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Okay now, here is the second chapter...YAY! Kinda. This is now the actual story. This is occuring as Kenshin is in his room thinking, which was the first chapter. So now without further adeu I present: A Silent Goodbye.
It was the morning of the 20th of June. Mrs. Kaoru and Yahiko were setting things up outside for Kenshin's birthday. "Remind me again, why didn't we think of this sooner?", asked Yahiko as he placed the sake together on one side of the yard.
Kaoru placed the dished beside the wine. "We'll I did think of it earlyer, it's just I thought it would be best not to give any sign of a party before his birthday.", she answered.
"I hope you're not going to cook. You don't want him to gag do you?", said Yahiko. Kaoru growled.
"SHUT UP YAHIKO UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO HUNGRY! NOW HELP ME SET THIS UP! UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET A BEATING! AND JUST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY I"M TELLING YOU THAT MEGUMI IS GOING TO BE COOKING THE MEAL!" The look on her face got Yahiko working again.
Sanosuke walked into the yard with the table and put it down in the middle of the yard. "Don't you think its weird that Kenshin's not up yet? I'm not saying it would be good for him to be up since were preparing everything but I never knew him to be sleeping this late.", said Sanosuke.
"I told him he should go ahead and rest because I noticed he was having trouble sleeping last night. I hope nothing is bothering him too much. Yahiko, put the plates in place please." Kaoru put the cups and sake in place and arranged them neatly. "I've been noticing that he's been having trouble sleeping. The time he does get to sleep he has nightmares and cries out...Tomoe..." she stopped and thought about the name. "I also hear him crying out 'She's dead she's dead.' I'm a bit worried. I hope this'll cheer him up."
"Well, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. It happens every once in a while, and I bet it has something to with his past. It haunts him now. I'm sure this'll make him feel alot better. It should take his mind off things." said Sanosuke.
"I wonder who that Tomoe girl is though. I bet she's hot. Looks like you're being replaced Kaoru!." Yahiko giggled but was cut off immediatly by an angry Kaoru strangling him.
"YOU TAKE THAT BACK YAHIKO! THAT'S NOT FUNNEY! I'LL KILL YOU FOR IT!" Yahiko flailed around choking and gaging.
" Cough Sputter Sorry! gag IM SORRY! choke" Kaoru let go but she was still furious. Sanosuke was laghing at Yahiko and Yahiko was on his knees trying to catch his breath.
Megumi appeared with two baskets full of food and placed them at the end of the low table. "Here's the food. Should I set it up now?", asked Megumi
"Yeah go ahead.", answered Mrs. Kaoru. The food was the last thing to be placed and everyone looked at their work. Mrs. Kaoru turned to everyone and said, "Okay, I'll go get Kenshin. You guys stay here and wait." She enered the Dojo and walked towards Kenshins room. It's kinda quiet in there. Maybe he's still sleeping. Then she heard something. The unsheathing of a sword.
Kaoru opened the rice paper door and stood there immoble. She had to move before he....too late. She watched in horror as a blade ran through Kenshin. Kenshin let out a soft cry and his eyes opened wide with pain although he couldn't see. He quickly pulled the sword out and Kaoru screamed. Crimson red blood poured out of him as he fell into her arms. A puddle formed on the floor and blood covered Kaoru.
He looked up at her with unseeing eyes. "Kao....ru? No...i'm sorry Kaoru...i'm sorry." She screamed as he let his last breath escape his lips. He became limp in her arms and Sanosuke ran into the room.
He saw the blood and the sword. He ran over to Kaoru and took Kenshin from her. "KENSHIN!", he shook him," KENSHIN NO! MEGUMI! COME QUICK!" Sanosuke kept shaking his friend but knew it was too late.
When Megumi entered the room and saw what had happened she knew it was too late. She ran over to Kenshin and checked his puls. With a heavey heart she said, "He's gone." Kaoru let out a peircing scream of terror and Sano stood up with Kenshin still in his arms. He turned around and saw Yahiko in the doorway. He stood there with his face as white as Kenshin's now was. Sanosuke stood there immoble and Yahiko started to shake and fell to his knees. A small whisper escaped his lips, "Why?"
"Yahiko, you should leave here.", said Sanosuke. Yahiko shook his head slowly and put his face in his hands.
Then with a speed almost as fast as Kenshin he ran over to Sano and started beating on the lifeless body screaming. "STOP IT KENSHIN I KNOW YOUR ALIVE! COME BACK! COME BACK! NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME! YOU CANT LEAVE ME! KENSHIN!" Megumi pulled Yahiko away and held the sobbing boy in her arms.
Kaoru stood up and took Kenshin from Sanosuke. She walked outsids and sat under a cherry tree. For a moment everyone watched her as she stroked his head and sang softly. They heard her soft voice singing over Yahiko's sobs. They remember hearing Kenshin sing it once before.
Hold me tonight love
Hold me tonight
Hold me before the morning comes
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing me that you'll return
I will wait here forever
Waiting for you
I will wait here forever
till you return
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing to me your silent goodbye
Sing to me a silent goodbye
Did I make anyone cry? The song is one I wrote and I decided that it was good to use it. There's more to it than that though and the whole song will unfold by the end of the story. That's where I got the title from. So...anyone like? Next chapter will come after I get a few reviews. Probably another four unless I get impatient. A surprize is coming up so this isn't the end. Remember, a review must be constructive if it is to be a flame. Arigato gozaimas! Ja matta!
Okay now, here is the second chapter...YAY! Kinda. This is now the actual story. This is occuring as Kenshin is in his room thinking, which was the first chapter. So now without further adeu I present: A Silent Goodbye.
It was the morning of the 20th of June. Mrs. Kaoru and Yahiko were setting things up outside for Kenshin's birthday. "Remind me again, why didn't we think of this sooner?", asked Yahiko as he placed the sake together on one side of the yard.
Kaoru placed the dished beside the wine. "We'll I did think of it earlyer, it's just I thought it would be best not to give any sign of a party before his birthday.", she answered.
"I hope you're not going to cook. You don't want him to gag do you?", said Yahiko. Kaoru growled.
"SHUT UP YAHIKO UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO HUNGRY! NOW HELP ME SET THIS UP! UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET A BEATING! AND JUST TO MAKE YOU HAPPY I"M TELLING YOU THAT MEGUMI IS GOING TO BE COOKING THE MEAL!" The look on her face got Yahiko working again.
Sanosuke walked into the yard with the table and put it down in the middle of the yard. "Don't you think its weird that Kenshin's not up yet? I'm not saying it would be good for him to be up since were preparing everything but I never knew him to be sleeping this late.", said Sanosuke.
"I told him he should go ahead and rest because I noticed he was having trouble sleeping last night. I hope nothing is bothering him too much. Yahiko, put the plates in place please." Kaoru put the cups and sake in place and arranged them neatly. "I've been noticing that he's been having trouble sleeping. The time he does get to sleep he has nightmares and cries out...Tomoe..." she stopped and thought about the name. "I also hear him crying out 'She's dead she's dead.' I'm a bit worried. I hope this'll cheer him up."
"Well, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. It happens every once in a while, and I bet it has something to with his past. It haunts him now. I'm sure this'll make him feel alot better. It should take his mind off things." said Sanosuke.
"I wonder who that Tomoe girl is though. I bet she's hot. Looks like you're being replaced Kaoru!." Yahiko giggled but was cut off immediatly by an angry Kaoru strangling him.
"YOU TAKE THAT BACK YAHIKO! THAT'S NOT FUNNEY! I'LL KILL YOU FOR IT!" Yahiko flailed around choking and gaging.
" Cough Sputter Sorry! gag IM SORRY! choke" Kaoru let go but she was still furious. Sanosuke was laghing at Yahiko and Yahiko was on his knees trying to catch his breath.
Megumi appeared with two baskets full of food and placed them at the end of the low table. "Here's the food. Should I set it up now?", asked Megumi
"Yeah go ahead.", answered Mrs. Kaoru. The food was the last thing to be placed and everyone looked at their work. Mrs. Kaoru turned to everyone and said, "Okay, I'll go get Kenshin. You guys stay here and wait." She enered the Dojo and walked towards Kenshins room. It's kinda quiet in there. Maybe he's still sleeping. Then she heard something. The unsheathing of a sword.
Kaoru opened the rice paper door and stood there immoble. She had to move before he....too late. She watched in horror as a blade ran through Kenshin. Kenshin let out a soft cry and his eyes opened wide with pain although he couldn't see. He quickly pulled the sword out and Kaoru screamed. Crimson red blood poured out of him as he fell into her arms. A puddle formed on the floor and blood covered Kaoru.
He looked up at her with unseeing eyes. "Kao....ru? No...i'm sorry Kaoru...i'm sorry." She screamed as he let his last breath escape his lips. He became limp in her arms and Sanosuke ran into the room.
He saw the blood and the sword. He ran over to Kaoru and took Kenshin from her. "KENSHIN!", he shook him," KENSHIN NO! MEGUMI! COME QUICK!" Sanosuke kept shaking his friend but knew it was too late.
When Megumi entered the room and saw what had happened she knew it was too late. She ran over to Kenshin and checked his puls. With a heavey heart she said, "He's gone." Kaoru let out a peircing scream of terror and Sano stood up with Kenshin still in his arms. He turned around and saw Yahiko in the doorway. He stood there with his face as white as Kenshin's now was. Sanosuke stood there immoble and Yahiko started to shake and fell to his knees. A small whisper escaped his lips, "Why?"
"Yahiko, you should leave here.", said Sanosuke. Yahiko shook his head slowly and put his face in his hands.
Then with a speed almost as fast as Kenshin he ran over to Sano and started beating on the lifeless body screaming. "STOP IT KENSHIN I KNOW YOUR ALIVE! COME BACK! COME BACK! NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME! YOU CANT LEAVE ME! KENSHIN!" Megumi pulled Yahiko away and held the sobbing boy in her arms.
Kaoru stood up and took Kenshin from Sanosuke. She walked outsids and sat under a cherry tree. For a moment everyone watched her as she stroked his head and sang softly. They heard her soft voice singing over Yahiko's sobs. They remember hearing Kenshin sing it once before.
Hold me tonight love
Hold me tonight
Hold me before the morning comes
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing me that you'll return
I will wait here forever
Waiting for you
I will wait here forever
till you return
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing to me your silent goodbye
Sing to me a silent goodbye
Did I make anyone cry? The song is one I wrote and I decided that it was good to use it. There's more to it than that though and the whole song will unfold by the end of the story. That's where I got the title from. So...anyone like? Next chapter will come after I get a few reviews. Probably another four unless I get impatient. A surprize is coming up so this isn't the end. Remember, a review must be constructive if it is to be a flame. Arigato gozaimas! Ja matta!