Would You Kill Me If I Loved You?
By: sobakasu
Chapter1
Rating: PG-13
Standard disclaimers apply (basically I don't own Kenshin. Don't sue me you
wont get any thing)
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Battousai walked down the dark quit night streets of Kyoto. It was a cool April evening and the sent of newly blossomed flowers filled the air. It was timed like these the hitokiri wished to be able to just stop and take in nature. But he couldn't. He had an assignment he had to take care of. How could he stop and appreciate nature if he knew that in just a few minutes the earth would be soaking up blood like a sponge? Blood that he spilt. How could he? And if he did stop for just one moment to look at the beauty around him, would the earth open up and drag him in to the depths of hell as punishment for his sins? For the lives he had taken? No, any pleasure he could receive from nature was taken from him the moment he touched a sword. The moment any possibility of happiness for him ended.
Oh, how he wished for just the slightest bit of happiness. In any form. Did he even remember how to smile a real smile?
The young assassin shook his head to clear his mind of these thoughts. He had to focus on the task at hand. Killing. Just around the corner was where he was to slay the two men he was asked to assassinate that night.
He put his hand to his hilt and turned the corner. What he saw was not what he expected. There stood two at the end of the ally with their back to him. The men had trapped a girl up agents the wall of the ally. Her mouth was gagged and one of the men had her right arm twisted behind her back. Her obi had been removed and was carelessly thrown on the ground. She was frantically clutching her kimono closed, but it did no such good because the men were still able to touch her. Just not see her.
As soon as the girl saw Battousai her eyes widened and she started to thrash harder. Her eyes held a look of pleading, begging him to help her.
The hitokiri didn't hesitate for a moment. He knew these men were the ones he was told to kill. He also knew he had to help this girl. What he did not realize was that this girl would have seen him kill. And that meant some problems ahead
With in moments Battousai had thrown the men away from the girl and had slaughtered them mercilessly. Blood littered the alleyway.
The girl took in a shaky breath and mumbled a quiet thanks to him. She circled her arms around herself trying to get rid of the goose bumps that were caused by her trembling.
Battousai walked over to her obi, picked it up and handed it to her. She took it with shaky hands. She noticed he had several lager drops of blood on his navy gi and gray hakama. Some of it even dripped of his hair on to his face.
"Get dressed," he said with his deep commanding voice as he turned his back to her to give her the privacy to change.
"Ok" she said in a weak unsteady voice. In a few minutes she had straitened her self up enough to walk down the streets of Kyoto at night. Though she did not look to good she was happy to be fully dressed again.
"You may turn around now," she told Battousai in a quiet but more secure tone than before.
He turned around as he sheathed his sword. She mumbled a small thanks to him. Her gaze was focused on the gowned and she found she was not able to look him in the eye.
"Were leaving," he said as he started to leave the alleyway.
"What?" this seamed to get her attention. "What do you mean?"
"I mean your coming with me"
"What if I don't want to?"
Battousai looked over his shoulder at her and when he saw she had no intention of coming, walked over to her, look her by her forearm ad started to pull her along behind him. "You have no choice".
"But I don-t" Battousai had drawn his katana and had it pressed to her neck.
"Its either this or death". He looked her strait in the eye and awaited her answer. She gave the slightest nod and he withdrew his sword. The two of them walked the rest of the way in silence.
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"We're here," Battousai said in a monotone. He ushered the girl into the inn. The innkeeper came around the corner when she heard his voice.
"Oh, hello Himura-san. You're finally back. Oh- and who is this?" the innkeeper said gesturing to the girl.
"I found her with the men. Where is Katsura?" he said
"Katsura wont be here till the morning. Why?" she asked
"I have to ask him about the girl. Do you have a spare room for her?" he gestured over his shoulder to the girl he rescued. "And she'll need some clothes."
"I can do that Himura-san." Said the woman. She turned to the silent girl "come on lets get you cleaned up."
Battousai watched as the two women left the room. I wonder if she'll be all right? That was his last thought before he went to wash the blood off his body. ********************************TBC************************************
Okkkkkkkkk. I finally got around to doing this. Sorry it took so long to get this out. Any way what do you think? Please tell me. I want to know. BTW any suggestions are welcome. God knows I need them. ;) For you people who read Bright Light In Hell this should be much better. It's the same idea but with a better plot. This chapter was short I know, but they should get longer.
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Battousai walked down the dark quit night streets of Kyoto. It was a cool April evening and the sent of newly blossomed flowers filled the air. It was timed like these the hitokiri wished to be able to just stop and take in nature. But he couldn't. He had an assignment he had to take care of. How could he stop and appreciate nature if he knew that in just a few minutes the earth would be soaking up blood like a sponge? Blood that he spilt. How could he? And if he did stop for just one moment to look at the beauty around him, would the earth open up and drag him in to the depths of hell as punishment for his sins? For the lives he had taken? No, any pleasure he could receive from nature was taken from him the moment he touched a sword. The moment any possibility of happiness for him ended.
Oh, how he wished for just the slightest bit of happiness. In any form. Did he even remember how to smile a real smile?
The young assassin shook his head to clear his mind of these thoughts. He had to focus on the task at hand. Killing. Just around the corner was where he was to slay the two men he was asked to assassinate that night.
He put his hand to his hilt and turned the corner. What he saw was not what he expected. There stood two at the end of the ally with their back to him. The men had trapped a girl up agents the wall of the ally. Her mouth was gagged and one of the men had her right arm twisted behind her back. Her obi had been removed and was carelessly thrown on the ground. She was frantically clutching her kimono closed, but it did no such good because the men were still able to touch her. Just not see her.
As soon as the girl saw Battousai her eyes widened and she started to thrash harder. Her eyes held a look of pleading, begging him to help her.
The hitokiri didn't hesitate for a moment. He knew these men were the ones he was told to kill. He also knew he had to help this girl. What he did not realize was that this girl would have seen him kill. And that meant some problems ahead
With in moments Battousai had thrown the men away from the girl and had slaughtered them mercilessly. Blood littered the alleyway.
The girl took in a shaky breath and mumbled a quiet thanks to him. She circled her arms around herself trying to get rid of the goose bumps that were caused by her trembling.
Battousai walked over to her obi, picked it up and handed it to her. She took it with shaky hands. She noticed he had several lager drops of blood on his navy gi and gray hakama. Some of it even dripped of his hair on to his face.
"Get dressed," he said with his deep commanding voice as he turned his back to her to give her the privacy to change.
"Ok" she said in a weak unsteady voice. In a few minutes she had straitened her self up enough to walk down the streets of Kyoto at night. Though she did not look to good she was happy to be fully dressed again.
"You may turn around now," she told Battousai in a quiet but more secure tone than before.
He turned around as he sheathed his sword. She mumbled a small thanks to him. Her gaze was focused on the gowned and she found she was not able to look him in the eye.
"Were leaving," he said as he started to leave the alleyway.
"What?" this seamed to get her attention. "What do you mean?"
"I mean your coming with me"
"What if I don't want to?"
Battousai looked over his shoulder at her and when he saw she had no intention of coming, walked over to her, look her by her forearm ad started to pull her along behind him. "You have no choice".
"But I don-t" Battousai had drawn his katana and had it pressed to her neck.
"Its either this or death". He looked her strait in the eye and awaited her answer. She gave the slightest nod and he withdrew his sword. The two of them walked the rest of the way in silence.
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"We're here," Battousai said in a monotone. He ushered the girl into the inn. The innkeeper came around the corner when she heard his voice.
"Oh, hello Himura-san. You're finally back. Oh- and who is this?" the innkeeper said gesturing to the girl.
"I found her with the men. Where is Katsura?" he said
"Katsura wont be here till the morning. Why?" she asked
"I have to ask him about the girl. Do you have a spare room for her?" he gestured over his shoulder to the girl he rescued. "And she'll need some clothes."
"I can do that Himura-san." Said the woman. She turned to the silent girl "come on lets get you cleaned up."
Battousai watched as the two women left the room. I wonder if she'll be all right? That was his last thought before he went to wash the blood off his body. ********************************TBC************************************
Okkkkkkkkk. I finally got around to doing this. Sorry it took so long to get this out. Any way what do you think? Please tell me. I want to know. BTW any suggestions are welcome. God knows I need them. ;) For you people who read Bright Light In Hell this should be much better. It's the same idea but with a better plot. This chapter was short I know, but they should get longer.