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Kaoru and the Battosai

Chapter 32

Interruptions

Once at the castle Hiko let go of Battosai, making him fall to the floor. Kaoru ran over to him, "Battosai!" "Looks like his unconscious." Hiko said. Kaoru looked up at him "No really, I couldn't tell." "I'll take my baka deshi up to his room. Go get some bandages and stuff to clean his wounds." Hiko said picking up Battosai and heading up the stairs.

Kaoru came in with some bandages, water, and a rag. She handed them to Hiko, who began to clean Battosai's shoulder wound. After all his wounds where clean and bandaged, Kaoru spoke, "So, is he going to be alright?" "My baka deshi should make it alright, but his shoulder wound is pretty bad." Kaoru's face sadden at this. Hiko noticed her frown, "Don't worry, he'll be just fine." Hiko said to reassure her.

Hiko found a chair to sit in while Kaoru stayed sited at the foot of Battosai's bed. Looking at Battosai Kaoru spoke, "When, do you think he'll wake up?" as she finished she looked over at Hiko to see him shrug he's shoulders.

"So, did you teach Battosai the Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu?" Kaoru asked. "Yeah," Hiko continued, "What's you're name?" "Kamiya Kaoru. What is you're name?" Kaoru asked. "Seijuro Hiko." Hiko answered. Kaoru smiled and looked back towards Battosai.

"Well, I guess I'll just have to tell you some things about his past." Hiko said. Kaoru turned to him, "Like what?" Hiko grinned as he looked to the sleeping Battosai and then back to Kaoru. "Like when he was eight and he wetted the bed." Kaoru began to laugh historically, but stopped when she saw Battosai up by Hiko and glaring at him evilly with his katana in hand. "Master!" Battosai drawled out. "So you're awake." Hiko replied. Kaoru's eyes narrowed, "Battosai you should be resting!"

Kaoru walked over to Battosai, grabbed his katana out of his hands and dropped it to the floor. She then took his hand and led him back to his bed. "Well, I'm going." Hiko said as he stood up and made his way to leave. "Arigatou, Seijuro-San." Kaoru said. "Take care of the baka deshi." Hiko called out as he walked out of Battosai's room.

Kaoru still holding onto Battosai's hand turn to him, "Now get back in bed." Battosai just sighed as he crawled back into his bed. "Want to join me?" Battosai asked with a grin upon his face. Kaoru looked down at him in silence for several minutes. "I guess that's a no." Battosai said as he stopped grinning and looked away.

"I'm going to take a shower, Okay. I'll be back to check up on you." Kaoru said as she started to head out of the room. "Kaoru." Battosai said softly, "I want to tell you something." Kaoru turned around to see Battosai's amber eyes turn violet once again. "What is it?" Kaoru asked with a smile. "Kaoru, I…I lo…" "Hey, what's going on here?" Sano said as he came in. Kaoru frowned when she saw Battosai's eyes change back and turn his head to glare out the window.

Sano stopped and looked back and forth between the two. "Gomen." He said when he realized he had interrupted them. "Now, what where you going to tell me?" Kaoru asked once Sano left. "Go take you're shower." Battosai said in a harsh way. Kaoru sighed and left Battosai in his room.

Shutting the door, she looked down and saw Sano. "Sano." She said. "Jou-Chan, gomen. I didn't know." Sano started saying but stopped when Kaoru started speaking. "Its okay Sano, I'm sure he'll tell me some other time." Kaoru smiled and walked past him down the hall.

"But his was going to tell you how he feels. " Sano said to himself as he watched her disappear around the corner. Sano turned around and bumped into Battosai, who was now standing there. He looked up to see Battosai starring off in the direction Kaoru had gone. "Do you think she's knows what I was going to tell her?" Battosai asked with out looking down at Sano. "I don't know," Sano paused, "Gomen." Battosai looked down at Sano, and without a word he turned and began walking toward the West Wing.

Sano followed Battosai, and once in the room they looked at the red rose. "You don't have much time." Sano said as he saw a petal began to fall. Battosai stood there and watched the petal as it dropped. "So you go off to fight someone without even telling me." Sano said trying to get Battosai's mind off the rose. "I didn't have time to go find you. Besides, at your current condition you wouldn't have been any help to me." Battosai replied. Sano just sighed. "Sano, I'd like to be alone right now, if you don't mind." Battosai said after a while of silence. "Okay." Sano said leaving Battosai to be alone.

Battosai closed the door then sat down on the floor with, his back leaning against the wall, as he continued to watch the red rose. 'I need to tell her my feelings before its too late.…'

Kaoru stepped out of the shower, ringing her hair out. She then got dressed and made her way back to Battosai's room. Before entering his room she knocked lightly then opened the door. "Battosai?" Kaoru questioned when she saw he wasn't there. 'Where could he be?…' she thought to herself as she went out to the hall. Walking around she came upon Sano. "Sano." "Hey Jou-Chan." Sano said looking up at her. "Do you happen to know where Battosai?" Kaoru asked. "Yeah, his in the West Wing. But he said he wanted to be alone right now." Sano replied. "Oh, okay. Arigatou." Kaoru said before walking away from Sano.

Kaoru came to the door of the West Wing, taking a deep breath she knocked on the door. "Battosai?" Kaoru called out. The door open and Battosai stood there looking at Kaoru. "What is it, Kaoru?" He asked her. "I was looking for you." Kaoru watched as Battosai turned his back to her, "You should rest" Kaoru continued as she came into the room. Battosai went out onto the balcony and looked across the land before him.

Kaoru sighed as she looked at his back. Her eyes then came to the rose she saw before. 'Awe…Battosai's flower is losing its petals…' Kaoru thought as she walked over to it. "Battosai, it looks like you're flower is dieing." Battosai turned around to see Kaoru looking at the rose. Kaoru was about to touch the glass class, but Battosai appeared and grabbed her wrist roughly. "But Battosai, if you want it to live longer you should put it in water." Kaoru said innocently. Battosai let go of her wrist as he moved his hand into her hand and brought her close. "Water can't help this rose." Battosai spoke softly. "Then what can?" Kaoru asked as Battosai let her hand go and hugged her. Kaoru brought her hands up and wrapped them around his neck.

As Battosai was about to answer her, Kaoru's hand felt dampness on his gi. 'Huh…his shoulder…' Kaoru thought came quickly. She pushed away from Battosai, "You're shoulder it's bleeding." "Don't worry about it. Kaoru I …" "But you're bandages need to be changed." Kaoru interrupted him as she pushed his gi off his shoulders to see the wound. Before Battosai could stop her she grabbed his hand and started to drag him out of the room and down the hall. "We need to change them and clean you're wound."

Once they made it back to his room, Kaoru motioned him to sit on the bed as she went to get the bandages. Not long after. Kaoru returned with a worried look. "Kaoru, what's wrong?" Battosai asked. "There are only a few bandages left. Almost not even enough to rewrap you're shoulder." Kaoru answer. Kaoru cleaned the wound and wrapped it the best she could with so little bandages. "This isn't going to last long if you're wound wont stop bleeding," Kaoru said sadly, but then smiled when she came up with an idea. "I know, I could go back to home. We have a lot of bandages at the dojo." Battosai looked at Kaoru with shock from what she said. 'She wants to go home…but what if she doesn't come back…'

"Battosai, I promise I'll be back." Kaoru said. "Kaoru…" Battosai began but was stopped. "Battosai please, just let me go back home and get the bandages. I'll come back as fast as I can." Kaoru pleaded with him. "Kaoru, you don't have to go. I'll be fine. So you don't have to go." Battosai said with a sigh. Battosai looked at Kaoru's determined face. 'I have a feeling that no matter what I say she's going to go. "But remember, you promised you'll come back." Battosai spoke. "Of course." Kaoru said with a smile. "And while I'm away you have to promise to rest." "I promise." Battosai said as he hugged Kaoru.

After collecting things Kaoru thought she would need, "I'll back as soon as I can, Battosai." Kaoru said "Be careful." Battosai whispered to her. "I will" Kaoru said before leaving.

As Kaoru went through the iron gates of the castle, she was stopped when she heard a voice. Turning around she saw Hiko leaning against the castle's fence. "Seijuro-San. I thought you left." Kaoru said. "Never mind that. Where are you going?" Hiko asked. "There are no more bandages left and Battosai's shoulder wound is bleeding badly. So…" "So you're going to go back to the village and get some more." Hiko finished her sentence. "Hai." Kaoru replied. "I'll company you." Hiko said as he began to walk toward the village with Kaoru following him.

Battosai sat in his room as he watched the sunset 'Be careful Kaoru and please …please keep you're promise.'

Okay there are some turn of events now. Hope this chapter was long for ya'll. Took me forever to write it. So will Kaoru come back in time before the last petal drops?

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Arigatou

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