At length, Saito took pity on the horrific fate of the so-called spy traveling with Kenshin, taking a nail to Suboshi's arm and scratching out a quick message that simply read 'You've been found out; abandon the mission.'
By the time the message appeared on Amiboshi's corresponding limb, it was too late. There was no inch of skin on his form that had not been scraped, torn, bruised, or mouse-humped. He noted the presence of the message but couldn't make it out.
Amiboshi grumbled dejectedly, wishing he could just lie back and collapse for a bit, but the last effort at doing that had nearly resulting in a gerbil disappearing for life, boldly trying to go where no man had gone before. If nothing else, he tried to focus on the thought that they were close to reaching a small village where he would finally receive medical attention that he so badly needed. The respite meant much to him as his nerves were frazzled to the point of driving him literally insane. He swore he'd snap if he had even one more nocturnal squirrel seeking a home where the sun never shone.
Dark side of the moon firmly covered in defense of the attacks, Amiboshi limped after the group he followed, wondering if he would survive the ordeal. Or if anyone would, for that matter. Kenshin and Chichiri had returned the their patterns of bubblehead speech and the remainder of the party was getting fed up with them quickly.
"Oro?" (Are we there yet?)
"Da." (No.)
"Oro?" (Are we there yet?)
"Da." (No.)
"Oro?" (Are we there yet?)
"Da, no da!" (No, and asking won't make this go any faster!)
"De gozaru, oro?" (When are we going to get there?)
"Na no da, DA!" (I don't know, now SHUT UP!)
There was a silent pause from the entire group, everyone eyeing the two harebrained warriors with no small sense of unease. They looked to be coming close to blows. With a snort, Kenshin spoke up first.
"Oro?" (Are we there yet?)
To Be Continued…
Sorry for the uber short post. This came to me in a random moment of insanity. Writer's block is still haunting me with almost all of my fics and I'm not sure what to do, really. For the love of all things good, please R&R and add suggestions to it.