Chapter 6: Big Trouble

[Kaoru's POV]

I ran back into the room. Kari was on the ground bleeding. Enshi stood over her with a knife in his hand.

"Enshi, you are a sick mad man!!" I yelled and knocked him on the head with a lamp. Mitsu came rushing in. She looked at what was happening and screamed. I tried to calm her down, but it didn't help. I quickly called the police. I then came back into the room and watched Mitsu as she sat by Kari.

"Mitsu I did all I could, I'm so sorry" I said as she watched Mitsu touch Kari's pale skin.

"I know you did all you could Kaoru, I just wish Enshi hadn't done it" Mitsu said as she pushed back a loose hair that hung in Kari's face. Sen came rushing in the room.

"I heard all about it, I'm so sorry!!" Sen said and looked at me. She had tears in her eyes. The police walked in. They took away Enshi and picked up Kari's pale body. I had broken off the date with Seta, and he understood totally. I love the way he understands me. Enshi had stabbed Kari...In the heart. Kari had died quickly. Her last words to me were "Kaoru, take care of Seta..." And then she died. A week later.... I walked slowly with Sen to the funeral. Sen wanted me with her when she went there. Sen had gone in to deep depression. She hung on to my arm as if it were the last thing that would hold her up.

"Sen, it's gonna be alright" I said to her and she shook her head.

"It's not alright, my best friend just died... How can things be alright again?" Sen asked and I put on a smile. Not a real smile, but a small joyful smile.

"How can you smile like that?" Sen asked and her eyes burned. It was like they were burning hole through me.

"Sen, just try to be a little happy for Kari" I said and Sen nodded. She let go of my arm and brushed herself off.

"I'll try" Sen finally said and I smiled. She smiled back. We walked into the building. My dad and Mitsu were there talking to everybody. I held flowers in my hand. Mitsu had tears in her eyes and her face was already stained with tears. Dad had tears in his eyes as well. I walked over to them. I handed Mitsu the flowers.

"Kaoru, I'm so happy you're here" Mitsu said and she hugged me. Then she hugged Sen and they cried together. My mom walked through the doors.

"Glad you could make it ma" I said and mom nodded.

"Hoshi I am so sorry, I never thought this would happen" Mom said and Hoshi nodded. They hugged each other and then mom walked towards me. I hadn't said anything to my dad. I didn't want too.

"Come on, let's go pay our respects" Mom said and I nodded. We walked towards the open coffin. There lay Kari. Her pale skin was darkened with a cream. Her blonde hair was spread out. Her eyes were closed. She wore a dark blue dress. She had earrings of sliver. She had a necklace that was pure beauty. That dress, was the one she had worn to the prom. That's what I had heard Mitsu say. We sat down. We paid our respects and got up. We walked to some open seats. In the front row we were suppose to sit. We were family. We listened through the whole thing. I shed tears a lot of times and so did mom. I comforted Sen and Mitsu. They were crying their hearts out. I couldn't blame them, it was sad.

"Kari was such a beautiful girl, so cheerful, so kind, just for that one day I knew her, I knew I would love having a half sister. But Enshi took that away from me. He took the joy away from me of having a sister. I have one sister, but she's just not the same as Kari. Her name is Tomoe and she never got to meet Kari. Tomoe is so much different then Kari, Kari is the same age as me and she would do the same things as me. Tomoe is in college so I don't get to see her much, I would get to see Kari a lot because she would be the same age and we could hang out whenever we would want. Why would someone I had known probably all my life take Kari's life anyway? She was almost eighteen and she had her whole life ahead of her. Why Enshi, why? That's what I want to know..." I said when my speech was over. I was required to make a speech and so was Sen. Mom didn't want to, so she didn't have to. She had never met Kari. When the funeral was done, we left slowly.

"I wanted a sister, a one that was my age. But that dream is gone!!" I cried and my mom comforted me.

"Don't worry, you'll find someone your age you can trust just like a sister, I promise Kaoru" Mom said and I nodded. Suddenly I saw Kenshin.

"Kenshin?" I questioned and he walked closer. I wiped my tears away. What was Kenshin doing here?

"Kenshin, what the heck are you doing here?" I asked as he came closer. Kenshin said and I looked away.

"I came to see you Kaoru" Kenshin said and I turned my back to him.

"I don't want to see you" I said and Kenshin came closer. Then I heard my name.

"Kaoru!!" Seta yelled

"Seta!!" I yelled happily and ran off towards him. My mom came rushing after me.

"Mom" I said and my mom understood. She said she would leave us alone and go home.

"Seta, what are you doing here?" I asked

"Well remember yesterday when we broke off our date? You said we would do it today" Seta said and I smiled. My smile suddenly disappeared when I remember Kari.

"How come you weren't at Kari's funeral?" I asked and Seta shrugged.

"I didn't want to go, didn't know her well enough" Seta lied

"You did too know her, she was your girlfriend" I said and Seta was surprised.

"How-How did you know?" Seta asked

"Kari, she told me about you and her" I said and flipped my hair.

"She did?" Seta questioned

"Yes, she told me all about you before Enshi killed her" I said and Seta sighed.

"You don't understand, before Enshi killed Kari, we broke up.... She said she just couldn't do the secretly dating anymore" Seta said and knelt down. I knelt down beside him.

"I'm sorry Seta" I said and Seta sighed.

"I would have killed Enshi if Sen hadn't held me back, she said that it wasn't any use to kill him that Kari was already gone, I went to her funeral, but I didn't stay long... I couldn't face the pain, you have no idea what I've gone through before" Seta said

"I'm so sorry Seta, I didn't know..." I started but Seta cut me off.

"You have no idea and you never will have any idea of what I've gone through" Seta said and his tone was angry.

"Don't talk to her like that" Kenshin suddenly said and I looked up at him.

"Kenshin stay out of this!!" I yelled and Kenshin backed off.

"I like Seta and he likes me back so back off Kenshin!!" I yelled and Kenshin slapped me.

"What do you think you're doing?" Seta questioned and they got into a fight. It was only when I drew Seta away from Kenshin was that Kenshin stopped yelling.

"Don't mind him Seta, so let's go on our date!" I said and he nodded. I had walked away from my only true love, or was he?

A/N: Hope you liked it, okay so review please!!