Dark Passion

Chapter 6

Darkness. That's all that Kaoru could see. She was surrounded by shadows. But if she strained her eyes she could see a light in the distance. She tried to walk towards the light but the shadows pulled her back into their realm of darkness. As if begging her to stay.

"Let me go, please!" she cried.

There was a hissing sound from behind her and she tried harder to get away. Her back and sides hurt like hell. She wanted to be back in her room with Tomoe. But the shadows did not listen. They were pulling her further into the darkness.

"Please, let me go!" she screamed once more. And again her wish was not granted. The darkness was suffocating her and it was so hot. Still the small light got further and further away.

"Kaoru," an angelic voice called.

Kaoru went stiff. She would know that voice anywhere.

"Sayo?" her voice was small and uncertain.

"Yes, Kaoru it's me."

Kaoru looked up and saw her beloved sister. Except this Sayo was even more beautiful than Kaoru remembered. Kaoru tried to walk towards her but the shadows pulled her back. She looked up at Sayo silently begging her to help get rid of the shadows. Sayo just smiled.

She felt someone breathe in her ear behind her.

"Stay with me, Kaoru."

That voice. It was husky, smooth, and powerful all in one. It sounded so familiar but she couldn't place it. She saw Sayo slowly moving away from her towards the light. Tears spilled out of her eyes.

"Please, let me go!"

She couldn't lose Sayo again. Not again. She wasn't weak like she used to be. Why couldn't she get away from whoever was holding her from behind. Sayo kept going further and further away from her. The tears rolling down Kaoru's face were rivers. She wanted so desperately to touch Sayo, kiss Sayo, hug Sayo, and tell her that she's sorry she was weak and couldn't help defend their lives the day Battosai attacked. But she couldn't. Why was she so helpless. She trained for 14 years, yet she couldn't get out of the shadow's hold. She looked up at Sayo with glossy eyes.

"Sayo, help me!" she pleaded.

"No."

Kaoru was dumbfounded. She couldn't speak. She won't help me?

Sayo once again just smiled at her.

"Kaoru, this is where you belong."

"NO!" Kaoru screamed. She wasn't evil! She didn't belong with the shadows! She wasn't evil! She belonged in the light with Sayo not in the darkness. She wasn't evil!

But it was too late. Sayo was already gone, taking the only light with her. Now no light shone through at all. Everything was pitch black. Everything looked dangerous, scary, and hopeless. She wept harder.

"I'm not evil," She whispered. As if trying to convince herself. "I'm not! But...I killed my sister." Suddenly realization dawned on her. "I'm a monster. I'm as guilty as Battosai himself. He might deserve to die...but so do I."

All of a sudden her very own dagger materialized in front of her. She bent over and picked it up. She hesitated a for only a second and then thrust the dagger towards her chest, but a hand stopped her before the dagger could end her life.

She could feel that same person behind her with their arms wrapped around them both, while refraining her from killing herself.

"Kaoru." he said. His voice sounded pained as if it hurt him to see her like this. Who was that person? So familiar yet so exotic at the same time. She tried to turn to see his face but he wouldn't let her.

"Who are you?" she inquired.

He simply ignored her question.

"Kaoru don't kill yourself, it won't solve anything if you're dead."

"You don't understand," she whispered while closing her eyes and leaning into the person behind her. " I deserve to die. I killed my family."

"If anything you deserve peace for all the horrible things you've been through. You have never murdered a human in your life and never will," he said softly. He pulled the blade away from her and it fell to the floor with a clank.

'Stay with me Kaoru' he breathed into her mind.

Without realizing it Kaoru found herself nodding. She had chosen to stay with this man in this evil place wherever that may be.

And that terrified her the most.

Kaoru's eyes shot open. Her breathing was irregular and it took her a while to get it under control. That dream was more terrifying than the one of the night her family was killed. She tried to get up and immediately regretted it. Her back was on fire. She tried to remember what happened the night before. A tear fell down her eye when she recalled the memory.

flashback

"You worthless bitch!" yelled Kaoru's mom. "All you had to do was kill one god damn vampire! You couldn't even do that!"

Kaoru tried to become more aware of her surroundings but she found herself half conscious and half unconscious. She vaguely heard a whip far away but she couldn't grasp what was happening. The only thing she was aware of was the enraged voice of her mother.

"You killed them! You killed your own flesh and blood! You made me suffer without my husband and daughters! You left me all alone!"

As Mei said all this, the madder she became, and the harder the whip came down. Kaoru's back hurt so much it was practically numb. She was too tired to even scream in pain. She tried to block all the hurtful things her mom was saying from her mind but fate was to cruel to just let her pass out.

"You are a disgrace to the name Kamiya! You killed your family and then became too weak to avenge them! I am ashamed to know that my blood and genes are running through your useless body, allowing you to live when you should be dead!"

Kaoru made a whimpering sound which only fueled Mei's anger.

"I want you out! I never want to see your face again! As soon as you get your things I want you out of my life! Your very presence sickens me! I will contact all the other witch families including Tomoe's and tell them that you have been exiled from the witch community! If anyone ever see's you with another witch then your powers shall be stripped! But first, you must pay for your sins."

"Fourteen lashes for all the years that Sayo has been gone from the Earth!"

The whip came down forcefully.

"Fourteen lashes for all the years that Shiago has been gone from my life!"

Once again Mei struck her own daughter.

"Fourteen lashes for all the years that my husband has been gone from my side!"

The whip cut through the flesh of Kaoru's back.

"And fourteen years for all the years that you have lived instead of them!"

Finally fate chose to let Kaoru succumb to the realm of unconsciousness, temporarily allowing the pain to go unnoticed.

End Flashback

Kaoru closed her eyes and got her self under control. There would be no point in crying now, although those words will forever be ingrained her mind. Finally she opened her eyes and looked around her. She was in an alley way and it was already nightfall. Her clothes had been thrown carelessly onto the floor and were soaked from the dirty water on the floor. So her mom had kept her promise by throwing her out.

Kaoru also noticed that her injuries had not been treated and that if she didn't get help soon she was going to bleed to death. If her mom did hit her as many times as she thought she did, she should have 56 lashes on her back excluding all the times her mom hit her before giving her her "punishment". Gathering what energy she had left she managed to stand. Her body was demanding that she not move but she needed to find somewhere to stay. She didn't bother getting her clothes, for that would require her to bend down. Her hair had come undone and it was a tangled mess. Her eyes probably had circles under them and she wanted so desperately to just go to sleep. With painful steps she walked wherever the wind blew. What did it matter anyway? She was banished to see Sakura and Tomoe and had nowhere to go. So what if she died in the middle of the street? She wouldn't be missed. She did not have any loved ones to miss her.

Kaoru laughed hysterically. Love. She did not think she would ever have to use that word. No one loved her. She didn't even think that she loved herself. She smiled bitterly as tears rolled down her face. She hated crying yet it seemed that she never stopped. Soon she lost track of how long she was walking. Once again fate decided to be cruel and rain fell from the clouds.

Hours later, Kaoru still dragged on. If she was in a better mood she might have been proud of herself for traveling this long. But she did not even notice. She could no longer feel her feet but she kept walking. She had no idea why she was walking or where she was going, but she figured she would want to die somewhere beautiful so that the last thing she would remember would be something spectacular instead of her mother's last words. Maybe that was why she kept walking. So that she could find a special place to die.

Death wasn't that bad. All her pain would be gone. All her suffering would be over. She might even get to see her family although she probably was going to hell. Actually she looked forward to death. She found herself smiling at the thought of dying. Her body betrayed her and she collapsed to the floor. She had no idea where she was. Somewhere in the woods maybe? Wait. There was a river next to her. For some reason the river gave her peace. It was beautiful. She would not mind dying by this beautiful river although she would probably feel bad about tainting it with her blood and sins. She lay there with her back on the grass. Her back protested the contact but she didn't care. She looked up and let the raindrops fall on her face. They felt refreshing to her skin.

She closed her sapphire eyes for what she thought would be the last time and awaited the inevitable.

So much pain

she had to endure

a fallen angel

although her heart was pure

in her eyes she was guilty

she had no kin

only sin

this fallen angel

a mother who killed

her daughter's soul

with guilt

like too much sun

causes a flower

to wilt

poor fallen angel

tears and blood

she's shed

throughout the years

and for this angel

heaven cried it's tears

A/N: Well folks there it is. Sorry for the wait. I do update once every week but right now my rents are on a rampage! They say that its not "good" for me to spend all my time on the computer. It "is not good for my eyes." Is that not the lamest thing you ever heard. Anywho, I'm not supposed to be on right now but I thought that you guys deserved this chapter. So let me get on to the review responses.

Review Responses:

kasumi977: thanks! It always makes an author happy to know that people actually like their story!

Aya45: Thanks for the compliment! Well you probably want to kill Kaoru's mom since you found what she did to poor Kaoru. But don't worry things will start to look better for Kaoru in the future. Oh and I am sooo sorry! I tell you that I update every week and what happens: I don't update until two weeks later! Man if my parents weren't my parents I'd give them a piece of my power!...anywho I am so sorry and I'll try to update once every week! After all I only write for you guys!

royal bluekitsune: Congrats on getting off punishment! What'd you do to get off so fast? You bribed them huh? Just kidding anyway you HAVE to send me the lyrics! That is so cool! My story has its own song! My story has its own song! I feel so happy that I might actually do my homework! ...okay I'm not THAT happy :) My email is (Don't ask my dad wouldn't let me come up with my own name so I got stuck with that. Like I actually care about school. Oh and he thought he was being cool be spelling school with a K. As if)

animeLCgrl: wow what is it with people and all their questions! Just read and find out but thank you for your review. I hope you keep reading. But one thing: Megumi is NOT slutty. She is just confident with her body and dosen't mind showing it off. She uses her "gifts" as a way to lure men to her. That is quite effective if you're a vampire and a human filled with delicious blood drools over you and does as you command. So remember she is NOT a slut and if she was what is Sano gonna do? beat her with his fishbone? I think not!...anywho thanks for your review. I appreciate it!

iNuyAshAma1: thanks for your review! If you think that's it emotional now just wait until future chapters. My goal is to make you guys cry and I WILL succeed! lol

Reignashii: I think your right. Tokio is just well mannered. But it makes you wonder how someone as crazy as Saito would marry someone as well mannered as Tokio? Maybe on the inside Saito is just a sweet man who just wants to be loved. snickers yeah right! I say that Tokio has to have a wild side. I bet you she's got Saito wrapped around her elegant little fingers. He might even be scared of her!...now maybe that's a little overboard but Tokio is so not as nice as she seems if she was able to tame a wild man like Saito!

half-breed-demon-fox: Thanks I liked the fighting seen too. And Kaoru's mom is mean. But trust me she hasn't even begun to show how evil she really is. Just wait and see? Right now this is her being nice. You have no idea how evil she is going to get.

I also know that this story is kinda sad so maybe I should call it a dark story but I'm not sure. There will be happy moments people so don't feel bad for Kaoru because everything happens for a reason. Batts was not in this chapter so you can expect to see what's going on with Tomoe, Sakura, Batts and all the others in the next chapter. I really hope that you liked this chapter and PLZ REVIEW( it will make me very happy)!