Controlling emotions
FreyA-wings
Chapter 18: A sudden encounter with the past
Big apology again for my fellow readers. I can't stop but saying sorry. But here is an update from me!!!! Please Read and Review!!!!
So I liked the idea of the vacation thing and it would be great to get these lovely love birds out of the city. It would also broaden up their scope since their little lives are always surrounded here.
Get ready to open up to Kenshin's past, his ex best friend, his parent's, and the one that I am very looking forward to, The Devil's Cry…
Author's note: Okay, I've never been to Japan but I have friends there and they told me a little bit about the life in Japan. I was told that Osaka was a great place and Tokyo is the poll for an even better place. Okay, so they are staying in Kyoto but they are now riding away to Tokyo… let's see whether I get any of this correct. Sincere apologies.
Special note: I've heard that in the cinemas, they have a special price for couples and they get to sit in the love seat. I also heard that the cinema is sophisticatedly as big as a theatre arts podium. Maybe it can hold up to 500 or more people. I also heard they have this card in exchange for cash. And you can but Disneyland tickets in places like 7/11… oh, how I wish I can come up there…
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I glanced at the door and took a peek through the glass window. Kaoru was holding her hands with Megumi. She was still asleep but she is glowing. It must be because of the comforting presence of Kaoru.
Kaoru and Megumi could come too. They can be protected by The Devil's Cry for as long as the holiday. They would help her settle things with Yukimura Kensuke. Of course they would… I was their leader. It is time to face my past.
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Kaoru's POV
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'Go back to Tokyo?' I glanced at Kenshin who was sipping his tea. We were sitting at the hospital lounge. The time now is 7.30 pm and Megumi was at the operating room. While Megumi is in the operating room, Kenshin began telling me his plan of going back to his hometown as an act of vacation as well as straightening things out with his past. I measured the consequences and thought about our safety. I wouldn't think Yukimura would act soon. He is way too cautious about these things.
I took another sip from my tea and breathed a sigh. I postulated that by going to Tokyo wouldn't hurt. It would give me a chance to delve into a new city for a change. I had been caged in this place since eternally.
'You know what?' I smiled sanguinely at Kenshin. 'I think it would be a great idea.'
Kenshin only smiled in response. His masculinity figure made me secure. Just by Kenshin being here with me is enough. I want to go back with him.
'By the way,' I started, 'who are these: The Devil's Cry?'
Sano laughed heartily, 'the highest ranking group of ragingly obsessive teenage population that is feared by many people in Tokyo.' There he stopped and smiled mischievously. I was very curious.
'As in, like a mafia kind of thing?'
'No, we don't kill people for that matter. We don't traffic drugs either. We are way too proud to do those things.' Sano continued, 'Let's just say that we try to defend ourselves from charlatan and corrupters. It's about brotherhood. We support and understand each other. I presume, we knew each other more than ourselves. To put it simply, it's a gang of wild teenagers.' Sano snickered, 'We enjoy a little blood bath as well.'
'Sano,' Kenshin interrupted, his eyes fixated on the floor, but I could feel his black rage, 'I suggest you shut your mouth.'
Sano slumped in his chair and snorted. 'Chillaks man,' Sano remarked.
I gulped and looked vigilantly at Kenshin. 'So,' I said again, 'if we go there, there will be accommodation and…'
'… Everything is going to be provided.' Kenshin interjected. 'You don't have to worry. Even the transportation is all settled. All you need to do is gather your belongings and get ready to move out of here after the school ends.'
I smiled circumspectly, trying to judge what Kenshin's mood is. I would be more than happy to accompany Kenshin to go back. I looked at Sano, who was busily trying to play a game on his loud hand phone, and then thought about Megumi. With a few days in the hospital she would be as good as new. Besides, we only have a few more days until the two weeks holiday…
So for two weeks I would be leaving this place. I was stirring in anxiety. I wanted to leave… More than ever…
I smiled to myself and sat back on the hospital sofa and started to think to myself.
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Sano's POV
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It had already been three hours. Now I was sitting beside Megumi, who had fallen asleep. Her face didn't look that glamorous the first time I saw her, but something visible enough for me to capture is her ravishing hope on her expression. She looked peaceful, as if a great huge burden had been lifted from her soul.
Kenshin and Kaoru bid farewell half an hour ago. Kaoru was rather worried about Megumi. She insisted to stay back but I didn't allow her. I told her to go home. Damn as well, I think Kenshin figured something out already. I guess my will to stay back to take care of Megumi had been quite alarming to him. I smiled weakly at myself. I guess by now I should realize it too. I had been drawn by the beautiful figure before me. The first time I met her was intensifying enough I pledged to see her again.
I stared again at Megumi. Her long dark hair contrasted the white linen of the hospital bed sheets. Her face was quite ashen but she had a glow. It was a shine that I was very much fascinated with. It drew me to her, capturing my soul. I couldn't stop staring at her.
… Yukimura…
I gripped tightly at the handle of the chair. I breathed deeply. It was his entire fault. Anger kept raging and fuming inside of me and I tried to tone it down. I was very good at keeping grudges, which is probably one of my weaknesses. That low life shit should be ready to be challenging an ex of Devil's Cry. He should know by now who he was facing. I gripped even harder at the handle, trying to restrain all the excited energy from inside of me. I need to calm down. Yukimura would soon get a piece. Yes, he would definitely. I assure him of that…
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2 weeks later
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Kaoru's POV
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Yes, it was finally the holidays. I awoke that morning with a huge smile on my face. Two weeks went by quite quickly. Now it was over. It was time to liberate ourselves from this cage.
I quickly got out of bed and took my things to get ready into the bathroom. It was quite late but I bumped into a figure just when I opened the bathroom door. It was Kenshin. He only had a towel covering his assets and we were both startled to find my face very close to his steamed muscular chest.
I gulped and noticed Kenshin's evoking smile. I quickly stepped back and muttered a word of sorry, trying very hard to hide my face. He only chuckled and took a step forward. My heart beats faster and faster every few inch that drew him closer to me. Soon, I was caged by one of his arms, his whole body cowering over mine. I felt like a helpless animal. He face inched closer to my face and he captured my lips.
I gasped in surprise but soon gave into the moment. His hair was wet, and so was his face. I tasted peppermint and a smell of lovely flowers that drifted from his wholesome body. I struggled to kick back to my senses but all I could feel is his gentle lips against mine. He leaned closer to me, our body nearly touching. I moaned in pleasure as he took my tongue and danced together. I savored his scent and taste in my mouth as I kissed him back. My hands slowly went up his torso, soaking my hands from his after shower. I was turned on already. Man, how he could do that to me.
'Get a room.'
The voice startled me and I glanced over to see Sano standing with an annoying look plastered on his face. It seemed he just woke up. I blushed severely. Kenshin moved away from me and called out to Sano, 'I would if you wouldn't interfere.'
As Sano began to talk back, I wanted to hide. I had to get to the bathroom. But before I turned around, Kenshin put his hand against my butt and squeezed it. Then he walked towards Sano and pretended nothing happened and that he had just done something very natural.
I stood frozen for a minute, not really knowing what to do. My face was washed with red blush and I never thought it would become even redder when Kenshin took a small glance at me and winked hotly.
That was it.
I gathered my things and headed straight for the bathroom. As soon as I locked it I leaned against the door and breathed a sigh. I touched my cheeks and cursed myself for being so pathetic of my lack of control. I should be able to handle these things fairly quickly. I guess Kenshin caught me off guard.
Well, lesson learnt. If he wants to be naughty… we hello buster… so will I….
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Megumi's POV
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'Here, let me lend you a hand.'
Sano smiled brightly at me as he took my luggage. My cheeks blushed reddened a little and muttered a small thank you before turning away. We were outside Kenshin's apartment building. There were people busying themselves, all smiling happily. It was the holidays anyway. The sun was shining brilliantly and the wind was perfect. The momiji autumn leaves brilliantly shone in the afternoon sunlight.
'Hey Megumi,' Kaoru called carrying a huge bag. I smiled at her. We had become best friends again since I was hospitalized. Kaoru was smiling so warmly, I never thought she would forgive me for the awful things that I had done to her these couple of months. I'm glad she's not arrogant about it too… I admire her sincerity.
'Kaoru, look out!' I called at her just before she tripped and fell. I groaned to myself. She is still as clumsy as ever. I ran towards her, offering a help but stopped in my tracks when Kenshin immediately came to her aid. I smiled to myself. She already has her prince charming.
I chuckled softly and walked towards the taxi. Sano finished arranging the baggage and closed the trunk. I noticed him smiling to himself. I neared him, eager to be close.
'She is always that clumsy isn't she?' Sano said to me as I took out a lipstick from my purse.
'You have no idea,' I answered, applying lipstick to my now healthy lips, 'you're given a treat every now and then.' I pursed my lips and put back the lipstick inside my purse, 'life is never bored with her around.'
We both watched Kenshin helping Kaoru to her feet.
'Yeah, but she is a handful,' Sano said before he came to help them with Kaoru's luggage.
I stared at Sano, who easily lifted that huge luggage and couldn't help but blush. My heart beats even faster when he walked towards me with his cute hair nearly closing his eyes. Man, he is so hot.
We never really had the time to start any real conversation since my outburst about how men are all malevolent. Yet, I wasn't really bullshitting. There are many unpleasant nicks in my life that I found it was hard now to trust any man. This new found young man before me was there to save my life. I had no other choice but be in his debt. No matter how much I despise men, he and Kenshin were those special beings that I now considered exceptions.
'Okay let's go,' Sano beamed brightly and it was hard for me not too blush. His over energetic personality sure does bring brightness in your life… pretty much whether you like it or not.
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Kenshin's POV
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I heard Kaoru gasped and chuckled softly as she gazed through the taxi window of all the glorious sights in Tokyo. We were passing the Shinjuku district where all the attraction places congregate. Two and a half hours of waiting and finally we were able to indulge in Megumi's and Kaoru's over eager rejoinder towards the city. The streets were bustling with busy people, more than I could count. Everyone was every where. The city was busy as always.
We turned a corner and finally got a full view of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office or so called Tocho and heard Kaoru gasped some more. I tired not to burst out laughing. I looked back to find Kaoru sticking nearly half her body out from the window.
'Hey Kaoru, get your butt in here at once.' I yelled at her. She looked at me and smirked, and then she continued gaping at the towers.
'Oh my Megumi, Kenshin, Sano,' Kaoru batted her hand in front of Sano's face who was sitting right next to her to get our attention. Sano annoyingly shook Kaoru's hands away as she laughed brightly at the beautiful sight of the Shinjuku Central Park. The momiji leaves were burning red, firing away its humble beauty. I sat back, defeated by Kaoru's overwhelming excitement.
'Oh my,' Kaoru squealed again and batted her hands again that it hit Sano straight in the eye and he yelped in silent curses. Kaoru merely ignored him and bore her eyes deeper into the soul of the Shinjuku district. Megumi and I laughed it all as we head our way to the apartment that I rented for the next few weeks.
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Kaoru's POV
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I was very much excited about this whole trip. Everyone seemed to be so tired and sleepy but I wanted to explore even more.
'Maybe we should give her drugs,' Sano whispered to Kenshin as I tore open the window to small but homey apartment and breathed in the new scent.
'Oh my you guys,' I said as my eyes targeted on a ramen stall just opposite of the apartment. The smell is so intoxicating that my stomach rumbled. 'Oh please, after this let's go and eat at that ramen stall. Please o please?' I whined at them with my large animated puppy eyes.
'I think you should get some sleep Kaoru,' Kenshin said to her. I frowned in annoyance, 'it's my first day here in the real world and you're telling me to sleep?'
Sano made an uh-oh sound before running off in another direction. Kenshin merrily walked up to her and explained, 'it's just that we have a big day tomorrow and I don't want you to feel tired.'
'I'm not tired,' I backed up, 'come on, can't we just have a split second for a bowl of nice hot ramen.' I looked at his eyes intently, making him realize what I want.
'I can come with you Kaoru,' Megumi called from behind them. She threw her bag to the table near the door and placed her hands to her hips, 'well, well, well. No too shabby.' She looked around the area with gleam in her eyes and I felt even more excited.
'Oh yes,' I jumped up and down, 'let's go now Megumi.'
Before Megumi could react, I took her arms and dashed away from the apartment, leaving Kenshin and Sano to experience boredom in their new humble a dome.
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Kenshin's POV
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I laughed sincerely as I watched Megumi's startled face as she was practically dragged out of the house by Kaoru. She looked so much happier than before, I thought.
'I guess we better deal with them later,' Sano came into the living room, scratching his head, 'when are we going to meet the gang.'
I sighed and took a seat on the comfy sofa. 'So what's the plan?' Sano asked and sat on the chair opposite me.
'Well,' I started slowly, frowning somewhat, 'first of all, we have to see the Devil's Cry and formulate a proposition. I don't think they will be too happy to see me.'
Sano nodded in agreement and sniffed, 'you got that right. Those lazy shit heads are just using the name to make people scared.' I nodded too in agreement, 'I agree but they are a good source of power if they are willing to be our allies.'
'Plus, we can't really find any other help from the rest of the squad. We're the strongest in Tokyo,' Sano replied too, folding his arms. 'That's how you come in handy Sano.'
Sano chuckled, 'I'm everything to you man. You sure can't live without me.' I rolled my eyes but didn't deny the verity because I knew what he said was true.
'That's a first. The second thing we need to do is get to see my parents. I need to settle things between them.' I leaned forwards and used my arms to support by upper body and spoke with a quiet voice, 'then… I need to see her.'
Sano looked at me with curious eyes, 'you sure about that.' I guess the whole idea of coming up here in the first place was to have the gang help us out. But there was a part of me that kept screaming to come back and see her. There is a part of me that is worried for her. 'Yes,' I flatly said and leaned back against the sofa. Sano didn't say any more. He just nodded and got up to unpack.
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Kaoru's POV
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I squirmed in delight and filled my lungs with the smell of intoxicating smell of street ramen. Megumi only stared as I started to squeeze every bit of noodle into my mouth as possible.
'Calm down girl, the world isn't gonna end soon,' Megumi stated as she slurped on her own noodles.
'This is delicious,' I beamed and smiled at the food vendor and he waved back. Megumi smiled and relished these happy moments.
'So,' Megumi started, 'may I know what the deal it is between you and Kenshin.' I choked as soon as Megumi hit those words. Megumi just smiled and watched my reaction get back to me.
'What do you mean?' I asked innocently but she wasn't buying it. 'You know what I mean,' Megumi only replied, not taking off her eyes from me. I shivered at her gaze.
I sighed and stopped eating the delicious ramen in front of me licked my lips. 'I think it's pretty obvious Megumi. You know how I feel about him,' I meekly said. 'But… I'm just… scared.'
'What are you afraid of?' Megumi whispered.
What am I afraid of? I thought back. Those amazing moments we both shared, the dangerous times when he saved me from that dreadful place, the amazing connection when we almost made love. We were a vision of two people in love, no questions asked.
But before I could answer I heard a sound of a man yelling behind the ramen stall. The owner was startled and quickly walked towards the noise. The costumers were all confused and they all looked at the scene of a man flying to the ground just in front of the entrance. I was curious. Megumi was going to stop me from leaving my seat but I ignored her and went out of the stall.
A middle aged man was lying on the dirty ground and he was struggling to stand up. I felt a surge of pity and sympathy for this man and before I could run to help him, I saw a small group of young men standing before him, towering above him like a dark cloud.
The man was breathing heavily and avoided the young men's eyes. 'Where is the money?' a man, who seem to be the boss, said rudely and spat to the ground near the old man's face. The man squirmed. 'I swore I gave it to you,' the old man nervously replied and he hid his face from the faces that stared at him, 'I left it behind the garbage dump like you told me. It was probably stolen or---'
The boss looked angry and he kicked the man in the stomach and yelled, 'then where the hell is the money you mother fucker?'
I became infuriated at the confrontation and without thinking further, I gathered myself and stood in front of the old man and faced the boss while holding my hands in the air, making sure he knew the message that I was going to stop him.
The boss towered before me and looked at me with his ridiculously ugly expression. 'What do you want, puss?' he growled as I confidently stared back at him. For a moment my timidity diminished from my head and I felt a surge of hatred towards this man. 'Go away,' I said to him.
The boss snickered and looked at me from head to toe, 'you look like a sweet sugar fuck. Wanna come home with daddy?'
At this I threw my hand and punched him in the face. I was startled at my own reaction as the man groaned and touched his cheek with his hand. 'That hurt bitch,' he angrily said.
The man started to walk towards me and my senses wouldn't cooperate with me. But before he could attack, I heard a deep voice of a man behind me, 'don't do it Gonzo.'
The man stopped and looked behind me and his attitude altered a bit. I turned around to see a man, standing in front of a bigger group of young men wearing the same black clothes with a red colored trimming on their collar. He had dark hair and dark eyes. I realized his deadly aura emitting from his body that it made my spine shiver and sweat started to trickle down my forehead.
'So what, you're telling me what to do now?' the man, whose name seemed to be Gonzo, said.
The tall and dark figure behind me didn't speak a single word but he captured Gonzo's eyes and made him look like the smallest person in the world. Gonzo looked a bit frightened but he raised his chin and walked back as he pointed his finger to the young man behind me, 'this isn't over yet you mother fucker.'
And at that, Gonzo and his team left the place and I let out a sigh of relief. I helped the man stand on his feet as he kept thanking me and the young hero. I blushed as Megumi came to see if I got hurt. I shook my head and stared at the young man with black clothing.
The man looked at me with an intimidating face but when I gazed into his eyes, I don't feel menace. I felt a sense of ease and security flowing through me.
'Hey let's go back,' Megumi's voice was at the back of my head. I couldn't stop staring at him. He blinked his eyes, stared at me with that intensifying gaze one last time and walked back. I watched his figure slowly dissolved within his own team mates as they began to disappear into the crowd.
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