Ohiyo minna! Yep still alive. Sorry it took so long to come up with
chapter 7. Wow! Am I really at chapter 7 already? THANK YOU EVERYONE for
your wonderful reviews. They really help me keep writing! Ok down to
business. Standard disclaimer…I don't own Kenshin!
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Kenshin and Kaoru sat outside of the doctors' room fearing the worst. After Kikyo had stumbled across them in an attempt to get back, they ran carrying her as quickly as they could to the ninja's doctor. At first view, the doctor whisked her away into her room and began assisting the ailing girl. That as around an hour ago, Kaoru had used up all the tears she had in her body crying for her friend. Inside she felt a mix of hollowness and fiery rage at those who did this to Kikyo. Kenshin had been sitting beside her the whole time allowing her to cry on her shoulder, in deep thought. When the door to the doctors' room finally opened Kaoru sprang to her feet and went right to Kikyo's bedside.
"How is she?" The simple most logical question can have the most difficult answers.
The doctor sighed and wiped her hands on a towel. "The good news is that her body will live." She regarded Kaorus' intake of breath, and cut off her question before it even left her mouth. "Kai, her mind has been damaged as well as her body. She should have woken at many of the things I had to do, but she didn't. She's in a coma."
"D… Do you think she'll get out of it?"
The woman looked at her patient. "I really don't know Kai. Can you tell me exactly why she was where she was?"
Kaoru started crying again. "It's my fault! I should have gone to walk the edge instead of her. She told me that she had done it before." She sniffed. "If I would have gone like I was told to, she wouldn't have been attacked."
"Iie Kai, it could have been you!" Kenshin went up behind her and hugged her shoulders. "If you had done what Tsuki told you to do, it would be you here."
"Demo, I can fight Yoko. Perhaps I could have beaten them!"
The doctor held up her hand to silence them. "The fact is, it happened; there is nothing we can do to change it now, the only thing we need to concentrate on, is fixing it." She turned to rummage through a bag of herbs. "This needs to be applied every two hours till it runs out." She turned to the two. "Why did Tsuki want her or you to walk the edge of the trees? She should have known that was a dangerous place, and for her to only send one ninja." Her forehead creased together. This was not supposed to happen, Tsuki should remember what happened to Mina. Her frowned deepened.
"Nani? What is it?" Kaoru asked.
"Nothing. I need to talk to Tika-san. I'll be back in a while. Please watch over Kikyo, if you note any change in her condition please come get me." With that she left the room.
Kaoru looked over at Kenshin then at Kikyo. "What do you suppose that was about?"
He looked thoughtful, "I don't know, but I intend to find out. Will you be ok here until I return?"
"Of course, but what are you going to do?"
He looked at her in mock expression, "Why spy of course! Don't forget, I can get in and out of places easier than most people!"
She laughed slightly, "Say that to me when I have you cornered in the bathroom again!"
"I hope there is an again."
"Mou…Yoko!"
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"Why would she do that if she knew about Mina!"
"I don't know, I'll have a talk with her."
"Please do, Kikyo was hurt badly, but she could have been killed! Our clan is small enough as it is! One bad thing could tear down everything we have worked so hard in building!"
"If it was Tsuki, I can bet that this was intentional. I want you to keep an eye on her, watch her and those she contacts."
"What? I can't, I'm only a doctor…"
"But you're also a ninja and a member of the Dragon's angels. Don't forget that. Please I need you to do this. As a doctor, it's not uncommon for you to walk around at all hours of the night and day. You can do this easier than most."
A sigh. "Very well. It seems I have little choice. I will do as you ask."
With that the voices dimmed and Kenshin was able to think. 'Who is Mina? Why is this so important? Would Tsuki intentionally want to hurt Kikyo?' He stopped short. 'No not Kikyo, she had assigned Kaoru to that mission, it was by chance that Kikyo went.' His eyes took on a dark glaze. 'If she was really a traitor, then it was defiantly her plan to hurt Kaoru.'
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Kaoru sat in the room with her friend. "I'm so sorry Kikyo. It should have been me there. If you get better I can read you that story you wanted." Her hand held the injured girls limp one. "I'm so sorry..it's my fault." A voice behind her made her jump.
"It certainly is your fault."
"Tsuki-san? What are you doing here?" Her question was regarded with an angry glare. Tsuki walked slowly over to Kikyo's bed, pushing Kai aside as she passed.
She began soothing the girls hair, when she spoke finally in was in a harsh, threatening tone.
"You have a good excuse for this Kai?" Her hate-filled eyes locked into Kaoru's.
"I…Iie. I was told to show Yoko around. Kikyo said she's do what you told me to."
Tsuki's full attention was on Kaoru now. "So you sent the girl into this kind of danger? I gave the task specifically to you Kai, you could protect yourself better than this child could!" Her last words where a scream to Kai's face. "You should feel sorry, look at your friend." She grabbed Kaoru's injured shoulder, jabbing her thumb into the wound. Kaoru bit back a cry. Her face came close to Kaorus until her lips where nearly touching her ear. In a soft angry voice she whispered, "You did this to her, not me." As a last emphasis she threw the girl to the ground and walked out of the room, leaving Kaoru whimpering in pain.
When Kenshin came back, he found Kaoru with tears running down her face and clutching her shoulder. He quickly ran over to her and asked her if she was ok.
"Hai. Thank you Kenshin."
"What happened? Why is your shoulder hurt?" He watched her face in concern as she appeared to be struggling with something insider her. Finally she answered lamely.
"I just hit it accidentally. It's ok, I'm not hurt."
He regarded her for a second. 'Whatever happened she won't tell me any time soon.' He sighed. "Let's bandage that up again for you Kai. The doctor is coming back, she'll be able to take care of Kikyo better than we can." He helped her to stand, noting her painful whimper. 'What ever happened, he get it out of her in the room. Of that Kami; you can be sure of.'
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SOOOOOOO. What does everyone think? _ me racking my tiny brain!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA who needs sleep! Sleep is for the pansies! ::sniffles:: I wanna go to beddddddd! More caffeine!!! G'night everyone!! PLEASE R&R!
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Kenshin and Kaoru sat outside of the doctors' room fearing the worst. After Kikyo had stumbled across them in an attempt to get back, they ran carrying her as quickly as they could to the ninja's doctor. At first view, the doctor whisked her away into her room and began assisting the ailing girl. That as around an hour ago, Kaoru had used up all the tears she had in her body crying for her friend. Inside she felt a mix of hollowness and fiery rage at those who did this to Kikyo. Kenshin had been sitting beside her the whole time allowing her to cry on her shoulder, in deep thought. When the door to the doctors' room finally opened Kaoru sprang to her feet and went right to Kikyo's bedside.
"How is she?" The simple most logical question can have the most difficult answers.
The doctor sighed and wiped her hands on a towel. "The good news is that her body will live." She regarded Kaorus' intake of breath, and cut off her question before it even left her mouth. "Kai, her mind has been damaged as well as her body. She should have woken at many of the things I had to do, but she didn't. She's in a coma."
"D… Do you think she'll get out of it?"
The woman looked at her patient. "I really don't know Kai. Can you tell me exactly why she was where she was?"
Kaoru started crying again. "It's my fault! I should have gone to walk the edge instead of her. She told me that she had done it before." She sniffed. "If I would have gone like I was told to, she wouldn't have been attacked."
"Iie Kai, it could have been you!" Kenshin went up behind her and hugged her shoulders. "If you had done what Tsuki told you to do, it would be you here."
"Demo, I can fight Yoko. Perhaps I could have beaten them!"
The doctor held up her hand to silence them. "The fact is, it happened; there is nothing we can do to change it now, the only thing we need to concentrate on, is fixing it." She turned to rummage through a bag of herbs. "This needs to be applied every two hours till it runs out." She turned to the two. "Why did Tsuki want her or you to walk the edge of the trees? She should have known that was a dangerous place, and for her to only send one ninja." Her forehead creased together. This was not supposed to happen, Tsuki should remember what happened to Mina. Her frowned deepened.
"Nani? What is it?" Kaoru asked.
"Nothing. I need to talk to Tika-san. I'll be back in a while. Please watch over Kikyo, if you note any change in her condition please come get me." With that she left the room.
Kaoru looked over at Kenshin then at Kikyo. "What do you suppose that was about?"
He looked thoughtful, "I don't know, but I intend to find out. Will you be ok here until I return?"
"Of course, but what are you going to do?"
He looked at her in mock expression, "Why spy of course! Don't forget, I can get in and out of places easier than most people!"
She laughed slightly, "Say that to me when I have you cornered in the bathroom again!"
"I hope there is an again."
"Mou…Yoko!"
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"Why would she do that if she knew about Mina!"
"I don't know, I'll have a talk with her."
"Please do, Kikyo was hurt badly, but she could have been killed! Our clan is small enough as it is! One bad thing could tear down everything we have worked so hard in building!"
"If it was Tsuki, I can bet that this was intentional. I want you to keep an eye on her, watch her and those she contacts."
"What? I can't, I'm only a doctor…"
"But you're also a ninja and a member of the Dragon's angels. Don't forget that. Please I need you to do this. As a doctor, it's not uncommon for you to walk around at all hours of the night and day. You can do this easier than most."
A sigh. "Very well. It seems I have little choice. I will do as you ask."
With that the voices dimmed and Kenshin was able to think. 'Who is Mina? Why is this so important? Would Tsuki intentionally want to hurt Kikyo?' He stopped short. 'No not Kikyo, she had assigned Kaoru to that mission, it was by chance that Kikyo went.' His eyes took on a dark glaze. 'If she was really a traitor, then it was defiantly her plan to hurt Kaoru.'
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Kaoru sat in the room with her friend. "I'm so sorry Kikyo. It should have been me there. If you get better I can read you that story you wanted." Her hand held the injured girls limp one. "I'm so sorry..it's my fault." A voice behind her made her jump.
"It certainly is your fault."
"Tsuki-san? What are you doing here?" Her question was regarded with an angry glare. Tsuki walked slowly over to Kikyo's bed, pushing Kai aside as she passed.
She began soothing the girls hair, when she spoke finally in was in a harsh, threatening tone.
"You have a good excuse for this Kai?" Her hate-filled eyes locked into Kaoru's.
"I…Iie. I was told to show Yoko around. Kikyo said she's do what you told me to."
Tsuki's full attention was on Kaoru now. "So you sent the girl into this kind of danger? I gave the task specifically to you Kai, you could protect yourself better than this child could!" Her last words where a scream to Kai's face. "You should feel sorry, look at your friend." She grabbed Kaoru's injured shoulder, jabbing her thumb into the wound. Kaoru bit back a cry. Her face came close to Kaorus until her lips where nearly touching her ear. In a soft angry voice she whispered, "You did this to her, not me." As a last emphasis she threw the girl to the ground and walked out of the room, leaving Kaoru whimpering in pain.
When Kenshin came back, he found Kaoru with tears running down her face and clutching her shoulder. He quickly ran over to her and asked her if she was ok.
"Hai. Thank you Kenshin."
"What happened? Why is your shoulder hurt?" He watched her face in concern as she appeared to be struggling with something insider her. Finally she answered lamely.
"I just hit it accidentally. It's ok, I'm not hurt."
He regarded her for a second. 'Whatever happened she won't tell me any time soon.' He sighed. "Let's bandage that up again for you Kai. The doctor is coming back, she'll be able to take care of Kikyo better than we can." He helped her to stand, noting her painful whimper. 'What ever happened, he get it out of her in the room. Of that Kami; you can be sure of.'
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SOOOOOOO. What does everyone think? _ me racking my tiny brain!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA who needs sleep! Sleep is for the pansies! ::sniffles:: I wanna go to beddddddd! More caffeine!!! G'night everyone!! PLEASE R&R!