Ohiyo Minna!! Sorry for taking so long…serious case of writers block, I
know what I wanted to do, I just couldn't figure out how to do it!! So
here it is, my desperate attempt at a story after major writers block!! As
always I do NOT own the rights to Kenshin…if I did I'd be a very wealthy
woman and would allow ANYONE to write stories about him without having to
put up stupid disclaimers every time!! Oh and it's really late at night so
sorry if you catch any spelling and grammar mistakes! I warned you
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After Tsuki's hasty exit, the two were once again left alone in the room. Kenshin glanced carefully over to Kaoru, who kept her eyes hidden with her bangs. He was just about to clear his throat and say something…anything to loosen the tension in the air, when another knock came at the door. Kenshin warily eyed it as Kaoru went to see who was there. When she opened the door she found a very happy, and extremely flustered Maki rushing inside the room.
"Guess what minna!" She said breathlessly.
Kenshin and Kaoru just stared at her in open mouth expectancy.
"Kikyo just woke up, she wants to speak to you Kai." Before she knew what happened, Kai disappeared, followed by Yoko. She turned to their retreating figures. "Your welcome by the way!" She yelled after them. Smiling, she exited their room and closed their door, heading toward the room Kikyo was in.
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Kikyo woke up to a dreary pain all over her body. She scrunched her face trying to figure out exactly what had happened, however no real memory surfaced, only shadowed figures. Her gaze left the ceiling and ran over the contents of the room she was in. A washbasin was directly to her left, near her head was a towel, and on the desk at the other side of the room was a mountain of bandages. 'What am I doing in the doctors room?' She wondered. 'What ever it is must be something to do with the pain I have.' She had little time to contemplate anything else, as the door burst wide open and Kai ran in followed closely by Yoko. Before she could great them, she was smoldered by a crying yet happy Kai. 'This would be a much nicer hug, if she wasn't crushing me to death!' Thankfully Yoko saw the look on the poor girls face and gently pried Kai off of her.
"Kikyo…I'm so glad your awake!" Kai was crying waterfalls now.
Kikyo struggled to speak, when she did, her voice came out harsh and scratchy from little use. "What happened to me Kai?"
She watched as her friend straightened and stared at her with a small look of shock on her face. "Y…You don't remember?"
After shaking her head slightly, Kai sighed and went up to the girls' bed and placed a hand on her head. It was Yoko who answered however.
"You were attacked Kikyo." Yoko came closer. "We were hoping you could remember who did this to you so we could find them and bring them to justice." Again Kikyo shook her head.
"I'm sorry, I really don't remember." She winced as she stretched her cramped muscles. "Wow, whoever did this was really good! I'm just lucky they didn't kill me!"
Kai stood horrified. Inside Kaoru's mind was racing. 'She doesn't even know she was raped! I can't just come out and tell her that, but if I don't she may go back into shock if she remembers! Kami, why can't she just remember who did this to her, so I can find him and…and really make his life miserable!'
Kikyo smiled at the steam coming out of Kai's ears, but it quickly turned to a yawn, as she realized just how sleepy she really was. Yoko and Kai took that as their cue to leave, promising to come back and visit later. When they left her room, they ran across Maki.
"Maki," Kaoru began. "Will you tell her?"
Maki glanced at Kai and nodded her head. "Hai, demo not right now, she needs her rest." She pointed to the two females. "Tika is looking for you two, she wants to discuss the plans for the mission tonight." With that she went into her room.
Kaoru went over to a thoughtful Kenshin and gripped his sleeve. "Kenshin. How are we going to inform the police?" Kenshin mocked a face fall.
"You mean you didn't think of this before you accepted this mission?" He stared at her in mock indignation.
Kaoru grinned and glanced sheepishly at her feet, which she seemed to find fascinating. "Iie. I thought the other 'spy' would know how to." Her eyes met his again. "You DO know, ne Kenshin?"
His gaze held her for a while. A blush crept across his cheeks as he stared into her eyes. Pushing his pointer fingers together he broke contact and stared at his feet as well. "Ano…Iie."
Kaoru sweat dropped. Then she broke into a small smirk and mimicked him. "Mou Kenshin…You mean you didn't think of this before you accepted this mission?"
He blushed some more and walked up to her and planted a small kiss on her cheek. Turning he began to walk quickly down the hall, leaving Kaoru. After she collected herself she ran after him. "Mou! Yoko! Don't you dare think that that'll save you! Remember, I know where you sleep at night BAKA!
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Tika could tell the instant Kai and Yoko were heading to her. She could hear Kai yelling to Yoko about something that had to do with sleeping together. Intrigued she just calmly sipped her tea and waited for the couple to come closer. When they were within viewing range she noticed Yoko walking in a fast pace with her head held down in mock shame, while an enraged Kai shadowed her, equally mocking in anger. 'Yare yare…those two may be getting a little to close for comfort.' She continued to watch the two, smiling at their interactions. That smile turned to raised eyebrows when Yoko spun around and grabbed Kai in what looked suspiciously like a hug. The woman nearly drowned in her cup of tea when Yoko planted a kiss on Kai's lips.
Yoko and Kai spun around when they heard the sound of someone coughing and struggling to breath. There they saw Tika, with her hand to her throat coughing up the tea she had inhaled. The two jumped apart faster then the eye could see, both muttering a loud "Oh Shit!" in unison. As Tika regained her composure and threw out what was left in her cup before she was killed, the two hurried to explain.
"Tika…you see….uhh….we…" Kai began
"we were…umm just…practicing…" Yoko finished. Much to their chagrin Tika just started laughing, coughing slightly.
"Kami, please don't explain. I don't want or need to know!" She held up her hands and gestured for them to sit. Once they did she took part of her cloth and dabbed lightly around her lips.
"I'll just make this short and sweet. There is a man in a town east of here. We have been commissioned to kill him. It seems he has beaten his wife, his children, and is extremely close to becoming a very rich, very powerful man." She stood up and went over to the door. "You two will be accompanying Tsuki and a new girl that just came in today." She eyed the two. "She looks very strange, and for the life of her can't put make- up on. Poor thing must have been easy prey for any man, she has a bit of a strong language, but the two of you can straighten her into shape. She has not yet sworn loyalty, I'm sorry to say it, but we need more people; and well, she could fight." She opened the door to reveal a very tall, very unfeminine looking woman. Kenshin and Kaoru just stared at her in open- mouthed wonder. Tika went behind them and began shooing them out of the room. Before they could leave she grabbed Kai's sleeve and held her aside.
"Kai, I'm not sure I can fully trust this one. Keep an eye on her." With that she shut the door, leaving a very confused Kaoru, a very sick looking Kenshin, and a very tall, extremely UGLY looking woman with a fish bone hanging out of her mouth.
Before any of them said anything, they dragged the 'woman' over to their room where they could discuss things in private. Once they were in, Kenshin shut the door and gagged slightly at the side.
"Che, it's not like I wanted to be here anyway Kenshin."
Kenshin looked at a female impersonating Sano and continued to gag in the corner again, white faced. Once he gained composure he straightened up and went to sit on his bed. Kaoru on the other hand was having a completely different reaction. She was laughing. Her laughter rang out in the hall as she crumpled over with tears streaking down her face.
Sano glanced at her and jerked his head to Kenshin. "Did she laugh like this when she saw you?"
Kenshin glanced over at Sano. 'There is no way that I'm going to tell him about the bath!' Instead he shook his head. "Iie."
"Then why the hell is she laughing this hard!"
Kenshin looked at his friend up and down. "Sano, it's probably because you look ugly as hell, dressed up as a woman."
Sano stood taller and glanced over to the mirror. His hair was still spiky, but his make-up didn't look THAT bad. He glanced closer at the mirror to his lips. 'Oh that explains it!' Kenshin and Kaoru watched in pure amazement as his hand fumbled around in a bag. With a smile that beamed up his face he triumphantly pulled out lip powder, and began happily applying red rouge to his lips. When he turned back to them, he looked freakishly like a woman, in a sick, sad, sort of way. Kaoru once again turned to a fit of giggles; covering her face with a pillow she muffled the sound.
"Che. You just don't understand the art Jo-chan." He struck a dramatic pose. Kenshin sweat dropped. 'He's really getting into this.'
"Ano…Sano…"
"My name is Megumi now."
Both Kenshin and Kaoru face vaulted. "Did Megumi name you?" Kaoru asked astounded.
He at least had the decency to look shame-faced. "Nope, I just couldn't think of anything else."
"Erm…Megumi…why are you here?"
Sano snapped his fingers. "Yah I almost forgot. I was sent to ask you when the next attack is!"
"Tonight."
The freaky man/woman spit out his fishbone, which accidentally hit Kenshin on his head. "Tonight! That's not enough time to do anything! Why didn't you tell the police earlier?!"
"Because we didn't know until now Sano." Kaoru began. "We have to figure out a way to at least ruin this mission!" She went to the dresser. "If we can find a way to alert the authorities without being caught, we can bid more time to figure out when the next one is. Then we can set a trap at that one."
Kenshin walked over to her and began rubbing her back. Sano gapped at the sudden close contact between the two, however before he could ask; lightening struck twice in the same spot, the earth grew brighter and the I.Q. in the room rose.
"I have an idea." He said.
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Gomen for the OOC ness in here. I want to thank everyone who has stayed with me and written reviews…heck even thanks to those who don't write reviews.
Macy- I'm glad you finally got it and thank you.
Nemi- umm Polkamon?
Kyoko saiki- Arigato and I personally like your fic better!
TigerWolf- thank you for all your reviews ::sweat drop::
Shiari- be more careful with that naginata! Arigato and yes you may worship me ::blushes:: no no just kidding!!
Battousai Angel- Thank you for staying with me on this.
Chibi-angel- ::smiles and waves:: I UPDATED FINALLY!! Thank you
Dora-chan- nope I can't give away the story!! You'll just have to keep reading!! ::dodges projectiles::
JadeAnime- your reviews are the funniest, thanks!
Nim- I have always liked the idea of Kaoru having a hidden strength! Great fun, thank you so much for your complements.
Gypsy-chan- THANKS YOU!! :waves::
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After Tsuki's hasty exit, the two were once again left alone in the room. Kenshin glanced carefully over to Kaoru, who kept her eyes hidden with her bangs. He was just about to clear his throat and say something…anything to loosen the tension in the air, when another knock came at the door. Kenshin warily eyed it as Kaoru went to see who was there. When she opened the door she found a very happy, and extremely flustered Maki rushing inside the room.
"Guess what minna!" She said breathlessly.
Kenshin and Kaoru just stared at her in open mouth expectancy.
"Kikyo just woke up, she wants to speak to you Kai." Before she knew what happened, Kai disappeared, followed by Yoko. She turned to their retreating figures. "Your welcome by the way!" She yelled after them. Smiling, she exited their room and closed their door, heading toward the room Kikyo was in.
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Kikyo woke up to a dreary pain all over her body. She scrunched her face trying to figure out exactly what had happened, however no real memory surfaced, only shadowed figures. Her gaze left the ceiling and ran over the contents of the room she was in. A washbasin was directly to her left, near her head was a towel, and on the desk at the other side of the room was a mountain of bandages. 'What am I doing in the doctors room?' She wondered. 'What ever it is must be something to do with the pain I have.' She had little time to contemplate anything else, as the door burst wide open and Kai ran in followed closely by Yoko. Before she could great them, she was smoldered by a crying yet happy Kai. 'This would be a much nicer hug, if she wasn't crushing me to death!' Thankfully Yoko saw the look on the poor girls face and gently pried Kai off of her.
"Kikyo…I'm so glad your awake!" Kai was crying waterfalls now.
Kikyo struggled to speak, when she did, her voice came out harsh and scratchy from little use. "What happened to me Kai?"
She watched as her friend straightened and stared at her with a small look of shock on her face. "Y…You don't remember?"
After shaking her head slightly, Kai sighed and went up to the girls' bed and placed a hand on her head. It was Yoko who answered however.
"You were attacked Kikyo." Yoko came closer. "We were hoping you could remember who did this to you so we could find them and bring them to justice." Again Kikyo shook her head.
"I'm sorry, I really don't remember." She winced as she stretched her cramped muscles. "Wow, whoever did this was really good! I'm just lucky they didn't kill me!"
Kai stood horrified. Inside Kaoru's mind was racing. 'She doesn't even know she was raped! I can't just come out and tell her that, but if I don't she may go back into shock if she remembers! Kami, why can't she just remember who did this to her, so I can find him and…and really make his life miserable!'
Kikyo smiled at the steam coming out of Kai's ears, but it quickly turned to a yawn, as she realized just how sleepy she really was. Yoko and Kai took that as their cue to leave, promising to come back and visit later. When they left her room, they ran across Maki.
"Maki," Kaoru began. "Will you tell her?"
Maki glanced at Kai and nodded her head. "Hai, demo not right now, she needs her rest." She pointed to the two females. "Tika is looking for you two, she wants to discuss the plans for the mission tonight." With that she went into her room.
Kaoru went over to a thoughtful Kenshin and gripped his sleeve. "Kenshin. How are we going to inform the police?" Kenshin mocked a face fall.
"You mean you didn't think of this before you accepted this mission?" He stared at her in mock indignation.
Kaoru grinned and glanced sheepishly at her feet, which she seemed to find fascinating. "Iie. I thought the other 'spy' would know how to." Her eyes met his again. "You DO know, ne Kenshin?"
His gaze held her for a while. A blush crept across his cheeks as he stared into her eyes. Pushing his pointer fingers together he broke contact and stared at his feet as well. "Ano…Iie."
Kaoru sweat dropped. Then she broke into a small smirk and mimicked him. "Mou Kenshin…You mean you didn't think of this before you accepted this mission?"
He blushed some more and walked up to her and planted a small kiss on her cheek. Turning he began to walk quickly down the hall, leaving Kaoru. After she collected herself she ran after him. "Mou! Yoko! Don't you dare think that that'll save you! Remember, I know where you sleep at night BAKA!
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Tika could tell the instant Kai and Yoko were heading to her. She could hear Kai yelling to Yoko about something that had to do with sleeping together. Intrigued she just calmly sipped her tea and waited for the couple to come closer. When they were within viewing range she noticed Yoko walking in a fast pace with her head held down in mock shame, while an enraged Kai shadowed her, equally mocking in anger. 'Yare yare…those two may be getting a little to close for comfort.' She continued to watch the two, smiling at their interactions. That smile turned to raised eyebrows when Yoko spun around and grabbed Kai in what looked suspiciously like a hug. The woman nearly drowned in her cup of tea when Yoko planted a kiss on Kai's lips.
Yoko and Kai spun around when they heard the sound of someone coughing and struggling to breath. There they saw Tika, with her hand to her throat coughing up the tea she had inhaled. The two jumped apart faster then the eye could see, both muttering a loud "Oh Shit!" in unison. As Tika regained her composure and threw out what was left in her cup before she was killed, the two hurried to explain.
"Tika…you see….uhh….we…" Kai began
"we were…umm just…practicing…" Yoko finished. Much to their chagrin Tika just started laughing, coughing slightly.
"Kami, please don't explain. I don't want or need to know!" She held up her hands and gestured for them to sit. Once they did she took part of her cloth and dabbed lightly around her lips.
"I'll just make this short and sweet. There is a man in a town east of here. We have been commissioned to kill him. It seems he has beaten his wife, his children, and is extremely close to becoming a very rich, very powerful man." She stood up and went over to the door. "You two will be accompanying Tsuki and a new girl that just came in today." She eyed the two. "She looks very strange, and for the life of her can't put make- up on. Poor thing must have been easy prey for any man, she has a bit of a strong language, but the two of you can straighten her into shape. She has not yet sworn loyalty, I'm sorry to say it, but we need more people; and well, she could fight." She opened the door to reveal a very tall, very unfeminine looking woman. Kenshin and Kaoru just stared at her in open- mouthed wonder. Tika went behind them and began shooing them out of the room. Before they could leave she grabbed Kai's sleeve and held her aside.
"Kai, I'm not sure I can fully trust this one. Keep an eye on her." With that she shut the door, leaving a very confused Kaoru, a very sick looking Kenshin, and a very tall, extremely UGLY looking woman with a fish bone hanging out of her mouth.
Before any of them said anything, they dragged the 'woman' over to their room where they could discuss things in private. Once they were in, Kenshin shut the door and gagged slightly at the side.
"Che, it's not like I wanted to be here anyway Kenshin."
Kenshin looked at a female impersonating Sano and continued to gag in the corner again, white faced. Once he gained composure he straightened up and went to sit on his bed. Kaoru on the other hand was having a completely different reaction. She was laughing. Her laughter rang out in the hall as she crumpled over with tears streaking down her face.
Sano glanced at her and jerked his head to Kenshin. "Did she laugh like this when she saw you?"
Kenshin glanced over at Sano. 'There is no way that I'm going to tell him about the bath!' Instead he shook his head. "Iie."
"Then why the hell is she laughing this hard!"
Kenshin looked at his friend up and down. "Sano, it's probably because you look ugly as hell, dressed up as a woman."
Sano stood taller and glanced over to the mirror. His hair was still spiky, but his make-up didn't look THAT bad. He glanced closer at the mirror to his lips. 'Oh that explains it!' Kenshin and Kaoru watched in pure amazement as his hand fumbled around in a bag. With a smile that beamed up his face he triumphantly pulled out lip powder, and began happily applying red rouge to his lips. When he turned back to them, he looked freakishly like a woman, in a sick, sad, sort of way. Kaoru once again turned to a fit of giggles; covering her face with a pillow she muffled the sound.
"Che. You just don't understand the art Jo-chan." He struck a dramatic pose. Kenshin sweat dropped. 'He's really getting into this.'
"Ano…Sano…"
"My name is Megumi now."
Both Kenshin and Kaoru face vaulted. "Did Megumi name you?" Kaoru asked astounded.
He at least had the decency to look shame-faced. "Nope, I just couldn't think of anything else."
"Erm…Megumi…why are you here?"
Sano snapped his fingers. "Yah I almost forgot. I was sent to ask you when the next attack is!"
"Tonight."
The freaky man/woman spit out his fishbone, which accidentally hit Kenshin on his head. "Tonight! That's not enough time to do anything! Why didn't you tell the police earlier?!"
"Because we didn't know until now Sano." Kaoru began. "We have to figure out a way to at least ruin this mission!" She went to the dresser. "If we can find a way to alert the authorities without being caught, we can bid more time to figure out when the next one is. Then we can set a trap at that one."
Kenshin walked over to her and began rubbing her back. Sano gapped at the sudden close contact between the two, however before he could ask; lightening struck twice in the same spot, the earth grew brighter and the I.Q. in the room rose.
"I have an idea." He said.
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Gomen for the OOC ness in here. I want to thank everyone who has stayed with me and written reviews…heck even thanks to those who don't write reviews.
Macy- I'm glad you finally got it and thank you.
Nemi- umm Polkamon?
Kyoko saiki- Arigato and I personally like your fic better!
TigerWolf- thank you for all your reviews ::sweat drop::
Shiari- be more careful with that naginata! Arigato and yes you may worship me ::blushes:: no no just kidding!!
Battousai Angel- Thank you for staying with me on this.
Chibi-angel- ::smiles and waves:: I UPDATED FINALLY!! Thank you
Dora-chan- nope I can't give away the story!! You'll just have to keep reading!! ::dodges projectiles::
JadeAnime- your reviews are the funniest, thanks!
Nim- I have always liked the idea of Kaoru having a hidden strength! Great fun, thank you so much for your complements.
Gypsy-chan- THANKS YOU!! :waves::