Lina: I know, that's my plan.
Kenshin: oh, that it is.
Lina: Part 3! Sorry, I've been busy with school and work, so I haven't had much time to update stuff. But here it is!
Kenshin, The Tormented Soul Part 3
Kenshin woke up from a deep sleep. He thought he heard something crash. He got up and walked around the dojo, and went into the training room. He found Aoshi and Misao, on top of eachother, the rack with the wooden swords was knocked over. Misao was underneath Aoshi, she was snoring loudly. Kenshin smiled. (No, this is not what you are thinking... Misao is way too young for Aoshi anyways.)
"Kenshin," someone called out to him. He thought it was Kaoru's voice. He went outside. Tomoe was standing in the middle of the yard, her back turned towards him. Kenshin blinked. "Ken... shin," she said again. She turned around and walked up to him. She put a hand on his cheek, the one with the scar. Kenshin winced. He knew this had to be a dream. She could not be real. She was dead after all, he watched her die. Tears formed in his eyes. Tomoe leaned forward and put her head on his shoulder and stroked his neck. He lifted a shaky hand and put it on her shoulder, eyes widened as he touched her.
"How... how are you..." he started. Tears fell down his cheeks, the cold tears burned his face. It was fall and closing in on winter.
"Here? I am in your heart. I always will be," Tomoe said. Kenshin put his other arm around her waist.
"But I... I killed you. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to, I wanted to be with you," Kenshin said, holding onto her tighter. She broke into a million pieces. Kenshin stared, wideeyed for a minute and then blinked. He fell on his knees. Kaoru came out from her room and saw him, looking like he was ready to cry.
"Kenshin? Why are you up so late?" She asked, going up to him. He turned to her, not letting tears form. He winced and bent over. "Kenshin!" Kaoru cried.
"I'm... fine, that I am," he said, barely able to talk.
"No, we must get Megumi. Something's wrong," Kaoru said, putting an arm around his shoulders. Kenshin put his hand on her's. He started to cough. They slowly walked into his room and Kaoru helped him lay down. She covered him up with the fouton and ran to get Megumi. Kenshin was breathing hard and sweating.
"Why... Tomoe?" He asked, clutching his chest. The pain was unbearable, almost like a sword wound that had just been made, but through his heart. Kaoru came back with Megumi in a few minutes and Megumi's voice was in the distance in Kenshin's mind. All he heard was Tomoe's, saying goodbye or help me. He knew that she was dead, but somehow he felt her presence.
"What can we do? Why is he like this?" Kaoru asked, frantically.
"Calm down. He'll be fine if he just rests. I think this is something that Kenshin needs to deal with on his own. There is nothing we can do for him, except hope," Megumi replied, tired from staying up the night before. Kaoru sighed. She stayed up through most of the night by Kenshin's side.
Lina: I know it's short, but it's what you get after me working 27 hours this week. Zzzzzz.
Kenshin: Go to sleep.
