A/N: thank you again to those who had send in their reviews (bows), and hey don't be too shy to tell me my own mistakes, cause I know I have lots out there (scratch head), and I honestly confess some are pretty basic (blushes). So I hope that chapter 13 had been a real thrill. Sorry to be a poop (grins) but Aoshi won't be appearing, its only Soujiro who would be saving the day (sniff) or maybe not (haha). Just wait cause I have already thought about how it will all end up, and I promise that it would be a really good one. So behold my dear readers, chapter 14! ENJOY! JA
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The door swung open, sending both Misao and Shin clinging on each other's arms. They were defenseless. Ryujins gang had taken Misaos only weapon, and she was left with nothing but the drops of tears that had trickled down Shins face. Light had started to creep onto the door, slowly peeking beneath the shadowed walls and floors of their dark empty prison.
What am I to do? I have nothing prepared in neither my hands nor a plan in my head, all I've got is my comfort, the comfort of staying beside you as much as I can. I have nothing to keep you safe, because I am left with nothing but fear like you have.
Misao can feel Shin shaking as she held her tight in her arms. She can feel her own sweat crawling down her neck and onto her chest. Everything was going slow, and every movement was recorded clearly on her mind.
I hate you Aoshi Shinomori, I hated you because you have left me alone and have sent me to my own free will of finding my way to someone else, not you whom I love. You have caused this to happen. If you had just said yes, and if only you had accepted me with great joy, then maybe this wouldn't have happened. Maybe everything would have turned out all right. But now, it is all but late.
The door had opened and there in front of them was a shadow of a man, a young man as it looked like. He was wearing a navy blue Hakama with a sharp glistening sword held tightly on his hands. His face was vague, because the light that had slowly crept was only shining through his back, not in his front.
"Who is this man?" Misao thought.
"Would he try to hurt us?" she thought again.
I am not going to give up on Shin, I will be strong for her sake, and I will protect her even if my life depends on it. Shin is still so young with a good life to look forward to, while I in the other have none, I am empty, I am worthless and I am nothing.
Misao can see that there was blood dripping down the blade of his sword. This only meant that she was not only fighting an ordinary guy with the thoughts of the devil lurking beside him, but it was the devil itself.
I will not fail Shin; I will not give up on her.
"Just stay in here okay" Misao whispered to shin.
Then she quickly crawled onto the ground and crept on the dim corners of the prison. She could hear his gasping for breath and she can hear the dripping of blood echoing through the whole room. Shin had squeezed herself on a small corner, burying her face on her knees and facing away from the light. Misao was only a few meters away from the killer and her heart was beating real fast. Then with a quick movement she attacked the man.
Back at the restaurant...
Akami was still kneeling on the floor waiting for even a small sign that they were all well. She knelt on the floor with her eyes swollen red form crying. she felt like she was to be blamed form all the things that had happened.
"If I could've just followed Ryujin and had given myself up" She whispered in between her chokes.
"If only I could have been more smart to look after my sister." she whispered as tears slowly trickled down her chin.
"I only hope that all of them are in good hands" she thought.
"Oh please keep them safe Buddha!"
Back to Misao and Shin...
Misao attacked the killer with all the speed she can take up. And then she took him by his arms, lifted him up to the ground and had thrown him onto the floor, sending his sword to fall out of his hands and onto the ground where darkness had hidden it on its lair. Misao quickly charged once again, gasping for breath holding on to her will to go on, but as she was about to attack him, she suddenly saw a flash of sliver blue light glimmer through the darkness constantly blinding her for one minute. Then at that instance the light had appeared once again, only this time it was tainted red.
It was a sword...
Tsuzukere...
A/N: real suspense huh. Well what's the thrill of the story if I tell you now, so for now I guess you'll have to guess who is it that got hit by the sword, and who was the killer. So I guess I'll be telling everything to you on the next chapter, exactly what had actually happened in that so-called dark time. So look out for the next chapter to come. R&R please. Ciao!
thanks again to my reviewers and readers