Chapter 2: Let me comfort you
It was already Friday. It was raining.
Kaoru opened her umbrella. "Aww! Megumi, we can't go to the carnival today!" Kaoru exclaimed. She didn't hear a reply from Megumi. She turned around to face Megumi, and she saw her staring at her locker. "Megumi?"
"Kaoru..."
"Megumi? Is something wrong?" Kaoru asked nervously.
"Someone... Someone gave me a love letter! OHOHOHOOO!!!!" Megumi exclaimed.
"NGAK!" Kaoru shouted. She fell down suddenly. "Megumi! How dare you trick me?"
"Hmm... We can't really go to the carnival today! Well, I'll see you on Monday." Megumi said then went away with her umbrella.
Later, Kaoru was walking towards her apartment, still raining. She was thinking who gave Megumi a love letter. "That must be weird! Someone would like THAT fox?" she thought. Suddenly, she heard a woman screaming. She ran towards the place where the scream came from.
"TOMOE!!!!"
Kaoru's eyes widened when she arrived at the playground. She saw some men running away from the two persons. "Huh?" Suddenly, she saw a man, about 20+, lying on the playground floor.
He's dead. What...What happened here?
Kaoru dropped her umbrella when she saw the man's blood scattering and stared at...Kenshin...and the woman on his arms.
Kenshin looked down on the woman named Tomoe. "Tomoe..."
Tomoe gulped silently and cried at Kenshin's arms. "I want you to live... I hope you can finish your studies and may you and Enishi be friends..." she whispered slowly.
"Don't speak anymore." A tear dropped on Kenshin's cheek.
Tomoe grabbed a knife that the men left. She neared it on Kenshin's face and made another diagonal scar that makes an "X". "I'm sorry...if I...didn't tell you that I..."
Kenshin's eyes widened when he didn't hear the heartbeat of Tomoe anymore. He hugged Tomoe tightly.
Kaoru covered her mouth and she wanted to cry. She didn't know that Kenshin had loved somebody. She always thought he didn't care about love.
You are his only hope.
"Go away."
Kaoru's eyes widened when she heard Kenshin speak. She didn't move. His voice was hard like an ice.
"I said go away!"
"Okay! I'll go!" Kaoru exclaimed. She hated it when someone orders her something. She ran away, forgetting her umbrella. "Okay! Then I'll stay away from him!" she thought.
At first, Kenshin stared at Kaoru then touched his cross scar. "Kamiya..."
It was night.
Kaoru couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about Kenshin, Tomoe, and the man that was already dead. "What happened? Did Kenshin kill the man? But no! I saw some men running away when I got there..." Suddenly, she remembered something. "What am I thinking?! I don't care about him! He's so mean!" Kaoru exclaimed.
Kamiya...
Is that Kenshin's voice?
Kaoru scratched her head then tucked her blanket to her. She tried to sleep. After some seconds, she opened her eyes. "Why do I...why do I want to help him...? Mou!"
On Monday, Kaoru went again to the playground. She saw the ground was clean. No stains of blood. But she saw someone. "Kenshin."
Kenshin was staring at the ground where Tomoe and he laid.
Kaoru heaved gently and walked towards Kenshin. "Himura!"
"..."
"I saw you last Friday and I want to know what happened." Kaoru said, determined.
"Then what will you do? Report it to the police, like Saitoh?" Kenshin quietly asked.
"I'm not going to tell it to anybody or that Saitoh! I just want to know what happened!" Kaoru said.
"Why? Is it your duty to know everything?"
Kaoru was ticked off. She clenched her fist, but she still managed to be calm. "No. It's because I can't sleep at nights. I just can't forget what happened."
"Don't butt in to other people's business." Kenshin firmly said, glaring at her.
Kaoru gritted her teeth, and was ready to punch him, when suddenly the scar that Kenshin has was bleeding.
"It is not necessary to tell it to anybody." Kenshin whispered.
Kaoru stared at Kenshin's bleeding cross scar. She pulled the ribbon out of her pony-tailed hair and her hair flew down to her back beautifully.
Kenshin was watching Kaoru secretly and was not moving.
Kaoru bent her head near Kenshin's and wiped the cross scar. She examined it carefully. This must be painful. Why did he have to receive this kind of punishment? Is it a punishment or...remembrance?
Kenshin could smell her fragrance. Jasmine. He suddenly held the hand of Kaoru, making her stop wiping his cross scar.
Kaoru tried to get out of Kenshin's grip on her hand, and she stared at Kenshin.
"What is it that you want so badly? Why are you doing this? Is it because you're thinking that I'm weak?!" Kenshin said, his amber eyes firing up.
Kaoru grew frightened when the grip of Kenshin's hand on hers tightened. I've had enough of this! "Kenshin! Let me comfort you! I know you need me!" Kaoru exclaimed, her whole body shaking because of fright on Kenshin's reply.
Kenshin didn't say anything. Instead, he stared at Kaoru, wide-eyed...
Let me comfort you! I know you need me!
Those words...I've longed to hear...
Yes, I need your comfort...
Very much...
Comfort me...
Kaoru...
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Author's note: Chapter 2 up! Thanks for the reviews! I like it! Tee-hee! So, Tomoe died. Guess who is the man that was found dead already by Kaoru! I know you know him. On the final words of Kenshin said, what did he meant? Does he...? Nope, it's too early! Watch out for Chapter 3 please!!!!! ^_^
It was already Friday. It was raining.
Kaoru opened her umbrella. "Aww! Megumi, we can't go to the carnival today!" Kaoru exclaimed. She didn't hear a reply from Megumi. She turned around to face Megumi, and she saw her staring at her locker. "Megumi?"
"Kaoru..."
"Megumi? Is something wrong?" Kaoru asked nervously.
"Someone... Someone gave me a love letter! OHOHOHOOO!!!!" Megumi exclaimed.
"NGAK!" Kaoru shouted. She fell down suddenly. "Megumi! How dare you trick me?"
"Hmm... We can't really go to the carnival today! Well, I'll see you on Monday." Megumi said then went away with her umbrella.
Later, Kaoru was walking towards her apartment, still raining. She was thinking who gave Megumi a love letter. "That must be weird! Someone would like THAT fox?" she thought. Suddenly, she heard a woman screaming. She ran towards the place where the scream came from.
"TOMOE!!!!"
Kaoru's eyes widened when she arrived at the playground. She saw some men running away from the two persons. "Huh?" Suddenly, she saw a man, about 20+, lying on the playground floor.
He's dead. What...What happened here?
Kaoru dropped her umbrella when she saw the man's blood scattering and stared at...Kenshin...and the woman on his arms.
Kenshin looked down on the woman named Tomoe. "Tomoe..."
Tomoe gulped silently and cried at Kenshin's arms. "I want you to live... I hope you can finish your studies and may you and Enishi be friends..." she whispered slowly.
"Don't speak anymore." A tear dropped on Kenshin's cheek.
Tomoe grabbed a knife that the men left. She neared it on Kenshin's face and made another diagonal scar that makes an "X". "I'm sorry...if I...didn't tell you that I..."
Kenshin's eyes widened when he didn't hear the heartbeat of Tomoe anymore. He hugged Tomoe tightly.
Kaoru covered her mouth and she wanted to cry. She didn't know that Kenshin had loved somebody. She always thought he didn't care about love.
You are his only hope.
"Go away."
Kaoru's eyes widened when she heard Kenshin speak. She didn't move. His voice was hard like an ice.
"I said go away!"
"Okay! I'll go!" Kaoru exclaimed. She hated it when someone orders her something. She ran away, forgetting her umbrella. "Okay! Then I'll stay away from him!" she thought.
At first, Kenshin stared at Kaoru then touched his cross scar. "Kamiya..."
It was night.
Kaoru couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about Kenshin, Tomoe, and the man that was already dead. "What happened? Did Kenshin kill the man? But no! I saw some men running away when I got there..." Suddenly, she remembered something. "What am I thinking?! I don't care about him! He's so mean!" Kaoru exclaimed.
Kamiya...
Is that Kenshin's voice?
Kaoru scratched her head then tucked her blanket to her. She tried to sleep. After some seconds, she opened her eyes. "Why do I...why do I want to help him...? Mou!"
On Monday, Kaoru went again to the playground. She saw the ground was clean. No stains of blood. But she saw someone. "Kenshin."
Kenshin was staring at the ground where Tomoe and he laid.
Kaoru heaved gently and walked towards Kenshin. "Himura!"
"..."
"I saw you last Friday and I want to know what happened." Kaoru said, determined.
"Then what will you do? Report it to the police, like Saitoh?" Kenshin quietly asked.
"I'm not going to tell it to anybody or that Saitoh! I just want to know what happened!" Kaoru said.
"Why? Is it your duty to know everything?"
Kaoru was ticked off. She clenched her fist, but she still managed to be calm. "No. It's because I can't sleep at nights. I just can't forget what happened."
"Don't butt in to other people's business." Kenshin firmly said, glaring at her.
Kaoru gritted her teeth, and was ready to punch him, when suddenly the scar that Kenshin has was bleeding.
"It is not necessary to tell it to anybody." Kenshin whispered.
Kaoru stared at Kenshin's bleeding cross scar. She pulled the ribbon out of her pony-tailed hair and her hair flew down to her back beautifully.
Kenshin was watching Kaoru secretly and was not moving.
Kaoru bent her head near Kenshin's and wiped the cross scar. She examined it carefully. This must be painful. Why did he have to receive this kind of punishment? Is it a punishment or...remembrance?
Kenshin could smell her fragrance. Jasmine. He suddenly held the hand of Kaoru, making her stop wiping his cross scar.
Kaoru tried to get out of Kenshin's grip on her hand, and she stared at Kenshin.
"What is it that you want so badly? Why are you doing this? Is it because you're thinking that I'm weak?!" Kenshin said, his amber eyes firing up.
Kaoru grew frightened when the grip of Kenshin's hand on hers tightened. I've had enough of this! "Kenshin! Let me comfort you! I know you need me!" Kaoru exclaimed, her whole body shaking because of fright on Kenshin's reply.
Kenshin didn't say anything. Instead, he stared at Kaoru, wide-eyed...
Let me comfort you! I know you need me!
Those words...I've longed to hear...
Yes, I need your comfort...
Very much...
Comfort me...
Kaoru...
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Author's note: Chapter 2 up! Thanks for the reviews! I like it! Tee-hee! So, Tomoe died. Guess who is the man that was found dead already by Kaoru! I know you know him. On the final words of Kenshin said, what did he meant? Does he...? Nope, it's too early! Watch out for Chapter 3 please!!!!! ^_^