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when I get one.
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As Sumi approached the gate of the cottage, she remembered the aloe vera. Afraid she might have lost it, she checked the inside of her kimono sleeve and found the small part of plant.
Sighing, she opened the gate, walked in and locked the gate behind her, as was her routine. She walked inside her cottage for a good nights rest.
A rest that was well deserved.
~*~
Sumi decided to say nothing about the incident the night before. She did not want to compromise that man or herself. Just as she walked into the Akabeko that morning, Tae rushed up to her, checking her hand to make sure she was all right. . .
"Are you sure it doesn't hurt? I can set you to hostess duty for the day if it's a problem," Tae spoke in a caring voice.
"No, it's all right. But thank you." Sumi said as she smiled . Tae sounded like a concerned mother, which made Sumi miss Takara.
"If your sure. But if it starts to hurt, just let me know," Tae said, not believing Sumi. Sumi was always impressing Tae with her strong work ethic.
~
Sumi was going about her orders when she heard some customers talking about a murder. She froze in her tracks, out of sight from the individuals, as she listened to parts of their conversation.
"They say that the murders are connected to the mob," one man said with much interest.
"I heard that one of the victims lived in the house right by the crime scene," the other man commented.
The first man spoke again. "They say that it's the mob syndicate from Kyoto."
"Kyoto!!" Sumi repeated in her head. "Could my father have hired them??" Sumi questioned herself. Remembering that her father had been connected with them long ago.
"Oh really," the second man said, loosing interest in the conversation. The two men stopped talking and went back to eating their meal.
Sumi, realizing that she had just been standing there eavesdropping, continued on towards her customer's table, leaving the two men to their meal, as she went on with her workday.
Little did Sumi know, that she would end up involved in more than just those murders.
~~ Flashback to after Hiko rescued Sumi~~
"Sigh. . ."
"Why do I get myself into these kinds of messes," Hiko questioned himself as he traveled through the darkening streets of Tokyo.
He did not intend to get involved in anything during his visit to this town. That and he didn't want to kill anyone on his vacation. (little bit of humor)
But there was something about that woman he saved. . . just couldn't explain it. He couldn't believe that she passed by those police without telling them what had happened.
"Maybe she was protecting me?" He didn't know why but he found himself strangely liking that idea.
He arrived at his destination, pushed open the large gate doors, and was astounded by the sight he saw.
There he saw Kenshin Himura hanging laundry!
"What are you doing baka deshi??" Hiko questioned Kenshin with a loud low voice and a menacing glare.
"ORO." Kenshin, startled that they had a visitor this lat in the evening, was even more startled when he heard the awfully familiar name. . . "baka deshi." He slowly turned to face whom he knew as his master.
"Master! What are you doing here," Kenshin questioned with wide violet eyes focusing on his master.
Kenshin remembered Hiko's earlier question, "I'm doing laundry Master."
"I can see that," Hiko said as he laughed. "Now stop that and show me where I can sleep," Hiko demanded. He was exhausted.
Kenshin and Kaoru had offered Hiko room and board if he was to ever visit them in Tokyo.
"Yes Master," Kenshin complied, as he ran off towards the spare room in Kaoru's house. . .
~
A few days had passed by since the murders. Sumi tried to get passed it but. . . she just couldn't forget the incident.
Sumi found herself thinking about "that man" constantly. What was it about him that she couldn't forget? He was extremely handsome. . . that was obvious! But it was something else entirely. Was it the arrogant was he carried himself? Or the way he silently emitted authority and power? She just couldn't put her finger on it.
Her workdays flowed more smoothly after the murders. She worked hard and was always impressing Tae.
She found out a week later, after the murders, that the police had connected the two deceased men to the mob syndicate in Kyoto.
Still, she heard nothing of the man that saved her. She feared she would never see her "guardian angel" again. . .
~
"Where is she!?!"
"Sir I don't know," said one of the fearful assistants.
"Why would she just leave?" Said Etsuya Kioshi as he pounded the desk with his fist. "Why does my daughter think she can just leave? Does she not care that this will diminish my public image?"
The wealthy politician had come back from an out of town business trip to find his only daughter Sumi missing.
Takara told him nothing when he addressed her about Sumi. But he found out from other sources that she had fled.
"You," Etsuya spoke as he pointed to one of his assistants. "Find Enishi and bring him to me. . . Tell him I need a favor."
~
"Where can I get some decent food!?!" Hiko questioned in a loud demanding voice.
Kenshin ORO'ed at the loud and sudden question. He was doing the laundry, like he did every afternoon. Every time he would start humming to himself, his master would scare him.
"Master, We could all go to the Akabeko for dinner," Kenshin excitedly suggested.
"Alright then. Let's go!"
Kenshin nodded and walked off to grab Kaoru while Hiko waited by the gate for the two. Kenshin liked spending time with his master. Hiko was like a father to him. After all. . . Hiko pretty much raised him.
Kenshin approached the door, with a excited Kaoru in tow. The two joined Hiko at the gate, then started off towards the Akabeko, leaving behind the forgotten laundry.
~*~
Hey guys. Did you like that??? Please let me know by reviewing!!!
Thank you guys, all of you! I wrote a poem for this story! I've posted it, (you can get to it by clicking on "deltaop" at the top of this page), in case anyone wants to read it. I'll have review responses next chapter. . . ^.^ Kat
~*~
As Sumi approached the gate of the cottage, she remembered the aloe vera. Afraid she might have lost it, she checked the inside of her kimono sleeve and found the small part of plant.
Sighing, she opened the gate, walked in and locked the gate behind her, as was her routine. She walked inside her cottage for a good nights rest.
A rest that was well deserved.
~*~
Sumi decided to say nothing about the incident the night before. She did not want to compromise that man or herself. Just as she walked into the Akabeko that morning, Tae rushed up to her, checking her hand to make sure she was all right. . .
"Are you sure it doesn't hurt? I can set you to hostess duty for the day if it's a problem," Tae spoke in a caring voice.
"No, it's all right. But thank you." Sumi said as she smiled . Tae sounded like a concerned mother, which made Sumi miss Takara.
"If your sure. But if it starts to hurt, just let me know," Tae said, not believing Sumi. Sumi was always impressing Tae with her strong work ethic.
~
Sumi was going about her orders when she heard some customers talking about a murder. She froze in her tracks, out of sight from the individuals, as she listened to parts of their conversation.
"They say that the murders are connected to the mob," one man said with much interest.
"I heard that one of the victims lived in the house right by the crime scene," the other man commented.
The first man spoke again. "They say that it's the mob syndicate from Kyoto."
"Kyoto!!" Sumi repeated in her head. "Could my father have hired them??" Sumi questioned herself. Remembering that her father had been connected with them long ago.
"Oh really," the second man said, loosing interest in the conversation. The two men stopped talking and went back to eating their meal.
Sumi, realizing that she had just been standing there eavesdropping, continued on towards her customer's table, leaving the two men to their meal, as she went on with her workday.
Little did Sumi know, that she would end up involved in more than just those murders.
~~ Flashback to after Hiko rescued Sumi~~
"Sigh. . ."
"Why do I get myself into these kinds of messes," Hiko questioned himself as he traveled through the darkening streets of Tokyo.
He did not intend to get involved in anything during his visit to this town. That and he didn't want to kill anyone on his vacation. (little bit of humor)
But there was something about that woman he saved. . . just couldn't explain it. He couldn't believe that she passed by those police without telling them what had happened.
"Maybe she was protecting me?" He didn't know why but he found himself strangely liking that idea.
He arrived at his destination, pushed open the large gate doors, and was astounded by the sight he saw.
There he saw Kenshin Himura hanging laundry!
"What are you doing baka deshi??" Hiko questioned Kenshin with a loud low voice and a menacing glare.
"ORO." Kenshin, startled that they had a visitor this lat in the evening, was even more startled when he heard the awfully familiar name. . . "baka deshi." He slowly turned to face whom he knew as his master.
"Master! What are you doing here," Kenshin questioned with wide violet eyes focusing on his master.
Kenshin remembered Hiko's earlier question, "I'm doing laundry Master."
"I can see that," Hiko said as he laughed. "Now stop that and show me where I can sleep," Hiko demanded. He was exhausted.
Kenshin and Kaoru had offered Hiko room and board if he was to ever visit them in Tokyo.
"Yes Master," Kenshin complied, as he ran off towards the spare room in Kaoru's house. . .
~
A few days had passed by since the murders. Sumi tried to get passed it but. . . she just couldn't forget the incident.
Sumi found herself thinking about "that man" constantly. What was it about him that she couldn't forget? He was extremely handsome. . . that was obvious! But it was something else entirely. Was it the arrogant was he carried himself? Or the way he silently emitted authority and power? She just couldn't put her finger on it.
Her workdays flowed more smoothly after the murders. She worked hard and was always impressing Tae.
She found out a week later, after the murders, that the police had connected the two deceased men to the mob syndicate in Kyoto.
Still, she heard nothing of the man that saved her. She feared she would never see her "guardian angel" again. . .
~
"Where is she!?!"
"Sir I don't know," said one of the fearful assistants.
"Why would she just leave?" Said Etsuya Kioshi as he pounded the desk with his fist. "Why does my daughter think she can just leave? Does she not care that this will diminish my public image?"
The wealthy politician had come back from an out of town business trip to find his only daughter Sumi missing.
Takara told him nothing when he addressed her about Sumi. But he found out from other sources that she had fled.
"You," Etsuya spoke as he pointed to one of his assistants. "Find Enishi and bring him to me. . . Tell him I need a favor."
~
"Where can I get some decent food!?!" Hiko questioned in a loud demanding voice.
Kenshin ORO'ed at the loud and sudden question. He was doing the laundry, like he did every afternoon. Every time he would start humming to himself, his master would scare him.
"Master, We could all go to the Akabeko for dinner," Kenshin excitedly suggested.
"Alright then. Let's go!"
Kenshin nodded and walked off to grab Kaoru while Hiko waited by the gate for the two. Kenshin liked spending time with his master. Hiko was like a father to him. After all. . . Hiko pretty much raised him.
Kenshin approached the door, with a excited Kaoru in tow. The two joined Hiko at the gate, then started off towards the Akabeko, leaving behind the forgotten laundry.
~*~
Hey guys. Did you like that??? Please let me know by reviewing!!!
Thank you guys, all of you! I wrote a poem for this story! I've posted it, (you can get to it by clicking on "deltaop" at the top of this page), in case anyone wants to read it. I'll have review responses next chapter. . . ^.^ Kat