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Chapter 8
Kat watched in admiration as the Hitokiri cut through the vase.
Something inside of her always liked it when the Battousai took over.
His other side was so different from the sweet Rurouni.
The pieces on the floor rattled and pulled themselves back together to form the top of the vase.
Kat knew that he had wished them back together and also knew what he wanted her to do with it.
She picked up the top of the vase and placed it back on the other half.
A thin line separated the two pieces before it disappeared.
Kat let go of the vase and knocked on the top of it.
The vase rocked on its stand but didn't come apart.
"How?" Mayonaka asked.
"Kenshin, is that the master forge?" Kat asked.
His eyes had changed back to purple and he flipped his sword so it gleamed in the sun, "Yes."
Mayonaka was still confused.
His parents weren't making sense so he decided to leave them alone until they figured it out.
"Kenshin?" Kat asked, "How could you have the master forge? You never wandered or learned the last attack of the Hiten so how could you have the sword?"
Kenshin sighed and there was a creak as the floor repaired itself.
He plopped down in a corner and whispered, "When you left. The first few days were unbearable. After Inuyasha and I got over the shock each day seemed to get worse and worse. With each passing day the realization that you weren't coming back became stronger which made every day for Inuyasha and me more agonizing than the next."
Kat let out a squeak of surprise; it had been the same way with Tanya and her.
She sat down in the corner next to him and listened to him whisper.
"We lived like that for months. Neither of us wanted to believe that you were gone and we just moped around for days on end," he paused.
"So what made you realize that there was still hope?" Kat asked.
Kenshin sighed, "Nothing really. The idea just came to me one day that I might never see you again. That I had to get on with my life and tie up loose ends."
"What do you mean?" she choked, hurt that he had given up hope.
Kenshin noticed that he had hurt her but had to tell Kat the truth, "I went to get the master forge from the place it was kept but experienced some problems. You can't just waltz up and grab a family heirloom expecting that no one will stop you. I had to think of something to get it so I turned to Hiko. My master knew the man who had made the master forge better than me so he, after he told me that I was worthless, wrote a letter that said that the sword would be put to use if it were given to me. There was a catch though. When I returned with the sword I was to learn the ultimate attack of the Hiten Mitsurguri Ryu."
Kat was shocked that Kenshin had gone to Hiko for help.
Even she knew how stubborn he could be.
"When I returned with the sword, Hiko got right to the point. As soon as I came into view of his house I heard his voice say, 'Don't move.' There was a flash of red and then I heard Hiko's voice again, 'Now show it to me.' The fabric of my gi and hakama were slit by the arms and legs. If I had moved, I'd be dead but that's Hiko. Same as always. I tried to attempt the attack he showed me on him but was over powered by his. He asked me, 'Do you know why I was able to defeat you?' I didn't so he sneered, 'You are missing something and unless you find what is with in the next day, you won't learn the attack.' I couldn't believe that he had done that but then remembered that I was missing the will to live. From watching the TV series I knew the answer but he was right, I didn't have the will to live," Kenshin said.
"So how did you learn the attack?" Kat asked.
"I tried to think of why my life was worth living but nothing came to mind. I gave up thinking about it and sat down by a clump of what looked like star jasmine. After a while I fell asleep. You entered my dreams then," he said.
"What did I do?" Kat asked.
"You reminded me of something. I awoke with a start and the sent of vanilla drifted my way. The bush I was sleeping by wasn't jasmine it was vanilla. You always seem to smell like that so I guess that's how I was reminded of you. You were the only one besides Tomoe who made a difference in my life. You were my will to live. Even if you weren't here in person, you were still with me in my heart. I returned to Hiko's and told him what I was missing. I learned the attack and almost killed him. There is one thing though that the attack doesn't do."
"What's that?" Kat asked smiling.
His words had touched her.
"It doesn't seal away the Battousai. It's supposed to do that," Kenshin said.
"Why doesn't it do that?" Kat asked.
"It would be able to seal the Battousai but only if there was nothing for him to hold on to," Kenshin said.
"What?" Kat asked confused.
"The Battousai is still here and able to take control because someone he is close to doesn't want him to go," Kenshin said quirking a brow.
"Meaning?" Kat asked.
"Well, I don't mind if he lays dormant for the rest of my life but there is obviously someone else who does or else he wouldn't be around."
Kat blushed but she wasn't about to admit her feelings for the manslayer, "Are you telling me that the Battousai has feelings?"
"I never thought that he did but I could be wrong. The only thing that bugs me is that the only way he can stay here is if someone loves him and you don't love him do you?" Kenshin asked.
Kat stopped mid yawn and panic shown in her eyes, "Uh-Ofcorse not.."
Kenshin was about to ask her something else when there was a small click.
The door knob turned and someone entered.
"Hey guys! I'm home!" Tanya yelled.
Kat stood up and walked out of the room leaving a puzzled Kenshin behind, "Where you been?"
"Didn't you see the note I left?" Tanya asked dumping the bags she was carrying on the table.
"No, I didn't see any note. What did you get?" Kat asked.
"Most of it is leftover pizza but you wouldn't be interested. Its anchovies! The rest of it is a new outfit I had to buy on the way home," Tanya said.
"So where did everyone else go?"
"I dropped them off at a nearby hotel. We'll visit them tomorrow, ne?" Tanya asked lifting the lid of a pizza box. 'Mmmm. Anchovies!'
"Yah sure. Oh hi Mayonaka. Where have you been?" Kat said as her son entered the kitchen.
"My room," he said.
"Hungry?" Kat asked.
"Yah!" Tanya and Mayonaka said.
"Who wants anchovy pizza?"
(A/N: Don't ask about the pizza thing. I don't even know if Tanya even eats fish. Yes, Tanya is a real person. She is also my best friend like she is Kat's but my name is Jennifer not Kat. Okay? PLEASE REVIEW!!!)
PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Chapter 8
Kat watched in admiration as the Hitokiri cut through the vase.
Something inside of her always liked it when the Battousai took over.
His other side was so different from the sweet Rurouni.
The pieces on the floor rattled and pulled themselves back together to form the top of the vase.
Kat knew that he had wished them back together and also knew what he wanted her to do with it.
She picked up the top of the vase and placed it back on the other half.
A thin line separated the two pieces before it disappeared.
Kat let go of the vase and knocked on the top of it.
The vase rocked on its stand but didn't come apart.
"How?" Mayonaka asked.
"Kenshin, is that the master forge?" Kat asked.
His eyes had changed back to purple and he flipped his sword so it gleamed in the sun, "Yes."
Mayonaka was still confused.
His parents weren't making sense so he decided to leave them alone until they figured it out.
"Kenshin?" Kat asked, "How could you have the master forge? You never wandered or learned the last attack of the Hiten so how could you have the sword?"
Kenshin sighed and there was a creak as the floor repaired itself.
He plopped down in a corner and whispered, "When you left. The first few days were unbearable. After Inuyasha and I got over the shock each day seemed to get worse and worse. With each passing day the realization that you weren't coming back became stronger which made every day for Inuyasha and me more agonizing than the next."
Kat let out a squeak of surprise; it had been the same way with Tanya and her.
She sat down in the corner next to him and listened to him whisper.
"We lived like that for months. Neither of us wanted to believe that you were gone and we just moped around for days on end," he paused.
"So what made you realize that there was still hope?" Kat asked.
Kenshin sighed, "Nothing really. The idea just came to me one day that I might never see you again. That I had to get on with my life and tie up loose ends."
"What do you mean?" she choked, hurt that he had given up hope.
Kenshin noticed that he had hurt her but had to tell Kat the truth, "I went to get the master forge from the place it was kept but experienced some problems. You can't just waltz up and grab a family heirloom expecting that no one will stop you. I had to think of something to get it so I turned to Hiko. My master knew the man who had made the master forge better than me so he, after he told me that I was worthless, wrote a letter that said that the sword would be put to use if it were given to me. There was a catch though. When I returned with the sword I was to learn the ultimate attack of the Hiten Mitsurguri Ryu."
Kat was shocked that Kenshin had gone to Hiko for help.
Even she knew how stubborn he could be.
"When I returned with the sword, Hiko got right to the point. As soon as I came into view of his house I heard his voice say, 'Don't move.' There was a flash of red and then I heard Hiko's voice again, 'Now show it to me.' The fabric of my gi and hakama were slit by the arms and legs. If I had moved, I'd be dead but that's Hiko. Same as always. I tried to attempt the attack he showed me on him but was over powered by his. He asked me, 'Do you know why I was able to defeat you?' I didn't so he sneered, 'You are missing something and unless you find what is with in the next day, you won't learn the attack.' I couldn't believe that he had done that but then remembered that I was missing the will to live. From watching the TV series I knew the answer but he was right, I didn't have the will to live," Kenshin said.
"So how did you learn the attack?" Kat asked.
"I tried to think of why my life was worth living but nothing came to mind. I gave up thinking about it and sat down by a clump of what looked like star jasmine. After a while I fell asleep. You entered my dreams then," he said.
"What did I do?" Kat asked.
"You reminded me of something. I awoke with a start and the sent of vanilla drifted my way. The bush I was sleeping by wasn't jasmine it was vanilla. You always seem to smell like that so I guess that's how I was reminded of you. You were the only one besides Tomoe who made a difference in my life. You were my will to live. Even if you weren't here in person, you were still with me in my heart. I returned to Hiko's and told him what I was missing. I learned the attack and almost killed him. There is one thing though that the attack doesn't do."
"What's that?" Kat asked smiling.
His words had touched her.
"It doesn't seal away the Battousai. It's supposed to do that," Kenshin said.
"Why doesn't it do that?" Kat asked.
"It would be able to seal the Battousai but only if there was nothing for him to hold on to," Kenshin said.
"What?" Kat asked confused.
"The Battousai is still here and able to take control because someone he is close to doesn't want him to go," Kenshin said quirking a brow.
"Meaning?" Kat asked.
"Well, I don't mind if he lays dormant for the rest of my life but there is obviously someone else who does or else he wouldn't be around."
Kat blushed but she wasn't about to admit her feelings for the manslayer, "Are you telling me that the Battousai has feelings?"
"I never thought that he did but I could be wrong. The only thing that bugs me is that the only way he can stay here is if someone loves him and you don't love him do you?" Kenshin asked.
Kat stopped mid yawn and panic shown in her eyes, "Uh-Ofcorse not.."
Kenshin was about to ask her something else when there was a small click.
The door knob turned and someone entered.
"Hey guys! I'm home!" Tanya yelled.
Kat stood up and walked out of the room leaving a puzzled Kenshin behind, "Where you been?"
"Didn't you see the note I left?" Tanya asked dumping the bags she was carrying on the table.
"No, I didn't see any note. What did you get?" Kat asked.
"Most of it is leftover pizza but you wouldn't be interested. Its anchovies! The rest of it is a new outfit I had to buy on the way home," Tanya said.
"So where did everyone else go?"
"I dropped them off at a nearby hotel. We'll visit them tomorrow, ne?" Tanya asked lifting the lid of a pizza box. 'Mmmm. Anchovies!'
"Yah sure. Oh hi Mayonaka. Where have you been?" Kat said as her son entered the kitchen.
"My room," he said.
"Hungry?" Kat asked.
"Yah!" Tanya and Mayonaka said.
"Who wants anchovy pizza?"
(A/N: Don't ask about the pizza thing. I don't even know if Tanya even eats fish. Yes, Tanya is a real person. She is also my best friend like she is Kat's but my name is Jennifer not Kat. Okay? PLEASE REVIEW!!!)