"This is nothing like Yahiko," said Kenshin after having the door of
Yahiko's room slammed in his face.
Yahiko was still in his bad mood. He had to prove himself better than Sano. He didn't know what she saw in him. He peeked out of his room and saw Sano walking alone without Megumi.
"Where's Megumi?" he asked bitterly.
"She left early this morning. There seems to have been more trouble in town," he said. "I hope this doesn't become to serious." He walked on, his hands up behind his head, humming a bit.
Sano's hope was for nothing. It was serious, and he knew nothing of it.
"Leave me alone!" Megumi yelled.
"I'm not going to hurt you, dear. I'm here to stop you from ruining my plan," a masked man drawled.
"What have I done against you?" she cried, her eyes stinging with tears.
"Takini Megumi, you are helping all of these police, and I just can't have that. I need you out of the way," he said. He pushed her up against the wall.
"And how do you aim to do that?" she said, looking away from his face.
He reached his hand out and caressed her damp cheek. "My dear, you will not be harmed," he whispered.
She looked over at him. His olive eyes were sparkling, and his dark hair was soft and inviting. He jabbed her with a dart in the arm, and she fell into his arms. He snuck out of the clinic, and ran into the forest.
"Where am I?" Megumi demanded, sitting up on a small bed in a run down house.
"My little hide-away, my lovely one," the man said, not looking at her. "You really are lovely, darling,"
She looked down upon herself. "Where are my clothes!"
"You don't need them, dear. You're so much better that way,"
She wrapped herself in a blanket. "Why have you been attacking the police, if I may be so bold to ask?"
"No police, no order. I want that city, I want the power," he said while walking over to her. "And you, you may be my queen, once everything is mine."
"I wouldn't marry you ever. I'd rather die," she said.
"I can have that arranged. But with you gone, the police will die, all of them,"
"You're a monster!"
"Am I?"
There was no answer from Megumi. She drew the blanket around herself tighter.
"Can you explain what happened last night, or should I tell the small child that is making his way here as we speak?"
"You've been spying on me?"
"And hoping for a share of what you give that young bird head, darling,"
"You can go to hell," she whispered maliciously, and revealed her arm. She fell to the bed, knocked out by the drug she had put into herself.
"Megumi, you're passing up an excellent opportunity," he said, putting the blanket over her nicely. He walked outside.
Yahiko was on his way to the clinic. He had to talk to Megumi, and to tell her what he had seen. He walked into the entrance hall and saw a small note on the floor. It was written quickly, and the handwriting was barely legible.
It read: Megumi-san is with me. You have no need to look for her. She is in safe hands. If you come for her she will be slain.
This was his chance. His chance to prove himself to her, that he was better than Sano. He had to find her, and this person's lair. But how? He couldn't take it to Kenshin or he'd have to stay out of the fight. Sano would go himself and get even more of her adoration. He looked outside of the building and saw footprints. He followed them into the forest. He couldn't believe somebody would leave such and obvious trail. He came to a run down shack in a small clearing near a stagnant pool of water. It smelled horrible and the mosquitos were thick in the air. He made his way panting and swatting to the window and saw her inside laying on a bed, asleep.
He had to think of a plan to save her, but nothing was coming. He decided to burst into the house and make it up as he went along, just as Kenshin would.
"And what have we here?" a man asked from behind him. Yahiko saw his reflection in the window and whirled around. "Who are you, Megumi-san's lover? A little bit young, I see. I thought she liked the rooster-haired boy, but," he looked down at Yahiko with a sneer, "you aren't that bad."
"Stay away from her!" he yelled.
"Oh. Fiesty are we?"
"Megumi is the woman I love, and I'm going to protect her no matter what, even if it kills me!"
"That touches me, it really does. But now the feeling is gone," he drew his sword and licked the cold steel blade, "and you will die. And you'll get to fulfill you're little oath, won't that be fun!"
"You're sickening," Yahiko growled.
"Stay still, young one," he said. "Megumi will join you in the bowels of hell soon, anyways."
"Don't you touch her!" he yelled, thrusting his stoled katana into the man's abdomen. "And don't call me young one."
"You really do love her, don't you?" he laughed, blood coming out of his mouth.
He fell to the ground dead. Yahiko was stunned at what he had just done. But now to Megumi. She'd be in awe, a young child saving her under such tight cirrcumstances.
He rushed into the house, and ran to her side. Her face was pale and her breathing was raspy.
"Megumi! Megumi!" Yahiko said, shaking her lightly, trying to wake her.
"Yahiko?" she whispered.
He nodded, trying to look strong and brave, just like Kenshin. "He's gone," he whispered.
"Yahiko! Thank you, so much," she said, her eyes glistening with small tears of joy.
"We should go now. It's almost nighttime, and I don't want them to all worry," Yahiko said, grasping her arm and attempting to pull her from the bed. He was stronger than she had anticipated, and she went up, the blanket went down, and a long silence began.
"Yahiko! It's not what you think!" she said, picking up the blanket and wrapping around herself.
"Then what is it?"
Megumi was speechless. She didn't even know how to explain that he had taken off her clothes and hidden them somewhere.
"You're a prostitute. A dirty prostitute," he mumbled.
"No! I am not!" she snapped back. It was not the first time she had been accused of this, and it wasn't something she could take lightly.
"Then what is it? That note was probably false, to keep everyone away! And what about Sano? Are you his prostitute as well?" he yelled. He fell to his knees sobbing.
"No! It's nothing like that, Yahiko! I would never lie to you!" she said, kneeling down next to him, her lips trembling on the verge of tears.
"But you would betray me?" he said, looking up at her, his young face looking too mature for his age.
"Yahiko,"
"You said you wouldn't tell, but you told Sano! And then you laughed about it! You laughed, Megumi!" He looked away and wiped his tears. "But I still love you, no matter how much you laugh, Megumi, I still love you. I hope you'll see it someday."
"Yahiko, I do see it," she said, reaching her hand out to him. He grasped it and thrust himself into her arms. It was so warm and secure up near her breast, he felt as though he could never be harmed, and nothing could happen.
"Megumi, I'm sorry for spying on you last night. I was so-"
"I broke your trust, Yahiko," she said. He fell asleep in her arms, and she laid him on the bed while she scouted out her clothes. She found them in a closet, and while she was putting them on, one of Yahiko's eyes opened.
"You really are beautiful," he whispered, and fell back asleep.
"You're a soul that shouldn't be wasted on such a wretch like me," she said. She kissed him on the cheek, picked him up, and started towards the dojo. The dead body lying on the deck was a reminder of how strong Yahiko really was, and nothing can stop a determined mind, besides a wrong path.
Author's Note!: Big sigh! Wow. I never knew I'd get such nice reviews, and it's so hard to on a Rurouni Kenshin fic as well. I was hoping to get something fresh, new and out of the ordinary. And I thought to myself, while reading the fourth manga of R.K., I thought, "Self. I need to write a good serious non random fanfic, and it needs to be new and not recycled," I came to the part where Yahiko slaps Megumi's butt. "Well, Yahiko can like-Yesh! Yesh! Yahiko likes Megumi! And-Yesh! Ah ha ha!" I hopped on the computer and wrote. (I never say 'Yes' I say 'Yesh' when in writing mode. i write yes.)
your reviews gave me ideas as it went on, and this is my most serious fic. My others are random nonsense, and I must say i'm good at that, besides the fact that I get C's in class for it. But if I put this in i'd get and I.F.S. for Inappropriate for School. Heh. Well, I hope you like it so far. I've decided to stick with the characters you've seen. Sorry Misao and Aioshi fans! And Souji and Shishi and all dem others. I'm lazy, That I am! -Ovaanoot! The crazy girl in the trucker hat that says 'Trucker Hats are GAY!'
P.S.- I was gonna make the kiddnapper guy gay, but he had to like Megumi so feh. There will be a gay villain though. eventually
Yahiko was still in his bad mood. He had to prove himself better than Sano. He didn't know what she saw in him. He peeked out of his room and saw Sano walking alone without Megumi.
"Where's Megumi?" he asked bitterly.
"She left early this morning. There seems to have been more trouble in town," he said. "I hope this doesn't become to serious." He walked on, his hands up behind his head, humming a bit.
Sano's hope was for nothing. It was serious, and he knew nothing of it.
"Leave me alone!" Megumi yelled.
"I'm not going to hurt you, dear. I'm here to stop you from ruining my plan," a masked man drawled.
"What have I done against you?" she cried, her eyes stinging with tears.
"Takini Megumi, you are helping all of these police, and I just can't have that. I need you out of the way," he said. He pushed her up against the wall.
"And how do you aim to do that?" she said, looking away from his face.
He reached his hand out and caressed her damp cheek. "My dear, you will not be harmed," he whispered.
She looked over at him. His olive eyes were sparkling, and his dark hair was soft and inviting. He jabbed her with a dart in the arm, and she fell into his arms. He snuck out of the clinic, and ran into the forest.
"Where am I?" Megumi demanded, sitting up on a small bed in a run down house.
"My little hide-away, my lovely one," the man said, not looking at her. "You really are lovely, darling,"
She looked down upon herself. "Where are my clothes!"
"You don't need them, dear. You're so much better that way,"
She wrapped herself in a blanket. "Why have you been attacking the police, if I may be so bold to ask?"
"No police, no order. I want that city, I want the power," he said while walking over to her. "And you, you may be my queen, once everything is mine."
"I wouldn't marry you ever. I'd rather die," she said.
"I can have that arranged. But with you gone, the police will die, all of them,"
"You're a monster!"
"Am I?"
There was no answer from Megumi. She drew the blanket around herself tighter.
"Can you explain what happened last night, or should I tell the small child that is making his way here as we speak?"
"You've been spying on me?"
"And hoping for a share of what you give that young bird head, darling,"
"You can go to hell," she whispered maliciously, and revealed her arm. She fell to the bed, knocked out by the drug she had put into herself.
"Megumi, you're passing up an excellent opportunity," he said, putting the blanket over her nicely. He walked outside.
Yahiko was on his way to the clinic. He had to talk to Megumi, and to tell her what he had seen. He walked into the entrance hall and saw a small note on the floor. It was written quickly, and the handwriting was barely legible.
It read: Megumi-san is with me. You have no need to look for her. She is in safe hands. If you come for her she will be slain.
This was his chance. His chance to prove himself to her, that he was better than Sano. He had to find her, and this person's lair. But how? He couldn't take it to Kenshin or he'd have to stay out of the fight. Sano would go himself and get even more of her adoration. He looked outside of the building and saw footprints. He followed them into the forest. He couldn't believe somebody would leave such and obvious trail. He came to a run down shack in a small clearing near a stagnant pool of water. It smelled horrible and the mosquitos were thick in the air. He made his way panting and swatting to the window and saw her inside laying on a bed, asleep.
He had to think of a plan to save her, but nothing was coming. He decided to burst into the house and make it up as he went along, just as Kenshin would.
"And what have we here?" a man asked from behind him. Yahiko saw his reflection in the window and whirled around. "Who are you, Megumi-san's lover? A little bit young, I see. I thought she liked the rooster-haired boy, but," he looked down at Yahiko with a sneer, "you aren't that bad."
"Stay away from her!" he yelled.
"Oh. Fiesty are we?"
"Megumi is the woman I love, and I'm going to protect her no matter what, even if it kills me!"
"That touches me, it really does. But now the feeling is gone," he drew his sword and licked the cold steel blade, "and you will die. And you'll get to fulfill you're little oath, won't that be fun!"
"You're sickening," Yahiko growled.
"Stay still, young one," he said. "Megumi will join you in the bowels of hell soon, anyways."
"Don't you touch her!" he yelled, thrusting his stoled katana into the man's abdomen. "And don't call me young one."
"You really do love her, don't you?" he laughed, blood coming out of his mouth.
He fell to the ground dead. Yahiko was stunned at what he had just done. But now to Megumi. She'd be in awe, a young child saving her under such tight cirrcumstances.
He rushed into the house, and ran to her side. Her face was pale and her breathing was raspy.
"Megumi! Megumi!" Yahiko said, shaking her lightly, trying to wake her.
"Yahiko?" she whispered.
He nodded, trying to look strong and brave, just like Kenshin. "He's gone," he whispered.
"Yahiko! Thank you, so much," she said, her eyes glistening with small tears of joy.
"We should go now. It's almost nighttime, and I don't want them to all worry," Yahiko said, grasping her arm and attempting to pull her from the bed. He was stronger than she had anticipated, and she went up, the blanket went down, and a long silence began.
"Yahiko! It's not what you think!" she said, picking up the blanket and wrapping around herself.
"Then what is it?"
Megumi was speechless. She didn't even know how to explain that he had taken off her clothes and hidden them somewhere.
"You're a prostitute. A dirty prostitute," he mumbled.
"No! I am not!" she snapped back. It was not the first time she had been accused of this, and it wasn't something she could take lightly.
"Then what is it? That note was probably false, to keep everyone away! And what about Sano? Are you his prostitute as well?" he yelled. He fell to his knees sobbing.
"No! It's nothing like that, Yahiko! I would never lie to you!" she said, kneeling down next to him, her lips trembling on the verge of tears.
"But you would betray me?" he said, looking up at her, his young face looking too mature for his age.
"Yahiko,"
"You said you wouldn't tell, but you told Sano! And then you laughed about it! You laughed, Megumi!" He looked away and wiped his tears. "But I still love you, no matter how much you laugh, Megumi, I still love you. I hope you'll see it someday."
"Yahiko, I do see it," she said, reaching her hand out to him. He grasped it and thrust himself into her arms. It was so warm and secure up near her breast, he felt as though he could never be harmed, and nothing could happen.
"Megumi, I'm sorry for spying on you last night. I was so-"
"I broke your trust, Yahiko," she said. He fell asleep in her arms, and she laid him on the bed while she scouted out her clothes. She found them in a closet, and while she was putting them on, one of Yahiko's eyes opened.
"You really are beautiful," he whispered, and fell back asleep.
"You're a soul that shouldn't be wasted on such a wretch like me," she said. She kissed him on the cheek, picked him up, and started towards the dojo. The dead body lying on the deck was a reminder of how strong Yahiko really was, and nothing can stop a determined mind, besides a wrong path.
Author's Note!: Big sigh! Wow. I never knew I'd get such nice reviews, and it's so hard to on a Rurouni Kenshin fic as well. I was hoping to get something fresh, new and out of the ordinary. And I thought to myself, while reading the fourth manga of R.K., I thought, "Self. I need to write a good serious non random fanfic, and it needs to be new and not recycled," I came to the part where Yahiko slaps Megumi's butt. "Well, Yahiko can like-Yesh! Yesh! Yahiko likes Megumi! And-Yesh! Ah ha ha!" I hopped on the computer and wrote. (I never say 'Yes' I say 'Yesh' when in writing mode. i write yes.)
your reviews gave me ideas as it went on, and this is my most serious fic. My others are random nonsense, and I must say i'm good at that, besides the fact that I get C's in class for it. But if I put this in i'd get and I.F.S. for Inappropriate for School. Heh. Well, I hope you like it so far. I've decided to stick with the characters you've seen. Sorry Misao and Aioshi fans! And Souji and Shishi and all dem others. I'm lazy, That I am! -Ovaanoot! The crazy girl in the trucker hat that says 'Trucker Hats are GAY!'
P.S.- I was gonna make the kiddnapper guy gay, but he had to like Megumi so feh. There will be a gay villain though. eventually