To Wish Upon A Firefly:
Chapter Six: Holding Onto You
"You will step away from her now, that you will!" Kenshin said, his sword raised. Kaoru felt relief flood through her body when she saw Kenshin burst into the room. She curled up into a tight ball as soon as the man let go of her.
The man turned to Kenshin and pulled out a sword. "Battousai, I will continue to haunt you till the end of you days!" But instead of fighting the man disappeared out the door. Kenshin wanted to chase the man, but Kaoru's frightened whimpers drew him.
Kenshin's heart squeezed painfully as he approached her. Carefully he untied her and held the trembling Kaoru in his arms. He buried his head in her hair, engulfing himself in her scent.
Kaoru burst into tears as Kenshin held her. She felt so dirty after that man had touched her. Kenshin stood up, Kaoru still in his arms. He carried her back out into the alley and started to walk.
She buried her face in his robes. She felt so terrible. "Kenshin, thank you." She whispered, her throat tight.
Kenshin held her tightly against himself, his heart beating painfully at the sound of her terrified voice, her voice that was usually so confident and strong. It made the anger well up in him once again.
"Kaoru, everything will be alright. I'm taking you to Sano's house, since it's nearby and then I'll go get Megumi." Kenshin comforted. But what he did not tell her was what he would do afterwards.
Sano was just finishing his supper of fish, which he had caught earlier, when there was a knock at his door. Grumbling he got up to see who it was. He was very surprised to see a very angry Kenshin standing outside with a trembling Kaoru in his arms.
"What happened, Kenshin?" Sano asked stepping aside so that they could enter.
Kenshin carefully set Kaoru down on the floor. "Kaoru was attacked." Kenshin said briskly.
Kaoru shuddered, but Kenshin placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Sano's brow furrowed. "Who did it?"
Kenshin sighed. "I did not see his face clearly. I'm going to get Miss Megumi to check Kaoru over. Can you stay with her and protect her?"
Sano nodded, but as soon as Kenshin turned to leave, Kaoru grabbed onto his arm.
"Please don't leave me, Kenshin." She whispered.
"Don't worry Kenshin, I'll go get Megumi." Sano said as he headed out the door.
Kenshin sat down next to Kaoru and pulled her into his arms. Slowly he rocked her back and forth as she cried on his shoulder.
"I was so scared." Kaoru said quietly.
"Don't worry, I will never let anyone hurt you again." Kenshin said as he stroked her cheek softly.
Kaoru felt her fear slowly slip away. She felt so safe and warm in Kenshin's arms. She wanted to stay like this forever.
Kenshin didn't want to have her hurt anymore, but he needed to know what exactly had happened.
"I do not want to hurt you, that I do not, but I must know, what happened? Tell me now and you can forget it forever."
Kaoru whimpered, but Kenshin's presence was enough to calm her as she began to tell him. "I was walking when I was all of the sudden grabbed. I felt hands take a hold of me and tie me up. Then he dragged me into the building and asked me if I was the battousai's woman. He said he had a message for you. And then he...and then he..."
Kaoru couldn't say anymore. Kenshin didn't need her to tell him anymore. He could guess what else had happened. He felt such an anger rush up in him. How dare that man touch his Kaoru? Obviously this man was someone from his past. If this man knew that Kaoru was his weakness then it was only logical that he would go after Kaoru first.
Chapter Six: Holding Onto You
"You will step away from her now, that you will!" Kenshin said, his sword raised. Kaoru felt relief flood through her body when she saw Kenshin burst into the room. She curled up into a tight ball as soon as the man let go of her.
The man turned to Kenshin and pulled out a sword. "Battousai, I will continue to haunt you till the end of you days!" But instead of fighting the man disappeared out the door. Kenshin wanted to chase the man, but Kaoru's frightened whimpers drew him.
Kenshin's heart squeezed painfully as he approached her. Carefully he untied her and held the trembling Kaoru in his arms. He buried his head in her hair, engulfing himself in her scent.
Kaoru burst into tears as Kenshin held her. She felt so dirty after that man had touched her. Kenshin stood up, Kaoru still in his arms. He carried her back out into the alley and started to walk.
She buried her face in his robes. She felt so terrible. "Kenshin, thank you." She whispered, her throat tight.
Kenshin held her tightly against himself, his heart beating painfully at the sound of her terrified voice, her voice that was usually so confident and strong. It made the anger well up in him once again.
"Kaoru, everything will be alright. I'm taking you to Sano's house, since it's nearby and then I'll go get Megumi." Kenshin comforted. But what he did not tell her was what he would do afterwards.
Sano was just finishing his supper of fish, which he had caught earlier, when there was a knock at his door. Grumbling he got up to see who it was. He was very surprised to see a very angry Kenshin standing outside with a trembling Kaoru in his arms.
"What happened, Kenshin?" Sano asked stepping aside so that they could enter.
Kenshin carefully set Kaoru down on the floor. "Kaoru was attacked." Kenshin said briskly.
Kaoru shuddered, but Kenshin placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Sano's brow furrowed. "Who did it?"
Kenshin sighed. "I did not see his face clearly. I'm going to get Miss Megumi to check Kaoru over. Can you stay with her and protect her?"
Sano nodded, but as soon as Kenshin turned to leave, Kaoru grabbed onto his arm.
"Please don't leave me, Kenshin." She whispered.
"Don't worry Kenshin, I'll go get Megumi." Sano said as he headed out the door.
Kenshin sat down next to Kaoru and pulled her into his arms. Slowly he rocked her back and forth as she cried on his shoulder.
"I was so scared." Kaoru said quietly.
"Don't worry, I will never let anyone hurt you again." Kenshin said as he stroked her cheek softly.
Kaoru felt her fear slowly slip away. She felt so safe and warm in Kenshin's arms. She wanted to stay like this forever.
Kenshin didn't want to have her hurt anymore, but he needed to know what exactly had happened.
"I do not want to hurt you, that I do not, but I must know, what happened? Tell me now and you can forget it forever."
Kaoru whimpered, but Kenshin's presence was enough to calm her as she began to tell him. "I was walking when I was all of the sudden grabbed. I felt hands take a hold of me and tie me up. Then he dragged me into the building and asked me if I was the battousai's woman. He said he had a message for you. And then he...and then he..."
Kaoru couldn't say anymore. Kenshin didn't need her to tell him anymore. He could guess what else had happened. He felt such an anger rush up in him. How dare that man touch his Kaoru? Obviously this man was someone from his past. If this man knew that Kaoru was his weakness then it was only logical that he would go after Kaoru first.