Dreams
A small girl stood there with a smile that would remind you of a Cheshire cat plastered to her face. She was covered in blood that wasn't hers and she just stood there as it rained. It rained despite the fact that there were no clouds in the night sky. Her hair matched the color of the spilt blood on the ground that pooled beneath her victim and her eyes matched the silvery light of the moon with a darker tint intent on showing nothing but pure malice. The words whispered threw the wind were of the resemblance between two killers. ~she looks so much like me.........~
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"Revenge tastes sweetest when the victim knows his tormentor." Kayo Namotoru purred as he watched one of his prized assassins walk in after a job in Shizuoka.
It would definitely throw off Mibu's Wolf. But that was the one Namotoru was intent on torturing. "You brother did his job well in Tokyo." He smiled at Ichi. Ichi nodded. His black hair shined in the candlelight and his even blacker eyes made him look a bit like a ghost with the contrast of his pale skin. He took in the knowledge that Tokyo was where his boss had sent his twin Ni. The Twins were lethal as their style was for nothing but assassination. That's what they were made for. They hadn't been given names just 1(ichi) and 2(ni) in order of their birth.
The twins were practically mute. Neither one questioned anything so besides that there was nothing to say. That's what Namotoru liked the best about them. There was no reason to explain his plot against Saitou Hajime. But even so he wanted to share with his assassin why. The why was better then the who anyway.
"Do you know why I'm doing this?"
Ichi just shook his head.
"To avenge my brother from the two people that killed him. Saitou Hajime and My despicable bastard sister."
Ichi just nodded. Even though the question 'why doesn't he just send Ni and I to kill these two?' passed through his head he didn't voice it nor did any questioning look appear on his smooth alabaster face.
"You are dismissed unless you have any questions."
Ichi turned around and left confirming his boss's theory that nothing in the world could be clearer. Namotoru smiled wickedly at this. His blue eyes filled with twisted glee.
"What about Battosai?" said a voice from the shadows.
"What of him? I heard he made a vow never to kill again so what harm could he possibly be?" Namotoru asked.
"He defeated Shishio and Yukoshiro so I would say he does prove harmful." The voice continued.
"The twins could take care of him." Namotoru snorted.
"I don't know. Using the name of the Kage doesn't seem right."
"It is. My onee-san is the only one Saitou spared."
"I still don't know."
"Well I do and all is going well so don't worry yourself."
"Alright ayasumi."
"Ayasumi."
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"I got him!" Kai shouted as he held Kasoku up.
It had been two weeks sense Soujiro had met Ochita. He learned many things about her. Most of them useless but still interesting. Her favorite color was green. Her favorite food was sushi and udon with seaweed. She had named Kasoku. She wouldn't let anyone touch her hat. And many other things.
"Aa good job." She murmured.
"Well? What do I do know?"
"OK if you don't want a break........."
"Never mind." Kai panted.
Everyone got out of the river and took a rest. Soujiro sat down next to Ochita. He looked at her and tried to read her ki. He tried finding her emotion and her warriors' spirit but it all evaded him somehow. A small twitch came to her lips. He still felt nothing but knew this was the equivalent to her laughing at him.
"Looking for something Seta-san?" She asked.
She knew!!! And she was playing with him. Soujiro got a bit angry at this. He wished she'd just be at ease around him enough to show him a bit what she was thinking. ~then again who could be at ease around a killer ne?~ he thought. Soujiro had always tried to read Ochita's ki, it was in short becoming his hobby. Of course he hadn't thought she'd know he was doing it.
"Yeah he's looking for your face. As ugly as it is the hat is probably worse." Kai snorted.
Ochita took off her hat and examined it. No expression was on her sharp face as she stared at it day dreamily. Soujiro wondered where she had come up with that look. It was very clever for hiding your ki. He tried looking into her eyes to see if it would be easier to read her ki.
Nothing at all. Just in a daze perhaps. Soujiro still continued to stare at her face. He'd probably only get to see her eyes every two weeks. He didn't know why but he wanted to take his Nihontu to the hat. It bugged him.
"Never mind, the hat is better." Kai smirked.
"It may not look like it but I'm actually considering hitting you very muchly so."
"Well I'd be at your mercy. You haven't taught me a damn thing on how to hit someone." Kai shouted.
Ochita got up and walked over to the center of the clearing. She stood there for about 20 seconds before she said "You better get up and come over here if you want to learn. It'll be your only chance today."
"But I thought you said I get a break." Kai sputtered.
"Well you seem so eager to learn. Like I said this is your only chance." Ochita said. Soujiro thought he detected a hint of annoyance in her voice but if it was there it was gone in an instant. Kai grumbled and got up.
"Hold your weapon like so." Ochita said as she demonstrated with her long sword for Kai.
He did. Kasoku got up and joined them squealing something incoherent about his oka. Ochita continued to demonstrate the downward movement, her actions graceful and streamline. Kai's imitations were a bit choppy but he was getting the hang of it. Everything went well until Kai tried to hit Ochita. She spun around and kicked him out of the air. He toppled over and landed not far from Soujiro. Ochita walked to him and looming over him said, "Do that 500 times everyday for about a month and then maybe you can hit Seta- san while he's sleeping. Until then don't try anything on either of us unless you want to scuff yourself up very muchly so."
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It was late at night when they finally came to a stop in another clearing. They ate fish for dinner like always. It irritated Kai to no end. He said that he'd turn into a fish soon based on the fact that you are what you eat.
After Kasoku and Kai went to bed Ochita turned to Soujiro.
"Seta-san may I ask a favor?"
"Anything."
"Teach me how to smile."
"Nani? What do you mean? You can't smile?"
"I've forgotten how very muchly so."
This was an interesting bit of information for Soujiro. He had always thought she had just restrained from smiling. He wondered what it would be like if he could forget to smile. Strange, it seemed he had always smiled but it was so dead he didn't know why she was asking him how.
"Like the kind of smile you wear when Kasoku calls you otou. I want to be able to do that." Ochita said and there was a bit of a plead in it.
"Umm...........I'll try" Soujiro said with the ever present smile on his face.
"Try smiling yourself. Attempt at it at least." Soujiro continued.
Ochita gave him a Cheshire cat smile. Soujiro felt his skin crawl and he shut his eyes tying to block the image out of his mind. That had to be one of the most creepy smiles he had ever seen.
"Iie. Stop not like that.........like this." Soujiro tried to give a cheerful smile.
"I can't see you Seta-san you'll have to step away from the fire."
"ARA?
"I am diurnally blind."
"oh."
This was interesting. So she couldn't see him. Then how did she...maybe she had the eye of the heart. Soujiro moved into a shadow and gave Ochita a happy smile. She tried but it didn't really work. With the hat on it was hard to tell what the rest of her face was doing.
"Maybe I should try later." Ochita said after Soujiro tried to stifle a yawn.
"Hai. Ayasumi."
"Ayasumi."
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Chou growled. He was playing messenger boy again. While his boss was down in Shizuoka. He was down in Tokyo going to see him. Yes he was going to see the man that had wiped the ground outside a shrine with him a year ago. Battosai.
"Ahh ha ha ha ha ha." Chou heard a little girl squeal.
"Suzume are you alright?" He heard a familiar voice ask.
"Uncle Kenny in the water." Another girl said.
Chou rounded the corner just to see a little girl push the Battosai into a bucket of soap suds and laundry.
"Ororororororororo." Splash.
"Uncle Kenny's all wet."
"All wet. All wet."
"Well I certainly am now de gozaru." Kenshin laughed.
Chou couldn't believe he had gotten beaten by this pansy. The legendary Battosai his ass. He was a purpled eyed pretty boy.
"If you're here to cause trouble I suggest you leave." A voice Chou wished he'd never have the displeasure of hearing again said.
"Ohayo Tori atama." Chou smirked as he turned around to see the man going to strangle him but dodged.
"Shut up broom head. Why are you here?" Sano interrogated.
"You wouldn't happen to see anyone strange around here. 'sides you of course." Chou grinned
"Hai. You."
"Why you-"
"Sano. Oh Konban wa Chou-san." A sopping Kenshin smiled. Then sweat dropped when he saw the two hadn't noticed him and were still yelling at each other.
"ORO!" Kenshin shouted as a punch meant for Chou hit him.
"Gomen Kenshin!" Sano apologized.
Kenshin got up rubbing the back of his head.
"I said Konban wa Chou-san de gozaru." Kenshin sighed.
"Yeah hi. Now I came down here to ask ya if you've seen anyone that fits this description." Chou handed Kenshin a piece of paper.
On it, it had a simple description: Hair like blood, eye's like the moon.
"Know anyone like that?" Chou asked.
Kenshin nodded. He was far past surprised.
"See 'em around here?"
Kenshin was speechless so he just shook his head no.
"Do ya know were someone like that'd hang out?"
"I'd say in the under world."
"I wasn't asking you Tori atama."
"Shut up broom head I was just trying to help."
"I don't know." Kenshin whispered.
But he wish he knew.
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Thankies to all those who have Reviewed. Keep Reviewing onegai!!!!!!!! Anyone Review! (Chibi Ochita jumping up and down waving her arms.) Pretty please!!!
SamuraiGirl: I am aware of this and to give an estimate Ochita goes about 370 miles per sec. I know it's nutts. Oh well (chibi Ochita shrugs and pulls her hat over her face.) Maybe one can outrun there shadow.
A small girl stood there with a smile that would remind you of a Cheshire cat plastered to her face. She was covered in blood that wasn't hers and she just stood there as it rained. It rained despite the fact that there were no clouds in the night sky. Her hair matched the color of the spilt blood on the ground that pooled beneath her victim and her eyes matched the silvery light of the moon with a darker tint intent on showing nothing but pure malice. The words whispered threw the wind were of the resemblance between two killers. ~she looks so much like me.........~
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"Revenge tastes sweetest when the victim knows his tormentor." Kayo Namotoru purred as he watched one of his prized assassins walk in after a job in Shizuoka.
It would definitely throw off Mibu's Wolf. But that was the one Namotoru was intent on torturing. "You brother did his job well in Tokyo." He smiled at Ichi. Ichi nodded. His black hair shined in the candlelight and his even blacker eyes made him look a bit like a ghost with the contrast of his pale skin. He took in the knowledge that Tokyo was where his boss had sent his twin Ni. The Twins were lethal as their style was for nothing but assassination. That's what they were made for. They hadn't been given names just 1(ichi) and 2(ni) in order of their birth.
The twins were practically mute. Neither one questioned anything so besides that there was nothing to say. That's what Namotoru liked the best about them. There was no reason to explain his plot against Saitou Hajime. But even so he wanted to share with his assassin why. The why was better then the who anyway.
"Do you know why I'm doing this?"
Ichi just shook his head.
"To avenge my brother from the two people that killed him. Saitou Hajime and My despicable bastard sister."
Ichi just nodded. Even though the question 'why doesn't he just send Ni and I to kill these two?' passed through his head he didn't voice it nor did any questioning look appear on his smooth alabaster face.
"You are dismissed unless you have any questions."
Ichi turned around and left confirming his boss's theory that nothing in the world could be clearer. Namotoru smiled wickedly at this. His blue eyes filled with twisted glee.
"What about Battosai?" said a voice from the shadows.
"What of him? I heard he made a vow never to kill again so what harm could he possibly be?" Namotoru asked.
"He defeated Shishio and Yukoshiro so I would say he does prove harmful." The voice continued.
"The twins could take care of him." Namotoru snorted.
"I don't know. Using the name of the Kage doesn't seem right."
"It is. My onee-san is the only one Saitou spared."
"I still don't know."
"Well I do and all is going well so don't worry yourself."
"Alright ayasumi."
"Ayasumi."
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"I got him!" Kai shouted as he held Kasoku up.
It had been two weeks sense Soujiro had met Ochita. He learned many things about her. Most of them useless but still interesting. Her favorite color was green. Her favorite food was sushi and udon with seaweed. She had named Kasoku. She wouldn't let anyone touch her hat. And many other things.
"Aa good job." She murmured.
"Well? What do I do know?"
"OK if you don't want a break........."
"Never mind." Kai panted.
Everyone got out of the river and took a rest. Soujiro sat down next to Ochita. He looked at her and tried to read her ki. He tried finding her emotion and her warriors' spirit but it all evaded him somehow. A small twitch came to her lips. He still felt nothing but knew this was the equivalent to her laughing at him.
"Looking for something Seta-san?" She asked.
She knew!!! And she was playing with him. Soujiro got a bit angry at this. He wished she'd just be at ease around him enough to show him a bit what she was thinking. ~then again who could be at ease around a killer ne?~ he thought. Soujiro had always tried to read Ochita's ki, it was in short becoming his hobby. Of course he hadn't thought she'd know he was doing it.
"Yeah he's looking for your face. As ugly as it is the hat is probably worse." Kai snorted.
Ochita took off her hat and examined it. No expression was on her sharp face as she stared at it day dreamily. Soujiro wondered where she had come up with that look. It was very clever for hiding your ki. He tried looking into her eyes to see if it would be easier to read her ki.
Nothing at all. Just in a daze perhaps. Soujiro still continued to stare at her face. He'd probably only get to see her eyes every two weeks. He didn't know why but he wanted to take his Nihontu to the hat. It bugged him.
"Never mind, the hat is better." Kai smirked.
"It may not look like it but I'm actually considering hitting you very muchly so."
"Well I'd be at your mercy. You haven't taught me a damn thing on how to hit someone." Kai shouted.
Ochita got up and walked over to the center of the clearing. She stood there for about 20 seconds before she said "You better get up and come over here if you want to learn. It'll be your only chance today."
"But I thought you said I get a break." Kai sputtered.
"Well you seem so eager to learn. Like I said this is your only chance." Ochita said. Soujiro thought he detected a hint of annoyance in her voice but if it was there it was gone in an instant. Kai grumbled and got up.
"Hold your weapon like so." Ochita said as she demonstrated with her long sword for Kai.
He did. Kasoku got up and joined them squealing something incoherent about his oka. Ochita continued to demonstrate the downward movement, her actions graceful and streamline. Kai's imitations were a bit choppy but he was getting the hang of it. Everything went well until Kai tried to hit Ochita. She spun around and kicked him out of the air. He toppled over and landed not far from Soujiro. Ochita walked to him and looming over him said, "Do that 500 times everyday for about a month and then maybe you can hit Seta- san while he's sleeping. Until then don't try anything on either of us unless you want to scuff yourself up very muchly so."
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It was late at night when they finally came to a stop in another clearing. They ate fish for dinner like always. It irritated Kai to no end. He said that he'd turn into a fish soon based on the fact that you are what you eat.
After Kasoku and Kai went to bed Ochita turned to Soujiro.
"Seta-san may I ask a favor?"
"Anything."
"Teach me how to smile."
"Nani? What do you mean? You can't smile?"
"I've forgotten how very muchly so."
This was an interesting bit of information for Soujiro. He had always thought she had just restrained from smiling. He wondered what it would be like if he could forget to smile. Strange, it seemed he had always smiled but it was so dead he didn't know why she was asking him how.
"Like the kind of smile you wear when Kasoku calls you otou. I want to be able to do that." Ochita said and there was a bit of a plead in it.
"Umm...........I'll try" Soujiro said with the ever present smile on his face.
"Try smiling yourself. Attempt at it at least." Soujiro continued.
Ochita gave him a Cheshire cat smile. Soujiro felt his skin crawl and he shut his eyes tying to block the image out of his mind. That had to be one of the most creepy smiles he had ever seen.
"Iie. Stop not like that.........like this." Soujiro tried to give a cheerful smile.
"I can't see you Seta-san you'll have to step away from the fire."
"ARA?
"I am diurnally blind."
"oh."
This was interesting. So she couldn't see him. Then how did she...maybe she had the eye of the heart. Soujiro moved into a shadow and gave Ochita a happy smile. She tried but it didn't really work. With the hat on it was hard to tell what the rest of her face was doing.
"Maybe I should try later." Ochita said after Soujiro tried to stifle a yawn.
"Hai. Ayasumi."
"Ayasumi."
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Chou growled. He was playing messenger boy again. While his boss was down in Shizuoka. He was down in Tokyo going to see him. Yes he was going to see the man that had wiped the ground outside a shrine with him a year ago. Battosai.
"Ahh ha ha ha ha ha." Chou heard a little girl squeal.
"Suzume are you alright?" He heard a familiar voice ask.
"Uncle Kenny in the water." Another girl said.
Chou rounded the corner just to see a little girl push the Battosai into a bucket of soap suds and laundry.
"Ororororororororo." Splash.
"Uncle Kenny's all wet."
"All wet. All wet."
"Well I certainly am now de gozaru." Kenshin laughed.
Chou couldn't believe he had gotten beaten by this pansy. The legendary Battosai his ass. He was a purpled eyed pretty boy.
"If you're here to cause trouble I suggest you leave." A voice Chou wished he'd never have the displeasure of hearing again said.
"Ohayo Tori atama." Chou smirked as he turned around to see the man going to strangle him but dodged.
"Shut up broom head. Why are you here?" Sano interrogated.
"You wouldn't happen to see anyone strange around here. 'sides you of course." Chou grinned
"Hai. You."
"Why you-"
"Sano. Oh Konban wa Chou-san." A sopping Kenshin smiled. Then sweat dropped when he saw the two hadn't noticed him and were still yelling at each other.
"ORO!" Kenshin shouted as a punch meant for Chou hit him.
"Gomen Kenshin!" Sano apologized.
Kenshin got up rubbing the back of his head.
"I said Konban wa Chou-san de gozaru." Kenshin sighed.
"Yeah hi. Now I came down here to ask ya if you've seen anyone that fits this description." Chou handed Kenshin a piece of paper.
On it, it had a simple description: Hair like blood, eye's like the moon.
"Know anyone like that?" Chou asked.
Kenshin nodded. He was far past surprised.
"See 'em around here?"
Kenshin was speechless so he just shook his head no.
"Do ya know were someone like that'd hang out?"
"I'd say in the under world."
"I wasn't asking you Tori atama."
"Shut up broom head I was just trying to help."
"I don't know." Kenshin whispered.
But he wish he knew.
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Thankies to all those who have Reviewed. Keep Reviewing onegai!!!!!!!! Anyone Review! (Chibi Ochita jumping up and down waving her arms.) Pretty please!!!
SamuraiGirl: I am aware of this and to give an estimate Ochita goes about 370 miles per sec. I know it's nutts. Oh well (chibi Ochita shrugs and pulls her hat over her face.) Maybe one can outrun there shadow.