Kenshin smiles. Today they would try to save him. "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 entered
her room, not bothering to mention Kaoru talking to herself. "Has Megumi
arrived yet?" Yahiko frowned, shaking his head. Kaoru waved her hand to
dismiss him, then stood up.
Kenshin hoped it was possible. He watches as she smiles, 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. Kenshin follows, looking at the oddly 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. Seeing opportunity, Kenshin darts in, though semi immaterial, so he takes up no room. Then, humming gently, Kaoru enters. "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, back 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. The Spirit Kenshin watches fascinated, having forgotten this.
"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 Spirit Kenshin, knowing what to do, goes back to his old body, and lies within himself. A moment later, the year he had been dead seemed only a dream.
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!"
Kenshin stirs slightly, thinking about what had happened. He knew his death had been real, and yet..Seemed so fake. Opening his eyes, he looks to Megumi and Kaoru. Standing slowly, though he shouldn't, he steps beside them. "Thank you for all you have done, Miss Kaoru and Miss Megumi..I'm sorry that for a year you both had to suffer, that I am."
Kaoru and Megumi stare at him, before Kaoru throws hers arms around him, crying. "I missed you so much!"
"Do not cry, Miss Kaoru..I'll not leave you again." He grins slightly, patting her back gentally. ----------- I decided I'll make it longer, but I'm not sure how yet. Please, if you review, send in ideas.
Kenshin hoped it was possible. He watches as she smiles, 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. Kenshin follows, looking at the oddly 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. Seeing opportunity, Kenshin darts in, though semi immaterial, so he takes up no room. Then, humming gently, Kaoru enters. "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, back 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. The Spirit Kenshin watches fascinated, having forgotten this.
"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 Spirit Kenshin, knowing what to do, goes back to his old body, and lies within himself. A moment later, the year he had been dead seemed only a dream.
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!"
Kenshin stirs slightly, thinking about what had happened. He knew his death had been real, and yet..Seemed so fake. Opening his eyes, he looks to Megumi and Kaoru. Standing slowly, though he shouldn't, he steps beside them. "Thank you for all you have done, Miss Kaoru and Miss Megumi..I'm sorry that for a year you both had to suffer, that I am."
Kaoru and Megumi stare at him, before Kaoru throws hers arms around him, crying. "I missed you so much!"
"Do not cry, Miss Kaoru..I'll not leave you again." He grins slightly, patting her back gentally. ----------- I decided I'll make it longer, but I'm not sure how yet. Please, if you review, send in ideas.