"Kenshin.My black rose.I still love him.So much.Today we use the.. Oh my
god I'm talking again. Well, that's pretty odd. Kaoru! Stop talking to
yourself! Stop it!..YAHIKO!!!! I SAW YOU! COME HERE!" A very guilty looking
Yahiko enters her room, not bothering to mention her talking to herself.
"Has Megumi arrived yet?" Yahiko frowns, shaking his head. Kaoru waves her
hand to dismiss him, then stands up, leg screaming, though she ignores it.
Today she may get to see Kenshin again. Smiling, she walks through the
dojo, and out, standing in the fresh morning air. She watches a smiley
Megumi approach, and Goes to meet her. "Are you ready?" Megumi nods, so
they walk around behind the dojo, to view the machine.
"What do you think, Kaoru?" Megumi eyes her work, grinning ear to ear.
"Wow! But how does it work?" Kaoru eyes her critically, awaiting her response.
"It's a one time, there and back trip only. You close step inside, and turn the dial to the date and time you want to go back to. There is only room for four, so no one else can come if we don't want to stand."
"But Megumi.How did you get all of the things for this you need?"
"Glass is easy to come by, and I used old swords for the metal. Shall we try it out?" Kaoru nods, allowing Megumi to enter first. Then, humming gently, she enters the oddly machine. "So.Exactly a year ago..Around..Noon?"
"Yes, I think that's about right. Let go already!"
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The machine stopped whirring, and the girls step out into the sunlight. They had come earlier than expected. Kaoru couldn't see herself. There stood Kenshin, black against a tree, eyes closed, grinning. Out of nowhere, and an arrow flies, just missing his head. His eyes snap open, and he draws his sword, looking for the assailant.
"Ah... Battosaih.Care to give me something?" A man stands before him, wearing an old monkey mask.
Kenshin looks grim. "I have no reason to give you information, that I do not."
The monkey man steps forward. "Surely you know where Kaoru is?"
"I would not breathe her location to you, sir.." Kenshin glares slightly, becoming suspicious.
"Then you would rather her live than you?" The man knocks an arrow, aiming for Kenshin.
Kenshin freezes, eyes silted. "Leave Miss Kaoru alone. You have no business with her."
The masked man laughs, unaware of Kaoru heading up toward them. He takes hold of another arrow, shooting and knocking then shooting again, higher.
The first arrow flying, Kenshin leaps, pierced by the second, a look of shock in his eyes as he hits the ground, the masked man running. Kaoru watches herself run to him, and watches him take her face into his hand. The future Kaoru screams, and Kenshins eyes dart to her, as does her own. "Miss Kaoru and.Miss Kaoru? That cannot..Be, that..It can't."
The Future Kaoru runs to him. "You're not dieing again! It won't happen twice.. Megumi! Help him!"
Megumi steps behind her, looking at the blood soaked Rorouni. "You died saving Kaoru?" She stares, stunned, before coming to her senses, arrow tip poking trough his back, she pulls it out, as he winces, eyes closing.
"How can.there be two..Miss Kaorus?" Arrow out, blood flowing more freely, he gazes at them with troubled eyes.
The Kaoru from the past has fled, so only the one from the future remains. "Don't worry, Kenshin.We won't let you die.." Kaoru knows he will not let himself, until he has satisfied his curiosity.
Kenshin, looking troubled and tired move slightly, having now a bandage wrapped around his wound. "You can't sleep yet, Kenshin.Hold on.." Megumi sighs softly, watching him carefully. Placing her ear upon his chest, she breathes a sigh of relief. "We got the arrow just in time, no internal bleeding to choke him."
"When can he rest, Megumi?"
"He can rest now, as long as we get him to the Dojo.Help me carry him to the machine.."
Kenshins eyes soften as he glances at the two struggling to help him. "Miss Kaoru..I wish to..Tell you something..That I do."
"Rest now, Kenshin.You'll be safe soon." She kisses his forehead softly, as Megumi resets the machine. Kenshin gazes in shock at Kaoru, before sleep takes over.
--------- "Megumi! His grave is gone!" Kaoru glances at Kenshin, who sleeps fitfully on the floor where they set him.
"Be quiet, Kaoru! Don't wake him!"
"What do you think, Kaoru?" Megumi eyes her work, grinning ear to ear.
"Wow! But how does it work?" Kaoru eyes her critically, awaiting her response.
"It's a one time, there and back trip only. You close step inside, and turn the dial to the date and time you want to go back to. There is only room for four, so no one else can come if we don't want to stand."
"But Megumi.How did you get all of the things for this you need?"
"Glass is easy to come by, and I used old swords for the metal. Shall we try it out?" Kaoru nods, allowing Megumi to enter first. Then, humming gently, she enters the oddly machine. "So.Exactly a year ago..Around..Noon?"
"Yes, I think that's about right. Let go already!"
----------
The machine stopped whirring, and the girls step out into the sunlight. They had come earlier than expected. Kaoru couldn't see herself. There stood Kenshin, black against a tree, eyes closed, grinning. Out of nowhere, and an arrow flies, just missing his head. His eyes snap open, and he draws his sword, looking for the assailant.
"Ah... Battosaih.Care to give me something?" A man stands before him, wearing an old monkey mask.
Kenshin looks grim. "I have no reason to give you information, that I do not."
The monkey man steps forward. "Surely you know where Kaoru is?"
"I would not breathe her location to you, sir.." Kenshin glares slightly, becoming suspicious.
"Then you would rather her live than you?" The man knocks an arrow, aiming for Kenshin.
Kenshin freezes, eyes silted. "Leave Miss Kaoru alone. You have no business with her."
The masked man laughs, unaware of Kaoru heading up toward them. He takes hold of another arrow, shooting and knocking then shooting again, higher.
The first arrow flying, Kenshin leaps, pierced by the second, a look of shock in his eyes as he hits the ground, the masked man running. Kaoru watches herself run to him, and watches him take her face into his hand. The future Kaoru screams, and Kenshins eyes dart to her, as does her own. "Miss Kaoru and.Miss Kaoru? That cannot..Be, that..It can't."
The Future Kaoru runs to him. "You're not dieing again! It won't happen twice.. Megumi! Help him!"
Megumi steps behind her, looking at the blood soaked Rorouni. "You died saving Kaoru?" She stares, stunned, before coming to her senses, arrow tip poking trough his back, she pulls it out, as he winces, eyes closing.
"How can.there be two..Miss Kaorus?" Arrow out, blood flowing more freely, he gazes at them with troubled eyes.
The Kaoru from the past has fled, so only the one from the future remains. "Don't worry, Kenshin.We won't let you die.." Kaoru knows he will not let himself, until he has satisfied his curiosity.
Kenshin, looking troubled and tired move slightly, having now a bandage wrapped around his wound. "You can't sleep yet, Kenshin.Hold on.." Megumi sighs softly, watching him carefully. Placing her ear upon his chest, she breathes a sigh of relief. "We got the arrow just in time, no internal bleeding to choke him."
"When can he rest, Megumi?"
"He can rest now, as long as we get him to the Dojo.Help me carry him to the machine.."
Kenshins eyes soften as he glances at the two struggling to help him. "Miss Kaoru..I wish to..Tell you something..That I do."
"Rest now, Kenshin.You'll be safe soon." She kisses his forehead softly, as Megumi resets the machine. Kenshin gazes in shock at Kaoru, before sleep takes over.
--------- "Megumi! His grave is gone!" Kaoru glances at Kenshin, who sleeps fitfully on the floor where they set him.
"Be quiet, Kaoru! Don't wake him!"