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Kenshin: Oro.

Kenshin, The Tormented Soul Part 1

Kenshin starred at the floor, he was thinking about his past, how he killed Tomoe. He clenched a fist. Kaoru knocked on the door.

"Kenshin, are you okay? You haven't come out since last night. Would you like something to eat?" Kaoru asked, sort of knowing what was going on.

"No," Kenshin said, plainly. Kaoru turned around, but then she heard Kenshin crying. Tears fell down his face. Kaoru went in his room and up to him. She put a hand on his left cheek, the one with the scar. He winced, feeling pain even though it had been over 15 years since Tomoe's death.

"You can tell me if something's wrong. Is it... you're wife?" She asked. Kenshin nodded, tears still falling. He remembered Tomoe washing his cheek after it had started to bleed. He fell on his knees, and Kaoru also knelt down. Kenshin leaned forward until his head touched Kaoru's shoulder. Blood started to pour out of the scar. Kaoru gasped. "We have to get Megumi!" She cried. Kenshin grabbed her arm as she started to get up.

"No, just use a towel," he said, eyes red, the tears were mixing with the blood. Kaoru started to cry as she ran out to get a towel and water. She came back within seconds and squeezed water out of the towel. She rubbed it gently against his cheek. Kenshin winced. "This is just what... Tomoe did," he said, smiling slightly. He wiped away the tears as Kaoru washed the blood out of the towel. Tears fell into the water as she did this. Kenshin was still bleeding, but not as much as before.

"Are you going to be... okay?" Kaoru asked. Kenshin hesitated, since he knew he wasn't going to be fine, nothing ever will again.

"Yes," he said, plainly. Although what came after that was going to be even more painful. He didn't eat anything even when Kaoru insisted that he did, this lasted for two days. He finally got some soup down, but didn't eat much after that, or sleep for that matter. Kaoru visited his room frequently, since he did not want to speak with anyone else. She was the only one who knew about Tomoe after all. He didn't say much, just nodded to what she was saying.

One time she visited him, his scar was bright red, almost as if it were bleeding again, but no blood dripped from it. She set down a tray with soup and tea on it, Kenshin took a few sips of both. His eyes were so tired that he decided he would try and get a few hours of sleep.

"Kenshin... Kenshin are you there?" A voice whispered. Kenshin appeared in blackness. He turned around to see Tomoe. She had blood on her kimono where he had slashed her.

"Tomoe, I'm so sorry, I did not mean to kill you," he said, tears falling down his face.

"I know, I forgive you," she said, smiling. She walked up to him, he backed away. "What's the matter?" She asked.

"You're... dead," he replied. Tomoe laughed an almost evil laugh.
"Don't tell me you're afraid of the dead," she said, putting a hand on his cheek where the scar was. He winced. Her hand was cold, ice cold. She leaned forward and kissed his lips, his eyes widened.

Kenshin sat up quickly and was sweating heavily. He knew it was only a dream, but it meant something horrible.

"Why...?" He asked.

Lina: Yes, this is the end of the first chapter, told u it was angsty! Keep reading and reviewing!

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