A Kaori and Aoshi fanfiction! A mixture of Angst, Drama and Romance!
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY A/N: Okay, people! First of all, this is AU! Alternate Universe! Or is it Alternative? (Takes a minute to think and waves hand.) Who cares? Now onto the Fanfic!!!!
Kaoru ran as fast as she could, her legs were very painful and sore form all the running, but she continued to. If she wanted to keep her dignity, she needed to.
Her breathe was ragged, she did not dare look back, afraid to see what she knew she would see. She was now past the forest and into the village. But it was nighttime, and she had nowhere to run.
"Come back here, wench!" Said a drunken voice, heavy footsteps matching it.
"You can run but you can never hide!" Said another.
She paid no heed to the voices and kept running. 'How utterly cliché.' She thought to herself ironically as she ran.
You can see a silhouette of a nineteen-year old woman with a petite body run for her life.
Aoshi narrowed his blue eyes at the figure. Tears were visible even from his place.
(A/N: Small note, I read from the latest issue of K-zone that blue-eyed people have the more sharp eyes than other colors of the eyes. So, it was not just made-up that he could see form his range of view. )
Behind her were two men, both holding swords and were rather drunk in movements.
The one leading was a lanky man while the there was enormously fat.
He stood up straightly and walked calmly towards the scene and estimated where the girl would end up in. Sadly, a dead-end.
Kaoru turned a corner and halted to see she was trapped in a dead-end. She frantically searched for an escape. There were none to be seen.
She could hear evil laughter form her back. She stiffened, afraid to turn around.
She prayed to Buddha to help her, hope was still there, even in this fearsome moment. She was not very religious, but when moments were called, she called upon her God.
"Dead-end, my little wench!" The enormously fat man said in an evil tone, laced with lust.
He gripped his katana tightly. The woman would surely try to escape.
"Now where to go, dear. Might as well give up." He said in an indescribable tone.
Tears silently poured down Kaoru's cheeks. "Why are you doing this to me? I haven't assaulted you! I didn't do anything to deserve this treatment!" She cried, taking small steps backwards as the two took steps forward to her.
"Shut up, wench! We don't need a reason to do this to you!" The lanky one spat at her, clearly drunken.
She shuddered, crying still. Her hands in a praying position over her chest.
They walked forward again and she took the last step she could and prayed silently.
She closed her eyes and accepted her cruel fate. This will mark her lost dignity.
This will mark her never to be washed-away dirt.
She knew they were advancing on her. She could hear their footsteps and their cruel chuckles.
She put her feat to the side, a fearful look etched on her face as she tried hard not to look. She was very afraid.
But it didn't come. She could hear the clashing of metal to metal, but she refused to look. She refused to open her eyes.
"What the-" The enormous man shouted.
"Who the hell are you?" The lanky man demanded angrily.
There was no response.
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Aoshi had finally reached it. He hid so that he could have the chance to get the advantage.
Finally, they came. The woman had backed up into the wall, waiting to be assaulted. He was deeply angered by the voices of the two drunken men. He had heard such voices before but never really cared.
But now, he had the opportunity to save a woman and get some exercise. He walked calmly to them, shielding the unknown woman from the two.
Both men were surprised.
"What the-" The pig-looking man shouted, bu was rudely interrupted by the lanky man.
"Who the hell are you?" The lanky man demanded from him.
A lesson he had learned from assassinating: Never reveal your name to the assigned prey. For if they somehow survived, they could endanger you to the government. But that had never happened to him.
He waited for them to make the first move before moving. Eventually, they did, seeing he won't answer them. The sound of metal clashing with each other could be heard.
Both attacked at the same time quickly, but too slow under his circumstances and he had long before yielded both his swords and caught them. But he didn't expect the thing to happen.
The lanky man ran to the girl, shouting as he violently lifted his sword o kill her. The girl opened her eyes and shouted for her life.
The sword caught some light, blinding the girl. Aoshi cursed inwardly, finishing off the fat man with one slash and killed the lanky man.
The girl narrowed her eyes, desperately to see who her hero was. Her eyes met a tall man, with cold blue eyes, the color like her own. She gasped for breathe. "T-thank you." She said shakily before engulfing into sweet unconsciousness.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
His eyes momentarily widened as the girl fainted. Well, what do you expect? For the girl to jump from joy and kissed you in the lips? Like hell that would happen!
He sighed as he picked the girl into his arms. At least she had the decency to thank him. Now he had to take her as his own responsibility.
He walked slowly, calmly towards his house. He put the girl into the room beside his and laid her into a futon and covered her in a blanket.
It was now he looked at her. He didn't have the chance to really look at her in their first meeting. Well, he's got his hands full that time.
The woman had creamy-white skin, and a petite figure. Long eyelashes touched her cheeks and dark bangs covered her forehead. Pink full lips that were formed into a pout.
Her hair was estimated to fall down her hips if she untied it. And the others. Well, he really didn't care and headed to bed.
When the girl wakes up, he would let her take a deserving bath and feed her. The encounter she had isn't a good one and she won't recover very soon.
He walked towards his quarters, knowing well that the woman would be in more deep sorrow now that she's blind.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaoru woke up with a start, bounding up in a sitting position, her breathing heaved. She opened her eyes to be greeted y complete darkness.
She blinked. No. It was still darkness. She rubbed her eyes with the back of her hands and opened them.
Darkness was still enveloping her. Fear aroused from her. Making goose bumps on her skin as she pulled the blanket closer, until it was below only her chin.
She tried to feel her way. Wood was felt underneath her and she could hear its sound clearly. Her senses were sharper. Her nose could smell sandal wood. Spices were added to it, making it almost exotic.
She staggered back, déjà vu engulfing her of her previous encounter with the two men. Her hands were shaking in fright at she heard the creaking of the shoji screens as it opened.
Light footsteps were almost audible to the common people's ears. But Kaoru's were sharp. Even sharper than she had her eyesight.
The sounds came into a halt. But she knew better than to think the person had walked away. She knew he was above her.
"W-who's there?" She demanded in almost a whisper.
There was no answer. She shuddered as she pulled her hands closer and narrowed her eyes, knowing full well it wouldn't matter now.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He knew she was already awake. He could hear her hands carelessly feeling the floor beneath her. Picking up a small tray containing some bread and tea, he walked slowly and calmly towards her room.
He opened the shoji screens to see the woman staggering backwards and bumping into the wooden wall behind her. She was afraid; and it was very clearly written on her face.
"W-who's there?" She staggered fearfully.
He did not bother reply. It was not in his nature to answer such questions from a woman whom had taken refuge in his home.
He set the tray down. She put her knees under her chin and hugged it with her hands against her petite and frail body.
"Who are you? Where am I? What happened to me? Why can't I see?" She said in a hurry.
He did not reply once again. She poured some tea into the small cup and looked up at her with his cold, unemotional eyes.
"You should eat." He stated flatly in a cold voice which he assumed frightened her. Silly girl. And yet, many people thought it wise to fear him; and he preferred it that way.
"How long have I been here?" She asked, mostly to herself as she tilted her head to survey the surroundings which he was sure she couldn't really see.
He inwardly sighed. She won't stop questioning him until he answers. "A week." He said coldly again.
"Have you been taking care of me?" She asked softly, and yet the factor of fear never left her voice.
"Who were you counting upon? The two men who wanted to take advantage of you?" He said in a sarcastic voice, icily slicing her up.
She was taken aback. No, she hadn't thought of that. Her cheeks began to flush in a cute pink.
"NO! Of course not. I was just." She trailed off, looking at the ground.
"A rhetorical question, I presume." He stated as he walked towards her again.
She staggered back into the wall that she had unconsciously left while she was talking as she crawled on all fours towards him, her eyes narrowed.
"Eat. You need it to have your strength back." He said in a commanding way. She did not oblige. Her stomach was grumbling and she hoped she was the only one hearing it.
Lucky her. Aoshi didn't hear it and would certainly not pay attention to it if he did.
"Where are you?" She saw, her hands swatting in the air, blindly missing him completely. He almost smirked if it was like him.
He caught her hand and felt a wave inside of him as he felt how smooth and silky it was, contrast to his roughened ones with training and his occupation.
Kaoru was still flushed so it didn't matter. He opened her hands and put a cup of tea securely in it.
She took it gratefully and sipped it until it was empty. He handed her a piece of bread and she ate it silently.
After her meal, Aoshi stood up and picked the tray up, with natural grace, walking towards the shoji screens.
"Thank you." Kaoru murmured, barely audible. But Aoshi heard it, nevertheless.
He did not do anything to show he had heard and Kaoru had no intention to say it aloud again.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next day, Aoshi woke up a sleeping Kaoru.
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY A/N: Okay, people! First of all, this is AU! Alternate Universe! Or is it Alternative? (Takes a minute to think and waves hand.) Who cares? Now onto the Fanfic!!!!
Kaoru ran as fast as she could, her legs were very painful and sore form all the running, but she continued to. If she wanted to keep her dignity, she needed to.
Her breathe was ragged, she did not dare look back, afraid to see what she knew she would see. She was now past the forest and into the village. But it was nighttime, and she had nowhere to run.
"Come back here, wench!" Said a drunken voice, heavy footsteps matching it.
"You can run but you can never hide!" Said another.
She paid no heed to the voices and kept running. 'How utterly cliché.' She thought to herself ironically as she ran.
You can see a silhouette of a nineteen-year old woman with a petite body run for her life.
Aoshi narrowed his blue eyes at the figure. Tears were visible even from his place.
(A/N: Small note, I read from the latest issue of K-zone that blue-eyed people have the more sharp eyes than other colors of the eyes. So, it was not just made-up that he could see form his range of view. )
Behind her were two men, both holding swords and were rather drunk in movements.
The one leading was a lanky man while the there was enormously fat.
He stood up straightly and walked calmly towards the scene and estimated where the girl would end up in. Sadly, a dead-end.
Kaoru turned a corner and halted to see she was trapped in a dead-end. She frantically searched for an escape. There were none to be seen.
She could hear evil laughter form her back. She stiffened, afraid to turn around.
She prayed to Buddha to help her, hope was still there, even in this fearsome moment. She was not very religious, but when moments were called, she called upon her God.
"Dead-end, my little wench!" The enormously fat man said in an evil tone, laced with lust.
He gripped his katana tightly. The woman would surely try to escape.
"Now where to go, dear. Might as well give up." He said in an indescribable tone.
Tears silently poured down Kaoru's cheeks. "Why are you doing this to me? I haven't assaulted you! I didn't do anything to deserve this treatment!" She cried, taking small steps backwards as the two took steps forward to her.
"Shut up, wench! We don't need a reason to do this to you!" The lanky one spat at her, clearly drunken.
She shuddered, crying still. Her hands in a praying position over her chest.
They walked forward again and she took the last step she could and prayed silently.
She closed her eyes and accepted her cruel fate. This will mark her lost dignity.
This will mark her never to be washed-away dirt.
She knew they were advancing on her. She could hear their footsteps and their cruel chuckles.
She put her feat to the side, a fearful look etched on her face as she tried hard not to look. She was very afraid.
But it didn't come. She could hear the clashing of metal to metal, but she refused to look. She refused to open her eyes.
"What the-" The enormous man shouted.
"Who the hell are you?" The lanky man demanded angrily.
There was no response.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Aoshi had finally reached it. He hid so that he could have the chance to get the advantage.
Finally, they came. The woman had backed up into the wall, waiting to be assaulted. He was deeply angered by the voices of the two drunken men. He had heard such voices before but never really cared.
But now, he had the opportunity to save a woman and get some exercise. He walked calmly to them, shielding the unknown woman from the two.
Both men were surprised.
"What the-" The pig-looking man shouted, bu was rudely interrupted by the lanky man.
"Who the hell are you?" The lanky man demanded from him.
A lesson he had learned from assassinating: Never reveal your name to the assigned prey. For if they somehow survived, they could endanger you to the government. But that had never happened to him.
He waited for them to make the first move before moving. Eventually, they did, seeing he won't answer them. The sound of metal clashing with each other could be heard.
Both attacked at the same time quickly, but too slow under his circumstances and he had long before yielded both his swords and caught them. But he didn't expect the thing to happen.
The lanky man ran to the girl, shouting as he violently lifted his sword o kill her. The girl opened her eyes and shouted for her life.
The sword caught some light, blinding the girl. Aoshi cursed inwardly, finishing off the fat man with one slash and killed the lanky man.
The girl narrowed her eyes, desperately to see who her hero was. Her eyes met a tall man, with cold blue eyes, the color like her own. She gasped for breathe. "T-thank you." She said shakily before engulfing into sweet unconsciousness.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
His eyes momentarily widened as the girl fainted. Well, what do you expect? For the girl to jump from joy and kissed you in the lips? Like hell that would happen!
He sighed as he picked the girl into his arms. At least she had the decency to thank him. Now he had to take her as his own responsibility.
He walked slowly, calmly towards his house. He put the girl into the room beside his and laid her into a futon and covered her in a blanket.
It was now he looked at her. He didn't have the chance to really look at her in their first meeting. Well, he's got his hands full that time.
The woman had creamy-white skin, and a petite figure. Long eyelashes touched her cheeks and dark bangs covered her forehead. Pink full lips that were formed into a pout.
Her hair was estimated to fall down her hips if she untied it. And the others. Well, he really didn't care and headed to bed.
When the girl wakes up, he would let her take a deserving bath and feed her. The encounter she had isn't a good one and she won't recover very soon.
He walked towards his quarters, knowing well that the woman would be in more deep sorrow now that she's blind.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaoru woke up with a start, bounding up in a sitting position, her breathing heaved. She opened her eyes to be greeted y complete darkness.
She blinked. No. It was still darkness. She rubbed her eyes with the back of her hands and opened them.
Darkness was still enveloping her. Fear aroused from her. Making goose bumps on her skin as she pulled the blanket closer, until it was below only her chin.
She tried to feel her way. Wood was felt underneath her and she could hear its sound clearly. Her senses were sharper. Her nose could smell sandal wood. Spices were added to it, making it almost exotic.
She staggered back, déjà vu engulfing her of her previous encounter with the two men. Her hands were shaking in fright at she heard the creaking of the shoji screens as it opened.
Light footsteps were almost audible to the common people's ears. But Kaoru's were sharp. Even sharper than she had her eyesight.
The sounds came into a halt. But she knew better than to think the person had walked away. She knew he was above her.
"W-who's there?" She demanded in almost a whisper.
There was no answer. She shuddered as she pulled her hands closer and narrowed her eyes, knowing full well it wouldn't matter now.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He knew she was already awake. He could hear her hands carelessly feeling the floor beneath her. Picking up a small tray containing some bread and tea, he walked slowly and calmly towards her room.
He opened the shoji screens to see the woman staggering backwards and bumping into the wooden wall behind her. She was afraid; and it was very clearly written on her face.
"W-who's there?" She staggered fearfully.
He did not bother reply. It was not in his nature to answer such questions from a woman whom had taken refuge in his home.
He set the tray down. She put her knees under her chin and hugged it with her hands against her petite and frail body.
"Who are you? Where am I? What happened to me? Why can't I see?" She said in a hurry.
He did not reply once again. She poured some tea into the small cup and looked up at her with his cold, unemotional eyes.
"You should eat." He stated flatly in a cold voice which he assumed frightened her. Silly girl. And yet, many people thought it wise to fear him; and he preferred it that way.
"How long have I been here?" She asked, mostly to herself as she tilted her head to survey the surroundings which he was sure she couldn't really see.
He inwardly sighed. She won't stop questioning him until he answers. "A week." He said coldly again.
"Have you been taking care of me?" She asked softly, and yet the factor of fear never left her voice.
"Who were you counting upon? The two men who wanted to take advantage of you?" He said in a sarcastic voice, icily slicing her up.
She was taken aback. No, she hadn't thought of that. Her cheeks began to flush in a cute pink.
"NO! Of course not. I was just." She trailed off, looking at the ground.
"A rhetorical question, I presume." He stated as he walked towards her again.
She staggered back into the wall that she had unconsciously left while she was talking as she crawled on all fours towards him, her eyes narrowed.
"Eat. You need it to have your strength back." He said in a commanding way. She did not oblige. Her stomach was grumbling and she hoped she was the only one hearing it.
Lucky her. Aoshi didn't hear it and would certainly not pay attention to it if he did.
"Where are you?" She saw, her hands swatting in the air, blindly missing him completely. He almost smirked if it was like him.
He caught her hand and felt a wave inside of him as he felt how smooth and silky it was, contrast to his roughened ones with training and his occupation.
Kaoru was still flushed so it didn't matter. He opened her hands and put a cup of tea securely in it.
She took it gratefully and sipped it until it was empty. He handed her a piece of bread and she ate it silently.
After her meal, Aoshi stood up and picked the tray up, with natural grace, walking towards the shoji screens.
"Thank you." Kaoru murmured, barely audible. But Aoshi heard it, nevertheless.
He did not do anything to show he had heard and Kaoru had no intention to say it aloud again.
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The next day, Aoshi woke up a sleeping Kaoru.