What Now?
Side Nights PPL: The story takes place right almost after the Kyoto Arc, so I am throwing out the rest after that. In seasons, it's the edge of fall.
Sano: Who throw out the rest?
BB: You only want it to follow the timeline so you get a girl.
Sano: --
The two red heads broke off the staring, Kenshin running in his head questions. Kauro was explaining what had happened to them. The idea of her being hurt made a part of the man growl a little inside. Yet all the gumi's eyes fell once again to the slighty twitching teen. She stared back, Sano seemed to look at her with a harden edge. Street knew street, Wolf thoughts echoed, eyeing the former fighter himself.
'Ok, enough with the fucken stare at the teen!' Wolf shot out, her eyes flashing a little.
The use of such langue was normally heard in the everyday life of Japan. And hearing the disgruntled teen, well culture shock set in. Wolf closed her eyes, taking a long breath, her left hand touching the scar, trailing to her hair. Much of what had happened was still sticking in for the teen. Kenshin could see this feeling play out in her aura. When the girl reopened her eyes, the glow had change to deep blue, traces of lavender played in and out around the eyes. Wolf stood, and grabbed her bag. Kauro shoulders tighten a little, her own eyes meeting the younger. That same lost ness was in them, like those of Kenshin when she met the man.
'Well I would take it; this Gaijin needs to get going.' Wolf bowed a little. The others seemed a little shocked at the sudden departure of the young woman. Kenshin went to say something, yet Kauro beat him.
'Where are you going?'' she stood up, her own eyes holding a question.
Wolf shrugged, stepping into the ground. Winds slightly blow the red hair in and out, pulling out the traces of copper in the dye. ' I have no idea Kauro,' the voice said was calm from the early tone.
'Then stay here. You saved our lives, and where else can you go. Wolf, you know nothing of Japan, or the rules. At least until you has some idea.' Kauro said a smile on her face to the young woman.
Kenshin knew this was going to happen. A smile on his face. Yahiko let out a long sign, anther woman to deal with in his short life…if he could live though these two. Yet Sano whole body tighten. The roster did like the idea of this girl for some reason. A sharp focus in his eyes and aura let the samurai know this. He had a feeling these two could be a source of fights in the dojo. Which was not new to anyone under this roof.
Wolf turned, the shadows falling on the scar. Eyes scanning on the group. Each one living here did not seem to mind. Sano, Wolf thought was going to be problem out the entire group. People of the street world had a touch of trait, much like wolves. Cross over into with out invitation, get ready for a fight. Cool blue met the deep brown ones, a battle of wills set into place. Still, who would win in this fight?
'Al right K, you win.' Wolf using the new nick name for Kauro. She let a bit of a smile fall in her lips. Kauro seemed happy about the choice.
'Ok, I'll go cook something up!'' She said
'NO'' three voices rang out, blowing back the raccoon girl. Wolf, Yahiko, and Sano all faces where blue at the thought of the woman cooking. Kenshin'e eyes blinked dumbly, at Wolf. How could the new one know about the swords woman's cooking?
'I ate some leftover after she and Yahiko hit the sack.' Wolf said, a slight grimace of the memory traveling back.
Kenshin smiled, saying 'I'll go cook Karuo-dono. You should be resting after last night.' He man walked to the Kitchen. Grateful looks followed him.
Kauro sat down, frowning a little at what had just taken place. Wolf sat back down on the edge of the walkway. She and Yahiko sharing a moment of smiles at the joke. Sano's eyes drilled into the teen's back. Something about this girl went under his skin. He could not place his finger on what it was. Just the way she acted or the aura she put out. Maybe it was one of those things one can not say out louad.
'Well, I am heading home for some sleep. Catch ya later.' He waved out, walking away. Wolf met his gaze for a moment. Thinking the same thoughts he had before hand. They where going to fight sooner or later. Sooner all the better for the teen in all options of him.
Yahiko could see the two fighters. His eyes now falling to the sheath sword in the girls lap. 'So whats with the sword Wolf?'
Wolf looked at boy, pulling the blade the sheath. His eyes opened a little more, the metal was black, not just black, ebony black, yet 14 inches from the hilt, the blade was broken. Then she resheathed the blade, a slight snapping sound echoed from the hilt. She pulled on it, the blade refusing to come out.
'It snaps in place, there are certain points to got to hold for it to un sheath.'' Her eyes locked on his, a slight humor playing. 'That one I learned the hard way Yahiko.'' He smiled at her at the first time.
' Do you know how to use a kanata Wolf?'' final able to ask some burning questions. ' And where did you learn to fight like that?' the young man leaned on the wall.
'No, I don't know how to use a bloody sword. Dagger yes, sword no. As for the fighting, mostly from the street, some kung-fu here, boxing there, dirty tricks of the trade over there. It's a mix of every thing. And on the street, it's what you had to do to keep living.' Her tone becoming more stone with each word.
Yahiko thought it was enough for now, but seeing how the question had brought something to the girl, a smirk played on his face. ' So, really how flat are you?'
Wolf eyes narrowed into the chilled blue, sitting up. Yahiko took off, with a very pissed teen girl on his heel. Tackling the boy, face first into the dirt. She put both his hands behind him, digging her knee into his lower back, Grunts of pain was quite the appealing music to the sadist like smile of Wolf. The young man learned anther hard lesson that day. Don't mess with a wolf, or will get bit back.
Kaoru laughed, seeing Yahiko final getting some pay back from his smart mouth had done. Watching Wolf, Kauro thought the girl would fit in right here. Still, the way Sano and Wolf had glared at either held a promise of fighting soon, very soon. Things like this either came out slow, or in a huge blaze. Kenshin walked out, holding some miso soup for everyone. Blinking in surprise of seeing the two young ones. Or seeing Yahiko get his butt kicked by a girl. The Rurouni smiled, he having given a couple of warnings to the young man.
Wolf let go of the boy, the smile still in place. Smells of real food brought out a load grumble from her abdomen. Yahiko sat up, his face now browner from his talk to the earth so to say. Kenshin looked to the girls eyes, the cool blue was gone, replace with a light blue, more sky. She even looked young with a smile on her face. Kaure saw how Kenshin was studying the teen with a focus on his face, his lips set in a relaxed line. Blinking, she swordswoman would ask him later about it.
The small group went and sat around the table. Yahiko's face now clean. His eyes filled with a passion for the teen. The passion of revenge! Wolf pulled a spoon from her pack, making the group blink all the same time.
'I don't know how to use chop sticks people.' She said simply, almost divining into the soup.
All three went back to eating, wondering how much their life's might change with this strange teen, eating with a spoon.