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OI! In case all you Tomoe-bashers were wondering, yes, Tomoe dies. When? You ask? Hmm. . . I've got the answer! RIGHT HERE!!!
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READ!!! (Oi, to make it more dramatic, you should listen to 'My Immortal' by Evanescence. Just a suggestion. . . I'm listening to it. . . * nods head * )
Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them. Meow.
On with the story . . .
Chapter Thirty-One
Kenshin's eyes widened with fear, and he felt inside his heart a pain even more then when Utena had cut him on the shoulder or when Kaoru had accidentally stabbed him in the stomach.
Tomoe stepped in front of Kenshin, arms spread wide in front of Enishi's attack on Kenshin, screaming, "NO!!!"
Kenshin's sword would not stop. He had raised it to counter-attack Enishi, but he was so fast that Tomoe didn't see it. His sword swooped down and. . .
Kaoru averted her eyes and turned around. She choked a sob. Not that she had cared for Tomoe but. . .the sight. . .
. . . it was terrible.
Kenshin's sword had sliced down Tomoe's back; the blood crashing out of her body. Tomoe didn't know what hit her. She fell limply backwards and into Kenshin's arms.
Kenshin clutched to Tomoe. "No. . ." he muttered. "No. . . no. . . no. . . NO!!!" Kenshin screamed out into the rain. It was only now that he noticed it while looking up at the clouds. It fell into his eyes and down his cheeks. Something else fell from his eyes as well. . .
'The dark of tears. . .'
"Ken. . .shin. . ." Tomoe whispered.
Kenshin looked down at her. He couldn't say anything. What could he say?
Tomoe reached to the ground where the dagger lay. She reached up to Kenshin's cheek and brushed the dagger perpendicular to the scar he already had creating an X. Her hand fell almost limp to her side, the dagger falling from it.
She smiled softly. "I'm. . . sorry. I'm sorry for being. . .a bad. . . wife. . .I'm so sorry. . ."
Kenshin let the tears fall. His bangs covered his eyes so that nobody else could see them. He looked carefully into Tomoe's still eyes. They had lost their lustful brown and black tinge and were staring blankly at him.
"T-Tomoe. . .? No. . . please Tomoe. . ." Kenshin choked a sob, pulling Tomoe in closer to him and pressing his face to her neck. "No. . . please. . . don't leave me. . ."
Nobody said a word. Even Battousai and Rurouni had stopped eating popcorn and merely watched the scene unfold right in front of their eyes.
Tomoe-a Yukishiro/Himura. . . had died.
Aoshi and Soujiro walked calmly up the stone stairs in the rain. Misao was still back at the house, or so they thought. She carefully followed after them, her ninja-like stealth ness helping her along the way.
Aoshi and Soujiro looked at what looked like a picture in front of them. Enishi stood gaping at Kenshin, Kaoru sat on the floor, hand to her mouth, tears running down her face and revenge in her eyes. Meanwhile, they turned to see Kenshin clutching onto what they assumed was Tomoe. They looked at her hand. Unmoving.
Utena was nowhere to be found.
Aoshi sighed. "Alright. . . we'll find another place."
Soujiro nodded and went down the steps with Aoshi. "Damn. . . and it was such a nice clearing. . ."
~*~
Kaoru had revenge in her eyes. 'See the way he clutches her?' sneered half her mind.
The other half stifled a sob. 'Poor Tomoe-san. . .'
The mean half snorted. 'Poor Tomoe-san? What's that supposed to mean!? Look at the way Kenshin is holding onto Tomoe. He'll never hold onto you like that. . . He probably was lying when he said that he loved you.'
The gentle half gasped. 'Really? D-Do you suppose so?'
The mean half nodded with closed eyes, a smirk on her face.
The gentle half fell to her knees. 'No. . . I don't believe that! He had told me that he loved me!'
'Darling. . . loved. Not love.'
'B-But. . . how can. . .why must. . .'
'Why must it be like that? Because! Isn't it obvious! He loves Tomoe! He never loved you!'
'Never. . . loved me?'
The mean half cackled. 'Of course darling. . . get used to it.'
The gentle half frowned. 'You're right. How could he ever love me?'
'Everybody indulges you, just because you're so full of it!'
'You're right. . .'
'You're just a little brat who has nothing in life but a love she can't have!'
'Of course. . .'
The mean half slapped the gentle half very harshly. 'Are you mocking me?!'
The gentle half started sobbing right then and there.
'He'll. . . he'll never hold me that way. . .'
~*~
Enishi couldn't believe it.
'She's dead.'
He wouldn't believe it.
'She'll never die in my heart at least. . .'
He shouldn't believe it.
'But I do. . . she's right in front of me. I saw her die with my own eyes.' Enishi looked over at Kenshin. His eyes narrowed. 'You. . .'
Enishi stamped over to where Kenshin sat sobbing loudly. "You. . .Y- You killed my sister!!! YOU KILLED HER!!!" he screamed.
Kenshin didn't look up.
"Stand up!!! STAND UP NOW AND FIGHT ME!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!! I WILL! I WILL HAVE REVENGE ON MY SISTER!!!!!" Enishi shouted at him.
Kenshin lifted Tomoe from the ground, bangs still covering his eyes. He turned and walked away from Enishi and down the stone stairs, forgetting Kaoru and Utena completely.
Speaking of Utena. . .
'Heh. . . Heheh. . . HAHAHAHAH!!!' she mentally cackled. 'So easy! It was so easy! Too easy! Tomoe's dead. . . Enishi is going to kill Kenshin. . . Kaoru is heartbroken. . . It's perfect!!!'
Utena ran fast from the clearing in the forest. The rain was no longer pouring down on her head; the trees shielding her. She laughed madly as she ran through the trees.
'And what was all this for?' she asked herself.
She smirked. 'Well. . .'
~*~
Kaoru ran.
She ran with all that was still in her.
Another leap. . . and another. . .
Another sob. . . and another. . .
Everything was darkness around her. Everything was black. . . and dark. . .
'The dark of tears. . .'
Kaoru approached a small stream in the forest. She looked into the water and peered carefully at her reflection.
'Is this all I am? Is this all I am good for?' she wondered. '. . . Nothing!?'
She fell to her knees right against the stream. No rain fell on her; the trees protecting her from it, but not from her demons and fears. They danced around her, toying with her heart and playing with her mind. They laughed at her.
'You're nothing, Kaoru!'
'Give it up, Kaoru!'
'You'd be better off dead, Kaoru!'
'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!' they laughed and laughed and laughed.
Kaoru put her hands on her head. "No. . ." she muttered. "No go away. . . get away from me. . ."
Suddenly, Kenshin was in front of her. "Kaoru. . . I love you. . ."
Kaoru reached out to grab him. "KENSHIN!" she shrieked. She wanted to hold him. She wanted him to hold her. Like he had held onto Tom. . .
"NO!!!" she screamed; as Kenshin's smile as well as the rest of him. . . slowly. . . faded away. . .
Kaoru shook her head. "No. . . No no no!!! Kenshin please come back. . . please come back to me. . ." she whispered.
Everything felt numb. Numb and silent. There was no noise around her. She couldn't hear the rain. She couldn't hear the water in the stream flowing past her in front of her. She also couldn't hear somebody snickering and watching her, then running away.
Utena shook her head. "Tsk tsk tsk. . ." she muttered. "Too bad. . . so sad. . ."
Kaoru fell side-ways to the ground, her eyes closed shut. She dreamt no dreams, she screamed from no nightmares, and ever so slowly her breath shortened more and more.
~*~
Okina sighed and shook his head in sadness. "Himura-san. . . I am. . . so sorry you had to go through this."
On the bed laid a beautiful lifeless Tomoe. Her blood had been cleaned up and her face held a soft happy grace to it.
Sanosuke gulped, holding the hand of Megumi who stood next to him. She had just recently gotten out of bed.
Hiko watched with concerned eyes at Kenshin. Kenshin's blood red bangs still covered his eyes, but Hiko saw the tears that were flowing down his face. His dark brown eyes shifted to Tomoe, and then closed.
Hiko left the room quietly, whispering, "Baka deshi. . ."
Of course, he called him stupid at this moment because Hiko began remembering a few large facts that Kenshin had forgotten. 'The Kamiya-girl. . . where is she?' he wondered.
Megumi looked up at Sanosuke. "We should. . . leave Kenshin to her. . ." she whispered.
Sanosuke nodded, and they left the room.
Okina patted Kenshin on the shoulder; unknowing that Kenshin didn't feel it. He walked out of the room.
Kenshin looked up, his hard-core amber eyes narrowed angrily at himself. 'Tomoe. . . I. . . am so sorry. . .'
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: YAY!!! Tomoe died!!! AGAIN!!! Lol. Oi, I have no disrespect for Tomoe (I actually kind of like her, if it were not for the fact that she practically pulled Kenshin away from Kaoru) but for you people who like Tomoe-dying. . . THAT. . . was for you. (fhb: BUWAHAHAHAHA!!!!) REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama!!! Please help me get to 400!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
OI! In case all you Tomoe-bashers were wondering, yes, Tomoe dies. When? You ask? Hmm. . . I've got the answer! RIGHT HERE!!!
. . . .
READ!!! (Oi, to make it more dramatic, you should listen to 'My Immortal' by Evanescence. Just a suggestion. . . I'm listening to it. . . * nods head * )
Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them. Meow.
On with the story . . .
Chapter Thirty-One
Kenshin's eyes widened with fear, and he felt inside his heart a pain even more then when Utena had cut him on the shoulder or when Kaoru had accidentally stabbed him in the stomach.
Tomoe stepped in front of Kenshin, arms spread wide in front of Enishi's attack on Kenshin, screaming, "NO!!!"
Kenshin's sword would not stop. He had raised it to counter-attack Enishi, but he was so fast that Tomoe didn't see it. His sword swooped down and. . .
Kaoru averted her eyes and turned around. She choked a sob. Not that she had cared for Tomoe but. . .the sight. . .
. . . it was terrible.
Kenshin's sword had sliced down Tomoe's back; the blood crashing out of her body. Tomoe didn't know what hit her. She fell limply backwards and into Kenshin's arms.
Kenshin clutched to Tomoe. "No. . ." he muttered. "No. . . no. . . no. . . NO!!!" Kenshin screamed out into the rain. It was only now that he noticed it while looking up at the clouds. It fell into his eyes and down his cheeks. Something else fell from his eyes as well. . .
'The dark of tears. . .'
"Ken. . .shin. . ." Tomoe whispered.
Kenshin looked down at her. He couldn't say anything. What could he say?
Tomoe reached to the ground where the dagger lay. She reached up to Kenshin's cheek and brushed the dagger perpendicular to the scar he already had creating an X. Her hand fell almost limp to her side, the dagger falling from it.
She smiled softly. "I'm. . . sorry. I'm sorry for being. . .a bad. . . wife. . .I'm so sorry. . ."
Kenshin let the tears fall. His bangs covered his eyes so that nobody else could see them. He looked carefully into Tomoe's still eyes. They had lost their lustful brown and black tinge and were staring blankly at him.
"T-Tomoe. . .? No. . . please Tomoe. . ." Kenshin choked a sob, pulling Tomoe in closer to him and pressing his face to her neck. "No. . . please. . . don't leave me. . ."
Nobody said a word. Even Battousai and Rurouni had stopped eating popcorn and merely watched the scene unfold right in front of their eyes.
Tomoe-a Yukishiro/Himura. . . had died.
Aoshi and Soujiro walked calmly up the stone stairs in the rain. Misao was still back at the house, or so they thought. She carefully followed after them, her ninja-like stealth ness helping her along the way.
Aoshi and Soujiro looked at what looked like a picture in front of them. Enishi stood gaping at Kenshin, Kaoru sat on the floor, hand to her mouth, tears running down her face and revenge in her eyes. Meanwhile, they turned to see Kenshin clutching onto what they assumed was Tomoe. They looked at her hand. Unmoving.
Utena was nowhere to be found.
Aoshi sighed. "Alright. . . we'll find another place."
Soujiro nodded and went down the steps with Aoshi. "Damn. . . and it was such a nice clearing. . ."
~*~
Kaoru had revenge in her eyes. 'See the way he clutches her?' sneered half her mind.
The other half stifled a sob. 'Poor Tomoe-san. . .'
The mean half snorted. 'Poor Tomoe-san? What's that supposed to mean!? Look at the way Kenshin is holding onto Tomoe. He'll never hold onto you like that. . . He probably was lying when he said that he loved you.'
The gentle half gasped. 'Really? D-Do you suppose so?'
The mean half nodded with closed eyes, a smirk on her face.
The gentle half fell to her knees. 'No. . . I don't believe that! He had told me that he loved me!'
'Darling. . . loved. Not love.'
'B-But. . . how can. . .why must. . .'
'Why must it be like that? Because! Isn't it obvious! He loves Tomoe! He never loved you!'
'Never. . . loved me?'
The mean half cackled. 'Of course darling. . . get used to it.'
The gentle half frowned. 'You're right. How could he ever love me?'
'Everybody indulges you, just because you're so full of it!'
'You're right. . .'
'You're just a little brat who has nothing in life but a love she can't have!'
'Of course. . .'
The mean half slapped the gentle half very harshly. 'Are you mocking me?!'
The gentle half started sobbing right then and there.
'He'll. . . he'll never hold me that way. . .'
~*~
Enishi couldn't believe it.
'She's dead.'
He wouldn't believe it.
'She'll never die in my heart at least. . .'
He shouldn't believe it.
'But I do. . . she's right in front of me. I saw her die with my own eyes.' Enishi looked over at Kenshin. His eyes narrowed. 'You. . .'
Enishi stamped over to where Kenshin sat sobbing loudly. "You. . .Y- You killed my sister!!! YOU KILLED HER!!!" he screamed.
Kenshin didn't look up.
"Stand up!!! STAND UP NOW AND FIGHT ME!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!! I WILL! I WILL HAVE REVENGE ON MY SISTER!!!!!" Enishi shouted at him.
Kenshin lifted Tomoe from the ground, bangs still covering his eyes. He turned and walked away from Enishi and down the stone stairs, forgetting Kaoru and Utena completely.
Speaking of Utena. . .
'Heh. . . Heheh. . . HAHAHAHAH!!!' she mentally cackled. 'So easy! It was so easy! Too easy! Tomoe's dead. . . Enishi is going to kill Kenshin. . . Kaoru is heartbroken. . . It's perfect!!!'
Utena ran fast from the clearing in the forest. The rain was no longer pouring down on her head; the trees shielding her. She laughed madly as she ran through the trees.
'And what was all this for?' she asked herself.
She smirked. 'Well. . .'
~*~
Kaoru ran.
She ran with all that was still in her.
Another leap. . . and another. . .
Another sob. . . and another. . .
Everything was darkness around her. Everything was black. . . and dark. . .
'The dark of tears. . .'
Kaoru approached a small stream in the forest. She looked into the water and peered carefully at her reflection.
'Is this all I am? Is this all I am good for?' she wondered. '. . . Nothing!?'
She fell to her knees right against the stream. No rain fell on her; the trees protecting her from it, but not from her demons and fears. They danced around her, toying with her heart and playing with her mind. They laughed at her.
'You're nothing, Kaoru!'
'Give it up, Kaoru!'
'You'd be better off dead, Kaoru!'
'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!' they laughed and laughed and laughed.
Kaoru put her hands on her head. "No. . ." she muttered. "No go away. . . get away from me. . ."
Suddenly, Kenshin was in front of her. "Kaoru. . . I love you. . ."
Kaoru reached out to grab him. "KENSHIN!" she shrieked. She wanted to hold him. She wanted him to hold her. Like he had held onto Tom. . .
"NO!!!" she screamed; as Kenshin's smile as well as the rest of him. . . slowly. . . faded away. . .
Kaoru shook her head. "No. . . No no no!!! Kenshin please come back. . . please come back to me. . ." she whispered.
Everything felt numb. Numb and silent. There was no noise around her. She couldn't hear the rain. She couldn't hear the water in the stream flowing past her in front of her. She also couldn't hear somebody snickering and watching her, then running away.
Utena shook her head. "Tsk tsk tsk. . ." she muttered. "Too bad. . . so sad. . ."
Kaoru fell side-ways to the ground, her eyes closed shut. She dreamt no dreams, she screamed from no nightmares, and ever so slowly her breath shortened more and more.
~*~
Okina sighed and shook his head in sadness. "Himura-san. . . I am. . . so sorry you had to go through this."
On the bed laid a beautiful lifeless Tomoe. Her blood had been cleaned up and her face held a soft happy grace to it.
Sanosuke gulped, holding the hand of Megumi who stood next to him. She had just recently gotten out of bed.
Hiko watched with concerned eyes at Kenshin. Kenshin's blood red bangs still covered his eyes, but Hiko saw the tears that were flowing down his face. His dark brown eyes shifted to Tomoe, and then closed.
Hiko left the room quietly, whispering, "Baka deshi. . ."
Of course, he called him stupid at this moment because Hiko began remembering a few large facts that Kenshin had forgotten. 'The Kamiya-girl. . . where is she?' he wondered.
Megumi looked up at Sanosuke. "We should. . . leave Kenshin to her. . ." she whispered.
Sanosuke nodded, and they left the room.
Okina patted Kenshin on the shoulder; unknowing that Kenshin didn't feel it. He walked out of the room.
Kenshin looked up, his hard-core amber eyes narrowed angrily at himself. 'Tomoe. . . I. . . am so sorry. . .'
To Be Continued. . .
Author's Notes: YAY!!! Tomoe died!!! AGAIN!!! Lol. Oi, I have no disrespect for Tomoe (I actually kind of like her, if it were not for the fact that she practically pulled Kenshin away from Kaoru) but for you people who like Tomoe-dying. . . THAT. . . was for you. (fhb: BUWAHAHAHAHA!!!!) REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama!!! Please help me get to 400!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!