Title: A parting
Rated: R
Author: Emi-chan
E-mail: Tanuki_musume@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own anything!!! (Don't sue!)
*Sighs* Okay... I do like this story line. But it seems my Microsoft word has gone haywire. So sorry if the writing goes from one thing to another... I have no idea what it is doing. It has a mind of its own... Thank you. And thank you everyone for the reviews and bearing with me on my sad little story. ^_^
WARNING: Anyone who loves Katsu... I am sorry but I had to find a minor character that I could kill off. I myself like Katsu too but... I AM SORRY!!! * bows* Forgive me
Chapter 3:
Kaoru clings onto the table. Her breath coming in short gasps. She couldn't believe it. That was....That was Katsu... Tsukioka Katsuhiro. Course he lived under the Alias Tsukioka Tsunan. She closes her eyes and takes another deep breath. Katsu... Katsu had been...Been murdered? By whom? She knew a lot people that didn't like Katsu because he worked against the law but.... Never anyone that wanted to kill Katsu.
Saitou touches her shoulder gently trying to give her some comfort. But Saitou wasn't much for comfort. She would have to tell Sano. A job she wasn't looking forward too. Katsu and Sano had been best friends long before she even knew Sano. She lets out a muffled cry. Her hand still covering her mouth.
"Would you like someone else to do this Kaoru-san?" Saitou ask politely
"Iie, I will be fine. Just give me a minute."
Saitou nods before moving off. What bakayarou would do this to someone? It just wasn't right. She looks over at the body. His intestines lay in the blood soaked floor around him. They were starting to get a purplish tint due to being out in the open air for so long. She chokes back more bile that tried to work its way up her throat. She wouldn't think about who it was. It was just another dead body.
Opening her duffle she takes out a camera. She would have to take pictures. She adjusts the settings and begins taking pictures. Carefully keeping out of the pathway of the blood. She didn't want to ruin any evidence. They were never very happy about that. She sighs as she puts back on the cap to her camera. That was done with. Now for the dirty work. Slipping into her gloves she hollers for Saitou.
"Yeah, what do you need Kaoru-san?"
"Can I look at the body now? No one is going to get mad now that I have pictures?"
He shakes his head and waves his hand towards the body. Signaling to go at it.
Gently slipping her feet into little plastic booties so she didn't leave prints she wades into the large puddle of blood. Stopping down beside the body she examines the chest cavity. Touching the lungs. She shivers as she does so. The body was cool to touch even through the gloves. She then pulls back the loose flesh around the opening of the abdomen. She grimaces as a piece of flesh slides off into her hand.
Flinging the piece of flesh down she pokes into the hole. Nothing was left. Just a shallow puddle of blood. All the organs were missing. She could see all the way back to his spine. She groans inwardly. This was not pretty. Course death was never pretty.
She touches the blood around her. It was starting to congeal. She sneers and then moves down to where the slice wounds were on his legs. She runs her fingers across them. It was a katana no less. No normal knife would make this clean of a wound.
"OI!! Saitou-sama, get over here."
Saitou hurries over. He was already wearing booties so it was no problem.
"What's the verdict?" He questions.
"It was a katana," She says softly, "No normal knife can make such clean wounds. Well it could have been but it could have only been a very skilled swordsman with a very well made knife. Plus, there are few people out there now a day that practice swordsmanship."
Saitou nods. Looking over the body more closely. His fingers hovering over the wounds. He didn't have gloves on so he wouldn't touch it.
"You say you knew this man. Who is it?" He says not looking at her but staring at the body.
"Tsukioka Tsunan," She responds dryly.
"I will get on it and see who he hung out with. If you could be of any help you can call us. But I think that is all for now. We will call you down to the..." He was cut off by one of the cops running in. Not noticing the blood he slips on it and falls into the mess. He scrambles to his feet and then runs as fast as he can to the waste basket. Throwing-up probably his lunch and breakfast.
Kaoru feels her own bile rise in her throat. As long as no one else threw- up she wouldn't. A man then pokes his head into the front of a restaurant.
"Saitou-sama, we found something," He says in a very dry tone.
Saitou walks out of the mess. Slipping off the booties he disposes them into the trashcan. Kaoru follows him throwing her own in there as well. Leaving on the gloves just in case she might need them again. They enter the back of the kitchen and she looks around. It must have been an Italian restaurant because the back was painted red with green and white stripes at the top for a border. Pots and pans hung from a rack at the sealing.
They stop in front of the stove. She then notices that two large pots were sitting on the stove. Both the burners that they set on were on low. She blinks confused. Saitou looks in both the pots and steps back in disgust. It wasn't good when Saitou did that. She steps forward. It must have been her turn. She peers into the first pot. Finding out what happened to the missing organs. His stomach, liver and other organs were floating around in here. A little soggy and wrinkly from being boiled for probably over an hour.
She moves over to the next pot and opens it. What she found made her turn around quickly. Hand over her mouth. Disgust plain on her face. It was his penis and balls. She swallows down the rising bile and turns to Saitou.
"You can get in touch with me at my office," She says quickly and with that turns and leaves.
Kaoru sighs closing up her duffel bag. Having removed the gloves. Being sure not to look at the body again. She would have to go back and tell Sano. It wouldn't be easy and she sure as hell wasn't looking forward to it. She leaves the restaurant. Who would get killed in a restaurant anyways? She shakes her head and passes through the 'guards' and out under the crime scene tape. Taking her time walking back to the office.
She reaches the parking garage and pauses there. Enishi was standing at her car. She looks at him and then down at her watch. Blinking in confusion. She had another 4 hours of work. What did he want?
"Enishi?" She says making his name a question as she moves over to him.
"I came here to make sure that you told no one about me hitting you last night ma petite."
Kaoru shivers despite herself. "I didn't tell anyone," She says softly.
Enishi smiles cruelly. "You won't have to be reminded who you belong to again my pet will you?" He says touching the bruised side of her face ever so gently.
"No, I won't." Her tone dry and cold.
He grins and takes her chin roughly and leans down and kisses her. Tongue slipping into her mouth. She pushes him away. Eyes wild as she looks at him.
"Enishi! Not here. Please. I have work to do," She says her voice a notch lower.
"Just remember. You are mine to do with what I please," He says bending down and kissing her forehead before leaving.
Kaoru watches him go with a worried look. A cold shiver running through her spine. First Sano's best friend murdered and now Enishi. This day was not going to be a good one. Or rather it already wasn't. She sighs and hurries up the stairs to her office. Sano was already in there waiting for her. Sitting in her chair. Feet up on her clean desk. Eyes closed. They snap open as soon as she opens the door.
"So, Jou-chan how was it? Not bad I hope?"
Kaoru looks at him with sorrowful eyes. "Sano..."She says his name softly. As if speaking to a child. He sits up straight in his chair looking at her worriedly. "It was the murder victim...It was... Well it was Katsu."
A silence fills the office. She tenses up. Her body responding to the silence that took over the place. It was awkward her having to tell her friend that his best friend was dead. She looks at her friends face. Shock and disbelief had washed over his features. Kaoru lets out a choked sob and runs over to him. Throwing her arms around his neck she hugs him.
"Sano... I am so sorry," She cries softly.
Sano shakes his head trying to say no. He didn't want to accept it. There was a light knock at the door and then it opens. Kaoru stands up quickly and looks at who was standing in the doorway. Tears still sliding down her cheeks.
The new boss was standing there. He looks at her curiously. His eyes going from her to Sano and then back to her.
"Ano...Is this a bad time?" He says looking at her wet cheeks.
She quickly wipes away her tears and shakes her head. "No no... Everything is fine. Please come in and have a seat," She says softly. Hand waving at the seats before her desk.
He comes in and takes a seat. His eyes assessing the room. She stays standing since Sano was still sitting in her chair. His face still awash with shock and disbelief. Suddenly he jumps up from the chair and sprints out of the room.
"SANO!!" Kaoru calls after him. Starting to run after him she remembers the boss. "Ano... I... I need to go after him."
Kenshin gets up and ushers her to lead the way. They follow Sano. He had torn through the office like a wild fire and down the stairs and down two blocks to the crime scene. Kaoru runs into the restaurant panting. Kenshin at her side. Looking around the scene before him. Kaoru spots Sano. Moving over to him she laces her fingers through his and gives his hand a squeeze.
Kenshin moves up beside her and lets out a soft groan.
"Kami-sama," He mutters under his breath.
Sano lets out a soft cry and falls to his knees. His hand still in Kaoru's grasp. She moves in front of him drops his hand. She wraps her arms around his head and pulls him to her. His head cradled against her stomach. He wraps his arms around her and cries. She strokes his "Tori-atama" hair gently. Like trying to calm a crying child.
"Shh Sano... Everything will be okay. I promise you everything will be okay," She coos softly.
Saitou pokes his head out of the back and comes out. Finding Kaoru back there with Sano's crying head cradled against her. He then glances over at the red head that was standing there.
"Battousai," He says moving over to them.
Kenshin turns quickly towards the familiar voice. "Saitou," He says in a low growl.
Kaoru looks at the two. A question forming in her eyes. Saitou and Kenshin look at her and then back to each other.
"Nice to see you again, Saitou," He says hiding the fact they were rivals from Kaoru.
Saitou just nods and then waves his hand. Knowing Kaoru could handle this he moves off back into the kitchen. Kenshin watches him go before turning back to Kaoru.
Kaoru sighs softly as Sano has stopped sobbing. She releases his head and looks at him in the eyes.
"I think you should go home, call up Megumi and let her stay with you tonight." She then looks at Kenshin. "You don't mind if he takes the night off do you?"
Kenshin shakes his head. "Take 2 days off Sano. Get over whatever is wrong," He says with a smile that was true.
Sano nods and gets up. He gives Kaoru's hand a squeeze. Kaoru smiles and stands on tiptoe to reach Sano's head. She grabs it on both sides and pulls it down to her level. She kisses him gently on the forehead.
"Everything will be fine I promise," Kaoru says softly.
He nods and then hugs her tightly before leaving. Kaoru sighs softly. Kenshin giving her a questioning glance. He wanted to know what was going on here.
"I will tell you on the way back," She responds with a smile.
They leave the scene and on there way back she explains who Katsu is to Sano and who Sano is to her. All the while Kenshin listens with an attentive ear. Nodding occasionally at what she said. He understood now why Sano had acted the way he had. Losing a best friend was hard. But at least Sano had Kaoru to comfort him.
"Kaoru-dono... I needed to talk to you. I saw...." He is cut off by police sirens going down the street.
Kaoru's eyes follow them all the way down the street before looking back at Kenshin. Kenshin looks at her face. She was beautiful despite the large bruise on the side of her face. Her eyes were the color of the ocean. A deep sapphire color. The dark blue shirt she had on now brought them out even more. How he wanted to touch her face again like he had earlier that day in the office. He then realizes he was staring and snaps back into himself.
"Kaoru..." Once again he is cut off. He sighs.
"ENISHI!!" She says putting on an act for Kenshin. Once again Enishi was standing by her car. She runs over and jumps into his arms. He was around 5'9" (175cm) and she was 5'1"1/2 (155cm) (Yes these are their real heights in the manga and Anime) so she was easy to lift. He picks her up and spins her around. He sets her down seeing they had company. Enishi and Kenshin stare at each other for along time.
"Kaoru-dono I am going back up to my office. Ja." He says leaving quickly.
Enishi watches Kenshin retreat up the stairs before looking down at Kaoru who was clinging to his waist.
"Kaoru... I don't want you hanging out with him," He says. His voice was totally different from what it usually was now a day. It held concern... FOR HER! She looks at him a question forming in her eyes.
"I will tell you later. I just don't want you getting hurt." He caresses the good-side of her face gently. He then takes her chin lightly and tilts her head up towards him and bends down and gives her a deep passionate kiss.
Kaoru looks at him as he draws back. There was something totally different about him now. A side she had never seen. This was the Enishi she use to know. But more... more... Loving perhaps? She didn't know.
"I will be careful Enishi," She says softly.
He nods and lets her go. Watching her disappear into the stairwell before disappearing himself. She sighs settling back into her office. Everything running threw her mind. Maybe things were looking up!!
Just maybe Enishi really did love her. Maybe she had doubted his love for no reason. She smiles at the hopeless thought. But just maybe he did. She shakes her head and gets to work. The rest of the day would be uneventful.
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Kenshin finds himself sitting up him office thinking about her. About her eyes. The way you got lost just staring at him. Then him... He had hurt her. He had marked that beautiful face. His body grows rigid with anger. He.... he... That BAKAYAROU!!
He growls. Spinning in his chair so he could look at the large window. He gets up and stands in front of it. Enishi... That bastard.... He had touched her. He had claimed her. He had overheard their little conversation down in the garage. He had forced her into submission.
She was such a beautiful thing. She was not meant to be tamed or owned. He starts to pace in frustration. She was meant to be loved. To be cared for. Damn him. Damn him to hell. He would pay. He would pay for hurting her. But Enishi was a greater opponent then he had hoped for. His sword style was far beyond good. Enishi's might even surpass his own. Course he knew Enishi wasn't fully sane...
But that was due to the fact that he has seen his sister murdered before his eyes. And that murder was Kenshin... The Battousai. Whatever fancy name you wanted to give him. Kenshin's heart clenches at the thought of Tomoe, Enishi's older sister. That was his first love. A first love failed.
He stops his endless pacing and stares back at the window. It had been unintentional. She had jumped in front of him. To save him. He lets out a painful sob. But she had died to give him a happy life. He touches his scarred cheek. Kaoru was a little like Tomoe. But Tomoe had been very closed. Silent and mysterious. Kaoru seemed different. And he found himself falling in love with her as he knew he would the first time they met. But Enishi had taken the one thing he was falling for. Perhaps.... Perhaps Enishi had known. But how could he know that Kenshin would fall for her?
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Kaoru sighs driving home. She had run by the grocery store and to a restaurant to get some food for Enishi. She had to go see the doctor in 30 minutes. She hurries and parks and grabs the two bags of groceries and Enishi's dinner. Hurrying of the stairs she finds the door unlocked.
She sets the bags down and then looks around the apartment. The shower was running. She goes into the bathroom finding Enishi taking a shower.
"Enishi, I have to go to the doctors in a moment. Your dinner is out. Just heat it up okay! JA!" She then closes the door to the bathroom and then grabs a box of cookies she had bought for Sano.
She heads leaves the apartment and goes to Sano's next door. She knocks hard as she could. Sano would probably be laying around. She is surprised when Megumi answers but not that surprised.
"Oh... Hello Kitsune!" She says affectionately to the older woman.
"Hello Tanuki-musume," The older woman says just as warmly. "Please come in for a moment."
Kaoru steps into the apartment. It was clean now due to Megumi's picking up but when she usually came in she had to avoid stepping on left over food or dirty clothes.
"Oh I brought some cookies!"
"How nice of you," Megumi says taking the offered cookies and putting them on the Kitchen table. Sano then emerges at the mention of food. A towel was wrapped around his waist. He was dripping wet but no one seemed to mind.
"You didn't make them did you?" He says quickly.
Kaoru just laughs and shakes her head. She had terrible cooking and was famous for it. She about killed Sano with it one night. He had choked on it. It was rather enjoyable until they found out he really was joking. She sees Sano grin and open the cookies and take out about three and eat them in no time before Megumi moves over and slaps his hand.
"You will ruin your dinner that I have made for you!"
Sano just shrugs trying to get more but Megumi hits him hard on the back of the head. He mumbles an itai through his cookie filled mouth. Kaoru smiles glad to find that her friend was better.
"I must be leaving. I made an appointment with Genzai-san. So I must be off."
Megumi smiles and says, "Tell Genzai-san hello for me! I am sorry I won't be there to assess you but as you see I am busy here keeping the Tori-atama under control!"
Megumi and Sano were in love and it was plain to see. Kaoru just nods and bows and then departs. She was running late now. Running down the steps and into the car. Once getting going she floors it all the way to the doctor's office.
Finding that the waiting room had like two sick people in she calms down a little. She wasn't that late. It was only six o'clock. She checks in and just as she is about to sit down she is called back there. And Genzai is with her in moments. His old worn face drawn into a warm smile like it always was.
"Kaoru! How are you? Long time no see," He says in a good naturedly tone.
She smiles. "I am fine Genzai-san. But I am concerned about well... I've been rather beat up lately in my martial arts class," She says lying smoothly about why she was beat up. "So can you check it over?"
Genzai nods and they begin the slow process of checking her out.
*AN HOUR LATER *
Kaoru had had an x-ray and many other tests. And Genzai finally had the results about everything. Even her bruised face.
"Kaoru-san..." He says adding the san to her name which was odd. "I am very sorry... But... You................"
THE END!!!!
DUNDUNDUN!! What will he say? Well it's not that hard to guess. Anyways let me explain some things! Well first off. Kenshin did date Tomoe. Not marry. And as you read he did kill her. Kind of like in the Anime but not really. It will be a different kind of Story. And the whole Enishi knowing Kenshin would fall for Kaoru is a BIG surprise... Will have something to do with their past. So you will see!!! ^_^ Oh and... I know everyone beats up on Enishi. But I do kind of like him. I mean.. I got to be nice to the guy once in awhile. SOOO I am going to make him a bit nicer. He just has a lot of mood swings. (LIKE A GIRL hehehe) But he is kind of insane but who wouldn't be after seeing their sibling killed in front of them. But Enishi is kind of hot to.... So....Have to make him kind of nice. So I will make him nicer. But there will be rivalry between Kenshin and Enishi trust me!
Vocabulary:
Bakayarou: Jerk, Asshole, Bastard (Bastard and Asshole go better with my story ^_^)
Iie: NO!!
Jou-chan: Missy
Tori-atama: Rooster head
Kitsune: Fox
Tanuki-musume: Raccoon girl
Itai: Ouch... Oww.. Whatever
Emi-chan: WHOA!! 9 pages... Getting longer ne?
Kenshin: I don't know. Still looks short to me...
Emi-chan: -_-' you are NO HELP!! *sighs*
Kenshin: Who said I wanted to help you?
Emi-chan: O_O I... I have ruined the nice sweet Kenshin. I HAVE TAINTED YOU!
Kenshin: -_-' Yeah I think we are done for today.. You might wanna leave before she blows up!! ^_^ hurry hurry
~CLICK THAT BUTTON!! YOU KNOW YA WANNA!! ^_^~
p.s. sorry about the grammar... I don't reread my story.. I don't know why.. but I need to get to bed.. is late... 1:48 in the morning.. So OYASUMI!!!
Rated: R
Author: Emi-chan
E-mail: Tanuki_musume@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own anything!!! (Don't sue!)
*Sighs* Okay... I do like this story line. But it seems my Microsoft word has gone haywire. So sorry if the writing goes from one thing to another... I have no idea what it is doing. It has a mind of its own... Thank you. And thank you everyone for the reviews and bearing with me on my sad little story. ^_^
WARNING: Anyone who loves Katsu... I am sorry but I had to find a minor character that I could kill off. I myself like Katsu too but... I AM SORRY!!! * bows* Forgive me
Chapter 3:
Kaoru clings onto the table. Her breath coming in short gasps. She couldn't believe it. That was....That was Katsu... Tsukioka Katsuhiro. Course he lived under the Alias Tsukioka Tsunan. She closes her eyes and takes another deep breath. Katsu... Katsu had been...Been murdered? By whom? She knew a lot people that didn't like Katsu because he worked against the law but.... Never anyone that wanted to kill Katsu.
Saitou touches her shoulder gently trying to give her some comfort. But Saitou wasn't much for comfort. She would have to tell Sano. A job she wasn't looking forward too. Katsu and Sano had been best friends long before she even knew Sano. She lets out a muffled cry. Her hand still covering her mouth.
"Would you like someone else to do this Kaoru-san?" Saitou ask politely
"Iie, I will be fine. Just give me a minute."
Saitou nods before moving off. What bakayarou would do this to someone? It just wasn't right. She looks over at the body. His intestines lay in the blood soaked floor around him. They were starting to get a purplish tint due to being out in the open air for so long. She chokes back more bile that tried to work its way up her throat. She wouldn't think about who it was. It was just another dead body.
Opening her duffle she takes out a camera. She would have to take pictures. She adjusts the settings and begins taking pictures. Carefully keeping out of the pathway of the blood. She didn't want to ruin any evidence. They were never very happy about that. She sighs as she puts back on the cap to her camera. That was done with. Now for the dirty work. Slipping into her gloves she hollers for Saitou.
"Yeah, what do you need Kaoru-san?"
"Can I look at the body now? No one is going to get mad now that I have pictures?"
He shakes his head and waves his hand towards the body. Signaling to go at it.
Gently slipping her feet into little plastic booties so she didn't leave prints she wades into the large puddle of blood. Stopping down beside the body she examines the chest cavity. Touching the lungs. She shivers as she does so. The body was cool to touch even through the gloves. She then pulls back the loose flesh around the opening of the abdomen. She grimaces as a piece of flesh slides off into her hand.
Flinging the piece of flesh down she pokes into the hole. Nothing was left. Just a shallow puddle of blood. All the organs were missing. She could see all the way back to his spine. She groans inwardly. This was not pretty. Course death was never pretty.
She touches the blood around her. It was starting to congeal. She sneers and then moves down to where the slice wounds were on his legs. She runs her fingers across them. It was a katana no less. No normal knife would make this clean of a wound.
"OI!! Saitou-sama, get over here."
Saitou hurries over. He was already wearing booties so it was no problem.
"What's the verdict?" He questions.
"It was a katana," She says softly, "No normal knife can make such clean wounds. Well it could have been but it could have only been a very skilled swordsman with a very well made knife. Plus, there are few people out there now a day that practice swordsmanship."
Saitou nods. Looking over the body more closely. His fingers hovering over the wounds. He didn't have gloves on so he wouldn't touch it.
"You say you knew this man. Who is it?" He says not looking at her but staring at the body.
"Tsukioka Tsunan," She responds dryly.
"I will get on it and see who he hung out with. If you could be of any help you can call us. But I think that is all for now. We will call you down to the..." He was cut off by one of the cops running in. Not noticing the blood he slips on it and falls into the mess. He scrambles to his feet and then runs as fast as he can to the waste basket. Throwing-up probably his lunch and breakfast.
Kaoru feels her own bile rise in her throat. As long as no one else threw- up she wouldn't. A man then pokes his head into the front of a restaurant.
"Saitou-sama, we found something," He says in a very dry tone.
Saitou walks out of the mess. Slipping off the booties he disposes them into the trashcan. Kaoru follows him throwing her own in there as well. Leaving on the gloves just in case she might need them again. They enter the back of the kitchen and she looks around. It must have been an Italian restaurant because the back was painted red with green and white stripes at the top for a border. Pots and pans hung from a rack at the sealing.
They stop in front of the stove. She then notices that two large pots were sitting on the stove. Both the burners that they set on were on low. She blinks confused. Saitou looks in both the pots and steps back in disgust. It wasn't good when Saitou did that. She steps forward. It must have been her turn. She peers into the first pot. Finding out what happened to the missing organs. His stomach, liver and other organs were floating around in here. A little soggy and wrinkly from being boiled for probably over an hour.
She moves over to the next pot and opens it. What she found made her turn around quickly. Hand over her mouth. Disgust plain on her face. It was his penis and balls. She swallows down the rising bile and turns to Saitou.
"You can get in touch with me at my office," She says quickly and with that turns and leaves.
Kaoru sighs closing up her duffel bag. Having removed the gloves. Being sure not to look at the body again. She would have to go back and tell Sano. It wouldn't be easy and she sure as hell wasn't looking forward to it. She leaves the restaurant. Who would get killed in a restaurant anyways? She shakes her head and passes through the 'guards' and out under the crime scene tape. Taking her time walking back to the office.
She reaches the parking garage and pauses there. Enishi was standing at her car. She looks at him and then down at her watch. Blinking in confusion. She had another 4 hours of work. What did he want?
"Enishi?" She says making his name a question as she moves over to him.
"I came here to make sure that you told no one about me hitting you last night ma petite."
Kaoru shivers despite herself. "I didn't tell anyone," She says softly.
Enishi smiles cruelly. "You won't have to be reminded who you belong to again my pet will you?" He says touching the bruised side of her face ever so gently.
"No, I won't." Her tone dry and cold.
He grins and takes her chin roughly and leans down and kisses her. Tongue slipping into her mouth. She pushes him away. Eyes wild as she looks at him.
"Enishi! Not here. Please. I have work to do," She says her voice a notch lower.
"Just remember. You are mine to do with what I please," He says bending down and kissing her forehead before leaving.
Kaoru watches him go with a worried look. A cold shiver running through her spine. First Sano's best friend murdered and now Enishi. This day was not going to be a good one. Or rather it already wasn't. She sighs and hurries up the stairs to her office. Sano was already in there waiting for her. Sitting in her chair. Feet up on her clean desk. Eyes closed. They snap open as soon as she opens the door.
"So, Jou-chan how was it? Not bad I hope?"
Kaoru looks at him with sorrowful eyes. "Sano..."She says his name softly. As if speaking to a child. He sits up straight in his chair looking at her worriedly. "It was the murder victim...It was... Well it was Katsu."
A silence fills the office. She tenses up. Her body responding to the silence that took over the place. It was awkward her having to tell her friend that his best friend was dead. She looks at her friends face. Shock and disbelief had washed over his features. Kaoru lets out a choked sob and runs over to him. Throwing her arms around his neck she hugs him.
"Sano... I am so sorry," She cries softly.
Sano shakes his head trying to say no. He didn't want to accept it. There was a light knock at the door and then it opens. Kaoru stands up quickly and looks at who was standing in the doorway. Tears still sliding down her cheeks.
The new boss was standing there. He looks at her curiously. His eyes going from her to Sano and then back to her.
"Ano...Is this a bad time?" He says looking at her wet cheeks.
She quickly wipes away her tears and shakes her head. "No no... Everything is fine. Please come in and have a seat," She says softly. Hand waving at the seats before her desk.
He comes in and takes a seat. His eyes assessing the room. She stays standing since Sano was still sitting in her chair. His face still awash with shock and disbelief. Suddenly he jumps up from the chair and sprints out of the room.
"SANO!!" Kaoru calls after him. Starting to run after him she remembers the boss. "Ano... I... I need to go after him."
Kenshin gets up and ushers her to lead the way. They follow Sano. He had torn through the office like a wild fire and down the stairs and down two blocks to the crime scene. Kaoru runs into the restaurant panting. Kenshin at her side. Looking around the scene before him. Kaoru spots Sano. Moving over to him she laces her fingers through his and gives his hand a squeeze.
Kenshin moves up beside her and lets out a soft groan.
"Kami-sama," He mutters under his breath.
Sano lets out a soft cry and falls to his knees. His hand still in Kaoru's grasp. She moves in front of him drops his hand. She wraps her arms around his head and pulls him to her. His head cradled against her stomach. He wraps his arms around her and cries. She strokes his "Tori-atama" hair gently. Like trying to calm a crying child.
"Shh Sano... Everything will be okay. I promise you everything will be okay," She coos softly.
Saitou pokes his head out of the back and comes out. Finding Kaoru back there with Sano's crying head cradled against her. He then glances over at the red head that was standing there.
"Battousai," He says moving over to them.
Kenshin turns quickly towards the familiar voice. "Saitou," He says in a low growl.
Kaoru looks at the two. A question forming in her eyes. Saitou and Kenshin look at her and then back to each other.
"Nice to see you again, Saitou," He says hiding the fact they were rivals from Kaoru.
Saitou just nods and then waves his hand. Knowing Kaoru could handle this he moves off back into the kitchen. Kenshin watches him go before turning back to Kaoru.
Kaoru sighs softly as Sano has stopped sobbing. She releases his head and looks at him in the eyes.
"I think you should go home, call up Megumi and let her stay with you tonight." She then looks at Kenshin. "You don't mind if he takes the night off do you?"
Kenshin shakes his head. "Take 2 days off Sano. Get over whatever is wrong," He says with a smile that was true.
Sano nods and gets up. He gives Kaoru's hand a squeeze. Kaoru smiles and stands on tiptoe to reach Sano's head. She grabs it on both sides and pulls it down to her level. She kisses him gently on the forehead.
"Everything will be fine I promise," Kaoru says softly.
He nods and then hugs her tightly before leaving. Kaoru sighs softly. Kenshin giving her a questioning glance. He wanted to know what was going on here.
"I will tell you on the way back," She responds with a smile.
They leave the scene and on there way back she explains who Katsu is to Sano and who Sano is to her. All the while Kenshin listens with an attentive ear. Nodding occasionally at what she said. He understood now why Sano had acted the way he had. Losing a best friend was hard. But at least Sano had Kaoru to comfort him.
"Kaoru-dono... I needed to talk to you. I saw...." He is cut off by police sirens going down the street.
Kaoru's eyes follow them all the way down the street before looking back at Kenshin. Kenshin looks at her face. She was beautiful despite the large bruise on the side of her face. Her eyes were the color of the ocean. A deep sapphire color. The dark blue shirt she had on now brought them out even more. How he wanted to touch her face again like he had earlier that day in the office. He then realizes he was staring and snaps back into himself.
"Kaoru..." Once again he is cut off. He sighs.
"ENISHI!!" She says putting on an act for Kenshin. Once again Enishi was standing by her car. She runs over and jumps into his arms. He was around 5'9" (175cm) and she was 5'1"1/2 (155cm) (Yes these are their real heights in the manga and Anime) so she was easy to lift. He picks her up and spins her around. He sets her down seeing they had company. Enishi and Kenshin stare at each other for along time.
"Kaoru-dono I am going back up to my office. Ja." He says leaving quickly.
Enishi watches Kenshin retreat up the stairs before looking down at Kaoru who was clinging to his waist.
"Kaoru... I don't want you hanging out with him," He says. His voice was totally different from what it usually was now a day. It held concern... FOR HER! She looks at him a question forming in her eyes.
"I will tell you later. I just don't want you getting hurt." He caresses the good-side of her face gently. He then takes her chin lightly and tilts her head up towards him and bends down and gives her a deep passionate kiss.
Kaoru looks at him as he draws back. There was something totally different about him now. A side she had never seen. This was the Enishi she use to know. But more... more... Loving perhaps? She didn't know.
"I will be careful Enishi," She says softly.
He nods and lets her go. Watching her disappear into the stairwell before disappearing himself. She sighs settling back into her office. Everything running threw her mind. Maybe things were looking up!!
Just maybe Enishi really did love her. Maybe she had doubted his love for no reason. She smiles at the hopeless thought. But just maybe he did. She shakes her head and gets to work. The rest of the day would be uneventful.
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Kenshin finds himself sitting up him office thinking about her. About her eyes. The way you got lost just staring at him. Then him... He had hurt her. He had marked that beautiful face. His body grows rigid with anger. He.... he... That BAKAYAROU!!
He growls. Spinning in his chair so he could look at the large window. He gets up and stands in front of it. Enishi... That bastard.... He had touched her. He had claimed her. He had overheard their little conversation down in the garage. He had forced her into submission.
She was such a beautiful thing. She was not meant to be tamed or owned. He starts to pace in frustration. She was meant to be loved. To be cared for. Damn him. Damn him to hell. He would pay. He would pay for hurting her. But Enishi was a greater opponent then he had hoped for. His sword style was far beyond good. Enishi's might even surpass his own. Course he knew Enishi wasn't fully sane...
But that was due to the fact that he has seen his sister murdered before his eyes. And that murder was Kenshin... The Battousai. Whatever fancy name you wanted to give him. Kenshin's heart clenches at the thought of Tomoe, Enishi's older sister. That was his first love. A first love failed.
He stops his endless pacing and stares back at the window. It had been unintentional. She had jumped in front of him. To save him. He lets out a painful sob. But she had died to give him a happy life. He touches his scarred cheek. Kaoru was a little like Tomoe. But Tomoe had been very closed. Silent and mysterious. Kaoru seemed different. And he found himself falling in love with her as he knew he would the first time they met. But Enishi had taken the one thing he was falling for. Perhaps.... Perhaps Enishi had known. But how could he know that Kenshin would fall for her?
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Kaoru sighs driving home. She had run by the grocery store and to a restaurant to get some food for Enishi. She had to go see the doctor in 30 minutes. She hurries and parks and grabs the two bags of groceries and Enishi's dinner. Hurrying of the stairs she finds the door unlocked.
She sets the bags down and then looks around the apartment. The shower was running. She goes into the bathroom finding Enishi taking a shower.
"Enishi, I have to go to the doctors in a moment. Your dinner is out. Just heat it up okay! JA!" She then closes the door to the bathroom and then grabs a box of cookies she had bought for Sano.
She heads leaves the apartment and goes to Sano's next door. She knocks hard as she could. Sano would probably be laying around. She is surprised when Megumi answers but not that surprised.
"Oh... Hello Kitsune!" She says affectionately to the older woman.
"Hello Tanuki-musume," The older woman says just as warmly. "Please come in for a moment."
Kaoru steps into the apartment. It was clean now due to Megumi's picking up but when she usually came in she had to avoid stepping on left over food or dirty clothes.
"Oh I brought some cookies!"
"How nice of you," Megumi says taking the offered cookies and putting them on the Kitchen table. Sano then emerges at the mention of food. A towel was wrapped around his waist. He was dripping wet but no one seemed to mind.
"You didn't make them did you?" He says quickly.
Kaoru just laughs and shakes her head. She had terrible cooking and was famous for it. She about killed Sano with it one night. He had choked on it. It was rather enjoyable until they found out he really was joking. She sees Sano grin and open the cookies and take out about three and eat them in no time before Megumi moves over and slaps his hand.
"You will ruin your dinner that I have made for you!"
Sano just shrugs trying to get more but Megumi hits him hard on the back of the head. He mumbles an itai through his cookie filled mouth. Kaoru smiles glad to find that her friend was better.
"I must be leaving. I made an appointment with Genzai-san. So I must be off."
Megumi smiles and says, "Tell Genzai-san hello for me! I am sorry I won't be there to assess you but as you see I am busy here keeping the Tori-atama under control!"
Megumi and Sano were in love and it was plain to see. Kaoru just nods and bows and then departs. She was running late now. Running down the steps and into the car. Once getting going she floors it all the way to the doctor's office.
Finding that the waiting room had like two sick people in she calms down a little. She wasn't that late. It was only six o'clock. She checks in and just as she is about to sit down she is called back there. And Genzai is with her in moments. His old worn face drawn into a warm smile like it always was.
"Kaoru! How are you? Long time no see," He says in a good naturedly tone.
She smiles. "I am fine Genzai-san. But I am concerned about well... I've been rather beat up lately in my martial arts class," She says lying smoothly about why she was beat up. "So can you check it over?"
Genzai nods and they begin the slow process of checking her out.
*AN HOUR LATER *
Kaoru had had an x-ray and many other tests. And Genzai finally had the results about everything. Even her bruised face.
"Kaoru-san..." He says adding the san to her name which was odd. "I am very sorry... But... You................"
THE END!!!!
DUNDUNDUN!! What will he say? Well it's not that hard to guess. Anyways let me explain some things! Well first off. Kenshin did date Tomoe. Not marry. And as you read he did kill her. Kind of like in the Anime but not really. It will be a different kind of Story. And the whole Enishi knowing Kenshin would fall for Kaoru is a BIG surprise... Will have something to do with their past. So you will see!!! ^_^ Oh and... I know everyone beats up on Enishi. But I do kind of like him. I mean.. I got to be nice to the guy once in awhile. SOOO I am going to make him a bit nicer. He just has a lot of mood swings. (LIKE A GIRL hehehe) But he is kind of insane but who wouldn't be after seeing their sibling killed in front of them. But Enishi is kind of hot to.... So....Have to make him kind of nice. So I will make him nicer. But there will be rivalry between Kenshin and Enishi trust me!
Vocabulary:
Bakayarou: Jerk, Asshole, Bastard (Bastard and Asshole go better with my story ^_^)
Iie: NO!!
Jou-chan: Missy
Tori-atama: Rooster head
Kitsune: Fox
Tanuki-musume: Raccoon girl
Itai: Ouch... Oww.. Whatever
Emi-chan: WHOA!! 9 pages... Getting longer ne?
Kenshin: I don't know. Still looks short to me...
Emi-chan: -_-' you are NO HELP!! *sighs*
Kenshin: Who said I wanted to help you?
Emi-chan: O_O I... I have ruined the nice sweet Kenshin. I HAVE TAINTED YOU!
Kenshin: -_-' Yeah I think we are done for today.. You might wanna leave before she blows up!! ^_^ hurry hurry
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p.s. sorry about the grammar... I don't reread my story.. I don't know why.. but I need to get to bed.. is late... 1:48 in the morning.. So OYASUMI!!!