::MIRAI:: (future)

Himura Kawaii

Chapter Seven

Disclaimers apply..Blah blah.. RK's not mine.. Hail the Great Watsuki- sama... I'm just a poor high school stud..... Don't sue me! ^_^

"I didn't say that I want Battousai to stay here...(turns her back) but if you insist on leaving, please just at least tell me your name, not Battousai or any other nickname, but your real name."..

"It's Kenshin, Himura Kenshin." ..

"Kenshin... Thank You... Goodbye..."

"I'm kind of tired from travelling. I feel like staying put for a little while. You said you like my cooking...and I won't peep in you bath again..."

Voices floated inside Kaori's head.. visions passed by her like cars on a road. Each one faster than the other, each one too, gave her a distinct feeling. Flashes of her day with Kenji passed her sight.

Then a scene in the bridge with fireflies. She felt unable to breathe she felt like she was weeping, wanting to cry out but no voice escaped her, wanting to run for him but she remained rooted to the ground. "Kenshin.. Kenshin!!!" A girl was sobbing.. no, the girl is me! Kaori didn't know what was going on anymore.. a redhead was leaving.. she was crying.. nononononononoNOOOOOOoo! "It's not me! It's not me!"

Kaori tried to surface from that place, she tried to breakthrough but nothing happened, she only sank deeper into the dream. She saw the red- haired man leave a girl, and she felt as if life was sucked from her. Kenji's face appeared smiling at her. Another scene took place before her very eyes, the same guy, but he was now in a battou stance. why? then she saw another man, a white-haired one, ready to attack the other! "NOOOOO" But the fighting won't stop. No one can hear her. The scene progressed quickly to the red-head inside a dojo. He was screaming.. he was crying. But why?

Kaori felt her heart go out to him. "Ssshh, don't cry.. it's going to be okay now. Sssh." She tried to soothe him, but she couldn't seem to reach out. What was going on?! Then Kaori saw on the wall of the dojo, that she was pinned by a big sword! 'But-but how come?' No.. it wasn't her!! It was the girl that the red-head hugged.. the girl that he loved! How did I know that?! The girl was dead, an x-mark was cruelly scarred on her cheek. Kaori couldn't believe what she was seeing. She wanted it all to stop. To stop the man's pain. To stop the horrible sight. For everything to stop!

"No, please, no more! No more.. nononononononono!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Kenji woke up, his back was dripping with sweat and he felt as if he had just ran a thousand miles. His lungs were bursting and sweat keeps pouring onto his forehead even if he was just asleep and his room was air- conditioned.

"Kaoru." Kenji absently whispered.

No, man his mind argued. You meant to say 'Kaori' not 'Kaoru'! "So who's Kaoru? And why do I keep seeing her in my dreams. every night, every day.? Why?"

Kaori jolted up. "Kenshin. Kenshin. Kenshin!!" Who IS Kenshin?! She felt exhausted and confused. She found tears welling up in her eyes, threatening to pour. She gave no effort to try and stop them; she was too puzzled at the moment.

"Crying for what?" She asked herself. "Who are these people?! What do they mean to me? Who is Kenshin?" She looked around, trying to find the answers that might be lurking beneath the shadows. A hundred more questions zoomed into her mind, neither one of them could she answer. She gave up trying to figure things out, for she knew she never will, rationally.

She glanced at the clock on her bedside table. 3:00. too early to be up. But I couldn't sleep. Not anymore. I'm too scared to fall asleep again. Kaori admitted.

She got out of bed, undressed and went to the bathroom to take a long hot bubble bath. "This should soothe my nerves.. If not help me find the answers."



Okay, that was done minna! And it was also so heavy. I didn't want it to be heavy.. but it turned out to be! waaaaah ::kawaii cries::

C's and C's are you-know-what!! So please keep them coming!!

They were OOC.. gomen ne.. but this is the generation X.. kids today aren't kids yesterday. ^_*

To Elspeth-san and Kethry-chan... for all the time you spent on making this fic better.. to Pinkz-san for her very wacky ML and for allowing me to post my fic in the first place.. to Barby-chan for posting my fic in her site.. to my ML friends.. minna!! Kenshin n Kaoru 4ever!!.. to Angel-san for reading this fic even if she doesn't understand a thing.. to Aoshi-sama for being the only kabarkada who understands my passion for RK.. DOMO ARIGATOU GOZAIMASTA MINNA!!

Elspeth-san and Kethry-chan... this is for you guys.. ::Kawaii bows::

Arigatou for reading.. till next chapter.. ^_^