Authors Note: Thanks to everyone that reviewed. I'm glad that I have
everyone's attention from the last chapter. Now! If you'll please buckle
up, take a deep breath be prepared for this next chapter. If needed, you
may get some Kleenex for this one. Thank you to my editor who corrected me
Chimamire- Covered with blood
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The trees blew in the night sky. A small figure ran across the dojo, hiding in the shadows. Hoping she wouldn't be seen till it was too late. She hoped he wouldn't have figured it out, but it seemed like he has. What to do if he confronts her?
She shook her in denial. She would make sure she was never found she would have to stay low for a while. The blood was too strong on her, he could find her sooner then she thought. Her whole mission was just to make sure he was alright, that he was happy. He was.
A sad smile reached her face. The one she loved was finally happy, he could move on from the past now. He was free. The battousai was never to be seen again, unless someone was threatened. What she heard from megumi, he took good care of Kaoru.
She stopped back at the river. The moon shining over the ground, she sat down looking up at it. How comforting it was to her. The moon bathed to her in her glow, she frowned slightly at the pure white light. Tears trickled down her face she refused to let out a sob.
"If only I could be, as pure as the moon, she thought, but I can't."
The wind blew caressing her face. She closed her eyes softly, as if she understood the wind was trying to sooth her nerves. Or at least trying to make her feel better, she wished everything was just better and right again.
"chimamire" the wind whispered.
Usagi frowned slightly this wind was different. Unlike the last wind, this one sent chilled down her spines. This new wind was mocking her, as if trying to relive the pain all over again, never wanting her to forget. She frowned.
"Why, she asked, don't you let me forget?"
Usagi frowned as she got up. Her feet carrying her farther away from this place, she needed to get back to Tokyo and pronto. The sky was an orange color, as the sun began to peek from behind the hill. She smiled softly at the sight.
She was home. She was finally free from the anguish and torment of the past. If he could forget her and move on, so could she. This was one place where she could start it. The streets were busy as people burst through doors.
"Ohayo Usagi-san" A voice said
Usagi smiled at the women. She looked at the women perched behind the counter. The smell of bread reached her nose it was that smell she loved so much. The warm crisp smell of fresh baked bread that was soft when you broke it apart.
"Ohayo Mika" She replied.
Usagi pulled down her long blonde hair. Bringing it to the left she, she began to braid it, and put a bow at the end of it. She smiled softly at her reflection. She looked so cute and innocent this way. Although things could get ugly, she ran on finding herself in the deserted allies.
She froze as her eyes widened. This is..where it all began. This was the same spot she was at, when she realized kenshin was gone. . He moved on, he believed her dead when she wasn't even home that day. Tears dripped down her face.
"Baka Kenshin, she muttered, you never looked completely."
A deep chuckle made her look from the corner of her eyes. A man in uniform stood behind her, but he wasn't a cop, No! This was Saitou..the one who made kenshin believe she was dead. She turned around fast cold eyes facing him.
Now Tomoe, you shouldn't look at me like that, he said, I'm here to help."
Usagi snorted at the comment. She moved the weight from her left foot to her right she just wanted to knock this guy out already. Here he was just standing there, waiting for the right moment to bring it up, and smiling about it.
"I'm not Tomoe, Usagi said, so don't call me that."
"I didn't think you were alive, Saitou said, "but I think the angels are giving you a second chance."
His eyes widened as a strong wind rushed passed him. He frowned slightly as he watched a cross shape scar appear on his right cheek, blood spilling from the freshly made mark. He looked behind him she stood a good five feet from where he was.
Her eyes silver with blue tints behind them. She turned away from him, walking under the tree branches, she would be back to finish him off. Her hands were stained with his blood now, and she wasn't satisfied yet.
Brown eyes watched the girl walk to the busy streets. He frowned slightly he followed her on foot, this far and he still, didn't know why she left. He looked at her face, from the looks of it though she isn't going to let that information out too soon.
"Why do I have to watch her" he thought.
** Kyoto**
Kenshin paced back and forward grabbing his sword sometimes. He stopped pacing to look back at the gates no Sanouske has arrived with information on where she is. Kenshin sighed softly, was it really her? What if it was? All these thoughts ran through his mind.
Megumi frowned slightly. How kenshin found out is beyond her, she thought she did a wonderful job of acting. She frowned watching Kaoru, the girl just stared at Kenshin, she growled at her selfishness. The raccoon girl had no Idea of what she did.
"I'm finding Usagi, myself" Kenshin said.
Kaoru stood up and shook her head. He looked at her with narrowed violent eyes. Kaoru backed up slowly he never looked at her, like that. That look that, said he thought, of her as an enemy that must be destroyed and dealt with.
"Kaoru-dono I must know, he said, If Usagi knows anything about Tomoe's death."
Kaoru frowned slightly and relaxed a little. He wasn't going to attack her as she thought, more like he was angry at himself. The young niece of Tomoe was the only thing he had left, to the answers he so badly wanted. The answers that will help his mind be at peace.
"Hai Kenshin, Kaoru said, you do need that information" she said
Kenshin smiled softly at her thanking her that she understood. He said his quick goodbyes and headed out the gates, this was one journey he needed to take, a journey that will keep him going, now and forever.
"I'm getting those answers tonight" he thought.
The small group watched kenshin walk away from them. He was on another mission again, but not to rescue anybody. This mission was to questions he asked those many years ago. The answers he needed.
"Was Tomoe really gone?"
** Tokyo**
Usagi frowned slightly as she noticed someone following her. She didn't pay it him mind, she knew who it was, let him be the fool to believe she didn't. She smiled softly, as her hair flew on her left side of her face, she thought it was cute. Usagi wondered of this was his doing.
A small house came into view. It wasn't big like it was those bloody nights, and tragic findings. This house was somewhere she could start over forgetting that part of her life. She left the door opened leaving her visitor the sign he was permitted to come in.
Sitting down she placed a cup on the table. One cup was for her and the other one was for her guest, he should be tired and thirsty after that long trip. She smirked slightly as she noticed a tall figure enter her home.
"Nice place here, a male voice said, must be a nice place to hide from the real world, and forget about everything."
Usagi frowned softly looking in her cup of tea. She knew he came here to interrogate her, but she really needed to leave him where he was happy. Somewhere he could forget his lonely and sad past. She knew he needed that.
"Why?" he asked.
Usagi raised an eyebrow at the question. Blue eyes stared at brown eyes, neither one willing to back down. She sighed setting her cup down this would be pretty difficult to explain. When everything was going so well, she messed it up.
"Why, What?" she asked.
The man snorted softly at the avoidance of the question. There was something she wasn't telling them, something that could help kenshin.
"Your more selfish then missy, he said, although she did run out to him when he almost disappeared."
Usagi stood up fast. She looked at the bandit in front of her, the cup tipping over spilling its contents onto the floor.
Chimamire- Covered with blood
***************
The trees blew in the night sky. A small figure ran across the dojo, hiding in the shadows. Hoping she wouldn't be seen till it was too late. She hoped he wouldn't have figured it out, but it seemed like he has. What to do if he confronts her?
She shook her in denial. She would make sure she was never found she would have to stay low for a while. The blood was too strong on her, he could find her sooner then she thought. Her whole mission was just to make sure he was alright, that he was happy. He was.
A sad smile reached her face. The one she loved was finally happy, he could move on from the past now. He was free. The battousai was never to be seen again, unless someone was threatened. What she heard from megumi, he took good care of Kaoru.
She stopped back at the river. The moon shining over the ground, she sat down looking up at it. How comforting it was to her. The moon bathed to her in her glow, she frowned slightly at the pure white light. Tears trickled down her face she refused to let out a sob.
"If only I could be, as pure as the moon, she thought, but I can't."
The wind blew caressing her face. She closed her eyes softly, as if she understood the wind was trying to sooth her nerves. Or at least trying to make her feel better, she wished everything was just better and right again.
"chimamire" the wind whispered.
Usagi frowned slightly this wind was different. Unlike the last wind, this one sent chilled down her spines. This new wind was mocking her, as if trying to relive the pain all over again, never wanting her to forget. She frowned.
"Why, she asked, don't you let me forget?"
Usagi frowned as she got up. Her feet carrying her farther away from this place, she needed to get back to Tokyo and pronto. The sky was an orange color, as the sun began to peek from behind the hill. She smiled softly at the sight.
She was home. She was finally free from the anguish and torment of the past. If he could forget her and move on, so could she. This was one place where she could start it. The streets were busy as people burst through doors.
"Ohayo Usagi-san" A voice said
Usagi smiled at the women. She looked at the women perched behind the counter. The smell of bread reached her nose it was that smell she loved so much. The warm crisp smell of fresh baked bread that was soft when you broke it apart.
"Ohayo Mika" She replied.
Usagi pulled down her long blonde hair. Bringing it to the left she, she began to braid it, and put a bow at the end of it. She smiled softly at her reflection. She looked so cute and innocent this way. Although things could get ugly, she ran on finding herself in the deserted allies.
She froze as her eyes widened. This is..where it all began. This was the same spot she was at, when she realized kenshin was gone. . He moved on, he believed her dead when she wasn't even home that day. Tears dripped down her face.
"Baka Kenshin, she muttered, you never looked completely."
A deep chuckle made her look from the corner of her eyes. A man in uniform stood behind her, but he wasn't a cop, No! This was Saitou..the one who made kenshin believe she was dead. She turned around fast cold eyes facing him.
Now Tomoe, you shouldn't look at me like that, he said, I'm here to help."
Usagi snorted at the comment. She moved the weight from her left foot to her right she just wanted to knock this guy out already. Here he was just standing there, waiting for the right moment to bring it up, and smiling about it.
"I'm not Tomoe, Usagi said, so don't call me that."
"I didn't think you were alive, Saitou said, "but I think the angels are giving you a second chance."
His eyes widened as a strong wind rushed passed him. He frowned slightly as he watched a cross shape scar appear on his right cheek, blood spilling from the freshly made mark. He looked behind him she stood a good five feet from where he was.
Her eyes silver with blue tints behind them. She turned away from him, walking under the tree branches, she would be back to finish him off. Her hands were stained with his blood now, and she wasn't satisfied yet.
Brown eyes watched the girl walk to the busy streets. He frowned slightly he followed her on foot, this far and he still, didn't know why she left. He looked at her face, from the looks of it though she isn't going to let that information out too soon.
"Why do I have to watch her" he thought.
** Kyoto**
Kenshin paced back and forward grabbing his sword sometimes. He stopped pacing to look back at the gates no Sanouske has arrived with information on where she is. Kenshin sighed softly, was it really her? What if it was? All these thoughts ran through his mind.
Megumi frowned slightly. How kenshin found out is beyond her, she thought she did a wonderful job of acting. She frowned watching Kaoru, the girl just stared at Kenshin, she growled at her selfishness. The raccoon girl had no Idea of what she did.
"I'm finding Usagi, myself" Kenshin said.
Kaoru stood up and shook her head. He looked at her with narrowed violent eyes. Kaoru backed up slowly he never looked at her, like that. That look that, said he thought, of her as an enemy that must be destroyed and dealt with.
"Kaoru-dono I must know, he said, If Usagi knows anything about Tomoe's death."
Kaoru frowned slightly and relaxed a little. He wasn't going to attack her as she thought, more like he was angry at himself. The young niece of Tomoe was the only thing he had left, to the answers he so badly wanted. The answers that will help his mind be at peace.
"Hai Kenshin, Kaoru said, you do need that information" she said
Kenshin smiled softly at her thanking her that she understood. He said his quick goodbyes and headed out the gates, this was one journey he needed to take, a journey that will keep him going, now and forever.
"I'm getting those answers tonight" he thought.
The small group watched kenshin walk away from them. He was on another mission again, but not to rescue anybody. This mission was to questions he asked those many years ago. The answers he needed.
"Was Tomoe really gone?"
** Tokyo**
Usagi frowned slightly as she noticed someone following her. She didn't pay it him mind, she knew who it was, let him be the fool to believe she didn't. She smiled softly, as her hair flew on her left side of her face, she thought it was cute. Usagi wondered of this was his doing.
A small house came into view. It wasn't big like it was those bloody nights, and tragic findings. This house was somewhere she could start over forgetting that part of her life. She left the door opened leaving her visitor the sign he was permitted to come in.
Sitting down she placed a cup on the table. One cup was for her and the other one was for her guest, he should be tired and thirsty after that long trip. She smirked slightly as she noticed a tall figure enter her home.
"Nice place here, a male voice said, must be a nice place to hide from the real world, and forget about everything."
Usagi frowned softly looking in her cup of tea. She knew he came here to interrogate her, but she really needed to leave him where he was happy. Somewhere he could forget his lonely and sad past. She knew he needed that.
"Why?" he asked.
Usagi raised an eyebrow at the question. Blue eyes stared at brown eyes, neither one willing to back down. She sighed setting her cup down this would be pretty difficult to explain. When everything was going so well, she messed it up.
"Why, What?" she asked.
The man snorted softly at the avoidance of the question. There was something she wasn't telling them, something that could help kenshin.
"Your more selfish then missy, he said, although she did run out to him when he almost disappeared."
Usagi stood up fast. She looked at the bandit in front of her, the cup tipping over spilling its contents onto the floor.