Chapter six, it's here. School is starting tomorrow so this one will
probably be put off until my next vacation or the weekend. If I ever have
free time I will work on it so please be patient with me I'm going as fast
as I can. Anyway enough with that and on with the story!
Chapter six: Changing eyes
Kaoru frowned glaring directly at the one who threw the dagger. Yashiitomo wasn't very happy with his aim. The dagger missed her just barely, about a quarter inch to be exact. Kaoru stood up and clicked open her sheathed sword. "If you want to finish this now go right on ahead. However you must not involve anyone else in this matter it is just between you and me." Yashiitomo laughed. "You're exactly the same, little miss goody two shoes. You are just like that Battousai bastard from before."
"You leave Kenshin alone!!!" Kaoru yelled grasping the sword handle. "I'm the one you are to deal with. Neither Kenshin nor anyone else is of any concern in this matter."
"Is that so? Well, fine then we finish this now!" Yashiitomo charged at her his sword ready. Kaoru closed her eyes and concentrated only on his ki. "There!" She quickly got out of his attack range. Yashiitomo chuckled. "Even though you are blind you can still sense my attacks, demo how long can you keep this up?" Kaoru got into a defense stance. "Ikaeri masu."
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"Uhn! She has to be here somewhere demo, just where is she we've been looking all day!" Misao grumbled when they all met back at the market area. "I haven't been able to find a trace of her either," Aoshi said. Kenshin sighed. "I wasn't able to find anything either, dakara, I'm not giving up!"
"I'm with you all the way!" Misao cheered. Aoshi smiled. 'I've always liked her determination.' "Hayaku, we don't have much time right now."
"Hai!" they both agreed. As they split up again Kenshin was getting worried, he couldn't point out where Kaoru could have gone. He was certain that she would have wandered deep in the forest but boy was he mistaken. 'Kaoru, hang on. Don't go and get yourself killed...onegai, suru..'
"Mou, where could she have gone?" Misao mumbled. "Doesn't she know how worried Himura and the rest of us are?" She paused and looked around again. "I don't think she would go in the forest in her condition. Wakkata, what if she wants us to think that?" She shook her head. "Chigao desu, she wouldn't be that idiotic."
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"HAAAAA!!!" Kaoru was thrown to the ground for the third time and the third time again she got up. Yashiitomo huffed. "I figured as much that you wouldn't last long. I just wish I could've dealt with you sooner knowing how fun this would be. If it weren't for that stupid redhead swordsman interfering all the time, I should probably go finish him when I'm through here."
"Uresai!!!!" Kaoru yelled swatting him in the face causing him to stumble backwards. Her eyes had gone from blue to fiery red. "Don't you dare hurt Kenshin!!!"
"Oh really now, and just what is a blind girl going to do about it? I don't know why you go through all this for someone who has taken so many lives. You are just as stubborn and as pathetic as him and Keisuke. I ought to get rid of all of you."
"Ireze!!!!" Kaoru screamed. "Your fight is with me! I swear you lay a hand on them you will get it!!!" Yashiitomo laughed evilly and charged at her. "Oh really? Then let's see what you can do!!!" Kaoru quickly evaded most of his oncoming attacks and blocking a few. "Not bad," Yashiitomo snickered. "But try this, ITSUKADAREKA!!!" Kaoru was struck down hard deep cuts appearing all over her. "Now to end it!" 'I can't let him get at me this easily, if I let him win Kenshin and the others could be in trouble. I have to keep going!'
"MAKINUKEMEN!!!" Kaoru yelled blocking the attack and countering it sending him flying. 'Now while I have the chance!' Kaoru thought positioning another attack. "MIYAMOTO RYU OUGI MUJINKEN!!!!" he crashed to the ground. Kaoru leaned on her sword for support, her eyes still glowing red. Yashiitomo sat up rather groggily. "Your eyes, they are like the Hitokiri Battousai's. "Those are eyes of a demon!" Yes, somehow Kaoru's own eyes had changed color do to being overwhelmed by anger. Just like Kenshin. Kaoru got her sword ready again. But the sound of whistling came into the air.
"Cops!" Yashiitomo growled. "I can't fight them off like this. You may have won this time demo I will be back you can count on that!!!" With that he stumbled off and then broke into a run though not very steadily. Kaoru however was weakened by her wounds which still bled and blood loss. But....she had regained her sight, it was a bit blurry but she could still see. She stumbled into the town doing her best to cover herself with her cape so no one would see her blood soaked clothes and awful looking wounds. 'I have to....keep going...'
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"I'm getting worried," Misao said giving Kenshin a concerned glance. "It's almost been two days and we still haven't found her." Kenshin nodded. "I'm very worried too. I just hope she is okay." Aoshi hadn't said anything. Somehow he could sense something was very odd. "I suggest we head back home," he suddenly said. Kenshin and Misao stopped and stared at him. "Nan de?"
"Just trust me, let's go home." Misao gave him a confused look. "What for? I don't understand."
"I have to admit I don't quite get it myself," Kenshin added. Aoshi shrugged his shoulders. "You guys do what you wish, I will head back." Misao watched him leave. "Himura, I think I'll follow him and see why he is doing this, I will help resume the search later." Kenshin nodded. "I will keep looking."
"Why are we doing this?" Misao asked as they shut the gate and entered the house. Aoshi sat down quietly. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing." Misao shook her head. "I don't get you sometimes." He chuckled. "You don't have to. Now, just listen." She heard the creaking of the gate. "It must be Himura, I'll go meet him-"
"It isn't Himura. Just go look." Misao stopped. "Huh?" he didn't answer so she just went outside to see who it was.
"OH MY GOD!!!"
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Take it easy I'm not stopping there. ^_^
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Kenshin felt discouraged as he headed home. 'Kaoru where are you? I need you!!!' He couldn't believe he hadn't found a trace of her during the whole time they were searching. Where was she? What could she be doing right now? "I suppose I should go check on Misao-dono and Aoshi and see what the whole thing was about." But as he opened the gate he saw Aoshi preparing a wet cloth and some warm water.
"What are you doing?" Aoshi didn't answer at first. "Well I'm-"
"OH SHIT!!! AOSHI GET IN HERE AND HELP ME!!!! HAYAKU!!!!" Aoshi dropped whatever he was holding and rushed into the hallway. Kenshin was confused. "What is going on here?" Then he heard...
"Help me here! She isn't breathing!!! KAORU'S NOT BREATHING!!!" Kenshin felt his heart stop. 'Oh god no...NO!!!'
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R/R please! Yes bad place but at least I didn't stop sooner right? Oh well if you want to get me for it uh...just don't read anymore. Haha lol!!! Okay I should stop being a lunatic so thank you so much for reading and for the reviews!!!
Chapter six: Changing eyes
Kaoru frowned glaring directly at the one who threw the dagger. Yashiitomo wasn't very happy with his aim. The dagger missed her just barely, about a quarter inch to be exact. Kaoru stood up and clicked open her sheathed sword. "If you want to finish this now go right on ahead. However you must not involve anyone else in this matter it is just between you and me." Yashiitomo laughed. "You're exactly the same, little miss goody two shoes. You are just like that Battousai bastard from before."
"You leave Kenshin alone!!!" Kaoru yelled grasping the sword handle. "I'm the one you are to deal with. Neither Kenshin nor anyone else is of any concern in this matter."
"Is that so? Well, fine then we finish this now!" Yashiitomo charged at her his sword ready. Kaoru closed her eyes and concentrated only on his ki. "There!" She quickly got out of his attack range. Yashiitomo chuckled. "Even though you are blind you can still sense my attacks, demo how long can you keep this up?" Kaoru got into a defense stance. "Ikaeri masu."
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"Uhn! She has to be here somewhere demo, just where is she we've been looking all day!" Misao grumbled when they all met back at the market area. "I haven't been able to find a trace of her either," Aoshi said. Kenshin sighed. "I wasn't able to find anything either, dakara, I'm not giving up!"
"I'm with you all the way!" Misao cheered. Aoshi smiled. 'I've always liked her determination.' "Hayaku, we don't have much time right now."
"Hai!" they both agreed. As they split up again Kenshin was getting worried, he couldn't point out where Kaoru could have gone. He was certain that she would have wandered deep in the forest but boy was he mistaken. 'Kaoru, hang on. Don't go and get yourself killed...onegai, suru..'
"Mou, where could she have gone?" Misao mumbled. "Doesn't she know how worried Himura and the rest of us are?" She paused and looked around again. "I don't think she would go in the forest in her condition. Wakkata, what if she wants us to think that?" She shook her head. "Chigao desu, she wouldn't be that idiotic."
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"HAAAAA!!!" Kaoru was thrown to the ground for the third time and the third time again she got up. Yashiitomo huffed. "I figured as much that you wouldn't last long. I just wish I could've dealt with you sooner knowing how fun this would be. If it weren't for that stupid redhead swordsman interfering all the time, I should probably go finish him when I'm through here."
"Uresai!!!!" Kaoru yelled swatting him in the face causing him to stumble backwards. Her eyes had gone from blue to fiery red. "Don't you dare hurt Kenshin!!!"
"Oh really now, and just what is a blind girl going to do about it? I don't know why you go through all this for someone who has taken so many lives. You are just as stubborn and as pathetic as him and Keisuke. I ought to get rid of all of you."
"Ireze!!!!" Kaoru screamed. "Your fight is with me! I swear you lay a hand on them you will get it!!!" Yashiitomo laughed evilly and charged at her. "Oh really? Then let's see what you can do!!!" Kaoru quickly evaded most of his oncoming attacks and blocking a few. "Not bad," Yashiitomo snickered. "But try this, ITSUKADAREKA!!!" Kaoru was struck down hard deep cuts appearing all over her. "Now to end it!" 'I can't let him get at me this easily, if I let him win Kenshin and the others could be in trouble. I have to keep going!'
"MAKINUKEMEN!!!" Kaoru yelled blocking the attack and countering it sending him flying. 'Now while I have the chance!' Kaoru thought positioning another attack. "MIYAMOTO RYU OUGI MUJINKEN!!!!" he crashed to the ground. Kaoru leaned on her sword for support, her eyes still glowing red. Yashiitomo sat up rather groggily. "Your eyes, they are like the Hitokiri Battousai's. "Those are eyes of a demon!" Yes, somehow Kaoru's own eyes had changed color do to being overwhelmed by anger. Just like Kenshin. Kaoru got her sword ready again. But the sound of whistling came into the air.
"Cops!" Yashiitomo growled. "I can't fight them off like this. You may have won this time demo I will be back you can count on that!!!" With that he stumbled off and then broke into a run though not very steadily. Kaoru however was weakened by her wounds which still bled and blood loss. But....she had regained her sight, it was a bit blurry but she could still see. She stumbled into the town doing her best to cover herself with her cape so no one would see her blood soaked clothes and awful looking wounds. 'I have to....keep going...'
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"I'm getting worried," Misao said giving Kenshin a concerned glance. "It's almost been two days and we still haven't found her." Kenshin nodded. "I'm very worried too. I just hope she is okay." Aoshi hadn't said anything. Somehow he could sense something was very odd. "I suggest we head back home," he suddenly said. Kenshin and Misao stopped and stared at him. "Nan de?"
"Just trust me, let's go home." Misao gave him a confused look. "What for? I don't understand."
"I have to admit I don't quite get it myself," Kenshin added. Aoshi shrugged his shoulders. "You guys do what you wish, I will head back." Misao watched him leave. "Himura, I think I'll follow him and see why he is doing this, I will help resume the search later." Kenshin nodded. "I will keep looking."
"Why are we doing this?" Misao asked as they shut the gate and entered the house. Aoshi sat down quietly. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing." Misao shook her head. "I don't get you sometimes." He chuckled. "You don't have to. Now, just listen." She heard the creaking of the gate. "It must be Himura, I'll go meet him-"
"It isn't Himura. Just go look." Misao stopped. "Huh?" he didn't answer so she just went outside to see who it was.
"OH MY GOD!!!"
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Take it easy I'm not stopping there. ^_^
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Kenshin felt discouraged as he headed home. 'Kaoru where are you? I need you!!!' He couldn't believe he hadn't found a trace of her during the whole time they were searching. Where was she? What could she be doing right now? "I suppose I should go check on Misao-dono and Aoshi and see what the whole thing was about." But as he opened the gate he saw Aoshi preparing a wet cloth and some warm water.
"What are you doing?" Aoshi didn't answer at first. "Well I'm-"
"OH SHIT!!! AOSHI GET IN HERE AND HELP ME!!!! HAYAKU!!!!" Aoshi dropped whatever he was holding and rushed into the hallway. Kenshin was confused. "What is going on here?" Then he heard...
"Help me here! She isn't breathing!!! KAORU'S NOT BREATHING!!!" Kenshin felt his heart stop. 'Oh god no...NO!!!'
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R/R please! Yes bad place but at least I didn't stop sooner right? Oh well if you want to get me for it uh...just don't read anymore. Haha lol!!! Okay I should stop being a lunatic so thank you so much for reading and for the reviews!!!