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The One I Love Chapter 7 Saori's Story
Forest green eyes darted around the light room. A small groan escaped from her mouth. She brought her hand up to her head. Ugh.. my head... She sat up slowly and looked around. The sun was shining through the window. The walls were white and it felt comfortable. Next to her bed was a man asleep on a chair. His head was resting on her bed. He looks uncomfortable.. hey wait.. red hair.. Gasp.. now I remember...
She carefully took a look at the sleeping man. Just as she was about to touch his hair, he woke up. Startled, she yelped.
"Oh! I'm sorry Saori-dono, that I am!" The man said.
The girl named Saori calmed down a bit. "H..How do you know my name?" She asked, confused.
The man looked surprised. "Oh.. you told me before you fell asleep, that you did." He replied gently.
She sat there thinking for a while. "Oh.. okay.. so what's your name?.. If you don't mind me asking that is.." She said carefully.
The man gave his rurouni smile. "My name is Kenshin Himura."
"Kenshin.." She whispered. He's pretty cute...
Kenshin interrupted her thoughts. "Are you feeling better Saori-dono? Maybe you'd like to talk about what happened yesterday..."
"Oh.. that.."
"If you'd like to rest some more, that is fine." He smiled again.
He has a really cute smile.... Her eyes widened. Oh no.. Let's not go there.. "Oh! um.. no.. That's okay.. but um.. can I have some food please?.. I'm kinda hungry.. I mean.. If it's too much trouble, that's okay.." She looked down, fiddling with her fingers.
This young lady is nervous to ask for food, Kenshin thought. "Of course Saori-dono! It's no trouble at all! Why don't we go back to the dojo, where I live. My friends might be wondering how I am. Is that alright?"
"A..Are you sure?.. What if your friends don't like me?.. And w..what if that guy from yesterday finds me?..." She looked terrified.
Kenshin gave a gentle smile. "Don't worry Saori-dono, I'll protect you, that I will."
She blushed. "O..Okay.. If you're sure.. And Himura-san?.."
He put up a hand. "Please, call me Kenshin."
She blushed again. "O..Okay.. um Kenshin?.."
"Yes Saori-dono?"
"Thank you..." Her blush reddened. I gotta stop that!
"It's no problem all at Saori-dono."
"KEN-SAN!" The fox yelled.
"What's wrong Megumi-dono? Is everything alright?" He looked up, alarmed.
She came running in the room. Her face looked ticked off. "The rooster's here." She said with venom. Kenshin gave out a slight chuckle.
"YO KENSHIN!" Another shout was heard and Sano burst in the room.
Kenshin sweatdropped. "Hello Sano. What are you doing here? Is everything okay?"
Sano scratched his head. "Uh.. Yeah.. I just came here to check on you buddie. What's takin' you so long and stuff. And uh.. Jou-chan's breakfast nearly killed me... So I came here to see the Fox." He grinned at her. "So Kenshin can you come back and make us real food before she poisons us all? Or do you want me to go back and di.. Huh?" He just noticed Saori on the bed, staring at him.
He smirked. "Well, well Kenshin.. Who's the babe? Now I see why you stayed the night." He winked at Kenshin, who was blushing.
"ORO! Sano!"
Saori face heated up and Megumi looked angry for some reason. Kenshin swore he saw jealousy flash through her eyes. But it could have been the light.
Kenshin found his voice first. "Uh.. Sano.. This is the young woman I rescued yesterday, Saori-dono." He turned to Saori who's been quiet since Megumi came in. "Saori-dono, this is my good friend, Sanosuke Sagara."
"You can call me Sano, little lady." He smiled.
Wow.. He's hott too... Ah! I shouldn't think that! What's wrong with me!
She finally found her voice. It was quiet. "Nice to meet you too."
"Can you all go now? I have other patients coming in you know!" A shrill interrupted.
"Sheesh! Chill out Fox! Can't you see we're getting aquainted?"
Megumi scoffed. "I'm surprised you even know what that means Rooster."
"Grr.. Whatever Fox, we're leaving!"
"DON'T CALL ME FOX, ROOSTERHEAD!" She hit him on the head. "Ow! Don't call me Roosterhead!" The continued to bicker and Saori watched on with amusement.
She turned to the rurouni who was also watching them. "Are they always like this?" She asked.
Kenshin chuckled." Yes. But wait til you see Kaoru-dono and Yahiko..." He shook his head. Saori looked confused but didn't say anything. She'll find out later.
"Now, now.. We should really get going if you want me to make breakfast Sano."
He grumbled and crossed his arms. "Fine. Let's go."
Kenshin, Sano, and Saori headed for the door. Megumi crossed her arms and watched them go with sadness in her eyes. Then, Sano came running back, surprising her. He stood in front and stole a kiss. Then he smirked and ran out, leaving a shocked doctor.
A smile tugged at her lips when he ran out. Baka...
Sano ran, smiling the whole way and caught up with his friend and his new friend.
"I saw what you did Sano!" Saori sang.
Kenshin was surprised. This girl got along with people pretty easily. She reminded him of Misao. Always cheerful.. In a way.
She laughed. "I saw you Sano!"
Sano turned beet red. "Saw what? I didn't do anything. You must be hallucinating or something little lady."
"I saw you ki.. Umph!" Before she finished her sentence, Sano put his hand on her mouth, shutting her up. She tried to pry his hand off of her, but failed.
"Oro?"
"Nevermind her Kenshin." He chuckled nervously.
Kenshin chuckled also. He knew what Saori was going to say because he had seen Sano too.
Finally, Sano took his hand off. Saori giggled. "So.." She whispered to him. "You like her?" Sano blushed and didn't say anything. Saori laughed out loud. "You do! You do! You do!"
Suddenly, Sano grabbed Saori and hoisted her up, carrying her on his shoulder.
"HEY! You let me go right now!" She hit his back as hard as she could. He flinched a bit, but no damage was done.
"You hit pretty hard little lady, but obviously not as hard as Jou-chan. Now THAT hurts." He laughed.
"Grr.. " She kept struggling.
Kenshin was just smiling at the bond of their new friendship. She's like another sister to him.. Like Kaoru-dono. Then he went off into dream land about Kaoru.
When they arrived at the dojo, Sano put Saori down and she ran to Kenshin. He came out of his dreams and wondered what was wrong. Apparantly nothing because she was giggling.
The three went inside the dojo and was immediately welcomed by sounds of yelling and screaming.
"YAHIKO!!"
"AHHHH!"
Yahiko came running out of the dojo. He saw Kenshin and ran behind him, clutching his gi. "Kenshin you're back! Help me! Busu's going to kill me!"
Kaoru and Koji came out also. Kaoru grabbed a bokken and kept yelling, while Koji stood there with interest. "YAHIKO-CHAN! COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE BRAT! DON'T HIDE BEHIND KENSHIN!" She ran to them, trying to hit Yahiko on the head. Hard. Yahiko used Kenshin as his shield, so Kaoru ended up hitting him instead. "Oro!" He grabbed his head that was pounding hard. He felt a big bump.
"GASP! Oh my gosh! I'm soo sorry Kensh..." She stopped.
Everyone looked at her. First, she was all sorry and worried that she hurt Kenshin, and now, she looked really angry. "KENSHIN HIMURA!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU STAYED OUT ALL NIGHT WITHOUT EVEN TELLING ME! YOU GOT ME WORRIED SICK AGAIN!" She hit him again.
"Ororororo! I'm sorry Kaoru-dono!" He yelled.
She stopped again. "Oh! I'm soo sorry Kenshin! I'm sorry!" Then, she hugged him. "I was just worried because I didn't know where you were.. And you promised you wouldn't do that.. and.. and.. and..."
"Hey busu is it that time of month?" Yahiko blurted. He immediately realized his mistake and regretted it when he saw fire in Kaoru's eyes. She glared at him.
"No wait busu! I didnt' mean that!"
"Yahiko! 100 strokes!!"
"WHAT! Busu that's crazy! oops...."
"200!"
Yahiko crossed his arms and grumbled to himself. It sounded something like busu.. crazy.. moods.. time of mon.. and so on.
"Um Kaoru-dono? Didn't Megumi-dono tell Sano to tell you all where I was so you wouldn't worry?" Kenshin wondered.
Sano gulped. "So THAT'S what I was forgetting.. Heh heh..."
"Sanosuke you baka!"
She stopped again, this time noticing the young girl by Kenshin and Sano.
"Oh! Kenshin! Who's this?"
Before he could answer however, she ran up to her. "Hi! I'm Kaoru Kamiya. This is my dojo! What's your name?"
Saori was surprised by the girl's fast change in moods. I better be careful... "My name is Saori.."
Kaoru looked confused. "No surname Saori?"
She shook her head sadly. "No..."
Kaoru smiled softly at her. "It's okay! So how did you get here?"
"Um.. Kenshin?"
Kenshin took notice and answered Kaoru. "Kaoru-dono.. Let's all go inside to talk about this."
"Oh.. Okay then.."
So Kenshin, Sano, Saori, Kaoru, Koji, and Yahiko headed inside. They sat down in the living room.
Kenshin turned to the girl. "Saori-dono, do you mind telling us your story?"
"No.. But can you start? From yesterday I mean.."
"Huh? Oh.. Yes.. First, everyone this is Saori-dono. Saori-dono, this is Yahiko, Kaoru-dono, you know Sano, and Koji. Okay.. everyone.. Yesterday, I found Saori-dono in a bad situation and saved her. She had passed out so I took her to Megumi-dono's."
Kaoru nodded. Then why did he stay there?....
Kenshin looked at Saori.
She looked down. "Well.. It happened this one night..."
Flashback
"You can kill me but please do not harm my daughter." A man pleaded to another man.
"You're daughter huh? Fine." A cold voice whispered back. Then, in a swift motion, he killed the begging man. A young girl saw this and gasped. Unfortunately, the man who had just killed, noticed and told his servant to get her. The servant came back with a teenage girl about fifteen. Tears were streaming down her face. "You killed my father, you bastard!"
The man chuckled. "You're father? Girl do you know who you are talking to? Don't you know that you're adopted?"
She gasped. "You're lying!" She cried out.
He smiled evilly. "How could I lie to my own flesh and blood?"
"Gasp.. You're.. w.. what?"
"Ah.. Yes.. You have your bitch of a mother's eyes..."
"W..What are you saying?" Her voice quivered with fear.
"You're my brat bitch. And now you can work for me like you were supposed to all those years ago.. Now that I've found you... You're mother tried to hide you from me. Hm.. That bitch failed.. You're mine now."
Her heart ached. This man was her father? But how can that be?
"I don't understand!" She screamed.
"Shut up wench! I killed you're mother when she tried to hide you from me. You went to an orphanage and was adopted by the man I just killed. Get it now?" He screamed.
She couldn't take it anymore. She passed out. Later that night, when she awoke, she was in a strange room. She remember everything that happened earlier and fresh new tears came down. She cried herself to sleep, with fresh cuts and bruises she received unconscience.
End Flashback
Everyone at the dojo listening were shocked. A tear rolled down her cheek. "That was two years ago.. I'm 17 now. Two days before Kenshin found me with that man.. I ran away.. When they found me, my punishment was gang rape..." Her voice cracked. "B..But the guy Kenshin rescued me from.. was the leader of the gang and he wanted me to himself... So he took me in the alley and started beating me.. Then he started to touch me everywhere.. I struggled and he held on tighter.. That's when I screamed for help and Kenshin appeared.. I..I would have been..." She couldn't say it. She was sobbing softly now.
Kaoru had tears also by her story. She ran to Saori and hugged her. "Aww you poor girl.. Don't worry.. You have us now.. We'll get those guys who hurt you.. and that man.. You're safe here.. Especially with Kenshin.. He protects all of us here..."
Kenshin smiled. "That's right Saori-dono, we'll protect you."
"Gasp.. B..But how can you be so nice? I'm only a stranger to you.."
Kaoru shook her head firmly. "No, you're our friend. And you're staying here with us."
Saori smiled through her tears and Kaoru hugged her tighter. "Thank you." She whispered.
That's when Kenshin noticed a ring on Kaoru's finger. It looked like an engagement ring. But it wasn't on her wedding finger.
Why does she have an engagement ring?
Then he looked across the room to see Koji smirking at him.
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The One I Love Chapter 7 Saori's Story
Forest green eyes darted around the light room. A small groan escaped from her mouth. She brought her hand up to her head. Ugh.. my head... She sat up slowly and looked around. The sun was shining through the window. The walls were white and it felt comfortable. Next to her bed was a man asleep on a chair. His head was resting on her bed. He looks uncomfortable.. hey wait.. red hair.. Gasp.. now I remember...
She carefully took a look at the sleeping man. Just as she was about to touch his hair, he woke up. Startled, she yelped.
"Oh! I'm sorry Saori-dono, that I am!" The man said.
The girl named Saori calmed down a bit. "H..How do you know my name?" She asked, confused.
The man looked surprised. "Oh.. you told me before you fell asleep, that you did." He replied gently.
She sat there thinking for a while. "Oh.. okay.. so what's your name?.. If you don't mind me asking that is.." She said carefully.
The man gave his rurouni smile. "My name is Kenshin Himura."
"Kenshin.." She whispered. He's pretty cute...
Kenshin interrupted her thoughts. "Are you feeling better Saori-dono? Maybe you'd like to talk about what happened yesterday..."
"Oh.. that.."
"If you'd like to rest some more, that is fine." He smiled again.
He has a really cute smile.... Her eyes widened. Oh no.. Let's not go there.. "Oh! um.. no.. That's okay.. but um.. can I have some food please?.. I'm kinda hungry.. I mean.. If it's too much trouble, that's okay.." She looked down, fiddling with her fingers.
This young lady is nervous to ask for food, Kenshin thought. "Of course Saori-dono! It's no trouble at all! Why don't we go back to the dojo, where I live. My friends might be wondering how I am. Is that alright?"
"A..Are you sure?.. What if your friends don't like me?.. And w..what if that guy from yesterday finds me?..." She looked terrified.
Kenshin gave a gentle smile. "Don't worry Saori-dono, I'll protect you, that I will."
She blushed. "O..Okay.. If you're sure.. And Himura-san?.."
He put up a hand. "Please, call me Kenshin."
She blushed again. "O..Okay.. um Kenshin?.."
"Yes Saori-dono?"
"Thank you..." Her blush reddened. I gotta stop that!
"It's no problem all at Saori-dono."
"KEN-SAN!" The fox yelled.
"What's wrong Megumi-dono? Is everything alright?" He looked up, alarmed.
She came running in the room. Her face looked ticked off. "The rooster's here." She said with venom. Kenshin gave out a slight chuckle.
"YO KENSHIN!" Another shout was heard and Sano burst in the room.
Kenshin sweatdropped. "Hello Sano. What are you doing here? Is everything okay?"
Sano scratched his head. "Uh.. Yeah.. I just came here to check on you buddie. What's takin' you so long and stuff. And uh.. Jou-chan's breakfast nearly killed me... So I came here to see the Fox." He grinned at her. "So Kenshin can you come back and make us real food before she poisons us all? Or do you want me to go back and di.. Huh?" He just noticed Saori on the bed, staring at him.
He smirked. "Well, well Kenshin.. Who's the babe? Now I see why you stayed the night." He winked at Kenshin, who was blushing.
"ORO! Sano!"
Saori face heated up and Megumi looked angry for some reason. Kenshin swore he saw jealousy flash through her eyes. But it could have been the light.
Kenshin found his voice first. "Uh.. Sano.. This is the young woman I rescued yesterday, Saori-dono." He turned to Saori who's been quiet since Megumi came in. "Saori-dono, this is my good friend, Sanosuke Sagara."
"You can call me Sano, little lady." He smiled.
Wow.. He's hott too... Ah! I shouldn't think that! What's wrong with me!
She finally found her voice. It was quiet. "Nice to meet you too."
"Can you all go now? I have other patients coming in you know!" A shrill interrupted.
"Sheesh! Chill out Fox! Can't you see we're getting aquainted?"
Megumi scoffed. "I'm surprised you even know what that means Rooster."
"Grr.. Whatever Fox, we're leaving!"
"DON'T CALL ME FOX, ROOSTERHEAD!" She hit him on the head. "Ow! Don't call me Roosterhead!" The continued to bicker and Saori watched on with amusement.
She turned to the rurouni who was also watching them. "Are they always like this?" She asked.
Kenshin chuckled." Yes. But wait til you see Kaoru-dono and Yahiko..." He shook his head. Saori looked confused but didn't say anything. She'll find out later.
"Now, now.. We should really get going if you want me to make breakfast Sano."
He grumbled and crossed his arms. "Fine. Let's go."
Kenshin, Sano, and Saori headed for the door. Megumi crossed her arms and watched them go with sadness in her eyes. Then, Sano came running back, surprising her. He stood in front and stole a kiss. Then he smirked and ran out, leaving a shocked doctor.
A smile tugged at her lips when he ran out. Baka...
Sano ran, smiling the whole way and caught up with his friend and his new friend.
"I saw what you did Sano!" Saori sang.
Kenshin was surprised. This girl got along with people pretty easily. She reminded him of Misao. Always cheerful.. In a way.
She laughed. "I saw you Sano!"
Sano turned beet red. "Saw what? I didn't do anything. You must be hallucinating or something little lady."
"I saw you ki.. Umph!" Before she finished her sentence, Sano put his hand on her mouth, shutting her up. She tried to pry his hand off of her, but failed.
"Oro?"
"Nevermind her Kenshin." He chuckled nervously.
Kenshin chuckled also. He knew what Saori was going to say because he had seen Sano too.
Finally, Sano took his hand off. Saori giggled. "So.." She whispered to him. "You like her?" Sano blushed and didn't say anything. Saori laughed out loud. "You do! You do! You do!"
Suddenly, Sano grabbed Saori and hoisted her up, carrying her on his shoulder.
"HEY! You let me go right now!" She hit his back as hard as she could. He flinched a bit, but no damage was done.
"You hit pretty hard little lady, but obviously not as hard as Jou-chan. Now THAT hurts." He laughed.
"Grr.. " She kept struggling.
Kenshin was just smiling at the bond of their new friendship. She's like another sister to him.. Like Kaoru-dono. Then he went off into dream land about Kaoru.
When they arrived at the dojo, Sano put Saori down and she ran to Kenshin. He came out of his dreams and wondered what was wrong. Apparantly nothing because she was giggling.
The three went inside the dojo and was immediately welcomed by sounds of yelling and screaming.
"YAHIKO!!"
"AHHHH!"
Yahiko came running out of the dojo. He saw Kenshin and ran behind him, clutching his gi. "Kenshin you're back! Help me! Busu's going to kill me!"
Kaoru and Koji came out also. Kaoru grabbed a bokken and kept yelling, while Koji stood there with interest. "YAHIKO-CHAN! COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE BRAT! DON'T HIDE BEHIND KENSHIN!" She ran to them, trying to hit Yahiko on the head. Hard. Yahiko used Kenshin as his shield, so Kaoru ended up hitting him instead. "Oro!" He grabbed his head that was pounding hard. He felt a big bump.
"GASP! Oh my gosh! I'm soo sorry Kensh..." She stopped.
Everyone looked at her. First, she was all sorry and worried that she hurt Kenshin, and now, she looked really angry. "KENSHIN HIMURA!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU STAYED OUT ALL NIGHT WITHOUT EVEN TELLING ME! YOU GOT ME WORRIED SICK AGAIN!" She hit him again.
"Ororororo! I'm sorry Kaoru-dono!" He yelled.
She stopped again. "Oh! I'm soo sorry Kenshin! I'm sorry!" Then, she hugged him. "I was just worried because I didn't know where you were.. And you promised you wouldn't do that.. and.. and.. and..."
"Hey busu is it that time of month?" Yahiko blurted. He immediately realized his mistake and regretted it when he saw fire in Kaoru's eyes. She glared at him.
"No wait busu! I didnt' mean that!"
"Yahiko! 100 strokes!!"
"WHAT! Busu that's crazy! oops...."
"200!"
Yahiko crossed his arms and grumbled to himself. It sounded something like busu.. crazy.. moods.. time of mon.. and so on.
"Um Kaoru-dono? Didn't Megumi-dono tell Sano to tell you all where I was so you wouldn't worry?" Kenshin wondered.
Sano gulped. "So THAT'S what I was forgetting.. Heh heh..."
"Sanosuke you baka!"
She stopped again, this time noticing the young girl by Kenshin and Sano.
"Oh! Kenshin! Who's this?"
Before he could answer however, she ran up to her. "Hi! I'm Kaoru Kamiya. This is my dojo! What's your name?"
Saori was surprised by the girl's fast change in moods. I better be careful... "My name is Saori.."
Kaoru looked confused. "No surname Saori?"
She shook her head sadly. "No..."
Kaoru smiled softly at her. "It's okay! So how did you get here?"
"Um.. Kenshin?"
Kenshin took notice and answered Kaoru. "Kaoru-dono.. Let's all go inside to talk about this."
"Oh.. Okay then.."
So Kenshin, Sano, Saori, Kaoru, Koji, and Yahiko headed inside. They sat down in the living room.
Kenshin turned to the girl. "Saori-dono, do you mind telling us your story?"
"No.. But can you start? From yesterday I mean.."
"Huh? Oh.. Yes.. First, everyone this is Saori-dono. Saori-dono, this is Yahiko, Kaoru-dono, you know Sano, and Koji. Okay.. everyone.. Yesterday, I found Saori-dono in a bad situation and saved her. She had passed out so I took her to Megumi-dono's."
Kaoru nodded. Then why did he stay there?....
Kenshin looked at Saori.
She looked down. "Well.. It happened this one night..."
Flashback
"You can kill me but please do not harm my daughter." A man pleaded to another man.
"You're daughter huh? Fine." A cold voice whispered back. Then, in a swift motion, he killed the begging man. A young girl saw this and gasped. Unfortunately, the man who had just killed, noticed and told his servant to get her. The servant came back with a teenage girl about fifteen. Tears were streaming down her face. "You killed my father, you bastard!"
The man chuckled. "You're father? Girl do you know who you are talking to? Don't you know that you're adopted?"
She gasped. "You're lying!" She cried out.
He smiled evilly. "How could I lie to my own flesh and blood?"
"Gasp.. You're.. w.. what?"
"Ah.. Yes.. You have your bitch of a mother's eyes..."
"W..What are you saying?" Her voice quivered with fear.
"You're my brat bitch. And now you can work for me like you were supposed to all those years ago.. Now that I've found you... You're mother tried to hide you from me. Hm.. That bitch failed.. You're mine now."
Her heart ached. This man was her father? But how can that be?
"I don't understand!" She screamed.
"Shut up wench! I killed you're mother when she tried to hide you from me. You went to an orphanage and was adopted by the man I just killed. Get it now?" He screamed.
She couldn't take it anymore. She passed out. Later that night, when she awoke, she was in a strange room. She remember everything that happened earlier and fresh new tears came down. She cried herself to sleep, with fresh cuts and bruises she received unconscience.
End Flashback
Everyone at the dojo listening were shocked. A tear rolled down her cheek. "That was two years ago.. I'm 17 now. Two days before Kenshin found me with that man.. I ran away.. When they found me, my punishment was gang rape..." Her voice cracked. "B..But the guy Kenshin rescued me from.. was the leader of the gang and he wanted me to himself... So he took me in the alley and started beating me.. Then he started to touch me everywhere.. I struggled and he held on tighter.. That's when I screamed for help and Kenshin appeared.. I..I would have been..." She couldn't say it. She was sobbing softly now.
Kaoru had tears also by her story. She ran to Saori and hugged her. "Aww you poor girl.. Don't worry.. You have us now.. We'll get those guys who hurt you.. and that man.. You're safe here.. Especially with Kenshin.. He protects all of us here..."
Kenshin smiled. "That's right Saori-dono, we'll protect you."
"Gasp.. B..But how can you be so nice? I'm only a stranger to you.."
Kaoru shook her head firmly. "No, you're our friend. And you're staying here with us."
Saori smiled through her tears and Kaoru hugged her tighter. "Thank you." She whispered.
That's when Kenshin noticed a ring on Kaoru's finger. It looked like an engagement ring. But it wasn't on her wedding finger.
Why does she have an engagement ring?
Then he looked across the room to see Koji smirking at him.
Thanks for reading! I'll really try to update soon!! RR pleasee