A/N: Hope you enjoyed last chapter. Hopefully this chapter might get
better? I doubt it. Get out your tissue box, people.
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
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~07~
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Kaoru slowed to a walk when she reached the more crowded parts of Kyoto. Her expression was blank. People were running away. It's like she was walking "against the current"... The people were screaming as they ran away.
"Aaahh!!"
"It's him-he's back!"
"Somebody save us!"
"It's Battousai the Manslayer!"
Kaoru looked up, her eyes anxious. So it's true...
Kenshin...
Kaoru stood in one spot, letting people push and shove their way around her.
Then, when the crowd dwindled...
"Kenshin...!"
She took a step towards him, but stopped.
Kenshin's eyes were shadowed. His sword was drawn. His ponytail was high. His robes were torn. He looked up.
Amber eyes...
Amber eyes glaring at her...
Tears formed behind Kaoru's eyes as she stared at him...
Amber eyes...
Kenshin...
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Sano dropped his arm; with his arm, Misao dropped to her knees and cried into her hands. Yahiko was glaring at the ground, trying not to break into tears himself. Sanosuke eventually brought his fists together and cracked his knuckles loudly.
"Where is Aoshi? I think that bastard deserves a good beating!"
This statement only brought more tears to Misao's eyes. Yahiko's eyes were shadowed, and Sanosuke frowned.
"Please don't. He seems badly injured as it is, without your bashing him up."
Misao looked up, tearful eyes wide. Yahiko shook with anger, and Sano closed his eyes.
"So, Saito, you decided to show your ugly face after all."
Hajime Saito stepped forward. He took the cigarette out of him mouth and flicked it onto the dirt.
"Nice to see you, too, Sagara."
"Feh."
Sano spat. Misao stood and wiped her eyes on the back of her hand. Yahiko looked up, glaring.
"Tell us what happened to Kenshin!"
Saito smirked at the young boy.
"I thought you knew."
Yahiko continued to glare. Sanosuke didn't look up.
"You have something to do with this, don't you?"
"Maybe I do, maybe I don't."
Misao took a step forward.
"You came from the city. You saw Kenshin?"
Saito's eyes were blank, expressionless... cruel...
"Yes, I did."
Misao's eyes were hopeful.
"Is he...?"
Saito smirked.
"Hitokiri Battousai has returned. That is why I am here."
Sano's eyes opened and he glared sideways at Saito.
"Repeat that."
"I said, 'that is why I am here.' I came to give Aoshi his payment."
Yahiko spoke.
"Payment?"
"Payment... for helping me kill the Battousai."
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Hitokiri Battousai's eyes gleamed with the delight of killing.
And his sword was dripping with blood.
The blood of those he'd slain.
Kaoru was trembling. Her whole body was visibly shaking. She couldn't take her eyes off of him.
Kenshin...
She wanted to run up to him. She wanted to by inside his warm embrace. Yet, she was afraid. Afraid of the Kenshin with the amber-colored eyes...
This wasn't the Kenshin she knew.
This wasn't the Kenshin... she loved...
There were tears streaming down Kaoru's face now. She had her hands clasped in front of her.
"Kenshin!"
The Battousai shifted his footing and raised his sword slightly. Kaoru recognized this stance.
The final attack of the Hitten Mitsurugi style.
Ryuu no Hirameki.
Kaoru's eyes widened. It wasn't happening.
Kenshin was planning to kill her...
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A/N: Please forgive any spelling mistakes in this previous section. I was not quite sure how the attack or style was spelled. If I have misspelled anything, kindly bring it to my attention in a review, and I shall change it ASAP. Thank you very much for all your kind words in your reviews, and I owe everything to you. ~The Sweetheart - Kay-chan (
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
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~07~
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Kaoru slowed to a walk when she reached the more crowded parts of Kyoto. Her expression was blank. People were running away. It's like she was walking "against the current"... The people were screaming as they ran away.
"Aaahh!!"
"It's him-he's back!"
"Somebody save us!"
"It's Battousai the Manslayer!"
Kaoru looked up, her eyes anxious. So it's true...
Kenshin...
Kaoru stood in one spot, letting people push and shove their way around her.
Then, when the crowd dwindled...
"Kenshin...!"
She took a step towards him, but stopped.
Kenshin's eyes were shadowed. His sword was drawn. His ponytail was high. His robes were torn. He looked up.
Amber eyes...
Amber eyes glaring at her...
Tears formed behind Kaoru's eyes as she stared at him...
Amber eyes...
Kenshin...
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Sano dropped his arm; with his arm, Misao dropped to her knees and cried into her hands. Yahiko was glaring at the ground, trying not to break into tears himself. Sanosuke eventually brought his fists together and cracked his knuckles loudly.
"Where is Aoshi? I think that bastard deserves a good beating!"
This statement only brought more tears to Misao's eyes. Yahiko's eyes were shadowed, and Sanosuke frowned.
"Please don't. He seems badly injured as it is, without your bashing him up."
Misao looked up, tearful eyes wide. Yahiko shook with anger, and Sano closed his eyes.
"So, Saito, you decided to show your ugly face after all."
Hajime Saito stepped forward. He took the cigarette out of him mouth and flicked it onto the dirt.
"Nice to see you, too, Sagara."
"Feh."
Sano spat. Misao stood and wiped her eyes on the back of her hand. Yahiko looked up, glaring.
"Tell us what happened to Kenshin!"
Saito smirked at the young boy.
"I thought you knew."
Yahiko continued to glare. Sanosuke didn't look up.
"You have something to do with this, don't you?"
"Maybe I do, maybe I don't."
Misao took a step forward.
"You came from the city. You saw Kenshin?"
Saito's eyes were blank, expressionless... cruel...
"Yes, I did."
Misao's eyes were hopeful.
"Is he...?"
Saito smirked.
"Hitokiri Battousai has returned. That is why I am here."
Sano's eyes opened and he glared sideways at Saito.
"Repeat that."
"I said, 'that is why I am here.' I came to give Aoshi his payment."
Yahiko spoke.
"Payment?"
"Payment... for helping me kill the Battousai."
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Hitokiri Battousai's eyes gleamed with the delight of killing.
And his sword was dripping with blood.
The blood of those he'd slain.
Kaoru was trembling. Her whole body was visibly shaking. She couldn't take her eyes off of him.
Kenshin...
She wanted to run up to him. She wanted to by inside his warm embrace. Yet, she was afraid. Afraid of the Kenshin with the amber-colored eyes...
This wasn't the Kenshin she knew.
This wasn't the Kenshin... she loved...
There were tears streaming down Kaoru's face now. She had her hands clasped in front of her.
"Kenshin!"
The Battousai shifted his footing and raised his sword slightly. Kaoru recognized this stance.
The final attack of the Hitten Mitsurugi style.
Ryuu no Hirameki.
Kaoru's eyes widened. It wasn't happening.
Kenshin was planning to kill her...
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A/N: Please forgive any spelling mistakes in this previous section. I was not quite sure how the attack or style was spelled. If I have misspelled anything, kindly bring it to my attention in a review, and I shall change it ASAP. Thank you very much for all your kind words in your reviews, and I owe everything to you. ~The Sweetheart - Kay-chan (