Chapter three
Chapter three! Yes!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Rurouni Kenshin characters, although I might make up a few to mach the story. I will tell you now, Megumi and Sano do not get together. I'm sorry to those who like the SanoXMegumi, but this is not one. There will be one main character I will make up, and she will be with Sano. In this story, Megumi is way too old for Sano, although I'm thinking of putting her with Hiko. Lol. That will be interesting. If you think I should, leave some reviews and we'll see what happens. Also, Yahiko is older in this story. He's not like…11, 12, or how old he is. Lol. Hope you like it!
In this chapter…it's gonna be sort of cool. It's gonna be the last few chapters, but in a different view. I'm not gonna rewrite both chapters 1 & 2, just a small part from the beginning of the second in a different person's view. When I'm done with that, I'll go back to Kaoru.
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The 10 year old girl screeched in pain as her father smashed a vase over her head.
"You stupid bitch! I told you to never talk back to me in front of people!" The man yelled pulling the girl up by her hair and throwing her into the wall. She sat up and glared at him.
"Shut up you old man! You ain't the boss of me!" She yelled back. Right as the words left her mouth, she wished that she could take them back. Her father's eyes blazed with anger. He launched himself at her, missing her by a few inches as she darted up the stairs.
"Get back here you skank!" He yelled running after her. She ignored his yells and continued up, sprinting toward her room once she reached the top. She ran into her room and closed the door, locking it. She ran to her dresser and pushed it until it was agents the door. She sat back on the floor and took a deep breath, thinking she was finally safe. Oh how wrong was she. She leaped up and screamed when she heard a loud bang on the door, making the dresser fall forward.
Her eyes widened and she bolted for the closet. She closed the door behind her and hid in the dark corner in the back. She held her knees to her chest and closed her eyes. 'Please don't let him get me, please don't let him get me,' she begged in her head, wishing the banging would stop. Her eyes snapped open when she heard her bed room door bust open. She pushed her self closer to the wall, hoping that her dad would just give up and leave her alone. Suddenly her closet door was swung open. She let out a loud scream.
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Kayko woke up with a start, gasping loudly and holding the covers close to her chest. She looked around her room franticly, letting out a sigh in relief to find she was the only one in there. She let her arms relax and leaned back agents the head board, closing her eyes. 'It was only a dream, ´ she thought. Her eyes snapped open when she heard her bedroom door open.
"Kayko! Are you alright? I heard you screaming in your sleep," her foster father said worriedly (A/N: I wonder if you people can guess who this is…). Kayko smiled and nodded.
"Yes Hiko. I'm fine, just another dream." Hiko frowned. He walked over to her and sat on the side of her bed.
"I thought you said you stopped having those dreams," he said, watching her closely. Kayko smiled a bit.
"I did. I just have them every once in a while. It's nothing. I promise." Hiko watched her for a second before nodding.
"Alright. If you say so." He got up and walked to her door. He grabbed onto the door knob and turned to her. "Don't stay in bed. I need you to go shopping for food. Kenshin is coming over tonight." Kayko nodded and giggled lightly to herself, listening as he mumbled bad things about his apprentice as he left the room, closing the door behind him. Kayko sat in bed for a few minutes before getting up and heading to her closet.
She pulled out a par of blue jean shorts and a white tang top. She threw them on, pulling a blue jean jacket over and slipping on her tennis. She walked into the bathroom that was connected to her bedroom and grabbed the brush off the counter, brushing the tangles out of her hair and pulling it up into a tight messy bun. She put on a bit of eye liner and a tad of mascara. She glanced at herself in the mirror and smiled. Satisfied with the way she looked, she left her room and headed down stairs.
She walked into the kitchen to find Hiko sitting at the table, drinking coffee and reading the paper. Kayko raised an eye brow at him.
"Oi. When did you start drinking coffee…and reading the paper?" She asked. Hiko smiled and set the cup down, putting the paper beside it.
"I don't, I thought it would make me look more sophisticated." They both laughed. Hiko got up and grabbed his jacket and keys. "I'll be back later. I have something to do. Kenshin will be over around seven." He kissed her forehead and headed for the door. "Stay safe!" He yelled, closing the door behind him. Kayko rolled her eyes and made her a bowl of cereal.
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Kayko walked down the side walk, three grocery bags on each arm and two in each hand. She was so bored! She had shopped for food and was now heading back home. Of course she wouldn't go home straight away. She'd stop by Misao's real fast. Misao always tended to sleep through her alarm and wake up late, so she asked Kayko to come by and wake her up if she wasn't up by ten. She checked her watch. It read 10:32. She smiled and head off to Misao's house.
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"Misao!" Kayko yelled, banging on her front door. "Damn it Misao! Open the fucking door!" Kayko banged her fist harder on the door. Suddenly the door thrust open.
"Could you be any louder?" Asked a grungy Misao, who was rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Kayko smiled.
"It was time for you to get up, and the spare key is missing. I had to bang on the door." Misao groaned.
"Damn Sano, took my house key. I'll kill 'em later," She yawned. Kayko snickered. Misao moved a side, allowing Kayko to walk into her house. Kayko set the groceries on her table and leaned agents the counter. Misao walked in a few minutes later, still looking half asleep. Kayko grabbed an apple off the counter.
"What do you plan on doing today?" She asked, taking a bite out of the apple. Misao moved to the cupboard and grabbed a cup, walking over to the sink and filling it up.
"I'm gonna leave for a couple of hours. I heard news of a man with dark hair and icy blue eyes in the town just a few miles from here. I'm gonna go check it out." Kayko rolled her eyes. Misao had been looking for this guy named Aoshi who had hair as dark as the night sky and cold blue eyes. She said she was so called in love with this guy.
Kayko always scoffed at the thought. Men were pigs. The only men she ever trusted were Hiko, Kenshin, Sano, and Yahiko. Any other guy she felt like they were gonna grope her or something. She knew that some won't, but she still keeps her guard up. Misao yawned again and put her glass in the sink.
"I'm gonna go get dressed and head out. See you later?" Kayko smiled and nodded.
"Alright. I'm gonna go out for a run and probably head to the café after that. Maybe stop by Kenshin's for a while, too." Misao nodded her head.
"Cool. I'll see if I can meet you at the café." Kayko nodded.
"See ya Misao!" She yelled, picking up her bags and walking out the door. Misao yelled bye back as the door closed.
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"Kenshin! Open the damn door! I know you're ignoring me!" Kayko yelled, banging on Kenshin's front door. She had already dropped off the groceries at the house, and didn't feel like running, so she decided to stop at Kenshin's. She knew he was awake, he always wakes up around 7 or 8, she never knew. Kayko banged on the door louder. She laughed lightly to herself when she heard his dog, Buddy, barking on the other side. Finally the door opened.
"Ok alright! You win! What do you want?" Kenshin asked, his hands waving in front of him. Kayko smiled and skipped past him and into his house. He sighed and closed the door behind her.
"Just wanted to come by and hang out for a bit," she answered, plopping down on his couch. Buddy jumped up next to her and laid down, his head resting on her knee. She smiled and began to pet him. Kenshin stood in front of her and crossed his arms. "So why didn't you let me in at first?"
"I was afraid your foster father was with you. He's been bugging me all day, in and out of here. I'm tired so I just decided to lock him out," he smiled. Kayko laughed lightly.
"Ha ha…funny. I do that to him, too when I'm up in my room while he annoys me." Kenshin smiled.
"Did you hear? There are some new people around. Sano called me earlier to tell me. He said he's gonna stop by Yahiko's and then they are gonna go off and look for them." Kayko rolled her eyes. Those two just loved to be the welcoming comity. Misao will want to as well, when she finds out about them. Kenshin made his way to the kitchen.
"No I haven't heard of them. Who are they?" She asked, getting up and following after him, Buddy following shortly. Kenshin grabbed a cup and filled it with coffee.
"Dunno. You'd have to ask Sano or Yahiko. They're the ones who go around trying to find the new people." Kayko nodded her head in agreement. They did do that quite often. "So what does your dad want me over?" He asked, leaning agents the counter drinking his coffee. Kayko shrugged.
"The hell if I know. All he told me was buy food, Kenshin's coming over...then started mouthing off how bad of an apprentice you are…" Kayko crossed her arms. Kenshin shook his head.
"That man has some problems." Kayko laughed and nodded once again.
"You're telling me! I came down stairs and saw him reading the paper." Kenshin laughed and shook his head.
"That's crazy." Kayko snickered.
"Well I'm off. I'm going running," she said, patting Buddy on the head. Kenshin set his cup on the counter and followed her to the door. He gave her a quick hug. "See ya later."
"See ya Kayko," he said back, closing the door behind her.
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Kayko sprinted through the park. She loved running. It was one of her most favorite things to do, besides partying. She loved to party, but running was more fun. She was always in track in high school. Always won, too. The only other people that could run faster then her were Sano and Kenshin, but other then that, she was unbeatable. She smiled and closed her eyes and let her running consume her. 'Gah! That hurt!' She sat up and rubbed her head. 'Nice going Kayko.' She sighs and opened her eyes, looking at the girl she had run into.
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I think this was a short chapter. I'm not quite sure, but it feels like one. I'm just happy I finished. Lol. Hope you liked it.
H.D.I