Chapter 2
Chapter Two: The Truth Hurts
"Damn." Sano said, as he punched the wall with his fist. More blood dropped from the crack...and from Sano's knuckles.
"Take it easy Sanosuke...we'll find out what's causing this." Kenshin assured him, trying to look calm, but his eyes show worry and contempt. 'It's blood, man...BLOOD! What the heck is up there?'
Yahiko was still frozen on the floor. Not moving. His eyes showing a horrifying glow of terror. Sano walked out of the dojo, stiff as a board, and not making a single sound. He climbed up the roof, trying to find some answers for their questions. Upon reaching his destination, he gasped, his feet turned into jelly. His eyes widened, as if he just saw something unbelievable. "Holy Cow!!! KENSHIN!!!!!!!! GET UP HERE! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT'S UP HERE!!!!!!!!"
"What is it Sano?"
"Just get up here!"
"What is up---" Kenshin gasped. His face turned pale, and his jaw dropped. "What the--? How in the world did this happen?"
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Kaoru stiffened. She felt a surging pain took in from inside her...like a lightning bolt has just hit her right in the heart. She gripped the girl tightly in the shoulders, as if trying to make it bleed. The girl simply stared at her, too scared to move. Bloodthirsty eyes stared at Yume straight in the eyes, as if trying to tell her, "I'll be watching your every step."
Finally, Kaoru released her grip, and stood up. She turned around, not facing the little girl. 'Could it be? Kenshin has a daughter.no no.it's impossible.she's probably a daughter of another Himura.I mean, there are a lot of people with the same surname as Kenshin.haha.' She told herself, trying to keep a straight face, but couldn't.not now, not ever. She turned, to face the little girl again.
"Go.run on home now." She said, trying to shoo the girl away. But the girl didn't move. "Come on.scoot!" She said, louder this time. But Yume stayed where she was. "I SAID GET OUT OF HERE YOU LITTLE WORM!" She yelled. Yume's eyes were getting watery. Kaori's heart softened a bit when she saw a tear drop down Yume's cheeks.
"I'm sorry miss Kaoru, but I can't go home."
"Why not?"
"Because.I have no home.not anymore"
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"Okay.Just stay calm.don't.scream.don't.AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Sano yelled as he jumped off the roof and into the dojo. Kenshin figured that Sano must've told Yahiko because he also screamed five seconds later. Kenshin stared at the bloody corpse in front of him, trying to make out what it looked like when it was still alive. But it was already dilapidated, and he could tell that is was already in the process of decomposition, that is was impossible to make heads or tails out of it. 'It's dead for quite sometime now, but why did it have so much blood?' Kenshin thought as he knelt in front of the corpse, trying to examine it. How it was killed, what weapon used, etc. etc. although he can't help but wonder, how the body (if you can call that heap a body.) got on the roof.
A moment later, he heard Yahiko scream, "KENSHIN! GET DOWN FROM THERE BEFORE YOU GET EATEN BY VULTURES FOR DINNER!" At that, Kenshin got the body and jumped down. He laid it on the ground, touching it here and there, trying to make the pieces fit. (like a jigsaw puzzle, but gorier) Sano went out the dojo and walked towards Kenshin.
"Well? What do you suppose killed it?"
"It's not an "it" Sano.it's a she."
"A WHAT?!"
"It's a woman."
"Oh my god."
"I think she was killed using a katana shikuchi.the one that could easily turn anything in it's path to pieces."
"But why would it leave THIS on the roof?"
"I dunno."
Kenshin finally got up and washed his hands, while Sano sat on the stone cold floor, thinking his head off. He was staring at the body, when he noticed something shine on the body's neck.a necklace.a purple one.with a familiar symbol. 'Oh shit!' "KENSHIN! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO THIS PERSON IS!!!!!!" Sano yelled, as tears started welling up in his eyes. "It.it.it's Sayo."
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Kaoru sighed and grabbed Yume's hand.
"I'll take you home tonight, and tomorrow, we'll go find your mother."
"Okay." The girl said happily, as she skipped alongside Kaoru. When they were almost near the Kamiya Dojo, the girl stopped dead in her tracks and a look of terror suddenly filled her face.
"Yume? What's wrong?"
".blood.lots of blood.dead.body.girl." She murmured.
"What? I don't understand a word your saying."
"Pretty.girl.dead.blood.cry.tears."
"What are you talking about?"
"Kaoru-san." She finally said directly. "Something unexpected awaits you in your dojo."
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"Kenshin, what are we going to do? Kaoru's going to be back in any second and when she finds this-"
"I'M HOMEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!"
"Oh man." Yahiko said as he ran inside the dojo, slamming the door behind him. (be aware that it's a sliding door and it CAN be slammed.)
"Hey Kenshin, I brought a-" Kaoru stopped. She gasped and dropped all her groceries. She was too shocked to speak.
"Hey Kaoru! How was your.uh.day?" Kenshin said trying to force a smile.
Still, Kaoru stood her ground, moving her head towards Kenshin, then to the body and back at Kenshin.
"K..K..Ken.shin.did.you.kill.it?" She asked suddenly, her hands clamped against her mouth, making her words muffled when she spoke. Kenshin merely shook his head and bowed down sadly. Kaoru finally shook the shock out of her system when she heard a wailing noise.
"Good grief Kenshin! Did you just ask Sano to kill a pig? It's squealing like crazy!!"
Kaoru said slapping her hand against her forehead.
"...That's not a pig Kaoru."
"Then wha--?"
"It's Sano."
Chapter Two: The Truth Hurts
"Damn." Sano said, as he punched the wall with his fist. More blood dropped from the crack...and from Sano's knuckles.
"Take it easy Sanosuke...we'll find out what's causing this." Kenshin assured him, trying to look calm, but his eyes show worry and contempt. 'It's blood, man...BLOOD! What the heck is up there?'
Yahiko was still frozen on the floor. Not moving. His eyes showing a horrifying glow of terror. Sano walked out of the dojo, stiff as a board, and not making a single sound. He climbed up the roof, trying to find some answers for their questions. Upon reaching his destination, he gasped, his feet turned into jelly. His eyes widened, as if he just saw something unbelievable. "Holy Cow!!! KENSHIN!!!!!!!! GET UP HERE! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT'S UP HERE!!!!!!!!"
"What is it Sano?"
"Just get up here!"
"What is up---" Kenshin gasped. His face turned pale, and his jaw dropped. "What the--? How in the world did this happen?"
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Kaoru stiffened. She felt a surging pain took in from inside her...like a lightning bolt has just hit her right in the heart. She gripped the girl tightly in the shoulders, as if trying to make it bleed. The girl simply stared at her, too scared to move. Bloodthirsty eyes stared at Yume straight in the eyes, as if trying to tell her, "I'll be watching your every step."
Finally, Kaoru released her grip, and stood up. She turned around, not facing the little girl. 'Could it be? Kenshin has a daughter.no no.it's impossible.she's probably a daughter of another Himura.I mean, there are a lot of people with the same surname as Kenshin.haha.' She told herself, trying to keep a straight face, but couldn't.not now, not ever. She turned, to face the little girl again.
"Go.run on home now." She said, trying to shoo the girl away. But the girl didn't move. "Come on.scoot!" She said, louder this time. But Yume stayed where she was. "I SAID GET OUT OF HERE YOU LITTLE WORM!" She yelled. Yume's eyes were getting watery. Kaori's heart softened a bit when she saw a tear drop down Yume's cheeks.
"I'm sorry miss Kaoru, but I can't go home."
"Why not?"
"Because.I have no home.not anymore"
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"Okay.Just stay calm.don't.scream.don't.AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Sano yelled as he jumped off the roof and into the dojo. Kenshin figured that Sano must've told Yahiko because he also screamed five seconds later. Kenshin stared at the bloody corpse in front of him, trying to make out what it looked like when it was still alive. But it was already dilapidated, and he could tell that is was already in the process of decomposition, that is was impossible to make heads or tails out of it. 'It's dead for quite sometime now, but why did it have so much blood?' Kenshin thought as he knelt in front of the corpse, trying to examine it. How it was killed, what weapon used, etc. etc. although he can't help but wonder, how the body (if you can call that heap a body.) got on the roof.
A moment later, he heard Yahiko scream, "KENSHIN! GET DOWN FROM THERE BEFORE YOU GET EATEN BY VULTURES FOR DINNER!" At that, Kenshin got the body and jumped down. He laid it on the ground, touching it here and there, trying to make the pieces fit. (like a jigsaw puzzle, but gorier) Sano went out the dojo and walked towards Kenshin.
"Well? What do you suppose killed it?"
"It's not an "it" Sano.it's a she."
"A WHAT?!"
"It's a woman."
"Oh my god."
"I think she was killed using a katana shikuchi.the one that could easily turn anything in it's path to pieces."
"But why would it leave THIS on the roof?"
"I dunno."
Kenshin finally got up and washed his hands, while Sano sat on the stone cold floor, thinking his head off. He was staring at the body, when he noticed something shine on the body's neck.a necklace.a purple one.with a familiar symbol. 'Oh shit!' "KENSHIN! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO THIS PERSON IS!!!!!!" Sano yelled, as tears started welling up in his eyes. "It.it.it's Sayo."
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Kaoru sighed and grabbed Yume's hand.
"I'll take you home tonight, and tomorrow, we'll go find your mother."
"Okay." The girl said happily, as she skipped alongside Kaoru. When they were almost near the Kamiya Dojo, the girl stopped dead in her tracks and a look of terror suddenly filled her face.
"Yume? What's wrong?"
".blood.lots of blood.dead.body.girl." She murmured.
"What? I don't understand a word your saying."
"Pretty.girl.dead.blood.cry.tears."
"What are you talking about?"
"Kaoru-san." She finally said directly. "Something unexpected awaits you in your dojo."
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"Kenshin, what are we going to do? Kaoru's going to be back in any second and when she finds this-"
"I'M HOMEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!"
"Oh man." Yahiko said as he ran inside the dojo, slamming the door behind him. (be aware that it's a sliding door and it CAN be slammed.)
"Hey Kenshin, I brought a-" Kaoru stopped. She gasped and dropped all her groceries. She was too shocked to speak.
"Hey Kaoru! How was your.uh.day?" Kenshin said trying to force a smile.
Still, Kaoru stood her ground, moving her head towards Kenshin, then to the body and back at Kenshin.
"K..K..Ken.shin.did.you.kill.it?" She asked suddenly, her hands clamped against her mouth, making her words muffled when she spoke. Kenshin merely shook his head and bowed down sadly. Kaoru finally shook the shock out of her system when she heard a wailing noise.
"Good grief Kenshin! Did you just ask Sano to kill a pig? It's squealing like crazy!!"
Kaoru said slapping her hand against her forehead.
"...That's not a pig Kaoru."
"Then wha--?"
"It's Sano."