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FOURTEEN
"You can hit me all you want just promise you'll go out with me... (coughs),"
Kenshin's weak voice suddenly rang out startling Kaoru.*
"(Gasps) You're okay." Feeling a tremendous amount of relief washing over her at
seeing him alive, Kaoru started laughing and crying at the same time.
"Sshh, don't cry... I-I'm okay... can't you see?" Kenshin tried to cheer her up
even as he grunted out in pain.
"Don't talk anymore, save your strength," Kaoru told him not wanting him to die on
her now that she knows he's okay.
"What? Don't want to kill me anymore?"
"I will if you keep talking."
"Haha... urgh," Kenshin's face turned into a mask of pain as he clutched onto his
left rib and started coughing uncontrollably.
"Are you okay?!" Kaoru yelled almost in a fit of hysteria, afraid that he will die if
she doesn't do something soon.
"I-I'm okay," Kenshin smiled weakly finally able to calm down a bit, "Kaoru, go to
the car and get my cell out. It fell to the ground when we crashed I think and call
the police."
As Kaoru gently placed Kenshin's head on the ground to go get the cell
he suddenly grabbed onto her arm to get her attention. "Tell them something ran in
front of my car and I crashed trying to avoid it," Kenshin instructed as another
bout of pain shot through his body making him let go of Kaoru.
Even when he's in pain, he's thinking of me, Kaoru thought as more tears fell from
her eyes as she quickly ran to the car and did as she was told.
When she was done,
she ran back to Kenshin and seeing him lying there so motionless and skin white and
pale as death, she thought the worst has happened.
"Kenshin!" She speedily ran to his side and lifted his head onto her lap for a
cushion as she gently shook him trying to get him to say something.
"Urgh... do you want me to get more wounds then I have now or something?"
Kenshin accused in a soft voice too tired to speak any louder. When he opened his
eyes and saw the guilt on Kaoru face, he regretted his words.
"I was just kidding... I just felt tired and wanted to take a rest," He explained
when he saw the concern in her eyes.
"If you want to date me, you can't fall asleep!" Kaoru ordered trying to muster as
much command in her tone as she can.
She'd read somewhere that if an injured
person feels tired or sleepy the worst thing to do is let them because they might
pass away in their sleep.
"Scared I might turn into a ghost and haunt you?" Kenshin gave Kaoru one of his
charming smiles but ruined it when his face grimaced in agony.
"If you turn into a ghost I'll tell a priest to get rid of you."
"You're a very evil person you know that," Kenshin whispered as he felt his eyes
growing heavy.
"Kaoru could you hold onto my hand, I feel so cold," Kenshin suddenly said wishing
the wind would stop howling.
"Open your eyes and I will," Kaoru said feeling afraid all over again. Kenshin gave a
little sigh before he slowly opened his eyes and looked up at her. She gave him a
watery smile before taking his hand into her own and holding it close to her body
for warmth.
"Does that help?" She asked quietly as tears fell onto their joined
hands.
Kenshin wished he had the strength to wipe the tears away but it seems to be
harder and harder for him to stay awake.
"It's okay... you called the police...e-everyt-thing is... going... to... be... fine."
"Kenshin? KENSHIN! Talk to me... please don't close your eyes... please," Kaoru
cried her tears clouding her vision as Kenshin laid unresponsive his body going limp,
neither one heard the sirens that were coming closer to them.
* * *
Sano ran towards the elevator and quickly pressed the "up" button.
Losing his
patience he ran to a nearby door and started running up the flight of stairs wishing
the emergency room that Kenshin was in wasn't so high up. You're going to be okay,
I'll get you the best doctors... you're not going to die on me that easily, Sano
thought angrily in his head suddenly wanting to pound on something.
Tears burned
at the back of his eyes as he continued to run but he refused to give in. Kenshin's
not dead there's no reason for tears!
But even as the words formed in his head,
the tears that he's tried so hard to contain ever since he was told the news spilled
down on his face. Seeing that he'd finally reached the right floor he ran out into
the hallway and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a couple of feet away Kaoru
and Megumi waiting outside the emergency room.
Kaoru looked like she'd gone to hell and back, her clothes splattered with dried
blood and torn in some places. Her eyes were all puffy from crying so hard and her
face was covered in scratches and bruises.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" Sano yelled as soon as she looked up and saw him.
He didn't give a shit that it was a hospital and he should keep his voice low, his
best friend was in the emergency room and could be dying at that very minute.
"Will you keep your voice down? Screaming won't get you anywhere," Megumi
scolded at him as she jumped up from her seat beside Kaoru to defend her.
"MY BEST FRIEND'S IN THERE AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY!" Sano screamed
as he pointed towards the door, tears still streaking down his face. Kaoru, who had
just managed to stop crying for a while covered her face as new tears formed.
Megumi seeing how upset Kaoru was walked up to Sano and pulled him back into the
exit.
When he tried to pull away she held on even tighter and yanked him through
the door.
"What do you think you are doing? Don't you think Kaoru is not upset and
worried enough?"
"Her worried? Kenshin's the closest thing I've ever got to a brother... he's been
my best friend most of my life... and if anything happen to him I swear I will make
Kaoru pay," Sano said the last part so coldly Megumi felt goose-bumps go up her
spine.
"It's not her fault, something ran in front of their car and Kenshin crashed trying
to avoid it," Megumi explained with a soothing voice hoping to calm him down telling
him what the police had told her.
"God, if anything... " Sano choked on the words not being able to get it out as he
covered his face wishing he hadn't let Kenshin go to the theater.
"Sano, it's okay... a doctor told us the operation is going well," Megumi said as she
moved closer to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, wishing she could take some
of the pain away.
It hurts her seeing her cousin like this and now... Sano like this
too.
Without warning Sano grabbed Megumi and hugged her close to him as he placed
his face on her shoulder.
Megumi feeling giddy and sympathetic at the same time,
held onto him closed her eyes wishing he were holding her under a different
situation.
~Aya~
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FOURTEEN
"You can hit me all you want just promise you'll go out with me... (coughs),"
Kenshin's weak voice suddenly rang out startling Kaoru.*
"(Gasps) You're okay." Feeling a tremendous amount of relief washing over her at
seeing him alive, Kaoru started laughing and crying at the same time.
"Sshh, don't cry... I-I'm okay... can't you see?" Kenshin tried to cheer her up
even as he grunted out in pain.
"Don't talk anymore, save your strength," Kaoru told him not wanting him to die on
her now that she knows he's okay.
"What? Don't want to kill me anymore?"
"I will if you keep talking."
"Haha... urgh," Kenshin's face turned into a mask of pain as he clutched onto his
left rib and started coughing uncontrollably.
"Are you okay?!" Kaoru yelled almost in a fit of hysteria, afraid that he will die if
she doesn't do something soon.
"I-I'm okay," Kenshin smiled weakly finally able to calm down a bit, "Kaoru, go to
the car and get my cell out. It fell to the ground when we crashed I think and call
the police."
As Kaoru gently placed Kenshin's head on the ground to go get the cell
he suddenly grabbed onto her arm to get her attention. "Tell them something ran in
front of my car and I crashed trying to avoid it," Kenshin instructed as another
bout of pain shot through his body making him let go of Kaoru.
Even when he's in pain, he's thinking of me, Kaoru thought as more tears fell from
her eyes as she quickly ran to the car and did as she was told.
When she was done,
she ran back to Kenshin and seeing him lying there so motionless and skin white and
pale as death, she thought the worst has happened.
"Kenshin!" She speedily ran to his side and lifted his head onto her lap for a
cushion as she gently shook him trying to get him to say something.
"Urgh... do you want me to get more wounds then I have now or something?"
Kenshin accused in a soft voice too tired to speak any louder. When he opened his
eyes and saw the guilt on Kaoru face, he regretted his words.
"I was just kidding... I just felt tired and wanted to take a rest," He explained
when he saw the concern in her eyes.
"If you want to date me, you can't fall asleep!" Kaoru ordered trying to muster as
much command in her tone as she can.
She'd read somewhere that if an injured
person feels tired or sleepy the worst thing to do is let them because they might
pass away in their sleep.
"Scared I might turn into a ghost and haunt you?" Kenshin gave Kaoru one of his
charming smiles but ruined it when his face grimaced in agony.
"If you turn into a ghost I'll tell a priest to get rid of you."
"You're a very evil person you know that," Kenshin whispered as he felt his eyes
growing heavy.
"Kaoru could you hold onto my hand, I feel so cold," Kenshin suddenly said wishing
the wind would stop howling.
"Open your eyes and I will," Kaoru said feeling afraid all over again. Kenshin gave a
little sigh before he slowly opened his eyes and looked up at her. She gave him a
watery smile before taking his hand into her own and holding it close to her body
for warmth.
"Does that help?" She asked quietly as tears fell onto their joined
hands.
Kenshin wished he had the strength to wipe the tears away but it seems to be
harder and harder for him to stay awake.
"It's okay... you called the police...e-everyt-thing is... going... to... be... fine."
"Kenshin? KENSHIN! Talk to me... please don't close your eyes... please," Kaoru
cried her tears clouding her vision as Kenshin laid unresponsive his body going limp,
neither one heard the sirens that were coming closer to them.
* * *
Sano ran towards the elevator and quickly pressed the "up" button.
Losing his
patience he ran to a nearby door and started running up the flight of stairs wishing
the emergency room that Kenshin was in wasn't so high up. You're going to be okay,
I'll get you the best doctors... you're not going to die on me that easily, Sano
thought angrily in his head suddenly wanting to pound on something.
Tears burned
at the back of his eyes as he continued to run but he refused to give in. Kenshin's
not dead there's no reason for tears!
But even as the words formed in his head,
the tears that he's tried so hard to contain ever since he was told the news spilled
down on his face. Seeing that he'd finally reached the right floor he ran out into
the hallway and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a couple of feet away Kaoru
and Megumi waiting outside the emergency room.
Kaoru looked like she'd gone to hell and back, her clothes splattered with dried
blood and torn in some places. Her eyes were all puffy from crying so hard and her
face was covered in scratches and bruises.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" Sano yelled as soon as she looked up and saw him.
He didn't give a shit that it was a hospital and he should keep his voice low, his
best friend was in the emergency room and could be dying at that very minute.
"Will you keep your voice down? Screaming won't get you anywhere," Megumi
scolded at him as she jumped up from her seat beside Kaoru to defend her.
"MY BEST FRIEND'S IN THERE AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY!" Sano screamed
as he pointed towards the door, tears still streaking down his face. Kaoru, who had
just managed to stop crying for a while covered her face as new tears formed.
Megumi seeing how upset Kaoru was walked up to Sano and pulled him back into the
exit.
When he tried to pull away she held on even tighter and yanked him through
the door.
"What do you think you are doing? Don't you think Kaoru is not upset and
worried enough?"
"Her worried? Kenshin's the closest thing I've ever got to a brother... he's been
my best friend most of my life... and if anything happen to him I swear I will make
Kaoru pay," Sano said the last part so coldly Megumi felt goose-bumps go up her
spine.
"It's not her fault, something ran in front of their car and Kenshin crashed trying
to avoid it," Megumi explained with a soothing voice hoping to calm him down telling
him what the police had told her.
"God, if anything... " Sano choked on the words not being able to get it out as he
covered his face wishing he hadn't let Kenshin go to the theater.
"Sano, it's okay... a doctor told us the operation is going well," Megumi said as she
moved closer to him and placed a hand on his shoulder, wishing she could take some
of the pain away.
It hurts her seeing her cousin like this and now... Sano like this
too.
Without warning Sano grabbed Megumi and hugged her close to him as he placed
his face on her shoulder.
Megumi feeling giddy and sympathetic at the same time,
held onto him closed her eyes wishing he were holding her under a different
situation.
~Aya~