Nothingness
I don't own Nothing In My Way, by Keane, or Rurouni Kenshin, belonging to Nobuhiro Watsuki.
A turning tide
Lovers at a great divide
Why d'you laugh?
When I know that you're hurt inside?
"Kenshin," she had whispered, a fake smile plastered onto her face, a forced laugh forcing its way through her throat, "I'll be happy. Go."
Unsure what to do, he sat there, and even though he'd been told to follow his heart, his heart was split two ways.
And why'd you say
It's just another day, nothing in my way
I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay
So there's nothing left to say?
He'd been so small when they'd met, so foolishly in love. His Master had laughed at him, yet approved of the girl. He'd had the sneaking suspicion he'd known the girl, and purposely introduced him to her on purpose.
"Hello, I'm Himura Kenshin. You must be Kamiya Kaoru."
And why'd you lie
When you wanna die, when you're hurt inside
Don't know what you lie for anyway
She'd been so angry when he'd said he'd wanted to fight in the war, for the good of Japan; she'd looked at him right in the eye, sapphire eyes sparking with that horrid sadness, lying even though they both knew what she said was untrue.
And he'd wondered why she didn't scream at him, whack him with her bokken, because these lies were hurting him more.
Now there's nothing left to say
They eyed each other, unsure of what to say, the heavy silence hanging on them, as the rain poured outside.
A tell-tale sign
You don't know where to draw the line
He smiled blankly, not so sure why he was doing this anymore, and left, his heart pounding with his Master's shouts to never come back and the silent smile she had worn like a mask, a tear trickling down her cheek.
And he'd prayed to any god that would hear him out for her to forgive him.
And why'd you say
It's just another day, nothing in my way
I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay
So there's nothing left to say
There had been so much blood, over and over he had killed, countless people he had made cry for their loved ones, and it was almost too much for his mind to bear.
He was half insane when she had visited.
And why'd you lie
When you wanna die, when you're hurt inside
Don't know what you lie for anyway
Now there's nothing left to say
"I'm not going to assassinate him or anything," that oh-so-familiar voice had shouted, happiness and confusion flooding through him. Why was she here? In this world of bloodshed?
Then, she'd appeared before him, his glazed eyes looking right at her, yet his brain unable to accept it was true. That she was here, amidst a war she'd never wanted to go near, a war filled with so many killings by his own hands.
He was dirty.
Well for a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time
You're having such a nice time
"How could you?" were the first words she had uttered.
He merely hung his head before her, unable to muster up the courage to look her in the eye, knowing that there would be that ugly loneliness, and he wasn't sure if he could resist the urge to kiss her.
(Just...)
For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
(...another day, nothing in my way, I..)
For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time
(...don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay. just..)
"I couldn't believe that was you they had talked about. Battousai," she spat out, and he knew that there would be that fierce look in her eyes.
Soft, bitter laughter rang in the air.
"Good-bye. May I never see you again, Battousai."
For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time
(... another day, nothing in my way; Don't know what you lie for...)
You're having such a nice time
(...anyway)
It had been almost funny to see the look on everybody's faces as the woman stormed out, and he'd watched her retreating back with obvious longing, a pang of nothingness in his heart.
"…I'm sorry, Kaoru."
Review? Should I add some background/epilogue stuff?