--blahblahtalkandstuff--: Means people are thinking to themselves. Disclaimer: I don't own Kenshin or any other anime; plz don't sue me. Have a nice day. That's all I gotta' say.
ThE tHrEaT
Chapter 2.
No matter how hard Suzume tried, she could not sleep well that night. Counting sheep didn't work. It reminded her of animals which made her think of pigs. She was so jealous of her good-looking sister; so insecure.
The next morning came too quickly. Suzume only got a couple f hours of sleep, but since she couldn't leave the dojo, maybe she'd be able to rest. She put her hands under her head and then her stomach growled. There went that idea.
She heard Kenshin humming while taking the laundry out. She opened her door and peeked through. He dropped a sock on the ground and bent to pick it up. Just then an arrow hit the wall behind him. –I'll bet he heard that arrow coming! He dropped the sock on purpose. – Suzume guessed and closed the door.
Kenshin compared the arrows and knew they were the same. He'd have to check out some archery places, perhaps. After he put the laundry down, he knocked on Suzume's door. She opened it up and allowed him to enter. He felt sorry for the girl, but what else could he do about it?
"I have a few places to go today, so I'm going to stop by Aoshi's home to tell him what's going on."
Suzume's head jerked up. "No, don't tell Aoshi!" Kenshin stared at her. "I mean, Sanosuke is closer, right?"
"Is something the matter with telling Aoshi?"
Suzume paled visibly. "Please don't tell him yet, Uncle Kenny, please?" She pleaded with puppy dog eyes. He nodded his head and she smiled with relief.
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At Sano's::
"You think this guy is after little Suzume? How can she be getting herself into trouble like this? It's not like she's Yahiko." Sanosuke laughed and Megumi elbowed him.
"I don't have time today, but tomorrow I'm going to get Saitou to help me out. Maybe we can gather up some clues from there." Kenshin stood after finishing his tea.
"Yeah, sure thing, Kenshin. I'd be happy to look after the little rascal."
"Sanosuke!" Megumi whispered harshly.
Kenshin just smiled and said goodbye to finish his errands. He needed to buy some breakfast for tomorrow and it was late already.
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Suzume put on a dark green cloak over her clothes and crept silently out the door. If she was fast, she could make it to Misao's and Aoshi's house and back before anyone noticed she was gone. Although Kenshin had told her to stay in the dojo, and the note said people were keeping a close watch on her, she just had to know.
"I must know," she declared out loud. She felt her wooden sword at her side and relaxed a bit and started off.
Suzume ran as fast as she could. After seven minutes, she took a break. "I need more exercise...." she gasped for breath. Twenty minutes later, she made it to her destination point. Unfortunately, she wasn't sure her plan would work.
She toyed with her brown hair. "I can't just go up and ask, 'Hey, Mr. Shinomori, are you and Mr. Saitou planning something against Kenshin? Oh, you are? Okay, I just wanted to be sure'."
Shoes scraped against gravel and Suzume panicked and jumped into some bushes out of sight. Saitou! The door to the house opened and Aoshi came out alone to speak with him. There was something being said about a plan and Kenshin.
"The Battousai will never see it coming!" Aoshi smirked.
Suzume put her hand to her mouth and went a ways around the house. She wanted to know what Misao knew about this. The girl's stomach sank when she didn't locate her. A sickening thought seeped into her mind. What if—?
THUD! Suzume landed face first into the ground. She supposed everyone could call her a cow for eating grass. There were more important things to worry about than what everyone thought of her—like who had just jumped her?
"Stand up slowly," The voice ordered in a whisper. Suzume complied and stood to her feet. The person yanked her hood back and gasped. "Suzume, is that you??"
The girl's heart pounded. "Please don't hurt me Misao, I didn't hear a word they said."
Misao sighed. ""Does anyone know you're out here at this time of night dressed in that attire? What are you talking about?"
Suzume ignored the first question. "You wouldn't do anything to hurt Kenshin, would you?"
"No, but what does that have to—"
"I overheard Saitou and Aoshi planning an ambush against Kenshin and I came to find out if it were true."
"Where did you hear them talking?"
"Kenshin took me with him to Saitou's work and I heard them there. I looked for proof, but didn't find any against them or for them." She then told how someone had tried to kill her and Kenshin. "Does Aoshi know how to use a bow and arrow?"
Misao nodded absently. "Lots of people know how though. They aren't planning anything against Kenshin." She assured.
"Then why is Saitou here?"
Misao blinked. "I never heard him knock."
"He didn't. Aoshi came out to meet him."
Misao sighed. "Suzume, you have nothing to be worried about. They aren't going to hurt Kenshin and they certainly aren't going to harm you. We'll just see if he's here though."
They went around to the front of the house and sure enough, Saitou and Aoshi were standing on the steps talking. Suzume shivered just seeing them. After Saitou left and Aoshi went inside, Misao reassured Suzume that it was probably her imagination. Suzume thanked Misao and set off home. She didn't believe her though.
Misao went back inside and closed the door behind her. "Where did you go?" Aoshi asked from behind.
"I went out to get some fresh air. You know, the strangest thing, I thought I heard Saitou outside. Did he stop by?"
"No, not that I know of. You must have been hearing things." He went to get a glass of water.
Misao gulped. –He just lied to my face! –
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(Singsong voice) Read and review, that's all you gotta' do! It's not that hard and I can't think of anything that would rhyme with hard that would fit this stupid song so I think I'll quit babbling so you people won't get mad.
ThE tHrEaT
Chapter 2.
No matter how hard Suzume tried, she could not sleep well that night. Counting sheep didn't work. It reminded her of animals which made her think of pigs. She was so jealous of her good-looking sister; so insecure.
The next morning came too quickly. Suzume only got a couple f hours of sleep, but since she couldn't leave the dojo, maybe she'd be able to rest. She put her hands under her head and then her stomach growled. There went that idea.
She heard Kenshin humming while taking the laundry out. She opened her door and peeked through. He dropped a sock on the ground and bent to pick it up. Just then an arrow hit the wall behind him. –I'll bet he heard that arrow coming! He dropped the sock on purpose. – Suzume guessed and closed the door.
Kenshin compared the arrows and knew they were the same. He'd have to check out some archery places, perhaps. After he put the laundry down, he knocked on Suzume's door. She opened it up and allowed him to enter. He felt sorry for the girl, but what else could he do about it?
"I have a few places to go today, so I'm going to stop by Aoshi's home to tell him what's going on."
Suzume's head jerked up. "No, don't tell Aoshi!" Kenshin stared at her. "I mean, Sanosuke is closer, right?"
"Is something the matter with telling Aoshi?"
Suzume paled visibly. "Please don't tell him yet, Uncle Kenny, please?" She pleaded with puppy dog eyes. He nodded his head and she smiled with relief.
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At Sano's::
"You think this guy is after little Suzume? How can she be getting herself into trouble like this? It's not like she's Yahiko." Sanosuke laughed and Megumi elbowed him.
"I don't have time today, but tomorrow I'm going to get Saitou to help me out. Maybe we can gather up some clues from there." Kenshin stood after finishing his tea.
"Yeah, sure thing, Kenshin. I'd be happy to look after the little rascal."
"Sanosuke!" Megumi whispered harshly.
Kenshin just smiled and said goodbye to finish his errands. He needed to buy some breakfast for tomorrow and it was late already.
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Suzume put on a dark green cloak over her clothes and crept silently out the door. If she was fast, she could make it to Misao's and Aoshi's house and back before anyone noticed she was gone. Although Kenshin had told her to stay in the dojo, and the note said people were keeping a close watch on her, she just had to know.
"I must know," she declared out loud. She felt her wooden sword at her side and relaxed a bit and started off.
Suzume ran as fast as she could. After seven minutes, she took a break. "I need more exercise...." she gasped for breath. Twenty minutes later, she made it to her destination point. Unfortunately, she wasn't sure her plan would work.
She toyed with her brown hair. "I can't just go up and ask, 'Hey, Mr. Shinomori, are you and Mr. Saitou planning something against Kenshin? Oh, you are? Okay, I just wanted to be sure'."
Shoes scraped against gravel and Suzume panicked and jumped into some bushes out of sight. Saitou! The door to the house opened and Aoshi came out alone to speak with him. There was something being said about a plan and Kenshin.
"The Battousai will never see it coming!" Aoshi smirked.
Suzume put her hand to her mouth and went a ways around the house. She wanted to know what Misao knew about this. The girl's stomach sank when she didn't locate her. A sickening thought seeped into her mind. What if—?
THUD! Suzume landed face first into the ground. She supposed everyone could call her a cow for eating grass. There were more important things to worry about than what everyone thought of her—like who had just jumped her?
"Stand up slowly," The voice ordered in a whisper. Suzume complied and stood to her feet. The person yanked her hood back and gasped. "Suzume, is that you??"
The girl's heart pounded. "Please don't hurt me Misao, I didn't hear a word they said."
Misao sighed. ""Does anyone know you're out here at this time of night dressed in that attire? What are you talking about?"
Suzume ignored the first question. "You wouldn't do anything to hurt Kenshin, would you?"
"No, but what does that have to—"
"I overheard Saitou and Aoshi planning an ambush against Kenshin and I came to find out if it were true."
"Where did you hear them talking?"
"Kenshin took me with him to Saitou's work and I heard them there. I looked for proof, but didn't find any against them or for them." She then told how someone had tried to kill her and Kenshin. "Does Aoshi know how to use a bow and arrow?"
Misao nodded absently. "Lots of people know how though. They aren't planning anything against Kenshin." She assured.
"Then why is Saitou here?"
Misao blinked. "I never heard him knock."
"He didn't. Aoshi came out to meet him."
Misao sighed. "Suzume, you have nothing to be worried about. They aren't going to hurt Kenshin and they certainly aren't going to harm you. We'll just see if he's here though."
They went around to the front of the house and sure enough, Saitou and Aoshi were standing on the steps talking. Suzume shivered just seeing them. After Saitou left and Aoshi went inside, Misao reassured Suzume that it was probably her imagination. Suzume thanked Misao and set off home. She didn't believe her though.
Misao went back inside and closed the door behind her. "Where did you go?" Aoshi asked from behind.
"I went out to get some fresh air. You know, the strangest thing, I thought I heard Saitou outside. Did he stop by?"
"No, not that I know of. You must have been hearing things." He went to get a glass of water.
Misao gulped. –He just lied to my face! –
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(Singsong voice) Read and review, that's all you gotta' do! It's not that hard and I can't think of anything that would rhyme with hard that would fit this stupid song so I think I'll quit babbling so you people won't get mad.
