Forgotten Future
Disclaimer- I don't own Kenshin.I wish to god that I did.excuse me while I go cry. Warning- This story is set after the Enishi Series, so it has spoilers for both the Kyoto Series and the Enishi Series. If you haven't read or seen the two, you probably shouldn't read this fic.
Author's Note- This is my first Kenshin fic, so...be kind.
Chapter 1- Sight of Blood
"Kenshin? Kenshin!" Kaoru was worried. Just the night before, Megumi had told Kenshin about the condition of his body.
Flash Back
"The damage to your body is still slight. If you are careful, you should have no trouble using a sword. But in four or five years, you won't be able to use the Hiten Misurugi-ryuu."
Later that night Kenshin had disappeared.
"Don't worry about him." "Yeah, this is the only place he's got to go back to."
End Flash Back
Kaoru had agreed with Sanosuke and Yahiko, but now it was morning and Kenshin still hadn't returned. Slowly, Kaoru walked around the house, looking for any sign that Kenshin had been there. Unfortunately she didn't find anything. Until she had returned to the front of the house.
She had turned towards the gate, hoping to see Kenshin come laughing around the corner, but instead, she found a dappled trail of blood. Worry growing, Kaoru followed the trail, and found the crumpled form of Kenshin, in a small pool of what looked to be his own blood.
"Kenshin!" She screamed, running toward the still figured of the man she loved. Upon hearing Kaoru scream, Sanosuke and Yahiko burst out of the dojo, searching for the short redheaded man. When their gaze landed on Kenshin, they stopped short.
"Yahiko, go get Megumi!" Without hesitation, Yahiko ran in the direction of the town, hoping to find Megumi quickly. Sanosuke slowly approached Kenshin. The kind-hearted man was laying half on his side, his magenta shirt now a red-brown, covered in blood.
"Sano, help me get him inside." Sano nodded and together they slowly turned Kenshin over, and gasped at what they saw. A deep cut ran from Kenshin's forehead, across his left eye, and down to the middle of his cheek.
"Oh Kamei!" Kaoru held in a sob as she saw the wounds covering Kenshin's body. The major cut across his face was somewhat scabbed over, but still bleeding freely, along with the various other wounds he had. "Come on missy, let's get him inside." Kaoru nodded and helped lift Kenshin into Sanosuke's arms.
When they had gotten Kenshin inside and lying on a bed, Kaoru had Sanosuke get some clothes and water and began to try and stop the bleeding. "We have to stop the bleeding or he'll die! Where is Megumi?" "Right here, what's wrong with Ken-san?" "I don't know, I found him like this in the garden." "Please go outside everyone, I can't be distracted. I'll let you know what happens."
With little protest, Kaoru, Sano, and Yahiko, went out into the yard. Nobody said anything for a while, until Yahiko picked up his wooden sword and began to practice. "How can you be practicing at a time like this?" Sano asked, rage flittering through his narrowed eyes.
"What else can I do?" Yahiko asked, his voice wavering slightly. "I can't help Kenshin, the only thing I can do is sit and wait for Megumi to do something to save him." Kaoru was about to answer when a cheery voice came through the doors of the front gate. "Hello? Anybody here?"
"Misao?" "Yup! What are you doing looking so sad so early?" "It-it's Kenshin." "Himura? What's wrong with him?" Kaoru looked aside and tear welled up in her eyes, so it fell to Sano to explain. "This morning we found Kenshin unconscious in the garden. He was barely breathing. Megumi is treating him right now. He's badly hurt."
"Had he been fighting?" Aoshi spoke suddenly. "I don't know, I think he must have been, why? Does it matter?" Aoshi only looked at him. Sano shrugged and fell silent as well. Soon the only sounds were those of Yahiko's practice and of the birds chirping. Finally, Megumi came out of the dojo, covered in blood.
Kaoru was on her feet in an instant. "How is he?" "Right now he's still unconscious. If he wakes up, he'll live, however, I'm not sure he'll wake up." Kaoru gave a moaning shutter and slowly sank to the floor in a dead faint. Sano caught her just before she hit the ground and gently laid her on the floor.
"There's more, but I think we should wait for Kaoru to wake up to finish it." "Then let's get her up!" Sano walked over to where Kaoru had been lain and unceremoniously dumped a bucket of water over her head. (A/n don't ask me where he got the bucket, I don't know.)
"Sanosuke! I'll kill you!" Kaoru was up in a flash and began to chase Sano around the room with her Shinai. (A/n that's what her wooden sword is called right? Somebody tell me if I'm wrong.) "If you want to hear the rest about Ken-san you had better sit down little girl." Megumi intoned. This immediately got Kaoru's attention. She sat down with a thud.
"What else is wrong with him?" Her voice was slightly fearful. "In addition to the deep cut across his face, the eye the cut crosses will never work again. He has a large cut in his side and another in his back. He has several medium to minor cuts all over his body and several broken ribs. There is one wound that I'm sure you'll all recognize. A sword was driven horizontally into the shoulder. The broken end left in the wound."
"Saitou!" Megumi nodded, "That's what I thought." "Well, I thought that Kenshin would win." Aoshi said grimly. "What! You knew about this fight and didn't stop him!" "I'm surprised you didn't know. It was obvious that their score would have to be settled eventually. Kenshin would naturally give any person who truly desired or needed their fight settled a fight. That's the kind of person Kenshin is."
Megumi looked steadily at Aoshi, "Well, this fight and your silence may well have killed Kenshin." She turned to Kaoru, "Don't you faint again girl, I'm not done yet." Kaoru glared at the doctor, but remained conscious and quiet. "Good. Now, if Kenshin wakes up, he may not be the same." "What do you mean, not the same?"
"Kenshin took several hard blows to the head. His personality may be.different." "Different how?" "I don't know yet. We'll have to see."
Kaoru dragged her cot into Kenshin's room, glaring, daring anyone to say something about it. Seeing the look in her eyes however, nobody did. For hours, Kaoru lay away listening to Kenshin breath, counting each breath to make sure he was still alive. Finally, she managed to fall asleep.
Several hours later Kaoru woke up again. Looking around, she couldn't figure out what had woken her. The sun was just beyond the horizon and the room was silent. Too silent.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru ran to where Kenshin was sleeping. "Megumi, get in here! Kenshin isn't breathing!"
TO BE CONTINUED. A/n: There. Hope you like the first chapter of the story. I need a beta reader so, if anyone wants to be one. See the little button on the left bottom of the screen? The one that says review? Push it and tell me what you think of the story.
Disclaimer- I don't own Kenshin.I wish to god that I did.excuse me while I go cry. Warning- This story is set after the Enishi Series, so it has spoilers for both the Kyoto Series and the Enishi Series. If you haven't read or seen the two, you probably shouldn't read this fic.
Author's Note- This is my first Kenshin fic, so...be kind.
Chapter 1- Sight of Blood
"Kenshin? Kenshin!" Kaoru was worried. Just the night before, Megumi had told Kenshin about the condition of his body.
Flash Back
"The damage to your body is still slight. If you are careful, you should have no trouble using a sword. But in four or five years, you won't be able to use the Hiten Misurugi-ryuu."
Later that night Kenshin had disappeared.
"Don't worry about him." "Yeah, this is the only place he's got to go back to."
End Flash Back
Kaoru had agreed with Sanosuke and Yahiko, but now it was morning and Kenshin still hadn't returned. Slowly, Kaoru walked around the house, looking for any sign that Kenshin had been there. Unfortunately she didn't find anything. Until she had returned to the front of the house.
She had turned towards the gate, hoping to see Kenshin come laughing around the corner, but instead, she found a dappled trail of blood. Worry growing, Kaoru followed the trail, and found the crumpled form of Kenshin, in a small pool of what looked to be his own blood.
"Kenshin!" She screamed, running toward the still figured of the man she loved. Upon hearing Kaoru scream, Sanosuke and Yahiko burst out of the dojo, searching for the short redheaded man. When their gaze landed on Kenshin, they stopped short.
"Yahiko, go get Megumi!" Without hesitation, Yahiko ran in the direction of the town, hoping to find Megumi quickly. Sanosuke slowly approached Kenshin. The kind-hearted man was laying half on his side, his magenta shirt now a red-brown, covered in blood.
"Sano, help me get him inside." Sano nodded and together they slowly turned Kenshin over, and gasped at what they saw. A deep cut ran from Kenshin's forehead, across his left eye, and down to the middle of his cheek.
"Oh Kamei!" Kaoru held in a sob as she saw the wounds covering Kenshin's body. The major cut across his face was somewhat scabbed over, but still bleeding freely, along with the various other wounds he had. "Come on missy, let's get him inside." Kaoru nodded and helped lift Kenshin into Sanosuke's arms.
When they had gotten Kenshin inside and lying on a bed, Kaoru had Sanosuke get some clothes and water and began to try and stop the bleeding. "We have to stop the bleeding or he'll die! Where is Megumi?" "Right here, what's wrong with Ken-san?" "I don't know, I found him like this in the garden." "Please go outside everyone, I can't be distracted. I'll let you know what happens."
With little protest, Kaoru, Sano, and Yahiko, went out into the yard. Nobody said anything for a while, until Yahiko picked up his wooden sword and began to practice. "How can you be practicing at a time like this?" Sano asked, rage flittering through his narrowed eyes.
"What else can I do?" Yahiko asked, his voice wavering slightly. "I can't help Kenshin, the only thing I can do is sit and wait for Megumi to do something to save him." Kaoru was about to answer when a cheery voice came through the doors of the front gate. "Hello? Anybody here?"
"Misao?" "Yup! What are you doing looking so sad so early?" "It-it's Kenshin." "Himura? What's wrong with him?" Kaoru looked aside and tear welled up in her eyes, so it fell to Sano to explain. "This morning we found Kenshin unconscious in the garden. He was barely breathing. Megumi is treating him right now. He's badly hurt."
"Had he been fighting?" Aoshi spoke suddenly. "I don't know, I think he must have been, why? Does it matter?" Aoshi only looked at him. Sano shrugged and fell silent as well. Soon the only sounds were those of Yahiko's practice and of the birds chirping. Finally, Megumi came out of the dojo, covered in blood.
Kaoru was on her feet in an instant. "How is he?" "Right now he's still unconscious. If he wakes up, he'll live, however, I'm not sure he'll wake up." Kaoru gave a moaning shutter and slowly sank to the floor in a dead faint. Sano caught her just before she hit the ground and gently laid her on the floor.
"There's more, but I think we should wait for Kaoru to wake up to finish it." "Then let's get her up!" Sano walked over to where Kaoru had been lain and unceremoniously dumped a bucket of water over her head. (A/n don't ask me where he got the bucket, I don't know.)
"Sanosuke! I'll kill you!" Kaoru was up in a flash and began to chase Sano around the room with her Shinai. (A/n that's what her wooden sword is called right? Somebody tell me if I'm wrong.) "If you want to hear the rest about Ken-san you had better sit down little girl." Megumi intoned. This immediately got Kaoru's attention. She sat down with a thud.
"What else is wrong with him?" Her voice was slightly fearful. "In addition to the deep cut across his face, the eye the cut crosses will never work again. He has a large cut in his side and another in his back. He has several medium to minor cuts all over his body and several broken ribs. There is one wound that I'm sure you'll all recognize. A sword was driven horizontally into the shoulder. The broken end left in the wound."
"Saitou!" Megumi nodded, "That's what I thought." "Well, I thought that Kenshin would win." Aoshi said grimly. "What! You knew about this fight and didn't stop him!" "I'm surprised you didn't know. It was obvious that their score would have to be settled eventually. Kenshin would naturally give any person who truly desired or needed their fight settled a fight. That's the kind of person Kenshin is."
Megumi looked steadily at Aoshi, "Well, this fight and your silence may well have killed Kenshin." She turned to Kaoru, "Don't you faint again girl, I'm not done yet." Kaoru glared at the doctor, but remained conscious and quiet. "Good. Now, if Kenshin wakes up, he may not be the same." "What do you mean, not the same?"
"Kenshin took several hard blows to the head. His personality may be.different." "Different how?" "I don't know yet. We'll have to see."
Kaoru dragged her cot into Kenshin's room, glaring, daring anyone to say something about it. Seeing the look in her eyes however, nobody did. For hours, Kaoru lay away listening to Kenshin breath, counting each breath to make sure he was still alive. Finally, she managed to fall asleep.
Several hours later Kaoru woke up again. Looking around, she couldn't figure out what had woken her. The sun was just beyond the horizon and the room was silent. Too silent.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru ran to where Kenshin was sleeping. "Megumi, get in here! Kenshin isn't breathing!"
TO BE CONTINUED. A/n: There. Hope you like the first chapter of the story. I need a beta reader so, if anyone wants to be one. See the little button on the left bottom of the screen? The one that says review? Push it and tell me what you think of the story.
