Author's Note: Hey everyone, sorry sorry sorry about not getting this up
sooner like I promised. School has been piling on the homework and I've
really not had any time to work on it. This chapter is shorter, and, in my
opinion, much worse than the others. Maybe I'll rewrite it over the
weekend. Just don't flame me too much. Sorry again, and try to enjoy.
And please review...that too.
(When I have a line made up of ~ things, it means the following scene is taking place in Kenshin/Battousai's head. "" indicates Kenshin, and '' indicates Battousai. The scene ends at the next line of ~ things)
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
"Knock knock." The doors burst inwards. Battousai was standing in an instant, his sword drawn and ready.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS???!!!" demanded Battousai, crouching into a fighter's stance.
"Time's up, Kenshin," said Sanosuke, stepping into the room, followed by Megumi and Yahiko. The three stared at him for a moment, as he was still naked, but recovered themselves. Megumi moved forward.
"Will you come with us, Ken-san..." she asked.
"...or do we have to fight you?" finished Yahiko. Battousai froze. Then he burst out laughing.
"You! You fight me?!" he snickered. "You think you have a chance against me?!"
"Don't underestimate us, Kenshin!" growled Sanosuke. "Cause it'll be a mistake you'll regret!"
"Stop it, stop it all of you!" cried Kaoru, finally finding her voice. She grabbed her kimono, which was lying in a crumpled heap near the futon, and pulled it on.
"Kaoru? What are you doing?" asked Yahiko. Kaoru glared at him.
"I should ask you the same question! Get out of my room!" Yahiko gulped and held his wooden sword in front of him.
"We're not leaving," he said. Battousai sheathed his sword and picked up his clothes.
"This is ridiculous," he said, putting his clothes on. "None of you will live if you try to fight me."
"We're not going to give up on you without a fight, Kenshin," said Sanosuke. He ran at Battousai, who effortlessly moved out of the way.
"Come on, you talk about how you're a threat to me, and this is all you can do?" he taunted. "I won't even need my sword."
"Kenshin!" said Kaoru warningly. "Don't kill him!" Battousai groaned in annoyance. "Kenshin!"
"Okay, okay, I won't kill him...if it means that much to you."
"I'd like to see you try!" snarled Sanosuke. Battousai, who had looked at Kaoru to talk to her, swung his head back around in time to see Sano's fist flying toward his face. Battousai stumbled backwards. Kaoru gasped and made a move toward him, but in a flash Megumi had an arm around her neck and a dagger at her throat. Fear flashed through her.
"Megumi...what are you doing?!" she asked in panic.
"I'm sorry, Kaoru, I really am." And she looked it. "There isn't another way we can do this." Battousai had stopped when Kaoru was grabbed, and now he began to walk toward them.
"Let her go," he growled. Megumi stepped back.
"This is the only way, Ken-san," she said. She moved to the doorway of the room. "Let's go, Yahiko." He went to her, but never took his eyes from Battousai.
"Give me your sword," said Megumi shakily. Battousai just stared at her. Megumi pressed the blade a little harder against Kaoru's flesh, and Kaoru winced in pain. Fire appeared in Battousai's eyes, but still he didn't relinquish his sword.
"K-Kenshin..." rasped Kaoru. "Do it...please..." Battousai's grip on the hilt of his katana tightened until his knuckles grew white. No one else in the room could see it, but a fierce battle was taking place in his head, for his rurouni side had just woken up.
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'I can keep my sword. Megumi won't kill her.'
"Are you willing to take that risk?!"
'You?! You're back?'
"Yes. You are supposed to be the most calculated warrior ever, and yet you would rush into this without considering the outcome?"
'I don't need your advice, fool.'
"Too bad! The one thing we share is a love for Kaoru-dono, and I won't let you endanger her because you're too stubborn to give in for once!"
'I liked it better when you were asleep.'
"Well, I'm awake now, so deal with it. Drop your damned sword before she gets hurt!"
'Shut up!'
"DO IT!!!"
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Battousai let the sword fall from his hands. It hit the wooden floor with a dull clang.
"Very well," he said angrily. "Do not hurt her. I will surrender." Sano picked up the katana and quickly jumped back.
"We really don't want to do this to you, Kenshin," said Yahiko. "But we need you to listen to us."
"And we know you won't listen unless you have to," said Megumi.
"My name is Battousai, not Kenshin. Why do you people not understand?!" growled Battousai.
"We want KENSHIN, not BATTOUSAI!!!" cried Sanosuke. "That's why we keep calling you Kenshin, Kenshin!"
"It won't work," replied Battousai. "You may as well give up. It won't do you any good to keep trying."
"Kenshin!" interrupted Yahiko. "Remember when you first met me and saved me from those guys?! You didn't need Battousai for that!"
"And when you helped me, Ken-san!" said Megumi. "During the entire battle, you never once had to become Battousai!"
"You saved me twice, Kenshin," said Sano. "Both times, it was you, Kenshin, who did it. Not Battousai. Kenshin."
"SHUT UP!!!" yelled Battousai. "ENOUGH!!! I will not listen to this any longer!! I gave you my sword! What else do you want from me?!"
"We want Kenshin!" shouted all three of them. Battousai scowled.
"This is absurd!" he said. "There is no way you can convince me to let him out again! Give me my woman NOW!"
"No," replied Megumi. She backed out of the room. "Don't follow me, Ken-san, or I will have to hurt Kaoru." Battousai was shaking with rage now. He turned to face Yahiko and Sanosuke.
"Well? Are you two going as well?" he asked furiously. Sano shook his head.
"Megumi want to talk to Kaoru alone. So we're supposed to stay here and make sure you don't do anything."
"Wonderful," replied Battousai. "So how will she know if you two are killed?" His face stretched into a horrible grin. Sanosuke's eyes widened.
"Don't even think about it, Kenshin!"
"I suppose it would create too many problems if I killed you. And besides, with a child present, I would hardly feel right about it. But be assured, soon I will have the opportunity, and I will use it. Your time is running out, Sanosuke Sagara."
"Stop it!" cried Yahiko. "Please, Kenshin, stop!" A single tear appeared in his eye and trickled down his cheek. "You can't stay this way, Kenshin! You've got to change back! Please..."
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"They want me, not you!"
'Fuck you.'
"I'm not going away. You'd do better to let me out, that you would."
'No way I'm gonna let you go. Can't you see how happy Kaoru is now that I've finally taken her?'
"..."
'Got you there, didn't I?!'
"It doesn't matter. As much as I care for Kaoru-dono, I care more for the well-being of everyone else. And you are too dangerous to be free."
'Get used to it.'
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"Kenshin!" Battousai snapped his head up. Yahiko was staring at him with eyebrows raised.
"Kenshin...you blanked out on me for a minute there."
"Get back!" shouted Battousai. Yahiko jumped and quickly moved backwards.
"Kenshin? What's going on?!"
"Shut up! Shut up!!! SHUT UP!!!!!! I can't take this anymore! Get out, both of you!!!" For a second, his eyes took on a violet tint. They seemed less cold, friendlier...then they changed back to deep amber.
"I'm going to kill you if you don't get the hell out of here right now!!!"
Battousai began to advance toward them. Suddenly, they all heard a scream and a gasp of pain from the main room of the dojo.
"Kaoru!" shouted Battousai. Sanosuke caught Yahiko's eye and nodded. He stepped up behind Battousai and slammed his fist into his back. Battousai instantly crumpled to the floor.
"Go check it out," said Sano. Yahiko swallowed hard and left the room.
'We're in deep shit,' thought Sano.
That's it. Short, like I said. But please find it in your heart to forgive me. If I get 10 reviews, I'll promise to have the next chapter up by next Wednesday no matter what. And if I get 15, I'll rewrite this one too. Thanks in advance, and I'm out.
Aku Soku Zan
(When I have a line made up of ~ things, it means the following scene is taking place in Kenshin/Battousai's head. "" indicates Kenshin, and '' indicates Battousai. The scene ends at the next line of ~ things)
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
"Knock knock." The doors burst inwards. Battousai was standing in an instant, his sword drawn and ready.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS???!!!" demanded Battousai, crouching into a fighter's stance.
"Time's up, Kenshin," said Sanosuke, stepping into the room, followed by Megumi and Yahiko. The three stared at him for a moment, as he was still naked, but recovered themselves. Megumi moved forward.
"Will you come with us, Ken-san..." she asked.
"...or do we have to fight you?" finished Yahiko. Battousai froze. Then he burst out laughing.
"You! You fight me?!" he snickered. "You think you have a chance against me?!"
"Don't underestimate us, Kenshin!" growled Sanosuke. "Cause it'll be a mistake you'll regret!"
"Stop it, stop it all of you!" cried Kaoru, finally finding her voice. She grabbed her kimono, which was lying in a crumpled heap near the futon, and pulled it on.
"Kaoru? What are you doing?" asked Yahiko. Kaoru glared at him.
"I should ask you the same question! Get out of my room!" Yahiko gulped and held his wooden sword in front of him.
"We're not leaving," he said. Battousai sheathed his sword and picked up his clothes.
"This is ridiculous," he said, putting his clothes on. "None of you will live if you try to fight me."
"We're not going to give up on you without a fight, Kenshin," said Sanosuke. He ran at Battousai, who effortlessly moved out of the way.
"Come on, you talk about how you're a threat to me, and this is all you can do?" he taunted. "I won't even need my sword."
"Kenshin!" said Kaoru warningly. "Don't kill him!" Battousai groaned in annoyance. "Kenshin!"
"Okay, okay, I won't kill him...if it means that much to you."
"I'd like to see you try!" snarled Sanosuke. Battousai, who had looked at Kaoru to talk to her, swung his head back around in time to see Sano's fist flying toward his face. Battousai stumbled backwards. Kaoru gasped and made a move toward him, but in a flash Megumi had an arm around her neck and a dagger at her throat. Fear flashed through her.
"Megumi...what are you doing?!" she asked in panic.
"I'm sorry, Kaoru, I really am." And she looked it. "There isn't another way we can do this." Battousai had stopped when Kaoru was grabbed, and now he began to walk toward them.
"Let her go," he growled. Megumi stepped back.
"This is the only way, Ken-san," she said. She moved to the doorway of the room. "Let's go, Yahiko." He went to her, but never took his eyes from Battousai.
"Give me your sword," said Megumi shakily. Battousai just stared at her. Megumi pressed the blade a little harder against Kaoru's flesh, and Kaoru winced in pain. Fire appeared in Battousai's eyes, but still he didn't relinquish his sword.
"K-Kenshin..." rasped Kaoru. "Do it...please..." Battousai's grip on the hilt of his katana tightened until his knuckles grew white. No one else in the room could see it, but a fierce battle was taking place in his head, for his rurouni side had just woken up.
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'I can keep my sword. Megumi won't kill her.'
"Are you willing to take that risk?!"
'You?! You're back?'
"Yes. You are supposed to be the most calculated warrior ever, and yet you would rush into this without considering the outcome?"
'I don't need your advice, fool.'
"Too bad! The one thing we share is a love for Kaoru-dono, and I won't let you endanger her because you're too stubborn to give in for once!"
'I liked it better when you were asleep.'
"Well, I'm awake now, so deal with it. Drop your damned sword before she gets hurt!"
'Shut up!'
"DO IT!!!"
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Battousai let the sword fall from his hands. It hit the wooden floor with a dull clang.
"Very well," he said angrily. "Do not hurt her. I will surrender." Sano picked up the katana and quickly jumped back.
"We really don't want to do this to you, Kenshin," said Yahiko. "But we need you to listen to us."
"And we know you won't listen unless you have to," said Megumi.
"My name is Battousai, not Kenshin. Why do you people not understand?!" growled Battousai.
"We want KENSHIN, not BATTOUSAI!!!" cried Sanosuke. "That's why we keep calling you Kenshin, Kenshin!"
"It won't work," replied Battousai. "You may as well give up. It won't do you any good to keep trying."
"Kenshin!" interrupted Yahiko. "Remember when you first met me and saved me from those guys?! You didn't need Battousai for that!"
"And when you helped me, Ken-san!" said Megumi. "During the entire battle, you never once had to become Battousai!"
"You saved me twice, Kenshin," said Sano. "Both times, it was you, Kenshin, who did it. Not Battousai. Kenshin."
"SHUT UP!!!" yelled Battousai. "ENOUGH!!! I will not listen to this any longer!! I gave you my sword! What else do you want from me?!"
"We want Kenshin!" shouted all three of them. Battousai scowled.
"This is absurd!" he said. "There is no way you can convince me to let him out again! Give me my woman NOW!"
"No," replied Megumi. She backed out of the room. "Don't follow me, Ken-san, or I will have to hurt Kaoru." Battousai was shaking with rage now. He turned to face Yahiko and Sanosuke.
"Well? Are you two going as well?" he asked furiously. Sano shook his head.
"Megumi want to talk to Kaoru alone. So we're supposed to stay here and make sure you don't do anything."
"Wonderful," replied Battousai. "So how will she know if you two are killed?" His face stretched into a horrible grin. Sanosuke's eyes widened.
"Don't even think about it, Kenshin!"
"I suppose it would create too many problems if I killed you. And besides, with a child present, I would hardly feel right about it. But be assured, soon I will have the opportunity, and I will use it. Your time is running out, Sanosuke Sagara."
"Stop it!" cried Yahiko. "Please, Kenshin, stop!" A single tear appeared in his eye and trickled down his cheek. "You can't stay this way, Kenshin! You've got to change back! Please..."
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"They want me, not you!"
'Fuck you.'
"I'm not going away. You'd do better to let me out, that you would."
'No way I'm gonna let you go. Can't you see how happy Kaoru is now that I've finally taken her?'
"..."
'Got you there, didn't I?!'
"It doesn't matter. As much as I care for Kaoru-dono, I care more for the well-being of everyone else. And you are too dangerous to be free."
'Get used to it.'
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"Kenshin!" Battousai snapped his head up. Yahiko was staring at him with eyebrows raised.
"Kenshin...you blanked out on me for a minute there."
"Get back!" shouted Battousai. Yahiko jumped and quickly moved backwards.
"Kenshin? What's going on?!"
"Shut up! Shut up!!! SHUT UP!!!!!! I can't take this anymore! Get out, both of you!!!" For a second, his eyes took on a violet tint. They seemed less cold, friendlier...then they changed back to deep amber.
"I'm going to kill you if you don't get the hell out of here right now!!!"
Battousai began to advance toward them. Suddenly, they all heard a scream and a gasp of pain from the main room of the dojo.
"Kaoru!" shouted Battousai. Sanosuke caught Yahiko's eye and nodded. He stepped up behind Battousai and slammed his fist into his back. Battousai instantly crumpled to the floor.
"Go check it out," said Sano. Yahiko swallowed hard and left the room.
'We're in deep shit,' thought Sano.
That's it. Short, like I said. But please find it in your heart to forgive me. If I get 10 reviews, I'll promise to have the next chapter up by next Wednesday no matter what. And if I get 15, I'll rewrite this one too. Thanks in advance, and I'm out.
Aku Soku Zan