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Arigato Tsugoi Kakarlena-dono! (lol I know I'm not a Samurai but don't tell myself ^^x I like to think I am ^^x '''') I love your review's they keep me going! Also thanks to all the others who review! And I hope you guys will enjoy this chapter! Thanks again! Another thing is I really cant write long chapters * sob * it's a curse I know! So please forgive me!!!!!!

Author: SAY THANK YOU KENSHIN! * Has flames in background with katana in hand *

Kenshin: oro? ^^x''''' * has sweat drop * ummm Arigato?

Author: good Kenshin! * Laughs evilly * now on with the story! * Hits gong *

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Chapter 5 "Bring me to life."

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(Kaoru)

I'm lost in darkness.falling forever.

Who will save me.don't let me die.not here not now, I must fight.let there be light.

Death has clamed my body but I refuse to give into it.

"All watch over you. don't worry not any more." A soft familiar voice came to me but it was to far.

I reached for it my hands reaching into nothing.darkness only. Yet I didn't feel alone.it felt like.

Darkness was.holding me, caring for me.loving me.

'I want you to bring me to life! Save me before I lose myself.' I cry aloud but my voice reaches no one.I stand alone.

Tears run down my checks. I can feel fingers brush away me tears.then lips so gentle replacing my tears.

I felt so warm I wanted to wake up.

'Save me.call me back.' All the people I killed I could see their faces now they're bloody hands reaching for me. Chanting my name, blood everywhere.crying, screams it wouldn't stop.

'Bring me to life.' I whispered as I suddenly felt a wave hit me.

I jerked up my eyes took in the lightly.My chest the pain it hurt.but when I moved my hand there was no more blood. I was expecting to see blood but instead I had bandages.

My Kimono had been removed so my chest would be seen and bandaged up. My breast's where covered by the bandages. The Kimono hung lose over my shoulders and my hair was down.

I took a look around I was in the same room I had woke up last time. I slightly frowned thinking about the first time. Then the thought hit me.

Where was Kenshin? Was he ok? Did he bandage me up? And most important did he see me naked!

I flushed at the thought. If he did I would kill him. I placed a hand to my forehead and closed my eyes.

'That dream was so weird.I felt so lost.is all this killing getting to me.' I shock my head furiously.

'It could not be. I'm Kamiya Kaoru.' I had always believed the Kamiya family was strong and I always looked up to my family.

My father was a sword master! And then my mother. she was so different then my father.so soft and elegant a beautiful women, She was so sweet and loved those around her never harming anyone.The people that knew her say I look like her.but I know I could never be like her.such a gentle flower.

I'm a sparked tongue girl that's what they would all say.but my mother would always hug me and say 'Your meant to be different. you are just like cherry blossoms it takes a while to Blum but when they do there so beautiful.and when they fall.'

'Like blood' my mother's image disappears from my dazed mind

"There no longer Cherry blossoms but blood." I couldn't shake the thought away I never thought I could get lost in the sight of war but humans do.a human sees what they do and they are affected.

'Some go mad.from it'

"I see you're awake." I turned at the sound of a female voice.

There stud a young women with long straight hair that went to her hips with dark eyes and red panted lips, She was tall and slender yet pale. With a blue kimono on. She smiled at me, she reminded me of a fox.

"Well I'm Takani Megumi." She gave a slight bow and walked closer to me examining my bandages.

"Well?" she said a little annoyed

It took me a while but I snapped back into the really world.

"Kamiya Kaoru!" I tried to bow forgetting the wound and let out a small painful grown.

"Okay back down, you need to rest.you shouldn't even be moving." she frowned slightly.

"Not many girls can take those kinds of wounds and even move for a couple days!" she laughed.

"Not even most men can handle the pain EVEN if they don't admit it." she smiled at me and undid the cloth that covered my wound. Once she removed all of it I saw the cut and it was stitched up.it was a bad sight I flinched at it and I guess Megumi noticed it because she reassured me it would get better.

"So Megumi-dono.where is Kenshin?" she looked at me a little surprised then her expression softened.

"Oh Kenshin-san.I forced him to go to bed and leave you to me. He came to my home late at night and rushed me over here. And when I saw you I was in wonder he had rushed me over to help aid a girl." She kneeled down and sat in a traditional manner.

"He told me about the fight with a man by the name Enishi and how you saved him." She smiled.

"Kenshin-san was very embarrassed about the hole thing but he was more worried.he sat next to the door watching." She stopped at my surprised gasp.

"No he did not see anything.I made him turn around while I did the bandaging." She said knowing why I was not blushing.

"I admire what you did.for him." She looked out the small window.

"It wasn't much it was more of honor," I said looking at my hand.

"You might not be able to tell because you haven't known him long but you opened his heart just a bit. I guess its because you two are similar in that sense. When I looked at you're form just laying on the bed and then I looked into his eyes they where sad and afraid.never have I seen him like that.he always seemed so strong and cold.and I knew I would have to help you.at lest I could maybe save a part of Kenshin-san." I could tell she meant this with all her heart.

"He sat near the door his katana on his shoulder just watching and waiting.Like a child who is trying to see if there dog was ok."

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Megumi smiled softly at Kaoru and Kaoru gave a bight smile back. 'Kenshin I know you said you could never love another.but I think you can love this girl.this girl can.no will bring you happiness with her bright eyes.' Megumi said to herself.

'The thing is will you just let go of her because of your past.' Megumi frowned slightly but Kaoru did not notice it.

"Kaoru-san."

"Just call me Kaoru-chan." Kaoru looked to her.

"Hai, Kaoru-chan. Will you." She passed and looked to the door then back to Kaoru.

"Neh?" Kaoru looked at her confused.

"Will you help Kenshin-san.you know save him from himself." Kaoru looked into Megumi's eyes and knew that she could not deny this request.

Before Kaoru could say anything the door slide slightly open and Kenshin who looked the same as he always did even though he only got about a hour of sleep stud there.

"Megumi-dono." Kenshin said in a low serious voice not looking at Kaoru at all.

Megumi nodded knowing what was going on and got up bowing slightly to Kaoru.

"Kaoru-chan I will be checking up on you soon ok. With that she walked over to Kenshin who slide it all the way for her to leave the room then he closed it leaving Kaoru alone once again in the room.

Kaoru KNEW they would be talking about her so she decided to get closer and pick up on there conversation.

"Will Kaoru-dono be alright Megumi-dono?" A male voice was the first to talk, which was kenshin's voice.

"She is Fine do not worry about her. She is a strong girl at body as well as will.You shouldn't under estimate her you know." Megumi slightly lectured him.

"I know that.but she is only human." He whispered slightly making Kaoru have to try harder to hear.

"Kenshin-san.its not a crime to care about this girl." before Kenshin could protest Megumi cut him off.

"Don't think by saying other wise it will change how you feel. I KNOW you care about her and I think it's a good thing for you." Megumi almost softly pleaded with him.

"No.I cant care for another.I cant protect her even if I did want to."

"Baka Kenshin-san! She doesn't need you to protect her.she has taken care of herself this hole time.hasn't she.you told me what you knew and it seems she's been doing a good job of it."

Kenshin didn't say a word. And for a long time there was silence.

Slowly Kaoru moved away from the screen and sat back on the bed. The pain that was over whelming was dying down leaving her feel a little num.

She closed her eyes thinking about what Megumi had said. She truly did want to help this assassin no this young man.Kenshin. The thing was how could she save him when she was falling herself? She blushed slightly she was starting to have feelings for the handsome man. Yet she wasn't sure she wasn't use to being with guys or others for that matter.

She was always training so she never talked to others. And if she ever did want to talk to them they would have thought her only weird.

(Flash back)~~~

"Mommy why wont the other kids play with me is it because I'm weird?" a young Kaoru cried on her mothers lap.

"Kaoru.people laugh or hate difference, humans are strange like that. they fear things they don't understand. You see your different but its not a bad one.your one of a kind." Her mother said placing a finger on the sniffling little Kaoru.

"Kaoru, don't change your father and I love you the way you are." She smiled softly as the two looked at the Sakura tree's that where almost in bloom, The sweet sent of other flowers filling the warm air.

(End of Flash back)~~~

(Kenshin)

Megumi-dono had left to run more earns being the doctor for my clan, she had to.

I found myself just standing infront of the sliding door where Kaoru-dono was.It had been my fault that she has to suffer.

If only I had kept myself focused then everything would be alright.right? But I did plan on killing her.the thing was after a while I couldn't bring myself to do so.

I almost laughed, 'Had the cold hearted kill not have the will to kill this one single life?' I frowned slightly.

I know now that I could never harm this girl. I did care but who would want that from someone who killed his own wife.

"Kuso." I whispered under my breath almost punching the wall close to me.

I heard a soft voice come from the room and I strained my ears so I could hear.

"I was so happy when you smiled.

Your smile breaks through the clouds of grey.

Far from the sunny days that lie in sleep.

Waiting with patience for the spring,

When the flowers will bloom renewed again,

Knowing there's more beyond the pain of today.

Although the scars of yesterday remain.

You can go on living as much as your heart believes.

Even though you can't be born again all though you can change

Lets stay to gather always."

She sang so sweetly. I was so surprised that she also could sing. But the thing that got to me the most was the words of the song. It had such a sad tune.

I slide the door open and was greeted by a pare of surprised blue eyes.

"Oh.hello Kenshin." I could tell she was a little nervous.

I walked over and sat across from her looking her over.looking over the bandages that covered her gash.I knew that scar would stay wit her because of me. I closed my eyes for a second and opened them to look into a pare of worried eyes.

"Gomen Kaoru-dono" I looked down as I said this.

(Kaoru)~~~~~

I looked at him he had his head slightly down as though HE had done something wrong.

"For what?" was all I could say out of everything else that's all I could say to him.

"It's my fault.that you're in this pain." His voice was low never looking up at me.

"Kenshin." I leaned over and pulled slightly on one of his side bangs as I did this his head popped up and I was looking into his eyes once again.

"Its not your fault.I did it of my own free will and even if you could have kept your sword you know I was going to jump into the fight anyway.that's how I am." I smiled trying to take him out of this mood.

He lost someone this way.and to see it happen again in front of your very eyes.its terrible I understand that.

"And you shouldn't worry or be sad all the time! Megumi worries a lot about you!"

"Megumi-dono is almost like a sister to me.She usually doesn't take to others that well but she saw something in you." His eyes changed slightly but then went back to the cold eyes once again.

I felt guilty so I decided to tell him. "I was listening when you and Megumi where talking." I felt a blush come to my checks.

"I know." he said it so calmly while I was surprised.

"Then why didn't you stop me?" I was now puzzled.

"Because I saw no need to.there is no need to lie to you." for once I could tell he was truly saying what he wanted to say.

"Kenshin I want to know your past." I said it so boldly but in truth I was afraid he would get pissed and leave.

"There's not much to know.My parents died I was sold of to slavery the people I was with at the time where killed I was saved by my Sensai and he tough me how to fight.but I was still little then. Once I became old enough I left and fought and I fell for the one who made this scar." He ran his finger down from below his eye then straight down to his jaw out lining one of the scars. "The first scar was made by her meant to be husband. But I killed him." he ran his finger over the scar that crossed with the other.

"From there I have been fighting because I knew I had to and because Tomoe gave her life so I could go on fighting."

I knew now why he was in so much pain and I felt my eyes start to water. All this time he had such a hard life.

"Kaoru-dono?" I noticed him trying to figure out what was wrong.

"Kenshin.I understand.I lost my parents both died in front of me.but it was worse with yours.I fought all my life training.training that was all I knew.but yet I still could never stop complaining." I felt so afoul. He lost everything and more.

"Kaoru-dono."

I closed my eyes trying to stop crying and then I felt a warm hand on my check. I opened my eyes and looked at Kenshin with blurry vision.

"Kaoru-dono, you to have suffered have you not.you've gone through more things then a normal maiden has to go through." His thumb whipped away a tear.

For the first time I saw a hole hearted smile. He had such a sweet smile how could someone take it away. And after seeing this smile I could never go back. Was it so wrong that I wanted to be with him now?

It has only been a short period of time I know but.I want to.

To his surprise I moved closer and softly kissed him. I felt myself blushing but I did not regret taking this action.

But I was the one who would be surprised when he kissed me back.

I cant replace Tomoe.but I can try to heal the scars that where left with my love.I am not telling you to forget about her.but I want you to remember me.

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To be continued.

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Another thing the song is from Fruits Basket (that's because I didn't feel like putting a song I wrote lol) and the chapter title is from the Evanescence song (that's what I get for putting it on repeat lol ^^x''')