Author's Note: Yo, what's up?! Thanks for everyone reviewin'! I've got
more reviews for the first chapter of this story than I have for either of
my other two stories. Now, this chapter was largely written past eleven at
night, so forgive me if the writing seems to be a bit weird. Anyway, on
with the story!
Disclaimer: I own no parts of Rurouni Kenshin or anything, so don't sue. I have nothing to give you.
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Forgotten Memories by Supersaiyanchicken
(By the way, '' means the person is thinking, and " " means they're talking. Have fun)
Battousai stepped into the dojo, shutting the gate behind him. A new sword was at his side, along with the old sakabatou.
"You're back pretty late." Battousai glanced up at the porch. Sanosuke was sitting there and staring at him, eyes narrowed. Battousai walked past him, not answering. Sano stood and turned. "Kenshin, you can't ignore me!" Battousai whirled on him.
"I am not Kenshin. My name is Battousai." Sano stepped back. He could see in Battousai's eyes that he would not hesitate to kill. Best to not aggravate him now. Sano backed off. Battousai walked into the dojo, leaving Sano, looking slightly put out, on the porch.
"Hello?" Battousai slid the door shut and walked down the dark hallway. There was a good smell coming from the direction of the kitchen.
"Kaoru?" Kaoru looked up from the pot that was steaming on the stove. She smiled slightly at Battousai and looked back at her food.
"I see you got a new sword," she muttered. Battousai nodded as he walked past her and sat down. 'Well,' he thought, 'it seems as though she's confused. She doesn't know whether she wants me...or the rurouni."
"The food was supposed to be ready," said Battousai. After obeying her every little command for four years, it felt real good to be ordering her around. Kaoru, however, apparently disagreed.
"Okay, Kenshin, if you're going to get your memory back, you'll have to start acting like you used to." Battousai looked at her questioningly.
"What do you mean? I don't want to become like that idiot again." Kaoru looked stunned. "I enjoy being myself. Why should I change?"
Battousai smirked at Kaoru, waiting for an answer. He was startled to see her eyes fill with tears. He reached for her shoulder, but she pulled back.
"Don't you know how it feels?! You've gone away so many times!!! You can't disappear again! I know you don't remember me, but can't you even consider doing this for me?! It's not fair Kenshin, it's not fair AT ALL!!!" She ran from the room. Battousai stood up and took a few steps in her direction but stopped and thought, 'Perhaps she would prefer to be alone right now.' He sat back down, grabbed some food, and began to eat.
* * * * *
'What is his problem?'
Kaoru was sobbing into her pillow. Kenshin wasn't coming back...it was too much. 'I can't take this anymore! There has to be some way to make him wake up!'
"Kaoru?" She whipped her head up to look at the door. Yahiko and Sanosuke stepped into her bedroom.
"What-what is it?" she sniffed.
"We can hear you from my room," said Yahiko. "What's up?" Kaoru pushed herself into a kneeling position but didn't look either of them in the eyes.
"It's...Kenshin. He..."
"He won't change back?" put in Sano. Kaoru looked up at him.
"Y-yeah...how'd you know?"
"I met him outside a few minutes ago. He...well...he wasn't exactly happy to se me." Kaoru nodded.
"I don't know what to do. He is the Battousai, and he doesn't remember us. I don't think he'd have any problem killing us."
"I've got it!" shouted Yahiko suddenly. The other two looked at him. "We can ask Dr. Genzai what to do! He'll probably know how to get Kenshin's memory back."
"That's a great idea, Yahiko-chan!" cried Kaoru enthusiastically. Sano nodded. "We should've thought of that earlier."
"I'm sure he's asleep now," said Kaoru. "We can go see him first thing tomorrow."
* * * * *
Battousai dropped his sakabatou in his room and began to walk down to Kaoru's room. She wouldn't put up much of a fight. It was late, and he could almost smell her need for him. It had intensified after she had gone to her room. She was lonely. Well, that wouldn't last much longer.
He slid Kaoru's door open. She was lying on her back, her chest moving up and down slightly as she breathed in and out. Battousai closed the door behind him, dropped his new sword by the futon, and kneeled next to her. He put his hand on her cheek and softly stroked her face with his thumb. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked at him, half-asleep.
"KENSHIN!!!" She pushed him and scrambled back. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING???!!!"
"I know what you want, and so do you," he said silkily. "Do not be afraid."
"No, Kenshin...I can't." She looked very conflicted.
"I know you haven't done this with the rurouni side of me, but you don't have to worry. I have done this before, and I know what to do." Kaoru's eyes widened.
"Kenshin..." Battousai reached forward and slipped her robe from her shoulders. He kissed her neck, her shoulder, the top of her breast. Then he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her to the futon under him. He sat up and pulled off his shirt, and then leaned back over and pressed his lips against hers. He pushed his tongue into her mouth and teased her tongue with his. Kaoru moaned against his lips. Battousai pulled his had back and smiled down at her. Kaoru's eyes were closed; she was breathing hard. "Kenshin..."
"STOP IT!!!" Sanosuke burst through the doors of the bedroom, followed by Yahiko and Takani Megumi. Battousai roughly pushed away from Kaoru and quickly stood up. He reached for his sword. 'How dare they interfere! They burst into our room! And they saw her without..." His eyes grew wider and their amber color grew deeper.
"GET OUT!!!" He drew his sword. Sanosuke found himself against the wall, pinned by the blunt side of the blade.
"K-Kenshin..." Sano choked. "Let-let me go..." Battousai spun around and slammed the hilt of his sword into Sano's chest. Sano flew straight through the wall in a rain of broken wood.
"KENSHIN!!!" Kaoru was standing now besid Yahiko and Megumi. "Kenshin, stop it!" Battousai sheathed his sword and turned to face her.
"Kaoru, we should leave if we do not want to be interrupted further."
"Oh no, Ken-san, you are not leaving now!" said Megumi. "It's obvious you need some help. You need to get your memory back!" Battousai took a menacing step toward her.
"I am not going to take orders from a mediocre doctor who has no idea what's going on with me! Step aside or I will kill you!" To emphasize his point, Battousai placed a hand on his sword. Megumi moved back, but Kaoru stepped forward.
"Enough, Kenshin!" she said firmly. "I know that, even if you have forgotten who she is, you wouldn't kill Megumi. Let go of the sword!" Battousai stared at her, shrugged, and removed his hand from the hilt of his sword.
"If you truly are not ready for this, I will leave. Goodnight." Battousai walked away from the room quickly.
Kaoru stared after him for a minute before turning back to Megumi and Yahiko.
"Um...well...thanks for...stopping him..." she said. It was obvious to everyone that she didn't mean it.
"I know how you feel, Kaoru-chan, but it would only have made matters worse if we had allowed him to continue." Kaoru nodded emptily.
"You know, I wouldn't mind if someone helped me up," said Sanosuke, stepping through the hole in the wall into the room.
* * * * *
"FUCK!!!" Battousai grabbed a chair from the corner and hurled it across his room. It shattered as it hit the wall, but he ignored the loud crash it made.
'Why the HELL do they always show up when they are not wanted. All the FUCKING time!!! Even in Kyoto, Yahiko interrupted us when we were on top of the Aoiya! There's no escaping them!!! DAMN IT!!!'
Battousai closed his eyes. 'Okay, calm down. There's no reason to go crazy now. I've been waiting for four years. I can wait a few more days.'
* * * * *
"What should we do?" asked Kaoru. "He can't stay like this forever."
"We could try hitting him on the head again," suggested Sanosuke tiredly. Everyoen else stared at him. "Heh...just a thought."
"No, what we need to do is to slowly expose him to more elements of his normal life," said Megumi. "If we give him frequent reminders of the way he should live, it's quite possible that he'll begin to remember."
"Good idea," agreed Kaoru. "What should we do first?"
"I'll have to think about it and talk to you tomorrow." Megumi stood. "I'll come by after I finish work. Don't get into any trouble while I'm gone, Kaoru-chan." Kaoru frowned as Megumi left the room.
'Strange,' thought Megumi. 'If he really lost his memory, how could he have remembered that I was a doctor. Could he be faking this whole thing? Why would he?' She pushed these thoughts from her mind and only thought about the bed she was heading towards.
* * * * *
Battousai opened his eyes and sat up. He glanced at the window; it was daytime. Good. Kaoru would have had enough time to think over the events of the past night. She would realize that she wanted, that she needed him. Yes, soon he would make her his once and for all.
Well, not perfect, I know, but I tried. I promise to write the next chapter when I'm not so tired. Anyway, please keep reviewing. It may seem pathetic, but I'm really happy with getting 9 or so reviews for chapter 1. Don't go to far away, I'll have the next chapter up by next Monday!
Aku Soku Zan
Disclaimer: I own no parts of Rurouni Kenshin or anything, so don't sue. I have nothing to give you.
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Forgotten Memories by Supersaiyanchicken
(By the way, '' means the person is thinking, and " " means they're talking. Have fun)
Battousai stepped into the dojo, shutting the gate behind him. A new sword was at his side, along with the old sakabatou.
"You're back pretty late." Battousai glanced up at the porch. Sanosuke was sitting there and staring at him, eyes narrowed. Battousai walked past him, not answering. Sano stood and turned. "Kenshin, you can't ignore me!" Battousai whirled on him.
"I am not Kenshin. My name is Battousai." Sano stepped back. He could see in Battousai's eyes that he would not hesitate to kill. Best to not aggravate him now. Sano backed off. Battousai walked into the dojo, leaving Sano, looking slightly put out, on the porch.
"Hello?" Battousai slid the door shut and walked down the dark hallway. There was a good smell coming from the direction of the kitchen.
"Kaoru?" Kaoru looked up from the pot that was steaming on the stove. She smiled slightly at Battousai and looked back at her food.
"I see you got a new sword," she muttered. Battousai nodded as he walked past her and sat down. 'Well,' he thought, 'it seems as though she's confused. She doesn't know whether she wants me...or the rurouni."
"The food was supposed to be ready," said Battousai. After obeying her every little command for four years, it felt real good to be ordering her around. Kaoru, however, apparently disagreed.
"Okay, Kenshin, if you're going to get your memory back, you'll have to start acting like you used to." Battousai looked at her questioningly.
"What do you mean? I don't want to become like that idiot again." Kaoru looked stunned. "I enjoy being myself. Why should I change?"
Battousai smirked at Kaoru, waiting for an answer. He was startled to see her eyes fill with tears. He reached for her shoulder, but she pulled back.
"Don't you know how it feels?! You've gone away so many times!!! You can't disappear again! I know you don't remember me, but can't you even consider doing this for me?! It's not fair Kenshin, it's not fair AT ALL!!!" She ran from the room. Battousai stood up and took a few steps in her direction but stopped and thought, 'Perhaps she would prefer to be alone right now.' He sat back down, grabbed some food, and began to eat.
* * * * *
'What is his problem?'
Kaoru was sobbing into her pillow. Kenshin wasn't coming back...it was too much. 'I can't take this anymore! There has to be some way to make him wake up!'
"Kaoru?" She whipped her head up to look at the door. Yahiko and Sanosuke stepped into her bedroom.
"What-what is it?" she sniffed.
"We can hear you from my room," said Yahiko. "What's up?" Kaoru pushed herself into a kneeling position but didn't look either of them in the eyes.
"It's...Kenshin. He..."
"He won't change back?" put in Sano. Kaoru looked up at him.
"Y-yeah...how'd you know?"
"I met him outside a few minutes ago. He...well...he wasn't exactly happy to se me." Kaoru nodded.
"I don't know what to do. He is the Battousai, and he doesn't remember us. I don't think he'd have any problem killing us."
"I've got it!" shouted Yahiko suddenly. The other two looked at him. "We can ask Dr. Genzai what to do! He'll probably know how to get Kenshin's memory back."
"That's a great idea, Yahiko-chan!" cried Kaoru enthusiastically. Sano nodded. "We should've thought of that earlier."
"I'm sure he's asleep now," said Kaoru. "We can go see him first thing tomorrow."
* * * * *
Battousai dropped his sakabatou in his room and began to walk down to Kaoru's room. She wouldn't put up much of a fight. It was late, and he could almost smell her need for him. It had intensified after she had gone to her room. She was lonely. Well, that wouldn't last much longer.
He slid Kaoru's door open. She was lying on her back, her chest moving up and down slightly as she breathed in and out. Battousai closed the door behind him, dropped his new sword by the futon, and kneeled next to her. He put his hand on her cheek and softly stroked her face with his thumb. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked at him, half-asleep.
"KENSHIN!!!" She pushed him and scrambled back. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING???!!!"
"I know what you want, and so do you," he said silkily. "Do not be afraid."
"No, Kenshin...I can't." She looked very conflicted.
"I know you haven't done this with the rurouni side of me, but you don't have to worry. I have done this before, and I know what to do." Kaoru's eyes widened.
"Kenshin..." Battousai reached forward and slipped her robe from her shoulders. He kissed her neck, her shoulder, the top of her breast. Then he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her to the futon under him. He sat up and pulled off his shirt, and then leaned back over and pressed his lips against hers. He pushed his tongue into her mouth and teased her tongue with his. Kaoru moaned against his lips. Battousai pulled his had back and smiled down at her. Kaoru's eyes were closed; she was breathing hard. "Kenshin..."
"STOP IT!!!" Sanosuke burst through the doors of the bedroom, followed by Yahiko and Takani Megumi. Battousai roughly pushed away from Kaoru and quickly stood up. He reached for his sword. 'How dare they interfere! They burst into our room! And they saw her without..." His eyes grew wider and their amber color grew deeper.
"GET OUT!!!" He drew his sword. Sanosuke found himself against the wall, pinned by the blunt side of the blade.
"K-Kenshin..." Sano choked. "Let-let me go..." Battousai spun around and slammed the hilt of his sword into Sano's chest. Sano flew straight through the wall in a rain of broken wood.
"KENSHIN!!!" Kaoru was standing now besid Yahiko and Megumi. "Kenshin, stop it!" Battousai sheathed his sword and turned to face her.
"Kaoru, we should leave if we do not want to be interrupted further."
"Oh no, Ken-san, you are not leaving now!" said Megumi. "It's obvious you need some help. You need to get your memory back!" Battousai took a menacing step toward her.
"I am not going to take orders from a mediocre doctor who has no idea what's going on with me! Step aside or I will kill you!" To emphasize his point, Battousai placed a hand on his sword. Megumi moved back, but Kaoru stepped forward.
"Enough, Kenshin!" she said firmly. "I know that, even if you have forgotten who she is, you wouldn't kill Megumi. Let go of the sword!" Battousai stared at her, shrugged, and removed his hand from the hilt of his sword.
"If you truly are not ready for this, I will leave. Goodnight." Battousai walked away from the room quickly.
Kaoru stared after him for a minute before turning back to Megumi and Yahiko.
"Um...well...thanks for...stopping him..." she said. It was obvious to everyone that she didn't mean it.
"I know how you feel, Kaoru-chan, but it would only have made matters worse if we had allowed him to continue." Kaoru nodded emptily.
"You know, I wouldn't mind if someone helped me up," said Sanosuke, stepping through the hole in the wall into the room.
* * * * *
"FUCK!!!" Battousai grabbed a chair from the corner and hurled it across his room. It shattered as it hit the wall, but he ignored the loud crash it made.
'Why the HELL do they always show up when they are not wanted. All the FUCKING time!!! Even in Kyoto, Yahiko interrupted us when we were on top of the Aoiya! There's no escaping them!!! DAMN IT!!!'
Battousai closed his eyes. 'Okay, calm down. There's no reason to go crazy now. I've been waiting for four years. I can wait a few more days.'
* * * * *
"What should we do?" asked Kaoru. "He can't stay like this forever."
"We could try hitting him on the head again," suggested Sanosuke tiredly. Everyoen else stared at him. "Heh...just a thought."
"No, what we need to do is to slowly expose him to more elements of his normal life," said Megumi. "If we give him frequent reminders of the way he should live, it's quite possible that he'll begin to remember."
"Good idea," agreed Kaoru. "What should we do first?"
"I'll have to think about it and talk to you tomorrow." Megumi stood. "I'll come by after I finish work. Don't get into any trouble while I'm gone, Kaoru-chan." Kaoru frowned as Megumi left the room.
'Strange,' thought Megumi. 'If he really lost his memory, how could he have remembered that I was a doctor. Could he be faking this whole thing? Why would he?' She pushed these thoughts from her mind and only thought about the bed she was heading towards.
* * * * *
Battousai opened his eyes and sat up. He glanced at the window; it was daytime. Good. Kaoru would have had enough time to think over the events of the past night. She would realize that she wanted, that she needed him. Yes, soon he would make her his once and for all.
Well, not perfect, I know, but I tried. I promise to write the next chapter when I'm not so tired. Anyway, please keep reviewing. It may seem pathetic, but I'm really happy with getting 9 or so reviews for chapter 1. Don't go to far away, I'll have the next chapter up by next Monday!
Aku Soku Zan