DISCLAIMER: Rurouni Kenshin and Rurouni Kenshin characters are exclusively owned by Watsuki Nobuhiro, Shueisha, Sony Entertainment, Jump Comics and associated parties. Please note, this is purely fiction and for entertainment purposes only. This story is not meant for sale or profit.
Author's Notes: This is my first Alternate Universe Fanfic about Kenshin and Kaoru falling in love during modern times. It's not your typical love story and it is OOC. (Drama/Angst/Romance) Fatal Love Fanfiction by Gypsy-chan Enjoy!
Please Note: This story was not written to offend those in the medical profession or in the law enforcement field. It was written from my over-active imagination. The characters, the characters in various professional capacities and the events in this story should not be taken literal in anyway. OOCness and unethical practices will prevail throughout this story. Thank you and Enjoy! ^_^
Part Seventeen
"A tall dark guard approached his cell. This time, the guard took his key and inserted into the lock of the cell door. As the key made it's final turn, he could feel Kaoru's body trembling lightly against his. Kenshin knew that he would do whatever it took to protect her. He began preparing himself for the worst.
********************************"Psst.... Kenshin, it's me," whispered Sano as he softly padded into the cell. "I've come back for the doc."
Kenshin heaved a sigh of relieve after seeing that it was only his friend. Sano looked around the cell and asked, "Where is she?" Kenshin pointed under the cover.
A wicked grin creeped upon Sano's face as he smirked, "I see you two didn't waste any time."
Kaoru snatched the cover from over her head and glared up at him mouthing the word, "Pervert!" Sano chuckled lightly.
"Sano, I want you to take Dr. Kamiya away from here as quickly as possible," said Kenshin in an undertone. "The longer she stays here with me, the greater her risks are in facing danger."
"Sure, no problem," he whispered back. "We better hurry before the day shift starts."
Kenshin nodded to Sano as he helped Kaoru remove the blanket that covered her. As Kaoru sat up, she noticed that Sano had walked over to the cell door to look out. While his back was turned, Kaoru quickly gazed into Kenshin's eyes expressing her desire to stay a moment longer. He clearly understood her intentions.
Kenshin glanced over to where Sano stood and whispered his name, "Sano."
Sano turned in response to hearing his name being called and arched his eyebrow in an answering gesture.
"There is something very important I must tell Dr. Kamiya before you take her back," whispered Kenshin. "Could you please keep watch for me? It'll only take a moment."
Sano's eyes switched between the two. He finally gave them both a teasing look and smirked, "Oh I get it, you two want another quickie, huh? Well that's all right by me. Heh! heh!"
Kaoru blushed crimson in color while trying to reach out and strangle Sano. Kenshin held her back and in a hushed tone said, "Please keep your voice down and go watch outside as a favor for me."
"Yeah, ok Kenshin." Then Sano turned and cast Kaoru a wicked grin before quipping, "Go easy on him doc, don't want to set off any fire alarms with all that hot passion of yours."
Kaoru's cheeks were flaming. She became so angry that as she grabbed Kenshin's pillow and threw it at him. Sano chuckled quietly as he dodged the pillow and then stood outside of the cell to keep watch.
"He's such a pervert," she muttered while glaring at Sano's back outside of the cell.
A blush had crossed Kenshin's cheeks as he apologetically said, "I'm sorry for his teasing you. He doesn't mean any harm. Its just his way of showing that he really cares about you. He teases me all the time. But I don't mind. Because I know that when it comes to serious matters, Sano really is a trustworthy friend to have in a place like this."
She sighed and replied, "I guess you're right. I am grateful for his help."
Kenshin smiled and then asked, "Was there something you wanted to tell me privately?"
"Yes, I wanted to know what your plans were after this whole thing is over."
Kenshin cast his eyes downward and then answered, "I honestly don't know. I haven't thought that far."
"You should start thinking about it Kenshin. I have a feeling that everything will turn out fine. I know you will be granted a full pardon and then you'll finally get a second chance at life."
"As I mentioned earlier, a second chance at life was something I thought about. However, to be perfectly honest, it would be a pretty lonely life for me. I have no family and no place to go. I'll probably spend the rest of my time drifting aimlessly through life."
Kaoru took her hand and lifted his chin up to meet hers and replied, "Your life is only lonely if you allow it to be." She gently pressed her lips up against his, kissing him ever so softly. "I can give you a home if you let me."
Kenshin's eyes widened at her boldness. He moved back from her saying, "No, I won't allow your life to become stained by mine. You are young and have so many things going for you. Why would you throw away your job and career on someone who has a past like me?"
"I don't care about your past Kenshin," she replied while pulling him closer. "I only care about the present. You shouldn't worry about my job or career. As you said, I'm young. I can always choose another profession and another job. Right now, none of those things matter to me. I'm all alone in this world just like you too. I have no family either. That's why I can relate to you so much. Why can't you open your heart to me Kenshin? We could be so happy together."
Kenshin's face softened as he looked into her glistening eyes. He grabbed her chin and pulled it toward his. He leaned into her lips, kissing her with all the feelings that had built up deep inside his heart. As they deepened the kiss, she could feel her body began to burn with passion for him.
Suddenly Sano came back and saw the two kissing. He whispered, "Psst, psst.... Hey you two! That's enough! Someone's coming. We got to get the doc out of here!"
Kenshin nodded. Kaoru quickly wrapped her hair up and put the short black wig back on her head. She hugged Kenshin one last time before planting a quick kiss on his lips.
"I'll be waiting for you Kenshin," she whispered as Sano pulled her away from Kenshin. Sano quickly and quietly closed the cell door behind him.
As they stood gazing at one another, Kenshin leaned against the bars and whispered, "Sano, please take care of Dr. Kamiya for me."
Sano smiled and gave him the thumbs up signal before whisking Kaoru away.
Kenshin heard the day shift guard at the next cell banging his night stick upon the cell bars shouting, "Wake up all you vermin! It's time to hit the showers!"
As Kenshin sat up preparing his things his mind drifted on Sano and Kaoru. "I hope he gets her out of this section before anything happens."
Sano and Kaoru had almost made it out of the section when suddenly, they heard a guard calling out to them.
"Hey you two, stop right there!"
Kaoru and Sano froze.
"Don't worry doc, I'll protect you," whispered Sano as he stood in front of her.
As the guard neared them, Sano recognized him and then whacked the guard on the arm.
"Ouch! What the heck you hit me for!"
"Because you scared me, you idiot," replied Sano as he frowned at his best friend.
"Geez! I go away for a week and this is the greetings I get from my best friend?"
"Sorry Natsu, I'm just a little on edge lately," replied Sano.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. It seems like everything has gone wacky around here since that new warden took over. The first thing I see after coming back from vacation, is my new schedule posted on the board. I hate my new schedule. And if that's not bad enough, I've been assigned to cover this section. This is the worst section...."
Natsu paused for a moment, interrupting himself while looking at Sano and Kaoru. Kaoru was still disguised as a male prisoner.
"By the way, what are you doing over here? I thought you covered the infirmary."
"Yeah that's right. I had a couple of things I had to do yesterday so I swapped the last part of Toma's shift with mine."
"Oh."
"Well, it's good seeing you again Natsu. I got to take this prisoner over to the infirmary," replied Sano as he grabbed Kaoru by the arm. "He's not feeling well." Sano shifted his eyes toward Karou. She started coughing and then hacking.
Natsu turned up his nose and said, "Oh yeah, I see what you mean."
"Catch you later alligator," quipped Sano as he quickly turned and walked away from his friend.
Natsu stood thinking, Hmm... If he swapped shifts with Toma, maybe he'll swap shifts with me today. Guess it won't hurt if I ask." Natsu yelled down the corridor for Sano. "Hey Sano!"
Sano cringed upon hearing his name being called so loudly. "Natsu, would you keep your voice down."
"Sorry. Didn't mean to holler like that loud," he replied as he caught up to Sano. "Uhm... can we switch shifts today?"
"No."
"How about you and I rolling the dice to swap shifts?"
Sano was getting annoyed. "I said no. Now stop bugging me Natsu. I really have to get this prisoner to the infirmary."
"Ok, ok," replied Natsu. Then a wicked grin crept upon his face as he said, "How about I let you keep some of the pictures I took from my vacation. I went to a nude beach. I got some pretty racey pictures of some hot babes. Heh! heh!"
Sano stopped dead in his tracks and asked, "How nude are they?"
Natsu smiled and said, "Nude."
"Oh yeah, let me see what you got," grinned Sano as he took the pack of pictures from Natsu.
Kaoru was now growing impatient. She tugged at Sano's sleeves. He didn't respond. She began coughing, wheezing and hacking. He didn't budge. Finally she yanked as his elbow. Sano glanced over and said, "Keep you pants on. I'll get you to the infirmary before you croak."
While Sano and Natsu drooled over the pictures, Kaoru quietly took Sano's keys and unlocked her handcuffs. She quietly padded down the corridor to go find Kenshin.
Natsu looked around and said, "Don't look now, but I think your prisoner has just escaped."
"What! Kenshin's going to kill me!"
Natsu scratched his head and asked, "Why?"
"Never mind, just help me find that prisoner."
"Right." They both split up and went in search of Kaoru.
Kaoru was desperately looking for Kenshin. The day shift had already begun and many of the prisoners were being taken to their assignment. Suddenly a guard noticed Kaoru walking around. He shouted out at her.
"Hey you!"
Kaoru froze as she stared into the face of a fierce looking guard.
"Where do you think you're going slimeball! Get over here now!"
Kaoru began to panic. "Stay calm and don't panic," she thought to herself. "Don't draw attention to yourself."
The guard was growing impatient at Kaoru just standing in the same spot. "Are you deaf or something? I told you to move it maggot!"
She cleared her throat and answered back as deeply as she could. "Yes sir!"
As she neared the guard, another guard walked up and said, "Hey buddy, do you have anyone free to take this bin to the laundry room?"
"Yeah," replied the first guard. "You can have that vermin over there," he replied while pointing to Kaoru.
The second guard shoved the huge laundry bin at Kaoru and said, "Grab that bin and follow me to the laundry room."
Kenshin was now handling his assignment in the laundry room. He was so busy that he hadn't noticed Kaoru and the guard entering the laundry room. The guard told Kaoru to line up her bin with the one near the far wall. He then told her to prepare the washer for the next load. Kaoru packed the washer with the dirty clothes and then closed the door to the washer. The guard looked at her and yelled, "Hey stupid! You're suppose to put detergent in there first!"
Kaoru nodded and quickly began her search for the detergent. As she bent down near the sink, Kaoru found what appeared to be several large boxes of laundry detergent. While picking up the box of detergent, a big black rat scurried from underneath the sink. Kaoru screamed and dropped the box spilling all of its content. Kenshin turned upon hearing her scream and rushed over to her.
"Are you all right?" he asked while making sure she was okay.
"Yes," she replied as her cheeks began to flush from embarrassment. "I was frightened by a rat. I didn't mean to drop the box and waste the detergent."
The guard yelled over to them, "Hey you two, clean that mess up!"
Kenshin nodded. As he and Kaoru bent down, she whispered, "I'm sorry Kenshin." Kenshin wasn't paying attention to her. His eyes were fixed upon the floor.
Kaoru looked at him and whispered, "What's the matter?"
"I just found the missing drugs," he replied in an undertone. "Someone has hidden them in the detergent boxes.
A man standing in a dark corner, whispered into his mini cell phone, "This is Okita, Himura found the missing drugs. I'm going to plan B."
Suddenly Kenshin and Kaoru heard a loud noise.
BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!
Kaoru became nervous upon hearing sounds of prisoners shouting and seeing guards running through the area with their guns out. One guard shouted, "LOCK DOWN! LOCK DOWN!!"
As the noise continued, Kaoru became frightened. She held on to Kenshin's arm and asked, "Kenshin, what's going on? What does lock down mean?"
Kenshin pulled her closer to his side and said, "It means a riot has broken out somewhere in this section."
"Oh my god," gasped Kaoru as she held on to Kenshin tighter.
"Don't worry Kaoru, I promise to protect you," said Kenshin. "No matter what happens, I will never allow anyone to hurt her."
TO BE CONTINUED....
Author's Comments: Natsu is the name I've given to minor character that was one of Sano's drinking and gambling buddies. In sporadic episodes you see Sano surround by three goofy looking guys. They comment on how cool he is during the Kyoto arc and also, they make fun of him right before Megumi stumbles into their gambling den. So what I'm saying is, don't confuse Natsu, with Sano's Sekihou Tai's friend Katsuhiro (Katsu). ^_^
