Darkness Overcoming Light

Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin but if I did I wouldn't be sitting here writing a fanfiction to it.

I only own the characters I created to go into the fanfictionnods

I am really sorry it has taken me so long to get this chapter up but I have had a lot to do with school and then my computer kinda died on me so it had to be taken to the computer repair shop. Then since it kinda died on me all my files were lost so I had to wait for my friend who is in college to send me all the cds with my files on them so I could put everything into my computer again. I am really sorry for the wait and I will answer any questions at the end of this chapternods.

Now on to Chapter 2 of Darkness Overcoming Light

Chapter 2: A Vow of Love That Will Last an Eternity

Celia and Kenji worked hard on their gift for Fantasia and were almost done with it. Celia and Kenji couldn't wait to give it to her and hope that it cheered her up. Meanwhile Hiko had made his way to Fantasia's room. He walked up to her door and to make sure he didn't disturb her. He opened it very quietly. The only person who made any noise was Kaoru who looked up at him and said "Can I help you Hiko?" "No you are fine. I am just here to take your place at watching over her. I feel you deserve a break." "How nice of you." Kaoru said with a smile on her face.

Kaoru stood from the chair she was sitting in and walked past Hiko. Hiko waited for her to exit the room then he closed the door quietly and walked over to the chair that Kaoru had been sitting in. He sat down and looked at the angel lying in the bed. He moved the chair closer to the bed and looked at her some more. He saw a strand of hair in her face so he moved it. To him he felt it took away from the beauty of her face. He smiled at the site before him even though she was ill she still looked as beautiful as ever.

Hiko knew in his heart how he felt about her but he knew he wouldn't ever be able to tell her. He didn't know what she would think. If she would reject him for his feelings for her or accept his feelings for her. He didn't know how she felt about him, but he knew how he felt about her. Fantasia stirred in her sleep and Hiko moved his hand from her face. Hiko smiled and moved the chair back a little ways just in case she awoke from her sleep. Hiko watched as she started to toss and turn in her sleep and he wonders what she was dreaming about.

He stood up and walked over to her dresser and on top of it were a few items scattered around. He started looking at them to see if he could find anything that would help her. While he was looking for something to help her Fantasia awoke from her sleep. Fantasia looked over to where the sound of movement was coming from and saw Hiko looking for something. Fantasia smiled and said "Hiko you shouldn't look in a girl's dresser." Hiko jumped and turned around to a smiling Fantasia who was fighting back a laugh.

Hiko smiled and walked back over to the chair and sat down "you shouldn't have done that." "I know but it was so funny to see how you would react to me saying something." Fantasia started to laugh and Hiko started laughing with her. Fantasia stopped laughing and watched him as his laughing started to die down. She loved listening to him laugh. She would never tell for fear of getting hurt again but she cared deeply for Hiko. There was also another person she cared deeply for besides Sora. She knew she could never replace her love for Sora but she learned in the time it took her to get over his death that she could love again.

Hiko had stopped laughing but was starring at Fantasia who looked as if she were deep in thought. Meanwhile, downstairs Kaoru and Kenshin were talking about Hiko and Fantasia. "So what do you think?" "Well I think Hiko cares deeply for her but Fantasia she is more complicated. She doesn't show feelings like you or anyone else would. She hides them until she knows she can truly express them." "Yeah I guess you're right." " I am that is why I don't want Hiko going into deep for her to hurt him." "Yeah that would really hurt him." "Yeah that is why we need Hiko to wait before he says how he is feeling to her." Kaoru smiled at Kenshin.

Kenshin smiled back and then stood up to leave. "Wait! What if he already told her how he feels about her?!" "Well that is just something I will have to deal with when I get up there." Kenshin said as he started to walk away from her. Kaoru's smile turn to a frown. Meanwhile back in Fantasia's room. Fantasia had snapped out of her thoughts and looked over at Hiko. "Hiko can I ask you something?" He looked at her and said "Of course you can what is it that you would like to know?" "How do you feel?" "Excuse me?" Hiko was rather confused by the question.

"Oh sorry let me rephrase that. How do you feel about me?" Hiko looked down at the ground. He didn't know if he should tell her how he really feels or hide his feelings and tell her a lie. "Well I will be honest with you . . . "Hiko stopped because he sensed someone coming. He knew who it was so he stood up and walked to the door. Fantasia just watched as he walked to the door. Fantasia stopped watching him and stood up from her bed. "You didn't answer my question." Hiko stopped making his way toward her door and turned around. He looked at her and she was standing up and waiting for his answer. He didn't know if she feared his answer or if she was ready for it. He smiled because he knew no matter what her reaction to his question was she would still treat him the same and he would still care for her the same.

Fantasia said it again "You didn't answer my question." "I know and I am sorry I will finish what I was saying before." "Okay and what was it you were wanting to say to me Hiko?" "I was going to say to be honest with you. You are one of the most important people in my life. I care for you and I always will. What I am trying to say is that I love you and I will always love you." Hiko said looking back down at the floor. Fantasia smiled and said "I thought you did. Why didn't you just tell me in the first place?" Hiko looked up from the floor and saw that she was smiling at him.

Hiko smiled back and said "why did you ask if you already knew?" "Because I wanted to hear it from you." Fantasia said smiling more. Fantasia stood up and walked over to where he was standing. She looked him in the eyes and said "I care for you too but I am not sure if it is love or not so I won't say it is." Then she walked past him and opened the door to find Kenshin standing on the other side. She smiled and said "Hello Kenshin have fun listening in on the conversation?" Kenshin looked at her and said "Feeling better I see." "Much better thank you for noticing." Fantasia said while walking away from him. Kenshin just watched her walk away.

Hiko walked out of the room and stood where Kenshin was standing. Kenshin looked at him and said "You knew she wouldn't hurt you if you told her how you felt about her didn't you?" "No, I didn't but I decided right then that if she was going to hurt me she would do it now or 10 years from now. So I decided for it to be now instead of 10 years for now." "I see. I guess Kaoru and I worrying about you was something we shouldn't have been doing." "You are correct." Hiko said to Kenshin walking off. Kenshin just watched him walk off and then decided he would go and visit Kaoru. Meanwhile Kenji and Celia had finally finished their gift for Fantasia and were ready to give it to her.

They both ran out of the room and down the hall to see Fantasia. On their way down the hall they ran into her. She looked at both of them and said "didn't I get onto you two for this once before except you two where playing that time. What is so important this time that you have to be running in the house?" "We wanted to give you something aunt Fantasia." "Yeah mom we made you a gift that we hoped would make you feel better." They both nodded their heads and smiled at her. Fantasia smiled back and they could see the tears starting to form in her eyes. They handed her the gift and hoped she liked it but they both had the feeling she would.

Fantasia took the gift from them and began to unwrap it. She finally got the wrapping paper off of it and seen it was a box. She opened the box and saw some more paper around the gift. She removed the paper and when she saw the gift she began to cry. She walked up to both of them and hugged them both. Both Celia and Kenji felt kinda bad for making her cry but then they both realize that she was crying tears of joy. She was crying tears of joy that she had a loving and caring daughter and a loving and caring nephew. Fantasia whipped away the tears from her eyes and said "Thank you this makes me feel a lot better." They both smiled at her and hugged her again. Fantasia hugged them back. Both children smiled and ran off. Fantasia just watched them.

Then Fantasia stood up and started walking down the hall. While she was walking she wasn't paying any attention to where she was going when she ran into Aoshi. Fantasia looked up at him and said "Oh I am sorry Aoshi. Please forgive me for I did not mean to run into you." Aoshi looked at her and he could see the sadness in her eyes "It is alright Fantasia I will forgive you this once." Fantasia smiled "Thank you." Fantasia walked past him and made her way farther down the hall back to her room. She opened her door and walked in and laid back down on her bed. She was feeling a little dizzy. In one day Hiko had told her of her feelings for her and her daughter and nephew had cheered her up.

Fantasia really didn't know what to do and how to react to Hiko's confession. She knew she had asked him how he felt and she felt almost the same way, but her heart was still telling her no. Not only was it telling her no it was having her choose between the two people in her life still that she actually cared for almost to love. No knew or could tell the other one but a lot of people could tell how she felt for Hiko and he felt for her. One she knew she could never have so all it really left her with was Hiko. Fantasia didn't know what to do all she knew was that she would have to choose between her feelings for both men. One she would hope would give her what she wanted a vow of love that will last an eternity.

Okay sorry it is short also but it has taken me a while to write this chapter I Know this and I am really really sorry but school has very stressful on me and I have to keep my grades up not giving me much time to write on this fanfiction. But don't worry I am not stopping it. It is just that it will take some time on the chapters. There for a while my computer shut down on me and I couldn't do anything so that set me back and then I had went to get my mother when she came back from Iraq so all and all I have been really really busy.

To answer some questions For one thing Kenshin will turn back into Battousai it will take a little time but about the fourth chapter he will turn back into Battousai. So we haven't seen the last of Battousai. He will also start training Kenji to take his place when he does go YAY LOL. the vampire will become more like the traditional vampire lore but that is going to take some time to that won't really happen until around chapters 5 and 6 so don't worry they will be like that. That should help some I will answer more in the next chapter and I hope it doesn't take chapter three as long as this one.

Well see ya again when I come out with chapter 3 bye for now. Also I am sorry for any grammar errors that are still in here or any spelling errors that I still in here I tried to get them all out.

Preview of Chapter 3: All Fantasia ever wanted was someone to vow that to her, but even when Sora did he was no longer here to share it with her anymore. She didn't want to lose another person she cared for because that person wanted to protect her. Fantasia laid down on her bed and hoped that neither of the people she cared for ever expressed that vow to her.

. Leokia .