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Lost in Silence
Chapter Three
Megumi sat down on the couch, switching from channel to channel on the TV. While doing that, she waited for the emotional Kaoru to get back from her work. It was already 8pm in Tokyo, and not a sign of heaven showed. The raccoon girl must have so much work to do tonight. Out of all the nights, this is the night her lover is leaving Tokyo. Megumi smiled inwardly at the sudden thought. Who would have ever thought she could get away with such foul play? Maybe it was finally time that Megumi thought Kaoru a little something about life.
The way that Megumi thought about Kaoru was logically this, the girl was too naïve, and innocent to comprehend life. Kaoru was the type of girl who believed everyone had a good side. She never judged someone on first impression. She waited to get to know someone before judging them. Kaoru was the lay down girl type, meaning she would try everything in her will power not to provoke a fight to hurt anyone intentionally. Though she had a fiery temper, she never let it run too far. Basically the girl knew her extent, knew when to reach her limits. Megumi hated to admit it, but there were times Kaoru could outwit people without even knowing it. That spoke of how innocent she was. Her sapphire eyes alone could get someone doing so many things for her. Megumi on the other hand had to work so hard and went through so much to be where she was today.
In so many ways she found Kaoru to be so annoying, always trying to talk about something new during the quiet times. Sometimes the place should remain peaceful, just like it was right now. Without her presence in this apartment, Megumi felt like she was in heaven. Kaoru wasn't around to start new topics, or move around the apartment, moving objects here and there. The place should be like this more often.
Then all of all of a sudden the phone rang, disturbing Megumi from her peaceful thoughts. Just to hear the phone ringing got her so mad.
Hastily she grabbed the portable phone from her room. Answering it by the third ring, Megumi used her sweet angel voice. "Hello."
"Hello, is Kaoru at home right now?" asked the voice from the other end of the phone
Megumi decided to play Kaoru again, since this person would probably be so easy to fool. She smiled a wicked smile at the thought of playing Kaoru on the phone. "Well I am Kaoru."
"Hello Kaoru. My name is Sanosuke Sagara. I work with Kenshin and I was wondering if you knew about his disappearance, since he never called into the office stating a reason for his absence," said the other voice, sounding so professionally on the phone. Megumi liked the way the man sounded. She hoped that maybe one day in time she could meet the man named Sanosuke Sagara.
"Actually I do happen to know where my beloved Kenshin is located. Tonight, he's leaving on a flight to go to New York (United States). He won't be back until the next three to four months," said Megumi gently.
The other man's intake of breath could be heard at the other end of the phone. For a while he couldn't speak. He remained silent for a moment before he began to speak once again. "Oh, that happened all of a sudden. Do you know why he's going to New York?"
"Yes indeed I do. He's going to New York to work for his sick father."
"Oh I see. If you don't mind me asking this, why do you seem rather calm? I thought you would be more worried, mainly like you would be there at the airport then being at home."
"I know where he is, I know how long he will stay in New York. That's all I need to know. I have complete faith in him."
"But you called in earlier stating how sad you were and was trying to locate him earlier."
Megumi stopped for a minute. She surely was busted this time. What should she say next? Apparently Kaoru never mentioned to her about making phone calls in search of her beloved boyfriend. Was Kaoru willing to give her all for this man? It surely made Megumi envy Kaoru's and Kenshin's relationship even more then before.
"Hello are you still there?" asked the man at the other end of the phone.
"Yes I am. About earlier, I was really worried about Kenshin, because I didn't know where to locate him. I didn't know what happened between him and I. Right now I know where to find him. Knowing that has put my heart at ease, you understand?"
"Yes I do," said the other voice. "Well thank you so much for the important information you gave me. I really appreciate it."
"Your welcome," said Megumi hanging on the phone, with a big triumphant smile on her face.
On the other end Sano, slowly put his phone on the receiver. His mind only focused on the tone the woman talked to him. Never once did her voice waver until he mentioned her leaving a message earlier. The whole time her voice seemed to be… rather normal. Not a single trace of sadness was apparent in the voice. Then again, the voice didn't sound like the woman who left the message about Kenshin's disappearance.
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"You shouldn't have seen that Misao," replied Kaoru sadly. Misao decided to walk Kaoru home for tonight. It wasn't a good idea for Kaoru to be by herself in such a depressed state. It wasn't because Misao was afraid that Kaoru would do something stupid, but she couldn't stand to see Kaoru in so much pain. Whenever Misao was in pain, Kaoru would stay by her side no matter what. Kaoru never gave up when it came to make someone feel better. Misao for once wanted to return that favor.
"What I saw, was a girl in need. I saw someone who needed a shoulder to cry on," said Misao sympathetically.
They reached the main street, in which Kaoru's apartment was located. Shielding herself from the cool draft that welcomed them on the almost deserted street, Misao thought of something that might make Kaoru feel better about herself.
"You know what?" asked Misao like a child. "I think Kenshin tried to contact you by now."
For a moment Kaoru's sapphire eyes lit up, and then it faded like it was never there to begin with. Seeing this, Misao grew more worried over her friend's depressed state.
"When was the last time you ate anything?" asked Misao. She watched her friend carefully to make sure her friend wasn't lying to her.
Kaoru didn't answer. Actually she didn't even eat anything this morning because she was so depressed. She completely forgot she needed food to survive. Thinking about food made her realized how famished she was feeling. All the crying made her feel dizzier then usual. Her body felt languid, so weak, that walking made her body ache. What she needed was a good night rest.
"I'll take that as you never ate anything as yet for the day. Oh Kaoru how could you forget such a thing? Wait, don't bother to answer that." Misao hit herself on the head for making things worse for Kaoru, instead of trying to make her fell better. What kind of friend was she, if she couldn't make her friend smile? Maybe she was a failure to her friend.
Finally reaching the apartment, Misao and Kaoru opened the door to find Megumi relaxing comfortably on the couch, watching some stupid show on the television. She never looked up to see who entered the apartment, or even bothered to say a greeting. Instead she looked engrossed in what the television show had to offer her. Laughing stupidly over some silly action, Megumi realized their presence by her.
"Good evening Megumi," said Misao tartly. She didn't know how Kaoru could stand such an annoying woman.
"Good evening Kaoru and Misao. I never knew when you entered," said Megumi, mocking her politeness to both the girls.
"There is no need for that," said Kaoru quietly as she headed toward the kitchen.
When Kaoru left, Misao wanted to strike back at Megumi for being so cruel to Kaoru. There were so many times when Megumi would say such bad things to Kaoru, and Kaoru won't do a thing to Megumi for it. It was unfair, so cruel. How did Megumi ended up having no heart?
"Why did you have to be so cruel to Kaoru?" asked Misao with an icy voice.
Megumi titled her head in questioning way. Her azure eyes held a hint of amusement. The look only made Misao infuriated. Right now she felt like steam was coming from her head. "I don't know what you mean?"
"I think you do know what I mean, it's just that you want to play stupid," said Misao. Actually she felt so upset about everything that all her feelings unravel before Megumi. She couldn't stop herself once she started. "You treated Kaoru like she is something to play with. You know you could say anything to her, and she would never say anything. You know that she holds something you can never have. Her love for Kenshin upsets you more then you understand. You envy her!"
Megumi didn't say anything. Misao words stunned her so much. Actually it stunned her how much Misao spoke words that struck her soul. She thought she didn't have a heart to feel such sadness. She was so used up in her life. People played with her feelings all the time. Her words meant nothing. Everything she did, it came from her looks. Her words never mattered. Yet Misao spoke with such intensity, that it struck her soul. Maybe she took more of her pain on Kaoru, because she was once like Kaoru, until the people changed her so much.
Then all of sudden Kaoru came back into the living room. Her sapphire eyes filled were with so many tears, with so much grief. "Please, tell me where is Kenshin. Please tell me he called here for me," Kaoru whispered.
Megumi remained silent. She refused to look at Kaoru. She couldn't let her pride fall because of Kaoru. She couldn't let her weak self come back to her. In order to live in the world a person must be so cold hearted. There are times when a person has to betray another to gain something. In ways this was something that would teach Kaoru that life wasn't easy.
"Please tell me Megumi," whispered Kaoru once again. "I'll do anything if you tell please." More tears fell from her sapphire as she came closer to Megumi. She wanted Megumi to look at her. Her tears alone blinded her, while her breathing came out in ragged breaths. Her heart felt like it was tearing itself from her body. The pain, the tears, her short breaths, were all for him. How many things would she have to do find Kenshin?
Kaoru fell to the floor, bowing her head. Her eyes closed while her tear like jewels fell to the floor. They came faster. Her hands clenched into fists, as she put them to her heart. "I am here on my hands and knees, bowing before you. Please Megumi, tell me where he is."
Megumi said nothing.
Through the silence, Kaoru finally bowed her head in defeat.
(To be continued)