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don't...
A/N: I'm sorry; I know I left you guys hanging but thanks for standing by. I wish I could keep on writing and never stop, but it ain't that way. I'll try to make this good, promise! Don't kill me!
Chapter Six: Eventful Mistakes
If Kenshin was driving fast then, he was driving a lot faster now. With an injured, unconscious boy in his backseat, he drove in the direction of the Shadow's headquarters instead of the hospital. Whatever was wrong with the boy, he knew Megumi could handle it.
Besides, a hospital would ask for far too many details he was not willing to give, though he knew he could come up with something that would quickly get the boy help from the best doctors without anymore questions about his identity.
He only hoped that Megumi and the rest of the women had come back to the headquarters already.
***@***
"Jou-chan, will you relax? We'll find the kid, okay? Just not today." Sano peered at Kaoru from the front seat, watching the anxiety on Kaoru's face.
The blue-eyed girl nodded. She really was worried about not finding the kid, but what worried her more was the uncomfortable feeling she had which she knew was about Kenshin. He was supposed to investigate whoever it was who had spilled their side of the mafia's secret, but something told Kaoru the man was in trouble about something else.
She glanced at Chou, who was driving. "Step on it."
"I'm already going as fast as I can, darlin' "
"Battousai needs us. I can feel it."
She ignored the stares she received from her companions and stared straight ahead. Chou continued to stare at her from the rearview mirror, and noticed the fierceness of her eyes, not to mention the thin line in which she had set her lips. He glanced at Sano, who gave him a small nod.
Everyone knew that when Kaoru had that look on her face and her orders were not followed, she could become as dangerous as Battousai himself in the heat of a battle.
He drove his foot down on the gas pedal and hoped Kaoru's instincts were right.
***@***
Kenshin ignored the frowns and the shouts he received from the other drivers around him as he wheeled his car sharply around a corner. Of all the things that could have happened... He shifted his gear and stepped on the brake, as there was a hold-up ahead of him. He gritted his teeth, and in a second his eyes were burning amber. He had to get to the headquarters fast, find out if the boy was okay, and then dash back to meet Aoshi again in a warehouse on the far edge of Tokyo where they would be deciding the schedule for when they could avenge themselves against Shishio and his gang.
What's more, afterwards he had a dinner to attend to, to announce the exact location of the new storage buildings for the stolen goods in China and Bangkok, and then investigate the scene where they had been attacked. His knuckles turn paper-white at his strong grip on the steering wheel, but he continued to drive past the knot of cars that seemed to be in no hurry.
No sooner had he done so, however, when a car swerved from the left corner, heading for him. He steered the wheel to his right, missing the other vehicle by inches. He sped past the rest of the way, and did not even start to relax as he pulled into the driveway of the Shadow's domain.
No sooner than his arrival, Chou parked right next to him. Battousai leapt out of the car, and even in the dark parking area he could see everyone's eyes as they stepped out of the car and watched him carry the injured boy from the backseat.
He heard Misao and Tae gasp, but he only spared them a moment before he dashed to the elevators.
"Megumi."
"Hai."
Already he could hear the woman walking behind. The doors of the elevators opened, and he and Megumi stepped inside. It was only a mild surprise to him to see Kaoru had caught up as well.
The others would have to use the next lift, but that did not bother Battousai. He glanced at the boy's pale face and cursed.
***@***
"Ken...shin..."
He looked up and found Kaoru looking at him as he sat on a chair, sipping tea. She sat down next to him. She had changed from her beach clothes to a pair of jeans and a loose, backless blouse. "You know there's no need to worry, right, Kenshin? Megumi-san said that boy would be okay. Sano will handle everything else and drive him back home when he is conscious again. Kenshin? Kenshin?"
She touched his arm, but he pushed her away gently. "I'm alright." His voice was rough and hoarse. "I need to leave. I trust you and the rest can handle things here properly."
"Be safe, and—
"I'll be fine." It came out as a growl
He was so caught up in his own thoughts he did not see the look of hurt on her face as he walked away.
***@***
He had the same, far way look on his face as he walked towards the place where he was supposed to meet Aoshi. It was not that he hurt her deliberately, nor was it something he did on a daily basis. It was nothing he had intended or known he had done. He was still in shock because of the accident.
Megumi had said the kid had a light concussion on his head, and had broken his arm. His ribs were a little bruised, but that was all. Still, Kenshin could hardly forget he could have killed the boy nonetheless. Oh, yes, he had killed before, with a deadly, unmerciful grace of a master swordsman.
But as aforesaid...He never could hurt a woman or a child, and today because of mere carelessness, he had injured that boy. He shook his head, and looked up as the warehouse door opened and Chou stood by the rotten wooden door.
"What are you doing here?" Battousai snarled. "Chill, Amber boy." The broom head avoided his eyes despite his boldness in calling him that, but walked by him inside the warehouse.
It was a much bigger place than it seemed from outside, but looked more like a stable for Battousai's taste. The walls were a pale wood green, and there was a faint smell of sweat. "You still haven't answered my question, Chou."
"Well...I was bored after you and Sano took off, so I followed you here."
"Damn you."
Chou stopped walking and groaned at him like an upset teenager whose older brother would not let him use the playstation. "Aw, come on, Himura! Just because you upset Kaoru too much that she asked me to check on you here for her doesn't mean you can curse my presence!"
Battousai stopped walking as well and frowned at him quizzically. "She's...upset?"
Chou shrugged. "You snubbed her, didn't you? She wanted to talk to you after the accident, but she told me you wouldn't." he shrugged again. "I guess she kinda felt unwanted. After all, it was her who told me to drive like the wind coz she said she could feel you needed help and fast. Woman's instinct, I think. Good thing, though, otherwise Megumi wouldn't have been there in time."
Kenshin clenched his fist. 'Damn you, Himura. Damn this day. Damn Shishio...goddamn everything...' He sighed and continued to walk to where Aoshi stood. 'Have to make it up to her...'
The only thing he heard clearly from Aoshi was when the man sighed two hours later and shook his head. "All right, Battousai, if you have other things in your mind...we'll continue this some other time."
He left, his mind still on Kaoru.
***@***
Shishio smiled as he watched Yumi. She wore the elegant dress he had bought for her, an aquamarine, body fitting little thing that had long, revealing slits on the sides, a plunging neckline and a see-through back. "Charm everyone at that dinner of Battousai, m'dear. Remember they've never seen you before. Find out as much as you can.
Yumi stopped twirling around in front of the mirror and smiled slyly at him. "Of course, dear. Of course."
A/N:
That was long! Whew; I didn't think I'd finish everything I just had to put in this chapter. Please review, no flames, and see you all next time! Thanks for all the support^_^ (Despite my strangeness)
A/N: I'm sorry; I know I left you guys hanging but thanks for standing by. I wish I could keep on writing and never stop, but it ain't that way. I'll try to make this good, promise! Don't kill me!
Chapter Six: Eventful Mistakes
If Kenshin was driving fast then, he was driving a lot faster now. With an injured, unconscious boy in his backseat, he drove in the direction of the Shadow's headquarters instead of the hospital. Whatever was wrong with the boy, he knew Megumi could handle it.
Besides, a hospital would ask for far too many details he was not willing to give, though he knew he could come up with something that would quickly get the boy help from the best doctors without anymore questions about his identity.
He only hoped that Megumi and the rest of the women had come back to the headquarters already.
***@***
"Jou-chan, will you relax? We'll find the kid, okay? Just not today." Sano peered at Kaoru from the front seat, watching the anxiety on Kaoru's face.
The blue-eyed girl nodded. She really was worried about not finding the kid, but what worried her more was the uncomfortable feeling she had which she knew was about Kenshin. He was supposed to investigate whoever it was who had spilled their side of the mafia's secret, but something told Kaoru the man was in trouble about something else.
She glanced at Chou, who was driving. "Step on it."
"I'm already going as fast as I can, darlin' "
"Battousai needs us. I can feel it."
She ignored the stares she received from her companions and stared straight ahead. Chou continued to stare at her from the rearview mirror, and noticed the fierceness of her eyes, not to mention the thin line in which she had set her lips. He glanced at Sano, who gave him a small nod.
Everyone knew that when Kaoru had that look on her face and her orders were not followed, she could become as dangerous as Battousai himself in the heat of a battle.
He drove his foot down on the gas pedal and hoped Kaoru's instincts were right.
***@***
Kenshin ignored the frowns and the shouts he received from the other drivers around him as he wheeled his car sharply around a corner. Of all the things that could have happened... He shifted his gear and stepped on the brake, as there was a hold-up ahead of him. He gritted his teeth, and in a second his eyes were burning amber. He had to get to the headquarters fast, find out if the boy was okay, and then dash back to meet Aoshi again in a warehouse on the far edge of Tokyo where they would be deciding the schedule for when they could avenge themselves against Shishio and his gang.
What's more, afterwards he had a dinner to attend to, to announce the exact location of the new storage buildings for the stolen goods in China and Bangkok, and then investigate the scene where they had been attacked. His knuckles turn paper-white at his strong grip on the steering wheel, but he continued to drive past the knot of cars that seemed to be in no hurry.
No sooner had he done so, however, when a car swerved from the left corner, heading for him. He steered the wheel to his right, missing the other vehicle by inches. He sped past the rest of the way, and did not even start to relax as he pulled into the driveway of the Shadow's domain.
No sooner than his arrival, Chou parked right next to him. Battousai leapt out of the car, and even in the dark parking area he could see everyone's eyes as they stepped out of the car and watched him carry the injured boy from the backseat.
He heard Misao and Tae gasp, but he only spared them a moment before he dashed to the elevators.
"Megumi."
"Hai."
Already he could hear the woman walking behind. The doors of the elevators opened, and he and Megumi stepped inside. It was only a mild surprise to him to see Kaoru had caught up as well.
The others would have to use the next lift, but that did not bother Battousai. He glanced at the boy's pale face and cursed.
***@***
"Ken...shin..."
He looked up and found Kaoru looking at him as he sat on a chair, sipping tea. She sat down next to him. She had changed from her beach clothes to a pair of jeans and a loose, backless blouse. "You know there's no need to worry, right, Kenshin? Megumi-san said that boy would be okay. Sano will handle everything else and drive him back home when he is conscious again. Kenshin? Kenshin?"
She touched his arm, but he pushed her away gently. "I'm alright." His voice was rough and hoarse. "I need to leave. I trust you and the rest can handle things here properly."
"Be safe, and—
"I'll be fine." It came out as a growl
He was so caught up in his own thoughts he did not see the look of hurt on her face as he walked away.
***@***
He had the same, far way look on his face as he walked towards the place where he was supposed to meet Aoshi. It was not that he hurt her deliberately, nor was it something he did on a daily basis. It was nothing he had intended or known he had done. He was still in shock because of the accident.
Megumi had said the kid had a light concussion on his head, and had broken his arm. His ribs were a little bruised, but that was all. Still, Kenshin could hardly forget he could have killed the boy nonetheless. Oh, yes, he had killed before, with a deadly, unmerciful grace of a master swordsman.
But as aforesaid...He never could hurt a woman or a child, and today because of mere carelessness, he had injured that boy. He shook his head, and looked up as the warehouse door opened and Chou stood by the rotten wooden door.
"What are you doing here?" Battousai snarled. "Chill, Amber boy." The broom head avoided his eyes despite his boldness in calling him that, but walked by him inside the warehouse.
It was a much bigger place than it seemed from outside, but looked more like a stable for Battousai's taste. The walls were a pale wood green, and there was a faint smell of sweat. "You still haven't answered my question, Chou."
"Well...I was bored after you and Sano took off, so I followed you here."
"Damn you."
Chou stopped walking and groaned at him like an upset teenager whose older brother would not let him use the playstation. "Aw, come on, Himura! Just because you upset Kaoru too much that she asked me to check on you here for her doesn't mean you can curse my presence!"
Battousai stopped walking as well and frowned at him quizzically. "She's...upset?"
Chou shrugged. "You snubbed her, didn't you? She wanted to talk to you after the accident, but she told me you wouldn't." he shrugged again. "I guess she kinda felt unwanted. After all, it was her who told me to drive like the wind coz she said she could feel you needed help and fast. Woman's instinct, I think. Good thing, though, otherwise Megumi wouldn't have been there in time."
Kenshin clenched his fist. 'Damn you, Himura. Damn this day. Damn Shishio...goddamn everything...' He sighed and continued to walk to where Aoshi stood. 'Have to make it up to her...'
The only thing he heard clearly from Aoshi was when the man sighed two hours later and shook his head. "All right, Battousai, if you have other things in your mind...we'll continue this some other time."
He left, his mind still on Kaoru.
***@***
Shishio smiled as he watched Yumi. She wore the elegant dress he had bought for her, an aquamarine, body fitting little thing that had long, revealing slits on the sides, a plunging neckline and a see-through back. "Charm everyone at that dinner of Battousai, m'dear. Remember they've never seen you before. Find out as much as you can.
Yumi stopped twirling around in front of the mirror and smiled slyly at him. "Of course, dear. Of course."
A/N:
That was long! Whew; I didn't think I'd finish everything I just had to put in this chapter. Please review, no flames, and see you all next time! Thanks for all the support^_^ (Despite my strangeness)
