Title: Tears of Blood
Author: Kenshin's Radish
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Rurouni Kenshin. That's only wishful thinking.
Chapter 10: Kintatu's Sword and Shigure's Betrayal
The sword stopped in its tracks, just inches from Soichiro's heart. The Battousai quivered, he began shaking uncontrollably as Kenshin Himura began to take back control of his mind and body from the Hitokiri Battousai. Blood gushed from his cross-shaped scar, you made it rain.rain of blood, you mustn't use swordsmanship.to kill! You made it rain.rain of blood, I'm sorry.Don't leave me Kenshin! You made it rain.rain of blood. I'm so sorry.circled in his head, the shaking became more violent and the convulsions took over his body. His eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground.motionless. "Kenshin!" cried Kaoru as she ran to him. She shook his body, but he didn't stir. Soichiro, finally able to move, realized that the Battousai was incapacitated, he was no longer trying to kill him. He saw Kaoru crouching over him, begging him to awaken and he didn't. How did she survive? She should be dead in the river! I'll kill the Battousai and the bitch at the same time. He stood up and removed a sword, Kintatsu's sword. He slowly lumbered towards Kenshin. "Kenshin wake up!" She shook him violently but nothing happened. "Kenshin please! Don't leave me!" sobbed Kaoru as she beat on Kenshin's chest. "Kao.Kaoru.Kaoru-do.no?" whispered a frail voice. Kaoru's head snapped up. His eyes were open, big and orchid, they were welling up with tears. He hoisted himself up so that he was kneeling across from Kaoru, she helped him up to his feet. He embraced her tightly, she could feel and hear him sobbing, "Thank god! You're alive!"
"Kenshin! Kaoru! Look out!" hollered Yahiko but it was too late. Kenshin turned around, pushing Kaoru out of the way as the sword sliced through his belly. Soichiro gave the sword a violent twist and tore it roughly back out. Himura's eyes constricted in agony and shock. "Kenshin no!" cried Kaoru as she caught him as he fell. Kenshin began coughing and choking on his own blood. She held Kenshin tightly to her chest and sobbed.
Soichiro left immediately after injuring Kenshin, that's what the bastard gets, he won't survive that. He finally got what he deserves. He plodded along, for he did manage to get badly injured in the fight. He heard a crackle of leaves and branches behind him, turning around, he saw Shigure Arima glaring maliciously at him.
"Couldn't manage to get away without injury, eh Soichiro?" snickered Shigure as he spun around a dagger. "Nobody gets rid of me for a no good reason like that."
"Shigure.don't," commanded Miyazawa as he slowly backed away.
"Who are you to tell me what to do? I don't work for you anymore!" glowered Shigure. He thrust the dagger into Soichiro's throat, killing him instantly. Shigure slowly removed the dagger from his trachea as Miyazawa fell to the ground, as if in slow motion.
"Feh, and you said I was pathetic, you bastard," he growled as he gave a hard kick to Miyazawa's lifeless body, "I guess you'll never get your revenge now. But I have my own little plot of revenge against the Battousai for defeating my men and I."
Sanosuke woke up and felt a sharp pang in his chest. Something was horribly wrong. He ran through the forest. He could hear crying, a woman's crying. He ran faster and faster, following the sound when he approached a clearing. He stepped into it and saw Kenshin lying motionlessly in the middle. Kaoru had her head on his chest, crying and Yahiko was pressing his shirt against Kenshin's wound.
"No." whispered Sano as he knelt next to his fallen friend. He was pale, blood oozed from his scar and out of his nose and mouth. Yahiko's shirt was drenched in blood from holding it against the wound and there was pool of it surrounding Kenshin. Sano leaned his head down to Kenshin's mouth, his breathing was shallow and raspy.
"Sano! The bleeding's not stopping! What should we do!" said Yahiko as he removed his blood soaked shirt from Kenshin's wound, blood poured out.
"He needs a doctor! We need to get him to Tokyo," said Sanosuke gravely.
"I don't even know where we are! How far are we from Tokyo!" replied Yahiko as he pressed his shirt against Kenshin's wound again.
"It's not too far, but he won't make it," replied Sano. Kaoru's sobbing became louder.
"We don't have a choice! We need to try! He needs a doctor!"
"Kaoru! Give me your obi, we need to wrap it around his wound so he won't lose too much more blood. We have to get going!" Kaoru untied the obi and handed it to Sanosuke. He had watched Megumi a number of times dress wounds so he was able to do so quickly. He lifted up Kenshin, as if he were a child. Kenshin's eyes flickered open.
"Kao.Kaoru.do.no." he whispered before blacking out again. Sano, Yahiko and Kaoru ran with Kenshin into the night, they were running out of time.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Rurouni Kenshin. That's only wishful thinking.
Chapter 10: Kintatu's Sword and Shigure's Betrayal
The sword stopped in its tracks, just inches from Soichiro's heart. The Battousai quivered, he began shaking uncontrollably as Kenshin Himura began to take back control of his mind and body from the Hitokiri Battousai. Blood gushed from his cross-shaped scar, you made it rain.rain of blood, you mustn't use swordsmanship.to kill! You made it rain.rain of blood, I'm sorry.Don't leave me Kenshin! You made it rain.rain of blood. I'm so sorry.circled in his head, the shaking became more violent and the convulsions took over his body. His eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground.motionless. "Kenshin!" cried Kaoru as she ran to him. She shook his body, but he didn't stir. Soichiro, finally able to move, realized that the Battousai was incapacitated, he was no longer trying to kill him. He saw Kaoru crouching over him, begging him to awaken and he didn't. How did she survive? She should be dead in the river! I'll kill the Battousai and the bitch at the same time. He stood up and removed a sword, Kintatsu's sword. He slowly lumbered towards Kenshin. "Kenshin wake up!" She shook him violently but nothing happened. "Kenshin please! Don't leave me!" sobbed Kaoru as she beat on Kenshin's chest. "Kao.Kaoru.Kaoru-do.no?" whispered a frail voice. Kaoru's head snapped up. His eyes were open, big and orchid, they were welling up with tears. He hoisted himself up so that he was kneeling across from Kaoru, she helped him up to his feet. He embraced her tightly, she could feel and hear him sobbing, "Thank god! You're alive!"
"Kenshin! Kaoru! Look out!" hollered Yahiko but it was too late. Kenshin turned around, pushing Kaoru out of the way as the sword sliced through his belly. Soichiro gave the sword a violent twist and tore it roughly back out. Himura's eyes constricted in agony and shock. "Kenshin no!" cried Kaoru as she caught him as he fell. Kenshin began coughing and choking on his own blood. She held Kenshin tightly to her chest and sobbed.
Soichiro left immediately after injuring Kenshin, that's what the bastard gets, he won't survive that. He finally got what he deserves. He plodded along, for he did manage to get badly injured in the fight. He heard a crackle of leaves and branches behind him, turning around, he saw Shigure Arima glaring maliciously at him.
"Couldn't manage to get away without injury, eh Soichiro?" snickered Shigure as he spun around a dagger. "Nobody gets rid of me for a no good reason like that."
"Shigure.don't," commanded Miyazawa as he slowly backed away.
"Who are you to tell me what to do? I don't work for you anymore!" glowered Shigure. He thrust the dagger into Soichiro's throat, killing him instantly. Shigure slowly removed the dagger from his trachea as Miyazawa fell to the ground, as if in slow motion.
"Feh, and you said I was pathetic, you bastard," he growled as he gave a hard kick to Miyazawa's lifeless body, "I guess you'll never get your revenge now. But I have my own little plot of revenge against the Battousai for defeating my men and I."
Sanosuke woke up and felt a sharp pang in his chest. Something was horribly wrong. He ran through the forest. He could hear crying, a woman's crying. He ran faster and faster, following the sound when he approached a clearing. He stepped into it and saw Kenshin lying motionlessly in the middle. Kaoru had her head on his chest, crying and Yahiko was pressing his shirt against Kenshin's wound.
"No." whispered Sano as he knelt next to his fallen friend. He was pale, blood oozed from his scar and out of his nose and mouth. Yahiko's shirt was drenched in blood from holding it against the wound and there was pool of it surrounding Kenshin. Sano leaned his head down to Kenshin's mouth, his breathing was shallow and raspy.
"Sano! The bleeding's not stopping! What should we do!" said Yahiko as he removed his blood soaked shirt from Kenshin's wound, blood poured out.
"He needs a doctor! We need to get him to Tokyo," said Sanosuke gravely.
"I don't even know where we are! How far are we from Tokyo!" replied Yahiko as he pressed his shirt against Kenshin's wound again.
"It's not too far, but he won't make it," replied Sano. Kaoru's sobbing became louder.
"We don't have a choice! We need to try! He needs a doctor!"
"Kaoru! Give me your obi, we need to wrap it around his wound so he won't lose too much more blood. We have to get going!" Kaoru untied the obi and handed it to Sanosuke. He had watched Megumi a number of times dress wounds so he was able to do so quickly. He lifted up Kenshin, as if he were a child. Kenshin's eyes flickered open.
"Kao.Kaoru.do.no." he whispered before blacking out again. Sano, Yahiko and Kaoru ran with Kenshin into the night, they were running out of time.
