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Disclaimer: The characters are not mine. The idea for the plot of this story came from Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley "Evil Twin".
Evil Twin
Chapter 3: At the cliff
Kiana saw Kenshin at the market later that afternoon. She had witnessed his confession to Kaoru and was very much delighted that the samurai finally admitted his feelings. She knows that Kaoru went to Megumi, probably to tell the fox about Kenshin's confession.
The message that the boy had delivered earlier is what disturbs her now and she will know what it says from her new boyfriend.
"Kenshin!" Kiana called and made her way to the redhead.
"Kaoru? What are you doing here? I thought you went to Megumi-dono."
"Oh, I was just..."
Kenshin cut her off. "I hope you're not planning on looking for Hino-san. He said that you were to see him at eight and I don't want you looking for him alone. We already agreed that I would come with you."
Kiana tried to hide her smile. Kenshin practically told her what she wanted to know without her asking any questions. Touya is going to betray her. He really is stupid if he thinks that she will not know what he's trying to do.
"I'm not looking for him. Don't worry we'll go there together later. Where was that note again?"
"I thought you hid it in your room?"
"Oh right! Well if you need me I'll be just at the clinic."
She left Kenshin then and went straight to the dojo to go find the note. She needed to know where they would meet Touya.
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Near at eight that evening, Touya sat under the tree near the cliff. This is the place where he and Kaoru used to go to talk. Where he asked her about her life and friends...where he spied on her. He wanted to pound his head on the hard trunk of the tree. How can he be so stupid? Sweet, kind Kaoru is in danger and he was helping the maniac who wants to hurt her.
He heard someone near. He stood up and saw Kaoru come to him. She's wearing her practice gi and a cloak. He was a little confused by that but he didn't care. All he cared about is he could at last tell her the danger she was in and he could apologize about the part he took in it.
Touya was thankful that the battousai was not with her. He might kill him before he could blink if he starts telling them what he had done.
He hugged Kaoru when she was near enough.
"Touya-san...?"
"No Kaoru, don't talk. I have important things to tell you. Your life might be in danger Kaoru. Someone's out there is out to get you. Her name is Kiana. It sounds crazy but she looks exactly like you. She knows everything about you and I'm sorry but she hired me to spy on you. I didn't know why she wants me to do it then but now I know. And I'm very sorry I did those things for her. Please forgive me."
Kaoru was silent. She was probably having a problem taking it all in.
He released her to look into her eyes. "Kaoru, don't worry. I will not let her hurt you. I will also talk to ba..."
But he stopped when he saw her eyes. They are not Kaoru's.
"Kiana..."
"Hello Touya…" She smiled at him and put her cloak back on her head.
Touya took his hands off her as if he were burned. He suddenly realized how close he is to the edge of the cliff.
Kiana pushed him hard. He felt himself loose balance and fell off the cliff. But his hands gripped the edge of the cliff.
"HELP!!!"
Kiana took out a knife and proceeded to strike Touya's fingers. He screamed, let loose of the cliff and fell.
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At the moment Kaoru heard Touya's call for help, her heartbeat ran faster. She sprints to their meeting place with Kenshin behind her.
Kenshin used his hiten mitsurugi speed and he was there before Kaoru. He saw someone wearing a cloak struck a knife at Touya's fingers and he let loose and fell.
"NO!!!"
The person dropped the knife and ran at top speed. Kenshin ran after the person. Whoever he is, he's fast.
"TOUYA!!!"
Kenshin stopped. He can't leave Kaoru alone. The person might not be alone. He took a last glance at the person with the cloak and ran back to Kaoru.
He found her kneeling dangerously near the edge of the cliff, looking down with tears streaming down her face. He looked down and saw the broken body of Touya among the rocks. He lowered down to her and took her to his arms. She cried on his chest as he caressed her hair and looked around to see if there's anyone near them.
After a few minutes, he hugged Kaoru near him as they went back to the dojo.
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At the dojo, Megumi, Sano and Yahiko sat around the still sobbing Kaoru at Kenshin's arms. They were concerned about what happened.
"I don't like this. What if the person's real target was Jou-chan?" Sano said his fist tightened.
Megumi sighed. "Let's not jump into any conclusions. What if Hino-san had enemies and they just followed him there?"
Yahiko was looking at his sensei. "I don't know. I'm just glad nothing bad happened to you Kaoru."
"What did the note said again?" Sano asked.
"It just said that he had something important to tell to Kaoru. I don't know what it is though. Do you have any idea what it is Kaoru?" Kenshin asked.
Kaoru shook her head. "I don't. The last time we talked, I just told him that we couldn't be together and then he suddenly decided to go. But I have this feeling that he's afraid of something. He would probably tell me what it was if he didn't..." she choked on her words and sobbed again.
Megumi frowned. "But what does it has to do with you?"
Kaoru sob again. "I don't know. Poor Touya. I wonder why someone would do that to him."
Kenshin held her tighter. "I think Sano is right. Kaoru you have to stay at the dojo, while we try to solve this puzzle. The police are already investigating Touya's background. You are not to go anywhere without any companion, do you understand me?"
Kaoru frowned. "Kenshin, I'm fully capable of protecting myself. Don't forget that I'm still the master of Kamiya Kasshin Ryu."
"Kaoru, I want to make sure that you are safe." Kenshin said in a don't-argue-with-me voice.
Kaoru sighed and nodded. It's better to just agree with him when he's in his over protective mode.
But she wouldn't let them do all the work. Touya was her friend and she would do what she can to make the people who did this to him be punished.
To be continued….
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Sarah Lee – now you'll see…
White witch – if you still don't know, I'm a Filipino too! And in school too doing my thesis. So if you're wondering how I could update sooner, its because I already wrote more than half of this fic while I was on vacation and I'm in the process of writing the last chap now.
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Polka dot – yeah, well the police might not believe him at all. I like Saitoh too but I can't promise that he'll be in the other coming chaps probably near the end.
Will – I will try not to keep you waiting too long.
Mahou of mana – really? I'm centered on the Kaoru x Kenshin anyway.
Kitsune magic – wrong guess? Anyway I'm glad u like it!
Sourire – I like it when Kenshin gets jealous too!
Medevil princess – I'm sorry about the grammar. But I think you got it wrong with Kaoru courting another. Touya is the one courting Kaoru and she put a stop to it in the second chap because she's in love with Kenshin. In the kissing part, I guess you're right about Kenshin should've been the one who insisted on looking who's at the gate but I like it when Kenshin gets possessive of Kaoru and couldn't get enough of her. And you just do on ahead and rewrite this and email it to me. I wouldn't mind, I would love to read your version. Anyway, I hope you liked this chap.
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