O yeah, this is supposed to be my 5th chap but fanfic wouldn't let me
upload a story that big. It said it was too long. So I made it into two
chaps. So I guess I'm on chapter what, 6? Ok. Well, this is it. I am like
really sorry for the long wait but I, ahem, met a guy after school and I've
been meeting him everyday. I don't get home till like seven now. Plus add
homework. Well on to the disclaimer then the story! ^_*
Sano- real smart.
Ymir-shuddup *hits with bokken*
Sano- you should be more creative or else no one will care to read.
Kenshin-she tries her best that she does.
Ymir-sano- I really do love you but you get on my nerves.
Sano-well, your disclaimer says it all. Lame.
Ymir-*sulks* I hate you so much! *runs to room and cries*
Kenshin-now look what you did to her. *goes to ymir's room for comfort.*
DISCLAIMER I don't own it I don't own it I don't own it I don't own it. There, that should be enough. (until I decide its time to steal it then all the disclaimers will be for me!)
Past Person Mission heartache
It's been a month since she'd came to the inn. Every day was the same thing, wash cloths, serves breakfast, swat dirty assassin's hands away, pick up the dishes, the hand thing again, clean dishes, wash furo, more laundry, lunch with Kenshin, then read books or go to the market until dinner again with Kenshin. After lunch, she was pretty much free the rest of the day. Some times she would play cards with Konoha and Natsu (who she instantly befriended after they apologized) and always won. She still hasn't figured out Kenshin though. He isn't as distant. He at least acknowledges she is there. He started to get his nightly jobs again about a month ago so she doesn't see him at night often. She knows what he does so she is always ready to for him to come home, his clothes stained and him in a grumpy mood.
It was one night that he was late getting home. She left the room and made her way out to the small garden out back where a small well was. She walked to it; she noticed a figure up against its side. As she got closer, she recognized the figure as Kenshin. She crouched next to him, nudging him slightly to see if he fell asleep. He was out cold. She nudged him again to wake him but he groaned and fell over on his side. She went over to his side and put a hand on him, only to pull it back when she felt a warm liquid on her hand. She looked at it, a dark, thick liquid, blood. She saw it all oozing out of his side, and she quickly put her hand on it, trying to stop the flow. Kenshin hissed in pain and tried to push her hand away.
"Idiot, stop it, you will make it worse! Stay put, I will get some one to help."
She stood up and hurriedly ran to the inn's doctor. She returned with him and he got to work. Once they had him bandaged, they carefully carried him to their room and laid him on the futon. He was already asleep when they entered the room. The doctor gave her some medicine and a rag to put on his head for the fever that he was contracting. She wetted it down and put it on his forehead. He sighed and shifted his weight to his side but went back to his back when he felt pain in his side. He groaned in pain. Kaoru panicked. "Kenshin, what happened, are you ok?" Kenshin groaned again. "Stupid woman, I am bleeding and have a cut in my side, do you think I'm ok? You women are idiots" Kenshin fell backwards. He fell asleep instantly.
***** His hand subconsciously searched for his sword. When he couldn't find one he immediately sat up, only to fall back down with the pain in his side. He surveyed his surroundings and found it lying by his cloths. He also saw the girl sitting by his futon with the bowl of water in her lap. Carefully he sat up and went to the girl. He took the bowl and laid her down on his futon. He picked up his sword and his extra cloths and left for the bath house.
Kaoru woke up right when she realized she fell asleep. She sat up and looked around for Kenshin only to find she was in his futon and he was nowhere to be found. She stood, and left the room in search of Kenshin.
Carefully, Kenshin exited the bathhouse only to see Kaoru sitting on the side of the well, worry etched on her face. He walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"What are you doing out here? You should be in bed."
Kaoru looked at him then stood to face him. "Excuse me, but I woke to find an injured man not in his bed. I came out to find you, but you were nowhere. When I do find you, you jump on me for not being in bed. Next time I try to do something involving your care, I'll think otherwise."
"I didn't ask for your assistance. I don't need your help." Kenshin turned and walked away.
Kaoru, too, turned and headed for her room for sleep.
Kenshin walked to a secluded pond that he had found when he first started working for Katsura. Sitting himself on a worn bench, he stared at his reflection in the water, contemplating. Often he would come here to his sanctuary to pretty much decide weather he is doing the right thing. The longer he keeps the name Battousai, the more he frets over his decisions for the fight for a better future. This night is no better. This night he destroyed ones innocence, destroyed ones fight for a future.
~~Flashback~~~
It was just another job he had to perform. Sneak into the compound, kill any guards or civilians witnessing entry or exiting, execute the executionee, and leave without a trace.
Its not often he has to kill young boys, but he refuses to kill children. The young men made a choice, but the kids are usually in the wrong place at the wrong time thing. When it comes to that, he stays in the shadows and softly tells them to get to bed or kindly push them out of the area. Not tonight. Tenaka Ike was residing in his summer home with his wife and children.
Kenshin made sure to leave later than usual so he could be sure not to run into him with any of his family. Ike usually works well into the morning until retiring to bed so he would strike then.
When he reached the layout, he proceeded to the library where Ikeini did his work. While entering, he heard childish laughter and a hearty guffaw from an older individual. Hiding in the shadows, he inched foreword till he could see a young girl and a fairly old man.
Deciding to come back later, he started to leave, but Ike suddenly stood, pointing a wakisashi in his direction. That's when he stepped out of the shadow. He pulled his Katana out and told him he had to die. The man was relentless. He picked the child up, who was shocked still, and threw her to the chair behind him. Declaring he would protect his family from him, Ike charged.
He didn't like fighting in front of children. He quickly got between the child and the man, sliced the mans throat, then resheathed his katana.
With a loud cry, the little girl picked up the wakisashi, then threw her self at him, the blade indulging itself in his side, lucky missing any organs, lucky yeah.
Gripping the hilt, he released he blade from his body and threw down the weapon. The girl was crying now. He bent down to her level. The girl flinched back. He told the girl it was ok, he wasn't going to hurt her. After the war, to feel free to come for revenge but he had a duty to Japan to fulfill. He asked what her name was, she said Kia. He told her his name, but not to tell any one. He had no ill thoughts to her.
With that he left. He reached the well of the inn, and couldn't walk any more. That's when Kaoru saw him.
***End Flashback***
He wouldn't have killed that girl, even if his life depended on it. Looking into his reflection in the water, he saw nothing. He couldn't remember the last time he saw a real expression on his face. He tried to an attempt at a smile, but it came out pained and scary. His eyes were a cold amber. The last time his eyes even remotely came close to lavender was when he was in a small village and the kids decided to tickle him.
'What has happened to me?'
"You are troubled, aren't you?"
Battousai jumped and turned to the newcomer with his katana out. It was the time witch. Scowling, he sheathed his sword and turned back to the pond.
Sitting beside him, the witch put a hand to his wound. A purple light emitted from the wrapping then stopped.
"It's the least I can do since your world is in such turbulence. But, I would advise you to talk to Kaoru about it. She may be a pain, but she has a good heart. Just think, after all you have said to her, she didn't think twice about looking for you and trying to bandage you."
"Why do you care? I still don't know the reason that you sent her here."
"I can tell you, but you have to promise not to mention it to her. No way in hell can you tell her or all her memories will come back."
"Fine, just let me know so I can be a little more considerate."
She took a deep breath. "Your next carnation has a split personality, just like you. By night, he protects the city as battousai. By day, he is regular Kenshin Himura. Kenshin has befriended Kaoru Kamiya. He finally got the nerve to admit to her he loved her, but that is where Fate decided to make a loop. She was supposed to accept him as a killer for peace, but she decided she hated him.
"I decided to send her to meet the battousai self before him to realize that she does love him back."
"But how can any one love me?"
"Well, it seems she found something inside you. When you think about it, you and your carnation are the same.
"If I were you, I would go speak to her. She's pretty beat up by the rejection you gave her earlier."
Kenshin nodded and the witch disappeared.
'What do I say? How should I react to something like this?'
'Go to Kaoru..' The wind seemed to be speaking to him.
"Damn you Fate, Why do I have to do everything?!!!"
My chappy is up.
NEXT TIME,,,,KENSHIN AND KAORU'S LITTLE APPOLOGY AND KENSHIN GAINS A NEW FRIEND!! GUESS WHO??
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS!!
Gomen for taking so long. I was on hiatus. Well, here it is. Can't wait till my next one, can you?
LOVE AND FORGIVE,
Ymir-chan
Sano- real smart.
Ymir-shuddup *hits with bokken*
Sano- you should be more creative or else no one will care to read.
Kenshin-she tries her best that she does.
Ymir-sano- I really do love you but you get on my nerves.
Sano-well, your disclaimer says it all. Lame.
Ymir-*sulks* I hate you so much! *runs to room and cries*
Kenshin-now look what you did to her. *goes to ymir's room for comfort.*
DISCLAIMER I don't own it I don't own it I don't own it I don't own it. There, that should be enough. (until I decide its time to steal it then all the disclaimers will be for me!)
Past Person Mission heartache
It's been a month since she'd came to the inn. Every day was the same thing, wash cloths, serves breakfast, swat dirty assassin's hands away, pick up the dishes, the hand thing again, clean dishes, wash furo, more laundry, lunch with Kenshin, then read books or go to the market until dinner again with Kenshin. After lunch, she was pretty much free the rest of the day. Some times she would play cards with Konoha and Natsu (who she instantly befriended after they apologized) and always won. She still hasn't figured out Kenshin though. He isn't as distant. He at least acknowledges she is there. He started to get his nightly jobs again about a month ago so she doesn't see him at night often. She knows what he does so she is always ready to for him to come home, his clothes stained and him in a grumpy mood.
It was one night that he was late getting home. She left the room and made her way out to the small garden out back where a small well was. She walked to it; she noticed a figure up against its side. As she got closer, she recognized the figure as Kenshin. She crouched next to him, nudging him slightly to see if he fell asleep. He was out cold. She nudged him again to wake him but he groaned and fell over on his side. She went over to his side and put a hand on him, only to pull it back when she felt a warm liquid on her hand. She looked at it, a dark, thick liquid, blood. She saw it all oozing out of his side, and she quickly put her hand on it, trying to stop the flow. Kenshin hissed in pain and tried to push her hand away.
"Idiot, stop it, you will make it worse! Stay put, I will get some one to help."
She stood up and hurriedly ran to the inn's doctor. She returned with him and he got to work. Once they had him bandaged, they carefully carried him to their room and laid him on the futon. He was already asleep when they entered the room. The doctor gave her some medicine and a rag to put on his head for the fever that he was contracting. She wetted it down and put it on his forehead. He sighed and shifted his weight to his side but went back to his back when he felt pain in his side. He groaned in pain. Kaoru panicked. "Kenshin, what happened, are you ok?" Kenshin groaned again. "Stupid woman, I am bleeding and have a cut in my side, do you think I'm ok? You women are idiots" Kenshin fell backwards. He fell asleep instantly.
***** His hand subconsciously searched for his sword. When he couldn't find one he immediately sat up, only to fall back down with the pain in his side. He surveyed his surroundings and found it lying by his cloths. He also saw the girl sitting by his futon with the bowl of water in her lap. Carefully he sat up and went to the girl. He took the bowl and laid her down on his futon. He picked up his sword and his extra cloths and left for the bath house.
Kaoru woke up right when she realized she fell asleep. She sat up and looked around for Kenshin only to find she was in his futon and he was nowhere to be found. She stood, and left the room in search of Kenshin.
Carefully, Kenshin exited the bathhouse only to see Kaoru sitting on the side of the well, worry etched on her face. He walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"What are you doing out here? You should be in bed."
Kaoru looked at him then stood to face him. "Excuse me, but I woke to find an injured man not in his bed. I came out to find you, but you were nowhere. When I do find you, you jump on me for not being in bed. Next time I try to do something involving your care, I'll think otherwise."
"I didn't ask for your assistance. I don't need your help." Kenshin turned and walked away.
Kaoru, too, turned and headed for her room for sleep.
Kenshin walked to a secluded pond that he had found when he first started working for Katsura. Sitting himself on a worn bench, he stared at his reflection in the water, contemplating. Often he would come here to his sanctuary to pretty much decide weather he is doing the right thing. The longer he keeps the name Battousai, the more he frets over his decisions for the fight for a better future. This night is no better. This night he destroyed ones innocence, destroyed ones fight for a future.
~~Flashback~~~
It was just another job he had to perform. Sneak into the compound, kill any guards or civilians witnessing entry or exiting, execute the executionee, and leave without a trace.
Its not often he has to kill young boys, but he refuses to kill children. The young men made a choice, but the kids are usually in the wrong place at the wrong time thing. When it comes to that, he stays in the shadows and softly tells them to get to bed or kindly push them out of the area. Not tonight. Tenaka Ike was residing in his summer home with his wife and children.
Kenshin made sure to leave later than usual so he could be sure not to run into him with any of his family. Ike usually works well into the morning until retiring to bed so he would strike then.
When he reached the layout, he proceeded to the library where Ikeini did his work. While entering, he heard childish laughter and a hearty guffaw from an older individual. Hiding in the shadows, he inched foreword till he could see a young girl and a fairly old man.
Deciding to come back later, he started to leave, but Ike suddenly stood, pointing a wakisashi in his direction. That's when he stepped out of the shadow. He pulled his Katana out and told him he had to die. The man was relentless. He picked the child up, who was shocked still, and threw her to the chair behind him. Declaring he would protect his family from him, Ike charged.
He didn't like fighting in front of children. He quickly got between the child and the man, sliced the mans throat, then resheathed his katana.
With a loud cry, the little girl picked up the wakisashi, then threw her self at him, the blade indulging itself in his side, lucky missing any organs, lucky yeah.
Gripping the hilt, he released he blade from his body and threw down the weapon. The girl was crying now. He bent down to her level. The girl flinched back. He told the girl it was ok, he wasn't going to hurt her. After the war, to feel free to come for revenge but he had a duty to Japan to fulfill. He asked what her name was, she said Kia. He told her his name, but not to tell any one. He had no ill thoughts to her.
With that he left. He reached the well of the inn, and couldn't walk any more. That's when Kaoru saw him.
***End Flashback***
He wouldn't have killed that girl, even if his life depended on it. Looking into his reflection in the water, he saw nothing. He couldn't remember the last time he saw a real expression on his face. He tried to an attempt at a smile, but it came out pained and scary. His eyes were a cold amber. The last time his eyes even remotely came close to lavender was when he was in a small village and the kids decided to tickle him.
'What has happened to me?'
"You are troubled, aren't you?"
Battousai jumped and turned to the newcomer with his katana out. It was the time witch. Scowling, he sheathed his sword and turned back to the pond.
Sitting beside him, the witch put a hand to his wound. A purple light emitted from the wrapping then stopped.
"It's the least I can do since your world is in such turbulence. But, I would advise you to talk to Kaoru about it. She may be a pain, but she has a good heart. Just think, after all you have said to her, she didn't think twice about looking for you and trying to bandage you."
"Why do you care? I still don't know the reason that you sent her here."
"I can tell you, but you have to promise not to mention it to her. No way in hell can you tell her or all her memories will come back."
"Fine, just let me know so I can be a little more considerate."
She took a deep breath. "Your next carnation has a split personality, just like you. By night, he protects the city as battousai. By day, he is regular Kenshin Himura. Kenshin has befriended Kaoru Kamiya. He finally got the nerve to admit to her he loved her, but that is where Fate decided to make a loop. She was supposed to accept him as a killer for peace, but she decided she hated him.
"I decided to send her to meet the battousai self before him to realize that she does love him back."
"But how can any one love me?"
"Well, it seems she found something inside you. When you think about it, you and your carnation are the same.
"If I were you, I would go speak to her. She's pretty beat up by the rejection you gave her earlier."
Kenshin nodded and the witch disappeared.
'What do I say? How should I react to something like this?'
'Go to Kaoru..' The wind seemed to be speaking to him.
"Damn you Fate, Why do I have to do everything?!!!"
My chappy is up.
NEXT TIME,,,,KENSHIN AND KAORU'S LITTLE APPOLOGY AND KENSHIN GAINS A NEW FRIEND!! GUESS WHO??
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS!!
Gomen for taking so long. I was on hiatus. Well, here it is. Can't wait till my next one, can you?
LOVE AND FORGIVE,
Ymir-chan