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Kenshin or any of it's characters . . . all original characters and ideas
are mine to claim.
Arigatou gozaimasu for reading my story!!!
AN: Ok. *sigh* This was a tough chapter to write! It just didn't want to work with me! So, here's the scoop. . . My story will be updated every Sunday, mostly in the afternoon. Hehe! Just to let you all know. Ok here's chapter 8.
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~~Last Chapter~~
As soon as Tae and Sumi took the bean sprouts back to the kitchen, Sumi put her apron back on and her long ebony hair back up in the white bonnet and went back to work.
Her first order, was a large order of beef stew and a bottle of their finest sake . . .
~~End of Last Chapter~~
" . . . Sigh . . ."
Sumi maneuvered her way through the restaurant accompanied by a cook, who was kind enough to help her carry the large order of beef stew. One thing confused Sumi though, the large order of beef stew was for three people, but she was ordered to bring only one cup with the bottle of sake. Normally when a party ordered sake, it was for the entire group, not just one person.
"What ever the customer wants!" Sumi reasoned.
The cook, whom walked in front of Sumi, had already put the beef stew down in front of the group and started back towards the kitchen as Sumi approached the customers' table.
She started, " . . . Good afternoon . . . " then stopped when she saw a large white coat with a tall pointed red collar.
Her heart skipped a beat . . .
~
Izo unsheathed his sword calmly as the shoji door to his inn room slid open. Upon seeing his boss in the doorway, he sheathed his sword and relaxed.
"Izo, we got a letter from Etsuya, get your things. We leave for Kyoto immediately . . . " Enishi said. "After we eat . . . " he added silently.
He closed the shoji door and headed towards his room to gather his things.
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"That coat . . . turquoise shirt . . . blue pants . . . long black hair . . . It can't be . . . no it just can't," Sumi thought as she took a step back when her brain registered just what it was she saw before her.
"Is she . . . she is . . . She is the woman I saved," Hiko determined to himself.
For reasons oblivious to him, he was upset by the look of fear in her eyes. A protective instinct to comfort her rose up inside him. He swore that she'd have nothing to fear anymore. "What? Am I going crazy? I saved her once, why do I still want her to be safe."
"Do you remember me?" Hiko asked her. "Dumb question," Hiko thought, he didn't even know why he asked it. He decided he was trying to show her that he means her no harm.
Sumi, though still slightly frightened, thought him less a threat when she saw the look of concern in his eyes. "But why is he here? Is he here to hurt me? Did someone send him? But then. . . if he were here to hurt me, why would he have saved me back then?" Sumi questioned herself. That made sense, and Sumi found herself a little less frightened, if not at least comforted, by his presence.
Kenshin and Kaoru picked up on the interaction and stared openly between the two. Both wondering just why Hiko was talking to the waitress . . .
Then Kenshin and Kaoru remembered that they've seen her before. The last time they ate at the Akabeko, she helped Tsubame serve them. Though neither of them had spoken to her.
Then, starting to feel more comfortable with Hiko's presence, Sumi answered Hiko's earlier question.
"Yes, I remember you." She nodded her head, beautiful hazel eyes glued to his own. "I do remember you Sir. Though I do not remember your name," Sumi said, even though she knew they did not exchange familiars the last time they met.
"Hiko Seijuro. Pleased to meet you," Hiko said with a mocking disposition. Sumi giggled. "And your name ma'am?"
"Sumi. I'm rather new here," Sumi said. Like with Tae, she would not offer her last name, not even to him . . . not yet. " . . . Who are your friends?"
Hiko turned to see a wide-eyed Kenshin and a pleasantly smiling Kaoru. "This is Kenshin Himura, and Kaoru Kamiya . . .," Hiko said as he gestured to his friends. Hiko said as an after thought, "They're courting."
Sumi smiled beautifully to them and said "Oh, congratulations!"
. . . Awkward silence . . .
"So . . . how did you two meet?" Kenshin asked.
Sumi looked at Hiko, expecting him to be polite and answer the question presented, it would be smart to let him decide what he would tell his friends about how they met.
"We bumped into each other a few days ago," he said. He'd rather Kenshin remain ignorant in the fact that he had to kill someone. He did not want the boy to know. He had sworn to himself that he'd never kill in front of Kenshin. "I guess I am not so cold hearted after all," Hiko thought.
Sumi realized that she was intruding on their meal. So she filled the sake cup, gracefully, just as she had been taught. She set down the bottle and handed the small cup to Hiko.
When their hands touched, it sent shivers up Sumi's back. Sumi took a step back after handing over the cup.
"I'm very sorry for interrupting your meal. Please enjoy," Sumi said as she nodded and left the three.
Hiko stared after her with admiring eyes. She looked so much different than the other women in the same waitress uniform. She was so beautiful; her long ebony hair was put up in a white bonnet. But her bangs, and stray hair, fell in the most beautiful way around her face; framing pink tinted cheeks and large beautiful hazel eyes.
He waited till she disappeared from his sight before he drank his sake.
~
Just then . . . two strange men walked into the Akabeko.
Tae turned to see a man with black-lensed glasses and a blue cloak . . .
~*~
Wow. *sigh* There ya go folks. All finished. Hehe! Hope you enjoy!
Please send some feedback! I really want to know what you all think . . . I will accept praise and constructive criticism . . . So, do me a kind favor and click that little blue button!!!!! (Come on, you know you want to!!)
Arigatou gozaimasu for reading and reviewing my story!!! ^.^ Kat *Neko- sama*
(Do you all think I should change my pen name from deltaop to Neko-sama??) Let me know.
Arigatou gozaimasu for reading my story!!!
AN: Ok. *sigh* This was a tough chapter to write! It just didn't want to work with me! So, here's the scoop. . . My story will be updated every Sunday, mostly in the afternoon. Hehe! Just to let you all know. Ok here's chapter 8.
~*~
~~Last Chapter~~
As soon as Tae and Sumi took the bean sprouts back to the kitchen, Sumi put her apron back on and her long ebony hair back up in the white bonnet and went back to work.
Her first order, was a large order of beef stew and a bottle of their finest sake . . .
~~End of Last Chapter~~
" . . . Sigh . . ."
Sumi maneuvered her way through the restaurant accompanied by a cook, who was kind enough to help her carry the large order of beef stew. One thing confused Sumi though, the large order of beef stew was for three people, but she was ordered to bring only one cup with the bottle of sake. Normally when a party ordered sake, it was for the entire group, not just one person.
"What ever the customer wants!" Sumi reasoned.
The cook, whom walked in front of Sumi, had already put the beef stew down in front of the group and started back towards the kitchen as Sumi approached the customers' table.
She started, " . . . Good afternoon . . . " then stopped when she saw a large white coat with a tall pointed red collar.
Her heart skipped a beat . . .
~
Izo unsheathed his sword calmly as the shoji door to his inn room slid open. Upon seeing his boss in the doorway, he sheathed his sword and relaxed.
"Izo, we got a letter from Etsuya, get your things. We leave for Kyoto immediately . . . " Enishi said. "After we eat . . . " he added silently.
He closed the shoji door and headed towards his room to gather his things.
~
"That coat . . . turquoise shirt . . . blue pants . . . long black hair . . . It can't be . . . no it just can't," Sumi thought as she took a step back when her brain registered just what it was she saw before her.
"Is she . . . she is . . . She is the woman I saved," Hiko determined to himself.
For reasons oblivious to him, he was upset by the look of fear in her eyes. A protective instinct to comfort her rose up inside him. He swore that she'd have nothing to fear anymore. "What? Am I going crazy? I saved her once, why do I still want her to be safe."
"Do you remember me?" Hiko asked her. "Dumb question," Hiko thought, he didn't even know why he asked it. He decided he was trying to show her that he means her no harm.
Sumi, though still slightly frightened, thought him less a threat when she saw the look of concern in his eyes. "But why is he here? Is he here to hurt me? Did someone send him? But then. . . if he were here to hurt me, why would he have saved me back then?" Sumi questioned herself. That made sense, and Sumi found herself a little less frightened, if not at least comforted, by his presence.
Kenshin and Kaoru picked up on the interaction and stared openly between the two. Both wondering just why Hiko was talking to the waitress . . .
Then Kenshin and Kaoru remembered that they've seen her before. The last time they ate at the Akabeko, she helped Tsubame serve them. Though neither of them had spoken to her.
Then, starting to feel more comfortable with Hiko's presence, Sumi answered Hiko's earlier question.
"Yes, I remember you." She nodded her head, beautiful hazel eyes glued to his own. "I do remember you Sir. Though I do not remember your name," Sumi said, even though she knew they did not exchange familiars the last time they met.
"Hiko Seijuro. Pleased to meet you," Hiko said with a mocking disposition. Sumi giggled. "And your name ma'am?"
"Sumi. I'm rather new here," Sumi said. Like with Tae, she would not offer her last name, not even to him . . . not yet. " . . . Who are your friends?"
Hiko turned to see a wide-eyed Kenshin and a pleasantly smiling Kaoru. "This is Kenshin Himura, and Kaoru Kamiya . . .," Hiko said as he gestured to his friends. Hiko said as an after thought, "They're courting."
Sumi smiled beautifully to them and said "Oh, congratulations!"
. . . Awkward silence . . .
"So . . . how did you two meet?" Kenshin asked.
Sumi looked at Hiko, expecting him to be polite and answer the question presented, it would be smart to let him decide what he would tell his friends about how they met.
"We bumped into each other a few days ago," he said. He'd rather Kenshin remain ignorant in the fact that he had to kill someone. He did not want the boy to know. He had sworn to himself that he'd never kill in front of Kenshin. "I guess I am not so cold hearted after all," Hiko thought.
Sumi realized that she was intruding on their meal. So she filled the sake cup, gracefully, just as she had been taught. She set down the bottle and handed the small cup to Hiko.
When their hands touched, it sent shivers up Sumi's back. Sumi took a step back after handing over the cup.
"I'm very sorry for interrupting your meal. Please enjoy," Sumi said as she nodded and left the three.
Hiko stared after her with admiring eyes. She looked so much different than the other women in the same waitress uniform. She was so beautiful; her long ebony hair was put up in a white bonnet. But her bangs, and stray hair, fell in the most beautiful way around her face; framing pink tinted cheeks and large beautiful hazel eyes.
He waited till she disappeared from his sight before he drank his sake.
~
Just then . . . two strange men walked into the Akabeko.
Tae turned to see a man with black-lensed glasses and a blue cloak . . .
~*~
Wow. *sigh* There ya go folks. All finished. Hehe! Hope you enjoy!
Please send some feedback! I really want to know what you all think . . . I will accept praise and constructive criticism . . . So, do me a kind favor and click that little blue button!!!!! (Come on, you know you want to!!)
Arigatou gozaimasu for reading and reviewing my story!!! ^.^ Kat *Neko- sama*
(Do you all think I should change my pen name from deltaop to Neko-sama??) Let me know.