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Zander pulled around tight twisted roads that wound around the small mountains. Eventually he pulled off on a road that led to a large house on the top of a hill, but still well hidden by the terrain. He pulled up and walked to Kaoru. Gently lifting her into his arms, he walked her up into one of the many rooms and laid her on the bed.
Kaoru felt like she had been hit by a truck when she woke. She wanted so badly to believe that she was back the room Kenshin had put her in, with all of her new friends. She wanted to wake up with Kenshin sitting over her, watching her, making sure that nothing would happen to her. But when she did open her eyes, she knew that it was just a wasteful hope.
Tears slipped down her cheeks. She pounded her fists on the pillows. She should have known better. Kaoru hated her life. Why did every good thing that ever happened to her be taken away from her. Her sapphire eyes stared at the bare wall as she lay on her side. Kaoru rolled the sleeves up on her dress and stared at the scars her mother had given her. She re-etched them with her fingers and closed her eyes as painful memories filled her mind.
Flash back... "Mom...what are you doing?" the woman came closer to her daughter, fingers tightening around the black handle of the long silver blade. "Mom... Mom put the knife down... Please put it down! MOM!"
Kaoru pushed the memories away and looked elsewhere, trying to turn her attention to something else. The sound of the door opening startled her. Kaoru pulled the sleeve back down and looked over her shoulder. "Don't you knock?" she said coldly to Zander as he strode into the bedroom and sat on the bed, staring at her. "You know you're the prettiest girl I've ever seen." "Flattery won't work. Just leave me alone." Kaoru said as she turned away from him. Zander grabbed her shoulders and pulled her into him. "I'm never going to leave you alone." Kaoru's eyes widened. It took her a few moments to register what he just did, and when she did get it, she pushed him away with such force it even scared her.
"Don't ever touch me." She hissed through clenched teeth. Zander reached out to grab her and had a hard time with her moving away so quickly. Finally he grabbed her wrist and tightened his grip on the slender bone beneath the ivory skin. "Let go, you're hurting me." "You listen to me. You're mine now and I'm not letting you go no matter what." Zander squeezed her wrist harder before letting it go and storming out of the room.
Her breath was ragged as she held her wrist. It was beginning to get its color back, but she could tell that it was beginning to bruise. She had to get out of here no matter the cost.
"Misao, do you still have your Swiss army knife in your back pocket?" Kenshin asked. "You idiot I'm in a dress!" "But you wear shorts underneath." Aoshi put in quickly. Sano, Megumi and Kenshin stared at Misao and Aoshi. "Don't ask." Misao shouted as she reached as best she could into her back pocket and inched towards Kenshin. Kenshin turned his head to see where her hands where and grabbed the knife. He started sawing through the tight ropes.
His bonds fell apart and he moved quickly through the coughing crowd and released each one. "So how are we going to get out of here?" Sano asked. Kenshin looked around and sighed. "I'll let you know as soon as I know." "That makes me feel better." The group followed Kenshin down the burning halls but stopped when he saw that the way was blocked by falling beams that had caught flame. "Aoshi give me your jacket." Aoshi handed him the smooth black leather. Kenshin wrapped it around his arms and started rushing the door.
The door fell to the outside with a thud and everyone rushed out into the cool night air. They ran to their cars and bikes and took off to their main house, hidden a bout a few miles in the east mountains behind the now burned house. Megumi wrapped Kenshin's wrists from the ropes that had caught fire. They were very red and beginning to blister but they would heal, but his heart might not. Megumi sat before him next to Sano and watched him. "Kenshin... are you ok?" "I let him take her. AND I COULDN"T DO A DAMN THING!" he shouted as he brought his fists down upon the low oak wood table before him. Megumi jumped at the slam and moved closer to Sano.
"Kenshin, we'll get her back." Megumi said as she gently placed a hand on his. "I've had time to talk to her. I can tell she's been through worse... much worse... trust in her."
Kaoru remained motionless as a man brought in a tray of food and left it on the vanity set next to the bed and locked the door as he left. As soon as Kaoru was sure he was gone, she rushed to the food and picked up the fork. If there was one thing she was grateful from her father, it was how to use what she had to pick a lock.
Zander pulled around tight twisted roads that wound around the small mountains. Eventually he pulled off on a road that led to a large house on the top of a hill, but still well hidden by the terrain. He pulled up and walked to Kaoru. Gently lifting her into his arms, he walked her up into one of the many rooms and laid her on the bed.
Kaoru felt like she had been hit by a truck when she woke. She wanted so badly to believe that she was back the room Kenshin had put her in, with all of her new friends. She wanted to wake up with Kenshin sitting over her, watching her, making sure that nothing would happen to her. But when she did open her eyes, she knew that it was just a wasteful hope.
Tears slipped down her cheeks. She pounded her fists on the pillows. She should have known better. Kaoru hated her life. Why did every good thing that ever happened to her be taken away from her. Her sapphire eyes stared at the bare wall as she lay on her side. Kaoru rolled the sleeves up on her dress and stared at the scars her mother had given her. She re-etched them with her fingers and closed her eyes as painful memories filled her mind.
Flash back... "Mom...what are you doing?" the woman came closer to her daughter, fingers tightening around the black handle of the long silver blade. "Mom... Mom put the knife down... Please put it down! MOM!"
Kaoru pushed the memories away and looked elsewhere, trying to turn her attention to something else. The sound of the door opening startled her. Kaoru pulled the sleeve back down and looked over her shoulder. "Don't you knock?" she said coldly to Zander as he strode into the bedroom and sat on the bed, staring at her. "You know you're the prettiest girl I've ever seen." "Flattery won't work. Just leave me alone." Kaoru said as she turned away from him. Zander grabbed her shoulders and pulled her into him. "I'm never going to leave you alone." Kaoru's eyes widened. It took her a few moments to register what he just did, and when she did get it, she pushed him away with such force it even scared her.
"Don't ever touch me." She hissed through clenched teeth. Zander reached out to grab her and had a hard time with her moving away so quickly. Finally he grabbed her wrist and tightened his grip on the slender bone beneath the ivory skin. "Let go, you're hurting me." "You listen to me. You're mine now and I'm not letting you go no matter what." Zander squeezed her wrist harder before letting it go and storming out of the room.
Her breath was ragged as she held her wrist. It was beginning to get its color back, but she could tell that it was beginning to bruise. She had to get out of here no matter the cost.
"Misao, do you still have your Swiss army knife in your back pocket?" Kenshin asked. "You idiot I'm in a dress!" "But you wear shorts underneath." Aoshi put in quickly. Sano, Megumi and Kenshin stared at Misao and Aoshi. "Don't ask." Misao shouted as she reached as best she could into her back pocket and inched towards Kenshin. Kenshin turned his head to see where her hands where and grabbed the knife. He started sawing through the tight ropes.
His bonds fell apart and he moved quickly through the coughing crowd and released each one. "So how are we going to get out of here?" Sano asked. Kenshin looked around and sighed. "I'll let you know as soon as I know." "That makes me feel better." The group followed Kenshin down the burning halls but stopped when he saw that the way was blocked by falling beams that had caught flame. "Aoshi give me your jacket." Aoshi handed him the smooth black leather. Kenshin wrapped it around his arms and started rushing the door.
The door fell to the outside with a thud and everyone rushed out into the cool night air. They ran to their cars and bikes and took off to their main house, hidden a bout a few miles in the east mountains behind the now burned house. Megumi wrapped Kenshin's wrists from the ropes that had caught fire. They were very red and beginning to blister but they would heal, but his heart might not. Megumi sat before him next to Sano and watched him. "Kenshin... are you ok?" "I let him take her. AND I COULDN"T DO A DAMN THING!" he shouted as he brought his fists down upon the low oak wood table before him. Megumi jumped at the slam and moved closer to Sano.
"Kenshin, we'll get her back." Megumi said as she gently placed a hand on his. "I've had time to talk to her. I can tell she's been through worse... much worse... trust in her."
Kaoru remained motionless as a man brought in a tray of food and left it on the vanity set next to the bed and locked the door as he left. As soon as Kaoru was sure he was gone, she rushed to the food and picked up the fork. If there was one thing she was grateful from her father, it was how to use what she had to pick a lock.