Chapter 11: Unfortunate Circumstances
A/N: Dang it, I've done it again. I've gone and made things complicated. Maybe I can fix it...eventually.
Disclaimer: Oh my, I do wish I owned RK, but the truth is...I don't. *sighs and grits teeth* My therapist says that's ok, to take deep breaths and count to TEEEEN. One...TWO....THREE........FOUR....*BOOOOOM*
Kenshin: HCT just exploded, so Sessha will be doing the rest of the Authors Notes, that he will.
Kaoru: *pokes HCT* Is she dead?
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"Kenshin...are you ok?" Kaoru said quietly, watching his eyes. They kept swirling different colors, and she wasn't sure what to make of it. He closed them before swallowing and nodding. "C-can you...untie these?" Kenshin pleaded. Kaoru chewed her lip anxiously. He couldn't possibly be strong enough to go anywhere even if she did...plus he looked positively miserable.
"Ok." she bent to untie his right hand first.
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Kenshin smirked to himself. His plan was working so well. He watched the faint blue veins pulse in Kaoru's neck as she worked with the knots around his wrist. 'Why did they tie them so tightly?' she wondered. Kenshin flexed his hand, for the lessening of the pressure around his wrist allowed the blood to flow more freely into his fingers. And he would need his fingers most likely. He pondered: How was he going to kill this woman?
He had no sword and his extremeties tingled, but he knew she must die. Damn his bastardic existence, all the years of kindness he'd been living as the idiot rurouni had softened him, but he would harden his heart again. Even as the Battousai his heart was soft! But then, it had always been. He would fix that, and the death of this woman would be the first step.
His eyes twinkled merrily and lethally as his right wrist came free. A sharp pain caused him to cry out, exerting much more vehemence than before. She'd rubbed across his wounded wrist, reopening the slash and causing him pain. "Bitch, you'll pay for that." he growled, clutching his bleeding wrist in his still restrained left hand. The blood slowly seeped through the bandage, the crimson ring spread as if it were fueled by his anger.
Kaoru stumbled backwards. This was...was this Kenshin? He didn't seem to know her at all, and he certainly wasn't acting like himself. He'd just called her a bitch after all! Kaoru had never heard Kenshin use such profane language, not even as Battousai, but that was to be expected, for he was neither Kenshin nor Battousai. Her eyes stayed wide and she trembled. Who was this person?
Kenshin scowled at her. This female irked him very much. Why was she so irksome? Her glared at her. She'd forced him to expose himself sooner than he'd hoped. He lashed wildly at his left wrist, if he didn't free himself soon she would escape!
Kaoru stood, frozen in place. What would he do to her? Was the real Kenshin even in there anymore? She wasn't sure. Who was this creature he'd become? She had so many questions, and answers to none of them. She'd never been so simultaneously frustrated and scared out of her wits in her entire life. She snapped back to reality as the restraint around his left wrist broke with a loud crack.
Kenshin had his ankles unbound in a matter of seconds. It was easy now that he had his hands. His sword, where had they put it? His sword, he needed it! He could feel his obsessive tendancy rising again, and fought his compulsive nature. He wanted, longed for his sword, and knew it would torment him until he had it. He'd almost conquered that stubborn obsessiveness, but the quirk about his sword remained.
Kenshin ransacked the room, finding his sword conveniently stored in an overhead cabinet. He grinned madly at the frightened Kaoru. "Do you fear me?" he growled. She whimpered. It was Kenshin, right? He wouldn't hurt her...
Slowly, menacingly, he drew his sword.
Kaoru gasped and took a step backwards. She knew she was in trouble when she felt the wall behind her. There was nowhere to go. Kenshin had succeeded in cornering her quite effectively. She slid down the wall as he advanced towards her, his violent intentions reflecting frighteningly in his features.
Kaoru felt something wet drip on one of the knees she'd drawn to her chest. She looked down to see a single wet tearstain. She hadn't even realized how frightened she was, how terrified that the real Kenshin wouldn't come back this time. Sure, he'd come back all the others, but somehow this was different. He wasn't the REAL Kenshin. Would he really kill her?
Kenshin gazed hungrily at the huddled, trembling form below him. Was she afraid? What was she thinking? He placed his sword tip under her tilted chin and raised it to look into her eyes, his glowing a menacing red, hers a piercing azure. Not a trace of fear could Kenshin find, only resignation and determination. 'An odd mix...' he thought.
'If my death is what it takes to bring Kenshin back, then I will gladly sacrifice my life.' Kaoru thought, refusing to be frightened. His sword tip was at her throat, she felt the sharp barb pricking her skin. Wave after wave of fear washed over her like the tides of the ocean, but the only appearance they made in her eyes was a gentler blue. 'I have no reason to be afraid. I do not fear death.'
Kenshin frowned. She wasn't afraid. His sword was already pricking her throat and she wasn't afraid. He hated the look in her eyes, the one that told him she pitied him and that she would gladly die. And die she would, simply because his heart protested it so much. She really hadn't done anything to warrant his anger, no, actually, if his heart hadn't complained so, he most likely would have kept her for himself. He would have liked to break her defiant spirit.
Kaoru closed her eyes, waiting for the blow that was sure to come. She could still feel the tip of the sword, but she barely even flinched when she heard the blade being flipped. Kenshin frowned. He was sure that would get a response. "Stand. I will let you die with honor, on your feet like our ancient ancestors in battle." he sneered. Kaoru obediantly stood, opening her eyes once more.
Kenshin cursed. Those damn eyes bothered the hell out of him. There was something in them, something that told him she saw into his very soul. DAMN IT he wanted her to cower, to fear him! He swung his sword at the table, slicing it neatly in half, ice packets splitting and throwing ice all over the room. Kaoru turned her head slightly to the side as little chunks of ice showered over them. And through the prisms of falling ice, she saw the real Kenshin.
For a half-second, he was there.
But then the cruel...other was there.
Kenshin grinned. In letting the rurouni come through, he'd sufficiently broken Kaoru's defenses. She was now just as helpless as before. He roughly pushed her back into the corner. Kaoru's back hit the wall and she gasped, the blow having knocked the air from her lungs. "I changed my mind. You will die cowering before me." Kenshin grinned.
"I don't think so!" croaked a voice from behind him. Kenshin spun around, grabbing Kaoru's wrist and pulling her in front of him, his sword at her throat. "You again..." Kenshin growled. Sano popped his knuckles from the doorway. He still couldn't talk very well; Kenshin had damaged his throat pretty badly. "Let Jou-chan go." he said quietly. "What?? What was that I heard? Kill the bitch? Ok!" Kenshin's blade drew ever nearer to Kaoru's throat. Sano saw the terrified glint in her eyes.
"Fight me you coward! Or do you only hide behind a shield now? Are you afraid I'll hurt your poor widdew bowdy?" Sano jeered. Kenshin's temper flared. Kaoru was pressed against him, astounded at the heat from the fever. Was it possible for it to be this high? Wasn't the ice supposed to make it go down!? Why didn't it work? He hadn't been out of it for too long!
Sano glared at the angry man holding the woman he considered his sister hostage. Of all the people Kenshin could decide to kill. GEEZ, why Jou- chan? Kenshin flung Kaoru angrily to the side and charged Sano in blind anger. Sano found it quite easy to manipulate the demoniac into their clever little trap. Sano quickly sidestepped as the sword flew at him; he grabbed the blade in one of his powerful hands.
Kenshin twisted as he felt his blade stop. His back was to the doorway as he struggled to free the blade for Sano's hand. Blood dripped back down the blade almost to the hilt before falling into a puddle on the floor. Megumi ran in from the hallway.
Sano pulled the blade to him, and as soon as Kenshin was close enough, grabbed him by his arms. Kenshin fought and screamed, kicking at Sano and lashing at them both with very foul language. Megumi approached slowly, wary of the strength Sano held in his arms. Kenshin narrowed his eyes. He cut loose a long cry, making to break free from Sano, but his shout was ended abruptly as Megumi plunged the needle into his neck, emptying the contents of the syringe slowly.
Kenshin's mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out. He looked like a fish drowning in the air. Megumi withdrew the needle, grimacing slightly. Sano closed his eyes. Kenshin's struggles soon became less animated, his language less colorful and more slow. "You'd better lemme go..." he slurred. His eyes rolled in their sockets as he tried in vain to keep them open. He finally fell limp in Sano's arms.
"Is he really out?" Megumi asked. She walked cautiously over and peered at the sleeping man. "Oh yeah, he's gone." Sano gestured to the wreckage of the examination table. "Oh...well...here let's put him in Kaoru's old room. She should be able to go home now anyhow. That is if the idiot didn't hurt her again." Megumi replied to his unasked question. Sano carried him into the next room. "Megumi...?" Kaoru said quietly. "What's wrong with him?"
Megumi sighed. "His fever is dangerously high. If it gets any higher, the possibility is great that he might die. It's driven him slightly insane, so obviously he isn't himself right now. If we can bring the fever down, we should be able to get the old Kenshin back, but the way he's resisting, it's looking like it's going to be a long, hard battle. Are you hurt?"
"No..." Kaoru replied. "But I AM worried about Kenshin. I hope he'll be ok. He scares me like this, and I don't like that, I want the old one back." Megumi shook her head. "That may not be possible, Kaoru."
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A/N: HOW SAD! *Sigh* I guess you'll just have to read more. Darn.
Well, So far, only three people have reviewed my chapter 11. So that's all I'm gonna reply to right now. All you other people should feel ashamed, cause you don't get a personal answer. so *Lmah!* OH, I got stung by a bee today! During band sometime, I'm not even sure what kind of bee it was. But my arm ITCHES and HURTS. It feels like someone is stabbing a pencil THROUGH my arm. Ya, I'm sure that's a pleasant picture. Ok, Imagine...an eight inch needle and someone just going AAAAAHHHH! and stabbing it into your arm. That's about....what I feel like.
Playing In Traffic: Lol, Nice simple words. Why are you confused? Oh and seriously, I did crack up when I read your review. Keshio? That's just great. Hopefully you keep reading, I enjoy hearing what you have to say! ^- ^
Koishii-glory: Yay! I believe you, cause you were one of the (so far) two people that reviewed! Course, that could just mean you have no life, like me...or it could mean you really like me! ^-^ *wipes away tear* How sweet I feel so loved!
Sofa-chan: Indeed, he did lose a lot of blood. And...perhaps I DO have things planned. ^.~ And well, truthfully, I'm not sure whether his memory is going to come back or not, I don't know until I write it. Dude, he almost died!
A/N: Dang it, I've done it again. I've gone and made things complicated. Maybe I can fix it...eventually.
Disclaimer: Oh my, I do wish I owned RK, but the truth is...I don't. *sighs and grits teeth* My therapist says that's ok, to take deep breaths and count to TEEEEN. One...TWO....THREE........FOUR....*BOOOOOM*
Kenshin: HCT just exploded, so Sessha will be doing the rest of the Authors Notes, that he will.
Kaoru: *pokes HCT* Is she dead?
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"Kenshin...are you ok?" Kaoru said quietly, watching his eyes. They kept swirling different colors, and she wasn't sure what to make of it. He closed them before swallowing and nodding. "C-can you...untie these?" Kenshin pleaded. Kaoru chewed her lip anxiously. He couldn't possibly be strong enough to go anywhere even if she did...plus he looked positively miserable.
"Ok." she bent to untie his right hand first.
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Kenshin smirked to himself. His plan was working so well. He watched the faint blue veins pulse in Kaoru's neck as she worked with the knots around his wrist. 'Why did they tie them so tightly?' she wondered. Kenshin flexed his hand, for the lessening of the pressure around his wrist allowed the blood to flow more freely into his fingers. And he would need his fingers most likely. He pondered: How was he going to kill this woman?
He had no sword and his extremeties tingled, but he knew she must die. Damn his bastardic existence, all the years of kindness he'd been living as the idiot rurouni had softened him, but he would harden his heart again. Even as the Battousai his heart was soft! But then, it had always been. He would fix that, and the death of this woman would be the first step.
His eyes twinkled merrily and lethally as his right wrist came free. A sharp pain caused him to cry out, exerting much more vehemence than before. She'd rubbed across his wounded wrist, reopening the slash and causing him pain. "Bitch, you'll pay for that." he growled, clutching his bleeding wrist in his still restrained left hand. The blood slowly seeped through the bandage, the crimson ring spread as if it were fueled by his anger.
Kaoru stumbled backwards. This was...was this Kenshin? He didn't seem to know her at all, and he certainly wasn't acting like himself. He'd just called her a bitch after all! Kaoru had never heard Kenshin use such profane language, not even as Battousai, but that was to be expected, for he was neither Kenshin nor Battousai. Her eyes stayed wide and she trembled. Who was this person?
Kenshin scowled at her. This female irked him very much. Why was she so irksome? Her glared at her. She'd forced him to expose himself sooner than he'd hoped. He lashed wildly at his left wrist, if he didn't free himself soon she would escape!
Kaoru stood, frozen in place. What would he do to her? Was the real Kenshin even in there anymore? She wasn't sure. Who was this creature he'd become? She had so many questions, and answers to none of them. She'd never been so simultaneously frustrated and scared out of her wits in her entire life. She snapped back to reality as the restraint around his left wrist broke with a loud crack.
Kenshin had his ankles unbound in a matter of seconds. It was easy now that he had his hands. His sword, where had they put it? His sword, he needed it! He could feel his obsessive tendancy rising again, and fought his compulsive nature. He wanted, longed for his sword, and knew it would torment him until he had it. He'd almost conquered that stubborn obsessiveness, but the quirk about his sword remained.
Kenshin ransacked the room, finding his sword conveniently stored in an overhead cabinet. He grinned madly at the frightened Kaoru. "Do you fear me?" he growled. She whimpered. It was Kenshin, right? He wouldn't hurt her...
Slowly, menacingly, he drew his sword.
Kaoru gasped and took a step backwards. She knew she was in trouble when she felt the wall behind her. There was nowhere to go. Kenshin had succeeded in cornering her quite effectively. She slid down the wall as he advanced towards her, his violent intentions reflecting frighteningly in his features.
Kaoru felt something wet drip on one of the knees she'd drawn to her chest. She looked down to see a single wet tearstain. She hadn't even realized how frightened she was, how terrified that the real Kenshin wouldn't come back this time. Sure, he'd come back all the others, but somehow this was different. He wasn't the REAL Kenshin. Would he really kill her?
Kenshin gazed hungrily at the huddled, trembling form below him. Was she afraid? What was she thinking? He placed his sword tip under her tilted chin and raised it to look into her eyes, his glowing a menacing red, hers a piercing azure. Not a trace of fear could Kenshin find, only resignation and determination. 'An odd mix...' he thought.
'If my death is what it takes to bring Kenshin back, then I will gladly sacrifice my life.' Kaoru thought, refusing to be frightened. His sword tip was at her throat, she felt the sharp barb pricking her skin. Wave after wave of fear washed over her like the tides of the ocean, but the only appearance they made in her eyes was a gentler blue. 'I have no reason to be afraid. I do not fear death.'
Kenshin frowned. She wasn't afraid. His sword was already pricking her throat and she wasn't afraid. He hated the look in her eyes, the one that told him she pitied him and that she would gladly die. And die she would, simply because his heart protested it so much. She really hadn't done anything to warrant his anger, no, actually, if his heart hadn't complained so, he most likely would have kept her for himself. He would have liked to break her defiant spirit.
Kaoru closed her eyes, waiting for the blow that was sure to come. She could still feel the tip of the sword, but she barely even flinched when she heard the blade being flipped. Kenshin frowned. He was sure that would get a response. "Stand. I will let you die with honor, on your feet like our ancient ancestors in battle." he sneered. Kaoru obediantly stood, opening her eyes once more.
Kenshin cursed. Those damn eyes bothered the hell out of him. There was something in them, something that told him she saw into his very soul. DAMN IT he wanted her to cower, to fear him! He swung his sword at the table, slicing it neatly in half, ice packets splitting and throwing ice all over the room. Kaoru turned her head slightly to the side as little chunks of ice showered over them. And through the prisms of falling ice, she saw the real Kenshin.
For a half-second, he was there.
But then the cruel...other was there.
Kenshin grinned. In letting the rurouni come through, he'd sufficiently broken Kaoru's defenses. She was now just as helpless as before. He roughly pushed her back into the corner. Kaoru's back hit the wall and she gasped, the blow having knocked the air from her lungs. "I changed my mind. You will die cowering before me." Kenshin grinned.
"I don't think so!" croaked a voice from behind him. Kenshin spun around, grabbing Kaoru's wrist and pulling her in front of him, his sword at her throat. "You again..." Kenshin growled. Sano popped his knuckles from the doorway. He still couldn't talk very well; Kenshin had damaged his throat pretty badly. "Let Jou-chan go." he said quietly. "What?? What was that I heard? Kill the bitch? Ok!" Kenshin's blade drew ever nearer to Kaoru's throat. Sano saw the terrified glint in her eyes.
"Fight me you coward! Or do you only hide behind a shield now? Are you afraid I'll hurt your poor widdew bowdy?" Sano jeered. Kenshin's temper flared. Kaoru was pressed against him, astounded at the heat from the fever. Was it possible for it to be this high? Wasn't the ice supposed to make it go down!? Why didn't it work? He hadn't been out of it for too long!
Sano glared at the angry man holding the woman he considered his sister hostage. Of all the people Kenshin could decide to kill. GEEZ, why Jou- chan? Kenshin flung Kaoru angrily to the side and charged Sano in blind anger. Sano found it quite easy to manipulate the demoniac into their clever little trap. Sano quickly sidestepped as the sword flew at him; he grabbed the blade in one of his powerful hands.
Kenshin twisted as he felt his blade stop. His back was to the doorway as he struggled to free the blade for Sano's hand. Blood dripped back down the blade almost to the hilt before falling into a puddle on the floor. Megumi ran in from the hallway.
Sano pulled the blade to him, and as soon as Kenshin was close enough, grabbed him by his arms. Kenshin fought and screamed, kicking at Sano and lashing at them both with very foul language. Megumi approached slowly, wary of the strength Sano held in his arms. Kenshin narrowed his eyes. He cut loose a long cry, making to break free from Sano, but his shout was ended abruptly as Megumi plunged the needle into his neck, emptying the contents of the syringe slowly.
Kenshin's mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out. He looked like a fish drowning in the air. Megumi withdrew the needle, grimacing slightly. Sano closed his eyes. Kenshin's struggles soon became less animated, his language less colorful and more slow. "You'd better lemme go..." he slurred. His eyes rolled in their sockets as he tried in vain to keep them open. He finally fell limp in Sano's arms.
"Is he really out?" Megumi asked. She walked cautiously over and peered at the sleeping man. "Oh yeah, he's gone." Sano gestured to the wreckage of the examination table. "Oh...well...here let's put him in Kaoru's old room. She should be able to go home now anyhow. That is if the idiot didn't hurt her again." Megumi replied to his unasked question. Sano carried him into the next room. "Megumi...?" Kaoru said quietly. "What's wrong with him?"
Megumi sighed. "His fever is dangerously high. If it gets any higher, the possibility is great that he might die. It's driven him slightly insane, so obviously he isn't himself right now. If we can bring the fever down, we should be able to get the old Kenshin back, but the way he's resisting, it's looking like it's going to be a long, hard battle. Are you hurt?"
"No..." Kaoru replied. "But I AM worried about Kenshin. I hope he'll be ok. He scares me like this, and I don't like that, I want the old one back." Megumi shook her head. "That may not be possible, Kaoru."
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A/N: HOW SAD! *Sigh* I guess you'll just have to read more. Darn.
Well, So far, only three people have reviewed my chapter 11. So that's all I'm gonna reply to right now. All you other people should feel ashamed, cause you don't get a personal answer. so *Lmah!* OH, I got stung by a bee today! During band sometime, I'm not even sure what kind of bee it was. But my arm ITCHES and HURTS. It feels like someone is stabbing a pencil THROUGH my arm. Ya, I'm sure that's a pleasant picture. Ok, Imagine...an eight inch needle and someone just going AAAAAHHHH! and stabbing it into your arm. That's about....what I feel like.
Playing In Traffic: Lol, Nice simple words. Why are you confused? Oh and seriously, I did crack up when I read your review. Keshio? That's just great. Hopefully you keep reading, I enjoy hearing what you have to say! ^- ^
Koishii-glory: Yay! I believe you, cause you were one of the (so far) two people that reviewed! Course, that could just mean you have no life, like me...or it could mean you really like me! ^-^ *wipes away tear* How sweet I feel so loved!
Sofa-chan: Indeed, he did lose a lot of blood. And...perhaps I DO have things planned. ^.~ And well, truthfully, I'm not sure whether his memory is going to come back or not, I don't know until I write it. Dude, he almost died!