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Chapter 3 – Battousai
Kaoru felt awful. She knew she had promised Sano she would get better and come back to school as soon as possible, but everything reminded her about them. That house, the pictures on the hall, the scents… There were recordations's everywhere.
How could her life get back to normal without them?
She looked at the clock.
It´s time to take my pills.
Kaoru took the box on the table and opened it.
Well, I think he told me to take two of these ones here – she thought looking at the blue ones - And half of that one before the lunch.
She wasn't sure, but she took them anyway and went to the attic.
Once in there, she behold at all the toys and inventions her father made during those last years. But one of them caught her eyes.
She kneeled down next to the old object. You spent so many years building this and died without finishing it, father… she thought, referring to the machine her father used to claim to be magical.
Yeah1 Magic! – she grunted
Tears rolled down her cheeks… Kaoru didn't wanted to cry, but it hurt her so much to be alone…
She got up decided to leave the attic, when she felt like she was being punched at the chest… suddenly her heart started beating faster and faster… She tried to hold herself against the door, but, the pain was so strong… Kaoru opened her mouth in an attempt to breath…
I can't hold on anymore…
After few seconds she fainted and fell on the floor.
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Screams… She heard screams of pain… Someone was screaming for mercy, screaming desperately trying to survive.
Kaoru felt drops… she thought she was crying, but the drops were so cold that she realized it couldn't be her tears…
Slowly she regained her conscience… She was all wet.
Where am i?
She got up from the rigid, cold, uncomfortable and dirty floor.
"Death to Ishishinshi!" – she heard a man's voice screaming.
What the hell is that?
Kaoru run following the sound of the screams. She faced a dojo,(like the ones she imagined to exist on Japan) not to far from the place she woke up. She came closer to the door, it was ajar, and to took the chance to peek to the inside.
She couldn't believe what her eyes were seeing: A group of men dressing like ancient samurais, holding swords and red flags, were threatening a woman and two little children, maybe at the age of five or six.
One of the men, the one that probably was the leader, shouted:
"The ones who belong to Ishinshinshi have to die as well."
The woman holding the two children with all her strengths begged:
"Please… please… Spare the children… Please, they are too young to die… Kill me instead of them…"
The man smiled deviously:
"When your husband comes home and see both of his sons death, tell him, it was a message from the Shinsen Gumi."
When the swordsman was about to attack them, Kaoru run and without thinking twice she putted herself in front of them.
Luckily he stopped before his sword could hurt Kaoru. "Stupid girl!" – he shouted
"I don't think I am the stupid one here. Using a sword to kill woman and children it's an act of stupidity itself."
By the look on his face, he didn't like what she said. "Step aside." – he ordered.
"No! I don't understand what's happening here, but shouldn't you Samurai protect the weak ones? Where is your honor? What kind of men are you?" – she snarled. She was so convicted of what she was saying that for a moment the group of assassin became confused. She talked like she had no fear of them. – "There is no way I am not going to step aside and let your murder these people."
"Well, that means you are a very stupid girl. Because tonight, you are going to die as well." – he started to running at her holding his sword.
Kaoru closed her eyes. It´s now… But instead of felling the pain of being cut by a sword, she felt nothing. She only heard something hitting the floor. That's when she opened her eyes, and saw the man that a few seconds ago was trying to kill her, laying on the floor, his body covered with blood. He was dead.
In front of her, acting like a shield, there was another man. He himself was holding a sword too, but what called her attention were his eyes… They were amber.
Kaoru shivered.
It's him… The man I used to dream with when I was a child… Maybe he is the reason I am here… he brought me here…But he seems different now… Younher than in my dremas… and there's something different about his face… Oh, yes… he had a scar… and his eyes, they are also different as well…
At the mean time her savior shielded his sword and glanced at his enemies. They shouted something like: "Battousai we are going to get our revenge…" – and start running away.
After that, he stared at her.
"Thank you… I don't know what to say." – she heard the woman behind her saying – "You were so brave… I owe you my life, and the life of my sons…"
Kaoru dind't knew what to say:
"Where am i?" – she asked her.
The woman stared at her in disbelief: "You are not from here?"
Kaoru looked at him, hoping he could recognize her: "You! You are the one that called me here. What do you want from me?" – she demanded, getting closer to him.
Battousai shook his head negatively. He dind't understood was she was saying.
"Please… what do you want from me?"
But no words came out from his mouth… He was more confused than her. "I don't know you…I am sorry…" – he whispered
"You don't know… me?" – she repeated his words and walked backwards.
He shook his head… "No…"
Kaoru couldn't hold on anymore. Tears streamed down her face. She started running, running away from them… Trying to find a way to get out from this nightmare.