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Through the Minds of Manslayers by Cabel
Chapter 2: Just a Dream?
It was a quiet morning at the Kamiya Dojo, too quiet, to the point of unsettling. The normally noisy residents of the dojo weren't making any noticeable sound, making the passer by nervous.
But rest assure, every one was alive and well, or alive at least. But even that seemed questionable judging on appearance. In fact, they looked horrible. They all had identical pale expressions on their faces with heavy bags under their eyes. All appeared too miserable to do or say anything; they just sat around the outside table nibbling on breakfast. Not that it made much of a difference considering that's all they ever did with Karou's cooking. Speaking of whom, it seems that the awkward silence is starting to frustrate the dojo's assistant-master.
"WHY THE HELL IS IT SO DAMN QUIET?!" The silence was starting to frustrate her a lot.
"Sanosuke, say something!" She continued.
"Why me?" Sanosuke responded.
"Because you've almost eaten half a bowl of my cooking and haven't said anything, it's creeping me out!"
"So what if I don't wanna say anything."
"Cause I know you want to say something!" Karou continued, getting into Sano's face this time.
"Dammit Missy I don't fell like insulting your lousy cooking."
*WHACK*
All Sano could do was pout as his bowl became his new hat.
"Much better," Karou said with a more cheerful expression.
"It looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Yahiko mumbled just loud enough.
"In order for that to happen, I'd need to be asleep."
"You mean you weren't able to get to sleep Ms. Karou."
"No Kenshin, I couldn't. It's really frustrating; everyone knows a girl like me needs her beauty sleep."
"I'll say."
*WHACK*
Yahiko was now wearing his own bowl, "Just because you didn't get any sleep either doesn't mean you can take it out on me."
"You didn't sleep either Yahiko," Sanosuke asked (without his bowl).
"You too?"
"Is there a law that says I have to sleep?" Sano responded, crossing his arms.
"What's wrong, did the little baby have a bad dream?"
"Just who are you calling a 'little baby,' Little Yahiko?"
"Don't call me little!"
Kenshin and Karou looked on as Yahiko started to pound away on Sanosuke's head. All he could do was let out a sigh.
"So Ms. Karou, why was it that you weren't able to sleep?" Kenshin asked, sounding almost oblivious to the scene next to him.
"Well," Karou started reluctantly. "I know it sounds childish, but when I tried to sleep I kept having these nightmares."
"No, it doesn't sound childish at all. We all have bad dreams once in a while, that we do."
"I know that Kenshin, but these dreams were so real, there was evil sounding cackle and..."
"Cackle!?!" Sanosuke and Yahiko yelled in unison as they stared at Karou, frozen in place.
"Yeah." Karou responded.
"Did it sound like a dirty old man?" Sano asked.
"Why yes, how did you know?"
"It would seem we all had similar dreams." Kenshin answered.
"Kenshin, you mean.?"
"Like I said, we all have bad dreams."
Kenshin stood up and gave a reassuring smile. "But don't worry, it's probably no more than a coincidence, that it is."
Sanosuke stood up too. "Yeah, we're probably getting ourselves worked up over nothing. We'll be laughing about this in a week."
"It was probably Karou's dinner coming back to haunt us." Yahiko added.
"WHAT WAS THAT!!!"
"Uh oh,"
"See, I'm laughing already." Sano yelled out as Karou was in pursuit of Yahiko, boken in hand. Kenshin looked on in amusement, but his mind was else where.
'A coincidence it may be, but dreams can also foretell events to come.' Kenshin thought. 'Let's pray that a coincidence is all it is.'
Through the Minds of Manslayers by Cabel
Chapter 2: Just a Dream?
It was a quiet morning at the Kamiya Dojo, too quiet, to the point of unsettling. The normally noisy residents of the dojo weren't making any noticeable sound, making the passer by nervous.
But rest assure, every one was alive and well, or alive at least. But even that seemed questionable judging on appearance. In fact, they looked horrible. They all had identical pale expressions on their faces with heavy bags under their eyes. All appeared too miserable to do or say anything; they just sat around the outside table nibbling on breakfast. Not that it made much of a difference considering that's all they ever did with Karou's cooking. Speaking of whom, it seems that the awkward silence is starting to frustrate the dojo's assistant-master.
"WHY THE HELL IS IT SO DAMN QUIET?!" The silence was starting to frustrate her a lot.
"Sanosuke, say something!" She continued.
"Why me?" Sanosuke responded.
"Because you've almost eaten half a bowl of my cooking and haven't said anything, it's creeping me out!"
"So what if I don't wanna say anything."
"Cause I know you want to say something!" Karou continued, getting into Sano's face this time.
"Dammit Missy I don't fell like insulting your lousy cooking."
*WHACK*
All Sano could do was pout as his bowl became his new hat.
"Much better," Karou said with a more cheerful expression.
"It looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Yahiko mumbled just loud enough.
"In order for that to happen, I'd need to be asleep."
"You mean you weren't able to get to sleep Ms. Karou."
"No Kenshin, I couldn't. It's really frustrating; everyone knows a girl like me needs her beauty sleep."
"I'll say."
*WHACK*
Yahiko was now wearing his own bowl, "Just because you didn't get any sleep either doesn't mean you can take it out on me."
"You didn't sleep either Yahiko," Sanosuke asked (without his bowl).
"You too?"
"Is there a law that says I have to sleep?" Sano responded, crossing his arms.
"What's wrong, did the little baby have a bad dream?"
"Just who are you calling a 'little baby,' Little Yahiko?"
"Don't call me little!"
Kenshin and Karou looked on as Yahiko started to pound away on Sanosuke's head. All he could do was let out a sigh.
"So Ms. Karou, why was it that you weren't able to sleep?" Kenshin asked, sounding almost oblivious to the scene next to him.
"Well," Karou started reluctantly. "I know it sounds childish, but when I tried to sleep I kept having these nightmares."
"No, it doesn't sound childish at all. We all have bad dreams once in a while, that we do."
"I know that Kenshin, but these dreams were so real, there was evil sounding cackle and..."
"Cackle!?!" Sanosuke and Yahiko yelled in unison as they stared at Karou, frozen in place.
"Yeah." Karou responded.
"Did it sound like a dirty old man?" Sano asked.
"Why yes, how did you know?"
"It would seem we all had similar dreams." Kenshin answered.
"Kenshin, you mean.?"
"Like I said, we all have bad dreams."
Kenshin stood up and gave a reassuring smile. "But don't worry, it's probably no more than a coincidence, that it is."
Sanosuke stood up too. "Yeah, we're probably getting ourselves worked up over nothing. We'll be laughing about this in a week."
"It was probably Karou's dinner coming back to haunt us." Yahiko added.
"WHAT WAS THAT!!!"
"Uh oh,"
"See, I'm laughing already." Sano yelled out as Karou was in pursuit of Yahiko, boken in hand. Kenshin looked on in amusement, but his mind was else where.
'A coincidence it may be, but dreams can also foretell events to come.' Kenshin thought. 'Let's pray that a coincidence is all it is.'