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would be ever so kind of you. . . .
Oh and FHB. . . you aren't gonna like the ending of this chapter. ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them. Meow.
On with the story!
Chapter Thirty
Kaoru walked outside; careful not to make any noise. It was pouring down rain. She looked back inside the window at the clock. 'Two forty five. . .I've got fifteen minutes to get there. . .' she thought.
She almost turned back to run into the house, but she caught herself.
'Tomoe will die. . .' she thought. 'And I'll have Kenshin.' She smiled blissfully. "Kenshin. . ." the word slipped from her mouth an instant after the thought reached her mind.
She raced up the stone stairs, not even caring to look at them. They were very slippery, and Kaoru should have looked down to where she was going. Fortunately, luck was on her side, and she didn't slip.
Reaching the top of the stairs, Kaoru rushed over to where Utena had told her to go; the cabin.
"I'll be waiting there. . . with Tomoe."
Kaoru remembered every word Utena had said. It scared her. Things felt a little weird. She was about to witness somebody's death! Purposefully! She wanted that person dead! Only so she could have the man of her dreams!
Deep inside, Kaoru wondered thoughtfully what had happened to the real her.
But the Kaoru on the outside couldn't do anything about it.
~*~
Utena smiled at Tomoe. "We're here," she said icily.
Tomoe looked wearily around. Things were fuzzy and she could just barely make out a cabin in a clearing of trees. "Where. . . are we?" she asked sleepily.
Utena looked probably as scary as ghost as thunder flashed above them, but Tomoe couldn't see. Utena smirked. "At your grave sight."
~*~
Enishi ran back down the stairs after sneaking away without Tomoe knowing it. It was all part of the plan Utena had told him about. He grinned from ear to ear. 'Kenshin Himura. . . I'm your worst nightmare. . .'
He ran into the house, put on a frightened look and screamed out, "KENSHIN! KENSHIN!!!"
Kenshin perked up with narrow eyes. "What? What's wrong?"
Enishi ran over to where Kenshin sat on the couch. "It's Tomoe! She got up on her own and ran to the cabin in the forest! I can't get her to come with me! Maybe you could Kenshin! You should probably bring a katana because I saw some bandits up there with her and-. . ."
Enishi looked around. "Hey. . ." he muttered. "Where'd he go?"
~*~
Kenshin ran up the stairs, his blood red hair slicking onto his cheeks; all wet. His eyes were a beautiful mix of violet, blue and amber. They were narrow with anger.
'What is she doing!?!?!? Or. . .' his thoughts roamed to Utena. 'Maybe it's not her. . .'
~*~
Kaoru ran behind a bush where Utena and Tomoe were standing and heard Tomoe ask, "W-What?"
Utena cackled, "That's right Tomoe! This place is where you are going to die!" she laughed hysterically a bit more; as if to prove herself.
Kaoru stayed put behind the bush. Utena had told her not to come out until she said so. She nodded. 'It's going to be a long three o-clock hour. . .'
~*~
Aoshi knocked hard on the door.
Inside the room, Misao and Soujiro suddenly jumped from their comfortable position lying on the bed. "Who's there?" Misao asked.
"Aoshi."
Misao's eyes widened. "Uhhhh. . . just a second. . ." she quickly pulled herself away from Soujiro, smoothed out her clothes and sat down. "Come in!"
Aoshi stepped in, ice blue eyes stern and angry. Misao knew those eyes. 'D-Does he know. . .?' she wondered.
Soujiro smiled. "Why thank you for visiting, Shinomori-san! It's very kind of you to visit the sick. . ."
"Misao." It was cold and sharp. "Get out of the room."
Misao's eyes widened as she watched Aoshi's hand quiver over to his katana. "Y-Yes. . . Aoshi. . ." she forgot the 'sama' and ran out the door, closing it behind her.
Aoshi unsheathed his sword and pressed it close to Soujiro's neck.
Soujiro's smile left his face and his eyes widened. "W-What is wrong, Shinomori-san?"
It hit Soujiro hard. He remembered then. 'Misao. . . is Aoshi's girlfriend. . .' he cursed underneath his breath and Aoshi heard it loud and clear.
"So you realize what you've done, have you?"
Soujiro gulped as the sword was brought closer and closer to his fragile neck. ". . .Yes," he whispered. "I am so sorry, Shinomori-san." His eyes now flashed up angrily to Aoshi. "I am so sorry, because I will not lose Misao to you."
Aoshi's anger rushed and he posed to push the sword into Soujiro's neck. His eyes were wide for once, instead of narrow.
But he didn't move.
He didn't kill Soujiro.
Instead. . .
"I believe this calls for a duel, Tenken."
Soujiro's eyes narrowed. "Time?"
"Three thirty."
"Place?"
". . .The cabin in the forest."
Soujiro could not back down. He loved Misao. . . . so much. . . and he would not lose her. "You're on."
~*~
Kenshin rushed up the steps just in time to see Utena pulling out a dagger. 'Utena? What's she doing here?' he wondered. He watched her poise the dagger ready to attack Tomoe who could barely see. 'Oh sugar. . .'
He ran with his god-like speed to where Utena slowly brought the dagger down on Tomoe. "NO!!" he shouted, and blocked Tomoe, and let the dagger fall onto his shoulder. The pain was immense like his body just now remembering pain.
And to his great surprise, blood fell from his wound.
Utena's smile slowly crawled onto her face. 'Perfect. . . just on time. . .'
Kenshin looked around carefully. 'There are no bandits. . . just a girl. . .'
Tomoe's eyes widened. "Kenshin!" she smiled. "Oh thank you!" her face turned hard, even though things were getting even more blurry. "Utena! What is the meaning of this?"
Utena cackled. "What is the meaning of this?!? I HAVE WANTED TO KILL YOU FOR AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU!!!!"
Kenshin's eyes widened, as well as Tomoe's. 'She wanted. . . to kill Tomoe?'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
Mentally, Kenshin sighed. 'What are you doing?!?!!?'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
'I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW!!!'
(Oh sorry. . . I just thought popcorn is always good for soap opera's . . .) Battousai popped some more popcorn into his mouth.
Kenshin's eye twitched.
Rurouni smiled. [Hey, gimme some-. . .]
'SHUT UP YOU MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
~*~
Kaoru's eyes widened. 'What's Kenshin doing here?' she wondered.
She remembered what Utena had told her. "Wait for my signal, and then you'll come out."
That's what Utena had said.
Utena looked over at the bush and winked hard.
'That's the signal. . .'
Kaoru rushed out from the bush.
Utena called, "CATCH!"
Kaoru turned to see a small sheath flying towards her. She caught it and unsheathed it. 'A dagger. . .' she thought.
Utena nodded to Tomoe and mouthed, "Kill her. . ."
Kaoru looked carefully down at the blade. 'Kill her. . .' she thought.
Utena kept mouthing, "Kill her and you'll get Kenshin. . ."
'Kill her. . . and I'll get Kenshin. . .' Kaoru thought. She grinned. "I'll get Kenshin. . ." she whispered, and thrust the dagger at Tomoe's heart.
"NOOO!!!!" came a scream.
Kaoru's eyes widened as if they had just now opened. Kenshin stood in front of her, and her dagger was pushed into his stomach. Kaoru gasped. "Ken. . .shin?"
"No, Kaoru! What are you doing? Why are you doing this?" Kenshin demanded.
Kaoru let the tears fall from her puddles of blue. ". . .You dare to stop me, Kenshin? You side with this. . . this animal?!?!?"
Kenshin shook his head. "What are you saying, Kaoru?"
Tomoe shivered behind Kenshin and whispered, "She loves to Kenshin. . ."
Kenshin turned to Tomoe. "Huh-. . ."
"She loves you." Tomoe smiled. "Obviously more then I will ever love anybody. . ." her voice was soft and calm, as if she were giving up Kenshin.
Kenshin turned back to Kaoru. "Is that why?" he thought back a bit. "You were jealous, weren't you?"
Kaoru sobbed, "Yes. . . I thought that killing Tomoe would make you come back to me. . ." she sobbed again.
Kenshin's eyes widened. 'Make me come back to her. . .'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
Kenshin practically screamed mentally, 'NOW IS NOT THE TIME YOU TWO!!!!!!!!!'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
'Battousai. . . . .'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
(Soooooorry. Geesh. . . what a grump. . .)
Rurouni nodded. [We're only watching the show, it's not like we're actually in it. . .]
(Yeah. . . because SOMEBODY DIDN'T GIVE US A REAL ROLE IN THE SERIES!!!) Battousai screamed to somebody off stage.
"THERE YOU ARE BATTOUSAI!!" shouted a voice.
Kenshin rolled his eyes and turned to face Enishi with a sword in hand. "Enishi. What do you want? You were all part of this little fiasco, weren't you? And you led me here!"
"That's right, Battousai," Enishi snickered. "KYAA!!!" he charged without reason at Kenshin.
With lightening fast moves, Kenshin unsheathed his katana and raised it to fall on Enishi when suddenly-
"NO!" Tomoe screamed as she stepped out in front of Kenshin, arms spread widely.
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: Buwah. . .Buwah. . .BUWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! I know I know. . . evil cliffhanger. Just bear with me people. ^_^ Sorry FHB, but this was what I decided to do. Nothing personal. ^_~ Thank you minna-sama!
Oh and FHB. . . you aren't gonna like the ending of this chapter. ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them. Meow.
On with the story!
Chapter Thirty
Kaoru walked outside; careful not to make any noise. It was pouring down rain. She looked back inside the window at the clock. 'Two forty five. . .I've got fifteen minutes to get there. . .' she thought.
She almost turned back to run into the house, but she caught herself.
'Tomoe will die. . .' she thought. 'And I'll have Kenshin.' She smiled blissfully. "Kenshin. . ." the word slipped from her mouth an instant after the thought reached her mind.
She raced up the stone stairs, not even caring to look at them. They were very slippery, and Kaoru should have looked down to where she was going. Fortunately, luck was on her side, and she didn't slip.
Reaching the top of the stairs, Kaoru rushed over to where Utena had told her to go; the cabin.
"I'll be waiting there. . . with Tomoe."
Kaoru remembered every word Utena had said. It scared her. Things felt a little weird. She was about to witness somebody's death! Purposefully! She wanted that person dead! Only so she could have the man of her dreams!
Deep inside, Kaoru wondered thoughtfully what had happened to the real her.
But the Kaoru on the outside couldn't do anything about it.
~*~
Utena smiled at Tomoe. "We're here," she said icily.
Tomoe looked wearily around. Things were fuzzy and she could just barely make out a cabin in a clearing of trees. "Where. . . are we?" she asked sleepily.
Utena looked probably as scary as ghost as thunder flashed above them, but Tomoe couldn't see. Utena smirked. "At your grave sight."
~*~
Enishi ran back down the stairs after sneaking away without Tomoe knowing it. It was all part of the plan Utena had told him about. He grinned from ear to ear. 'Kenshin Himura. . . I'm your worst nightmare. . .'
He ran into the house, put on a frightened look and screamed out, "KENSHIN! KENSHIN!!!"
Kenshin perked up with narrow eyes. "What? What's wrong?"
Enishi ran over to where Kenshin sat on the couch. "It's Tomoe! She got up on her own and ran to the cabin in the forest! I can't get her to come with me! Maybe you could Kenshin! You should probably bring a katana because I saw some bandits up there with her and-. . ."
Enishi looked around. "Hey. . ." he muttered. "Where'd he go?"
~*~
Kenshin ran up the stairs, his blood red hair slicking onto his cheeks; all wet. His eyes were a beautiful mix of violet, blue and amber. They were narrow with anger.
'What is she doing!?!?!? Or. . .' his thoughts roamed to Utena. 'Maybe it's not her. . .'
~*~
Kaoru ran behind a bush where Utena and Tomoe were standing and heard Tomoe ask, "W-What?"
Utena cackled, "That's right Tomoe! This place is where you are going to die!" she laughed hysterically a bit more; as if to prove herself.
Kaoru stayed put behind the bush. Utena had told her not to come out until she said so. She nodded. 'It's going to be a long three o-clock hour. . .'
~*~
Aoshi knocked hard on the door.
Inside the room, Misao and Soujiro suddenly jumped from their comfortable position lying on the bed. "Who's there?" Misao asked.
"Aoshi."
Misao's eyes widened. "Uhhhh. . . just a second. . ." she quickly pulled herself away from Soujiro, smoothed out her clothes and sat down. "Come in!"
Aoshi stepped in, ice blue eyes stern and angry. Misao knew those eyes. 'D-Does he know. . .?' she wondered.
Soujiro smiled. "Why thank you for visiting, Shinomori-san! It's very kind of you to visit the sick. . ."
"Misao." It was cold and sharp. "Get out of the room."
Misao's eyes widened as she watched Aoshi's hand quiver over to his katana. "Y-Yes. . . Aoshi. . ." she forgot the 'sama' and ran out the door, closing it behind her.
Aoshi unsheathed his sword and pressed it close to Soujiro's neck.
Soujiro's smile left his face and his eyes widened. "W-What is wrong, Shinomori-san?"
It hit Soujiro hard. He remembered then. 'Misao. . . is Aoshi's girlfriend. . .' he cursed underneath his breath and Aoshi heard it loud and clear.
"So you realize what you've done, have you?"
Soujiro gulped as the sword was brought closer and closer to his fragile neck. ". . .Yes," he whispered. "I am so sorry, Shinomori-san." His eyes now flashed up angrily to Aoshi. "I am so sorry, because I will not lose Misao to you."
Aoshi's anger rushed and he posed to push the sword into Soujiro's neck. His eyes were wide for once, instead of narrow.
But he didn't move.
He didn't kill Soujiro.
Instead. . .
"I believe this calls for a duel, Tenken."
Soujiro's eyes narrowed. "Time?"
"Three thirty."
"Place?"
". . .The cabin in the forest."
Soujiro could not back down. He loved Misao. . . . so much. . . and he would not lose her. "You're on."
~*~
Kenshin rushed up the steps just in time to see Utena pulling out a dagger. 'Utena? What's she doing here?' he wondered. He watched her poise the dagger ready to attack Tomoe who could barely see. 'Oh sugar. . .'
He ran with his god-like speed to where Utena slowly brought the dagger down on Tomoe. "NO!!" he shouted, and blocked Tomoe, and let the dagger fall onto his shoulder. The pain was immense like his body just now remembering pain.
And to his great surprise, blood fell from his wound.
Utena's smile slowly crawled onto her face. 'Perfect. . . just on time. . .'
Kenshin looked around carefully. 'There are no bandits. . . just a girl. . .'
Tomoe's eyes widened. "Kenshin!" she smiled. "Oh thank you!" her face turned hard, even though things were getting even more blurry. "Utena! What is the meaning of this?"
Utena cackled. "What is the meaning of this?!? I HAVE WANTED TO KILL YOU FOR AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU!!!!"
Kenshin's eyes widened, as well as Tomoe's. 'She wanted. . . to kill Tomoe?'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
Mentally, Kenshin sighed. 'What are you doing?!?!!?'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
'I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW!!!'
(Oh sorry. . . I just thought popcorn is always good for soap opera's . . .) Battousai popped some more popcorn into his mouth.
Kenshin's eye twitched.
Rurouni smiled. [Hey, gimme some-. . .]
'SHUT UP YOU MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
~*~
Kaoru's eyes widened. 'What's Kenshin doing here?' she wondered.
She remembered what Utena had told her. "Wait for my signal, and then you'll come out."
That's what Utena had said.
Utena looked over at the bush and winked hard.
'That's the signal. . .'
Kaoru rushed out from the bush.
Utena called, "CATCH!"
Kaoru turned to see a small sheath flying towards her. She caught it and unsheathed it. 'A dagger. . .' she thought.
Utena nodded to Tomoe and mouthed, "Kill her. . ."
Kaoru looked carefully down at the blade. 'Kill her. . .' she thought.
Utena kept mouthing, "Kill her and you'll get Kenshin. . ."
'Kill her. . . and I'll get Kenshin. . .' Kaoru thought. She grinned. "I'll get Kenshin. . ." she whispered, and thrust the dagger at Tomoe's heart.
"NOOO!!!!" came a scream.
Kaoru's eyes widened as if they had just now opened. Kenshin stood in front of her, and her dagger was pushed into his stomach. Kaoru gasped. "Ken. . .shin?"
"No, Kaoru! What are you doing? Why are you doing this?" Kenshin demanded.
Kaoru let the tears fall from her puddles of blue. ". . .You dare to stop me, Kenshin? You side with this. . . this animal?!?!?"
Kenshin shook his head. "What are you saying, Kaoru?"
Tomoe shivered behind Kenshin and whispered, "She loves to Kenshin. . ."
Kenshin turned to Tomoe. "Huh-. . ."
"She loves you." Tomoe smiled. "Obviously more then I will ever love anybody. . ." her voice was soft and calm, as if she were giving up Kenshin.
Kenshin turned back to Kaoru. "Is that why?" he thought back a bit. "You were jealous, weren't you?"
Kaoru sobbed, "Yes. . . I thought that killing Tomoe would make you come back to me. . ." she sobbed again.
Kenshin's eyes widened. 'Make me come back to her. . .'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
Kenshin practically screamed mentally, 'NOW IS NOT THE TIME YOU TWO!!!!!!!!!'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
'Battousai. . . . .'
:: MUNCH MUNCH ::
(Soooooorry. Geesh. . . what a grump. . .)
Rurouni nodded. [We're only watching the show, it's not like we're actually in it. . .]
(Yeah. . . because SOMEBODY DIDN'T GIVE US A REAL ROLE IN THE SERIES!!!) Battousai screamed to somebody off stage.
"THERE YOU ARE BATTOUSAI!!" shouted a voice.
Kenshin rolled his eyes and turned to face Enishi with a sword in hand. "Enishi. What do you want? You were all part of this little fiasco, weren't you? And you led me here!"
"That's right, Battousai," Enishi snickered. "KYAA!!!" he charged without reason at Kenshin.
With lightening fast moves, Kenshin unsheathed his katana and raised it to fall on Enishi when suddenly-
"NO!" Tomoe screamed as she stepped out in front of Kenshin, arms spread widely.
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: Buwah. . .Buwah. . .BUWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! I know I know. . . evil cliffhanger. Just bear with me people. ^_^ Sorry FHB, but this was what I decided to do. Nothing personal. ^_~ Thank you minna-sama!