AzRen: lol, didn't you read the summary? she dies! lol. but she'll be back to life... in here...
Khmer Moon Blossoms: yup, i tend to update pretty fast.
Disclaimer: kenshin isn't mine... if it was, i'd be a master swordsman by now...
Chapter Three:
The Sorcerer Miwashi
Atop Mt. Hiro, Kenshin came to a pagoda with a large porch in front. Lying Kaoru at the steps of the porch, he approached the chair at the end of the porch. An old lady was sitting in a rocking chair, seemingly asleep. An unsheathed sword lied on the railing of the porch. Kenshin was no more than a few feet away from the old lady, when she suddenly grabbed the sword and put it to Kenshin's throat, with her eyes still closed. "What business do you have at my pagoda?"
"Are you the sorcerer called... Miwashi?"
She opened her eyes and stared at Kenshin. "What business do you have at my pagoda?" she asked him again.
"I have heard of your powers of rebirth... I was hoping you could bring someone I loved back to life." he stepped back and bowed respectively. A light breeze blew. 'She... smells ofblood... and death...' Kenshin thought to himself.
"Ah, so you come here seeking my services?" she lowered the sword and went to a table on the other side of the porch. Kenshin retrieved Kaoru and brought her to the table. There were many things there, padding, variously colored powders, and bubbling liquids. "Halt." she stopped Kenshin from laying Kaoru on the table, and placed the sword on the table. "Tell me your story first. Why do you wish... to bring this woman back to life? I must hear your... cause." she had a glint in her eye.
"This woman... I love her. We live together in a dojo... where she teaches. I've always loved her... ever since the first time I've met her. But I never told her out front. It was always a secret between us... and today... we were ambushed by a ninja... and she was killed." a single tear dropped from Kenshin's cheek and dropped onto Kaoru's face. "I'd give anything to have her with me again... to hold her... to tell her I love her..."
"What a sweet story!" the sorcerer said, with false glee. "I will allow the reincarnation. Now, please, lay her on the table." Kenshin did as he was told. "Now... I must tell you. My magic is not perfect. No magic is without flaws. I will warn you right here and now, she may not be the same as she was before her death when my magic is through with her..."
"I understand." Kenshin said simply.
"You still wish to go though?" she asked.
"Yes. If I could just see her loving face once again... I'd be happy."
"Ok." the sorcerer hid a grin, and began. She crushed up pink flowers in a small bowl, and added the paste into a cup, with some bubbling green and blue liquids. Pouring another red liquid in, it turned pitch black, and a puff of smoke came out. "Now... for the final touch..." she tossed in a pinch of a white powder, and the elixir turned clear as water. "Cheers." she saluted Kaoru with the cup, and poured the drink down her throat.
Kaoru's pale, lifeless body instantly regained it's former color. It was a small, and a sudden change, but after a while, she looked as good as new. The next change, was also small, but steady. She began breathing again. Her breaths became deeper with each inhalation, and finally, her eyes popped opened. She sat up, and shook her head, as if groggy from a sleep.
"Kaoru!" Kenshin exclaimed, moving towards her.
She turned and glared at Kenshin at the sound of his voice. "You! You... backstabbing murderer!" she yelled, grabbing the sword beside her and rushing towards Kenshin.
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A/N: OMG! wht happened to kaoru! lol. well... i regret to inform you readers, that this story won't be but maybe... 2 chapters longer. i've been thinking about this story for teh last month... and i couldn't think of anything to make it longer. so... it'll be ending pretty soon. sorry to all. but tht's the way it'll go. if you have any streaching ideas, i'm all ears, but if not, then... yeah. just read on. lol. coming up next, hmm... wht should i name the next chapter... (ponders...) LOVER'S BATTLE! there ya go...
