A/N- Alrighty, I Had some problems thinking up a couple things in the last chapter, and then I had to think of where to go and how to write it, so sorry that it took so long to get these chapters up.
Disclaimer- Saying I don't own Rurouni Kenshin is almost as bad as…as…well, it's really bad. So don't make me say it, we all know the truth.
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Quietly he closes the door behind him. He knows this house better than the back of his hand. Her room is the last on the left. He sees her, sleeping peacefully. She hears a sound and her eyes flutter open. Seeing him, her breath catches. Something stirs in him. Recognition? No. Can't be. He slices her throat before she can scream. Her eyes show pain and sorrow, but not hate. He flicks the blood off of his sword and turns to leave. The spell upon him breaks.
"What have I done…"
***
"Kenshin? Where are you going?"
"Sessha heard something. Stay here." Kenshin is gripping his sakabatou, but not drawing it. Kaoru doesn't listen and tries to rise, forgetting her ankle.
"Ouch!" she settles herself back down. "Kira…" she whispers.
Kenshin only nods and slips into the hall. Someone is crying. He makes his way down to the sound and pauses outside the door. The ki is not Kira's. Kenshin throws the door open and draws his sakabatou. The red haired man kneeling on the floor doesn't even look up, Kira's lifeless body in his arms. Kenshin sheathes his sword. Still looking down, the man says,
"Please, kill me now. I have done so many terrible things…I can never atone for all of them."
Kenshin nearly rolls his eyes. 'Why me? Why always this?' He sighs instead. "You are right. Sessha should kill you. You killed the woman who loved you more than anything. Sessha knows how you feel, though death is not the answer." Kei finally looks up, his turquoise eyes full of grief.
"What are YOU doing here?" he snarls. Kenshin's eyes grow wide.
"You have changed." he says simply, taking in the ki of his old comrade.
"I have? What is this I hear about your no killing vow?"
"Probably very similar to your vow of protecting the weak with the Kasshin Ryu, Kenji."
"I no longer go by that name! DO NOT CALL ME THAT!" He drops Kira's body and draws his sword before attacking Kenshin.
Down the hall Kaoru hears the commotion. 'What IS going on???' She pulls herself, careful of her ankle, to the door. As she reaches it, Ichi, Yuri, and Sakura run by. Ichi stops to help Kaoru.
Kenshin is down the hall, holding Kei off, trying not to fight back.
"KEI!" Sakura screams. Kei stops and looks at her.
"Sakura…" he breathes. "I…I am so sorry." Kei falls to his knees again. Sakura sees Kira's body.
"You think I am going to forgive you?! How dare you be so insolent! " Sakura strides over and slaps him.
"WAIT! He was under the influence of Shishiou!" Kenshin yells.
"HE KILLED MY BABY!" Sakura is down on the floor, clutching Kira's body to her breast. Kaoru is turning a slight shade of green.
Kei glares at Kenshin. "Why do you defend me now? After what happened so many years ago?"
Kenshin shrugs. "People change. And you're…"
"And I'm What??"
Kaoru tugs on Ichi's sleeve. "I need to go outside…Now…" Ichi hurries out. Kenshin goes to follow.
"Don't you leave…Don't you DARE leave!" Kei jumps up and attacks him.
"WHY ARE YOU STILL HOLDING ON TO THIS?!"
"SHE WAS MINE! YOU STOLE HER! YOU DIDN'T APPRECIATE HER! YOU KILLED HER!"
Kenshin lets Kei get close, and shoves him to the floor. "You hurt her first. And you think you are better than sessha NOW?" Kenshin gestures to the sobbing Sakura and the corpse in her arms.
Kei stares at them. "I…I don't deserve to live." Kenshin barely stops the sword before it pierces Kei's chest.
"You definitely wouldn't be better than sessha now…" Kenshin rips the sword out of Kei's grasp and throws it down the hall. "The only honorable thing to do now would be to take care of this woman. To take care of the dojo, help carry on the Kasshin Ryu. Killing yourself makes everything worse. It is the coward's escape!"
Kei looks into Kenshin's amber flecked violet eyes. "You were always the logical one. Why do you have to get into my life??? Tomoe loved me first. Mom and dad had loved me first too. Then you came along. Then they died. We were separated. YOU are the cause of all my problems! YOU MADE MY LIFE MISERABLE!"
Ichi was carrying Kaoru back in. 'Mom and dad? Separated…' Brothers?
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A/N- There I go again with the whole, sibling thing. Isn't that interesting! Yeah, yeah. I know neither had siblings…BUT THEY DO NOW!
Disclaimer- Saying I don't own Rurouni Kenshin is almost as bad as…as…well, it's really bad. So don't make me say it, we all know the truth.
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Quietly he closes the door behind him. He knows this house better than the back of his hand. Her room is the last on the left. He sees her, sleeping peacefully. She hears a sound and her eyes flutter open. Seeing him, her breath catches. Something stirs in him. Recognition? No. Can't be. He slices her throat before she can scream. Her eyes show pain and sorrow, but not hate. He flicks the blood off of his sword and turns to leave. The spell upon him breaks.
"What have I done…"
***
"Kenshin? Where are you going?"
"Sessha heard something. Stay here." Kenshin is gripping his sakabatou, but not drawing it. Kaoru doesn't listen and tries to rise, forgetting her ankle.
"Ouch!" she settles herself back down. "Kira…" she whispers.
Kenshin only nods and slips into the hall. Someone is crying. He makes his way down to the sound and pauses outside the door. The ki is not Kira's. Kenshin throws the door open and draws his sakabatou. The red haired man kneeling on the floor doesn't even look up, Kira's lifeless body in his arms. Kenshin sheathes his sword. Still looking down, the man says,
"Please, kill me now. I have done so many terrible things…I can never atone for all of them."
Kenshin nearly rolls his eyes. 'Why me? Why always this?' He sighs instead. "You are right. Sessha should kill you. You killed the woman who loved you more than anything. Sessha knows how you feel, though death is not the answer." Kei finally looks up, his turquoise eyes full of grief.
"What are YOU doing here?" he snarls. Kenshin's eyes grow wide.
"You have changed." he says simply, taking in the ki of his old comrade.
"I have? What is this I hear about your no killing vow?"
"Probably very similar to your vow of protecting the weak with the Kasshin Ryu, Kenji."
"I no longer go by that name! DO NOT CALL ME THAT!" He drops Kira's body and draws his sword before attacking Kenshin.
Down the hall Kaoru hears the commotion. 'What IS going on???' She pulls herself, careful of her ankle, to the door. As she reaches it, Ichi, Yuri, and Sakura run by. Ichi stops to help Kaoru.
Kenshin is down the hall, holding Kei off, trying not to fight back.
"KEI!" Sakura screams. Kei stops and looks at her.
"Sakura…" he breathes. "I…I am so sorry." Kei falls to his knees again. Sakura sees Kira's body.
"You think I am going to forgive you?! How dare you be so insolent! " Sakura strides over and slaps him.
"WAIT! He was under the influence of Shishiou!" Kenshin yells.
"HE KILLED MY BABY!" Sakura is down on the floor, clutching Kira's body to her breast. Kaoru is turning a slight shade of green.
Kei glares at Kenshin. "Why do you defend me now? After what happened so many years ago?"
Kenshin shrugs. "People change. And you're…"
"And I'm What??"
Kaoru tugs on Ichi's sleeve. "I need to go outside…Now…" Ichi hurries out. Kenshin goes to follow.
"Don't you leave…Don't you DARE leave!" Kei jumps up and attacks him.
"WHY ARE YOU STILL HOLDING ON TO THIS?!"
"SHE WAS MINE! YOU STOLE HER! YOU DIDN'T APPRECIATE HER! YOU KILLED HER!"
Kenshin lets Kei get close, and shoves him to the floor. "You hurt her first. And you think you are better than sessha NOW?" Kenshin gestures to the sobbing Sakura and the corpse in her arms.
Kei stares at them. "I…I don't deserve to live." Kenshin barely stops the sword before it pierces Kei's chest.
"You definitely wouldn't be better than sessha now…" Kenshin rips the sword out of Kei's grasp and throws it down the hall. "The only honorable thing to do now would be to take care of this woman. To take care of the dojo, help carry on the Kasshin Ryu. Killing yourself makes everything worse. It is the coward's escape!"
Kei looks into Kenshin's amber flecked violet eyes. "You were always the logical one. Why do you have to get into my life??? Tomoe loved me first. Mom and dad had loved me first too. Then you came along. Then they died. We were separated. YOU are the cause of all my problems! YOU MADE MY LIFE MISERABLE!"
Ichi was carrying Kaoru back in. 'Mom and dad? Separated…' Brothers?
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A/N- There I go again with the whole, sibling thing. Isn't that interesting! Yeah, yeah. I know neither had siblings…BUT THEY DO NOW!