December 22, 1854
"Nn?" the girl groaned and Kenshin looked over to her sleeping propped up against the tree, she looked as if she was waking up. He just sat there in front of the fire he had built and prepared the fish he caught earlier that morning. She opened her eyes and looked at Kenshin's gi that he draped over her to act as a blanket and then to Kenshin. She had a confused look in her eyes, as if she had no idea why she was there. But after a couple of seconds of looking at him, he could feel her eyes travel down his body but then quickly looked away. "What, have you never seen a half-naked man before." She blushed slightly, since she was laying under his gi the only clothes he had on was his hakama "Why didn't you kill me?" she asked angrily, ignoring his previous question still looking away seemingly focused on the tough bark of a pine tree. He didn't answer for a moment, taking his time turning the fish over to cook them evenly.
"I honestly don't know, but you should be grateful to me for not killing you." Kenshin took the fish off and laid them on a blanket of leaves. "Here, breakfast." He put the food in front of her and and walked away. "Answer me dammit!!! Why? Why are you being so kind, and even if you are kind don't think it will change the fact that I am going to kill you?!?! You have left me shamed!!!" He just kept walking but then once again ignoring what she said he called behind him, "Stay here, I'll be back." "Where are you going? Wait, it doesn't matter because I don't really care and am going to go soon anyway." He just shrugged and kept walking. "As you wish..."
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Later
Kenshin returned to the spot where he had left the girl. Somewhat surprised, Kenshin saw that she was still there warming up next to a newly built fire. "Here," he said dropping something on her lap, "I don't have much money but I went and bought you some clothes. They are suitable enough." She nodded and looked up at him without the fire in her eyes that had been burning so brightly earlier. There was just emptiness, "I just don't understand you," she quietly whispered up to him. Slowly she then shook her head and got up to put her clothes on. "Turn around and don't look," she demanded of him and he did. "You're way too modest girl."
"At least I'm not like some of the shameless women in Japan today. I'm independent and don't need any man." He almost laughed at that, "It seems that you need me." Slowly he turned around and then felt a hard slap get planted on his cheek. "That was for turning around without me telling you and for being so stupid. Why would you ever think I need you?"
"Because, you didn't leave." That sentence was followed by an uncomfortable silence. "Here's your gi back," she handed it to him and then touched the fabric of the hakama and gi he had given her. "Don't think that you can keep me from killing you with just few cheap gifts. I still want my revenge." Kenshin was startled. She never had mentioned revenge before. He had just assumed that she was after him for money or something. "Revenge for what." "For killing my father, Akira!" she screamed. Tears started spilling from her eyes and she ran away grabbing her sword from the ground without looking back. Kenshin just watched her run away; she was so stupid when it came to life even if she wasn't stupid when it came to fighting with swords. He didn't care if she ever came back, he didn't care that he had killed her father, but he couldn't help but notice that a part of him deep inside left when she ran away.
"Nn?" the girl groaned and Kenshin looked over to her sleeping propped up against the tree, she looked as if she was waking up. He just sat there in front of the fire he had built and prepared the fish he caught earlier that morning. She opened her eyes and looked at Kenshin's gi that he draped over her to act as a blanket and then to Kenshin. She had a confused look in her eyes, as if she had no idea why she was there. But after a couple of seconds of looking at him, he could feel her eyes travel down his body but then quickly looked away. "What, have you never seen a half-naked man before." She blushed slightly, since she was laying under his gi the only clothes he had on was his hakama "Why didn't you kill me?" she asked angrily, ignoring his previous question still looking away seemingly focused on the tough bark of a pine tree. He didn't answer for a moment, taking his time turning the fish over to cook them evenly.
"I honestly don't know, but you should be grateful to me for not killing you." Kenshin took the fish off and laid them on a blanket of leaves. "Here, breakfast." He put the food in front of her and and walked away. "Answer me dammit!!! Why? Why are you being so kind, and even if you are kind don't think it will change the fact that I am going to kill you?!?! You have left me shamed!!!" He just kept walking but then once again ignoring what she said he called behind him, "Stay here, I'll be back." "Where are you going? Wait, it doesn't matter because I don't really care and am going to go soon anyway." He just shrugged and kept walking. "As you wish..."
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Later
Kenshin returned to the spot where he had left the girl. Somewhat surprised, Kenshin saw that she was still there warming up next to a newly built fire. "Here," he said dropping something on her lap, "I don't have much money but I went and bought you some clothes. They are suitable enough." She nodded and looked up at him without the fire in her eyes that had been burning so brightly earlier. There was just emptiness, "I just don't understand you," she quietly whispered up to him. Slowly she then shook her head and got up to put her clothes on. "Turn around and don't look," she demanded of him and he did. "You're way too modest girl."
"At least I'm not like some of the shameless women in Japan today. I'm independent and don't need any man." He almost laughed at that, "It seems that you need me." Slowly he turned around and then felt a hard slap get planted on his cheek. "That was for turning around without me telling you and for being so stupid. Why would you ever think I need you?"
"Because, you didn't leave." That sentence was followed by an uncomfortable silence. "Here's your gi back," she handed it to him and then touched the fabric of the hakama and gi he had given her. "Don't think that you can keep me from killing you with just few cheap gifts. I still want my revenge." Kenshin was startled. She never had mentioned revenge before. He had just assumed that she was after him for money or something. "Revenge for what." "For killing my father, Akira!" she screamed. Tears started spilling from her eyes and she ran away grabbing her sword from the ground without looking back. Kenshin just watched her run away; she was so stupid when it came to life even if she wasn't stupid when it came to fighting with swords. He didn't care if she ever came back, he didn't care that he had killed her father, but he couldn't help but notice that a part of him deep inside left when she ran away.