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The Road to Past and Present
by Kuro Angales
Megumi ran through the Kamiya dojo with a bucket of cold water as Karou taught her new students. Yahiko was in the back practicing by himself , his mind was very unclear. The birds were chirping happily as everyone went about their chores. It was another sad day for the Kamiya dojo. Kenshin was deathly ill and it had been a month since Sanosuke and Katsu had left for a get rich quick scheme in Otsu.
{Begin Flashback}
"Where are you going Sanosuke?", Kenshin said in the still of the early spring night. A cool wind blew his red hair in front of his face as he brushed it back. This sight left Sanosuke breathless for a moment. He leaded back on a tree as Kenshin raised an eyebrow.
"I'm going to make some money and pay off a few of my tabs. I might even be able to pay Jo-chan some rent," he said calmly and kicked a rock. His eyes proved he was deeply shaken inside. Kenshin could see this but decided to let it go as Katsu came around the corner.
"Shall we go to Otsu?", the long dark haired man asked. Kenshin had a flashback from those words. Visions of Tomoe filled his mind and he swayed slightly from the painful memory. He even remembered the vision from when he was temporally insane. The rurouni looked at the ground and there was another one. That same pink and red flower. Tears started to fall down his cheeks and he fell forward, trembling like a leaf and screaming. Sanosuke ran to him.
"Kenshin! Oi! Daijoubu!?!", his brown eyes were panicked and he took Kenshin into his arms. "OI! JO-CHAN!! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH KENSHIN!!", he screamed and Katsu joined him to look over Kenshin. He felt so frail in Sanosuke's arms and he could almost feel the pain Kenshin was going through by looking into those troubled blue eyes. Kaoru ran out to see what was wrong, already crying, and she told him to put him in his room.
{End Flashback}
Kenshin's eyes fluttered open for the first time in a few weeks. He reached a trembling hand up to touch the cross shaped scar on his cheek. Another scream racked his thin form as he remembered the emotional and physical pain this represented. The manifestation of hatred and love entwined on his body as well as his soul. "Tomoe.... what would you think of me now...," he muttered to the still air. His eyes were a deep gray blue, just as they were that day. They lacked the luminescent sparkle of the rurouni as he searched the room for his sakabatou. "Shall we go to Otsu....," he muttered and rose as his eyes landed on his sword.
The sakabatou helped keep his sanity. Tomoe could not be his saya for long, she was too weak. Her mind was just as unstable as he has always been. He was always fighting for life. Not just his own but the people around him. Death was not to be part of his life anymore, and yet it followed him everywhere. No matter whether he caused it or tried to prevent it.
Kenshin heard Yahiko approach and did not rush back to his futon. The young boy entered with soup and some rice. The boy's hand reached up to touch Kenshin's shoulder. "They will return.. its ok.. to cry.." The rurouni's eyes went wide as the boy had summed up his whole state of confusion in a few heartfelt words. Yahiko put the soup down and pushed Kenshin slowly down onto his futon. Then he put his arms around the red haired man. Kenshin felt hot tears run down his cheeks as all his invisible walls crashed down around him. "Kenshin, how long have you felt this way...?" Yahiko asked after the man had fully calmed down.
It took a while for the words to form. The full realization of his feelings had just occurred to him and it was taking a told on his psyche. He reached up a trembling hand again and put it on his cross scar. "Sessha.... Iie... nani?", he inquired as Yahiko surprised a smile.
"You never realized it, ne Kenshin?"
The boy was always brutally honest and for once, Kenshin thanked him for it. "Aa.. demo... Yahiko.. don't tell Kaoru-domo about this. I must think it over when I feel better de gozaru yo," he said with a more cheerful tone.
"That's the Kenshin I know!" he said gleefully and slipped out before Kenshin could respond. His eyes started to sparkled a violet hue amongst the blue. This would take a lot of thought, but now he knew the problem.. somewhat...
The Road to Past and Present
by Kuro Angales
Megumi ran through the Kamiya dojo with a bucket of cold water as Karou taught her new students. Yahiko was in the back practicing by himself , his mind was very unclear. The birds were chirping happily as everyone went about their chores. It was another sad day for the Kamiya dojo. Kenshin was deathly ill and it had been a month since Sanosuke and Katsu had left for a get rich quick scheme in Otsu.
{Begin Flashback}
"Where are you going Sanosuke?", Kenshin said in the still of the early spring night. A cool wind blew his red hair in front of his face as he brushed it back. This sight left Sanosuke breathless for a moment. He leaded back on a tree as Kenshin raised an eyebrow.
"I'm going to make some money and pay off a few of my tabs. I might even be able to pay Jo-chan some rent," he said calmly and kicked a rock. His eyes proved he was deeply shaken inside. Kenshin could see this but decided to let it go as Katsu came around the corner.
"Shall we go to Otsu?", the long dark haired man asked. Kenshin had a flashback from those words. Visions of Tomoe filled his mind and he swayed slightly from the painful memory. He even remembered the vision from when he was temporally insane. The rurouni looked at the ground and there was another one. That same pink and red flower. Tears started to fall down his cheeks and he fell forward, trembling like a leaf and screaming. Sanosuke ran to him.
"Kenshin! Oi! Daijoubu!?!", his brown eyes were panicked and he took Kenshin into his arms. "OI! JO-CHAN!! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH KENSHIN!!", he screamed and Katsu joined him to look over Kenshin. He felt so frail in Sanosuke's arms and he could almost feel the pain Kenshin was going through by looking into those troubled blue eyes. Kaoru ran out to see what was wrong, already crying, and she told him to put him in his room.
{End Flashback}
Kenshin's eyes fluttered open for the first time in a few weeks. He reached a trembling hand up to touch the cross shaped scar on his cheek. Another scream racked his thin form as he remembered the emotional and physical pain this represented. The manifestation of hatred and love entwined on his body as well as his soul. "Tomoe.... what would you think of me now...," he muttered to the still air. His eyes were a deep gray blue, just as they were that day. They lacked the luminescent sparkle of the rurouni as he searched the room for his sakabatou. "Shall we go to Otsu....," he muttered and rose as his eyes landed on his sword.
The sakabatou helped keep his sanity. Tomoe could not be his saya for long, she was too weak. Her mind was just as unstable as he has always been. He was always fighting for life. Not just his own but the people around him. Death was not to be part of his life anymore, and yet it followed him everywhere. No matter whether he caused it or tried to prevent it.
Kenshin heard Yahiko approach and did not rush back to his futon. The young boy entered with soup and some rice. The boy's hand reached up to touch Kenshin's shoulder. "They will return.. its ok.. to cry.." The rurouni's eyes went wide as the boy had summed up his whole state of confusion in a few heartfelt words. Yahiko put the soup down and pushed Kenshin slowly down onto his futon. Then he put his arms around the red haired man. Kenshin felt hot tears run down his cheeks as all his invisible walls crashed down around him. "Kenshin, how long have you felt this way...?" Yahiko asked after the man had fully calmed down.
It took a while for the words to form. The full realization of his feelings had just occurred to him and it was taking a told on his psyche. He reached up a trembling hand again and put it on his cross scar. "Sessha.... Iie... nani?", he inquired as Yahiko surprised a smile.
"You never realized it, ne Kenshin?"
The boy was always brutally honest and for once, Kenshin thanked him for it. "Aa.. demo... Yahiko.. don't tell Kaoru-domo about this. I must think it over when I feel better de gozaru yo," he said with a more cheerful tone.
"That's the Kenshin I know!" he said gleefully and slipped out before Kenshin could respond. His eyes started to sparkled a violet hue amongst the blue. This would take a lot of thought, but now he knew the problem.. somewhat...