Chapter 10: A Time for Tears
A/N: I believe there will be one chapter after this one. It's ending *weepweep* *tear*. I'm sad. I may start a new one if I can think something up. If ya'll have any suggestions, feel free to let me know! Hopefully I don't make myself cry in this chapter. (I did in the last one. It was just so.....SAD.)
Disclaimer: Footsies Tootsies Blocks and Blows, Who owns Kenshin? Nobody knows...
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Kenshin fights against the images that refuse to leave him alone. So many bloody, battered bodies slain by his own hands! He feels disconnected from his body, almost as if he's hovering above it, looking down. But the pain, oh the ever-present haze of pain that never leaves...that is very real. He's not even sure what happened anymore. Did he save Sano? Or had he managed to assassinate his best friend?
Kaoru snaps awake as Kenshin moans. She smiles, glad to see he's still alive. For a long time, Kenshin's body wavered between life and death. Some strong bond has kept him in the land of the living, though. Kenshin moans again, and writhes on the futon. 'What's wrong with him?!' Kaoru thinks worriedly. 'Megumi never said anything like this would happen!' Near frantic, she scoots over close enough to touch him and smoothes the damp bangs back from his forehead. 'He's sweating.' Kaoru notes. 'But he doesn't seem to have a fever.' Kaoru's heard of some people having delusions while being sick, but she thought it only applied to fever patients. 'Maybe not.' She thinks. The gentle rurouni's features contort into a mask of pain, and it feels to Kaoru as if his pain is lancing her heart. She can't stand to see him like this. "Oh Kenshin...come back to me." She whispers gently.
Through the painful memories of actual hitokiri slaughter, Kenshin hears the sad voice and feels the slight pressure of a gentle kiss on his lips. 'Miss Kaoru! I've got to get back to her!' Kenshin then remembers everything that happened in vivid detail. He'd saved Sano's life by offering his own. Why it hadn't been taken he didn't know. But evidently there was a reason. He begins a long and torturous journey to consciousness through all his old hitokiri memories.
Kaoru's tears fall as at her request Kenshin doesn't open his eyes. "Kenshin..." she sobs, crying out all her fear on his motionless body. Heart-wrenching whimpers choke her throat as she mourns one that isn't lost. "Kenshin...What were you thinking?" She bawls on his chest. Kenshin can't leave her now...he just can't. Not after proposing, he CAN'T go like that!
The memories pull at Kenshin, unwilling to let him pass. The battle against old history is failing. He's slipping, floundering for a way out but being dragged back as he pushes away. Slowly his determination is seeping away. He can't go on much longer. He feels the warm tears on his chest, and is aware that they are for him, but everything is fuzzy around the edges. Ceding himself to the darkness, Kenshin slides into the blackness.
Kaoru's sobs eventually subside, and she lays with her head on Kenshin's chest, listening to the accelerated heartbeat. When it begins to slow she sighs. Perhaps Kenshin is getting better. Maybe he'll wake up! Kaoru sits up and looks at Kenshin's eyes. His face is pasty white, and it doesn't look like he's breathing. Alarmed, Kaoru lays her head back on Kenshin's chest. Straining her ears for a heartbeat, Kaoru finds nothing.
"MEGUMI!!!!!" She cries frantically. The doctor hears her plea from the next room and comes running to find Kaoru frantically shaking Kenshin. "YOU CAN'T DIE ON ME NOW IDIOT! YOU DON'T JUST TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE HER AND THEN DIE WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE! COME BACK!!!" "Kaoru!" Megumi says softly, rushing to Kaoru's side. She checks Kenshin's pulse, then sadly shakes her head. With a choked wail, Kaoru lets Kenshin fall back onto the futon.
A small thud is heard. Neither of the distressed women hear the small gasp over Kaoru's sobs. Kenshin's body starts convulsing, obviously getting the girls' attention. "Kaoru! He isn't dead! He's come back! His heart had completely stopped, but something has brought him back!"
Spinning, deeper, darker, faster. Kenshin fights the light threatening to encompass him. He will not surrender to death! Miss Kaoru needs him, and he her! He cannot bear the thought of her being a widow without being married. If nothing else he must at least tell her goodbye! Screaming a wild, angry exclamation, Kenshin pushes his way all the way to the top, sitting bolt upright in bed. His horrible scream continues until his breath is expelled.
Kaoru and Megumi stare in shock. In all her days as a doctor, Megumi has never seen a corpse revive itself. Then again, this is Kenshin Himura, the legendary Battousai. He can make anything possible. And he's just proven it again.
"Kaoru..." he whispers. "Sh! Kenshin you don't need to--!" "Yes I do Kaoru, you don't understand. I've been to the other side. The only thing that kept me from staying was you." He grinds out hoarsely. "Oh Kenshin...Don't ever do that to me again." Tears run down Kaoru's cheeks like rainwater down a spigot. "I promise..." Kenshin smiles.
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A/N: Sorry bout the close brush with death, I bawled like a baby when I wrote this. It took me a while to get over the fact that he had "died." So I had to fix it. I really don't know that much about coming back to life, seeing as how I've never been dead, so...don't shoot me all right?
A/N: I believe there will be one chapter after this one. It's ending *weepweep* *tear*. I'm sad. I may start a new one if I can think something up. If ya'll have any suggestions, feel free to let me know! Hopefully I don't make myself cry in this chapter. (I did in the last one. It was just so.....SAD.)
Disclaimer: Footsies Tootsies Blocks and Blows, Who owns Kenshin? Nobody knows...
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Kenshin fights against the images that refuse to leave him alone. So many bloody, battered bodies slain by his own hands! He feels disconnected from his body, almost as if he's hovering above it, looking down. But the pain, oh the ever-present haze of pain that never leaves...that is very real. He's not even sure what happened anymore. Did he save Sano? Or had he managed to assassinate his best friend?
Kaoru snaps awake as Kenshin moans. She smiles, glad to see he's still alive. For a long time, Kenshin's body wavered between life and death. Some strong bond has kept him in the land of the living, though. Kenshin moans again, and writhes on the futon. 'What's wrong with him?!' Kaoru thinks worriedly. 'Megumi never said anything like this would happen!' Near frantic, she scoots over close enough to touch him and smoothes the damp bangs back from his forehead. 'He's sweating.' Kaoru notes. 'But he doesn't seem to have a fever.' Kaoru's heard of some people having delusions while being sick, but she thought it only applied to fever patients. 'Maybe not.' She thinks. The gentle rurouni's features contort into a mask of pain, and it feels to Kaoru as if his pain is lancing her heart. She can't stand to see him like this. "Oh Kenshin...come back to me." She whispers gently.
Through the painful memories of actual hitokiri slaughter, Kenshin hears the sad voice and feels the slight pressure of a gentle kiss on his lips. 'Miss Kaoru! I've got to get back to her!' Kenshin then remembers everything that happened in vivid detail. He'd saved Sano's life by offering his own. Why it hadn't been taken he didn't know. But evidently there was a reason. He begins a long and torturous journey to consciousness through all his old hitokiri memories.
Kaoru's tears fall as at her request Kenshin doesn't open his eyes. "Kenshin..." she sobs, crying out all her fear on his motionless body. Heart-wrenching whimpers choke her throat as she mourns one that isn't lost. "Kenshin...What were you thinking?" She bawls on his chest. Kenshin can't leave her now...he just can't. Not after proposing, he CAN'T go like that!
The memories pull at Kenshin, unwilling to let him pass. The battle against old history is failing. He's slipping, floundering for a way out but being dragged back as he pushes away. Slowly his determination is seeping away. He can't go on much longer. He feels the warm tears on his chest, and is aware that they are for him, but everything is fuzzy around the edges. Ceding himself to the darkness, Kenshin slides into the blackness.
Kaoru's sobs eventually subside, and she lays with her head on Kenshin's chest, listening to the accelerated heartbeat. When it begins to slow she sighs. Perhaps Kenshin is getting better. Maybe he'll wake up! Kaoru sits up and looks at Kenshin's eyes. His face is pasty white, and it doesn't look like he's breathing. Alarmed, Kaoru lays her head back on Kenshin's chest. Straining her ears for a heartbeat, Kaoru finds nothing.
"MEGUMI!!!!!" She cries frantically. The doctor hears her plea from the next room and comes running to find Kaoru frantically shaking Kenshin. "YOU CAN'T DIE ON ME NOW IDIOT! YOU DON'T JUST TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE HER AND THEN DIE WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE! COME BACK!!!" "Kaoru!" Megumi says softly, rushing to Kaoru's side. She checks Kenshin's pulse, then sadly shakes her head. With a choked wail, Kaoru lets Kenshin fall back onto the futon.
A small thud is heard. Neither of the distressed women hear the small gasp over Kaoru's sobs. Kenshin's body starts convulsing, obviously getting the girls' attention. "Kaoru! He isn't dead! He's come back! His heart had completely stopped, but something has brought him back!"
Spinning, deeper, darker, faster. Kenshin fights the light threatening to encompass him. He will not surrender to death! Miss Kaoru needs him, and he her! He cannot bear the thought of her being a widow without being married. If nothing else he must at least tell her goodbye! Screaming a wild, angry exclamation, Kenshin pushes his way all the way to the top, sitting bolt upright in bed. His horrible scream continues until his breath is expelled.
Kaoru and Megumi stare in shock. In all her days as a doctor, Megumi has never seen a corpse revive itself. Then again, this is Kenshin Himura, the legendary Battousai. He can make anything possible. And he's just proven it again.
"Kaoru..." he whispers. "Sh! Kenshin you don't need to--!" "Yes I do Kaoru, you don't understand. I've been to the other side. The only thing that kept me from staying was you." He grinds out hoarsely. "Oh Kenshin...Don't ever do that to me again." Tears run down Kaoru's cheeks like rainwater down a spigot. "I promise..." Kenshin smiles.
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A/N: Sorry bout the close brush with death, I bawled like a baby when I wrote this. It took me a while to get over the fact that he had "died." So I had to fix it. I really don't know that much about coming back to life, seeing as how I've never been dead, so...don't shoot me all right?