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Chapter 3/ Reflections of Broken Spirits :
Kaoru blinked; sunlight from the window shone brightly on her closed eyelids, slowly pulling her from the darkness that she was drifting in. She yawned and stretched; this was the best sleep she ever had; warm and dreamless. She opened her eyes slowly, inhaled deeply the sweet aroma of the air freshener and hugged her soft and plump pillow; she felt oddly good.
Then, she remembered every thing.
She bolted upright, scanning the room slowly and carefully with her eyes. Kenshin's bedroom!
Hesitantly, she looked next to her, but he wasn't there and then, with even more hesitation, she looked down slowly at her body and sighed with relief; she was fully dressed. She couldn't remember getting to this bed and for a moment she thought she might've done something terrible, but luckily Kenshin was a decent man. She held the covers around her body tightly, they felt so warm and smelled really nice, she considered going back to sleep but felt it would very rude to oversleep on purpose.
She got up and reached for the door. To her surprise, it was locked and panic rose slightly in her chest. She tried again to turn the door knob and pull but the door was locked firmly. She forced herself not to panic and to remain focused. Why am I locked in? Who locked me in? She grabbed the lock underneath the knob and turned it with excessive force, expecting that it won't budge, but it turned surprisingly easily and the door opened.
Kaoru scratched her head as if it would help her think or remember better. What the heck? Did she lock her self in by accident? She shrugged and walked outside quietly. She went into the living room, the kitchen and the bathroom, expecting to see Kenshin any minute, but he wasn't there. The apartment wasn't like any other; it had one bedroom and one bathroom only, but is very spacious. It was completely white and the furniture was completely black. She guessed that Kenshin must be a big fan of the white/black contrast. Also, he must be a cleaning fanatic because the place was hospital-like clean! However, what really caught her attention was that there wasn't a single picture of anybody or anything; as if Kenshin tried all he could to tear himself away from everybody.
"Kenshin-sama," she called softly.
There was no reply.
She shrugged again; he probably had something or another to do outside. She decided to freshen up and get something to eat before she'd really start wondering where he could be and how to fix the mess she's in. She walked into the bathroom and paused; it was very dark even though it was day time.
She felt the wall with her hands carefully to try and find the light switch and clicked it. She stared at the tub; the rush that she received when she went under the hot water came back intensely. She found herself resisting the urge to burst into tears.
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Her Father walked out of the room where her Mother laid and she was forbidden entrance. She hid around the corner where she had been sitting all day although she knew that he was aware of her presence. She could hear his footsteps approaching and she cowered back till she was pressed against the wall, fighting the temptation to run for the sake of being as close as possible to her beloved Mother. Finally, he walked around her corner and looked down at her with blank eyes.
"She wants to see you," he told her, then turned and disappeared around the corner.
Hesitantly, she peeked to see where he was going and saw that he didn't enter the room but simply passed by it and went away. She heaved a sigh and rushed to her Mother. She ran, her tiny feet thudding softly on the carpeted floor and echoing all around her in the empty hallway. The door came closer and she could feel the joy of seeing her Mother after so long rise in her chest rapidly. She finally reached the door and jumped slightly to reach the door knob and rushed in.
"Mommy," she called excitedly.
Her Mother, lying on the luxurious four- poster bed, turned her head towards her and smiled.
"Kaoru," she replied as she stretched her hand weakly for her child to come closer.
-
She stood there silently, dressed in black from head to toe. Feeling as dark from the inside as she did on the outside. Everyone around her wore black and even the sky wore a light shade of grey. Everything seemed so dim, even the flowers that surrounded the big, black bed that her Mother slept in were out of color. She watched in horror, frozen with shock as her Father closed the bed on her Mother slowly and signaled for some men to put her in the ground.
What the heck are they doing to her Mother? She won't be able to breathe in that box-like-bed! Why are they hiding her underground? Don't they know that she's only asleep? Is this supposed to make her get better sooner?
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"Kaoru-chan, congratulations, you just got another A," the biology teacher told her proudly. A student behind her snorted but she didn't turn to look. "Your Father will be very proud of you I'm sure."
Kaoru only nodded. Will he? But what would make this grade any different from all the rest?
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"No, you're doing it wrong," her Father yelled at her. "Don't you know how to do anything well?"
Kaoru stammered, trying to attain the pose for the attack that he was teaching her. What exactly did she do wrong?
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"There she is girls, get her!"
Kaoru shrieked and started running frantically.
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I know I can turn around and fight them
No.
Why?
You know you'll only bring shame to your Father's beloved art.
But I'm sure I can pull it out successfully.
No.
But they'll beat me up.
Serves you right.
No.
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"Hey, fatso!"
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"Get lost, brat."
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How did I ever become like this? Since when do any of my wishes come true? Why now? Why this? How is this?
She splashed cold water onto her face and shuddered, her knees nearly gave way and she almost fell but she held onto the sink tightly.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror. She was pale and her lower lip was trembling. Her fringe was matted against her forehead and her tears blended with the water on her face. She fell slowly on all fours onto the floor and broke into loud crying, almost wailing. Once again, she didn't have a clue what brought everything up so suddenly, but it was live torture. Her sobs echoed all around her in the bathroom, as if they were surrounding her.
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Kenshin whistled a happy tune as he came out of the elevator, carrying some shopping bags. He felt extraordinarily happy; he had gone at the crack of dawn and finished his assignment flawlessly. Now his sword was satisfied, his boss was ecstatic and with the money he got he bought his mysterious visitor some clothes and items that he assumed she'd need. It felt odd; he never had to go out and buy something for anyone except when he was sent late at nights to get Hiko some Sake. His grin became a smile as he opened the door, expecting to see her beautiful face greeting him. For some reason it felt so good to have a visitor and not be alone at home.
"Miss," he called.
No reply.
"Miss?" he repeated.
No reply.
He set the bags on the counter in the kitchen before he went to check on her in the bedroom. The door was open, the bed was messed up but she wasn't there. When he saw that she wasn't in the living room either he started to feel worried.
"Miss," he called, a little louder and more clearly.
He heard the bathroom's lock open and turned to see her come out. Her eyes were puffy from crying and her nose was bright pink.
A fallen angel...
"Miss," he called softly.
She looked up at him in surprise. "You're back," she exclaimed.
Kenshin nodded.
They stood in awkward silence.
"Are you...okay?" he asked sincerely.
"Yes," she answered and nodded slowly.
God! This seemed so much easier when I was all beaten up and in pain!
"Good," he said pleasantly.
God! This seemed so much easier when she was all beaten up and in pain!
Kenshin looked around desperately for any inspiration so as to what to do and how to act.
"Thank you," she said suddenly.
He gazed at her. She was smiling through pink lips, a very sincere smile despite tearful eyes. He tilted his head as if seeing her in a different way which could explain her confusing but appealing attitude.
"Want some breakfast?" Kenshin offered. "I'm a really good cook."
Kaoru nodded feverishly as just the mentioning of food made her stomach yelp in excitement.
Kenshin beamed. "Well, what are we waiting for?" he said. "Follow me."
He hurried into the kitchen followed by Kaoru.
"How can I help?" she asked as he put on a baby blue apron.
"You're my guest, just sit down and enjoy your time while I prepare your meal," he told her.
Kaoru cocked an eyebrow at him. "But I'm the woman here," she protested.
"Well, woman-dono, you can go and try some of the stuff that I got you," Kenshin told her, jerking his head towards the shopping bags on the kitchen table.
Kaoru gazed at them. "Those are for me?" she asked slowly.
He opened the fridge. "Yes, I though you could do with some feminine stuff better than with mine," he said as he took out some eggs.
Kaoru flushed. "Thank you very much," she thanked him quietly.
Kenshin shoved the bags into her arms. "Don't even mention it," he said as he started pushing her out of the kitchen. "Now don't take too long so that you'd catch the food hot."
Kaoru nodded and turned, making Kenshin accidentally bump into her. "Good," he said, standing so close in front of her that he could feel her breath on his lips. For a minute he felt the irresistible urge of wrapping his arms around her tightly and kissing her.
He stood still, shocked and confused. Luckily for him, Kaoru hurried into his bedroom and shut the door without looking back.
"I won't take long, I promise," she called from behind the door.
Kenshin turned quietly to the kitchen.
What the heck is wrong with me?
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Kaoru put down the things on the bed carefully then let herself fall face down stiffly next to them. For a moment when Kenshin was so close to her she felt a rush go through her body. She suddenly wanted him to pull her into his arms and bring her down to the floor. She shuddered aloud. She felt filthy. Dirty. Unclean.
This new body was too much to handle; it had needs that she wasn't yet ready to supply them.
What am I going to do?
She perched her self on the bed and started taking out the things that he got for her.
Hmmm! He has taste? Is that a...? No! Oh my God it is!
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Kenshin scrambled the eggs skillfully on the frying pan. She must've seen what he's got her by now and was wondering if that was what's taking her so long. He hoped with all his heart that she wouldn't think that he was a pervert; it was the lady at the shop who told him that every woman needs those things. He was glad she agreed to help him; the other lady at the shop at first thought that he was a girl because of his long hair, and then when he corrected her, she thought he was a pervert and wouldn't help him, but suggested a hair cut.
He sighed.
He heard the bedroom door open as he poured the contents of the frying pan into a plate and tried to hide the excitement of seeing her in the clothes he got her. She walked slowly into the kitchen with her head down, but he could still see that her face was a deep shade of red.
"You look beautiful," he told her sincerely. "Like an angel. Did everything fit you?"
Kenshin had the idea that pure white would look good on her, so he got her a bright white, knee length dress and a matching pair of flip-flops.
"Thank you very much," she said without looking up, her face as red as a ripe tomato.
Yup, she definitely saw them.
He set the plate down on the kitchen table next to many other dishes that he had prepared rapidly while she was getting dressed. Cooking was another thing he took pride in other than excellent school grades and exceedingly powerful swordsmanship skills.
He pulled out a chair for her and she muttered another thank you as she sat down. Kenshin took the chair opposite to her and waited for her to start first. However, Kaoru just sat staring at her hands which rested in her lap.
"You're not hungry?" he asked worriedly.
Kaoru opened her mouth to speak but her stomach growled aloud and she flushed her deepest shade of red ever.
Kenshin sweat dropped.
"It's good I made a large quantity," he told her, rubbing the back of his head nervously.
Kaoru nodded silently then started eating.
Kenshin watched her with anticipation. He straightened up in his chair when she suddenly stopped after chewing her first bite.
"What is it?" he asked. "Don't you like it?"
Kaoru just gazed at Kenshin momentarily. "No," she told him. She clapped excitedly. "It's simply amazing. Delicious!" Then she started gulping down mouthfuls hurriedly.
Kenshin beamed at her. "I'm so glad you liked it, miss," he said cheerfully.
Kaoru stopped eating suddenly and gazed at him with the spoon in her mouth; she still hadn't told him her name.
"You know, you never told me your name," he said, as if he could read her mind.
Kaoru took out the spoon and moved her jaw helplessly; no words came out. She couldn't think of any thing to say. Would she tell him her real name? Would he recognize her if she did? Would he believe her if she did?
What if she lied to him? What if she gave him a false name? Would he ever know that she lied to him?
He raised a hand to pause her. "It's okay," he said pleasantly. "You don't have to tell me anything that you don't want to share."
Kaoru gazed at him. "Thank you" she said, lowering her head.
"It nothing," he said. "It's alright, I really do uderstan-"
The phone on the kitchen wall rang shrilly and cut him off.
"Excuse me for a second please," he said as he got up for the phone. "Kenshin Himura speaking"
She looked up and watched him silently as he replied with only grunts of agreement to whoever was on the other end of the line. His face became suddenly stern and serious, very dramatically, unlike his often soft and sad expression. "Yes, Sir, I'll get right to it," he finally said before returning the ear piece to its place. Kaoru flushed as she noticed for the first time how hard she was staring at him and hurriedly looked away.
"I'll have to go," he informed her, without looking at her. "I'll be back very late so don't expect me early."
He walked out of the kitchen hurriedly and she heard the apartment door open and shut, meaning that he left. Kaoru sat still awkwardly for a few moments. What was all that about?
She stared at his untouched meal opposite to hers and her stomach growled aloud.
Well, less for him, more for me!
She started eating hungrily.
-
Kaoru lay lazily on the couch watching television. She looked at the wall clock for what seemed like the millionth time, 3:30 a.m., where's Kenshin?
She knew he told her that he was going to be late, but still...something felt wrong. Somehow, she couldn't sleep knowing that he wasn't in the apartment. Maybe it was because he saved her, or maybe it was just her new body playing tricks on her, but Kaoru felt a sense of safety and happiness in his presence, which she realized hadn't been often at all, but still when they were together, it felt distinctly good.
Having nothing to do all day, she just strolled in the apartment after making the bed and cleaning the dishes, looking at the city far down below through the window and pondering over things in her head. How come a teenage like Kenshin could live alone in such a fancy building? Where were his parents or even his legal guardian? There were no pictures whatsoever and only one bedroom. Also, why would a guy like Kenshin, who has no obvious sickness, or money issues, go only part time to school? She looked around the apartment for the zillionth time; it was completely empty of teenager stuff! What was with this guy?
She had a million questions in her head for him, but not a single nerve to ask him one. How could she ask him when she, his guest, didn't even tell him her name?
She sighed; there was more to Kenshin than meets the eye. Then she grinned guiltily: she felt too cool for a girl in her situation. She wasn't crying any more and the pain from the beating up seemed to disappear mysteriously. In fact, she was feeling the best she did in a very long time. She was a situation way over her head but felt content.
She sighed again, she had come to the conclusion that her situation would most probably end by tomorrow at the same time she made the wish, after all, if she remembered clearly she wished for only 48 hours. She felt guilty for being happy when she knew in the back of her head that her Father and some relatives will be looking for her worriedly by now, although she felt the idea of them caring about her at all a bit exaggerated; they never really liked her, but she was still their flesh and blood.
She began to wander with her thoughts again when she finally heard the keys turn in the lock. She jumped onto her feet excitedly and prepared her self to greet Kenshin warmly and offer him a small dinner snack.
She gasped so hard she felt her throat would rip and be sucked into her lungs. In front of her, in the dimness, stood Kenshin, soaked in blood.
"Kenshin-sama," she cried with a horror filled voice.
He was covered in blood and his eyes were wide and blank and he leaned weakly onto a Katana. He shut the door behind him and slowly proceeded to the living room.
"Kenshin-sama," Kaoru called again but he still seemed like he couldn't here her or even feel her presence.
She didn't know how or why, but suddenly something inside her snapped and her shock jump out of her.
"Kenshin-sama," she called firmly as she rushed to his side and seated him on the nearest chair. He seemed to be in a different world, his eyes moved around as if he could see things moving that Kaoru saw were still. She tried to snap her fingers in front of him to attract his attention and many other things but he seemed to be way too deep into a world of his own.
Kaoru took a deep breath to clear her head. There was no way avoiding it, he helped her with it just last night and it did her good, it's the perfect time for her to repay that one favor. She walked straight into the bathroom, rolled up her sleeves and started preparing a hot bath hurriedly. Then she went out and heaved Kenshin up onto his feet and supported him to the bathroom. There she leaned him against the wall and made one last desperate attempt to snap him out of whatever he was in. She cursed angrily when she failed terribly. Now she really had to do what she would possibly regret for a very long time.
Kaoru started undressing Kenshin determinedly. She first unbuttoned his shirt and threw the bloodied clothes straight in to the waste bin. Then, she closed her eyes shut and started undressing his lower body clothes, determined not to look. When she was sure that there was nothing left to remove, she grabbed blindly for a towel she had placed nearby beforehand and wrapped it firmly around his waist. She got up to her feet and pulled him towards her. She saw her flushed reflection in the mirror when Kenshin bare body fell onto her but reminded herself that she was doing it for a noble cause. She pulled him towards the tub then...
SPLASH!
Water splashed every where as Kenshin fell into the tub, pushed by a nerve-wrecked Kaoru. The shock didn't wake him up and to Kaoru's horror, the water turned pink, even when she added lots of white bathing foam the latter turned pink too. Kaoru knew that Kenshin's suffered no injuries, that was very obvious, she shuddered at the thought that it could be some one else's blood, although she was still glad it wasn't Kenshin's. She knew that out there was someone who was terribly injured, probably even dead. She snapped out of her thoughts as she saw Kenshin sink slowly into the water, she pulled him up by the hair and sighed. That was a close call; she could've made him drown.
"Now what?" she asked him although she felt he couldn't hear her.
What happened to him? What pushed him into such a shock? What's with all the blood?
She gazed at him worriedly.
"Where am I?" Kenshin asked suddenly, blinking.
Kaoru beamed at him. "Kenshin-sama," she exclaimed. "You finally woke up."
"I was asleep?" Kenshin asked slowly.
Kaoru bit her lower lip. Good question, was he? Kaoru shrugged. "Some sort," she answered.
Kenshin looked around faintly for a moment before he yelped and almost jumped out of the water. "Am I naked?" he rather shrieked.
Kaoru made a squeaky yelp as she jumped onto her feet and rushed out the door and slammed it shut behind her. "I'll explain everything to you when you're done," she cried from behind the door.
"O-okay," Kenshin replied, glad that Kaoru couldn't see how red in the face he was.
He sunk into the foam till only his nose and above was visible. She saw me naked...
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Kaoru sat on the kitchen table swinging her feet uncomfortably in the dark, waiting for Kenshin to finish his hot bath and dreading the moment when he'd walk out of the bathroom. She heard the door open and saw his him come out wearing a dark bath robe, his hair flat with water and his expression grim.
Would he get mad at me for doing what I did? If I had just left him on the couch would he have awoken on his own? Would he ask me to leave his house now? But where would I go?
He stopped at the kitchen's door and Kaoru held her breath as she looked away in shame.
"Thank you," he said quietly but his voice seemed to be magnified in the darkness and stillness.
Kaoru looked up at him in surprise. "You mean you're not mad that I stripped you and pushed you into a hot tub?" she asked, surprise too clear in her voice.
Kenshin was grateful the lights weren't on so that she couldn't see him blush."No," Kenshin answered embarrassedly. "I'm thankful."
Kaoru tilted her head to her right and beamed at him. "You're most welcome; it's the least thing I could do," she said happily.
Kenshin lowered his head. "I think you want some answers," he told her. "And I'm willing to tell you anything that you want."
Kaoru lowered her feet to the ground and walked towards him slowly until they were standing right in front of each other. She reached her right hand and held his left gently. He felt warmth seep from her hand into his and fought the urge to let out a moan of relief; he didn't realize how cold he was until he felt how warm she was.
"You don't have to tell me anything when I never told you even my name," she said gently.
"But-" Kenshin started arguing but she silenced him by placing the index and middle fingers of her left hand softly on his lips. Kenshin's breath deepened in reaction to feeling her warmth on his lips.
"You need a good meal and some sleep," she suggested, "I can prepare you a nice snack before you go to bed."
Kenshin found himself kissing her fingers before he reached out with his right hand and pulled them away from his lips. "I'm not hungry," he told her. "Thank you though"
Kaoru bowed her head slightly in comprehension. "Then you better go to bed," she said. "I'll take the couch tonight."
"No way," Kenshin protested aloud. "I'm taking the couch." He bent down and swiftly lifted her off her feet and carried her towards the bed.
Kaoru's face felt as hot as lava when he lowered her onto the bed and wished her good night. She was so flustered she couldn't reply and just waved at him idly in the dark as he left the room and closed the door behind him.
He just carried me to bed! Even though she knew it was completely innocent it took a few minutes for her heart beat to slow down and return to normal.
She went underneath the cover and tried to sleep but couldn't. She tossed and turned desperately and hid her head under the pillow but still couldn't sleep; too many things were zooming and out of her head. What the heck was wrong with Kenshin? How come I didn't freak out when I saw him covered in all this blood? How come we're both taking this situation so lightly?
She huffed.
Suddenly, she heard noise. She sprang up and listened tensely. It was Kenshin and he was talking fast. He screamed. Kaoru instantly threw the covers away and ran out the room to him. She followed his voice, he was muttering aloud in fear, some one was hurting him. She clenched her fists and fastened her pace, determined for the fist time in her life to beat the crap out of someone, whoever was threatening Kenshin. She got to the living room, where Kenshin laid on the couch, but there was no one around. She approached Kenshin carefully and saw that he was asleep.
He's sleep talking!
Kaoru sweat dropped.
Kenshin talks in his sleep!
She forced her self not to smile and knelt next to him to wake him up; he was obviously having a nightmare.
"Yes, I killed her, I did," he screamed and Kaoru almost fell back with shock.
"You killed?" Kaoru gasped.
Kenshin started flailing his arms over his face and screaming. Kaoru found herself settling on top of him and pining his hands next to him and screaming at him to wake up.
He was stronger than her and he managed to free his hands and drop her to the floor. He hit her head hard on the floor and little stars danced before her eyes. She got up again dizzily and repositioned herself on him.
"Wake up Kenshin-sama, it's only a nightmare!" she screamed as she slapped his scar tenderly repeatedly.
"I KILLED her!" his screams became shrill and his movements wilder.
God! He's going into a fit or something!
She decided that 'nicely' won't wake him up at all in this century. She grabbed him firmly by the collar of his bathrobe and started shaking him with all her strength.
"Kenshin-sama, I beg you, please wake up dammit!" she yelled at him at the top of her voice.
Finally, he jerked upwards, panting, his eyes wild and watery, his hair a mess and his bath robe although still tight around his waist barely clinging onto his shoulders.
"I killed her," he confessed, crying. "I really killed her. Enishi's right. I killed Tomoe."
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