A/N: Alright, I'll try to make this thing work.
Everything was quiet, except for the low drip of blood.
"Kenshin."
Megumi and Dr. Gensai had made their way to the guards when they had heard that Batoussai was back, knowing that their help would be much needed. They pushed their way to the front of the guards and ran towards Kenshin. There was a small bullet hole in the ground near his feet.
"Miss Megumi," Kenshin said, a little above a whisper.
Megumi reached Kenshin before Dr. Gensai and halted to a stop in front of him. Looking down at Kaoru's wound she gasped a little.
"Sir Ken."
"Miss Megumi I am afraid Miss Kaoru has been very badly injured, that she has."
"We are going to have to take her into the clinic, Kenshin," Dr. Gensai said, walking up to them.
Kenshin nodded, still keeping his head bowed.
"Follow me."
Dr. Gensai led the way past the guards, all of whom watched Kenshin closely as he passed, with Megumi taking up the rear. Kenshin lay Kaoru down gently, as if she were a porcelain doll, when they got into the clinic. He backed away from her, never lifting his head. Dr. Gensai went to Kaoru's side. Megumi went to Kenshin.
"Sir Ken."
"Miss Megumi I must go. Please help Miss Kaoru as best as you can."
Kenshin turned around and walked out of the clinic, leaving Megumi staring after him. Kenshin walked slowly through town, getting all kinds of stares, to the Kamiya dojo.
"There's that bastard," Sanosuke muttered, slamming his fist into his other hand when he saw Kenshin walking up.
Sanosuke sat on the dojo porch. Obviously he had been waiting for Kenshin to arrive. He got to his feet and watched as Kenshin walked slowly towards him. Getting impatient, he made his way the last couple of steps towards him.
"Bastard!" Sanosuke screamed.
Kenshin stopped walking as Sanosuke approached him. As soon as Sanosuke got close enough he let his fist fly and punched Kenshin in the face. Kenshin didn't even try to dodge the blow. Instead he fell to the ground from the impact and just stayed there for a couple seconds. He got to his feet slowly and spit out some blood.
"Sano," Kenshin began quietly.
"Don't talk to me! You're nothing but a scum bastard! You aren't anything I believed you were!" Sanosuke shouted, not listening to Kenshin.
He swung his fist at Kenshin again, but this time Kenshin caught it in his hand. Sanosuke gasped and his muscles loosened.
"Sano, I know that what I have done can never bring back any of the trust you once held in me, that it can't. So I decided to leave for all of your protection."
Kenshin released Sanosuke's hand and walked slowly into the dojo, Sanosuke just staring after him.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Kaoru opened her eyes slightly and looked around from where she was laying down. Noticing she was in the clinic she gasped and sat up quickly. She gave a loud cry of pain. The wound in her stomach started to bleed again. She looked down at the blood stained bandage around her torso. What? How? She closed her eyes and visions of Kenshin, his sword in her, came into her mind, as Megumi ran into the room.
"I heard a scream!" Megumi said in a hurried voice. "Is everything alright in here?"
Kaoru slowly opened her eyes, tears forming. Megumi looked down at her reopened wound.
"Kaoru, you should really lay back and let your wound heal," Megumi soothed.
"Miss Megumi, where is Kenshin?" Kaoru asked softly, ignoring Megumi's advice.
Megumi looked a little startled by this question.
"To tell you the truth I really don't know where Sir Ken has gotten to."
"I need to go find him."
"I can't allow you to do that," Megumi replied. "Your wound is bad and you've lost a rather large amount of blood."
A tear streamed down Kaoru's cheek and fell onto her hand. Megumi watched the tears with a bit of sadness in her own eyes. She also knew that nothing good could result because of this incident.
"However, if you happen to leave while my back was turned there would be nothing I could do," Megumi said.
The ends of Kaoru's lips curved up slightly in a sort of smile. Megumi gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder before exiting the room. Kaoru waited a couple seconds before getting out of bed and slipping a robe over her shoulders, with much difficulty and pain. She slipped on her sandals and proceeded to head outside.
Kaoru decided to check at the Kamiya dojo first. He had to be there. He just had to. She didn't care what had happened. She couldn't let Kenshin leave. She couldn't let anything happen to him. She held her robe shut and walked slowly, wincing with pain at each couple of steps. She had to hurry. Kaoru felt the bandages getting warmer, stickier. She was bleeding more but she didn't care. Kenshin was the only thing on her mind, the only thing keeping her going.
Everything was quiet, except for the low drip of blood.
"Kenshin."
Megumi and Dr. Gensai had made their way to the guards when they had heard that Batoussai was back, knowing that their help would be much needed. They pushed their way to the front of the guards and ran towards Kenshin. There was a small bullet hole in the ground near his feet.
"Miss Megumi," Kenshin said, a little above a whisper.
Megumi reached Kenshin before Dr. Gensai and halted to a stop in front of him. Looking down at Kaoru's wound she gasped a little.
"Sir Ken."
"Miss Megumi I am afraid Miss Kaoru has been very badly injured, that she has."
"We are going to have to take her into the clinic, Kenshin," Dr. Gensai said, walking up to them.
Kenshin nodded, still keeping his head bowed.
"Follow me."
Dr. Gensai led the way past the guards, all of whom watched Kenshin closely as he passed, with Megumi taking up the rear. Kenshin lay Kaoru down gently, as if she were a porcelain doll, when they got into the clinic. He backed away from her, never lifting his head. Dr. Gensai went to Kaoru's side. Megumi went to Kenshin.
"Sir Ken."
"Miss Megumi I must go. Please help Miss Kaoru as best as you can."
Kenshin turned around and walked out of the clinic, leaving Megumi staring after him. Kenshin walked slowly through town, getting all kinds of stares, to the Kamiya dojo.
"There's that bastard," Sanosuke muttered, slamming his fist into his other hand when he saw Kenshin walking up.
Sanosuke sat on the dojo porch. Obviously he had been waiting for Kenshin to arrive. He got to his feet and watched as Kenshin walked slowly towards him. Getting impatient, he made his way the last couple of steps towards him.
"Bastard!" Sanosuke screamed.
Kenshin stopped walking as Sanosuke approached him. As soon as Sanosuke got close enough he let his fist fly and punched Kenshin in the face. Kenshin didn't even try to dodge the blow. Instead he fell to the ground from the impact and just stayed there for a couple seconds. He got to his feet slowly and spit out some blood.
"Sano," Kenshin began quietly.
"Don't talk to me! You're nothing but a scum bastard! You aren't anything I believed you were!" Sanosuke shouted, not listening to Kenshin.
He swung his fist at Kenshin again, but this time Kenshin caught it in his hand. Sanosuke gasped and his muscles loosened.
"Sano, I know that what I have done can never bring back any of the trust you once held in me, that it can't. So I decided to leave for all of your protection."
Kenshin released Sanosuke's hand and walked slowly into the dojo, Sanosuke just staring after him.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Kaoru opened her eyes slightly and looked around from where she was laying down. Noticing she was in the clinic she gasped and sat up quickly. She gave a loud cry of pain. The wound in her stomach started to bleed again. She looked down at the blood stained bandage around her torso. What? How? She closed her eyes and visions of Kenshin, his sword in her, came into her mind, as Megumi ran into the room.
"I heard a scream!" Megumi said in a hurried voice. "Is everything alright in here?"
Kaoru slowly opened her eyes, tears forming. Megumi looked down at her reopened wound.
"Kaoru, you should really lay back and let your wound heal," Megumi soothed.
"Miss Megumi, where is Kenshin?" Kaoru asked softly, ignoring Megumi's advice.
Megumi looked a little startled by this question.
"To tell you the truth I really don't know where Sir Ken has gotten to."
"I need to go find him."
"I can't allow you to do that," Megumi replied. "Your wound is bad and you've lost a rather large amount of blood."
A tear streamed down Kaoru's cheek and fell onto her hand. Megumi watched the tears with a bit of sadness in her own eyes. She also knew that nothing good could result because of this incident.
"However, if you happen to leave while my back was turned there would be nothing I could do," Megumi said.
The ends of Kaoru's lips curved up slightly in a sort of smile. Megumi gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder before exiting the room. Kaoru waited a couple seconds before getting out of bed and slipping a robe over her shoulders, with much difficulty and pain. She slipped on her sandals and proceeded to head outside.
Kaoru decided to check at the Kamiya dojo first. He had to be there. He just had to. She didn't care what had happened. She couldn't let Kenshin leave. She couldn't let anything happen to him. She held her robe shut and walked slowly, wincing with pain at each couple of steps. She had to hurry. Kaoru felt the bandages getting warmer, stickier. She was bleeding more but she didn't care. Kenshin was the only thing on her mind, the only thing keeping her going.