Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me. Akemi, Mitsuko, Ran, however do belong to me.
What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 4~
'A young red head, eyes narrowed looking and a sinister touch to them walked into a room to hear a baby wailing. He picked her up and held her until she calmed down. The baby girl was nearly identical to her father, eyes, hair and all. He smiled down at her as she soon fell asleep in his arms. She was barely a year old and he had to leave her and her mother. Of course, he didn't want to, but he had to. He held her and used a free hand to write a letter. She yawned and fell asleep on her father's shoulder.
"Oh, my child, I don't want to leave you, that I don't. I want to see you grow up, I want to be there for you but I cannot," He said. He knew she wasn't paying attention. It wasn't her fault, yet, he liked just being around his daughter altogether. As he finished the letter, he walked into his room, where he and his lover slept. He placed the letter on his side of the futon and then made sure his daughter was asleep before putting her back to bed. Once he was sure of it, he gave each female a kiss, whispering goodbye and walked out. By this time he was about to cry, but just couldn't. He kept his bravery shown and fingered the handle of his sword. Making his way to a new life. The life that was of which Hitokiri Battousai.'
Kenshin woke up from this dream, soon hearing someone cry. He looked to his right and saw Ran crying in her knees. Showing much sympathy he scooted next to her. She felt his presence and suddenly hugging him and crying.
"Ran? What's wrong?" He asked as he hugged her back.
"Kenshin, it's clear. It's so clear to me. The memory, the way she died, everything!" She said, sobbing.
"Your mother?" He asked. She nodded into his sleeve.
"My mother. I was hiding behind a tree, they didn't see me, but I saw them. I saw the way they held that sword to her neck. The way they slit her am, then her neck. I remember her last gasp of air, her last words to me," She sobbed. He looked down at her and draped the other arm around her. "Kenshin, it's so painful!"
"I know it is, that I do," He said. "It'll be alright. You just have to keep strong and fulfill your mothers last request."
"I've searched for years and no one will tell me anything. When they hear his name their voices dim to silence. Kenshin, I want to se my father. I want him to know everything!"
"I know you do, I'm sure that one day you'll find him," Kenshin said soothingly.
"I dreamt of one day finding my father after my mother told me what happened to him, who he was. I dreamt that when I did find him, we'd be a happy family, just like we were once before. But now that'll never happen. They're only dreams after all," She said as she sat up straight and wiped her eyes from her tears. Her eyes were red and puffy and her nose was running. "Thank you…for being here for me though…"
"It's my pleasure," Kenshin said, instantly smiling. She let her hair down and Kenshin couldn't help but chuckle a little at this. Her hair fell like his, it just didn't look right.
"What's so funny?" She asked, taking a brush and beginning to brush it.
"Nothing, Ran, nothing," He said and got up. "You better get to bed, that you should, it's rather late."
"I can't sleep," She said. "Every time I close my eyes that memory occurs."
"Would you like company then?" He asked.
"Aren't you tired?" She asked.
"That I am, but, if you'd like company then I'm more than willing to provide it," He said.
"That's ok, Kenshin," A third voice chimed in.
"Yahiko?" Kenshin asked.
"I couldn't sleep," He said. "I'll stay out with her." Kenshin nodded.
"I'll see you two in the morning then. Good night," He said and walked back into the dojo, smiling. He knew why Yahiko had done that, he was worried for her.
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What A World
By, BurningEmber
~Chapter 4~
'A young red head, eyes narrowed looking and a sinister touch to them walked into a room to hear a baby wailing. He picked her up and held her until she calmed down. The baby girl was nearly identical to her father, eyes, hair and all. He smiled down at her as she soon fell asleep in his arms. She was barely a year old and he had to leave her and her mother. Of course, he didn't want to, but he had to. He held her and used a free hand to write a letter. She yawned and fell asleep on her father's shoulder.
"Oh, my child, I don't want to leave you, that I don't. I want to see you grow up, I want to be there for you but I cannot," He said. He knew she wasn't paying attention. It wasn't her fault, yet, he liked just being around his daughter altogether. As he finished the letter, he walked into his room, where he and his lover slept. He placed the letter on his side of the futon and then made sure his daughter was asleep before putting her back to bed. Once he was sure of it, he gave each female a kiss, whispering goodbye and walked out. By this time he was about to cry, but just couldn't. He kept his bravery shown and fingered the handle of his sword. Making his way to a new life. The life that was of which Hitokiri Battousai.'
Kenshin woke up from this dream, soon hearing someone cry. He looked to his right and saw Ran crying in her knees. Showing much sympathy he scooted next to her. She felt his presence and suddenly hugging him and crying.
"Ran? What's wrong?" He asked as he hugged her back.
"Kenshin, it's clear. It's so clear to me. The memory, the way she died, everything!" She said, sobbing.
"Your mother?" He asked. She nodded into his sleeve.
"My mother. I was hiding behind a tree, they didn't see me, but I saw them. I saw the way they held that sword to her neck. The way they slit her am, then her neck. I remember her last gasp of air, her last words to me," She sobbed. He looked down at her and draped the other arm around her. "Kenshin, it's so painful!"
"I know it is, that I do," He said. "It'll be alright. You just have to keep strong and fulfill your mothers last request."
"I've searched for years and no one will tell me anything. When they hear his name their voices dim to silence. Kenshin, I want to se my father. I want him to know everything!"
"I know you do, I'm sure that one day you'll find him," Kenshin said soothingly.
"I dreamt of one day finding my father after my mother told me what happened to him, who he was. I dreamt that when I did find him, we'd be a happy family, just like we were once before. But now that'll never happen. They're only dreams after all," She said as she sat up straight and wiped her eyes from her tears. Her eyes were red and puffy and her nose was running. "Thank you…for being here for me though…"
"It's my pleasure," Kenshin said, instantly smiling. She let her hair down and Kenshin couldn't help but chuckle a little at this. Her hair fell like his, it just didn't look right.
"What's so funny?" She asked, taking a brush and beginning to brush it.
"Nothing, Ran, nothing," He said and got up. "You better get to bed, that you should, it's rather late."
"I can't sleep," She said. "Every time I close my eyes that memory occurs."
"Would you like company then?" He asked.
"Aren't you tired?" She asked.
"That I am, but, if you'd like company then I'm more than willing to provide it," He said.
"That's ok, Kenshin," A third voice chimed in.
"Yahiko?" Kenshin asked.
"I couldn't sleep," He said. "I'll stay out with her." Kenshin nodded.
"I'll see you two in the morning then. Good night," He said and walked back into the dojo, smiling. He knew why Yahiko had done that, he was worried for her.
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