R.S.: Thank you guys for all the advice and for all the help! It's so cool that you guys actually care for me. I really feel loved. I really do. Thank you so much. I love you all. And now here's the chapter.

There's still drama. Even after everything has been solved, bad luck just follows the families.

As my daddy says to me, when you do something good, something bad comes from it. Always.

It's always that one person

By: Rampaging Sorrow

Chapter Seventeen: Words that are regretted, tumbles, and Chantel sorrows over Aoshi

Kaoru let a sigh escape her lips as she collapsed on her bed. The cops had chased them four about two hours and Kenshin had finally just ditched the car. He was lucky it didn't have a license plate on it. They just ditched it and ran with hoodies on. Kaoru had felt such an adrenalin rush that when she got to her doorstep, she and Kenshin just made out because they didn't want to part yet.

Now she laid her bed, just thinking. Her mind was full of different thoughts, and none of them were making sense. It was mind-blowing what he did to her body, even she had to admit it. The marks that he left her were going to last her for weeks, probably a whole month. She then let out a smile as she still had the 'K' on her thigh. But then her smile faded as she thought about something.

"What now?" she thought to herself and then she let out a sigh.

'Are things going to be different? Is this night going to change anything between the group? I hope it doesn't. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened.' She turned on her radio and heard one of her favorite rock songs before she tried to fall asleep. After twenty minutes of trying, she got pissed off and she got up with a groan and she put on some shoes and grabbed some clothes. She left the house and she began to walk down the street. Sadly, she began to grow confused as she didn't know which house to go to. She groaned again.

"Damn me and my thoughts!"

Kenshin was out like a light. He was sleeping and for once in his life, he was snoring softly. Tommy lay next to him and Jacob took the smaller bed that his father put in the room. They had more than enough space, so Kenshin and Tommy split the bed in half. Kenshin was in the middle of a good dream, but as he heard the frond door being unlocked, his eyes snapped open, gold and ready to fight.

He got up and he was out the room quickly with a bat before he went down the steps. He couldn't make the figure out in the dark, but as he heard it shut, he went over fast and he raised his bat high and ready to swing it down at anytime. He felt the person walk right into his chest and once he saw blue eyes, he sighed. His eyes turned violet and he put the bat to his side as Kaoru gave him an apologetic smile.

"Don't scare me like that Kaoru. I thought somebody was trying to rob us." Kaoru looked down before Kenshin just sighed and bent down.

"Hop on. You make the floors creak." She gave him a playful push before she jumped on his back and he went up the stairs, knowing exactly where to step. Kaoru smiled as he set her down and took her to his room. He shut it and two clicks were heard.

"It's me." He said and he heard a sigh. The light turned on and Kaoru widened her eyes in shock as two guns were pulled out and ready to shoot. Tommy and Jacob looked at Kaoru and sighed before they put their guns back in their bags and dropped down onto their beds.

"Kenshin, why is she here? Haven't you two fucked enough tonight?" Kaoru blushed as Kenshin let out a small laugh.

"I couldn't sleep thank-you-very-much." Tommy looked at her in the corner of his eyes before he sighed and he went over to Jacob and jumped on the bed.

"Oh hell no. You go back. I don't give a fuck if Kaoru is here or not."

"Hey-" Kaoru started, but Tommy cut her off with his hand and his voice.

"What if I don't go?" Jacob smirked before he began to whisper in his brother's ear.

"Ew! You would do that!"

"Get off my bed or you'll find out." Tommy got up and he went to the door.

"I'm going to sleep with my baby. He's sick. He said he would-"

"You tell and I'll get you back at the house." Tommy whined and he stomped his foot like a child before he left the room. Kenshin counted down from five with Jacob and they heard a squeal and a laugh.

"He's in." Kaoru jumped on his bed and she snuggled in. Jacob then let down some rules that made Kaoru blush and get scared at the same time.

"I'm going to set down some rules right now for when I sleep.

1. No fucking,

2. No making out,

3. No oral playing,

4. No giggling and touching each other,

5. No talking about sex or what happened tonight, and finally,

6. IF YOU TOUCH ME, WE ARE FIGHTING. Understood?" the two nodded before Kenshin got on the bed as well and pulled Kaoru close. Their legs entwined with each other and Kaoru pulled her hair from her face and sighed before she began to fall asleep. Kenshin's warmth made her feel better and Jacob turned on his side and he fell asleep mumbling,

"Damn kids fucking in the woods like its fun. Back in my day… we had beds…."

Green eyes were sleepy as heavy footsteps went down the hall. He knocked on every door and he got the same response.

'Aoshi go back to bed it's five in the morning.'

Aoshi couldn't though. For some reason, he didn't want to sleep atanymore In his dream, he had seen Misao just crying and crying and he knew that she really had loved him. He also had saw Chantel just sitting on her bed with her head in her hands like she always did when she was thinking, but this time she had tears. He felt bad for them both because he couldn't choose, and now he just wanted to talk to Misao first and see if she was alright.

"Kaoru, come with me to Misao's house." He knocked on the door. When he got no response, he knocked again.

"Kaoru, please come with me? I wanna talk to Misao." He knocked again and then he sighed.

"Kaoru, she's hurt and it's my fault. I wanna talk to her and see if she's alright. Please?" he took out a key and then he unlocked her door.

"If you're naked, then you got ten seconds to get decent." He opened the door and he counted to ten before he opened his eyes. The green in his eyes began to flame up in shock and anger.

"She's gone!" he looked around her room and then he opened the closet and looked under the bed. He sighed before he sat down on it. He heard crumpling paper and he pulled up her sheets before he saw a paper ball. He opened it and he read it before he narrowed his eyes in anger. As he went to grab his flip-flops for basketball, one sentence was being repeated over and over again.

"That fucking sneak."

Kaoru was still asleep. Kenshin had one arm holding her close, and the other over his eyes. Jacob was wide awake and he heard Aoshi's car come up. He knew those tires from anywhere. Kaoru had made them especially for him.

"KAORU KAMIYA GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE!" Kaoru sat up with a shock and Jacob ducked when he saw the rock come flying through the window. Kenshin got up now, eyes gold and angry. He went to the window and he saw Aoshi.

"What the fuck are you doing! It's six in the goddamn morning!"

"I know what you did to my sister! You think you're smart! Huh! You think that you're so fucking slick! Well, guess what! You're not!"

"What the fuck are you talking about!" Kaoru went over to the window as well and Tommy ran in with a smile. Aoshi had called him and Jacob at the same time on three way and they heard his anger and his words.

"I KNOW WHAT YOU DID!"

"What the fuck did I do!"

"YOU HAD SEX WITH MY SISTER THAT'S WHAT THE FUCK YOU DID!" Kaoru gasped as Aoshi went up to the door and began to kick the door.

"Aoshi stop!" Kaoru yelled and Kenshin got angry. He put on some pants and then he went down the steps with a shirt on. He opened the door and he punched Aoshi right in his forehead. Aoshi froze and he swore he could taste blood on his lips.

"You hit me?" Aoshi asked him and Kenshin swung again. Aoshi grabbed his hand and he punched him in the stomach before the two went out to the grass. Aoshi wiped his forehead before he and Kenshin began to fight.

Kaoru cried for them to stop. Aoshi cocked back and swung at Kenshin. Kenshin ducked before he tried to trip Aoshi. Aoshi jumped and he kicked Kenshin down.

"I've been fist fighting all my life Kenshin. You're gonna have to do a lot better than that to beat me." Kenshin got up before he cracked his fists. Aoshi dropped his jacket and kicked it towards Kenshin. Kenshin caught it, but when he threw it away, Aoshi was right in front of his face. He gave him a blow in the stomach and he kicked him, sending him into the bushes.

"Aoshi stop it!"

"Let them fight." Jacob and Tommy both just watched as Kenshin got up and he cracked his fists again. This time he was serious and Aoshi could tell as he got even angrier.

"I told you Kenshin.You're gonna have to do better than that to beat me." He swung at Kenshin and their fists hit before he swung his other fist. He got the same thing and Kenshin kicked him in his stomach. Aoshi fell and he pulled off his shirt before he got up. He bent forward, and Kenshin went straight for him thinking that he was in pain.

"Kenshin you idiot!" Kaoru yelled, but it was too late. Aoshi picked up Kenshin and he slammed him right into the grass. Kenshin let out a yell and Aoshi and he just began to beat each other's chest in.

Aoshi got off of him as Kenshin kicked upward and Kenshin went to him fast and kicked him in the back. Aoshi fell forward on his hands and knees before Kenshin came and kicked his foot right into his back. Aoshi let out a groan of pain as he was put flat.

"Don't you EVER come to MY HOUSE and start something YOU CAN'T finish. Punk." Aoshi got mad at those words. It just made something inside him break. Kaoru saw it and Aoshi got up slowly. He looked at Kenshin and Kenshin saw his eyes were pure ice. There was no turning back for him. Kaoru got scared.

"Aoshi don't!"

"Kaoru shut up and let them fight." Kaoru turned to see Chantel come up with her arms behind her back.

"Aoshi isn't going to listen to you. He is in his own world. He's doing what he promised himself he would always do."

Kaoru bit her lip and looked back to see Aoshi just walking slow towards Kenshin. Kenshin backed up a little bit and Aoshi grabbed him and he slammed him down to the floor before Kenshin gave him a hook to the cheek. Aoshi got off of him before he backed up and he taunted Kenshin.

"Come on Mr. Bigshot! You say you can fight, you're one of Taran Street's best, and yet you can't beat a simple rich boy like me. What a shame." Kenshin growled as he jumped up.

"Shut up."

"What's wrong? Was Shuichi right? Are you really weak? Huh? Can't take the words!" Kenshin punched him and Aoshi grabbed both his fists. Kenshin tried to kick him, but he grabbed that as well and then he threw Kenshin up in the air and let him fall. Kenshin let out a cry of pain and then Aoshi put his foot in his chest.

"I've been feeling like garbage because I'm fucking behind my girlfriend's back! I wake up this morning because I had a dream that I made them both cry! And I know they've been crying because they don't know what to do! I go to my sister's room to ask her if she can go with me to Misao's house, and what do I find? AN EMPTY BED!"

He pressed down harder and Kenshin let out a groan of pain.

"And the last time I saw you, you came out of her room, and she's in underwear in a daze. And I called you and asked you if you were doing anything with her, and you said no!"

His foot dug deeper and Kenshin kept silent.

"Then nights later, my sister vanished around ten o' clock and she never ever called. Me and my siblings thought that she ran away again, but then I saw a backpack gone and I saw one of my condoms gone. So I thought about it, but I convinced myself she wasn't doing it. She isn't that stupid!"

He pressed down harder and Kenshin let out a breath of air since it was getting harder.

"Aoshi ease up," Jacob said, but Aoshi didn't listen. He had tuned everybody out of his mind, and he focused on one thing. And that was making Kenshin scream.

"I hear her coming home and laughing with you and then I hear her bedroom door shut. She thought I was asleep, so when she fell asleep, I went into her room. And when I pull up the covers, what do I find! A GODDAMN 'K' ON HER LEG!"

His foot dug in deeper and Kenshin let out a cry as he was beginning to choke.

"Aoshi, you'll kill him! Ease up!"

"Shut up Tommy!" Tommy heard the seriousness and he just backed off like Jacob did.

"I then thought you were just playing around with her! That's not that bad at all! But when I go into her room this morning, and I find her gone, I sit down on her bed to think about where she went! And then I hear paper and when I read the paper, I knew that she thought I didn't steal her keys, so she left a note for my father to read! And when I read it, I learn that she had sex with you!"

He went deeper.

"You had sex with her, and I told you not to! I told you to leave her alone! I told her to never ever touch her like that as long as I was around! I told you that she doesn't need the problems! She doesn't need the addiction!"

Kenshin could have sworn he was seeing black as he went deeper.

"Aoshi stop you're killing him!" Chantel yelled and then Kaoru called out to him.

"AOI STOP!" Aoshi looked over at Kaoru and he kicked Kenshin aside before Kenshin got on his hands and knees to get air back into his lungs.

"What's wrong with you! Huh! What's your problem!"

"My problem is that he's having sex with my sister after I told him to never touch you!"

"What if I asked him to!" Aoshi froze and he began to come out of his shell.

"I asked him to Aoshi! It wasn't his choice, it was mine! And you can't treat me like a kid! You take care of yourself, and I'll take care of myself! Stop being like this!"

"Like what, Kaoru! Is it a crime that I care so much that I'll kill another man for you!"

"Yes it is! You can't kill somebody because of that! You live your own life and leave me with mine! I'm sick of you doing this! Just leave me alone from now on!"

She went to Kenshin before she asked if he was alright. Kenshin just nodded as he was still bringing air. Aoshi saw her give him a sad smile before he felt his heart truly break.

"So that's what you truly think of me?" Kaoru looked up to see Aoshi staring at the floor.

"All these years, I've done nothing but protect you. That was what I set my mind to doing because with everything that happened to you… I didn't want you being hurt. I didn't want anybody making you feel the way that I had felt when it happened. I didn't want you to think that you were alone like you truly said…"

"Aoshi-" but he put his hand up. Kaoru became silent.

"I thought that you felt safe with the things I did. I thought that you truly liked feeling protective. But… I guess you just lied to make me feel better. Everytime I asked, you just told me it was fine."

Kenshin turned onto his back and he propped himself up on his hands as he saw Aoshi run his fingers through his hair. Aoshi then went and he picked up his things. He pulled on his shirt before he pulled on his jacket. Chantel went to him and she pulled him into a hug.

"It's okay." He told her and she let go before she kissed his cheek. Aoshi went to his car before he opened it with the keys in his pocket. He looked back at Kaoru with a sad smile.

"Know what? I knew that I was wasting my time." He then looked down.

"Sorry I tried." Kaoru went over and tried to make him stop. She didn't want him to drive at the moment. She knew how much he was thinking and she knew his mind wasn't making him see straight.

"Aoshi no! Just sit down."

"Get off of me!" he pushed Kaoru back and Kaoru looked at him.

"I'm sorry I ever wasted my time with this! From now on, you won't ever have to worry about me "trying to shape your life"! You can do whatever you want now!" He then looked at her in her eyes.

"I regret mommy ever telling me to do this for you." And with that he got in his car and sped off. Kaoru then realized that she made a mistake.

"Mommy told him to watch over me… for her… oh no." Kaoru then bit back tears before she went towards the house. She froze when she heard screeching tires. Then she heard loud hard slams and one thing came to mind as she took off running.

"AOSHI!"

He didn't even get off the street. He was driving straight, when somebody came past the stop sign. It was a big car and it tried to brake, but it hit Aoshi hard. Aoshi's car had tumbled numerous times and then it landed on somebody's grass. Aoshi was knocked out as soon as the car had been on its third tumble. Kaoru and the others had arrived and immediately Chantel ran towards Aoshi's car as Kaoru was frozen in shock. She saw the door was pushed inand the windows were shattered, so she began to pull hard enough until it got free. Aoshi's head was on the steering wheel.The owner of the house called the police and the ambulance.

"Aoshi! Aoshi god no! Aoshi!" Chantel unbuckled his seatbelt and she pulled him away from the air bag before she began to cry. Blood ran down his forehead, his arms were cut open and his chest had numerous cuts as well, and one of his legs looked broken just like his arm Chantel began to sob harder and she told them all to back away as they tried to help her. She put her head to his chest and she heard a faint heart beat. His eyes were closed, and he had a cut on his cheek, his hair had glass, and his lip was split. She held him close and she leaned forward and she began to scream and cry. His fingers had glass in them as well as she held them up and began to pull the shards from his hands. Kaoru didn't want to look, so Jacob just held her.

Once the ambulance came, the Kamiya family came as well as Chantel was sobbing. She wanted to go, but she was in no condition, so Shuichi went instead. Chantel sat there with his blood on her hands and she began to scream louder and cry as she put her face in her legs. Tommy went over and he held her as she cried into his chest. The blood was all over her shirt and her hands and on her pants as well. Basically, it was everywhere. Tommy told her to 'sssh' and he put her face in his chest as Jacob gave Kaoru to Shinji. He went over to his sister and he bent down and the two of them held her.

"I want Aoshi… I don't him to die." Kaoru was crying to her father and telling him it was her fault that he sped off like that. Chantel went to the car as the police began to look around and arrest the other driver. She picked up his cell phone and she saw that it was the only thing that was in tact. Jacob pulled her over to him before he asked for some water and a wet cloth.

"Chantel, calm down. Just calm down." Chantel sat down on the steps as Jacob and Tommy began to take care of her. They wiped her face and her hands and they cleaned the cuts she got from the glass. She told them she had a headache as she leaned forward and began to cry.

"We'll meet you guys there." Jacob told them and they nodded before leaving. Kenshin wanted to stay as well, so he just went over to help them push the car off the grass. He made it to the street before he just collapsed on the grass. They got him some water and some ice.

"Take this." Chantel nodded as she took the Advil and she drank it down. They gave her another one and she did the same. Kenshin had to smile as it was like they were kids again.

"Now stop crying. Okay?" Chantel nodded before Jacob pulled her hair back from her face and tied it up into a ponytail. She got up and then she apologized for how she acted.

"No need to apologize. I know how you feel." She nodded before Jacob just picked up Kenshin and carried him to his house. Chantel looked at the site and she was stopped by Tommy and pulled into a hug as she began to cry once more.

At the hospital, Kaoru was upset that it happened. Once Jacob and the others got there, Kenshin apologized before he sat down and he kept the ice on his cheek. The others parts of his body were fine, it was just his cheek that hurt. Kenshin then was told to go and get checked out by the hospital to see if he had any breathing problems. He walked out with his sister holding him up around his waist. Chantel sat down in a chair and she pulled the rubber band from her hair. She bent forward and she ran her fingers through it before she began to cry silently. Jacob rubbed back. Kaoru had forced herself to stop crying, and her siblings kept strong. But Chantel didn't care as she spoke to Jacob.

"He'll be okay. He's Aoshi. He always manages to come out okay. You've heard about all this adventures. He'll be okay." Chantel didn't want the others to understand what she said, so as Tommy came back in and sat down on the floor, she began to speak to them only. The others didn't understand, but the two brothers understood every word as she spoke looking at the floor, one hand on her forehead.

"Ouais mais, Aoshi signifie le monde à moi. Je n'ai jamais parlé à quelqu'un aime Aoshi jamais. Il ne soigne pas que n'importe qui pense. Il a la si beaucoup de confiance dans se, et il parle son esprit fièrement, comme comment il a fait avant qu'il ait conduit de. Je ne veux pas que Aoshi pour soit allé. Il signifie trop de droite maintenant.( Yeah but, Aoshi means the world to me. I've never spoken to somebody like Aoshi ever. He doesn't care what anybody thinks. He has so much confidence in himself, and he speaks his mind proudly, like how he did before he drove off. I don't want Aoshi to go. He means too much right now)

(A/N: This is french everybody. My mother speaks it and so does my cousin, so I thought it would be cool to put it in here.)

"He's effected you that much Chantel?" Tommy asked as he looked up into her eyes.

"Yeah. He honestly has." She then sighed before she let her tears hit her blood stained pants. They had told her to change, but she didn't want to. She just wanted to go straight to the hospital. She then sighed as they began to fall faster.

"J'ai pensé que je pourrais oublier Aoshi. Mais quand il m'a appelé pour voir si j'étais bien, j'ai su que je ne pourrait pas à. Il m'appelle chaque nuit, et il me parle et il me donne le conseil. Nous veillons ensemble jusqu' à trois dans la matinée de temps en temps!

(I thought that I would be able to forget Aoshi. But when he called me to see if I was alright, I knew I wouldn't be able to. He calls me every night, and he talks to me and he gives me advice. We stay up together until three in the morning at times!)"

"So that's why the phone bill is higher. You've been up with him." She nodded before Jacob took his towel that he carried around and he handed it to her. She put it on her face before she began to cry again.

"Aoshi tout a avoué me. De sa mère, comment il est allé muet, de comment il déteste pour ouvrir en haut aux gens. Il m'a dit il a été effrayé que quelqu'un se casserait le coeur. Il m'a demandé même si je lui casserais le coeur comme les autres a fait.

Aoshi a été par si beaucoup de, et nous parlions deux nuits il y a. Je l'ai dit je l'ai aimé comme une plaisanterie, mais alors il m'a dit il m'a aimé. Et il était sérieux. Et maintenant que je pense de lui... Je l'aime aussi. (Aoshi confessed everything to me. About his mother, how he went mute, about how he hates to open up to people. He told me he was scared that somebody would break his heart. He even asked me if I would break his heart like others did.

Aoshi has been through so much, and we were talking two nights ago. I told him I loved him as a joke, but then he told me he loved me. And he was serious. And now that I think about it... I love him too..)" she sighed before she sat up straight and looked at her brothers.

"Il m'a demandé une fois si je pourrais souhaiter pour quelque chose, que ce que ferait c'est. Je ne l'ai jamais répondu, mais je sais que je veux maintenant (He asked me once if I could wish for something, than what would it be. I never answered it, but I know what I want now"

"Well what do you wish for?"

"Pour voir le vert dans les yeux de Aoshi encore. (To see Aoshi open his eyes again)" She put her head back down.

"He'll be fine." She looked up at Shinji. Kaoru was looking at the floor in sorrow.

"You don't know that. You didn't see what I saw in the car. Aoshi got a hit to the head, his chest was hurt already from the fight, and he might have dislocated some body parts. There's glass in all of his fingers and some might have gotten into his skull." She then looked down as Kenshin came into the room and sat down with iceon his cheek once more, his sister right behind him with some papers

"You also didn't hear what I heard in his phone."

Shinji arched an eyebrow as Chantel got up and she wiped her tears. She made them stop and she went over to him, she opened up his phone and she went to his sound files. She saw her name on some of them, but those weren't for him to hear. She skipped down to the last one. It had 'Confused' on it. Shinji nodded before she pressed play and let everybody hear it. They were shocked to hear how angry he sounded. None of them ever heard him like that before. They all guessed it was when he was walking out the house, and then driving slow to Kenshin's house.

"I knew it all along! I had that gut feeling and for once, I was right! I was fucking right! And I know damn well I told her it wasn't a good idea! I tell her this, and yet she does anyway! Such a fucking brat! Kaoru Kamiya is going to regret she ever disobeyed those words. I swear on it… I feel like I'm some military man… oh who the hell cares right now anyway. All I care about is cracking his fucking skull in."

Shinji thought it was done, but there was way more as he heard Aoshi keep going.

"I told Kenshin not to ever touch my sister. And I know my father did as well, but who am I kidding? My father is probably the one who gave her my stuff. He needs to realize that it's not cool. I know that I do it sometimes, but it's my goddamn sister I'm talking about! And not just any sister, but Kaoru Annalise Kamiya. I know that I sound overprotective… but I just don't want my little sister getting hurt. For all we know, Kenshin could be fucking somebody else."

Chantel just sat down and held her hand up on her knee as there was more. They all just listened to Aoshi as he spoke once more.

"I feel like I shouldn't care, but I can't help myself! I care so fucking much that it's giving me a headache. All I've ever done in life is take care of my sisters; Kaoru being the one I took pride in. Tara doesn't have problems and Genia is an adult who can take care of herself. But Kaoru… Kaoru needs somebody to look after her. I don't care if she says that she's fine. She needs somebody to always have her back. And as a brother, I can't help but feel that Kenshin has taken that away from me.

I've always taken care of Kaoru. Always. And she's always been with me. We always did our sports together, we share all our secrets, she even tells me when it's that time of the month so I don't piss her off. We use to share a bedroom because Kaoru was scared of the dark when she was younger. And at times, we still do. But now that Kenshin appeared and he met Kaoru… everything changed. He took that away from me. Kaoru goes to him now, and everytime I try to warn her, she thinks I'm being some fucking jerk or I'm jealous of him. Why should I be jealous? … because if Kenshin learns to give Kaoru her every need… she won't love me anymore."

Kaoru felt tears sliding down her face.

"I remember when I was a boy. I know I was really young, but these words stay in my mind, and they won't ever leave until the day I die probably. Either that or I lose my memory. Hell, they'll probably stay with that. But that's getting off topic. I was sick at the time, and I had the worse cold ever. My mother was staying with me because I kept on trying to go to Kaoru since she was younger and she was getting sick too.

I remember my mother telling me that until the day I die, I was always supposed to look out for my sisters. I listened to her as she told me that she had a brother who looked out for her, but he ended up dying doing what he loved to do. I guess she was telling me this because she wanted me to learn that I have to take care of family. Then she died… and I knew she told me this because she knew that she was dying."

Shinji felt something in his chest pull and he felt bad for his son.

"This is why I always do things for Kaoru. Why I didn't get mad at her for my car like Shuichi did. Hell, I didn't even make her buy the car. I just made her buy the tires. That's how much it doesn't matter. Honest to god, if our house burned down, and if we had to live in the dumps, it wouldn't really matter as long as I was able to keep protecting her. But he's taken that away from me anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Kaoru doesn't really care for me anymore, I can tell. She just brushes off my words as if I'm some invisible person coming from her mind. I guess… I guess she choose love over family. And I know that this whole conversation might not make any sense… but it does to me. And if somebody ever listens to his, you'll understand me later on. I know something bad is going to happen to me today, but I guess I'll deserve it after what I do to Kenshin. I'm starting to think that going doesn't make any sense… but even if it's a waste of time, I gotta show him when I talk that I mean it. I gotta show him that I'm gonna fight for her no matter what.

Even if he's her girlfriend… I'm close to the house now. So my final words to this message are to force myself not to care for Kaoru anymore, since she doesn't care for me. I think I'll just take care of Yahiko now. I owe it to him after how I've been for a while.

This is Aoshi Shinomori, and honest to god……I'm confused."

It was well around eleven now, and Aoshi was in stable condition.

Chantel had Aoshi's phone in her bookbag as her mother was sitting with her now and brushing her hair back from her eyes. Chantel's fingers had been taken care off after Shinji saw them and her mother refused to let her do anything. Kaoru felt really bad, and Kenshin felt worse. Aoshi felt as if Kenshin took over his job. Kaoru looked down again as she was regretting her words to him.

"I should have never said that to Aoshi."

"What's done is done." She looked over to see Chantel with her eyes closed as she was leaned against the wall now.

"You can't change what you said, and if you could go back in time to stop yourself, you would have said them when you got home. Either way, Aoshi would be hurt."

"Yeah, but…" Kaoru didn't finish and she looked at the floor. Chantel was done crying now, and her brothers had went out to get food for everybody. When they got back to the waiting room, they put it all on the table and they began to eat since nobody ate breakfast. Chantel was the only one who didn't budge from the wall. Instead, she just looked at the door. Her mother had brought her clothes to change in. She had a distant look on her face as she went to the door.

"Chantel, please come and eat." She shook her head and she left the room. From there, she began to walk to Aoshi's room. She knew that she wasn't suppose to go and see him, but she had nothing else to do. She wasn't hungry, she wasn't thirsty, she couldn't sleep, and to top it all off, she couldn't think straight. Her eyes were stressed and the color was tired and dizzy.

She saw him through the glass and she saw all the bandages. She sighed before she looked around. Once she knew the coast was clear, she opened the door and she shut it behind her. She saw one chair and she pulled it up to Aoshi. Aoshi was bandaged all over, and his arm was in a cast. He had a breathing mask over his mouth because he couldn't breathe too well on his own at the moment. Chantel then put her head down on the bed and she began to sing softly. She was hoping he could hear it.

As she got very sleepy, she saw Aoshi's hand and she kissed it weakly before she moved her hand to his and she touched his fingertips. She shut her eyes as she began to drift off and she let out a sigh before sleep took over her.

R.S.: This chapter is done. I feel like I messed up. Please tell me what you think on this, because if I did, I'm gonna try again.

But Aoshi's heart breaks by Kaoru's words, he gets hurt very bad, and Chantel feels pain because now they have a connection that can't be broken.

I bet you're wondering what's next. But guess what?

You'll have to wait and find out.