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and such. My goal this year is to actually finish this story. . .* thinks *
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On with the story!
Chapter Seven
Kenshin felt a butterfly feeling in the pit of his stomach as he listened to Kaoru's sad tale. He glanced over at Sanosuke, and saw tears penetrating his eyes. Kenshin nearly sighed. Oh, if only he could cry too. . .
Sanosuke sniffed, "That was the most sad story I've ever heard!!!" he started crying.
Kaoru closed her eyes, and Kenshin could hear a growl coming from her throat. "Arggggg. . . Sanosuke. . ." moments later, Sanosuke was lying on the ground some five feet away with a large red bump on his head.
"Oi Jou-chan, why'd you do that???" Sanosuke called.
Kaoru huffed, "Because you were ruining the moment!" she coughed and cleared her throat. "Anyway. . ."
`~`~`~`~`FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kaoru sobbed at home on the couch. 'I really did think he was the best boyfriend I ever had!'-she thought that over-'Wait. He's the only boyfriend I've ever had!'
Misao walked over to Kaoru, concern in her eyes. "Hey Kaoru-chan, what's wrong?"
Kaoru looked up at her best friend. "Oh Misao! Enishi. . .he. . .he. . ."
Misao raised an eyebrow. "He. . .he. . . WHAT???"
Kaoru frowned and yelled back, "HE DUMPED ME!!!"
Misao looked at her with wide eyes, then smiled, "Ooooohhhh!!! That's it!!! He dumped. . ." then the realization of what Kaoru said sank in. "Oh Kaoru-chan! I'm so sorry! Why would he do such a cruel thing? You two were so happy together!"
Kaoru shook her head. "It was all a lie. He wasn't really interested in me. He. . .he killed my parents!"
Misao gasped. "Why would he do such a thing? Why did he kill your parents?"
Kaoru let another tear escape her eye. "I-I don't know. I really don't know Misao."
"Did he have something against them?"
"I didn't even know Enishi when they were killed, how could I have known? I was only a little kid. . ." Kaoru looked up when the door opened and Aoshi walked in.
Aoshi saw Kaoru's tears and rushed over, "Kaoru, what's wrong?" he asked. Kaoru had never heard Aoshi soften so much as he was now.
Misao whispered into Aoshi's ear all that Kaoru had told her. Aoshi nodded, and rubbed Kaoru's shoulders. "That's terrible Kaoru, but don't get so worked up about it. I'm sure there's a logical explanation for all this. Maybe he didn't kill them at all. No matter what, we'll find out. I'll go talk with Saitoh Hajime, the head of the police."
Kaoru smiled weakly up at Aoshi. "Oh Aoshi, you know I consider you as a brother, but really there's no need to involve the police any more then they already are!"
Aoshi shook his head. "No. No, I will talk to him about this, and maybe they'll track down Enishi and find out if he really did kill them." He thought for a moment. "How were they killed?"
Kaoru looked down at the floor. "They were murdered. First my father, in a sword fight, and then my mother, slashed in half only five minutes later. The police believe she was killed by a different person but they don't know for sure." Kaoru cried at just the thought of it. "I was at home at the time. They were killed when coming home from a sudden and urgent business meeting late at night."
Aoshi sighed. "Don't worry Kaoru. It'll all work out somehow. . ."
`~`~`~`~`END FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kaoru finished her tale, "I thought that if I was with another man, Enishi would get jealous. I was only really trying to find out if he actually did like me. . .but it seems to me my hopes are wrong."
Sanosuke frowned, "So what am I? Pork-chop and rice?"
Kenshin saw tears clouding Kaoru's eyes and he wiped them away with a finger. He smiled, "I'm sure that Aoshi-san was right when he said it would all work out somehow."
Kaoru looked up at him, surprised. That was the first time she had seen him smile like that. Also the first time she had felt him touch her. His finger was very cold. . . and not life-like at all, but she smiled back at him anyway. 'Why is he acting so nice all of a sudden???. . .huh. . .men. . .'
Rurouni sniffed. [Oh. . .that was. . .so. . .sad. . .]
Battousai growled. (Enishi will PAY for what he has done to Kaoru!!!)
Rurouni looked at him. [You're right! I feel sudden strength!]
(Uhhh. . .how do we make him pay?)
[. . .I don't know. . .]
Kaoru sighed. "I don't think I'm in the mood for dance lesson today. I think I'll skip."
Kenshin nodded. "That's probably a good idea. Let's go home." He took Kaoru's hand, as if the wind would blow her away.
Sanosuke raised an eyebrow, very confused, then smiled that goofy smile of his. "Oi. Jou-chan? I think you're getting along pretty fine without me so maybe I'll just walk over here. . ." he screamed out in agony when Kaoru bonked him on the head.
"What's THAT supposed to mean?????"
"Well. . .I thought maybe you were with Kenshin!?!"
"No! NO NO NO NO NO!!!" Kaoru blushed. "I'm not with Kenshin!"
Kenshin turned around to see them bickering and arguing. ". . .Oro?. . ." he whispered.
Battousai grumbled, (How did they meet anyway?)
~*~
Kenshin and Kaoru were home, and found that Sanosuke had followed them, saying, "Oh would you look at the time? It's twelve o-clock already! Gotta get some food. . . Hey can I come over to your house?" he waited for no answer. "GREAT!!! What for supper?"
Kenshin sat on the couch, brooding to himself about Kaoru's misfortunes. 'Her parents were killed from a sword. . .' his eyes widened. 'Enishi had a sword!' he looked around himself to see nobody was there, so he closed his eyes and a memory flashed before them.
`~`~`~`~`FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
"But why, Master?" asked a little ten year old Kenshin.
A tall, broad shouldered man with long green hair and a long white and red cape said, "Just because. The sword was made for killing, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing. Only use the sword to protect yourself!"
`~`~`~`~`END FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kenshin gasped at what he saw, but couldn't open his eyes fast enough, for soon came another memory.
`~`~`~`~`FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
A fifteen year old Kenshin frowned at the man in front of him, but it wasn't the same man as before. Kenshin had blood red hair that was put up high on his head in a pony-tail. He was wearing a white hakama and a blue gi, the same blue as his eyes.
"Is that it? I must kill people to create a new and better Japan?" he asked the man. "Is that it, Katsura?"
The man smiled wickedly. "Yes my boy, that's it. You can be called one of the Hitokiri's, but first I must see your strength."
Kenshin nodded, and watched as five, large, sulking men approached him with knives and swords. 'Is this it? Is this the truth? I have to kill people to create a new era for Japan?' Kenshin nodded once more, only to himself. 'Yes. This is the way. This is my new life. The life. . .of an assassin.'
Kenshin unsheathed his sword, and glared at each of the men. Katsura could have sworn he saw Kenshin's eyes turn a hard cold amber. Kenshin whispered, "Come."
The men charged at him, screaming in rage. They were completely blind to what Kenshin did next. No. They didn't even see him run to the right, as fast as a god, then come running toward them and slashing them into bits and pieces. They didn't even know what hit them.
And neither did Katsura. All he saw was Kenshin standing at one place, then in another, and watched all five men scream in agony and fall to the floor, dead. He smiled and chuckled softly.
There were another men watching behind Katsura and they all gasped. One of the men whispered to another, "He. . .he's so fast!"
"I know! Did you see him?"
"No I didn't!"
"He's a. . . oh what's the word I'm looking for?"
"I really have no idea. . ."
"Oh! Battousai."
"Battou. . .su?"
"No you blockhead! Battousai! He's the Hitokiri. . .Battousai!"
Kenshin looked at the men whispering. 'Hitokiri. . .Battousai?' he thought about the name, then nodded with a slight smile. . . probably one of his last. "Yes. That's me. I'm the Hitokiri Battousai."
`~`~`~`~`END FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kaoru waved her hands in front of Kenshin's face. "Kenshin. . .? Kenshin. . .?"
Sanosuke walked over to her. "Here, move aside." He slapped Kenshin really hard on the cheek, and the thought of how cold Kenshin was slipped through his mind, but he paid no attention to it.
Kenshin's eyes opened with a jerk, and Kaoru saw they were amber. "ORO!!!!" Kenshin accidentally knocked Sanosuke to the other side of the room as he stood up.
Kaoru raised an eyebrow. '. . .oro. . .? And what's up with the eyes?'
Sanosuke sat up. "HEY!!! WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?????"
Kenshin looked down at Sanosuke. "Oh sorry Sanosuke. . . Didn't see you there. . ."
(Ha ha . . .sucker. Teaches him to mess with me!) Battousai laughed.
[You are weird. . .]
Kaoru frowned, "Kenshin? Is there something wrong?"
Kenshin turned to her, and saw the concern in her eyes. He tried to smile, but he just couldn't, and Kaoru noticed it. "No. No Kaoru I'm fine. I. . .I just need to get some rest. . ." he walked over to his room, and closed the door behind him.
Kaoru watched him go. 'Wonder what's up with him?'
Kenshin sighed, and frowned. 'What was that vision? It couldn't have been a memory. . .I was only recently created! Who was that man. . .Katsura? And who was that other man?' he tried to think, and a name rolled into his head. 'Hiko.'
To Be Continued. . .
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Chapter Seven
Kenshin felt a butterfly feeling in the pit of his stomach as he listened to Kaoru's sad tale. He glanced over at Sanosuke, and saw tears penetrating his eyes. Kenshin nearly sighed. Oh, if only he could cry too. . .
Sanosuke sniffed, "That was the most sad story I've ever heard!!!" he started crying.
Kaoru closed her eyes, and Kenshin could hear a growl coming from her throat. "Arggggg. . . Sanosuke. . ." moments later, Sanosuke was lying on the ground some five feet away with a large red bump on his head.
"Oi Jou-chan, why'd you do that???" Sanosuke called.
Kaoru huffed, "Because you were ruining the moment!" she coughed and cleared her throat. "Anyway. . ."
`~`~`~`~`FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kaoru sobbed at home on the couch. 'I really did think he was the best boyfriend I ever had!'-she thought that over-'Wait. He's the only boyfriend I've ever had!'
Misao walked over to Kaoru, concern in her eyes. "Hey Kaoru-chan, what's wrong?"
Kaoru looked up at her best friend. "Oh Misao! Enishi. . .he. . .he. . ."
Misao raised an eyebrow. "He. . .he. . . WHAT???"
Kaoru frowned and yelled back, "HE DUMPED ME!!!"
Misao looked at her with wide eyes, then smiled, "Ooooohhhh!!! That's it!!! He dumped. . ." then the realization of what Kaoru said sank in. "Oh Kaoru-chan! I'm so sorry! Why would he do such a cruel thing? You two were so happy together!"
Kaoru shook her head. "It was all a lie. He wasn't really interested in me. He. . .he killed my parents!"
Misao gasped. "Why would he do such a thing? Why did he kill your parents?"
Kaoru let another tear escape her eye. "I-I don't know. I really don't know Misao."
"Did he have something against them?"
"I didn't even know Enishi when they were killed, how could I have known? I was only a little kid. . ." Kaoru looked up when the door opened and Aoshi walked in.
Aoshi saw Kaoru's tears and rushed over, "Kaoru, what's wrong?" he asked. Kaoru had never heard Aoshi soften so much as he was now.
Misao whispered into Aoshi's ear all that Kaoru had told her. Aoshi nodded, and rubbed Kaoru's shoulders. "That's terrible Kaoru, but don't get so worked up about it. I'm sure there's a logical explanation for all this. Maybe he didn't kill them at all. No matter what, we'll find out. I'll go talk with Saitoh Hajime, the head of the police."
Kaoru smiled weakly up at Aoshi. "Oh Aoshi, you know I consider you as a brother, but really there's no need to involve the police any more then they already are!"
Aoshi shook his head. "No. No, I will talk to him about this, and maybe they'll track down Enishi and find out if he really did kill them." He thought for a moment. "How were they killed?"
Kaoru looked down at the floor. "They were murdered. First my father, in a sword fight, and then my mother, slashed in half only five minutes later. The police believe she was killed by a different person but they don't know for sure." Kaoru cried at just the thought of it. "I was at home at the time. They were killed when coming home from a sudden and urgent business meeting late at night."
Aoshi sighed. "Don't worry Kaoru. It'll all work out somehow. . ."
`~`~`~`~`END FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kaoru finished her tale, "I thought that if I was with another man, Enishi would get jealous. I was only really trying to find out if he actually did like me. . .but it seems to me my hopes are wrong."
Sanosuke frowned, "So what am I? Pork-chop and rice?"
Kenshin saw tears clouding Kaoru's eyes and he wiped them away with a finger. He smiled, "I'm sure that Aoshi-san was right when he said it would all work out somehow."
Kaoru looked up at him, surprised. That was the first time she had seen him smile like that. Also the first time she had felt him touch her. His finger was very cold. . . and not life-like at all, but she smiled back at him anyway. 'Why is he acting so nice all of a sudden???. . .huh. . .men. . .'
Rurouni sniffed. [Oh. . .that was. . .so. . .sad. . .]
Battousai growled. (Enishi will PAY for what he has done to Kaoru!!!)
Rurouni looked at him. [You're right! I feel sudden strength!]
(Uhhh. . .how do we make him pay?)
[. . .I don't know. . .]
Kaoru sighed. "I don't think I'm in the mood for dance lesson today. I think I'll skip."
Kenshin nodded. "That's probably a good idea. Let's go home." He took Kaoru's hand, as if the wind would blow her away.
Sanosuke raised an eyebrow, very confused, then smiled that goofy smile of his. "Oi. Jou-chan? I think you're getting along pretty fine without me so maybe I'll just walk over here. . ." he screamed out in agony when Kaoru bonked him on the head.
"What's THAT supposed to mean?????"
"Well. . .I thought maybe you were with Kenshin!?!"
"No! NO NO NO NO NO!!!" Kaoru blushed. "I'm not with Kenshin!"
Kenshin turned around to see them bickering and arguing. ". . .Oro?. . ." he whispered.
Battousai grumbled, (How did they meet anyway?)
~*~
Kenshin and Kaoru were home, and found that Sanosuke had followed them, saying, "Oh would you look at the time? It's twelve o-clock already! Gotta get some food. . . Hey can I come over to your house?" he waited for no answer. "GREAT!!! What for supper?"
Kenshin sat on the couch, brooding to himself about Kaoru's misfortunes. 'Her parents were killed from a sword. . .' his eyes widened. 'Enishi had a sword!' he looked around himself to see nobody was there, so he closed his eyes and a memory flashed before them.
`~`~`~`~`FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
"But why, Master?" asked a little ten year old Kenshin.
A tall, broad shouldered man with long green hair and a long white and red cape said, "Just because. The sword was made for killing, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing. Only use the sword to protect yourself!"
`~`~`~`~`END FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kenshin gasped at what he saw, but couldn't open his eyes fast enough, for soon came another memory.
`~`~`~`~`FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
A fifteen year old Kenshin frowned at the man in front of him, but it wasn't the same man as before. Kenshin had blood red hair that was put up high on his head in a pony-tail. He was wearing a white hakama and a blue gi, the same blue as his eyes.
"Is that it? I must kill people to create a new and better Japan?" he asked the man. "Is that it, Katsura?"
The man smiled wickedly. "Yes my boy, that's it. You can be called one of the Hitokiri's, but first I must see your strength."
Kenshin nodded, and watched as five, large, sulking men approached him with knives and swords. 'Is this it? Is this the truth? I have to kill people to create a new era for Japan?' Kenshin nodded once more, only to himself. 'Yes. This is the way. This is my new life. The life. . .of an assassin.'
Kenshin unsheathed his sword, and glared at each of the men. Katsura could have sworn he saw Kenshin's eyes turn a hard cold amber. Kenshin whispered, "Come."
The men charged at him, screaming in rage. They were completely blind to what Kenshin did next. No. They didn't even see him run to the right, as fast as a god, then come running toward them and slashing them into bits and pieces. They didn't even know what hit them.
And neither did Katsura. All he saw was Kenshin standing at one place, then in another, and watched all five men scream in agony and fall to the floor, dead. He smiled and chuckled softly.
There were another men watching behind Katsura and they all gasped. One of the men whispered to another, "He. . .he's so fast!"
"I know! Did you see him?"
"No I didn't!"
"He's a. . . oh what's the word I'm looking for?"
"I really have no idea. . ."
"Oh! Battousai."
"Battou. . .su?"
"No you blockhead! Battousai! He's the Hitokiri. . .Battousai!"
Kenshin looked at the men whispering. 'Hitokiri. . .Battousai?' he thought about the name, then nodded with a slight smile. . . probably one of his last. "Yes. That's me. I'm the Hitokiri Battousai."
`~`~`~`~`END FLASH BACK`~`~`~`~`
Kaoru waved her hands in front of Kenshin's face. "Kenshin. . .? Kenshin. . .?"
Sanosuke walked over to her. "Here, move aside." He slapped Kenshin really hard on the cheek, and the thought of how cold Kenshin was slipped through his mind, but he paid no attention to it.
Kenshin's eyes opened with a jerk, and Kaoru saw they were amber. "ORO!!!!" Kenshin accidentally knocked Sanosuke to the other side of the room as he stood up.
Kaoru raised an eyebrow. '. . .oro. . .? And what's up with the eyes?'
Sanosuke sat up. "HEY!!! WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?????"
Kenshin looked down at Sanosuke. "Oh sorry Sanosuke. . . Didn't see you there. . ."
(Ha ha . . .sucker. Teaches him to mess with me!) Battousai laughed.
[You are weird. . .]
Kaoru frowned, "Kenshin? Is there something wrong?"
Kenshin turned to her, and saw the concern in her eyes. He tried to smile, but he just couldn't, and Kaoru noticed it. "No. No Kaoru I'm fine. I. . .I just need to get some rest. . ." he walked over to his room, and closed the door behind him.
Kaoru watched him go. 'Wonder what's up with him?'
Kenshin sighed, and frowned. 'What was that vision? It couldn't have been a memory. . .I was only recently created! Who was that man. . .Katsura? And who was that other man?' he tried to think, and a name rolled into his head. 'Hiko.'
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: OOOHHHH YAH BABY!!! A nice long chapter for ya! Hope you enjoy! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Please tell me what you think minna- sama! Chibi feels so happy to get reviews!!! In case you were wondering. . .there is a LARGE twist in this story. I'll let you decide if Enishi killed Kaoru's parents and why. . . but personally, I know EXACTLY who did. . .and it's gonna be really cool. ^_~;
CLICK CLICK CLICK!!! Chibi wants to hear that beautiful music of you pressing the 'Submit Review' button!!! ARIGATO GOZAIMASU!!!