A Beautiful Disaster
Chapter 4
Usual Disclaimers Apply.
Kenshin and Sano executed her request and stood diligently over the unconscious girl waiting for something, anything to happen. The sun was just now going down, but the moon's rays would envelop her body soon. Dr. Genzai rushed in to look at her wound from the bullet. He ushered the two men out and said they could return when he was done. In the hall the two fighters met the worried eyes of Yahiko and Karou.
"Who is she?" Yahiko asked innocently "Better yet, what is she?" Karou stated.
"I don't know, that I do not. But perhaps she will answer some of our questions once she awakes." He conceded.
"She's pure, I could feel it when her power washed over me. That girl doesn't have an evil bone in her body. It was all warmth and sunshine…love." Sano cast his eyes down trying to hide his tears. "I've never felt anything as raw and pure as that in my life." He whispered.
"I had the same feeling when she saved me from the police swordsmen." Yahiko said. "I don't care who or what she is, or where she came from. I just want her to be okay and stay with us." Yahiko said determined to keep his new friend.
"She's part of the family now." Karou said with conviction.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They were a family and they would do anything for each other.
Dr. Genzai was barely out of the doorway when Kenshin and Sano rushed inside to check on the still unconscious Usagi. Dr. Genzai poked his head back in and asked Sano if he could take a look at him just to be on the safe side. Sano nodded and followed with one last lingering glance at the still form on the floor.
Kenshin sat by her side and held her hand hoping his good will would help her recovery. He watched as the moon rose and the rays began her descent to awaken her goddess. Kenshin saw the upturned crescent moon appear on her forehead glow. The golden light spread quickly, not only encasing Usagi but Kenshin as well. He too felt that serenity, that warmth that the others had spoke of.
She sat up with a start, her hand clutching at the material of her sleeping shirt above her heart. She had felt Him…He was coming for her. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to defeat Him again. She turned as she felt another presence in the room, her tears clouding her vision. She was tired of hiding her emotions. She was worn thin. Finally, she threw her arms around the man sitting beside her and let the tears fall, unleashing the pent up pain.
Kenshin was shocked when she suddenly awoke fully healed, but frightened. He'd never forget the look on her face. He'll never know what haunts her dreams, just as no one will truly know what haunts his. The fear faded into infinite sadness and belied her age and wisdom. This was no mere girl, this was a woman who had seen her fair share of evil in the world. Yet she has attained that perfection that most children only hold for a short time. He felt the barriers breaking and his heart called out to her to let him help her. And when she flung her arms around his neck and sobbed into his shoulder he was beyond surprised. Surprised that she would let him be the one to hold her when she was fighting to retain her sanity and mend her broken heart. He was glad she picked him and he just hoped he wouldn't let her down.
All too soon she had cried herself to sleep and laid curled up in Kenshin's lap. Sano had come in and saw that she was well protected and seemed to be fine leaving the two to their own devices.
As the dawn approached, the sky seemed to be teaming with a red hue. Usagi awoke and looked up at Kenshin.
"Blood has been spilled this night." She whispered. "He will come for me." She clung tighter to the brave man.
"Who will come for you?" Kenshin asked wanting to understand in order to protect.
"He who devours souls and kindles the flames of hate." She stopped there.
"Why does he want you?" Kenshin prodded.
Usagi sighed. If there is anyone to trust, it would be this man. She had searched his soul, his heart is pure. She was lucky she stumbled upon the champion of light for this world, perhaps all is not lost. "I am the exact opposite. I am everything he hates and yet wants at the same time. I hold the power he seeks." She said with eyes downcast.
"Please tell me who you are and how you do the things you do. I want to help you in any way that I can, but this unworthy one would like the truth, that he would." Kenshin calmly and quietly asked the small woman who remained in his lap.
"It's hard to say who I am now. I am not of this world, but I am a warrior for love and peace. It is my fault that He is here and I will stop Him to save this world, just as I did to save mine. There is no boundary to His hate or His will, and there is nothing I won't do to stop Him." She finished her oath with a fierce look of determination in her dull steely orbs. Her answers were so vague, that one couldn't really call them answers at all.
She talks in riddles and skirts the issue, but getting close to someone at the point is useless. 'It's not like I will live to love or be loved, and breaking the hearts of innocents is not on my to do list.' She thought bitterly. She slowly slipped from Kenshin's grasp and scooted nearer to the window, her heart wanted to be closer to the place of her birth. Kenshin watched as she stared at the moon and wondered what the connection was. He wanted to know more, anything and everything.
"I would like to be alone." She whispered quietly.
His head did the smallest of nods and in a wisp of fabric against fabric, she heard his retreating footsteps and the sliding of the door.
All too soon she fell asleep in the moons embrace, but the peacefulness of dreams did not last long. She was plagued with visions of massacres and innocent souls lost. Soon those nameless faces turned into her fellow senshi and promised love. The faces evolved to those of the smiling friends she had made here at the dojo. They seemed happy, but the smiles faded as did the joy from their eyes which turned to glass; and in the end they shattered and rained crimson, their life force flowing on her and around her. The screams of agony and defeat surrounded her, as a wild laughter was heard and a voice cackling that all would be His.
She awoke with a start, gasping for breath. Her only hope was that she did not cry out in her sleep and alert Kenshin or the others to her discomfort. But she had already done too much by letting herself invade their lives and putting them in peril. She knew what she had to do. And with that thought and determination she stood and in the stillness of the night made her way to the dojo gate. With one last fleeting goodbye she began her journey away from the dojo and her friends, away from Tokyo and all that she could have had. She was on her own as she was meant to be. Eternity is entirely too long to live without love to guide you, but right now love was guiding her. To protect the ones she cherishes and one day they will understand the depth of her love for them. She vowed to watch over them for all time, because she would always be there. Alone as intended until the end of days.
Short chapter I know. School just started so yeah busy. I'm trying! So thanks for the reviews:
Lunar princess Night wraith Momocolady Jessica Blue frost Mage raistlin Mirnayui : will be revealed later Setsuna-3000 Pumpuinta Pure sweet Lady light Loving angel Angel Unspoiled rini
Thanks to anyone else who reviewed after the post!
Kenshin and Sano executed her request and stood diligently over the unconscious girl waiting for something, anything to happen. The sun was just now going down, but the moon's rays would envelop her body soon. Dr. Genzai rushed in to look at her wound from the bullet. He ushered the two men out and said they could return when he was done. In the hall the two fighters met the worried eyes of Yahiko and Karou.
"Who is she?" Yahiko asked innocently "Better yet, what is she?" Karou stated.
"I don't know, that I do not. But perhaps she will answer some of our questions once she awakes." He conceded.
"She's pure, I could feel it when her power washed over me. That girl doesn't have an evil bone in her body. It was all warmth and sunshine…love." Sano cast his eyes down trying to hide his tears. "I've never felt anything as raw and pure as that in my life." He whispered.
"I had the same feeling when she saved me from the police swordsmen." Yahiko said. "I don't care who or what she is, or where she came from. I just want her to be okay and stay with us." Yahiko said determined to keep his new friend.
"She's part of the family now." Karou said with conviction.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They were a family and they would do anything for each other.
Dr. Genzai was barely out of the doorway when Kenshin and Sano rushed inside to check on the still unconscious Usagi. Dr. Genzai poked his head back in and asked Sano if he could take a look at him just to be on the safe side. Sano nodded and followed with one last lingering glance at the still form on the floor.
Kenshin sat by her side and held her hand hoping his good will would help her recovery. He watched as the moon rose and the rays began her descent to awaken her goddess. Kenshin saw the upturned crescent moon appear on her forehead glow. The golden light spread quickly, not only encasing Usagi but Kenshin as well. He too felt that serenity, that warmth that the others had spoke of.
She sat up with a start, her hand clutching at the material of her sleeping shirt above her heart. She had felt Him…He was coming for her. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to defeat Him again. She turned as she felt another presence in the room, her tears clouding her vision. She was tired of hiding her emotions. She was worn thin. Finally, she threw her arms around the man sitting beside her and let the tears fall, unleashing the pent up pain.
Kenshin was shocked when she suddenly awoke fully healed, but frightened. He'd never forget the look on her face. He'll never know what haunts her dreams, just as no one will truly know what haunts his. The fear faded into infinite sadness and belied her age and wisdom. This was no mere girl, this was a woman who had seen her fair share of evil in the world. Yet she has attained that perfection that most children only hold for a short time. He felt the barriers breaking and his heart called out to her to let him help her. And when she flung her arms around his neck and sobbed into his shoulder he was beyond surprised. Surprised that she would let him be the one to hold her when she was fighting to retain her sanity and mend her broken heart. He was glad she picked him and he just hoped he wouldn't let her down.
All too soon she had cried herself to sleep and laid curled up in Kenshin's lap. Sano had come in and saw that she was well protected and seemed to be fine leaving the two to their own devices.
As the dawn approached, the sky seemed to be teaming with a red hue. Usagi awoke and looked up at Kenshin.
"Blood has been spilled this night." She whispered. "He will come for me." She clung tighter to the brave man.
"Who will come for you?" Kenshin asked wanting to understand in order to protect.
"He who devours souls and kindles the flames of hate." She stopped there.
"Why does he want you?" Kenshin prodded.
Usagi sighed. If there is anyone to trust, it would be this man. She had searched his soul, his heart is pure. She was lucky she stumbled upon the champion of light for this world, perhaps all is not lost. "I am the exact opposite. I am everything he hates and yet wants at the same time. I hold the power he seeks." She said with eyes downcast.
"Please tell me who you are and how you do the things you do. I want to help you in any way that I can, but this unworthy one would like the truth, that he would." Kenshin calmly and quietly asked the small woman who remained in his lap.
"It's hard to say who I am now. I am not of this world, but I am a warrior for love and peace. It is my fault that He is here and I will stop Him to save this world, just as I did to save mine. There is no boundary to His hate or His will, and there is nothing I won't do to stop Him." She finished her oath with a fierce look of determination in her dull steely orbs. Her answers were so vague, that one couldn't really call them answers at all.
She talks in riddles and skirts the issue, but getting close to someone at the point is useless. 'It's not like I will live to love or be loved, and breaking the hearts of innocents is not on my to do list.' She thought bitterly. She slowly slipped from Kenshin's grasp and scooted nearer to the window, her heart wanted to be closer to the place of her birth. Kenshin watched as she stared at the moon and wondered what the connection was. He wanted to know more, anything and everything.
"I would like to be alone." She whispered quietly.
His head did the smallest of nods and in a wisp of fabric against fabric, she heard his retreating footsteps and the sliding of the door.
All too soon she fell asleep in the moons embrace, but the peacefulness of dreams did not last long. She was plagued with visions of massacres and innocent souls lost. Soon those nameless faces turned into her fellow senshi and promised love. The faces evolved to those of the smiling friends she had made here at the dojo. They seemed happy, but the smiles faded as did the joy from their eyes which turned to glass; and in the end they shattered and rained crimson, their life force flowing on her and around her. The screams of agony and defeat surrounded her, as a wild laughter was heard and a voice cackling that all would be His.
She awoke with a start, gasping for breath. Her only hope was that she did not cry out in her sleep and alert Kenshin or the others to her discomfort. But she had already done too much by letting herself invade their lives and putting them in peril. She knew what she had to do. And with that thought and determination she stood and in the stillness of the night made her way to the dojo gate. With one last fleeting goodbye she began her journey away from the dojo and her friends, away from Tokyo and all that she could have had. She was on her own as she was meant to be. Eternity is entirely too long to live without love to guide you, but right now love was guiding her. To protect the ones she cherishes and one day they will understand the depth of her love for them. She vowed to watch over them for all time, because she would always be there. Alone as intended until the end of days.
Short chapter I know. School just started so yeah busy. I'm trying! So thanks for the reviews:
Lunar princess Night wraith Momocolady Jessica Blue frost Mage raistlin Mirnayui : will be revealed later Setsuna-3000 Pumpuinta Pure sweet Lady light Loving angel Angel Unspoiled rini
Thanks to anyone else who reviewed after the post!