DISCLAIMER: I don't own RK… watsuki dono does.
kenshin and yamagata heard the commotion from their meeting. '' well himura, it sounds like you where correct'' said yamagata.
' kenji!' kenshin thought. he all but flew out the door and headed straight for the battle field. 'but,' he thought to himself, ' can i do it, can i... kill a man, in cold blood, can i kill like when i was a child.'
meanwhile, kenji and his squad had already joined the battle. kenji was fighting with a particularly skilled skilled swordsmen, but his technique was nothing compared to kenji's. ' okay, just like with otou-san' he thought to himself as he jumped straight up and propelled himself off the ceiling and into and ryu tsu sehn. it was perfect, he struck from the base of the neck into the center of the chest cavity, by his heart, killing him instantly. kenji stared in disbelief as the man who was so full of life just moments before fell dead in front of him, though it only distracted him for a second, that second was all the man behind him needed. even though kenji was able to sense him in time to avoid getting stabbed in a vital point, he wasn't able to avoid being stabbed through his right shoulder and cut along his right cheek. he fell as a wave of pain surged through his body.
kenshin saw kenji fall. ''that man'' he thought as he saw him prepare for the final blow, '' is dead'' and before he even knew what he was doing he was behind the man. he stabbed him though the shoulder, just as he had done to kenji. the man screamed in agony as kenshin twisted the blade of the sword round and round in his shoulder. '' and now,'' he whispered into the mans ear as he twisted the blade one more time, '' you die.'' he pulled the blade out of the man and around slicing his through his neck, killing him instantly. he re-sheathed his sword and turned around, daring anyone to try and come close to his son. six men appeared in front of him, a confident air about them. ' obviously, they don't know who i am' he thought to himself. as soon as the men were close enough, he unsheathed his sword with god like speed, gutting them seemingly simultaneously. then he pulled out his wakizashi and stabbed it behind him, right into a mans heart, killing him instantly. kenji watched in morbid fascination as his father, the gentle man who wouldn't even hurt a fly, stood before him killing man after man in cold blood. by the time the enemy had retreated, kenshin had killed close to 30 people by himself. kenji had passed out by this point, ' blood loss' kenshin concluded as he carried his boy to the infirmary.
'' he needs a doctor, he's lost a lot of blood'' kenshin told one of the nurses.
'' of coarse himura-san, he'll be treated immidiatly.
kenshin waited outside until kenji had been treated. as soon as he could, he went into the room to sit with his son. '' i'm sorry i wasn't there kenji'' kenshin whispered to him, as he stroked his bangs out of his eyes affectionately. '' next time, i'll make it before you get injured, i promis.'' kenshin just sat by his sons side for the rest of the night. kenji woke up hours later, only to find himself in bed with his dad sleeping next to him.
''otou-san?'' he questioned. kenshin's eyes flew open and he looked right at kenji.
'' kenji, are you okay?, how do you feel?'' kenshin asked his son.
'' i'm fine otou-san, i... i apologize. i don't know what came over me, i just, when i saw him die i just froze, but it'll never happen again...just... please don't send me home. it won't happen agian...'' kenji pleaded wit his father.
'' don't worry, kenji, i wouldn't send you against your will. '' kenshin told him. before they could continue their conversation, one of yamagata's subordinates knocked on the door. '' himura-san, yamagata needs you in his office, quickly.''
'' hai... i'm sorry kenji. i'll come back as soon as possible.'' and with that , he left for yamagata's office.
