Rurouni Kenshin Fanfic
Rurouni Kenshin & Samurai X Original
Japanese Version ©N. Watsuki/Shueisha * Fuji-TV * SME Visual Works Inc. * Sony
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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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Kaoru watched in fascination as what appeared to be a blush crept
into Saito’s face as he stared at her.
“Um…Saito…“ He didn’t
reply. “You’re…um…starting to make me
nervous.” Still no answer. “Say something, would you?”
Saito closed his mouth with a snap
and strode across the room to retrieve her haori. “It has buttons for a reason, Kaoru-chan. I’d suggest using them unless you don’t mind
leaving nothing to the imagination.”
Kaoru blinked uncertainly and
glanced down. It took several moments
for her mind to catch up with her eyes.
A hot flush of humiliated embarrassment crept up her neck into her
face. “Oh. I…see.” She whispered
breathlessly and quickly pulled the edges of the jacket closed.
Saito glanced down at her bowed head
and quickly looked away. He cleared his
throat before attempting to speak. “It
was an honest mistake, Kaoru-chan.”
Honestly stupid, he silently added.
“We’ll forget this incident ever occurred. Agreed?”
Kaoru blinked back tears of
humiliation. “Thank you, Saito.” She’d even overlook his continued use of the
childish address considering how noble he was being about her accidental
exposure. “Do you think those men will
be back?”
“Probably. I believe we are currently occupying their hideout.” It was time to conduct a thorough search of
the house. “I have a feeling those
three are up to no good. There may be
more accomplices. Be on your alert for
trouble.” He turned to face her
fully. “If anything happens, tanuki
girl, stay out of the way.”
“Under other circumstances, Saito,
I’d be insulted. But you’re right. With my ankle like this I’m pretty much
useless. I promise, if anything happens
I’ll just crawl away and hide in a corner.”
He nodded his approval. “Good girl.” He set about searching the house thoroughly, not overlooking even
one corner or pile of dirt. What he
came up with confirmed his suspicions. This
was a true dokuhebi nest. He returned to the fire, expression grim.
“I take it you found
something?” Kaoru held out the blanket
to him as he nodded. “Well? What is it?” He held up a small but distinctive packet. “Opium?”
“Very good. Now, can you guess what’s concealed under
the floor?”
“Um…More opium?” She offered hesitantly in a small voice.
He shook his head. “Firearms.”
He crouched beside her slowly.
“Things aren’t looking very good, Kaoru-chan. Those men aren’t going to wait patiently for us to leave. Nor are they likely to just ask us to leave
either. This is a very serious and
likely volatile situation. It is
unlikely that there are only three of them.”
“In other words we’re in deep kuso.”
She ignored his startled look.
“So…what now?”
“This is the way it is. If we try leaving they’ll pick us off as
easily as a child playing kingyo-sukui. Add to that is the fact
that even if we did manage a miraculous escape, they’d have the evidence moved
faster than we could say masaka.”
“So what you’re saying is I’m going
to have to learn to crawl really fast.”
She sighed in resignation. “I
can help you, Saito. Find me a broom
and help me up. I can watch your back
while you’re preoccupied with the front.”
Saito shook his head slowly. The girl had more courage than common
sense. He finally understood what drew
the Battousai to this young and somewhat naïve girl.
**To Be Continued…**
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Author’s Notes:
1.Sorry this took so long to post.
You know how it is…stuff happens.
I’d intended to have this chapter up yesterday, but it’s really hard to
concentrate with a 2-½ year old running around, falling out of bed, and calling
for the proverbial glass of water.
>sigh< Such is life. (Yes,
I was watching my Great-Niece again, my own version of Suzume-chan.)
2.Thanks again for all the reviews, mina-san! It really gives me encouragement to continue
writing.
3.Saito is WAY OOC! (I LOVE
doing that to the men & women of the RK universe!…I'm so evil.)
4.>gack< This chappie is even shorter than usual! Gomen nasai, mina-san! I'll try to do better in the future!
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Definitions:
dokuhebi:
viper; literally poisonous snake
kuso: 1.feces 2.Damn it! S—t!
kingyo-sukui:
goldfish dipping
masaka:
Well! Indeed! Really!