Chapter 14: Bloodlines
"Kenji," Kenshin whispered hoarsely from his position on the ground.
Kenji's eyes.. were amber.
Kenshin's breathing increased as his heart did summersaults in his chest. 'How can this be? I know that my eyes change color when I get really mad, but can it really travel through bloodlines?'
Yusuke sensed the danger. But yet, his lips curled into a cruel smile. Taking his sword, he raised it above his head, bringing the tip down and stabbing Kenshin in the back.
Kenshin's eyes bugged out of his head, his mouth open in a silent scream as a fine stream of blood leaked from it. He went limp when the sword was then pulled from his back, yet there was the slightest trace of a smile on his face.
Kenji's face was contorted with anger. His eyebrow twitched slightly as he stuggled against his bonds.
"How could you. How could you do this to him? To pin him in a corner, then kill him? And using us as bait! You coward, you are a scumbag not even fit to be damned to hell!" Kenji's red bangs hung over his eyes, shadowing them. But still a golden glow radiated from beneath his fiery locks.
Yusuke chuckled. "You haven't a clue who your father was, boy. Many people would go to great lengths to kill him, just as I have." The man looked back at the body on the ground.
Finally, Yusuke returned his gaze to the boy. "But I see you will also be a threat to me if I let you live." Picking up his sword, he slowly raised it above his head, in front of Kenji.
Kaoru froze, her face twisted with fear. "NO!" she cried, but her voice went unheard.
Kenji's face was set firm, his golden eyes shining with hate and anger.
"Goodbye, son of the Battousai."
As the man brought the blade down, the sound of metal colliding rang out. In front of Kenji stood Kazumi, struggling to hold off the madman Yusuke. He pushed against her with all his strength, trying despiratly to overthrow her.
Kenji's eyes flashed dangerously. Snarling, he dropped his head. "When you kidnap me and my mother, you've pushed me. When you've killed my father, you've punched me. But when you drag the person I love into it, you've slapped me. And I can promise you, that now, all hell will break LOOSE!"
With a mighty roar, Kenji's arms broke free from their bonds. With lightning speed, he darted over and grabbed the Sakabatou.
Yusuke's and Kazumi's battle was forgotten, yet both fighters still connected by their swords. Yusuke was stunned by the Battousai's son's incredible speed. He had never even seen such speed in the Battousai himself. But Kazumi was stunned by what Kenji had muttered. The words had barley reached her ears, but had reached them nonetheless.
'He loves me? I always thought I was just some girl he liked to flirt with. I never knew he had feelings for me.' Her mind flashed back to all the times Kenji had inappropriately touched her, and all her rather-too-mild punishments.
As Kenji grabbed the Sakabatou, Yusuke was struck back to reality. His fight was with this new Battousai. Untangling his sword from the girls, he sliced a large cut from her shoulder to her stomach. Kazumi fell to the ground, screaming and writhing in pain.
The whole time Kenji just watched Kazumi. "Fatal mistake." He whispered, just enough for Yusuke to hear.
Kenji's eyes flashed dangerously and narrowed to slits. "You will pay for hurting Kazumi and killing my father."
"Kenji NO!" Kaoru screamed.
Kenji ignored her.
"Kenji, I can hardly bear the fact that you father was a manslayer. How he killed so many people. And I wont have it happen to you!" Kaoru screamed.
"Shut up! I'm doing what I have to, and if you stop me, we'll both be dead." Kenji yelled back to Kaoru, poison soaking his voice.
Kaoru felt helpless. And, for the first time in her life, she felt something that no mother should feel from their child.
Kaoru was afraid of Kenji.
"Kenji," Kenshin whispered hoarsely from his position on the ground.
Kenji's eyes.. were amber.
Kenshin's breathing increased as his heart did summersaults in his chest. 'How can this be? I know that my eyes change color when I get really mad, but can it really travel through bloodlines?'
Yusuke sensed the danger. But yet, his lips curled into a cruel smile. Taking his sword, he raised it above his head, bringing the tip down and stabbing Kenshin in the back.
Kenshin's eyes bugged out of his head, his mouth open in a silent scream as a fine stream of blood leaked from it. He went limp when the sword was then pulled from his back, yet there was the slightest trace of a smile on his face.
Kenji's face was contorted with anger. His eyebrow twitched slightly as he stuggled against his bonds.
"How could you. How could you do this to him? To pin him in a corner, then kill him? And using us as bait! You coward, you are a scumbag not even fit to be damned to hell!" Kenji's red bangs hung over his eyes, shadowing them. But still a golden glow radiated from beneath his fiery locks.
Yusuke chuckled. "You haven't a clue who your father was, boy. Many people would go to great lengths to kill him, just as I have." The man looked back at the body on the ground.
Finally, Yusuke returned his gaze to the boy. "But I see you will also be a threat to me if I let you live." Picking up his sword, he slowly raised it above his head, in front of Kenji.
Kaoru froze, her face twisted with fear. "NO!" she cried, but her voice went unheard.
Kenji's face was set firm, his golden eyes shining with hate and anger.
"Goodbye, son of the Battousai."
As the man brought the blade down, the sound of metal colliding rang out. In front of Kenji stood Kazumi, struggling to hold off the madman Yusuke. He pushed against her with all his strength, trying despiratly to overthrow her.
Kenji's eyes flashed dangerously. Snarling, he dropped his head. "When you kidnap me and my mother, you've pushed me. When you've killed my father, you've punched me. But when you drag the person I love into it, you've slapped me. And I can promise you, that now, all hell will break LOOSE!"
With a mighty roar, Kenji's arms broke free from their bonds. With lightning speed, he darted over and grabbed the Sakabatou.
Yusuke's and Kazumi's battle was forgotten, yet both fighters still connected by their swords. Yusuke was stunned by the Battousai's son's incredible speed. He had never even seen such speed in the Battousai himself. But Kazumi was stunned by what Kenji had muttered. The words had barley reached her ears, but had reached them nonetheless.
'He loves me? I always thought I was just some girl he liked to flirt with. I never knew he had feelings for me.' Her mind flashed back to all the times Kenji had inappropriately touched her, and all her rather-too-mild punishments.
As Kenji grabbed the Sakabatou, Yusuke was struck back to reality. His fight was with this new Battousai. Untangling his sword from the girls, he sliced a large cut from her shoulder to her stomach. Kazumi fell to the ground, screaming and writhing in pain.
The whole time Kenji just watched Kazumi. "Fatal mistake." He whispered, just enough for Yusuke to hear.
Kenji's eyes flashed dangerously and narrowed to slits. "You will pay for hurting Kazumi and killing my father."
"Kenji NO!" Kaoru screamed.
Kenji ignored her.
"Kenji, I can hardly bear the fact that you father was a manslayer. How he killed so many people. And I wont have it happen to you!" Kaoru screamed.
"Shut up! I'm doing what I have to, and if you stop me, we'll both be dead." Kenji yelled back to Kaoru, poison soaking his voice.
Kaoru felt helpless. And, for the first time in her life, she felt something that no mother should feel from their child.
Kaoru was afraid of Kenji.