A/N: Yes, EMOD shall help us. Could I also get one of those Satan's that
sit on your shoulder and whisper evil plans into your ear? And don't worry
about the government. They see soon enough that they should have never made
any conspiracies because when you become ruler of the universe they will
run for their sad little lives. Anywho, on with the story!!!!!!
Sanosuke whistled to himself as he made his way back home, five dead fish hanging from a line held in one of his hands. He couldn't wait to walk in the door and call out for Megumi. He would make sure to give her a big kiss. Sanosuke grinned. He was getting soft. But only Megumi could do that to him.
As the small house came into view he quickened his pace. Maybe tomorrow they should all go down by the river and have lunch there. That would be nice. Sanosuke was barely aware of the creaking porch steps under his feet, his mind so full he thought it would burst. A grin formed on his face as he reached the door.
"Honey, I'm-" Sanosuke gasped. The door banged against the wall before coming to a stop and adding to the silence.
Yahiko. What was he doing on the floor? Sanosuke slowly approached him. Blood. So much blood. He bent down and looked at Yahiko's pale, lifeless face.
"No." How had this happened? Where was Megumi? A wave of fear washed over him.
"Megumi!" he called frantically. He ran into the kitchen. It was a mess. A bowl of rice was tipped over onto the floor and a tomato sat on the counter as if it had been being prepared only moments before. "Megumi!"
Sanosuke stopped and stood silently looking at the ground. More blood. Was it Yahiko's? He slowly followed the trail this blood made, being led into the hall and towards the bedroom. Each heavy step seemed to take an eternity, until finally he reached the door. His hand shook as he reached out towards it, the other hand clenched the line of fish tightly. Slowly he slid the door open, not knowing what to think.
The fish fell to the ground, Sanosuke's hand was hanging limply at his side. Megumi lay face down on one of the beds, the covers revealing bare skin to her lower back. There was blood. Blood stained sheets; blood on the ground. Sanosuke ran to the side of the bed and knelt down beside Megumi's motionless figure. He reached out to touch her bare shoulder, but drew back, biting back tears.
"Megumi, what happened to you?" Sanosuke asked the silent corpse. "Who did this? Where was Kenshin to protect you?"
Sanosuke swallowed, still fighting back the tears. "Where was I?" He could no longer contain them. The tears streamed down his cheeks silently.
He reached out and gently pushed the hair out of her face. Her eyes were closed, there was a solemn expression on her face, she was pale, but still beautiful. Why hadn't he been here? Why did he have to go get the dinner? He should have been here, with her. But Kenshin was here. He should have protected her. Why had he left her here alone with Yahiko?
"No," Sanosuke whispered. He kissed her cheek, some of his tears staining her soft skin. "No. MEGUMI!"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Insects buzzed around the air, flowers filled the atmosphere with their sweet aroma; the sun would start to set soon. Kenshin and Kaoru walked hand in hand back towards the house. A basket full of freshly picked flowers hung around Kaoru's free arm. The couple walked in a comfortable silence, taking in their surroundings.
The steps creaked lightly as they ascended to the front door together slowly. Before turning to the front door Kenshin and Kaoru faced each other smiling. Kenshin leaned down and kissed Kaoru. She continued to smile at him as he took a step back after the display of emotion. She then turned to open the door, gasping to find it partly open already.
"Stand back," Kenshin ordered. Kaoru stepped behind Kenshin as he silently, slowly pushed the door all the way open. "Sano? Miss Megumi? Yahiko?"
"Kenshin!" Kaoru exclaimed. She ran inside and knelt by Yahiko's dead body.
Kenshin gasped and stood in the doorway. Who had done this? Why would someone have done this? Where were the others? Kenshin walked next to Kaoru. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
"Kenshin, he's dead." A tear rolled down her cheek.
"Miss Kaoru." Kenshin bowed his head. Kaoru stood and put her arms around him. A tear silently fell onto his shoulder. Suddenly Kenshin gasped and shoved Kaoru into the wall opposite him. A white figure flew into Kenshin, knocking him back to the front door.
"Sano, what are you doing?" Kenshin asked, regaining his balance.
Sanosuke flew at Kenshin again, his fist ready to make contact with the target. Kenshin jumped out of the way, the missing blow causing a giant hole to form in the floor.
"Sano, stop this! Do you even know what you are doing?" Kenshin tried reasoning with him again.
"I know perfectly well what I'm doing," Sanosuke replied harshly. Again he ran at Kenshin, who dodged his fist. Sanosuke punched through the wall to the kitchen.
"Sano, what happened here?"
Sanosuke breathed heavily as he turned and faced Kenshin. "You left. You left and they died! Megumi is dead because of you!"
Sanosuke whistled to himself as he made his way back home, five dead fish hanging from a line held in one of his hands. He couldn't wait to walk in the door and call out for Megumi. He would make sure to give her a big kiss. Sanosuke grinned. He was getting soft. But only Megumi could do that to him.
As the small house came into view he quickened his pace. Maybe tomorrow they should all go down by the river and have lunch there. That would be nice. Sanosuke was barely aware of the creaking porch steps under his feet, his mind so full he thought it would burst. A grin formed on his face as he reached the door.
"Honey, I'm-" Sanosuke gasped. The door banged against the wall before coming to a stop and adding to the silence.
Yahiko. What was he doing on the floor? Sanosuke slowly approached him. Blood. So much blood. He bent down and looked at Yahiko's pale, lifeless face.
"No." How had this happened? Where was Megumi? A wave of fear washed over him.
"Megumi!" he called frantically. He ran into the kitchen. It was a mess. A bowl of rice was tipped over onto the floor and a tomato sat on the counter as if it had been being prepared only moments before. "Megumi!"
Sanosuke stopped and stood silently looking at the ground. More blood. Was it Yahiko's? He slowly followed the trail this blood made, being led into the hall and towards the bedroom. Each heavy step seemed to take an eternity, until finally he reached the door. His hand shook as he reached out towards it, the other hand clenched the line of fish tightly. Slowly he slid the door open, not knowing what to think.
The fish fell to the ground, Sanosuke's hand was hanging limply at his side. Megumi lay face down on one of the beds, the covers revealing bare skin to her lower back. There was blood. Blood stained sheets; blood on the ground. Sanosuke ran to the side of the bed and knelt down beside Megumi's motionless figure. He reached out to touch her bare shoulder, but drew back, biting back tears.
"Megumi, what happened to you?" Sanosuke asked the silent corpse. "Who did this? Where was Kenshin to protect you?"
Sanosuke swallowed, still fighting back the tears. "Where was I?" He could no longer contain them. The tears streamed down his cheeks silently.
He reached out and gently pushed the hair out of her face. Her eyes were closed, there was a solemn expression on her face, she was pale, but still beautiful. Why hadn't he been here? Why did he have to go get the dinner? He should have been here, with her. But Kenshin was here. He should have protected her. Why had he left her here alone with Yahiko?
"No," Sanosuke whispered. He kissed her cheek, some of his tears staining her soft skin. "No. MEGUMI!"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Insects buzzed around the air, flowers filled the atmosphere with their sweet aroma; the sun would start to set soon. Kenshin and Kaoru walked hand in hand back towards the house. A basket full of freshly picked flowers hung around Kaoru's free arm. The couple walked in a comfortable silence, taking in their surroundings.
The steps creaked lightly as they ascended to the front door together slowly. Before turning to the front door Kenshin and Kaoru faced each other smiling. Kenshin leaned down and kissed Kaoru. She continued to smile at him as he took a step back after the display of emotion. She then turned to open the door, gasping to find it partly open already.
"Stand back," Kenshin ordered. Kaoru stepped behind Kenshin as he silently, slowly pushed the door all the way open. "Sano? Miss Megumi? Yahiko?"
"Kenshin!" Kaoru exclaimed. She ran inside and knelt by Yahiko's dead body.
Kenshin gasped and stood in the doorway. Who had done this? Why would someone have done this? Where were the others? Kenshin walked next to Kaoru. She looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
"Kenshin, he's dead." A tear rolled down her cheek.
"Miss Kaoru." Kenshin bowed his head. Kaoru stood and put her arms around him. A tear silently fell onto his shoulder. Suddenly Kenshin gasped and shoved Kaoru into the wall opposite him. A white figure flew into Kenshin, knocking him back to the front door.
"Sano, what are you doing?" Kenshin asked, regaining his balance.
Sanosuke flew at Kenshin again, his fist ready to make contact with the target. Kenshin jumped out of the way, the missing blow causing a giant hole to form in the floor.
"Sano, stop this! Do you even know what you are doing?" Kenshin tried reasoning with him again.
"I know perfectly well what I'm doing," Sanosuke replied harshly. Again he ran at Kenshin, who dodged his fist. Sanosuke punched through the wall to the kitchen.
"Sano, what happened here?"
Sanosuke breathed heavily as he turned and faced Kenshin. "You left. You left and they died! Megumi is dead because of you!"