To Wish Upon A Firefly:
Chapter Seven: Protecting You
Sano rushed through the dark streets and towards the clinic. No one bothered him. No one dared to attack a man as obviously strong as him. He knocked frantically on Megumi's door. Megumi was quick to answer the door, but she glared once she saw it was Sano.
"What do you want roosterhead?" She said, annoyed that he would come by so late.
"It's the missy, she's been attacked." Sano said.
Megumi's face darkened. "Is it serious?"
"She's hurt more emotionally, but Kenshin thought it best to have you look over her anyway." Sano said as they both started walking.
"Where are there?" Megumi said as she let Sano lead.
"At my house right now. Kenshin would have come himself, but Kaoru didn't want him to leave her."
Megumi nodded silently.
Sano and Megumi arrived back at his house to find that Kaoru was being held in Kenshin's arms. Kenshin slowly released her so that Megumi could look her over.
"Were you cut anywhere?" Megumi asked as she checked the girl over. Kaoru nodded and pointed to her chest. Megumi pilled back her ripped kimono to see a slash mark across her chest. Kaoru shuddered as Megumi cleaned it and bandaged it.
Megumi finished up with her and said her goodbyes. There was nothing else that she could do for the girl, it was up to Kenshin now.
Sano walked Kenshin and Kaoru back to the dojo. Kaoru was still terrified so Kenshin carried her back. Yahiko greeted them at the door.
"What happened? What's wrong with Kaoru?" Yahiko said anxiously when he saw Kenshin carrying her.
"Sano will tell you." Kenshin said shortly as he walked past him and brought Kaoru into the house.
Instead of taking Kaoru to her own room he brought her to his room. He carefully set her down on the bed and curled up under the covers next to her. He pulled her close to him gently caressing her, running his fingers up and down her body.
"Kaoru, I love you and I swear to always protect you." Kenshin whispered clutching her against his body.
Kaoru shuddered at first at Kenshin's touch remembering her attacker's hands, but soon she was soothed by his gentleness and soft words. She melted inside as he brushed his lips against her in soft kisses. She fell asleep in his arms even as he still kissed her.
As soon as Kenshin knew that Kaoru was deeply asleep, he slipped out of bed, He reached Yahiko just as soon as Sano finished telling him what happened.
"Sano, would you mind staying the night here to watch over Kaoru? I have to go do something." Kenshin said an angry glare in his eye.
Sano nodded. "But Kenshin, be careful. Don't do anything stupid, ok?"
Kenshin didn't answer. He just walked past them both and out into the dark street.
The man, Enjiro Saijime, watched as Kenshin left the Kamiya dojo. He knew that his attack on Kaoru would anger the battousai greatly. He was expecting that anger to make the battousai truly battle him. He needed to get his revenge on that murderer.
Kenshin had only walked around for ten minutes when he heard footsteps behind him. He drew his sword and turned around. Sure enough it was Kaoru's attacker.
"Battousai the manslayer, you will die this night!" the man said viciously.
Kenshin's eyes narrowed as he went into a defensive stance. "That man no longer exists." Kenshin said.
The man cried out in rage and ran at Kenshin blinding, his sword swinging madly. Kenshin parried it easily. This man was no good with his sword, but he was determined.
"Can I at least know the name of the man who hates me so?" Kenshin said coolly.
The man laughed bitterly. "You have long forgotten me and my brother, but I cannot. My name is Enjiro Saijime and I have been searching for you for many years to avenge the death of my brother!"
Enjiro swung his sword again towards Kenshin, but Kenshin just moved away.
"There is nothing I can do to give back the lives that I have taken. But I do promise I will never cause someone the pain like I caused you ever again."
Enjiro looked even angrier at Kenshin's words.
"That's not good enough! You killed him! My brother, you killed him!" The man began to sob and wildly swung his sword at Kenshin. Kenshin knocked the sword out of his hands sending it scattering across the ground. He then collapsed onto the ground sobbing.
"You killed him! You killed him!" He screamed.
Then out of nowhere came the police.
"Arrest that man!" yelled the police chief. Then he turned to Kenshin.
"Mr. Himura, thank you for catching this man. He is wanted for various assaults and robberies. We've been searching for him for a long time."
Kenshin lowered his sword. "How did you know he was out here?"
Yahiko popped out from behind the police men.
"This young man here followed you and went and warned us." The chief answered.
"Let me have a word with this man." Kenshin requested. They obliged and respectfully stepped a few feet away so they could speak in privacy.
"I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused you, that I am. There is nothing I can do to repent for the sins I have committed. But if you ever come near Kaoru again, I will not hesitate to kill you, even if it breaks the oath I have made." Kenshin said quietly to Enjiro. There was a red glint in Kenshin's eyes. Kenshin stepped away from the man and the police took him away.
Chapter Seven: Protecting You
Sano rushed through the dark streets and towards the clinic. No one bothered him. No one dared to attack a man as obviously strong as him. He knocked frantically on Megumi's door. Megumi was quick to answer the door, but she glared once she saw it was Sano.
"What do you want roosterhead?" She said, annoyed that he would come by so late.
"It's the missy, she's been attacked." Sano said.
Megumi's face darkened. "Is it serious?"
"She's hurt more emotionally, but Kenshin thought it best to have you look over her anyway." Sano said as they both started walking.
"Where are there?" Megumi said as she let Sano lead.
"At my house right now. Kenshin would have come himself, but Kaoru didn't want him to leave her."
Megumi nodded silently.
Sano and Megumi arrived back at his house to find that Kaoru was being held in Kenshin's arms. Kenshin slowly released her so that Megumi could look her over.
"Were you cut anywhere?" Megumi asked as she checked the girl over. Kaoru nodded and pointed to her chest. Megumi pilled back her ripped kimono to see a slash mark across her chest. Kaoru shuddered as Megumi cleaned it and bandaged it.
Megumi finished up with her and said her goodbyes. There was nothing else that she could do for the girl, it was up to Kenshin now.
Sano walked Kenshin and Kaoru back to the dojo. Kaoru was still terrified so Kenshin carried her back. Yahiko greeted them at the door.
"What happened? What's wrong with Kaoru?" Yahiko said anxiously when he saw Kenshin carrying her.
"Sano will tell you." Kenshin said shortly as he walked past him and brought Kaoru into the house.
Instead of taking Kaoru to her own room he brought her to his room. He carefully set her down on the bed and curled up under the covers next to her. He pulled her close to him gently caressing her, running his fingers up and down her body.
"Kaoru, I love you and I swear to always protect you." Kenshin whispered clutching her against his body.
Kaoru shuddered at first at Kenshin's touch remembering her attacker's hands, but soon she was soothed by his gentleness and soft words. She melted inside as he brushed his lips against her in soft kisses. She fell asleep in his arms even as he still kissed her.
As soon as Kenshin knew that Kaoru was deeply asleep, he slipped out of bed, He reached Yahiko just as soon as Sano finished telling him what happened.
"Sano, would you mind staying the night here to watch over Kaoru? I have to go do something." Kenshin said an angry glare in his eye.
Sano nodded. "But Kenshin, be careful. Don't do anything stupid, ok?"
Kenshin didn't answer. He just walked past them both and out into the dark street.
The man, Enjiro Saijime, watched as Kenshin left the Kamiya dojo. He knew that his attack on Kaoru would anger the battousai greatly. He was expecting that anger to make the battousai truly battle him. He needed to get his revenge on that murderer.
Kenshin had only walked around for ten minutes when he heard footsteps behind him. He drew his sword and turned around. Sure enough it was Kaoru's attacker.
"Battousai the manslayer, you will die this night!" the man said viciously.
Kenshin's eyes narrowed as he went into a defensive stance. "That man no longer exists." Kenshin said.
The man cried out in rage and ran at Kenshin blinding, his sword swinging madly. Kenshin parried it easily. This man was no good with his sword, but he was determined.
"Can I at least know the name of the man who hates me so?" Kenshin said coolly.
The man laughed bitterly. "You have long forgotten me and my brother, but I cannot. My name is Enjiro Saijime and I have been searching for you for many years to avenge the death of my brother!"
Enjiro swung his sword again towards Kenshin, but Kenshin just moved away.
"There is nothing I can do to give back the lives that I have taken. But I do promise I will never cause someone the pain like I caused you ever again."
Enjiro looked even angrier at Kenshin's words.
"That's not good enough! You killed him! My brother, you killed him!" The man began to sob and wildly swung his sword at Kenshin. Kenshin knocked the sword out of his hands sending it scattering across the ground. He then collapsed onto the ground sobbing.
"You killed him! You killed him!" He screamed.
Then out of nowhere came the police.
"Arrest that man!" yelled the police chief. Then he turned to Kenshin.
"Mr. Himura, thank you for catching this man. He is wanted for various assaults and robberies. We've been searching for him for a long time."
Kenshin lowered his sword. "How did you know he was out here?"
Yahiko popped out from behind the police men.
"This young man here followed you and went and warned us." The chief answered.
"Let me have a word with this man." Kenshin requested. They obliged and respectfully stepped a few feet away so they could speak in privacy.
"I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused you, that I am. There is nothing I can do to repent for the sins I have committed. But if you ever come near Kaoru again, I will not hesitate to kill you, even if it breaks the oath I have made." Kenshin said quietly to Enjiro. There was a red glint in Kenshin's eyes. Kenshin stepped away from the man and the police took him away.