Author's Note - I'm stealing this phrase from my sis!! Lol, sorry sis! Yes
it is true! I do own Rurouni Kenshin!!!! *Lawyers glare* Um. in my dreams?
*Lawyers seem satisfied* Whew. close one. Anyways on with the story!!
Review answers and comments at the end.
Chapter Five - Chapter Five
'Damn she's heavy' thought Tokio as she lugged the still unconscious Nakakaru out of the alleyway and into the dark street. Everything seemed very still and quiet after the very confusing meeting. Not one thing moved. The wind was still and silent as were all of the people. It sounded like the quiet before a major catastrophe occurs.
'Damn!' thought Tokio as the idea popped into her head. Major catastrophe! Of course, what Nakakaru was talking about! The Inshin Shishi were coming and when they get here there would be a major catastrophe! Tokio sat Naka down and shook her trying to wake her up.
"Naka! Naka wake up!" whispered Tokio, gently shaking her. Naka grumbled and slowly opened her eyes.
"Wh- Oh my goodness! What happened??" said Nakakaru, jumping up and looking around quickly.
"Shh! Sit down! Everything is all right! I took care of the man. We have to go now!" whispered Tokio, pushing Nakakaru down.
"Why?" asked Nakakaru.
"Because something big is about to happen! Can't you hear it? It's so quiet!" said Tokio, standing up and pulling Nakakaru away, heading for the end of the town. They moved quickly and quietly from shadow to shadow. Soon both of them reached the end of the town and were heading swiftly down the dirt path.
"Head down!" whispered Tokio to Nakakaru as they passed some men on a wagon. Some quiet catcalls were heard but the men thought them nothing more than women. When the wagon was out of sight, both of them raised their heads slightly so they could see where they were going. Everything around them was quiet as they crept along the path, heads turning at the slightest noise.
"Head down!" whispered Naka this time, lowering her own head as a group of men were seen in front of them. Inshin Shishi! Thought Tokio as she saw the uniforms that all of the men were wearing. Lowering her own head, they passed them. Some of the men looked their way, suspiciously. Others just thought them whores and carried on. Everything was going fine until some man grabbed Naka's arm.
"Looky what we have here boys!" he yelled. Some of them stopped to watch but others just kept walking. They would catch up.
"Let me go!" squeaked Naka, trying to pull out of the man's grasp.
"OO look she's feisty too!"
"Let her go!" yelled Tokio, glaring at the man. Some of the guys whistled.
"And she even has a buddy!" yelled the man holding Nakakaru, pulling Naka closer to him.
"I said let her go!" yelled Tokio, getting into one of the stances she knew and knocking the man out cold. Tokio grabbed Nakakaru and pushed her behind her. She then went over and grabbed the mans sword. The sword was too heavy so she left it on the ground, just taking the sheath.
"How dare you!" yelled one of them, taking out his own sword and charging at Tokio. Now, Tokio wasn't a very good fighter since she only practiced with the man when he had the time. However, this man was large and Tokio knew he wouldn't be able to move very fast. She dodged to the left and knocked him out by jabbing at his neck. Two more came her way but she only dodged one.
The man cut at her ankle, crippling her. The man grinned maliciously and raised his sword. Tokio closed her eyes waiting for the blow but it didn't come. A flash of red intervened the blow, sending the man flying into the next tree.
"We save our energy for the enemy, not for innocence." Said the man, in a cold, emotionless voice. Tokio looked up to see a pair of golden eyes staring down at her, searching her. Tokio shuddered on the inside but just looked into the man's eyes. Wait, no - boy's eyes! Why this boy couldn't be older than seventeen!
"Where are you going?" said the boy, his gaze never leaving Tokio's eyes.
"Away from here." Answered Tokio. The boy stared at her for what seemed to be an eternity.
"Fine, just stay out of the Inshin Shishi's way." Said the boy, turning around. "Oh," said the boy turning around. "You might want to practice a little more if you're going to survive in this world right now."
"Tokio! Are you all right?" said Naka frantically, running over to Tokio who just stared after the retreating back of the boy.
"He didn't look older than seventeen!" said Tokio blankly, still staring.
"So? At least he saved your tail! Come on! Can you walk?" said Naka. Tokio focused her gaze onto her ankle, which was still bleeding.
"No I don't think so, but I can bear it." Said Tokio. She ripped a piece of her cloak and rapped it around her ankle, wincing in pain slightly as she pulled it tight.
"This should last until we get to the next town. Come on let's go." Said Tokio, taking Nakakaru's offered arm and limping away.
Ok, thanks so much to those who have been loyal to me right now!! Sorry it's a bit late but - well... Ok so I don't have an excuse!! I'm writing this thing at my own pace so I might update fast or it might take a while. Just hang in there!! If I have any reason to discontinue this story - which I don't - I will post a notice. So always remember that there will be an update!!
Tootles!!
Nibi-chan! ^. ^)
Chapter Five - Chapter Five
'Damn she's heavy' thought Tokio as she lugged the still unconscious Nakakaru out of the alleyway and into the dark street. Everything seemed very still and quiet after the very confusing meeting. Not one thing moved. The wind was still and silent as were all of the people. It sounded like the quiet before a major catastrophe occurs.
'Damn!' thought Tokio as the idea popped into her head. Major catastrophe! Of course, what Nakakaru was talking about! The Inshin Shishi were coming and when they get here there would be a major catastrophe! Tokio sat Naka down and shook her trying to wake her up.
"Naka! Naka wake up!" whispered Tokio, gently shaking her. Naka grumbled and slowly opened her eyes.
"Wh- Oh my goodness! What happened??" said Nakakaru, jumping up and looking around quickly.
"Shh! Sit down! Everything is all right! I took care of the man. We have to go now!" whispered Tokio, pushing Nakakaru down.
"Why?" asked Nakakaru.
"Because something big is about to happen! Can't you hear it? It's so quiet!" said Tokio, standing up and pulling Nakakaru away, heading for the end of the town. They moved quickly and quietly from shadow to shadow. Soon both of them reached the end of the town and were heading swiftly down the dirt path.
"Head down!" whispered Tokio to Nakakaru as they passed some men on a wagon. Some quiet catcalls were heard but the men thought them nothing more than women. When the wagon was out of sight, both of them raised their heads slightly so they could see where they were going. Everything around them was quiet as they crept along the path, heads turning at the slightest noise.
"Head down!" whispered Naka this time, lowering her own head as a group of men were seen in front of them. Inshin Shishi! Thought Tokio as she saw the uniforms that all of the men were wearing. Lowering her own head, they passed them. Some of the men looked their way, suspiciously. Others just thought them whores and carried on. Everything was going fine until some man grabbed Naka's arm.
"Looky what we have here boys!" he yelled. Some of them stopped to watch but others just kept walking. They would catch up.
"Let me go!" squeaked Naka, trying to pull out of the man's grasp.
"OO look she's feisty too!"
"Let her go!" yelled Tokio, glaring at the man. Some of the guys whistled.
"And she even has a buddy!" yelled the man holding Nakakaru, pulling Naka closer to him.
"I said let her go!" yelled Tokio, getting into one of the stances she knew and knocking the man out cold. Tokio grabbed Nakakaru and pushed her behind her. She then went over and grabbed the mans sword. The sword was too heavy so she left it on the ground, just taking the sheath.
"How dare you!" yelled one of them, taking out his own sword and charging at Tokio. Now, Tokio wasn't a very good fighter since she only practiced with the man when he had the time. However, this man was large and Tokio knew he wouldn't be able to move very fast. She dodged to the left and knocked him out by jabbing at his neck. Two more came her way but she only dodged one.
The man cut at her ankle, crippling her. The man grinned maliciously and raised his sword. Tokio closed her eyes waiting for the blow but it didn't come. A flash of red intervened the blow, sending the man flying into the next tree.
"We save our energy for the enemy, not for innocence." Said the man, in a cold, emotionless voice. Tokio looked up to see a pair of golden eyes staring down at her, searching her. Tokio shuddered on the inside but just looked into the man's eyes. Wait, no - boy's eyes! Why this boy couldn't be older than seventeen!
"Where are you going?" said the boy, his gaze never leaving Tokio's eyes.
"Away from here." Answered Tokio. The boy stared at her for what seemed to be an eternity.
"Fine, just stay out of the Inshin Shishi's way." Said the boy, turning around. "Oh," said the boy turning around. "You might want to practice a little more if you're going to survive in this world right now."
"Tokio! Are you all right?" said Naka frantically, running over to Tokio who just stared after the retreating back of the boy.
"He didn't look older than seventeen!" said Tokio blankly, still staring.
"So? At least he saved your tail! Come on! Can you walk?" said Naka. Tokio focused her gaze onto her ankle, which was still bleeding.
"No I don't think so, but I can bear it." Said Tokio. She ripped a piece of her cloak and rapped it around her ankle, wincing in pain slightly as she pulled it tight.
"This should last until we get to the next town. Come on let's go." Said Tokio, taking Nakakaru's offered arm and limping away.
Ok, thanks so much to those who have been loyal to me right now!! Sorry it's a bit late but - well... Ok so I don't have an excuse!! I'm writing this thing at my own pace so I might update fast or it might take a while. Just hang in there!! If I have any reason to discontinue this story - which I don't - I will post a notice. So always remember that there will be an update!!
Tootles!!
Nibi-chan! ^. ^)