(A/N: I'm sorry for not updating for a LONG time. I was busy with
schoolwork and stuff so I really didn't have the time to write-up the
chapter and update it. So if you don't see me update too quickly, I'm
probably doing homework. In the summer updates will be more frequent
unless I have summer school or decide to take up playing basketball. And
yes, I heard your complaints about the "de gozaru yo" thing and I will cut
down on it. Actually I ended every sentence with "de gozaru yo" because my
cousin said that there were so few fics that she read that actually used
that phrase and I guess it's my way of making it up to her for all the
times she missed that phrase. Alright, enough of my ramblings on with this
chapter.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, don't sue me. I'm in the process of learning TKD so if you even think of trying I'll kick your arses.
A Reason to Live
Chapter 2: The Mysterious Stranger
A rigid silence hung in the atmosphere at the dinner table when the stranger seated himself to join the group for dinner. Everyone sat in a tense manner wondering what the stranger's motives were for coming to the dojo. Kaoru placed a bowl of rice in front of the stranger who still had his face cloaked from view.
"Gomen ne for my rudeness," the stranger decided to shatter the silence, "I haven't introduced myself yet."
They all focused their attention on the stranger waiting anxiously for the moment of truth. (A/N: if it could be called that.)
"Watashi wa Katsumura Jin," (A/N: Last name is addressed first.) He took off the cloak and placed it next to him revealing light yellow hair and pale blue-gray eyes. They all gasped (sorta) at the youth and relaxed a little until they noticed the katana and kodachi at the belt of the young man's hakama.
Kaoru stared into Jin's eyes, "It is against the law to carry swords in the Meiji era."
"Sou ka.if I knew," he glances at Kenshin and his sakabatou then returns his gaze back to Kaoru, "I would say the same to your friend as well."
"Yes, he does carry a sword, but it's a sakabatou and he uses it to protect people," Kaoru defend.
"Aa," Jin closed his eyes in assessment, "but it does not change the fact that it's a sword no matter how noble you make it seem, the other side of the blade can still be used to kill, right Battousai?"
Kaoru looked down at the floor while Kenshin flinched visibly at the mention of that name. "Anou, sessha do not go by that name anymore de gozaru yo. And how did you know who sessha was?"
"I have my ways of finding information," Jin answered.
Kaoru snapped out of her momentary daze. "Forgive me, we haven't really introduced ourselves to you."
"Watashi wa Kamiya Kaoru," she said and then pointed to Kenshin, "This is Himura Kenshin."
"Myojin Yahiko." Yahiko announced proudly.
"Sagara Sanosuke." Sano pointed his thumb toward his chest in a cocky manner.
Suddenly a large grumbling sound echoed throughout the room. Everyone searched for the origin of the strange sound and looked at a slightly pink Jin.
"Anou.Gomenasai, its been five days since I've last eaten a decent meal and I guess I'm pretty much starving." Jin explained still trying to hold a poker face.
"FIVE DAYS?!" The group exclaimed as Jin sweatdropped slightly.
"Well go ahead and help yourself to the food, don't hold back on our account!" Kaoru yelled shoving onto Jin's bowl urging him to finish every grain of rice.
After dinner.
"That food was delicious Kamiya-san," Jin smiled making his complexion a little more color.
"I can't believe he ate everything. The food's terrible and yet he still likes it." Sano made a face of disbelief.
"Well, five days of starvation could do that to a guy you know." Yahiko casually said out loud. They both were immediately whacked upside the head.
As the battle raged on in the background Kenshin decided to strike up a friendly conversation with Jin. "So Jin-dono, you mentioned that Tokyo was your hometown fourteen years ago. You speak perfect Japanese and sessha was wondering if any of your parents were gaijin."
"Iie, both of my parents are of Japanese nationality." Jin drank some of the green tea that Kenshin prepared.
"It is very rare to see Japanese people with blond hair, did you dye your hair?" (A/N: I don't know if they dyed their hair back then so just play along k?) Kenshin also took a sip of his tea.
"Iie, this is my natural hair color." Jin turned his head to watch the brawl and smiled at their expense.
Kenshin looked a bit perplexed and continued to question, "Did your parents have blond hair?"
Jin looked at Kenshin and his expression saddened a bit, "I'm afraid I don't remember very much about them, but I do believe that my otou-san had black hair and my okaa-san had dark brown hair."
"Aa.Sou ka." Kenshin closed his eyes to think. 'How can that be? Oh well, I won't question any more, de gozaru yo.'
Kaoru sat back down across from Jin and next to Kenshin, "Mou! You need to learn to pay more respect to your sensei Yahiko-CHAN!"
"Damn it Kaoru, I'm not a chan! I'm a man not a little kid!" Yahiko yelled and was about to rant some more when Jin interrupted.
"It is true that you are man. But you are physically a man; however, mentally you still have the mind of a child. Until you shape up and conform yourself, in my eyes you are still a child."
Yahiko stiffened at Jin's unintentionally cold voice and silently took his seat at the table staring at the floor.
Everyone was surprised by Jin's sudden change of attitude. 'Man, I swear it seemed like he turned into a hitokiri.' Sano thought.
Jin didn't apologize but gazed at his empty cup of tea. "May I ask you a favor Kamiya-san?"
"Yes, what is it?" Kaoru took up the teapot and poured more tea for him. "I need a place to stay for a while, if that's alright with you. I have business to take care of here and I promise, I will pay you for my stay."
"You're our guest, there's no need to pay me, you can stay as long as you like," Kaoru smiled at Jin.
"Iie, I want to pay you for your kindness. Anyway, I will go to bed now. Oyasuminasai, minna-san."
Jin reached over from his sitting position to grab his cloak that was a little ways off. The action caused the sleeve of his gi to slide upward revealing a large gash caked with blood and was nearly completely dry. Everyone gasped at the sight and Kaoru grabbed his arm examining the gash.
"How did you get this injury," Kaoru looked at him with eyes full of concern.
"I." Jin tried to pull away his arm, but Kaoru wouldn't let go and rolled up his sleeve a little more to see more nearly dried gashes. Kaoru was horrified and as Jin forcefully grabbed his arm back, she became more suspicious.
"Do you have any more injuries?" Kaoru glared into his eyes as the rest of the people stared at Jin waiting for an answer.
Jin looked down at the floor and whispered, "Hai."
Kenshin looked over to Yahiko, "Yahiko go get Megumi-dono immediately."
Yahiko ran out of the dojo to get Megumi as the others stared at Jin in suspicion at worry. Once again, the rigid silence settled in the room. A question rose in the minds of the -gumi.Who was he really and why is he here?
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Japanese vocabulary:
Gomen ne/Gomenasai - Sorry or I'm sorry
Watashi wa Katsumura Jin - My name is Katsumura Jin
Gi - a long sleeved kimono worn by men
Hakama - pants worn by men esp. samurai
Sou ka - I see
Aa - Ah.
Anou - Um.
Sessha - my unworthy self/Kenshin's way of addressing himself
San - honorific used for those older than you/in Jin's case use as a sign of respect
Chan - used for young children and sometimes an affectionate way
Gaijin - foreign/foreigner
Iie - No
Hai - Yes
Oyasuminasai - Good night
Minna-san - Everybody/used to address a group
-gumi/Kenshin-gumi - group/Kenshin group
Reviewer Responses:
Asuka02redeva - Yea, the de gozaru yo doesn't get annoying. I think I only used it once in this chapter. Thanks for the compliment, I hope you like this chapter.
Animeluverthatiam - I think this chapter answers some of your questions. I can't wait until you update your fic.
SailorLonestar - I think this chapter answered your question and I included a dictionary for your convenience. I will try to work on the Halloween fic on RK, so don't worry about it. Hope you like this chapter, see ya later couz!
*Blank*-- You should at least put a name down. Oh well.yea I stopped using de gozaru yo frequently. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Kamimura Kaoru - How could I forget you, you're one of my favorite fanfic writers. Gomen ne for not telling you about this story. Personally I that no one would give a damn about it, but actually I never really had a chance to write to anyone about this chapter. You're not the only one left in the dark. I was surprised that you beat my cousin (SailorLonestar) to reviewing my fic first. Needless to say, she was hopping mad when she found out. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter because I enjoyed writing it.
(A/N: Wow! I got 5 reviews for this chapter. I'll try to update soon and if any of you want me to e-mail you about updates, just say so and leave me your e-mail address if you're going to be anonymous. I'll try to update during Spring Break or when I have time. Well, Sayonara.Until next we meet.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, don't sue me. I'm in the process of learning TKD so if you even think of trying I'll kick your arses.
A Reason to Live
Chapter 2: The Mysterious Stranger
A rigid silence hung in the atmosphere at the dinner table when the stranger seated himself to join the group for dinner. Everyone sat in a tense manner wondering what the stranger's motives were for coming to the dojo. Kaoru placed a bowl of rice in front of the stranger who still had his face cloaked from view.
"Gomen ne for my rudeness," the stranger decided to shatter the silence, "I haven't introduced myself yet."
They all focused their attention on the stranger waiting anxiously for the moment of truth. (A/N: if it could be called that.)
"Watashi wa Katsumura Jin," (A/N: Last name is addressed first.) He took off the cloak and placed it next to him revealing light yellow hair and pale blue-gray eyes. They all gasped (sorta) at the youth and relaxed a little until they noticed the katana and kodachi at the belt of the young man's hakama.
Kaoru stared into Jin's eyes, "It is against the law to carry swords in the Meiji era."
"Sou ka.if I knew," he glances at Kenshin and his sakabatou then returns his gaze back to Kaoru, "I would say the same to your friend as well."
"Yes, he does carry a sword, but it's a sakabatou and he uses it to protect people," Kaoru defend.
"Aa," Jin closed his eyes in assessment, "but it does not change the fact that it's a sword no matter how noble you make it seem, the other side of the blade can still be used to kill, right Battousai?"
Kaoru looked down at the floor while Kenshin flinched visibly at the mention of that name. "Anou, sessha do not go by that name anymore de gozaru yo. And how did you know who sessha was?"
"I have my ways of finding information," Jin answered.
Kaoru snapped out of her momentary daze. "Forgive me, we haven't really introduced ourselves to you."
"Watashi wa Kamiya Kaoru," she said and then pointed to Kenshin, "This is Himura Kenshin."
"Myojin Yahiko." Yahiko announced proudly.
"Sagara Sanosuke." Sano pointed his thumb toward his chest in a cocky manner.
Suddenly a large grumbling sound echoed throughout the room. Everyone searched for the origin of the strange sound and looked at a slightly pink Jin.
"Anou.Gomenasai, its been five days since I've last eaten a decent meal and I guess I'm pretty much starving." Jin explained still trying to hold a poker face.
"FIVE DAYS?!" The group exclaimed as Jin sweatdropped slightly.
"Well go ahead and help yourself to the food, don't hold back on our account!" Kaoru yelled shoving onto Jin's bowl urging him to finish every grain of rice.
After dinner.
"That food was delicious Kamiya-san," Jin smiled making his complexion a little more color.
"I can't believe he ate everything. The food's terrible and yet he still likes it." Sano made a face of disbelief.
"Well, five days of starvation could do that to a guy you know." Yahiko casually said out loud. They both were immediately whacked upside the head.
As the battle raged on in the background Kenshin decided to strike up a friendly conversation with Jin. "So Jin-dono, you mentioned that Tokyo was your hometown fourteen years ago. You speak perfect Japanese and sessha was wondering if any of your parents were gaijin."
"Iie, both of my parents are of Japanese nationality." Jin drank some of the green tea that Kenshin prepared.
"It is very rare to see Japanese people with blond hair, did you dye your hair?" (A/N: I don't know if they dyed their hair back then so just play along k?) Kenshin also took a sip of his tea.
"Iie, this is my natural hair color." Jin turned his head to watch the brawl and smiled at their expense.
Kenshin looked a bit perplexed and continued to question, "Did your parents have blond hair?"
Jin looked at Kenshin and his expression saddened a bit, "I'm afraid I don't remember very much about them, but I do believe that my otou-san had black hair and my okaa-san had dark brown hair."
"Aa.Sou ka." Kenshin closed his eyes to think. 'How can that be? Oh well, I won't question any more, de gozaru yo.'
Kaoru sat back down across from Jin and next to Kenshin, "Mou! You need to learn to pay more respect to your sensei Yahiko-CHAN!"
"Damn it Kaoru, I'm not a chan! I'm a man not a little kid!" Yahiko yelled and was about to rant some more when Jin interrupted.
"It is true that you are man. But you are physically a man; however, mentally you still have the mind of a child. Until you shape up and conform yourself, in my eyes you are still a child."
Yahiko stiffened at Jin's unintentionally cold voice and silently took his seat at the table staring at the floor.
Everyone was surprised by Jin's sudden change of attitude. 'Man, I swear it seemed like he turned into a hitokiri.' Sano thought.
Jin didn't apologize but gazed at his empty cup of tea. "May I ask you a favor Kamiya-san?"
"Yes, what is it?" Kaoru took up the teapot and poured more tea for him. "I need a place to stay for a while, if that's alright with you. I have business to take care of here and I promise, I will pay you for my stay."
"You're our guest, there's no need to pay me, you can stay as long as you like," Kaoru smiled at Jin.
"Iie, I want to pay you for your kindness. Anyway, I will go to bed now. Oyasuminasai, minna-san."
Jin reached over from his sitting position to grab his cloak that was a little ways off. The action caused the sleeve of his gi to slide upward revealing a large gash caked with blood and was nearly completely dry. Everyone gasped at the sight and Kaoru grabbed his arm examining the gash.
"How did you get this injury," Kaoru looked at him with eyes full of concern.
"I." Jin tried to pull away his arm, but Kaoru wouldn't let go and rolled up his sleeve a little more to see more nearly dried gashes. Kaoru was horrified and as Jin forcefully grabbed his arm back, she became more suspicious.
"Do you have any more injuries?" Kaoru glared into his eyes as the rest of the people stared at Jin waiting for an answer.
Jin looked down at the floor and whispered, "Hai."
Kenshin looked over to Yahiko, "Yahiko go get Megumi-dono immediately."
Yahiko ran out of the dojo to get Megumi as the others stared at Jin in suspicion at worry. Once again, the rigid silence settled in the room. A question rose in the minds of the -gumi.Who was he really and why is he here?
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Japanese vocabulary:
Gomen ne/Gomenasai - Sorry or I'm sorry
Watashi wa Katsumura Jin - My name is Katsumura Jin
Gi - a long sleeved kimono worn by men
Hakama - pants worn by men esp. samurai
Sou ka - I see
Aa - Ah.
Anou - Um.
Sessha - my unworthy self/Kenshin's way of addressing himself
San - honorific used for those older than you/in Jin's case use as a sign of respect
Chan - used for young children and sometimes an affectionate way
Gaijin - foreign/foreigner
Iie - No
Hai - Yes
Oyasuminasai - Good night
Minna-san - Everybody/used to address a group
-gumi/Kenshin-gumi - group/Kenshin group
Reviewer Responses:
Asuka02redeva - Yea, the de gozaru yo doesn't get annoying. I think I only used it once in this chapter. Thanks for the compliment, I hope you like this chapter.
Animeluverthatiam - I think this chapter answers some of your questions. I can't wait until you update your fic.
SailorLonestar - I think this chapter answered your question and I included a dictionary for your convenience. I will try to work on the Halloween fic on RK, so don't worry about it. Hope you like this chapter, see ya later couz!
*Blank*-- You should at least put a name down. Oh well.yea I stopped using de gozaru yo frequently. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Kamimura Kaoru - How could I forget you, you're one of my favorite fanfic writers. Gomen ne for not telling you about this story. Personally I that no one would give a damn about it, but actually I never really had a chance to write to anyone about this chapter. You're not the only one left in the dark. I was surprised that you beat my cousin (SailorLonestar) to reviewing my fic first. Needless to say, she was hopping mad when she found out. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter because I enjoyed writing it.
(A/N: Wow! I got 5 reviews for this chapter. I'll try to update soon and if any of you want me to e-mail you about updates, just say so and leave me your e-mail address if you're going to be anonymous. I'll try to update during Spring Break or when I have time. Well, Sayonara.Until next we meet.)
