Chapter 3: A Haunted NightMare

He paced himself in a steady run. He glanced up to see the moon still hanging in the sky, along with the coast off to his right.

He had been running for hours, in hope that he would be able to catch up to the one who had kidnapped his one true love, Kaoru Kamiya.

A sliver of blood dripped from his scar. It rolled down his cheek, until it fell off his chin. A stream of blood was formed from the falling tear, to his chin. The blood slowly glowed a death red, as he continued his running.

His mind in an endless bound, traveling the path that was set ahead. The world passed him by; as he firmly grabbed the handle to his sakabatou (reverse blade sword), ready to take down any intruder in his way.

The creatures slept soundly, as a great demon started to arise from him once more. The anger he held in his heart was renewed, and ready to stain the sword with blood once more.

His eyes flickered a dark demon yellow, and his hair, a fire blaze on the dawn. His speed increased at the thought of losing a loved one once more.

Blood tears, rolling down her cheek, as she lay there in his arms, dying. He killed his first love, but she forgave him. Why? He was unable to do anything then, but he won't give up now. Not after what Enishi had done.

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Her eyes were lost in the heat of the bed sheets. She tossed herself to one side, and then flipped to the other. The sweat drawn by her hair, had thickened through to the nightgown, which clung to her beautiful curves with every swift movement. Her mid-night black hair scattered itself across the bed sheets in worry, unable to arouse the feeling of uneasy. Unable to control her breath, her air exhaled, arose in a puff of smoke in the cold air of the night.

A thick feeling of uneasy came to her attention. Her eyes opened slowly and closed. Trying to shake off the dizzy feeling within her head, she threw the pillow across the room to hit the wall.

It slid down the wall and sat there on the ground. Silence filled the room, as a few feathers scattered around the room. Floating down, to were they would stay, under the wind blew them away with no effort.

She stared at the pillow in amazement that she had taken out her anger on a pillow and not Yahiko. She clung to the sheets once more in fear. Her eyes shown in the dark like stars in the night, wishing she could be within the arms of her true love. It was late, and the moon still hung in the sky, waiting until its sister the sun awoke.

The room was silent, without a single sound of life, but the breathing of the female figure in bed. Scared. She was so scared, so scared, to the point until she could no longer speak.

The cool air of the night had filled the room, but her fever wouldn't leave. She couldn't stand it any longer. She sat up, enlacing her fingers together for safety, while her black hair hung over her glowing white shoulders. She needed to feel wanted, not alone in the dark in a bed she didn't know.

The nightgown fit her figure perfectly. But it wasn't her nightgown; it was an extra that shadowed figure had dressed her in. She knew that if she spoke aloud, it might wake the one sleeping in the next room.

So she continued to remain silent, until a disturbing thought entered her mind. Nothing could jag her mind from this thought. A thought so unpleasant, it sent chills up and down her spin.

She blushed at the thought of him undressing her, and redressing her, with her knock out and with not one thought of remembrance. He could have touched her.

The feeling of uneasy grew in the pit of her stomach. For all she could know, she could have lost her sweetness to him. No. He wasn't the one that loved her; so, he wouldn't have dared think of doing it? Would he? No, he's to kind to have a heart that is that cold.

Her thoughts wandered the room like a rurouni.

Worry, sorrow, sadness, why were she feeling these things? There was no point in feeling them, yet they still entered her so easily.

She still couldn't remember what had happened. A love had finally come her way, and then she was taken away.

Nothing, nothing could make her remember the nightmare of her being taken away from Kenshin Himura.

Her eyes lost in an endless bound, her mind wandered farther into the past, where her father was the only one taking care of her. Her mother had died months ago, and the sorrow grew.

She closed her eyes, and laid back onto the bed. Staring at the ceiling, she had nothing to say. Everything had been taken away, and she was left in a room alone, with just herself and the bed.

She leaned back to fall to the now cold sheets of silk. Her hair scattered once more, as her breath arose in the air. Her body finally relaxed.

Kenshin would come for her soon.....wouldn't he?

Her body finally relaxed into the light coolness of the room. And her worries finally faded, as she cried herself to sleep.

'Everything happened so fast, why did I have to fall asleep against that rock?'

Her memory jagged back to the morning, were she slept soundly in the guest room of Misao's house. But as she lay there, her mind began to worry of Tomoe, and what she had warned.

'It all passed by so fast, such a fast day,'

(Flashback)

"Kenshin," she spoke silently.

"What is it koshii? Is there something wrong?" Kenshin looked to his side, seeing Kaoru's mid-night black hair scattered across the wooden floor, and her diamond blue eyes unable to avoid.

"Kenshin, I'm worried," Her eyes saddened to see the love he bared for her within his amber eyes.

"About what Kaoru?" Kenshin's eyes followed her eyes into a saddened state.

"Tomoe, I mean, she.please.just take me.to the coast," She pleaded, as she lifted herself up to a standing posistion.

"Kaoru," He lifted himself as well to meet her body in contact with hers'.

She stood there before him, healed fully, and unable to smile. She continued to sweep under her breath. Her sobs soon turned into tears. Unable to keep in any other, she looked up to see his eyes staring back.

A tear stream rolled down his cheek. Her eyes flooded, and unable to stop the tears, rolled over each other side of her cheeks.

"I can't to see you in pain Kaoru, that I do not, please, let me help you," Kenshin wrapped his arms around her, to comfort her in any way.

"Ken-shin," Overwhelmed with love, she fainted within his muscular arms. He caught her with no effort, as he did so, he smile formed upon his lips. He picked her up and cradled her within his arms.

He brought her head to meet his, as he did so, he planted a soft kiss on her lips. He crossed the room to the door of the guest room. He lid it open and slid it closed behind him.

'If you need to be near the coast, that is where we shall travel to, Kaoru, my love, Koshii.'

His cheeks blushed a quick pink, as a figure rounded the corner almost seeing Kenshin and Kaoru together.

It was Misao, with Lunch. She knocked on the door to where the happy couple had once come, but no answer was heard. Misao knocked once more, before she gasped and took in a deep blush.

'She couldn't really think of, but, we're not in the room, yet she could think of it, but that's just sick to think about,.....why on earth would Miss Misao think of something so sick as that.......but it could happen between Kaoru and me......but NOT HERE AND NOW!!!!! AARRGG!!!!!!'

Kenshin mind threatened Misao from within the darkness, as she continued to stand there in shock, that something could have happened in the room, but nothing did..well.nothing serious.

'Maybe I should take the back way out..towards the garden, hey,.you never know..I might be able to get out without being noticed, that I will,' Kenshin turned the corner, using his god-like speed, passing Misao without being noticed, her mind still set on the door.

The hours passed as the long journey begun. Avoiding being seen by a single person in Kyoto. No one else would lay a hand or eye on Kaoru, just Kenshin Himura, or also known as Shinta.

The woods as well as forest creatures passed them by, as Kenshin's eyes flickered between yellow and amber once more, deciding who got to hold Kaoru next.

'Rurouni, don't make me hurt you,'

'You hurt me? Most likely not.if you hurt me.you'll be only hurting yourself, that you will,' He smiled evilly.

'Well shit.'

With that conflict over, Kenshin paced himself down to a walk, then to a sit. He laid her next to a rock, as he sat beside her in worry of her protection.

Night had already come. A full day of nonstop running, he was sure tired. Taking each breath easy, he glanced over at Kaoru's sleeping figure.

'She hasn't waken up for the whole day, I'm kinda jealous of her,' Kenshin smiled as he wore himself out into a deep sleep.

Kaoru slept silently as she felt something or someone pick her up by the waste. Unable to wake up, she screamed in her sleep. A call was heard from a distance as it faded into almost nothing.

"Kaoru! Enishi!" A deep husky voice echoed through her ears. She opened her eyes to see a darkened figure. They finally came into a clearing and to her shock, she saw him, the warning from Tomoe had come true, Enishi held her with no effort.

Blackness came upon her eyes, has all she could feel after that was coldness, and the screaming of passing creatures.

A final comfort feeling rose within her, as she opened to find herself within a silk bed, with a hot sweat upon her forehead.

(End of Flashback)

'Why did I have all those screams within my ears? Why did I hear Kenshin's call? And why did I see those devil's eyes....Enishi? Ken-shin." Her body tightened.

Her eyes blanked out, as she went into shock. The only word she could speak through her beautiful red lips were.....

.......

'Ken-shin,'

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