0_o sry that's its taken me so long to update! I've had a lot of time
consuming things getting in my way, but soon school will be over with and
once summer vacation is here I plan to be updating my fics more frequently.
Thanx to all of you who reviewed! ^___^ now, on with the story!
Chapter 5
What's in a name?
"So, does she have a name?" Sano sat cross-legged in the dinning room, stuffing his face full of food and gesturing at the girl with his chopsticks.
The girl sadly tilted her head in Sano's direction.
Kaoru set down her cup of tea and sighed. "None that she recalls." She answered the freeloader's question.
"So maybe we should give her one." The rooster haired one continued shoving breakfast into his mouth.
"Oro?" Kenshin's eyes darted across the room to his friend's.
"Well, we can't just keep referring to her as 'the girl' ya know. We have to have something to call her by." He continued munching.
"I know, how about 'Yoko'?" Everyone in the room looked puzzlingly at Kaoru. "What?" She shrugged. "It means 'positive child'. She's always smiling..." Everyone nodded their heads in agreement as they continued eating.
"Fortunate one, that, I think, would be a good name. 'Machiko'." Kenshin slurped some tea.
"Kenshin..." It was one of those times that Kaoru could sense sadness in the rurouni, like something was stirring up deep memories inside.
"Are you kidding me, Kenshin? That name stinks. I think 'Kioko' would be better." Yahiko concluded.
The girl laughed slightly at the tone of Yahiko's voice. "What does 'Kioko' stand for?" Kaoru turned on her student.
"It means 'meets world with happiness', which is what she does. Sheesh, you would think that you guys don't know your own language." Yahiko huffed.
Kaoru giggled. "Of course we know Japanese, stupid. I just don't know the meaning of every single name." She slapped her student playfully on the top of the head.
"Sachi." Sano said as he gulped down the last rice ball.
"Oro?" Kenshin's violet eyes danced playfully in the morning light.
"It means 'girl child of bliss'." Sano didn't meet anyone's gaze as he set his bowl and chopsticks down.
The girl slowly tilted her head as if deep in thought.
"So which name are you going to choose, or do you want us to think of some others?" Yahiko pressed.
The girl felt overwhelmed, she could feel everyone in the room pressing in on her, forcing her to make a decision. She gulped down the rice she had been eating and flecked a few stray pieces from the edge of her mouth. It was a hard decision to make, for she knew that it would stay with her for as long as she lived. Suddenly she looked up and beamed one her biggest smiles and lunged in the general vicinity of Sagara Sanosuke. She sprawled out into his lap and wrapped her arms loosely about his waist and hugged him tight, forever smiling.
Sano laughed a bit as lightly grabbed her arms and unwrapped her from his body. "Sachi it is, then?" He played with Sachi's bright blonde hair. Sachi just snuggled up to him more and sighed in content. "Okay, that's enough now." Sano patted the girl's head and gently pushed her away from him. She resumed her original cross-legged position and beamed even brighter.
Kenshin himself had to smile at the girl's antics. Of course, it had to be Kaoru to break the peaceful moment.
"All right, guys. Let's clean up the dishes then head into town!" She began to pick up her tray.
"Oro!" Kenshin's eyes suddenly became alert.
"What's the matter, Kenshin?" She looked down at the stunned rurouni.
"I don't think you should take Sachi into town, that you shouldn't. The men who were after her might still be there, and we don't want to start a conflict, that we don't." He put it bluntly.
"How are we supposed to shop for clothes for her when she can't come to town?" Kaoru threw down her tray.
"Oro!" Kenshin could sense her temper rising.
"Maybe we could just take measurements...." He suggested while backing away from the angered young woman.
"None of us are anywhere near her size, so how are we supposed to guess measurements?" She pressed forward.
"I believe that Sanosuke could help you there..." Kenshin hurriedly directed her attention to the surprised freeloader as he slipped away from her range of vision.
"Huh? Kenshin! What are you talking about?!" Sano was quick to his feet.
"Hmm..." Kaoru circled the protesting man. "Sachi, come here." She beckoned.
Sachi quietly felt her way to where Kaoru was calling.
"Here, stand back to back." She moved the two together.
"Kenshin, what on earth were you thinking?" Sano protested through his clenched teeth.
"Heh." The swordsman tilted his head and smiled his half-hearted smile.
"Kenshin, you're a genius!" Kaoru beamed. "Look! I don't believe it! Sachi's shoulders are about the same width as Sano's, and she's only a few inches shorter than him too!" She smiled and clapped her hands together. "C'mon Sano, we're going shopping!" She gleefully grabbed the fighter's hand.
"Whoa! Wait a minute! What? You don't expect to try on girls clothes do you?!" He stumbled behind her.
"We'll be back in a little a while. Take care of the dishes, won't you Kenshin?" Kaoru smiled brightly as they exited the dojo.
"Kenshin!!! I'll get you for this!!!!" Sano's threat could be heard from down the street.
The rurouni continued to smile as he laid a hand on Sachi's shoulder. "Well, Sachi, would you like to help me with the chores?"
Sachi nodded and he led her through her tasks.
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a/n: Heh ^___^ sry that this chapter wasn't all that I had advertised it to be. Turns out I decided that for the plot of my story, it be best that Sachi not yet run into conflict in town. ^____^ I hope I didn't disappoint you too much, but hey, ^_____^ I think shopping with Sano will be much more fun ^_____^ *giggles evilly* BWA HA HA HA HA!!!!
ooooh my bleep, have any of you seen Samurai X: Reflection? Isn't it soo sad? I watched it once and cried my eyes out. Then I watched it again and cried my eyes out. And again. And again. And then in Japanese, and then again. And...*sob* I just can't get enough of it! I know it's sad, but it's a beautiful sad how things all come together.
Oh, yeah, and a little disclaimer: I DO NOT speak Japanese. All of the names I came up with, and their meanings, are Japanese, though. I found them at babynames.com. I do not claim responsibility for using something of another language wrongly, but if you find error in my writing, plz notify me so that I may correct it.
ja'ne
-KatDrama
Chapter 5
What's in a name?
"So, does she have a name?" Sano sat cross-legged in the dinning room, stuffing his face full of food and gesturing at the girl with his chopsticks.
The girl sadly tilted her head in Sano's direction.
Kaoru set down her cup of tea and sighed. "None that she recalls." She answered the freeloader's question.
"So maybe we should give her one." The rooster haired one continued shoving breakfast into his mouth.
"Oro?" Kenshin's eyes darted across the room to his friend's.
"Well, we can't just keep referring to her as 'the girl' ya know. We have to have something to call her by." He continued munching.
"I know, how about 'Yoko'?" Everyone in the room looked puzzlingly at Kaoru. "What?" She shrugged. "It means 'positive child'. She's always smiling..." Everyone nodded their heads in agreement as they continued eating.
"Fortunate one, that, I think, would be a good name. 'Machiko'." Kenshin slurped some tea.
"Kenshin..." It was one of those times that Kaoru could sense sadness in the rurouni, like something was stirring up deep memories inside.
"Are you kidding me, Kenshin? That name stinks. I think 'Kioko' would be better." Yahiko concluded.
The girl laughed slightly at the tone of Yahiko's voice. "What does 'Kioko' stand for?" Kaoru turned on her student.
"It means 'meets world with happiness', which is what she does. Sheesh, you would think that you guys don't know your own language." Yahiko huffed.
Kaoru giggled. "Of course we know Japanese, stupid. I just don't know the meaning of every single name." She slapped her student playfully on the top of the head.
"Sachi." Sano said as he gulped down the last rice ball.
"Oro?" Kenshin's violet eyes danced playfully in the morning light.
"It means 'girl child of bliss'." Sano didn't meet anyone's gaze as he set his bowl and chopsticks down.
The girl slowly tilted her head as if deep in thought.
"So which name are you going to choose, or do you want us to think of some others?" Yahiko pressed.
The girl felt overwhelmed, she could feel everyone in the room pressing in on her, forcing her to make a decision. She gulped down the rice she had been eating and flecked a few stray pieces from the edge of her mouth. It was a hard decision to make, for she knew that it would stay with her for as long as she lived. Suddenly she looked up and beamed one her biggest smiles and lunged in the general vicinity of Sagara Sanosuke. She sprawled out into his lap and wrapped her arms loosely about his waist and hugged him tight, forever smiling.
Sano laughed a bit as lightly grabbed her arms and unwrapped her from his body. "Sachi it is, then?" He played with Sachi's bright blonde hair. Sachi just snuggled up to him more and sighed in content. "Okay, that's enough now." Sano patted the girl's head and gently pushed her away from him. She resumed her original cross-legged position and beamed even brighter.
Kenshin himself had to smile at the girl's antics. Of course, it had to be Kaoru to break the peaceful moment.
"All right, guys. Let's clean up the dishes then head into town!" She began to pick up her tray.
"Oro!" Kenshin's eyes suddenly became alert.
"What's the matter, Kenshin?" She looked down at the stunned rurouni.
"I don't think you should take Sachi into town, that you shouldn't. The men who were after her might still be there, and we don't want to start a conflict, that we don't." He put it bluntly.
"How are we supposed to shop for clothes for her when she can't come to town?" Kaoru threw down her tray.
"Oro!" Kenshin could sense her temper rising.
"Maybe we could just take measurements...." He suggested while backing away from the angered young woman.
"None of us are anywhere near her size, so how are we supposed to guess measurements?" She pressed forward.
"I believe that Sanosuke could help you there..." Kenshin hurriedly directed her attention to the surprised freeloader as he slipped away from her range of vision.
"Huh? Kenshin! What are you talking about?!" Sano was quick to his feet.
"Hmm..." Kaoru circled the protesting man. "Sachi, come here." She beckoned.
Sachi quietly felt her way to where Kaoru was calling.
"Here, stand back to back." She moved the two together.
"Kenshin, what on earth were you thinking?" Sano protested through his clenched teeth.
"Heh." The swordsman tilted his head and smiled his half-hearted smile.
"Kenshin, you're a genius!" Kaoru beamed. "Look! I don't believe it! Sachi's shoulders are about the same width as Sano's, and she's only a few inches shorter than him too!" She smiled and clapped her hands together. "C'mon Sano, we're going shopping!" She gleefully grabbed the fighter's hand.
"Whoa! Wait a minute! What? You don't expect to try on girls clothes do you?!" He stumbled behind her.
"We'll be back in a little a while. Take care of the dishes, won't you Kenshin?" Kaoru smiled brightly as they exited the dojo.
"Kenshin!!! I'll get you for this!!!!" Sano's threat could be heard from down the street.
The rurouni continued to smile as he laid a hand on Sachi's shoulder. "Well, Sachi, would you like to help me with the chores?"
Sachi nodded and he led her through her tasks.
_
a/n: Heh ^___^ sry that this chapter wasn't all that I had advertised it to be. Turns out I decided that for the plot of my story, it be best that Sachi not yet run into conflict in town. ^____^ I hope I didn't disappoint you too much, but hey, ^_____^ I think shopping with Sano will be much more fun ^_____^ *giggles evilly* BWA HA HA HA HA!!!!
ooooh my bleep, have any of you seen Samurai X: Reflection? Isn't it soo sad? I watched it once and cried my eyes out. Then I watched it again and cried my eyes out. And again. And again. And then in Japanese, and then again. And...*sob* I just can't get enough of it! I know it's sad, but it's a beautiful sad how things all come together.
Oh, yeah, and a little disclaimer: I DO NOT speak Japanese. All of the names I came up with, and their meanings, are Japanese, though. I found them at babynames.com. I do not claim responsibility for using something of another language wrongly, but if you find error in my writing, plz notify me so that I may correct it.
ja'ne
-KatDrama