Author's Notes: Well, here we go. . . chapter 13!!! WOOHOOO!!! REVIEW
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Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them.
Houndingwolf: Hey, thank you SO much for the info, I will as soon as possible change Battousai and Saitoh around. ^_^ I know the whole 'Tomoe' story, I've watched three of the OAV's and about half of the episodes(till he defeats Shishio that's it) Thank you for Saitoh's sword technique name!!! ARIGATO GOZAIMASU!!! Oh and all the Okita stuff. . . well. . . this is an alternate universe of Kenshin, so. . . FORGET THAT STUFF!! * laughs * Oh and uhh. . . everything you know about Soujiro Seta (except for his bad family-past) FORGET IT ALSO!!! Lol-(laugh out loud)
Enough of this. . .
On with the story!
Chapter Thirteen
Kenshin didn't want to look at her. He just couldn't. How could he tell her that he was the one who had killed her father? And what about her mother?
Kaoru gulped loudly, trying to push away the tears that were stinging her eyes. "Y-You were the one who killed my parents?" she asked again.
Kenshin shaded his eyes with his long red bangs.
"Answer me Kenshin! Were you?"
Kaoru listened to the words that came from Kenshin's mouth, who still looked away from her, "That's right. . . Hitokiri Battousai killed your father. I can see it, perfectly. . . like a movie. It was me, I was the Hitokiri Battousai. I don't know how I could possibly be him, though. I just. . . I just don't know. You have to understand Kaoru, it was a war. . . I was a soldier. . . your father was a soldier. . . I was fighting for what I believed, at least, I think so. . ." he finally looked up at her. "But I did not kill your mother! It was. . . somebody else."
Kaoru watched Kenshin looked back down. 'Just a soldier. . . . he killed my father. . . he didn't kill my mother. . . is he telling the truth?' her mind rolled with questions, but she decided to trust Kenshin.
She walked over to him, and threw her arms around Kenshin. "I understand," she whispered. ((AN: You have to remember that it was Kaoru who let Kenshin into her dojo, even after everything he had done in the past. Don't hurt me! * whimper * ))
Kenshin's eyes widened, and he put his arms around her tightly, never wanting to let go. "I'm sorry Kaoru. . . I've caused you pain. . ." he whispered back.
Kaoru buried her face into his chest. They stood there for a few moments, as the wind flew past them. Kaoru's eyes widened as she felt a wet spot on her shoulder. 'What's that?' she thought.
Kaoru looked up at Kenshin to see that tears were falling from his eyes. "Ken-Kenshin?" she whispered.
Kenshin couldn't stop the tears. He just couldn't. He knew he had to be strong, that he couldn't be weak, and just cry like that, but he enjoyed the feeling. He enjoyed crying. He had never done it before.
Kaoru just watched, paralyzed, as Kenshin cried tear after tear, until his whole face was streaming with them. His cries turned into sobs, and Kenshin closed his eyes.
It was then that it hit him, all his memories returned to him. Everything. All those people he killed; all those bitter words he had said. 'Blood. . . blood. . . everywhere. . .' he thought. Kenshin felt like a thousand tons had just been put onto his shoulders, and he had been carrying it for years and years. Kenshin just couldn't hold it anymore.
Kenshin fell to his knees, his sobs growing louder and louder. He cried into the ground where Kaoru stood.
Kaoru didn't know what to say. 'He's crying. A robot. . . is crying. Is he really a robot?' she wondered.
"I can't stop them," Kenshin said between sobs. "I can't stop the tears!"
Kaoru got down on her knees, and hugged Kenshin tighter then ever, and let her own tears fall. "Kenshin. . . Kenshin please. . . please calm down." She knew it wouldn't work.
~*~
Somebody watched them in the shadows. A smile was plastered on his face. He wasn't smiling at somebody crying, he just couldn't stop smiling. He had been smiling forever it seemed. 'Those two people. . . why are they crying? They woke me up from my sleep. . .' he thought. Why was he asleep in the woods? Well. . . he's just your typical Rurouni. . . .right?
'Maybe I ought to find out,' he thought against it, 'Or I should just leave them be. . .' he sighed. 'I have to atone for my sins. I ought to help everybody I can. Maybe they have the answers I search for. . .'
The person stepped from the shadows of the woods to reveal himself. He had raven black hair, deep puddles of blue eyes, a girlish pale face, a blue hakama and gi, just like the old Japanese. He wasn't your modern man.
He walked over to the hugging couple. "Can I help you two?" he asked.
Kaoru looked up at him. 'Who is he?' she wondered.
Kenshin meanwhile, didn't care. He couldn't stop crying.
Kaoru looked at the man curiously. "Who are you?" she asked.
The man's smile grew larger. "My name is Seta Soujiro."
~*~ ((AN: Down fangirls, DOWN! ^_^;))
Misao ran back to the woods, huffing and puffing, saw Kenshin and Kaoru, and grabbed them. "C'mon you guys!!! Sanosuke needs some help!!!"
Without thinking, Kenshin and Kaoru tried to follow. Soujiro watched them, and decided to follow.
They all ran over to town where Sanosuke was running around wildly with something in his arms. Kaoru asked, "What is it, Sanosuke?"
Sanosuke huffed, "I found this little boy on the street crying! He's badly hurt; we need a doctor or he'll die of blood loss!" they could see his shirt was covered in blood.
Kaoru smiled, 'Leave it to Sanosuke. He's tough on the outside, with a soft heart on the inside.
Soujiro thought for a moment. "I know one!" he said.
Everybody turned to him. Sanosuke raised an eyebrow. "Who the heck is he?" he asked.
Soujiro just smiled, though. "My name is Seta Soujiro, and I can show you where a doctor is."
Sanosuke nodded, "Thanks buddy. Lead the way!"
Soujiro nodded back. "Follow me!" he ran down a street or two until he cam to a door and knocked politely on it.
An old man opened the door. "Yes, what can I do for you? It's late at night!"
Soujiro smiled at the old man, "We have an injured boy who must be helped or she won't make the night."
The old man looked at the boy in Sanosuke's arms, and nodded. "Come in! I don't usually do this often, but from the looks of that boy, he must be helped by somebody."
Everybody walked in, thankful for the light overhead, and Sanosuke put the boy on a bed. Everybody else sat in a chair. Soujiro kept smiling, "Thank you, you're a kind heart."
The man smiled back. "Anything for a patient. My name is Dr. Genzai."
Sanosuke nodded, "Thanks pops."
Suddenly a woman stormed into the room. "What's going on in here?" she asked.
Dr. Genzai turned to her, "Ah, Megumi. We have a patient."
The woman named Megumi huffed, "At this time of night?" she looked at the little boy, then at the crowd of people who sat in chairs. "Very well. . ."
Sanosuke looked Megumi over. 'Woah. . .' he thought.
Megumi smiled at them all. "If you'd all just please step into the other room, we may proceed with the patient. . .?"
Everybody nodded and walked into the other room at sat down in the chairs. Sanosuke turned to Soujiro. "So mister Soujiro, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself?"
Soujiro just smiled at him. "Well, I'm just a Rurouni passing by, looking for the answers to my questions. . ." ((AN: I know that Kenshin was the one who helped Soujiro realize his need to be a Rurouni, but just ignore that for now, okay? Okay.))
Kenshin nodded, understanding; his tears had finally ceased.
Kaoru smiled back at Soujiro. "You're a Rurouni? What questions do you have that you must seek answers for?"
Soujiro blushed. "Well, one question of mine is where I can find. . . true love. . ."
Everybody smiled at this. Sanosuke laughed, "Well I dunno about Tokyo. . . it's a big place. . ."
Everybody else nodded.
Soujiro just smiled. He looked at Kaoru and Kenshin, and he could tell they were in love. He looked at Sanosuke, and he could tell he liked Megumi. Soujiro just had an eye for these things. The only thing he couldn't see was his own true love. He looked at Misao.
Misao sat there, unlady-like, smiling and giggling. She sure was pretty. . .even from running all over town all night, she still shown like a star in Soujiro's eyes. 'She's beautiful. . .' he thought.
Kenshin sighed. "Well, now all we have to do is wait for the little boy to recover, and then we can go home. . ."
Kaoru looked at him, "But where will the little boy stay?"
Everybody thought about this.
Sanosuke smiled, "He could stay here with Dr. Genzai and Megumi!"
Kaoru frowned at him. "And just leave him to Dr. Genzai's care? Like dumping the boy on him?"
Sanosuke sighed.
All they could do was wait, each of them stirred in their own thoughts, Sanosuke trying to figure out where the boy could go, Kenshin thinking about his days as the Battousai since all his memories had been restored, or at least, almost all of them, Kaoru was wondering about Kenshin, Soujiro was thinking just how beautiful Misao was and if she had a boyfriend or not, and Misao was thinking why on earth was he staring at her.
To Be Continued. . .
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Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them.
Houndingwolf: Hey, thank you SO much for the info, I will as soon as possible change Battousai and Saitoh around. ^_^ I know the whole 'Tomoe' story, I've watched three of the OAV's and about half of the episodes(till he defeats Shishio that's it) Thank you for Saitoh's sword technique name!!! ARIGATO GOZAIMASU!!! Oh and all the Okita stuff. . . well. . . this is an alternate universe of Kenshin, so. . . FORGET THAT STUFF!! * laughs * Oh and uhh. . . everything you know about Soujiro Seta (except for his bad family-past) FORGET IT ALSO!!! Lol-(laugh out loud)
Enough of this. . .
On with the story!
Chapter Thirteen
Kenshin didn't want to look at her. He just couldn't. How could he tell her that he was the one who had killed her father? And what about her mother?
Kaoru gulped loudly, trying to push away the tears that were stinging her eyes. "Y-You were the one who killed my parents?" she asked again.
Kenshin shaded his eyes with his long red bangs.
"Answer me Kenshin! Were you?"
Kaoru listened to the words that came from Kenshin's mouth, who still looked away from her, "That's right. . . Hitokiri Battousai killed your father. I can see it, perfectly. . . like a movie. It was me, I was the Hitokiri Battousai. I don't know how I could possibly be him, though. I just. . . I just don't know. You have to understand Kaoru, it was a war. . . I was a soldier. . . your father was a soldier. . . I was fighting for what I believed, at least, I think so. . ." he finally looked up at her. "But I did not kill your mother! It was. . . somebody else."
Kaoru watched Kenshin looked back down. 'Just a soldier. . . . he killed my father. . . he didn't kill my mother. . . is he telling the truth?' her mind rolled with questions, but she decided to trust Kenshin.
She walked over to him, and threw her arms around Kenshin. "I understand," she whispered. ((AN: You have to remember that it was Kaoru who let Kenshin into her dojo, even after everything he had done in the past. Don't hurt me! * whimper * ))
Kenshin's eyes widened, and he put his arms around her tightly, never wanting to let go. "I'm sorry Kaoru. . . I've caused you pain. . ." he whispered back.
Kaoru buried her face into his chest. They stood there for a few moments, as the wind flew past them. Kaoru's eyes widened as she felt a wet spot on her shoulder. 'What's that?' she thought.
Kaoru looked up at Kenshin to see that tears were falling from his eyes. "Ken-Kenshin?" she whispered.
Kenshin couldn't stop the tears. He just couldn't. He knew he had to be strong, that he couldn't be weak, and just cry like that, but he enjoyed the feeling. He enjoyed crying. He had never done it before.
Kaoru just watched, paralyzed, as Kenshin cried tear after tear, until his whole face was streaming with them. His cries turned into sobs, and Kenshin closed his eyes.
It was then that it hit him, all his memories returned to him. Everything. All those people he killed; all those bitter words he had said. 'Blood. . . blood. . . everywhere. . .' he thought. Kenshin felt like a thousand tons had just been put onto his shoulders, and he had been carrying it for years and years. Kenshin just couldn't hold it anymore.
Kenshin fell to his knees, his sobs growing louder and louder. He cried into the ground where Kaoru stood.
Kaoru didn't know what to say. 'He's crying. A robot. . . is crying. Is he really a robot?' she wondered.
"I can't stop them," Kenshin said between sobs. "I can't stop the tears!"
Kaoru got down on her knees, and hugged Kenshin tighter then ever, and let her own tears fall. "Kenshin. . . Kenshin please. . . please calm down." She knew it wouldn't work.
~*~
Somebody watched them in the shadows. A smile was plastered on his face. He wasn't smiling at somebody crying, he just couldn't stop smiling. He had been smiling forever it seemed. 'Those two people. . . why are they crying? They woke me up from my sleep. . .' he thought. Why was he asleep in the woods? Well. . . he's just your typical Rurouni. . . .right?
'Maybe I ought to find out,' he thought against it, 'Or I should just leave them be. . .' he sighed. 'I have to atone for my sins. I ought to help everybody I can. Maybe they have the answers I search for. . .'
The person stepped from the shadows of the woods to reveal himself. He had raven black hair, deep puddles of blue eyes, a girlish pale face, a blue hakama and gi, just like the old Japanese. He wasn't your modern man.
He walked over to the hugging couple. "Can I help you two?" he asked.
Kaoru looked up at him. 'Who is he?' she wondered.
Kenshin meanwhile, didn't care. He couldn't stop crying.
Kaoru looked at the man curiously. "Who are you?" she asked.
The man's smile grew larger. "My name is Seta Soujiro."
~*~ ((AN: Down fangirls, DOWN! ^_^;))
Misao ran back to the woods, huffing and puffing, saw Kenshin and Kaoru, and grabbed them. "C'mon you guys!!! Sanosuke needs some help!!!"
Without thinking, Kenshin and Kaoru tried to follow. Soujiro watched them, and decided to follow.
They all ran over to town where Sanosuke was running around wildly with something in his arms. Kaoru asked, "What is it, Sanosuke?"
Sanosuke huffed, "I found this little boy on the street crying! He's badly hurt; we need a doctor or he'll die of blood loss!" they could see his shirt was covered in blood.
Kaoru smiled, 'Leave it to Sanosuke. He's tough on the outside, with a soft heart on the inside.
Soujiro thought for a moment. "I know one!" he said.
Everybody turned to him. Sanosuke raised an eyebrow. "Who the heck is he?" he asked.
Soujiro just smiled, though. "My name is Seta Soujiro, and I can show you where a doctor is."
Sanosuke nodded, "Thanks buddy. Lead the way!"
Soujiro nodded back. "Follow me!" he ran down a street or two until he cam to a door and knocked politely on it.
An old man opened the door. "Yes, what can I do for you? It's late at night!"
Soujiro smiled at the old man, "We have an injured boy who must be helped or she won't make the night."
The old man looked at the boy in Sanosuke's arms, and nodded. "Come in! I don't usually do this often, but from the looks of that boy, he must be helped by somebody."
Everybody walked in, thankful for the light overhead, and Sanosuke put the boy on a bed. Everybody else sat in a chair. Soujiro kept smiling, "Thank you, you're a kind heart."
The man smiled back. "Anything for a patient. My name is Dr. Genzai."
Sanosuke nodded, "Thanks pops."
Suddenly a woman stormed into the room. "What's going on in here?" she asked.
Dr. Genzai turned to her, "Ah, Megumi. We have a patient."
The woman named Megumi huffed, "At this time of night?" she looked at the little boy, then at the crowd of people who sat in chairs. "Very well. . ."
Sanosuke looked Megumi over. 'Woah. . .' he thought.
Megumi smiled at them all. "If you'd all just please step into the other room, we may proceed with the patient. . .?"
Everybody nodded and walked into the other room at sat down in the chairs. Sanosuke turned to Soujiro. "So mister Soujiro, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself?"
Soujiro just smiled at him. "Well, I'm just a Rurouni passing by, looking for the answers to my questions. . ." ((AN: I know that Kenshin was the one who helped Soujiro realize his need to be a Rurouni, but just ignore that for now, okay? Okay.))
Kenshin nodded, understanding; his tears had finally ceased.
Kaoru smiled back at Soujiro. "You're a Rurouni? What questions do you have that you must seek answers for?"
Soujiro blushed. "Well, one question of mine is where I can find. . . true love. . ."
Everybody smiled at this. Sanosuke laughed, "Well I dunno about Tokyo. . . it's a big place. . ."
Everybody else nodded.
Soujiro just smiled. He looked at Kaoru and Kenshin, and he could tell they were in love. He looked at Sanosuke, and he could tell he liked Megumi. Soujiro just had an eye for these things. The only thing he couldn't see was his own true love. He looked at Misao.
Misao sat there, unlady-like, smiling and giggling. She sure was pretty. . .even from running all over town all night, she still shown like a star in Soujiro's eyes. 'She's beautiful. . .' he thought.
Kenshin sighed. "Well, now all we have to do is wait for the little boy to recover, and then we can go home. . ."
Kaoru looked at him, "But where will the little boy stay?"
Everybody thought about this.
Sanosuke smiled, "He could stay here with Dr. Genzai and Megumi!"
Kaoru frowned at him. "And just leave him to Dr. Genzai's care? Like dumping the boy on him?"
Sanosuke sighed.
All they could do was wait, each of them stirred in their own thoughts, Sanosuke trying to figure out where the boy could go, Kenshin thinking about his days as the Battousai since all his memories had been restored, or at least, almost all of them, Kaoru was wondering about Kenshin, Soujiro was thinking just how beautiful Misao was and if she had a boyfriend or not, and Misao was thinking why on earth was he staring at her.
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: I realize this was a bit short, GOMEN! I've been trying. . . REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! * has 'Utena' theme song in head * lalalala. . .lalalala. . .lalalala. . .
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