Disclaimer- I don't own Rurouni Kenshin
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Kenshin wiped away some blood, when it came to the sword his Uncle showed no mercy. "Get up," Hiko said in an emotionless tone, "how do you ever expect to become a great swordsman if you can't even block an attack?"
"I'm doing my hardest Master," Kenshin said, when he and Hiko were training he was forced to call his Uncle, Master. Kenshin using his sword as a support stood back up again. He frowned and growled slightly, before getting back into his position that he had been in before.
"Good," Hiko said, "now make this fight, worth my time." With that said Hiko charged at Kenshin who had his sword sheathed and ready to pull it out. Kenshin eyes in complete concentration pulled out his sword at top speed as his Master came towards him. Hiko dodged it with ease. Then with a swipe of his sword he knocked Kenshin to the ground. Hiko sheathed his sword "I told you to make it worth my time baka."
Kenshin tried to get up again but had he had no chance. His mind was all over the place today, thinking about Tomoe, her last words, what to do at the Tanabato festival that was coming up, and about Kaoru. "I'm going to go get ready for my trip," Hiko said, "clean up."
"Where are you going this time?" Kenshin asked.
"The states, I'm meeting someone there, don't know what, but he said it was urgent and that I needed to get there."
"How long are you gonna be gone?" Kenshin asked.
"About a week," Hiko said before turning and walking away, "now do as I instructed you to."
"Yes Master," Kenshin said and began to clean up as Hiko left the room to get ready to go to the states.
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Kaoru smiled and entered the house "I'm back!" she called slipping off her shoes and entering the kitchen. "Hello?" she called when she received no answer. She looked around "huh?" she said when she saw a note resting on the counter, "what's this?" Kaoru picked it up and began to read.
'Kaoru, I have taken Ayame and Suzume on my shopping trip since I didn't know when you'd return. I left some food in the refrigerator for you, so when you return please eat.
Dr. Genzai'
Kaoru sighed and placed the note back on the counter, "I'll eat after a shower," she said and headed upstairs to the bath. Kaoru turned on the water and got every thing ready as she waited for the tub to fill. "A warm bath, kind people, friends, what more could a beautiful girl like me ask for?" Kaoru sighed as she removed her clothes and stepped into the tub. Grabbing the soap she began to wash her body getting rid of that sweaty smell before grabbing some shampoo and cleaning her hair. Ducking under the water to wash away the soap Kaoru emerged and began to rub the conditioner into her hair. "That should do it," Kaoru said and stepped out of the bath and unplugged the tub, after wrapping a towel around her she opened up the bathroom door with her clothes in hand and left towards her own room to change into normal clothes.
Kaoru threw her practice gi on the floor and walked over to the clothes drawer and pulled out a pink short sleeve shirt and some shorts. She sat down and began drying her hair, and then she went on to brushing it and drying off the rest of her body. Putting on her clothes made her so happy, this pink shirt was sure to feel good outside, and the shorts kept her comfy. Kaoru sighed and looked at herself in the mirror before quickly standing up "Tomoe!" she cried out, how could she have forgotten about her friend?!
Kaoru quickly ran downstairs and threw open the basement door; Tomoe was sure to be a rotting corpse by now. "Tomoe?" Kaoru said when she got to the place where she had put her. Kaoru looked around confused, where was Tomoe? "I'm sure I left her here," Kaoru said, "where could she have gone?"
After awhile of searching Kaoru figured that Dr. Genzai must've taken her away and was trying to find a place to put her friend. That thought slightly comforted Kaoru but not too much. She went back upstairs and opened the refrigerator taking out the prepared food that Dr. Genzai had left for her. Heating it up, she sat down and began to eat. "That was good" Kaoru said as she finished the meal and put away her stuff. Finally Kaoru walked back upstairs to her room and grabbed a blue ribbon and placed her hair up in a high ponytail. "It's to nice a day to stay inside," Kaoru said, "maybe I can go surprise Misao and we and Megumi and Tae can hang out."
So Kaoru grabbed her sneakers and placed them on at the door, before smiling and heading off to where Misao lived. As she passed by all the houses she stopped and looked at the Himura estate which was standing tall and proud. Kaoru sighed and decided to go and ask Kenshin if he and his friends wanted to join Kaoru and her friends. As she came up to the big doors she saw the doorbell and rang it wondering if she would see Mr. Hiko again.
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Kenshin looked up when he heard the doorbell ring but decided that someone else could get it, he still needed to wash away the blood on his fingers. He exited and went into the bathroom and he heard the door open, someone must've gotten the door because he heard the door open and voices come from where it stood. "Hey baka!" called Kenshin's Uncle.
"Hai Uncle?" Kenshin asked and exited the bathroom, "what is it?"
"You've got someone here for you," Hiko said, "says she wants to ask you something."
"Okay," Kenshin said and he heard a thank-you and he gasped when he saw Kaoru standing there in the doorway.
"Hello Kenshin," Kaoru said, "sorry if I'm bothering you at the moment."
"No it's okay," Kenshin said and smiled.
"I'm going to go pack," Hiko said emotionlessly.
"Uncle?" Kaoru asked Kenshin as Hiko left the room, "so that's who you're staying with."
"Well he's not really my Uncle," Kenshin told her.
"Huh?" Kaoru was confused now, why was he calling Mr. Hiko, Uncle, if he wasn't really his Uncle.
"You see Kaoru," Kenshin said, "when my parents died I was sent to an orphanage, but I disliked it there and I ran away. I was walking at night in the woods with some travelers and some bandits attacked us. I was knocked to the ground and the people were killed, one bandit was going to attack me but my Uncle saved me."
"Oh Kenshin" Kaoru said in shock.
"My Uncle killed the bandits and looked at me and said, 'go back to nearest village and tell them what happened.'" Kenshin looked at Kaoru, "then he walked away, we met again the next day at sunset."
"What happened?" Kaoru asked.
"I had dug graves and buried everyone that had died," Kenshin said, "both the bandits and my fellow travelers."
"Kenshin" Kaoru said.
"He was shocked and he took me here and ever since I was young I have lived with him and learning his swordsmanship style" Kenshin said.
Kaoru was in such shock that she could barely move, this boy had seen so much blood, faced so many deaths and hardships, 'one more death, one more drop of blood, and I'm sorry Kenshin, I'm so sorry.'
"So why are you here?" Kenshin asked Kaoru suddenly.
Kaoru thought, why had she come here again..."I came here wanting to know if you wanted to hangout with me and my friends," she told him.
"Sure," Kenshin said with a smile. "I'm going out," Kenshin called out, Kaoru smiled at him and when they received no answer she smiled even wider when Kenshin said.
"He heard me," Kenshin told her, "let's go."
So the two headed off towards Misao's house, then Megumi's, then Tae's, and then Kenshin's friends joined them. "So what should we do?" Misao asked them once they were all gathered.
"Not sure," Kaoru said.
They all looked at each other, "why not go to the arcade?" Tae suggested.
"Let's go for a walk in the park" Misao suggested.
"How about a movie?" Soujiro suggested.
"No it's too nice a day to be sitting in the theatre," Kenshin said.
"So what should we do then?" Kaoru asked.
"I don't know," Kenshin said.
Everybody who had an idea was throwing them out left and right. "Why not the beach?" Megumi suggested.
"How about the amusement park?" Kaoru suggested.
"No the park!" Misao cried.
"I still say beach," Megumi said.
"Movie beats sitting around fighting over what to do," Soujiro said.
"Anything beats sitting around doing nothing," Aoshi said.
"Well then do you have any ideas?" Tae asked Aoshi.
Aoshi looked at her with a cold stare and said "no."
Kaoru sighed, "I still say amusement park."
"Well," Kenshin said, "there is that new park that just opened."
"I guess," Megumi said.
"Yeah," Misao said, "I forgot about that one."
Everyone agreed to go and check out the park "so let's go," Kaoru said and she and the others all raced off towards the park.
After awhile they finally reached there and paid for their tickets. "So where to first?" Kaoru asked.
"Roller coaster!" Misao and Sano cried at once.
Everyone looked at them; there was no disagreement so they all ran off to the nearest coaster, everyone waited for a while as the people boarded the coaster and loaded onto their seats. Finally it was their turn. Kaoru and Tae sat in the same booth and smiled as they buckled in. "Ouch," Kaoru said and flinched.
"Huh?" Tae said looking over at Kaoru, "you okay?" she asked.
"I'm fine Tae," Kaoru said.
"Okay," Tae said, "here we go!"
And the coaster took off, loops and sharp turns. They were all enjoying the one happy moment that they hadn't had in a long time.
"That was great!" Megumi cried as they all boarded off, "where to next?" she asked.
"How about the Ferris wheel?" Soujiro suggested.
"Great idea," Kaoru said, "let's go." So they all ran off towards the Ferris wheel, today was the day they were sure to have fun.
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Yeah chapter 10 is done ^_^. I'm soooooooooo sorry about the long delay in my update. I've just been so into go-gaia and then when I was ready to continue the halfway already typed chapter on my disk, I lost it so I had to write it all over again. Forgive me please!!!!!!! I'll make it up with a quick Chapter update. Thus until Chapter 11.
Ja ne
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Kenshin wiped away some blood, when it came to the sword his Uncle showed no mercy. "Get up," Hiko said in an emotionless tone, "how do you ever expect to become a great swordsman if you can't even block an attack?"
"I'm doing my hardest Master," Kenshin said, when he and Hiko were training he was forced to call his Uncle, Master. Kenshin using his sword as a support stood back up again. He frowned and growled slightly, before getting back into his position that he had been in before.
"Good," Hiko said, "now make this fight, worth my time." With that said Hiko charged at Kenshin who had his sword sheathed and ready to pull it out. Kenshin eyes in complete concentration pulled out his sword at top speed as his Master came towards him. Hiko dodged it with ease. Then with a swipe of his sword he knocked Kenshin to the ground. Hiko sheathed his sword "I told you to make it worth my time baka."
Kenshin tried to get up again but had he had no chance. His mind was all over the place today, thinking about Tomoe, her last words, what to do at the Tanabato festival that was coming up, and about Kaoru. "I'm going to go get ready for my trip," Hiko said, "clean up."
"Where are you going this time?" Kenshin asked.
"The states, I'm meeting someone there, don't know what, but he said it was urgent and that I needed to get there."
"How long are you gonna be gone?" Kenshin asked.
"About a week," Hiko said before turning and walking away, "now do as I instructed you to."
"Yes Master," Kenshin said and began to clean up as Hiko left the room to get ready to go to the states.
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Kaoru smiled and entered the house "I'm back!" she called slipping off her shoes and entering the kitchen. "Hello?" she called when she received no answer. She looked around "huh?" she said when she saw a note resting on the counter, "what's this?" Kaoru picked it up and began to read.
'Kaoru, I have taken Ayame and Suzume on my shopping trip since I didn't know when you'd return. I left some food in the refrigerator for you, so when you return please eat.
Dr. Genzai'
Kaoru sighed and placed the note back on the counter, "I'll eat after a shower," she said and headed upstairs to the bath. Kaoru turned on the water and got every thing ready as she waited for the tub to fill. "A warm bath, kind people, friends, what more could a beautiful girl like me ask for?" Kaoru sighed as she removed her clothes and stepped into the tub. Grabbing the soap she began to wash her body getting rid of that sweaty smell before grabbing some shampoo and cleaning her hair. Ducking under the water to wash away the soap Kaoru emerged and began to rub the conditioner into her hair. "That should do it," Kaoru said and stepped out of the bath and unplugged the tub, after wrapping a towel around her she opened up the bathroom door with her clothes in hand and left towards her own room to change into normal clothes.
Kaoru threw her practice gi on the floor and walked over to the clothes drawer and pulled out a pink short sleeve shirt and some shorts. She sat down and began drying her hair, and then she went on to brushing it and drying off the rest of her body. Putting on her clothes made her so happy, this pink shirt was sure to feel good outside, and the shorts kept her comfy. Kaoru sighed and looked at herself in the mirror before quickly standing up "Tomoe!" she cried out, how could she have forgotten about her friend?!
Kaoru quickly ran downstairs and threw open the basement door; Tomoe was sure to be a rotting corpse by now. "Tomoe?" Kaoru said when she got to the place where she had put her. Kaoru looked around confused, where was Tomoe? "I'm sure I left her here," Kaoru said, "where could she have gone?"
After awhile of searching Kaoru figured that Dr. Genzai must've taken her away and was trying to find a place to put her friend. That thought slightly comforted Kaoru but not too much. She went back upstairs and opened the refrigerator taking out the prepared food that Dr. Genzai had left for her. Heating it up, she sat down and began to eat. "That was good" Kaoru said as she finished the meal and put away her stuff. Finally Kaoru walked back upstairs to her room and grabbed a blue ribbon and placed her hair up in a high ponytail. "It's to nice a day to stay inside," Kaoru said, "maybe I can go surprise Misao and we and Megumi and Tae can hang out."
So Kaoru grabbed her sneakers and placed them on at the door, before smiling and heading off to where Misao lived. As she passed by all the houses she stopped and looked at the Himura estate which was standing tall and proud. Kaoru sighed and decided to go and ask Kenshin if he and his friends wanted to join Kaoru and her friends. As she came up to the big doors she saw the doorbell and rang it wondering if she would see Mr. Hiko again.
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Kenshin looked up when he heard the doorbell ring but decided that someone else could get it, he still needed to wash away the blood on his fingers. He exited and went into the bathroom and he heard the door open, someone must've gotten the door because he heard the door open and voices come from where it stood. "Hey baka!" called Kenshin's Uncle.
"Hai Uncle?" Kenshin asked and exited the bathroom, "what is it?"
"You've got someone here for you," Hiko said, "says she wants to ask you something."
"Okay," Kenshin said and he heard a thank-you and he gasped when he saw Kaoru standing there in the doorway.
"Hello Kenshin," Kaoru said, "sorry if I'm bothering you at the moment."
"No it's okay," Kenshin said and smiled.
"I'm going to go pack," Hiko said emotionlessly.
"Uncle?" Kaoru asked Kenshin as Hiko left the room, "so that's who you're staying with."
"Well he's not really my Uncle," Kenshin told her.
"Huh?" Kaoru was confused now, why was he calling Mr. Hiko, Uncle, if he wasn't really his Uncle.
"You see Kaoru," Kenshin said, "when my parents died I was sent to an orphanage, but I disliked it there and I ran away. I was walking at night in the woods with some travelers and some bandits attacked us. I was knocked to the ground and the people were killed, one bandit was going to attack me but my Uncle saved me."
"Oh Kenshin" Kaoru said in shock.
"My Uncle killed the bandits and looked at me and said, 'go back to nearest village and tell them what happened.'" Kenshin looked at Kaoru, "then he walked away, we met again the next day at sunset."
"What happened?" Kaoru asked.
"I had dug graves and buried everyone that had died," Kenshin said, "both the bandits and my fellow travelers."
"Kenshin" Kaoru said.
"He was shocked and he took me here and ever since I was young I have lived with him and learning his swordsmanship style" Kenshin said.
Kaoru was in such shock that she could barely move, this boy had seen so much blood, faced so many deaths and hardships, 'one more death, one more drop of blood, and I'm sorry Kenshin, I'm so sorry.'
"So why are you here?" Kenshin asked Kaoru suddenly.
Kaoru thought, why had she come here again..."I came here wanting to know if you wanted to hangout with me and my friends," she told him.
"Sure," Kenshin said with a smile. "I'm going out," Kenshin called out, Kaoru smiled at him and when they received no answer she smiled even wider when Kenshin said.
"He heard me," Kenshin told her, "let's go."
So the two headed off towards Misao's house, then Megumi's, then Tae's, and then Kenshin's friends joined them. "So what should we do?" Misao asked them once they were all gathered.
"Not sure," Kaoru said.
They all looked at each other, "why not go to the arcade?" Tae suggested.
"Let's go for a walk in the park" Misao suggested.
"How about a movie?" Soujiro suggested.
"No it's too nice a day to be sitting in the theatre," Kenshin said.
"So what should we do then?" Kaoru asked.
"I don't know," Kenshin said.
Everybody who had an idea was throwing them out left and right. "Why not the beach?" Megumi suggested.
"How about the amusement park?" Kaoru suggested.
"No the park!" Misao cried.
"I still say beach," Megumi said.
"Movie beats sitting around fighting over what to do," Soujiro said.
"Anything beats sitting around doing nothing," Aoshi said.
"Well then do you have any ideas?" Tae asked Aoshi.
Aoshi looked at her with a cold stare and said "no."
Kaoru sighed, "I still say amusement park."
"Well," Kenshin said, "there is that new park that just opened."
"I guess," Megumi said.
"Yeah," Misao said, "I forgot about that one."
Everyone agreed to go and check out the park "so let's go," Kaoru said and she and the others all raced off towards the park.
After awhile they finally reached there and paid for their tickets. "So where to first?" Kaoru asked.
"Roller coaster!" Misao and Sano cried at once.
Everyone looked at them; there was no disagreement so they all ran off to the nearest coaster, everyone waited for a while as the people boarded the coaster and loaded onto their seats. Finally it was their turn. Kaoru and Tae sat in the same booth and smiled as they buckled in. "Ouch," Kaoru said and flinched.
"Huh?" Tae said looking over at Kaoru, "you okay?" she asked.
"I'm fine Tae," Kaoru said.
"Okay," Tae said, "here we go!"
And the coaster took off, loops and sharp turns. They were all enjoying the one happy moment that they hadn't had in a long time.
"That was great!" Megumi cried as they all boarded off, "where to next?" she asked.
"How about the Ferris wheel?" Soujiro suggested.
"Great idea," Kaoru said, "let's go." So they all ran off towards the Ferris wheel, today was the day they were sure to have fun.
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Yeah chapter 10 is done ^_^. I'm soooooooooo sorry about the long delay in my update. I've just been so into go-gaia and then when I was ready to continue the halfway already typed chapter on my disk, I lost it so I had to write it all over again. Forgive me please!!!!!!! I'll make it up with a quick Chapter update. Thus until Chapter 11.
Ja ne