Rain of Blood
Digi*girl: This chapter is for all the KnK lovers out there! No drama, no killings! Yeah~
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me.
Chapter eleven¡Xchoices and decisions (part two)
¡§We found out where he is,¡¨
¡§Tell me.¡¨
¡§On the outer rim of Kyoto, Yukishiro-san.¡¨
Enishi smirked, perfect.
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Kaoru stood in front of Kenshin with their hands linked. She tried to smile warmly.
¡§When are you going?¡¨ she asked.
¡§Two days after,¡¨ Kenshin replied softly.
Two days¡KKaoru looked out beyond the mountains. They still have two days left. She tried to cheer up the mood, ¡§Two days¡Kthat¡¦s a long time ne? What do you wanna do?¡¨
Kenshin looked away, avoiding her gaze. But he didn¡¦t let go of her hand.
Kaoru¡¦s smile faded, ¡§Think of the good side, after all of this is over, we-¡§
¡§But what if it wouldn¡¦t end?¡¨ Kenshin cut her off abruptly and turned to stare at her in the eyes, ¡§What if the battle continues to go on? The possibilities wouldn¡¦t last,¡¨
Stunned, Kaoru blinked her eyes. What if it wouldn¡¦t end? His words rang repeatedly in her mind. What if? She had never thought of that before. How could something that¡¦s so logical she forgot?
¡§What if¡K¡¨ she repeated quietly, her mind not focused.
¡§It is chaos out there, Kaoru. You wouldn¡¦t want to know what it¡¦s like.¡¨ Kenshin said coldly. After all the years of being Battousai, he suddenly felt tired. He wanted to stop. No blood, no war for even a day.
¡§Yes,¡¨ Kaoru closed her eyes painfully and swallowed hard, ¡§I know.¡¨
Kenshin breathed in sharply. ¡§I¡¦m sorry,¡¨ he turned to face the mountains, eyes glistening.
¡§Sorry? Why?¡¨ Kaoru asked.
¡§I¡¦m sorry that I had to get you involved in all of this. You deserve so much better.¡¨ Kenshin let go of her hand reluctantly. Kaoru frowned. He was shutting himself up again.
¡§Stop it,¡¨
Keshin¡¦s muscles tensed, ¡§What?¡¨
¡§Don¡¦t say that you¡¦re sorry, don¡¦t ever say that to me.¡¨ Kaoru said firmly and put her hands on her hips.
Kenshin just stared at her.
¡§Ever since I met you, I knew¡KI knew it wasn¡¦t going to be easy. Nothing ever was.¡¨ Kaoru¡¦s eyes softened, ¡§I went through so much¡Kmy family¡¦s murdered,¡¨ she touched his scarred cheek, and smiled. ¡§And you¡Kyou¡¦re the only one I¡¦ve got.¡¨
Kenshin¡¦s eyes were tainted with sparks of fervor. ¡§You told me that,¡¨ he spoke softly.
¡§Yes, yes I did. Now you see how much you mean to me?¡¨ Kenshin felt the urge to wrap his arms around her, and never letting it go. ¡§Kaoru¡K¡¨
The smile remained.
¡§Can¡Kcan I hold you?¡¨
Kaoru felt her legs went weak, and her heart melted at his words. ¡§Kenshin no baka¡Kof course you can.¡¨
Kenshin pulled her in closer and breathed in her scent, a small smile touched his lips. He could never get tired of that.
Kaoru stiffened, ¡§Kenshin no baka¡K¡¨
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¡§Aoshi-sama!¡¨
Misao sat by the river, cuddling herself up against the tree trunk. Her face buried in her hands.
¡§Misao,¡¨ the man smiled at the running girl. She stopped and panted, a goofy smile appeared on her face. She raised a plastic bag full of water, ¡§Look what I¡¦ve got.¡¨
She lifted her tear-streaked face up, staring at the river.
Aoshi bent down and pretended to look surprised, ¡§You¡¦ve got a fish there, did you catch it yourself?¡¨ The girl nodded fervently.
Misao crawled over by the river, and bent down to look at her reflection.
¡§Ne, do you like it?¡¨
He smiled softly, ¡§I love it. You¡¦ll always be the little girl I know, Misao.¡¨
Drops of tear fell into the water, her mirror image blurred. She clenched her fists in anger, ¡§That¡¦s what I am, just a little girl!¡¨ she picked up a small stone nearby and threw it into the river. The water splashed lightly, as Misao stood up and wiped her tears away.
I will not cry over HIM!
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Kaoru swathed a piece of grass over Kenshin¡¦s sleeping face. He stirred. Kaoru giggled as Kenshin opened his eyes lazily and mumbled, ¡§Hmm¡KKaoru?¡¨
¡§Sorry,¡¨ she giggled again, ¡§Did I wake you up?¡¨
Kenshin groaned as he sat tried to sit up, his head leaning on Kaoru¡¦s lap. She pushed him down, causing him to throw off his balance.
¡§Mou! Stay there!¡¨ Kaoru said playfully, pretending to be mad. Kenshin smiled scarcely from under, as he raised his hand to touch her face. ¡§You look so beautiful,¡¨ he commented. Kaoru blushed heavily.
¡§Since when do the Hitokiri knows how to joke?¡¨ Kaoru teased to hide her embarrassment.
Kenshin¡¦s eyes just got softer.
¡§I wish¡KI wish tomorrow never comes,¡¨ Kaoru admitted quietly, playing with his flamed red hair.
¡§The same goes for all of us,¡¨ he pulled her down, his face dangerously close to hers. His heart skipped a beat.
Kaoru blinked.
Kenshin leaned up his head as their lips touched, softly at first, when Kaoru lied down on the grass with him and he rolled on top of her, kissing her passionately. Kaoru learned to wrap her arms around his neck when he pressed his lips against hers harder.
Oh Kami-sama¡Konegai, stop the time and let tomorrow never comes¡K
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The night had fallen when Misao made her way towards the Oni, she pushed the heavy gates open and stopped when she saw the man standing in front of her.
Aoshi-sama¡K
Aoshi stared at her, unmoving. Misao straightened herself and walked passed him, ignoring his stare. He grabbed her arms firmly and Misao thrust her head back.
¡§What do you want?¡¨ That came out as a growl.
¡§I just want to talk to you,¡¨ Aoshi said slowly, Misao showed a pathetic glare, ¡§Oh, so now you wanted to talk?¡¨
¡§Just listen!¡¨ she was taken aback at his harshness, and stopped struggling. Aoshi let go of her hand and cleared his throat.
¡§I¡¦m going to the battle tomorrow,¡¨
¡§I know that, and I¡¦m not going. Okina wouldn¡¦t let me.¡¨ Misao said angrily.
Aoshi went silent for a moment, Misao tapped her feet on the ground impatiently, ¡§Talk!¡¨ she barked. She was not in a very good mood apparently.
¡§I¡¦m going to miss you,¡¨
Misao¡¦s eyes widened as her body froze. What was she hearing? ¡§What did you say?¡¨
¡§I said I¡¦m going to miss you,¡¨ Aoshi answered in a low tone. Misao swallowed the lump in her throat, fighting back the surfacing emotions.
¡§I wanted to apologize what happened that night, after I left.¡¨ he started quietly, not looking at her, ¡§and I came here to tell you that because¡Kbecause I¡K¡¨
Tears were flowing out of her eyes once again, as she stared up at the young man, ¡§You what?¡¨
¡§Because I care for you, Misao. I love you.¡¨ Aoshi closed his eyes, waiting for her reply.
Misao stood on weak legs, she was crying uncontrollably now, sniffing and sobbing. She didn¡¦t know what to do or what to say. And she did the worst thing she could ever think of- she ran.
Aoshi no baka!! I¡¦m so stupid!
Okay guess what. While our Kenshin¡¦s away¡K*snickers* something will happen to Kaoru! Something BAD. Well, I¡¦m kinda sick these days, I feel awful! But seriously I promise I¡¦ll try to make this fic better! And the next chap is where the plot thickens¡Kthanks to all your reviews minna!