hey...
this one regrets to say that this will be the final chapter of 'After'
Kisuki: HEY! what about me and my dad? you mentioned us in a previous chapter!
moony: -flinches- sorry! but think about it: the kids of the most powerful characters in RuroKen in one place. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU A CHALLENGE? i'd bring back Kana from the first chapter, but Saya just has to glare at him to wet himself.
Kisuki: -sigh- true...
so like this one said before, this is the final chapter...hope you liked it...and if this one gets enough reviews asking to continue it this one will...but then again...this one gets barely any reviews in the first place...TT_TT - no self confidence...
DISCLAIMER: don't own it...
CHAPTER 7: Trouble
They face off silently, a quiet, but deadly rage emminating from Megime-san, and quiet shock from Sagara-san.
"Megumi-sama, I'm so sorry!" Saya cries, bowing hastily. She peeks up from under her bangs, but Megumi's expression hasn't changed.
"Do you hate me that much Vix-Megumi?" Sagara-san asks, and I can't help but notice my mother's lip twitching as she tries not to laugh.
"I'm here to treat Ken-san. I don't want to see or hear anything from you." She says in a cold and dangerous voice, then turns on her heel, and marches inside the dojo.
We watch her go and an awkward silence falls on us, which is finally broken by Sagara-san sighing. " Well that went well." He haughs tiredly, running his hand through his hair.
My mother breaks out into a smile. "Sano! I can't believe you're back! We weren't expecting you for weeks!" she says giving him a hug. He laughs and hugs her back. "It's great to see you guys too." His gaze falls on me. "And you actually listened to what I said before I left." Father laughs with him as mother blushes. "Hey Kenji."
I step foreward carefully. "Hello Sagara-san." I say politely. He playfully punches my shoulder. "Sano's fine."
"Bird-head's better." Saya smirks, and danges out of reach of Sano's arm. "Hey, you're the bird-head that got here late. 'Two weeks early' I should've known that you wouldn't get to Tokyo by yourself on time" Saya just sticks her tounge out in response. "But anyways, this is Ota." He says looking at the other person that he brough alon with him.
"Yes I remember now." Mother smiles, "Higashidani Ota. You were one of Yahiko's first students."
"Really? Baka! Why didn't you tell me?" Sano cries indigniatly.
"You wouldn't have listened to me anyway if I told you…" Higashidani grumbles, and I finally recognize him. The boy who'd spar with us when Shinya-kun and I were bored, back when we were younger. He had stayed for a couple of years, but left.
"Well anyways, I doubt that he told you, but he's my kid brother."
"WHAT?" mother shouts, then looks at the dojo doors to see if Megumi heard us. "Why didn't you tell any of us Higashidani-san?"
Ota smiles at her sheepishly. "I doubted that you'd belive me Shisho." Mother waves her hand. "You shouldn't worry about things like that. And you don't need to call me 'Shisho'. You were Yahiko's student not mine, besides, you already left the dojo."
"KENSHIN, IF YOU DON'T COME INSIDE SOON, I'LL ASSUME THAT YOU DON'T NEED ME AND I WILL LEAVE!" we hear Megumi-san shout angrily.
Father flinches. "Ah, yes. Coming Megumi-dono." He says as he walks inside.
"So Kenji, Saya tells me that you're just as good as a swords man as your father. Care to show me some moves?" he asks, leaning sitting down on the dojo's steps.
"I've been trained in Kamiya Kashin-ryu, if that's what you're asking…" I say, stroking my kanata.
"KENJI! GETIN HERE!" I flinch as I hear Megumi-san shout.
"Not so great?" Saya asks empathetically.
"Not so great…" I repeat.
"Sorry about that, Probably my fault. I'll head out for now." Sagar- Sanosuke-san says, walking out of the courtyard. Saya looks at her father and has a look on her face that suggests that she's debating wether or not she should follow him or not.
"Hey." I hear myself saying. She turns around in surprise. "You…want to come inside?"
She smiles and walks over to me. "Is that okay?" she asks, standing infront of me.
I nod, and on their own accord, my hand comes up and brushes a lock of hair out of her eyes. We stand there for a moment, and I can't help but lean foreward, but I catch myself.
"What?" she asks, irritation creeping into her voice.
"Um you…and Ryder-kun…" I mumble awkwardly. She rolls her eyes in such a way that I can swear I can hear them. Then she does the last thing that I expect.
She slaps me.
No, I'm just kidding. Under any other circumstance I would've though that but she doesn't.
Instead she kisses me. Soft, short and sweet. When we both open our eyes, I'm positive that the stupidest look is on my face. This has got to be 100 times better than sake…
"Come on sword-boy lets go inside" she says, pulling my hand. I follow and for once in my life, I feel like I know exactly what I want from my future…
we close the dojo doors, and I swear I can hear Sano-san laughing…
:)
hope that ties up a couple loose knots...
so... sayonara, see you next story!
-moonlightrurouni