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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.
***WARNING OOCNESS!***
King's Box
Chapter Eighteen: Need
Left alone with just a memory,
Life is cruel and so unreal.
All I have is my loneliness,
And there nothing I can hide.
You don't have to say you love me,
Just be close at hand.
You don't have to stay forever,
I will understand.
- … I can't remember! No!
"Kenshin?"
Kenshin looked up at the spike haired youth.
"Yes? Yahiko-chan?"
Yahiko gave out a snarl at the word "chan." He despised being called little It gave him the feeling of smallness and unimportance.
"Where's Kaoru-san?"
Kenshin had not realized how close Kaoru and Yahiko had gotten. He shook his head.
"She left."
Yahiko was about to ask why, but Kenshin held up his hand signaling that he didn't want to talk about it anymore.
"I'm leaving."
"To meet that Tomoe lady again."
Kenshin just stayed silent.
"Kaoru really liked you. I bet that lady scared Kaoru."
"Yahiko… It's much more deeper than that."
"Kenshin, can you get Kaoru back? It's kind of boring without her."
"No." He sounded so stern. It was like he was trying to convince himself that he didn't need to go after her. It seemed that he was trying to convince himself that he was happy with Tomoe…
"Kenshin? Did you chase Kaoru away?" Yahiko looked up at Kenshin with his big brown eyes.
"No." He threw out the word as if it were fire on his tongue. He wanted nothing more than to run after her… but, she had already left him behind and dropped words of love.
To think, that they could have had a sweet love.
To think, that they could have a lovely wing of happiness. No, they couldn't. They were too different. It would never work… but, him and Tomoe… was that the perfect match.
A killer and an angel? She was so mature and calm and gentle… he wasn't sure if it would work
He was going to see Tomoe again today.
He walked outside, but then he heard voices in a dark alleyway next to the castle. He let his curiosity get the better out him and walked to the alley.
***WARNING! IMPLIED SEX***
"No… Akira… we can't do this now…." It was Tomoe's voice, but who was Akira?
"…" There was a muffled moan of pleasure.
"No… Akira! I'm meeting Kenshin today… I need to concentrate…."
There was a slight whimper of fright.
"You think I care about that bastard! It's not like he's going to find out."
There was another moan…
"He is a bastard…always daydreaming and things… I don't think he even sees me…"
"How can he not see a beauty such as you?"
"He's so infatuated with that Kamiya bitch…" Another moan…
Kenshin counted down, trying to calm himself. It's not that he cared about… damn! He cared… He didn't know who he cared for… He just didn't want to be deceived. Well, he deceived her too.
He deceived Tomoe. He led her on. He pretended her to be Kaoru… He wanted to see Kaoru's face in Tomoe… her smile, her eyes, her everything. Kaoru was his everything.
"Shishio is going to be so pleased when Kamiya goes back to him…" It was Akira who spoke.
"I still can't figure out why Shishio wants me to seduce Kenshin…"
Kenshin could feel something tearing at his heart. He peeked into the alley and saw a large bulky men holding Tomoe to him intimately. Tomoe's arms hung loosely on the man's shoulders. Kenshin could only think this to be Akira.
Kenshin ducked behind the sanctuary of the wall.
"He wants Kamiya to come to him… he needs her… I fear that the lord is lusting after the girl." There was more moaning.
All words seemed to be no use to either of the people who were engaging in this intimate act. There was loud groaning that resounded through the empty alley. Suddenly Kenshin didn't hear the moaning anymore… instead, he heard screams of pain.
He couldn't let Shishio have Kaoru… He couldn't let Shishio taint Kaoru's innocence… her virginity. He couldn't live if she were to be broken… rape was not a very wonderful fate.
For women, especially the innocent, naïve ones, it is a horrible fate.
He was brought back to the horrible realization that the woman that he was wooing betrayed him. He was brought back to the cold reality of life that nothing can ever be perfect.
He never really cared for Tomoe, but the thought that she worked for Shishio and tried to break his relationship with Kaoru was too much. Tomoe hurt Kaoru… He did too.
'To protect my Kaoru.'
Kenshin unsheathed his sword…. to protect Kaoru… his Kaoru…. He raised it over the two tangled bodies of love and thrust it down swiftly, pinning both the hearts of the betrayers.
Kenshin winced when the cold blood washed over his face. He winced as the face of Tomoe showed that of mixed pain and pleasure. Revenge is the way of a hitokiri. This was his revenge for Kaoru… this was his revenge against the world.
A spark awoken deep in Kenshin. He loved Kaoru and there was no doubt about it. He loved her and there was nothing he could do against this strong emotion within him. Bathed in the deep blood… that's what it took for him to realize his love for Kaoru.
It took pain and betrayal for him to realize the truth of his emotions. He didn't realize that all he wanted in life was someone like Kaoru… all he wanted was someone to love and hold and cherish. Kenshin looked down at the face of the damned and shouted with anger.
He lost himself to the savagery deep inside him and killing was the only way to relieve this pain that he held.
Kenshin never felt so much pain and sadness at one time. He never felt this suffering deep inside him, not even when one of the five sisters betrayed the whole caravan. He needed to save Kaoru. He was determined to help his love.
"Himura?" Kenshin looked up. It was then that he noticed it was raining.
"Shinimori." Kenshin stated dumbly. He was so speechless.
"What happened?"
"They betrayed all of us. Everything was a trap. Everything. Shishio just wanted Kaoru to hurry up with her journey. He drove us here and he drove her away."
Kenshin looked up a Aoshi.
"I broke her heart for no reason. I never loved Tomoe… I never wanted her."
"Then why did you go after her?"
"I don't know. I guess in someway she reminded me of Kaoru. She doesn't have the same personality or anything… she cooked for me a lot… I guess it was that she had the same sad eyes as Kaoru. It just made me want to help."
"Himura… Everything has a reason for happening."
"Then, why all this?"
"To show you how much you really love the girl. To show you how much she really means to you. Kenshin, through violence Kaoru was able to awaken the real you. The one who cares. I can see it in your eyes."
Kenshin's eyes flashed curiously. They were still the same amber color they had always been, but they softened a little.
"How about Misao-dono?"
"I… I miss her…"
Kenshin just nodded.
"What now?"
"We have to go after them."
Kenshin nodded silently and followed him out of the alley way to leave the dead bodies to rot.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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