Double Trouble: Chapter 6
Lalala. I don't feel like talking much before this chapter. I think I'll just talk afterwards. Nice change, huh? ...don't answer that.
Tsukai: Duck doesn't own Rurouni Kenshin at all. That honor goes to Nobuhiro Watsuki. All she owns is me, as I am an OC. And remember to review!
On with the fic!! ^ ^
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Silence.
For the first time in what seemed like forever, the Kamiya dojo was completely silent.
Well, not completely silent. The words of Yahiko and Sanosuke still rang through the training hall, though they'd been said long ago. They continued to permeate the air like a thick fog. They hung there, tauntingly, in the ears of everyone in the hall.
'Kenshin, it's Battousai!'
'He was seen in town! He's here, Kenshin, he's here!'
"So." Kenshin let the word slip from his lips slowly. He was still embracing Kaoru, though it was now more to ease the girl's trembling. "He's come."
"What are we going to do?" Yahiko asked. "Kenshin? Are you going to fight him?"
Kenshin didn't reply. He held Kaoru tightly to his chest. He watched the floor, as though thinking. Finally, he stood with Kaoru and tried to detach himself from her. Ah, but Kaoru would have none of that. She clung to him, tears in her eyes. Kenshin shook his head and gently coaxed her arms away, offering her to Yahiko. The boy took her, startled. The rurouni headed for the door.
"No!!" Kaoru let out a cry, struggling against her student's grip. "Don't leave me!! This is too much like Kyoto!!"
He stopped. Hesitated. "Except you followed me to Kyoto." He turned around again, eyes shadowed. Then he lifted his head, and the shadow passed away. "And even that turned out alright in the end, didn't it?" A sad smile crossed his face. "Besides. I'm not even leaving town this time." He put his back to them again. "But Sanosuke... Yahiko..."
"Yeah, Kenshin?"
"I want you two to keep Kaoru-dono here. Out of the path of danger. I... have reason to believe Battousai will try to hurt her, that I do. You need to protect her while Tsukai-dono and I try to defeat Battousai."
"Did someone say my name?" Tsukai asked, stepping into the room. Seeing the look on each person's face, she sighed and nodded. "I can guess what's going on here."
Kenshin nodded. "I was just telling them not to let Kaoru come with us."
"Good."
"But Kenshin!!"
The look on the rurouni's face silenced her. "I've made up my mind, Kaoru- dono!" He shook his head. "But I can promise you one thing..." Kaoru swallowed and waited. After a moment, Kenshin finished, "I will come back to you, that I will."
Suddenly, the silence in the dojo shattered as applause sounded. With a gasp, everyone turned to see one amber-eyed swordsman standing among them, clapping. Kaoru flinched visibly in Yahiko's arms. Sanosuke narrowed his eyes and made a fist at his side. Kenshin's eyes widened.
"How touching, foolish rurouni," Battousai smirked, ceasing his applause. "Too bad you won't be able to keep that promise." With that, he began to leave. "We are going to fight by the river." And he was gone.
"Well, this is it, then," Kenshin commented softly, a shadow once more caressing his eyes. "See you later, Kaoru-dono." He and the elderly woman left too. Kaoru let out a cry and fainted.
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(No, of COURSE I'm not ending it there! I was going to, but I felt guilty for the chapters being to short. So here's a little more. I expect reviews for this! ^ ^)
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"You cannot win. You know that, don't you?" the hitokiri said as his rurouni counterpart appeared before him by the raging river. Kenshin didn't reply. "For one thing, you have no sword to fight me with. And I happen to have TWO." The rurouni watched as Battousai drew two blades partway, one on each side of him. On the right was a regular sword. The hitokiri indicated it with a nod of his head. "I am going to fight you with this one." The one on the left was Kenshin's sakabato (reverse blade sword). "And this one... I will do THIS with!"
Battousai sheathed it quickly and tossed it into the rushing currents. With a smirk, he glanced over at a nearby tree. Reluctantly, Kenshin looked too, and let out a gasp.
"No! Kaoru-dono!!"
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Kaoru hid behind a tree along the river. Fainting at the dojo? Hah! That'd was just an act to make Sanosuke and Yahiko leave her alone. Sanosuke had laid her on her futon and left her. Bad move on his part! The moment he was out of earshot, she'd gone after Kenshin. Peeking around the thick trunk, she could see both the hitokiri and rurouni standing there.
"And this one..." Battousai was saying, "I will do THIS with!" Kaoru watched, eyes going wide, as he sheathed the sakabato and threw it into the river. She gasped. Kenshin's sword! Battousai then turned his gaze on her. Kenshin looked too.
"No! Kaoru-dono!!" Kenshin cried. "What are you doing here!?"
But Kaoru ignored him. Dashing out from behind her tree, she leapt into the river after the sword. The rurouni's eyes nearly bugged out of his head.
"KAORU!!!"
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Author's Notes:
So here we are, on the brink of the fight. What's gonna happen to Kaoru? Whadya think the outcome will be? I mean, SURE we could say Kenshin will win, but what's the fun in that? Tell you what: you send me an ending that you might not expect and I'll post the one I like the most. How's that? I'd let you readers vote for YOUR fav, but my last vote... didn't go so well.
Sanosuke: Don't you still need those questions answered, Duck?
Oh yeah!!:
How many years has Pegasus had the Millennium Eye? Also, how long was it between Cecilia dying and Pegasus getting the Eye?
What are those things Kaiba developed called? They were on episodes between Duelist Kingdom and Battle City. They're like big chair things. You put your deck in them and sit in them and you go into suspended animation or something. Your mind goes to this game world where you use your deck to duel "real" monsters in the game. It's like virtual reality or something, kinda like The World. On one of the episodes, there was a princess that looked like Mokuba! I can't remember what they're called!
What's Cecilia's Japanese name?
Oh, and I'm going to thank all my reviewers at once at the end of the fic. That said, I think I'll leave you to ponder your endings. PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!! See you next chappie!! ^ ^
Lalala. I don't feel like talking much before this chapter. I think I'll just talk afterwards. Nice change, huh? ...don't answer that.
Tsukai: Duck doesn't own Rurouni Kenshin at all. That honor goes to Nobuhiro Watsuki. All she owns is me, as I am an OC. And remember to review!
On with the fic!! ^ ^
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Silence.
For the first time in what seemed like forever, the Kamiya dojo was completely silent.
Well, not completely silent. The words of Yahiko and Sanosuke still rang through the training hall, though they'd been said long ago. They continued to permeate the air like a thick fog. They hung there, tauntingly, in the ears of everyone in the hall.
'Kenshin, it's Battousai!'
'He was seen in town! He's here, Kenshin, he's here!'
"So." Kenshin let the word slip from his lips slowly. He was still embracing Kaoru, though it was now more to ease the girl's trembling. "He's come."
"What are we going to do?" Yahiko asked. "Kenshin? Are you going to fight him?"
Kenshin didn't reply. He held Kaoru tightly to his chest. He watched the floor, as though thinking. Finally, he stood with Kaoru and tried to detach himself from her. Ah, but Kaoru would have none of that. She clung to him, tears in her eyes. Kenshin shook his head and gently coaxed her arms away, offering her to Yahiko. The boy took her, startled. The rurouni headed for the door.
"No!!" Kaoru let out a cry, struggling against her student's grip. "Don't leave me!! This is too much like Kyoto!!"
He stopped. Hesitated. "Except you followed me to Kyoto." He turned around again, eyes shadowed. Then he lifted his head, and the shadow passed away. "And even that turned out alright in the end, didn't it?" A sad smile crossed his face. "Besides. I'm not even leaving town this time." He put his back to them again. "But Sanosuke... Yahiko..."
"Yeah, Kenshin?"
"I want you two to keep Kaoru-dono here. Out of the path of danger. I... have reason to believe Battousai will try to hurt her, that I do. You need to protect her while Tsukai-dono and I try to defeat Battousai."
"Did someone say my name?" Tsukai asked, stepping into the room. Seeing the look on each person's face, she sighed and nodded. "I can guess what's going on here."
Kenshin nodded. "I was just telling them not to let Kaoru come with us."
"Good."
"But Kenshin!!"
The look on the rurouni's face silenced her. "I've made up my mind, Kaoru- dono!" He shook his head. "But I can promise you one thing..." Kaoru swallowed and waited. After a moment, Kenshin finished, "I will come back to you, that I will."
Suddenly, the silence in the dojo shattered as applause sounded. With a gasp, everyone turned to see one amber-eyed swordsman standing among them, clapping. Kaoru flinched visibly in Yahiko's arms. Sanosuke narrowed his eyes and made a fist at his side. Kenshin's eyes widened.
"How touching, foolish rurouni," Battousai smirked, ceasing his applause. "Too bad you won't be able to keep that promise." With that, he began to leave. "We are going to fight by the river." And he was gone.
"Well, this is it, then," Kenshin commented softly, a shadow once more caressing his eyes. "See you later, Kaoru-dono." He and the elderly woman left too. Kaoru let out a cry and fainted.
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(No, of COURSE I'm not ending it there! I was going to, but I felt guilty for the chapters being to short. So here's a little more. I expect reviews for this! ^ ^)
___________
"You cannot win. You know that, don't you?" the hitokiri said as his rurouni counterpart appeared before him by the raging river. Kenshin didn't reply. "For one thing, you have no sword to fight me with. And I happen to have TWO." The rurouni watched as Battousai drew two blades partway, one on each side of him. On the right was a regular sword. The hitokiri indicated it with a nod of his head. "I am going to fight you with this one." The one on the left was Kenshin's sakabato (reverse blade sword). "And this one... I will do THIS with!"
Battousai sheathed it quickly and tossed it into the rushing currents. With a smirk, he glanced over at a nearby tree. Reluctantly, Kenshin looked too, and let out a gasp.
"No! Kaoru-dono!!"
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Kaoru hid behind a tree along the river. Fainting at the dojo? Hah! That'd was just an act to make Sanosuke and Yahiko leave her alone. Sanosuke had laid her on her futon and left her. Bad move on his part! The moment he was out of earshot, she'd gone after Kenshin. Peeking around the thick trunk, she could see both the hitokiri and rurouni standing there.
"And this one..." Battousai was saying, "I will do THIS with!" Kaoru watched, eyes going wide, as he sheathed the sakabato and threw it into the river. She gasped. Kenshin's sword! Battousai then turned his gaze on her. Kenshin looked too.
"No! Kaoru-dono!!" Kenshin cried. "What are you doing here!?"
But Kaoru ignored him. Dashing out from behind her tree, she leapt into the river after the sword. The rurouni's eyes nearly bugged out of his head.
"KAORU!!!"
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Author's Notes:
So here we are, on the brink of the fight. What's gonna happen to Kaoru? Whadya think the outcome will be? I mean, SURE we could say Kenshin will win, but what's the fun in that? Tell you what: you send me an ending that you might not expect and I'll post the one I like the most. How's that? I'd let you readers vote for YOUR fav, but my last vote... didn't go so well.
Sanosuke: Don't you still need those questions answered, Duck?
Oh yeah!!:
How many years has Pegasus had the Millennium Eye? Also, how long was it between Cecilia dying and Pegasus getting the Eye?
What are those things Kaiba developed called? They were on episodes between Duelist Kingdom and Battle City. They're like big chair things. You put your deck in them and sit in them and you go into suspended animation or something. Your mind goes to this game world where you use your deck to duel "real" monsters in the game. It's like virtual reality or something, kinda like The World. On one of the episodes, there was a princess that looked like Mokuba! I can't remember what they're called!
What's Cecilia's Japanese name?
Oh, and I'm going to thank all my reviewers at once at the end of the fic. That said, I think I'll leave you to ponder your endings. PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!! See you next chappie!! ^ ^