Kaoru was in her dream. She was floating peacefully. Her surrounding was beautiful. It was then that she noticed she was at the cottage she had been to earlier on. Just as she was about to float towards, she saw a couple lying on the leveled grass.
The man had fiery red hair. Kaoru found that colour familiar. She was shocked when the couple started ticker-ling each other and turned around, facing her. She saw the woman's face and gasped.
'She looks exactly like me?'
"Kenshin! Stop! You're going to regret! Stop!" The woman who looked like Kaoru said to the red-hair man with violet eyes.
'Battousai? No, his name is Kenshin. He does not have a cross on his cheek.'
"What are you going to do to me, Kaoru? Are you ready for a drop in the water..?" Kenshin said as he carried her up and walked slowly into the lake.
'Kaoru? We even got the same name? No... that's me...! But who is he? He looks like Battousai... Kenshin... Kenshin... Kenshin...'
Kaoru was woken up from her dream and whispered, "Kenshin..."
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Battousai had been worried. Kaoru had not been attending school since the released of their pictures. He had secretly bought three copies of the magazines and even asked for the negatives of the photos taken on them to have a set for him to keep.
It was then that he was informed that Kaoru was hospitalized. Canceling his lecture, he went to his car and drove to the hospital where Kaoru was admitted.
He glared at the nurse when she didn't tell him Kaoru's ward number but kept on seducing him with her facial movements. To her, it may be seductive but to him, he felt disgusted.
"Oh... you mean the sapphire-eyed girl who was almost raped? In room 504." The nurse said shaking when Battousai slammed his hand on the counter.
He opened the door and saw Kaoru sitting on the bed and whispered his dead brother's name.
'Did her memories returned?' He thought as he walked towards her.
"Battousai... do you know of someone named Kenshin? He looks like a twin of yours but had violet eyes and a scar-less cheek instead." Kaoru asked curiously.
Unable to hide anymore, he confessed to her, "Yes. I know him. He is my younger twin brother who was already dead from an accident from protecting his love one. His love one was you, Kamiya Kaoru. You lost the memories of him after the accident. You can't remember anything that had to do with him which includes me."
"Dead...? Accident...? Love one...? Why can't I remember a thing?" Kaoru said in despair as she held the sides of his head.
"Although you were saved from the impact, your back head was strongly hit. That's why you have lost parts of your memories. The doctor had explained to me about your case. He said that you have chosen to lose that part of memories. You had locked them up. Only you have the key to unlock Kaoru. I can help you." Battousai said as he held onto Kaoru's hand, calming her down.
"You'll help me? You do? Thank you so much..." Kaoru said and fainted on his shoulder.
She had frightened Battousai when he thought she was fainted but actually had fallen asleep. He accompanied her till the late evening and went back to the campus.
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Amakusa had asked Sayo for the name of the man who wanted to rape Kaoru. To his suspect, he was right. Enishi was the one who tried to rape Kaoru. He was about to hang up the phone and be on the way to Enishi's hotel when Sayo held him on.
Flashback:
"Brother, you heard of the name Kenshin Himura? Kaoru's boyfriend who was killed in an accident?" Sayo asked when Amakusa was about to hang up the phone when he knew that the rapist was Enishi.
He did not answer.
"About the male model, he is the elder twin brother of Himura Kenshin. He's a lecturer in Kaoru's University. He taught one of Kaoru's classes. I was the one who introduced them." Sayo continued when her brother kept quiet.
"What are you trying to tell me Sayo?" Amakusa asked.
"I can't tell you much. All I can say is that Enishi had told Kaoru about Himura Kenshin. That's all. Take care of yourself. Bye." Sayo ended their conversation.
End of Flashback
"Amakusa. I heard that you had your men at the lobby. Why is that so? Too many for you and had decided to do some charity?" Enishi smirked. He knew the reason why he was here.
"Say all you want because this may be your last chance, Enishi." Amakusa said as he looked at him.
"Why... it's not that I'll be dead any second. Oh... I see... you are angry that I touched your beloved wife, isn't it? Come on, don't be selfish. The male model had already got her once. We are partners. Surely you can let me have a taste or two..." Enishi continued.
Unable to contain the rage in him, Amakusa sent a punched into his stomach. Bruises and blood started to appear on them. Both were badly injured. It was then that Amakusa pulled out his gun and pointed at Enishi's head.
"Don't let me see you touching Kaoru again. Don't you ever say anything to her." Amakusa said as he retracted the gun back and left the hotel room.
Enishi hit the carpet floor forcefully. He knew what Amakusa would do. He knew that he wasn't kidding. He knew that Amakusa could easily kill him with his bare hands. He also knew that no matter how long he trained, he could not overpass him in his skills.
Amakusa headed to the hospital in his injured form. He cared no one when nurses and doctors tended him. He just walked straight to Kaoru's ward but he didn't know that she was no longer there.
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Kaoru woke up in the evening after Battousai left. No one was with her. She started to cry again. She recalled back to what Amakusa had said to her, admitted to her. Her husband had bedded another woman. Not only did he do that, he also accused her of having an affair with Battousai. He did not trust her at all.
'A marriage will not work out if there are no trusts between...' She thought.
It was then that she decided to move out of the Shougo mansion. She pressed her alarm and informed the nurse that she wanted to be discharged. Megumi agreed and send her back to the mansion to pack up some clothes.
"Kaoru, have you think carefully? Are you sure? Why don't you live with me?" Megumi asked as she drove.
"Yes. There is nothing left for me. Don't worry about me. I'll be staying at a place which I've found recently." Kaoru replied looking out of the window as tears started to appear again.
Megumi had seen enough. She couldn't bear to see her cousin crying almost every second. She had not seen her smile ever since the night when Amakusa appeared in her room.
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Amakusa slammed the door open when he saw no Kaoru. He went to the counter and asked. They told him that Kaoru had been discharged half an hour ago. It was Dr. Megumi who approved. The nurses also told him that Kaoru left with Megumi.
He was angry. His wife was supposed to be fetch by him. He wanted her to stay a little longer in the hospital. Yet no one informed him that Kaoru had discharged. Immediately, he drove home and saw Megumi when he entered the hall. She was not looking at him.
"Why are you here? Leave now. This is no place for you to be in." Amakusa said as he pierced into Megumi's back.
"I'm waiting for Kaoru and I do not need to explain everything to you." Megumi said not caring to look back at him.
It was then that Kaoru walked down the stairs with her luggage. Her eyes were red and puffy. Kaoru's heart pained when she saw him. She shook her head, wanting to shake off everything he had done to her. She walked pass him, not even looking at him.
"Where do you think you are going?" Amakusa asked angrily but got no answer.
"When I asked a question, you answer me." Amakusa said as he pulled Kaoru roughly.
"I'm leaving. Please let go of my hand Shougo-san." Kaoru said with no expression.
Amakusa's felt an immerse pain like a stab into his heart when Kaoru addressed him formally but his rage was overpowering that pain. Instead of saying some nice words of apology, he said, "You are my wife. You are not to step out of this door from the moment your scandalous acts are shown to the world. Your ashamed body will embarrass me. I will not have you back to the arms of your night-activities partner."
Megumi stood up from her seat and watch them with anxiousness written in her eyes. She heard what Amakusa had said. She knew that Kaoru was not going to have the chance of leaving but she is not going to leave her cousin with a demon.
"Take those words back! You have no right to reprimand Kaoru. She's leaving and I'm taking her. You can't stop me. Let's go, Kaoru." Megumi shouted.
"Ango! Throw this sufferable woman out." Amakusa said to his right-hand man as he pulled Kaoru up towards the stairs.
"Let go! Don't push me! Let go! Megumi!!!!!!" Kaoru shouted in despair as she saw her being dragged out un-courteously.
Kaoru's luggage was left in the hall as Amakusa forced her into their room and threw her on the bed. He ordered her stay in the room. No one was supposed to let her out. She will have all her meals in the room. With that said, he went out the room.
Kaoru went to the balcony and saw his car drove away.
'A bird trapped in a cage...' Kaoru thought as she looked into the clear blue sky. She had not been eating. Her food was untouched. The maids were worried for her weakening health but they didn't know that Kaoru was not going on strike. She just didn't have the appetite. Amakusa returned the next afternoon. He was raging with fire and thus forced all the food into her mouth.
Amakusa had stayed in the room with Kaoru.
"Bathe yourself. You stink. You are dirty especially that body of yours." Amakusa said suddenly.
"What do you mean my body is dirty?" Kaoru asked.
"Don't get it? You allowed another man to enter you. I don't wish to taste him when I taste you." Amakusa replied as he lifted his eyes to Kaoru.
Kaoru understood what he had said. She felt humiliated. Amakusa saw that in her eyes but cared less. He was going to clean her body with his tongue all over.
"You will not ever lay a finger on me." Kaoru said and continued saying the last sentences that snapped Amakusa's vein, "It will be others but not you."
With that said, she banged the door shut and pattering of water was heard. Amakusa was over the edge when he heard her. He had intended to pleasure her, to let her forget about Enishi and most importantly, the man who looked like her dead boyfriend. His mind cleared and immediately, he stood up from his arm-chair and kicked open the bathroom door.
Kaoru was washing away the soap-bubbles from her body when a loud stump was heard and the door swung open. Amakusa was standing at the damaged door. Hiding her naked clean body, Kaoru covered her herself with the nearest towel she could get. She saw something different in Amakusa's eyes. It was fire, coldness, hate, jealousy but all were changed into lust when he looked all over Kaoru's naked form. Kaoru was getting a little afraid.
"Is that so? Then I'll have you under me and when I'm done, I'll have other women. Women who have longer legs, shaper body and bigger breast." Amakusa said as he neared Kaoru and hurled her wet body up and brought her over his shoulder.
Kaoru struggled on his shoulder. Her heart was already broken but his comparison had made the broken pieces into even smaller pieces. She was shocked out when he threw her on the bed.
"Get away from me..." Kaoru said with broken voice.
"You'll satisfy me now." Amakusa said as he flung off the towel Kaoru was hold that covered her body.
Kaoru lay naked under him when he moved himself above her and held her in place. He then licked her neck and kissed her un-responding lips. Forcing her mouth open with his hands, his tongue slid in.
The taste of Kaoru's mouth was heaven but she was not responding him. Her body kept on struggling and her eyes were closed with tears falling out. Instead of stopping, Amakusa grabbed her breast painfully and bite onto her nipple. Amakusa had shut off his mind.
"Is that what he did? Like this? Is this what you desire? Slut!" Amakusa whispered and laughed.
He divested himself and lay on top of her again. Kaoru could feel his arousal pushing against her stomach and she cried out for him to stop, "Stop... stop...."
Kaoru was shaking so hard, tears rolling freely down her cheeks. She was taken aback when he flipped her over and pulled her wrist to the bed pole. He tied her up with his discarded shirt. She was facing the bed pole. Her hips were in the air with her knees supporting. In no warning, she felt immerse pain.
Amakusa had thrust into her hard and unmercifully. Kaoru screamed from the onslaught of pain between her legs as she felt him moving in and out of her. He pushed hard into her again and again and plunged into her harder and faster each time as he grabbed onto her right breast.
Kaoru's body felt like it had been ripped in two when he finally spilled his seed inside of her and collapsed. That was not the end. He untied her and forced himself into her several times. Kaoru had stopped struggling. The night ended when he fall asleep on her.
Amakusa finally got back his senses when he woke up. He noticed that he was on top of Kaoru who was sleeping. He roamed his eyes all over her form and noticed her bruised wrist. He remembered. He had tied her up too tightly. Her struggling caused the bruise. Thinking that she was still asleep, he hugged her form.
Amakusa was about to say the three words, "I love..." but was cut off when he felt Kaoru's slightly moved body against him.
"Don't touch me. You disgust me. I hate you." Kaoru said in a cold voice when she was awaken by the tight hug.
Amakusa regretted immediately of his previous night actions. He heard Kaoru's tone. It was cold and hard and when he looked into her eyes, they showed hurt, broken, hate and most importantly, the ever sparking sapphire eyes had turned into a dull deep blue colour. The window of her soul was broken and was broken by him.
The 'sorry' word was unable to leave his mouth. Kaoru got up and walked to the bathroom in her naked form, not caring to cover up. In the past, she would always cover herself with the blanket. The moment Kaoru stepped into the bathroom, she broke down and sobbed quietly.
Her emotionless face was back again when she cleaned herself up in the tub. Never looking at Amakusa once, she went out of the room. Amakusa didn't stop her. He felt guilty. He had broken her soul and spirit. He hated himself. Kaoru didn't even look at him when they had breakfast. She didn't even wait for him to send her to school like as usual.
