Rain of Blood
Digi*girl: Hey! Chapter six up! Thanks for all of your reviews¡KI love B+K pairings too! Heh¡K
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Chapter six¡Xthe pledge
Kenshin entered the doors of Takani, greeted by a woman dressed in a traditional black kimono.
¡§Himura-san,¡¨ the woman bowed deeply, Kenshin nodded in acknowledgement.
¡§I shall address Megumi-dono of your presence.¡¨ The woman bowed again and disappeared into the dark hallway.
Kenshin rubbed his temples wearily as a sigh escaped his lips; it had been a long day. He rested his katana on the table beside him and closed his eyes. He leaned against the wall, as usual.
He breathed in her scent, ¡§You smell, you smell like jasmine.¡¨ The girl underneath him giggled softly and brought her hands up to stroke his cheek lovingly, ¡§And you,¡¨ the girl took a deep breath, ¡§You smell of forest, of trees.¡¨
The sound of footsteps echoed through the long hallway, her hair flowed back and forth as she walked. The glass in her hands was empty.
He lowered his head so they were no more than centimeters apart, and smiled, ¡§Have anyone ever told you that you¡¦re beautiful?¡¨ she blushed and shook her head. Her breath tickled his face as he gazed into her eyes. ¡§You¡¦re the most beautiful creature in this world, you know that? Don¡¦t leave me again...¡¨ Then he brought down his head.
The sound of broken glass snapped Kenshin back to reality, and shot his head up. His breathing stopped as he saw the figure standing in front of him. Those blue eyes.
¡§Aishiteru, Kenshin. Forever.¡¨
¡§K-Kenshin¡K¡¨ Kaoru whispered and her breathing quickened. Her heart was beating so loudly that she wondered if he had heard them. This is wrong¡K
Kenshin breathed in sharply, his muscles tightened.
¡§The second time,¡¨ Kaoru tried not to sound too shaky, and clasped her hands together, rubbing them slightly.
¡§What?¡¨
¡§This is the second time that you saved me.¡¨ Kaoru calmly replied, unable to look at him in the eye. Kenshin breathed out and relaxed a bit. He didn¡¦t say anything.
¡§I¡KI don¡¦t know how to thank you,¡¨ Kaoru stuttered. Kenshin strode forward silently until he was directly in front of her, and held up something from his sleeve. Kaoru glanced up under those black locks and stared up in surprise.
Her blue ribbon, hanging loosely in his hand.
¡§I found them on the floor,¡¨ he stated flatly. What else should he say?
Kaoru took the ribbon from his hands as their hand met, sending jolts of electricity through her body. Just as she guessed, his hands were rough from the battles of his lifetime, and she was concerned. She traced along a faded scar over his palm and Kenshin flinched slightly. But he didn¡¦t resist.
¡§Does it hurt?¡¨ she asked gently, her eyes shining with worry.
Kenshin stared down at her, stunned. Why is this girl showing so much affection? So many had feared him, he was a cold-blooded killer, the Hitokiri Battousai. No one in his life, aside from Kaoru, had cared for him. They were all but rubbish. But Kaoru, god he knew there was something special within her from the moment he gazed into those azure eyes under the rain.
¡§No,¡¨ he whispered, drowning deeper into her eyes.
Without warning, a smile touched Kaoru¡¦s lips. She for the second time smiled heartily at him, her face serene and blissful. Kenshin¡¦s eyes softened, and leaned down his head.
The fragrance of jasmine¡K
The blueness of her eyes¡K
The softness of her skin¡K
Everything about her was like a dream, a delusion even. Gently, Kaoru tipped her feet upward and brushed her lips against Kenshin¡¦s. He stood there rooted for a second, catching the feel of her soft lips grazing past his with his mind screaming at him. He realized that he wanted more. He wanted her.
Kaoru pulled back slightly, revealing her sapphire eyes to see his reaction, shutting off all the problems and agony for the moment. Kenshin didn¡¦t wait a second longer and he grabbed her by her wrist, pulling her forcefully to him and stopped when his face was so close to hers. Kaoru wasn¡¦t expecting something like this as she breathed heavily against him, suddenly aware of the closeness. Their lips were about to touch again when unexpectedly; a shrieking voice behind Kaoru stopped them.
¡§Ken-san!¡¨ by the doorway, stood Megumi. Her face was of pure shock and her eyebrows twisted into an angry frown.
Kaoru stepped back. The warmth slipped from him like a breeze; soon again he felt the coldness again.
Kenshin cursed inwardly, he knew this was too good to be true. He tore his eyes away from Kaoru and straightened himself, returning to the usual non-emotion expression.
¡§What?¡¨ that came out as an annoying snap.
¡§Ken-san¡K¡¨ Megumi started in a livid tone, ¡§I thought I warned you about the consequences!¡¨
Kenshin sighed frustratingly and glanced at Kaoru, her face downcast. ¡§Kaoru,¡¨ he said softly.
Kaoru tilted her head up slowly, guilt etched all over her face as she stared into his eyes. Kenshin averted them as he spoke, ¡§Wait for me outside.¡¨
Kaoru caught a glimpse of Megumi¡¦s grave face before walking uncomfortably outside, closing the door. She leaned against the hard wall as the tears blurred her vision. The realization hit her like a knife piercing through her heart. She was fighting so hard to prevent it from happening. But it¡¦s too late.
I¡KI¡¦m falling for him¡K
More tears fell as her heart broke into tiny pieces. She knew it all too well.
Oh god¡Kwhat have I done?
Suddenly everything went upside down in her world. A week ago she met him, under the rain. Few days ago he had saved her life for the second time. And few hours ago, she had lost her first kiss to him. But yet it seemed all too familiar, she felt as if she had known him all her life, maybe the life before that too.
¡§Come back,¡¨ she breathed sharply into the freezing air, her hands reached out weakly, ¡§Please, come back¡K¡¨
The vision flashed past her mind¡¦s eye. Kaoru stood there, confused. What was that? It seemed like a faded memory that happened a long, long time ago. No, it couldn¡¦t be possible. Is this what you call as paranoid? She must be insane to have those crazy visions that¡¦s not her own.
¡§I told you! When will you ever learn?!¡¨ From inside, Kaoru could hear Megumi¡¦s angered voice that rang out through the door. Trembling, she sank down onto the wooden floor and hugged herself. ¡§Open your eyes, Himura! Can¡¦t you see?¡¨ The sound of glass shattering noise echoed in her ears as Kaoru shut her eyes tightly. ¡§I¡¦m tired of people telling what¡¦s the best and the worst for me, damn it! Can¡¦t I decide for myself?! I am my own fucking body Megumi!¡¨ Kenshin¡¦s exasperated voice cut through. Kaoru shot her eyes open, ¡§But Himura, this¡K¡¨ Kaoru didn¡¦t bother to hear the rest of the sentence. Only the faint murmurs behind that door which separates the two rooms.
She suddenly felt so small in this world.
¡§I¡¦m scared¡Kplease don¡¦t leave me¡K¡¨
All her visions disappeared when the door tore opened and slammed shut in the darkness. She could hear Kenshin¡¦s heavy and quickened breathing, but she could barely see him. The familiar feeling of guilt washed over her again as she tried to stand up.
¡§Kenshin-¡§
¡§Let¡¦s just go,¡¨ he said curtly as Kaoru drew back mentally. What should she do now? Follow him? She had thought about Megumi¡¦s advice thoroughly, and they seemed logically enough. But her heart ached for him; she wanted to be by his side at any place, any time.
Kenshin noticed Kaoru¡¦s pause; he frowned in the darkness and his eyes turned gold for a moment. He had enough of the day. He grabbed her by the wrist firmly and led her out of the Takani gates, never once looking back. Kaoru tried to reason with him but he just ignored her. Until the gates of Takani closed behind them, Kenshin had his back to her and Kaoru raised her hands to her chest, trying to steady her breathing.
¡§Kenshin, I have something to tell you,¡¨ she spoke slowly. Kenshin didn¡¦t turn or do anything, he stayed fixed on the spot. Kaoru took that as a sign and she began carefully, ¡§I realized I¡¦ve brought you a lot of trouble and I¡¦m truly sorry. But, well, the truth is that¡Kif I had left-¡§
¡§You¡¦re leaving?¡¨ Kenshin turned to face her sideways and his flamed hair swayed as a wind picked up.
It wasn¡¦t raining anymore.
¡§I¡K¡¨ Kaoru bit her lip and nodded, unable to look at him in the eye. She fought back the surfacing emotions as her nails dug deep into her flesh.
Silence. Except for the rustle of the trees nearby.
¡§¡KWhy?¡¨
Kaoru swallowed the lump in her throat. What was she hearing? She sensed the hurt and confusion in his voice as her heart sank.
¡§Please understand. I don¡¦t want to cause you any trouble and you saved my life twice already¡Kit-it¡¦s for the best.¡¨ She repeated the comment earlier that day; and tried not to sound too shaky.
Kenshin could feel his mind began to panic. Why? Why did she want to leave? Kaoru, can¡¦t you see what you¡¦ve done to me? I see you everywhere Kaoru, your smile, your eyes¡KI¡¦m haunted by you.
¡§Kenshin?¡¨
Kenshin snapped his head up and stared determinedly into her eyes. ¡§You can¡¦t leave.¡¨
¡§What?¡¨
¡§It¡¦s pointless. If you leave, I¡¦ll just go after you again.¡¨ He turned to her fully. Kaoru¡¦s mind swirled.
¡§If you leave, I¡¦ll just go out there and brought you back with me,¡¨ he stated. The girl sighed and closed her eyes, ¡§I mean it Kenshin. This is serious.¡¨ He edged closer to her and tilted her chin up to face him, ¡§I¡¦m serious too.¡¨
What the hell is going on? Those visions! ¡§Kenshin¡K¡¨ Kaoru reached her hands out to him as her vision began to blur. Kenshin caught her surprisingly and stared down at her, ¡§Kaoru?¡¨
Kaoru clutched onto him, ¡§Kenshin, I have to leave. It¡¦s not right if I stayed with you.¡¨ She whispered, betraying her heart. She buried her face in his chest.
¡§But I want you to stay,¡¨ he said and wrapped his arms around her automatically, bringing her closer.
¡§What about Megumi? Or other people? What will they think?¡¨ Kaoru asked halfheartedly, drowning into him.
¡§To hell with them, I don¡¦t care.¡¨ He rested his chin atop her head and stared into the outlines of the trees from a distance. Somehow, they all seemed so familiar, yet afar at the same time.
¡§I swear to protect you Kaoru, no matter what.¡¨ He said into her hair and closed his eyes. He didn¡¦t know why he was saying those words, but it felt so right at the moment.
Kaoru cried. things turned out totally different from what she expected. But she had a new life ahead of her now, with Kenshin. She would stay at his side no matter what. No matter what the others think. ¡§Promise?¡¨ she muffled in his chest.
¡§Promise.¡¨
¡§I promise you, Kaoru. I swore to protect you.¡¨
¡§No lies,¡¨ she rested her head on his chest softly, closing her eyes.
¡§No lies.¡¨ He repeated and held her in his arms.
Somewhere in their unconscious, those words played in their mind like a film. Each remembering the pieces of memories that existed a long time ago, though they had forgotten it. Lives and eternities passed without knowing it. History repeats itself over and over again, until someone brought an end to it.
Look what you¡¦ve done. Will history repeat in your liking?
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