Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long............., I'll get to the point. I'm really gonna make this chapter long, or try as you say it and tell me what you think.
Also my writing might have changed, dunno really but oh well.
Warning: Megumi might not exactly be accurate to the original character.
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Kaoru carefully observed the stranger. She was tall with dark, shiny hair that flowed down like dark waterfalls. She was pale and her lips were a dark red, it seemed strange, compared to such a pale complexion. Her eyes were dark.
Very dark, they also seemed a bit muddy, you couldn't see beneath its many depths.
She wore a long blue cloak and she stood still, doing nothing but her eyes transfixed on the ground as if it was very interesting. "Sooooo- "She's a healer and very good on telling futures with the stars." Aoishi interrupted, as Misao seemed a bit offended by the abrupt interruption. Misao quickly changed her scowling expression and smiled cheerfully, "I will look forward to asking you of my unseen future, but then again I shouldn't say unseen, should I?" Misao said as she giggled loudly. Kaoru struggled to grin she still had not recovered from the last terrifying event.
Kaoru could have sworn she saw a flash of white teeth on the stranger's face. Misao looked at Aoishi hopefully, "Well don't you get the joke?" Aoishi gave the tiniest of smiles. "Thank you." Megumi replied a bit hesitantly. Her voice was crispy clear and low, but in a type of female low. Megumi suddenly stared at Kaoru as interest gleamed in her eyes. "May I point that that woman seems a bit ill." Megumi said curtly. "Incredible, isn't she, as healer she has the gift to immediately know if a person is ill or whatsoever. It's the magic the also dwells in their vision." Aoishi said with the slightest touch of adoration in his voice.
Misoa seemed to burn furiously, her face was red, and by the grim line of her mouth and arch of her eyebrows she was mad. Kaoru couldn't see why though. "In- ter- est- ing." Misoa struggled to say with a small little smile. Suddenly Megumi sat by Kaoru but was interrupted.
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Kenshin walked in, his flaming red hair in a high ponytail. He was obviously stiff and he glared angrily at all of them. Megumi smiled sweetly, her dark eyes sparkling from the moonlight that seeped from the flaps of the tent. "Hello..", her voice echoing in the tent. Kenshin ignored the greeting, "You are the only tent BLAZING WITH LIGHT!" Misao chuckled nervously as she fiddled with her twitching fingers.
"Anyone be kind and explain why." Kenshin said softly in a sincere way. "If you can see Kaoru and Misao shall be checked before going to bed, their bodies aren't so used to.........torture." Aoishi said icily as his brown eyes locked into Kenshin's violet orbs. (eyes) Aoishi seemed to be trembling white with rage. Kenshin's eyes glinted and said, "Do we have a little tantrum." Aoishi seemed to calm down as he sucked in big breaths, "You shouldn't even had let the girls go out in the fields!" Aoishi said with his voice pitched unusually high. "I don't have time- Aoishi interrupted once more and said, "You should simply know the responsibility AND don't even think healers can do everything!"
Kaoru ears were beginning to ache. "ENOUGH!" Misao screamed at the top of her lungs. "Don't start fighting, the both of you or I will fetch a serenity potion and drug the both of you!" Kenshin and Aoishi stared at Misao a bit taken back by the abrupt interruption. Misao stood firmly between them, as Megumi flicked her eyes at Misao. An elder man came in just before Kenshin was about to throw an insult at Aoishi and immediately stopped dead before his tracks.
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The elderly man wobbled toward them with his carved stick. He had flowing white grayish hair, with a round, pouchy face; sagged with many folds of flesh, a hooked nose, thin-pursed lips and tiny black piggy eyes. He was wearing a silvery gray sleeping garment (not tight, but extendable) and wore a black coat. "Is there something very important the village needs to hear, since you woke everyone up." He had a soft, tender voice but it was a bit tight. "No, Sir Riouko." Kenshin said politely the tiniest of blushes flushing his face. Aoishi's face was apparently drained and automatically he bowed to the man. "We were obviously being very childish, and beg to forgive such immature behavior." Aoishi said firmly with respect.
It's just....."-Aoishi began- "Yeeesss..." Sir Riouko pronounced with expectation as his black piggy eyes scanned quickly around the tent. Aoishi seemed to devour the man's word, as if tasting it as he thought for a moment then he bowed to Sir Riouko and swiftly left out of the tent. "Good Night," Aoishi said stiffly and curt. Misao blinked in confusion and Kaoru was a bit taken back, Megumi simply stared at the flaps where Aoishi left, as Kenshin grunted softly in disgust. "Weeelllll....., it is quite late and all should be going to sleep." Sir Riouko said as he stifled a yawn. "Well then, Megumi to your tent, also Kenshin to yours, Misao-" Misao cut in and said, "I have no strength to even stand up Sir Riouko so I shall sleep in this tent." Sir Riouko nodded and pushed the other two out of the tent, leaving Kaoru and Misao in disbelief.
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"Soooo, what was that about?" Kaoru said as she cocked her head. Misao was looking down, thinking hard. "Wha- Misao said dazed, absored in her own troubling thoughts. "I said what was that about?" "Oh," Misao said a bit thoughtfully. "Well, a bit back in the past Aoishi had a sister called. 'Shinomori' and he really loved her. Well one day there was going to be an extravagant feast because it was 'The Beginning of the Harvest' (fall- Season) we celebrate it each year and we always get rich, good foods from the forests or foods we grew ourselves. Everyone was so excited, naturally I guess, and people were smiling and singing. Aoishi was cutting 'Black Wood' a dark wood that has a very tough bark but the wood is naturally glossed and it always glitters in the light. That's why it is so beautiful, but you must be awfully strong, well anyways Kenshin sent Shinomori to the woods.
Aoishi said that wasn't safe and could be dangerous but Kenshin told him to relax and stop being so annoyingly tight. Aoishi nodded dejectedly but he still had his many doubts. He sort of had a feeling to get her but Kenshin said that the village needed him here so Aoishi did as he was told. Well it was beginning to get dark and Aoishi was beginning to worry." Misao said as she looked, she sort of made a sniveling sound shaking her head in pity. Then Misao continued, "Kenshin said she was probably a bit delayed but Aoishi didn't think so, you see where Kenshin told Shinomori to go was 'Dark Forest.' Dark Forest has a bad reputation, but there are so many delicious fruits but what's so strange is the place is so dark, no sunlight or any light at all can get through, and it's a bit of a mystery how the fruits become so abundant if they need sunlight. Well even though the fruits in there are so delicious the animals are not. They love blood.
Kaoru shuddered, "They are also very devious and merciless. Savages, they are. Misao said mournfully. "Well Kenshin thought that she could take care of it no big deal but Aoishi told Kenshin he was overestimating Shinomori, yes, Shinomori was strong but there are many creatures in there and they're very strong so they can easily outnumber you it is even very difficult for Kenshin and Aoishi to get through, well Kenshin didn't buy it and went to get some leaves so that the woman can paint them for decoration. Aoishi was soon becoming very nervous and finally got his horse 'Limoto' and galloped to the Dark Forest. When he went there, he found.........he found-"
Misao's bottom lip trembled as two tears streamed from her eyes though Misao choked the words with great difficulty, "her skeleton." Kaoru sucked in a gasp. "The animals ate her up and her opal necklace was strewn by a tree branch, the animals saw it was not edible to eat so they thought the item useless and left it on the branch."
Kaoru interrupted and said, "But why didn't they attack Aoishi?" "One did, the first and he sliced the creature to shreds so the animals feared him and left him be." Misao said with a bead of liquid on her thick eyelashes. "Aoishi then returned with Shinomori's skeleton and her necklace deep beneath his grasp, Kenshin said sorry but till this day Aoishi is still cold to Kenshin not wanting to forgive Kenshin for his lost one, so I guess that's why Aoishi was so angry at Kenshin, leading other girls in the forest and almost dying." "Wait!" Kaoru pronounced, "Is that why Kenshin came for us, to check on us, so it wouldn't happen again?" "Yes, or he wouldn't have cared." Misao replied with a nod. "Also that's why Aoishi brought us with a healer as quickly as he heard the new, but unfortunately Kenshin says Aoishi should forgive and stop being so hopelessly pathetic, just a 'WorryWart' he says."
"Also we should turn out the light, it's getting pretty late." Misao replied as she blew two flickering candles and they turned into a silvery wisp of smoke.
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Misao sniveled a bit but hunched herself to sleep, leaving Kaoru asking so many questions to herself.
Is that why Kenshin seemed a bit distracted and weary when they were galloping to the village?
Also how could Kenshin be so stubborn and overestimate the girl?
What about the fight, when Aoishi said, "If you can see Kaoru and Misao shall be checked before the go to bed, they aren't used to .....TORTURE," did that signify anything?
Was that the reason he brought in Megumi as a new visitor, so late in the night?
Kaoru struggled with so many thoughts swirling in her head, flashing in her mind, asking, yearning for answers. Kaoru chuckled to herself as she remembered the saying 'Curiosity killed the Cat....... but Answers brought it back.' She needed answers; fidgeting with herself Kaoru went to sleep.
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Dreams aren't a mere thought of satisfaction
Many think it's simply what your mind is thinking of
But Beware Dreams can tell a prophecy
Not yet told by mouth
Dreams can unleash the TRUTH....
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(Kaoru's Dream)
Thin white mist was swirling all around Kaoru as she swept her fingers in the substance. Kaoru expecting it to be cold was quite the contrary but it was warm, refreshingly warm. Soon the mist was flowing to the distance and a dark figure was coming forth. Kaoru walked forward with curiosity wondering who it can be......
It was Kenshin dashing toward her with a bloody blade. "TOMOE!" "What?" Kaoru asked herself as a hand gripped her arm fiercely, "I'm not Tomoe?" Kenshin was crying as a warrior was following closely behind. Kenshin had one scar carved on his left cheek (think it's left cheek) and his flaming red hair was in a high ponytail, having purple innocent eyes. "I'll protect my wife, I promise." Kenshin said as he took Kaoru behind him, "But I'm not- The warrior grabbed his sword and aimed for Kenshin's throat as Kenshin deflected and plunged his sword in the man's gut. He let go of his sword as it flung in the air. The sword glinted oddly and then she heard the word DEATH echoe loudly around them, as Kaoru looked up she saw the sword aim at her and dig itself in her chest, it produced a sear of pain so harsh tears slid from her eyes.
"NOOOO!" Kenshin screamed as blood was falling and dripping quickly from the gaping wound and Kaoru fell to the ground. She was breathing hard and sucked in blood since she bit her lip. She was frozen and she shivered uncontrollably as her eyes were frozen wide, stunned in disbelief. She could move but it was very slow and struggled to do so as well. There was a clatter of metal, Kaoru predicted it was Kenshin's sword and she was correct. Kenshin laid beside her crying. "NO, DON'T YOU DIE ON ME!"
Kaoru could not have said something even if she wanted too; her voice was hoarse and shaked queasily. "Tomoe you're the only who loved me for who I am," Kenshin replied mournfully, suddenly another scar appeared across his cheek making an X. Kaoru forced herself to touch his red tendril that was draped with tears. Suddenly a flower appeared that was floating toward her chest toward the sword. It was a light pink, and a hoarse whisper said, 'Jasmine.' His eyes were shining with tears as he said, "Tomoe.........."
Then the silvery mist swirled around her again as a voice out of nowhere said, "TOMOE, KAORU......." Kaoru pondering at the link of names, what about her and this 'Tomoe?' Kaoru suddenly felt a burst of pain explode in her chest as Kenshin said one more time in a whisper, "Tomoe.........- Kaoru closed her eyes-"your DEAD.
(End of Dream)
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Nobody doesn't carry scars on his heart, if there was such a person he'll be a shallow soul....." –Hei
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Dreams are a simple mystery
They can bring a misery to truth
They can make you ponder at the twist of fate
But there's one thing Dream will always have
And always give
You never lose hope....
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Kaoru woke up with a bolt. She was breathing hard as little beads of sweat gathered in her brows. She was dying, Kenshin was crying, and he called her 'Tomoe......' Misao gave a loud snore, so that's what woken her up, Kaoru could have only wished that snore would have delayed one more minute, she believe something was going to happen, she somehow knew but she guessed it had to wait. It was fate that brought it this way. It was a very early dawn, Kaoru guessed there would still be three hours until the sun shone completely. She swiped the sweat off and thought for a moment, what was the connection between 'Tomoe' and her? Who was this 'Tomoe' that left Kenshin in the verge of tears.
A tiny raspy voice inside her said, LOVE, you idiot. "Love...," said Kaoru in a dazed shock. Her eyes blinked and Kaoru glanced at Misao who was hunched up and seemed so calm. Kaoru was jealous Misao was having a good night's sleep and not her. She deserved it as much as her. "Fate doesn't want you to sleep, isn't fate so incredibly lovely?" The voice in her said, "Yes fate is lovely, isn't it?" Kaoru replied with sarcasm. Kaoru fell into her silks, staring at nothing but up. Her eyelids were slowly becoming heavy and feeling like lead. Kaoru fell into the realm of dreams.
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Kaoru felt a tug and slowly opened her eyes. Misao was smiling, her hair all over the place and was tugging at her arm. Kaoru rubbed her eyes and Misao pronounced, "Good morning." "Good Night." Kaoru replied and fell in her silks but Misao tugged harder. Kaoru groaned and sat up. "C'mon let's eat some breakfast, let's make it together!" Misao said joyfully. "Do I have too, I'm too tired." "C'mon lazy!" Kaoru dejectedly stood up and the two of them made breakfast.
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Kaoru was dressed up and left her tent. People were walking around joyfully as little children chased dogs and some were making this bread oozed with honey as some were eating. Kaoru wondered about healers, having the magical gift to see if someone was ill, impressive. She asked a surly man with bush eyebrows and crooked nose, "Over there," the man said grumpily with his fat finger pointing at a green tent. Kaoru walked in and stopped. She saw Megumi was by Kenshin, inches apart, whispering something, smiling deviously, they were about to kiss............
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To be Continued.......
Was this a longer chapter? Also did my writing changed, dunno if it did, and just to say, if it did was it better. I truthfully don't know so appreciate if you answered me somehow.
Well I must thank my reviewers for Chapter 7
The-Wolf-of-Stars: Thanks very much for your review and I'm so glad you love my story I'm trying to make it the best I can make this and what was going on was that Kaoru was attacked be a Jaguar and was unconscious and she was having a dream, a bizarre one, and she returned to camp and was eating up for dinner and the Aoishi came in and showed their new person-Megumi. I hope that cleared it up, at least a little.
Nicky9: You've been so helpful and you inspired me too as well, you're a great writer and you are right my imagination is in overload. Thanks so much for the compliment, and review!
Lady Battousai: Thank you for the compliment, I'm so glad you love my story as well, and thanks so much for the suggestion, I really appreciated it but I' going to go for 'grayglaze' and stick with it, or at least for anyways I don't know why I change so much?
Stay tuned for the next chapter.
Also my writing might have changed, dunno really but oh well.
Warning: Megumi might not exactly be accurate to the original character.
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Kaoru carefully observed the stranger. She was tall with dark, shiny hair that flowed down like dark waterfalls. She was pale and her lips were a dark red, it seemed strange, compared to such a pale complexion. Her eyes were dark.
Very dark, they also seemed a bit muddy, you couldn't see beneath its many depths.
She wore a long blue cloak and she stood still, doing nothing but her eyes transfixed on the ground as if it was very interesting. "Sooooo- "She's a healer and very good on telling futures with the stars." Aoishi interrupted, as Misao seemed a bit offended by the abrupt interruption. Misao quickly changed her scowling expression and smiled cheerfully, "I will look forward to asking you of my unseen future, but then again I shouldn't say unseen, should I?" Misao said as she giggled loudly. Kaoru struggled to grin she still had not recovered from the last terrifying event.
Kaoru could have sworn she saw a flash of white teeth on the stranger's face. Misao looked at Aoishi hopefully, "Well don't you get the joke?" Aoishi gave the tiniest of smiles. "Thank you." Megumi replied a bit hesitantly. Her voice was crispy clear and low, but in a type of female low. Megumi suddenly stared at Kaoru as interest gleamed in her eyes. "May I point that that woman seems a bit ill." Megumi said curtly. "Incredible, isn't she, as healer she has the gift to immediately know if a person is ill or whatsoever. It's the magic the also dwells in their vision." Aoishi said with the slightest touch of adoration in his voice.
Misoa seemed to burn furiously, her face was red, and by the grim line of her mouth and arch of her eyebrows she was mad. Kaoru couldn't see why though. "In- ter- est- ing." Misoa struggled to say with a small little smile. Suddenly Megumi sat by Kaoru but was interrupted.
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Kenshin walked in, his flaming red hair in a high ponytail. He was obviously stiff and he glared angrily at all of them. Megumi smiled sweetly, her dark eyes sparkling from the moonlight that seeped from the flaps of the tent. "Hello..", her voice echoing in the tent. Kenshin ignored the greeting, "You are the only tent BLAZING WITH LIGHT!" Misao chuckled nervously as she fiddled with her twitching fingers.
"Anyone be kind and explain why." Kenshin said softly in a sincere way. "If you can see Kaoru and Misao shall be checked before going to bed, their bodies aren't so used to.........torture." Aoishi said icily as his brown eyes locked into Kenshin's violet orbs. (eyes) Aoishi seemed to be trembling white with rage. Kenshin's eyes glinted and said, "Do we have a little tantrum." Aoishi seemed to calm down as he sucked in big breaths, "You shouldn't even had let the girls go out in the fields!" Aoishi said with his voice pitched unusually high. "I don't have time- Aoishi interrupted once more and said, "You should simply know the responsibility AND don't even think healers can do everything!"
Kaoru ears were beginning to ache. "ENOUGH!" Misao screamed at the top of her lungs. "Don't start fighting, the both of you or I will fetch a serenity potion and drug the both of you!" Kenshin and Aoishi stared at Misao a bit taken back by the abrupt interruption. Misao stood firmly between them, as Megumi flicked her eyes at Misao. An elder man came in just before Kenshin was about to throw an insult at Aoishi and immediately stopped dead before his tracks.
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The elderly man wobbled toward them with his carved stick. He had flowing white grayish hair, with a round, pouchy face; sagged with many folds of flesh, a hooked nose, thin-pursed lips and tiny black piggy eyes. He was wearing a silvery gray sleeping garment (not tight, but extendable) and wore a black coat. "Is there something very important the village needs to hear, since you woke everyone up." He had a soft, tender voice but it was a bit tight. "No, Sir Riouko." Kenshin said politely the tiniest of blushes flushing his face. Aoishi's face was apparently drained and automatically he bowed to the man. "We were obviously being very childish, and beg to forgive such immature behavior." Aoishi said firmly with respect.
It's just....."-Aoishi began- "Yeeesss..." Sir Riouko pronounced with expectation as his black piggy eyes scanned quickly around the tent. Aoishi seemed to devour the man's word, as if tasting it as he thought for a moment then he bowed to Sir Riouko and swiftly left out of the tent. "Good Night," Aoishi said stiffly and curt. Misao blinked in confusion and Kaoru was a bit taken back, Megumi simply stared at the flaps where Aoishi left, as Kenshin grunted softly in disgust. "Weeelllll....., it is quite late and all should be going to sleep." Sir Riouko said as he stifled a yawn. "Well then, Megumi to your tent, also Kenshin to yours, Misao-" Misao cut in and said, "I have no strength to even stand up Sir Riouko so I shall sleep in this tent." Sir Riouko nodded and pushed the other two out of the tent, leaving Kaoru and Misao in disbelief.
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"Soooo, what was that about?" Kaoru said as she cocked her head. Misao was looking down, thinking hard. "Wha- Misao said dazed, absored in her own troubling thoughts. "I said what was that about?" "Oh," Misao said a bit thoughtfully. "Well, a bit back in the past Aoishi had a sister called. 'Shinomori' and he really loved her. Well one day there was going to be an extravagant feast because it was 'The Beginning of the Harvest' (fall- Season) we celebrate it each year and we always get rich, good foods from the forests or foods we grew ourselves. Everyone was so excited, naturally I guess, and people were smiling and singing. Aoishi was cutting 'Black Wood' a dark wood that has a very tough bark but the wood is naturally glossed and it always glitters in the light. That's why it is so beautiful, but you must be awfully strong, well anyways Kenshin sent Shinomori to the woods.
Aoishi said that wasn't safe and could be dangerous but Kenshin told him to relax and stop being so annoyingly tight. Aoishi nodded dejectedly but he still had his many doubts. He sort of had a feeling to get her but Kenshin said that the village needed him here so Aoishi did as he was told. Well it was beginning to get dark and Aoishi was beginning to worry." Misao said as she looked, she sort of made a sniveling sound shaking her head in pity. Then Misao continued, "Kenshin said she was probably a bit delayed but Aoishi didn't think so, you see where Kenshin told Shinomori to go was 'Dark Forest.' Dark Forest has a bad reputation, but there are so many delicious fruits but what's so strange is the place is so dark, no sunlight or any light at all can get through, and it's a bit of a mystery how the fruits become so abundant if they need sunlight. Well even though the fruits in there are so delicious the animals are not. They love blood.
Kaoru shuddered, "They are also very devious and merciless. Savages, they are. Misao said mournfully. "Well Kenshin thought that she could take care of it no big deal but Aoishi told Kenshin he was overestimating Shinomori, yes, Shinomori was strong but there are many creatures in there and they're very strong so they can easily outnumber you it is even very difficult for Kenshin and Aoishi to get through, well Kenshin didn't buy it and went to get some leaves so that the woman can paint them for decoration. Aoishi was soon becoming very nervous and finally got his horse 'Limoto' and galloped to the Dark Forest. When he went there, he found.........he found-"
Misao's bottom lip trembled as two tears streamed from her eyes though Misao choked the words with great difficulty, "her skeleton." Kaoru sucked in a gasp. "The animals ate her up and her opal necklace was strewn by a tree branch, the animals saw it was not edible to eat so they thought the item useless and left it on the branch."
Kaoru interrupted and said, "But why didn't they attack Aoishi?" "One did, the first and he sliced the creature to shreds so the animals feared him and left him be." Misao said with a bead of liquid on her thick eyelashes. "Aoishi then returned with Shinomori's skeleton and her necklace deep beneath his grasp, Kenshin said sorry but till this day Aoishi is still cold to Kenshin not wanting to forgive Kenshin for his lost one, so I guess that's why Aoishi was so angry at Kenshin, leading other girls in the forest and almost dying." "Wait!" Kaoru pronounced, "Is that why Kenshin came for us, to check on us, so it wouldn't happen again?" "Yes, or he wouldn't have cared." Misao replied with a nod. "Also that's why Aoishi brought us with a healer as quickly as he heard the new, but unfortunately Kenshin says Aoishi should forgive and stop being so hopelessly pathetic, just a 'WorryWart' he says."
"Also we should turn out the light, it's getting pretty late." Misao replied as she blew two flickering candles and they turned into a silvery wisp of smoke.
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Misao sniveled a bit but hunched herself to sleep, leaving Kaoru asking so many questions to herself.
Is that why Kenshin seemed a bit distracted and weary when they were galloping to the village?
Also how could Kenshin be so stubborn and overestimate the girl?
What about the fight, when Aoishi said, "If you can see Kaoru and Misao shall be checked before the go to bed, they aren't used to .....TORTURE," did that signify anything?
Was that the reason he brought in Megumi as a new visitor, so late in the night?
Kaoru struggled with so many thoughts swirling in her head, flashing in her mind, asking, yearning for answers. Kaoru chuckled to herself as she remembered the saying 'Curiosity killed the Cat....... but Answers brought it back.' She needed answers; fidgeting with herself Kaoru went to sleep.
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Dreams aren't a mere thought of satisfaction
Many think it's simply what your mind is thinking of
But Beware Dreams can tell a prophecy
Not yet told by mouth
Dreams can unleash the TRUTH....
---
(Kaoru's Dream)
Thin white mist was swirling all around Kaoru as she swept her fingers in the substance. Kaoru expecting it to be cold was quite the contrary but it was warm, refreshingly warm. Soon the mist was flowing to the distance and a dark figure was coming forth. Kaoru walked forward with curiosity wondering who it can be......
It was Kenshin dashing toward her with a bloody blade. "TOMOE!" "What?" Kaoru asked herself as a hand gripped her arm fiercely, "I'm not Tomoe?" Kenshin was crying as a warrior was following closely behind. Kenshin had one scar carved on his left cheek (think it's left cheek) and his flaming red hair was in a high ponytail, having purple innocent eyes. "I'll protect my wife, I promise." Kenshin said as he took Kaoru behind him, "But I'm not- The warrior grabbed his sword and aimed for Kenshin's throat as Kenshin deflected and plunged his sword in the man's gut. He let go of his sword as it flung in the air. The sword glinted oddly and then she heard the word DEATH echoe loudly around them, as Kaoru looked up she saw the sword aim at her and dig itself in her chest, it produced a sear of pain so harsh tears slid from her eyes.
"NOOOO!" Kenshin screamed as blood was falling and dripping quickly from the gaping wound and Kaoru fell to the ground. She was breathing hard and sucked in blood since she bit her lip. She was frozen and she shivered uncontrollably as her eyes were frozen wide, stunned in disbelief. She could move but it was very slow and struggled to do so as well. There was a clatter of metal, Kaoru predicted it was Kenshin's sword and she was correct. Kenshin laid beside her crying. "NO, DON'T YOU DIE ON ME!"
Kaoru could not have said something even if she wanted too; her voice was hoarse and shaked queasily. "Tomoe you're the only who loved me for who I am," Kenshin replied mournfully, suddenly another scar appeared across his cheek making an X. Kaoru forced herself to touch his red tendril that was draped with tears. Suddenly a flower appeared that was floating toward her chest toward the sword. It was a light pink, and a hoarse whisper said, 'Jasmine.' His eyes were shining with tears as he said, "Tomoe.........."
Then the silvery mist swirled around her again as a voice out of nowhere said, "TOMOE, KAORU......." Kaoru pondering at the link of names, what about her and this 'Tomoe?' Kaoru suddenly felt a burst of pain explode in her chest as Kenshin said one more time in a whisper, "Tomoe.........- Kaoru closed her eyes-"your DEAD.
(End of Dream)
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Nobody doesn't carry scars on his heart, if there was such a person he'll be a shallow soul....." –Hei
---
Dreams are a simple mystery
They can bring a misery to truth
They can make you ponder at the twist of fate
But there's one thing Dream will always have
And always give
You never lose hope....
---
Kaoru woke up with a bolt. She was breathing hard as little beads of sweat gathered in her brows. She was dying, Kenshin was crying, and he called her 'Tomoe......' Misao gave a loud snore, so that's what woken her up, Kaoru could have only wished that snore would have delayed one more minute, she believe something was going to happen, she somehow knew but she guessed it had to wait. It was fate that brought it this way. It was a very early dawn, Kaoru guessed there would still be three hours until the sun shone completely. She swiped the sweat off and thought for a moment, what was the connection between 'Tomoe' and her? Who was this 'Tomoe' that left Kenshin in the verge of tears.
A tiny raspy voice inside her said, LOVE, you idiot. "Love...," said Kaoru in a dazed shock. Her eyes blinked and Kaoru glanced at Misao who was hunched up and seemed so calm. Kaoru was jealous Misao was having a good night's sleep and not her. She deserved it as much as her. "Fate doesn't want you to sleep, isn't fate so incredibly lovely?" The voice in her said, "Yes fate is lovely, isn't it?" Kaoru replied with sarcasm. Kaoru fell into her silks, staring at nothing but up. Her eyelids were slowly becoming heavy and feeling like lead. Kaoru fell into the realm of dreams.
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Kaoru felt a tug and slowly opened her eyes. Misao was smiling, her hair all over the place and was tugging at her arm. Kaoru rubbed her eyes and Misao pronounced, "Good morning." "Good Night." Kaoru replied and fell in her silks but Misao tugged harder. Kaoru groaned and sat up. "C'mon let's eat some breakfast, let's make it together!" Misao said joyfully. "Do I have too, I'm too tired." "C'mon lazy!" Kaoru dejectedly stood up and the two of them made breakfast.
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Kaoru was dressed up and left her tent. People were walking around joyfully as little children chased dogs and some were making this bread oozed with honey as some were eating. Kaoru wondered about healers, having the magical gift to see if someone was ill, impressive. She asked a surly man with bush eyebrows and crooked nose, "Over there," the man said grumpily with his fat finger pointing at a green tent. Kaoru walked in and stopped. She saw Megumi was by Kenshin, inches apart, whispering something, smiling deviously, they were about to kiss............
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To be Continued.......
Was this a longer chapter? Also did my writing changed, dunno if it did, and just to say, if it did was it better. I truthfully don't know so appreciate if you answered me somehow.
Well I must thank my reviewers for Chapter 7
The-Wolf-of-Stars: Thanks very much for your review and I'm so glad you love my story I'm trying to make it the best I can make this and what was going on was that Kaoru was attacked be a Jaguar and was unconscious and she was having a dream, a bizarre one, and she returned to camp and was eating up for dinner and the Aoishi came in and showed their new person-Megumi. I hope that cleared it up, at least a little.
Nicky9: You've been so helpful and you inspired me too as well, you're a great writer and you are right my imagination is in overload. Thanks so much for the compliment, and review!
Lady Battousai: Thank you for the compliment, I'm so glad you love my story as well, and thanks so much for the suggestion, I really appreciated it but I' going to go for 'grayglaze' and stick with it, or at least for anyways I don't know why I change so much?
Stay tuned for the next chapter.