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I LOVED writing this part. FelicitousMe is taking over! I just love this part. I have my favorite here and that "part" for me is so adorable! well hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing/typing it!
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Hey! I thought of a new title, Surpassing Waves! I mean they surpass some challenges and there's waves too... Whatcha think? but that means I'm going to change the title in the previous chapters too, just tell me what you think, ne?
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i "…I will come back and finish this fight"/i
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Kenshin suddenly remembered what Kaoru, Kotori, whatever whispered in his ear before he lost his consciousness. His wounds weren't that deep, the only one that hurted that on his side. He should've taken care of himself more. The shock and the lack of sleep were one of the elements that he was unconditioned for that fight.
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Megumi said that Kaoru was brainwashed. He had already read the books Aoshi showed them awhile ago. Kaoru has become loyal to Reiji and he knows that she would come and get him. Hey! A plan suddenly formed in his mind.
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"Saito, have you got anyone to guard Reiji?" he asked.
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Saito seemed surprised by his question but opted not to ask.
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"Yeah" he replied lazily
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"Excellent!" Kenshin was flashing a smile, his teeth almost showing. Everyone was confused.
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"What's excellent Kenshin?" Megumi asked. Sano was looking at him as if he'd gone crazy just like Reiji. Misao was looking at him curiously. Aoshi was watching him at the corner of his eye and Yahiko's attention was somewhere else.
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"Saito, how about I guard him?" He asked Saito, he just shrugged then nodded "Whatever" , he said
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"What are you thinking?!" Sano exclaimed "You're not planning to rip him apart right?"
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Kenshin just shook his head.
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"I have every reason to believe that Kaoru's in this village…" nobody was speaking "she's become so loyal to him. She believes that he's all she's got… tonight, is the soonest time she could get him. Why don't we surprise her?" Kenshin smiled at them. Aoshi and Saito seemed to understand. Seeing this, Misao relaxed and nodded. Sano for once shut up. Yahiko's attention was towards them again.
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"Miss Megumi, I have something to ask of you."
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~*~
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The rain was spattering on her clothes. "Good thing I wore leather…" Kotori unhappily thought to herself. Her boots splashed water all over as she strode one purposeful stride after the other. (yep! Boots! I have a thing for boots, but somehow find myself spending money on chocolate bars… well on with the story…)
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She was wearing a new set of clothes, much better than the rags she wore during her fight with Kenshin. She mentally slapped herself as her thoughts wandered to that kiss. Somehow, as if embedded in that kiss was a promise, as if desperate to bring her back no matter what.
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"Baka!" she muttered to herself.
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"Cute baka" her mind countered. Eversince meeting him, she's become so unstable with herself. She hissed and pushed the thought away.
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"I need to focus on more important things!"
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She turned around a corner her cape whipping behind her. She put her hood on, hiding her face from view. On each side of her hips were her trusty daggers.
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She walked on until the police station came to view. By the gate she saw something. (ew! doggie poopies!)
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It was a little boy who looks like he's selling something. He had dark hair and dark brown eyes, upon entering the compound, she heard him whistling a tune, she shrugged and went on.
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She found it all too easy to enter, she found one policeman guarding the gate, she knocked him out with her fist. What a weakling. She pressed on and found herself in a clearing. Nobody seems to be there. Lax Security. She went on, not noticing two pairs of eyes following her every move.
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Finally, she entered the main compound. The only guard that could be seen was asleep. She went closer to have a peek, he seemed muscular. Better not wake him up I guess. She carefully took the keys from his pocket. Strange how that man looks like a rooster. She went on and searched for her master.
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The air seemed to fill up with the smell of cigarettes, she thought she heard some tapping on the roof aside from the rain pouring down. /pp
Someone was there! Then she heard something…
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"Meeoro?!" "mimimeow!!!" (^_^)
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Just a cat, she thought. It almost sounded like oro. Maybe the cat has something stuck on its throat. She went on.
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She was startled when she saw someone sitting along the corridor, it was a lady! She tried to act normal.
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"Oh! Are you visiting someone too?" she had so many bottles with her, she was also carrying a bag. "My husband works here.OHOHOHO!" She smiled.
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Kotori decided she should go and finish business now. She gave the lady a polite nod and said "Yes I'm visiting someone, my father. Bye then." She left as quickly as she could. She glanced back at the woman. Strange, she thought she saw fox ears pop from out of her head. I must hurry, I might be having a fever.
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Finally she found herself in front of her master's cell. She opened the lock and destroyed it. Just to be sure.
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"Oh!"
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"What's that?" someone was still there? She listened closely.
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"Kooh! Kooh!" "Kooh! Kooh!" (imagine a bird only that its being pressed down by rhino...)
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Just a bird. She sighed. She's become a bit jumpy ever since starting on this mission. "Must be a jungle out there!" she thought to herself and went on and entered the cell. She found her master slumped against the wall. She tried waking him up but he wouldn't. She decided to carry him instead.
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With much difficulty she was able to get out of the cell, when suddenly a net was flung at her, it covered both her and her master.
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"What the-?" she recognized the guard who looked like rooster and another cop puffing a smoke.
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It's a trap! She dropped Reiji roughly on the floor, his head bumping the prison bars. (oh how I wish he'd BLEED!)
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She took out her knives and effortlessly cut through the net. She kicked the rooster head in the stomach, but he caught her feet.
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"Not so fast, missy!" she threw one of her daggers towards him, he was able to elude it but lost his balance, he stumbled to the ground, freeing Kaoru. She turned around and saw the smoking cop. He was just standing there. She hit a flying kick on his face. It didn't seem to affect him. She kicked him again and again. It still didn't affect him. She took her dagger and whirled at him. He raised his hands and backed away, as if mocking her. She threw the dagger at him, it caught his shirt and he was pinned to the wall. He still had that lazy look on his face.
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She decided to leave immediately, the rooster head was coming towards her. She was about to go out, the rooster head hot on her tracks. She reached the doorway, but the lady she saw was blocking it. She held a bottle, as if to spray it on her face. She ducked and kicked the bottle out of her hands.
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She wasted no time and went to get out, the rain was pouring hard. She was now in the clearing, sharp kunais were thrown at her. She eluded it.
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"That was close!" she heard a girl shout. A girl came out from the trees, a tall man behind her. The girl threw more kunais at her, she dodged them by doing a somersault. She jumped and used one of the trees to get her up on the roof. Someone was already there. A certain red-headed, cross-scarred fellow.
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She was caught off guard and almost fell, he caught her. He still didn't pull her. She was on the roof's edge. Kenshin was the only thing that was keeping her from falling.
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"Megumi! The bottle!" his voice was cold. His eyes were rimmed with gold rings.
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The lady from before threw the bottle from below. She noticed the vendor boy from outside, the rooster head,puffing cop, kunai girl and the tall man, the last three she recognized as the ones at their "hideout". All of them were looking at her.
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She should've known this was a trap!
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Kenshin caught the bottle. Pretending to be a "cat" was boring. He was about to spray the contents on Kaoru's face when she suddenly kicked him. She held on to his sakabattou in his side to pull herself up. Now she was wielding it and swung it from side to side, fascinated.
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She went towards Kenshin who was regaining his balance. He just whirled around, dodging her attack. In a quick move, he was behind her. He had her arm behind her back. She swung her other hand, the one holding his sword. He caught her hand in time, he wrenched the weapon from her hands. His sword fell to the roof.
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He put her other hand behind her back too. He took the bottle and was about to spray the sleeping potion at her face, she tried to bite his hand, he pulled away in time. He whispered into her hear.
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i"Rest now, my Kaoru"/i
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In a few seconds, Kaoru/Kotori fell asleep on Kenshin's shoulders, the raining pouring down on them. Kenshin sighed as the others from below cheered. He took her in his arms and reached for his sakabattou. He resheathed it (is that right? Msword says its wrong.) and jumped down from the roof. His friend went closer and took a look at Kaoru, except for Saito, he was busy putting back the still unconscious Reiji. They gave him some of Megumi's sleeping potion earlier.
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She looked so peaceful. Her bangs were covering her eyes. They were all soaking wet now, but none of them seemed to care.
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"I thought we blew it when she destroyed that lock!" Misao said. They were planning to lock her up in the cell. The net was plan B.
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"Good thing you pretended to be a bird, but you sounded more like the birds from those Coocoo clocks I saw before." Sano said suddenly.
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Misao was fuming. Megumi was laughing at her.
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"You have shamed the Oniwabanshu." Yahiko commented.
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"Why you!" Misao went to beat the living daylights out of the two when Aoshi patted her back and pointed at Kenshin's direction then he looked for something to save them from the rain.
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Sano, Yahiko, Megumi and even Saito looked too. The three smiled pleasantly at the scene before them. Saito shook his head, brought his hands in the air and went back inside. He came out again and threw them some umbrellas.
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"Now get out." he muttered. He didn't really want to participate but they told him that he should because they helped him get Reiji.
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Kenshin was clinging unto Kaoru as though he might lose her again. Her head was propped on his right leg. He was stroking her hair lovingly. He brushed her cheeks as if to memorize every angle of her face. He kissed her forehead then her cheeks, eyebrows, then buried his face in the crook of her neck. He inhaled her scent.
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Jasmine. How he feared every night since that day that he may never hold her again.
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He embedded in his mind how she felt against him,uncaring about his friends watching him. He embraced Kaoru and smiled contentedly to himself. Misao came closer and held up an umbrella for them.
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Yahiko pretended to throw up at the scene but stopped and looked at his sensei. He held her hand and for the first time in a long time, he smiled. Sano was standing beside Megumi looking at Kaoru. Misao was jumping in out of sheer happiness while trying to make Aoshi jump too.
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"C'mon let's celebrate! We got Kaoru back! Yay!" she bounced around the ground.
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"Ahem" Megumi interrupted the "moment", "Ken-san, I think we should get Kaoru somewhere before the sleeping potion wears off."
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Megumi couldn't help but smile, finally, Kenshin, genuinely, truly, deeply is happy. Sano was breathing so loudly she thought to tell him off because he might blew off the police station's roof. When she looked up at him he was smiling from ear to ear his chest heaving with emotion. Misao's and Yahiko's laughing voices could be heard in the background. Aoshi just stood there staring at them.
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"Well, Kenshin, finally, we got her back. Can we go home now? unless you wanna stay in the rain..." Sano said as he stiffled a yawn. They haven't realized it was already past midnight.
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Kenshin nodded and smiled, "Yeah, Let's bring her home".
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When the words he'd spoken sunk in, a lazy smile crept his lips. His smile lingered as the word "home" registered in his mind. His home was in Kaoru and hers in him. They were home.
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And with that he carried Kaoru all the way to the cottage they've been living in for almost a year now. Megumi and Sano were arguing with each other again but this time they were laughing. Yahiko and Misao still dancing and laughing beind them. Aoshi shadowly followed them.
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They'll go back to Tokyo as soon possible.
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~*~
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They have gotten home at about two in the morning already. All of them soaking wet. They quickly changed clothes. Aoshi was now drinking tea. Sano and Yahiko was slumped on the floor sleeping as if they haven't slept in a long time.
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Kenshin brought Kaoru inside the girls' room. He laid her down on the futon when he felt her skin. It was hot, she was coming in with a fever. Megumi and Misao came in.
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"Get out, Kenshin, quick!" Megumi had said.
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He understood perfectly. They were going to change her clothes. He stood up and went to his room and change his clothes as well.
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When he was done, he came outside and saw Misao standing there. Everybody else was asleep.
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"We saw something…it's about Kaoru."
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They both went to the room. Megumi was kneeling beside Kaoru.
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"I have something to show you, Ken-san" she turned Kaoru on her back and yanked her yukata off, showing him her bare back. What he saw made his blood broil.
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There were evidences of beating at Kaoru's back. He looked closer and saw faint scars. He traced it with his fingers, taking everything in as if to help ease it all.
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"It looks like something being lashed at her back, a whip perhaps" Megumi said, shaking her head.
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Misao tried to suppress a sob. There were bruises on nearly every part of her back. They haven't seen it before because of her clothing. They all couldn't help but wonder what Kaoru might have gone through.
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Kenshin clenched his fists.
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Reiji will pay.
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They heard Kaoru groan. They all broke away from their thoughts.
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"The sleeping potion must be losing its effect. Her fever's not too high, she'll be fine." Megumi said.
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"We'll look after her. You can rest now, Himura." Misao said setting aside a kaiken. (it's like a sword only it's only 3 ½ in. long, mainly used for self-defense.)
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"Where did you get that?" Kenshin couldn't help but ask.
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"Oh this?" Misao held up the small weapon. "It was hidden underneath her clothes. Wonder why she didn't use it on you while on the roof though."
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Yeah. He can't help but wonder. If Kaoru wanted to use it… no! you were holding both her hands at the time, she couldn't, that was all. But before she went to the roof, she could've done it. Maybe she just forgot. He's hoping that she had finally decided to believe them.
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"I think I'll take that" Kenshin's voice was almost commanding. Misao handed him the weapon.
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Just to be sure. Kaoru wasn't exactly willing to go back to them yet. She might attack her friends with the small weapon when she wakes up. He turned to leave. He for the last time that night looked at Kaoru, who was sleeping peacefully now and went back to the room he sleeps in.
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Even with rain pouring hard on the roof, everyone in that little cottage slept soundly.
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Well that wasn't a cliffie... there's not much Reiji going on in the next chapters. But they will be facing another problem. If you think and read carefully, you can guess it.
Most of it is gonna be "moments". No clues to drop, no suspicious beings on the ground, just like the old times, with a twist!
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I tried to make this one sound simple. Did I succeed?
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Dang! I can't remember what's gonna happen in chapter 9... I need medicine....
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MushyMe: Here...* hands over a picture of someone...*
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MEme: *falls over* WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?! ooo... I like this, he looks adorable... ^_^
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FelicitousMe: Feeling genki already?
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MEme: Oh! I can't remeber a thing! What was supposed to happen? *falls dramatically to the floor*
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EvilMe: You better remember or else!
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*EvilMe shaking MEme vigorously*
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MEme: I never wanted this... *using water gun to make "tears"*
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FelicitousMe: What do you need then?
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MEme: ...reviews... *falls into a messy goo*
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EvilMe: Well, you heard her... *sharpening knives*
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*FelicitousMe and MushyMe shaking heads*
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FelicitousMe: Seeing that MEme has fallen ill because of *cough*severe*cough*headache*cough*. The reading of her replies to her beloved reviewers are below.
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*MushyMe praying in the background*
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*EvilMe looks at her and smirked*
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MushyMe: eep! *hides in nearby cabinet*
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REPLY TO REVIEWS:
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Roaring Flames: sorry this was my reply to you on your review in chappie 6, I'm glad about your reaction about it! I appreciate it so much!
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Star of Foam: How old are you?! Coz they say that teens have a hard time sleeping at a certain age. Dunno why. I'm a certified nocturnal since age 9!
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Destellar: Whoa! You don't have to do that! ^_^. You guys make my day by simply reviewing... *whacks EvilMe in the head*
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Lisa Oceans Potter: Yeah, that Reiji's totally mental! Good thing Sano was there! And here I was thinking he's so eeky, oh I love Sano now. but I love Kenshin too, and Soujiro and Enishi and...and...Aoshi
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MushyMe: Shut up! It's my part to be the one who's romantic!
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bDisclaimer:/b I don't own RK or Kenshin, or Kaoru, or Misao or Soujiro… I think I can claim Reiji though. Dang!
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Hey! I thought of a new title, Surpassing Waves! I mean they surpass some challenges and there's waves too... Whatcha think? but that means I'm going to change the title in the previous chapters too, just tell me what you think, ne?
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Kenshin suddenly remembered what Kaoru, Kotori, whatever whispered in his ear before he lost his consciousness. His wounds weren't that deep, the only one that hurted that on his side. He should've taken care of himself more. The shock and the lack of sleep were one of the elements that he was unconditioned for that fight.
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Megumi said that Kaoru was brainwashed. He had already read the books Aoshi showed them awhile ago. Kaoru has become loyal to Reiji and he knows that she would come and get him. Hey! A plan suddenly formed in his mind.
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"Saito, have you got anyone to guard Reiji?" he asked.
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Saito seemed surprised by his question but opted not to ask.
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"Yeah" he replied lazily
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"Excellent!" Kenshin was flashing a smile, his teeth almost showing. Everyone was confused.
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"What's excellent Kenshin?" Megumi asked. Sano was looking at him as if he'd gone crazy just like Reiji. Misao was looking at him curiously. Aoshi was watching him at the corner of his eye and Yahiko's attention was somewhere else.
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"Saito, how about I guard him?" He asked Saito, he just shrugged then nodded "Whatever" , he said
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"What are you thinking?!" Sano exclaimed "You're not planning to rip him apart right?"
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Kenshin just shook his head.
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"I have every reason to believe that Kaoru's in this village…" nobody was speaking "she's become so loyal to him. She believes that he's all she's got… tonight, is the soonest time she could get him. Why don't we surprise her?" Kenshin smiled at them. Aoshi and Saito seemed to understand. Seeing this, Misao relaxed and nodded. Sano for once shut up. Yahiko's attention was towards them again.
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"Miss Megumi, I have something to ask of you."
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~*~
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The rain was spattering on her clothes. "Good thing I wore leather…" Kotori unhappily thought to herself. Her boots splashed water all over as she strode one purposeful stride after the other. (yep! Boots! I have a thing for boots, but somehow find myself spending money on chocolate bars… well on with the story…)
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She was wearing a new set of clothes, much better than the rags she wore during her fight with Kenshin. She mentally slapped herself as her thoughts wandered to that kiss. Somehow, as if embedded in that kiss was a promise, as if desperate to bring her back no matter what.
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"Baka!" she muttered to herself.
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"Cute baka" her mind countered. Eversince meeting him, she's become so unstable with herself. She hissed and pushed the thought away.
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"I need to focus on more important things!"
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She turned around a corner her cape whipping behind her. She put her hood on, hiding her face from view. On each side of her hips were her trusty daggers.
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She walked on until the police station came to view. By the gate she saw something. (ew! doggie poopies!)
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It was a little boy who looks like he's selling something. He had dark hair and dark brown eyes, upon entering the compound, she heard him whistling a tune, she shrugged and went on.
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She found it all too easy to enter, she found one policeman guarding the gate, she knocked him out with her fist. What a weakling. She pressed on and found herself in a clearing. Nobody seems to be there. Lax Security. She went on, not noticing two pairs of eyes following her every move.
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Finally, she entered the main compound. The only guard that could be seen was asleep. She went closer to have a peek, he seemed muscular. Better not wake him up I guess. She carefully took the keys from his pocket. Strange how that man looks like a rooster. She went on and searched for her master.
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The air seemed to fill up with the smell of cigarettes, she thought she heard some tapping on the roof aside from the rain pouring down. /pp
Someone was there! Then she heard something…
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"Meeoro?!" "mimimeow!!!" (^_^)
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Just a cat, she thought. It almost sounded like oro. Maybe the cat has something stuck on its throat. She went on.
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She was startled when she saw someone sitting along the corridor, it was a lady! She tried to act normal.
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"Oh! Are you visiting someone too?" she had so many bottles with her, she was also carrying a bag. "My husband works here.OHOHOHO!" She smiled.
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Kotori decided she should go and finish business now. She gave the lady a polite nod and said "Yes I'm visiting someone, my father. Bye then." She left as quickly as she could. She glanced back at the woman. Strange, she thought she saw fox ears pop from out of her head. I must hurry, I might be having a fever.
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Finally she found herself in front of her master's cell. She opened the lock and destroyed it. Just to be sure.
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"Oh!"
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"What's that?" someone was still there? She listened closely.
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"Kooh! Kooh!" "Kooh! Kooh!" (imagine a bird only that its being pressed down by rhino...)
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Just a bird. She sighed. She's become a bit jumpy ever since starting on this mission. "Must be a jungle out there!" she thought to herself and went on and entered the cell. She found her master slumped against the wall. She tried waking him up but he wouldn't. She decided to carry him instead.
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With much difficulty she was able to get out of the cell, when suddenly a net was flung at her, it covered both her and her master.
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"What the-?" she recognized the guard who looked like rooster and another cop puffing a smoke.
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It's a trap! She dropped Reiji roughly on the floor, his head bumping the prison bars. (oh how I wish he'd BLEED!)
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She took out her knives and effortlessly cut through the net. She kicked the rooster head in the stomach, but he caught her feet.
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"Not so fast, missy!" she threw one of her daggers towards him, he was able to elude it but lost his balance, he stumbled to the ground, freeing Kaoru. She turned around and saw the smoking cop. He was just standing there. She hit a flying kick on his face. It didn't seem to affect him. She kicked him again and again. It still didn't affect him. She took her dagger and whirled at him. He raised his hands and backed away, as if mocking her. She threw the dagger at him, it caught his shirt and he was pinned to the wall. He still had that lazy look on his face.
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She decided to leave immediately, the rooster head was coming towards her. She was about to go out, the rooster head hot on her tracks. She reached the doorway, but the lady she saw was blocking it. She held a bottle, as if to spray it on her face. She ducked and kicked the bottle out of her hands.
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She wasted no time and went to get out, the rain was pouring hard. She was now in the clearing, sharp kunais were thrown at her. She eluded it.
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"That was close!" she heard a girl shout. A girl came out from the trees, a tall man behind her. The girl threw more kunais at her, she dodged them by doing a somersault. She jumped and used one of the trees to get her up on the roof. Someone was already there. A certain red-headed, cross-scarred fellow.
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She was caught off guard and almost fell, he caught her. He still didn't pull her. She was on the roof's edge. Kenshin was the only thing that was keeping her from falling.
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"Megumi! The bottle!" his voice was cold. His eyes were rimmed with gold rings.
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The lady from before threw the bottle from below. She noticed the vendor boy from outside, the rooster head,puffing cop, kunai girl and the tall man, the last three she recognized as the ones at their "hideout". All of them were looking at her.
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She should've known this was a trap!
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Kenshin caught the bottle. Pretending to be a "cat" was boring. He was about to spray the contents on Kaoru's face when she suddenly kicked him. She held on to his sakabattou in his side to pull herself up. Now she was wielding it and swung it from side to side, fascinated.
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She went towards Kenshin who was regaining his balance. He just whirled around, dodging her attack. In a quick move, he was behind her. He had her arm behind her back. She swung her other hand, the one holding his sword. He caught her hand in time, he wrenched the weapon from her hands. His sword fell to the roof.
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He put her other hand behind her back too. He took the bottle and was about to spray the sleeping potion at her face, she tried to bite his hand, he pulled away in time. He whispered into her hear.
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i"Rest now, my Kaoru"/i
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In a few seconds, Kaoru/Kotori fell asleep on Kenshin's shoulders, the raining pouring down on them. Kenshin sighed as the others from below cheered. He took her in his arms and reached for his sakabattou. He resheathed it (is that right? Msword says its wrong.) and jumped down from the roof. His friend went closer and took a look at Kaoru, except for Saito, he was busy putting back the still unconscious Reiji. They gave him some of Megumi's sleeping potion earlier.
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She looked so peaceful. Her bangs were covering her eyes. They were all soaking wet now, but none of them seemed to care.
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"I thought we blew it when she destroyed that lock!" Misao said. They were planning to lock her up in the cell. The net was plan B.
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"Good thing you pretended to be a bird, but you sounded more like the birds from those Coocoo clocks I saw before." Sano said suddenly.
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Misao was fuming. Megumi was laughing at her.
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"You have shamed the Oniwabanshu." Yahiko commented.
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"Why you!" Misao went to beat the living daylights out of the two when Aoshi patted her back and pointed at Kenshin's direction then he looked for something to save them from the rain.
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Sano, Yahiko, Megumi and even Saito looked too. The three smiled pleasantly at the scene before them. Saito shook his head, brought his hands in the air and went back inside. He came out again and threw them some umbrellas.
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"Now get out." he muttered. He didn't really want to participate but they told him that he should because they helped him get Reiji.
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Kenshin was clinging unto Kaoru as though he might lose her again. Her head was propped on his right leg. He was stroking her hair lovingly. He brushed her cheeks as if to memorize every angle of her face. He kissed her forehead then her cheeks, eyebrows, then buried his face in the crook of her neck. He inhaled her scent.
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Jasmine. How he feared every night since that day that he may never hold her again.
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He embedded in his mind how she felt against him,uncaring about his friends watching him. He embraced Kaoru and smiled contentedly to himself. Misao came closer and held up an umbrella for them.
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Yahiko pretended to throw up at the scene but stopped and looked at his sensei. He held her hand and for the first time in a long time, he smiled. Sano was standing beside Megumi looking at Kaoru. Misao was jumping in out of sheer happiness while trying to make Aoshi jump too.
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"C'mon let's celebrate! We got Kaoru back! Yay!" she bounced around the ground.
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"Ahem" Megumi interrupted the "moment", "Ken-san, I think we should get Kaoru somewhere before the sleeping potion wears off."
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Megumi couldn't help but smile, finally, Kenshin, genuinely, truly, deeply is happy. Sano was breathing so loudly she thought to tell him off because he might blew off the police station's roof. When she looked up at him he was smiling from ear to ear his chest heaving with emotion. Misao's and Yahiko's laughing voices could be heard in the background. Aoshi just stood there staring at them.
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"Well, Kenshin, finally, we got her back. Can we go home now? unless you wanna stay in the rain..." Sano said as he stiffled a yawn. They haven't realized it was already past midnight.
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Kenshin nodded and smiled, "Yeah, Let's bring her home".
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When the words he'd spoken sunk in, a lazy smile crept his lips. His smile lingered as the word "home" registered in his mind. His home was in Kaoru and hers in him. They were home.
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And with that he carried Kaoru all the way to the cottage they've been living in for almost a year now. Megumi and Sano were arguing with each other again but this time they were laughing. Yahiko and Misao still dancing and laughing beind them. Aoshi shadowly followed them.
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They'll go back to Tokyo as soon possible.
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~*~
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They have gotten home at about two in the morning already. All of them soaking wet. They quickly changed clothes. Aoshi was now drinking tea. Sano and Yahiko was slumped on the floor sleeping as if they haven't slept in a long time.
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Kenshin brought Kaoru inside the girls' room. He laid her down on the futon when he felt her skin. It was hot, she was coming in with a fever. Megumi and Misao came in.
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"Get out, Kenshin, quick!" Megumi had said.
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He understood perfectly. They were going to change her clothes. He stood up and went to his room and change his clothes as well.
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When he was done, he came outside and saw Misao standing there. Everybody else was asleep.
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"We saw something…it's about Kaoru."
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They both went to the room. Megumi was kneeling beside Kaoru.
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"I have something to show you, Ken-san" she turned Kaoru on her back and yanked her yukata off, showing him her bare back. What he saw made his blood broil.
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There were evidences of beating at Kaoru's back. He looked closer and saw faint scars. He traced it with his fingers, taking everything in as if to help ease it all.
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"It looks like something being lashed at her back, a whip perhaps" Megumi said, shaking her head.
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Misao tried to suppress a sob. There were bruises on nearly every part of her back. They haven't seen it before because of her clothing. They all couldn't help but wonder what Kaoru might have gone through.
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Kenshin clenched his fists.
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Reiji will pay.
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They heard Kaoru groan. They all broke away from their thoughts.
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"The sleeping potion must be losing its effect. Her fever's not too high, she'll be fine." Megumi said.
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"We'll look after her. You can rest now, Himura." Misao said setting aside a kaiken. (it's like a sword only it's only 3 ½ in. long, mainly used for self-defense.)
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"Where did you get that?" Kenshin couldn't help but ask.
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"Oh this?" Misao held up the small weapon. "It was hidden underneath her clothes. Wonder why she didn't use it on you while on the roof though."
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Yeah. He can't help but wonder. If Kaoru wanted to use it… no! you were holding both her hands at the time, she couldn't, that was all. But before she went to the roof, she could've done it. Maybe she just forgot. He's hoping that she had finally decided to believe them.
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"I think I'll take that" Kenshin's voice was almost commanding. Misao handed him the weapon.
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Just to be sure. Kaoru wasn't exactly willing to go back to them yet. She might attack her friends with the small weapon when she wakes up. He turned to leave. He for the last time that night looked at Kaoru, who was sleeping peacefully now and went back to the room he sleeps in.
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Even with rain pouring hard on the roof, everyone in that little cottage slept soundly.
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Well that wasn't a cliffie... there's not much Reiji going on in the next chapters. But they will be facing another problem. If you think and read carefully, you can guess it.
Most of it is gonna be "moments". No clues to drop, no suspicious beings on the ground, just like the old times, with a twist!
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I tried to make this one sound simple. Did I succeed?
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Dang! I can't remember what's gonna happen in chapter 9... I need medicine....
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MushyMe: Here...* hands over a picture of someone...*
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MEme: *falls over* WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?! ooo... I like this, he looks adorable... ^_^
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FelicitousMe: Feeling genki already?
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MEme: Oh! I can't remeber a thing! What was supposed to happen? *falls dramatically to the floor*
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EvilMe: You better remember or else!
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*EvilMe shaking MEme vigorously*
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MEme: I never wanted this... *using water gun to make "tears"*
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FelicitousMe: What do you need then?
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MEme: ...reviews... *falls into a messy goo*
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EvilMe: Well, you heard her... *sharpening knives*
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*FelicitousMe and MushyMe shaking heads*
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FelicitousMe: Seeing that MEme has fallen ill because of *cough*severe*cough*headache*cough*. The reading of her replies to her beloved reviewers are below.
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*MushyMe praying in the background*
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*EvilMe looks at her and smirked*
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MushyMe: eep! *hides in nearby cabinet*
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REPLY TO REVIEWS:
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Roaring Flames: sorry this was my reply to you on your review in chappie 6, I'm glad about your reaction about it! I appreciate it so much!
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Star of Foam: How old are you?! Coz they say that teens have a hard time sleeping at a certain age. Dunno why. I'm a certified nocturnal since age 9!
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Destellar: Whoa! You don't have to do that! ^_^. You guys make my day by simply reviewing... *whacks EvilMe in the head*
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Lisa Oceans Potter: Yeah, that Reiji's totally mental! Good thing Sano was there! And here I was thinking he's so eeky, oh I love Sano now. but I love Kenshin too, and Soujiro and Enishi and...and...Aoshi
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MushyMe: Shut up! It's my part to be the one who's romantic!
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