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CHAPTER TWO
What would it take to not look away?
To open my eyes and stare in the face
To learn from what's real
I'm trying to deal, but it's worthless:
Is this what I get for learning to speak?
For opening eyes and digging in deep?
Is this what I get for being reborn from the norm?
I don't want to shine; light will make us blind
I don't want to feel unreal
'Unreal'
Megumi clasped her hands in prayer as she waited impatiently before the emergency room.
Kenshin……
Kaoru……
Yahiko…..
You can't die…… Not now……Not after all this……
She re-playedthe scene in her mind, screaming in her head as she remembered the blood.
And- what was the last thing Yahiko had said? "Don't worry, Kenshin's invincible," he had said the last time she saw him.
Just then, the door opened and the doctor stepped out. Megumi stood up fearfully.
"Megumi-san, I'm really sorry about this." He said, bowing his head.
She looked up in fear.
"Then……it is all over?" she asked, trembling. "Kenshin, Kaoru……and Yahiko are really-?"
Please, not this……"We managed to save the boy, but I'm afraid that-" he paused.
"……afraid that?" she asked.
"- that Himura and the Kamiya girl….. they're gone."
No……
She dropped to her knees and began to cry.
'Kenshin's invincible……'"No……" she murmured, burying her face in her hands as she cried.
Kenshin wasn't invincible. Nobody was.
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"Any relations?"
"None."
"Anybody that would take care of him?" the lady prodded, scribbling onto the notepad she held.
"Me."
"That is clear, Miss Takani. Anyone else?"
The name Sanosuke lingered on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed it back.
"No." she answered.
"Very well, I will contact you in two days time and you can sign the adoption papers." She said, gesturing towards the door.
"Thank you."
Megumi left the office deep in thought.
Where was Sanosuke anyway? Didn't he promise he'd come back after the war?
She shook her head and headed towards the bridge. She wanted to take a walk.
Two days had passed since Kenshin and Kaoru's deaths. Yahiko was still unconscious in the hospital.
After finding an empty spot beneath the bridge , she took a seat.
The events of the past few days seemed all unreal. Was it all just a dream?
She lay flat onto her back tiredly. Nightmares of their deaths had haunted her sleep.
She closed her eyes.
Maybe it's all just a dream……
"And when I wake up, everything will be fine again." She whispered.
Saying so, she fell fast asleep.
About two hours later, she awoke to find that night had fallen. Colorful lanterns lit up the town.
A familiar figure stood beside her.
"Kenshin?" she breathed. She reached out her hand to grab him, but he vanished.
Of course, Kenshin was dead.
Megumi got up and began to walk home. Faces flickered before her, all in a blur.
She continued walking not paying any attention. Not until she bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry, sir….." she mumbled, looking up. Then she froze suddenly.
"Sanosuke……"
You came back……
Thanks for reviewing! Here's another chapter for you! I don't know what happens when people get adopted, but I made a guess.
And at the beginning, some people might wonder why Megumi doesn't help in the hospital. Well, that's 'cuz when you suffer from shock, I don't think you ought to try save lives.