A/N: Okay, I thought of this at about 5min. ago. It's the only
logical thing to come next after what happened last! Also, in
this chapter, I'm going to reveal the name of Kenshin's army
captain, (or whatever it's called!)I'm not Japanese, but I have
a name that I'm going to use. I know a little about honorifics,
and I think in this case, 'sama' would be appropriate. Please
correct me if I'm wrong! I'd like to thank all my reviewers! You
encourage me to go on!
S3r3nity: LoL! I know, I feel the same way with fics that I like! I don't mind that you're not patient! I hope this chapter makes up lengthwise compared to the last one! I don't know why, but all my chapters end up so painfully short! I'm workin' on it though!
kimi.the.water.spirit: Well, I always try to update fast, unless the site has a glitch again! Grrrr! Thanks!
kenshins-babe: Yes, Battousai is very, very sexy! I love the amber eyes! LoL! Thanks for reviewing!
reuka: I'm glad that you still like my fic. At least it hasn't driven you away yet, so maybe my writing is improving! I'll definitely check out "A life in Heaven" when you update! It's really good!
Hashimoto was watching Kenshin. He was glad that Battousai was back, but he was sad that he caused his friends so much pain. Hashimoto wasn't a heartless man, like his soldiers thought. He felt bad for taking Kenshin's happiness. But he needed him to be Battousai if they wanted to win this war. He was thinking so hard he didn't see Kaoru storm over to him.
"You! You're Kenshin's captain! Did you see that?! Punish that man!"
"Well, I guess I'll have to kill him huh?" This woman amused him. She had a fiery personality and he knew she could take care of herself.
"Are you making fun of me?!"
"No! Never mind. Yes, I am Himura's captain. It looks like he already took care of him though."
"But look what he did! He turned Kenshin into Battousai again! You have to help us change him back!"
"I'm sorry I can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Because I need him like this so that he can kill people without regret."
"This- this is your fault! You're making him like this!"
"Please understand. Battousai the Manslayer is a key element in the Japanese army. If he doesn't kill, well, it's just bad."
"Oh no, wait, what's your name?"
"Hashimoto."
"Well, Hashimoto-sama, the guilt thing isn't going to work again. I can remind him who he is and then he'll be back to normal."
"Then I'll be forced to have him kill again."
"He won't, and even if he does, I can still change him back."
"If you are threatened, he will, and the more he converts back and forth, the angrier he'll get and you won't be able to help him anymore."
"Why you son of a-" Kaoru was suddenly silenced when Sano came up behind her and clapped a hand over her mouth.
"Okay, that's enough for you. Kaoru, go back to Megumi and Yahiko and wait. I'll talk to this guy." Kaoru was reluctant to leave. "Listen Hashimoto-sama, Kaoru cares a lot about Kenshin, and he cares a lot about her. He proposed to her! Never underestimate Kaoru."
"Himura proposed to her? Wow. I didn't know."
"Well, now you do. You really pissed Kaoru off a second ago." Sano was finished with this scum. He walked away and had to resist the urge to spit at his feet.
'I really didn't know how much she meant to him. I feel terrible now,' and he did.
Kaoru was watching Kenshin. His eyes were still amber, but they didn't look mean. She cautiously walked towards him. He looked up at her. She almost gasped. The amber eyes were still sort of shocking. She wasn't used to it. She tried to smile at him, to show him that she meant no harm. To her surprise he smiled back. He walked closer to her so he was almost touching her.
"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten you."
Kaoru's face lit up and she hugged him. "And the others?"
"I remember them too."
She was so happy. She guessed she could live with this. As long as she knew he remembered her, everything would be okay. But why did he remember her? She wanted it to be because he loved her, but she wasn't sure.
Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko all walked over thinking that he was normal again.
Sano spoke first. "Hey Kenshin, glad you're-" He was cut off when he saw Kenshin's eyes weren't there regular color.
"Kaoru, come here," Sano tried to whisper out of the side of his mouth. Kenshin just raised his eyebrow. It was too obvious that he was trying to play hero, even though he was scared stiff.
Kaoru laughed. "It's okay Sano, he knows who we are. He's just, I don't know how to explain it."
"What's my name?" Yahiko was the next to speak.
"Shut up Yahiko. You're acting dumb." Kaoru was the one who answered. Kenshin just smirked.
"Well then, shall we go eat something?" Megumi was the first out of the three to say something that didn't sound stupid.
Yahiko immediately snapped out of his wonder. "Yeah, I'm starving. Let's go to the Akabeko!"
Kenshin walked with Kaoru and everybody else was either next to Kenshin, or Kaoru. They were all hungry when they got there, but Kenshin didn't show it. He didn't eat much at all.
"What's wrong Kenshin? Are you on some sort of diet? I didn't know you had to starve yourself in the army," he said with his mouth full.
Kenshin responded by giving Sano a very cold glare that clearly said 'back off'.
Sano gulped. He would have to be more careful around Kenshin now. He seemed pretty easy to tick off. He didn't want another incident like in the alley.
"Sorry."
Megumi saw the exchange that just happened between the two, and she changed the subject. "Tae was telling me that they wanted to start another restaurant in Kyoto.(a/n: I think there's actually already one in the series. Tae has family there and the group eat's there or something, so we'll pretend that they are just now wanting to build one!)She has family there."
"Really? That's pretty cool. They could start a chain. They have the best food in Tokyo!" Yahiko answered.
"Yeah, they also have the best waitresses, huh?" Sano nudged Yahiko.
"Wha- hey!" He turned beet red. Everybody laughed, except Kenshin, who just smiled.
Kenshin was thinking about what had happened earlier. The man that attacked him, why did he seem to want to annoy him? Did he know something And why had his captain showed up right when he killed him?
Flashback:
"Now Himura, if you are going to become part of this army again, I need you to promise me that you'll throw away this non-killing nonsense. It won't work in a war."
This was the part Kenshin was dreading most, but he had to. "Yes, Hashimoto-sama."
"Good, because if you don't, I'll have to take action!" He began laughing. (Not evilly, like a good natured laugh, but he does seem evil doesn't he? I don't even like him!)
End flashback
Kenshin realized where that man that attacked him had come from, and now he was pissed.
A/N: Well, I really tried with this chapter. At least it was a little longer, I think. I wouldn't let myself read new chapters until I wrote and uploaded this, so that helped! Please review!
logical thing to come next after what happened last! Also, in
this chapter, I'm going to reveal the name of Kenshin's army
captain, (or whatever it's called!)I'm not Japanese, but I have
a name that I'm going to use. I know a little about honorifics,
and I think in this case, 'sama' would be appropriate. Please
correct me if I'm wrong! I'd like to thank all my reviewers! You
encourage me to go on!
S3r3nity: LoL! I know, I feel the same way with fics that I like! I don't mind that you're not patient! I hope this chapter makes up lengthwise compared to the last one! I don't know why, but all my chapters end up so painfully short! I'm workin' on it though!
kimi.the.water.spirit: Well, I always try to update fast, unless the site has a glitch again! Grrrr! Thanks!
kenshins-babe: Yes, Battousai is very, very sexy! I love the amber eyes! LoL! Thanks for reviewing!
reuka: I'm glad that you still like my fic. At least it hasn't driven you away yet, so maybe my writing is improving! I'll definitely check out "A life in Heaven" when you update! It's really good!
Hashimoto was watching Kenshin. He was glad that Battousai was back, but he was sad that he caused his friends so much pain. Hashimoto wasn't a heartless man, like his soldiers thought. He felt bad for taking Kenshin's happiness. But he needed him to be Battousai if they wanted to win this war. He was thinking so hard he didn't see Kaoru storm over to him.
"You! You're Kenshin's captain! Did you see that?! Punish that man!"
"Well, I guess I'll have to kill him huh?" This woman amused him. She had a fiery personality and he knew she could take care of herself.
"Are you making fun of me?!"
"No! Never mind. Yes, I am Himura's captain. It looks like he already took care of him though."
"But look what he did! He turned Kenshin into Battousai again! You have to help us change him back!"
"I'm sorry I can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Because I need him like this so that he can kill people without regret."
"This- this is your fault! You're making him like this!"
"Please understand. Battousai the Manslayer is a key element in the Japanese army. If he doesn't kill, well, it's just bad."
"Oh no, wait, what's your name?"
"Hashimoto."
"Well, Hashimoto-sama, the guilt thing isn't going to work again. I can remind him who he is and then he'll be back to normal."
"Then I'll be forced to have him kill again."
"He won't, and even if he does, I can still change him back."
"If you are threatened, he will, and the more he converts back and forth, the angrier he'll get and you won't be able to help him anymore."
"Why you son of a-" Kaoru was suddenly silenced when Sano came up behind her and clapped a hand over her mouth.
"Okay, that's enough for you. Kaoru, go back to Megumi and Yahiko and wait. I'll talk to this guy." Kaoru was reluctant to leave. "Listen Hashimoto-sama, Kaoru cares a lot about Kenshin, and he cares a lot about her. He proposed to her! Never underestimate Kaoru."
"Himura proposed to her? Wow. I didn't know."
"Well, now you do. You really pissed Kaoru off a second ago." Sano was finished with this scum. He walked away and had to resist the urge to spit at his feet.
'I really didn't know how much she meant to him. I feel terrible now,' and he did.
Kaoru was watching Kenshin. His eyes were still amber, but they didn't look mean. She cautiously walked towards him. He looked up at her. She almost gasped. The amber eyes were still sort of shocking. She wasn't used to it. She tried to smile at him, to show him that she meant no harm. To her surprise he smiled back. He walked closer to her so he was almost touching her.
"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten you."
Kaoru's face lit up and she hugged him. "And the others?"
"I remember them too."
She was so happy. She guessed she could live with this. As long as she knew he remembered her, everything would be okay. But why did he remember her? She wanted it to be because he loved her, but she wasn't sure.
Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko all walked over thinking that he was normal again.
Sano spoke first. "Hey Kenshin, glad you're-" He was cut off when he saw Kenshin's eyes weren't there regular color.
"Kaoru, come here," Sano tried to whisper out of the side of his mouth. Kenshin just raised his eyebrow. It was too obvious that he was trying to play hero, even though he was scared stiff.
Kaoru laughed. "It's okay Sano, he knows who we are. He's just, I don't know how to explain it."
"What's my name?" Yahiko was the next to speak.
"Shut up Yahiko. You're acting dumb." Kaoru was the one who answered. Kenshin just smirked.
"Well then, shall we go eat something?" Megumi was the first out of the three to say something that didn't sound stupid.
Yahiko immediately snapped out of his wonder. "Yeah, I'm starving. Let's go to the Akabeko!"
Kenshin walked with Kaoru and everybody else was either next to Kenshin, or Kaoru. They were all hungry when they got there, but Kenshin didn't show it. He didn't eat much at all.
"What's wrong Kenshin? Are you on some sort of diet? I didn't know you had to starve yourself in the army," he said with his mouth full.
Kenshin responded by giving Sano a very cold glare that clearly said 'back off'.
Sano gulped. He would have to be more careful around Kenshin now. He seemed pretty easy to tick off. He didn't want another incident like in the alley.
"Sorry."
Megumi saw the exchange that just happened between the two, and she changed the subject. "Tae was telling me that they wanted to start another restaurant in Kyoto.(a/n: I think there's actually already one in the series. Tae has family there and the group eat's there or something, so we'll pretend that they are just now wanting to build one!)She has family there."
"Really? That's pretty cool. They could start a chain. They have the best food in Tokyo!" Yahiko answered.
"Yeah, they also have the best waitresses, huh?" Sano nudged Yahiko.
"Wha- hey!" He turned beet red. Everybody laughed, except Kenshin, who just smiled.
Kenshin was thinking about what had happened earlier. The man that attacked him, why did he seem to want to annoy him? Did he know something And why had his captain showed up right when he killed him?
Flashback:
"Now Himura, if you are going to become part of this army again, I need you to promise me that you'll throw away this non-killing nonsense. It won't work in a war."
This was the part Kenshin was dreading most, but he had to. "Yes, Hashimoto-sama."
"Good, because if you don't, I'll have to take action!" He began laughing. (Not evilly, like a good natured laugh, but he does seem evil doesn't he? I don't even like him!)
End flashback
Kenshin realized where that man that attacked him had come from, and now he was pissed.
A/N: Well, I really tried with this chapter. At least it was a little longer, I think. I wouldn't let myself read new chapters until I wrote and uploaded this, so that helped! Please review!