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[::"...":: = A flashback of a memory, or conversation.]
Kaoru opened her eyes which were adjusting better then before, "when did I fall asleep?" She asked aloud. "A little while ago." Battousai sat on the floor in his favorite pose, right knee up, left leg laid out and hilt of his katana on his left shoulder while staring at her. "I didn't want to wake you up, you look like you needed it." She raised in eyebrow as if to say 'what do you mean by that?' "Since you didn't seem to sound like you got much sleep last night." Kaoru opened her mouth to say something but no words escaped and she continued to gap at him for a while before she closed it. She looked down at her feet and her bangs covered her eyes from his view.
His eyes gleamed and narrowed, she was hiding something he knew that now. If it was a vision...
::"Why would I kill him?" "Protect, didn't that mean something?" "NO! Don't kill her!":: Then she must have killed someone... He shook his head, 'no. She's... too pure to kill anyone. Must have been a nightmare.' He thought. Kaoru lifted her legs from the floor and curled into a ball with the blanket. Linking her hands together over her legs, she slowly rocked in a back and forward motion. 'The stainless hands of a pure soul should never be trenched in blood.' He always reminded himself that. It was that saying that kept him reassured that being a hitokiri would be for the best. He got up and walked into the kitchen, getting some herbs from the bag Megumi had gave him he started mixing them into some tea.
A few moments later he had the tea done and Kaoru was still in the same position she was in before. He walked quietly over to her, which went unnoticed by her. He tapped her gently on the shoulder, "hey," he said softly. He heard her soft whispers, "...no. Why? Why?" He tapped more and called her name out loudly when that failed he nearly yelled out her name which caused her to scream. She looked at him and he looked into her eyes for a while. They were watery and looked sad. He gave her the cup of tea he had made and she took it, reluctantly. He sat back down where he was and continued to watch her. She was looking at the tea at her reflection and did that until Battousai's voice was heard saying, "it will help your eyesight adjust back to normal." Kaoru looked at him, nodded, and started to drink the tea.
They both stayed silent after that neither knew what to say or how to say it. Battousai was still deciding wheither or not to ask her now, "Why..." Kaoru looked at him while his eyes were closed trying to figure out how to ask. "Why were you outside?" He asked opening his eyes. He knew that with all those people in the teahouse that guy wouldn't have just took her unless she was outside all alone. "I wanted... to get some fresh air." He narrowed his eyes, "and? What about that guy, he just let you?" Kaoru nodded which caused a hiss to escape his lips. "He was drunk anyway." 'Should have known.' He thought. "I'm going to tell you this once. Your going to do what I say... So when I say stay there I mean stay don't go anywhere unless I tell you to." Kaoru glared at him, "why should I follow your commands?" "Because-" He started but was interrupted. "Because you were ordered to? Why can't you do anything yourself? Why do you have to follow orders all the time? Do you even know what your doing is for the good?"
Battousai's eyes widen and he stood up. "How dare you..." His hands formed a fist and he grabbed the hilt of his katana. Before Kaoru could blink it was held to her throat. "Do you think I would kill without thinking that it was RIGHT?! Do you honestly think I care for you either?! Your nothing... Nothing but an assignment, I will make sure that when you die... It will be my hands." Sheathing his katana, he walked away leaving Kaoru in a slight statement of shock. Before he disappeared from view he felt that ki in her he sensed before, rising more. "You bastard! I rather be dead then be with you! You hear me? Go ahead and kill me! Come on, you can't right? Just because your following somebody's damn orders right? Just you see, someday you'll regret that you ever did..." Turning around to her she swore she saw the brightest amber eyes staring at her. In that deep raspy voice of his he said, "If you want a death wish..." He unsheathed his katana and threw the sheath on the floor, "then I'll be glad to fulfill it." Kaoru stared at him as his footsteps pounded on the floor heavily in her ears. 'I'm not afraid of death... I should have died a long time ago.' She bowed her head down as Battousai held his katana in the air and prepared to split her head open in two.
It felt like an eternity to Kaoru before she felt the wind from the sword swinging down near her head. Hearing a 'cling' sound she looked up to see his sword held against another of someone's. She took a few steps back and fell to the floor. "Soujirou?" Kaoru whispered. "Himura-san." Soujirou said sternly, "I do not think it is wise to kill her." Battousai peered into the boys eyes, "move, Soujirou." He shook his head, "Himura-san you have orders to keep her alive. Besides I think Kamiya-san needs to know why she was kidnapped..." He turned to look at her, "right Kamiya-san?" She was gaping at him before she closed her mouth and nodded slowly. Soujirou closed his eyes and smiled, "you'll know very soon." He turned back to Battousai and watched him slowly pick up his sheath and resheath his sword. "Soujirou. What are you doing here?" Soujirou sheathed his sword and put on his usual smile, "well Himura-san, it seems that Seijurou-san wants to see you. And I will escort Kamiya-san while your there." Battousai turned around and nodded to the boy and then looked at Kaoru who sat staring at the floor.
Battousai walked over to Kaoru and grabbed her arm and picked her up easily. He pushed Kaoru over to Soujirou. "Where are we going?" "To the Ishinshisi headquarters, of course." Soujirou walked to the door and opened it for Kaoru. "Ladies first." Kaoru nodded and smiled, "arigatou gozaimasu " He nodded as she stepped out into the empty hallway. Battousai was glaring at him but he still kept his smile on. Soujirou stepped out followed by Battousai who locked the door and followed the two. Soujirou walked at the same pace as Kaoru and Battousai walked behind the two.
Kaoru was talking to him, "So, Soujirou-san you work as a sort of 'message carrier?'" Soujirou laughed, "Hai, I guess you could say that." Kaoru smiled being able to talk to someone was nice, she rather have to stay with Soujirou then Battousai. Minutes later, "were here." Soujirou said softly. Kaoru got a good look at the place, it was pretty big. It was rather remote too. 'Of course. They wouldn't want the Shinsingumi finding them.' she thought to herself. They walked into the building and she gasped.
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Translations:
arigatou gozaimasu - thank you.
hai - yes
Thank you everyone [Sorry if I miss anyone]:
Innocence - I'm sorry I can't work so quickly =) Review as much as you like!
Vegeta26 - I'm sure you did. Do you like gore and violence by any chance?
Chibi - I hope this chapter was good for you, =) thank you for all your reviews! I try to update as much as I can.
chris - Sorry the ki thing won't be for a least for another few chapters! That guy was just a random fellow.
Ayuka - Oh yes I will be sure to email you whenever a update occurs! I'm glad that my fic has inspired you to read more, sense other Battousai/Kaoru fics inspired me!
[::"...":: = A flashback of a memory, or conversation.]
Kaoru opened her eyes which were adjusting better then before, "when did I fall asleep?" She asked aloud. "A little while ago." Battousai sat on the floor in his favorite pose, right knee up, left leg laid out and hilt of his katana on his left shoulder while staring at her. "I didn't want to wake you up, you look like you needed it." She raised in eyebrow as if to say 'what do you mean by that?' "Since you didn't seem to sound like you got much sleep last night." Kaoru opened her mouth to say something but no words escaped and she continued to gap at him for a while before she closed it. She looked down at her feet and her bangs covered her eyes from his view.
His eyes gleamed and narrowed, she was hiding something he knew that now. If it was a vision...
::"Why would I kill him?" "Protect, didn't that mean something?" "NO! Don't kill her!":: Then she must have killed someone... He shook his head, 'no. She's... too pure to kill anyone. Must have been a nightmare.' He thought. Kaoru lifted her legs from the floor and curled into a ball with the blanket. Linking her hands together over her legs, she slowly rocked in a back and forward motion. 'The stainless hands of a pure soul should never be trenched in blood.' He always reminded himself that. It was that saying that kept him reassured that being a hitokiri would be for the best. He got up and walked into the kitchen, getting some herbs from the bag Megumi had gave him he started mixing them into some tea.
A few moments later he had the tea done and Kaoru was still in the same position she was in before. He walked quietly over to her, which went unnoticed by her. He tapped her gently on the shoulder, "hey," he said softly. He heard her soft whispers, "...no. Why? Why?" He tapped more and called her name out loudly when that failed he nearly yelled out her name which caused her to scream. She looked at him and he looked into her eyes for a while. They were watery and looked sad. He gave her the cup of tea he had made and she took it, reluctantly. He sat back down where he was and continued to watch her. She was looking at the tea at her reflection and did that until Battousai's voice was heard saying, "it will help your eyesight adjust back to normal." Kaoru looked at him, nodded, and started to drink the tea.
They both stayed silent after that neither knew what to say or how to say it. Battousai was still deciding wheither or not to ask her now, "Why..." Kaoru looked at him while his eyes were closed trying to figure out how to ask. "Why were you outside?" He asked opening his eyes. He knew that with all those people in the teahouse that guy wouldn't have just took her unless she was outside all alone. "I wanted... to get some fresh air." He narrowed his eyes, "and? What about that guy, he just let you?" Kaoru nodded which caused a hiss to escape his lips. "He was drunk anyway." 'Should have known.' He thought. "I'm going to tell you this once. Your going to do what I say... So when I say stay there I mean stay don't go anywhere unless I tell you to." Kaoru glared at him, "why should I follow your commands?" "Because-" He started but was interrupted. "Because you were ordered to? Why can't you do anything yourself? Why do you have to follow orders all the time? Do you even know what your doing is for the good?"
Battousai's eyes widen and he stood up. "How dare you..." His hands formed a fist and he grabbed the hilt of his katana. Before Kaoru could blink it was held to her throat. "Do you think I would kill without thinking that it was RIGHT?! Do you honestly think I care for you either?! Your nothing... Nothing but an assignment, I will make sure that when you die... It will be my hands." Sheathing his katana, he walked away leaving Kaoru in a slight statement of shock. Before he disappeared from view he felt that ki in her he sensed before, rising more. "You bastard! I rather be dead then be with you! You hear me? Go ahead and kill me! Come on, you can't right? Just because your following somebody's damn orders right? Just you see, someday you'll regret that you ever did..." Turning around to her she swore she saw the brightest amber eyes staring at her. In that deep raspy voice of his he said, "If you want a death wish..." He unsheathed his katana and threw the sheath on the floor, "then I'll be glad to fulfill it." Kaoru stared at him as his footsteps pounded on the floor heavily in her ears. 'I'm not afraid of death... I should have died a long time ago.' She bowed her head down as Battousai held his katana in the air and prepared to split her head open in two.
It felt like an eternity to Kaoru before she felt the wind from the sword swinging down near her head. Hearing a 'cling' sound she looked up to see his sword held against another of someone's. She took a few steps back and fell to the floor. "Soujirou?" Kaoru whispered. "Himura-san." Soujirou said sternly, "I do not think it is wise to kill her." Battousai peered into the boys eyes, "move, Soujirou." He shook his head, "Himura-san you have orders to keep her alive. Besides I think Kamiya-san needs to know why she was kidnapped..." He turned to look at her, "right Kamiya-san?" She was gaping at him before she closed her mouth and nodded slowly. Soujirou closed his eyes and smiled, "you'll know very soon." He turned back to Battousai and watched him slowly pick up his sheath and resheath his sword. "Soujirou. What are you doing here?" Soujirou sheathed his sword and put on his usual smile, "well Himura-san, it seems that Seijurou-san wants to see you. And I will escort Kamiya-san while your there." Battousai turned around and nodded to the boy and then looked at Kaoru who sat staring at the floor.
Battousai walked over to Kaoru and grabbed her arm and picked her up easily. He pushed Kaoru over to Soujirou. "Where are we going?" "To the Ishinshisi headquarters, of course." Soujirou walked to the door and opened it for Kaoru. "Ladies first." Kaoru nodded and smiled, "arigatou gozaimasu " He nodded as she stepped out into the empty hallway. Battousai was glaring at him but he still kept his smile on. Soujirou stepped out followed by Battousai who locked the door and followed the two. Soujirou walked at the same pace as Kaoru and Battousai walked behind the two.
Kaoru was talking to him, "So, Soujirou-san you work as a sort of 'message carrier?'" Soujirou laughed, "Hai, I guess you could say that." Kaoru smiled being able to talk to someone was nice, she rather have to stay with Soujirou then Battousai. Minutes later, "were here." Soujirou said softly. Kaoru got a good look at the place, it was pretty big. It was rather remote too. 'Of course. They wouldn't want the Shinsingumi finding them.' she thought to herself. They walked into the building and she gasped.
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Translations:
arigatou gozaimasu - thank you.
hai - yes
Thank you everyone [Sorry if I miss anyone]:
Innocence - I'm sorry I can't work so quickly =) Review as much as you like!
Vegeta26 - I'm sure you did. Do you like gore and violence by any chance?
Chibi - I hope this chapter was good for you, =) thank you for all your reviews! I try to update as much as I can.
chris - Sorry the ki thing won't be for a least for another few chapters! That guy was just a random fellow.
Ayuka - Oh yes I will be sure to email you whenever a update occurs! I'm glad that my fic has inspired you to read more, sense other Battousai/Kaoru fics inspired me!