Chapter 3: Liberate

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~.. ~ = Dream Italic = Someone's thoughts Kaoru's P.O.V = Kaoru's point of view Kenshin's P.O.V = Kenshin's point of view

Definitions Shrink = Psychiatrist (therapist)

Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin

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As he jumped out the window he heard Kaoru murmur something like a prayer. When he landed on the ground he was carrying her over his shoulder then he ran without a second thought into the darkness. A deserted warehouse area was what stood before him practically crumbling to the ground. As soon as he reached the old abandoned building he was searching for he looked down to see that Kaoru had fainted in his arms. 'All humans are weaklings, and to think I was once one of them' he tried to forget that thought but even he had problems with forgetting memories.

'What a day, I meet her, save her, take her to my house, and now I'm going to let her stay the night in my house. Feelings of worry? All these feelings must not have left me these hundreds of years. But why would I feel this way towards a mere human' he thought of all the years he has lived.

So long he has lived and yet the silence of death never claimed him. A shame to know he never thought he to have a gift, but a curse. A curse that did not cause pleasure or pain physically. This gift brought wisdom, strength, immortality, but in return it brought sorrow, death, hatred, and many other sinful sideaffects. Not that he ever felt any of them he lives with his wisdom and hatred for immortality.

He strode to a very deserted alleyway area where a rusted metal door could be hardly seen. He opened it with a simple push, which unhooked it from its hinges.

"I'll never get the hang of opening a door. Stupid idiots! 'You will relocate to the abandoned warehouse area for further information' they say. Stupid leaders. Stupid doors. That's the flaw in the Underworld" he bared his teeth and growled.

As he walked in to his new house he laid Kaoru on the nearest couch and looked at his watch 12:15am only. Still had a few more hours until the sun arose.

Kaoru shifted in her peaceful slumber and whimpered when she hit the floor.

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Kaoru's P.O.V

~ 'What a day today sun's shinning and I'm on a beach! Today Day couldn't be any better. All I need now is a hot towel boy to come by. Now Kaoru no nasty thoughts on such a beautiful day like this' Kaoru thought to herself.

I was on a beach lying in the sand enjoying the sound if the waves and ocean's wind against her face. The sun was on the top of the sky enticing me with its waves of fiery heat.

I closed my eyes and smiled when I suddenly felt the sun disappear from atop of me. Cold winds brushed against my body like knives and enwrapped its grip on me. I opened my eyes only to be floating in complete darkness. The darkness had a sinister, gloomy look to it. And I felt like it was trying to capture me and dig me deep in to its depths of darkness. Suddenly I began falling or at least I think I was falling. The wind rushed past me, and all I could see was darkness.

What is this! No! I must be dreaming I know this is a dream. It has to be!' I shook the thought from my head. I couldn't have been falling it's just a dream. The breeze felt cold and lifeless as if death claimed my surroundings.

After awhile I started to slow down. Slower and slower and slower till I finally found myself floating in mid air. There was no light yet I wasn't frightened. My hair whipped around me as though it were alive.

Suddenly a light came towards me from deep within the depths of darkness. It rushed to me and seemed to flash before my eyes. A sort of sensation coursed through my body. It was like my skin crawled on me. 'Strange'

When it flashed I some how became blinded and I couldn't see where I was. When I opened my eyes I was in a field..of..flowers. 'Very Strange'

'Okay where the hell am I this doesn't feel like a dream at all. And anyway wasn't I just jumping through a window with this...' I wasn't quiet sure what happened but I saw a man standing in the middle of a patch of white roses. 'Guy? What? What is this? That guy he seems familiar who is he? What is he doin there? Maybe I should find out'

"Hay, buddy do I know you what are you doin here?" I issued with precaution. I jogged closer to him and when I came closer I stopped.

He was kneeling on the floor surrounded by trampled white roses with blood on them. They lay on the ground covered in a thick spray of red liquid. Just then the sky grew dark; the sun was covered by a thick set of clouds. Thunder banged atop of me and the faint whisper of secrets could be heard passing on the wind. The forbidden secrets of young and old, secrets that had no meaning to me. Once I felt as though I was totally insane I heard a very unusual voice singing, it was being sang in words I have never heard of before. It saddened me but my dreary vision was more than enough to ask questions of what was going on?

His back was turned towards me, his head was bowed down. He twitched as though he had an injury.

"Mister, are you okay? What's wrong you need help? Are you injured?" I felt worried, who knows he might have been hurt. And no one was around to help!

Then something strange happened he didn't answer me, I don' even think he knew I was there. This was very weird, too weird. As weird as that was the atmosphere had become cold and dark and the blood on the white roses dried and stained the color of the flower. As soon as the weather changed my sight became blurry. It was like watching an antenna TV with bad reception. Static took over my vision and then total darkness once more.

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Kaoru finally woke up, after falling from the couch from tossing and turning. She felt dizzy at first, maybe sick to her stomach. The day couldn't get any worse well maybe it could and maybe it will.

'Not any worse please' she was pushing herself to get up from the floor.

Life never felt so hard when you knew where you are. And it felt easier when you are around friends. Unfortunately, they're not here.

She stood and with confusion flooding her eyes she examined her surroundings. It was dark and gloomy the kind of place you think was perfect for graveyards. It had a unique smell to it though, of the ocean? She ran to see if there was a way out of here. Nothing. Not even a window. Definitely strange. She finally gave up and wandered through the.building or what ever it was.

'Hopefully this is the exit or the bathroom' she deliberated to herself.

'Great, just perfect! I'm alone in a place I don't even know. My mind is so messed up. First beaches, then a guy who's totally in denial, I think I know but I don't surrounded by bleeding flowers, and now this! You know Misao's right I need a shrink' Kaoru argued with herself.

After awhile she found where the kitchen was at least she thought it was a kitchen for it was very small. It only had one table small enough for three people. A refrigerator the size of a small TV that to her surprise was empty.

"And I thought it would be full" she closed the fridge door with a yeah- right smirk played across her face.

As she wandered around feeling as if she would lose her lunch she reached a door.

It was a small room. It had a small one person bed and a closet that was pretty big, big enough for two people. 'Right'

She also felt a very creepy vibe coming over her as though someone behind her. Then there was a whisper. She jerked around to see no one.

"Hello? Who's there? Show yourself" she demanded grabbing the nearest object which was a book and a pretty heavy one too she could hardly hold it.

'Okay now I'm officially freaked out. I better get the hell outa' here'

She ran to a door but it was locked. She then jolted to the next but behind it was nothing but a mop, a broom, and a wall. She searched around but it was so dark and gloomy it was hard to see her own two feet.

A creep suddenly emitted from the back of her spine. Then the whisper became clearer it was more of a question than a secret. Kaoru couldn't take it anymore she whisked the book around her hopping to hit something. But it did. Or actually something stopped it. A hand. A very pale white hand.

"Jesus Christ!" Kaoru yelled in horror.

"Would you shut up!" the voice bitterly yelled in annoyance. The figure stepped into the light that came slightly from the boarded up windows. It was him, the one who had saved Kaoru. It made her relax more when she noticed it was her rescuer but the grip on her wrist made her think otherwise. His eyes had an evil glow to them as a warning.

"Who are you? Let go of me, now!" Kaoru argued and tugged at his grasp to get free. But to her disappointment and pain he only tightened his hold to a point of pure pain.

"First of all shut up. Secondly you follow my rules. And, no questions asked. Got that" he twisted her arm and received a painful scream. She nodded and he let go. Wandering to the couch and sitting Indian style on the arm of the couch. She was silent until he spoke up.

"Ask your questions but I might not even answer them" he made a point that he meant it by the way his eyes stared at her glowing with hatred.

"Who are you?" she asked with a complete knew curiosity. And Kaoru had unexpectedly stepped closer. No answer. She sighed in disappointment. "Okay fine have it your way, what's your name at least?" No answer. Kaoru sighed again in frustration this time.

After awhile of just looking at the floor or off into the distance he stood. And walked across her and stopped, lowered his head to the side and with narrow eyes he spoke.

"Himura, Kenshin Himura" he answered. Kaoru stood there surprised at the fact that he actually talked.

"Kenshin, huh? Humph, thanks Kenshin" she spoke below her breath as her knew acquaintance, Kenshin, sauntered away.

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'What the hell was I up to saving her? Asshole, Kenshin you asshole! What the hell you idiot? Alright so I liberated her from that ass back at the bar?' he disputed with himself.

While drilling a circle pacing around the room he had just entered locking the door behind him. It was a dark room, a small glowing light on the left wall and a stair case that led down a few lights could be seen but they were not so luminous. 'Curse my fate!' He stopped and turned towards the stairs. He then jolted down them with a new hatred towards himself. When he reached the bottom which was not too far away there laid a coffin made of dark black cherry, it can also be reminded of dark deep blood. There were no windows and no other doors except the one to the stairs which was now closed and locked tightly. There was a wooden desk that seemed old but was kept very well. On it was a very small bamboo vase that could only hold two or three flowers. It was empty. He then leaned against a wall. And hallucinated of things of long past.

"Why am I so mistraut and out of thought? I have never acted so bizarre in years, hundreds of years" he leaned in closer to the wall and shut his eyes 'Strange I seem to know her from somewhere for I feel different around her, but how?'

"Tomorrow I will demand answers. I will find out." I felt determined for the first time since my hunts. So he then opened the lid to the coffin and crawled in shutting it up so no light could shine through.

He would rest until night when he would finally reveal the truth. So he slumbered.

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Kaoru had pretty much had enough of today. 'No more please, first the concert, then the freak club, now I'm in this guy's house. Oh, no more. I've had enough today. You know what I'm going to sleep I'm so tired' she rubbed her eyes and laid on the couch and closed her eyes.

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"So you heard?" a hunched figure questioned a tall man

"What? If it's another of your stupid rumors I swear send you back to where ever you crawled out of" the tall figure threatened him.

"Kenshin just kicked the shit out of that store owner guy. What's his name?" the measly man told him.

'Kenshin what have you gotten yourself into?' the tall brown haired figure wondered.

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It was already mid afternoon and no one was awake.

Back at Kenshin's house everyone was asleep even Kaoru. She had fallen asleep on the couch nearest her. She was definitely passed out.

Kenshin was subjected to his coffin. A sleek coffin of cherry black mahogany, it also held that neon shine to it. He was busy resting and away from the sun to realize trouble about to brew inside of his house.

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"UUGGGHHH" I yawned. 'Uh yea, great. Wonder what time it is.' I stood and looked around for a watch or mirror or something useful, but I found both. I looked like a dead bride. All pale from lack of sun and food. 'Talking about food I'm hungry. Wonder if there is a food somewhere'. I then heard ticking. The clock. It was 5:50 pm.

"I wonder where that guy is. I have to ask him some questions."

As I trotted to the door where Kenshin had walked through I heard rustling coming from behind me. 'What was that? It might be my imagination'

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Little to Kaoru's own instincts she didn't notice that man behind her. Then suddenly he grabbed her wrist twirled her around and pinned her to the wall.

"Well, well, we meet again. Where is he?" the man inquired

"Who? You mean Kenshin" Kaoru struggled again. 'I'm getting real tired of this' Kaoru corrected her knee thrusted it to his groin earning Kaoru a painful howl from him. She ran to the door and tried to open it when he grabbed her leg and dragged her under him. He straddled her and had pinned her arms once again atop of her.

"Struggling will only make it worse my dear. Now tell me where is he?" he inquired once more.

'Oh shit! What do I do know? Shit, shit, shit!' Kaoru felt defenseless which was true, she was.

They had been so easily distracted that neither noticed the door to Kenshin's room was open.

As the man on top of Kaoru was questioning he felt a strange cold sensation caressing his throat. He then noticed how the girl's eyes flickered from him to something more behind him.

"Right here." It was Kenshin he stood glaring bullets at the man. "Liberate her know." Kenshin's voice was ice cold.

The man nearly looked at him but he simply talked back and said "Make me."

What he said tried Kenshin's patience which was in short supply at the time. "Liberate her. Liberate your mind. You motherf**ker your so narrow- minded." Kenshin was about to just slice his head off right there.

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