A/N: Im back again!!!!! Sorry i haven't updated for so long...My wrists
started hurting really bad and i had to stop typing for a while or else i'd
have to get surgery to fix my veins or something. But anyway, I've decided
to make these chappies shorter so my wrists won't hurt as much and it might
help the formatting.
Disclaimer: i dont own RK yaddi yaddi yadda
Phruit: oi....CALM...so many comments....^^;;.....i personally think Misao is a very unique character.....but i didnt want this ficcie to end up being a soujiro+misao ficcie and i wanted my character to be different from other RK characters......and thankies for the yukata info......im saved!! ^______^ and cook...cooker....i like saying cooker....^^ yes i am weird.....er....the AN notes werent disrupting the sentences.....but after i uploaded the ficcie to ff.net....my formatting went crazy!! So once again...sorry for teh formatting!! The whole thing just messes up I upload the chapter....and......art? ascii art? Eh??? *no idea wat phruit talking bout* if your talking about the piccie in chapter one.....its not ascii art......i got it from a ragnarok website....i didnt draw it myself or anything like that....
Linda velasquez: hmm...katanas? I thought those were swords.....^_^0 but anyhooo....thankies for your comments! ^^
????: im writing im writing!! *hurries up and type* i might not be able to make as many chappies because of.........skool -_- i got tough teachers this year...(EVIL EVIL EVIL TEACHERS) ^_______^0
AN: some advice....to make the ficcie seem.......more emotional.....listen to sad music like... Frozen - Madonna Or slow music...eh...sorta...like these:
Gravity of Love - Enigma Silence - Sarah McLachlan
"Don't Care"
Toko woke up, her thoughts full of blood. She had a piercing headache and she took several deep breaths. *Did.....did Sou-chan just.........do that?* Toko wondered, still thinking about the massacre. *He was......no.....he seemed......merciless....cruel.....unforgiving......and....and his eyes.......so....cold....unreal.....his thoughts......hidden somewhere deep within him......* "Was that why he was feared by others? How he got the reputation of a guiltless killer? No...it can't be....the other times he fought.....he was smiling......but this time.....his mouth was turned down, in revenge? Hate? What had caused him to be so worked up?" She thought aloud. She washed up by the stream, and walked, following the path of the stream.
Suddenly, she heard mumbling. No, it was wailing. Anguished cries, full of guilt, remorse, and regret. There was something very familiar about that voice...... Toko gasped. As she walked closer to the sound, she noticed a hunched blue form, huddled in the stream. *SOU-CHAN!!* Her mind screamed.
She splashed across the stream towards her friend, and placed her arms around him, hoping to comfort him. Soujiro just whimpered and pulled away, his face in a strange mask. *The mask he wears, it is....different.....he still has a smile, but it has changed......* Toko thought distractedly. (AN: think when Shishio was about to kill Soujiro as a child.....Soujiro had dat creepy laugh....) Soujiro's eyes were widened and his pupils dilated to a mere line. He was taking ragged breaths as he sobbed, ducking himself into the stream from time to time, as if to wash away something hidden on him.
"Soujiro!! Daijobu??" Toko said frantically. She walked towards him again. Soujiro backed away. "Chi...chi!!! All of the blood!! I cant wash it away....go away go away!!" Soujiro said in a strangled yell.
(i think 'chi' means blood....cuz i was watching 'Spirited Away' by the Totoro director...and the girl Sen said 'Chi' and the subtitles said "blood")
"Sou.....chan" Toko said, her eyes widening in realization. *He has been on the brink of insanity for years....all of the killing, starting from his childhood, till now, has been building in guilt inside of him, he had been holding it in....and it has been pushing him to insanity.....this massacre.....might have pushed him over the edge......*
Soujiro once again dunked himself into the water.... Toko watched him, waiting for him to resurface. Time passed....Soujiro still hadn't gone up. Toko, panic rising within her, reached over to where he had dunked himself. She fished around until she felt the collar of his shirt. She used all her strength and pulled him up. Struggling, and almost unconscious, Soujiro weakly cried out "Let me go!!" "Naze?" Toko demanded. "I dont deserve to live anymore! I dont want to live anymore!! I've got nothing left but my guilt and all of the blood!!"
Toko's eyes widened. *Don't.....Don't I count as someone? Wasn't I someone that you had left?* She thought as she winced in pain. Her heart seemed to shatter in a thousand little shards.
Toko slapped him, with all her strength. Soujiro toppled back into the water, his eyes widening and his hand on the red mark on his cheek. "DONT YOU DARE SAY YOU HAVE NO ONE LEFT! DON'T I COUNT AS SOMEONE?!" Toko yelled, in tears. She took a deep breath, calming herself. "If you go, I won't have anyone left, and I will never forgive you. I will track you down to hell" Toko seethed.
Soujiro was silent; hand still on his cheek. He just looked at the water, in deep thought. He wasnt smiling, but then again, Toko wasn't either. They had both tossed their masks away when they were yelling.
*He....doesnt count me as anyone? Does he even care?* Toko wondered with resentment. *Could it be.....he was acting the whole time? He never cared about me.....maybe I was just a nuisance the whole time....* Toko's heart seemed to be ripped away from her; hidden emotional scars reopening.
"So....you're just like him." She said grimly over the silence. Soujiro looked up. *Him?* Toko gave another eery laugh. "Heh, I should've known not to trust anyone.....I should've learned my lesson then....but your act was too convincing." Toko started to walk back towards land. (AN: She was still in the stream with Soujiro) She suddenly stopped. "Seta-san, I hope we will never meet again, for next time, one of us will die. I will kill you, or die trying." Toko said coldly, she then walked away.
For what seemed like hours, Soujiro stared into the depths of the swirling water. The trees swaying, leaves rustling, a gurgling stream, birds happily chirping........... *How ironic* Soujiro laughed mentally, *that with all of the beauty of nature today, this had to happen*
Toko's words, and her slap had woke him up. He had been in a tortured dream, full of blood and killing, until he felt the slap and heard her screaming. It was too late to take back what he had said. (AN: Soujiro was insane...until Toko slapped him....soemthing like that ^^;;)
Now he truly had noone/nothing left. His one and only friend was gone. Still wondering if he should kill himself or not, Soujiro decided against it. *Before Toko left, she hadnt wanted me to die......I might as well respect her last wish when she was still my friend.....* He thought tiredly as he slowly walked back to the Kamiya Dojo.
~Kamiya Dojo~
A worried Yahiko saw the dripping young man come through the doors of the dojo. "MEGUMI!!! Soujiro's back!!!" Yahiko yelled. Megumi came rushing out, ready to tend his wounds. "Soujiro-san!! How did you get so wet?" Megumi cried as she walked over to Soujiro, ready to look for wounds.
Soujiro brushed her aside. "I am not hurt." He said hoarsely. *Liar......you are hurt......but not physically.....my heart seems torn to pieces........like a part of me has left.......I....for the first time since Shishio took me in..........feel alone....* He thought to himself.
"Where is Toko?" He asked. (AN: i didnt want to say 'where is toko' in japanese otherwise it would be soemthing like 'toko doko desuka?' ......that sounded weird......it rhymes!! ^_^0) "Toko? I didnt see her come in...." Megumi said hesitantly. Soujiro rushed to his room, as he flung open the door, he saw that his room had a wet water trail coming from the window. Toko's clothes and stuff were gone.
Megumi and Yahiko stared as Soujiro ran to his room. Yahiko looked at Megumi. "Megumi......is that really Soujiro?" Yahiko stuttered. "I...think so.....but without his smile....he seems so different....." Megumi said quietly. "Something has happened to them." "Them?" Yahiko said with his confused expression. "Soujiro and Toko.....what happened?" Megumi whispered to the sky.
~1 day later~ "I am leaving." Soujiro announced with a slight smile. Ever since yesterday, Soujiro had not been able to smile.....his widest grin was just a slight smile. His eyes without emotion, without life, he bowed and left. "Matte..." Kaoru cried out. Soujiro ignored her and slowly stumbled out of the dojo. Kenshin said nothing, his eyes narrowed.
Soujiro walked through a dark alley, making his way to the next town. Keeping his slight smile, his dark eyes, now without the innocent sparkle, narrowed. "Come out" He said solemnly, his tone and his eyes contradicting his soft smile.
The figure walked out from behind the shadows. "Soujiro, what happened." The figure half-demanded half-asked. "Nandemonai" Soujiro said stubbornly. "Tell me" The figure commanded, his dark violet eyes narrowing. "I see through your eyes......that something had emotionally caused a deep and fatal blow to your soul. You are hurt and tormented, deep inside." The figure said again, his voice getting deeper.
Soujiro gave a harsh laugh. "Shishio was right....your technique to see peoples emotions......but unfortunately, what has happened has nothing to do with you, Battousai." Kenshin stepped into the light. "Where is Toko?" "Wakaranai (I dont know).......but next time we meet.....I will die." Soujiro said. His voice dripped with hurt and regret......even more than when he admitted he cared about everyone he killed......and more soul shattering than when he was yelling "help" in teh raining sky teh day his family tried to kill him. What was left of his smile slowly disappeared. *Next time we meet.......I know I will die.......because....I know that no matter what happens......I cannot hurt her.......*
*I....I can't let down my barrier......I cant let him see my emotions.........he will know how i feel......I dont want anyone to know how i feel.....except for the one who has been through horrors like me.......except for the one who has been there by my side......except for the one i have hurt........except for Toko* He thought miserably.
With a heart wrenching sob, Soujiro used Shukuchi and ran past Kenshin. He ran out of town, he ran until he was too tired to even stand. He collapsed on the ground, in a quiet meadow with noone around him for miles. There he sobbed, sobbed until he had no more tears.
Kenshin stood in the alley, thinking. *Soujiro seemed so......conflicted......he said he would die the next time he met Toko....what did it mean?*
~2 months later~ ~Kamiya Dojo~
"BUSU BUSU!!!" Teased Yahiko. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT YOU BRAT!!" screeched Kaoru as she chased him around. "Maa, maa" Kenshin said with a slight sweatdrop as he tried to calm down the two.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Kenshin opened the door. There, a familiar figure stood. She was in foreign, but asian clothing, and her long hair was twined in a long ponytail that swirled around her, like a long writhing dragon.
"Long time no see, Kenshin" The girl said as she looked up at him. Kenshin stood for a while, unable to say anything when....... Kaoru and Yahiko popped out. "Whose at the door?" Kaoru asked. Her eyes lit up. "AH! TOKO!! I haven't seen you in a while!!" "I can't wait to eat whatever you cook this time Toko!!" Yahiko yelled happily. "Oro....come in" Kenshin said as he ushered the girl into the dojo. Toko hadn't changed so much in the past three months.....physically she was still the same...but emotionally......she was an entirely different person.
"Toko!! Where Sou- *mmph!!*" Kenshins hand clamped over Kaoru's mouth as he smiled and directed Toko to her room. He directed her to Soujiro's old room. Toko took the room next to it. "If you need anything.....just call out" Kenshin said. "Hai....arigatou" Toko said quietly, her smile not reaching her eyes.
Toko's eyes, once alive with passion, innocence, and life, was now dull and hardened. Kenshin bowed and left. Halfway across the hall he was attacked by a giant frying pan. "OROOOoooooooooooooo" Kenshin gurgled as he lay on teh floor, twitching. "KENSHIN!! Why did you stop me from asking Toko about Sou-kun?!" Kaoru demanded. "Now that i think about it.....Toko seems changed....shes more quiet and reserved....." Yahiko wondered aloud. "She has been training." Interrupted Kenshin. Two pairs of eyes stared at him, beggin for an explanation.
"She has been training emotionally.....hardening and not allowing anyone to see through her anymore. She had been emotionally hurt.....and she is determined not to let it happen again." Kenshin said seriously. "So something happened between them......." Kaoru said understandingly....
"They broke up" The 3 pairs of eyes looks up and saw.......Sano, casually munching on a fish bone. "What do you mean?" Yahiko asked confusingly. "Young children shouldnt know about these things yet!" Kaoru said authoratively. "Im not a child...busu!!" Yahiko said angrily, earning a bump on his head from Kaoru's bokken.
"Anyway......see.....Toko and Soujiro were probably having an affair.....and then Soujiro or Toko's ex found out.....and then they ran away......then they came here and then......!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sano managed to stutter before a hand came up and punched him hard on the side of his head, knocking him unconscious.
"Temme...(bastard)....dont make up stories.....especially with *him* in it" Toko seethed, with an eery but grim smile. Anyone would've thought that Toko hated Soujiro....but Kenshin.....experienced in reading emotions........saw a flicker of......sadness? hurt? But definitely..........betrayal.
The kenshingumi was silent as she walked past them. The silence was disrupted as a laughing blonde girl bumped into Toko. Hikari rubbed her head and looked up, her eyes widening with recognition. "O!! You're that nice lady that saved me from Hiro!!" Hikari squealed as she jumped up and hugged the startled Toko. "Arigatou arigatou arigatou" Hikari said over and over again.
Toko's cold face took on a different mask. This mask was warm, smiling, and friendly. She seemed like her old self again, but her eyes were still dull, hardened, and emotionless. "So you live here now?" Toko said kindly. "Iie.....I live with Tsubame and Tae and I work at the Akabeko!!" Hikari said cheerfully. "Im just here to see my Yahiko-chan!!" She said again, attaching herself to Yahiko. "Oi....first Megumi to Kenshin.....now Hikari to Yahiko?" Toko said amusedly.
Still shocked by the sudden change in Toko's face, the Kenshingumi just stared, except for Yahiko....who was busy trying to yank Hikari off him. "HIKARI!!!" Tsubame said as she rushed in. "Hikari!! Where are yo...EEP!!" Tsubame gasped at the sight of Hikari and Yahiko. "Ano....I didnt know you were doing anything....gomen!!" Tsubame said hurriedly before rushing out.
"Tsubame!!! It's not what you think!!" Yahiko said as he ran after her...with Hikari clinging to his feet. Everyone in the room sweatdropped. "Tsk tsk...........Yahiko....2 girls.......at his age......" Sano shook his head. Everyone fell to the floor, twitching.
~Night~ Toko made riceballs. The rice was........brown...and looked burnt. Yahiko just dove in and ate. "OISHIIII!!" He managed to mutter between munches as he ate. "No matter how many times i see the food taht Toko-san cooks......i can never just eat it without thinking it was poisoned....." Sano muttered. He received dozens of burnt rice balls thrown at his face.
~Later that night~ Toko sat on her futon, wearing a yukata. She looked up at the moon and remembered the night Soujiro was sitting up in the tree, singing with his gentle and soothing voice. A teardrop fell from her face. *Soujiro........why........* Today was the day they had parted. She swore to herself she would forget about him.......but everywhere she went.....she saw him. She saw his face, she heard his voice, she felt his hands on hers... Toko shook her head. She shouldn't be thinking about someone who had betrayed her trust....and yet....she couldnt help it....
AN: er....end of chappie.....i only made it 8 pages this time to test out if teh formatting will be better.....so hmm....the ficcie getting angsty again..... *shniffles* poor toko....poor soujiro......will they ever get back together?! Readers: *whisper* they were never together Author: eh?? Ooooo i forgot....^^;; well they will be!! Uh oh....too much information.....cant let readers know!! *runs away*
OOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ppl.....no flames puhleeze!!! ^________________^
Disclaimer: i dont own RK yaddi yaddi yadda
Phruit: oi....CALM...so many comments....^^;;.....i personally think Misao is a very unique character.....but i didnt want this ficcie to end up being a soujiro+misao ficcie and i wanted my character to be different from other RK characters......and thankies for the yukata info......im saved!! ^______^ and cook...cooker....i like saying cooker....^^ yes i am weird.....er....the AN notes werent disrupting the sentences.....but after i uploaded the ficcie to ff.net....my formatting went crazy!! So once again...sorry for teh formatting!! The whole thing just messes up I upload the chapter....and......art? ascii art? Eh??? *no idea wat phruit talking bout* if your talking about the piccie in chapter one.....its not ascii art......i got it from a ragnarok website....i didnt draw it myself or anything like that....
Linda velasquez: hmm...katanas? I thought those were swords.....^_^0 but anyhooo....thankies for your comments! ^^
????: im writing im writing!! *hurries up and type* i might not be able to make as many chappies because of.........skool -_- i got tough teachers this year...(EVIL EVIL EVIL TEACHERS) ^_______^0
AN: some advice....to make the ficcie seem.......more emotional.....listen to sad music like... Frozen - Madonna Or slow music...eh...sorta...like these:
Gravity of Love - Enigma Silence - Sarah McLachlan
"Don't Care"
Toko woke up, her thoughts full of blood. She had a piercing headache and she took several deep breaths. *Did.....did Sou-chan just.........do that?* Toko wondered, still thinking about the massacre. *He was......no.....he seemed......merciless....cruel.....unforgiving......and....and his eyes.......so....cold....unreal.....his thoughts......hidden somewhere deep within him......* "Was that why he was feared by others? How he got the reputation of a guiltless killer? No...it can't be....the other times he fought.....he was smiling......but this time.....his mouth was turned down, in revenge? Hate? What had caused him to be so worked up?" She thought aloud. She washed up by the stream, and walked, following the path of the stream.
Suddenly, she heard mumbling. No, it was wailing. Anguished cries, full of guilt, remorse, and regret. There was something very familiar about that voice...... Toko gasped. As she walked closer to the sound, she noticed a hunched blue form, huddled in the stream. *SOU-CHAN!!* Her mind screamed.
She splashed across the stream towards her friend, and placed her arms around him, hoping to comfort him. Soujiro just whimpered and pulled away, his face in a strange mask. *The mask he wears, it is....different.....he still has a smile, but it has changed......* Toko thought distractedly. (AN: think when Shishio was about to kill Soujiro as a child.....Soujiro had dat creepy laugh....) Soujiro's eyes were widened and his pupils dilated to a mere line. He was taking ragged breaths as he sobbed, ducking himself into the stream from time to time, as if to wash away something hidden on him.
"Soujiro!! Daijobu??" Toko said frantically. She walked towards him again. Soujiro backed away. "Chi...chi!!! All of the blood!! I cant wash it away....go away go away!!" Soujiro said in a strangled yell.
(i think 'chi' means blood....cuz i was watching 'Spirited Away' by the Totoro director...and the girl Sen said 'Chi' and the subtitles said "blood")
"Sou.....chan" Toko said, her eyes widening in realization. *He has been on the brink of insanity for years....all of the killing, starting from his childhood, till now, has been building in guilt inside of him, he had been holding it in....and it has been pushing him to insanity.....this massacre.....might have pushed him over the edge......*
Soujiro once again dunked himself into the water.... Toko watched him, waiting for him to resurface. Time passed....Soujiro still hadn't gone up. Toko, panic rising within her, reached over to where he had dunked himself. She fished around until she felt the collar of his shirt. She used all her strength and pulled him up. Struggling, and almost unconscious, Soujiro weakly cried out "Let me go!!" "Naze?" Toko demanded. "I dont deserve to live anymore! I dont want to live anymore!! I've got nothing left but my guilt and all of the blood!!"
Toko's eyes widened. *Don't.....Don't I count as someone? Wasn't I someone that you had left?* She thought as she winced in pain. Her heart seemed to shatter in a thousand little shards.
Toko slapped him, with all her strength. Soujiro toppled back into the water, his eyes widening and his hand on the red mark on his cheek. "DONT YOU DARE SAY YOU HAVE NO ONE LEFT! DON'T I COUNT AS SOMEONE?!" Toko yelled, in tears. She took a deep breath, calming herself. "If you go, I won't have anyone left, and I will never forgive you. I will track you down to hell" Toko seethed.
Soujiro was silent; hand still on his cheek. He just looked at the water, in deep thought. He wasnt smiling, but then again, Toko wasn't either. They had both tossed their masks away when they were yelling.
*He....doesnt count me as anyone? Does he even care?* Toko wondered with resentment. *Could it be.....he was acting the whole time? He never cared about me.....maybe I was just a nuisance the whole time....* Toko's heart seemed to be ripped away from her; hidden emotional scars reopening.
"So....you're just like him." She said grimly over the silence. Soujiro looked up. *Him?* Toko gave another eery laugh. "Heh, I should've known not to trust anyone.....I should've learned my lesson then....but your act was too convincing." Toko started to walk back towards land. (AN: She was still in the stream with Soujiro) She suddenly stopped. "Seta-san, I hope we will never meet again, for next time, one of us will die. I will kill you, or die trying." Toko said coldly, she then walked away.
For what seemed like hours, Soujiro stared into the depths of the swirling water. The trees swaying, leaves rustling, a gurgling stream, birds happily chirping........... *How ironic* Soujiro laughed mentally, *that with all of the beauty of nature today, this had to happen*
Toko's words, and her slap had woke him up. He had been in a tortured dream, full of blood and killing, until he felt the slap and heard her screaming. It was too late to take back what he had said. (AN: Soujiro was insane...until Toko slapped him....soemthing like that ^^;;)
Now he truly had noone/nothing left. His one and only friend was gone. Still wondering if he should kill himself or not, Soujiro decided against it. *Before Toko left, she hadnt wanted me to die......I might as well respect her last wish when she was still my friend.....* He thought tiredly as he slowly walked back to the Kamiya Dojo.
~Kamiya Dojo~
A worried Yahiko saw the dripping young man come through the doors of the dojo. "MEGUMI!!! Soujiro's back!!!" Yahiko yelled. Megumi came rushing out, ready to tend his wounds. "Soujiro-san!! How did you get so wet?" Megumi cried as she walked over to Soujiro, ready to look for wounds.
Soujiro brushed her aside. "I am not hurt." He said hoarsely. *Liar......you are hurt......but not physically.....my heart seems torn to pieces........like a part of me has left.......I....for the first time since Shishio took me in..........feel alone....* He thought to himself.
"Where is Toko?" He asked. (AN: i didnt want to say 'where is toko' in japanese otherwise it would be soemthing like 'toko doko desuka?' ......that sounded weird......it rhymes!! ^_^0) "Toko? I didnt see her come in...." Megumi said hesitantly. Soujiro rushed to his room, as he flung open the door, he saw that his room had a wet water trail coming from the window. Toko's clothes and stuff were gone.
Megumi and Yahiko stared as Soujiro ran to his room. Yahiko looked at Megumi. "Megumi......is that really Soujiro?" Yahiko stuttered. "I...think so.....but without his smile....he seems so different....." Megumi said quietly. "Something has happened to them." "Them?" Yahiko said with his confused expression. "Soujiro and Toko.....what happened?" Megumi whispered to the sky.
~1 day later~ "I am leaving." Soujiro announced with a slight smile. Ever since yesterday, Soujiro had not been able to smile.....his widest grin was just a slight smile. His eyes without emotion, without life, he bowed and left. "Matte..." Kaoru cried out. Soujiro ignored her and slowly stumbled out of the dojo. Kenshin said nothing, his eyes narrowed.
Soujiro walked through a dark alley, making his way to the next town. Keeping his slight smile, his dark eyes, now without the innocent sparkle, narrowed. "Come out" He said solemnly, his tone and his eyes contradicting his soft smile.
The figure walked out from behind the shadows. "Soujiro, what happened." The figure half-demanded half-asked. "Nandemonai" Soujiro said stubbornly. "Tell me" The figure commanded, his dark violet eyes narrowing. "I see through your eyes......that something had emotionally caused a deep and fatal blow to your soul. You are hurt and tormented, deep inside." The figure said again, his voice getting deeper.
Soujiro gave a harsh laugh. "Shishio was right....your technique to see peoples emotions......but unfortunately, what has happened has nothing to do with you, Battousai." Kenshin stepped into the light. "Where is Toko?" "Wakaranai (I dont know).......but next time we meet.....I will die." Soujiro said. His voice dripped with hurt and regret......even more than when he admitted he cared about everyone he killed......and more soul shattering than when he was yelling "help" in teh raining sky teh day his family tried to kill him. What was left of his smile slowly disappeared. *Next time we meet.......I know I will die.......because....I know that no matter what happens......I cannot hurt her.......*
*I....I can't let down my barrier......I cant let him see my emotions.........he will know how i feel......I dont want anyone to know how i feel.....except for the one who has been through horrors like me.......except for the one who has been there by my side......except for the one i have hurt........except for Toko* He thought miserably.
With a heart wrenching sob, Soujiro used Shukuchi and ran past Kenshin. He ran out of town, he ran until he was too tired to even stand. He collapsed on the ground, in a quiet meadow with noone around him for miles. There he sobbed, sobbed until he had no more tears.
Kenshin stood in the alley, thinking. *Soujiro seemed so......conflicted......he said he would die the next time he met Toko....what did it mean?*
~2 months later~ ~Kamiya Dojo~
"BUSU BUSU!!!" Teased Yahiko. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT YOU BRAT!!" screeched Kaoru as she chased him around. "Maa, maa" Kenshin said with a slight sweatdrop as he tried to calm down the two.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Kenshin opened the door. There, a familiar figure stood. She was in foreign, but asian clothing, and her long hair was twined in a long ponytail that swirled around her, like a long writhing dragon.
"Long time no see, Kenshin" The girl said as she looked up at him. Kenshin stood for a while, unable to say anything when....... Kaoru and Yahiko popped out. "Whose at the door?" Kaoru asked. Her eyes lit up. "AH! TOKO!! I haven't seen you in a while!!" "I can't wait to eat whatever you cook this time Toko!!" Yahiko yelled happily. "Oro....come in" Kenshin said as he ushered the girl into the dojo. Toko hadn't changed so much in the past three months.....physically she was still the same...but emotionally......she was an entirely different person.
"Toko!! Where Sou- *mmph!!*" Kenshins hand clamped over Kaoru's mouth as he smiled and directed Toko to her room. He directed her to Soujiro's old room. Toko took the room next to it. "If you need anything.....just call out" Kenshin said. "Hai....arigatou" Toko said quietly, her smile not reaching her eyes.
Toko's eyes, once alive with passion, innocence, and life, was now dull and hardened. Kenshin bowed and left. Halfway across the hall he was attacked by a giant frying pan. "OROOOoooooooooooooo" Kenshin gurgled as he lay on teh floor, twitching. "KENSHIN!! Why did you stop me from asking Toko about Sou-kun?!" Kaoru demanded. "Now that i think about it.....Toko seems changed....shes more quiet and reserved....." Yahiko wondered aloud. "She has been training." Interrupted Kenshin. Two pairs of eyes stared at him, beggin for an explanation.
"She has been training emotionally.....hardening and not allowing anyone to see through her anymore. She had been emotionally hurt.....and she is determined not to let it happen again." Kenshin said seriously. "So something happened between them......." Kaoru said understandingly....
"They broke up" The 3 pairs of eyes looks up and saw.......Sano, casually munching on a fish bone. "What do you mean?" Yahiko asked confusingly. "Young children shouldnt know about these things yet!" Kaoru said authoratively. "Im not a child...busu!!" Yahiko said angrily, earning a bump on his head from Kaoru's bokken.
"Anyway......see.....Toko and Soujiro were probably having an affair.....and then Soujiro or Toko's ex found out.....and then they ran away......then they came here and then......!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sano managed to stutter before a hand came up and punched him hard on the side of his head, knocking him unconscious.
"Temme...(bastard)....dont make up stories.....especially with *him* in it" Toko seethed, with an eery but grim smile. Anyone would've thought that Toko hated Soujiro....but Kenshin.....experienced in reading emotions........saw a flicker of......sadness? hurt? But definitely..........betrayal.
The kenshingumi was silent as she walked past them. The silence was disrupted as a laughing blonde girl bumped into Toko. Hikari rubbed her head and looked up, her eyes widening with recognition. "O!! You're that nice lady that saved me from Hiro!!" Hikari squealed as she jumped up and hugged the startled Toko. "Arigatou arigatou arigatou" Hikari said over and over again.
Toko's cold face took on a different mask. This mask was warm, smiling, and friendly. She seemed like her old self again, but her eyes were still dull, hardened, and emotionless. "So you live here now?" Toko said kindly. "Iie.....I live with Tsubame and Tae and I work at the Akabeko!!" Hikari said cheerfully. "Im just here to see my Yahiko-chan!!" She said again, attaching herself to Yahiko. "Oi....first Megumi to Kenshin.....now Hikari to Yahiko?" Toko said amusedly.
Still shocked by the sudden change in Toko's face, the Kenshingumi just stared, except for Yahiko....who was busy trying to yank Hikari off him. "HIKARI!!!" Tsubame said as she rushed in. "Hikari!! Where are yo...EEP!!" Tsubame gasped at the sight of Hikari and Yahiko. "Ano....I didnt know you were doing anything....gomen!!" Tsubame said hurriedly before rushing out.
"Tsubame!!! It's not what you think!!" Yahiko said as he ran after her...with Hikari clinging to his feet. Everyone in the room sweatdropped. "Tsk tsk...........Yahiko....2 girls.......at his age......" Sano shook his head. Everyone fell to the floor, twitching.
~Night~ Toko made riceballs. The rice was........brown...and looked burnt. Yahiko just dove in and ate. "OISHIIII!!" He managed to mutter between munches as he ate. "No matter how many times i see the food taht Toko-san cooks......i can never just eat it without thinking it was poisoned....." Sano muttered. He received dozens of burnt rice balls thrown at his face.
~Later that night~ Toko sat on her futon, wearing a yukata. She looked up at the moon and remembered the night Soujiro was sitting up in the tree, singing with his gentle and soothing voice. A teardrop fell from her face. *Soujiro........why........* Today was the day they had parted. She swore to herself she would forget about him.......but everywhere she went.....she saw him. She saw his face, she heard his voice, she felt his hands on hers... Toko shook her head. She shouldn't be thinking about someone who had betrayed her trust....and yet....she couldnt help it....
AN: er....end of chappie.....i only made it 8 pages this time to test out if teh formatting will be better.....so hmm....the ficcie getting angsty again..... *shniffles* poor toko....poor soujiro......will they ever get back together?! Readers: *whisper* they were never together Author: eh?? Ooooo i forgot....^^;; well they will be!! Uh oh....too much information.....cant let readers know!! *runs away*
OOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ppl.....no flames puhleeze!!! ^________________^
