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I'm soo sorry for the inconvenience that I have started. Err, you see. The Tomoe thing? Umm. The Tomoe right now from the last chapter, was somebody Kenshin found on the street. *thinking* -_-; Umm, how should I say this? Okay! Just read the story! (Then you'll get what I'm talking about.! ^^;)
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Recap of last chapter:
Kaoru at first was shocked at what the man just said. But then she realized the voice. It was her uncle Shishio!! "Hey Uncle Shishio!"
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Chapter Eight
New Cuts and Reopened Scars
Kenshin nearly fell down at what Kaoru and his boss, Shishio, just said. Then he got up and regained his composure again. "Excuse me? Did I hear right?! UNCLE SHISHIO?!" Kenshin stressed 'uncle Shishio' most of all out of the sentence or question.
Shishio and Kaoru turned to look at Kenshin. They both forgot that Kenshin was there. "Yes Kenshin. I guess I should have told you about this first." He said. Then Shishio turned back to Kaoru and said, "I'll get Soujiro to help you find a place to stay here. Since I see you've come to join us, it's the least I can do. Besides, we're family!" Shishio said and almost sounded happy.
Kenshin stared at them again. 'Maybe I should go back to Tomoe-san.' He thought. "I'm gonna go back to my wife. Okay?" Kenshin asked Shishio and left without saying as much as a goodbye to the small family reunion.
"Bye bye Kenshin!" Kaoru called after the door that just slammed shut. Then she turned back to her uncle and started rambling away at the things that she saw wherever she had been. Shishio's bellowing laughter could be heard all over the headquarters.
'Well. This is a first. I wonder if UNCLE Shishio could act like this all the time.' Kenshin thought. 'Yeah. She's the only one that made him laugh. Except for Shinta Haruyame .' Battousai thought in Kenshin's head. 'Oh shut up will ya?' Kenshin yelled in his own head.
Kenshin walked through that dark room again and opened the illuminated room. (Here comes the explanation!)
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Kenshin had found a lady about his age on the street. She looked like his late wife, Tomoe Yuzuki. With the purplish kind of hair and the eyes kind of the same as his late Tomoe. He walked up to the lady and asked her what her name was.
"My name is Yukishiro Tomoe." She said as she eyed the man in front of her. 'hmm. I wish I had a man like him. But I guess I'll never snag one like him.' She thought in her head.
"Tomoe." Kenshin said again and again. He like the way the word came out of her mouth. (Uhh…I specifically don't like typing about Tomoe and Kenshin! They don't match. Sorry Tomoe lovers!!!) "Hey. Do you want to come with me somewhere?" he asked.
"Okay." Tomoe said. 'Wow! My wish came true!' (I forgot to mention it's nighttime!) she thought as she looked up to the star that she wished upon.
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From that day forward, he started dating her. And then one day he married her. 'That was the happiest day of my life.' He thought to himself. "Tomoe-san? Are you here?" Kenshin called.
"Yes Kenshin. I'm still here." Tomoe called as she came out of the bedroom. "What is it you want?" she asked.
"Oh nothing much really. I just wanted you to know that Kaoru is UNCLE Shishio's niece." Of course Kenshin was still mad that Shishio didn't tell him about Kaoru.
"Oh. I see. You're mad aren't you? Here. Let me make you feel better!" Tomoe suggested seductively and sat down on the bed while patting the spot beside her.
Kenshin quickly caught on and his eyes flickered to an amber color and then he disappeared. Then he reappeared again beside her and kissed her hungrily on the lips. As if he had wanted to do that for a long time. Then he pushed her down onto the bed. (Maybe I should leave it there. If you wanted something to happen, then you should look at the rating. I'm gonna put a mini lemon later on. Of course Kenshin and Kaoru!!)
~*~*~*~*~Back with Shishio and Kaoru~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Shishio had apparently stopped his bellowing. Fortunately, Kaoru had run out of jokes to tell her long 'lost' uncle. You know it seems funny, how can Kaoru lose her uncle when he was only a few miles away from Kyoto?
"So Uncle, when will I get to my room?" Kaoru asked. She wanted to meet this Soujiro guy.
"Um, when do you want to go to your room?" he asked.
"Um…like now? And besides, I need to take a bath! I didn't take a bath since this morning!" Kaoru exclaimed and then thought for a moment as if trying to remember if she took a bath, and then nodded.
"Okay. That can be arranged." He said as he stared at her then, "Soujiro!" he called.
Then a boy that looked about Kaoru's age came in through the hidden door to her right. (I forgot what color Soujiro's eyes are. Can someone please tell me?) The boy had black hair and was about the same height as Kaoru. "Yes Mister Shishio?" he bowed politely.
Shishio turned to his loyal friend. "I need you to take care of my niece, Kaoru, okay?" he asked. Then quickly added, "You will be her body guard at all times."
Soujiro just smiled. "Yes Mister Shishio!" he chirped and bowed again.
Kaoru just looked at her uncle in disbelief. 'What about my personal stuff?! Will he be watching my every move?! So much for privacy.' She thought. Then she decided to voice her complaint. "Uncle, umm… what if he saw me when I change?" Kaoru tried to sound polite, but it came out strained. Luckily, Soujiro didn't hear her question.
Shishio just burst out with laughter. Then just as soon as he started, he stopped and whispered to Kaoru only loud enough for her to hear, "He'll only be standing outside of your door. He won't go inside unless you tell him to."
Kaoru blushed at this. She was about to go paranoid over some small problem. "Oh." Was all she said.
Soujiro just stared at her. 'This girl gives me shivers. I've only seen her once and I have the jitters. This never happened to me when I'm with other girls. This never happened ever since Melshi died. I never had this feeling for a long time.' Soujiro thought. A curious blue fire lit up in those eyes the almost showed no emotion (except for joy that is.). Soujiro kept on staring at Kaoru. He didn't notice Shishio's eyes glowering at him. Then Shishio's voice snapped Soujiro out of his silent reverie.
"Okay. Why don't we all go now? Let's all go to our rooms shall we?" Shishio asked.
Soujiro and Kaoru just nodded. Then they all left. Shishio went to his room, and Soujiro showed Kaoru where she would sleep. Then they started a dangerous conversation. One that Soujiro didn't like one bit.
"So Soujiro, do you have a girlfriend?" Kaoru asked slyly. Already it had been ten minutes, and these two acted like buddies.
Soujiro didn't want to answer her question. So instead, he said a different answer. "I'm nineteen years old. I don't need a girlfriend." He said rather coldly.
Kaoru had been affected greatly by his coldness, so she asked him again. "Are you sure?" she asked now even more curious.
Soujiro really hated the conversation now. He didn't need a girlfriend. He accidentally killed his late girlfriend in a park.
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Soujiro had been apparently practicing his moves. He held his katana with great skill and mastered it just as good as the Hitokiri Battousai. While he had been practicing, he didn't notice a girl watching him. Then he stopped to meditate and rest. Then the girl came out of the shadows and pounced on him.
Soujiro thought it was a burglar and threw the attacker off his back and brought his katana and slashed the person's head off. And soon a pool of his girlfriend's blood was all over the grass. Then he realized that it was his girlfriend, Melshi Suke. "Melshi!! Melshi!! I'm so sorry!!! Please hold on!! Don't go!!" he yelled. 'Now you've done it Soujiro! You've killed your only love!!' he thought inside.
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Then Soujiro spun around and pinned Kaoru against the closest wall and whispered hoarsely in her ear. "Don't ask me who my girlfriend was. You don't want to know." He was breathing in ragged breaths by now. "I just might make you mine." He said. He had a burning red fire in his eyes that flashed around with anger.
Kaoru gasped. What did he just say?! Kaoru felt like fainting. She was about to. But thanks to the hold from Soujiro, she didn't fall. 'This is supposed to be my bodyguard? He's a bit aggressive.' She thought. 'I think he might be mean.'. "S-so-sorry- Soujiro." She managed to say because he was holding her by the neck.
Then Soujiro let go of her. "I should be sorry, Kaoru. I didn't mean to do that." He said. "But you shouldn't ask about my girlfriend. I don't like her anymore." He said.
Kaoru understood. "Okay." She said. She just hoped that she could ask later on when Soujiro wasn't like this. So she asked another question, and another, and another. But what both of them didn't notice was that a pair of eyes were watching over them.
'I just hope Kaoru would be able to heal Soujiro's wounds. I feel so sad for him. He shouldn't have lost his girlfriend.' Shishio thought to himself then got up and left for his room again.
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So do you like this chapter? I hope you did. This one was pretty long considering the amount of time I said I would continue writing this story. But, my school is so hard on me. I'm just so glad that tomorrow is Labor Day. Today is Sunday for those who can't remember and don't have a calendar. But please review!!!! Thank you!!
BlackFrost