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Something was happening! He heard Kaoru scream, he ran to help her to see what he could do, or see what was wrong! "Kaoru-dono!" he screamed, he couldn't find her! But, wait she wasn't the only one that was hoping that he would find them. who else? Aki! He had to find them Kaoru and Aki both, the two people in his life that he cared most about. Then he saw him, Jin'eh he had Kaoru, he took a step towards her when he heard Aki scream from behind him. He spun and found Hiruma Gohei with both of his large hands wrapped around Aki's neck squeezing, so she couldn't breath. Almost crushing her small neck in his large hands. Her hand tiny in comparison to his large ones nails digging into them trying to pry them loose with all of her strength. The large man grinned at her then looked over at Kenshin and laughed, yelling "Look Battousai! I'm going to kill this little girl and there is NOTHING you can do to stop me, because you won't kill me! Then after I kill her, which will break you I will be the true Battousai!!" At his words he threw back his head and laughed and squeezed harder making Aki's hands hesitated in their desperate struggle to stay alive, then dropped away almost lifelessly. Oh God! Aki! That Bastard! The Battousai in him broke loose and came over him in a rush, his eyes changed from the soft lavender to the harsh gold of the famous Hitokiri in a hot second and he flipped his reverse blade sword and went after the man that was killing his sister, first, the only family he had left, he couldn't let her die! He just had to save her. He couldn't let her die. Gohei would die before he managed to kill Aki. With a quick movement the man was dead and Aki was breathing again and still alive. Now, for Kaoru, but what he realized too late, was that she was already dead. No! It can't be! He felt a touch on his shoulder and spun quickly to almost bring his sword down on his sister. Seeing this quick movement she flinched expecting him to bring it down on her and kill her. Kenshin stared at her, "Aki, how could I do something like this!? I couldn't have done something like this! I couldn't! It's not possible! I promised Tomoe that I wouldn't kill ever again, and now look what I have done! I've killed a man." He looked down at his hands as he said it, seeing nothing but blood on them. 'No! This can't be happening' he thought madly. He looked up at his little sister, who was giving him a horrified look. He reached out to her, to comfort her, to hold her to make sure that she was safe, to just there and not dead, but she stumbled away from his touch flinching afraid that he would kill her as well. "Aki, I would never hurt you, please." He tried again, and once again she flinched at his touch. And he knew that at that moment his heart just crumbled. "Aki." he said desperately, she was frightened of him, "Why Aki? Why are you flinching at my touch? You should know that I would never hurt you. you are my family. I would never hurt my family." "Kenshin, how do I know that? You killed Tomoe. what is there to stop you from killing me as well, just like Kaoru-san was killed, just like that man, Gohei, and all the other people you have killed in the past Kenshin. I don't know that you won't hurt me." Aki said to him, still backing away from him, avoiding his eyes. "Aki, no. please, don't leave me.I didn't mean to!" He said desperately "I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL THEM! I WAS WRONG! I WAS WRONG!! I'M SORRY!! I WAS WRONG!! AKI! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL ALL THOSE PEOPLE, BUT I CHANGED!! I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON NOW! PLEASE AKI, DON'T LEAVE ME! I'M SORRY AKI! AKI!! PLEASE COME BACK!! PLEASE!!" he screamed. As his last bit of family ran from him, without looking back. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.
Kenshin sat straight up in bad, sweating and gasping for air. His heart was beating like it was going to pop right out of his chest. He looked down at his hands then put his face in them and rubbed it vigorously, as if to wipe away his face or who he was. After smoothing his hands over his face and hair, he looked over to his sister, who was still sleeping peacefully next to him. He smiled gently down at her and smoothed the hair away from her face and temple. Listening to her sigh in her sleep and turn on her side to get more comfortable and to fall back into dreams once again. He got up and got dressed and went out to start breakfast for everyone. He enjoyed the mornings where he had the house and the dojo all to himself. It was quiet and peaceful. He had time to think before everyone got up, and made the dojo a energetic and noisy place. Still he had to smile. Life was never boring around here and best of all, he had people around him that cared for him. But the thing that always made him smile, was that the last of his family was with him now and would continue to be by his side no matter what, that he knew, for he asked her what she would do if he had decided to go off wandering again. She looked at him for a long moment. Then smacked him upside the head saying that if he left here and never came back for her, she would track him down and hurt him tremendously and continue to follow him no matter where he went. He smiled then and hugged her tightly. Then she made him promise not to leave her behind that no matter what, he would come back for her before he went off wandering and take her with him. He nodded and promised. He smiled at the memory. He cared for his little sister so much. He didn't know what he would do without her, now that he had found her. He made his way into the kitchen and started to get everything ready. He paused thinking about his dream. He sighed, and ran a hand over his face, just the look, just that look of pure and utter horror that Aki had on her face that was so much like his, made his heart break. He felt a slight touch on his shoulder and spin to encounter the person behind, grabbing the hand that had touched him before he could think better of it, and looked into the startling yet slightly sleepy green eyes of his little sister Aki. Taken aback a bit she jumped and looked at him with a questioning look on her face. "Kenshin, are you okay? I heard you get up and I came to check on you." She said to him worry in her eyes. He blinked, sighed and pulled her into a hug. "I am sorry for worrying you that I am, Aki." He sighed into her soft hair. She relaxed against him and yawned, wrapping her arms around him, and snuggling into shoulder. He was so warm and it was cold out here. Kenshin chuckled and rubbed her back. "You should go back to bed Aki, that you should, you're cold and your bed is warm that it is. Here I'll walk you back, that I will." An arm still around her shoulders he guided her back to bed. She was still sleepy and rubbed at her sleepy eyes. They reached her bedroom and Kenshin tucked Aki back into bed. Just as he was about to leave, she held a hand out to him, "Kenshin, may I ask you a favor?" she blushed slightly, embarrassed about what she was about to ask. He stopped in the door way and looked down at her and smiled, "Yes Aki?" her cheeks flushed again, "I was wondering if you could sit with me until I fall asleep, I've been having some really weird dreams lately, and your." she blushed a little harder, but continued. "And, I find your presence comforting. So, please?" She looked up at him with hopeful eyes. He smiled shut the door and lay down next to her, stroking the hair from her temple. "Aki, what did you do all those years that we were apart?" He asked her curious about her past as she had been with his. She seemed to think about it. "Well, after those men came and I watched you try to protect me, I was so scared that they would come and." she paused remembering back to that day, then she shivered under all her warm blankets.
FLASHBACK: (Kenshin's point of view age 12 years old: ) I had to hide Aki, I couldn't let those men find her! Who knows what they will do to her if they get they're hands on my younger sister, besides, before Mother and Father died they told me to watch out and protect Aki, no matter what! They made me promise. And I told them that I promised that I would take care of Aki and protect her and no matter what, I wouldn't let those bad men get us. I grabbed Aki's hand and tried to find a safe hiding spot for her. But I started too late and they burst though the door. I looked around frantically to find something to protect us with, then I saw it! Father's sword! I took a tighter grip on Aki's hand and we made a grab for the sword and got it before one of the men was able to. I shoved Aki behind me, and told her to stay there, that I would protect her, that she would be safe. I lifted the heavy sword as much as I could and pointed it at the other man, who was making his way towards us. He saw the sword I was struggling to keep a hold of and paused.
He saw my hand and arm shaking and threw his head back and laughed. I felt Aki clinging to the back of my hakama, trembling. "Don't worry, I'll protect you." I said over my shoulder at her. I felt her nod and she tightened her grip on me. The man before us chuckled and titled his head to the side and studied us. "Two red-haired children.. Not something you see every day." That's when he made a grab for us, I lifted the sword just enough to get his hand that was reaching for us. He took back his hand as quick as it came and glared at me. He looked around to the other people that were with him and pointed at us, and I knew at that moment we were in really big trouble. I wished so hard that I was strong like Father was, but I was just a little boy. and I knew at that moment that we might not get though this. "Get them!" The big man yelled and his other men ran out to grab us. There were so many of them I couldn't keep up with to where everyone of them went, I dropped the sword and grabbed Aki's small little hand and pulled her close to me, and thought about a way to get out of the house and get the both of us safe and away from all the bad men. And I saw it, I could make it! I heard Aki from behind me, "Nii-chan. are we going to get away from the bad men?" her voice was trembling, I knew she was scared, but there was nothing I could do about it now. besides get us away from here. I gripped her hand as tight as I could and told her to stay close, that we were going to get out of here, that I wouldn't let anything happen to her. I felt her little hand grip mine tighter. I looked back at her briefly and smiled to comfort her the little much that I could. I waited for it, and then it came! We both set out at a run to make our way to the only exit I could see! I felt something pull me down, it was Aki! She had tripped, I rushed down and picked her up and told her to hold onto me that we would make it! Her little arms wrapped around my neck almost choking, but not too much, just enough to hold her grip on me. And I set out at a run again, I could hear them running after me, but I was smaller and faster then they were, so I knew that we would make it out okay! And we did!! But I didn't stop! I kept running! I had to keep running! No I couldn't stop! I had to keep Aki safe. I had promised! That also meant that I had to keep safe, so I could protect Aki, and keep my promise to Mother and Father. I wanted to cry when I heard horse hooves coming after us. No! I wouldn't quit! So I kept running while holding Aki, since she could see over my shoulder and I couldn't, I heard her tell me to keep running that the bad men were coming after us still, and now they were on horses. Then I felt something grab the back of my hakama and lift me up, but I wouldn't let go of Aki, and she wouldn't let go of me. We were lifted onto the back of the horse. I hugged Aki close, but I felt her start to cry. I didn't blame her, I knew she was scared, because I was too. Then I heard her whisper to me, "Nii-chan, what's going to happen to us? I'm scared." I knew she was scared but most I could do was hug her close, and whisper back, "I don't know Aki, I know your scared, because I'm scared too."
Something was happening! He heard Kaoru scream, he ran to help her to see what he could do, or see what was wrong! "Kaoru-dono!" he screamed, he couldn't find her! But, wait she wasn't the only one that was hoping that he would find them. who else? Aki! He had to find them Kaoru and Aki both, the two people in his life that he cared most about. Then he saw him, Jin'eh he had Kaoru, he took a step towards her when he heard Aki scream from behind him. He spun and found Hiruma Gohei with both of his large hands wrapped around Aki's neck squeezing, so she couldn't breath. Almost crushing her small neck in his large hands. Her hand tiny in comparison to his large ones nails digging into them trying to pry them loose with all of her strength. The large man grinned at her then looked over at Kenshin and laughed, yelling "Look Battousai! I'm going to kill this little girl and there is NOTHING you can do to stop me, because you won't kill me! Then after I kill her, which will break you I will be the true Battousai!!" At his words he threw back his head and laughed and squeezed harder making Aki's hands hesitated in their desperate struggle to stay alive, then dropped away almost lifelessly. Oh God! Aki! That Bastard! The Battousai in him broke loose and came over him in a rush, his eyes changed from the soft lavender to the harsh gold of the famous Hitokiri in a hot second and he flipped his reverse blade sword and went after the man that was killing his sister, first, the only family he had left, he couldn't let her die! He just had to save her. He couldn't let her die. Gohei would die before he managed to kill Aki. With a quick movement the man was dead and Aki was breathing again and still alive. Now, for Kaoru, but what he realized too late, was that she was already dead. No! It can't be! He felt a touch on his shoulder and spun quickly to almost bring his sword down on his sister. Seeing this quick movement she flinched expecting him to bring it down on her and kill her. Kenshin stared at her, "Aki, how could I do something like this!? I couldn't have done something like this! I couldn't! It's not possible! I promised Tomoe that I wouldn't kill ever again, and now look what I have done! I've killed a man." He looked down at his hands as he said it, seeing nothing but blood on them. 'No! This can't be happening' he thought madly. He looked up at his little sister, who was giving him a horrified look. He reached out to her, to comfort her, to hold her to make sure that she was safe, to just there and not dead, but she stumbled away from his touch flinching afraid that he would kill her as well. "Aki, I would never hurt you, please." He tried again, and once again she flinched at his touch. And he knew that at that moment his heart just crumbled. "Aki." he said desperately, she was frightened of him, "Why Aki? Why are you flinching at my touch? You should know that I would never hurt you. you are my family. I would never hurt my family." "Kenshin, how do I know that? You killed Tomoe. what is there to stop you from killing me as well, just like Kaoru-san was killed, just like that man, Gohei, and all the other people you have killed in the past Kenshin. I don't know that you won't hurt me." Aki said to him, still backing away from him, avoiding his eyes. "Aki, no. please, don't leave me.I didn't mean to!" He said desperately "I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL THEM! I WAS WRONG! I WAS WRONG!! I'M SORRY!! I WAS WRONG!! AKI! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL ALL THOSE PEOPLE, BUT I CHANGED!! I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON NOW! PLEASE AKI, DON'T LEAVE ME! I'M SORRY AKI! AKI!! PLEASE COME BACK!! PLEASE!!" he screamed. As his last bit of family ran from him, without looking back. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.
Kenshin sat straight up in bad, sweating and gasping for air. His heart was beating like it was going to pop right out of his chest. He looked down at his hands then put his face in them and rubbed it vigorously, as if to wipe away his face or who he was. After smoothing his hands over his face and hair, he looked over to his sister, who was still sleeping peacefully next to him. He smiled gently down at her and smoothed the hair away from her face and temple. Listening to her sigh in her sleep and turn on her side to get more comfortable and to fall back into dreams once again. He got up and got dressed and went out to start breakfast for everyone. He enjoyed the mornings where he had the house and the dojo all to himself. It was quiet and peaceful. He had time to think before everyone got up, and made the dojo a energetic and noisy place. Still he had to smile. Life was never boring around here and best of all, he had people around him that cared for him. But the thing that always made him smile, was that the last of his family was with him now and would continue to be by his side no matter what, that he knew, for he asked her what she would do if he had decided to go off wandering again. She looked at him for a long moment. Then smacked him upside the head saying that if he left here and never came back for her, she would track him down and hurt him tremendously and continue to follow him no matter where he went. He smiled then and hugged her tightly. Then she made him promise not to leave her behind that no matter what, he would come back for her before he went off wandering and take her with him. He nodded and promised. He smiled at the memory. He cared for his little sister so much. He didn't know what he would do without her, now that he had found her. He made his way into the kitchen and started to get everything ready. He paused thinking about his dream. He sighed, and ran a hand over his face, just the look, just that look of pure and utter horror that Aki had on her face that was so much like his, made his heart break. He felt a slight touch on his shoulder and spin to encounter the person behind, grabbing the hand that had touched him before he could think better of it, and looked into the startling yet slightly sleepy green eyes of his little sister Aki. Taken aback a bit she jumped and looked at him with a questioning look on her face. "Kenshin, are you okay? I heard you get up and I came to check on you." She said to him worry in her eyes. He blinked, sighed and pulled her into a hug. "I am sorry for worrying you that I am, Aki." He sighed into her soft hair. She relaxed against him and yawned, wrapping her arms around him, and snuggling into shoulder. He was so warm and it was cold out here. Kenshin chuckled and rubbed her back. "You should go back to bed Aki, that you should, you're cold and your bed is warm that it is. Here I'll walk you back, that I will." An arm still around her shoulders he guided her back to bed. She was still sleepy and rubbed at her sleepy eyes. They reached her bedroom and Kenshin tucked Aki back into bed. Just as he was about to leave, she held a hand out to him, "Kenshin, may I ask you a favor?" she blushed slightly, embarrassed about what she was about to ask. He stopped in the door way and looked down at her and smiled, "Yes Aki?" her cheeks flushed again, "I was wondering if you could sit with me until I fall asleep, I've been having some really weird dreams lately, and your." she blushed a little harder, but continued. "And, I find your presence comforting. So, please?" She looked up at him with hopeful eyes. He smiled shut the door and lay down next to her, stroking the hair from her temple. "Aki, what did you do all those years that we were apart?" He asked her curious about her past as she had been with his. She seemed to think about it. "Well, after those men came and I watched you try to protect me, I was so scared that they would come and." she paused remembering back to that day, then she shivered under all her warm blankets.
FLASHBACK: (Kenshin's point of view age 12 years old: ) I had to hide Aki, I couldn't let those men find her! Who knows what they will do to her if they get they're hands on my younger sister, besides, before Mother and Father died they told me to watch out and protect Aki, no matter what! They made me promise. And I told them that I promised that I would take care of Aki and protect her and no matter what, I wouldn't let those bad men get us. I grabbed Aki's hand and tried to find a safe hiding spot for her. But I started too late and they burst though the door. I looked around frantically to find something to protect us with, then I saw it! Father's sword! I took a tighter grip on Aki's hand and we made a grab for the sword and got it before one of the men was able to. I shoved Aki behind me, and told her to stay there, that I would protect her, that she would be safe. I lifted the heavy sword as much as I could and pointed it at the other man, who was making his way towards us. He saw the sword I was struggling to keep a hold of and paused.
He saw my hand and arm shaking and threw his head back and laughed. I felt Aki clinging to the back of my hakama, trembling. "Don't worry, I'll protect you." I said over my shoulder at her. I felt her nod and she tightened her grip on me. The man before us chuckled and titled his head to the side and studied us. "Two red-haired children.. Not something you see every day." That's when he made a grab for us, I lifted the sword just enough to get his hand that was reaching for us. He took back his hand as quick as it came and glared at me. He looked around to the other people that were with him and pointed at us, and I knew at that moment we were in really big trouble. I wished so hard that I was strong like Father was, but I was just a little boy. and I knew at that moment that we might not get though this. "Get them!" The big man yelled and his other men ran out to grab us. There were so many of them I couldn't keep up with to where everyone of them went, I dropped the sword and grabbed Aki's small little hand and pulled her close to me, and thought about a way to get out of the house and get the both of us safe and away from all the bad men. And I saw it, I could make it! I heard Aki from behind me, "Nii-chan. are we going to get away from the bad men?" her voice was trembling, I knew she was scared, but there was nothing I could do about it now. besides get us away from here. I gripped her hand as tight as I could and told her to stay close, that we were going to get out of here, that I wouldn't let anything happen to her. I felt her little hand grip mine tighter. I looked back at her briefly and smiled to comfort her the little much that I could. I waited for it, and then it came! We both set out at a run to make our way to the only exit I could see! I felt something pull me down, it was Aki! She had tripped, I rushed down and picked her up and told her to hold onto me that we would make it! Her little arms wrapped around my neck almost choking, but not too much, just enough to hold her grip on me. And I set out at a run again, I could hear them running after me, but I was smaller and faster then they were, so I knew that we would make it out okay! And we did!! But I didn't stop! I kept running! I had to keep running! No I couldn't stop! I had to keep Aki safe. I had promised! That also meant that I had to keep safe, so I could protect Aki, and keep my promise to Mother and Father. I wanted to cry when I heard horse hooves coming after us. No! I wouldn't quit! So I kept running while holding Aki, since she could see over my shoulder and I couldn't, I heard her tell me to keep running that the bad men were coming after us still, and now they were on horses. Then I felt something grab the back of my hakama and lift me up, but I wouldn't let go of Aki, and she wouldn't let go of me. We were lifted onto the back of the horse. I hugged Aki close, but I felt her start to cry. I didn't blame her, I knew she was scared, because I was too. Then I heard her whisper to me, "Nii-chan, what's going to happen to us? I'm scared." I knew she was scared but most I could do was hug her close, and whisper back, "I don't know Aki, I know your scared, because I'm scared too."