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AUTHORS NOTES: Kon'nichiwa.... As you have know... this is my new Fanfic Titled: Anata no tame ni... For the sake of you. Well... something like that... Well... I still cannot confirm whether this is a KxK ficcy... Soujirou would be in this ficcy too.. so it would be.. KenxKaoxSou The choice is up to u reviewers the more vote for which couple... the couple will win at the last...
Anata No Tame Ni
Chapter 12: Losing Control
Previous: --In an instance, Kenshin whirled behind and drew his sword out. Kenshin plunged the katana in the gravel ground and dragged the sword out. Sending debris and a force of stones towards the unknown enemy.
As expected, the person jumped away from his hiding place and landed perfectly where Kenshin wanted him to be.
Kenshin smirked as he heard the person gasp when the sliver blade was plastered on his neck. The sharp part... and it reflected molten gold....
"Start talking if you know what's good for you." Kenshin growled in the stranger's ear as he pressed the blade into the throat. The man started struggling and making a weird noise.
"Stop struggling!" Kenshin warned as a warm trickle of blood escape the thin slit. Kenshin had enough as he threw the person on the ground and pointed his katana on his throat. The man opened his mouth but no sound came out. He threw his hands wildly above his head like hand gestures. Kenshin furrowed his eyebrows as he tried to figure out what he had said. His eyes widen as he found out that the person's tongue had been cut off, hence preventing him to talk. Before he could do anything, a wooden arrow shot from afar as blood spatter about Kenshin's clothes. His feline eyes immediately searched for the dark trees above and spotted a black shadow shimmered before it disappears. He lowered his sakabatou and stared at the lifeless body before him.
Kaoru fluttered her opening her lazy eyelids as streams of warm light filled the room as she remembered her dream. Her cheeks flushed a deeper red as the content of the dreams floated back to her memory.
A soft breathing reached her ears as she turned and found Soujirou situated at the corner of the room sleeping soundly. Kaoru smiled, he looked just like an innocent child. She silently crawled towards the unaware teenager. She knelt in front of him and ruffled his hair lightly. He stirred and furrowed his brows as sweat started gathering around his forehead. Kaoru frowned as he started murmuring something incoherent.
No.. please... help.
Her frowned deepened as she used the back of her palm and wiped the cold sweat that gathered.
Kaoru...
Her hands stopped when Soujirou softly muttered her name. Was he dreaming about her? Curious, she bent herself lower to look at his expression. Only to find widen frightened navy eyes staring back at her sapphire ones. Before she could react, Soujirou crushed her into her chest as she gave a gasp.
"Soujirou!" Kaoru gasped into his chest, just before she could push away to look at Soujirou's face. She felt warm wet trickles of water sipped into her thin fabric burning her skin. Her heart clenched after knowing that he was crying. Trembling.
"Kaoru... Kaoru... Kao... ru" All the answer Kaoru received was just the chanting of her name in broken syllabus. She tensed within the tight embrace when she felt those tears rivulet down her back.
"Soujirou... what happened? A nightmare?" Kaoru queried as she shifted her weight and patted his back for comfort. A nod was her answer.
"Don't worry silly. It's just a dream." She continued cooing smoothing words into the ears of Soujirou.
"It was so real... you were so real..." Kaoru relaxed in his squeeze as she listened to his heartbeat, his voice.
"I thought you left me... like everyone else..." He whispered softly as he cradled her within his firm arms and continued. She snapped her eyes opened when she heard it. It was the first time that Soujirou had told her about his past. About him. A part of her was happy and anxious to know more about him... yet another part of her grieved knowing that he has to go through those horrible things and recall it again. Her heart tore when she started really know about him.
Who would have known that the smiley face boy had such a past? Who would have known that the protector is the one who is needed to be protected?
Tears collected in the corners of her eyes as she hugged him tighter. She felt pain and agony for him. After a long time, they just held each other in their arms, giving each other silent support.
Soujirou broke Kaoru's reveries with his calloused fingers as he wiped the trails of tears away.
"Soujirou?" he smiled like his usual self. However, she frowned.
"Sumimasen. Looks like I've worried you yet another time." Her frown deepened. They were so alike yet different at the same time.
"Kaoru... if the only way to be with you is in my dreams... then I want to sleep forever." Soujirou broke the silence as he dipped down for a chaste kiss. Kaoru blushed to the roots of her hair as she stumbled upon her words.
"I... I...Sou-" He cut her off with another kiss. An ardent one. Shock and surprised, she didn't knew how to react. But the slow passionate kiss, made her close her eyes and enjoy it. Before she knew it, Soujirou had carried her to her futon and placed her down. He broke the kiss and beamed at her as he lowered his nose and brushed against hers.
"I hope you make your choice fast Kaoru. I'm quite an impatient man." Soujirou chuckled as he gave Kaoru another kiss before he bade her goodnight. Leaving Kaoru with her trains of thought.
Kaoru flushed with colors as she recalled what Soujirou said to her. She instantly ducked herself under the thick blanket and smiled slightly as her dreams floated back yet again.
"Kaoru!"
She turned around and found a flash of red rushing towards her. She smiled.
"Kenshin!" She answered as she took a step forward when the floor broke into an endless abyss making Kaoru plunge forward. She shut her eyes tight till warm hands clasped onto hers.
"Kaoru! Give me your hand!" She snapped her eyes up and saw Soujirou. When had he arrived? Where was Kenshin?
Without much hesitation, Soujirou pulled her up and hugged her tight.
"Shall we go?" Soujirou pulled away and lifted up his hand waiting her hers to cover it. With a smile and a tear she left. But with a different rurouni.
A smile for him.
A tear for the other.
And a whole new story begins without him.
"You can come out now Battousai."
"You are bleeding?"
"It isn't my blood." A short curt answer was all he had.
"Oh." Two could play this game.
A long time pass before another spoke. But it was neither the both of them
"It is me or am I interrupting something?" Sano broke the tension in the air as he stepped in between the both of them.
"I told you to stay away from her." Kenshin warned as he stepped out of the shadow and revealed his amber eyes to the public.
"It's not for you to decide Himura Battousai." Soujirou unmasked himself as he narrowed his eyes towards Kenshin.
"She belongs to me."
"You are just being unreasonable. She is not an object."
"Am I missing something here?" Sanosuke complained as he couldn't conform what was their conversation revolving around.
"She belongs to me." Kenshin emphasized as he repeated himself in that low dangerous tone.
"As long as she decides that, I will back off Himura-san but the battle between us has just begun." With that he turned on his heels and walked silently away from the both of them.
"Hey! Don't treat me as a glass here will ya?" Sano complained again as he got to the edge of frustration.
"By the way, just a tip for you Himura-san, your possessiveness will not get you any bonus points and it won't even help you much." Soujirou slid his mask back on as he gave him a grin and walked down the stairs. With a grunt Kenshin walked towards Kaoru's room and pass Sanosuke who held onto his arm.
"What's going on here? Why do you have blood on your gi and who's the "she" you guys are commenting about?" Kenshin just shrugged off easily from Sano's iron strong grip.
"Many questions today aren't we." With that as an answer he disappeared into Kaoru's room.
But Sano was no fool when it came to this. He frowned and had a bad feeling that it had something to do with his little missy.
He gave a sigh as he knelt beside his breath-taker who was peacefully sleeping right now. Kenshin closed his eyes for a moment and breathed in the air of jasmine that was surrounding the room and slowly the agitated side of him slipped away and he was into control again when he opened his eyes that pooled with lavender hue.
"It's just so unfair isn't it? That I'm here being tortured by you and yet you are sleeping so peacefully just beside me." Kenshin smiled as he resisted the urge to caress her face and tug the stray strand of raven black hair behind her ear. His hands were not quite suitable for the job right now; he won't want her to have blood all over her cheeks.
"I'm not a clever man ain't I Kaoru, took me so long to find out that I wanted you for myself only. That the mere thought of another man holding you irked me. Is the time wasted ever replaceable, will you ever give this unworthy one another chance or would you go for another one who had made an initiative to touch your heart, to make you blush, unlike me."
He shut his eyes again as he heaved a sigh and found his hands more interesting suddenly.
"Will you ever find it in your heart to give this unworthy one a chance to love you like no other has ever done before. Would you accept me again?" Kenshin was full of questions as he looked so intensely at his hand and not noticing that Kaoru was awake this whole time. From the moment he came in.
Why had he always had to come and spoil her decision when she has finally thought she made up her mind? She hated him for putting her in such a tight decision, hating him for being so dense and slow and insensitive... but no matter how many faults and flaws she found on him, she couldn't find it in her heart to hate him truly. She knew that no matter what happens, Kenshin... the name Himura Kenshin and the memories with him would be engraved in the deepest part of her heart. He was someone very special, very important to her.
"Kenshin..." Upon hearing his name he jerked his head up and saw bottomless cerulean eyes staring at him.
"Kaoru... dono..." It was then she saw the blood on his clothes and instantly sat up from her bed.
"What happen? Where did you get these injuries from? I'll go get some medicine." Kaoru stood up without thinking of her torturing moments that her feet had went through last night and cringed as she nearly fell forward if those pair of firm arms never caught her in time.
"You should be careful, that you should." Kenshin chided slightly as he set her down slowly, preventing her to feel any pain while doing so.
"But..."
"You do not have to worry about this unworthy one Kaoru-dono. Besides, this blood doesn't belong to sessha, it belongs to another." The thought of Kenshin taking another one's life widened her eyes. Seeing her reaction he smiled with reassurance.
"Do not worry Kaoru-dono, sessha did not break his vow. The assassin was being killed by someone else." Kenshin grimaced as he remembered what happened. Kaoru frowned when she saw his expression. Kenshin should really learn how to stop putting any burden on himself. A slight touch on his scar woke him up from the trains of thoughts.
"How are you feeling right now? Is your leg better?" Kenshin smiled as he raised his hand towards hers and held it lightly. She gave me a gentle smile and nodded her head. He slowly tugged her back into the futon as he stood.
"You should get some rest, I need to inform Saitou about what happened just now. I think we are involved in something bigger than we thought. The fight between the rebels is not over yet. I'll see you in the morning then if Saitou doesn't hold me too long." With a wide grin as he bade her goodnight and slide the paper door close and his padded footsteps faded away.
Kaoru enlarged her sparkling eyes as she realized what just happened. Did Kenshin just told her all the information? Was he starting to trust her ability and acknowledge her after so long?
A smile broke on her face as she buried it into the pillow but then she stopped again as a frown replaced it.
Now he was making the whole situation even harder to decide... her dilemma was getting worse.
Was it going to be him or Soujirou...
She closed her eyes tight. The truth just hurts.
"Kaoru... if the only way to be with you is in my dreams... then I want to sleep forever."
"Took me so long to find out that I wanted you for myself only"
"I hope you make your choice fast Kaoru. I'm quite an impatient man."
"Will you ever find it in your heart to give this unworthy one a chance to love you like no other has ever done before."
She had to make a decision fast if she doesn't want hurt to consume any of them. She just had to.
But the question was... who?
Saitou puffed out another ring of smoke towards Kenshin as he listened to what the swordsman had to say.
"Another puff towards me Saitou, I'll personally make sure you wouldn't want to smoke in front of me again." Kenshin threatened as he tried to get rid of the smell around him by waving his hands to and fro.
"Is that so Battousai? I would personally like to see it myself." Saitou mocked him as he smirked as they looked at the map again. They had the slightest idea where the rebels were.
"You said that the assassin had his tongue cut off." Kenshin nodded as he tried to remember from his memory which clan used to do that. He was sure...
"Tsukikage-banshuu" Kenshin muttered accidentally as Saitou silted his eyes as he remember that particular cruel ninja clan. Not only was it towards their prey but towards their own people too.
They had strict and rigid rules that are never meant to be broken or else it only means death. A dishonorable death.
"That means they have a high possibility to be here." Saitou and Kenshin pointed to the same place in unison. They gave each other looks of disgust but quickly change the topic as they knew the reason behind their point.
"The Ishin shishi attacked and ambush their hideout once, and if I have not mistaken, they will be at the same place again."
"They have everything they need there. Dark, quiet, water, trees and a high cliff to dispose the bodies. I must say they are kinda clever." Saitou sneered as he puff yet another ring of smoke towards Kenshin. His answer was a small click of something familiar.
"What did you do?" Saitou squinted his sharp eyes at the rurouni who gave him an innocent smile.
"What did I do? I should go back to the inn now, will inform Sanosuke about this. We should settle them fast."
"Very well, we will attack them tomorrow night when the tanuki and the kid is asleep. And I think it is best to let that Seta boy to know about this. He could be a big help."
"We do not need him." With that he slam the door shut leaving the wolf to his thoughts. But just then his cigarette dropped as a clean cut was made just before his fingers.
"Damn that rurouni." Saitou grimaced at the waste of the cigarette as he sat down on his chair.
"Sanosuke where's that lazy Yahiko?" Kaoru complained as she looked around to find her student.
"I haven't seen his since morning." Sanosuke shrugged as he walk pass Kaoru but returned back again and stare at Kaoru who looked at him weirdly.
"What?"
"What happen between Kenshin and Soujirou?" Instantly Kaoru flushed with color as she shifted her weight to another feet and backed away.
"I... I don't know what you are talking about." Kaoru stuttered as she lean on the wall that trapped her in-between it and Sano who narrowed his eyes and looked at Kaoru intently knowing that she was lying.
"No lies missy. What's the link between you, Kenshin and that smiley?" Sanosuke asked again as Kaoru tried to find some excuse to hide away.
"Kaoru!!" Soujirou sound burst through. Her worried face broke into a big grin. Trust Soujirou to save her at the right time.
"Sou-chan!!" She quickly duck under Sanosuke's arm as she ran towards him.
"Where's Himura-san?" Soujirou asked once she was near him.
"He went to talk to Saitou-san. He will be back in late morning I suppose. What happened?" Kaoru asked as she saw Soujirou's furrowing his eyebrows.
"Yahiko-san..." Kaoru widened her eyes as she heard her deshi's name.
"What about Yahiko?" Kaoru trembled a little as she gripped his hands tightly.
"They got him. The rebels got him."
TBC....
Author's Notes:
Kon'nichiwa minna sama...
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Minna sama... Konnichiwa... my exams are finished... and im back to business but im working soon siGhx its all about time management isn't it. faints I really hope you guys would like this chappie thanks you for reading and do remember to review and tell me your comments. Kaoru is going to make her decision soon ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!!!
Glossary
-san/dono – honorifics
sessha – This unworthy one (Kenshin uses this when referring to himself)
rurouni – wanderer
Tsukikage Banshuu – created this clan myself P heex it just meant Moon Shadow clan literally
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