Well I don't know if this chapter came out to be all that good. I hope you readers do enjoy the story, and please do tell me if I should continue writing or if I should stop. Thanks!

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The End of Kaoru Kamiya

Chapter 2

"Why did I have to leave? I know nothing when it comes to traveling. I don't know how to cook farless for keeping clean. Maybe this was a bad idea. I hate myself truly," Kaoru whispered to no one in particular. She sat down by the river watching its beautiful display that it showed under the dim lights of the stars. The wind was gentle with Kaoru's hair. Kaoru regretted with all her heart that she ever left the dojo. She didn't know where to go, or what to do next. Being in the woods was dangerous for a girl like her. There could be a possibility that evil lurked in the woods. All she could do was wonder how Kenshin and the others were doing. She hoped that they were all fine, not like they would miss her anyways. They were probably parading down the streets about her disappearance and how much of a miracle it is now that she was gone. Hey why should she care for them? It wasn't like they cared for her. It wasn't like they showed her any gratitude. All they ever did was made fun of her, anyways. She was hurt, even though she acted like it never bothered her.

All of sudden out of nowhere the rain drops came. The rain drops completely soaked Kaoru and the blue kimono she wore. Now she was really upset. It was the only clothing she had on her. She was not only going to be hungry, but she was going to be soaking wet from the rain and cold. How she wished she could be in her futon right by now, just keeping herself warm, knowing that Kenshin's room was just down the hall. At least she could be able to sleep in peace. But no, she was in the forest all by herself, unprotected and alone. She was scared, scared of what the dark had waiting in store for her. She knew something was not right. There was someone else watching her. The air around her was growing harder to breathe every second. Her heart quickened, as she began to sweat.

"Who's there? Who are you?" Kaoru asked to the bushes on her left side. No one was there. She turned to her right, then her left. There was no one in sight. She looked behind her and then in front of her. There was nothing but the trees, the bushes and the river.

In the rain standing by herself, the aura of the forest began to change. "Who's out there? I know you are out there whoever you are. I admonish you to come out this instance before I…" Kaoru never got to finish her sentence.

"Before you what? Are you going to kill me Kaoru? Are going going to beat me up, until I'm gushing with blood?" asked a deep strange voice. The shadow came out from right in front of her. For the first time Kaoru knew the meaning of fear.

"I'll ask again. Who are you? And how did you know my name?" asked Kaoru in a timid vioce. She whispered what she had to say. Her heart was panicking. She could barely breathe. She felt as though she was going to die that very instant.

"You don't know who I am. Well, Kaoru, you should be ashame of yourself. We practically grew up together you and I. You were always known as the sweet and innocent girl. You have everything, yet you want more," said the stranger. He didn't take any steps closer to Kaoru. He just stood his ground while the rain washed the both of them away.

Kaoru didn't have time for this. She was afraid, but she was also getting annoyed. All she wanted to do was go home. She didn't want to be here with this strange man.

"I don't know you. In fact I never met you in my life. I have no idea why you are here, but I could say you wasted your time. You should go away and leave me alone," Kaoru replied. She was annoyed now. Her fear was put aside for the time being.

"If it's the one thing that I love about you Kaoru, is that you have so much spirit. You have so much life, yet you feel that everyone takes advantage of what you have to offer them. You are sick and tired of living in the world you live in everyday. Because you can't remember your family in the past or have no memories of it, you feel lonely. The only thing you want really besides to know who you truly are, is the love that you have for Kenshin, yet he's to obsess in living in the past while you have to live with the present. Am I right?" asked the stranger. His voice became husky. He was watching her intently as if watching how she was going to react to what he said to her.

"How did you know?" Kaoru asked in astonishment. "How did you know how I felt and the about Kenshin? Tell me! How long have you been spying on me! You jerk if you wanted me, you shouldn't have waited that long! Let me guess you were waiting for the right moment when I will be away from Kenshin so that you could kidnap me and use me as bait! Right, you bastard?!" Kaoru could not believe how she reacted. In a moment there she almost forgot that it was raining. She forgot about the weird aura that she was feeling around her. She forgot that she was hungry, soaking wet, and cold. She forgot almost everything, except for the fact that she was going to be a damsel in distress waiting for her prince to rescue her.

The stranger looked at her carefully. He thought that she was going to faint, or runaway. Boy, did he underestimate her. She was like fire, fire that was ready to explode. She had so much spirit. Sensing her aura, he could tell that she was really powerful. If she only knew who she really was, how important she was, he wouldn't have to go through what he was about to do. "Kaoru, I know you wish you are someone different. I know you don't want to live this life that you have. What if I can say that I could offer you what you wanted? What if I told you I could make your wish and your dreams come true? What if I told you, you could learn to love again ?"

"No thank you. You can't do that in real life. You can't live one way and then live another way the next day. I don't believe in any of that crap you speak," said Kaoru.

"Oh Kaoru, you have a strong will. If only you knew who you truly are, then you would have seen how important you are to us," replied the stranger. And with those words he disappeared like he was never there from the start.

Kaoru looked out in the river once more. What did he mean by us? What did he mean if only I knew who I truly was? How did he know about my personal feelings. Most of all how was I able to sense him from where he was standing? Kaoru had so many questions, but who could she ask these questions too, rather then herself. Doctor Gensai told her of her parents, but it was like he was always hiding something from her. It was strange because everyone whom she knew had childhood memories, yet she did not. Who was she really? Was she not Kaoru Kamiya?

Deciding that she could no longer sit where she was sitting, she decided to walk by the river. The rain continued to fall on her, soaking her skin, as though it was drenching her away from who she was. She wanted to know if she could ever fall in love again. She wanted to know if she could ever forget the red hair warrior who stole her every breath. The one who could make her smile, and never be left completely alone. She wondered if she could ever forget how she use to day dream of how it was like to be pressed up on his lean muscles, and how he would caress her in such a way that she was the only one in his world. No, what was she thinking? The guy could never do that. No matter how hard she tried. No matter how many years it would take, she would never forget him. Never.

Out of nowhere, like if someone possessed her, she starting singing. Her voice was as soft as the rain. The wind blew leaves around her petite figure. She was like a beauty, an angel in the silent dark with only her voice haunting the woods.

My tears are rain drops,

For I cannot cry.

I'm all alone,

For I cannot wonder,

My body sore and grey,

Cannot move.

My heart,

Of blood,

Cannot pump any longer.

From here within me,

You belong.

From here,

Without you,

I cannot live nor breathe.

My heart belongs to you,

Even though your heart does not belong to me.

And someday when I die you think of me.

As she sang those words, she was struck very hard. In the rain, as her favorite blue ribbon fell, there left on the ribbon was nothing but blood.

Kenshin woke up from his bed. He could have sworn he heard a beautiful voice from the forest calling out to him. The voice was sweet, mysterious and sad. It had a haunting melody. Something he would never forget so easily. Was that his Kaoru calling to him? Or was that just a dream? When did Kaoru know how to sing? Just before he woke up, he saw Kaoru smiling up at him. Her innocent sky blue eyes were showing how much she loved him. Then the next moment her favorite blue ribbon fell in the dark cold forest. The rain splashing on it, but it wasn't hard enough to take away the blood stain. His Kaoru, was not Kaoru, but a dead body that had blood all over it. The blood gushing from it wounds drowned itself in the puddle of water creating a bloody red scene.

"Oh Kaoru, please tell that you're alright," whispered Kenshin. But all he heard was nothing but the rain drops from outside.