AN: Hey my story can now officially drink and gamble lets go to Las Vergas ^_~
AN* you have no idea how hard it is for me not to put an 'oro' right there… I need to join an oro's anonymous any one wanna come with me? I need moral support in the least (lol)
Disclaimer: of course I don't own Kenshin! He owns me (j/k) (sorry running out of fun disclaimers)
Chapter 21:
Kaoru and Kenshin both held their breath as Megumi carefully poured the medicine down Sano's throat… 'Will it work…' was the question on everyone's mind as they watched him impatiently. Megumi shook her head at her own childish antics, it would take awhile for the medicine to take affect, it was only then she realized how dark the clouds in the sky truly were…this may help with the fire, but she could not under any circumstances have her patient out in the rain in his condition. "Kenshin, Kaoru! We have to get Sano to shelter before the rain comes!"
Kaoru's eyes widened "what?" The entire dojo was now aflame and until the fire died or it rained they were stuck in there…
"You herd me!" she snapped back
Before anyone could say another word lightning ripped through the sky, and seconds later thunder rumbled all around them just before a tiny drop of water splashed onto Kenshin's nose… (AN*) immediately he stood completely erect hoping there was something wet around that just so happened to let one drop of water loose.
Kaoru noticed Kenshin's rigid posture and turned her head toward him, "What is it Ken-" her sentence died in her throat when she felt something wet hit her head. "What the?" she breathed out.
Megumi's eyes were the size of saucers as realization dawned on her "Help me cover him quick!"
Without hesitation all three tried their best to shelter Sano with their own bodies from the rain that by now was starting to come down faster and harder. Within minuets the hissing of an extinguishing fire could be herd as smoke filled the air.
"We have to get him out of here…" Megumi coughed out.
"Right." Kenshin replied as he picked Sano up and started to run as fast as he could toward doctor Genza's.
Yahiko was just getting ready to run in when he saw Kenshin run by, he was about to follow him when he noticed Megumi was rushing to catch up to the disappearing figure. He reached a hand out and gently stopped her, "I know where he's going, I'll take you there." He told her softly.
Megumi just gave a small nod of her head and followed after the boy who was leading her toward Kenshin.
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The only one left in what had once been the dojo was Kaoru, she looked around her childhood home with shocked teary eyes. 'Maybe there is something left…' she thought as she began to scan the area.
The actual dojo had been burned completely down all that remained was a pile of ashes even her parents shrine… she chocked back more tears as she turned her head toward the house, nothing remained of the kitchen, or the dinning room both had been completely burned to the ground. The bedrooms however had only been burned to the now chard floor hope lighting in her she stepped forward and touched it. The entire floor simply crumbled under her fingertips. Leaving it to look like every where else…
Shifting her gaze to the storage shed she found it in no better condition, anything that even remotely looked like what it once was, was scorched so badly that it was now completely useless. She tenderly lifted a fried bokken to her chest and held it close, 'will I ever be able to rebuild it? I'm sorry, Mom…Dad…' her tears mixed with the rain as they ran down her soaked cheeks.
Turning to look at the only other thing in the entire dojo she had yet to know the fate of her eyes fell on the bath house… it had been burnt as well, but one corner was still standing nearly untouched by the disaster.
She let a ghost of a smile flicker onto her face; maybe this was a sign that everything would be ok again…
However a bright flash of light hit right in front of her, momentarily blinding Kaoru, but when she looked back the lone corner was gone replaced with like the rest of the house brittle ash that littered the ground.
Kaoru turned her face sky ward as the thunder rumbled in the sky, 'at least we're all still alive…' she thought before closing her eyes to the gray night and let the cool rain wash over her, as the wind started to blow the ash away…
Reviews:
Dove of night: I hope things go well for you on Dark. ^_^ but I know how hard it can be to get into writing it sometimes (grumbles stupid writers block lol)
Kitsune-chan3: thank you! And yes it's Misao. Truth be told I really don't know what their relationship is right now, that will be addressed later when things clam down a taste… after all both parties of this relationship wanted to have a long talk to the other later that has still of yet to come to pass.
Rhapsody07: You certainly were busy weren't you? ^_________^ ok here we go from the top: ^_^ cool wall, I would normally agree with you on the eye color however that is the Rurouni's eye color, not the Battousai's R=purple/violet Bcalm=blue B mad=yellow see? ^_^ I liked the koiishi part too. Chapter 3 was fun to write ^_~ over protective Kenshin. Lol Some guys I swear, they do really deserve that title rolls eyes don't worry about it It tok time for me to figure out the eye thing too when I first read fics that used it (why are his eyes blue now? ) (I was clueless) ^_^. The reason shes screaming is answered in Chapter 8 and it's not blood on him that is casing her to scream…