King's Box
Lil-Sun-Rie
Author's Note I really don't like typing these all the time. Just review and check out my other stories. I decided to keep the powers! Just because I was struck with an inspiration…. Read on and you'll find out! I hope you like this fic. I find it kind of rushed, tell me if it is!
Summary Amber eyes glowed eerily in the dark surrounding them. All he knew was that a soft heart wasn't a heart at all. It must be of stone, so as to carve the law of living: The strongest survives. Will a light pierce the dark abyss they call insanity?
Disclaimer I don't own Rurouni Kenshin so don't sue me.
King's Box
Chapter Thirteen: Love?
If you knew nights,
I've sitting by your bed,
Running fingers through your hair,
While your resting.
-A Teens
Kenshin had watched Kaoru and Soujiro dance. They were so compatible together, but were they really in love? No, they couldn't be.
Kenshin's eyes roamed the dancing couples till they fell on a unique woman. She was surrounded with men, but didn't seem to be bothered by her growing suitors. She was wearing a pale kimono and a dark purple obi. She had a sash on her shoulders and smiled morbidly. Kenshin looked at the girl and noticed that she looked a little like Kaoru… actually, it seemed like her face was changing into Kaoru.
Kenshin approached this mysterious girl. She just seemed to ignore him and the other men around her.
He approached her, and unknown to him… he was being watched. The cold blue eyes watched his ever move with a narrowed glare. He had told a woman… Seduce him… he shall not be happy…
He had told her… you are beautiful… and your charms will not go unanswered, for I see I have fallen in your snare as well. He had ended this with a small kiss. This game of seduction and conspiracy raced through his head. This dangerous game of death… it was a fearful game.
Only the strongest would be able to survive it, and he was strong. He turned his back, and the cold blue eyes shut as his dark blue gi fluttered with the wind. Ripples broke through the cloth as he stretched his muscles. Seduction, my love… you shall trap him and we will be together.
Kaoru saw that Kenshin was walking to a beautiful maiden. She was happy that she didn't get too fond of him. She knew this would happen, and yet… even though she didn't have a fondness for him, she felt hurt and envious. Was she really that ugly that she would be easily dismissed at the sight of a pretty girl?
Kaoru angrily shook her head and left the great hall. The sound of merry music met her ears, but she had blocked out all sounds. Their laughter fell silent upon deaf ears. Kaoru left the room with a cold glare.
Those mysterious blue eyes also saw this. Their plan was working… Lord Shishio… you were right…
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Misao watched sadly as Kaoru left the room. Aoshi noticed her silence and looked down at her.
"Do you want to dance?"
Misao's head shot up at the sound of his voice. She looked into his piercing blue depths and nodded. Aoshi held out his hand and Misao took it. He led her to the dance floor and she followed. Could it be?
Aoshi's mind was racing… He didn't know what he was doing. It was just that whenever he thought of Misao loving another man… It just got to him. Not matter how much he tried to push her out of his mind, he couldn't. He often fell asleep wondering who this man that she loved so much was. He was stupid… that's what she told him. The man she loved was stupid, yet she loved him so much that she was willing to wait forever just for him to look at her like a person.
He often found himself daydreaming about the curves of her face and the softness of her lips. He wondered how her hair would feel slipping through his fingers. Would it be like silk? Her long hair trapped in her braid… how would it look down and free? Aoshi couldn't believe where his mind was leading him. Could he like Misao… Could he even love her?
Misao, does this man know the light that shines in your eyes? Does he know the slenderness of your form and the beauty of your face? Does he know the sweetness of your soul and the stubbornness of your spirit? Misao… I know everything about you. Your face is like an open book, but yet who do you love? That mystery is written in symbols that need to be translated. Who is this man of your dreams? Who is this man that rules your heart?
Aoshi looked down at Misao's blushing face and noted how cute she looked. His arms were wrapped around her body, and unconsciously he held her tighter as if he was trying to protect his Misao.
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Kenshin finally made it to the beauty that captured his attention. She had a very morbid expression, but everything about her was elegant and graceful. Kenshin was captured by her beauty and there was nothing he could do. She looked at him with such kindness as he approached.
It got him thinking… Kaoru…
Her smile was nothing compared to Kaoru, but her elegance was far better than Kaoru's. Kaoru was not a person fit for elegance and grace. It was as if she loved him at first sight. She walked to him and it seemed that nothing else mattered. It was just the two of them… and Kaoru.
"Hello kind sir. My name is Tomoe Yukishiro." She bowed her head and kept it down, just like a lady should. Kenshin looked down at her black head.
"I'm the Battousai, Kenshin Himura."
"Well then, Himura-san, welcome."
Her head was still bowed. She had a lot of manners, this signaled that she was from a rich family. But, for some reason Kenshin wished that it was Kaoru he was talking to and not her. She was so polite. She looked up at him and there was no sign of playfulness in her eyes. Instead there was maturity and mystery. Although she lacked the happiness, he found himself wanting to unlock the mysteries of her. She was an enigma.
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Tomoe looked up at the man called Battousai. He was just like they described him. He was short, but not that short. He was still taller than her. For some reason, whenever she looked into his eyes she saw a wistfulness, as if he wanted to be somewhere else. But that was not what she wanted. He needed to want to be with her. That's what she wanted him to want. She didn't want him daydreaming about that wench he was with.
He needed a woman, not a child.
Tomoe used her mysterious charms to capture his attention and she would use it to capture his heart.
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"Everything goes as planned, Lord."
The lord looked down at his servant. It was the Jupon Gatana's leader… and he was satisfied at what his troops were doing. His spies were successful and his army drove them to their towns, unknowing of his plan.
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Kaoru had a torch in hand and was angry about what was happening. That baka! Didn't he know what he was doing to her… and yet, she didn't know what he was doing to her. Was this love or something else? Could she ever love?
Kaoru grew red with anger and before she knew it and fire had erupted. She was outside and a small patch of grass had caught fire. She didn't know how, but it just happened. She quickly stamped it out with her foot and continued to storm around. She stopped at a small clearing and sat on a stump.
She sat there contemplating about what was happening and what she should do about the box. She needed to help Hiko-sama, and yet she couldn't.
There were footsteps behind her. Kaoru turned and saw Soujiro standing there. She smiled at him and he smiled back. He sat in front of her on the ground and looked deep into her eyes.
"Kaoru, why are you out her alone?"
"I needed some air."
Soujiro didn't question her any further. He didn't think she would appreciate it.
Kaoru's mind wandered to Kenshin again. What was he doing? Especially, what was he doing with that beauty? Kaoru had seen her. She was so beautiful and graceful.
Soujiro watched as Kaoru had an inner conflict with herself, then suddenly her eyes glowed red… blood red…. They no longer looked like Kaoru's eyes, but much more deadlier. They seemed gruesome and bloodthirsty. Soujiro did the only thing that came to his mind. He lunged forwards and gave his friend and loving embrace.
Kaoru snapped out of whatever happened to her and she hugged him back with equal passion.
Kenshin was walking with Tomoe outside and entered a clearing.
"Oh! Look!" Tomoe pointed to the couple hidden in shadows. Kenshin glanced to the spot and at that moment, the moon decided to shine brighter and revealed to a grief-stricken Kenshin…
It was Kaoru and Soujiro embracing each other as if it was the end of the world.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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