To Draw A Sword

By: Misumi Kanegawa

Disclaimer: I STILL do not own Rurouni Kenshin, but I'm STILL a big fan of it! I don't own anything I didn't make up.

(By the way, this is my 1st RK fic...)

Chapter 14: Yahiko and Kaoru's Special Bond


'Oh no...'
"What! What happened! What happened to Yahiko!" Kaoru cried, quivering in fear at the thought of what might've happened to Yahiko.

"Oh God... what happened to him?" Misao asked worriedly, trying to hide her anxiousness.

"Oh no... oh no... he's gonna die... he's gonna die! I can't let him die!" Kaoru sobbed, trying to choke back the tears building in her eyes.

"This is all those F4's fault..." Misao cursed under her breathe, trying to comfort the wailing Kaoru.

"Hey! I heard that! It wasn't their fault!" Megumi snapped indignantly watching Kaoru cry.

"Yes it is! Jeeze! You're so blinded by your love for that rooster head! Even he went so low into picking on poor Yahiko!" Misao snapped back, making Megumi step back in surprise.

"Honestly- you guys-"

"Oh Misao! I don't want him to die!" Kaoru cried, hugging her friend tightly.

"Hey- its okay- don't worry about it- everything will be just fine 'I think...'- um- I need some air Kaoru..." Misao softly said as Kaoru cried on her, hugging her tightly

"Really- why can't-"

"Kaoru- REALLY- I need some air!"

"Can you just l-"

"Ka-o-ru! Need-air-"

"LISTEN TO ME!" Megumi yelled at the two of them.

Everyone present suddenly stopped in their tracks.

Megumi flushed in embarrassment as Misao finally got away from Kaoru's deadly grip.


Kaoru's POV

'He can't die... he's the only one I've got left...' I thought, as I started wailing in Misao's chest, 'I can't loose him- I must not loose him! Oh God- Why does this have to happen!'

I began squeezing Misao a little bit too hard because of the anger that clouded my head.

My heart was pounding wildly…

'No… this can't be true… If only- If only I had arrived on time- He wouldn't be this way!' I squeezed Misao harder than before.

My anger started to rise up-

Why does it have to be this way...?

Why does it always happen to me...

I hate them…

I hate everything...

I hate my life...

I hate myself…


-Flashback-

KNOCK! KNOCK!

The wooden door swung open and out stepped a small girl with long black hair tied in a high ponytail. Her beautiful sapphire eyes wandered over to a tall man standing before her. The man- who was dressed in a businessman suite- tried to smile down at her.

"Um... hai? Can I help you?" the young girl said shyly.

The tall, nearly bald man nodded, shifting his black bag on his other hand.

"Uh... hai- is this the Kamiya residence?" he asked, taking his hat off his head.

"Hai... demo... if you're looking for okaa-san and otou-san... they just left a few moments ago for dinner..." the young girl replied.

"Then... you must be their child-"

"Hai- demo... I'm really sorry I can't help you right now- If you need to speak to Okaa-san and Otou-san- you may always come in and wait inside for them... until they come home...-"

"No... I really mustn't- by the way- how old are you dear?"

"Um... Okaa-san said that I'm not supposed to tell you- You're a stranger..."

"Oh- forgive me then- I forgot to introduce myself to you- I am Yamazaki Tsuki- I am your parent's lawyer-"

"Oh..."

"You do know what a lawyer is... right?"

"Uh... hai... I'm 10- I know what a lawyer is…" she replied indignantly.

The lawyer smiled weakly.

"I'm sorry…"

"Um… well…it's nice to meet you Yamazaki-san... won't you come in then to wait for my parents?" she asked, trying to hide her confusion.

"No thanks... I really can't… may I know your name?"

"Uh... hai...I'm Kamiya Kaoru-" she softly said.

The man before her sighed and bowed his head slightly.

"I'm afraid I brought you bad news little one..."

"Huh?"

"Do you know any other relatives of your parents?"

"Um..."

"Or maybe any of their closest friends?"

"Um... not really- the only relative I know is my dad's step-brother... Myoujin-san..."

"I see... No one else?" The man asked as the young girl slowly shook her head, "Very well- I must ask you to come with me then please... And if you may- call your father's step-brother..."

"Huh!" She squeaked in surprise, stepping away from him.

"It's really important..."

"Demo..."

"Your parents..."

"Huh?"

"You're parents- are dead..."


Tokyo Medical Hospital...

"Now Kaoru-chan- please stop crying... Yahiko-chan- go get her some water to drink-" Gatsu ordered a young boy with brown spiky hair.

"Hai Otou-san..." Yahiko replied quickly as he left to find some water.

The young girl sat down on the corner of the lobby, crying silently on her knees.

Gatsu walked over to the young girl and began caressing her back in comfort.

At his gesture, Kaoru just shrugged him away and started to cry even harder.

Gatsu sighed.

Tsuki walked over to them from the nurse's desk with a sad look on his face. Tsuki looked up at Gatsu and slowly shook his head.

"I'm really sorry..." he mumbled as Gatsu sighed, "They clarified it..."

"So... it's really true then... They're both..."

"NO THEY'RE NOT!" Kaoru cried miserably, making the two older men turn to her in surprise, "THEY CAN'T BE- THEY COULDN'T HAVE-"

"Fate has its ways..." Gatsu mumbled softly as Yahiko jogged over to them, quite out of breath, "We should go bid them one last goodbye then…"

"NO! I WON'T BELIEVE IT! LIARS!" Kaoru insisted as Yahiko raised a brow at her.

"It's been reported- They were walking down to a nearby restaurant when a car came and-well...both run over by a car... The suspect is still unknown though... The street was empty at the time of the incident- so we don't really know who to blame-"

"Dad- what happened?" Yahiko asked questioningly, handing Kaoru the glass of water.

Kaoru stared furiously at the glass of water in her hand and angrily threw it on the ground, breaking the glass into a million pieces. Yahiko stared at her in surprise as Kaoru began crying loudly.

"My condolence..." Tsuki mumbled sincerely, staring at the broken shards of glass on the floor.

"THEY'RE NOT DEAD! THEY CAN'T BE DEAD!" Kaoru wailed, stomping on the floor angrily, "THEY CAN'T BE! TODAY WAS THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! Otou-san was going to give Okaa-san the necklace we both picked for her!"

"K-Kaoru..."

Yahiko stared at her horror stricken.

Gatsu sighed as he moved towards her and gently hugged her.

But Kaoru harshly shoved him away from her hastily and turned her back on him, crying harder.

Gatsu sighed, shaking his head in defeat. Yahiko was still too shocked for words.

"I spoke with the superintendent of the Kamiya's apartment- according to them, they hadn't paid yet for next month's rent and-"

"Never mind that- she can come and live with us- we live in the same building anyway-"

"NO! I WON'T MOVE IN WITH YOU!" Kaoru yelled as she ran down the hallway, away from them, "THEY'RE NOT DEAD! THEY'RE NOT DEAD!"

"Kaoru!" Yahiko yelled, running after her, leaving the two adults behind.

"Kaoru- matte!"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"Demo Kaoru!" Yahiko exclaimed, grabbing hold of her wrist.

"Let go of me!" Kaoru cried, struggling to get away from Yahiko.

"Stop! Listen to me!" Yahiko commanded, grabbing unto her shoulders and pulling Kaoru closer to him.

"NO! I WON'T!"

"YOU HAVE TO!" Yahiko yelled making Kaoru look up at him in surprise, tears were flowing rapidly down her face, "Listen to me..."

"NO!" she cried, turning her head away from him as she continued to struggle.

"You must!" Yahiko exclaimed, tightening his grip on her.

Kaoru just continued to cry.

"If they say they're dead- they're dead- you can't change that anymore- why can't you just listen to them-"

"That's easy for you to say- "

"Easy for ME to say! I know how painful it is to loose someone close to you Kaoru!" Yahiko snapped back angrily, causing Kaoru to quiver slightly at his furious gaze, "I know how you feel-"

"No you don't!"

"Yes I do!"

"At least you still have a father!" Kaoru cried, looking up at him with her water-filled eyes.

Yahiko stepped back in surprise.

"You don't know what it feels like to lose both of them in one night! I can't believe that! They both can't be dead!"

"Well they are!" Yahiko replied as Kaoru broke down to tears again.

Yahiko sighed, loosening his grip on Kaoru. He was getting tired of arguing with her. He, who had been so close to her, would want her to be happy more than anything.

"You're right... I don't know how it feels to loose both your parents at the same time..." Yahiko mumbled almost apologetically, letting go of Kaoru, "But it's also painful to actually SEE your mother… suffering and dying right before your eyes-"

Kaoru just continued to cry. Yahiko looked away from her and stared at a garbage can nearby.

"At least you got to stay with both your parents for a long time... I only got to know mom for a short time- I hated it when mom looked so pained with that cancer thing she had-"

Yahiko sighed sadly, lowering his voice.

"She'd always look pale and sickly- I never even got to talk to her much because of her bad condition..." Yahiko mumbled, wiping a tear that fell down his face, "At least you got to stay with your mom longer than I- at least you didn't get to see her die- like- like-"

Yahiko curled his hands in to fists as Kaoru slowly looked up at him; tears were still falling down her face.

"She was crying so much! - all these machines were beeping like... like crazy- and- and- the doctors came- injecting stuff into her- I felt so helpless- watching her like that- all I could do- all I could do-"

Yahiko tried to choke back his tears, wiping the water out of his eyes hastily.

"Y-Yahiko..." Kaoru mumbled softly, trying to wipe the tears off her face, seeing Yahiko put on a fake smile on his face.

"What can I do but move on- we can't change fate-" Yahiko mumbled softly, looking away from Kaoru, "Even when we want to… so badly…"

To his surprise, Kaoru ran to him and hugged him tightly, tears started to come down her face once again.

She started crying on his chest.

Yahiko smiled weakly and wrapped his arms around her and hugged her comfortingly.

"There, there... it's okay..." Yahiko said soothingly as Kaoru continued to cry on him.

"It's just so hard! I don't want them to leave!" Kaoru cried as Yahiko hugged her tighter, "I just can't accept it…"

"Everyone dies in the end…"

"But it wasn't their time yet! I-I can't-"

"Don't worry... everything will be alright... I'm still here..."

"Yahiko... I'm so sorry..."

"Shh... never mind that...We need to get back..." Yahiko said, pushing her slightly away from him, "We both must pay our respects to your parents..."

"But- I'm scared- I don't want- I don't want to see them- I don't want to see them... dead..." Kaoru mumbled, trying to wipe away her tears.

Yahiko sighed and handed her his handkerchief.

"Don't worry- I'll be there with you... you'll- you'll be fine... You must be strong for them- like I am for my mother..." Yahiko mumbled as Kaoru slowly nodded.

"I must be strong for them..."

"You must be strong for them..."


"Okaa-san… Otou-san…" Kaoru mumbled, staring at the two bodies lying on the hospital bed before her.

"Kaoru…" Yahiko said, squeezing her hand slightly.

"I'm really sorry Kaoru-chan…" Gatsu mumbled, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

Silent tears began falling down Kaoru's face as a doctor came and covered the two bodies with clean white sheets. She looked away from them quickly, not wanting to cry so much again. She squeezed Yahiko's hand as she tried to wipe the tears flowing down her face.

"We better go… we have a lot of things to arrange…" Gatsu mumbled to Tsuki as the lawyer nodded.

"But dad… What about Kaoru?" Yahiko asked slowly, turning from Kaoru then to his father. His father sighed.

"It all depends on her- if she wants to stay with us or remain in their home with a guardian or something…" his father replied, "I know someone who…"

"Iie… it's okay…"

Yahiko turned to Kaoru in surprise. Kaoru stared at the ground, hastily wiping all the tears off her face.

"I'll stay with Yahiko…"

"Y-You will?" Yahiko asked in surprise as Kaoru shrugged.

"I'll just stay with you- until I'm allowed to have my own place…" Kaoru mumbled softly as Yahiko looked up at his father.

Gatsu sighed and turned to Tsuki. Tsuki nodded and quickly walked out the room.

"Looks like your parents has a very good lawyer there…" Gatsu sighed, scratching his head while turning to Kaoru, "Don't worry… everything's gonna be fine…"

Kaoru nodded, not daring to look up from the floor.

"Kaoru?" Yahiko asked in concern.

Slowly, Kaoru looked up at Yahiko and gave a sigh.

Yahiko smiled weakly and wiped some of the tears from her eyes.

"Let's go…"

-End of Flashback-


'I can't be strong- I can't!' I thought to myself as I fell to my knees and began crying uncontrollably, 'I can't let this happen all over again! I can't do this!'

I covered my face with my hands and continued sobbing. I felt someone trying patting my back, trying to comfort me.

'Okaa-san and Otou-san already left me... I can't let you leave me too...'

I didn't really notice who was talking...

'If you leave- if you leave…'

I really didn't care anymore...

I wanted everything to end...

'Oh Yahiko... please don't die- please don't die on me- I need you!'


Normal POV

"Oh- stop crying like a baby, will you Kamiya!" Megumi snapped as Misao kneeled down next to Kaoru and began to pat her on the back, "Why can't you be like a real woman and listen to me!"

Misao glared at her.

"Why are you talking like that! Can't you see she's upset! You're so heartless!" Misao snapped back at her, "Don't you have any feelings!"

"Stop acting so immature will you and listen to me!" Megumi said angrily as Misao stood up hastily.

"Well- EXCUSE ME! I am not immature! You're just don't have any feelings-"

"Shut up Makimachi and listen to me!" Megumi retorted as Misao just turned her back on her and kneeled back down next to Kaoru, "Myoujin Yahiko is-"

"Excuse me..."

Megumi and Misao looked up in surprise to see a doctor standing in front of them.

Kaoru tried her best to stop crying as Misao tried to help her to her feet.

"Who here is... Kamiya Kaoru?" the doctor asked, checking his papers attached unto a small clip board he was holding.

"Um... she is Dr. Miyagi..." Megumi replied, pointing to Kaoru's frail form.

"Ah... yes... Kamiya-san... According to these forms you filled out for Myoujin –san... "

"Forms?" Misao asked in confusion.

"It says here... that you are... Myoujin-san's... cousin... am I correct?"

Megumi and Misao hung there mouths open in surprise, staring at Kaoru in bewilderment.

After a long pause, Kaoru finally nodded, wiping her tears away.

"Oh my Gosh..." Misao gasped, covering her mouth in shock.

"So that's why..." Megumi mumbled to herself, crossing her arms.

"You're cousin is doing fine... he's still unconscious... and we are guessing that he won't be waking up too soon..."

Kaoru widened her eyes at the doctors' words.

'He-He's fine?'

"He had a lot of wounds and deep cuts- it's a good thing none of them had damaged any of his internal organs... But I must say- he seemed to have been hit a good number of times on the head- and that's what we really have to monitor closely... it might actually affect him in a-"

"Y- Yahiko- Yahiko's okay! He's alive!" Kaoru managed to choke out; tears were swelling once more in her eyes.

"Hai... he is..."

Kaoru suddenly broke down in to a fit of tears again.

'He's alive! Thank God he's alive!' Kaoru thought happily, trying to wipe the tears away from her eyes.

"Wh-Where is he! Where can I find him!" Kaoru quickly asked, taking the confused the doctor in surprise.

"Uh... in room 206... You may visit him now if you wish..." the doctor replied.

Before anyone could utter another word, Kaoru dashed away.

To be continued...


(A/N: Ohayo Minna-san! Hey! Anyway- sorry for the long wait... I hope you liked it- sorry if I dunno who Yahiko's real father is... ehehehe... Anyway, as usual- I NEED REVIEWS! AND A BIT OF ADVICE ON THE NEXT CHAPTER! I GLADLY ACCEPT FLAMES ON THIS CHAPTER TOO! Hehehe...

anyway, sorry for the long wait! R&R please!)

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