Himura Battousia Book 2: Kenshins Past
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Part 235: The Snow I saw that Day was so White.
(The end of the day at the Oguni Clinic. Megumi is preparing to go home when she hears a banging at the door.)
Megumi: What's that? Must be an emergency...
(She opens the door to see Sanosuke, dripping with sweat.)
Sanosuke: Hey.
(He holds up his bloodied and bandaged right hand.)
Sanosuke: I messed it up again. You want to check it out for me?
Megumi (exploding): I don't have any medicine for stupidity! I told you that!
Sanosuke: Ow!
(A little later. Sanosuke's hand is now swathed in a huge cast labeled "DO NOT USE.")
Megumi: You ran all the way back from Shinshu in one day?
Sanosuke: If a man tries he can do anything.
Megumi: I bet that's the Japanese record.
Sanosuke: Probably.
Megumi: For stupidity. I never would have thought you'd disappear to Shinshu. Why'd you go so far?
Sanosuke: Well, it's a long story, but I guess you could sum it up and say, for the fights.
Megumi: With that one word you made the Asian stupidity record. (taking off her handkerchief) Anyway, I'm glad you're in time. One day later and they'd have left you behind.
Sanosuke (putting his jacket back on): Yeah?
Megumi: A lot of stuff happened while you were off being stupid. All right? Now keep quiet and listen to me...
(In the patients' room, Tsubame has fallen asleep sitting beside Yahiko's bed. The wind blows through the curtain, and Yahiko sits up.)
Tsubame: Yahiko!
Yahiko: I'm hungry.
(He stumbles out of bed and heads for the door.)
Yahiko: I lost a lot of blood. I need to eat...
Tsubame (snatching up his clothes and following him): W-wait a minute!
(In the same room, Kenshin is asleep and dreaming.)
(He is sitting in Rakuminmura amid falling snow. Tomoe slowly approaches him.)
Tomoe:... So you're still too tired to stand?
Kenshin: Not really... I'm just going to rest a little longer.
(A little pause.)
Kenshin: It's been fifteen years since that snowy day. I've been wielding the sword ever since.
Tomoe:... I know.
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