If the Situations Were Reversed
Chapter 3- The legacy of Takama Sasuke
By Misao's Angel
The rurouni was kindly allowed into the young man's medical center, and was invited to stay for dinner. Not expecting any other source for food that night, she gladly excepted. Though she silently vowed to help the boy with his problem, she still didn't know the young man's name. So she decided to stop being shy and ask him.
"I noticed that you are part of the family who owns this center, am I correct? If your surname is Takama, what is your first name?"
"You're right. My name is Takama Sasuke. Though our family wasn't always in the medical business. Just 10 years ago, in the Bakumatsu, we were proud fighters of the Oniwabanshu. My grandfather was even asked by the former Okashira to become the new one, but he said that position was for the young, and gave it to the man who is the Okashira now. He lived in Kyoto in a restaurant called... oh yeah, the Aoiya. But that's the problem. Last week, he and his friends decided to visit me, but were killed before they could meet me. Father has been dead since the Sennin wars, and my mother died of Tuberculosis when I was three. I have been alone ever since, the only family I still had was my grandfather. But he too was killed, thanks to HER! I have to kill her... The Hitokiri Hakubaikou!"
"Do you know where she stays?"
"If I did I would have killed her already!" He said, rolling his eyes. "But I do have a clue. I heard rumours of a haku baikou smelling woman staying at the Ikeyou inn... but I'm not sure..."
'The Ikeyou inn, huh?' The rurouni wondered. 'I will have to pay them a visit tonight.'
"It's strange you know..." Sasuke started again, "She put a note on my door three days ago telling me I was next. Ever since then, no one has come to my center. It's so strange how much fear a simple name can bring... the name of the Hitokiri Hakubaikou, the one who pretended to love the infamous, previously undefeatable Hitokiri Battousai, and when he loved her with all of his heart, she proved to be a traitor, and murdered him ruthlessly with her tanto. The most evil of demons... trick them, betray them, then destroy them. That was the philosophy she was known for. But I... I don't believe that is true. No one could ever be that heartless. There must have been another thing that led to his death, or at least a worthy reason for it. That is what I believe."
The rurouni stared at him in complete surprise. She had never heard wiser words before in her life. When she regained her usual apathetic composure, she turned the other way, and secretly smiled. Hearing those words made her the happiest she had ever been for ten years. She could learn much from this boy Sasuke...
When dinner was eaten, the rurouni thanked Sasuke for his hospitality, and prepared herself for the long night that lay ahead. As she slid the front shoji open, with one foot waiting patiently for the other outside in the cold, she turned and prepared for her parting request.
"Sasuke-san..." she said in a soft, gentle voice, "I ask you not to search for her yourself. You... You wont be able to defeat her."
"What do you mean? I am a proud member of the Oniwabanshu and..."
"Even a 'proud Oniwabanshu' can't defeat a hitokiri when he a broken shoulder blade. Don't worry, I'll avenge your family for you."
Without waiting for a reply, the rurouni left the Takama center, bracing herself for the long night of interrogations that lay ahead.
To be continued. So guys, how was chapter three? Review! If any of you have any ideas, don't be afraid to share them! I am pretty aware of what I want to happen but, who knows your ideas could be so much better. ! Well anyway, REVIEW!!!! Thanx!
Preview of next chapter- Why is the 'Hitokiri Hakubaikou' after the Takama family? Is she really staying at the Ikeyou inn? And Most importantly, is she REALLY the Hitokiri Hakubaikou? Find out next chapter!
Chapter 3- The legacy of Takama Sasuke
By Misao's Angel
The rurouni was kindly allowed into the young man's medical center, and was invited to stay for dinner. Not expecting any other source for food that night, she gladly excepted. Though she silently vowed to help the boy with his problem, she still didn't know the young man's name. So she decided to stop being shy and ask him.
"I noticed that you are part of the family who owns this center, am I correct? If your surname is Takama, what is your first name?"
"You're right. My name is Takama Sasuke. Though our family wasn't always in the medical business. Just 10 years ago, in the Bakumatsu, we were proud fighters of the Oniwabanshu. My grandfather was even asked by the former Okashira to become the new one, but he said that position was for the young, and gave it to the man who is the Okashira now. He lived in Kyoto in a restaurant called... oh yeah, the Aoiya. But that's the problem. Last week, he and his friends decided to visit me, but were killed before they could meet me. Father has been dead since the Sennin wars, and my mother died of Tuberculosis when I was three. I have been alone ever since, the only family I still had was my grandfather. But he too was killed, thanks to HER! I have to kill her... The Hitokiri Hakubaikou!"
"Do you know where she stays?"
"If I did I would have killed her already!" He said, rolling his eyes. "But I do have a clue. I heard rumours of a haku baikou smelling woman staying at the Ikeyou inn... but I'm not sure..."
'The Ikeyou inn, huh?' The rurouni wondered. 'I will have to pay them a visit tonight.'
"It's strange you know..." Sasuke started again, "She put a note on my door three days ago telling me I was next. Ever since then, no one has come to my center. It's so strange how much fear a simple name can bring... the name of the Hitokiri Hakubaikou, the one who pretended to love the infamous, previously undefeatable Hitokiri Battousai, and when he loved her with all of his heart, she proved to be a traitor, and murdered him ruthlessly with her tanto. The most evil of demons... trick them, betray them, then destroy them. That was the philosophy she was known for. But I... I don't believe that is true. No one could ever be that heartless. There must have been another thing that led to his death, or at least a worthy reason for it. That is what I believe."
The rurouni stared at him in complete surprise. She had never heard wiser words before in her life. When she regained her usual apathetic composure, she turned the other way, and secretly smiled. Hearing those words made her the happiest she had ever been for ten years. She could learn much from this boy Sasuke...
When dinner was eaten, the rurouni thanked Sasuke for his hospitality, and prepared herself for the long night that lay ahead. As she slid the front shoji open, with one foot waiting patiently for the other outside in the cold, she turned and prepared for her parting request.
"Sasuke-san..." she said in a soft, gentle voice, "I ask you not to search for her yourself. You... You wont be able to defeat her."
"What do you mean? I am a proud member of the Oniwabanshu and..."
"Even a 'proud Oniwabanshu' can't defeat a hitokiri when he a broken shoulder blade. Don't worry, I'll avenge your family for you."
Without waiting for a reply, the rurouni left the Takama center, bracing herself for the long night of interrogations that lay ahead.
To be continued. So guys, how was chapter three? Review! If any of you have any ideas, don't be afraid to share them! I am pretty aware of what I want to happen but, who knows your ideas could be so much better. ! Well anyway, REVIEW!!!! Thanx!
Preview of next chapter- Why is the 'Hitokiri Hakubaikou' after the Takama family? Is she really staying at the Ikeyou inn? And Most importantly, is she REALLY the Hitokiri Hakubaikou? Find out next chapter!