Did I really not post a new chapter for this long? -_- Wow sorry about
that, my typing program went wacko and it took me forever to reinstall so I
apologize for that. But I got it up and running now so I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I don't own RK or....this is such a drag...but you all know what's coming ne?
Chapter 13
"We're almost there right?" Kaoru asked after about half an hour of walking. "I mean I'm doing fine here, demo, you're a mess and you need to get those wounds cleaned." Kenshin turned and smiled at her concern.
"I'll be fine Kaoru, we're almost there. You don't have to worry about sessha d-"
"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT THE 'SESSHA' THING?!" she exploded.
"Oro!!!!"
Letting her calm down they resumed walking. 'I thought I had that sorted out already, demo, I guess it slipped.' Kenshin thought to himself.
Out of the corner of his eyes he could make Kaoru out. She was right, they were both a mess. Kenshin had some pretty sizable wounds so no wonder she was worried, but Kenshin could see that her clothes were almost completely covered in bloodstains. The long diagonal gash would definitely leave a scar as well. Kenshin for some reason felt guilty that Kaoru would have to carry a scar like he does, clear across her face the rest of her life. Since her battle, they didn't find Yashiitomo and had no idea where he might be.
"Kaoru, you're wounds don't hurt much do they?" Kenshin asked after looking her over. Kaoru looked over her clothing as well.
"Oh these? Trust me, you don't have to worry about it they're probably healing already by now," she said. "Remember what I told you earlier?" Kenshin nodded, relieved that she was going to recover nicely.
Having finally reached Misao's place they quietly slid the shoji open. "Hello?" Kaoru called upon entering. "Misao? Hey I'm back!"
Next thing she heard was screaming and Misao tackled her, causing her to fall over. "Where have you been?! I was worried sick about you!" she cried hugging her. Kaoru returned the embrace. "It's a long story." Kenshin was about to say more when he spotted three familiar people appear.
"Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko?" he queried. Kaoru spun around. "Nani?!" Once again, Kaoru was run all over by the three of them.
"You were gone for so long!!!"
"Jeez Jou-chan, you worried everyone!"
"How on earth did you and Ken-san get all those injuries?!" Kenshin and Kaoru were overloaded with more questions than they could put up with.
"Maa maa, Kaoru is tired and she needs to have her injuries cleaned."
"What about you?" Kaoru insisted. "You're in worse shape than I am!" Kenshin, being Kenshin, declined politely and coaxed Megumi into looking at her first.
While Megumi got her instruments out, Kaoru loosened her bloodied clothes so she could look her over.
"Judging by all this blood, your wounds don't appear too bad, so where did it all come from and how could your clothes be so badly torn?" Megumi asked putting away her tools. "They don't even need stitches." She looked at the stains. "These bloodstains are a little dark too." Kaoru changed into a clean yukata. "I'll be fine, Kenshin however always finds away to get more wounds than me. He always risks his life for me and ends up putting the entire battle on his shoulders. I'm worried he might get himself killed."
"Hai, I'll have to agree with you on that. Demo, judging by these bloodstains and the way your wounds are, not to mention color, this doesn't make any sense. There could be something seriously wrong here," Megumi interjected. Kaoru sweat-dropped. She had forgotten Megumi and the other two had no idea about her blood type. "I'll explain some other time."
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When Megumi exited Kaoru's room, Kenshin was already there pacing back and forth. "Was she alright?" Kenshin asked anxiously when she had closed the door to Kaoru's room. Megumi rolled her eyes. "My goodness Kaoru was right, you worry too much," she sighed. "Kaoru is just fine Ken-san." Relieved he was about to enter her room when Megumi pulled him aside.
"I don't think so," she muttered. "I still have to check your injuries too you know."
"Ara, sessha is just fine Megumi-dono. Sessha would like to-"
"Kaoru's orders so don't argue, got that?" she retorted, "Your wounds are obviously serious and I need to look at them." And it was apparent there was no changing of minds. Kenshin sighed. "Hai hai, if that is what Kaoru wants."
After Megumi had finished examining him, they both went to the living room where Kaoru was talking with everyone else, especially Yahiko and Sano, who wanted to catch up on things. He and Kaoru had the usual argument about whether or not Yahiko was a little kid or if Kaoru was an ugly old hag, the usual. Megumi, even though she loved Sano felt like torturing Kaoru for worrying them and did her flirting routine with Kenshin, which surprisingly, Kaoru did her best to ignore and only regarded her with a glare. Kenshin didn't struggle as hard, just to make sure his wounds wouldn't reopen, but that was enough. Afterwards everyone went to their own rooms for the night.
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Kenshin wasn't sleepy; he just sat on his futon staring out the window. 'Is it over now?' he thought. Did their battle finally end? Could they go back to the way things were and return to Tokyo? Somehow he felt that things were not over yet. He felt Yashiitomo was still out there somewhere, wanting to take her life. His eyes displayed small traces of amber. 'I'll sock anyone who tries that...' he thought.
He lay on his futon and stared at the ceiling. Sleep just wasn't coming. Unconsciously, he raised his hand to his scarred cheek. Tomoe entered his mind. Part of him still felt guilty about what he had done and it will probably always be there, but he knew that was in his past. 'You don't need to worry about me Tomoe...' he thought, 'I am at peace, everything is fine...' Then he heard a noise come from the room next to his.
Getting up, he slid the shoji open and tiptoed closer. Yep, they were coming from Kaoru's room. Inching closer, he was about to knock when...
"You can come in Kenshin," Kaoru said through the closed door. She heard Kenshin 'oro' and giggled softly when he opened the door. "How did you know it was me?" Kenshin asked bewilderedly. Kaoru laughed. "I just knew that's all."
Kenshin noticed that Kaoru had her katana in hand...and it was flipped with blood on the bladed side. Kaoru noted the concern on his face. "Doushite?"
"Why is there blood on your katana? And why is it flipped?" he asked anxiously. Kaoru lifted it up. "Oh this? I was testing something," she explained and lifted her katana to her left arm. Kenshin was puzzled at first...until she slashed at it creating a cut.
"Kaoru wha-!!!"
"Shhhh," she whispered, "It's okay, look." Within a few minutes, the wound healed. Kenshin's eyes widened at seeing this. "How did you..."
"It's kind of hard to explain," she said scratching her head. "Demo, this is why my injuries never really bothered me." Kenshin smiled at her, "That is good that you can heal quickly de gozaru yo," he said. Kaoru giggled. "I think you need it more than I do, you always find a way to get seriously hurt. It scares me because I'm afraid that one day you'll get yourself killed..." tears seeped out of her eyes. Kenshin pulled her to him in his attempts to calm her down. "Shhh, it's okay..." he whispered holding her tightly and pressing a kiss atop her head. "I promise I'm not going to leave you, not ever."
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*sighs* That's it for this chapter. Did you like it? I like it when Kenshin is so nice to her, if only my former boyfriend was like that...lol, anyhow, thanks for reading and leave a review if you have the time ^^ If there are any comments or suggestions you want to tell me personally, IM me and I will be happy to listen!
Disclaimer: I don't own RK or....this is such a drag...but you all know what's coming ne?
Chapter 13
"We're almost there right?" Kaoru asked after about half an hour of walking. "I mean I'm doing fine here, demo, you're a mess and you need to get those wounds cleaned." Kenshin turned and smiled at her concern.
"I'll be fine Kaoru, we're almost there. You don't have to worry about sessha d-"
"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT THE 'SESSHA' THING?!" she exploded.
"Oro!!!!"
Letting her calm down they resumed walking. 'I thought I had that sorted out already, demo, I guess it slipped.' Kenshin thought to himself.
Out of the corner of his eyes he could make Kaoru out. She was right, they were both a mess. Kenshin had some pretty sizable wounds so no wonder she was worried, but Kenshin could see that her clothes were almost completely covered in bloodstains. The long diagonal gash would definitely leave a scar as well. Kenshin for some reason felt guilty that Kaoru would have to carry a scar like he does, clear across her face the rest of her life. Since her battle, they didn't find Yashiitomo and had no idea where he might be.
"Kaoru, you're wounds don't hurt much do they?" Kenshin asked after looking her over. Kaoru looked over her clothing as well.
"Oh these? Trust me, you don't have to worry about it they're probably healing already by now," she said. "Remember what I told you earlier?" Kenshin nodded, relieved that she was going to recover nicely.
Having finally reached Misao's place they quietly slid the shoji open. "Hello?" Kaoru called upon entering. "Misao? Hey I'm back!"
Next thing she heard was screaming and Misao tackled her, causing her to fall over. "Where have you been?! I was worried sick about you!" she cried hugging her. Kaoru returned the embrace. "It's a long story." Kenshin was about to say more when he spotted three familiar people appear.
"Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko?" he queried. Kaoru spun around. "Nani?!" Once again, Kaoru was run all over by the three of them.
"You were gone for so long!!!"
"Jeez Jou-chan, you worried everyone!"
"How on earth did you and Ken-san get all those injuries?!" Kenshin and Kaoru were overloaded with more questions than they could put up with.
"Maa maa, Kaoru is tired and she needs to have her injuries cleaned."
"What about you?" Kaoru insisted. "You're in worse shape than I am!" Kenshin, being Kenshin, declined politely and coaxed Megumi into looking at her first.
While Megumi got her instruments out, Kaoru loosened her bloodied clothes so she could look her over.
"Judging by all this blood, your wounds don't appear too bad, so where did it all come from and how could your clothes be so badly torn?" Megumi asked putting away her tools. "They don't even need stitches." She looked at the stains. "These bloodstains are a little dark too." Kaoru changed into a clean yukata. "I'll be fine, Kenshin however always finds away to get more wounds than me. He always risks his life for me and ends up putting the entire battle on his shoulders. I'm worried he might get himself killed."
"Hai, I'll have to agree with you on that. Demo, judging by these bloodstains and the way your wounds are, not to mention color, this doesn't make any sense. There could be something seriously wrong here," Megumi interjected. Kaoru sweat-dropped. She had forgotten Megumi and the other two had no idea about her blood type. "I'll explain some other time."
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When Megumi exited Kaoru's room, Kenshin was already there pacing back and forth. "Was she alright?" Kenshin asked anxiously when she had closed the door to Kaoru's room. Megumi rolled her eyes. "My goodness Kaoru was right, you worry too much," she sighed. "Kaoru is just fine Ken-san." Relieved he was about to enter her room when Megumi pulled him aside.
"I don't think so," she muttered. "I still have to check your injuries too you know."
"Ara, sessha is just fine Megumi-dono. Sessha would like to-"
"Kaoru's orders so don't argue, got that?" she retorted, "Your wounds are obviously serious and I need to look at them." And it was apparent there was no changing of minds. Kenshin sighed. "Hai hai, if that is what Kaoru wants."
After Megumi had finished examining him, they both went to the living room where Kaoru was talking with everyone else, especially Yahiko and Sano, who wanted to catch up on things. He and Kaoru had the usual argument about whether or not Yahiko was a little kid or if Kaoru was an ugly old hag, the usual. Megumi, even though she loved Sano felt like torturing Kaoru for worrying them and did her flirting routine with Kenshin, which surprisingly, Kaoru did her best to ignore and only regarded her with a glare. Kenshin didn't struggle as hard, just to make sure his wounds wouldn't reopen, but that was enough. Afterwards everyone went to their own rooms for the night.
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Kenshin wasn't sleepy; he just sat on his futon staring out the window. 'Is it over now?' he thought. Did their battle finally end? Could they go back to the way things were and return to Tokyo? Somehow he felt that things were not over yet. He felt Yashiitomo was still out there somewhere, wanting to take her life. His eyes displayed small traces of amber. 'I'll sock anyone who tries that...' he thought.
He lay on his futon and stared at the ceiling. Sleep just wasn't coming. Unconsciously, he raised his hand to his scarred cheek. Tomoe entered his mind. Part of him still felt guilty about what he had done and it will probably always be there, but he knew that was in his past. 'You don't need to worry about me Tomoe...' he thought, 'I am at peace, everything is fine...' Then he heard a noise come from the room next to his.
Getting up, he slid the shoji open and tiptoed closer. Yep, they were coming from Kaoru's room. Inching closer, he was about to knock when...
"You can come in Kenshin," Kaoru said through the closed door. She heard Kenshin 'oro' and giggled softly when he opened the door. "How did you know it was me?" Kenshin asked bewilderedly. Kaoru laughed. "I just knew that's all."
Kenshin noticed that Kaoru had her katana in hand...and it was flipped with blood on the bladed side. Kaoru noted the concern on his face. "Doushite?"
"Why is there blood on your katana? And why is it flipped?" he asked anxiously. Kaoru lifted it up. "Oh this? I was testing something," she explained and lifted her katana to her left arm. Kenshin was puzzled at first...until she slashed at it creating a cut.
"Kaoru wha-!!!"
"Shhhh," she whispered, "It's okay, look." Within a few minutes, the wound healed. Kenshin's eyes widened at seeing this. "How did you..."
"It's kind of hard to explain," she said scratching her head. "Demo, this is why my injuries never really bothered me." Kenshin smiled at her, "That is good that you can heal quickly de gozaru yo," he said. Kaoru giggled. "I think you need it more than I do, you always find a way to get seriously hurt. It scares me because I'm afraid that one day you'll get yourself killed..." tears seeped out of her eyes. Kenshin pulled her to him in his attempts to calm her down. "Shhh, it's okay..." he whispered holding her tightly and pressing a kiss atop her head. "I promise I'm not going to leave you, not ever."
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*sighs* That's it for this chapter. Did you like it? I like it when Kenshin is so nice to her, if only my former boyfriend was like that...lol, anyhow, thanks for reading and leave a review if you have the time ^^ If there are any comments or suggestions you want to tell me personally, IM me and I will be happy to listen!