Sorry for taking a while to write this chapter, but I got a little carried away with my other stories. I hope you like this story so far! If you have any questions, any comments, please leave them in your reviews. If you think I should stop writing this story, please tell me that too. I wanted to make my first attempt to writing Battousai/Kaoru paring, because I think it would truly be a challenge for me. If you have any ideas please, do write them in the review. Enjoy!
Revelations Part II
Chapter 3
Misao and Kaoru were back in the cabin. Misao couldn't believe the years went by so fast. She loved Kaoru and raised her as though Kaoru was little her sister. In the morning Kaoru was going to be leaving their Master's house to start her new journey with a total stranger. She wished her cousin Kaoru all the best.
"What is it you have to tell me about my mother Misao? You said promised her something. I want to know what you promised her," demanded Kaoru. Kaoru naturally didn't act so demanding when she was around her older cousin Misao, but the topic was about her mother. She had to know everything there was to know about her mother.
"Kaoru, I don't know how to say this to you," said Misao. She didn't know how to continue. She had so much to tell Kaoru. If she told Kaoru everything, then Kaoru will truly hate herself. After all Kaoru was just a key, a key who everyone wanted to end the hard times of slavery and war. "What if I told you, you weren't born the same as everyone else? What if I told you that you could make the impossible things possible? What if I told you, you could make anyone's wish come true? What would you think Kaoru? What would you truly think?"
Kaoru was shocked. Kaoru thought she was ready to except anything Misao was going to tell her, but she was wrong. The things Misao asked her truly had her thinking. There was no way a person could do things what Misao asked her. No one like that existed.
"What are you talking about Misao? No one like that exists in this world. Come on, making anyone's wishes come true, making impossible things happen. You've gone completely crazy!" yelled Kaoru. She refused to believe anything Misao was going to tell her.
"I know it sounds crazy, but you have to give me a chance to explain everything to you. I have to tell you the truth, before you find out at a wrong time. There are people out there who are looking for people with super natural abilities," said Misao looking Kaoru in her deep sky blue eyes.
"What are you talking about? I don't want to believe in any of this crap! And what's this got to do with my mother?!" yelled Kaoru. She was upset. She couldn't believe that Misao would be talking a lot of nonsense.
"Kaoru, a long time ago before your mother died, I promised her to protect and take care of you. Ever since you were small, people were looking for both you and your mother. But your mother knew she was going to die. She couldn't live through what she was experiencing everyday in her life. She had to find someway to escape, and death was her only escape. I promised her to protect you with everything she taught me until you reach the age to know who you are."
"What? I don't understand Misao. I know everything about myself. Why would mom want to die so badly? She never gave up on life itself."
"That's what happens when you live only with suffering and pain. We slaves go though that everyday. But whatever position we were born in, doesn't matter. What matters is if you were born with the scared blood."
"What scared blood? What are you talking about?"
Misao paused for a moment. She struggled for a couple minutes trying to find the right words to tell her smaller cousin. Then she continued. "This is the time of war and slavery. No one knows anything, except bloodshed and the joy of killing. We were lucky to live so long. You my sweet Kaoru were born different from everyone. You were born with the same special blood your mother carried. Because of your special blood you're able to have special abilities like your mother. A long time ago, people were searching for your mother, because of her special powers. The kings wanted her powers only to their liking, but your mother was never found because she was a slave who lived a hard life. The people who hunted your mother thought they would find her if she was a middle class. No one thought she could be a slave. But once they found her, she made our Master kill her, so they wouldn't take you or her away to the kingdom."
"So you're saying that I have some special powers, because I carry some special blood. But that can't be. Nothing special ever happened to me. At least nothing I could think about this second," replied Kaoru looking confuse.
"Lots of things happened. The Master never interfered with you because every time he touched you, he felt pain. The others never found you, because they never saw you with a mother, and mainly because in their eyes you're too young to handle your powers," said Misao.
"If I have the powers you speak about so highly, then how come I don't know how to use them properly?" asked Kaoru. She still didn't believe what Misao told her.
Misao went through her things. In the corner of their little room where Misao slept, were loose wooden boards. Misao took out a short sword that was mainly used defense in battle. But somehow this sword was different. The sword had a blade on the wrong side. It's aura was one of peace, and goodness.
"This sword will be the key to unlocking your powers. Tomorrow when you go with your new Master, make sure to take this sword with you. Your father was a sword's maker. He knew about your mother's secret and why she was always so protective over you. The only way for her to unlock her powers were with this sword," said Misao handing her the sword carefully.
"My mother had a sword. Why didn't she use it to help get our freedom?" asked Kaoru with a broken heart. Her mother had powers to get her freedom, but she didn't use them. Instead she stayed behind and suffered like the rest of the slaves.
"Your mother never wanted freedom. Why would she want that when she had you to take care of and her identity to keep Kaoru? Your mother loved you very much and wished you the best. It's now time for you to keep up your promise to her as I kept my promise to her for all these years," stated Misao. She saw Kaoru taking the sword from her hands. The without any sudden hesitation, Kaoru hugged her cousin like there was no tomorrow.
"I will never forget you my cousin. Never. When my journey is over, I will come back to you and set you free. I won't leave you here to suffer like mother, because you are my only family I have left, you understand that," said Kaoru as tears fell from her face and dropped on the floor. She really loved Misao as her sister. After all the years of suffering, all the years of working together, Kaoru had to leave her only family member she loved with all heart.
"I'll be waiting with Aoshi for your return. Before you leave in the morning Kaoru, I have to warn you to be very careful with the sword. Don't show anyone the sword unless for battling purposes. In order to experience your powers, shed only your blood. The sword will not shed anyone else's blood but yours. And also don't fall in love. Please Kaoru out of every thing, please don't fall in love because if you do, then your powers will be possessed by whoever you fell in love with," said Misao. And with those words she left Kaoru alone in the small room to cry her heart out.
The next morning came. The bird's lovely chirps greeted Kaoru in her small room. She woke to find Misao, already gone. In her arms laid the small sword Misao gave her last night after telling everything to her. The sword wasn't heavy even when it was in it's case. This was the sword her father made, the last possession she had of him. She assumed her mother must have used this sword once or twice in battle. But that was something she couldn't believe. Her mother was serene, quiet and every way graceful like a lady. She couldn't believe her mother knew how to fight. Her father was a skilled swordsman. He taught her the advanced moves of the Kamiya Kasshin style way of fighting. It was all about defense and offense fighting. What her father taught her was to let her opponent go first in battle, so she could learn their moves. Then when they least except it, use their move against them, adding her won techniques. That way the opponent could fall down hard. She really missed he parents.
Kaoru decided to take a bath, while her cousin packed her things. Walking towards the back of the cabins into the woods was a beautiful river she loved to bathe in. She took of most of her clothes except her under garments off. She walked into the water leaving her priceless possessions, including her sword to enter the river for a nice bath.
She lay in the water, her body floating in its midst. She closed her eyes as the sun raises poured down on her leaving her body it's warmth. She loved the way the sun made her feel. She felt as though she was in heaven, as though she was free. Her arms moved slightly, but gracefully in the rippling water to keep her body floating, and her legs splashed the water. She laughed her heart out. To her everything was ironic, because last night she was crying, and now she was laughing. She laughed until she fell asleep floating in the water. What she never sensed, was a man who watched her ever since she entered the river. His amber eyes seeing the womanly curves of her body. His ears hearing her gentle laughter. This was a time of slavery and war, yet this young woman before him laughed, when all he saw were bloodshed and tears. He was one of the reasons for so many bloodshed. But being here, hearing this young woman's laughter really astonished him. Through the worst times, he found someone who could really have a little fun. From then on he knew he wanted to possess her, to make her his. He wanted to know everything there was to know about her, both physically and mentally. A woman liked her possessed something other women didn't possess. She had spirit, a will power to live. With that alone, could make any man want her, only he won't let men touch her. If they ever did, he would sure send them to their graves.
The red hair warrior picked up her priceless possessions, and stuffed them in a bag. He spread a big cloth he had on the ground. Silent and graceful like a cat he picked up her beautiful, resting body from the river and placed her on the cloth that laid on the ground. He picked her up smoothly with the bag wrapped up one his right arm. As the morning past to noon, Kaoru and the mysterious man were gone.