Hn. . . Now I have you people interested, ne?
Well, what else is there to say?
Disclaimer: No one but Kenneh-chan belongs to meh! –snuggs him-
I mean. . . No part of Rurouni Kenshin belongs to me. ^^;;;;;;;
Note: It's not as literately written as the previous chapter. Sorry, but I'm typing this on a lap top while my parental is driving on a highway at nine o clock at night. I can hardly see the keys, let alone type anything that decent. Sorry excuse, I know, but I wanted to get this chapter out A.S.A.P.
With that, chapter 8!
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Kaoru soon came to her senses –after all, how much darker could things get? She couldn't very well 'black out'.
Tomoe's features were etched with the faintest traces of worry. "Kaoru-san? Are you well?" She asked, softly.
Kaoru rubbed her head as best she could, ruffling a few strands of her ebony hair. "Um. . . It kind of depends: What's your definition of 'all right'?"
Tomoe smiled, placing a hand over her mouth as she did so. "I suppose you are right. Things are coming as a bit of a shock, ne?"
Kaoru laughed in spite of herself. "Ohhhhhhhh yeaaaaaahhhhh. . . "She nodded. If only Tomoe knew. . .
Turns out, she did.
"Well, trust me, everything's fine. . . Somewhat." Tomoe continued to hold her hand over her mouth, but Kaoru could hear her perfectly.
"May I ask what you mean by 'somewhat'?" Kaoru asked, her large blue eyes even wider than normal.
"Well, there are a few things we need to talk about. . . "The older girl told her, her hand falling to her lap.
Kaoru sighed, sadly. "I should have assumed as much. . . But you really don't understand how much I want to get out of here. Is there ANY way at all to leave? Am I dead? I just. . . want to go back home. I miss my friends, my family. . . My Kenshin."
She whispered the last part, under her breath, though Tomoe could still hear her, but barely. She said nothing of it, though. It would all be addressed later.
"No, Kaoru-san, you are far from death. At least, permanent death." She answered as professionally as she could. She had to keep her heart from letting the girl go. At least, not before they had had their little "talk".
"So. . . does that mean I can go now?" Kaoru asked, like a small child on a holiday morning. "Please? You really, really don't know how badly I wish to go home. . . "There were tears in her eyes, and they threatened to fall.
"No, Kaoru-san." Tomoe replied firmly. "I am sorry, but the time has not come yet for you to go."
Kaoru sighed once again, loudly. "Fine. . . But what did you want with me?"
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Kenshin embraced his second love firmly, not moving from that spot, rooted there for hours, until he was snapped out of his musings by a pair of hungry dojo dwellers.
"Yo, Kenshin." Sano regarded his friend as the gate swung open. "How come the dojo doesn't smell like dinner yet?" He asked, until he heard no reply from the shorter, red haired man.
"Hey, Kenshin? Where are you?" The shortest of the Kamiya dojo men called, until his large, child like eyes stumbled upon the samurai's hunched form.
"Sano!" He poked the taller, rooster headed man. "Something's wrong. . . "
He nodded in reply. "Yeah, go away Yahiko. Go make some food or something. Just leave. I have to talk to him alone."
The pest of a child usually would have protested, but by the tone of the usually joking gambling man, he judged the situation serious, and scampered off.
Sano gazed at the pair, and almost decided to backtrack and head with Yahiko to get some food. Something about the way the two lovers were sitting made it almost too personal for Sanosuke to lay eyes on, but Kenshin's pensive expression and "Jou-chan's" somewhat blank features made something about the situation ominous.
"Yo, Kenshin?" He shook the brooding man's shoulders, only to have them grabbed swiftly by Kenshin.
"What is it, Sanosuke?" He asked quietly, his eyes an alarming mixtured of amethyst and amber, though mainly the latter.
"U-uh, Kenshin. . . Sorry for interrupting you two, but there just seemed to be something wrong. . . Just making sure and all. . ." He stammered, the look in Kenshin's eyes setting an alarm off in his head.
"She's gone, Sano." Was the other's reply, his gaze cast downwards.
"G-gone?!" Was Sanosuke's wide eyed reply.
"She's dead." He murmured simply.
"Jou-chan?!" Sano cried, the news hitting him like a ton of bricks. "No! Jou-chan! Kaoru!"
And Kenshin saw what was the equivalent of the eighth world wonder.
He began to cry. Long, hard, and fast. The man's shoulders were shaking as he cried over one of the most important people in his life. She was the younger sister he never had.
Kenshin just watched him, unblinkingly. He hadn't cried yet, finding himself too in shock to do anything but hold her, and pray for her return to him.
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Aha! ANOTHER evil cliff hanger! Yes, yes, I know I'm evil. Anyways, please review!
Well, what else is there to say?
Disclaimer: No one but Kenneh-chan belongs to meh! –snuggs him-
I mean. . . No part of Rurouni Kenshin belongs to me. ^^;;;;;;;
Note: It's not as literately written as the previous chapter. Sorry, but I'm typing this on a lap top while my parental is driving on a highway at nine o clock at night. I can hardly see the keys, let alone type anything that decent. Sorry excuse, I know, but I wanted to get this chapter out A.S.A.P.
With that, chapter 8!
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Kaoru soon came to her senses –after all, how much darker could things get? She couldn't very well 'black out'.
Tomoe's features were etched with the faintest traces of worry. "Kaoru-san? Are you well?" She asked, softly.
Kaoru rubbed her head as best she could, ruffling a few strands of her ebony hair. "Um. . . It kind of depends: What's your definition of 'all right'?"
Tomoe smiled, placing a hand over her mouth as she did so. "I suppose you are right. Things are coming as a bit of a shock, ne?"
Kaoru laughed in spite of herself. "Ohhhhhhhh yeaaaaaahhhhh. . . "She nodded. If only Tomoe knew. . .
Turns out, she did.
"Well, trust me, everything's fine. . . Somewhat." Tomoe continued to hold her hand over her mouth, but Kaoru could hear her perfectly.
"May I ask what you mean by 'somewhat'?" Kaoru asked, her large blue eyes even wider than normal.
"Well, there are a few things we need to talk about. . . "The older girl told her, her hand falling to her lap.
Kaoru sighed, sadly. "I should have assumed as much. . . But you really don't understand how much I want to get out of here. Is there ANY way at all to leave? Am I dead? I just. . . want to go back home. I miss my friends, my family. . . My Kenshin."
She whispered the last part, under her breath, though Tomoe could still hear her, but barely. She said nothing of it, though. It would all be addressed later.
"No, Kaoru-san, you are far from death. At least, permanent death." She answered as professionally as she could. She had to keep her heart from letting the girl go. At least, not before they had had their little "talk".
"So. . . does that mean I can go now?" Kaoru asked, like a small child on a holiday morning. "Please? You really, really don't know how badly I wish to go home. . . "There were tears in her eyes, and they threatened to fall.
"No, Kaoru-san." Tomoe replied firmly. "I am sorry, but the time has not come yet for you to go."
Kaoru sighed once again, loudly. "Fine. . . But what did you want with me?"
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Kenshin embraced his second love firmly, not moving from that spot, rooted there for hours, until he was snapped out of his musings by a pair of hungry dojo dwellers.
"Yo, Kenshin." Sano regarded his friend as the gate swung open. "How come the dojo doesn't smell like dinner yet?" He asked, until he heard no reply from the shorter, red haired man.
"Hey, Kenshin? Where are you?" The shortest of the Kamiya dojo men called, until his large, child like eyes stumbled upon the samurai's hunched form.
"Sano!" He poked the taller, rooster headed man. "Something's wrong. . . "
He nodded in reply. "Yeah, go away Yahiko. Go make some food or something. Just leave. I have to talk to him alone."
The pest of a child usually would have protested, but by the tone of the usually joking gambling man, he judged the situation serious, and scampered off.
Sano gazed at the pair, and almost decided to backtrack and head with Yahiko to get some food. Something about the way the two lovers were sitting made it almost too personal for Sanosuke to lay eyes on, but Kenshin's pensive expression and "Jou-chan's" somewhat blank features made something about the situation ominous.
"Yo, Kenshin?" He shook the brooding man's shoulders, only to have them grabbed swiftly by Kenshin.
"What is it, Sanosuke?" He asked quietly, his eyes an alarming mixtured of amethyst and amber, though mainly the latter.
"U-uh, Kenshin. . . Sorry for interrupting you two, but there just seemed to be something wrong. . . Just making sure and all. . ." He stammered, the look in Kenshin's eyes setting an alarm off in his head.
"She's gone, Sano." Was the other's reply, his gaze cast downwards.
"G-gone?!" Was Sanosuke's wide eyed reply.
"She's dead." He murmured simply.
"Jou-chan?!" Sano cried, the news hitting him like a ton of bricks. "No! Jou-chan! Kaoru!"
And Kenshin saw what was the equivalent of the eighth world wonder.
He began to cry. Long, hard, and fast. The man's shoulders were shaking as he cried over one of the most important people in his life. She was the younger sister he never had.
Kenshin just watched him, unblinkingly. He hadn't cried yet, finding himself too in shock to do anything but hold her, and pray for her return to him.
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Aha! ANOTHER evil cliff hanger! Yes, yes, I know I'm evil. Anyways, please review!