Resident Vampire

RK doesn't belong to me

Chapter 4: Thinking can be a burden, or not

I never liked to think, for various reasons. But mostly, because of my parents, I would be forced by something uncontrollable to think about them; the way they were killed, who had done it and where it led me... it led me here, to the hunter I am, to led the life of hunting down the vampire that had killed my mother and five years ago when I was still a child. And then busu reappeared, and I found my self in front of some one whom was also hunting down a vampire, the same vampire as me; the one who killed my family, the one who changed her into the one she is.

See? Thinking again, and it still led to my family, the ones who took care of me with the rest of the world... I cry sometimes at night, the tears coming out of nowhere and spilling over tell I can't even stay awake. Pathetic. If I want to hunt down one of the strongest vampires on Earth, I have to be strong, no exceptions what so ever. But, now, I seriously don't have to b e alone in doing so, busu is there with me on the hatred for this sleaze ball we both want to destroy.

Killing isn't my thing though, and its not for her either, I can tell, just by looking into her eyes, seeing her soul that still shines like I could do in the past. After all, the eyes are the windows to the soul... its just that after so many years of being alone, I never thought that I wouldn't be alone, I would have some one to care for and who cares for me back... like Tsubame...

She cares for me-- loves me-- like I do her, that was the most turning point in my life, that some one actually cares for me, me... the most worthless boy in the world. And she still does.

Now, my thoughts are straying from what I have always thought... but is it really that bad? No, I guess not... hope not any way. I smile at it, for Tsubame was some one who made me smile, even with out noticing or knowing that I did smile... she is wonderful that way.

"Yahiko-kun?" came her quiet voice. I looked over my shoulder to see her leaning out the window while looking at me as I sat on the roof. "Can I join you?" I nodded my head yes at her request and watched her climb out on to the roof and come towards me. I let my eyes wonder over her figure, for she wasn't wearing a dress, like she usually does, but, instead a pair of jeans and a shirt, that fit her body perfectly.

If she noticed me watching her, she didn't show it as she sat down beside me and gazed out over the ocean, which my home was by.

"It feels strange... her being here..."

"Huh?"

"You know, Kaoru-chan… it seems that after all these years we have been brought together again..."

"Yeah..." You are right, we are a family once more, and a happy family, despite our ways and attitude towards each other... just a happy family.

"And one of us is never truly alone..." now I'm confused, what was she talking about? Did she mean my thoughts and me? "Yes Yahiko, you and your thoughts of being alone is what I am talking about." How did she do that? "Have you forgotten? I'm a mind reader, remember?" yeah, now, thank you for reminding me. "Your welcome."

I just froze and she giggled that sound was music some how to my ears.

"Even if we are all dead and gone in spirit from this world, we will always be in our loved ones hearts, no matter what." I let her word sink in, and they hit home. Even after Kaoru and Kenshin left this world long ago, they were still in my heart because they were family, my family...

"Thank you..." I said, softly.

"It is what needed to be said, and I am glad to say it." Tsubame leaned her head on my shoulder, and I snaked my arm around her shoulder holding her to me as we both watched that sky and ocean together... and maybe thinking isn't all that bad after all.

Author Notes: This has got to be my shortest chapter yet, but it goes into the mind of Yahiko, who might be ooc because he grew up in a way different environment here then he did in the past, and he grew up in a foster home then in a yukaza. And Tsubame is a mind reader, she was born a psychic or something like that, I had no idea where it came from, it just appeared up when I was writing this story, first few chapters came easy, then it took me tell, like, 3 days before the end of school to finish the ending I'm gonna re-write.