Blood Emblem- By LuvMeTender
Finally I can put up the first chapter! (Smiles with pride) I hope I get some reviews soon! Lol! Well insert the standard disclaimer here. Oops almost forgot, read really carefully, I can get confusing in my writing at times, well I guess that's it! Have fun. There is a rape in this chapter, it is not graphic, but if you don't have the heart for that kind of stuff I am just warning you! Take note that the story was originally titled My heart Trembled, now its Blood Emblem (More interesting…I think so at least!)
~""~ indicates a characters thoughts!
****indicates change of characters point of view
Now onto Chapter one!
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Only a week ago, or maybe two, Kaoru recalled her first meeting with the bloody savior. ~"He was so frightening, yet I took comfort in his apathetic grin. I wonder who he was. Can I ever repay him for his help?"~
Kaoru walked diligently down the twisting hall thinking about what had happened such a short while ago. Her memory had failed her numerous times, but his face had been etched into her soul. ~"Although his eyes were fierce, I could see a sort of sorrow deep in them. If we knew each other…I'd bet that I'd could fall in love with him." She had not been able to feel love for anything since her father had passed. But his eyes had sparked something that slept within her soul.
It had been nighttime, she was walking home from her latest clienteles home, on the road she had always traveled, how could she have know today would be different? She trotted past the luscious homes, and debonair gentlemen, and as each face went past she began to feel a sense of unease. Then the inevitable occurred. A tall very thin man, seemingly of old age, with a rugged face to match his rugged clothes. He must've been a rogue of some sort, or maybe an ex-samurai. His probably once handsome face was covered in scars, and other unidentifiable marks, not to mention his eyes gleamed with a fiery, hateful desire. Kaoru had been taken aback just by the look of him, but she was only afraid, when his lanky arm reached out from the darkness and tugged her silken kimono almost right off her slender form. Kaoru really didn't care. This happened to her almost every night of the week, the only difference between him and the others was he would not pay. He coyly dragged her to a nearby alleyway and began to unbuckle his belt. If he thought he was corrupting some innocent virgin, he was wrong. Kaoru was a sad, lonely, tortured girl. A shell of what she used to be just a few years back. Now the bordello girls , pitiful men, and sex ruled her life. Yet she couldn't help feeling frightened. She was so ashamed of what she had become, but she did not deserve this. A feral groan escaped the mans throat. Kaoru finally screamed, tears welling into her eyes, as he pushed himself deeply into her. It seemed like it was lasting for hours, she just wanted him to stop. She knew her career was not a clean one, and that what she did was wrong, but as he pushed his way through her soul, she felt the last of her innocence fading away. Suddenly the pain stopped, and feeling of warmth began to rush over her cold, shaking, form. She opened her tightly shut eyes to look up at her predator. He was not there. In his place stood another man, he was thin, and very narrow-faced. His amber eyes gleamed against the faint light of the hovering moon. His face solemnly outlined the night, and the scar that resided upon his cheek held a crucifix-like shape. His hair blew through the wind. "Get up" he had said in a monotone. Kaoru found that she could not move, not one inch.
"I….I can't. I am too afraid. Please tell me what's happening!" Kaoru yelped
"You've been raped, and I have slain the man who takes away the young beauty's honor, now get up!"
Even these simple words seemed brutal coming from the saviors mouth.
"Thank you. But my body is numb, I do not think I can move sir. What is your name?"
"That's none of your business," he bent over and pulled her kimono shut, her sash had been lost during the struggle, he took a ribbon off of his waist and tied her kimono shut." I will carry you, where do you live?"
She blushed with shame. "At the bordello in the main square."
"Why do you blush? Are you ashamed of where you come from? "
"Well yes, my job Is not an honorable one sir."
"Stupid woman, I can tell you regret your job, and I do not see anything but purity in your eyes. Although your occupation is corrupt and harsh, I am sure that you are neither. I am not worthy of the accompaniment of someone so pure."
His words echoed through he mind.
"Thank you…My savior, I really needed to hear that. You remind me of my father, handsome, wise, and you have a harsh kindness to you. The warrior's heart. You possess it. Thank you for saving one so unworthy. If you'll put me down I will try and walk. I wish to trouble you no longer. By the way, My name is Kamiya Kaoru."
"His face seemed to grow more friendly. You are very worthy Miss Kaoru. And My Name is Himura Kenshin."
Kaoru's face seemed to be enlightened "You mean the legendary Battousai Himura Kenshin?"
"Yes"
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Never had he met anyone especially a woman, who grinned at his name being told.
"You are strange Miss Kaoru. Is this your room? I can smell the same scent of juniper wafting from it."
"You have an amazing sense of smell!"
She began giggling, after all that had just happened she had started giggling. Kenshin's face grew concerned as the laughter became disturbingly choked with tears. She fell to her knee's on the bedroom's floor.
"I feel so dirty." She cried "I just want this all to stop! No more pain! Please!"
He felt sorry for her. She really did seem so nice.
"You know I like you for some strange reason," ~"This is not like me at all."~ "Perhaps, after my journey is over, you would like to wander with me?"
"That would be lovely, but I would have no income, how could I pay you?"
A thought occurred in his mind. He knew what she was going to do next.
The slender woman composed herself, got up and proceeded to walk towards him. She lifted her face to his, teary eyes meeting now a darker purple.
"I can only give you this"
She kissed him, passionately, burrowing her hands into his shirt.
He wanted her, and he had never felt so guilty, such a beautiful young girl, who had probably just experienced one of the most terrifying experiences of her life was latching onto his sinful body for comfort. The last time he was touched, it was his lovely wife Tomoe, now this girl. The feeling was so strange. He wanted to kiss her back, but he pulled away practically breathless.
"I'm sorry, but after what you just went through this is wrong, and I'm tempted to have my way with…"
Kaoru cut him off, "Its ok, really, I am so sorry! I don't know what I was thinking. I would love to travel with you."
He smiled at her realization of his situation.
"Fine then, I will come back here for you…Someday!"
*********************************************************************** Kaoru let go of his body and he turned and let the room. Her heart sunk as she watched him go.
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~"She doesn't believe me, but I wouldn't believe someone like me either!"~
"I will come back for you, You have the slayers word."
And with that he was gone, and the long wait had begun.
END CHAPTER ONE
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Well there you go! End of chapter one! Yay! Well ill just keep posting the rest of my story as I type it! LOL Please tell me what you think!
Peace and LOVE!
~Ashley
Finally I can put up the first chapter! (Smiles with pride) I hope I get some reviews soon! Lol! Well insert the standard disclaimer here. Oops almost forgot, read really carefully, I can get confusing in my writing at times, well I guess that's it! Have fun. There is a rape in this chapter, it is not graphic, but if you don't have the heart for that kind of stuff I am just warning you! Take note that the story was originally titled My heart Trembled, now its Blood Emblem (More interesting…I think so at least!)
~""~ indicates a characters thoughts!
****indicates change of characters point of view
Now onto Chapter one!
________________________________________________________________________
Only a week ago, or maybe two, Kaoru recalled her first meeting with the bloody savior. ~"He was so frightening, yet I took comfort in his apathetic grin. I wonder who he was. Can I ever repay him for his help?"~
Kaoru walked diligently down the twisting hall thinking about what had happened such a short while ago. Her memory had failed her numerous times, but his face had been etched into her soul. ~"Although his eyes were fierce, I could see a sort of sorrow deep in them. If we knew each other…I'd bet that I'd could fall in love with him." She had not been able to feel love for anything since her father had passed. But his eyes had sparked something that slept within her soul.
It had been nighttime, she was walking home from her latest clienteles home, on the road she had always traveled, how could she have know today would be different? She trotted past the luscious homes, and debonair gentlemen, and as each face went past she began to feel a sense of unease. Then the inevitable occurred. A tall very thin man, seemingly of old age, with a rugged face to match his rugged clothes. He must've been a rogue of some sort, or maybe an ex-samurai. His probably once handsome face was covered in scars, and other unidentifiable marks, not to mention his eyes gleamed with a fiery, hateful desire. Kaoru had been taken aback just by the look of him, but she was only afraid, when his lanky arm reached out from the darkness and tugged her silken kimono almost right off her slender form. Kaoru really didn't care. This happened to her almost every night of the week, the only difference between him and the others was he would not pay. He coyly dragged her to a nearby alleyway and began to unbuckle his belt. If he thought he was corrupting some innocent virgin, he was wrong. Kaoru was a sad, lonely, tortured girl. A shell of what she used to be just a few years back. Now the bordello girls , pitiful men, and sex ruled her life. Yet she couldn't help feeling frightened. She was so ashamed of what she had become, but she did not deserve this. A feral groan escaped the mans throat. Kaoru finally screamed, tears welling into her eyes, as he pushed himself deeply into her. It seemed like it was lasting for hours, she just wanted him to stop. She knew her career was not a clean one, and that what she did was wrong, but as he pushed his way through her soul, she felt the last of her innocence fading away. Suddenly the pain stopped, and feeling of warmth began to rush over her cold, shaking, form. She opened her tightly shut eyes to look up at her predator. He was not there. In his place stood another man, he was thin, and very narrow-faced. His amber eyes gleamed against the faint light of the hovering moon. His face solemnly outlined the night, and the scar that resided upon his cheek held a crucifix-like shape. His hair blew through the wind. "Get up" he had said in a monotone. Kaoru found that she could not move, not one inch.
"I….I can't. I am too afraid. Please tell me what's happening!" Kaoru yelped
"You've been raped, and I have slain the man who takes away the young beauty's honor, now get up!"
Even these simple words seemed brutal coming from the saviors mouth.
"Thank you. But my body is numb, I do not think I can move sir. What is your name?"
"That's none of your business," he bent over and pulled her kimono shut, her sash had been lost during the struggle, he took a ribbon off of his waist and tied her kimono shut." I will carry you, where do you live?"
She blushed with shame. "At the bordello in the main square."
"Why do you blush? Are you ashamed of where you come from? "
"Well yes, my job Is not an honorable one sir."
"Stupid woman, I can tell you regret your job, and I do not see anything but purity in your eyes. Although your occupation is corrupt and harsh, I am sure that you are neither. I am not worthy of the accompaniment of someone so pure."
His words echoed through he mind.
"Thank you…My savior, I really needed to hear that. You remind me of my father, handsome, wise, and you have a harsh kindness to you. The warrior's heart. You possess it. Thank you for saving one so unworthy. If you'll put me down I will try and walk. I wish to trouble you no longer. By the way, My name is Kamiya Kaoru."
"His face seemed to grow more friendly. You are very worthy Miss Kaoru. And My Name is Himura Kenshin."
Kaoru's face seemed to be enlightened "You mean the legendary Battousai Himura Kenshin?"
"Yes"
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Never had he met anyone especially a woman, who grinned at his name being told.
"You are strange Miss Kaoru. Is this your room? I can smell the same scent of juniper wafting from it."
"You have an amazing sense of smell!"
She began giggling, after all that had just happened she had started giggling. Kenshin's face grew concerned as the laughter became disturbingly choked with tears. She fell to her knee's on the bedroom's floor.
"I feel so dirty." She cried "I just want this all to stop! No more pain! Please!"
He felt sorry for her. She really did seem so nice.
"You know I like you for some strange reason," ~"This is not like me at all."~ "Perhaps, after my journey is over, you would like to wander with me?"
"That would be lovely, but I would have no income, how could I pay you?"
A thought occurred in his mind. He knew what she was going to do next.
The slender woman composed herself, got up and proceeded to walk towards him. She lifted her face to his, teary eyes meeting now a darker purple.
"I can only give you this"
She kissed him, passionately, burrowing her hands into his shirt.
He wanted her, and he had never felt so guilty, such a beautiful young girl, who had probably just experienced one of the most terrifying experiences of her life was latching onto his sinful body for comfort. The last time he was touched, it was his lovely wife Tomoe, now this girl. The feeling was so strange. He wanted to kiss her back, but he pulled away practically breathless.
"I'm sorry, but after what you just went through this is wrong, and I'm tempted to have my way with…"
Kaoru cut him off, "Its ok, really, I am so sorry! I don't know what I was thinking. I would love to travel with you."
He smiled at her realization of his situation.
"Fine then, I will come back here for you…Someday!"
*********************************************************************** Kaoru let go of his body and he turned and let the room. Her heart sunk as she watched him go.
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~"She doesn't believe me, but I wouldn't believe someone like me either!"~
"I will come back for you, You have the slayers word."
And with that he was gone, and the long wait had begun.
END CHAPTER ONE
________________________________________________________________________
Well there you go! End of chapter one! Yay! Well ill just keep posting the rest of my story as I type it! LOL Please tell me what you think!
Peace and LOVE!
~Ashley