Oh my god! Look, I'm actually alive! BUHAHA! I'm back finally! God, a lot has happened since last time I updated. For one, I've finally managed to snag a boyfriend. School is what's been part of what's keeping me away from writing. I've missed hacking away at my computer for hours at a time! But I'm finally back, and I'm awfully sorry for being gone so long, you have my permission to sock me if I'm ever away that long again!

There will be at least one more chapter after this one before I think I'll finally be done with the Hearts Sceries. Unless I think of something else… I think I've done all I possibly can with this sceries though! :laughs:

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UnBREAKable

Chapter 27

Kat could see Kurama shift in his sleep over the top of the book she was reading. Her eyes stopped mid sentence and she looked up wondering what he was dreaming about. Her mind wandered to remember when she had first met him. It struck her that that was quite a long time ago. She realized that Kurama's human form had aged through out the years. His facial features had fully matured and lines had begun to appear around the eyes and forehead. His skin was beginning to loose its youthful elasticity too.

'How many years has it been now?' Kat wondered to herself. 'How much longer will Kurama's human body last? As soon as it dies, his soul will leave forever…'

She found herself wondering how old her Kenshin would have been. Kat jumped when she felt a tear roll down her face. Her fingers automatically went to inspect the wetness.

'How much longer will my friends be around? I am immortal, and no matter how many friends I make, I will outlive them all. I have already lost more loved ones than I can bear.' Another tear slid down her cheek and landed on the wooden floor she was knelt on.

"I wish you wouldn't do that," a silky voice whispered. Kurama had switched to his demon form and he stretched as he slid off the couch to join Kat on the floor. He sighed, at a loss of things to say. Nothing he could do would change anything and this unnerved him to no end. It was an annoyance to always be on edge around the emotionally unstable Kat. She seemed to be falling apart right before everyone's eyes.

Kat recoiled away from Kurama, as if he had just appeared in front of her. "What's wrong?" he asked completely baffled.

"I can't track your movements anymore," Kat said and sighed. "I think that my powers are slowly disappearing. This morning I accidentally dropped a coffee mug. It's been over thirty years since I've done anything like that. It also occurred to me that I never searched for the person who killed Tanya and the others. I've looked into the matter, my telepathy still works, and I know that the police have caught and sentenced the group of people who killed our friends."

"You can access other people's minds even though we're in the past?" Kurama asked. Then almost as an after thought he added, "What do you mean you're losing your powers?"

"Yes, I can read minds from here of people in the future and vice-versa. And it's like I said, it seems as if I'm loosing my powers one by one. I'm trying to conserve as much energy as I can just in case something comes up. One last trick up my sleeve if you know what I mean."

It's always nice to know you have a back up plan, Kat. I can feel that you're loosing some of your powers Rei said as she walked in. Any idea why? Which ones are you loosing?

"It's nice to see you again Rei. Where have you been?" Kat asked.

Out in the forest. You should have been able to tell. I wanted to talk to the other wolves of the area. It gets lonely only being able to talk to humans. Rei joked. The deeper meaning behind her words was that she wished to escape the melancholy atmosphere of the house and the people who lived there.

"My ability to detect and read other's movements is dulled. My reflexes and coordination are also a bit off," Kat explained.

You don't know what's causing it do you? Rei asked.

Kat shook her head, "I don't know why it's happening."

Did you know that Kenshin and Dark are listening to us? Both of them are just right outside the door. Rei said privately to Kat.

Kat's genuine surprise troubled the wolf. Neither of the two men were at the door and it took Kat a few moments to realize that Rei was just testing her. This is not good.

Kat buried her fingers in the wolf's ruff for comfort. "I'm tired. If you excuse me, I'm going to go to bed."

Kurama watched her leave and cast a wary glance at Rei. The wolf ignored Kurama and stared after Kat, cocking her head in confusion.

(SPACE / BREAK -- A/N: the damn lines don't want to work! cries)

Kat sighed to herself and saw Kenshin practicing his swordsmanship outside her room in the open space between the house and the forest. He glanced her way when she passed but continued practicing.

Dark was leaning against a support beam in the hall and he smiled the slightest bit as Kat approached. "I'm tired, I'm going to bed," she said and walked right past him.

He frowned and watched he enter her room. "I will never understand her," he muttered and left to find something else to do.

(SPACE / BREAK)

Kat knelt on her futon deep in thought. She had a short sword in her hand and was twirling it skillfully between her fingers, watching the last rays of the sun shine on it. Kat was completely submerged in her thoughts and memories of the past years of her life.

She remembered the first time she met Tanya and how much she missed her and Jasmine. She remembered Sakura and Mayonaka, Kageunsei and Suzaku, Inuyasha, Vash and Knives, Thomas, Katakana, and Kageunsei. She remembered becoming famous and how those were the happiest days of her life. How she would give anything to be there again.

Her heart was torn to shreds and scared beyond recognition. She no longer smiled and her eyes had lost their bright radiance. Her hair no longer had its unnatural shine or volume; it now lay completely flat against her back, dull and lifeless. Kat's movements were confined as if she had ropes tied to her arms that were dragging her down. She even appeared to be three times her actual age. She was only a shadow of her former self, just barely managing to hang on.

The dagger in her hand glistened in the moonlight and Kat was oblivious to the time that passed. 'I wonder- if I were to simply let go of the rest of my powers and thrust this dagger into my heart, would I die?' Even as Kat thought this, she felt her grip tighten on the dagger and loosen on her mind.

Her arm moved to place the tip of the dagger on her chest. She felt the tip bit through the first layers of skin. A trail of blood slid down her skin. 'I wonder…'

Her arm muscles tensed and thrust just as her door flew open. A scream pierced through the night air. Strong arms caught Kat as she fell forward. She could feel the dagger try to work its way out of her heart but Kat wouldn't let it. Her grip remained on the hilt and kept it from moving. Blood gushed out of the wound and slopped uncontrollably onto the floor.

Kat coughed weakly and spat out the blood forming in her mouth. Her vision was deteriorating and red rimmed the edges. She was only just barely of someone screaming her name and a voice thundering in her head. 'It must be Rei. And… and…' She had trouble forming her thoughts. 'Nothing… I feel nothing…'

With the last of her strength she whispered, "I wish…" The rest died with her voice and her lips formed her last silent words. One last desperate scream shot through her mind before she died.

(A/N: No worries folks, there's another chapter and of course there is never an end to this sceries. BUHAHA! Hey, I missed you guys! hugs PLEASE REVIEW!!!)