Painted Chord

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Thanks to: chakitattyla2h8, Sims are Awesome, Kute Anime Kitty, Nyako, and Drawkab for their reviewage! to answer some questions: lol I thought it would be funny if Kenshin had some sort of mental problem , ehehe...yes I did write that song o haha! I wanted it to have the feel of when Kenshin left Kaoru for Kyoto...such a sad scene... T.T Oh and btw, yes the song is mine so please don't use it

infidelmaki-

Disclaimer: cries I don't own them...but more importantly..I don't own Kenshin! sob sob ;;

Summary: An artist meets the guitarist of her dreams, the only problem is he has a split personailty disorder. So who is Kaoru really in love with? Kenshin, or his split personality 'Shinta'? (AU, KK, AMi, SMeg Rated T)

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Chapter Five

What is and What should Never Be

Kenshin fell to his knees, both hands clutching and ripping at his hair. One eye was completely gold, the other was struggling to remind its original hue of violet. He couldn't bring himself to scream, his other half wouldn't let him, and the pain was too intense. He was beginning to sweat, and he had just hit his head on the sink. It's too much...I can't. Just let him...go ahea-- and with that last thought, Kenshin was gone.

(A/N: I'm not sure if they make a pill for multiple personalities...but for the sake of my story, lets just assume that they do .. On to business: Kenshin is now a man named 'Shinta' so his thoughts will now be in italic bold instead of the regular italic. I just like things to be fancy )

Kaoru looked up to see an angry fireyhaired demon walk out of the men's room. She had waited for Kenshin like he asked her to, and was eager to sit and talk with him. But the man she now looked upon, he was not Kenshin. He looked exactly like him. Same hair, outfit, cross shaped scar--but his eyes. They were different. They were...a violent golden color that made Kaoru shiver. He began to ignore her and walk past her booth when she grabbed his sleeve.

"Kenshin wait! You told me to wait here for you..." she began

"Who are you? Who's Kenshin?" her heart sank. What was this? Some kind of joke. It had to have been.

"Oh I see..." she laughed "Kenshin I wanted to talk with you. Please, sit---" he cut her off again.

"Leave me alone!" he thundered and slapped her hand away. He suddenly felt guilty at the sight of her eyes welling with tears. He blinked and backed away. Her eyes seemed to be searching his soul...they were so pentrating and deep. Deep like the ocean.

Why did you hit her like that! I wanted to talk with her.

Be quiet you.

And why did you say 'Who's Kenshin?' you know very well who I am.

Who was that girl? Such a rude little thing to grab me like that.

You made her cry...

She's not crying yet...

She will once we've left. I can tell.

Whatever. Let the girl cry. She's not my problem. She's just an ugly little raccoon.

Stop! Don't lie to yourself.

Kenshin was right. Shinta was definetly lying to himself. He was attracted to her. She was very pretty, and she had such beautiful blue eyes that he hated to see fogged with tears. They were out of the Akabeko by now. Shinta looked over his shoulder. Tae was sitting with Kaoru, trying to comfort her. Kenshin was right, she waited til they left before she would cry. A painful tinge of guilt flipped his stomach.

Shinta, why can't you just leave me alone. He ignored him.

Answer me. I think you should leave. Shinta again ignored him

I'm the real me! I don't need you!

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Tae rubbed the poor girl's back and let her cry.

"He-He hit me!" She cracked between sobs. Kaoru had related to her everything, even last night's concert. Should I tell her about Himura-kun? No...It's best she doesn't get involved with him anyway. It will just leave both of them hurt. Tae offered Kaoru a tissue which she gladly accepted. She blew her nose like a trumpet, which made Tae sweatdrop and the entire cafe stare. Kaoru blushed and sucked her tears back in.

"Thanks Tae!" She said with a smile. "I gotta go. There's a movie I've been wanting to see." She grinned as she got up from her booth and ran for the door. Tae exhaled and returned to her work.

Kaoru wiped the excess mascara off her cheeks in her compact mirror. She had let it all run down her face without her knowing. Carefully stablizing herself in the subway seat, she began to reapply her makeup. She wasn't lying when she told Tae that there was a movie she had wanted to see. It was called "White Plums", a foreign film from Tokyo.

She waltzed into the small theatre with an air of confidence she hadn't had in a while. It was a small place with only two screens. They usually showed artsy indie films, independent films, and a lot of foreign stuff. Kaoru loved this place.There weren't too many people present, just some couples. This movie was obviously a romance.

Kaoru took a seat in the very back and set down her bag in the empty seat next to her. It was sort of depressing to go to the movies by herself, but she needed some alone time. She shoved a handful of popcorn in her mouth and sat back as the lights dimmed and the silver screen faded to green.

A/N: This chapter is going to be quite long, becuase I decided to continue from there and right into the movie. I'm having too much fun with this Enjoy!

The Following Film is rated R

for intense violence, gore, alcohol use and brief sexuality.

The screen dimmed once again and the movie started.

The haunting melody of violins is played. Focus in on an alley way, where a young man and some gaurds are travelling. Cut to the blackness of a forest where a pair of yellow eyes glow. Out from the bamboo steps a short red haired swordsman. The movie is in Japanese, but with yellow subtitles on the bottom of the screen.

He reminded Kaoru of Kenshin, except he didn't have a scar. Why was everything reminding her of him?

A half hour later...

Battousai held Tomoe on his futon. He breathed in her scent deeply with his nose in her hair. She didn't show any emotion, even though she was awake. He kissed her neck passionately and rolled on top of her. She let him, but still he couldn't tell what she was feeling.

"Aishiteru. Let me protect you." he whispered deeply. She smiled and closed her eyes.

A half hour later near the end of the film...

Battousai lunged at his opponent. He would surely die, but he would do anything to save his beloved Tomoe. In the midst of the final blow, a familiar scent filled the air.

"Wha-!" his opponent screamed.

"What's this..." Kenshin whispered as he saw Tomoe fall, her dagger in his opponent's stomach.

"...the scent of...white plums." Battousai cracked when she hit the ground. Blood poured from an open wound on her back, her eyes were glazed over.

"...K-Kenshin...It's better this way..." she smiled, blood seeping through her teeth. Her hand traced a fresh scar on his face, and then she closed her eyes.

"TOMOE!" He screamed.

The screen now fades to black.

Kaoru, along with many other women in the audience, was now red eyed and crying. This man had such an odd similarity to Kenshin, even his name was the same. This film was so sad, she'd have to remind Misao not to see it. The lights now returned to the theatre, so she grabbed her bag and dizzily made her way out of the room.

Kenshin ran down the street. Due to his mishap with 'Shinta' he had been late to meet Sano and Megumi at the theatre. They were all going to see some foreign flick that Megumi sweared was about Kenshin's former life. Kenshin snickered. He didn't believe any of that crap. How could he have had a past life? There was no way, this was his one and only life. When he finally reached the place, the cinema's doors were open and people had began filing out. Damn! Sano's gonna kill me. He searched the sea of people for his friends. Then out walked a puffy-eyed and smiling Kaoru. Kenshin's eyes widened. I have to apologize to her. He walked over to her.

Kaoru wiped her eyes with a spare finger. That was a good movie. I wonder...Has Kenshin ever seen it? She turned to the curb and began to walk when all of sudden she felt something tug on her arm.

"Get off me.." She grumbled as she turned to face her offender.

"Wait miss! I'm so sorry about earlier. Please let me explain--" Kaoru's eyes grew wide. There he was. But his eyes...were purple? Was she hallucinating? He was back to the sweet man who had greeted her so warmly earlier at the Akabeko. Kaoru let her muscles relax. Maybe he had a reasonable explanation of what happened earlier.

"Okay. I'll listen." Kenshin released her arm. He smiled.

"Thank you. Let's go somewhere else, it looks like it's going to rain." surely enough, thunder could be heard rolling miles away. A second later, lighting split the sky in two. It started to pour. He gave her his jacket to cover her head, and he grabbed her wrist. He turned a corner and they walked quickly towards a brownstone townhouse up the block.

"Do you mind if we talk inside here? It's my apartment." Kenshin pleaded. He really didn't want to get soaked any further, and any other civilization was three blocks away. Kaoru's face paled. Should she go with him? Her mind told her no, but her heart screamed yes. She really wanted to hear his reason.

Kenshin unlocked the apartment and let her in. He sat her down on his couch and told her everything.

"Split personalities...It makes sense now." Thank God she understands. He cheered in his mind. He blushed and turned away. Then suddenly he remembered that he didn't know her name.

"I'm so sorry miss. You seem to know my name...but...I..uh...I don't know yours." he blushed as he spoke. Kaoru grinned.

"My name is Kaoru Kamiya." She said with a new spark in her eyes. She seems happy again. Good. Yes, she's beautiful isn't she. A voice in his head growled.

No! I won't let you in now!

You can't deny me. I'm trying to help.

'Shinta' looked deeply into Kaoru's eyes. Kaoru noticed they were amber again and gasped.

"That quick?" she stammered as 'Shinta' leaned in for a kiss.

A/N: Sorry for any spoilers up there...,;; I tried to cut down that part of Kenshin's story into something short enough for a movie. As many of you may have noticed...I did quite a lot of tweaking. Ah tis the magic of fanfiction

Next Chapter: I Can't Quit you Baby

"Kaoru-san, don't you trust me?" He said with an evil smile.

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