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Chapter Eighteen
"We're gonna cut you up!!!" Shouted the men.
Kenshin raised his katana, and his amber eyes narrowed. 'I'll teach these men a lesson for beating up a defenseless child like Yahiko!'
(Oh yah! This is what I'm talking about!! I love to fight!) Battousai snickered.
Rurouni looked around, [I dunno. . . de gozaru yo. . . there are quite a few men. . .]
(Oh can it! You might ruin the mood!) Battousai yelled.
[* whimper *]
Kenshin jumped up above the men and then swooped down with the old katana. He hit one with the flat of the blade on the side of the head, and the force was enough to knock him out. With the next man, Kenshin was about to slash his head open, but decided against it. Instead, Kenshin hit that man with the flat of his blade too. Then with the third man, Kenshin used the flat of his blade once more to the back of the neck, which knocked him out. With the fourth man still standing, Kenshin decided to cut him, since he seemed to be the boss's right hand. Kenshin cut his side only a little, but enough to send blood gushing. Then he used the flat of the blade to knock HIM out also. Finally, Kenshin turned to give a death stare to the boss.
And he did all this, in about. . . thirty seconds.
The boss stared with eyes widened, "What. . .what the hell are you?" he cried.
Kenshin glared daggers, "Angry."
The boss nodded, then decided to make his get away. "Oh no you don't!" Kenshin shouted. He ran with amazing speed to the boss and slapped him on the back of the neck with the flat of the blade. "You're all going behind bars!" Kenshin barked.
That's when a cold, icy voice stopped Kenshin in his tracks. "Yes. . . Thank you Battousai for catching them for me." Everybody turned to see Saitoh.
"Saitoh. . . what do you want?" Kenshin asked.
"I merely came for these morons. They should go behind bars, just like you said," Saitoh answered. He directed a few other cops to pick the men. "Right. . . thank you again Battousai," Saitoh said in a sarcastic way. "Don't worry, I'm not going to fight you today. Besides. . . looks like it's going to rain." And with that, he walked away.
Indeed, just moments later, the rain began to fall. Misao shivered, "Let's get inside everybody. . ." she looked at Yahiko's shocked face. "C'mon Yahiko, let me help you inside. . ." she pulled him in.
Sanosuke nodded, and looked over at Kenshin standing in the rain. "We better leave him alone for a while. . ." Soujiro and Megumi nodded, and the three walked inside.
Kaoru frowned as she watched Kenshin sheath the old katana. "Kenshin?" she asked.
No reply.
"Hey Kenshin. . . Don't be mad. Those guys were idiots to pick on Yahiko like that, but now they're behind bars! Don't worry. . ." Kaoru tried to cheer him up, but it wasn't working.
"Kenshin!"
". . .Kaoru?"
Kaoru's eyes widened. "Uhh. . . yes Kenshin?"
"Have you ever felt. . . like something has happened before just like what happened a few moments ago. . . but. . . you don't know what that something is?"
"Uhh. . . No. . . I've never felt that way before," Kaoru told him.
"Oh. I see."
Kaoru growled, getting frustrated. "Kenshin! Why are you always so sorry for yourself? Why are you always so down on yourself? Why are you always just so. . . ugh. . . I don't know. . . but there's something about you that bugs me!"
"Well, that's partly your fault. You're the one who programmed me."
That was not Kenshin's voice.
That was somebody else's voice.
Not Kenshin.
Right?
RIGHT???
The rain came down harder and Kaoru's anger flared. "One moment you're the most loving and caring person I've ever known! Telling me you love me! You can't get enough of me! The next moment you're insulting me and being all sorry for yourself!"
"When did I insult you?"
". . . That doesn't matter!"
"I believe it does. . . Because I did not insult you."
"You said that you felt like this has happened before. . . Have you had an argument like this before also?" Kaoru asked.
Kenshin finally looked her in the eye. 'Kaoru. . .' he thought. Suddenly she wasn't Kaoru she was. . . somebody else. The woman looked at Kenshin with solemn eyes. Her perfect black hair was wet with rain, and her long white kimono was getting stained with water. Kenshin could now see her frame underneath. She was beautiful. But her expression was sad. Very sad. Kenshin sniffed the air to smell a wonderful fragrance of white plum.
Kenshin's eyes widened, and a tear fell. 'But what is her name?' he wondered. She seemed. . . so familiar. His feelings for her were just like his feelings for Kaoru. . .only. . .much stronger. But what was her name?
Kaoru watched Kenshin, puzzled. 'What's he looking at? Me? Somebody else? He seems so distant suddenly. . .' "Kenshin?"
". . ."
"Kenshin?"
". . . But what is your name?" he asked aloud.
Kaoru stepped back, "What? Are you saying you don't know me?"
The woman with solemn eyes stepped back also. "Can't you remember me, itooshi?"
Kenshin cocked his head. "Itooshi. . .?"
Kaoru frowned, "Okay. . . are you delusional or something??? I didn't call you itooshi!"
The woman stepped forward. "Itooshi. . . please. . . come back to me. . . ."
"But. . . what's your name?"
"You can't remember? Why not? We just saw each other the other day. . ."
"What???" Kenshin's eyes widened. "No I did not see you the other day! I've never seen you before in my life!"
The woman ran up to him and put her arms around him. "Oh please stop scaring me! You're scaring me. . . why can't you remember me?" she asked.
Kaoru cried into Kenshin's gi. "Stop it Kenshin! Stop scaring me! Why are you talking to somebody else? I'm the only one here!"
"Can't you remember my name. . . Kenshin?"
"No. . . I don't. . ."
"Please remember. . ."
"Please get yourself together Kenshin!"
"I don't remember you. . ."
"But why? You're my husband!"
If they could, Kenshin's eyes would have grown larger. ". . .T- Tomoe?"
~*~
Tomoe woke from her nightmare. "KENSHIN!" she screamed.
Enishi ran into the room. "What is it?" he yelled.
Tomoe looked at him. "Oh. . . it's nothing. Just a bad dream. . ."
Enishi frowned, and sat down on the bed. "Tell me."
"N-No. . . Enishi. . ."
"Please tell me. Telling somebody about it always makes you feel better."
Tomoe smiled weakly at her little brother's concern. "I. . . I had a nightmare about my ex-husband." She didn't dare say his name in front of Enishi.
Enishi's frown deepened. "You dreamt of that moron? Why? What happened in your dream?"
Tomoe looked down at her bed-sheets. "He. . . he told me he couldn't remember my name. . . that he didn't know me. There was another woman. . . I don't remember her name, but it started with a K, I'm sure of it. At the end of my dream, my ex-husband said my name at last, with a tear rolling down his face. And then. . . I woke up."
Enishi sighed, and patted the top of her head. "Don't worry, it's probably just this illness of yours. You've got to remain strong, big sister! You've got to keep fighting it!" he smiled.
Tomoe nodded. "Yes. . . you're right Enishi. Thank you."
"Now get some sleep. . ."
"Alright. . ."
Utena watched from the door as Enishi tucked Tomoe back in. She glared at Tomoe and walked away from the room. Her pink pajama shorts squished around her as she walked. Her bright pink hair swished into her face and she blew it away.
Enishi walked out of the room to see her walking towards the kitchen. "Hey Utena!" he called.
"I don't want to talk right now."
"But Utena. . . we need to talk about our wedding!"
Utena glared daggers at Enishi, but stopped herself. 'Wait. . . I have to wait until after Tomoe is dead to finally break it to him that I don't love him. . . But I might have to get married to him first!' she sighed mentally. 'Not good. . . not good. . .'
"Honey," she told him. "I don't feel very good right now. . ."
"Oh no!" Enishi said. "It's not what Tomoe has, right?" he asked.
Utena smiled at him, "No. . . no it's nothing like that. Just a slight headache. . ."
"Are you stressed out about Tomoe's illness?"
"Uhh. . . yah. That's it! I'm just. . . stressed out. . . I'm afraid. . . that she'll leave us soon!" Being the wonderful actress she was, Utena managed to make a tear escape her eye.
And Enishi fell for it immediately. He rushed to her side. "Oh Utena. . . please. . . don't cry. I know you've been Tomoe's best friend since kindergarten. . . but. . . you have to hold on! Just like Tomoe! You have to keep the faith!" Enishi rubbed her head to make the ache go away.
Utena smiled weakly. "I guess you're right. . ." she sighed. "What about. . . her. . . well. . . ex-husband?"
Enishi looked down at her. "Battousai?" he looked away. "I'll deal with him soon."
"Oh please do, Enishi-darling! You have to make him suffer for hurting our dearest Tomoe!"
Enishi nodded, and smiled down at her. "You're right. I can't let that moron get away with hurting my poor big sister!"
Utena hid her face with her pink hair. Her smile turned evil. "Oh yes. . . Enishi. . . Good idea."
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: Please review soon, minna-sama! Chibi feels lonely. . . REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama!!! ^_~
Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them. ^_~
On with the story!
Chapter Eighteen
"We're gonna cut you up!!!" Shouted the men.
Kenshin raised his katana, and his amber eyes narrowed. 'I'll teach these men a lesson for beating up a defenseless child like Yahiko!'
(Oh yah! This is what I'm talking about!! I love to fight!) Battousai snickered.
Rurouni looked around, [I dunno. . . de gozaru yo. . . there are quite a few men. . .]
(Oh can it! You might ruin the mood!) Battousai yelled.
[* whimper *]
Kenshin jumped up above the men and then swooped down with the old katana. He hit one with the flat of the blade on the side of the head, and the force was enough to knock him out. With the next man, Kenshin was about to slash his head open, but decided against it. Instead, Kenshin hit that man with the flat of his blade too. Then with the third man, Kenshin used the flat of his blade once more to the back of the neck, which knocked him out. With the fourth man still standing, Kenshin decided to cut him, since he seemed to be the boss's right hand. Kenshin cut his side only a little, but enough to send blood gushing. Then he used the flat of the blade to knock HIM out also. Finally, Kenshin turned to give a death stare to the boss.
And he did all this, in about. . . thirty seconds.
The boss stared with eyes widened, "What. . .what the hell are you?" he cried.
Kenshin glared daggers, "Angry."
The boss nodded, then decided to make his get away. "Oh no you don't!" Kenshin shouted. He ran with amazing speed to the boss and slapped him on the back of the neck with the flat of the blade. "You're all going behind bars!" Kenshin barked.
That's when a cold, icy voice stopped Kenshin in his tracks. "Yes. . . Thank you Battousai for catching them for me." Everybody turned to see Saitoh.
"Saitoh. . . what do you want?" Kenshin asked.
"I merely came for these morons. They should go behind bars, just like you said," Saitoh answered. He directed a few other cops to pick the men. "Right. . . thank you again Battousai," Saitoh said in a sarcastic way. "Don't worry, I'm not going to fight you today. Besides. . . looks like it's going to rain." And with that, he walked away.
Indeed, just moments later, the rain began to fall. Misao shivered, "Let's get inside everybody. . ." she looked at Yahiko's shocked face. "C'mon Yahiko, let me help you inside. . ." she pulled him in.
Sanosuke nodded, and looked over at Kenshin standing in the rain. "We better leave him alone for a while. . ." Soujiro and Megumi nodded, and the three walked inside.
Kaoru frowned as she watched Kenshin sheath the old katana. "Kenshin?" she asked.
No reply.
"Hey Kenshin. . . Don't be mad. Those guys were idiots to pick on Yahiko like that, but now they're behind bars! Don't worry. . ." Kaoru tried to cheer him up, but it wasn't working.
"Kenshin!"
". . .Kaoru?"
Kaoru's eyes widened. "Uhh. . . yes Kenshin?"
"Have you ever felt. . . like something has happened before just like what happened a few moments ago. . . but. . . you don't know what that something is?"
"Uhh. . . No. . . I've never felt that way before," Kaoru told him.
"Oh. I see."
Kaoru growled, getting frustrated. "Kenshin! Why are you always so sorry for yourself? Why are you always so down on yourself? Why are you always just so. . . ugh. . . I don't know. . . but there's something about you that bugs me!"
"Well, that's partly your fault. You're the one who programmed me."
That was not Kenshin's voice.
That was somebody else's voice.
Not Kenshin.
Right?
RIGHT???
The rain came down harder and Kaoru's anger flared. "One moment you're the most loving and caring person I've ever known! Telling me you love me! You can't get enough of me! The next moment you're insulting me and being all sorry for yourself!"
"When did I insult you?"
". . . That doesn't matter!"
"I believe it does. . . Because I did not insult you."
"You said that you felt like this has happened before. . . Have you had an argument like this before also?" Kaoru asked.
Kenshin finally looked her in the eye. 'Kaoru. . .' he thought. Suddenly she wasn't Kaoru she was. . . somebody else. The woman looked at Kenshin with solemn eyes. Her perfect black hair was wet with rain, and her long white kimono was getting stained with water. Kenshin could now see her frame underneath. She was beautiful. But her expression was sad. Very sad. Kenshin sniffed the air to smell a wonderful fragrance of white plum.
Kenshin's eyes widened, and a tear fell. 'But what is her name?' he wondered. She seemed. . . so familiar. His feelings for her were just like his feelings for Kaoru. . .only. . .much stronger. But what was her name?
Kaoru watched Kenshin, puzzled. 'What's he looking at? Me? Somebody else? He seems so distant suddenly. . .' "Kenshin?"
". . ."
"Kenshin?"
". . . But what is your name?" he asked aloud.
Kaoru stepped back, "What? Are you saying you don't know me?"
The woman with solemn eyes stepped back also. "Can't you remember me, itooshi?"
Kenshin cocked his head. "Itooshi. . .?"
Kaoru frowned, "Okay. . . are you delusional or something??? I didn't call you itooshi!"
The woman stepped forward. "Itooshi. . . please. . . come back to me. . . ."
"But. . . what's your name?"
"You can't remember? Why not? We just saw each other the other day. . ."
"What???" Kenshin's eyes widened. "No I did not see you the other day! I've never seen you before in my life!"
The woman ran up to him and put her arms around him. "Oh please stop scaring me! You're scaring me. . . why can't you remember me?" she asked.
Kaoru cried into Kenshin's gi. "Stop it Kenshin! Stop scaring me! Why are you talking to somebody else? I'm the only one here!"
"Can't you remember my name. . . Kenshin?"
"No. . . I don't. . ."
"Please remember. . ."
"Please get yourself together Kenshin!"
"I don't remember you. . ."
"But why? You're my husband!"
If they could, Kenshin's eyes would have grown larger. ". . .T- Tomoe?"
~*~
Tomoe woke from her nightmare. "KENSHIN!" she screamed.
Enishi ran into the room. "What is it?" he yelled.
Tomoe looked at him. "Oh. . . it's nothing. Just a bad dream. . ."
Enishi frowned, and sat down on the bed. "Tell me."
"N-No. . . Enishi. . ."
"Please tell me. Telling somebody about it always makes you feel better."
Tomoe smiled weakly at her little brother's concern. "I. . . I had a nightmare about my ex-husband." She didn't dare say his name in front of Enishi.
Enishi's frown deepened. "You dreamt of that moron? Why? What happened in your dream?"
Tomoe looked down at her bed-sheets. "He. . . he told me he couldn't remember my name. . . that he didn't know me. There was another woman. . . I don't remember her name, but it started with a K, I'm sure of it. At the end of my dream, my ex-husband said my name at last, with a tear rolling down his face. And then. . . I woke up."
Enishi sighed, and patted the top of her head. "Don't worry, it's probably just this illness of yours. You've got to remain strong, big sister! You've got to keep fighting it!" he smiled.
Tomoe nodded. "Yes. . . you're right Enishi. Thank you."
"Now get some sleep. . ."
"Alright. . ."
Utena watched from the door as Enishi tucked Tomoe back in. She glared at Tomoe and walked away from the room. Her pink pajama shorts squished around her as she walked. Her bright pink hair swished into her face and she blew it away.
Enishi walked out of the room to see her walking towards the kitchen. "Hey Utena!" he called.
"I don't want to talk right now."
"But Utena. . . we need to talk about our wedding!"
Utena glared daggers at Enishi, but stopped herself. 'Wait. . . I have to wait until after Tomoe is dead to finally break it to him that I don't love him. . . But I might have to get married to him first!' she sighed mentally. 'Not good. . . not good. . .'
"Honey," she told him. "I don't feel very good right now. . ."
"Oh no!" Enishi said. "It's not what Tomoe has, right?" he asked.
Utena smiled at him, "No. . . no it's nothing like that. Just a slight headache. . ."
"Are you stressed out about Tomoe's illness?"
"Uhh. . . yah. That's it! I'm just. . . stressed out. . . I'm afraid. . . that she'll leave us soon!" Being the wonderful actress she was, Utena managed to make a tear escape her eye.
And Enishi fell for it immediately. He rushed to her side. "Oh Utena. . . please. . . don't cry. I know you've been Tomoe's best friend since kindergarten. . . but. . . you have to hold on! Just like Tomoe! You have to keep the faith!" Enishi rubbed her head to make the ache go away.
Utena smiled weakly. "I guess you're right. . ." she sighed. "What about. . . her. . . well. . . ex-husband?"
Enishi looked down at her. "Battousai?" he looked away. "I'll deal with him soon."
"Oh please do, Enishi-darling! You have to make him suffer for hurting our dearest Tomoe!"
Enishi nodded, and smiled down at her. "You're right. I can't let that moron get away with hurting my poor big sister!"
Utena hid her face with her pink hair. Her smile turned evil. "Oh yes. . . Enishi. . . Good idea."
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: Please review soon, minna-sama! Chibi feels lonely. . . REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama!!! ^_~