Disclaimer: i don't own even a single strand of Kenshin's hair! *looks around* *POINK* KENSHIN: oro?!
I.CAN'T BELIEVE.IT!... someone's actually reading this stuff? thank you so much! you don't know what this means to me... i nearly broke my neck coz i was banging my head so hard!
I DON'T QUITE LIKE THIS CHAPTER... IT SEEMED HURRIED, JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU GUYS THINK, NE?
if I'm lucky, I could upload one chapter every other day and if I go HyperMode, I just might finish two chapters! I'm really happy today! yeah... well enjoy!
2 Survivor
Yahiko couldn't figure out what was going on. After telling Kenshin about the Tsunami, he suddenly sped off without saying a word to any of them.
He, Sano and Tsubame decided to follow. "It must be something serious. I hope it's nothing bad." He mused to himself.
"Oh my!" he turned around to see Tsubame who stopped dead on her tracks, her face gone pale.
"I just remembeed, Misao-chan and Kaoru-dono said they're going to the beach this morning!"
"Damn!" Sano ran to catch up with Kenshin.
Yahiko was shocked. Just moments ago, he was so fascinated about the Tsunami, when it might as well have endangered his friends' lives. He mentally cursed himself.
~*~
"Kami-sama. Let Kaoru-dono and Misao-chan be alright. Onegai!". Kenshin ran as fast as his feet could take him. Years of practicing Hiten Mitsurugi has gifted him a god-like speed.
"I'd like to pick up some seashells"
He hoped against hope that Misao and Kaoru stayed just along the shore. But he had that gnawing feeling that something was wrong.
When he arrived at the beach, there was already a small crowd of onlookers that had formed.
He begun pushing his way to the shore. He desperately need to see for himself.
"Sumimasen, it's an emergency! Let me through please."
He was straining every muscle in his body to not reach for his sakabattou and threaten everyone with it if they don't step aside.
Sano suddenly appeared among the crowd, he picked Kenshin up and made his way to the shore.
"Damn onlookers! Don't know nothin' better to do!" he said as he swept more people out of the way.
What they saw knocked the air out of their bodies. Someone was leaning unto someone, performing CPR.
They heard coughing. The one performing CPR got out of the way, giving Kenshin and Sano a good view of who that person lying was.
It was Misao.
They immediately went to her side. She was still unconscious but she was breathing. Kenshin and Sano gave a sigh of relief almost in unison.
"Misao-chan" Kenshin was glad she was okay. He looked around. There was no Kaoru in sight. His heart which has begun to beat normally when he saw Misao begun to beat hard on his chest again. It was almost painful.
"Where's busu?!" Yahiko who suddenly appeared among the crowd asked his question for him.
Misao wasn't stirring.
"Have you seen another girl with her?!" Sano shouted, panic was creeping on his veins.
The crowd shook their heads almost in unison. "Damn!" Sano cursed again, he was looking more and more like a madman now.
Yahiko and Tsubame begun describing Kaoru to the crowd. Kenshin ran to the shore. He looked everywhere for Kaoru. Tears were beginning to blur his vision.
"Kaoru!" he shouted again and again. Nobody answered. "Kaoru!"
~*~
Misao was still unconscious throughout the whole day. Sano sent word to the Oniwabanshu immediately. Yahiko sent Megumi a telegram (did telegram exist at that time already?! Tell me if I'm wrong please.). Tsubame tended to Misao. She had so many cuts and bruises.
After they pulled Kenshin away from the beach when they found him attempting to look for Kaoru by swimming and shouting like some maniac. He said he'll be going to the police.
The police placed finding Kaoru as one of their priorities. They have already formed a search party and have begun looking for her by boat. Saito Hajime himself came to the fishing village.
"Get a hold of yourself, Battousai. I'm beginning to lose respect for you."
Kenshin eyed Saito angrily, gold rims could be seen in his eyes.
"You're not gonna find her by swimming by yourself. There are a lot of small islands there, she could easily be in one of them."
"What're we supposed to do then?" Kenshin said heatedly, this time his eyes are pure purple, even the rurouni is angry.
"Wait for that friend of yours to wake up. You said she was with your girl during the incident. She might have some useful information. Go home now and fix yourself. You can come with the search party tomorrow."
If Kenshin hadn't known better, he would've said Saito was concerned about them.
He literally dragged himself to go back. Misao was still unconscious. Sano informed him that Aoshi and Megumi are hurrying themselves to get there. Later tonight, to be exact. He sighed, everybody else are doing their best to cope up with the problem. He should do that as well.
"I'll cook dinner then" he's not hungry, but maybe his friends were.
"We figured you'd be tired. Tsubame already cooked for us."
"All right."
"Hey Kenshin!"
"Oro?"
"Take it easy, man. You won't want Jou-chan to worry 'bout you, ne?"
He nodded then proceeded outside. Yahiko was practicing his shinai. He was venting his frustrations into training. Yahiko stopped, so did Kenshin. He wiped his eyes from tears. A weak smile crept from his lips when he saw Kenshin. Kenshin smiled as well, only that, it looked strained. He was feeling so down today. He turned to leave. Then:
"Kenshin."
"Yes, Yahiko?"
Yahiko shook his head
"I can't believe I was so excited about that Tsunami thing. If I'd known then I would've---" "That's alright." Kenhsin put up his hand. "You didn't know." He came nearer and patted the boy's hair. He smiled again, this time much better than the last.
"You should go to bed now, we'll join the search party tomorrow."
He turned to leave.
"We'll find her right? Yeah, everything would be alright tomorrow." Yahiko assured himself. "I can't believe it! Somebody has to teach that busu how to swim!"
Kenshin chuckled. "Go to sleep now Yahiko, it's getting late. Tell that to Tsubame too. I'll look after Misao for her."
~*~
He went to the room the room that Kaoru and Misao shared, where Misao lay. It pained him to see a friend in such helpless state. He doesn't blame Misao for what happened. Nobody knew. He tool some blankets to cover Misao with when something caught his eye.
He covered Misao with blankets first, then turned to look at the object he saw before. It was a box. It was Kaoru's. Remembering her tore his heart apart. He moved to look inside. he hesitated for two reasons, first, he felt guilty about looking into Kaoru's things. Second, he was afraid of what he may find.
After debating with himself, he let his curiosity win. The box contained all the shells Kaoru had gathered before, there was also a small bundle, he opened it, there he saw what looks like a bracelet, halfway done. he turned to the cloth it was covered in to bring it back. There was embroidery on the cloth. It said:
With love,
Kaoru
That's it. She was gathering shells for him. He felt like weeping.
"I'll give you the prettiest shell I find!"
He traced the embroidery with his hand. A tear fell from his eye. He couldn't stop himself. Just this morning, they were so happy. He remembered their brief kiss. Would it be the last? More tears fell.
"Kaoru, I miss you already. "
He was crying for how long, only Kami-sama knows. The sun was about to rise when he felt someone stir behind him.
"Hi-mura"
Misao's voice was broken. She was awake.
OH WOW! WAS THAT A CLIFFIE AGAIN? NEXT CHAPTER... WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO KAORU AT THE SEA. AND THE BEGINNING OF THE SEARCH.
-----> i actually tried to make it longer... it's just supposed to end when they found Misao, but nobody would like that right? also, where do you think it's best to find Kaoru? any suggestions?
BOOYAKA! guess who Kenshin's gonna fight in the next few chapters?! hehehehe....
I'm feeling so happy I got a boost of inspiration! I'm attending review classes for my entrance exam this summer and my crush is there! I'm so happy! and we're even wearing the same kind of t-shirt! you know the ones where the color of the sleeve is different! and i caught him looking at me! while he was eating cake though! okay I'll shut up now...*bangs head*now being the crazy girl that i am, i'd like to reply to these people...
Roaring flames: thank you so much for reading this fic, hope you'll continue reading...Lendra chan: Owie! so happy!^_^ I'm a sherlock holmes fan so I always love a good mystery...
KenshinLover263: I'll think about it everytime I hit my head and curse myself for not being able to think up a good title...
Lisa Oceans Potter: Wow thanks! I could think up one chapter a day if i try, but chapter 4-5 are nearly finished, they just need a few touches!
what are you waiting for? review please! with lots of reviews and a few chocolates I'll be able to think up something real good!