Grrrrrrr. I wasn't going to put this put until later, but I can't help
myself. I love this fic soooo much that it's driving me crazy!!!!!!
AHHHHHH. Anyway, please review because I've got a lot of chapter already
typed, and to stop here would be a damn shame! So review por favor. Oh, and
I forgot to mention before that if any of my Spanish lacks an accent or
anything like that it's because I dunno how to type those funny looking
marks. SORRY!!! ~_^ I promise to learn. Anyhoo, go read ppl!!!
Disclaimer: Oh where oh where has my little Kenshin gone. Oh where oh where can he be? *runs around searching* He ran away!!! That freaking (BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP) son of a (BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP) , mother (BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP). Hehe, xsqueeze my French! No owns nothing.
~~~They've Gone Crazy~~~
I was drifting in a world of light and happiness, and I saw this red thing moving towards me, when the thing got closer, and my eyes focused I saw that it was the girl from last night. She was smiling at me, and she said something, but I didn't hear it. It was like watching a movie with no sound. She came up close to me and hugged me, still smiling. The next thing I knew, she kissed me. Not a chaste kiss either, a real kiss, a real, long, sensual kiss.
I woke with a jump, and glanced at my alarm clock. It read 8 o'clock. My breaths were deep. It sounded like I had run a marathon. What was that? Why was I kissing that girl, Kenshin, and even more, why was I enjoying it? My body felt tight, and hot. Jesus, what was wrong with me? The phone rang, and I jumped. Me, nervous? "What?" I said into the phone. I had just woken up from an overly too pleasant dream. I had a right to be grumpy. Wait, does that sound right?
"Good morning Kaoru." Soujiro said in a light, happy tone. It was as if I'd imagined how he sounded yesterday.
"What the hell is going on? You know I don't like being left in the dark!" I said angrily.
"I'll explain..."
"You better have! I've been trying to contact you all night! I was up till one calling every where I could think of!"
"You worried about me?" He teased. The old Soujiro was really back, thank god.
"Oh course you idiot." I growled at him, and he laughed. It was great hearing him sound normal again.
"I will be there in ten minutes. Don't go anywhere." He said, and hung up. 10 minutes? My placed looked like a pig sty! I ran around cleaning things up, and had totally forgotten to change clothes. Damn my bad memory. I hadn't really remembered till I answered the door, and Soujiro and another guy walked in. They looked me up and down, and then smiled like crazy.
"I didn't know you were bringing someone else with you." I said leaning against the wall. I would not run away to change clothes, I would stand my ground, and pretend it was on purpose. I purposely was standing here wearing nothing but a big shirt with puppies on it. Suuuure...
"Nice place." The man I didn't know said. He was tall like Sano, maybe even taller, and he was just as thin. He didn't look like a friendly guy, and for some reason the smile on his face look odd on him, like he wasn't one to smile much. He had short bluish hair, and when he looked at me it was like he could see what I was thinking. A very penetrating look, a little creepy, but he seemed ok over all.
"Nice shirt." Soujiro smiled. He always smiled though. I didn't know if he was teasing me or just complimenting. Hey, maybe he did like it? He was probably teasing.
"I'll be sure to get you a matching one." I smiled back, and offered the two men coffee. Both turned me down. "First things first," I said sitting onto a chair in my living room, intently watching Soujiro, who was sitting on my couch, and the other guy, who was standing beside the couch, "Who are you?" I asked pointing to the nameless guy.
"Aoshi Shinomori." He said simply as if that explained it all.
"And you would be here because..."
"He's here to help you." Soujiro said.
"Help me? And I need help to..."
"Kill Himura Battosai." Aoshi said.
"Ok, lemme get this straight. So, you, Aoshi Shinomori, are here to help me kill Himura Battosai."
"Correct." He said.
"The same battosai that died a hell of a latta years ago in Japan in the whatever dynasty." I said, my voice heavy with sarcasm.
"No, the reincarnation of him." Soujiro corrected, still smiling.
"Oh, my mistake." I said rolling my eyes, "Soujiro, do you have a fever." I said reaching over to feel his forehead. He batted my hand away.
"This isn't a joke. His reincarnation is here, and it is possible he has come to kill me, Aoshi, or even you, who knows." Soujiro said. His smile was withering away, but he was still partly smiling. Strange man.
"Why would he kill you, Aoshi, or me?" I figured I might as well play along with the game. It was obvious that they were delusional, but in order to understand, I could pretend for a while.
"Because he knew us back then in Japan. We are also reincarnations of people."
"Ok, so supposedly he knew us back in the whatever century. But like I said, why would he kill us?"
"You need an open mind for this Kaoru." He said.
"I don't think you're crazy yet, so I'd say my mind is pretty wide open."
"Last week I started getting flashes of memories, memories that weren't mine. I was really caught off gaurd by them, and confused. Yesterday I bumped into him," Soujiro said pointing at Aoshi, "I remembered him from my flashes; it scared me. I turned; ran. I'd been freaking out all day yesterday trying to find you because you were in my flashes too, and I thought he would come after you. Late last night he found me and cornered me. I didn't have any weapons. I was in too much of a panic that day to remember to carry one with me. Anyway, when he cornered me he asked me who I was, and what I was doing to him. Turns out he had been having visions too, and I happened to be one of the people in them."
"Uh huh..." Maybe Soujiro is crazy...
"It's true! We did some research last night, and we think the man we saw in our memories was Himura Battosai. We're almost positive. We researched Japanese history, and typed in our names. Sure enough, we were there. Well, not use personally, but our names were."
"Again I ask: Why would he kill us?" This was either a really elaborate lie, or these two men needed to see a shrink.
"We killed him." Aoshi said. So he can speak! Sarcasm, gotta love it.
"How?"
"Battosai had turned into a wandering swordsman for 10 years, vowing never to kill again, but in Kyoto he lost himself in battle and killed a man named Shishio. He went insane, or at least that's what the websites on him say. They say he had a short tempter and would kill anyone who displeased him. The love of his life was scared of what he had become, so much so that she lured him into a trap where, Aoshi, a guy named Saitoh, and I killed him. Aoshi and I began to receive our visions at the same time, so we think that he might be close by. Aoshi says we must kill him, but I think we should find out about him first. So, I want the two of you to work together to find him, and follow him because he may come seeking revenge. I'm going to try to find this Saitoh guy."
"Are you sure you're not sick Soujiro?" I was worried. He had lost his mind. That's what happens in this business. If you're too close to death for too long, you lose your mind. I hope I don't lose mine. Chances are that I will, but ya never know.
"Kaoru I'm fine. Why don't you believe me?" He said. His face was dead serious. He really believed he was the reincarnation of someone.
"I just...can't. And even if I did, I'm an assassin, Soujiro. I kill people who get in the governments way. I'm not a spy. I go, I kill; I leave. I do not follow people around all day. Especially people who were said to go crazy and get killed by their lovers and friends. Plus, I didn't get any visions, and you think I'm a reincarnation."
"You didn't get any visions because your body is resisting it. You are the reincarnation of his lover. Your soul has probably been trying to block out the memories. It doesn't want the pain of seeing him again, seeing the battosai again." Aoshi said. I had nearly forgotten that he was there.
"You would think I would know when my soul is resisting something." I said scowling at him. I didn't like him much. He was the one who corrupted Soujiro. It was him, and he would pay.
"Yes, you would think so, wouldn't you?" He said. Now he just was being a smart ass.
"I have a meeting with the mayor today. How far have you gotten on the case he's requested?"
"I got everything. Edwardo got me the police file, as always, he's so dependable. Anyway, I made some calls; I know where he'll be tonight. I'm going to finish it. He'll be dead by sunrise." I smiled. My mother would be proud.
"Good. I'll be sure to tell him everything is going on schedule." Soujiro smiled.
"One problem." I don't know how he's going to take this...
"What?"
"I can't get near him to do a quick kill and leave. He takes bodyguards everywhere with him, EVERYWHERE. I can't get near him without doing a little bit of undercover stuff. I'm going to have to get close to him so he'll be alone with me. I know it's different then what we usually do, but it's the only way." I sat there waiting for him to call the plan outrageous. Wait for him to rant and rave about how I could get caught at any second, and on and on and on, but he didn't. He had a thoughtful look on his face like he was actually considering it.
"Fine, but if I call here at 11:30 and you're not here, I am coming for you." Soujiro was coming for me? That was a new one. Could he even fight? I fought a smile, and was happy with myself when I was able to keep a straight face. I guess my control was better now then before. Yay for me.
"No, you're not. One, I'm 26 and you're 23, so cut the 'I'll save you' macho crap. I'm older than you! Two, you could get killed." I was older, and he was my boss. Seemed odd didn't it. He barely surpassed Misao's age.
"That should be incentive enough for you to get home before 11:30. Now I've got to go. If I don't rush I'll be late. Can you give Aoshi a ride where ever? Bye." Soujiro was out of the room before I could protest. Damn him being so fast. He was the fastest guy I knew, crazy huh?
"Can I trust you to not steal anything while I take a shower?" I ask Aoshi as I walked towards my bedroom.
"Do you think you can?" I hate people who answer questions with questions. I frowned at him.
"Nope, but Soujiro thinks I should. So touch my stuff; I hunt you down and slice open your throat." I said nonchalantly. His facial expression didn't waver. He looked at me with blank eyes; not even a trace of fear. Great, a good threat wasted. I turned and went to take a shower. This was going to be a long day.
Disclaimer: Oh where oh where has my little Kenshin gone. Oh where oh where can he be? *runs around searching* He ran away!!! That freaking (BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP) son of a (BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP) , mother (BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP). Hehe, xsqueeze my French! No owns nothing.
~~~They've Gone Crazy~~~
I was drifting in a world of light and happiness, and I saw this red thing moving towards me, when the thing got closer, and my eyes focused I saw that it was the girl from last night. She was smiling at me, and she said something, but I didn't hear it. It was like watching a movie with no sound. She came up close to me and hugged me, still smiling. The next thing I knew, she kissed me. Not a chaste kiss either, a real kiss, a real, long, sensual kiss.
I woke with a jump, and glanced at my alarm clock. It read 8 o'clock. My breaths were deep. It sounded like I had run a marathon. What was that? Why was I kissing that girl, Kenshin, and even more, why was I enjoying it? My body felt tight, and hot. Jesus, what was wrong with me? The phone rang, and I jumped. Me, nervous? "What?" I said into the phone. I had just woken up from an overly too pleasant dream. I had a right to be grumpy. Wait, does that sound right?
"Good morning Kaoru." Soujiro said in a light, happy tone. It was as if I'd imagined how he sounded yesterday.
"What the hell is going on? You know I don't like being left in the dark!" I said angrily.
"I'll explain..."
"You better have! I've been trying to contact you all night! I was up till one calling every where I could think of!"
"You worried about me?" He teased. The old Soujiro was really back, thank god.
"Oh course you idiot." I growled at him, and he laughed. It was great hearing him sound normal again.
"I will be there in ten minutes. Don't go anywhere." He said, and hung up. 10 minutes? My placed looked like a pig sty! I ran around cleaning things up, and had totally forgotten to change clothes. Damn my bad memory. I hadn't really remembered till I answered the door, and Soujiro and another guy walked in. They looked me up and down, and then smiled like crazy.
"I didn't know you were bringing someone else with you." I said leaning against the wall. I would not run away to change clothes, I would stand my ground, and pretend it was on purpose. I purposely was standing here wearing nothing but a big shirt with puppies on it. Suuuure...
"Nice place." The man I didn't know said. He was tall like Sano, maybe even taller, and he was just as thin. He didn't look like a friendly guy, and for some reason the smile on his face look odd on him, like he wasn't one to smile much. He had short bluish hair, and when he looked at me it was like he could see what I was thinking. A very penetrating look, a little creepy, but he seemed ok over all.
"Nice shirt." Soujiro smiled. He always smiled though. I didn't know if he was teasing me or just complimenting. Hey, maybe he did like it? He was probably teasing.
"I'll be sure to get you a matching one." I smiled back, and offered the two men coffee. Both turned me down. "First things first," I said sitting onto a chair in my living room, intently watching Soujiro, who was sitting on my couch, and the other guy, who was standing beside the couch, "Who are you?" I asked pointing to the nameless guy.
"Aoshi Shinomori." He said simply as if that explained it all.
"And you would be here because..."
"He's here to help you." Soujiro said.
"Help me? And I need help to..."
"Kill Himura Battosai." Aoshi said.
"Ok, lemme get this straight. So, you, Aoshi Shinomori, are here to help me kill Himura Battosai."
"Correct." He said.
"The same battosai that died a hell of a latta years ago in Japan in the whatever dynasty." I said, my voice heavy with sarcasm.
"No, the reincarnation of him." Soujiro corrected, still smiling.
"Oh, my mistake." I said rolling my eyes, "Soujiro, do you have a fever." I said reaching over to feel his forehead. He batted my hand away.
"This isn't a joke. His reincarnation is here, and it is possible he has come to kill me, Aoshi, or even you, who knows." Soujiro said. His smile was withering away, but he was still partly smiling. Strange man.
"Why would he kill you, Aoshi, or me?" I figured I might as well play along with the game. It was obvious that they were delusional, but in order to understand, I could pretend for a while.
"Because he knew us back then in Japan. We are also reincarnations of people."
"Ok, so supposedly he knew us back in the whatever century. But like I said, why would he kill us?"
"You need an open mind for this Kaoru." He said.
"I don't think you're crazy yet, so I'd say my mind is pretty wide open."
"Last week I started getting flashes of memories, memories that weren't mine. I was really caught off gaurd by them, and confused. Yesterday I bumped into him," Soujiro said pointing at Aoshi, "I remembered him from my flashes; it scared me. I turned; ran. I'd been freaking out all day yesterday trying to find you because you were in my flashes too, and I thought he would come after you. Late last night he found me and cornered me. I didn't have any weapons. I was in too much of a panic that day to remember to carry one with me. Anyway, when he cornered me he asked me who I was, and what I was doing to him. Turns out he had been having visions too, and I happened to be one of the people in them."
"Uh huh..." Maybe Soujiro is crazy...
"It's true! We did some research last night, and we think the man we saw in our memories was Himura Battosai. We're almost positive. We researched Japanese history, and typed in our names. Sure enough, we were there. Well, not use personally, but our names were."
"Again I ask: Why would he kill us?" This was either a really elaborate lie, or these two men needed to see a shrink.
"We killed him." Aoshi said. So he can speak! Sarcasm, gotta love it.
"How?"
"Battosai had turned into a wandering swordsman for 10 years, vowing never to kill again, but in Kyoto he lost himself in battle and killed a man named Shishio. He went insane, or at least that's what the websites on him say. They say he had a short tempter and would kill anyone who displeased him. The love of his life was scared of what he had become, so much so that she lured him into a trap where, Aoshi, a guy named Saitoh, and I killed him. Aoshi and I began to receive our visions at the same time, so we think that he might be close by. Aoshi says we must kill him, but I think we should find out about him first. So, I want the two of you to work together to find him, and follow him because he may come seeking revenge. I'm going to try to find this Saitoh guy."
"Are you sure you're not sick Soujiro?" I was worried. He had lost his mind. That's what happens in this business. If you're too close to death for too long, you lose your mind. I hope I don't lose mine. Chances are that I will, but ya never know.
"Kaoru I'm fine. Why don't you believe me?" He said. His face was dead serious. He really believed he was the reincarnation of someone.
"I just...can't. And even if I did, I'm an assassin, Soujiro. I kill people who get in the governments way. I'm not a spy. I go, I kill; I leave. I do not follow people around all day. Especially people who were said to go crazy and get killed by their lovers and friends. Plus, I didn't get any visions, and you think I'm a reincarnation."
"You didn't get any visions because your body is resisting it. You are the reincarnation of his lover. Your soul has probably been trying to block out the memories. It doesn't want the pain of seeing him again, seeing the battosai again." Aoshi said. I had nearly forgotten that he was there.
"You would think I would know when my soul is resisting something." I said scowling at him. I didn't like him much. He was the one who corrupted Soujiro. It was him, and he would pay.
"Yes, you would think so, wouldn't you?" He said. Now he just was being a smart ass.
"I have a meeting with the mayor today. How far have you gotten on the case he's requested?"
"I got everything. Edwardo got me the police file, as always, he's so dependable. Anyway, I made some calls; I know where he'll be tonight. I'm going to finish it. He'll be dead by sunrise." I smiled. My mother would be proud.
"Good. I'll be sure to tell him everything is going on schedule." Soujiro smiled.
"One problem." I don't know how he's going to take this...
"What?"
"I can't get near him to do a quick kill and leave. He takes bodyguards everywhere with him, EVERYWHERE. I can't get near him without doing a little bit of undercover stuff. I'm going to have to get close to him so he'll be alone with me. I know it's different then what we usually do, but it's the only way." I sat there waiting for him to call the plan outrageous. Wait for him to rant and rave about how I could get caught at any second, and on and on and on, but he didn't. He had a thoughtful look on his face like he was actually considering it.
"Fine, but if I call here at 11:30 and you're not here, I am coming for you." Soujiro was coming for me? That was a new one. Could he even fight? I fought a smile, and was happy with myself when I was able to keep a straight face. I guess my control was better now then before. Yay for me.
"No, you're not. One, I'm 26 and you're 23, so cut the 'I'll save you' macho crap. I'm older than you! Two, you could get killed." I was older, and he was my boss. Seemed odd didn't it. He barely surpassed Misao's age.
"That should be incentive enough for you to get home before 11:30. Now I've got to go. If I don't rush I'll be late. Can you give Aoshi a ride where ever? Bye." Soujiro was out of the room before I could protest. Damn him being so fast. He was the fastest guy I knew, crazy huh?
"Can I trust you to not steal anything while I take a shower?" I ask Aoshi as I walked towards my bedroom.
"Do you think you can?" I hate people who answer questions with questions. I frowned at him.
"Nope, but Soujiro thinks I should. So touch my stuff; I hunt you down and slice open your throat." I said nonchalantly. His facial expression didn't waver. He looked at me with blank eyes; not even a trace of fear. Great, a good threat wasted. I turned and went to take a shower. This was going to be a long day.