Hey! Well here's the second chapter. I have it on time as promised. Okay I don't know about rating stories so lets just say this story is a very bad PG13 or a very clean R. Does that make sense? Well I hope you like it anyways.
Chapter 2: Different worlds.
Kaoru couldn't forget about the red haired man in her dreams. Who was he? And why did that voice say she was the one? The one for what?
All day questions buzzed through her mind. Sano had decided he would cook because she looked tired, though by the look he had on his face he didn't want to suffer her cooking.
"Are you okay? You've been kinda out of it since Sanoji had that nightmare." Sano came up to her and massaged her neck.
"Yeah I'm fine. Have you had any weird dreams lately?" Kaoru asked.
"Now that you mention it... oh never mind."
"What? What is it?" Kaoru said earnestly turning around stopping the neck massage.
"Well, okay here's how it starts, Sanoji and I are in a room, and at first you were there too, but then you left. I don't know it was weird. In the dream I knew you wouldn't come back. I could feel it." His warm brown eyes emotional.
One of her co-workers had told her that sometimes dreams could tell the future, or symbolize something. If that was true, what would make her want to leave her family? She loved them so much it hurt just thinking about leaving.
She tucked Sanoji into bed and went to her own. Could the dreams be preparing her loved ones for what was to come? Her eyes drooped.
The woman's voice spoke again. "She must come now. She is the close to our world. Call her now."
A man's voice spoke questioningly. "Are you sure, Colekta?"
"Our world cannot take much more we should not have even wasted this much time.
Krakten, the man is ready. Though he knows not what is expected of him. She must be called. The rest will happen by prophecy."
"Okay." Krakten's voice rung out like a thousand bells. Both voices started to chant.
Kaoru could feel what was happening when they did so.
It felt like her bones were being lifted out of her skin.
Kaoru awoke not in her bed but on soft green grass. There was a clear pond nearby with fat silver-bottomed fish swimming in it. The trees hung lazily over the water. The trunks were dark, almost black. Different colored flowers blossomed from almost every tree, pink, blue, purple, everything. There was one tree with fruit so ripe that it looked like a simple touch could burst it.
"Where am I?" Kaoru asked to no one in particular.
A male and female walked out from the shadows of the tree delicately holding hands. The woman had ivory skin with beautiful red lips that filled out her already perfect complexion. Her hair was black, like Kaoru's own, but her eyes were white even where there should be a pupil. The man had the same white eyes, but with blonde hair and a straight cut nose and a lean muscular body.
The woman spoke first, "We brought you here. I am Colekta and this is Krakten." Her voice was a smooth as honey.
Kaoru shook herself from awe. She stared upon an almost too perfect face. "But where am I?"
Krakten then answered in a deep calming voice. "You are in Kokoro."
Kaoru was really confused now. She looked up at the sky, There were two moons and a distant planet. She looked hard at the planet until she realized it was earth.
"That planet is not real." Colekta's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"What do you mean it's not real? That's earth, I live there. How can it not be real." Kaoru said nearly in hysterics.
Colekta's voice was as calm as ever. "It is not real in the sense that if you were to try and travel there from here you would never reach it. It is like an illusion."
Colekta walked up to Kaoru. Kaoru noticed she was a very tall woman. Colekta took her right hand from Krakten's, and lifted Kaoru's face and examined it. "I told you Krakten, she is the one. She is the one in the prophecy. Hair as black as a raven and eyes blue and clear like pure water."
"We shall see soon enough." Was Krakten's only answer.
Kaoru pulled away, "What do you mean 'I'm the one'."
Colekta smiled, "You will know soon enough. We will visit again." She took Krakten's hand once again and shimmered then disappeared.
Kaoru could feel a presence near her. She turned around to see a red haired man exactly her height. Someone whispered, "Prophecy." In her ear and something awoke inside her.
The man standing in front of her looked at his hands in confusion. Then his violet eyes turned a molten gold colored. He looked at her and brought her close. His breath excited her. Her own eyes changed to smooth silver. She was still very close to the unknown man, Kaoru tried to pull away but she no longer controlled her body.
They laid down on the soft grass, the stranger stroking her hair. Every breath he took made her feel giddy. He started to unbutton her clothes. 'NO! This is wrong I'm married!' She cried inside her own head.
Despite what she felt she found her own hands undoing his clothes also. Kaoru tried to stop but her body didn't listen. The same voice whispered to her again, "Give in."
Her eyes welled with tears. Her body moved on its own with someone who was not her husband. But her body told her this was right.
Kaoru blacked out.
Kaoru woke up beside a warm body. She said to herself, 'It was just a dream. There is Sano right beside me.'
She turned only to find bright red hair. She shrieked. "No it couldn't be true. No, no, no, no."
Her scream awoke the sleeping man. When he saw her he blushed a deep crimson and reached for his clothes.
Kaoru realized she too was naked and quickly grabbed her shirt and put it on. They got dressed hurriedly and tense. The red-haired man mumbled something about sorry, and walked away.
Kaoru was ready for an outburst, but she heard Colekta's unforgettable voice and stopped. "Kenshin, do not leave yet."
The man stopped and went to the ground and stayed in a bowed position.
Colekta appeared from the shadows with Krakten at her side. "Kaoru, this is Kenshin."
Kaoru soon remembered her anger, "You think I could have had an introduction before..." She blushed embarrassed.
"We could do nothing. This is how the prophecy goes. Come with me."
Kaoru followed them past the trees and into a grand room with only a small table in the center. On the table was a book that seemed very old. When Kenshin saw it his eyes widened.
"What is it?" Kaoru asked.
"It is the Book of Prophecies."
"Can I see it?"
Colekta smiled a world-weary smile. "I'm afraid not. Only certain eyes may see it apart from Krakten and me."
Are they gods? Kaoru started to wonder. Once again Colekta smiled, an amused little smile, "No, my dear, we are not gods. We are neither human nor animal. We are not even, in your terms, living. We just are."
Kaoru still didn't understand but she decided if she asked she would just be even more confused.
"We watch over this planet. We study the Prophecies. Some have past, and will happen again, some name the events of the near future." Colekta paused briefly. "Our world is being destroyed by some darkness we know nothing of; your son is the only one who can save it. So it has been written in the prophecy."
"Sanoji?" Kaoru whispered. "Then why did you bring me?"
Colekta's perfect features took on a look of sympathy. "I'm sorry it is not your son from your planet." Colekta walked up to her and put her hand lightly on Kaoru's abdomen, "This child."
Kaoru nearly burst out with tears. She swallowed hard. "I ... I have no child there." She said, very child-like.
"You do."
Tears streamed down Kaoru's cheeks. "You mean with, with HIM?" She pointed an accusing finger at Kenshin.
"Yes. But do not blame him he could control nothing, just as you could control nothing. It was the prophecy."
Kaoru's knees buckled. "No, no, no." She sobbed. She stood up slowly and tried to run out but then Krakten's voice stopped her. "Your job is not done I'm afraid. You must stay a little longer."
Colekta took over. "Your child must be born at the City of the Lost Souls. But, Kaoru you cannot go alone. There are many dangers on the way."
"I'm not doing anything." Kaoru said angrily. "Your world looks fine to me." She gestured outside.
"We protect a small area. This was the only part we could salvage. We do not know how much longer we can hold it. The outside world is littered with darkness." Colekta said sadly.
"You must travel there, to the City of Lost Souls. And you must leave soon." Krakten said.
"Why doesn't your precious Prophecy just bring me there?" Kaoru said mockingly.
"Some things only human hands and will can do. The Prophecy has done a portion of the work; if the rest is not fulfilled then our world cannot be saved." Colekta answered. Then she turned to Kenshin. "Kenshin, you must travel with her. You must protect her."
Colekta led them out of the room, back to the pond with the beautiful trees. When she turned to leave Kaoru asked her, "Is it possible that I will be able to go back home?"
Colekta slowly turned around. "We shall see. Krakten and I are too weak to do that anytime soon." Colekta looked Kaoru straight in the eye. "Kaoru please do this. Please do not let an entire world die. If you do leave, it would have to be after the birth. We know not yet how the world will be saved only that it will."
Kaoru started to cry again. That would be too long. "Is there any way for me to see my family?"
"You can look in the water. Remember you can see them and they cannot see you." Colekta walked away.
Kaoru ran to the pond. The fish darted away. She looked at the water for a long time, nothing changed it was still the clear blue water it was before. Tears started to form and one stray tear found its way down her cheek and fell into the water.
Ripples started to reveal something, some kind of picture. Kaoru quickly wiped her tears. The picture started to become clearer until she could recognize Sano. He was talking to their child, who was sitting in his lap crying. "Shhh its okay."
"She said she wouldn't leave, she promised." The small child sobbed.
"She'll be back don't worry." Sano's voice was cracking in sadness and sounded unsure.
Kaoru couldn't watch anymore. She ran away from the sight. She stopped in front of a tree and just sat and cried. She was carrying someone else's child. A stranger to top that! She couldn't handle it.
Someone placed a hand on her shoulder softly. A meek voice said. "I'm sorry."
Kaoru jerked her shoulder away, "Leave me alone, Kenshin." Then she turned on him. "This is your fault. I am carrying your child. Why did you do it? Why?" She broke out in tears again.
"I had no control over my body. I am sorry there was nothing I could do. I tried to stop." His amethyst eyes sincere. Kaoru made the mistake of looking into his eyes and completely melted.
"I-I just can't h-handle all of this happening. My l-life was going fine." Kaoru sobbed.
Kenshin came closer and put his arms around Kaoru in a warm embrace. "I am sorry all of this did happen. And I don't intend to let anything hurt you."
Kaoru just sat and cried into Kenshin's hug loving the kind words he spoke. While her insides were still screaming at her. She didn't care, she needing this. No one was here to comfort her except him.
When she came to her senses, she pulled away, wiped her eyes and said, "I'm sorry Kenshin, but I can't do this. I'm married. Thank you though."
Kaoru fell asleep on the soft grass with only her tears for company.
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