Disclaimer: I am yet to say RK is mine. in my dreams.
A/N: I'M SO SORRY! I know I didn't update for a long time, and left you guys annoyed! But well, unfortunately life isn't all writing and I have other things to attend to. So here's the next chapter of a little story I like to call Nympha Fabella.
Chapter 13: Forgetting to Remember
Purple-pierced black surrounded him.
The pain was so overwhelming that it seemed to numb every part of his body, save a hand that held something.
It didn't take too long to realize it was a sword. His sword. And it only took him one more moment to open his bloodshot violet eyes and dodge away from Enishi's blade. His thighs, his side, and his head ached like hell, and yet his hands seemed to move on their own accord, meeting with the other blade only a second late.
How dare this man attack him? Did he really think his pitiful skill at the sword could defeat a former hitokiri?
Kenshin simply forgot. He forgot why he was fighting Enishi, forgot where he was, and the danger of his situation, almost up until a flashing red light wrapped his arm and showered it with invisible knives that seemed to slice even his bones. It traveled to his shoulder and weighed him down, but he did not question why Enishi had power.
All he knew was that he was fighting a man whose only point against him was that he was cheating with supernatural forces and he had to stop him.
Wait a minute.stop him?
More like kill him; why should he not kill this man? Why not? Something told him that way of thinking was wrong, but as he started to fight the pain and shouted with anger as he managed to slash his opponent's calf, he also forgot his eyes had the deadly tendency to turn burning gold.
***@***
The lone, invisible figure of the Fairy Megumi frowned at what was happening. She raised an arm to disregard the spells Enishi had placed on the now bleeding Kaoru, and felt herself sweat. Lifting the spell was like pulling at a runaway horse's reigns with her fingernails, like she was being made to climb ten flights of stairs with legs falling apart in the darkness.
Finally she gasped for breath when the tanuki's arms fell to her side, free from the unseen rope that glued her to the wall. Kaoru frowned and looked around, obviously wondering what had happened and suddenly widening her eyes at the sight of her unconscious brother. Megumi turned her focus on the boy called Yahiko, and concentrated on trying to awaken him. Again it was difficult, for this time she had to awaken him from the blow Enishi had given him; a blow with a huge amount of power in it.
She called to him in his mind, and felt as if she was groping in shadows, with someone lashing a whip at her back. Finally the boy called Yahiko started to stir, and the tanuki, keeping a watchful eye at the two men fighting, crawled her way to her brother.
***@***
Battousai the Hitokiri was enraged. The man before him slashed with his blade and sent blinding, burning red light at him, making him bleed.
How dare he.how dare he?
Seeing a flaw in his enemy's pattern, Battousai leaned to his side, met Enishi's sword with his own, and turned just as a beam of crimson flashed and missed his face by inches.
"The cat will catch the rat, Himura, face it! You will die in my hands!"
"Not if I cut every limb from your body first, little boy." Battousai smiled slyly as anger filled Enishi's face.
Blood. He thirsted for it, he lived for it. And he wanted it now. He aimed for his target and pierced his sword at Enishi's shoulder.
***@***
Kaoru had never felt so confused in her life. She still had no idea why Yahiko had come with Battousai and what the killer's connection to Enishi was, but apparently they weren't exactly friends. Finally she reached the corner where Yahiko lay, half-awake. Too, she did not know for the life of her how she had gotten free from Enishi's spell. She pillowed Yahiko's head, not knowing what else to do, and whispered comforting words to him, trying to ignore her pounding head and aching muscles.
"Shhh.It's okay. I'll get us out of here." She scanned the room quickly. Maybe she could carry Yahiko and run out of the manor while the two men were busy fighting.oh who was she kidding? "Somehow." She bit her lip and tried not to scream as the scene before her caught her attention.
***@***
Battousai jerked his arms and legs, struggling to breathe. Out of Enishi's wrist, thorny vines had come out to wrap around his hands, legs and neck, and he stood there, rigid and spread-eagled on air as Enishi smirked at him.
***@***
Megumi stood stock-still in concentration. She opened her mind to Kenshin's and began to voice herself to his mind.
"Strength, you need strength. You are not here to kill. You are here to save. It is not blood you need, but water, it is love you seek, not lust. Listen to me, and me alone. Find strength."
She saw Kenshin's eyes widen, and knew he was beginning to doubt his mentality. "If you doubt this, you will die. You need strength. You will find it here."
***@***
Battousai did not know what else to do. Dark red light was surrounding the vines as Enishi laughed at him, mocked him, and he felt as if he was being skinned alive and like something was tearing his veins and slicing his intestines.
In his pain he caught sight of someone, watching.
The blue eyes were watching, waiting.
***@***
Kaoru tensed when she met those eyes and felt Yahiko squirming from her hold. He was muttering something. "Don't worry, busu. Kenshin's here. He's gonna.he's gonna s-s-save us."
The disbelief in Kaoru made her eyes widen. Yahiko could only be referring to one other person in the room aside from Enishi.She continued to hear Yahiko mutter.
"H-he's really cool, busu. And g-g-gue-guess what? He p-promised to help me save you.b-b-but he said, I r-r-emember, on our way here, he- he said he wouldn't kill coz it w-w-was wrong. Cool, eh, busu?"
Kaoru had wanted to look away from those eyes. Yahiko was a stubborn kid, but time had taught her to trust him.
She mouthed something to the man whose eyes she held. "Don't give up. Please."
***@***
Kenshin found his strength. The vines were cut.
The pain disappeared. He aimed his sword at Enishi, and knew before it happened.
It was over.
And memory came flooding back.
A/N: Hey, how was that? I hope you guys liked it, I really, REALLY do! So review, please, because I've been UNBELIEVABLY busy in high school, and with a lot of other things that add up to my life.
Thank you, every one!
A/N: I'M SO SORRY! I know I didn't update for a long time, and left you guys annoyed! But well, unfortunately life isn't all writing and I have other things to attend to. So here's the next chapter of a little story I like to call Nympha Fabella.
Chapter 13: Forgetting to Remember
Purple-pierced black surrounded him.
The pain was so overwhelming that it seemed to numb every part of his body, save a hand that held something.
It didn't take too long to realize it was a sword. His sword. And it only took him one more moment to open his bloodshot violet eyes and dodge away from Enishi's blade. His thighs, his side, and his head ached like hell, and yet his hands seemed to move on their own accord, meeting with the other blade only a second late.
How dare this man attack him? Did he really think his pitiful skill at the sword could defeat a former hitokiri?
Kenshin simply forgot. He forgot why he was fighting Enishi, forgot where he was, and the danger of his situation, almost up until a flashing red light wrapped his arm and showered it with invisible knives that seemed to slice even his bones. It traveled to his shoulder and weighed him down, but he did not question why Enishi had power.
All he knew was that he was fighting a man whose only point against him was that he was cheating with supernatural forces and he had to stop him.
Wait a minute.stop him?
More like kill him; why should he not kill this man? Why not? Something told him that way of thinking was wrong, but as he started to fight the pain and shouted with anger as he managed to slash his opponent's calf, he also forgot his eyes had the deadly tendency to turn burning gold.
***@***
The lone, invisible figure of the Fairy Megumi frowned at what was happening. She raised an arm to disregard the spells Enishi had placed on the now bleeding Kaoru, and felt herself sweat. Lifting the spell was like pulling at a runaway horse's reigns with her fingernails, like she was being made to climb ten flights of stairs with legs falling apart in the darkness.
Finally she gasped for breath when the tanuki's arms fell to her side, free from the unseen rope that glued her to the wall. Kaoru frowned and looked around, obviously wondering what had happened and suddenly widening her eyes at the sight of her unconscious brother. Megumi turned her focus on the boy called Yahiko, and concentrated on trying to awaken him. Again it was difficult, for this time she had to awaken him from the blow Enishi had given him; a blow with a huge amount of power in it.
She called to him in his mind, and felt as if she was groping in shadows, with someone lashing a whip at her back. Finally the boy called Yahiko started to stir, and the tanuki, keeping a watchful eye at the two men fighting, crawled her way to her brother.
***@***
Battousai the Hitokiri was enraged. The man before him slashed with his blade and sent blinding, burning red light at him, making him bleed.
How dare he.how dare he?
Seeing a flaw in his enemy's pattern, Battousai leaned to his side, met Enishi's sword with his own, and turned just as a beam of crimson flashed and missed his face by inches.
"The cat will catch the rat, Himura, face it! You will die in my hands!"
"Not if I cut every limb from your body first, little boy." Battousai smiled slyly as anger filled Enishi's face.
Blood. He thirsted for it, he lived for it. And he wanted it now. He aimed for his target and pierced his sword at Enishi's shoulder.
***@***
Kaoru had never felt so confused in her life. She still had no idea why Yahiko had come with Battousai and what the killer's connection to Enishi was, but apparently they weren't exactly friends. Finally she reached the corner where Yahiko lay, half-awake. Too, she did not know for the life of her how she had gotten free from Enishi's spell. She pillowed Yahiko's head, not knowing what else to do, and whispered comforting words to him, trying to ignore her pounding head and aching muscles.
"Shhh.It's okay. I'll get us out of here." She scanned the room quickly. Maybe she could carry Yahiko and run out of the manor while the two men were busy fighting.oh who was she kidding? "Somehow." She bit her lip and tried not to scream as the scene before her caught her attention.
***@***
Battousai jerked his arms and legs, struggling to breathe. Out of Enishi's wrist, thorny vines had come out to wrap around his hands, legs and neck, and he stood there, rigid and spread-eagled on air as Enishi smirked at him.
***@***
Megumi stood stock-still in concentration. She opened her mind to Kenshin's and began to voice herself to his mind.
"Strength, you need strength. You are not here to kill. You are here to save. It is not blood you need, but water, it is love you seek, not lust. Listen to me, and me alone. Find strength."
She saw Kenshin's eyes widen, and knew he was beginning to doubt his mentality. "If you doubt this, you will die. You need strength. You will find it here."
***@***
Battousai did not know what else to do. Dark red light was surrounding the vines as Enishi laughed at him, mocked him, and he felt as if he was being skinned alive and like something was tearing his veins and slicing his intestines.
In his pain he caught sight of someone, watching.
The blue eyes were watching, waiting.
***@***
Kaoru tensed when she met those eyes and felt Yahiko squirming from her hold. He was muttering something. "Don't worry, busu. Kenshin's here. He's gonna.he's gonna s-s-save us."
The disbelief in Kaoru made her eyes widen. Yahiko could only be referring to one other person in the room aside from Enishi.She continued to hear Yahiko mutter.
"H-he's really cool, busu. And g-g-gue-guess what? He p-promised to help me save you.b-b-but he said, I r-r-emember, on our way here, he- he said he wouldn't kill coz it w-w-was wrong. Cool, eh, busu?"
Kaoru had wanted to look away from those eyes. Yahiko was a stubborn kid, but time had taught her to trust him.
She mouthed something to the man whose eyes she held. "Don't give up. Please."
***@***
Kenshin found his strength. The vines were cut.
The pain disappeared. He aimed his sword at Enishi, and knew before it happened.
It was over.
And memory came flooding back.
A/N: Hey, how was that? I hope you guys liked it, I really, REALLY do! So review, please, because I've been UNBELIEVABLY busy in high school, and with a lot of other things that add up to my life.
Thank you, every one!