Author's note: Hi people! Getting another chapter out now. Hope you all
like it. It may not be as good as some of the others, considering it's ten
forty five, but I'm trying here. Have fun, and please, R&R. And don't
flame me!
Three days. Three goddamned days without hearing from Kenshin! Where the hell was he, anyway?!
"Kaoru, you've gotta calm down," said Yahiko. "I'm sure he'll come back eventually." She glared at him.
"Oh, sure, I'll just sit around and wait for him! What a great idea.I think not!" She left the room. Yahiko ran after her and found her standing with a policeman.
"We've found a man who matches your description. He was dead when we found him." Kaoru stepped back, then fell to the floor Yahiko ran forward.
"Kaoru!" She didn't look up. She muttered, "He's dead. He's dead."
"Let me see him," demanded Yahiko. The cop looked at Kaoru for approval, but she didn't notice anything. The cop nodded to Yahiko and left the dojo, with Yahiko behind him.
* * * * *
Yahiko stared in horror. Kenshin was lying before him, motionless, bloody, and dead. He reeled backwards and threw up. The cop nodded to his men, who picked up Kenshin's body and began to carry it away. The cop put a arm on Yahiko's shoulder trying to make him feel better. Yahiko pulled away and ran from the scene.
Korajin watched from above. He was grinning.
"So, the Battousai is really dead. I didn't think it would be so easy. What a pathetic fighter he was." He turned and jumped to the next building. "But his poor woman will be lonely. We can't have that, can we?" His smirk grew wider as he headed towards the dojo.
* * * * *
Saitou Hajime looked angrier than he had ever before as he entered the dojo. He walked up to Sanosuke and growled, "Did the Battousai die?! Is the Hitokiri really gone?" Sano turned away. Saitou grabbed him and slammed him to the floor.
"ANSWER ME, DAMMIT!!!" he cried. "Is the Battousai dead?!" Sano slowly nodded. Saitou stepped back. "My God. The Battousai is dead. I never expected this to happen." He turned to look at the gate. If Himura was truly deceased, the one who killed him, Korajin, would soon come for his woman. Even though he, Saitou, disliked the Battousai, he felt he owed Himura something.
"Very well," he said. "I will stand guard here until Korajin comes back." Sano glared at him.
"What the hell do I care? Kenshin's dead! If Kenshin couldn't beat him, you have no chance!" Saitou frowned at him.
"Shut up, boy. I am going to protect you and your friends now. The least you could do would be to show some respect!"
"Fuck you!!" Sano wheeled around and stomped into the dojo. Saitou shrugged and turned back to the entrance. Korajin was standing there, smiling. Saitou narrowed his eyes.
"Ready?" asked Korajin. Saitou nodded. Korajin rushed forward.
* * * * *
Kaoru screamed as Korajin entered her room. He grabbed her and, try as she might, she was unable to evade him. He threw her over his shoulder and left the room. She saw Yahiko and Sano lying in the hall. They looked unconscious, but not dead. Saitou was lying outside the dungeon. Blood had formed on the ground around his chest. He looked dead.
"Don't worry about your friends," whispered Korajin. "I didn't kill them. Unfortunately, this Saitou guy tried to stop me. A bit of an idiot, not unlike your man, huh?" Kaoru screamed and pounded on him. He laughed and left the dojo.
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"I'm just a wanderer. I'm just a wandering swordsman, that I am."
"You could have been hurt, Miss Kaoru."
"Are you alright, Miss Kaoru?"
"You'll be alright, now, that you will."
"Don't worry, Miss Kaoru."
"Can you handle them, Miss Kaoru?"
"Good luck, Miss Kaoru."
"NO, MISS KAORU, SUICIDE'S NOT THE ANSWER!!!"
"I'll be back soon, don't you worry."
"I am a wanderer. It's time to wander again."
"Kaoru.I.I love you."
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"Kenshin!!!!!!" Kaoru shot up from her bed. Korajin looked over at her.
"He's dead. Forget about him." She looked away. It had been so long since she'd met him. He had become a father.a brother.a lover.and now.he was.
"Even if he were alive, it wouldn't matter. I could easily beat him again. So just drop it." When she wouldn't look at him, he got angry. He kneeled down next to her and grabbed her. "YOU LISTEN TO ME!!! YOU'RE MINE NOW!!! I WILL MAKE EVERY MOMENT YOU SPEND HERE A LIVING HELL IF YOU DON'T DO AS I SAY!!!!" She cried out and fell back as he let her go. She covered her face with her hands and began to sob. Korajin stood and walked away. He glanced back when he reached the door.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
* * * * *
the guard turned and yelled as he was cut in two. His assailant walked past and left the room. Outside, he sheathed his sword and began walking. Disoriented, he was unsure where he was, but he knew where he wanted to go.
There was only one thing on his mind. "Kaoru.Kaoru.Kaoru."
He found the place he was looking for. Descending down the stairs, he opened the door and ducked through it. The boy sitting looked up from his book.
"My God!" cried Soujiro.
* * * * *
Korajin threw Kaoru to the bed.
"What's the matter?!" he growled, pulling off his shirt. "You shouldn't be so scared. It'll be fun." Then he stiffened. A blade appeared at his throat.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," admonished Soujiro in a singsong voice. Korajin looked at the boy.
"What do you want?" he demanded. Soujiro put slight pressure on Korajin's neck, and he stepped away from Kaoru. She immediately scrambled up and ran to the far wall. Soujiro removed his blade from Korajin's neck. He sheathed his sword and backed away. Korajin stared at him.
"Don't think you'll escape, boy!" he snarled. He snatched his sword and drew it. Soujiro smiled.
"I don't think you want to worry about me right now," he said. Korajin gave him a quizzical look. Then he flew sideways and through the room's wall. Battousai was standing where Korajin had just been, and had used his sheathed sword to attack Korajin. Battousai ignored both Kaoru and Soujiro and went after Korajin. He looked through the hole in the wall, but didn't see anything.
He turned back to the two in the room and said, "He's gone." Kaoru ran forward and hugged him. His eyes flickered from red to amber, but didn't change to violet. He hugged her back, and smiled happily.
"I'm glad you're safe, Miss Kaoru."
* * * * *
Blood rained down on the townspeople as Korajin cut his way through them. His anger had reached an unrivaled level and he was taking it out on anyone and everyone he could find.
"GODDAMN IT!!!!!!!!!! BATTOUSAI, I'LL KILL YOU IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!!!!!!!"
* * * * *
There was a celebration at the dojo for Kenshin's return. Sano and Yahiko had recovered from Korajin's most recent attack, and even Saitou, having survived his bout with Korajin, stayed at the party, but just leaned against the wall.
At about midnight, the celebration began to wind down, and by one o'clock, everyone had gone to their bed. Everyone, that is, except for Kenshin, who joined Kaoru in her bed. At about one twenty six, they began their own, private party.
* * * * *
Korajin was grinning horribly when he entered the dojo. He was carrying with him Ayame's head. This would surely awaken the Battousai's spirit.
* * * * *
The next morning, Kenshin woke and left Kaoru's room. He walked outside to begin making rice balls for breakfast when he spotted Korajin.
"What the hell do you want now, Korajin?!" he demanded. Korajin smirked.
"I've got something that may upset you a bit, Battousai."
"What is that?" Korajin lifted up Ayame's head. Then he threw it at Kenshin. He was too stunned to catch it. Indeed, he hardly seemed to notice it hitting him.
Korajin drew his sword. "Let's go, Battousai." Kenshin slowly lowered his head and stared at Ayame's. Some dam, some barrier in his mind seemed to break. He looked up at Korajin, a mad glint in his eye. He drew his own sword.
"You took the life of an innocent child to get to me," he hissed. "You killed.a little girl.for what.you.I.I'LL KILL YOU, YOU GODDAMN BASTARD!!!! FOR ALL YOUR CRIMES, FOR EVERYTHING, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU SUFFER, DAMN YOU YOU ASSHOLE, I'LL MAKE YOU BURN IN FUCKING HELL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Battousai disappeared. Korajin blocked his attack. Battousai kept coming, swinging insanely at Korajin. Korajin blocked his attacks with a small amount of difficulty. Then he jumped over Battousai and sliced downward.
"NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!" Battousai dodged the blade and swung his at Korajin. The steel connected, ripping cloth and flesh, spraying some blood onto the ground. Korajin jumped back. The injury was fairly deep, but not severe. He leaped over the fence around the dojo and disappeared. Battousai made to follow, but then turned, sheathed his sword, and walked back to where Ayame's head lay.
"." He kneeled before it and began to cry softly. He was still crying when Kaoru came out, saw everything, and broke down as well.
Author's note: A little sick, perhaps. I know many people won't be happy with what I've done to Ayame, but this is an important literary tool for advancing characters and plots. Sorry for anyone who's been traumatized. I'm not truly a sick person. I'm just using this in this story.
Three days. Three goddamned days without hearing from Kenshin! Where the hell was he, anyway?!
"Kaoru, you've gotta calm down," said Yahiko. "I'm sure he'll come back eventually." She glared at him.
"Oh, sure, I'll just sit around and wait for him! What a great idea.I think not!" She left the room. Yahiko ran after her and found her standing with a policeman.
"We've found a man who matches your description. He was dead when we found him." Kaoru stepped back, then fell to the floor Yahiko ran forward.
"Kaoru!" She didn't look up. She muttered, "He's dead. He's dead."
"Let me see him," demanded Yahiko. The cop looked at Kaoru for approval, but she didn't notice anything. The cop nodded to Yahiko and left the dojo, with Yahiko behind him.
* * * * *
Yahiko stared in horror. Kenshin was lying before him, motionless, bloody, and dead. He reeled backwards and threw up. The cop nodded to his men, who picked up Kenshin's body and began to carry it away. The cop put a arm on Yahiko's shoulder trying to make him feel better. Yahiko pulled away and ran from the scene.
Korajin watched from above. He was grinning.
"So, the Battousai is really dead. I didn't think it would be so easy. What a pathetic fighter he was." He turned and jumped to the next building. "But his poor woman will be lonely. We can't have that, can we?" His smirk grew wider as he headed towards the dojo.
* * * * *
Saitou Hajime looked angrier than he had ever before as he entered the dojo. He walked up to Sanosuke and growled, "Did the Battousai die?! Is the Hitokiri really gone?" Sano turned away. Saitou grabbed him and slammed him to the floor.
"ANSWER ME, DAMMIT!!!" he cried. "Is the Battousai dead?!" Sano slowly nodded. Saitou stepped back. "My God. The Battousai is dead. I never expected this to happen." He turned to look at the gate. If Himura was truly deceased, the one who killed him, Korajin, would soon come for his woman. Even though he, Saitou, disliked the Battousai, he felt he owed Himura something.
"Very well," he said. "I will stand guard here until Korajin comes back." Sano glared at him.
"What the hell do I care? Kenshin's dead! If Kenshin couldn't beat him, you have no chance!" Saitou frowned at him.
"Shut up, boy. I am going to protect you and your friends now. The least you could do would be to show some respect!"
"Fuck you!!" Sano wheeled around and stomped into the dojo. Saitou shrugged and turned back to the entrance. Korajin was standing there, smiling. Saitou narrowed his eyes.
"Ready?" asked Korajin. Saitou nodded. Korajin rushed forward.
* * * * *
Kaoru screamed as Korajin entered her room. He grabbed her and, try as she might, she was unable to evade him. He threw her over his shoulder and left the room. She saw Yahiko and Sano lying in the hall. They looked unconscious, but not dead. Saitou was lying outside the dungeon. Blood had formed on the ground around his chest. He looked dead.
"Don't worry about your friends," whispered Korajin. "I didn't kill them. Unfortunately, this Saitou guy tried to stop me. A bit of an idiot, not unlike your man, huh?" Kaoru screamed and pounded on him. He laughed and left the dojo.
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"I'm just a wanderer. I'm just a wandering swordsman, that I am."
"You could have been hurt, Miss Kaoru."
"Are you alright, Miss Kaoru?"
"You'll be alright, now, that you will."
"Don't worry, Miss Kaoru."
"Can you handle them, Miss Kaoru?"
"Good luck, Miss Kaoru."
"NO, MISS KAORU, SUICIDE'S NOT THE ANSWER!!!"
"I'll be back soon, don't you worry."
"I am a wanderer. It's time to wander again."
"Kaoru.I.I love you."
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"Kenshin!!!!!!" Kaoru shot up from her bed. Korajin looked over at her.
"He's dead. Forget about him." She looked away. It had been so long since she'd met him. He had become a father.a brother.a lover.and now.he was.
"Even if he were alive, it wouldn't matter. I could easily beat him again. So just drop it." When she wouldn't look at him, he got angry. He kneeled down next to her and grabbed her. "YOU LISTEN TO ME!!! YOU'RE MINE NOW!!! I WILL MAKE EVERY MOMENT YOU SPEND HERE A LIVING HELL IF YOU DON'T DO AS I SAY!!!!" She cried out and fell back as he let her go. She covered her face with her hands and began to sob. Korajin stood and walked away. He glanced back when he reached the door.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
* * * * *
the guard turned and yelled as he was cut in two. His assailant walked past and left the room. Outside, he sheathed his sword and began walking. Disoriented, he was unsure where he was, but he knew where he wanted to go.
There was only one thing on his mind. "Kaoru.Kaoru.Kaoru."
He found the place he was looking for. Descending down the stairs, he opened the door and ducked through it. The boy sitting looked up from his book.
"My God!" cried Soujiro.
* * * * *
Korajin threw Kaoru to the bed.
"What's the matter?!" he growled, pulling off his shirt. "You shouldn't be so scared. It'll be fun." Then he stiffened. A blade appeared at his throat.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," admonished Soujiro in a singsong voice. Korajin looked at the boy.
"What do you want?" he demanded. Soujiro put slight pressure on Korajin's neck, and he stepped away from Kaoru. She immediately scrambled up and ran to the far wall. Soujiro removed his blade from Korajin's neck. He sheathed his sword and backed away. Korajin stared at him.
"Don't think you'll escape, boy!" he snarled. He snatched his sword and drew it. Soujiro smiled.
"I don't think you want to worry about me right now," he said. Korajin gave him a quizzical look. Then he flew sideways and through the room's wall. Battousai was standing where Korajin had just been, and had used his sheathed sword to attack Korajin. Battousai ignored both Kaoru and Soujiro and went after Korajin. He looked through the hole in the wall, but didn't see anything.
He turned back to the two in the room and said, "He's gone." Kaoru ran forward and hugged him. His eyes flickered from red to amber, but didn't change to violet. He hugged her back, and smiled happily.
"I'm glad you're safe, Miss Kaoru."
* * * * *
Blood rained down on the townspeople as Korajin cut his way through them. His anger had reached an unrivaled level and he was taking it out on anyone and everyone he could find.
"GODDAMN IT!!!!!!!!!! BATTOUSAI, I'LL KILL YOU IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!!!!!!!"
* * * * *
There was a celebration at the dojo for Kenshin's return. Sano and Yahiko had recovered from Korajin's most recent attack, and even Saitou, having survived his bout with Korajin, stayed at the party, but just leaned against the wall.
At about midnight, the celebration began to wind down, and by one o'clock, everyone had gone to their bed. Everyone, that is, except for Kenshin, who joined Kaoru in her bed. At about one twenty six, they began their own, private party.
* * * * *
Korajin was grinning horribly when he entered the dojo. He was carrying with him Ayame's head. This would surely awaken the Battousai's spirit.
* * * * *
The next morning, Kenshin woke and left Kaoru's room. He walked outside to begin making rice balls for breakfast when he spotted Korajin.
"What the hell do you want now, Korajin?!" he demanded. Korajin smirked.
"I've got something that may upset you a bit, Battousai."
"What is that?" Korajin lifted up Ayame's head. Then he threw it at Kenshin. He was too stunned to catch it. Indeed, he hardly seemed to notice it hitting him.
Korajin drew his sword. "Let's go, Battousai." Kenshin slowly lowered his head and stared at Ayame's. Some dam, some barrier in his mind seemed to break. He looked up at Korajin, a mad glint in his eye. He drew his own sword.
"You took the life of an innocent child to get to me," he hissed. "You killed.a little girl.for what.you.I.I'LL KILL YOU, YOU GODDAMN BASTARD!!!! FOR ALL YOUR CRIMES, FOR EVERYTHING, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU SUFFER, DAMN YOU YOU ASSHOLE, I'LL MAKE YOU BURN IN FUCKING HELL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Battousai disappeared. Korajin blocked his attack. Battousai kept coming, swinging insanely at Korajin. Korajin blocked his attacks with a small amount of difficulty. Then he jumped over Battousai and sliced downward.
"NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!" Battousai dodged the blade and swung his at Korajin. The steel connected, ripping cloth and flesh, spraying some blood onto the ground. Korajin jumped back. The injury was fairly deep, but not severe. He leaped over the fence around the dojo and disappeared. Battousai made to follow, but then turned, sheathed his sword, and walked back to where Ayame's head lay.
"." He kneeled before it and began to cry softly. He was still crying when Kaoru came out, saw everything, and broke down as well.
Author's note: A little sick, perhaps. I know many people won't be happy with what I've done to Ayame, but this is an important literary tool for advancing characters and plots. Sorry for anyone who's been traumatized. I'm not truly a sick person. I'm just using this in this story.