A.N.
Ok this is my first attempt at a Rurouni Kenshin fic, and I'm warning ya. I cant spell, I do check it on spell checker but its cra :P so anyway I hope u enjoy it, and all comments are appreciated.
Oakami- san.
Chapter One – Memories
Kaoru skidded backwards as another kick was thrown at her; she crossed her arms to block it. Through her black bangs she looked up towards her attackers.
"What do you want?" she asked for what seemed like the hundredth time.
The night had started out well, she had been to meet some friends and when the time came to go home, everyone had rides and she was made to walk home alone. Not that she was bothered. The twelve years of martial arts training saw to it that she wasn't afraid. Kaoru had started at the age of five; now at the age of seventeen she was still doing it, as well as other things. Her job wasn't exactly something to be proud about.
The six men in front of her laughed, Kaoru saw a glint of silver and she stiffened wishing she had her katana sword with her.
"Now don't be so feisty, if you stay quiet we might let you live" one of the men laughed menacingly. His face was clouded in shadows; only his eyes could be seen. Wild and menacing.
"Leave me alone!" Kaoru shouted back at them. Kaoru looked around looking for something to use as a weapon. Her jeans were dirty and her shirt had been torn in the short scuffle that had unfolded previously. Kaoru saw a metal pipe just laying there with shaking hands she picked it up.
"Oh look the girlie has a weapon" another cooed mockingly. The men moved closer to her forming a semi-circle. "Don't worry, we'll be gentle with you" he cooed again his big frame moving closer to her.
Kaoru stared at them all, anger in her eyes plain to see. What the hell were the playing at didn't they know who she was. In a series of movements with the pole Kaoru managed to sweep three of the six men off their feet. Three remained…Kaoru looked at them sizing them up.
Quickly she span and with her foot and the pole managed to hit a fourth target, she span again but her foot was caught and she was harshly thrown away. The three she had managed to put on the floor were recovering quickly and getting up.
The man who had told her to be quiet earlier ragged the pole away from her. Grabbing her throat he pushed her against the wall.
"I told you to be quiet!" he hissed tightening his grip on her throat. Kaoru scratched at his fingers struggling for breath.
"Someone help" she thought hoplessly. Kaoru forget everything she said, right now she was scared. No matter who she worked for or what she did, she was still a seventeen year old girl and she was scared."Please Help" she thought again.
The man threw her away and she collapsed to her knees as someone kicked her in the stomach. Doubling over in pain as someone else kicked her side she grit her teeth. Again the kicks kept coming and she couldn't move, it was beginning to feel too painful.
"Stop It!" she screamed suddenly, her voice echoing around the dark alleyway. Kaoru tried to stand to run but a quick kick in the back of her knees brought her crashing to the floor again. Kaoru looked up they were all laughing and sneering at her, speaking insults and torments. Kaoru hardly heard as another wave of kicks and punches washed over her.
The leader of the group stared down at her and his mouth curved upwards in intense distaste. He held out a hand for the rest of them to stop. Then he bent down and picked up the metal pole from the floor, letting it drag across the concrete to make that fearful sound.
"Please" Kaoru began "Stop!" her knees were cold as they were pressed against the hard concrete her hands were trembling and cold. Then she screamed, her scream however was cut off. The leader of the gang brought the pole crashing down onto her head, her body went limp and she slumped to the floor.
Beep…beep…beep.
"What, what's that noise?"
Beep…beep…beep.
"What's going on, what happened?"
Beep…beep…beep
"Oh my head hurts"Kaoru opened her eyes with some difficulty as they felt as heavy as lead. A white unfamiliar ceiling met her gaze and she frowned a little.
"Doctor!" a male voice called out. A voice that seemed void of all emotion and seemed as heartless as the cruellest man, Kaoru didn't like that voice.
"Doctor, she's awake" he said again.
Kaoru sat up finding she was in a hospital bed , the ward seemed almost empty across from her was a sleeping man. There was her and then directly to her right a man sat up in bed, it seemed like it was he who had spoken before.
Kaoru didn't have time to think about him because suddenly doctors and nurses adjusting her drip were surrounding her and making notes, Kaoru observed quietly.
"Hello there how are you feeling?" a doctor asked while a woman took her pulse. They were all staring at her, when she didn't answer the doctor continued. "You're in hospital, you were found a little while ago. What's your name?" he asked.
Kaoru stared at him totally bewildered. "My name?" she thought hard. A series of meaningless words floated through her mind."My name?" she spoke allowed as if questioning herself.
"Yes" a woman smiled as she straightened from taking her pulse. Looking down at her kindly she smiled again and her eyes showed sympathy."Who are you?" she asked.
"I don't know" Kaoru answered. Closing her eyes she thought, flashed of images from attack penetrated through her vision, then unfamiliar faces that she felt she should know but diddnt. Useless words also filtered through it was like a giant tide of the loose ages of a dictionary. Nothing made sense and she didnt know who she was, where she was or where she was going to go.
"Well the memory loos shouldnt be permanent it could take days or maybe even weeks to get them back. Some cases even take months" the Doctor shrugged and put her notes back at the end of the bed. "I'll come back soon and check up on, you're quite a mess" she smiled a little and then with a quick nod, walked away.
Kaoru sat silently and thought, still nothing came...still she diddnt know who she was.
"I'm no one..." she whispered.