The room had been put back to rights; the tray of food mopped up, IV stand fixed back in place, child-his last remaining child, a strong and sturdy survivor, the most promising-treated and laid gently back in bed.  Security took the extra precaution of cuffing  his wrist to the railing.  Myoujin  Yahiko slept through it all, head swathed in ( Read more... )

"Megumi-dono-- MegumiShe barely heard Kenshin, drowned out in white noise, eyes fixed in terror on the measuring expression that Aoshi levelled on her from across the room. There was a day, not so long ago, where a man in glasses and a pristine suit screamed into her face so closely that she could still feel the wet splash of his saliva if she ( Read more... )

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All in all, Kenshin supposed he kind of deserved that punch.
( Early afternoon, Lesser Tokyo, Chinatown )

“So, this Kaoru chick’s a friend of yours, huh?”

“Patient,” Megumi corrected frostily, doing her best to look irritated at the intrusion of the two armed soldiers in her clinic.  It wasn’t hard.  Kaoru’s reckless actions combined with Sagara Sanosuke’s abject stupidity meant her patience was already stretched to breaking point.  She tapped her ( Read more... )

 (Psst!  I am still here!  It's just that writer's block sucks!  Be patient, shall return soon. XD)

All in all, it had been a rather unproductive morning.

The street was a mess.  The lanterns had come down entirely now, torn apart and crunched underfoot by rioters.  It had been a riot, in the end - far outstripping the earlier fighting, the chaos had encompassed the entirety of the street and begun spilling over into other blocks.  Kamiya Kaoru’s ( Read more... )

He came skidding around the corner of the alleyway and straight into a crowd, and fought to keep his grip on Kaoru with sweaty fingers.  His right hand was still numb, but even Sano knew he was using it in a way that was going to be seriously bad once the painkillers wore off.  He didn’t have much choice.  Just had to hope he was strong enough to ( Read more... )

Kaoru wasn’t easy to carry.  Megumi hadn’t time to do anything about his back, and hugging her to his chest was causing the blistered skin to pull and tug painfully.  God knew what hauling her through the streets was going to do to Sano’s hand.  It was something he wasn’t going to think about.  Wasn’t much point.

If he didn’t get them out of ( Read more... )

Just an OOC note here, guys.  I've been getting a few enquiries, and yes, I am still writing Zai.  It may take a bit, because the next scene is hard and admittedly I've been occupied with other pursuits lately.  Be patient!  I'll try and get something up within a fortnight.

In the meantime, thanks for reading.  I'm happy this is popular. ^_^