A/N: I POSTED EARLIER!!! I know that I didn't get 10 reviews, but they were all really encouraging, so I though, "What the heck? Let's go ahead and post ch.3." Thanks to the 8 people who reviewed!!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or any of the characters used.
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"Alright, " said Dr. Genzai. This is odd. Before he left, he never seemed this serious. The two men walked into the next room and closed the sliding door. "What's on your mind, my boy?"
"I needed you help," the younger man stated, "I don't know how to explain myself to everyone, and they deserve to know why I was gone so long." He looked down at his feet to avoid eye contact and clenched his fist.
"There's a deeper meaning to that, isn't there," Dr. Genzai alleged.
"When I first left, I thought that what I was going to do was for the good of the whole nation, that I did, but all I did was make matters worse. I didn't think that you all would ever accept me as a friend again because of what I did. I went to Kyoto as planned, and searched for Shishio and his men and found them easily. As I fought each of them, with every hit and blow, I grew closer and closer to becoming the Battousai once more, until one day… it happened. Three years ago, I finally made it to Shishio. During the fight, I had so much anger built up inside that I became my own greatest nightmare. Of course, Shishio was pleased that he could fight the person that he preceded, but we both became so weak from our injuries and from the long fight that it came down to one final blow, and I defeated him, but something was wrong. I couldn't change back into the Rurouni," he said for and paused for a long moment and tried to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall.
"I can tell something else happened. You can tell me," the old doctor coaxed.
"I couldn't control the Battousai after the fight and… and…" Kenshin couldn't hold them back any longer, and the tears flooded down his flushed face, "…and I went on a killing spree. I event killed little children in a small village I came to. It's just that my Battousai side overpowered the Rurouni. I just couldn't get over it. It drove me crazy, so when I finally returned to normal, I changed my name for a while and sought help. That's where I've been for the last two god-awful years. I still have nightmares about it. I-I-I broke my vow to never kill again." When he finished, he slammed his fist down onto the table on his right side. "How could I do that?!!?"
"I see," said Dr. Genzai solemnly. "I don't know exactly what to tell you except to tell you to confront the reality of it all. You need to tell then to get it off your chest because if you live with this heavy of guilt, you can get very sick." Both men stood up from their pervious positions and headed for the door.
"Hmm… I guess your right," Kenshin stated quietly. But how will they react??
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MG: My thoughts exactly Kenshin.
Kenshin: Oro?? How did you get into the story?
MG: I'm the author. DUH!!
Kenshin: Oh yeah. Why am I so weak?
MG: It's going to help with the plot later on.
Kenshin: Oh, okay. You all need to review this story, that you do.
MG: you heard the man. I GOT A CELEBRITY ENDORCEMENT!! Yatta!! Well, I've got to go cook up chapter four. I hop you are enjoying this as much as I am! Ja'ne! =D
~~I would like to be around 17-20 reviews before I post the next chapter!~~
Thanks to following people who reviewed:
Nicky: Thanks a bunch. You were my first review! *grins*
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Blaze: Sorry about the wait, but I really needed time to think of more chapters. =P
Dragona: I'm glad you like it!
Rai: I'm trying to make them longer, I really am. When I write them out, they seem like they are going to be longer, but they end up short. It's just because of where I cut them off. J
Babog: Don't worry, I'll get to the K/K soon enough. It's just the beginning of the story.Dizzy@_@: *smiles* I'm glad you like it!Mika blue eyes: Yeah! Don't worry! I'm not stopping on this baby! I glad you like it so far!Please review, guys! I need to know what I need to fix and maybe get some ideas to use in later chapters.
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