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" And when were movin' sets across the stage...do us all a favor and move you ass's out of the wings!!"
Stage Manager Sarah CCHS Production of "OKLAHOMA!" 2001-2002 Drama Dinner Improv "The Actor and the Techi should be Friends.
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Chapter 5: The Deepest Part of your Heart
Kaoru rolled onto her side and let the sun hit her face. She could vaguely make out the smell of someone cooking breakfast. Slowly, one by one, her senses began to awake. It already seemed like a beautiful day...until she opened her eyes. Kaoru made a quick distressed sound as her body rolled off the couch and onto the floor. She had totally forgotten about what had happened last night. 'Enishi hit me, then Kenshin came and...' Kaoru struggled to remember what happened after that. Sighing she struggled to stand and regain her comfortable position on the couch. She didn't get far before she started to fall, but this time, someone was there to catch her. "Miss Kaoru, you really shouldn't try and stand, if you fell, you wouldn't be able to see what you would fall on..." Kaoru nodded slightly as Kenshin lifted her in his arms and put her back on the couch. "I'll bring you out some breakfast...I'll be right back.." Kaoru listened to Kenshin's footsteps as he went back into the kitchen. She had to admit, the food smelled wonderful. Kenshin walked in and suppressed a yawn, as he handed Kaoru her plate. Kaoru heard his yawn and she let her head hang low. "Y-You stayed up all night watching me...didn't you?" Kenshin looked at her and a sad smile came across his face. "Yes." Kenshin sat down next to her on the couch and began to eat his breakfast as she slowly started to as well.
He hadn't originally planned to stay up and watch her, it just sort of happened. After a few bites he let his eyes rest on Kaoru's form. He slowly began to notice things. The bruises on her arms and legs, a few small, almost unnoticeable cuts on her face, and other strange dark red marks. He remembered looking at in the same curious way last night. She was beautiful, no doubt about it. Her beauty surpassed Tomoe's to easily. A strange thought then passed through his mind. 'She looks so familiar now that I think about it, her eyes just draw me to her.' Kenshin shook his head and turned back to eating his breakfast.
Kaoru wasn't very hungry now that she thought about it. All she could think about was that he had actually stayed up all night, just to keep and eye on her. She had only met the guy what? Two days ago. But something told her she had known him much longer than that. Every time she looked at him a strange feeling came upon her. But now, she couldn't even look at the sky. What had Enishi done to make her go blind? Maybe it was a symptom. ' No...if it was this would of happened before.' " Dr. Gensai might know..." She whispered to herself. Kenshin looked at her, having heard her comment. "Miss Kaoru...I'll call Dr. Gensai here if you want, it would probably be easier than having to walk to the clinic." Kaoru swallowed. She had wanted to speak with Gensai in private. She didn't want Kenshin to get caught up in her own personal matters. It would be to hard to explain everything to him. Kenshin got up and moved to the phone sitting on the table near by. "What's his number...?" Kaoru shook her head. "Kenshin, it's alright...if you would just take me to his apartment that be fine...." Kenshin arched an eyebrow, and shook his head. "I'm afraid I can't do that Miss Kaoru...I would much prefer him to look at you here. If you like, I can wait outside till he's done..." Kaoru closed her dull eyes and smiled softly. ' He so considerate, but, there's still no doubt that he's worried.' "That's fine Kenshin." Kenshin smiled and dialed the number as Kaoru gave it to him. Two rings later, a kind old voice answered. "Hello?" Kenshin sat on the couch next to Kaoru and began to explain what went on. Gensai nodded at his request to come over and check on Kaoru. "I'll be there shortly Mr. Himura." Kenshin hung up the phone and looked to Kaoru. "He'll be here shortly, he told me to tell you to be ready for a "regular" check up as well." Kaoru's body stilled suddenly, she began to feel her hands shake and she brought her head down. ' A regular? Gensai...you checked me the other day! This shouldn't be a symptom of some sort! MOU!' Before Kenshin could ask what she was thinking, there was a knock on the door. Opening it slowly his eyes met those of an old man. Gensai smiled politely and greeted Kenshin. "Ah! You must be Mr. Himura. Welcome the neighborhood...if I knew he had a new neighbor, I would have come over sooner to meet you." Kenshin bowed to Gensai and smiled. "That's fine really...well if you need anything, I'll be out here outside the door." Kenshin let Gensai in before head out into the covered hallway.
Pulling out his cell phone Kenshin hit a speed dial button. After a ring a women answered the phone. "Yukishiro residence." Kenshin swallowed. "Tomoe...?" "Kenshin! It's so good to hear from you! How have you been?" Kenshin leaned against the guardrail and sighed. "Tomoe...are you busy tonight...?" On the other end of the line Tomoe's eyes widened in surprise. "Are...are you asking me out on a date..?" She tried to hide her laughter. Kenshin coughed and answered her in an embarrassed tone. "N-No...I just need to meet with you. It's a matter of great importance." Tomoe sighed. "Kenshin...you DO know in engaged...right?" "Yes Tomoe, I do...but this will be a strictly professional meeting. I'm sure Kiyosato won't mind." Tomoe twisted the phone cord around her finger. "I guess I could meet you if this is really important to you. Kiyosato won't be back from a business meeting till tomorrow night. So...where should I meet you." Kenshin thought for a moment. "The place...and you know where I'm talking about Tomoe...meet me tonight and 6:00pm" Tomoe noted the seriousness that crept into Kenshin's voice. "Alright...I'll be there. OH! By the way, has your Furniture arrived yet?" Kenshin was about to say no, when a large moving truck pulled up. ' Leave it to Tomoe to speak of the devil...' Kenshin grinned. "Yes, it just arrived. Alright, so I'll meet you tonight. Bye." Kenshin hug up the phone and placed in in the pocket. ' Looks like I'm going to have to call Sano over for some help...' Kenshin grinned at the sight of Sano protesting to moving furniture up a flight a stairs.
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"Well Kaoru-chan...the blindness will be only temporary it seems. When you hurt your head you knocked a nerve that controls your sight. It should heal in a few days, or even in a few hours." Kaoru nodded and looked down. Gensai sat next to her. "Kaoru-chan...what happened to you to cause you to hit your head so hard...?" Kaoru swallowed. Dr. Gensai has never known about Enishi's abuse, and he won't figure it our now. "I tripped and hit my head on the bookshelf...it was dark and I couldn't see where I was falling." Gensai nodded. "Well...you know what's next Kaoru..." Kaoru nodded. She had changed into a robe before Gensai started his examination, now she laid back on the couch as he instructed her to open her robe.
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Sano stared up at his ceiling in utter confusion. Never in his life had he, the great Sanosuke Sagara, been scared by a dream. Until now that is. Sanosuke always took dreams as things that occupy you at night. Never had he expected any dream to be so real. Sano laid his head down onto his pillow. ' I've been having this same dream for the longest time...it doesn't make any sense. ' In his dreams, Sanosuke had been a tough street kid. He fought well with his hands, but he carried a large sword like weapon. Katsu was in his dream too, they were kids together. So many familiar faces crossed his path during this one constant dream. But every night, something new would happen. Sano shook his head and sat up. "Well, no point in wonder about a stupid dream...right..?" After putting on his head band he walked out onto the hall to see 20 or so small boxes piled up outside Kenshin's room. "Kenshin...?" Sano looked over the rail to see Kenshin unloading a large truck in the parking lot. Kenshin looked up and met Sano's confused face. "SANO! Why don't you come down here and help me get this stuff up there!?" Sanosuke face faulted. "WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY!? I'M NOT GONNA CARRY YOUR COUCH UP HERE, AND THEN DRAG THE OLD ONE OUT!!" Kenshin laughed, and Sanosuke shrugged. " Your going to owe me Kenshin." Sano muttered under his breath. Sanosuke started to walk toward the stairs when Megumi opened her apartment room door suddenly, hitting Sano in the face. "WHAT THE HELL!?!" He rubbed his nose and glared at her. "What was that for!?" Megumi smirked as her fox ears popped out of her head. "OHOHOHOHO! Rooster, you have such a way with words...what luck, why, with all the people running around here, your the one who happened to walk into my open door." "WALK!?!? YOU OPENED IT INTO MY HEAD!!!" Megumi just continued to laugh as she made her was toward the elevator. "Evil onna..." Sano had to smirk at Megumi's retreating form. ' I'll get you yet Fox, just wait and see...'
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Gensai sighed and shook his head. "You can put your rode back on Kaoru-chan.." Kaoru dressed herself once again and swallowed. "Well...?" Gensai scratched the back of his head and looked up. "It's gotten worse, but, not as bad as a suspected. "Kaoru-chan...when are you going to tell them..? Sanosuke-san, Megumi-chan, Yahiko-chan, and that man, Himura..?" "I'm going to delay that as long as possible...there's nothing showing yet." Gensai's eye's widened slightly. "Kaoru-chan!? Just because no one can tell doesn't mean you need to delay the truth! Your symptoms will progress and become more frequent! Now is the best time Kaoru-chan...if you really cared about them.." "NO! They won't have to know! I'll find a way..." "Kaoru-chan..." Kaoru laid down and snuggled her head into a pillow. Gensai sighed and packed his equipment. "Kaoru-chan...I would help...but, I don't have the essentials to...please understand I'm doing the best I can to take care of you..." Kaoru nodded slightly causing Gensai to smile. He remembered Kaoru was the same way just shortly after her fathers death. "Well, come and see me if anything happens." Gensai patted her back softly, and left.
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"T-This...thing is so...damn heavy!!" Sano was helping Kenshin push is couch up the stair to his floor, and wasn't enjoying it. "Come on Sano!!! One...more step to go!!" Kenshin pulled up on the couch why Sanosuke pushed. After settling the couch next to Kenshin's apartment, Gensai walked out. After giving him a smiled, Gensai replied with a curt nodded, then proceeded to walk back to his apartment. "Well Sano...I think I can manage to get the boxes up here with no trouble. Thanks for your help..." Sano nodded. "Hey, but how are you gonna get rid of that couch in there already?" Kenshin grinned. "Didn't you notice...? My balcony sits right over the dumpster." Sanosuke laughed out loud. "Well! Have fun moving in, if you need me, I'll be sleeping, just come pound on my door. Ja!"
Kenshin grinned as he watched Sanosuke walk down the hall. Opening his door Kenshin walked into his apartment. The first thing he saw was Kaoru lying on the couch with her head buried in the pillow, he could barely make out the sound of her sobs. His heart twisted at the sight of her. Something inside him...something deep within his heart, told him to go out and kill who ever had done this. But, another part of him was pleading with him to stay calm. ' Tomoe....Enishi...it doesn't make sense...Tomoe surely would've mentioned a brother to me. . .' Kenshin was forced out of his thoughts at the sound of Kaoru stirring. "Kenshin...? Its that you?" Kenshin walked over and stood in front of the couch. "Yes, its me. Um, Miss. Kaoru...I need to move you to the recliner, I have to move out this out couch and move the new one in, do you mind?" Kaoru shook her head. "No, that's alright." Kenshin nodded and picked her up from her spot on the couch and gently placed her into the recliner. "Try and get some rest, while I move all this stuff." Kaoru nodded and curled up into a tiny ball. Kenshin chuckled at the sight of her and then proceeded to work on his apartment.
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Kenshin wiped the sweat from his forehead as he plopped onto his very much missed couch. He was able to get the old couch out and his other one in. He also had started to put things on selves and put other furniture into place. Sighing he looked around his newly furbished home. Besides a few boxes full of stuff, he was done. Kenshin looked at his watch. ' I have to meet Tomoe. . .but, what about Kaoru...? ' Kenshin looked to Kaoru's form sleeping in his recliner. ' I can't leave a note, considering she still can't see. . .and I'm afraid to leave her alone in her apartment. I have no choice... ' Kenshin got up and tapped Kaoru on the shoulder. "Miss Kaoru?" Kaoru stretched suddenly. "Mm...Yes Kenshin...?" "Miss Kaoru, I have to go out for a little while, I'll try not to be out long. I'll bring back something for you too eat on my way home." Kaoru nodded and proceeded to return to her cat like ball. Kenshin slipped on a pair of tennis shoes, and changed his shirt. Grabbing his keys he walked out and shut the door. After locking the door knob he looked at the 2nd bolt lock. He never really bothered to use it. A second later he put his key into the lock and made sure that no one could get in. Then he went down the stairs and to his car.
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Megumi lifted her head off her desk and looked around. When had she fallen asleep? She remembered having a headache, just after her run in with Sano, coming into the clinic, treating a little girl...and everything after that was a blank. Megumi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The minute her eyes shut she saw a pair of beautiful brown eyes. ' Just like the eyes I see in my dream...there beautiful...but, brown eyes are such a common color, but these eyes, there's something different about them. ' She had had a dream, about a time long ago. She was still a doctor, to an extent. She remembered rushing somewhere, into a gambling hall. She was being chased, but when she entered, she was saved...by two men. She couldn't remember what one of the men looked like, but the other, he had those brown eyes...the eyes that haunted her at night. ' How long have been having dreams like that...there not all the same, but they all relate in some way... ' Megumi shook her head, and sighed. ' Now is not the time for dreams Megumi, you still have work to do. ' And with that Megumi started on some long over-do paperwork.
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Kaoru tossed and turned in her sleep. Kenshin had only left about 20 minutes ago, and she had already fallen back asleep. This time...her dreams came in a frightening jumble.
In front of her there was a battle, a battle for her. A man with a cold, evil, laughing smile. And a man, with auburn hair. He was fighting for her, She couldn't breathe. She had been put under some spell. But, she had to do something. Using the last of her strength she yelled. She yelled for them to stop this battle. The second she heard her own voice the world changed, and she found herself outside an old style restaurant. It was in shambles. Her eyes lifted to the sunset sky. She was waiting, waiting for someone to return to her, just as they had promised. In the distance she heard the sound of footsteps, they were coming...just as they had promised. The moment she turned to look at the figures, the scene changed once again. She was standing in her dojo, a place she actually recognized. Closing her eyes, she could feel her father's spirit. Turning to look at his shrine...she gasped. Pin to the wall...was herself? Someone grabbed her from behind and covered her mouth. She could make out the frantic cries. Someone, someone was calling out to her. There voice pleading something. The man...the same man who had been fighting for her ran into the dojo, and stopped dead in his tracks. Her world went black. She couldn't see, all she could do was hear his heart wrenching sobs. His cries full of pain, and sorrow. Suddenly he began to speak.
" What was the Hiten Mitsurugi school."
"Who was-"
Suddenly his voice was drowned out. Kaoru frantically tried to call him back.
"How are you!? Please Tell me your name!" A sob escaped her lips. "PLEASE!!" Falling to the ground, she cried. " Who ever you are...I need you..." Her cry turned into a pleading whisper " I need you....please....help me..."
Tears streamed down her face, and fell onto her pillow who ever this man was. . .he could help her. She could feel it. Who ever the man in her dreams was, whoever had protected her all those times. He would be the one to help her, end her suffering...and protect her once again.
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A/N~ WOW! Long Chapter! Hehe, I hope you liked it! Well, Sano and Megumi seem to be dreaming of each other, which, may I say so myself is a VERY good sign. I especially liked writing Kaoru's last dream sequence here...it helped that I was Listening to the Escaflowne movie soundtrack. Its dramatic music gave me a real feel for the dream. OH! And for all of you who are worried about Kaoru's blindness still. . .don't be. . LoL! Everything will turn out...or will it? MWHAHAHAHAHA! =) Anyway. I hope you all enjoyed! PLEASE EXCUSE ALL SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS. And remember...Aoshi-sama will be VERY up set if you don't review...so...go on...it won't hurt to click the button! Thank you to all my reviewers so far!! Your comments and suggestions have really encouraged me to go on! If any of you have any other comments feel free to E-Mail me...my e-mail is on the ff.net Bio page! LoL Well till next time! Ja! =^.^=
~Kawaii Ayame~
