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Author's Notes: Hehehe, I didn't know what to do, so I did the disclaimers a little differently. Anyways, this is the 6th chapter. Ano, I didn't think it would be this long. I was thinking only about 4 chapters, and here we are at the 6th! Yatta! Enjoy, minna!
This Is Called Fate, Boys and Girls Chapter 6: Angry Heart of Sword
"Take that hand away now, if you want to keep your life, you filthy bastard."
*~Few moments before~* Kenshin ran faster as he heard Kaoru's desperate cry, hand going to his sakabatou. Sprinting into the clearing, he froze, eyes sweeping over the scene. There was Daisuke, kneeling over Kaoru, hand inside her kimono, and Kaoru struggling for dear life.
*~Present time~* Daisuke's head shot up, startled. To Kenshin's extreme annoyance, he still didn't take his hand out of Kaoru's kimono. Kenshin slowly clicked his sword out of the saya.
"Did you not understand what I said? Take. That. Hand. Away. Now." He growled.
Daisuke snatched his hand away, and stood up, hands going up beside his head. "Well, Battousai, nice meeting you here. You got that note of mine pretty fast." He said, smirking.
"I don't have time for chitchat. Let her go, and I will think about leaving you alive." Kenshin hissed, golden eyes ablaze.
"You don't like to mess around, do you?" Daisuke asked, eyebrow going up. "That's no fun. C'mon, we'll share her. You do her, then I will. How's that sound?"
"I'm not playing your shitty games. I'll say it one more time. Let her go!" Kenshin was getting really pissed at this point. How dare he talk about her like she was a sex toy?
Daisuke shrugged. "Yare yare. I guess I can't convince everybody, ne? I can't let her go, though. You'll have to get her yourself." He drew his katana in a swift moment, and charged, Kenshin drawing his own and blocking the blow, eyes widening as he was knocked back a couple of inches. Kenshin threw his own assault, the sound of clashing swords ringing through the early dawn silence.
Kaoru sat up, watching in fear as they fought. 'Please, don't let Kenshin be hurt. That's all I ask, Kami-sama.' She shrieked as Kenshin received a cut on his arm, and watched as his sleeve slowly turned red in colour.
Kenshin panted, eyes narrowed as he looked at Daisuke, who was not faring as well as he thought. "I don't get it! He's much stronger now! I guess I underestimated him. I was afraid it would come to this. Onto plan B.' Daisuke frantically thought. Making up his mind, he darted off into the trees. Kenshin chased after him, intent on his task.
"Come back here, you coward!" Kenshin roared, slashing at the back of Daisuke's neck. Daisuke ducked just in time, eyes widening in fear as the steel of Kenshin's sakabatou thudded in the tree that he had been in front of, sending pieces of bark flying.
"Oh shit. he reversed his sword! It's time I get out of here!" Daisuke thought, heart pounding. Crouching low, he sprinted, aware that Kenshin was not far behind him.
Leaping, Daisuke caught hold of a branch and swung his body up, landing on the top of it with ease. He looked down, and Kenshin's golden gaze looked back at him. Kenshin thwacked the tree with annoyance, sending leaves fluttering gently down to the ground. "Get down and fight me, Daisuke! Only a scared sissy would hide in a tree! You deserve to die, after what you did!" Kenshin shouted, and hit the tree again, Daisuke struggling to keep his balance as the tree shuddered under the assault.
Standing slowly, Daisuke put his hand to the tree's trunk, and looked to the sky, taking a deep breath. "HOMEWARD BOUND! HOMEWARD BOUND!" He yelled, the sound echoing through the trees and over the river. He grinned, and leaped off the tree, thudding to the ground with a sickening crunch.
Kenshin strode over to Daisuke's fallen body, wincing at the sight of his leg, which was bleeding profusely and twisted at an odd angle. Daisuke smiled up at him sadistically, a crazy glint in his eyes.
"I got my revenge, Battousai." He coughed, and blood came out of his mouth, trickling down his chin. "I thought I could beat you, but I was wrong. Yare yare, but now Kaoru's coming with me."
Kenshin frowned. "What do you mean?"
Daisuke chuckled, a gurgling sound as more blood came out of his mouth. "That call I made was my second plan. She'll be dead before you'll make it there. I knew I couldn't escape, so I want to die seeing the horrified look on your face, Battousai." Daisuke started to laugh, eyes rolling into the back of his head. He suddenly went limp, and his head rolled to the side, blood from his mouth dripping onto the ground.
Kenshin sheathed his sword in one, swift movement and looked at Daisuke one more time, before running back towards the river.
Kaoru snatched up her stick as she heard a faint yell in the trees, her eyes darting around for any sign of movement. Shadows appeared, surrounding her, and five shabbily dressed men came in to the clearing, carrying crude and rusting katanas. Her eyes narrowed. 'No one is going to get me this time. I was off guard before, but I'm not now.'
One of the men smiled, showing black and rotting teeth. "Well, the boss caught us a pretty one, don't cha' think? And she has a stick. Oh no, you might hurt yourself with that. Give it here, and we'll take good care of you." The other men laughed, and she gripped the stick tighter.
"Why don't you come over here, and see if I can kick your ass or not?" Kaoru growled, and the man's face darkened.
"Why, you little whore. I'm gonna kill you!" The men charged, and Kaoru smiled grimly, moving instinctively. She hit the first man in the stomach, making him gasp, and he flew back, slamming into the shack and going through the wall. Turning, she whirled the stick and hit the next man in the chin, snapping his head up and flipping him over backwards, landing on his chest with a loud thunk. He didn't move. The remaining three men stopped, uncertain looks on their faces. Kaoru stepped into a deep defensive stance, her improvised bokken held and ready.
"Come and get me. What, you scared?" Kaoru said mockingly, and a man with a patch over one eye snarled, suddenly charging, hoping to take her by surprise. Kaoru stepped to the side and swung, catching him in the back of the knees as he cannonballed past her, his feet slipping from underneath him and landing on his back, the breath knocked out of him.
The last two men looked at each other, and ran, skidding to a stop as Kenshin stepped in front of them, golden eyes cold. "Are you the cronies that Daisuke sent for Kaoru? Tsk, tsk. I've seen better garbage than you." Kenshin said, voice deadly. The two men dropped to their knees, pressing their foreheads to the ground.
"Please, spare us!" They both wailed at the same time, and Kenshin scowled.
"Get out of here now, and I don't ever want to you again. Go." Kenshin commanded, and the men fled, smirking at him.
"You just made a huge mistake. We weren't what Daisuke-san sent for her. He was." They disappeared, and Kenshin turned just in time to see a man appear behind Kaoru and shove a katana through her back, Kaoru's eyes widening as she looked down at the sword protruding through her. The man clothed in black cackled, and yanked the sword out of her, Kaoru falling to the ground.
Kenshin stood there, eyes disbelieving. Raising his gaze to her murderer, he drew his sakabatou, flipping it. He disappeared, and reappeared in front of the man, pressing his sword to his neck.
"You will die now." Kenshin said, voice emotionless. The man looked at him, eyes blank. "I know." He replied. Grabbing Kenshin's hand, he slashed, the sword cutting through arteries and muscle, blood spraying everywhere. Kenshin gasped, feeling the hot liquid landing on his face, and stumbled back, memories screaming in his mind. He clutched his head, dropping his sword, and the man fell to the ground, red seeping into the grass.
"No, no, NO!" Kenshin choked, every assassination he had done appearing in his mind's eye. The men screaming, begging for mercy, and dying by his hand. The taste of blood always in his mouth, threatening to drive him insane. He saw Tomoe, as she stepped in front of him, him realizing too late as his sword went through her. Then finally, he saw Kaoru, as she fell to the ground, her shocked blue eyes looking at him. He had failed to protect the one he loved, again. Kenshin fell to his knees, tears spilling over as he looked at the dead body of Kaoru. He reached for his sword, and closed his eyes, pressing the sharp side to his neck. "I'll see you again someday, koishii, in another place, in another time. Maybe, we can be together then. Sayonara." Kenshin whispered, and pressed the sword harder against his neck, a single tear dripping off his face and splashing onto the steel.
Author's notes: Well, I'm almost done! One more chapter to go! Gomen if this chapter was a little weird, and a little late. I'm tired, again, and I can't think very well right now. I'll post the last chapter up next week, minna! Ja!
Author's Notes: Hehehe, I didn't know what to do, so I did the disclaimers a little differently. Anyways, this is the 6th chapter. Ano, I didn't think it would be this long. I was thinking only about 4 chapters, and here we are at the 6th! Yatta! Enjoy, minna!
This Is Called Fate, Boys and Girls Chapter 6: Angry Heart of Sword
"Take that hand away now, if you want to keep your life, you filthy bastard."
*~Few moments before~* Kenshin ran faster as he heard Kaoru's desperate cry, hand going to his sakabatou. Sprinting into the clearing, he froze, eyes sweeping over the scene. There was Daisuke, kneeling over Kaoru, hand inside her kimono, and Kaoru struggling for dear life.
*~Present time~* Daisuke's head shot up, startled. To Kenshin's extreme annoyance, he still didn't take his hand out of Kaoru's kimono. Kenshin slowly clicked his sword out of the saya.
"Did you not understand what I said? Take. That. Hand. Away. Now." He growled.
Daisuke snatched his hand away, and stood up, hands going up beside his head. "Well, Battousai, nice meeting you here. You got that note of mine pretty fast." He said, smirking.
"I don't have time for chitchat. Let her go, and I will think about leaving you alive." Kenshin hissed, golden eyes ablaze.
"You don't like to mess around, do you?" Daisuke asked, eyebrow going up. "That's no fun. C'mon, we'll share her. You do her, then I will. How's that sound?"
"I'm not playing your shitty games. I'll say it one more time. Let her go!" Kenshin was getting really pissed at this point. How dare he talk about her like she was a sex toy?
Daisuke shrugged. "Yare yare. I guess I can't convince everybody, ne? I can't let her go, though. You'll have to get her yourself." He drew his katana in a swift moment, and charged, Kenshin drawing his own and blocking the blow, eyes widening as he was knocked back a couple of inches. Kenshin threw his own assault, the sound of clashing swords ringing through the early dawn silence.
Kaoru sat up, watching in fear as they fought. 'Please, don't let Kenshin be hurt. That's all I ask, Kami-sama.' She shrieked as Kenshin received a cut on his arm, and watched as his sleeve slowly turned red in colour.
Kenshin panted, eyes narrowed as he looked at Daisuke, who was not faring as well as he thought. "I don't get it! He's much stronger now! I guess I underestimated him. I was afraid it would come to this. Onto plan B.' Daisuke frantically thought. Making up his mind, he darted off into the trees. Kenshin chased after him, intent on his task.
"Come back here, you coward!" Kenshin roared, slashing at the back of Daisuke's neck. Daisuke ducked just in time, eyes widening in fear as the steel of Kenshin's sakabatou thudded in the tree that he had been in front of, sending pieces of bark flying.
"Oh shit. he reversed his sword! It's time I get out of here!" Daisuke thought, heart pounding. Crouching low, he sprinted, aware that Kenshin was not far behind him.
Leaping, Daisuke caught hold of a branch and swung his body up, landing on the top of it with ease. He looked down, and Kenshin's golden gaze looked back at him. Kenshin thwacked the tree with annoyance, sending leaves fluttering gently down to the ground. "Get down and fight me, Daisuke! Only a scared sissy would hide in a tree! You deserve to die, after what you did!" Kenshin shouted, and hit the tree again, Daisuke struggling to keep his balance as the tree shuddered under the assault.
Standing slowly, Daisuke put his hand to the tree's trunk, and looked to the sky, taking a deep breath. "HOMEWARD BOUND! HOMEWARD BOUND!" He yelled, the sound echoing through the trees and over the river. He grinned, and leaped off the tree, thudding to the ground with a sickening crunch.
Kenshin strode over to Daisuke's fallen body, wincing at the sight of his leg, which was bleeding profusely and twisted at an odd angle. Daisuke smiled up at him sadistically, a crazy glint in his eyes.
"I got my revenge, Battousai." He coughed, and blood came out of his mouth, trickling down his chin. "I thought I could beat you, but I was wrong. Yare yare, but now Kaoru's coming with me."
Kenshin frowned. "What do you mean?"
Daisuke chuckled, a gurgling sound as more blood came out of his mouth. "That call I made was my second plan. She'll be dead before you'll make it there. I knew I couldn't escape, so I want to die seeing the horrified look on your face, Battousai." Daisuke started to laugh, eyes rolling into the back of his head. He suddenly went limp, and his head rolled to the side, blood from his mouth dripping onto the ground.
Kenshin sheathed his sword in one, swift movement and looked at Daisuke one more time, before running back towards the river.
Kaoru snatched up her stick as she heard a faint yell in the trees, her eyes darting around for any sign of movement. Shadows appeared, surrounding her, and five shabbily dressed men came in to the clearing, carrying crude and rusting katanas. Her eyes narrowed. 'No one is going to get me this time. I was off guard before, but I'm not now.'
One of the men smiled, showing black and rotting teeth. "Well, the boss caught us a pretty one, don't cha' think? And she has a stick. Oh no, you might hurt yourself with that. Give it here, and we'll take good care of you." The other men laughed, and she gripped the stick tighter.
"Why don't you come over here, and see if I can kick your ass or not?" Kaoru growled, and the man's face darkened.
"Why, you little whore. I'm gonna kill you!" The men charged, and Kaoru smiled grimly, moving instinctively. She hit the first man in the stomach, making him gasp, and he flew back, slamming into the shack and going through the wall. Turning, she whirled the stick and hit the next man in the chin, snapping his head up and flipping him over backwards, landing on his chest with a loud thunk. He didn't move. The remaining three men stopped, uncertain looks on their faces. Kaoru stepped into a deep defensive stance, her improvised bokken held and ready.
"Come and get me. What, you scared?" Kaoru said mockingly, and a man with a patch over one eye snarled, suddenly charging, hoping to take her by surprise. Kaoru stepped to the side and swung, catching him in the back of the knees as he cannonballed past her, his feet slipping from underneath him and landing on his back, the breath knocked out of him.
The last two men looked at each other, and ran, skidding to a stop as Kenshin stepped in front of them, golden eyes cold. "Are you the cronies that Daisuke sent for Kaoru? Tsk, tsk. I've seen better garbage than you." Kenshin said, voice deadly. The two men dropped to their knees, pressing their foreheads to the ground.
"Please, spare us!" They both wailed at the same time, and Kenshin scowled.
"Get out of here now, and I don't ever want to you again. Go." Kenshin commanded, and the men fled, smirking at him.
"You just made a huge mistake. We weren't what Daisuke-san sent for her. He was." They disappeared, and Kenshin turned just in time to see a man appear behind Kaoru and shove a katana through her back, Kaoru's eyes widening as she looked down at the sword protruding through her. The man clothed in black cackled, and yanked the sword out of her, Kaoru falling to the ground.
Kenshin stood there, eyes disbelieving. Raising his gaze to her murderer, he drew his sakabatou, flipping it. He disappeared, and reappeared in front of the man, pressing his sword to his neck.
"You will die now." Kenshin said, voice emotionless. The man looked at him, eyes blank. "I know." He replied. Grabbing Kenshin's hand, he slashed, the sword cutting through arteries and muscle, blood spraying everywhere. Kenshin gasped, feeling the hot liquid landing on his face, and stumbled back, memories screaming in his mind. He clutched his head, dropping his sword, and the man fell to the ground, red seeping into the grass.
"No, no, NO!" Kenshin choked, every assassination he had done appearing in his mind's eye. The men screaming, begging for mercy, and dying by his hand. The taste of blood always in his mouth, threatening to drive him insane. He saw Tomoe, as she stepped in front of him, him realizing too late as his sword went through her. Then finally, he saw Kaoru, as she fell to the ground, her shocked blue eyes looking at him. He had failed to protect the one he loved, again. Kenshin fell to his knees, tears spilling over as he looked at the dead body of Kaoru. He reached for his sword, and closed his eyes, pressing the sharp side to his neck. "I'll see you again someday, koishii, in another place, in another time. Maybe, we can be together then. Sayonara." Kenshin whispered, and pressed the sword harder against his neck, a single tear dripping off his face and splashing onto the steel.
Author's notes: Well, I'm almost done! One more chapter to go! Gomen if this chapter was a little weird, and a little late. I'm tired, again, and I can't think very well right now. I'll post the last chapter up next week, minna! Ja!