Petals in the Wind
Kenshin Himura paced anxiously as he stood outside of his two story house, waiting for his wife and son to come out.
Karou Himura smiled as she and her eldest walked out. Her pink outfit looked pretty on her with the pink ribbon decorating her long, black hair.
Kenji Himura sighed as he was dragged along by his mother to where his father waited. Light eyes looked over at Hajime Saitou, and the Sagaras who also stood nearby to greet them. Kenji wasn't fond of Miyuki Saitou and he really didn't want to meet with her.
The group all packed into cars and drove quietly to the café. Even Mayuki's father had no clue what his only daughter was interested in meeting with such a large group for. She wasn't the type to gather a crowd.
Kenji looked out the car window while his father drove carefully through the streets. The café was about 50 minutes away from their home and the twenty two year old seemed restless.
What could be so important? The girl never ask for me, not after we stopped dating five years ago.
He thought, not understanding or even beginning to understand what she was thinking.
They arrived at the quiet café five minutes to six. The group came out of their respective cars and Kenji lagged behind the rest as they walked into the café. He walked slower than his friends and family, and hesitated to go into the quite café.
"Brother! Wait for me!" A young, female voice called, and Kenji flinched. He missed his sister, and knew it was a waste of though to wish her to still be around.
A young man of similar height slightly brushed past Kenji, which shook him from his stupor.
"Hey!" He spat out, annoyed at his thoughts being jarred.
Violet eyes framed by red hair tuned to face Kenji, a retort on his lips.
Two pairs of eyes stared at each other for long moments, and both Ran and Kenji could do nothing but stare.
The young woman ran up, panting, and with a small pout on her face.
"Brother! Your legs are longer than mine, you could walk slower sometimes!" Aya chided, feeling breathless. Her tired lungs had to gulp a lot more air when she saw the person her brother was looking at with a locked gaze.
"Brother." She whispered, then launched herself at her eldest brother with shock and glee!
"I knew it! You couldn't really be dead! I knew something looked wrong that night!" She cried out, her voice cracked as she buried her face into her brother's shoulder.
"Your real." Ran whispered, and Kenji pulled his gaze back to Ran. Back to the younger brother he though he had lost nearly two years ago.
"Ran… A-aya! They said you were dead." He said, forcing his shocked body to work. "But.. Your not." He said, feeling relief that made his heart feel like it could finally heal.
"Mom and dad will be so happy." He whispered, and Aya let out a real sob.
"So, there alive? There… not dead, Kenji!" Ran said shakily, then leaned against the door.
"Your not dead, really, not. Your right here." He said, and his violet eyes widened when his older brother leaned forward with Aya on one arm and with the other pulled Ran into a tight hug.
Mayuki Saitou walked over to the small café and smiled at the scene that was currently before her.
"I was hoping it was the real thing." She murmured then she spoke up.
"I dropped by the shop and told the guys not to bother you. I'm happy things are working out well." She smiled as she spoke.
Aya turned and regarded the woman she only knew as Birman with surprise.
"You set this up? You know our brother?" She asked, and Kenji felt Ran stiffen and saw an angry gaze centered on his ex.
"Yes, though I couldn't be sure if you two really were who I thought. We never really interacted as we grew up so I wasn't sure. I didn't want needless pain to be pulled back up if things didn't go as I'd hoped." She explained, not wavering under Ran's hard, yet surprised gaze.
"Growing up?" He asked, not quite sure.
"My father is in that café awaiting me and you two, though he doesn't know it yet. Hajime Saitou is my father. Anyways I used to date Kenji, so I though if I should do anything it should be to help him out. Sorry it took a few months but you know how busy things had been."
"Oh." Aya said, nodding, then pulled her two brothers toward the café!
"We have to celebrate and find mom and dad!" She exclaimed feeling extremely happy.
Ran gave a smile to Kenji who happily returned it.
"There inside." The eldest whispered, then pulled his younger brother into the café.
The three walked in together and they all felt as if they never wanted to leave each other's side again.
Ran felt cautious as he approached the large group that occupied a few tables. He spotted a familiar, if slightly more fierce face of Sanosuke Sagara who sat chatting with his wife Megumi. There two children, 15 year old Mei and 21 year old Karii sat across from their parents.
The next table had two people that made Ran freeze in his steps.
"Father. Mother." He whispered, feeling his veins nearly freeze.
Will they hate me?
I can't, I could never tell them.
I had to tell Aya, but… not them.
They don't need to know what I've done.
He thought, as his heart raced with painful emotions.
He felt like his legs had changed to lifeless blocks of ice as Aya and Kenji both grabbed a hand a pulled their nearly unresponsive brother along.
"Mom! Dad! You won't believe this!" Kenji cried out, feeling nearly full to the brim with happiness. His mother and father's startled and shocked, yet hopeful expressions made Kenji laugh!
"It's them!" It's them. His brain whispered, and for once no one in the Himura family felt the weight of death and separation seeping into their lives.
Note:
Yeah it's kind of sappy for them, but I wanted them to have a good bond.