Amber Eyes
Chapter 6:Someone Save Me
Summary Someone has to save Kaoru. Who? Kenshin?
Kenshin finally took his finger off my lips. I got that he wanted me to stay quiet, but I didn't want to speak anymore anyways. I only sat there.
At first I tried to escape from reality. I wanted to forget all about everything, about Kenshin, about Apocolypse, about everything. Even myself.
When I did finally come back to reality, Kenshin and the man were swordfighting. It was strange, the man I feared most, was my friend. The man that killed my father was fighting to protect me. What was going on? Has my life gotten worse or better? I wasn't quite sure. To say the least, I was scared and confused.
The two of them were all out fighting. I wasn't quite sure what would happen. I wasn't sure if someone was going to die or anything. I continue to watch the lash it out, Kenshin would get hit, he would hit back.
It seemed like days before the battle was over. The victor.... Kenshin. Yet no one had to die. Kenshin didn't kill the man, no, he broke both of his hands. "You will never swordfight again." He said, his voice still stern. "I am not going to kill you, but if I ever see you with a sword again, I will."
Kenshin looked over at me, his eyes were no longer yellow. They were violet again. I don't know why, but I didn't do anything. I just sat there. As if I couldn't move, like I was paralized. I knew I could move but I didn't want to. I didn't want to do anything. So I slept. It probably looked like I fainted, but I didn't. I went to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up in my bed. I looked around just to make sure. Then I saw Kenshin. Kenshin was sitting next to my bed asleep. It looked like he had stayed up since I went to sleep.
He must have thought I fainted, I thought. I slowly got up out of bed, then I recieved a terrible head ache. I couldn't help it. It was so bad, that I had to scream out in agony. It felt like someone living inside me was scratching through my scull.
"Kaoru are you okay?" Kenshin looked down at me with his more sensitive purple eyes. I was in too much pain to notice him though. Kenshin picked me up and layed me back in my bed. I was out of that house, safe, but I was in more pain now than I ever was then.
I felt my head and I had a massive head wound. I looked down at my hand, tears rolling down my face from the pain, it was covered in blood. I don't know what happened after that, I lost too much blood to stay awake. I woke up in the hospital.
It seemed like the whole incident in my bedroom never happened. I was somewhere else now, I woke up the same way. With Kenshin at my bedside. This time he was awake however. "I'm sorry Ms.Kaoru. I thought that when he hit you on the head that the blade didn't touch you. I didn't know it was double bladed."
Tears came to his eyes, but before I could notice it he grabbed me and held me. At first I was surprised.
I didn't just go to sleep back then. I had actually fainted. I was a little happy that he grabbed me though. He felt so warm. Then I remembered the eyes. I guess he felt a wet spot on his shoulder because he noticed that I was crying. "Ms.Kaoru are you okay? Don't cry Ms.Kaoru. Please don't cry."
"Those eyes. I thought you weren't him." Kenshin looked down at the bed.
"I am not the man my father was, my father killed many innocent people, he also died in the same evil way. I used to kill, yes and I regret that." He picked up his sword and set it on my lap. "If you'll notice, that sword is a reverse blade, I wouldn't be able to kill with that."
I took the sword out of the sheath. He was right, the blade was on the wrong side. "I have made a vow to myself, never to kill again. I use this sword to protect only. Do you understand?" I nodded. "As for the eyes? It is hereditary, when ever the Himura family fights, in any way, our eyes change. I don't really understand why."
Could I believe this man? Should I? I didn't know if I should have, but I trusted him. I trusted him with my life.
"Kenshin? How bad is my wound?"
"Bad enough. I didn't think that he actually cut you back there. I thought he hit you with the side of his sword without the blade, I didn't know, until later, that he had a double bladed sword." He looked at me with his comforting eyes.
I wanted to touch him. I don't know what came over me, but suddenly I reached over and touched his face, and he didn't seem like he minded much either.
I just sat there, my hand on the side of his face, him looking down at me. He reached up to his face and touched my hand. His hand warm, and gentle. I never wanted to let go. Yet I knew that at some point a had too. So my hand did leave his face and just held on to his hand.
I opened my mouth to say something, but I don't remember what, because he, once again, put a finger over my mouth, but this time he did something more than just touch my lips, he leaned down and kissed them. And I kissed him back.
I didn't care who was watching. I was happy. It seemed as though the longer we were locked, the more passionate it became. I never wanted to let go. It felt like the world was spinning around me faster than ever. I was the one spinning it. I was on top of it. Then.....
(How's that for a cliffy??)
Chapter 7:Can I Go Home?
Summary Kaoru wants to go home. Is a surprise waiting for her there?