A/N: Well I hope I can get this chapter out of my head. It's kinda jumbled around so I hope I can fit it in story form heheh.
I hope you guys enjoy this chappie!!!!
Chapter 7
I wouldn't leave Kenshin's side. I kept trying to help him heal, but he wasn't healing that well at all.
He would be lying in bed, and he'd put his hand on mine, and he kept saying, "I'll be fine," yet he can barely get out the words.
Finally the tears in my eyes were noticeable. And it was noticeable that I was trying to hold them back.
"Don't talk Kenshin," I choked out through my tears, putting my finger on his lips. I hated seeing him like this, and I felt like a WIMP for crying at a time like this! I wanted to be strong around him, but when he's weak...I guess I am too.
"Why should I be quiet Kaoru?" He managed to force out. "I'll be fine, you'll see."
I got up from kneeling, sat down on the bed, and I laid my head on his chest, while closing my eyes.
"Kenshin, please relax and get better. Don't do anything that will postpone recovery or make it impossible."
Kenshin managed to put his hand on my shoulder, and I opened my eyes.
"If you can stay like this with me, I'll recover much faster." Kenshin said to me, with a slight bit of relaxation in his voice.
I was shocked for a few seconds, then I smiled. "Don't worry Kenshin, I'm not going to leave your side until that wound is gone..."
***
I could hear Misao's voice in the hallway.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?!?!"
This woke both me and Kenshin up. I lept away and ran to the door, he tried to sit up but let out a breath of pain and laid back down.
"Kenshin, don't try sittting up again for awhile." I said, opening the door and walking into the halls. There Misao stood, confronting past.
"If you don't obey us, our positions that we've kept since before even we can remember will be switched. This is our last chance so you must obey us." They replied to her.
Misao's eyes flickered, "And for THAT purpose, for your own selfish position, you injured Himura?!?!?!"
I got Misao's point and walked up to her. I added to her comment, "Yes, it's not like it's the end if you can't guard this way anymore!"
"Don't talk like you're ahead of us Kaoru!" They yelled, disappeared, and reappeared outside. They transported us out with them.
"Show us your strength!" They yelled at us as they put the image of Kenshin being knocked with that fire back into my mind, and into Misao's mind for the first time.
I cringed greatly, and my hands gripped onto one another as if I could be holding a bokken.
Misao got so angry at the sight of seeing her friend hurt that she yelled on instinct, "TOBIKUNAI!!!!!"
I stared at her, and sure enough, kunai appeared in the air beside her and shot at past.
The middle one dodged it gracefully, but the one's on the end were hit by it. However, they still weren't rid of their power.
"Beautiful, Misao. You still have that ninja in you." The middle one's voice echoed, a little surprised at what had just happened.
Misao was just stunned. I was proud of Misao, that's for sure, but I wanted to defend Kenshin as well as she did.
So without warning them of attack, I swung at the air as if thre was a sword in my head, letting out a battle cry, and the air shook and shot forward.
Once again the leader dodged it, but the other four were hit by it. Only two retreated however, disappearing like they had never been there.
"Damn! Where's Sano when we need him?" Misao blurted out. She was beginning to sound like her past self. Then she added, "I'm going to knock myself out for that."
She didn't want to be like her past. Nor did I. We wanted to to forge toward the future.
But right now, the only way we can do that is to trust our past selves.
So Misao put her hands in an attacking position and I held my "sword" forward as we tried to beat the past by being it...
***
After about an hour, the middle called out "retreat!"
My sword faded away as the remaining two disappearred...again without leaving a trace.
Misao and I dropped to our knees.
As for fighting like that...never again.
We were hoping never again.
We were all back in Kenshin's room, Misao sitting by his bedside, on a chair, me, sitting next to him on his bed, Aoshi was sitting on the floor behind Misao, and Sano was leaning against the wall, trying to get Megumi to give him her last piece of chicken.
Ah, typical Sano and Megumi.
I had to smile at them for some reason.
Kenshin smiled after seeing me smile, Misao's face got brighter after seeing our bright faces, and Megumi and Sano started laughing at the stubbornness of the other person.
And I could swear I saw Aoshi...just ALMOST...give us a smile.
It was a line of happiness.
I was hoping it could stay contagious...maybe it would help Kenshin heal.
A/N: Well here it is...finally. I guess you could call it a finally. Not sure if it took long for u guys but it took FOREVER for me. I like my K&K moment in this one. I'm planning to put some S+M in soon...then some A+M. Anyway, thanks to the following for your reviews:
~JML=You still didn't say if I could call you that or not. OH well! Thanks for the review! The past wants to keep their darned position they're greedy. Heheh I hope you got that point. Thanks!
~lizzie=Actually, "our Kenshin" fits for all those fangirls out there like you, me, and about a hundred more I won't name right now. Thanks for your reviews I'm also updatin fer ya to read! ARIGATOU!
~omochi=HOW COME YOU CAN GUESS SO GOOD? Yeah that's why Yahiko didn't wanna come back! Both reasons actually...I hope you like this story though.
Thanks for yer reviews I enjoy them. You're correct a lot. Are you somehow psychic or somethin? (With RK stories that is...)
~Eliz=A new reviewer? Yay. I don't think confusing was the right word. But I'm getting the hint that you like this story thanks for reviewing I'm hoping to see more!
~amakasu toko=Dear god I HOPE it's not the apocalypse. And readers shoudl believe you ya know because they are like EVERYWHERE hunting down the K-gumi. Oh well, thanks for your enthusiastic review! YATTA! Anyway, I hope you liked this chap and keep those reviews comin!
~mutsumi=I was confused where you were...oh nevamind. Thanks for the review. And ya wanna know why Yahiko didn't come back read omochi's review for chap 6. It helps. Thanks!
Well that's all for now. Please REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!
I hope you guys enjoy this chappie!!!!
Chapter 7
I wouldn't leave Kenshin's side. I kept trying to help him heal, but he wasn't healing that well at all.
He would be lying in bed, and he'd put his hand on mine, and he kept saying, "I'll be fine," yet he can barely get out the words.
Finally the tears in my eyes were noticeable. And it was noticeable that I was trying to hold them back.
"Don't talk Kenshin," I choked out through my tears, putting my finger on his lips. I hated seeing him like this, and I felt like a WIMP for crying at a time like this! I wanted to be strong around him, but when he's weak...I guess I am too.
"Why should I be quiet Kaoru?" He managed to force out. "I'll be fine, you'll see."
I got up from kneeling, sat down on the bed, and I laid my head on his chest, while closing my eyes.
"Kenshin, please relax and get better. Don't do anything that will postpone recovery or make it impossible."
Kenshin managed to put his hand on my shoulder, and I opened my eyes.
"If you can stay like this with me, I'll recover much faster." Kenshin said to me, with a slight bit of relaxation in his voice.
I was shocked for a few seconds, then I smiled. "Don't worry Kenshin, I'm not going to leave your side until that wound is gone..."
***
I could hear Misao's voice in the hallway.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?!?!"
This woke both me and Kenshin up. I lept away and ran to the door, he tried to sit up but let out a breath of pain and laid back down.
"Kenshin, don't try sittting up again for awhile." I said, opening the door and walking into the halls. There Misao stood, confronting past.
"If you don't obey us, our positions that we've kept since before even we can remember will be switched. This is our last chance so you must obey us." They replied to her.
Misao's eyes flickered, "And for THAT purpose, for your own selfish position, you injured Himura?!?!?!"
I got Misao's point and walked up to her. I added to her comment, "Yes, it's not like it's the end if you can't guard this way anymore!"
"Don't talk like you're ahead of us Kaoru!" They yelled, disappeared, and reappeared outside. They transported us out with them.
"Show us your strength!" They yelled at us as they put the image of Kenshin being knocked with that fire back into my mind, and into Misao's mind for the first time.
I cringed greatly, and my hands gripped onto one another as if I could be holding a bokken.
Misao got so angry at the sight of seeing her friend hurt that she yelled on instinct, "TOBIKUNAI!!!!!"
I stared at her, and sure enough, kunai appeared in the air beside her and shot at past.
The middle one dodged it gracefully, but the one's on the end were hit by it. However, they still weren't rid of their power.
"Beautiful, Misao. You still have that ninja in you." The middle one's voice echoed, a little surprised at what had just happened.
Misao was just stunned. I was proud of Misao, that's for sure, but I wanted to defend Kenshin as well as she did.
So without warning them of attack, I swung at the air as if thre was a sword in my head, letting out a battle cry, and the air shook and shot forward.
Once again the leader dodged it, but the other four were hit by it. Only two retreated however, disappearing like they had never been there.
"Damn! Where's Sano when we need him?" Misao blurted out. She was beginning to sound like her past self. Then she added, "I'm going to knock myself out for that."
She didn't want to be like her past. Nor did I. We wanted to to forge toward the future.
But right now, the only way we can do that is to trust our past selves.
So Misao put her hands in an attacking position and I held my "sword" forward as we tried to beat the past by being it...
***
After about an hour, the middle called out "retreat!"
My sword faded away as the remaining two disappearred...again without leaving a trace.
Misao and I dropped to our knees.
As for fighting like that...never again.
We were hoping never again.
We were all back in Kenshin's room, Misao sitting by his bedside, on a chair, me, sitting next to him on his bed, Aoshi was sitting on the floor behind Misao, and Sano was leaning against the wall, trying to get Megumi to give him her last piece of chicken.
Ah, typical Sano and Megumi.
I had to smile at them for some reason.
Kenshin smiled after seeing me smile, Misao's face got brighter after seeing our bright faces, and Megumi and Sano started laughing at the stubbornness of the other person.
And I could swear I saw Aoshi...just ALMOST...give us a smile.
It was a line of happiness.
I was hoping it could stay contagious...maybe it would help Kenshin heal.
A/N: Well here it is...finally. I guess you could call it a finally. Not sure if it took long for u guys but it took FOREVER for me. I like my K&K moment in this one. I'm planning to put some S+M in soon...then some A+M. Anyway, thanks to the following for your reviews:
~JML=You still didn't say if I could call you that or not. OH well! Thanks for the review! The past wants to keep their darned position they're greedy. Heheh I hope you got that point. Thanks!
~lizzie=Actually, "our Kenshin" fits for all those fangirls out there like you, me, and about a hundred more I won't name right now. Thanks for your reviews I'm also updatin fer ya to read! ARIGATOU!
~omochi=HOW COME YOU CAN GUESS SO GOOD? Yeah that's why Yahiko didn't wanna come back! Both reasons actually...I hope you like this story though.
Thanks for yer reviews I enjoy them. You're correct a lot. Are you somehow psychic or somethin? (With RK stories that is...)
~Eliz=A new reviewer? Yay. I don't think confusing was the right word. But I'm getting the hint that you like this story thanks for reviewing I'm hoping to see more!
~amakasu toko=Dear god I HOPE it's not the apocalypse. And readers shoudl believe you ya know because they are like EVERYWHERE hunting down the K-gumi. Oh well, thanks for your enthusiastic review! YATTA! Anyway, I hope you liked this chap and keep those reviews comin!
~mutsumi=I was confused where you were...oh nevamind. Thanks for the review. And ya wanna know why Yahiko didn't come back read omochi's review for chap 6. It helps. Thanks!
Well that's all for now. Please REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!
