Author's Notes: Thanks for the reviews! I feel very good. Now, I know the last chapter was short, but there is a reason for this. I'm following the RK story, and writing character sketches, which is basically a characters view on a certain aspect of each RK episode. Eventually I may get into the Samurai X movies, also, but that is why the chapters are so small. They will continue to be short, but the length of the story (95 chapters overall) if I don't skip any episodes (like obvious fillers) will make for it.
The Legend of Himura Kenshin
EPISODE 2- A Brat Samurai... Why Won't You be My Student?
Yahiko's View
Why wouldn't' they let me do this on my own? I would have been fine by myself, I am a Myoujin! It's not that ugly girls job to protect me, and I didn't need that red-haired, pink wearing samurai, either.
And I really don't' appreciate being carried anywhere! I can walk, I can't this guy see that I have legs and feet?
Everything was fine. I was paying off a debt by pick pocketing. Not too prideful, but it would get those yuzaka guys off my back, then I have to do it. Turns out they're just a bunch of dam liars. But what was I supposed to expect, monks of Buddha?
Actually, I could have lived with that false reason for a long time. I wasn't disheartened yet. Nothing could get rid of my pride. Nothing will. The red haired man told me to keep my pride, and I already knew that. Does he think I'm brainless or something? I may have worked for a gang as a pickpocket, but that doesn't mean I don't know stuff!
None of this would have happened if it weren't for that boy and his grandfather. After taking his money, I had to give it back. Something tugged at me and made me feel guilty, knowing I would be the reason the little boy wouldn't get his gift. Unlike myself, and knowing the consequences, I gave it back as discreetly as I possible could.
But he saw me.
That damn wimpy, pink clad wanderer with the stupid reverse blade sword had caught me. Well, you can't exactly call him wimpy or his sword stupid. After all, it is a real sword, unlike a certain ugly girl's little practice toy.
But it was still his fault I got in trouble. If I hadn't of tried to get revenge on him for catching me by stealing his money, then they would have never come after me and maybe I could have brought something back to pay off that debt.
And because I did try and steal his wallet, that stupid ugly girl went ahead and risked her life. She had no idea what she was getting herself into. Stupid raccoon doesn't think before she acts, that's obvious. I have to admit, though, she did best a lot of them with that dumb practice sword of hers.
Must have been luck. It had to be luck. No one that ugly can be that good.
She still needed that pink wearing wandered in the end to save her, anyway. I was waiting for someone to slash his sorry butt dead. I never expected him to be the one who blasted someone into the ceiling. Truthfully, I didn't even think he knew how to use his sword. And to think, he never even took it out of its sheath.
And he still scared them all.
They all backed down, just like that, no more of a scuffle. And here I am, being carried over pinky's shoulder. He said he was going to get my wounds treated.
I don't need anyone, can't these too see this? I'm fine all on my own!
I wish people didn't need to protect me all the time. It makes me feel weak and I don't want to be weak, I want to be strong like my father. Someway, I'll become stronger.
Maybe this wanderer with the reverse blade sword could teach me?
Author's Notes: Well, yes, that was Yahiko. You may be asking why he's acting like he hates Kenshin. You've got to think, Yahiko's really prideful and this was their first meeting and Kenshin's treating him like a kid and we all know Yahiko wants to be treated like a man. So yeah, does it make sense now? I didn't think Yahiko really knew Kenshin and Kaoru's names yet when they were on the bridge on the way back to Kaoru's dojo, so I just pretended that he didn't. Hope you guys liked it.
Love and hugs,
Crystal Renee
PS- Look for the next update sometime after Christmas. I need to get my DVDs first. This one I did from memory!