Cursed Mirror
RK doesn't belong to me.
AN: The bracelets will come into play this chapter! Yahiko and Kaoru have a heart to heart talk as well.
Chapter 3: More and More Does the Mystery Dive
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"The Order of the Future! Arrive this instant!"
"…"
"Oh please! Don't you dare be like your partner!"
"Future Order is here!"
"Oh good now—"
"But am I really here? After all, doesn't Past and Present say we shouldn't exist."
"Well don't listen to them, now I need you to go look for your other half."
"I know where she is."
"What?"
"Trying to complete something she didn't do in the past."
"She was able to yes the Bracelets of Zion?"
"Yes, and quite well. She has them on two wares so her body would mend and come back to life."
"Using the bracelets? But how."
"How should I know, she doesn't talk to me anymore. But anyway, I will look, I will find, and with my own mind in control."
"Kao-san…may I please talk to you?" Yahiko said, creeping upon the older girl as she looked out the porch towards the crescent moon.
"Oh, Yahiko-kun, why of course, and what would you like to know?" She asked, smiling, although she already knew his question.
"Why aren't you in the mirror anymore?"
"Cutting to the chase aren't you?"
"Yes, but, I have to know."
"In Limbo, I found my destiny, or the destiny of my blood line. Always there are Three Faiths; the Past, the Present and the Future. I was chosen as the newest member, and because of that, I was assigned as Future, and it isn't always a pretty sight—nor can I control when I go into this deep sleep that allows me to do so."
"You aren't alive?"
"No, now don't interrupt while I'm trying to talk. Now, each are given a task to figure out. Mine was the Bracelets of Zion, and they aren't Latin, but of an ancient civilization that majored so to speak in magical ways. And they were created there, but even they did not know of their true meaning. But—"
"You were able to?"
"Yes, and with them, I was able to recreate my body and restore my soul to it."
"How were the bracelets able to do that?"
"I'm not telling, and get along to bed. Its late an I don't want you to not have enough sleep." She smiled that innocent smile once more before saying good night and going off to bed.
'She's not alive, but she is. A ghost in a body composed of what? Old flesh? Feelings…? Oh, please kami may Kaoru and Kenshin be happy in this live, and make it last long.'
"Good morning everyone! I'm sorry I couldn't be here to see all your bright smiling morning faces but I had a class this morning and cooked you a breakfast that you just have to heat up, before I left. I hope you like it! Signed Kao-chan," said Kenshin, reading the note for what seemed for the thousandth time that morning as barely awake people walked into the kitchen.
"Why are you up so early? And all washed up?" Enishi asked, glaring at the red head.
"I can tell you why," said Akira in a teasing tone. "He looks horrible in the morning and likes to be freshened up before anyone sees him."
"Haha, very funny Aki-CHAN," Kenshin replied, sipping a cup of warm tea that Soba had made, it was one thing Kaoru couldn't touch in the house hold they were all at. Making the tea would always be the old woman's job.
"Ah, no one can resist my tea!" Soba boasted as she poured more cups. "Though, if you ask me. I think the reason Ken-chan here is all dressed up was to see Kao-chan this morning. Did you miss her?"
"Hell no."
"Ah, talked the whole time she cooked?"
"Yes…how'd you guess?"
"The way you look, like he had more energy then ever before because that girl is around. I remember my dear husband looking like that whenever he was around me. Akira has that same look—"
"Alright Soba-sama, that is enough information for today!" said Akira, quickly cut the old woman off, his face gaining a soft blush as Kenshin's own face had done as well.
"Oh well, what did you guys have planned for toady?"
"I have class latter today," said Kenshin.
"Well, that means you and Kao-san will be having no fun," said Tomoe, pausing in her eating. "We were planning to go to the movies today, right?"
"Yeah, but, which one was it?" Sano asked, talking with his mouth full and almost choking but he continued to shovel his food into his mouth anyway.
"'Love's Mystery'!" cried Misao, Tomoe and Megumi agreeing quickly.
"Not a chick flick! I wanted to see—"
"No! I will not see a horror fic if it cost me my life!"
"We'll then stay home!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Will you two shut up!" Kenshin said, almost having to yell at the top of his lungs to get his voice heard among the yelling. "There's a double show today at five fifteen. 'Love's Mystery and—"
"The Horror Movie!"
"Yes, and now you don't have to argue, its all settled!" Kenshin put down the newspaper he was holding onto the table and got up. "Now, if no body minds me, I have to go, my first class starts in forty five minuets."
He left the room, closing the door to the kitchen behind him as he did so.
"That okay with everyone?"
"Yes."
"Oh, and Tomoe, Enishi, where did you two get those bracelets?"
At lunchtime, Kaoru silently walked through a park, the thick woods surrounding her in a warm embrace. It al soothed her, no other way to explain it. She sat down on a bench, and sighed. This was hard to do. And it didn't help that she didn't know who to go about doing what she needed to do.
Holding out her hand, a bracelet identical to the one she had given Tomoe and Enishi appeared. The silver chain covered in soft charms, starts, moons, and finally a cross. The bracelets were her trouble, with them, she was able to use a person's strong emotions to recreate her body and live once more. Strong emotions in which she could see the light of all.
"Oh the pain and sorry of being a fate and not being able to see things in your own life," she whispered. Clutching the bracelet in her hand tight.
"Something wrong Kao-chan?"
"Huh? Kenshin-san!" she cried out, startled, staring into a pair of laughing amber eyes. Amber eyes? Why weren't they amethyst eyes like before? Oh how she wished she could see the future of her self—her own future with him! But, the fates could never tell their own fate, except for maybe their past…it was something everyone would watch.
"Did I startle you, Kao-chan?" He asked, smirking as he did you. She glared at him, her eyes burning with the fire of anger.
"Yes you idiot!" She flew a fist at him, but he dodged it with a laugh. This only added to her anger as she continued to try and hit him, but missing every time.
"Hey! Are you guys flirting?" called out the teasing voice of Akira, as he liked getting to his cousin as much as Kenshin like teasing Akira. Kenshin was startled, as was Kaoru, but she took the fact that his guard was done with vengeance, and gave his head good hit on the head.
"That will teach you to startle me!" she said, looking quite strong, like a woman on a mission. "Now, are you okay?" She kneeled down beside her, as he was crouched down, rubbing the spot that was hit. Her emotions changed faster then anything else that they knew, and this time, she was a caring…
"Oh, looks like your crush cares!" Akira teased again, getting a hit from Tomoe as she pulled him along and away from the other two.
"Your cousin likes to tease you, doesn't he?" Kaoru asked, giggling softly.
"I'll get him back for that!" Kenshin muttered, his head bowed so she couldn't see the blush coming up his face.
"You really have a crush on me?"
"Um…"
"Come on, you can tell me now can't you?"
"Yes…" He spoke in a childlike whisper.
"I couldn't quite here you, now, speak like a big boy and not like a child."
"Yes!" It was still a whisper.
"Hmmm, was that a no?"
"I said yes!"
"Oh, how cute, you can speak your feelings!" She giggled as he turned to glare at her.
"You made me do that?"
"Yes, and I m glad, you are most sexy when you are mad."
He blushed deeply, and looked away.
"But, what I don't understand, is why Battousai should blush when a total stranger is teasing him."
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AN: Yes, why would he blush? And where does this lead? And just who is this Order, and the Future Order? All will be explained next chapter and onward!
And, the Bracelets of Zion belong to me, I made them up and got them from no place else, though Zion is a real place, or something like it, its Latin.
kurara: I updated, and now, here it is. ^.^ I hope some questions have been answered.
Misanagi: To help, I don't understand where this story is going either.]
omochi: I think it would be strange for anyone in his situation.
Naomi: Mythology has always been fun, I like it.
Jay: Yeah, but somethings are just meant to confuse.
Thank you for reviewing and I hoped you liked this chapter as well as the others.