Author's Note: Yo Y'all sorry for the wait. My comp got screwed up. Oh, and This'll be the second to last chapter. *Tear* It's alllllll over.
Disclaimer: Do.Not.OwnChapter 9: A New Life Part 1
It took Alaina several days to recover from her spell. Megumi checked up on her every couple days sometimes bringing Dr. Genzai.
It had been determined that Alaina would go to live at the clinic. When Alaina woke up on the last day she would be staying at the dojo, she found Kaoru sitting beside the futon.
"Alaina!" Kaoru exclaimed "you're awake!" "Oui Oui Mademoiselle" Alaina replied.
Kaoru immediately began babbling on and on until she got to the point. "Megumi is here to take you down to the clinic whenever you're ready." Kaoru said breathlessly. "Ah, Merci, Mademoiselle Kaoru." Alaina hesitated. Kaoru jumped right in "Battousai went to get Tofu"
"Merci again Mademoiselle" Alaina murmered. She picked herself off the futon carefully.
Kaoru looked uncertain for a minute "Do you want something to eat before you go?" "Non, it would be best if I left rapidement" Alaina replied. "Yes" Kaoru said smiling sadly "Yes it would"
Alaina and Kaoru made their way around to the front of the dojo where Megumi was waiting.
"Are you ready yet?" Megumi asked slightly impatiently. "Oui mademoiselle" Alaina said softly.
Megumi blinked. "Just call me Megumi, alright?" "Oui""Good, now your name is Alaina correct?" Megumi asked.
"Oui" Alaina replied softly
"Well, Alaina, say your goodbyes so that we can get on our way before Sir Ken comes back" Megumi said impatiently.
Alaina turned to the other who were standing on the deck. "Goodbye Mademoiselle, monsieur, and jeune monsieur, Merci, for all your help."
"We'll see you around, alright?" Sano asked.
Alaina smiled slightly "Oui monsieur, if that is what vous voulez" Sano laughed "Megumi, you better teach her English!"
Everyone laughed, including Alaina. "Au Revoir mes amis" Alaina said as she turned and walked out of the dojo with Megumi.
"Well," Sano said, grasping at straws "At least we'll still see her occasionally Right? I mean Megumi is up here practically everyday…why shouldn't she be the same?"
"Because she's afraid of Battousai" Yahiko and Kaoru said at once.
"And well she should be" came the low voice of the Battousai himself. They all jumped, and Battousai laughed. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you" He said with a malicious smile on his face. Kaoru shuddered, and Battousai noticed. "What's wrong koishii?" He said moving closer to her. "Nothing" Kaoru said shortly "Can you take that tofu into the kitchen please?" Battousai looked angry for a moment before he relaxed, "Of Course Koishii" He walked away.
~~~~~~~~~At the Clinic~~~~~~~~~~
"And this is the Clinic" Megumi said proudly, then added quickly "It may not look like much but.."
She trailed off at the look in Alaina's eyes "Oh, non! It is magnifique!"
Megumi raised an eyebrow "I may not understand French, but I understood what you said. Do you really like it?"
"Oh Oui, Oui, it is parfait!" Alaina exclaimed.
She was positively beaming.
Megumi smiled back and led her inside.
Dr. Genzai was waiting. "Oh hello!" he said Happily. "You must be Alaina, I am Dr. Genzai"
"Bonjour, Monsieur." Alaina said happily. "Votre clinique est merveilleuse!!"
Dr. Genzai blinked a couple times before he beamed at her. She beamed back.
"Megumi, why don't you give her a tour, show her, her room, and get her some suitable clothing. Hmm?" Dr. Genzai said.
Megumi nodded "Of course Dr. Genzai, come this way Alaina" Megumi said walking away.
Alaina nodded happily and followed her.
Dr. Genzai watched her go, "The poor girl" he whispered to himself, But he knew something she did not, her older brother, one she and Alain both thought dead, was still alive, and Dr. Genzai was going to write to him.
~~~~~~~~~~~At the Dojo~~~~~~~
Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sano were holding a council of war out back, while Battousai prepared dinner. "We have to DO Something" Sano argued quietly.
"I know!" Kaoru hissed "but what can we do?"
"He'll kill us where we stand" Yahiko said glumly.
Sano sighed "Yea, but we have to do SOMEthing. I can't just sit here while he controls us"
"You could leave" Kaoru pointed out. "Missy, we've been over this, I won't leave you here with this monster!" Kaoru sighed "Just leave it as an option then"
Sano didn't say anything.
Yahiko murmered "but Kaoru, if you came with us then we would ALL be safe, and I'm sure Dr. Genzai would help!"
"No!" Kaoru snapped in a whisper "I can't leave the dojo, and I WON'T put Dr. Genzai, Megumi, or Alaina in even more danger!"
"But Missy" Sanao protested, "The kid has a point…one of us could pretend to be sick, Battousai would have no choice BUT to call Dr. Genzai. Then we could ask him about it while he's treating whoever it is, because you KNOW Battousai won't be allowed to stay in the room!"
"Yeah" Yahiko said "and if he says no, then we can think of something else!"
Kaoru sighed "Ok, we'll try it, Yahiko…you can be the one to get sick. Ok?"
Yahiko grinned "yea!"
"Right" Sano murmered "do it soon after dinner alright"
Yahiko nodded several times.
"Good" Sano said.
Kaoru sighed heavily, "I hope this works"
~~~~~~~~At the Clinic~~~~~~
Dr. Genzai sat at a table writing a letter while Megumi and Alaina sat nearby talking.
They all looked up when they heard a pounding on the door.
Alaina acted first and jumped up to open it.
Sano ran in the room. "Dr. Genzai! Quick, Yahiko's really sick!!"
"Say no more!" Dr. Genzai said folding up the letter and tucking it away. "Alaina, will you stay incase Ayame or Suzume need you?"
"Oui" Alaina replied with relief as Dr. Genzai, Megumi and Sano dashed away.
~~~~~~At the Dojo~~~~~~~
Yahiko was lying on his futon, looking very pale, and he was sweating.
Sano, Dr. Genzai and Megumi ran in huffing.
"Alright!" Dr. Genzai said taking charge immediately! "everybody out!!!"
Sano and Kaoru exchanged a look, but they walked out with Battousai, all three of them sat on the steps and waited.
~~~~~In The Room~~~~~
"Dr. Genzai" Yahiko said softly. "Yes, my dear boy?" Dr. Genzai said moving over to the futon. "I'm not really sick, but we needed your help, and this was the only way to do it." Dr. Genzai said nothing except "Go ahead, I'm listening"
"Well" Yahiko began "We want to leave the Dojo, well I mean we Don't WANT to, but we have no other choice. Battousai is controlling us, and Sano and I are afraid he'll hurt Kaoru. We want to run away, but we'll need your help. I'll understand if you say no, Kaoru didn't really approve of this choice because she didn't want you to get hurt, so I'll understand if you say no. but we don't know what else to do."
Dr. Genzai was silent for several long moments while Megumi and Yahiko watched him and waited. "What I want you to do Yahiko, is to stay put, for another month, two months top. I'm working on a plan my dear boy" He said at the look on Yahiko's face "Alaina has an older brother named Andre. I'm going to write him a letter and explain the events that transpired here. He'll come and want to avenge his brother's death, and it will be a close call, but Andre was a manslayer."
"but Kenshin might get hurt" Yahiko protested.
Dr. Genzai shook his head. "I don't think so, I think the Good side of Kenshin will see the pain in Andre and be able to regain control."
Dr. Genzai smiled at him before he and Megumi walked out. "It appears to be a virus. No doubt it will pass by tomorrow morning. Good Night to you all"
He and Megumi walked out of the dojo.
Everyone ran in to see Yahiko, his eyes were closed.
He was sleeping. Kaoru said, "I think I'll sit with him for a little bit"
"Yeah" Sano yawned and stretched "Me too."
Battousai nodded, shooting a glare at Sano as a warning and walked out, they saw him settle himself against the door.
Yahiko opened his eyes "I told him, and he says he has a plan so he wants to stay for another month or two. But he said not worry. I think his plan will work" Yahiko finished up.
Sano folded his arms "Alright, so we're waiting." Together, they all settled themselves in for the wait.
~~~~~~At the Clinic~~~~~
Alaina looked up when Megumi and Dr. Genzai walked back in. "just a virus" Dr. Genzai said dismissively as he sat down and began to finish his letter.
~~~~~Several Weeks later, in a castle in France~~~~~~
A Young man sat a table opening a letter. His Ice blue eyes scanned the paper rapidly. He crumpled the paper in his fist. "He will Pay" He growled.
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A/N: I'm too lazy to do translations…but here we go.
Parfait: Perfect
Votre clinique est merveilleuse: Your clinic is wonderful
Non: No
All the rest you should know by now…if not, sorry.
Wow, Guys, this Chapter had a grand total of 6 and a quarter pages long! The longest I've ever written. Now, for everyone who is overjoyed about that, please be sure to Thank LittoGrrlStephie since she bugged me the entire way! The next AND last chapter should be up shortly.
