Chapter 9
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Kaoru dragged herself through the little river. She's been walking all day. She had lost her bokken, and needed to rest sometime. She finally got out of the water and looked around for any signs of life.
"A little hut... Oh well I'll stay there." She said. Knocking on the little door, a little boy answered.
"Who are you?" He asked. Kaoru was about to say her name, when an older man came up.
"Taro! Don't be so rude! Come in miss." He said with a smile. Kaoru took her torn sandals off, and lifted her wet kimono. The man took her to a little room. The man sat down, while the little boy hid behind an older woman.
"Tell us your name." The man asked. Kaoru sat down.
"My name is Kamiya Kaoru." She said politely.
"Ah well my name is Hiro, this is Taro, and my wife Hana. Are you traveling?" He asked. Kaoru nodded.
"Well, sort of. I'm trying to get home. And I really need a place to stay." She said. The man smiled.
"Your welcome to stay here, Kaoru-san!" He said. The lady smiled, and the boy just sat and stared.
"Arigatou gaziamasu!" Kaoru said, as she bowed. The little boy went to her.
"Where do you come from Kaoru-dono?" He asked.
"From Tokyo. I think it's far from here..." She said. Hana gasped.
"You're going the wrong direction! She exclaimed. Kaoru sighed.
"I never did have a good sense of direction..." She said.
"Well, when you're rested. I'll show you the right direction." Hiro said. Kaoru smiled.
"Arigatou for your kindness!" She exclaimed.
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A week later...
Kenshin, Yahiko, and Sanosuke went around a little town. They asked people if they had saw Kaoru.
"Have you seen a young woman? She has black hair, usually pulled up, and maybe is carrying a bokken?" Kenshin asked. The man shook his head, and Kenshin sighed.
"Have you seen a girl, that may armed?" Sanosuke asked a woman. The woman laughed but shook her head. Sanosuke sighed.
"Have you seen a woman that looks like a tanuki?" Yahiko asked.
"Hai, was she carrying a bokken?" The lady asked. Yahiko nodded that had to be Kaoru.
"Yes she went that way!" The lady said, pointing the opposite way from Tokyo. Yahiko thanked her, and ran to tell the other two.
"Kenshin, she was here!" Yahiko yelled. Kenshin and Sanosuke looked over.
"Are you serious?" Kenshin asked. Yahiko nodded.
"She's going away from Tokyo." He said.
"She always had a real bad sense of direction." Sanosuke muttered.
"So she went that way?" Kenshin asked.
"Yeah." Yahiko replied.
"I guess it's that way then!"
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Kaoru rested up, Hana made her some new sandals, and Hiro showed her the way to Tokyo. She bowed, and thanked him.
"You be careful, now. Take care Kaoru-dono!" He called after her.
"Thank you Hiro-san!" She said. She walked across the little river again, and headed east. She wondered what was going to happen to her. She also wondered why Kenshin had said what he said.
'I'm not angry with him... I guess everyone can make mistakes sometimes. I just hope we can fix this one.' She thought.
After about two days worth of walking in a straight line, she found herself at the little town again. She heard voices, and hid behind a bush.
"Are you sure, she said this way?"
"Do you think I'd lie?"
"No but maybe you just miss heard her... Why would Kaoru walk through a field? She wouldn't be patient enough."
"Come on you two it's not the time to fight."
Kaoru smiled. It was Yahiko and Sanosuke fighting, and Kenshin was with them. She was about to jump out, but she was grabbed. A man held her mouth, but she bit her captor's fingers, and screamed out.
Kenshin scratched his head. Yahiko and Sanosuke didn't mind him at all, and went on fighting. But they did stop when they head a scream.
"That sounded like Kaoru!" Kenshin said. They ran to the source of the scream, and found nothing but a note.
Kenshin picked it up. It said,
Seeing that you are here, you must meet with our boss Meet us on the outskirts of Tokyo
Kenshin looked to Yahiko and Sanosuke. They nodded and they were off, retracing their steps back to Tokyo.
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Kiroshi, and Elizabeth got ready for their soon-to-be fight with Kenshin and the others. Elizabeth practiced her swordsmanship, with him, and became more and more angry with everyone around her.
'I hate everyone... Kiroshi saved me...' She thought constantly. She did ten more swings with her own bokken before taking a rest. She sat down on her futon, and looked at her family picture on the bedside table. She looked at her father, late mother, and little brother.
"I've changed so much... I wonder if they would even know it's me..." She said aloud. Sighing she lay down for a little while.
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Megumi was watching over the dojo, along with Tsubame. They were sweeping, and talking when there was a knock on the gates. Megumi set her broom down and went to see whom it was.
Who it was surprised her.
"Kobanwa, Megumi-sama!"
"Yutaro?" She asked. Yutaro smiled, and she opened the gates. Yutaro had grown a lot since she last saw him.
"Hello, Yutaro-chan!" Tsubame said as she gave him a slight hug. He blushed a little then looked around.
"So where is Yahiko?" He asked.
"You really want to know?" Megumi asked. Yutaro nodded.
"Come inside, it's a long story..."
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"We have her!"
"Good, good bring her in here!"
Kiroshi sat and waited as his men dragged Kaoru in. She was tied, and gagged, so she couldn't talk. They pushed her to the floor, and Kiroshi stood up.
"Now, now is that how an engaged couple treat each other? I take you in, and you are supposed to love me with all your heart!" He said. Kaoru glared up at him. He smirked, and untied the towel in her mouth.
"I don't have to marry you!" Kaoru yelled.
"If you don't you never know what could happen... Maybe a mishap at the dojo, or something could happen to that foxy lady. You never know." He said.
Kaoru opened her mouth, but put her head down. Kiroshi passed her, and before leaving untied her hands. Kaoru rubbed them, while he said,
"Get some rest, you'll be seeing your friends soon."
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"So Kaoru has to marry that man?" Yutaro asked. Megumi nodded.
"That isn't fair! So what if that man wants to marry her! Why didn't Kenshin stop him?" He asked. Megumi shook her head.
"I'm not sure about that. Maybe he was so shocked..." Megumi guessed. Yutaro got up.
"Well, I'm going to look for them. Do you think Kaoru would mind if I borrowed a bokken?" Yutaro asked. Megumi shrugged.
"As long as you don't break it." Megumi said. She followed Yutaro, and watched him take one. He was going to the gates when Megumi said,
"Say hello to Sano for me, onegai?"
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Hello ppl! Here is the next preview (Poor Elizabeth)
Preview:
"Is that him?" Yahiko asked pointing towards three figures. Kenshin, and Sanosuke looked up. Sure enough Kiroshi, Elizabeth, and Kaoru stood atop of the hill.
"Welcome, Himura. I see you've come to take Kaoru." Kiroshi yelled.
"And if it wouldn't hurt, I'd like to take her back quietly with no harm done." Kenshin replied. Kiroshi smirked.
"I'm sorry but we play by my rules here."
Hello, I hope you like this chapter... I made a Inuyasha fic! It's called The Ultimate Sacrifice! I only have one review though.... Anyway I'll update soon! And I hope Kenshin still sounds like Kenshin!
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