Disclaimer: Again . . . it's not mine. :: Shakes head sadly.::
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Chapter 2 "Job Hunting"
Kenshin knew that he was in way over his head when he met the two little girls that lived with Kaoru. At first, he thought they were her nieces or younger sisters, but she explained that their grandfather had been looking after her since she was a child and so they all lived together.
At that moment, Kenshin was trying to find the girls. He'd gone looking for a job a few minutes after he'd first met Kaoru. She had taken him inside the dojo and introduced him to Dr. Genzai and his two granddaughters, Suzume and Ayame. She explained that he could stay there because he would be helping to bring in money. After that, he had left to go find a job; he didn't want to waste any time. The girls had followed him, though. He wasn't sure if Kaoru knew where they were, but he had vowed to keep a watchful eye on them. Unfortunately, they had begun to chase each other in the market, and he'd lost sight of them amongst the crowd. He still sensed that they were close, but it was the only thing that kept him from breaking into panic.
He called out their names as he searched through all the people. When he saw them standing with a stranger, however, he did panic. They didn't /look/ scared, but children tended to be trusting. The man was squatting down beside them and speaking to them. Kenshin didn't like that the man was wearing the sign of 'bad' on his back.
"Oh!" He said as he approached. "There you are," he said to the sisters. To the spiky, dark-haired stranger he said in a voice that had grown a little chill, "I trust that you had only good intentions toward these two children."
"Hey, look here kid, don't get the wrong idea, I was just asking them where their momma was, isn't that right, missies?" He directed the latter to the sisters. They giggled, and Kenshin relaxed slightly. The man didn't seem like a pervert.
The stranger got to his feet and brushed at his pants legs absently.
"I thank you, that I do," Kenshin said reverting to a less harmless attitude.
Kenshin turned away with both the girls' hands firmly in his.
"Hey," the man called to him and Kenshin stopped and turned slightly with a polite smile stamped on his face. "You wouldn't happen to know where I could find a job, would you?"
Kenshin blinked in surprise.
"No, that I wouldn't, but as it happens I was looking for one, also." He paused, "Would you like to come along?"
The man scratched the back of his spiky head.
"Well, I . . . "
"Please, Mr. Sano! Yes Mr. Sano," the girls exclaimed simultaneously.
"Oro?" Kenshin blinked down at them.
"Well, when you put it like that," the man called 'Sano' said with a devilish grin his deep brown eyes twinkling.
Kenshin blinked, /What am I doing?/ he asked himself.
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The four of them wandered through the market asking peddler and restaurant owner, alike if they were offering or knew of any jobs that were available.
Kenshin sensed a sort of desperation in Sano; he wondered absently why a job could be so important to him. Still they had no luck. It was getting late and the girls were complaining of hunger and sore feet.
Kenshin went into a restaurant to ask one more owner and Sano stayed out on the steps with the girls. When Kenshin came back out with another failure weighing on him, he found Sano sitting with his head down and his shoulders slumped. The girls were sitting on each side of him mimicking his posture.
When he heard Kenshin behind him, Sano looked up with a hopeful look in his brown eyes.
Kenshin sighed. "It seems as if we'll have no luck today."
Sano's face fell and suddenly filled with anger.
"What am I going to do? If I don't get a job I can't help Yahiko."
He struck the step with his fist and the girls jumped.
"Who is 'Yahiko', Sano?" Kenshin wondered.
Sanosuke seemed to come back to himself. "He's my little brother, and he's sick. That's why I need this job, if I don't get money then, I can't pay for a doctor."
"Oh no!" The girls gasped in innocent melodrama.
Kenshin felt his misguided conscience tugging at him, "I'll help any way I can, Sano, that I will."
Sano nodded and stood abruptly, "I'd better get back home, now."
Kenshin found himself saying, "Maybe you could have dinner with us?"
"Well I . . . " Sano scratched the back of his head. "Yahiko will be worrying about me . . . "
The girls said jumping up and down, "Bring Yahiko, Yahiko, bring him /please/!" They tugged on Sano's hands, and he gave them a nervous half- smile.
He looked at Kenshin questioningly, "I guess I could?"
Kenshin said, with a bright smile, "That you could . . . "
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A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for the reviews so far! I was so happy I was nearly giving myself a concussion by hitting myself on the head in my excitement . . . hee . . .
I have a confession to make: I actually already have a few more chapters written but I'm trying to post them slowly so that I have time to write more. Heehee . . . ; )
Thanks to those who reviewed and I'll try to answer any questions or comments after your name. :)
kitsune keNsHiN : thanks! I will!
Magiabruxa: yup! That I will! ;)
Jouko-chan: thankyou! I sure will!
CEEGEE: thanks! I have another confession: I'm still working on why. :) But don't worry I have my ideas. ;)
Thanks again! -Misao-incarnate! (Oh and thanks to my friend at school for reading this first and letting me bounce ideas off of her head!)
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Chapter 2 "Job Hunting"
Kenshin knew that he was in way over his head when he met the two little girls that lived with Kaoru. At first, he thought they were her nieces or younger sisters, but she explained that their grandfather had been looking after her since she was a child and so they all lived together.
At that moment, Kenshin was trying to find the girls. He'd gone looking for a job a few minutes after he'd first met Kaoru. She had taken him inside the dojo and introduced him to Dr. Genzai and his two granddaughters, Suzume and Ayame. She explained that he could stay there because he would be helping to bring in money. After that, he had left to go find a job; he didn't want to waste any time. The girls had followed him, though. He wasn't sure if Kaoru knew where they were, but he had vowed to keep a watchful eye on them. Unfortunately, they had begun to chase each other in the market, and he'd lost sight of them amongst the crowd. He still sensed that they were close, but it was the only thing that kept him from breaking into panic.
He called out their names as he searched through all the people. When he saw them standing with a stranger, however, he did panic. They didn't /look/ scared, but children tended to be trusting. The man was squatting down beside them and speaking to them. Kenshin didn't like that the man was wearing the sign of 'bad' on his back.
"Oh!" He said as he approached. "There you are," he said to the sisters. To the spiky, dark-haired stranger he said in a voice that had grown a little chill, "I trust that you had only good intentions toward these two children."
"Hey, look here kid, don't get the wrong idea, I was just asking them where their momma was, isn't that right, missies?" He directed the latter to the sisters. They giggled, and Kenshin relaxed slightly. The man didn't seem like a pervert.
The stranger got to his feet and brushed at his pants legs absently.
"I thank you, that I do," Kenshin said reverting to a less harmless attitude.
Kenshin turned away with both the girls' hands firmly in his.
"Hey," the man called to him and Kenshin stopped and turned slightly with a polite smile stamped on his face. "You wouldn't happen to know where I could find a job, would you?"
Kenshin blinked in surprise.
"No, that I wouldn't, but as it happens I was looking for one, also." He paused, "Would you like to come along?"
The man scratched the back of his spiky head.
"Well, I . . . "
"Please, Mr. Sano! Yes Mr. Sano," the girls exclaimed simultaneously.
"Oro?" Kenshin blinked down at them.
"Well, when you put it like that," the man called 'Sano' said with a devilish grin his deep brown eyes twinkling.
Kenshin blinked, /What am I doing?/ he asked himself.
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The four of them wandered through the market asking peddler and restaurant owner, alike if they were offering or knew of any jobs that were available.
Kenshin sensed a sort of desperation in Sano; he wondered absently why a job could be so important to him. Still they had no luck. It was getting late and the girls were complaining of hunger and sore feet.
Kenshin went into a restaurant to ask one more owner and Sano stayed out on the steps with the girls. When Kenshin came back out with another failure weighing on him, he found Sano sitting with his head down and his shoulders slumped. The girls were sitting on each side of him mimicking his posture.
When he heard Kenshin behind him, Sano looked up with a hopeful look in his brown eyes.
Kenshin sighed. "It seems as if we'll have no luck today."
Sano's face fell and suddenly filled with anger.
"What am I going to do? If I don't get a job I can't help Yahiko."
He struck the step with his fist and the girls jumped.
"Who is 'Yahiko', Sano?" Kenshin wondered.
Sanosuke seemed to come back to himself. "He's my little brother, and he's sick. That's why I need this job, if I don't get money then, I can't pay for a doctor."
"Oh no!" The girls gasped in innocent melodrama.
Kenshin felt his misguided conscience tugging at him, "I'll help any way I can, Sano, that I will."
Sano nodded and stood abruptly, "I'd better get back home, now."
Kenshin found himself saying, "Maybe you could have dinner with us?"
"Well I . . . " Sano scratched the back of his head. "Yahiko will be worrying about me . . . "
The girls said jumping up and down, "Bring Yahiko, Yahiko, bring him /please/!" They tugged on Sano's hands, and he gave them a nervous half- smile.
He looked at Kenshin questioningly, "I guess I could?"
Kenshin said, with a bright smile, "That you could . . . "
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A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for the reviews so far! I was so happy I was nearly giving myself a concussion by hitting myself on the head in my excitement . . . hee . . .
I have a confession to make: I actually already have a few more chapters written but I'm trying to post them slowly so that I have time to write more. Heehee . . . ; )
Thanks to those who reviewed and I'll try to answer any questions or comments after your name. :)
kitsune keNsHiN : thanks! I will!
Magiabruxa: yup! That I will! ;)
Jouko-chan: thankyou! I sure will!
CEEGEE: thanks! I have another confession: I'm still working on why. :) But don't worry I have my ideas. ;)
Thanks again! -Misao-incarnate! (Oh and thanks to my friend at school for reading this first and letting me bounce ideas off of her head!)