Rurouni
Kenshin Fanfic
Rurouni Kenshin & Samurai X Original
Japanese Version ©N. Watsuki/Shueisha * Fuji-TV * SME Visual Works Inc. * Sony
Pictures Entertainment
All Fanfics created by Chiruken (me) were written for the sole
purpose of shared entertainment and not intended for publication or sale.
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Part 4
I calmly sip my
morning tea as I watch my three tormentors of the previous day scratch. Aoshi is trying to be circumspect about it,
but both Yahiko and Sano are scratching with increasing desperation. Poor fellows, don’t they realize the more
they scratch, the worse it becomes?
Probably not.
Megumi sets her cup aside with a
sigh. “What are you three doing?” She asks it with a knowing smile. They pause and look at her almost
guiltily. A moment later they resume
trying to relieve the irritating itching.
“Come with me. I should have
something in my medicine bag for this.”
They follow her from the room with
identical sighs of relief. I smile into
my tea. The sweet taste of revenge is
very pleasing to my wounded pride.
“Kenshin, where were you all day yesterday? I was worried about you when you didn’t show up for dinner.”
I smile at her reassuringly. “I was rather tied up and couldn’t get away,
Kaoru-dono, that I was. I’m sorry you
were worried.” If not exactly the whole
truth, it isn’t a lie either.
“You didn’t get into a fight, did
you?”
I hastily shake my head. “Oh no, Kaoru-dono, nothing like that at
all.”
“I wonder what’s wrong with
Aoshi-sama. He seemed rather
uncomfortable.” Misao is staring in the
direction he went with a worried frown.
“It was almost like he got into itching powder.” I nearly choke on my tea as I fight the urge
to laugh. “But where could he have been
exposed to that here of all places?”
Kaoru’s looking at me with a
thoughtful frown. “Yes, where
indeed? It seems as if Sanosuke and
Yahiko were also affected. Odd how it seems
to be isolated amongst those three, isn’t it Kenshin?”
I smile innocently at her. “Yes, very odd.”
“Where did you say you were
yesterday?” Both Misao and Kaoru are
looking at me suspiciously.
I clear my throat nervously. “Mostly at the onsen, Kaoru-dono.”
“Mostly.” Kaoru repeats it slowly, eyes further narrowed in suspicion. “You wouldn’t happen to know how Aoshi,
Sanosuke or Yahiko could have come to be in contact with itching powder, now
would you?”
“Itching powder?!” I look up at Sano’s accusing tone. “Why you sneaky little oni!
I should’ve known you were behind this.”
“Yeah. So how come we’re the only ones scratching, Kenshin?” Yahiko’s glaring at me with his arms crossed
over his chest.
“I believe we’ve been targeted with
itching powder as an act of retaliation.”
Aoshi looks rather calm. Then
again, he usually does, even when he’s in a killing rage.
I stand and fold my arms across my
chest. “Next time you decide to tie me
up and gag me, try to remember where you left me. Be thankful I only used itching powder for vengeance.”
“Tie you…up?” Kaoru looks horrified. “That’s what happened to you
yesterday?” She turns to the three
culprits with a furious scowl. “I can
understand such juvenile behavior from Sanosuke and Yahiko since their mentality
is about the same…“
“Hey!” She ignores their indignant outburst.
“But you, Aoshi, I thought you were
beyond such childish misbehaving.”
Misao stands beside Kaoru and glares
at Aoshi. “I’m surprised at you,
Aoshi-sama, for going along with such a thoughtless prank. For shame.”
“It was his idea in the first
place!” Yahiko shouts the accusation
into the pause in scolding. Sanosuke
nods vigorously in full agreement.
Aoshi scowls at them. “Traitors.”
I press my lips together in an effort
to hold in my amusement, but a chuckle escapes anyway. My companions look at me in surprise. “I admit I was rather annoyed with you three
and that’s why I made the itching powder.”
I ignore the shocked looks I’m receiving. “However, now that I’ve had time to think about it, the situation
is rather amusing, that it is.” I sober
for a moment and fix all three with a withering glare. “Not that I wish for a repeat of yesterday’s
prank. Don’t you think you went a
little far in leaving me like that for nearly six hours?”
“Sorry ‘bout that Kenshin. We didn’t mean to.” Sano hangs his head and shuffles his feet,
obviously penitent.
“We kinda got involved with other
stuff and by the time we remembered you were already in our room,
sleepin’.” Yahiko looks suitably
remorseful.
“How did you get loose?” Aoshi seems merely curious. Well, if I were to wait for him to apologize
I’d be waiting a very long time indeed.
“Yunokawa-san assisted me.” I smile and sit again, retrieving my
tea. “You know, the way you went about
it, I’d almost think you planned the whole thing, that I would.”
“We did.” They say it in unison.
“We were bored.” Aoshi adds by way of explanation.
I wince at the tree outraged female
shouts. I have a feeling they won’t be
bored again for some time.
**Owari**
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Author’s Notes:
1.Finished! Thanks for
putting up with the super short chapters!
This was originally written as a one-shot, not a multi-chapter
story. Hence the mega short chapters.
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Definitions:
Oni:
demon
Owari:
end