Also I'm celebrating my second flame on this story from... Tittacs. If you want to what she said then go to my reviews and read it. And if you want to know my response the read the shout out list.
Run Away
Part 9
Once Kaoru finished her flashback she said, "You know I never told you I enjoyed that kiss." "Did you really?" Nadondi asked as he started to blush as they walked to Grandma Nada's room.
Kaoru nodded which made Nadondi blush even harder. Then they came to a door.
Nadondi slowly opened the door. On her mat was an old looking Nada. She looked up and her face lit completely up.
"Oh Kaoru dear is that really you?" She asked, her voice filled with hope.
"Yes Wise Eyes it's me." Kaoru said as she rushed to Nada's side and gave her a hug. How long she had dreamed of being in her warm mother-like embrace for so very long.
Nadondi who was still at the doorway leaned on the frame smiling.
'My family.' He thought. All the women he had grown up around were reunited at long last except for one.
All the sudden the bush far behind shook. Nadondi looked over his shoulder, but saw nothing.
"Is something the matter Nadondi?" Nada asked concerned.
"No." He answered quickly. He returned his gaze to them.
"Are you sure?" Kaoru asked her sapphire eyes drowningwith worry.Nadondi nodded in response.
Taking his word for it, Nada and Kaoru quickly became once again engrossed in a fit of conversation.
'I know someone was out there, but who?' Nadondi questioned in his head, looking at the spot he heard the noise from out the corner of his eyes.
Just then another sound came up. The snap of a twig.
Once again Nadondi turned around to find only air, bushes and trees. Slowly he turned his gaze back to his family, but now he kept his ears alert for any new sound.
Meanwhile back at the dojo...
Tokio and Misao come back to the dojo. As well as Kenshin's teacher Hiko.
Kenshin, Hiko, Aioshi, Saitou, Tokio, Megumi, and Sanosuke sat in the main room discussing where Kaoru may have gone. Yahiko and Misao on the other hand were busy on their on.
Busy as in Yahiko running from a knife throwing, head kicking and screeching Misao.
"How dare you lie to me about Kaoru! Get back here!" Misao shouted. "Leave me alone you stupid, ugly, crazy girl!" Yahiko yelled back.
"And just who the hell are you calling crazy and ugly!" Misao yelled.
"AHHH!" Yahiko screamed as about 10 to 15 knives just barely missed him. "What the heck! Are you trying to kill me!" Yahiko yelled as rage started to consume him. "Maybe... maybe not." Misao said innocently.
Megumi shut the slid door close, blocking the side show outside.
"Thank goodness. It was getting real noisy out here." Sano said leaning back against the wall.
"So Kaoru's missing." Tokio said thoughtfully as she passed out hot tea. "Yep. And some stupid goof just put her life in danger too." Sano added. "Well what are we sitting around for? We have to find her!" Megumi exclaimed.
"But we don't even know where to start looking so it would be senseless to just start going aimlessly around Japan." Tokio reasoned soothingly.
Silence fell over everyone.
"Well we have to do something." Sano inquired trying to defend Megumi. Everyone fell silent again.
Never before hadSano stuck up forMegumi besides the time when they first meet. Even people who just meet them know that Sanosuke rarely stuck up for her.
"Know what's this? You're actually sticking up for me?" Megumi asked confused.
All eyes were on him.
'Well damn! Everyone doesn't have to stare at me!' Sano yelled in his head.
"No I'm not. I just agree with your motive. We do have to do something." Sano quickly lied and luckily pulled it off.
"Oh." Megumi just stated simply. For once maybe she was disappointed in his answer.
Fact was she wanted him to defend her. She didn't know why or when, but she was becoming very attracted to Sano lately and fighting and arguing with him were one of her favorite pass times. Though once... just this one time she wished he had defended her.
Hiko, Aioshi, Kenshin, and Saitou quickly caught on to Megumi's disappointment and Sano's lie.
Fact was they could pull that I'm okay voice with other people, butwhen you listen carefully as an expert in feeling then you can kindda tell when othersare lying about how they feel or why they did something.
"Well we actually think that we may have a lead." Aioshi replied gaining everyone's attention.
Kenshin got up and flipped over the two out of three paintings that just happened to be the one's from before. One of the paintings was a portrait of the creek where Nadondi and Kaoru shared their first kiss.
In that picture towards the front there were little leaves that ebbed away near about an inch way from the canvas. It was like someone was peering at the 9 year old Kaoru and the 10 year old Nadondi eating some sort of round fruit on the bank of the creek. In the other picture it was a painting of the dojo itself from the gates on back. It looked like a complete camera photo of the place. Every little detail about the portrait made it stand out so significantly.
"Wow!" Tokio mused.
"Now that's what I call art." Hiko said equally fascinated at the marvelous sight. But no one got to marvel to long at the painting because of a loud disruption from outside.
"Aww! Why you bitch!" Yahiko hollered angrily. "Ahh! Who the hell are you calling a bitch! Ouch!" Misao retorted.
"I was talking to you unless you're deaf or something." Yahiko voiced ranged.
A/N- Nothing really to say down here except please review. After chapter ten since I've seen how short my chapters really are they need to be longer. So if I get at least 30 or more reviews then chapters 11 and up will be so much longer I PROMISE! But you got to do your part and meet me half way there and review now.
Shout Out! List
I would like to shout out to...
Mav1- (Thanx so much for caring. :sobs: Now I know why I put you number 2 on my fav reviewer list in my bio. Glad you likey),
ShilviGrl/Amyjencl- (Glad you likey),
ToHeLlWithThEnIcKs- (Sorry!o Glad you likey),
Kerei-Misao- (Hey a new name. Hope you continue to review me. And I know about those chapters. frickin messed them up. But needless to say glad you likey),
Tittacs- (First off this is a damn fanfiction. How can you be that damn dense. And yes my story does make sense. Just not to you. And finally my fanfic doesn't need your fucking pity so step the fuck off. If my fanfic or I wanted your pity we would have taken it then thrown it at your face or stomped on it. But seeing as how many reviews I got saying they actually like this I don't care about your little flame. But thanx for reviewing me all in all. )
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