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Author's notes: Konnichiwa Minna-san This Is chapter 7.. Err.. Not sure how long it's going to take to update anymore.. I'll try to write 2 chapters a week. It all depends on my inspiration.
Chapter 7 - Family
The room was dark, as dark as pitch. Kaoru awoke and sat up, but returned to her previous position as everything spun. She felt severe pain on her neck. Her head began to ache as she tried to remember what happened. " I was in the forest, I heard a noise and then darkness..'' she recalled, rubbing her head. She looked around the room to see where she was but couldn't see anything due to the darkness. Suddenly, footsteps sounded through the hallway and the doorknob turned.
Light flooded into the room as a manly figure appeared in the doorway. Squinting, Kaoru said, "Kenshin? How did I get here? "
A deep voice replied, "I'm not the person whom u speak of. I am Takimoto Tsukishiro."
Kaoru gasped in shock as she felt a lump in her throat. Her hands became cold and clammy and beads of perspiration rolled down her forehead. Scenes of her nightmare filled her mind as fear enveloped her entire being.
"What- what do you want with me?" She demanded, her eyes filled with fierceness. However, deep inside she was as frightened as a mouse.
"You are Battousai's girl aren't you?" asked Takimoto.
"His name is Kenshin not Battousai. What's it to you?" Kaoru replied as bold as a lion.
"A little feisty aren't we? You're very beautiful."
"Why did you kidnap me? You want to take revenge on Kenshin for killing your brother don't you? Kenshin isn't the Hitokiri anymore. He's vowed to never kill again and he wields his sword to protect the weak. He's protecting me an amount of times and that's why I love him. I know how it feels to be alone, without anyone in the world. My parents were killed when and I was young, leaving me by myself."
"Thank you for your little speech but you will never understand how I feel." Takimoto replied, anger evident in his voice.
"Dinner will be ready in thirty minutes. I'll come get you then. Until then rest." Takimoto suggested and then walked out of the room, emotionlessly.
Kaoru understood how he felt. She truly did, and she felt sorry for him. He was all alone, no family. She was lucky; she met Kenshin, whom she fell in love with the very first day their eyes met.
Then she met Yahiko. He was her student and she was his teacher, but their relationship were beyond student and teacher.. They were family. Even though she and Yahiko always fought and insulted each other, she had to admit, he was like her little brother, and she was so proud of him.
Then there's Sanosuke Sagara. He was always borrowing money and never paying it back. Some might say he's a dead beat, but she knew how courageous he was, how stupid he was and how kind he was. She had to admit, the freeloader had a special place in her heart as the rest of them did, and he was her older brother, whom she respected.
Megumi Takani.. Her nickname suited her quite well.. She was most definitely a fox, cunning and beautiful. Kaoru hated to admit it but she looked up to the 22yr old woman. She was her older sister and she acted like that sometimes. Occasionally, Megumi would give her advice, just like a sister would.
Kamiya Kaoru's life turned out great. She truly was lucky to have these persons in her life. Every single day in her life she would thank Kami-sama for sending this wonderful group of people to her. She now had the family she desired and she loved them dearly.
Kenshin Himura's golden eyes fluttered open unusually early the next morning. He began cooking so that by the time everyone had awaken it would be done and so they'd have an early start on their journey to the Nagasuchi Shrine where Kaoru was held captive.
'Oh Koishii, I told you not to go anywhere without me. It was my fault, I shouldn't have softened, I should have stood firm.'
Kenshin decided to take a walk. He ambled slowly into the forest, deep in thought. "How could I let this happen? I swore I'd protect Kaoru no matter what." He shouted to no one in particular. Suddenly Kenshin heard a noise behind him and turned around. Another noise was heard so he walked towards the bushes, his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Kenshin," a soft and familiar voice called. He gasped in shock as he recognized who it was. His eyes returned to its purple hue.
"Tomoe.." Kenshin whispered as the ghost of his dead wife moved closer to him. "I warned you." She said emotionlessly. Kenshin looked at the ground, avoiding Tomoe's eyes. "Hai, I know. I shouldn't have let her go alone. I just wish that I could turn back the hands of time." Kenshin replied, his eyes filled with tears. Suddenly, Kenshin was engulfed in warmth as Tomoe pulled him into an embrace. "Kenshin, don't worry. I know you will get her back."
Sanosuke awoke. The sun was already shinning brightly in the sky. Sanosuke, lay on his futon, recalling the incidents that occurred the day before. "Don't worry Jou-chan, we'll rescue you. You'll see us all soon." He promised silently, anger filling his being as he thought of his 'sister' being kidnapped. He felt movement beside him and he looked down and smiled.
"Sano, what's wrong?" a sweet soft voice asked lovingly. Sanosuke reached down and kissed Megumi's forehead gently. "Nothing, go back to sleep." He replied. Megumi tightened her grip around him and questioned sleepily, "You're worried about Kaoru-chan aren't you?" Sanosuke's expression turned from one of affection to one of sadness. "Yes.. I'm worried about her, aren't you? I mea, she's been kind to all of us and treated us like family." "Sanosuke," Megumi started then looked up at him and touched his cheek with her right hand, "We're all really like family. But don't worry, we'll get tanuki-chan back. She's our sister and I promise you, we'll get her back. " Sanosuke buried his face in her hair and hugged her tightly.
Kenshin ambled slowly and thoughtfully. He looked at Sanosuke and Megumi wrapped in each other's arms. 'Kaoru..'
His purple eyes switched back to golden as jealousy filled him. This emotion did not last long for he remembered Takimoto and fury replace envy. He clenched his fists and turned away from the others.
'Don't worry Kenshin we'll rescue Kaoru." Yahiko reassured as he sat up from his futon. Kenshin smiled and his eyes returned to its amethyst hue. Soon everybody awoke and they set off on their journey to the Nagasuki shrine to rescue Kaoru.
To Be Continued.
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Author's Notes: erm.. it was short wasn't it? I was stuck lol.. didn't know what to write at all. Keep Reviewing . Ohh.. I now remembered something.. Minna-san. I'm going to Tobago (I'm from Trinidad - (& Tobago. yes it's like a twin island thing) I'm going for 4 days I think.. so I wont be able to write any chapters.. though I'm gonna try to see if I could write the next chapter on paper. so I can type it out when I return. That's hoping that I have time because mom is gonna make me reach my literature books. ahhh!! Oh no.. I'm gonna have to learn Spanish and French.. AHHHHH!! I'll still try to write the next chapter.
Arigatou- gozaimasu to all my reviewers
Skipper Lily Emiri-chan: Sabrina Crystal of psyche Naomi
Thank you all. starts to cry.I appreciate you guys taking the time to review.
Special Thanks to:
Kamimura Kaoru for encouragement.. And for being such a wonderful onee-san (
Author's notes: Konnichiwa Minna-san This Is chapter 7.. Err.. Not sure how long it's going to take to update anymore.. I'll try to write 2 chapters a week. It all depends on my inspiration.
Chapter 7 - Family
The room was dark, as dark as pitch. Kaoru awoke and sat up, but returned to her previous position as everything spun. She felt severe pain on her neck. Her head began to ache as she tried to remember what happened. " I was in the forest, I heard a noise and then darkness..'' she recalled, rubbing her head. She looked around the room to see where she was but couldn't see anything due to the darkness. Suddenly, footsteps sounded through the hallway and the doorknob turned.
Light flooded into the room as a manly figure appeared in the doorway. Squinting, Kaoru said, "Kenshin? How did I get here? "
A deep voice replied, "I'm not the person whom u speak of. I am Takimoto Tsukishiro."
Kaoru gasped in shock as she felt a lump in her throat. Her hands became cold and clammy and beads of perspiration rolled down her forehead. Scenes of her nightmare filled her mind as fear enveloped her entire being.
"What- what do you want with me?" She demanded, her eyes filled with fierceness. However, deep inside she was as frightened as a mouse.
"You are Battousai's girl aren't you?" asked Takimoto.
"His name is Kenshin not Battousai. What's it to you?" Kaoru replied as bold as a lion.
"A little feisty aren't we? You're very beautiful."
"Why did you kidnap me? You want to take revenge on Kenshin for killing your brother don't you? Kenshin isn't the Hitokiri anymore. He's vowed to never kill again and he wields his sword to protect the weak. He's protecting me an amount of times and that's why I love him. I know how it feels to be alone, without anyone in the world. My parents were killed when and I was young, leaving me by myself."
"Thank you for your little speech but you will never understand how I feel." Takimoto replied, anger evident in his voice.
"Dinner will be ready in thirty minutes. I'll come get you then. Until then rest." Takimoto suggested and then walked out of the room, emotionlessly.
Kaoru understood how he felt. She truly did, and she felt sorry for him. He was all alone, no family. She was lucky; she met Kenshin, whom she fell in love with the very first day their eyes met.
Then she met Yahiko. He was her student and she was his teacher, but their relationship were beyond student and teacher.. They were family. Even though she and Yahiko always fought and insulted each other, she had to admit, he was like her little brother, and she was so proud of him.
Then there's Sanosuke Sagara. He was always borrowing money and never paying it back. Some might say he's a dead beat, but she knew how courageous he was, how stupid he was and how kind he was. She had to admit, the freeloader had a special place in her heart as the rest of them did, and he was her older brother, whom she respected.
Megumi Takani.. Her nickname suited her quite well.. She was most definitely a fox, cunning and beautiful. Kaoru hated to admit it but she looked up to the 22yr old woman. She was her older sister and she acted like that sometimes. Occasionally, Megumi would give her advice, just like a sister would.
Kamiya Kaoru's life turned out great. She truly was lucky to have these persons in her life. Every single day in her life she would thank Kami-sama for sending this wonderful group of people to her. She now had the family she desired and she loved them dearly.
Kenshin Himura's golden eyes fluttered open unusually early the next morning. He began cooking so that by the time everyone had awaken it would be done and so they'd have an early start on their journey to the Nagasuchi Shrine where Kaoru was held captive.
'Oh Koishii, I told you not to go anywhere without me. It was my fault, I shouldn't have softened, I should have stood firm.'
Kenshin decided to take a walk. He ambled slowly into the forest, deep in thought. "How could I let this happen? I swore I'd protect Kaoru no matter what." He shouted to no one in particular. Suddenly Kenshin heard a noise behind him and turned around. Another noise was heard so he walked towards the bushes, his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Kenshin," a soft and familiar voice called. He gasped in shock as he recognized who it was. His eyes returned to its purple hue.
"Tomoe.." Kenshin whispered as the ghost of his dead wife moved closer to him. "I warned you." She said emotionlessly. Kenshin looked at the ground, avoiding Tomoe's eyes. "Hai, I know. I shouldn't have let her go alone. I just wish that I could turn back the hands of time." Kenshin replied, his eyes filled with tears. Suddenly, Kenshin was engulfed in warmth as Tomoe pulled him into an embrace. "Kenshin, don't worry. I know you will get her back."
Sanosuke awoke. The sun was already shinning brightly in the sky. Sanosuke, lay on his futon, recalling the incidents that occurred the day before. "Don't worry Jou-chan, we'll rescue you. You'll see us all soon." He promised silently, anger filling his being as he thought of his 'sister' being kidnapped. He felt movement beside him and he looked down and smiled.
"Sano, what's wrong?" a sweet soft voice asked lovingly. Sanosuke reached down and kissed Megumi's forehead gently. "Nothing, go back to sleep." He replied. Megumi tightened her grip around him and questioned sleepily, "You're worried about Kaoru-chan aren't you?" Sanosuke's expression turned from one of affection to one of sadness. "Yes.. I'm worried about her, aren't you? I mea, she's been kind to all of us and treated us like family." "Sanosuke," Megumi started then looked up at him and touched his cheek with her right hand, "We're all really like family. But don't worry, we'll get tanuki-chan back. She's our sister and I promise you, we'll get her back. " Sanosuke buried his face in her hair and hugged her tightly.
Kenshin ambled slowly and thoughtfully. He looked at Sanosuke and Megumi wrapped in each other's arms. 'Kaoru..'
His purple eyes switched back to golden as jealousy filled him. This emotion did not last long for he remembered Takimoto and fury replace envy. He clenched his fists and turned away from the others.
'Don't worry Kenshin we'll rescue Kaoru." Yahiko reassured as he sat up from his futon. Kenshin smiled and his eyes returned to its amethyst hue. Soon everybody awoke and they set off on their journey to the Nagasuki shrine to rescue Kaoru.
To Be Continued.
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Author's Notes: erm.. it was short wasn't it? I was stuck lol.. didn't know what to write at all. Keep Reviewing . Ohh.. I now remembered something.. Minna-san. I'm going to Tobago (I'm from Trinidad - (& Tobago. yes it's like a twin island thing) I'm going for 4 days I think.. so I wont be able to write any chapters.. though I'm gonna try to see if I could write the next chapter on paper. so I can type it out when I return. That's hoping that I have time because mom is gonna make me reach my literature books. ahhh!! Oh no.. I'm gonna have to learn Spanish and French.. AHHHHH!! I'll still try to write the next chapter.
Arigatou- gozaimasu to all my reviewers
Skipper Lily Emiri-chan: Sabrina Crystal of psyche Naomi
Thank you all. starts to cry.I appreciate you guys taking the time to review.
Special Thanks to:
Kamimura Kaoru for encouragement.. And for being such a wonderful onee-san (