A/N: Okay just got back from my trip, thanks for everyone who reviewed! I'm a lil disappointed, but oh wells! Oh and I fixed the prologue 2!
Her eyes shifted, first towards the slightly run down dojo, then to the faces surrounding her. She walked uneasily with her weight shifting towards her legs just in case she need to make a run for it. She knew something must be going on, one because of those looks and two because the dojo was eerily quiet.
She calmed as her distance from the accusing glances gave her the full frontal sight of the dojo. Soon after she walked through the gate, her uneasiness spurred up even more. She breath in slower to listen for any signs of life, but heard only the faint sounds of wind rustling leaves.
She soon stood to the entrance and with one quick movement, she slide the door to the side. Her eyes quickly shifted from the left, then to the right. Nothing. She removed her shoes and quietly wondered into the living area. "Sir Ken?" She called out. She was only replied by her echo of the empty house.
She felt her uneasiness spring to her head as she neared the training room. She closed her eyes and held herself to the wall rubbing her mid forehead. "Kaoru? Sano?" She called again. Still no reply. She watched the door slightly, deciding whether to follow her painful instinct or not.
Before she knew it she thrust her hand to the door and slide it quickly to the side. As the wind blasted at her body her eyes widen. They shifted from body to body, taking in everything. She felt her self start to swell up tears. "Ken..shin?" She faintly whispered as she staggered forward.
Her eyes fell from his body to the female's that rested beside him. She felt her breath stagger as her eyes traveled toward a smaller body in the left corner of the room. She stood up leaning against the wall for support. They all had the look of warriors on their faces. Yahiko's hand still grasped his wooden katana, while Kenshin's hands were positioned for the Kioyudai. She was about to let herself cry when she heard a slight shift in the next room.
She looked desperately at the room and saw a blurred shadow figure moving about. She quickly let herself quietly tumble to the floor and reach for Kenshin's Reverse Blade Sword. She hesitated at first as her fingers brushed those of Kenshin's. She turned her head and bit her lip to keep from crying as she fiddled with his fingers to wield the sword. She was successful.
She leant over and kissed his cheek lovingly and stood up. She almost sworn she saw his body react, but she thought it only as a mere act to keep herself quiet. She pressed her body to the wall and slowly made her way to the door. Her heart quickened, but she refused to breathe with its' rhythm, if she did the person would hear her. She heard the shuffles again and felt herself tear up again. This time from anger. She stared back at her fallen friends once more and let a tear trickle from her face.
Without hesitation she swiftly opened the door and lunged inside. Her eyes reverted around as her hair still tried to settle. She had found her victim. They were hunched over in the shadows, over 6 feet watching her with brown eyes.
"Y-you bastard!" She whispered angrily, "You k-killed them!" She step back in surprise as the figure staggered towards her. She quickly stepped forward and held a fighting stance, not showing a flaw in her strength. She gripped the sword as if it were a part of her body and held no fear in her movements.
Her eyes squinted as he stood full height. She tightened her grip on the sword making her knuckles whiten. " Megumi.." She heard it whisper. She was sure if was a man, but didn't bother to lose her concentration on how he had obtained her name. "Want to see how they died, Megumi?" She heard him ask coolly. She held her silence.
He laughed at this. "Wow, little Miss Doctor is goin' to kill me?" "Yes, you bastard, I am." She spat. He stopped, seeming to be taken back by her crude reply. He simply laughed and held up a long item. She stared at him with no interest in the object. "Oh, so now you care nothing about your new family?" He replied. His hand withered into the sunlight from the window. Slowly, the image revealed, Suzume's dangling small body. That caught her eyes.
She felt slightly relieved as she saw the young child's body rise and fall faintly. But she couldn't forget her three fallen friends that lay cold just in the next room. "Why not put the child down and face this woman?" She said bitterly, returning her full anger at him. He shuffled a laugh and put his hand on Suzume's mid neck slightly squeezing it. She wince as she heard the child's gasps for air. She watch small lines of blood trickle, that was enough to set her off.
It had all moved in a blur from there. She couldn't care less, as long as she made it in time for Suzume's sake. She refused to lose an innocent. She heard a crack, and tasted blood. She knew it was over for her, but her eyes searched frantically to the side for Suzume. She could barely see because of the coldness and darkness already claiming her. She felt relieved as she saw Suzume still breathing, she was okay, just a little scratched. "M-Meg-umi.." She heard a weak voice call. She felt the hot breath brush into her mouth. It suddenly hit her.
She shoved the figure back. He had kissed her! 'His blood,' she thought,' I must have connected.' She saw his figure stagger slightly towards the light. Her breath caught it her throat. ".. Sano..uske.." He smirked at her. She was right, the corners of his mouth had thin lines of blood running down the sides and onto his inner shoulder lines.
"Looks like your not as weak as I thought." He said in a teasing yet crackled tone. She breathe, still disbelieving. Her eyes stared at the floor, only meeting a pool of crimson. "Sanosuke!" She cried faintly as she noticed the blade impaled in his mid chest. She ran to him and felt them both stagger to the ground.
"Sano..I..I'm so-" He cut her off with another kiss. She felt her eyes bleed tears. She felt angry, he had still killed them, but..she love him. She whimpered and buried her head in his brown spikes. "Dammit, Sanosuke, why?!?" She yelled bitterly, but it only came out as a mutter.
He laughed, ignoring the question. "You know what, I was told..love would kill me one day." He said with a seriousness. Megumi let her head remain still as she listened. He shook violently from laughing and from coughing. Megumi looked up and felt her hands roam to the sword handle. His firm hands stopped her. "You've wounded my heart, fox, both mentally and physically. You've killed me." She started to cry again. "Sano..I-" He cut her off. "Megumi, dammit just shut up!" He yelled bitterly. She stopped her tears because she felt her emotions blend. Sadness. Confusion. Anger.
"I wanted to love you, fox, why didn't you let me love you?" She remained quiet, pressing her self to Sanosuke, feeling the sharp blade pierce her slightly. The wound, she forgot. "Sano, we need to get you to the clinic!" She said as she quickly tried to heave them both up. Sanouke simply rejected and pulled them both down again. "Sano-" "Didn't I tell you to shut up?" He cut her off again.
Megumi was getting pissed. Not only had he murdered her new family, denying her to save him, but also trying to tell her to shut up. "How dare you!" She said angrily. "Dammit sh-" "No YOU shut up!" She cut him off angrily," I'm going to help you, and your going to let me! Unless you want me to make you!" With that she gathered her strength and heaved them both up.
She glanced over at Suzume, but knew the young girl would be fine. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sudden pain in her back. She stared into the fiery eyes of chocolate. "Baka! This is no time fo-" "Megumi Takani, your evil," he cut in, " you deny yourself happiness, meaning love. Therefore denying the happiness of another whom wants to love you." Megumi breathe in Sanosuke's seriousness. She turned her face from his, forgetting all that's happened. Then again, he always made her forget things.
"You should've let me love you Megumi, we could've...been..." She shifted her eyes as she felt the sudden weight of Sanosuke push her down. She instantly flew to the ground with him between her legs. His head rested on the mid length of her breast. "Mn." She heard him mutter. ".. Y-you..baka chicken head.." She whimpered softly. She knew he was dying. He had stalled because he wanted to die.
She hugged him. " Why?" She felt herself whimper. "Because...you made me love you..and when I couldn't have you, it drove me crazy.." He replied softly. He weakly lifted his head and kissed her. After he broke it and pushed himself away from her while grasping the handle of the sword with his hands. "S-Sanosuke..what a-are you d-doing?!?" She asked. She already knew, but prayed it wasn't what she thought.
He hid his face from her letting his spikes of hair limp forward. " Maybe, if I hadn't had saved you from that knife..." He stopped, " No..I'd never have change that.." He laughed. "Baka! Remember what you told me? Your not helping anybody by doing this! There's still time Sanosuke, please!" She cried as she inched for him. He shook his head and looked up. His eyes sparked with sadness as tears fell.
"No, Megumi, we never had time.." He replied with a sad smile playing on his lips. He swiftly pulled out the blade and with one breath he scattered heavily to the floor. Megumi rushed to him, her breath beating faster with each heart beat. She opened her mouth to cry, but nothing came out. Her tears overwhelmed her as she stared at him.
She had loved him, even after all that. She felt her eyes creep toward the spot where she had caught him. Where he had placed her love. Her eyes jumped. Where his heart once beat, was a slice. He was right, she had killed him with her love.
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Her eyes jumped open. She could barely breath, she only saw darkness. Was she dead? What about Sanosuke? She moved her fingers around, as if to reach of for something. She did grasp something. Something soft, yet frizzed. She closed her eyes and pulled it closer to her. Closer. Closer.
She felt it mingle with her. It was so comforting. So warm. It tasted so sweet..tasted? She jerked her eyes open to meet the closed eyes of a male. She let her hand strongly smack his cheek. His eyes opened to reveal chocolate. He jumped back with a slight blush creeping his face, but he quickly reclaimed his cool and it disappeared.
"Ah..good after-" "What the hell where you doing?!?" She yelled angrily. His eyes looked at her in surprise. She blinked and considered how unlike her that was, but she still was slightly mad. "Well..you weren't breathing..so I-uh.." He shrugged his words off and gave Megumi a 'you-should-be-thanking-me-dammit!' look. Megumi eyed him suspiciously, but let her gaze soften.
"Sanosuke, come here." She said in a motherly tone. He raised his eyes brow at her. He wasn't use to her calling him Sanosuke without an insult attached to it. Doing as he was ordered he stepped forward. She lunged at him, pulling him towards her. She tightly hugged his waist, her head resting on his stomach.
He was taken back, and let his nerves calm down. After a few minutes though, he leaned on her and wrapped his arms around her back. "T-Thank you.." She whispered softly. He replied with silence. He smiled, maybe he had a chance. Maybe she had heard him that night. He wouldn't ruin it though, because at that moment Megumi Takani cared for Sanosuke Sagara.
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Well what do you guys think? Please review! Sorry it's so long, had something else originally planned but I'll wait. Anyway this might be the last chapter of this I put up on this site, guess the other site is just..more reviewent friendly ^-^' but thanks for those who did review!
Her eyes shifted, first towards the slightly run down dojo, then to the faces surrounding her. She walked uneasily with her weight shifting towards her legs just in case she need to make a run for it. She knew something must be going on, one because of those looks and two because the dojo was eerily quiet.
She calmed as her distance from the accusing glances gave her the full frontal sight of the dojo. Soon after she walked through the gate, her uneasiness spurred up even more. She breath in slower to listen for any signs of life, but heard only the faint sounds of wind rustling leaves.
She soon stood to the entrance and with one quick movement, she slide the door to the side. Her eyes quickly shifted from the left, then to the right. Nothing. She removed her shoes and quietly wondered into the living area. "Sir Ken?" She called out. She was only replied by her echo of the empty house.
She felt her uneasiness spring to her head as she neared the training room. She closed her eyes and held herself to the wall rubbing her mid forehead. "Kaoru? Sano?" She called again. Still no reply. She watched the door slightly, deciding whether to follow her painful instinct or not.
Before she knew it she thrust her hand to the door and slide it quickly to the side. As the wind blasted at her body her eyes widen. They shifted from body to body, taking in everything. She felt her self start to swell up tears. "Ken..shin?" She faintly whispered as she staggered forward.
Her eyes fell from his body to the female's that rested beside him. She felt her breath stagger as her eyes traveled toward a smaller body in the left corner of the room. She stood up leaning against the wall for support. They all had the look of warriors on their faces. Yahiko's hand still grasped his wooden katana, while Kenshin's hands were positioned for the Kioyudai. She was about to let herself cry when she heard a slight shift in the next room.
She looked desperately at the room and saw a blurred shadow figure moving about. She quickly let herself quietly tumble to the floor and reach for Kenshin's Reverse Blade Sword. She hesitated at first as her fingers brushed those of Kenshin's. She turned her head and bit her lip to keep from crying as she fiddled with his fingers to wield the sword. She was successful.
She leant over and kissed his cheek lovingly and stood up. She almost sworn she saw his body react, but she thought it only as a mere act to keep herself quiet. She pressed her body to the wall and slowly made her way to the door. Her heart quickened, but she refused to breathe with its' rhythm, if she did the person would hear her. She heard the shuffles again and felt herself tear up again. This time from anger. She stared back at her fallen friends once more and let a tear trickle from her face.
Without hesitation she swiftly opened the door and lunged inside. Her eyes reverted around as her hair still tried to settle. She had found her victim. They were hunched over in the shadows, over 6 feet watching her with brown eyes.
"Y-you bastard!" She whispered angrily, "You k-killed them!" She step back in surprise as the figure staggered towards her. She quickly stepped forward and held a fighting stance, not showing a flaw in her strength. She gripped the sword as if it were a part of her body and held no fear in her movements.
Her eyes squinted as he stood full height. She tightened her grip on the sword making her knuckles whiten. " Megumi.." She heard it whisper. She was sure if was a man, but didn't bother to lose her concentration on how he had obtained her name. "Want to see how they died, Megumi?" She heard him ask coolly. She held her silence.
He laughed at this. "Wow, little Miss Doctor is goin' to kill me?" "Yes, you bastard, I am." She spat. He stopped, seeming to be taken back by her crude reply. He simply laughed and held up a long item. She stared at him with no interest in the object. "Oh, so now you care nothing about your new family?" He replied. His hand withered into the sunlight from the window. Slowly, the image revealed, Suzume's dangling small body. That caught her eyes.
She felt slightly relieved as she saw the young child's body rise and fall faintly. But she couldn't forget her three fallen friends that lay cold just in the next room. "Why not put the child down and face this woman?" She said bitterly, returning her full anger at him. He shuffled a laugh and put his hand on Suzume's mid neck slightly squeezing it. She wince as she heard the child's gasps for air. She watch small lines of blood trickle, that was enough to set her off.
It had all moved in a blur from there. She couldn't care less, as long as she made it in time for Suzume's sake. She refused to lose an innocent. She heard a crack, and tasted blood. She knew it was over for her, but her eyes searched frantically to the side for Suzume. She could barely see because of the coldness and darkness already claiming her. She felt relieved as she saw Suzume still breathing, she was okay, just a little scratched. "M-Meg-umi.." She heard a weak voice call. She felt the hot breath brush into her mouth. It suddenly hit her.
She shoved the figure back. He had kissed her! 'His blood,' she thought,' I must have connected.' She saw his figure stagger slightly towards the light. Her breath caught it her throat. ".. Sano..uske.." He smirked at her. She was right, the corners of his mouth had thin lines of blood running down the sides and onto his inner shoulder lines.
"Looks like your not as weak as I thought." He said in a teasing yet crackled tone. She breathe, still disbelieving. Her eyes stared at the floor, only meeting a pool of crimson. "Sanosuke!" She cried faintly as she noticed the blade impaled in his mid chest. She ran to him and felt them both stagger to the ground.
"Sano..I..I'm so-" He cut her off with another kiss. She felt her eyes bleed tears. She felt angry, he had still killed them, but..she love him. She whimpered and buried her head in his brown spikes. "Dammit, Sanosuke, why?!?" She yelled bitterly, but it only came out as a mutter.
He laughed, ignoring the question. "You know what, I was told..love would kill me one day." He said with a seriousness. Megumi let her head remain still as she listened. He shook violently from laughing and from coughing. Megumi looked up and felt her hands roam to the sword handle. His firm hands stopped her. "You've wounded my heart, fox, both mentally and physically. You've killed me." She started to cry again. "Sano..I-" He cut her off. "Megumi, dammit just shut up!" He yelled bitterly. She stopped her tears because she felt her emotions blend. Sadness. Confusion. Anger.
"I wanted to love you, fox, why didn't you let me love you?" She remained quiet, pressing her self to Sanosuke, feeling the sharp blade pierce her slightly. The wound, she forgot. "Sano, we need to get you to the clinic!" She said as she quickly tried to heave them both up. Sanouke simply rejected and pulled them both down again. "Sano-" "Didn't I tell you to shut up?" He cut her off again.
Megumi was getting pissed. Not only had he murdered her new family, denying her to save him, but also trying to tell her to shut up. "How dare you!" She said angrily. "Dammit sh-" "No YOU shut up!" She cut him off angrily," I'm going to help you, and your going to let me! Unless you want me to make you!" With that she gathered her strength and heaved them both up.
She glanced over at Suzume, but knew the young girl would be fine. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sudden pain in her back. She stared into the fiery eyes of chocolate. "Baka! This is no time fo-" "Megumi Takani, your evil," he cut in, " you deny yourself happiness, meaning love. Therefore denying the happiness of another whom wants to love you." Megumi breathe in Sanosuke's seriousness. She turned her face from his, forgetting all that's happened. Then again, he always made her forget things.
"You should've let me love you Megumi, we could've...been..." She shifted her eyes as she felt the sudden weight of Sanosuke push her down. She instantly flew to the ground with him between her legs. His head rested on the mid length of her breast. "Mn." She heard him mutter. ".. Y-you..baka chicken head.." She whimpered softly. She knew he was dying. He had stalled because he wanted to die.
She hugged him. " Why?" She felt herself whimper. "Because...you made me love you..and when I couldn't have you, it drove me crazy.." He replied softly. He weakly lifted his head and kissed her. After he broke it and pushed himself away from her while grasping the handle of the sword with his hands. "S-Sanosuke..what a-are you d-doing?!?" She asked. She already knew, but prayed it wasn't what she thought.
He hid his face from her letting his spikes of hair limp forward. " Maybe, if I hadn't had saved you from that knife..." He stopped, " No..I'd never have change that.." He laughed. "Baka! Remember what you told me? Your not helping anybody by doing this! There's still time Sanosuke, please!" She cried as she inched for him. He shook his head and looked up. His eyes sparked with sadness as tears fell.
"No, Megumi, we never had time.." He replied with a sad smile playing on his lips. He swiftly pulled out the blade and with one breath he scattered heavily to the floor. Megumi rushed to him, her breath beating faster with each heart beat. She opened her mouth to cry, but nothing came out. Her tears overwhelmed her as she stared at him.
She had loved him, even after all that. She felt her eyes creep toward the spot where she had caught him. Where he had placed her love. Her eyes jumped. Where his heart once beat, was a slice. He was right, she had killed him with her love.
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Her eyes jumped open. She could barely breath, she only saw darkness. Was she dead? What about Sanosuke? She moved her fingers around, as if to reach of for something. She did grasp something. Something soft, yet frizzed. She closed her eyes and pulled it closer to her. Closer. Closer.
She felt it mingle with her. It was so comforting. So warm. It tasted so sweet..tasted? She jerked her eyes open to meet the closed eyes of a male. She let her hand strongly smack his cheek. His eyes opened to reveal chocolate. He jumped back with a slight blush creeping his face, but he quickly reclaimed his cool and it disappeared.
"Ah..good after-" "What the hell where you doing?!?" She yelled angrily. His eyes looked at her in surprise. She blinked and considered how unlike her that was, but she still was slightly mad. "Well..you weren't breathing..so I-uh.." He shrugged his words off and gave Megumi a 'you-should-be-thanking-me-dammit!' look. Megumi eyed him suspiciously, but let her gaze soften.
"Sanosuke, come here." She said in a motherly tone. He raised his eyes brow at her. He wasn't use to her calling him Sanosuke without an insult attached to it. Doing as he was ordered he stepped forward. She lunged at him, pulling him towards her. She tightly hugged his waist, her head resting on his stomach.
He was taken back, and let his nerves calm down. After a few minutes though, he leaned on her and wrapped his arms around her back. "T-Thank you.." She whispered softly. He replied with silence. He smiled, maybe he had a chance. Maybe she had heard him that night. He wouldn't ruin it though, because at that moment Megumi Takani cared for Sanosuke Sagara.
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Well what do you guys think? Please review! Sorry it's so long, had something else originally planned but I'll wait. Anyway this might be the last chapter of this I put up on this site, guess the other site is just..more reviewent friendly ^-^' but thanks for those who did review!