:: Chapter 13 ::
Kenshin quickly drew back his katana. His eyes were wide with shock, and also with fear. One drop of blood stained the cold steel.
Tomoe lightly touched her neck. There was a small cut, only about an inch. It avoided any vital parts. In fact, the only thing Tomoe might get from it would be a small scar.
And yet . . .
Tomoe drew her fingers away from the cut. Her white fingers were dotted by crimson drops.
Kenshin dropped his katana. "Tomoe-san, I . . ."
With a sob and a frightened look, she grabbed her shawl from the ground where it had fallen. She rushed and grabbed a small book from a drawer, and then dashed out.
Even Kaoru knew that she would never return again.
She looked down at the ground. Great, real great. Her meddling had changed the past by a half inch of separation. Small, but it changed everything forever.
She looked into Kenshin's eyes. They were wide from shock. He turned to her, a look of sorrow etched deep. "Kaoru-san . . ."
Kaoru felt her heart wrenched out. This Kenshin looked nothing like the Hitokiri Battousai the mothers threatened children about. This Kenshin looked like a lost child on the verge of tears. He was a child, after all.
"Kaoru-san . . ." he said again, voice trembling. "I never wanted to hurt her . . . or you . . . I couldn't . . . I can't." He forlornly looked as the katana, it's right immaculacy marred by one drop of blood. The one drop that changed everything. "But . . . how?"
He looked into her eyes again. "Why?"
Kaoru walked forward and lightly patted his shoulder. She felt him shrink and stiffen at her touch. "Kenshin . . . san, it's alright . . ."
"You should leave . . . I don't know what I might do to you."
"No . . . you're a good person . . ."
"I almost killed Tomoe-san."
"Kenshin, you never meant to."
"I . . ." He drew away slightly. "I know that I'm a hitokiri, but . . . I never thought I'd sink so low as to . . . women . . ." A tear ran down his cheek.
Kaoru felt a deep compassion. "It's alright . . . I know you'll never hurt me, Kenshin. No matter who you are, I'll always be here."
Kenshin broke down sobbing in her arms. Kaoru comforted him as she would a young child.
Kenshin wiped away a few tears, but they kept coming. "I'm so sorry . . ."
Kaoru lightly stroked his hair. "Shh . . . everything will be alright . . ."
Slowly, the sky darkened.
~~ End Chapter ~~
Sorry for the super short chapter! ^^:;; But, you see, I'm running out of ideas . . . again. Yes, I know, I am a horrible writer, ne? But I want your opinions. Do you want
1. Kaoru and Kenshin/Battousai get married . . .
2. Kaoru leaves to her time before anything happens . . .
or
3. Kenshin, distraught, leaves and starts wandering before the bakumatsu is over?
Any other suggestions are also very welcome! Please help a struggling author . . . preferably me! ^^
And thank you for the encouraging reviews. I feel very loved. =)
Kenshin quickly drew back his katana. His eyes were wide with shock, and also with fear. One drop of blood stained the cold steel.
Tomoe lightly touched her neck. There was a small cut, only about an inch. It avoided any vital parts. In fact, the only thing Tomoe might get from it would be a small scar.
And yet . . .
Tomoe drew her fingers away from the cut. Her white fingers were dotted by crimson drops.
Kenshin dropped his katana. "Tomoe-san, I . . ."
With a sob and a frightened look, she grabbed her shawl from the ground where it had fallen. She rushed and grabbed a small book from a drawer, and then dashed out.
Even Kaoru knew that she would never return again.
She looked down at the ground. Great, real great. Her meddling had changed the past by a half inch of separation. Small, but it changed everything forever.
She looked into Kenshin's eyes. They were wide from shock. He turned to her, a look of sorrow etched deep. "Kaoru-san . . ."
Kaoru felt her heart wrenched out. This Kenshin looked nothing like the Hitokiri Battousai the mothers threatened children about. This Kenshin looked like a lost child on the verge of tears. He was a child, after all.
"Kaoru-san . . ." he said again, voice trembling. "I never wanted to hurt her . . . or you . . . I couldn't . . . I can't." He forlornly looked as the katana, it's right immaculacy marred by one drop of blood. The one drop that changed everything. "But . . . how?"
He looked into her eyes again. "Why?"
Kaoru walked forward and lightly patted his shoulder. She felt him shrink and stiffen at her touch. "Kenshin . . . san, it's alright . . ."
"You should leave . . . I don't know what I might do to you."
"No . . . you're a good person . . ."
"I almost killed Tomoe-san."
"Kenshin, you never meant to."
"I . . ." He drew away slightly. "I know that I'm a hitokiri, but . . . I never thought I'd sink so low as to . . . women . . ." A tear ran down his cheek.
Kaoru felt a deep compassion. "It's alright . . . I know you'll never hurt me, Kenshin. No matter who you are, I'll always be here."
Kenshin broke down sobbing in her arms. Kaoru comforted him as she would a young child.
Kenshin wiped away a few tears, but they kept coming. "I'm so sorry . . ."
Kaoru lightly stroked his hair. "Shh . . . everything will be alright . . ."
Slowly, the sky darkened.
~~ End Chapter ~~
Sorry for the super short chapter! ^^:;; But, you see, I'm running out of ideas . . . again. Yes, I know, I am a horrible writer, ne? But I want your opinions. Do you want
1. Kaoru and Kenshin/Battousai get married . . .
2. Kaoru leaves to her time before anything happens . . .
or
3. Kenshin, distraught, leaves and starts wandering before the bakumatsu is over?
Any other suggestions are also very welcome! Please help a struggling author . . . preferably me! ^^
And thank you for the encouraging reviews. I feel very loved. =)