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Midnight Cherry Tree's
Chapter 3: Destruction
Kenshin stood still and gazed off into the small beady eye of what stood before him. It looked like an oversized bird with white feathers that seems to stretch out forever; it also had a fan like feathering on top of its head. Kenshin giggled watching it bob its head as it moved. The strange animal hearing this stopped in its tracks looking straight at him. Kenshin saw this and silenced immediately.
"It's ok I wont hurt you that I wont.."
He whispered, but the animal still didn't move. The only thing that was moving on it was its chest rising and falling quickly. Kenshin edged toward it and its beady eyes seemed to grow bigger with every step he made. The animal arched its head back looking to Kenshin like it was going to lunge at him any second and peck his eyes out. Having this thought he retreated quickly and hid behind an itchy bush. The animal watched the spot where he had scurried to for a couple of seconds and then continued to walk its head bobbing. Kenshin held in his laughter and sighed in relief when he couldn't see it anymore. Kenshin noticed a purple and blue butterfly fluttering past and decided to follow it since it was going the opposite way of the scary white bird.
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Remiyu coughed and hacked clutching her chest.
"Oh Remiyu I'm sorry you have to go through such a sickness."
Her mother said with sympathy.
"I'll be alright mom"
She then suddenly felt an excruciating pain in her stomach. With every moan and cry the pain grew, screaming in agony. Her mother screamed her name as she always did when this happened. Remiyu grabbed the bin knowing what was going to happen next but nothing came out. The pain still continued. She gazed into the bin which she had spewed into more than 10 times that day. The stench horrible she set it down.
"Nothing's coming mom!"
She said in pain. Her mom grabbed a cloth and wet it down setting it on her forehead. Remiyu felt sweaty and cold plus the non-stop pain that was taking over her stomach. It felt as if someone was ripping her muscles out one by one making sure that every nerve felt it as they did so.
"Please.."
She gasped.
"Make it stop.."
No matter how much she pleaded the pain grew and when it seemed like the pain couldn't grow any worse it did. She finally had an idea and she shuddered when she thought of it, but she was rolling on the floor clutching her stomach for crying out loud! Something had to calm this pain! She managed to pull herself up the pain growing as she did so. She grabbed the bin and crammed her 2 fingers down her throat. She gagged and her eyes watered and then finally her stomach and throat muscles contracted and she began to spew an 11th time. Gasping for air she laid down again. Her muscles were sore and she wanted to sleep so badly but her sickness wasn't allowing it.
"Mom I want to sleep."
"I know darling, just try to."
"She wont be able to.."
Said Hiko, running his hand through his hair.
"And how do you know this?"
"You must remember Namika, I've already gone through this Kenshin couldn't stop bitching for 3 days."
"How did you get him to sleep then?"
Hiko smirked and held up his sake jug.
"You got him drunk? That seems like the answer for everything to you Seijiro doesn't it?"
"Well it worked didn't it? And nothings wrong with Kenshin yet!"
"I can't believe you Hiko, what a fatherly figure you are."
"I'm his master Namika not his father."
She glared.
"You are the only family he's got you should act like one. He has more of a broken soul than you know."
"Oh really and how would you know?"
"I know because…nevermind…"
"I knew it."
Hiko whispered.
"Knew what?"
"That he's just as happy as he seems Namika."
"So you think."
Hiko glared at her.
"Well do you want this or not?"
Hiko said coldly pushing the jug of sake towards her.
"I guess."
She said regretfully. He smiled and handed it to her."
"Now Remiyu dear I want you to open your mouth I don't know if you will like it but it will make you feel better. You will have to drink a lot of this ok?"
Remiyu nodded weakly and opened her mouth. Namika poured the warm substance down her throat and it seemed to sooth her as she did so. Remiyu's vision became a slight blur as it continued to slide down her throat and then, black.
"There I hope it doesn't make it worse. How long do you think she will be out until she wakes up?"
"4-5 hours. Then you can give her more she'll have a killer hang over but she wont be feeling as much pain."
"That's good I suppose. Thank you Hiko."
"It's oka-
Namika had fallen into Hiko's arms sprawled out bawling. Hiko was surprised but simply ran his fingers through her hair. This to him was awkward, and felt wrong in a way.
"Why are you crying Namika?"
"It's been so long.."
"So long since what?"
"Since my husband's death."
"That's why you should be over him already Namika."
He said coldly.
"I am, but this sickness reminds me of him."
"It isn't fatal there is no need to cry."
"I know but-
Hiko had gotten up leaving Namika sprawled out on the wooden floor.
"I am no one to ease your pain Namika; I can't be there like so many others can."
Hiko then walked out of the room.
"Hiko wait!"
She cried but he waved his hand backwards and was gone.
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Kenshin followed the butterfly eagerly and it turned around and looked at him.
"Come follow me!"
He cried in a tone which he had never used before. The butterfly followed him as he ran into the house. Kenshin pranced across the wooden floors passing a vase with hand painted cherry blossoms on them. The butterfly then went past the vase brushing it with it's wing the vase falling over with a loud crash. Kenshin whipped around staring in horror at what had made the noise. What was he to do! The butterfly continued to flutter around as if nothing happened. Kenshin glared at it and pointed his finger at it.
"Look what you did!"
The butterfly then fluttered over to another beautiful glass hand crafted trinket and brushed it with its wing as well, and another large crash was heard. He couldn't believe it! It was the butterfly of mass destruction! The butterfly continued to flutter around breaking every artifact that looked breakable. Kenshin stared wide eyed at the glass and porcelain pieces.
"It's a demon butterfly that it is!"
He cried and shooed it out the door.
"Get out!"
He cried as he did this and it fluttered away happily.
"What am I to do?"
He thought.
"Here I am a guest and I have already caused chaos! I shouldn't have been so childish that I have!"
He gasped at the sound of Hiko walking down the corridor. Kenshin bit his lip trying to think of something to save his ass.
"Kenshin what is the meaning of this racket!"
"eh-um, nothing master that it is!"
He lied.
"Oh really…?"
Hiko said smirking at him.
"You're a bad liar Kenshin. What is all of this?"
Kenshin hung his head.
"I was being childish master, and I broke all of these precious items that I did."
Hiko saw this.
"Yes but how? Were you so happy or angry as to smash all of these treasures to pieces?"
"No master, but you wouldn't believe me if I told you that you wouldn't."
"Not after you told me that filthy lie."
He teased.
"Kenshin if I could see straight threw the last I can see through this story if it is a lie."
"Alright then, I was outside when I noticed the most beautiful butterfly-
"Turning into a girl now are we?"
"Master please. As I was saying I saw this butterfly and I decided to follow it. I then decided that I wanted it to chase me instead. So I told it to follow me and surprisingly it did, I was just moving along the wood floor and the butterfly's wing hit against a vase and then another artifact and another and another after that. It was as if it was possessed that it was!"
Hiko looked at him wide eyed at his unbelievable story but could tell it wasn't a lie.
"Quite a story Kenshin, quite a story…"
"It's true master that it is."
"I believe that but lets not share that story with Namika we best clean this up before she finds out."
"Yes master but where is Namika-chan anyway?"
"She is in Remiyu's room best not bother her."
Kenshin nodded and began to pick up some of the glass pieces.
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Namika lay still sprawled out sobbing silently. How could he be so heartless? She was in need and all he did was held her for a few moments and then left her with out a single word of comfort.
"Why..?"
She whispered.
"Why did he have to die?"
The mere memory had haunted her dreams and had finally disappeared but now she knew they would return. She practically crawled from Remiyu's room into her own. She reached into her closet and pulled out a sword laid on top of a pair of hakama's and a green gi. She threw herself onto them sobbing. Her little makeup smeared and a grey tear dripped onto the gi making a dark green spot. Sniffing and wiping her face she tried to stop.
"I need to let go."
She thought.
"Hiko must think I'm a fool, one to fall into his arms like that. Especially when they have only been here for a couple of hours."
The sun began to set.
"I must bring myself to put these away forever."
She then opened the closet and opened a chest and set them inside.
"One day.."
She thought.
"I will be free of your memory and the thought of your horrid death my love."
She closed the chest and shut the closet and kneeled there for a moment or two.
"I'd better go make dinner before they suspect something."
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"All done that we are!"
Kenshin exclaimed.
"Yes Kenshin, we are, why don't you go grab Remiyu and wash up."
"For?"
"Dinner of course."
"Oh yes but Namika hasn't come out to make it yet master.."
"Hmm.."
He said.
"Well go anyway I'll go see what's holding her up.."
Kenshin ran off into Remiyu's room. It would take him a while to get her up, after all she was drunk and probably would have a serious hang over when he would finally get her to wake up.
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Hiko knocked on Namika's door hearing no reply he walked in.
"Namika I'm sorry about earlier I-
There Namika was kneeling in the same spot in her mind she was telling herself over and over again to get up and make dinner but she never moved.
"Namika?"
Hiko sat down beside her and waved his hand in front of her face, her dark brown eyes seemed to be empty and her long hair was messy, she looked somewhat crazy to Hiko. Shaking her Namika shook her head the dullness disappearing from her eyes.
"What Hiko!"
."Thank God."
"Thank God for what?"
"That you're ok Namika!"
"Why would you care, you can't even share a simple moment of intimacy with me!"
"I can't because it's not right Namika! I am not meant to be bound to someone like you wish me to be. You don't even know me Namika and you're all over me!"
"Why can't you?"
"Because! Because of my past Namika! I had a wife,"
"What?"
"I had a wife. Her name, Nishi.."
Namika did nothing but nod.
"I loved her very much, but I couldn't keep her because I also had many other girlfriends.. my favorite.. Chiaki, Chiaki was my babe my second love. Nishi couldn't cope with this like most women I am meant to be with simple tramps. And you Namika will not be one of my tramps."
Namika hugged him tightly.
"Did you not listen to my words Namika!-
"Yes I did Hiko.. but thank you.."
"For what?"
"For your compliment."
"It really wasn't that great Namika.."
"Yes it was Hiko.. It was fantastic."
She breathed in deeply breathing in his breath taking sent which mostly smelt like sake.
"I will go make dinner now sorry to keep you waiting."
"It's alright Remiyu and Kenshin are going to get washed up unless Kenshin has failed to bring Remiyu around…"
They walked down the corridor and went into the Kitchen to find Kenshin and Remiyu sitting down Remiyu had her face in her hands and she was moaning. She looked really pale and sweaty, not the prettiest sight ever but she was sick so It was acceptable.
"How about just rice tonight?"
"That will be fine I'm tired anyway."
Said Kenshin and Remiyu just moaned. Namika then heated up some rice and dished it out evenly each digging in hungrily accept Remiyu who only ate about 3 bites. Kenshin was next to be done and he helped Remiyu to their room leaving Namika and Hiko who wanted just a little bit more to eat. As Kenshin and Remiyu walked down the corridor and for Remiyu, stumbled, Kenshin asked Remiyu a random simple question.
"Remiyu could you tell me what bird this is?"
He said.
"What bird?"
"Well I saw a bird today and it was white and big and scary and it had the longest feathers I'd ever seen and—
"It's called a Shoko Uemura (white peacock)"
Kenshin nodded and helped her into bed again drowsily dragging his feet over to his plopping on it. He sprawled out onto it sighing in comfort and quickly fell asleep when he awoke about 2 hours later to a….
To be continued….
Thanks for reading! REVIEW PLEASE! I got the butterfly thing from a manga that my friend drew the butterfly of destruction I call it! So thanks Jessie/ Minoru Kimori! x again I say people if your gonna read PLEASE PLEASE! REVIEW! Thankies!
-Rachee-chan