Hello people! this is ditzclues...formerly...Here is my new fanfic and I hope you guys wish to read this! Any comments and suggestions to this fic is widely accepted. Thanks to those who gave reviews to my other fic, Tomoe…it is now finished! Thanks for that! Anyway, let's go on with the story!

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN RK AND SOME SCENCES IN THE STORY ISN'T RELATED TO THE REAL RK SERIES.

Black Rose

Chapter 1: Crash

They walked, hand in hand. It was night, the place was filled with those bright lights. The couple walked around the park, people were everywhere and also couples like them both.

Night.

It was indeed a good night to the both, celebrating their anniversary where they first dated. The smile on her face was beautiful, her ivory white skin and her hair…as dark as the sky.

On her left hand, were bundles of balloons, about six to be exact. She looked at her lover…boyfriend. As they walked around the place, they grinned at each other, giving each other thanks.

Pulling him towards a ride, he sighed. She's been like this forever…even on their dates. Looking at the huge ride, he began to feel sick.

She laughed.

"Come on, Kenshin." She teased, pulling him to the line. He sighed once more, it was a bit boring but just to make things fun, okay…he'll come. She was so excited, riding it again after those days…or months.

"Remember this is one, Kenshin?" she asked, looking at the big machine. "This is where you asked for a kiss." He blinked many times, I did? He made a face, trying to remember and then finally did. "Oh yeah." He replied, "Do you want to have another?" She giggled, "I didn't ask for that!" The red-head pouted, crossing his arms around his well built torso. She noticed his reaction and then reached for his cheek, pinching it slightly just to remove that sadness away. "Stop that, I don't want that on your face…" she whispered into his ear. Turning around, she found out that they were next in line. Talking her lover's hand, she pulled him towards the cart, laughing on her way.

They sat there comfortably, hands still together and balloons still in place. The girl began to swing her legs, their cart was going up and higher. As the cart they were riding came to a complete halt, he turned to her, a teasing smile on his lips. She wasn't looking at her seatmate but instead, looking at the whole carnival, seeing how little the people in the carnival are.

"Kaoru." He told her, taking her by the chin. She looked at him, his purple eyes gazing at her. A spark of innocence and happiness shone on her blue orbs, it made him feel something. He neared his face and then touched his lips to hers.

A hand on her cheek and the other hand behind her. She felt happy, she missed this…their first kiss happened there and she was so happy to experience that thing again. Then, she felt that happiness creep up her cheeks. It made her senses go loose…especially the thing she was holding in her fingers. The balloons slipped from her firm grasp and then it flew away. As they broke their kiss, they gazed at the balloons then the cart they were riding on moved.

"Kenshin." She whispered, "Thank you…and I love you…"

He grinned, not wanting to let go of every moment that happened. "Me too, Kaoru." He replied, "I love you and I want to be with you always…"

Always…

A few weeks passed…

The two teenagers walked in their school campus, clasped hands swinging to and fro as they walked towards the canteen. They were happy and contented, their anniversary some days ago was simple and as expected.

As they entered the cafeteria, a few friends hooted at them from a table. He hollered them back and smiled back. She spotted a seat and then let go from their touch, telling him to order something good for the both of them. He agreed and then gladly walked his way towards a counter which serves fast foods and other ready to eat snacks.

"I'll have a cheese dog please." He ordered, "And make sure that's the biggest."

The cook nodded happily and then rushed to do the order. Not only the boyfriend was handsome and famous in the campus, he was kind to many and is just like any average teens you would usually see everyday.

He tapped his fingers on the counter as he patiently waited for their order. Then, something caught the corner of his eye, his ex-girlfriend darted out of nowhere, walking towards him. He noticed his girl stand up, beaming angrily at her but he signaled her to calm down.

Whore. She though, His ex-girlfriend was a whore.

His purple eyes looked calmly back at the person he loved before. Only a few meters and then she came close. His girlfriend glared at the whore as she settled down, hoping that nothing happens to him. As she approached her former lover, she gave out a wicked smile and then swayed her hips as she shifted near her ex.

"How's life?" she asked, a dumb look on her face. She was beautiful and graceful to talk to but unlike the person he loves now, she's too…stylish. Kaoru was just simple and beautiful…to him, she was more than words can explain.

"Everything is just fine." He replied coolly, keeping an eye on his Kaoru.

"I see…" she replied, licking her lips. He looks hot. She though, looking up and down through his uniform. Kaoru noticed the way she acted in front of him and then decided to make a rush for it.

Slap her…that's what she is to do. Flirting with the man she loved was the worst thing she saw. As she walked near her lover, she then saw the whore slip her hand on the back of his neck and then…

Her eyes opened wide, covering her mouth to prevent it from screaming. The whole cafeteria made a loud gasp as they witnesses the thing that shocked them the most. The handsome, kind and friendly Kenshin was kissing his ex-girlfriend in front of his girlfriend! The whore didn't let go and she doesn't wish to be defeated so she wrapped her arms around him, not releasing the victim. He wished to struggle but her appeal was so strong it made him want to wrap his arms around her but then he tried to fight the feeling inside. Then finally, it hit him…with him waiting for his order then it came to girlfriend watching him kiss the ex-girlfriend. He pushed her away, giving out a pant and then quickly searched for Kaoru. But he was too late, he last saw the cafeteria door swinging in and out…meaning that she left. He was about to make a run for it but then he was pulled. Looking back, he saw the whore hugging his forearm. "Stay." She commanded him, "You ruined the fun."

He glared at her and then flinched her arms, he wished to land a painful slap on her cheek but it wasn't the time to do that.

He ran, hoping to catch Kaoru or see her wherever she went. She would have preferably went home and gone in these cases.

"Hope she didn't go home yet." He mumbled, running towards the entry gate. As he searched for the limo she always rode, he brought out his cellphone and then dialed her number. "Come on, Kaoru!" he stormed, still searching for the limo. "Please answer the damn fone!"

Minutes already passed and still no sight for the limo or any raven-haired girl crying. Nothing…he couldn't see her.

He slapped his open palm on his forehead, admitting how stupid he was that day. Stupid boy! He thought, I'm so darn dead on this!

It was night, he was in his room, sitting on his bed. His head was screwed up in headache, why would he be that stupid? His head resting on his open palm, he sniffled. Shit. His girl wasn't answering the phone even how many times he called. His cellphone lay beside him…and a small picture of them. He turned away from awful thoughts and then faced the picture that lay on his bed. Taking it with shaky fingers, he sniffed. He loved his girl so much…and why would he be so stupid? Finally, it hit him, he'll go to her house and say everything then and there.

He stood up, shoving the picture in his pocket. He then ran towards his door and then took the jacket that hung from behind it. He made his way down the stairs, and then he was about to exit the house when he heard his name from behind.

"Kenshin?" a voice asked. "Where are you going?"

He turned around, his hand on the knob. "I'm going to…apologize to Kaoru…we got into a fight."

"I see…do come home early ok?"

"Yup!" he replied, giving his sister a salute. Then, he ran, queuing for a taxi just to get there…

She was sitting on her bed too…crying and sniffling. Taking to her bestfriend on the phone about everything. It was painful, dreadful and also…it lasted so long. She saw it all…the kiss and how it had hurt her a lot.

Closing her eyes, she doesn't want to remember. So she settled the phone down as the receiver hung up. As she pulled a tissue that was there beside her, she automatically brought it to her nose, blowing hard. As she pulled away, she panted, her nose and her eyes were sore…so much.

"Why?" she whispered to herself. Then she looked at her cellphone, there on the display were the numerous missed calls and unread messaged which belonged to him. She doesn't want to read those things yet, it would make conditions worse for her…and on what she feels.

Suddenly, she heard something hit her window. Innocently pushing away the curtains, she opened the window only to see the person that she loved but then…he did something wrong.

He was there, his eyes were swollen and his nose was full. He too noticed those features on her face. He gave her an apologetic smile, as he shoved his hands in his pocket. "It looks like we're crying at the same time too." He shouted. His beloved's room was on the second floor and he is there, outside, on the first floor. She wiped the tears and then sniffled once more, she then began to think. What should she say?

"What are you doing here?" she asked, looking at him straight in the eye. Despite the far distance, he could still see tears flow down her cheeks. "I'm here to say sorry, Kaoru." He apologized, bending on his knees. She looked at him, and then began to have second thoughts. ""Please say you love me again!" he shouted, adding that to his previous sentence. She began to think again, this person loves her so much but then, he did something unforgiving. Hurt, she shut the window close and then lay herself on the bed. She gave out all the pain and all the anger…by simply crying.

Kenshin was astonished, she did not accept his apology? Why? "Kaoru…" he mumbled. "So you really don't want me anymore…" And with that, he walked…going far from the girl's house and then into the road. With his heart broken into pieces, he couldn't focus.
He crossed a busy road, cars roamed here and there. Since he wasn't alert and he didn't have that much focus, he wasn't looking at those bright lights going nearer and nearer. It made a sound, screeching in his ears and then when he looked at those lights, he was too late… everything slipped in his fingers.
The raven-haired maden looked up, she was still crying as the usual. The true reason wasn't about their break-up, it was because of what she saw face-to-face. It was painstaking and unforgiving. It was weird, something must be wrong, maybe something bad happened and…no way! Not this night, this night was the worst night indeed.

Her cellphone rang.

She looked at it and then saw that it was her ex-beloved's sister. She composed her self by wiping the tears off her face and then she answered the call. Her heart skipped a beat, maybe something was wrong.

"Is this Kamiya Kaoru?" the person on the other line asked.

"Yes, ma'am." Was the reply.

"Thank goodness, Kaoru. It's you…"

"Why? Is there something wrong?"

She heard the other person sniffle…it meant that she was crying too.

"Why are you crying? Where are you?" she asked, feeling more worried than ever.

"I'm in the hospital, Kaoru."

Her eyes widened, did Kenshin commit suicide? Shit no! Please!

"What are you doing there?"

"It's Kenshin…something's wrong with him…"

"…"

"…Kaoru?"

"What happened to Kenshin?" she demanded, tears flowing down to her cheeks more. What she felt was true, there is indeed something wrong!

"He…was…hit by a…truck…"

She cried more, these…cannot be true…

"What do you mean? He was hit by a truck?"

"He's in the hospital now! He's lost a lot of blood and if you want to believe then come here!"

A pause.

The girlfriend couldn't believe what she's heard. After they've fought, did Kenshin decided to end this all? All too soon? Opening her mouth, she decided to reply rather than staying shut. "What hospital is that?"

She was there, standing outside of the said room.

She couldn't believe that this happened. Again, she tried to propose this as a nightmare…but it wasn't one. She was standing there for reality.

Tears were in her eyes, staring at the red-head lying on his hospital bed. There were tubes here and there and another machine that helped him breathe. She wiped the tear and then turned around…she doesn't want to see anymore.

Tomoe saw her, she was standing outside, crying her fears and worries off. She stood up and then approached the maiden as she exit the room. Kaoru turned around, wiping the tears in her eyes. She saw the angry sister and was shocked to see the appearance. "What are you doing here?" the older girl asked, beaming at the other. "Shouldn't you be inside?" Kaoru sniffled, looking at the floor. She was sorry for the incident, and was her fault…she accepted that one. "I…was…scared…" she mumbled. Tomoe rolled her eyes and then pulled her by her forearm, leading her in the room where the her brother lay down there…unconsciously. Kaoru wished to struggle but Tomoe was right, she has to enter the room…no matter what it takes.

Kaoru was finally inside, her eyes still on the floor. Tomoe saw her face and then lifted it, pointing at her brother. "Look at him, Kaoru." She cried, tears in her eyes. "He's here in the hospital because of you!"

The raven-haired girl looked up and then saw her beloved lying down there. She shook his sister's hand and then approached her beloved instead. Her blue eyes observed the body sadly.

He was badly bruised, loosing blood but there was a pack of blood that helped him there. His breath was taken in by shallow breathes. His white complexion was ruined because of a bruise…and a scar? There was a cross shaped scar on his left cheek, due to the hard hit contact with the bus.

"Why didn't you forgive him?" Tomoe scowled, controlling her anger. Kaoru looked at the sister, she felt sorry for the whole incident. "He did something wrong!" she wailed, tears fell on her cheeks. She popped out a handkerchief from her pocket and then began to cry harder as she heard the shallow breathes of her beloved. Tome glared at Kaoru, she clenched her fists. This person was loved by her brother and now her brother is in the hospital…bruised and maybe dying. Tomoe landed a slap on the raven-haired girl's cheek, which caused the girl to step back and cup the aching cheek. Suddenly, some one entered the room and then catched Kaoru.

Kaoru looked up and saw…Sano?

Sanosuke Sagara?

Kaoru had a crush on him before but then it faded away when Kenshin came into her world. He was Kenshin's bestfriend and even helped the two to develop a strong relationship together…after being busted by Kaoru's friend, Takani Megumi.

"Sanosuke…" she mumbled, her handkerchief cupped between the palm of her hand to her cheek. Sano gave a weak smile at Kaoru and then looked at Tomoe. "Why slap her?" he asked, trying to make the crying Kaoru stand up straight. Tomoe glared at the two, raising her arm as she pointed at the door. "Out." She demanded, "Go out and I don't want to see you, Kamiya Kaoru, again!"

Sano wished to talk back and say something harsh but he backed up. Tomoe looked like Megumi and his imaginations told him to consider as so. He just gave a slight bow to her and then took Kaoru by the shoulders. "Come on, Kaoru." He told her. "Let's leave."

Kaoru doesn't want to go, she want to tell Kenshin that she's sorry and that she wanted him back. Instead of following Sano's pull she shrugged off his arms and then took a step forward. She looked at Tomoe, after drying her tears and a few sniffles. "Tomoe." She began, "I'm sorry about Kenshin…may I please tell him something?" Tomoe didn't answer her question, she just kept on glaring at Kaoru. The raven-haired girl took a few steps forward to approach Kenshin but then Tomoe blocked her way by and arm. "No." she told her, "Not even once…starting from this day on."

Kaoru shook her head in dismay, she wanted to kiss him. "Let me kiss him, Tomoe!" she wailed, "Please! After that I won't bother him anymore!" Sano watched for any signs of movement from Tomoe but there wasn't for a while.

Tomoe thought about it for a while, this girl had hurt her brother and now she asked for a kiss. Kids these days, she thought.

Kaoru was shocked, and then looked at Tomoe, she gave a silent thanks and then rushed towards Kenshin's side.

First thing she felt, she was scared, sorry and at the same time, hurt. The fresh scar at his left cheek made her cry even more, it made her thoughts flashed screens of the incident. Her face went near, dried up tears on her cheeks that she didn't mind care. Her lips touched his forehead gently, since she wasn't able to kiss her beloved because of the mask that helped him intake oxygen. As she pulled back, another tear slid down her cheek. Sano watched Kaoru sadly, he felt sorry for the two couple then he stared at Tomoe, who was watching Kaoru too.

"Aren't you going to forgive her?" he asked, "Can't you see that she still loves him?"

Tomoe stood there silent and still, she ignored Sano's question. She just couldn't answer it. Sano grumbled and then started walking towards her and then shook her by her shoulders. "Hey are you listening?" Her face slowly looked at the man who kept on shaking her. "I'm listening!"

Sano felt anger boil in his blood, this girl was making him nuts! Wishing he could slap her cheek, a hand touched his shoulder. He faced who it was and then saw the tear-streaked face of Kaoru. "Let's just…go." She began to say. Then she pulled Sano outside, trying not to cry with every step.

Tomoe was left in the room, the quiet atmosphere filled it and only the machine beside her brother made a small noise. She wished she didn't say those words but then, it was necessary…so that this incident would not happen anymore.

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