Disclaimers: No. I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. which is one reason why I'm
sitting here writing this and wallowing in self pity.
Author's Notes: You know what time it is? 9:30 on Saturday night. Why am I writing this and not watching Rurouni Kenshin, you ask? Because my parents are pissed off at everyone and at mad at me because I wanted to watch TV. The only time I watch TV is when I watch Kenshin, that's IT. I don't watch a lot of TV. My dad wants to watch the Nascar race and I'm thinking "Hello you watch TV all the time and you can watch it tomorrow on recap!" but no. They kicked me into my room. I wanna cry. I have to find out what happened to Kenshin. I hope my friend Michele got to tape it for me, because I can't tape it. So right now I'm pissed at my parents for making me miss Kenshin tonight, so this chapter is going to reflect it, people. Trust me. I'm ANGRY. And the only way I know how to vent my anger through writing is to have something bad happen, but I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen in here right now. What's worse is my mom is on the computer and she yelled at us for wanting to watch TV. I wanted to watch Kenshin! It's the only show I watch and it's only on on SATURDAY. I hope Michele got to tape it for me. I'm really angry right now.
~Coming of the Dawn~
***Chapter 24- The End Of The Blade***
Kaoru woke up the next day, utterly exhausted. The light stung her eyes as she moaned and rolled herself farther into her blankets. She heard a slight chuckle come from across the room.
Kaoru lifted her head and looked over to see Kenshin laughing and looking at her from across the room. She sat up slowly and pulled the blankets with her out of precaution, in case her yukata happened to slip open. She didn't want to reveal all to Kenshin. At least not yet.
He just looked at her, making no attempt to come closer or any to distance himself away. She didn't bother to move either, and nothing in this seemed to matter much to her. She was actually pretty comfortable to have him inspecting her from a distance. It was as if he was truly a distant admirer.
"Are you going to sleep all day Miss Kaoru?" he asked her softly, his amber eyes glistening as the sunlight sprung across his face, causing it to glow.
Kaoru shook her head. "No, how long have I been sleeping."
"Since I've been up, probably about 7 hours." He answered her, standing suddenly and pulling his katana with him as he stepped towards her. "I woke up quite awkwardly, I might add."
Kaoru didn't flinch when placed a hand on her check, which was now void of the make up she had worn the night before. If anything she leaned into his caress. It was welcoming and comforting. She knew then that he'd always be there.
"How so?" she asked him, her voice just short of a moan.
He grinned when she shut her eyes. "Well, I ended up falling off of my futon. But I wasn't the only one who fell off their futon. You did to. Apparently we snuggled together in the night. I woke up to you clinging to my yukata and snuggled up against my chest. You woke me up because you stole the blankets."
Kaoru's eyes shot wide open as she blushed a furious shade of crimson as the blood rushed to her cheeks. She glanced at him.
"I. well. how." she asked, pointing to her futon that she was lying on.
He grinned. "I put you there when I woke up again. I didn't want to wake you up in the night and besides it was cold so I decided it wouldn't be too bad to just sleep there for the night. I mean."
Kaoru nodded. "Okay."
Kenshin stood up again, his hakama swaying with the slight wind he produced upon standing to so quickly. Kaoru let her eyes roam from the white of the hakama he was wearing, up to where his gi revealed just the slightest amount of his definitely well chiseled chest, up to his tempting neck, up his face and into those burning pools of ambery gold.
Suddenly Kaoru felt the urge to run her fingers through his crimson locks of luscious hair.
"Like what you see?" he asked her.
Yup, definitely the Battousai speaking.
Kaoru blushed. He had noticed her wandering eyes, and it was slightly embarrassing for her part.
"I trust you can get ready on your own?" he asked her, his back to her as he walked across the room and the door.
Kaoru nodded, then answered. "Hai."
Kenshin smiled and then opened the door. "Then I will be seeing you later, Miss Kaoru."
And he left.
Kaoru fell back on the futon, suddenly feeling at a loss. She rolled over and forced herself up. Walking over to the case that held her clothing, she pulled out a green kimono that had small yellow butterflies along the sleeves as well as some green vine-like foliage. She pulled out the matching sea green obi, and her bathing things. Trudging her way to the door, she opened it and headed down to the bathhouse.
She opened the door to the first room, and there began to remove her clothing. She pulled a towel off of the rack, and covered her otherwise naked body in it. Setting her clothes in a corner and then picking her bathing things and her new outfit, Kaoru opened the door and prepared to take a warm, soothing bath.
She didn't expect to see what she had when she opened the door.
Clutching her towel tightly to her body, she stifled a scream that was sure to permit from her throat. THIS. WAS. NOT. GOOD.
Even walking in on Kenshin changing in the room the first day was a better and less embarrassing scenario than this.
There was Kenshin, his eyes closed, soaking in the tub, the water clear enough for Kaoru to see through but she refused to look down. She didn't know what to do and found herself backed up against a wall, which she hit with much force, still clutching her towel. The steam in the room made her hair damp and it started to cling to her.
Kenshin heard something bang hard against something in the room. He slowly rolled his head to the way the sound came from. He was too relaxed to use his senses so he opened his eyes. They turned into wide balls of violet as he noticed that Kaoru was closing her eyes and trying to cover them with her hands. He noticed the trouble she had trying to keep the towel up all at the same time, and how her hair stuck to her face and shoulders in a seductive manner.
Kenshin had to stifle his own groan and let himself become overcome with embarrassment. Kaoru finally just covered her eyes with her hands.
BAD IDEA.
Her towel slipped, and lightening fast, Kenshin spun around so didn't see any part of her body he wasn't meant to. This was definitely an awkward situation for both of them. Kenshin's two sides fought for control. Battousai wanted to pounce and Kaoru and claim her as his. His other side was fighting to make sure that they DIDN'T do anything to Kaoru.
Kaoru felt her towel fall and immediately opened her eyes to see if Kenshin was looking. She pulled I back on and run out of the room and shut the door. There she slid down against the wall, sighing.
'That was not funny. why is all of this happening? I think someone is playing tricks on us.' Kaoru thought.
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Meanwhile, Kenshin was taking deep breaths to calm his raging heartbeat and angry hormones. He gripped the sides of the tub in frustration, and finally after 15 minutes had calmed down. That had NOT been funny. That was not fair. He had almost seen something he shouldn't have. and something he couldn't have. That was not a good thing on his part. Now not only was he THINKING bad thoughts, and not only did he know he loved her, but now, whenever he looked at her, he would become overcome with desire to have her.
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Later that day, Kaoru had gone out to town with her two snickering friends. She was glad they had invited her because she didn't want to have to face Kenshin at that moment. Not after the bathhouse incident. That was too close. She could have seen things she shouldn't have.
Kaoru shook her head as she was being pulled into a restaurant to eat dinner with her friends.
"Kaoru-chan, you seem to be preoccupied." Angela smiled, wickedly I might add. "What are you thinking about?"
Renee only leaned against the table and awaited an answer.
Kaoru blushed. "Uh. I. um."
Renee grinned. "Did he pounce you?"
Kaoru blushed more. "NO!!!" she shrieked. "Not. not exactly."
Angela grinned and started to clap her hands together as she bounced in her seat excitedly. "What happened Kaoru-chan? Did he kiss you? Did you sleep together? WHAT HAPPENED!!!"
Kaoru blushed. Her friends weren't making this any easier on her. "I walked. uh. in on him in the bathhouse."
Renee giggled. "Did you see anything? How is he?"
"NO! I'M NOT A HENTAI!" Kaoru cried. "I was shocked. And my towel. it kinda dropped."
"Did he see?" Angela persisted.
Kaoru shook her head. "I. I don't think so."
Renee giggled. "Girl, you have WAY too many close calls with him. Why don't you just get it over with?"
"Because it's not right!" Kaoru dictated.
Angela and Renee just giggled and continued eating with the utterly mortified Kaoru who sat across from them.
Kaoru began to believe they liked to torture her.
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Renee and Angela ended up in a weaponry shop with Kaoru. She was searching for a new bokken. She felt good enough to use one, and now with what had been happening, she figured that she might need to use it quite often. She eyed the racks upon racks of bokkens and shinai's, sakabatou's, katana's and wakizashi's, among other weapons such as kodachi's and kunais. She settled upon a bokken of a medium length that would be slightly longer than the one she had, yet light enough for her to be able to use with no problem.
After a few practice swings in her Kamiya Kasshin Ryu kata's, she paid for her new weapon and let it hang from the obi of her green kimono. She walked and talked with Renee and Angela, until 5 dark shadows appeared around them. Kaoru looked up to find herself face to face with none other than Saitou.
"Saitou!" she cried, now hating herself for wearing a kimono. There was no way she could fight in a kimono that restricted her possibly of leg movement.
Saitou tapped his foot and grinned at her, placing a hand upon her scarred cheek. She jerked her head back and pulled her bokken out, holding it in front of her vertically as she stared at him.
"I see you are now officially Battousai's. You bear his scar." Saitou stated, smiling at his realization. "Is he still alive? It is amazing that their one of you escaped the fire."
Kaoru refused to answer him. "Let us through Saitou, we pose no immediate threat to you."
Kaoru's muscles screamed at her. She wasn't healed enough to fight, especially someone with skills like Saitou's. She knew that she could probably take on the other 4 men easily, but Saitou would be harder. She felt Renee and Angela back up against her.
"We should have bought weapons too." Angela stated.
Renee nodded. "There is no way we can attack them in kimono's. Kaoru- chan is the only one here that has a chance. We can't even run away."
Kaoru kept her eyes glued upon Saitou.
"Won't you let us through?"
"You didn't answer my question. Is Battousai still alive?"
"How do you think I got out? I had a sprained ankle, therefore I couldn't walk." She shot at him.
Saitou smiled. "So Battousai helped you out."
"Let us pass, please Saitou. We have no want to fight your men or you." Kaoru persisted.
Saitou nodded and Kaoru let her bokken fall.
Little did she know that was his motion for his men to attack.
All 4 of them flew at her, Renee, and Angela. Renee and Angela had to resort to kicking and punching, which didn't do much good against swords. They were lucky they could move fast enough to avoid being cut. Kaoru, on the other hand, was cornered by the other two men and was fighting them as well as she could with her bokken against their live, warring and deadly blades that held the promise of pain and death. She had a hard time blocking the blades, as they threatened to chop her only means of defense into nothingness.
In an instant, they men surrounding her fell. She looked up and saw Kenshin, in full Battousai mode, his katana draw and dripping with fresh blood as if it was bathing in the sticky, nauseating liquid. Kenshin himself appeared to have been bathing in the blood of the men around him as it dripped from his crimson locks and flowed over his face in rivers as he set his gaze upon her, as she still held her bokken.
Kenshin turned around, his now completely red hakama pants sending some blood onto Kaoru's kimono. She dropped her bokken and watched as he went into battou-jutsu stance in front of Saitou. Renee and Angela came running over to her and stood next to her, all of them trying to hide together.
"Saitou."
"Battousai."
Kenshin's amber slits threatened Saitou for even thinking he could put Kaoru in danger. Kenshin knew he had grown too attached to the young woman, but at the same time he refused to have it any other way.
"Why did you start a fight on these young women for no reason?" Battousai drawled, his words like poison that could seep into your skin and force your blood out through your pores. "There was no reason to do so."
Saitou set his gaze upon Kaoru. "Is she your woman, Battousai?"
Kenshin didn't respond and he didn't attack Saitou. He waited to see what his next move would be. One bad move and he was going to use the Ku-Zu- Ryu-Sen against him and make sure he never took another breath. But he wasn't going to kill Saitou without reason. although he could rack up many reasons off of the top of his head at the moment. But now wasn't the time.
Saitou turned his gaze away from Kaoru. "I asked you, Battousai, is she your woman?"
Kenshin didn't say anything, just kept his angry glare upon Saitou.
Saitou let out an exasperated sigh. "I guess we'll have to find out the hard way."
Battousai's glare stayed upon Saitou as he drew nearer to Kaoru. He looked at him as if he dared him to make a move on her. Saitou just drew nearer, keeping his eyes on Battousai.
"If I was to slit her throat right now, what would you do?" he asked.
"You wouldn't."
Kaoru lifted her bokken and smacked Saitou on the head. He fell to the ground and Kaoru continued to smack him hard on the head and chest. Once she was satisfied that she had kicked his butt, she motioned for Renee and Angela to go past Kenshin. She placed her bokken back in her obi and started to walk away from Saitou, who was in definite pain from the blows he had received.
Kenshin got out of his stance as Kaoru drew nearer to him. He held his katana loosely at his side as he watched her, as if he was mesmerized.
Then she fell, Saitou on top of her and holding a dagger.
"You don't fight me and get away with it that easily." Saitou warned.
Kaoru struggled under Saitou's weight, angered that she couldn't bite him or something.
She felt the blade of the dagger lay roughly against the skin of her neck, but not hard enough to cut her skin.
"What are you going to do now, Battousai?" he asked. " I asked you twice, and I'll ask you again. Is she your woman?"
Kenshin was bursting with anger. Kaoru had him beat! He had seen it! How in the world had he managed to get up after a beating like that? He glared at Saitou and the blade that was up against Kaoru's delicate neck. He told himself right then and there that the only thing he wanted so see upon her neck was her hair or.
He shook his head. No. He couldn't think like that now. He had to get rid of Saitou and save Kaoru.
"Renee, Angela, go back to the Inn." Kaoru instructed her friends.
Since they were weaponless and Battousai gave them a glare, they did as they were told to do. Kenshin kept his eyes on Saitou.
"Is she your woman?"
Kenshin looked down at Kaoru. She was on her stomach with Saitou sitting upon her back and holding her hands above her head while the other held the dagger against her throat. He looked into her sapphire orbs and knew she was fuming with livid anger against Saitou, but that she was also scared and she just wanted him to say something so that Saitou would get off.
"Is she your woman?" Saitou demanded, pushing the knife roughly up against her skin, but still not enough to draw blood.
Battousai had seen too much of Kaoru's blood already. Without warning he dashed at Saitou, knocking him off of Kaoru and onto his back.
"Does that answer your question?" Battousai demanded, his sword pointed towards Saitou's throat. "Yes, she is!"
Kaoru got up, her back in pain from Saitou's blow to it when he pushed her down and sat on her. She heard Kenshin's response and her heart fluttered. He really did consider her his woman?
That seemed to be enough for Saitou. He drew his sword and forced Kenshin backwards. Kenshin landed just in front of Kaoru.
"Go back to the Inn." He demanded.
Kaoru shook her head. "Kenshin. no."
"Go BACK!" Battousai growled, his anger evident with his will to protect her.
Kaoru just slunk back slightly. She wasn't just going to leave him there. The last time he had fought Saitou he had almost lost. She was going to stay there and make sure he was okay.
She watched as blurs of color connected as the sounds of metal smashing and gnawing together filled the air. She watched, entranced with the speed with which the fight was taking place. Her eyes and heart glued to the fight, she watched in horror as the speeding men sliced away mercilessly at one another, not stopping long enough to make their blurs visible as bodies.
Her heart leapt when she didn't hear the sound of metal clashing.
Battousai was kneeling in Battou-jutsu stance, Saitou awaiting his attack.
Kenshin proceeded to jump into the air. "Ryu-Sho-Sen!" he cried.
His movement was supposed to slice Saitou on his way into the air, but his attack failed. Once in the air, Kenshin made his second move. "Ryu- Tsui-Sen!"
He dove down upon Saitou, but he blocked the attack. Kenshin moved his sword to the side and flipped away from Saitou's impending blade as quickly as he could and landed on his feet with cat-like grace.
"Ryu-Sou-Sen!" Kenshin cried, attempting an attack that would produce several slashes at Saitou without giving him a chance to protect himself.
Again, his attempts failed. Kenshin used his Do-Ryu-Sen and caught Saitou a little off guard, giving him a chance to fly in with his Ku-Zu-Ryu- Sen, which would hit every single one of the 9 vitals in an instant. Saitou recovered soon after the first attack and was able to get his move in before Kenshin and block the attack to mutilate his body into nothingness.
Kenshin fell back, trying to figure out why he couldn't get a single move in on Saitou. It was like he became immortal and was no longer an opponent as much as he was more of a nuisance with skills. Kenshin jumped up again.
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Kaoru watched as Kenshin again tried to attack Saitou from the sky. She watched in utter fear as his attack was off by a slight space. Saitou's block did more than block. His sword penetrated straight through Kenshin's skull.
Tears fell from Kaoru's eyes as she watched Kenshin fall to the ground with a sickening thud, which broke his back. Saitou pulled his sword out of his skull and simply walked away. At first Kaoru couldn't move as she saw the blood begin to fill the street until it looked like a lake with ripples. It began to rain and slowly, she edged her way over.
Surely Kenshin wasn't dead.
Kaoru fell into the blood that covered the street. She opened her eyes, looking at Kenshin's mangled body. The blood dripped out from his skull, tainting his red hair into an even darker crimson. The rain made his blood fall around his face like tears, and he didn't move.
Kaoru knew he was dead.
She didn't want to accept it.
Gingerly, she lifted his wrist and felt for a pulse. There was none. She checked for the rise and fall of his chest to prove that he was breathing. There was no movement. His eyes were wide open and lifeless; the amber had changed to violet that held absolutely no luster. Kaoru pulled Kenshin's head into her lap, not caring about the blood that poured of his skull as if it was a jug of sake. Her tears fell from her eyes as she bent over his dead body, falling to his face and mixing with his own makeshift tears of blood.
"Kenshin." Kaoru began, her sobs stopping her from taking as her body shook in the rain. "I never got to tell you."
She knew he couldn't hear her. He was dead.
"I never got to tell you. that I love you. anata, I love you so much." she stated, bending over and leaning her forehead against his cold one. She traced her hand up to his cheek and sobbed. "I should have helped."
Kaoru stayed there, crying onto his dead body until she was simply heaving dry sobs against his cold, damp, blood covered skin.
The moon was red that night, casting an eerie glow upon the world as if to tell everyone of the news.
Kenshin was dead.
Author's Notes: Don't kill me people! It's 11: 54 PM right now. YES I KNOW HOW THE HELL COULD I KILL KENSHIN?! I'm so sorry about that. forgive me and don't give up on me!!! I'm trying to get to at least 30 chapters before I end this fic so you should know that. well. do you guys think he's dead? Is there a way around this? I think I could come up with something, BUT STUPID SIRETA TOOK OVER AND KILLED HIM!!!!!!! :: growls at her alter ego and whacks her on head with sakabatou :: STUPID STUPID STUPID SIRETA!!!! I'm so sorry guys. please don't give up on me and kill me. I have an idea. what you think he's dead? TRUTHFUL ANSWERS, WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION? DID ANYONE CRY? I started to tear up when I wrote it. But I was so angry with my parents!!! Sireta just took over. It's not just because they wouldn't let me watch Rurouni Kenshin, they've been on my case ever since last night and haven't stopped yelling at any of us (I have 1 brother and 2 sisters) I've just had this pent up anger I had to release. I didn't mean for it to end up this way. but still. I WANT TRUTHFUL ANSWERS ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT!!! Trust me, I can find a way around it if I want to.
Here's your review responses:
Kyosnekozukigirl: God that's a long name!!! Hehehehehe!!! Glad you like the ficcie so much!! Thanks a bazillion for your reviews!!! (hugs her) A 12 YEAR OLD IN PUT IS GOOD!!! Hell, I'm only 15. and missed Kenshin last night. grrr.. (wrings mom's neck). grrr. I'm eating melted cheese with Saltine crackers right now, so my keyboard is all greasy. hehehe!!!
J1N: AWWWW. I'm glad you think so!!! That's okay though, I'm just gonna write anywayz, it's fun even if I don't get an award for it!! (shows off award of "being very liked" that Angie gave her!). WHO CARES ABOUT PROCRASTINATION IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL EVEN IF YOU FAIL SCHOOL!!! I do it all the time because I hate homework. and I'm too busy doing my own thing to listen half of the time. hehehehe.
Angel Kitty2: Almighty Battousai, we bow down before you!! (lays head in lap instead of on floor) OOPS!! Sorry Almighty Battousai!!! (tries again and fails!). Hehehehehe. I'll be leaving now. anywayz. yes, BATTOUSAI CAN BE SWEET MY FRIENDS!!! Hehehehe. I think he's gonna be almost sweet like that a lot from now on. hehehehe.
Mia-chan: *feels sorry for poor hamster and admits him into the 'hamsters with nervousbreakdowns' counselling center * Bad hamster!!! Watch your language!! BEEP is not a good word!!! I updated. hope you don't hate me now.
Scarlet Rayne: It's okay, it's understandable!!! I'm kinda used to it but ya know. it still bugs me sometimes. MY EYELASHES ITCH!!!! AHHHHH! Okay. I'm better now.sorry about that moment of insanity. hehehehe. Battousai's got a soft side! Battousai's got a soft side!! (get knocked out by hilt of sword). Stupid Authoress. I, Battousai, shall be completeing these reviews!!!
Aglaia102: Battousai: What's going to happen in the morning? I can tell you what's gonna happen in the morning. I'm gonna wake Kaoru up right then and there and then we're gonna.. (Crystal wakes up and beat Battousai away from the computer and locks him up with Sireta). YOU'RE A HENTAI BATTOUSAI!! But I still love you. Anywayz. glad you liked it. I'm sure this wasn't what you excpeted for the morning. hehehe!!!
Krystlsaliormoon: I didn't get your other review until after I posted my chatper and I wanted to kill my computer for being so stupid!!! Guess what? I'm eating cheese right now!!!! Hehehe. I'm stupid. my lips are all greasy because I melted taco cheese to eat. hehehehehe. oh well. I'M GLAD YOU LIKED THE SONG YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO GAVE AN OPINION ON IT!!! Hey, I made a songfic to that song!!! I just last night when I wrote this chapter, go read it please!!! (Hugs) I worked really hard on it and I hope you like it. If no one else does, oh well, AT LEAST YOU DO!!!! (hugs again). Like I said before. YOU DECIDE HOW HE WAS NAKED!!! I'm not doing it for you. it's completel up to you decided how he was half naked. hehehehehehehehe! (Battousai brusts from his cage with the rabid Sireta. Sireta nearly kills authoresses and Battousai takes over computer). You wanna know how I was half naked? That's f*ing authoresses made me half naked from the waist down!!! Good things gi's go down your thighs or else Kaoru would've seen more than she expected. not that she wouldn't like it. I WAS NOT EMBARRASSED I WAS ACTING YOU HEAR ME? I WAS ACTING!!!! A-C-T-I-N-G!!!! That stupid rurouni. grrr. makes me look weak. dumb pink gi. Yes, Kaoru's kimono was quite nice (licks his lips). hehehehehehe. WHY IS IT SUCH A BIG DEAL THAT I BOUGHT A RIBBON?! I can be nice when I want to be!!! And we're my hug, Miss- Kenshin-no-Baka-angel-Battousai- hentai- caller- name- person- angie? Why am I the bad side? He's got some of his own dirty thoughts too!! I'm not the only hentai on this planet!!! You want my autograph, huh? In ink or in blood, little missy? INNOCENTLY SEDUCE ME? Hahahahaha. I think they're more behind in than that but I will agree that you and Crystal do kick some serious ass in getting us together. hehehehehehe. WHY CAN'T YOU GO SEARCHING FOR ME? Bring me out of the stupid swirlly eyed rurouni!! I'm more fun to be around!!! Stupid Sano. can't even protect himself from a girl so he's gotta grab their nose. I hope you can still breathe through that nose. AND I HAVE TO HEARD SOME OF THOSE WORDS!!! Stupid rurouni is such an 'innocent' side. Grrr. he makes me look bad!!! I WILL NOT BUY THE PINK GI I AM NOT A GIRLY MAN!!! I AM A MAN, I DO NOT WEAR PINK I WEAR BLACK AND BLUE, THE COLORS OF BRUISES!!! Grrr. HOW CAN HE WALK ABOUT IN A PINK GI?! I don't understand it!!! Even I have better fashion taste than him!!! (glares at the rurouni) Grrr. too bad I can't slit his throat. I'd be killing me too. YEAH YOU KNOW I LIKED FALLING ONTO KAORU!!! Hehehehe. stupid rurouni took over and got up.. I didn't e-mail you. oh, Crystal did. duh. well, she's like clinging to life right now because man Sireta sure can fight. (looks at Sireta). hmmm.. AH DON'T HUG ME!!! (shoves nearly dead Crystal at Angie). phew. You don't hug an assassin. unless. I don't want my day brightened. unless I'm getting hugs from certain people.you're almost up on my 'certain people' list. so just wait your turn. yes, I do have sexy eyes, now don' t I? Of course the freaky stalker dude left, we didn't give him much other choice, now did we?
Hehehehehe. let me see. Crystal's trying to survive Sireta's torture. HOW ABOUT BATTOUSAI TAKES OVER AND WRITES IN THIS THIS TIME!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
~The stupid swirlly eyed samuari harboring the sexy battousai~ By: Battousai
Crystal: Come on you do, go do it already!! This forest is big enough we won't hear you!!!
Kenshin: (goes Battousai) YOU CAN'T RUSH THESE THINGS!!!
Angie: (grins) YAY!! He's Battousai!!
(Angie jumps on him)
(Crystal jumps on him)
Sarah: Call me Naoko. AND WAA-HOO!!!
(jumps on him)
Kaoru: HEY!! YOU GUYS HAVE CLONES!!!
(jumps on him too)
Battousai: Geez. there's enough of me for all of you ladies.
Kenshin clones 1, 2, and 3: (getting highly jealous of their real self) Hey leave them alone!!!
Battousai: It's not my fault they like me better!!!
(For mentioned clones grab their owners away. Owners whine while Kaoru is still clutchign onto Battousai)
Battousai: You made them cry.
Kenshin clones 1, 2, and 3: NO!! Don't cry.
(Naoko, Crystal, and Angie keep crying)
Battousai: There can only be one me so I'm gonna have to dispose of you all!!!
(pulls out sword)
(other Kenshin's pull out swords)
Sano: Man. it's a Kenshin agianst Kenshin agaisnt Kenshin against Kenshin fight! I serioulsy hope you brought your medicine bag, fox!!!
Megumi: I did. I don't think I'm gonna have enough stuff though.
Yahiko: YAY THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME!!!!
Battousai: FIGHT!!!
(Kaoru cries. Crystal and Angie jump up and down excited, and Naoko faints)
Crystal: DON'T HURT YOURSELF KENSHIN CLONE 2!!!
Angie: YA KENSHIN CLONE 1 YOU DON'T WANNA LET YOUR REAL SELF KILL YOU!!!
Crystal: (suddenly turns white)..
Angie: Huh?
Crystal: Uh. if he kills his clones. they are connected to him. if he kills one all the clones die and so does he.
Angie: OH NO!!
(pounces on Battousai's back)
Battousai: I said to wait..
There, you can finish it from there Angie. I'm proud to say the authorress now out cold. Good work Sireta.
Sireta: (nods to him)
We are in control now!!! MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Crystal should wake up soon.. Oh well.. At least I got to write and make some things RIGHT!!! Who is Naoko or Sarah? A reviewer who asked to come in, I remember her reading it. Anywayz. WILL YOU ALL LOSE YOUR INNONENCE IN THIS? AS LONG AS I'M IN CONTROL. YES!!!
Smut? But not X-rated? If the authoress can' t write. hehehe. wait, she killed me. SIRETA YOU GOTTA WAKE HER UP!!!
Sireta: I can't.
Uh oh.. well.uh. I guess I gotta do the goodbye hug.. (hugs Angie)..
Rhapsody07: Hehehe!! People seemed to like that part a lot!!! I wonder why that is so? Hehehehe. Kenshin trolls? God.we're all going insane here.. (I beat BATTOUSAI UP BUT I'M STILL KNOCKED OUT ACCORDING TO KRYSTLSALIORMOON'S response!!) Anywayz. I'm so angry that I missed Kenshin last night, my mom said 'it's just a stupid cartoon' and I'm like 'IT IS NOT IT'S AN AWESOME CARTOON!'. Grr. parents.
Lillie-chan5: Yes. cruel and unusual punishment, my friend!! Hehehe!!!
Chibilover2000: People love my twisted mind. but I don't think you guys love it right now. but this twisted mind can find a way out if need be!!!! Don't worry, they'll get to the 'I love you' stuff soon. hehehehehe. how you ask? I'm not too sure yet..
Conscience Fairy: I agree with you. no reason to get pregnant before your married. hehehehehehe!!! Thanx for the review!!!
Brittanie Love: Everyone is wanting a lemon in here?! I don't know yet. maybe. I'll have to ask. did you get my review? Hehehehe!!! Well. I've got so many people to respond to it's insane. so I will go.
Maystorm: I'm sure this wasn't exactly what you had in mind. yes. I had to do something. hehehehe. anywayz, thanks for the review and sorry your response is so short but I have so many people to respond to.
Inuyashachic515: Thank you!!! I hope you still love it after this!!!
Anime-Master 7: The military does suck, doesn't it? (sides with Anime- Master 7). You have enough explosives to take over the world. just don't the the CIA find out about this. did you like my chatper? I hope so because I think everyone's gonna hate me now. I don't mind coffee if it's got bunches of sugar in it. but I won't drink alcohol. don't you ever worry about what you're workers will do when they get drunk?! (hits her head with an atomic bomb). Hehehe!! That might not be a good thing. Hahahahaha. we stole Kenshin from you!!! Oh well. I don't think they'll be coming back to their room for a while with how I've got them lost in my brain. hehehehe. really? COOL!!! I will tell Angie. hehehehehehe.. Maybe we should get you in on the side story with your explosives. that would be so awesome. hehehehehe!!! That would be SO cool!!!! Kenshin, you're being a baka! (Kaoru throws bomb). Hehehehe!! Okay. gummi ships? Are they like all squishy and stuff?! SWEETNESS!! Okay. I'm starting to think eating cheese makes me hyper. STUPID GANONDORF!!! Make sure you beat his butt good for me, too, okay? Here's one of my bombs. (says hi I'm crystal and I'm here to kick your butt on it) Okay? Hehehehehe. glad you liked the chapter!!! May your atomic bomb base prevail!!!!! AND GET SOME SODA POP IN THERE SO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DRINK!! If I ever decide to visit your base (for some unknown reason in my side story) I will want Dr. Pepper. hehe I love reading your reviews they're so much fun. I HOPE YOU LIKED THIS CHAPTER!!!
Sabrina: Well I don't plan on finishing it soon but I'm glad you loved the story!!!
DragonTamer9741: Did you get my e-mail? SHERMAN CRYSTAL BACKWARDS? That's weird. hehehehehe! I e-mailed you. did you get it? AND WHAT'S BETTER THAN SUGAR CRYSTALS? I mean, come on, if you can't be hyper and happy than what's the use of being here? DUH PEOPLE USE YOUR BRAINS IT'S FUN TO SCARY AND INSANE!!! Pop. must have pop.. (is having horrible withdrawls). HUGS A BAZILLION!!
Piper: Where'd you get your flag? I want one too!!!
Beriath: Yes. we are naughty, aren't we? You want a lemon TOO? Okay people. here we goes!!! I may, I may not. it depends. I'll ask and see what you guys think, okay? Because I seriously don't know. Hehehehehe!! My closest is mostly blue too. I don't dislike Kenshin's pink gi I just think it's weird. hehehehehehehe!!! I MAKE PEOPLE ADDICTED TO MY STORIES!! I wonder if you can have withdrawl symptoms? Heheheehe...
Curls of Serenity: I don't know how long it's gonna be but I wanna get to at least 30 chapters!!!
HiEi FoR sALe: Guess what? Our little side story is going to be a fiction on this site now!!! I just got the chapters set up, but the story is gonna be under Krystlsaliormoon's account, okay? YEAH KENSHIN YOUR SLUG WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN!! (recieves a hit from the monitor). It's funny. I had to have Kenshin pounce on Kaoru. hehehee. I don't know!! Lets cook some strawberries and see!!! I want raspberries!!! -k-. Battousai took over the story this time. I'm supposed to be knocked out. hehehehehe. anywayz. Yeah me too!! I love to burp!! My mom goes "be ladylike" and then she turns around and burps herself!!! Come on, don't ruin my fun people!!! I know!! Burping is a talent only placed upon those who are highly gifted. I burp in public too but it only embarrasses my parents, not me!!! I will try to e- mail you really soon I have your e-mail on my computer I just gotta write you an e-mail!!! BURPING IS NOT GROSS IT IS COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF!!!! I have yet to meet someone (besides my dad) who can beat me at burping. I was eating french fries and drinking a coke once in the van on the way from McDonalds. I burped so loud the whole van shook. hehehee. that was my best burp ever. I got in so much trouble.. BOUNCING AND SCREAMING ARE FUNN!! When I go to the mall I wanna walk up to a guy and make those fake quotion marks with my fingers and say 'feelers'. Hehehehehe!!! You won't embarrass me, my friend!!!! I'll just laugh and go along with you!!! We'll be having fights over who can bounce and burp and scream the most!!! I wish I had the DVD's. (cries.) I changed your name, no worries!!!
Kaoru gal: Read on and find out!!! Hope you still like the fic!!!
Treats for you all!!!
I had a dream last night about RK. it took place after the Kyoto Arc and Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko were looking for a place to stay so they came to my house and I owned an Inn and they had to stay in my room and there was a lake in my basement so they had to swim to my room and Kenshin and Kaoru got 'lost' under my stairs and I had to take Kaoru to the laundry room to get her some new clothes and then Kenshin was inspecting my room to be sure it was safe and I was helping them unpack and Yahiko was playing with my bubble lamp and my other stuff and I turned around Kenshin's butt was in my face and I'm like 'WHOA!' and he turned around laughing and so did Kaoru and Yahiko. Then Kenshin was usuing a hammer to tickle me for some reason and Kaoru got jealous and then I woke up. I don't know. it's weird, yes I know. hehehe!!!
Well, gotta split!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee
Author's Notes: You know what time it is? 9:30 on Saturday night. Why am I writing this and not watching Rurouni Kenshin, you ask? Because my parents are pissed off at everyone and at mad at me because I wanted to watch TV. The only time I watch TV is when I watch Kenshin, that's IT. I don't watch a lot of TV. My dad wants to watch the Nascar race and I'm thinking "Hello you watch TV all the time and you can watch it tomorrow on recap!" but no. They kicked me into my room. I wanna cry. I have to find out what happened to Kenshin. I hope my friend Michele got to tape it for me, because I can't tape it. So right now I'm pissed at my parents for making me miss Kenshin tonight, so this chapter is going to reflect it, people. Trust me. I'm ANGRY. And the only way I know how to vent my anger through writing is to have something bad happen, but I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen in here right now. What's worse is my mom is on the computer and she yelled at us for wanting to watch TV. I wanted to watch Kenshin! It's the only show I watch and it's only on on SATURDAY. I hope Michele got to tape it for me. I'm really angry right now.
~Coming of the Dawn~
***Chapter 24- The End Of The Blade***
Kaoru woke up the next day, utterly exhausted. The light stung her eyes as she moaned and rolled herself farther into her blankets. She heard a slight chuckle come from across the room.
Kaoru lifted her head and looked over to see Kenshin laughing and looking at her from across the room. She sat up slowly and pulled the blankets with her out of precaution, in case her yukata happened to slip open. She didn't want to reveal all to Kenshin. At least not yet.
He just looked at her, making no attempt to come closer or any to distance himself away. She didn't bother to move either, and nothing in this seemed to matter much to her. She was actually pretty comfortable to have him inspecting her from a distance. It was as if he was truly a distant admirer.
"Are you going to sleep all day Miss Kaoru?" he asked her softly, his amber eyes glistening as the sunlight sprung across his face, causing it to glow.
Kaoru shook her head. "No, how long have I been sleeping."
"Since I've been up, probably about 7 hours." He answered her, standing suddenly and pulling his katana with him as he stepped towards her. "I woke up quite awkwardly, I might add."
Kaoru didn't flinch when placed a hand on her check, which was now void of the make up she had worn the night before. If anything she leaned into his caress. It was welcoming and comforting. She knew then that he'd always be there.
"How so?" she asked him, her voice just short of a moan.
He grinned when she shut her eyes. "Well, I ended up falling off of my futon. But I wasn't the only one who fell off their futon. You did to. Apparently we snuggled together in the night. I woke up to you clinging to my yukata and snuggled up against my chest. You woke me up because you stole the blankets."
Kaoru's eyes shot wide open as she blushed a furious shade of crimson as the blood rushed to her cheeks. She glanced at him.
"I. well. how." she asked, pointing to her futon that she was lying on.
He grinned. "I put you there when I woke up again. I didn't want to wake you up in the night and besides it was cold so I decided it wouldn't be too bad to just sleep there for the night. I mean."
Kaoru nodded. "Okay."
Kenshin stood up again, his hakama swaying with the slight wind he produced upon standing to so quickly. Kaoru let her eyes roam from the white of the hakama he was wearing, up to where his gi revealed just the slightest amount of his definitely well chiseled chest, up to his tempting neck, up his face and into those burning pools of ambery gold.
Suddenly Kaoru felt the urge to run her fingers through his crimson locks of luscious hair.
"Like what you see?" he asked her.
Yup, definitely the Battousai speaking.
Kaoru blushed. He had noticed her wandering eyes, and it was slightly embarrassing for her part.
"I trust you can get ready on your own?" he asked her, his back to her as he walked across the room and the door.
Kaoru nodded, then answered. "Hai."
Kenshin smiled and then opened the door. "Then I will be seeing you later, Miss Kaoru."
And he left.
Kaoru fell back on the futon, suddenly feeling at a loss. She rolled over and forced herself up. Walking over to the case that held her clothing, she pulled out a green kimono that had small yellow butterflies along the sleeves as well as some green vine-like foliage. She pulled out the matching sea green obi, and her bathing things. Trudging her way to the door, she opened it and headed down to the bathhouse.
She opened the door to the first room, and there began to remove her clothing. She pulled a towel off of the rack, and covered her otherwise naked body in it. Setting her clothes in a corner and then picking her bathing things and her new outfit, Kaoru opened the door and prepared to take a warm, soothing bath.
She didn't expect to see what she had when she opened the door.
Clutching her towel tightly to her body, she stifled a scream that was sure to permit from her throat. THIS. WAS. NOT. GOOD.
Even walking in on Kenshin changing in the room the first day was a better and less embarrassing scenario than this.
There was Kenshin, his eyes closed, soaking in the tub, the water clear enough for Kaoru to see through but she refused to look down. She didn't know what to do and found herself backed up against a wall, which she hit with much force, still clutching her towel. The steam in the room made her hair damp and it started to cling to her.
Kenshin heard something bang hard against something in the room. He slowly rolled his head to the way the sound came from. He was too relaxed to use his senses so he opened his eyes. They turned into wide balls of violet as he noticed that Kaoru was closing her eyes and trying to cover them with her hands. He noticed the trouble she had trying to keep the towel up all at the same time, and how her hair stuck to her face and shoulders in a seductive manner.
Kenshin had to stifle his own groan and let himself become overcome with embarrassment. Kaoru finally just covered her eyes with her hands.
BAD IDEA.
Her towel slipped, and lightening fast, Kenshin spun around so didn't see any part of her body he wasn't meant to. This was definitely an awkward situation for both of them. Kenshin's two sides fought for control. Battousai wanted to pounce and Kaoru and claim her as his. His other side was fighting to make sure that they DIDN'T do anything to Kaoru.
Kaoru felt her towel fall and immediately opened her eyes to see if Kenshin was looking. She pulled I back on and run out of the room and shut the door. There she slid down against the wall, sighing.
'That was not funny. why is all of this happening? I think someone is playing tricks on us.' Kaoru thought.
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Meanwhile, Kenshin was taking deep breaths to calm his raging heartbeat and angry hormones. He gripped the sides of the tub in frustration, and finally after 15 minutes had calmed down. That had NOT been funny. That was not fair. He had almost seen something he shouldn't have. and something he couldn't have. That was not a good thing on his part. Now not only was he THINKING bad thoughts, and not only did he know he loved her, but now, whenever he looked at her, he would become overcome with desire to have her.
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Later that day, Kaoru had gone out to town with her two snickering friends. She was glad they had invited her because she didn't want to have to face Kenshin at that moment. Not after the bathhouse incident. That was too close. She could have seen things she shouldn't have.
Kaoru shook her head as she was being pulled into a restaurant to eat dinner with her friends.
"Kaoru-chan, you seem to be preoccupied." Angela smiled, wickedly I might add. "What are you thinking about?"
Renee only leaned against the table and awaited an answer.
Kaoru blushed. "Uh. I. um."
Renee grinned. "Did he pounce you?"
Kaoru blushed more. "NO!!!" she shrieked. "Not. not exactly."
Angela grinned and started to clap her hands together as she bounced in her seat excitedly. "What happened Kaoru-chan? Did he kiss you? Did you sleep together? WHAT HAPPENED!!!"
Kaoru blushed. Her friends weren't making this any easier on her. "I walked. uh. in on him in the bathhouse."
Renee giggled. "Did you see anything? How is he?"
"NO! I'M NOT A HENTAI!" Kaoru cried. "I was shocked. And my towel. it kinda dropped."
"Did he see?" Angela persisted.
Kaoru shook her head. "I. I don't think so."
Renee giggled. "Girl, you have WAY too many close calls with him. Why don't you just get it over with?"
"Because it's not right!" Kaoru dictated.
Angela and Renee just giggled and continued eating with the utterly mortified Kaoru who sat across from them.
Kaoru began to believe they liked to torture her.
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Renee and Angela ended up in a weaponry shop with Kaoru. She was searching for a new bokken. She felt good enough to use one, and now with what had been happening, she figured that she might need to use it quite often. She eyed the racks upon racks of bokkens and shinai's, sakabatou's, katana's and wakizashi's, among other weapons such as kodachi's and kunais. She settled upon a bokken of a medium length that would be slightly longer than the one she had, yet light enough for her to be able to use with no problem.
After a few practice swings in her Kamiya Kasshin Ryu kata's, she paid for her new weapon and let it hang from the obi of her green kimono. She walked and talked with Renee and Angela, until 5 dark shadows appeared around them. Kaoru looked up to find herself face to face with none other than Saitou.
"Saitou!" she cried, now hating herself for wearing a kimono. There was no way she could fight in a kimono that restricted her possibly of leg movement.
Saitou tapped his foot and grinned at her, placing a hand upon her scarred cheek. She jerked her head back and pulled her bokken out, holding it in front of her vertically as she stared at him.
"I see you are now officially Battousai's. You bear his scar." Saitou stated, smiling at his realization. "Is he still alive? It is amazing that their one of you escaped the fire."
Kaoru refused to answer him. "Let us through Saitou, we pose no immediate threat to you."
Kaoru's muscles screamed at her. She wasn't healed enough to fight, especially someone with skills like Saitou's. She knew that she could probably take on the other 4 men easily, but Saitou would be harder. She felt Renee and Angela back up against her.
"We should have bought weapons too." Angela stated.
Renee nodded. "There is no way we can attack them in kimono's. Kaoru- chan is the only one here that has a chance. We can't even run away."
Kaoru kept her eyes glued upon Saitou.
"Won't you let us through?"
"You didn't answer my question. Is Battousai still alive?"
"How do you think I got out? I had a sprained ankle, therefore I couldn't walk." She shot at him.
Saitou smiled. "So Battousai helped you out."
"Let us pass, please Saitou. We have no want to fight your men or you." Kaoru persisted.
Saitou nodded and Kaoru let her bokken fall.
Little did she know that was his motion for his men to attack.
All 4 of them flew at her, Renee, and Angela. Renee and Angela had to resort to kicking and punching, which didn't do much good against swords. They were lucky they could move fast enough to avoid being cut. Kaoru, on the other hand, was cornered by the other two men and was fighting them as well as she could with her bokken against their live, warring and deadly blades that held the promise of pain and death. She had a hard time blocking the blades, as they threatened to chop her only means of defense into nothingness.
In an instant, they men surrounding her fell. She looked up and saw Kenshin, in full Battousai mode, his katana draw and dripping with fresh blood as if it was bathing in the sticky, nauseating liquid. Kenshin himself appeared to have been bathing in the blood of the men around him as it dripped from his crimson locks and flowed over his face in rivers as he set his gaze upon her, as she still held her bokken.
Kenshin turned around, his now completely red hakama pants sending some blood onto Kaoru's kimono. She dropped her bokken and watched as he went into battou-jutsu stance in front of Saitou. Renee and Angela came running over to her and stood next to her, all of them trying to hide together.
"Saitou."
"Battousai."
Kenshin's amber slits threatened Saitou for even thinking he could put Kaoru in danger. Kenshin knew he had grown too attached to the young woman, but at the same time he refused to have it any other way.
"Why did you start a fight on these young women for no reason?" Battousai drawled, his words like poison that could seep into your skin and force your blood out through your pores. "There was no reason to do so."
Saitou set his gaze upon Kaoru. "Is she your woman, Battousai?"
Kenshin didn't respond and he didn't attack Saitou. He waited to see what his next move would be. One bad move and he was going to use the Ku-Zu- Ryu-Sen against him and make sure he never took another breath. But he wasn't going to kill Saitou without reason. although he could rack up many reasons off of the top of his head at the moment. But now wasn't the time.
Saitou turned his gaze away from Kaoru. "I asked you, Battousai, is she your woman?"
Kenshin didn't say anything, just kept his angry glare upon Saitou.
Saitou let out an exasperated sigh. "I guess we'll have to find out the hard way."
Battousai's glare stayed upon Saitou as he drew nearer to Kaoru. He looked at him as if he dared him to make a move on her. Saitou just drew nearer, keeping his eyes on Battousai.
"If I was to slit her throat right now, what would you do?" he asked.
"You wouldn't."
Kaoru lifted her bokken and smacked Saitou on the head. He fell to the ground and Kaoru continued to smack him hard on the head and chest. Once she was satisfied that she had kicked his butt, she motioned for Renee and Angela to go past Kenshin. She placed her bokken back in her obi and started to walk away from Saitou, who was in definite pain from the blows he had received.
Kenshin got out of his stance as Kaoru drew nearer to him. He held his katana loosely at his side as he watched her, as if he was mesmerized.
Then she fell, Saitou on top of her and holding a dagger.
"You don't fight me and get away with it that easily." Saitou warned.
Kaoru struggled under Saitou's weight, angered that she couldn't bite him or something.
She felt the blade of the dagger lay roughly against the skin of her neck, but not hard enough to cut her skin.
"What are you going to do now, Battousai?" he asked. " I asked you twice, and I'll ask you again. Is she your woman?"
Kenshin was bursting with anger. Kaoru had him beat! He had seen it! How in the world had he managed to get up after a beating like that? He glared at Saitou and the blade that was up against Kaoru's delicate neck. He told himself right then and there that the only thing he wanted so see upon her neck was her hair or.
He shook his head. No. He couldn't think like that now. He had to get rid of Saitou and save Kaoru.
"Renee, Angela, go back to the Inn." Kaoru instructed her friends.
Since they were weaponless and Battousai gave them a glare, they did as they were told to do. Kenshin kept his eyes on Saitou.
"Is she your woman?"
Kenshin looked down at Kaoru. She was on her stomach with Saitou sitting upon her back and holding her hands above her head while the other held the dagger against her throat. He looked into her sapphire orbs and knew she was fuming with livid anger against Saitou, but that she was also scared and she just wanted him to say something so that Saitou would get off.
"Is she your woman?" Saitou demanded, pushing the knife roughly up against her skin, but still not enough to draw blood.
Battousai had seen too much of Kaoru's blood already. Without warning he dashed at Saitou, knocking him off of Kaoru and onto his back.
"Does that answer your question?" Battousai demanded, his sword pointed towards Saitou's throat. "Yes, she is!"
Kaoru got up, her back in pain from Saitou's blow to it when he pushed her down and sat on her. She heard Kenshin's response and her heart fluttered. He really did consider her his woman?
That seemed to be enough for Saitou. He drew his sword and forced Kenshin backwards. Kenshin landed just in front of Kaoru.
"Go back to the Inn." He demanded.
Kaoru shook her head. "Kenshin. no."
"Go BACK!" Battousai growled, his anger evident with his will to protect her.
Kaoru just slunk back slightly. She wasn't just going to leave him there. The last time he had fought Saitou he had almost lost. She was going to stay there and make sure he was okay.
She watched as blurs of color connected as the sounds of metal smashing and gnawing together filled the air. She watched, entranced with the speed with which the fight was taking place. Her eyes and heart glued to the fight, she watched in horror as the speeding men sliced away mercilessly at one another, not stopping long enough to make their blurs visible as bodies.
Her heart leapt when she didn't hear the sound of metal clashing.
Battousai was kneeling in Battou-jutsu stance, Saitou awaiting his attack.
Kenshin proceeded to jump into the air. "Ryu-Sho-Sen!" he cried.
His movement was supposed to slice Saitou on his way into the air, but his attack failed. Once in the air, Kenshin made his second move. "Ryu- Tsui-Sen!"
He dove down upon Saitou, but he blocked the attack. Kenshin moved his sword to the side and flipped away from Saitou's impending blade as quickly as he could and landed on his feet with cat-like grace.
"Ryu-Sou-Sen!" Kenshin cried, attempting an attack that would produce several slashes at Saitou without giving him a chance to protect himself.
Again, his attempts failed. Kenshin used his Do-Ryu-Sen and caught Saitou a little off guard, giving him a chance to fly in with his Ku-Zu-Ryu- Sen, which would hit every single one of the 9 vitals in an instant. Saitou recovered soon after the first attack and was able to get his move in before Kenshin and block the attack to mutilate his body into nothingness.
Kenshin fell back, trying to figure out why he couldn't get a single move in on Saitou. It was like he became immortal and was no longer an opponent as much as he was more of a nuisance with skills. Kenshin jumped up again.
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Kaoru watched as Kenshin again tried to attack Saitou from the sky. She watched in utter fear as his attack was off by a slight space. Saitou's block did more than block. His sword penetrated straight through Kenshin's skull.
Tears fell from Kaoru's eyes as she watched Kenshin fall to the ground with a sickening thud, which broke his back. Saitou pulled his sword out of his skull and simply walked away. At first Kaoru couldn't move as she saw the blood begin to fill the street until it looked like a lake with ripples. It began to rain and slowly, she edged her way over.
Surely Kenshin wasn't dead.
Kaoru fell into the blood that covered the street. She opened her eyes, looking at Kenshin's mangled body. The blood dripped out from his skull, tainting his red hair into an even darker crimson. The rain made his blood fall around his face like tears, and he didn't move.
Kaoru knew he was dead.
She didn't want to accept it.
Gingerly, she lifted his wrist and felt for a pulse. There was none. She checked for the rise and fall of his chest to prove that he was breathing. There was no movement. His eyes were wide open and lifeless; the amber had changed to violet that held absolutely no luster. Kaoru pulled Kenshin's head into her lap, not caring about the blood that poured of his skull as if it was a jug of sake. Her tears fell from her eyes as she bent over his dead body, falling to his face and mixing with his own makeshift tears of blood.
"Kenshin." Kaoru began, her sobs stopping her from taking as her body shook in the rain. "I never got to tell you."
She knew he couldn't hear her. He was dead.
"I never got to tell you. that I love you. anata, I love you so much." she stated, bending over and leaning her forehead against his cold one. She traced her hand up to his cheek and sobbed. "I should have helped."
Kaoru stayed there, crying onto his dead body until she was simply heaving dry sobs against his cold, damp, blood covered skin.
The moon was red that night, casting an eerie glow upon the world as if to tell everyone of the news.
Kenshin was dead.
Author's Notes: Don't kill me people! It's 11: 54 PM right now. YES I KNOW HOW THE HELL COULD I KILL KENSHIN?! I'm so sorry about that. forgive me and don't give up on me!!! I'm trying to get to at least 30 chapters before I end this fic so you should know that. well. do you guys think he's dead? Is there a way around this? I think I could come up with something, BUT STUPID SIRETA TOOK OVER AND KILLED HIM!!!!!!! :: growls at her alter ego and whacks her on head with sakabatou :: STUPID STUPID STUPID SIRETA!!!! I'm so sorry guys. please don't give up on me and kill me. I have an idea. what you think he's dead? TRUTHFUL ANSWERS, WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION? DID ANYONE CRY? I started to tear up when I wrote it. But I was so angry with my parents!!! Sireta just took over. It's not just because they wouldn't let me watch Rurouni Kenshin, they've been on my case ever since last night and haven't stopped yelling at any of us (I have 1 brother and 2 sisters) I've just had this pent up anger I had to release. I didn't mean for it to end up this way. but still. I WANT TRUTHFUL ANSWERS ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT!!! Trust me, I can find a way around it if I want to.
Here's your review responses:
Kyosnekozukigirl: God that's a long name!!! Hehehehehe!!! Glad you like the ficcie so much!! Thanks a bazillion for your reviews!!! (hugs her) A 12 YEAR OLD IN PUT IS GOOD!!! Hell, I'm only 15. and missed Kenshin last night. grrr.. (wrings mom's neck). grrr. I'm eating melted cheese with Saltine crackers right now, so my keyboard is all greasy. hehehe!!!
J1N: AWWWW. I'm glad you think so!!! That's okay though, I'm just gonna write anywayz, it's fun even if I don't get an award for it!! (shows off award of "being very liked" that Angie gave her!). WHO CARES ABOUT PROCRASTINATION IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL EVEN IF YOU FAIL SCHOOL!!! I do it all the time because I hate homework. and I'm too busy doing my own thing to listen half of the time. hehehehe.
Angel Kitty2: Almighty Battousai, we bow down before you!! (lays head in lap instead of on floor) OOPS!! Sorry Almighty Battousai!!! (tries again and fails!). Hehehehehe. I'll be leaving now. anywayz. yes, BATTOUSAI CAN BE SWEET MY FRIENDS!!! Hehehehe. I think he's gonna be almost sweet like that a lot from now on. hehehehe.
Mia-chan: *feels sorry for poor hamster and admits him into the 'hamsters with nervousbreakdowns' counselling center * Bad hamster!!! Watch your language!! BEEP is not a good word!!! I updated. hope you don't hate me now.
Scarlet Rayne: It's okay, it's understandable!!! I'm kinda used to it but ya know. it still bugs me sometimes. MY EYELASHES ITCH!!!! AHHHHH! Okay. I'm better now.sorry about that moment of insanity. hehehehe. Battousai's got a soft side! Battousai's got a soft side!! (get knocked out by hilt of sword). Stupid Authoress. I, Battousai, shall be completeing these reviews!!!
Aglaia102: Battousai: What's going to happen in the morning? I can tell you what's gonna happen in the morning. I'm gonna wake Kaoru up right then and there and then we're gonna.. (Crystal wakes up and beat Battousai away from the computer and locks him up with Sireta). YOU'RE A HENTAI BATTOUSAI!! But I still love you. Anywayz. glad you liked it. I'm sure this wasn't what you excpeted for the morning. hehehe!!!
Krystlsaliormoon: I didn't get your other review until after I posted my chatper and I wanted to kill my computer for being so stupid!!! Guess what? I'm eating cheese right now!!!! Hehehe. I'm stupid. my lips are all greasy because I melted taco cheese to eat. hehehehehe. oh well. I'M GLAD YOU LIKED THE SONG YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO GAVE AN OPINION ON IT!!! Hey, I made a songfic to that song!!! I just last night when I wrote this chapter, go read it please!!! (Hugs) I worked really hard on it and I hope you like it. If no one else does, oh well, AT LEAST YOU DO!!!! (hugs again). Like I said before. YOU DECIDE HOW HE WAS NAKED!!! I'm not doing it for you. it's completel up to you decided how he was half naked. hehehehehehehehe! (Battousai brusts from his cage with the rabid Sireta. Sireta nearly kills authoresses and Battousai takes over computer). You wanna know how I was half naked? That's f*ing authoresses made me half naked from the waist down!!! Good things gi's go down your thighs or else Kaoru would've seen more than she expected. not that she wouldn't like it. I WAS NOT EMBARRASSED I WAS ACTING YOU HEAR ME? I WAS ACTING!!!! A-C-T-I-N-G!!!! That stupid rurouni. grrr. makes me look weak. dumb pink gi. Yes, Kaoru's kimono was quite nice (licks his lips). hehehehehehe. WHY IS IT SUCH A BIG DEAL THAT I BOUGHT A RIBBON?! I can be nice when I want to be!!! And we're my hug, Miss- Kenshin-no-Baka-angel-Battousai- hentai- caller- name- person- angie? Why am I the bad side? He's got some of his own dirty thoughts too!! I'm not the only hentai on this planet!!! You want my autograph, huh? In ink or in blood, little missy? INNOCENTLY SEDUCE ME? Hahahahaha. I think they're more behind in than that but I will agree that you and Crystal do kick some serious ass in getting us together. hehehehehehe. WHY CAN'T YOU GO SEARCHING FOR ME? Bring me out of the stupid swirlly eyed rurouni!! I'm more fun to be around!!! Stupid Sano. can't even protect himself from a girl so he's gotta grab their nose. I hope you can still breathe through that nose. AND I HAVE TO HEARD SOME OF THOSE WORDS!!! Stupid rurouni is such an 'innocent' side. Grrr. he makes me look bad!!! I WILL NOT BUY THE PINK GI I AM NOT A GIRLY MAN!!! I AM A MAN, I DO NOT WEAR PINK I WEAR BLACK AND BLUE, THE COLORS OF BRUISES!!! Grrr. HOW CAN HE WALK ABOUT IN A PINK GI?! I don't understand it!!! Even I have better fashion taste than him!!! (glares at the rurouni) Grrr. too bad I can't slit his throat. I'd be killing me too. YEAH YOU KNOW I LIKED FALLING ONTO KAORU!!! Hehehehe. stupid rurouni took over and got up.. I didn't e-mail you. oh, Crystal did. duh. well, she's like clinging to life right now because man Sireta sure can fight. (looks at Sireta). hmmm.. AH DON'T HUG ME!!! (shoves nearly dead Crystal at Angie). phew. You don't hug an assassin. unless. I don't want my day brightened. unless I'm getting hugs from certain people.you're almost up on my 'certain people' list. so just wait your turn. yes, I do have sexy eyes, now don' t I? Of course the freaky stalker dude left, we didn't give him much other choice, now did we?
Hehehehehe. let me see. Crystal's trying to survive Sireta's torture. HOW ABOUT BATTOUSAI TAKES OVER AND WRITES IN THIS THIS TIME!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
~The stupid swirlly eyed samuari harboring the sexy battousai~ By: Battousai
Crystal: Come on you do, go do it already!! This forest is big enough we won't hear you!!!
Kenshin: (goes Battousai) YOU CAN'T RUSH THESE THINGS!!!
Angie: (grins) YAY!! He's Battousai!!
(Angie jumps on him)
(Crystal jumps on him)
Sarah: Call me Naoko. AND WAA-HOO!!!
(jumps on him)
Kaoru: HEY!! YOU GUYS HAVE CLONES!!!
(jumps on him too)
Battousai: Geez. there's enough of me for all of you ladies.
Kenshin clones 1, 2, and 3: (getting highly jealous of their real self) Hey leave them alone!!!
Battousai: It's not my fault they like me better!!!
(For mentioned clones grab their owners away. Owners whine while Kaoru is still clutchign onto Battousai)
Battousai: You made them cry.
Kenshin clones 1, 2, and 3: NO!! Don't cry.
(Naoko, Crystal, and Angie keep crying)
Battousai: There can only be one me so I'm gonna have to dispose of you all!!!
(pulls out sword)
(other Kenshin's pull out swords)
Sano: Man. it's a Kenshin agianst Kenshin agaisnt Kenshin against Kenshin fight! I serioulsy hope you brought your medicine bag, fox!!!
Megumi: I did. I don't think I'm gonna have enough stuff though.
Yahiko: YAY THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME!!!!
Battousai: FIGHT!!!
(Kaoru cries. Crystal and Angie jump up and down excited, and Naoko faints)
Crystal: DON'T HURT YOURSELF KENSHIN CLONE 2!!!
Angie: YA KENSHIN CLONE 1 YOU DON'T WANNA LET YOUR REAL SELF KILL YOU!!!
Crystal: (suddenly turns white)..
Angie: Huh?
Crystal: Uh. if he kills his clones. they are connected to him. if he kills one all the clones die and so does he.
Angie: OH NO!!
(pounces on Battousai's back)
Battousai: I said to wait..
There, you can finish it from there Angie. I'm proud to say the authorress now out cold. Good work Sireta.
Sireta: (nods to him)
We are in control now!!! MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Crystal should wake up soon.. Oh well.. At least I got to write and make some things RIGHT!!! Who is Naoko or Sarah? A reviewer who asked to come in, I remember her reading it. Anywayz. WILL YOU ALL LOSE YOUR INNONENCE IN THIS? AS LONG AS I'M IN CONTROL. YES!!!
Smut? But not X-rated? If the authoress can' t write. hehehe. wait, she killed me. SIRETA YOU GOTTA WAKE HER UP!!!
Sireta: I can't.
Uh oh.. well.uh. I guess I gotta do the goodbye hug.. (hugs Angie)..
Rhapsody07: Hehehe!! People seemed to like that part a lot!!! I wonder why that is so? Hehehehe. Kenshin trolls? God.we're all going insane here.. (I beat BATTOUSAI UP BUT I'M STILL KNOCKED OUT ACCORDING TO KRYSTLSALIORMOON'S response!!) Anywayz. I'm so angry that I missed Kenshin last night, my mom said 'it's just a stupid cartoon' and I'm like 'IT IS NOT IT'S AN AWESOME CARTOON!'. Grr. parents.
Lillie-chan5: Yes. cruel and unusual punishment, my friend!! Hehehe!!!
Chibilover2000: People love my twisted mind. but I don't think you guys love it right now. but this twisted mind can find a way out if need be!!!! Don't worry, they'll get to the 'I love you' stuff soon. hehehehehe. how you ask? I'm not too sure yet..
Conscience Fairy: I agree with you. no reason to get pregnant before your married. hehehehehehe!!! Thanx for the review!!!
Brittanie Love: Everyone is wanting a lemon in here?! I don't know yet. maybe. I'll have to ask. did you get my review? Hehehehe!!! Well. I've got so many people to respond to it's insane. so I will go.
Maystorm: I'm sure this wasn't exactly what you had in mind. yes. I had to do something. hehehehe. anywayz, thanks for the review and sorry your response is so short but I have so many people to respond to.
Inuyashachic515: Thank you!!! I hope you still love it after this!!!
Anime-Master 7: The military does suck, doesn't it? (sides with Anime- Master 7). You have enough explosives to take over the world. just don't the the CIA find out about this. did you like my chatper? I hope so because I think everyone's gonna hate me now. I don't mind coffee if it's got bunches of sugar in it. but I won't drink alcohol. don't you ever worry about what you're workers will do when they get drunk?! (hits her head with an atomic bomb). Hehehe!! That might not be a good thing. Hahahahaha. we stole Kenshin from you!!! Oh well. I don't think they'll be coming back to their room for a while with how I've got them lost in my brain. hehehehe. really? COOL!!! I will tell Angie. hehehehehehe.. Maybe we should get you in on the side story with your explosives. that would be so awesome. hehehehehe!!! That would be SO cool!!!! Kenshin, you're being a baka! (Kaoru throws bomb). Hehehehe!! Okay. gummi ships? Are they like all squishy and stuff?! SWEETNESS!! Okay. I'm starting to think eating cheese makes me hyper. STUPID GANONDORF!!! Make sure you beat his butt good for me, too, okay? Here's one of my bombs. (says hi I'm crystal and I'm here to kick your butt on it) Okay? Hehehehehe. glad you liked the chapter!!! May your atomic bomb base prevail!!!!! AND GET SOME SODA POP IN THERE SO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DRINK!! If I ever decide to visit your base (for some unknown reason in my side story) I will want Dr. Pepper. hehe I love reading your reviews they're so much fun. I HOPE YOU LIKED THIS CHAPTER!!!
Sabrina: Well I don't plan on finishing it soon but I'm glad you loved the story!!!
DragonTamer9741: Did you get my e-mail? SHERMAN CRYSTAL BACKWARDS? That's weird. hehehehehe! I e-mailed you. did you get it? AND WHAT'S BETTER THAN SUGAR CRYSTALS? I mean, come on, if you can't be hyper and happy than what's the use of being here? DUH PEOPLE USE YOUR BRAINS IT'S FUN TO SCARY AND INSANE!!! Pop. must have pop.. (is having horrible withdrawls). HUGS A BAZILLION!!
Piper: Where'd you get your flag? I want one too!!!
Beriath: Yes. we are naughty, aren't we? You want a lemon TOO? Okay people. here we goes!!! I may, I may not. it depends. I'll ask and see what you guys think, okay? Because I seriously don't know. Hehehehehe!! My closest is mostly blue too. I don't dislike Kenshin's pink gi I just think it's weird. hehehehehehehe!!! I MAKE PEOPLE ADDICTED TO MY STORIES!! I wonder if you can have withdrawl symptoms? Heheheehe...
Curls of Serenity: I don't know how long it's gonna be but I wanna get to at least 30 chapters!!!
HiEi FoR sALe: Guess what? Our little side story is going to be a fiction on this site now!!! I just got the chapters set up, but the story is gonna be under Krystlsaliormoon's account, okay? YEAH KENSHIN YOUR SLUG WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN!! (recieves a hit from the monitor). It's funny. I had to have Kenshin pounce on Kaoru. hehehee. I don't know!! Lets cook some strawberries and see!!! I want raspberries!!! -k-. Battousai took over the story this time. I'm supposed to be knocked out. hehehehehe. anywayz. Yeah me too!! I love to burp!! My mom goes "be ladylike" and then she turns around and burps herself!!! Come on, don't ruin my fun people!!! I know!! Burping is a talent only placed upon those who are highly gifted. I burp in public too but it only embarrasses my parents, not me!!! I will try to e- mail you really soon I have your e-mail on my computer I just gotta write you an e-mail!!! BURPING IS NOT GROSS IT IS COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF!!!! I have yet to meet someone (besides my dad) who can beat me at burping. I was eating french fries and drinking a coke once in the van on the way from McDonalds. I burped so loud the whole van shook. hehehee. that was my best burp ever. I got in so much trouble.. BOUNCING AND SCREAMING ARE FUNN!! When I go to the mall I wanna walk up to a guy and make those fake quotion marks with my fingers and say 'feelers'. Hehehehehe!!! You won't embarrass me, my friend!!!! I'll just laugh and go along with you!!! We'll be having fights over who can bounce and burp and scream the most!!! I wish I had the DVD's. (cries.) I changed your name, no worries!!!
Kaoru gal: Read on and find out!!! Hope you still like the fic!!!
Treats for you all!!!
I had a dream last night about RK. it took place after the Kyoto Arc and Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko were looking for a place to stay so they came to my house and I owned an Inn and they had to stay in my room and there was a lake in my basement so they had to swim to my room and Kenshin and Kaoru got 'lost' under my stairs and I had to take Kaoru to the laundry room to get her some new clothes and then Kenshin was inspecting my room to be sure it was safe and I was helping them unpack and Yahiko was playing with my bubble lamp and my other stuff and I turned around Kenshin's butt was in my face and I'm like 'WHOA!' and he turned around laughing and so did Kaoru and Yahiko. Then Kenshin was usuing a hammer to tickle me for some reason and Kaoru got jealous and then I woke up. I don't know. it's weird, yes I know. hehehe!!!
Well, gotta split!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee