The Only Way
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A/N: Enishi/Kaoru-ish drabble. Enjoy.
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Enishi stared sadly at her body, crumpled in the corner as if carelessly discarded. He would never do such a thing to such a lovely girl.
Yes, Kaoru was lovely indeed, and he would never treat her in that way.
The blood that he wiped from his face was not hers, nor was the blood staining his hands, his clothes and the carpet. There would be no way that he could do something so horrible.
He gently picked her up, ignoring the gaping hole in her chest, and gently laid her on the bed, making sure her kimono covered her decently. He was not the type to take advantage of a dead woman, even one as lovely as her.
Quietly he kissed her cold lips. "I'm sorry, Kaoru…" he murmured. "I'm sorry that I couldn't save you…"
Save her...from whom? A small part of his mind inquired.
From her murderer.
But that...that was you. Me.
Was it? He wondered absently. Did I do this?
Yes.
But why?
You couldn't bear her pain…her pain of loving you both.
And it would hurt her to kill Battosai, so…
Yes, I killed her.
Did I have a choice, really?
I don't think I did.
I'm sorry, Kaoru…but this was the only way…
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A/N: Review, please! (Grin)