Forgotten Future
Illustrious Sorrow
Chapter 5: Family Blood A/N: NOT a Lemon, NOT Yaoi
Kenshin didn't sleep that night. When he got up in the morning, the first person he saw was Kaoru. "Good Morning Kaoru-dono." "Good morning Kenshin. I was just going to cook breakfast." "Really? Do you want help?" "Ah.sure! Help would be most appreciated."
(A/n hehe, since he lost his memory, Kenshin doesn't know what Kaoru cooking means. Hehe)
Kenshin followed Kaoru slowly into the kitchen. It had only been a few days since he was injured, and knew that he couldn't push himself to far in he wanted to get better quickly.
When he reached the kitchen, he saw Kaoru was pulling out various ingredients and pans. "Kaoru-dono, what are you making?" "Miso Soup!" ".What are you doing with a cooking sheet? And why do you have a sauce- pan?" "Ahh." "Would you like my help?"
"Yes." Kenshin walked over to the mess of pans and put all but one of them away. Then he began to add the proper ingredients. "Kaoru-dono, may I ask you a question?" "Of course." "If you were killed, how can you be alive?" "What?"
"I had a dream.you were dead, with a sword through your body. And, Enishi was there, and that man.Sanosuke, and another woman." "Oh! Yes, that's when Enishi tried to carry out his earthy justice. He couldn't kill me, because I reminded him of his sister. So he had his 'companion' make a doll of me, so skilled that it fooled Megumi, the other woman you saw, and made everyone think I was dead."
Kenshin nodded, he would have to think about this. "What happened to him?" "He left. I don't think we'll ever see him again." Kenshin didn't reply, just continued with the soup. "Kaoru-dono, why do you let me stay with you, surly you must know that I killed many people as the Battosai during the revolution."
"I know. As I said when I first met you, I don't care about your past. I care about you as you are now. A wanderer who has taken an oath not to kill." "How do you know that I won't go and kill tomorrow?" "You won't." Kaoru spoke with assurance.
"How do you know?" Kaoru considered the question. "I know because I know you." Kenshin frowned at the woman and again lapsed into thought. This woman trusted him. Trust was a hard thing to come by. Or at least it had been.
When breakfast was done, Kaoru sat still for a moment. "Is something wrong Kaoru-dono?" "I don't know what to do. Normally I would teach Yahiko right now, but.he's not here." Kenshin looked at Kaoru, "I promise I'll get him back."
"I know." Kaoru was silent for a moment. "But I am worried about him. He's so hot tempered. What if he does something foolish?" "Who would do something foolish, Busu?" Kaoru spun around.
"Yahiko! Don't you call me-. Yahiko! How did you- Did they let you- What-." "Don't hurt yourself busu. They didn't think I knew how to use a Bokken and left one near me. I knocked out the guard and ran back here."
Kaoru ran over to Yahiko and hugged him tightly. The boy squirmed a bit but enjoyed the hug, though he wouldn't admit it to anyone beside himself. "Yeah, busu, would you mind not squeezing right there? I didn't get away unscathed you know." Kaoru pulled away in horror and saw that her student was wearing a shirt covered in blood.
"What happened?!" "One of the guards had a sword cane. I wasn't prepared for that. It's no big deal, just a scratch." "Even the smallest of scratches can kill if they become infected. We need to clean that. Come Yahiko." Kenshin said as he started towards the kitchen.
Yahiko followed and soon Kenshin had cleaned out the boy's wound and dressed it. Then Kaoru allowed him to go to the Akabeko saying she thought they could use some help, but knowing all the while that the boy wanted to see Tsubame.
Kaoru and Kenshin watched at Yahiko ran off, his left arm held stiffly by his side as to not aggravate the wound on his shoulder. Kaoru turned and smiled at Kenshin. "You don't have to fight anymore." "I will." Kenshin didn't look into her eyes, but he could sense her confusion.
"Why?" "Because this man who would take innocent hostages will never give up. I remember his parents, they poised at friends to the revolution but all the while they gave information to the Bakufu soldiers. They were executed after a raid during an important meeting. They were the first of many traitors I was forced to deliver justice to. Their son does not know this. Or if he does, he chooses to overlook it in favor of believing that his parents were killed in cold-blood, and therefore innocent. He will never give up."
TO BE CONTINUED.
Authors Note: Well, I didn't get any reviews for the last chapter, I hope somebody is reading this, I'd feel kinda stupid writing a story for nobody to read. Oh well, whatever. If you read this story, please review or I won't put up another chapter.
Illustrious Sorrow
Chapter 5: Family Blood A/N: NOT a Lemon, NOT Yaoi
Kenshin didn't sleep that night. When he got up in the morning, the first person he saw was Kaoru. "Good Morning Kaoru-dono." "Good morning Kenshin. I was just going to cook breakfast." "Really? Do you want help?" "Ah.sure! Help would be most appreciated."
(A/n hehe, since he lost his memory, Kenshin doesn't know what Kaoru cooking means. Hehe)
Kenshin followed Kaoru slowly into the kitchen. It had only been a few days since he was injured, and knew that he couldn't push himself to far in he wanted to get better quickly.
When he reached the kitchen, he saw Kaoru was pulling out various ingredients and pans. "Kaoru-dono, what are you making?" "Miso Soup!" ".What are you doing with a cooking sheet? And why do you have a sauce- pan?" "Ahh." "Would you like my help?"
"Yes." Kenshin walked over to the mess of pans and put all but one of them away. Then he began to add the proper ingredients. "Kaoru-dono, may I ask you a question?" "Of course." "If you were killed, how can you be alive?" "What?"
"I had a dream.you were dead, with a sword through your body. And, Enishi was there, and that man.Sanosuke, and another woman." "Oh! Yes, that's when Enishi tried to carry out his earthy justice. He couldn't kill me, because I reminded him of his sister. So he had his 'companion' make a doll of me, so skilled that it fooled Megumi, the other woman you saw, and made everyone think I was dead."
Kenshin nodded, he would have to think about this. "What happened to him?" "He left. I don't think we'll ever see him again." Kenshin didn't reply, just continued with the soup. "Kaoru-dono, why do you let me stay with you, surly you must know that I killed many people as the Battosai during the revolution."
"I know. As I said when I first met you, I don't care about your past. I care about you as you are now. A wanderer who has taken an oath not to kill." "How do you know that I won't go and kill tomorrow?" "You won't." Kaoru spoke with assurance.
"How do you know?" Kaoru considered the question. "I know because I know you." Kenshin frowned at the woman and again lapsed into thought. This woman trusted him. Trust was a hard thing to come by. Or at least it had been.
When breakfast was done, Kaoru sat still for a moment. "Is something wrong Kaoru-dono?" "I don't know what to do. Normally I would teach Yahiko right now, but.he's not here." Kenshin looked at Kaoru, "I promise I'll get him back."
"I know." Kaoru was silent for a moment. "But I am worried about him. He's so hot tempered. What if he does something foolish?" "Who would do something foolish, Busu?" Kaoru spun around.
"Yahiko! Don't you call me-. Yahiko! How did you- Did they let you- What-." "Don't hurt yourself busu. They didn't think I knew how to use a Bokken and left one near me. I knocked out the guard and ran back here."
Kaoru ran over to Yahiko and hugged him tightly. The boy squirmed a bit but enjoyed the hug, though he wouldn't admit it to anyone beside himself. "Yeah, busu, would you mind not squeezing right there? I didn't get away unscathed you know." Kaoru pulled away in horror and saw that her student was wearing a shirt covered in blood.
"What happened?!" "One of the guards had a sword cane. I wasn't prepared for that. It's no big deal, just a scratch." "Even the smallest of scratches can kill if they become infected. We need to clean that. Come Yahiko." Kenshin said as he started towards the kitchen.
Yahiko followed and soon Kenshin had cleaned out the boy's wound and dressed it. Then Kaoru allowed him to go to the Akabeko saying she thought they could use some help, but knowing all the while that the boy wanted to see Tsubame.
Kaoru and Kenshin watched at Yahiko ran off, his left arm held stiffly by his side as to not aggravate the wound on his shoulder. Kaoru turned and smiled at Kenshin. "You don't have to fight anymore." "I will." Kenshin didn't look into her eyes, but he could sense her confusion.
"Why?" "Because this man who would take innocent hostages will never give up. I remember his parents, they poised at friends to the revolution but all the while they gave information to the Bakufu soldiers. They were executed after a raid during an important meeting. They were the first of many traitors I was forced to deliver justice to. Their son does not know this. Or if he does, he chooses to overlook it in favor of believing that his parents were killed in cold-blood, and therefore innocent. He will never give up."
TO BE CONTINUED.
Authors Note: Well, I didn't get any reviews for the last chapter, I hope somebody is reading this, I'd feel kinda stupid writing a story for nobody to read. Oh well, whatever. If you read this story, please review or I won't put up another chapter.
