A/N Hey everyone....I did not forget about the story. Sorry for the long
wait, life got in the way again and I needed a little rest. I'm still on my
rest but I thought I'd at least give you what I had finished up until this
point, even though it is not a lot... this will be a very short chapter...
forgive me for that. I will hope to make it up to you in time. Also forgive
the typos.... You know they like to stick around...* sigh*... anyway... thanks to
all my reviewers for sticking around and reviewing.
Disclaimer : I don't own RK
Devotion
By
Melissa
Kenshin had never seen such destruction, it reminded him too much of the war. Karou, Yahiko, Miss Megumi and himself had brought everyone from the demolished clinic back to the dojo and put them in the dojo's practice room. Dr. Gensi stayed at the dojo to look after everyone. As soon as everyone was safe, Miss Megumi stayed behind with Dr Gensi as the three ventured out again looking for anyone who needed help.
Karou stood still and watched as Kenshin helped to pull a family from their ruined home. The father, then his son, then a young mother clutching her baby to her chest. Kenshin was able to coax the mother to let go of her baby, and Kenshin handed the bundle to Karou and went back to the young mother's side to help her. They escorted the injured family back to the dojo where Kaoru quickly handed the silent baby over to Miss Megumi. Yahiko returned with a dozen of battered children who had gotten caught playing in the street when the earthquake hit, and he settled the strangely silent group of kids in the yard.
The hours flew by and Kenshin and Karou where both overwhelmed. No matter where they turned they found more who needed help. A few other doctors took over at nearby dojo's that happed to still be standing like their own and welcomed all the injured to come there, which was a great relief to Miss Megumi and Dr. Gensi; who were much too overwhelmed themselves. Finally the day turned to evening and Megumi forced Kenshin, Karou and Yahiko into the only empty room in the house.... which was not completely empty. Karou's room was littered with small bundles of the very young children from all the families that were in the dojo. They were kept there to keep them from getting in the way of the rushing people and to keep them from wandering off and getting lost. Now they were all bundled up and sleeping as if nothing had happened.
The three tired friends carefully picked their way around the sleeping children and settled down to take a well deserved rest. Yahiko was out like a light as soon as the poor boy sat down. Kenshin and Karou on the other hand had so many things running through their minds that they could not find the peace to rest. Kenshin sat against the wall and placed his sword down next to him and pulled Karou to rest against him. Karou welcomed his warm and comforting embrace and relaxed as best she could in his arms.
Not a word was said between the exhausted couple, no words were needed. Kenshin bowed his head to rest against the top of Kaoru's as he thought about the events that lead up to this horrible day. It had started off so silent, almost a false sense of calm. However the silence was a warning of the things to come. The earthquake that wrecked havoc on the city and left many homeless, wounded, and dead. And Tanako, they had not even set foot out to go find her. Kenshin didn't like to admit it but the girl would have to be on her own, at least for this night. Kenshin had never felt so helpless when he knew he was so close in helping someone. But he could not run off and find Tanako, he was needed here, Megumi needed him, the people of Tokyo needed him.... And most of all... his Karou needed him... too many relied on him; he could not...would not go off to find one person.... No matter how much that one person meant.
Karou felt the first warm tears fall as Kenshin wept in his sleep. She could only imagine what he must have been dreaming. The usual silent sleeper had started to cry a few moments after he had dropped off to sleep. Karou could still not find it in her to relax enough to sleep and now she begged for sleep to take her, for she could not stand to hear Kenshin. His heart and soul was hurting so much Karou could almost feel his pain. She has seen how frustrated he was as the hours wore on and he could not leave to help Tanako. Karou wanted to take Yahiko and go themselves to find their friend but not a moment went by that they could leave. Even now they where too tied to move, much less go off into the forest and try and find the gang.
Sighing she reached up to run her fingers through Kenshin's fiery red hair in attempt to comfort him, he grew silent again and his face smoothed and his tears stopped. Karou heard him whisper her name and she smiled at the sound of it, even though it tore at her heart. He sounded so worried, so afraid, and there was little she could do to help him. She leaned up to whisper softly in his ear, "It will be alright Kenshin..."
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Tanako gazed up at the stars in the night sky as they winked down at her. She was bound hand a foot and even with her thin form she could not work her way out of the knots. The sudden hit of the earthquake had helped the gang escape the outskirts of the city without being noticed at all. Tanako feared for her family, wondering if they made it through alright... wondering if Yahiko was still tied up in the dojo...or if he had been found. Now they where hours away and she had seen not one sign of rescue or escape. Not that she really wanted to escape, her training forced her to do all she could to get away but her heart was not in to it.
Looking around from her spot of the grassy ground she spotted many of the gang members fast asleep. A few had stayed up to keep a look out and to keep an eye on her. They had said very little to her over the hours and she had no idea what was going on but she didn't need to... she knew that she'll be dead in a few hours and nothing was going to change that.... Nothing at all. A slight wind pulled at the branches of the trees and brought her attention back to the starry night sky. It was hopeless, that much she knew. She had nothing to live for now. She needed to die, it would be more than she deserved. She was a killer, a murderer, anything less than a long painful death would be more than she deserved.
Sighing, she gazed up at the sky with her empty eyes, and said goodbye to her last night.
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A/N.... like I said.... It was a short chapter. Well things do seem rather hopeless do they not?.... Tanako is sure she's going to die, even if she has to run to her death herself... Kenshin and Karou have yet to leave the dojo to help, there is no way they can reach them in time... what's going to happen...well your just going to have to wait and see. ^_^....
Disclaimer : I don't own RK
Devotion
By
Melissa
Kenshin had never seen such destruction, it reminded him too much of the war. Karou, Yahiko, Miss Megumi and himself had brought everyone from the demolished clinic back to the dojo and put them in the dojo's practice room. Dr. Gensi stayed at the dojo to look after everyone. As soon as everyone was safe, Miss Megumi stayed behind with Dr Gensi as the three ventured out again looking for anyone who needed help.
Karou stood still and watched as Kenshin helped to pull a family from their ruined home. The father, then his son, then a young mother clutching her baby to her chest. Kenshin was able to coax the mother to let go of her baby, and Kenshin handed the bundle to Karou and went back to the young mother's side to help her. They escorted the injured family back to the dojo where Kaoru quickly handed the silent baby over to Miss Megumi. Yahiko returned with a dozen of battered children who had gotten caught playing in the street when the earthquake hit, and he settled the strangely silent group of kids in the yard.
The hours flew by and Kenshin and Karou where both overwhelmed. No matter where they turned they found more who needed help. A few other doctors took over at nearby dojo's that happed to still be standing like their own and welcomed all the injured to come there, which was a great relief to Miss Megumi and Dr. Gensi; who were much too overwhelmed themselves. Finally the day turned to evening and Megumi forced Kenshin, Karou and Yahiko into the only empty room in the house.... which was not completely empty. Karou's room was littered with small bundles of the very young children from all the families that were in the dojo. They were kept there to keep them from getting in the way of the rushing people and to keep them from wandering off and getting lost. Now they were all bundled up and sleeping as if nothing had happened.
The three tired friends carefully picked their way around the sleeping children and settled down to take a well deserved rest. Yahiko was out like a light as soon as the poor boy sat down. Kenshin and Karou on the other hand had so many things running through their minds that they could not find the peace to rest. Kenshin sat against the wall and placed his sword down next to him and pulled Karou to rest against him. Karou welcomed his warm and comforting embrace and relaxed as best she could in his arms.
Not a word was said between the exhausted couple, no words were needed. Kenshin bowed his head to rest against the top of Kaoru's as he thought about the events that lead up to this horrible day. It had started off so silent, almost a false sense of calm. However the silence was a warning of the things to come. The earthquake that wrecked havoc on the city and left many homeless, wounded, and dead. And Tanako, they had not even set foot out to go find her. Kenshin didn't like to admit it but the girl would have to be on her own, at least for this night. Kenshin had never felt so helpless when he knew he was so close in helping someone. But he could not run off and find Tanako, he was needed here, Megumi needed him, the people of Tokyo needed him.... And most of all... his Karou needed him... too many relied on him; he could not...would not go off to find one person.... No matter how much that one person meant.
Karou felt the first warm tears fall as Kenshin wept in his sleep. She could only imagine what he must have been dreaming. The usual silent sleeper had started to cry a few moments after he had dropped off to sleep. Karou could still not find it in her to relax enough to sleep and now she begged for sleep to take her, for she could not stand to hear Kenshin. His heart and soul was hurting so much Karou could almost feel his pain. She has seen how frustrated he was as the hours wore on and he could not leave to help Tanako. Karou wanted to take Yahiko and go themselves to find their friend but not a moment went by that they could leave. Even now they where too tied to move, much less go off into the forest and try and find the gang.
Sighing she reached up to run her fingers through Kenshin's fiery red hair in attempt to comfort him, he grew silent again and his face smoothed and his tears stopped. Karou heard him whisper her name and she smiled at the sound of it, even though it tore at her heart. He sounded so worried, so afraid, and there was little she could do to help him. She leaned up to whisper softly in his ear, "It will be alright Kenshin..."
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Tanako gazed up at the stars in the night sky as they winked down at her. She was bound hand a foot and even with her thin form she could not work her way out of the knots. The sudden hit of the earthquake had helped the gang escape the outskirts of the city without being noticed at all. Tanako feared for her family, wondering if they made it through alright... wondering if Yahiko was still tied up in the dojo...or if he had been found. Now they where hours away and she had seen not one sign of rescue or escape. Not that she really wanted to escape, her training forced her to do all she could to get away but her heart was not in to it.
Looking around from her spot of the grassy ground she spotted many of the gang members fast asleep. A few had stayed up to keep a look out and to keep an eye on her. They had said very little to her over the hours and she had no idea what was going on but she didn't need to... she knew that she'll be dead in a few hours and nothing was going to change that.... Nothing at all. A slight wind pulled at the branches of the trees and brought her attention back to the starry night sky. It was hopeless, that much she knew. She had nothing to live for now. She needed to die, it would be more than she deserved. She was a killer, a murderer, anything less than a long painful death would be more than she deserved.
Sighing, she gazed up at the sky with her empty eyes, and said goodbye to her last night.
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A/N.... like I said.... It was a short chapter. Well things do seem rather hopeless do they not?.... Tanako is sure she's going to die, even if she has to run to her death herself... Kenshin and Karou have yet to leave the dojo to help, there is no way they can reach them in time... what's going to happen...well your just going to have to wait and see. ^_^....