A/N: I know, I know. It's a short chapter. I had planned on posting it last night but I got kicked off the internet. So now that I have the chance I'm posting it. Like I said these post will be hit or miss and length will very from long to very short.
Aww... reviewers already YEAH!!!! I'm loved! (cries)
Ms. Zeal – Glad your not mad at me. Lets just say the problem had something to do with counting on The Winds Revenge. If all goes right I should be updating that tomorrow or the day after. Also I didn't have time to mention on my last review to your AWESOME story Darkness Of The Heart Of The Sword makes me think of an original story I'm doing about my own character. She was a samurai before the Bakumatsu and just mysteriously got dropped into the future. I like to see how your and my story are different and yet similar. I got my character freaked out by a car, soda, TV, hair dryer, clothes, toilets, and just about everything else. The other problem my person faces... she's got transported to America and doesn't speak any English. So it's so much fun seeing Kenshin react to present day things and it makes me wonder how my person would handle that situation.
Docanderson – Actually this takes place after Shishio due to my reference to Misao which they meet right before Shishio. I didn't really have any plan to how this story is going. It's just me writing about Kenshin fighting people with a few jokes thrown in. However, I won't say who, but another character from the series will be making an appearance making everything harder for our friends but that's not until later. Also I won't have any real characters from history showing up because I'm really dense when it comes to Japan's history and the library here doesn't have much information to offer me.
Chapter 2 – The First Match
Kenshin stood in the arena. If you could call it an arena. It was a circle drawn with what appeared to be white paint in the middle of an old run down building. The rules were simple enough: don't get knocked out of the ring and don't die. Kenshin looked the men over carefully all basically the same. Those in suits with money clutched in their greedy hands ready to bid on the set of fighters and those who were dressed as samurai arm's resting over their swords with a smug, arrogant smile on their face. It was easy to tell the fighters from the gamblers.
Kenshin sighed. Swords were illegal and here were a bunch of people fighting with them for profit. True he did carry a Sakabato but at least that couldn't kill people. Kenshin waited impatiently for his changer's name to be called. "Has anyone seen Haruko?" The announcer asked the crowd. Kenshin began to tap his foot growing impatient. He wanted to get this over with. He was very angry at Sano for making him go through this.
"Here I am." A tall lanky man with spiked hair said, as he took his place in front of Kenshin.
"Hey Sano! That guy looks a lot like you." Yahiko said as the tall man unsheathed his rusted sword.
"Heh. I don't normally use swords but I needed some money to pay off this debt I have." Haruko informed Kenshin. Kenshin's eyebrow began to twitch as he noticed the uncanny resemblance between Sano and Haruko in both looks and attitude.
"I think this will be an interesting fight." Sanosuke said with a grin. "Hey Kenshi… I mean Kenura! Don't be too hard on him! He's got a nice face!"
Haruko gave Sano a wave and a smile. "Thanks, you do too."
"Rules are simple you win if you knock your opponent out of the ring, knock him out, kill him, or they give up. Ready, fight!" The announcer called.
"Don't worry little man. I won't be too rough!" Haruko said with a laugh.
Kenshin hand twiched as he grabbed his Sakabato and pulled it from his sheath. Haruko gave out a stunned "huh" as Kenshin disappeared in front of him and suddenly reappeared at his side. Kenshin struck Haruko on his side sending him flying out of the ring. Haruko's eyes fogged and began to twitch as drool slowly slipped down his cheek. Kenshin sighed as he sheathed his sword. "I shouldn't have hit him so hard, he wasn't the one this one is mad at." Kenshin gave a cold glare toward Sanosuke.
Sanosuke gulped and weakly clapped his hands as the crowd stared in aw. "Good fight Kenura. You'll get our money back in no… no time." Sano laughed weakly and was thankful he hadn't been in the ring.
Aww... reviewers already YEAH!!!! I'm loved! (cries)
Ms. Zeal – Glad your not mad at me. Lets just say the problem had something to do with counting on The Winds Revenge. If all goes right I should be updating that tomorrow or the day after. Also I didn't have time to mention on my last review to your AWESOME story Darkness Of The Heart Of The Sword makes me think of an original story I'm doing about my own character. She was a samurai before the Bakumatsu and just mysteriously got dropped into the future. I like to see how your and my story are different and yet similar. I got my character freaked out by a car, soda, TV, hair dryer, clothes, toilets, and just about everything else. The other problem my person faces... she's got transported to America and doesn't speak any English. So it's so much fun seeing Kenshin react to present day things and it makes me wonder how my person would handle that situation.
Docanderson – Actually this takes place after Shishio due to my reference to Misao which they meet right before Shishio. I didn't really have any plan to how this story is going. It's just me writing about Kenshin fighting people with a few jokes thrown in. However, I won't say who, but another character from the series will be making an appearance making everything harder for our friends but that's not until later. Also I won't have any real characters from history showing up because I'm really dense when it comes to Japan's history and the library here doesn't have much information to offer me.
Chapter 2 – The First Match
Kenshin stood in the arena. If you could call it an arena. It was a circle drawn with what appeared to be white paint in the middle of an old run down building. The rules were simple enough: don't get knocked out of the ring and don't die. Kenshin looked the men over carefully all basically the same. Those in suits with money clutched in their greedy hands ready to bid on the set of fighters and those who were dressed as samurai arm's resting over their swords with a smug, arrogant smile on their face. It was easy to tell the fighters from the gamblers.
Kenshin sighed. Swords were illegal and here were a bunch of people fighting with them for profit. True he did carry a Sakabato but at least that couldn't kill people. Kenshin waited impatiently for his changer's name to be called. "Has anyone seen Haruko?" The announcer asked the crowd. Kenshin began to tap his foot growing impatient. He wanted to get this over with. He was very angry at Sano for making him go through this.
"Here I am." A tall lanky man with spiked hair said, as he took his place in front of Kenshin.
"Hey Sano! That guy looks a lot like you." Yahiko said as the tall man unsheathed his rusted sword.
"Heh. I don't normally use swords but I needed some money to pay off this debt I have." Haruko informed Kenshin. Kenshin's eyebrow began to twitch as he noticed the uncanny resemblance between Sano and Haruko in both looks and attitude.
"I think this will be an interesting fight." Sanosuke said with a grin. "Hey Kenshi… I mean Kenura! Don't be too hard on him! He's got a nice face!"
Haruko gave Sano a wave and a smile. "Thanks, you do too."
"Rules are simple you win if you knock your opponent out of the ring, knock him out, kill him, or they give up. Ready, fight!" The announcer called.
"Don't worry little man. I won't be too rough!" Haruko said with a laugh.
Kenshin hand twiched as he grabbed his Sakabato and pulled it from his sheath. Haruko gave out a stunned "huh" as Kenshin disappeared in front of him and suddenly reappeared at his side. Kenshin struck Haruko on his side sending him flying out of the ring. Haruko's eyes fogged and began to twitch as drool slowly slipped down his cheek. Kenshin sighed as he sheathed his sword. "I shouldn't have hit him so hard, he wasn't the one this one is mad at." Kenshin gave a cold glare toward Sanosuke.
Sanosuke gulped and weakly clapped his hands as the crowd stared in aw. "Good fight Kenura. You'll get our money back in no… no time." Sano laughed weakly and was thankful he hadn't been in the ring.