Where the Broken Heart Still Beats
Part 9
By: Jean Lyons
Wow, that last chapter was a lot tamer than when I wrote it down...
So now, Kenshin has to find her. ^_^
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Kenshin sat thinking. 'Katai's been gone awhile. Perhaps she left. Maybe she didn't like me. Maybe she didn't really want to come.' He sat thinking like this for awhile before he remembered how happy Katai had been when he'd asked her. 'Maybe she was just being polite... But then she wouldn't have hugged me... Or apologized for it... Maybe something happened to her... I should go see.' Kenshin paid for the meal and went outside to see where Katai had gotten to.
He looked out only to see Katai's small, struggling body beneath the body of a large, muscular man. It wasn't hard to figure out what was going on. His eyes flashed amber. 'How could he do such a thing to such a girl as her?' His eyes returned to normal. What was he thinking? He just go all Battousai on him... Not only did he not have his sword, but there was also this minor detail... He wasn't a killer anymore. Before he knew what was happening, he felt his foot connect with the man's jaw. The man released Katai's mouth and Katai yelled to Kenshin and reached out to him with the hand that wasn't under the man. Kenshin kicked the man again. Harder this time. The man rolled off o Katai, stood, and ran. Kenshin turned away so that Katai could pull herself (and her barely wearable Kimono) together. When she was covered, Kenshin knelt next to her trembling form. Katai hugged her knees to her chest. Kenshin moved to put a hand on her shoulder, but Katai jerked away. Katai felt around on the ground behind her and held out to Kenshin the broken and bloody remains of the clip that had been in her hair. "I'm sorry, Kenshin"
"It's alright. I'll get you another one."
"Don't. It'll just get broken too. He always comes back."
"Why didn't you fight him?"
"I was too scared to move, much less fight. He's so much stronger than me."
"It's alright now. You don't have to be scared anymore."
Suddenly, Katai threw her arms around Kenshin's neck. "Thank you for stopping him before he could..." Kenshin knew what she meant. Katai was mostly glad that that the emotional turmoil that had occurred when she was pregnant before would not occur this time.
Kenshin put his arms around her back. Katai jumped, but let him hold her. They sat this way for awhile as it gradually got darker.
"I should take you home, Katai." Katai started to get up. "No, Katai. I'll carry you. You are exhausted, that you must be." So he picked her up and she leaned against his chest and fell asleep. In spite of the situation, it was a feeling Kenshin liked.
When they reached Katai's home, Katai's brothers, sister, and Sayoko were awake and waiting to see that Katai returned safely. Kenshin was immediately faced with Ryo and Tetsuya.
"What did you do to my sister?" Ryo whispered dangerously. Tetsuya just cracked his knuckles.
"I haven't harmed her in any way, that I have not."
"Then why is she bleeding? And where did those bruises come from? And why are her clothes so torn up?"
"She was attacked."
"Why didn't you protect her?"
"I wasn't there."
"I can't believe I trusted you with my baby sister."
"She'll be fine. She was tired when I found her and she fell asleep on the way here. You can ask her tomorrow."
"Give her to me."
Kenshin started to hand over the girl, but in her sleep she clutched his shirt and wouldn't let him go.
"Manatsu?"
"Yes, Ryo?"
"Show him where to put her."
Kenshin followed Manatsu to the bedroom that the three girls (Manatsu, Katai, and Rumi) shared. Rumi was awake but very tired looking. Kenshin started to lay Katai down next to Rumi, but she clutched his shirt tighter.
"Mister Himura." Rumi said quietly, "You shouldn't be in here."
"Miss Rumi, what should I do? Miss Katai won't let me leave."
"What?"
"She won't let my shirt go."
"Leave it here."
"My shirt?"
"You can't stay here. You have to get Kenji."
It was true. The Shinomoris would take care of Kenji but they would also wonder why Kenshin hadn't come back that night, and it wouldn't be easy explaining that he'd stayed the night with Katai. He couldn't stay and Katai couldn't come with him, so the best idea would probably be to just leave his shirt there. So he shrugged out of it and stood up. He looked once more at the sleeping girl clutching his shirt. She was beautiful. Even with the bruises and the blood and the torn clothes. She was beautiful.
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~*TBC*~
Hehehe... Tune in next time for new um... chapter... wow, I'm dumb... So, so stupid...
K, I luv ya, Buh-bye!
Jean ^_^
Wow, that last chapter was a lot tamer than when I wrote it down...
So now, Kenshin has to find her. ^_^
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Kenshin sat thinking. 'Katai's been gone awhile. Perhaps she left. Maybe she didn't like me. Maybe she didn't really want to come.' He sat thinking like this for awhile before he remembered how happy Katai had been when he'd asked her. 'Maybe she was just being polite... But then she wouldn't have hugged me... Or apologized for it... Maybe something happened to her... I should go see.' Kenshin paid for the meal and went outside to see where Katai had gotten to.
He looked out only to see Katai's small, struggling body beneath the body of a large, muscular man. It wasn't hard to figure out what was going on. His eyes flashed amber. 'How could he do such a thing to such a girl as her?' His eyes returned to normal. What was he thinking? He just go all Battousai on him... Not only did he not have his sword, but there was also this minor detail... He wasn't a killer anymore. Before he knew what was happening, he felt his foot connect with the man's jaw. The man released Katai's mouth and Katai yelled to Kenshin and reached out to him with the hand that wasn't under the man. Kenshin kicked the man again. Harder this time. The man rolled off o Katai, stood, and ran. Kenshin turned away so that Katai could pull herself (and her barely wearable Kimono) together. When she was covered, Kenshin knelt next to her trembling form. Katai hugged her knees to her chest. Kenshin moved to put a hand on her shoulder, but Katai jerked away. Katai felt around on the ground behind her and held out to Kenshin the broken and bloody remains of the clip that had been in her hair. "I'm sorry, Kenshin"
"It's alright. I'll get you another one."
"Don't. It'll just get broken too. He always comes back."
"Why didn't you fight him?"
"I was too scared to move, much less fight. He's so much stronger than me."
"It's alright now. You don't have to be scared anymore."
Suddenly, Katai threw her arms around Kenshin's neck. "Thank you for stopping him before he could..." Kenshin knew what she meant. Katai was mostly glad that that the emotional turmoil that had occurred when she was pregnant before would not occur this time.
Kenshin put his arms around her back. Katai jumped, but let him hold her. They sat this way for awhile as it gradually got darker.
"I should take you home, Katai." Katai started to get up. "No, Katai. I'll carry you. You are exhausted, that you must be." So he picked her up and she leaned against his chest and fell asleep. In spite of the situation, it was a feeling Kenshin liked.
When they reached Katai's home, Katai's brothers, sister, and Sayoko were awake and waiting to see that Katai returned safely. Kenshin was immediately faced with Ryo and Tetsuya.
"What did you do to my sister?" Ryo whispered dangerously. Tetsuya just cracked his knuckles.
"I haven't harmed her in any way, that I have not."
"Then why is she bleeding? And where did those bruises come from? And why are her clothes so torn up?"
"She was attacked."
"Why didn't you protect her?"
"I wasn't there."
"I can't believe I trusted you with my baby sister."
"She'll be fine. She was tired when I found her and she fell asleep on the way here. You can ask her tomorrow."
"Give her to me."
Kenshin started to hand over the girl, but in her sleep she clutched his shirt and wouldn't let him go.
"Manatsu?"
"Yes, Ryo?"
"Show him where to put her."
Kenshin followed Manatsu to the bedroom that the three girls (Manatsu, Katai, and Rumi) shared. Rumi was awake but very tired looking. Kenshin started to lay Katai down next to Rumi, but she clutched his shirt tighter.
"Mister Himura." Rumi said quietly, "You shouldn't be in here."
"Miss Rumi, what should I do? Miss Katai won't let me leave."
"What?"
"She won't let my shirt go."
"Leave it here."
"My shirt?"
"You can't stay here. You have to get Kenji."
It was true. The Shinomoris would take care of Kenji but they would also wonder why Kenshin hadn't come back that night, and it wouldn't be easy explaining that he'd stayed the night with Katai. He couldn't stay and Katai couldn't come with him, so the best idea would probably be to just leave his shirt there. So he shrugged out of it and stood up. He looked once more at the sleeping girl clutching his shirt. She was beautiful. Even with the bruises and the blood and the torn clothes. She was beautiful.
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~*TBC*~
Hehehe... Tune in next time for new um... chapter... wow, I'm dumb... So, so stupid...
K, I luv ya, Buh-bye!
Jean ^_^