Promise
Author: Sher
Email: sher_sites@yahoo.com
Story Rating: G
Anime: Rurouni Kenshin
Pairing: None
Summary: Yahiko reflects on his promise to Kenshin.
I swore I'd keep my promise.
Even if it cost me physical pain. I would keep my promise. No matter what.
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I've never had anyone to praise me. No one ever cared for me. No one showed me how to create my own path to follow. No one ever helped me.
No one except him.
When I was trapped within a syndicate, they rescued me. And he suggested I learn swordsmanship to become stronger.
Stronger... I just wanted to become stronger back then. All I cared about was being able to defend myself and my parent's names. I didn't care HOW I got that power or strength, but as time passed he taught me differently. He taught me that her Kamiya Kasshin was a style that protected the weak. That by learning that style, I could not only protect myself, but those around me. I could protect those I cared for.
I might still be a child, but I have a strong spirit. He taught me to never lose my pride, and I never will! With my spirit and my pride, I can do anything. I've defeated enemies twice my size with my skill, and I have those two to thank for it. Him, because he gave me the inspiration to learn and grow. Her, because she trained me to be the swordsman I am now.
They don't view me as a child. They view me as a person. They care for me as a brother. As a part of their family. My age doesn't matter to them because they see me for my spirit - for who I am INSIDE.
They'll never know how much it means to me for them to see past my age. They'll never know how much THEY truly mean to me.
They're my family now.
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I'll keep my promise.
No matter what happens, no matter how many years pass – I WILL keep my promise until the day I die!
I won't ever do anything...to let any of them down. They believe in me.
I swore I'd keep my promise.
Forever.
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