Katsumi only stared at him from a distance,she was sorry for his predicament and wondered who had killed his family without no remorse.
Like they were some piece of clothing to shrewd anytime they wanted,the sun was already coming to view from the horizon.
She needed to go back home before her family, especially her mom, thought bad about her wellbeing. She was waiting patiently for him.
After some minutes Kenshin arrived looking energized which revolted her to stare into his eyes but she saw no signs of sadness.
Only emptiness,his eyes were void of no emotion,his mind only lingered on one sole purpose "revenge" though as a little girl she saw it.
"Are you ready to leave?"Kenshin asked, walking ahead of her, not caring if she followed him or not. Realizing herself from her trance through his voice she breathed out as she followed him like a puppy.
She didn't respond to him but only followed him until they arrived at the main road facing the markets and other roads which were going to lead to the village he was about to move into.
"I think I will be leaving you here,you said you had lost your way from the market, go from here maybe you will be able to see your family"as he squatted to her level. Katsumi only watched him but didn't respond,she wanted to know what he was going to do or go after now.
Her body and mind could not be controlled as she blurted out the words that had been stinging on her tongue. "Are you going to stay here or will you leave?"
Kenshin amusingly gazed at Katsumi 'she cared for him, she was caring for him but sorry he wasn't interested in sympathy anymore from anyone'.
The sympathy of people was a curse on him which he was going to unleash and unfold when the time comes.
"You don't need to know or ask either,I can see you are not willing to leave for your home"
"Wait,can you tell me your name first?"she asked pleadingly, her eyes revealing to him how desperate she wanted to know his name.
He removed her hand from his hold and left without turning back, which caused Katsumi's shoulders to slump in defeat. Already sad he didn't tell her his name she heard him shout from afar in the middle of the road facing the market.
"SHINTA"he shouted loud enough for her to hear and some passersby's walking. She smiled at him as she shouted her own name to him which he heard vividly but didn't turn to her.
'KATSUMI MIZUKI' she called her name with a tinge of amusement before walking away.
Days passed after Kenshin left Shingetsu village to Kyoto to look for his fate. He was in search of a dojo but was scared he wasn't going to be accepted as the little boy he was.
Stumbling upon a closed shop in the dark he slid himself on the wall as he fell to the floor,his emotions pushed him to cry but his mind and head was blank to adhere to his emotions.
He held himself from crying but only laughed sinisterly which looked scary,he only wanted a life with his little sister and his parents filled with the little things that gave them joy.
But who knew that life and fate was against him on his plan for life. Was it too hard for life to go easy on people—people like him.
He didn't even know the people that killed his parents, which wasn't a problem as he was going to fish them out; he only had to search for a place to stay and find a good dojo to start up his training.
While in thoughts he wasn't sure when he found his way into slumber.
He woke up to a woman screaming in her lungs at him to leave her shop when he felt a splash of chilled water on him which drastically opened up his eyes.
"Leave my shop, what are you doing here you thief,have you come to steal from me"she shouted at him with a stick in her hand.
He was too tired to speak so he let his body lay on the floor.
"Can't you hear you thief"she screamed again
"I'm not a thief"he lazily and weakly spoke up inaudible for the woman to hear
"I don't care leave my shop this instant or I will hit you with this"raising up the stick in her hand to show him
Kenshin saw the stick but he had no strength dusting his butt he pushed himself up with the last straw of strength in him. He lazily walked away from her shop. He walked forward. He was thirsty and also hungry. He hadn't eaten anything since yesterday.
He hasn't eaten for days. His mom had promised him she was going to prepare his favorite dish if he comes back the day they died.
But who knew he was going to come back to her demise he laughed while walking,heads turned to him like he was some kind of a lunatic which he saw and ignored.
The day ended with Kenshin close to Kyoto but darkness loomed over the sky, surrendering him to find a place to prepare for the night. The bright sun stung his eyes which he fluttered open. Today he wasn't woken up by some woman screaming at him.
He was tired at this point and didn't think he could move again. He made up his mind to succumb to begging which was his last option to get food.
He left for the streets to beg for food when he stumbled upon someone but didn't know they had put bread in the pocket of his cloth.
Thereafter he heard shouts and screams coming from people holding different kinds of weapons which halted his steps to find out who they were chasing.
"Get him"
"Yahhhhh"
"Ahhhhh"
The voice continued sounding clear until he heard the voice at the back of him like it was him they were searching for the whole time.
"Yeah it was him I saw him with the bread"one of the boys said pointing at him
He was too shocked to speak and the strength to speak wasn't found in him,his throat was patched up like a desert as he lost his voice.
"Are you sure?"the one that looks like the master asked to be sure
"Yes master I saw him with the bread"
"Search him then,let's find out"the master laid a command which his boys didn't waste a minute to comply.Kenshin only stood while they searched him until they found the bread on his packet which he was dumbfounded again about.
At that time he wanted to say he was innocent but the evidence was clear it was found in him not escaping.
"Beat him up"the master said and left the scene for his boys to finish up
It was only two words but those words held so many meanings to him 'he may die' 'He won't be able to avenge the the death of his parents'
He slumped when he got the first hit from one of the boys,hitting him profusely he bled from his nose leaving him almost unconscious when they heard a voice.
"STOP"