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Kenshin exhaled deeply and rubbed his eyes with his left hand, somehow hoping that the image was not real. He quickly shook his head and regained his composure but with a worried face. He shuffled around his room and searched for a piece of paper and quickly wrote a short message. "Kaoru-dono," she immediately recognized his presence and was startled not realizing he had been there. He held a piece of thin paper in his hands. "Do you remember Mr. Hiko? My shishou in Kyoto." She nodded.
"Yes, I don't think anyone could forget someone like that,"
"Good, I need to send this message to him right away."
"I'll take it," she quickly took the piece of paper and tucked it in her kimono. "I won't be long," she looked down at the stranger.
"Do not worry about the stranger, I will watch her until Megumi-dono comes," she nodded once again. A few moments after Kaoru left Kenshin sat down by the stranger and held her left hand in both of his. Running his thumb across her scar. "Ayeka, please be all right," it stayed that was for a few minutes. Until Kenshin sensed a few presences, quickly dropped her hand, stood up, and adjusted his sword before anyone had entered the room.
"Oh my goodness!" Megumi rushed into the room and was quickly sitting beside the stranger. "What exactly happened?!" Sano stood in the doorway of the room and rolled his eyes.
"How many times do I have to tell you?!" Sano took one step forward into the room, "I answered the door, she said 'help' and collapsed. I left her with the missy, got Kenshin and got you!" Sano looked around, "Speaking of which, where is the missy?" Kenshin looked at Sano.
"I asked her to run a quick errand, I'm sure she will be back shortly," Sano had a question in his eyes as he lifted his head slightly and listened to the soft sounds of the rain outside.
"Right," Megumi turned from the stranger and reached for her bag, "I need you two to leave the room so I can work."
"But-"Sano was quickly cut off.
"As you wish Megumi-dono, we will leave you to your work, come Sano," Kenshin lead them out and closed the door as Megumi continued to work. No longer than a few seconds after Kenshin had closed the door Kaoru came back dripping wet.
"I sent it just as you said Kenshin," Kenshin nodded and put on a worried face.
"Thank you Kaoru-dono, you're quite wet, that you are, you should dry off."
"I will, but before I do," she paused, "how is the stranger?" Kenshin shook his head sadly.
"I'm not sure, Megumi-dono is helping her now," Kaoru let out a sigh.
"I wonder what could have lead the stranger here," Kaoru said as she walked toward her room.
"Yes, I do wonder what could have lead her here, that I do."
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Hours passed and by the time Megumi left what was once Kenshin's room it was dark outside and everyone had just finished dinner. As she stepped out of the room, Kaoru and Sano were waiting outside. Megumi looked at them with tired eyes. "Her body is incredibly weak and has suffered what looks like many old sword wounds, but they seemed to have healed. Although it looks as if she was in a recent sword battle which mortally injured her." Sano quickly interrupted.
"Hang on just a minute, what do you mean by sword wounds? How can that be with the sword banning act?"
"Well, even with the sword banning act, Kenshin still wears a sword," Kaoru added.
"Right," Sano looked down.
Megumi continued, "I'm not sure, but she looked like she was wearing a gi and with her sword at her waist and many scars I can only assume she is a swordsman." Kaoru gasped at Megumi's statement and Sano put on an angry face.
Sano held up his fist, "How do we know that she's not some kind of left over warrior of Shishio?!"
"Even if she were, from what I can tell she is in no state to fight," Megumi put down Sano's hand, "no matter how much will power she had."
"Uh," Sano pouted and trudged off to his room. "I'm going to sleep, I better get some good food for this tomorrow, and missy better not be cooking!" Megumi turned her attention back to an angered Kaoru.
"Kaoru," Megumi started, trying to recapture the young woman's attention, "while we wash the stranger's clothes, perhaps you can provide some old clothes incase she wakes up. We can leave it in the room."
"Yes," Kaoru nodded, "I'm sure I can find a spare set of clothes somewhere."
"Hmmm."
"What is it Megumi-san?"
"Perhaps the stranger regained consciousness. Maybe we can ask Ken-san if she said anything at all or maybe even moved while he was with her." Kaoru nodded.
"Yes, I believe he's just cleaning up dinner now," footsteps were hear immediately after Kaoru's short statement.
"Is anyone talking about me?" Kenshin put on a bright face. Megumi turned to him.
"As a matter of fact, yes, when you were with the stranger," Kenshin's bright face quickly disappeared, "did she say anything? Did she move at all?" He shook his head sadly and responded.
"I am sorry Megumi-dono, she remained unconscious from the moment I saw her until you arrived." Megumi sighed as a sign that she understood.
"It's late, the stranger needs rest and we do as well."
"Indeed, it is late, good night Kaoru-dono, I will be escorting Megumi-dono back to Dr. Gensai's that I will."
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It had been almost one week since the stranger had first appeared but had not yet awoken. Yet it seemed whenever Kaoru was teaching a class, Yahiko was training, and Megumi was treating other patients, Kenshin would always volunteer to keep an eye out for her. He would never stay with the stranger would anyone else, always by himself.
In the morning of the sixth day a knock came at the door of the Kamiya dojo. "I got it!" Yahiko yelled and ran towards the door, "Great, an excuse." Yahiko opened the door and there stood Hiko, master of Hiten- Misturugi Ryu, stood with a bag slung over his shoulder.
Well, there you have it, another revised chapter.
Kenshin exhaled deeply and rubbed his eyes with his left hand, somehow hoping that the image was not real. He quickly shook his head and regained his composure but with a worried face. He shuffled around his room and searched for a piece of paper and quickly wrote a short message. "Kaoru-dono," she immediately recognized his presence and was startled not realizing he had been there. He held a piece of thin paper in his hands. "Do you remember Mr. Hiko? My shishou in Kyoto." She nodded.
"Yes, I don't think anyone could forget someone like that,"
"Good, I need to send this message to him right away."
"I'll take it," she quickly took the piece of paper and tucked it in her kimono. "I won't be long," she looked down at the stranger.
"Do not worry about the stranger, I will watch her until Megumi-dono comes," she nodded once again. A few moments after Kaoru left Kenshin sat down by the stranger and held her left hand in both of his. Running his thumb across her scar. "Ayeka, please be all right," it stayed that was for a few minutes. Until Kenshin sensed a few presences, quickly dropped her hand, stood up, and adjusted his sword before anyone had entered the room.
"Oh my goodness!" Megumi rushed into the room and was quickly sitting beside the stranger. "What exactly happened?!" Sano stood in the doorway of the room and rolled his eyes.
"How many times do I have to tell you?!" Sano took one step forward into the room, "I answered the door, she said 'help' and collapsed. I left her with the missy, got Kenshin and got you!" Sano looked around, "Speaking of which, where is the missy?" Kenshin looked at Sano.
"I asked her to run a quick errand, I'm sure she will be back shortly," Sano had a question in his eyes as he lifted his head slightly and listened to the soft sounds of the rain outside.
"Right," Megumi turned from the stranger and reached for her bag, "I need you two to leave the room so I can work."
"But-"Sano was quickly cut off.
"As you wish Megumi-dono, we will leave you to your work, come Sano," Kenshin lead them out and closed the door as Megumi continued to work. No longer than a few seconds after Kenshin had closed the door Kaoru came back dripping wet.
"I sent it just as you said Kenshin," Kenshin nodded and put on a worried face.
"Thank you Kaoru-dono, you're quite wet, that you are, you should dry off."
"I will, but before I do," she paused, "how is the stranger?" Kenshin shook his head sadly.
"I'm not sure, Megumi-dono is helping her now," Kaoru let out a sigh.
"I wonder what could have lead the stranger here," Kaoru said as she walked toward her room.
"Yes, I do wonder what could have lead her here, that I do."
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Hours passed and by the time Megumi left what was once Kenshin's room it was dark outside and everyone had just finished dinner. As she stepped out of the room, Kaoru and Sano were waiting outside. Megumi looked at them with tired eyes. "Her body is incredibly weak and has suffered what looks like many old sword wounds, but they seemed to have healed. Although it looks as if she was in a recent sword battle which mortally injured her." Sano quickly interrupted.
"Hang on just a minute, what do you mean by sword wounds? How can that be with the sword banning act?"
"Well, even with the sword banning act, Kenshin still wears a sword," Kaoru added.
"Right," Sano looked down.
Megumi continued, "I'm not sure, but she looked like she was wearing a gi and with her sword at her waist and many scars I can only assume she is a swordsman." Kaoru gasped at Megumi's statement and Sano put on an angry face.
Sano held up his fist, "How do we know that she's not some kind of left over warrior of Shishio?!"
"Even if she were, from what I can tell she is in no state to fight," Megumi put down Sano's hand, "no matter how much will power she had."
"Uh," Sano pouted and trudged off to his room. "I'm going to sleep, I better get some good food for this tomorrow, and missy better not be cooking!" Megumi turned her attention back to an angered Kaoru.
"Kaoru," Megumi started, trying to recapture the young woman's attention, "while we wash the stranger's clothes, perhaps you can provide some old clothes incase she wakes up. We can leave it in the room."
"Yes," Kaoru nodded, "I'm sure I can find a spare set of clothes somewhere."
"Hmmm."
"What is it Megumi-san?"
"Perhaps the stranger regained consciousness. Maybe we can ask Ken-san if she said anything at all or maybe even moved while he was with her." Kaoru nodded.
"Yes, I believe he's just cleaning up dinner now," footsteps were hear immediately after Kaoru's short statement.
"Is anyone talking about me?" Kenshin put on a bright face. Megumi turned to him.
"As a matter of fact, yes, when you were with the stranger," Kenshin's bright face quickly disappeared, "did she say anything? Did she move at all?" He shook his head sadly and responded.
"I am sorry Megumi-dono, she remained unconscious from the moment I saw her until you arrived." Megumi sighed as a sign that she understood.
"It's late, the stranger needs rest and we do as well."
"Indeed, it is late, good night Kaoru-dono, I will be escorting Megumi-dono back to Dr. Gensai's that I will."
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It had been almost one week since the stranger had first appeared but had not yet awoken. Yet it seemed whenever Kaoru was teaching a class, Yahiko was training, and Megumi was treating other patients, Kenshin would always volunteer to keep an eye out for her. He would never stay with the stranger would anyone else, always by himself.
In the morning of the sixth day a knock came at the door of the Kamiya dojo. "I got it!" Yahiko yelled and ran towards the door, "Great, an excuse." Yahiko opened the door and there stood Hiko, master of Hiten- Misturugi Ryu, stood with a bag slung over his shoulder.
Well, there you have it, another revised chapter.