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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.
WARNING!!! CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE NEW KENSHIN OVA
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Chapter 9: The first battle to save you...
Kenshin glared down the white haired man. His mind filling with thoughts of the last Earthly Justice. The fight, the puppet of Kaoru...he could have died then and there. Kenshin then noticed the hunched shadow behind Enishi. Enishi grinned. "Want to know what it is?" he asked. Enishi moved back and grabbed the figure by the hair and tossed it into the light. Kenshin's eyes widened. "KAORU!" Kenshin started to make his way toward her, but Enishi's voice stopped him. "Get any closer Battousai and I'll kill her right now..." he shot a glare toward Megumi. "That goes for the fox doctor as well..." Megumi stepped forward. "Do you have any idea what your doing to her!?" Enishi laughed. "Of course I do...and it's all for revenge..." Megumi held her head high. "Revenge for what?" Enishi shrugged. "You'll find out soon enough..." he then looked toward Kenshin and smirked. "Care to take a closer look at her?" Enishi picked up Kaoru again by her hair, this time in the light. Kenshin gasped at what he saw. Dried blood rested against her lips, and the blood red marks stood out clearly over her body. There were more than he had expected. Her face was deathly pale, and her eyes were practically glazed over. She was shaking and murmuring words to herself. Kenshin kept the tears and rage in his heart from surfacing, but, all he could do was stare in disbelief at what was before him. "She's practically gone insane Battousai...and soon..." all Enishi could do was smirk in satisfaction. Hiko stood with his arms crossed examining Kaoru carefully...his eyes widened at a sudden realization. 'She can't think straight...that's why it appears that she's going insane. She's having memories of the past, put there getting jumbled with things that are happening now. If Kenshin doesn't hurry and get her to remember...insanity will kill her before the disease does...' "KENSHIN!" Kenshin turned around to look at Hiko. Hiko stepped toward him. "Right now...don't worry about winning the fight..." Kenshin looked at Hiko confused. "But-but Master-" "KENSHIN! Just do what I say. Don't worry about winning the fight yet, worry about getting her to remember. Enishi's physical and mental damage to her has caused her to remember parts of her past, but, their entwining with what's going on now. Thus, the reason she appears to be going insane...save her from insanity first, and from the disease later..." Enishi glared toward the two figures. "STOP YOUR PLOTTING! She's in too deep now to be brought back to reality Battousai! Your going to watch her die a painful death..!" Kenshin look at Kaoru who was again on the ground. He tried to make out what she was saying, but he couldn't see her lips. "Stop your fooling around Battousai..." Enishi pointed his watou at him. "...and lets finish this!" Enishi kicked Kaoru out of the way. "Jou-chan..." Megumi eyed Sano, and put a hand on his shoulder. "I know you want to run out to her as much as I do...but...we can't risk it Sanosuke..." Sano nodded slightly and turned toward the two figures standing in the middle of the roof top. Kenshin took one last look at Kaoru before getting into stance. Enishi grinned. "It ends here Battousai!" Enishi ran at Kenshin full speed. And all that could be heard was the sound of swords clashing.
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Kaoru could barely make out the words being said around her. She was hearing things that sounded out of place. Pain. Pure pain is what she felt. She felt when Enishi tossed her to the cement ground, and when he held her up by her hair. She could vaguely see the two figures clashing against each other. Her body felt weak, and demanded rest. She was trying to reach him with words, but he didn't seem to hear her. She didn't know what the words meant, but, she knew he would tell her and help her. Finally, she fell into a state of numbness, as she continued to mouth the words to him
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"Kaoru-chan...."
Kaoru opened her eyes, she was laying in a field of Sakura petals. "Where-where am I?"
"Kaoru-chan...."
Kaoru stood up, although her body protested her not too. "Who...who's there"
"There's no need to be concerned with who I am Kaoru-chan...all you need to know is that I'm here to help you..."
Kaoru looked around and still saw no one. Images continued to overlap inside her brain. She crumpled to the ground once again. "Please....help me..."
"Close your eyes..."
Kaoru did as she was told and closed her eyes. Suddenly all the mixed images were gone. All she could see was him. His hair, his eyes, his face. It was all him. "Kenshin..." She reached a hand out to him. "I need you...please...help me..." He smiled at her, that famous smile. He reached his hand out toward hers.
"Don't worry Koishii...I'll help you. Soon...it will all be clear..."
She smiled as their hands slowly came toward each other. But, before they could touch, a swift pain took her breath away. All the over lapping images returning. "Kenshin!?" Nothing..."KENSHIN!? Help!" He was gone. Kaoru felt her body being thrown into another state of convulsions. The images becoming more demanding, the sound of her own heartbeat in her ears returning. This time the shaking was more painful. Kaoru's eyes burst open as she proceeded to scream.
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The loud scream seemed to freeze time. Enishi and Kenshin, who were in the middle of there battle and slightly battered, halted in mid rush to look at Kaoru. Hiko stared in awe, as Sano stared in disbelief. Yahiko tried to make a dash out to her, but was stopped by a wide eyed Megumi. Enishi smirked and watched the fun. Kenshin's face showed pure shock as he watched the one he loved most suffer a cruel fate. She was shaking and screaming out random things. Most of them being his name. Kenshin dropped his sword and ran toward her. Enishi grinned. "Try as you might to calm her Battousai....it's too late. She has no sanity left within her. Just let her die..." Kenshin ignored his words and knelt next to her. "Kaoru..." he reached out to touch her only to watch her back away in fear. ' Please Koishii...let me help you....' Kenshin then gathered her into his arms. Kaoru began thrashing out and trying to get away. Kenshin held her tighter. He listened to the things she was crying out, half of them not making sense. Her tremors worsened. Her voice became soft, barely audible, and her body became cold. She began to murmur the same thing over and over again. Kenshin listened carefully.
"Okaeri Nasai. . .Okaeri Nasai. . .Okaeri Nasai. . .Okaeri Nasai .....Shinta. . ."
His eyes widened. The last time they were together, when he came home. This was the memory that was over lapping in her mind. But, she couldn't remember how it ended. Kenshin smiled softly and pulled her closer to him, ignoring the tremor's that ran through her body, and whispered to her.
"Tadamia. . .Kaoru. . ."
Kaoru's eyes widened as she heard those words. She found herself in a different place, him in her arms, laying on a river bank. "It finally disappeared..." she whispered. "Yokkata.... " A tear fell from her cheek onto his. She was tired and weak. Finally her body could stand no more, and she collapsed on top of her one true love. She saw him in her mind, reaching out to her, smiling. "We'll be together again someday Koishii..." A tear ran down her face. Suddenly a voice whispered into her ear. "I'm here...I'm here to save you Koishii....come back to me...please..."
Kenshin waited patiently to see how she would react. He felt a drop of moister go through his shirt, followed by another, and another, beating on his chest in a rhythm. Kenshin moved Kaoru up to look at her face. Wet sapphire met amethyst, and she smiled. "Kenshin.." she murmured. She threw her arms around her neck and hugged him tightly. Her shaking was still noticeable, but not as bad as before. "Kenshin...I know...I remember everything! You came home, and....and you died..." She cried harder than ever before. "You died in my arms!" Kenshin stroked her hair and smiled. "Kaoru-koishii...its alright....we found each other again didn't we...?" She nodded into his shoulder, and continued to cry pure relief.
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Megumi, Sanosuke and Yahiko looked at the moment in confusion. Suddenly Sano's eye's widened. ' So....the dreams I've been having...' Hiko stepped forward and cleared his throat. "We were all reincarnated from the Meiji to this time when we died. And now its about damn time we all remember what our lives were back then...."
Enishi started at the couple in front of him in anger. "No...NO!! I WON'T LOSE TO YOU AGAIN BATTOUSAI!!" Kenshin looked up at Enishi with a glare. "Give up...you have no way to win...now that I have her back." Enishi smirked. "Oh...I believe your forgetting one little detail Battousai...." Kaoru suddenly began to cry out in pain. Kenshin's eyes widened at turned toward her. ' The disease! She's still suffering...and with out that medicine Dr. Gensai's trying to get...she'll die! ' Kenshin stood up cradling Kaoru in his arms. "No matter what, you won't win...I'm going to take Kaoru to get that cure...and rid her of this damn disease forever!" Enishi laughed. "I don't think so...." Enishi ran at them and a deadly pace. Time turned to slow motion as Kenshin's eyes widened. He couldn't see where Enishi was! Kenshin held the trembling Kaoru closer to him. Suddenly he felt a weight rush into him, knocking him to the ground, and Kaoru sliding out of his arms. "K-Kaoru!!" Enishi now stood beside her and picked her up by her hair once again. "Dare to attack now?" Enishi smirked and threw Kaoru a distance away from them. Sano couldn't take anymore, he loved Kaoru as a sister and would protect her. "THAT'S ENOUGH!!" Sano's ken-ki could be felt as he stood next to Kenshin. "Sano....Please, back down. You can't win." Sanosuke shot a glance at Kenshin. "We have to get her back....without that cure Kenshin..." Kenshin gave him a look. "I know Sano...but YOU don't remember how to fight yet...not to mention even back then your defense was weak." Sano shot another look at his red headed friend. Not backing down he looked toward Enishi. "I knew it....I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE FROM THE BEGINNING!!!! I should have thrown your ass out the first time I had seen Jou-chan with those injuries!!"
Enishi laughed. "Injuries? Well...its not my fault she was a klutz. You can't blame me for bruises and cuts. Like she's said...she could have fallen down a flight of stairs." Enishi then turned toward the buildings stair case that led down from the roof. He turned and gave Kenshin a menacing smile. Kaoru turned cold. "Kenshin!!" Before Kenshin could react and Kaoru could finish her scream, Enishi threw her into the stair well and slammed the door shut. Locking it, he took the key and placed it into his pocket. Megumi stepped forward once again. "YOU SICK MAN! How could you just throw her around like that!?" Enishi ignored her comment and looked toward Kenshin. His eyes were wide...and he was unfocused, too surprised by Enishi's actions to do anything. Enishi smirked. 'Now.' he thought. With fast speed Enishi ran toward Kenshin. Hiko eyes widened in surprise.' What is he doing...!? ' Then Hiko noticed just how close to the edge of the building Kenshin was. "KENSHIN!!!" But before Kenshin or anyone could move, Enishi was right in Kenshin face, knocking him over the end of the roof. Before he began to fall, he heard Enishi's voice in his ear. "She'll be mine, and after I've had her she'll die.....this time, I'll make sure she's dead, and I'll make sure you die as well...." Then there was nothing but the cries from his friends, as he fell 20 stories into the dark.
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A/N- HAHAHAHA!! Cliffhanger!! Don't you just love 'em? Anyway..sorry about the long a waited update. I went on vacation to California and just recently got back. I've got soooooo much make-up work to do! !! Anyway...what will be the fate of our dear Kenshin? What will happened to poor sick Kaoru? I'll try and get out the next chapter soon. I'll probably be up all night tonight doing working on it. I just saw "The Ring" today....*shudder* Nightmares are a possibility if I go to bed LOL!! ^^() (PLEASE EXCUSE ALL SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS!!) Well, Till Next Time! JA! =^.^=
~Kawaii Ayame~
