I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. Ohkami is a friend of mine, ohkamimajin. This is based on an RP that Ohkami, I, and a few other people did a few years ago. In this fic, Saito is not married. Thank you to FairyMage and ohkamimajin for reviewing! Reviews are welcome, flames mean more s'mores! A double line means flash back. Broken line means scene change.
"What are you afraid of drunk demons or something like that? I'll give you something to be really afraid of if you don't give me another beer RIGHT NOW!" Ohkami screamed at the man behind the bar.
"Ohkami, relax." I sighed.
It had been a couple days since we'd gotten back from demon world and Ohkami was back to her usual self, usual drunken self that is. Somehow, she'd tricked me into coming into the bar and now she was drunk.
Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine. Something was up, and it wasn't good.
"Ohkami, we should get out of here." I whispered.
"Why the hell should I?" She wobbled; I was surprised she didn't fall off her stool.
"Ohkami watch out!"
There was cloud of dust that enveloped the room. I couldn't see anything until it cleared. Once it did, I saw Ohkami sitting on the floor, glaring at a hole in the wall.
"What the hell was that thing?" She growled.
"Looks like a miniature cannon ball." I examined the hole. "Who would want to kill you Ohkami?"
"Me?"
"No, the Easter Bunny. Of course you kid."
"I don't know." Ohkami thought for a minute, which I was surprised about, knowing how drunk she was. "It was YOU, wasn't it? You tried to kill me. Just because I wanted another drink. Stupid…"
Ohkami growled at the bartender, who was now hiding behind the counter. He looked like he was going to wet his pants. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Let's go kid." I smiled. "Whoever did this is liable to do something else, and we can't have the future ruler of demon world dead."
"Okay."
We headed out, Ohkami skipping ahead of me. As we entered a side alley, Ohkami stopped, almost causing me to run into her. Then, the shadows seemed to grow longer.
"Izumi, get back." Ohkami pushed me behind her.
Suddenly, a group of ninjas surrounded us. I drew my sword, waiting for them to attack. Everything happened quickly, I couldn't tell what happened, but in a second, Ohkami was on the ground behind me. As I slashed my sword, I glanced behind me.
"You okay Ohkami?" I asked trying to make sure no one got her.
"Fine other than my leg being in serious pain," she grimaced.
I bit my lip as I blocked a blow. If Ohkami was hurt then we needed to find a hospital. The difficult part would be convincing her to go. Finally, the last of the ninjas retreated and I leaned down to Ohkami.
"We need to get you to a hospital kid." I said, pulling her to her feet.
"NO WAY IZUMI! I'm not going to any stupid hospital so the doctors can do funny experiments on me..."
"Fine." I sighed, "we'll go to one of my friends, he's a doctor. You can trust him."
"Well, if you trust him…"
It seemed like it took us hours to get to the doctor's house. Ohkami couldn't even put weight on her leg. I knew that she was going be ordered bed rest that was like trying to put tell her not to drink.
"So, who is this doctor guy?" Ohkami questioned as we sat in an examining room.
"He's my brother." I smiled. "His name is Haruko. He's like, six years older than I am."
"Izumi, how old are you anyway?"
"Twenty-seven."
"And how old is Saito?"
"Why does it matter Ohkami?"
"Izumi."
"He's thirty-three."
"So, the same age as your brother."
"Yes."
"Hey, you're dating a guy six yeas older than you."
"You're dating one that is two years younger."
"Hello ladies." The door opened and in walked Haruko. "Well, I didn't expect to see you here Izumi."
"Ohkami here has a fear of doctors and hospitals." I sighed. "Pain in the ass sometimes."
"I see you're your usual charming self." Haruko smiled, sitting down in front of Ohkami. "So, how did you manage this?"
"We were fighting ninjas and then one umm…. Umm… What did he do Izumi?"
"I don't know kid, I was fighting someone else."
"Well, either way." Haruko pulled a bottle out of one of the cabinets. "This is going to sting a little."
He poured a little on a gauze pad and then dabbed it on the wound. Ohkami winced as he cleaned the gash. After a few minutes, Haruko wrapped Ohkami's leg with a bandage and sighed.
"You need to stay off of it for a week, and I need to warn you, it's going to hurt like hell."
"Take it easy, as in sit around all day and not do anything? Pfft." Ohkami stood up and yelped, nearly collapsing.
Haruko and I had to grab her so she didn't land on the floor. We lifted her up and placed her back on the table. A sheepish grin came over Ohkami's face.
"Okay, that was a bad idea." She smiled.
"Would you excuse us for a moment?" Haruko asked Ohkami, pulling me toward the door.
"Sure." Ohkami waved as he shut the door.
"What is it Haru?" I questioned.
"First off, is there a place where you can take her?" He motioned toward the room.
"My place, it's really not that far. I doubt anyone will try to get at us there."
"Please don't tell me you've gotten yourself mixed up in any more trouble."
"Not me, Ohkami has a habit of getting into fights."
"Well then, with that said, I heard something about you and a Fujita Goro."
"Yeah, well that's nothing really."
"Oh really, I heard rumors that he was really Saito Hajime."
"Why does it matter Haru?"
"He tried to kill you back in Kyoto, don't you remember? Or are you still missing that Captain of yours and just looking for someone to warm your bed?"
"Knock it off Haru." Tears started to form in my eyes, but I brushed them away. "You jest at scars that have never felt a wound."
"Look," His voice softened a bit. "I don't want you getting hurt. You're my baby sister, I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."
"I've got to go." I sighed and pushed open the door. "Let's get you out of here Ohkami."
"Okay."
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I sighed and grabbed the bags of food off of the counter. I'd taken Ohkami to my house and then offered to go get food. For some reason, I'd gone a little crazy ordering, I really hope Ohkami is hungry.
"Come here often." A familiar voice came from behind me.
"Jime," I smiled and hugged him.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, leading me outside.
"Ohkami was hungry." I grinned. "She hurt herself in a fight today and has been ordered to bed rest."
"You should be careful, this neighborhood is dangerous at night."
"What are you talking about, I've lived here for years. Anyway, you know I can take care of myself."
"Just the same, let me walk you home."
"Is there a convict loose or something?"
"No, I just think that you should be careful." He put his arm around my waist and a flinched.
He must have felt it because he pulled away and stayed a few feet from me as we walked back to my house. It saddened me a bit, I couldn't get over Souzou and now Jime was suffering. I loved him, but I still loved Souzou, even though he is dead.
Finally, we made it to my house. I opened the door and turned around to let Jime in, but he wasn't behind me.
"Odd." I muttered to myself, closing the door. "He was just there."
"FOOD!" Ohkami's voice filled the house as I entered the living room.
She tried to get over to me and I laughed, bringing the food over to her. Ohkami began to gorge herself immediately. I smiled, sitting down with my food. Suddenly, there was a tap on the window.
"What could that be?" I stood up and looked out the window.
There was a little creature standing at my window. I opened it and the little thing fell in.
"AW! It's so kyoot!" Ohkami squealed.
"Yes but what is it?" I peered down at it.
"It's a kyoot thing...?"
"Don't call me cute," the little thing hopped on the bed. "I'm Honda, at your service."
"It talks! What a smart um...thing!" Ohkami blinked, still staring at Honda.
"I'm an imp." Honda growled. "A Lord Maplewood sent me to give you a message."
"And who is this Lord Maplewood?" I questioned.
"Some guy who wanted me to deliver a message to you."
"You know, you shouldn't talk to strangers. Wouldn't want something to hadn't to an adorable little "imp" like you..." Ohkami patted Honda on the head.
Honda bared his teeth and tried to take a chunk out of Ohkami's arm. Ohkami swatted him away and looked really pissed.
"DID YOU SEE THAT? IT TRIED TO BITE ME! KILL IT!" Ohkami yelled, trying to get at him.
"Ohkami, personally if you did that to me I would try and bite you too." I sighed. "Anyway, what did this Lord Maplewood want you to tell us?"
"That he wants you dead." Honda started to bounce around the room."
"Did he say anything else?" Ohkami was starting to get annoyed with Honda's bouncing.
"Yeah, that he has two people, a Saizo and some Santo, I think."
"Sano and Saito." Ohkami looked at me.
"What does he want?" I moved closer to the imp.
"For you two to fight him." He stopped bouncing. "He said he wanted to fight the legendary Kitsune Majin, and the wolf demon that tried to over through the government by herself."
"Ok! We can fight this guy. This day has been so boring, this otta be fun." Ohkami stood up, completely forgetting her leg.
She yelped, falling back onto the bed.
"I can walk in a couple of days, right? So we wait a couple of days. Don't worry; the bad guy never actually does anything to the hostages. They just like to make empty threats." She sighed.
"You have until tomorrow." Honda piped in. "Or he'll kill them."
"What?" I gasped. "You know what, we have to do this. Wait here Ohkami, I'll be back soon."
"Where are you going?"
"To get some help."
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"Please Haru, we need your help." I begged.
"Izumi, I'm not a fighter anymore, you know that. Besides, you don't need to be going after him."
"Jime isn't the only one Lord Maplewood is holding hostage. Sano's there too."
"People die Izumi, he's just their time."
"Jime was trying to protect me." I told him.
"What?"
"Earlier, he followed me back from a restaurant. He was acting weird and now I know why. Lord Maplewood must have wanted to capture me but with Jime there, he couldn't. He loves me Haru."
"But do you love him?"
His voice was clear; it hit me then. Did I really love him, or was I just trying to get someone else to comfort me after Souzou died? I didn't know, and I couldn't find an answer.
"I don't know." I whispered.
"You need to find out, and fast." He sighed, moving about his office. "Because I'm not going to help you save someone you don't love."
Oh Kami, please give me strength to choose.
"Haru." I said. "I have feelings for Jime, we just have to work things out."
"That's not good enough."
"What the hell do you want me to say?" I couldn't believe he was doing this to me. "Do you want me to say that I love him? Or would that just make you hate him more. Just because you lost someone you loved doesn't mean that you have to stop me from loving. Yes I fell in love with Souzou Sagara and yes he was eleven years older than I was. Now I've fallen in love with a man that used to be my worst enemy. Then, all of a sudden, I find out that Souzou never died and then, just like that, he dies. What the hell am I supposed to do? I can't forget Souzou, but I can't help how I feel about Jime."
"Izumi, I'll help you." Haru turned to face me. "As long as he is more than just something you're using, I'll help you."
"Thank you."
A/N: Yeah, this is kind of a short arc. There will be a Saito/Izumi moment in the next chapter, I promise. Anyway, I hope that everyone likes.