Dark Stormy Night
Chapter 2
(same voice cast)
Tetsu and Battousai had been running at an incredible pace for awhile now. Battousai had let Tetsu go, but had very tight grip on his arm that would surely bruise later if Battousai didn't ease up.
Then he stopped. Tetsu sighed in relief. If he had to go another 5 minutes running like that, he would've vomited. "Where are we?" asked Tetsu looking around. He knew they were in Kyoto, but where? He had never seen this part of the city.
"We're at Choshu Headquarters. You are a good piece. You have information about the Shinsengumi. We need that information to take them down," said Battousai pushing Tetsu through the sliding door.
"Take them down? You mean kill them!" yelled the enraged boy. "I won't let you do that!" yelled Tetsu aiming to punch Kenshin in the cheek.
Of course Kenshin dodged and took advantage of the situation. Kenshin pushed Tetsu up against the wall. Tetsu grunted as his face hit the wall. "Don't even try to strike me. You have no power of that kind," said Battousai. Tetsu shivered. Now he knew why this guy was unbeatable.
The racket had caused some samurai to poke their heads out. "That you Kenshin?" asked the leader of the clan; Kogoro Katsura. Kenshin bowed before his leader. Tetsu looked at Katsura and gave him a glare. "You'll die eventually," said Tetsu crossing his arms.
Battousai punched Tetsu in the kneecap. Tetsu fell to the ground. "Bow before your new master," said Battousai getting up.
"He's your leader! Not mine!" yelled Tetsu to Battousai. Battousai grew enraged and punched Tetsu in the jaw. Blood sprouted from the young boy. He was about to strike him again, but Katsura held him back. "That's enough Kenshin. You don't hit children. Besides we need him to talk. What good is a hostage when he can't talk?" asked Katsura looking at Tetsu trying to stop the blood from flowing. "A good one," mumbled Kenshin.
Katsura pulled out a hankerchief and put it on Tetsu's mouth. "Go to bed Kenshin. I'll watch him tonight," said the kind man. Kenshin grunted and headed upstairs to bed, with one last devil glare at Tetsu.
Tetsu sat down at table with the leader. "So your name is Katsura?" asked Tetsu. "Yes it is," said Katsura kindly. "And what's your name?" asked Katsura. "It's Tetsunosuke Ichimura, Tetsu for short. And don't try asking me any questions about the Shinsengumi because I'm not going to tell you," said Tetsu. "Well now I KNOW you're with the Shinsengumi. That I didn't know," said Katsura.
Tetsu fell down anime style. "Oh shut up!" he said jumping back up. "Are you going to kill me?" asked Tetsu getting rather serious. "No, I'm not," said Katsura. "But my men might if you give them any reason to. Kenshin is a killer. He's in a class by himself. He will kill you if you give him a reason," said Katsura, getting up and heading to bed.
"You will stay with me in my room tonight, then in the morning, we'll give you something to do," said Katsura. Tetsu followed the man to bed. His room was very big. "There's an extra futon in Kenshin's room. Go and get it," said Katsura.
Tetsu was scared to go to Kenshin's room, but if he wanted a bed, it was in the devil's lair. "Um…Kenshin, I'm going to get your extra futon. Katsura told me you have an extra," he saidfrom outside the door. Tetsu entered the room and saw Kenshin asleep in an upright position. "This guy is weird," said Tetsu grabbing the extra futon.
A breeze came in through the window. Kenshin shivered. "I think I'll put a blanket around him," he said. Tetsu acted tough but insie he was a softy.He grabbed Kenshin's blanket form his futon and started to put it around him.
Kenshin opened his eyes and gasped loudly. Tetsu fell back. Kenshin unsheathed his wakizashi. His eyes were in violet slits. Tetsu was gasping. Now what was he going to do to him? Kenshin put the wakizashi near Tetsu's eye. "What are you doing in here?" Kenshin snarled. "I'm just grabbing your extra futon," said Tetsu, showing him the futon. "Get out," Battousai whispered with poison clingning to his voice. He released the frightened boy. Tetsu headed to the door.
"Gladly," said Tetsu getting out and sliding the door closed. Before he closed it all the way, he said once more to Battousai, "You're a heartless demon who should rot in fucking hell!" he screamed at him.
Kenshin sheathed his wakizashi and sat down in his thoughts. What the kid had just said had hurt the Rurouni in him deep down. I know I've killed countless people, but it's all for the good of a new era that will soon come into being. But this is the first time anyone had ever called me that, thought Battousai as he drifted off to sleep.