru looked at him concernedly.
"I am going to stay back a little-"
"To see what Yahiko is doing?" Kaoru said finishing his sentence "You know that you are becoming more meddlesome these days." She smiled at him as she walked off.
Kenshin's POV:
He walked into the shadows of the night, listening to what turned out to be a conversation between Yahiko and Tsubame.
"...Yahiko you haven't told them yet have you?" she said her voice sounding surprised.
"No, and I wont either, they don't need to know," His voice sounding apprehensive.
"But Yahiko, Tae told you to tell them!"
"Don't worry about what I do, it's my business not yours!" he sounded a little more agitated.
"Yahiko, Tae told you that if you didn't tell Kenshin and Kaoru that you were watching over the Akabeko at nights that she would fire you and you wouldn't get paid! I thought that is why you took this job in the first place-" Tsubame now sounded as angry as Yahiko.
"Tsubame listen the reason I haven't told them yet is because I didn't want them to worry, I mean if they knew I was out here all night watching for that Jerk that hurt Miss Tae..." His voice seemed cool and calm now.
'Miss Tae was hurt?' Kenshin thought 'this is peculiar that this is happening now...'
Tsubame sounded afraid "...Yahiko please I beg you tell them."
"I will once-" but he was interrupted by a crashing sound "Tsubame stay here!" he said as he ran off.
'I think I will keep an eye on him, but just for tonight.' He thought as he followed him silently around to the back of the Akabeko.
Yahiko's POV:
He ran to the back of the building to find a large man looking around he seemed to have had too much sake. "Hey you!" he yelled "what are you doing back here?!"
"What's it to ya?" the man slurred as he came up to Yahiko the strong smell of sake apparent on his breath.
"You are trespassing on private land and I wanna know why your drunken ass is here!" Yahiko blurted out bluntly.
"Why you little punk." The large man brought down his arm and struck Yahiko. There was nothing Yahiko could do, the man's arm was the same size as his whole body and he couldn't dodge or block it in time. Yahiko flew against the wall and hit with a sickening crack. The large man started to advance like a bull towards the unconscious boy
Kenshin's POV:
He decided that this was as good of time as ever to step in. Yahiko couldn't be totally mad at him if he was unconscious.
"Stop" he said in a monotone voice.
"What *hic* is a scrawny guy like going to do about it?" the large man stopped in his tracks and stared at the much smaller Kenshin.
"Let the boy go and leave this place and nothing will happen." Kenshin said very calmly.
"Ha! You think that a small *hic* man like you could stop me?" The man swooped down his huge hand that was now barreling towards Kenshin.
Kenshin easily dodged it 'this man is purely brute strength and nothing more,' he thought. 'But he needs to be stopped. He is to dangerous like this.' He glanced over at the seemingly unconscious Yahiko.
The large man ran towards Kenshin again this time the man had found a steal bar somewhere and was using like a sword, his moves where clumsy and easy to predict. Kenshin jumped to evade the blow and then he brought his own sword down upon the man's head sending the man crashing into the hard dirt ground.
"I told you we should have done this peacefully. But I guess we loose our since of better judgment when we are drunk don't we?" Kenshin walked over to Yahiko who was propped up against the wall.
"Kenshin!" a voice said behind him sounding surprised.
Kenshin turned around to see Tsubame and the police chief behind him looking a little surprised at the scene. It was a little odd seeing Kenshin bent over an unconscious child and behind him an extremely large man with his face plowed in the dirt. Though how ever odd it may be it wasn't surprising.
"Is he alright?" she said looking at Yahiko as the police chief and other officers struggled to carry off the large (unconscious) man.
"Yes" Kenshin said looking Yahiko over. "He just has a bump on his head and most likely a bruised ego." Kenshin smiled he knew that Yahiko had been awake for a while.
"Kenshin?" Yahiko mumbled looking up at him with one eye. "Why..." but he passed out again.
"Tsubame" Kenshin said as he picked up the little boy. "It looks like Yahiko won't be guarding the Akabeko tonight, but don't worry I think he'll be back." Kenshin smiled at the little girl.
"So you aren't mad at him?" She looked at him a little confused.
"I'm not- but, I am not the one he should worry about being mad at him, Kaoru on the other hand..." Kenshin started to walk off towards home. As he started to get closer he noticed that Kaoru and her brother were talking on the bridge. 'Kaoru talking to Kenji?' he thought, 'This can't be good' he shifted the weight of the little boy on his shoulder and walked apprehensively towards them.
To be continued...
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AN: So what are your thoughts about Sano's letter to Megumi?
Sorry about this chapter I know it wasn't the greatest. The next chapter will be what happened to Kaoru and Kenji while Kenshin was away. It would be what I like to call a 'pivotal chapter.' ^^ so don't be upset by this chapter the next one will make up for it ^^
*waves* see you all soon.