Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Another World, Another Love ❯ Finding Comfort ( Chapter 8 )

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Gin: Welcome back! ; _ ;

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Gin: -_-********* (hits Inu over the head and knocks him out)

Inu: @_@

Gin: No! For your information those were tears of joy. I got so many reviews I feel so wanted, and makes it happy. I'm also soooo sorry it took so long. School! I hate it, but it is necessary.

Kag: That's wonderful… ^_^;

Gin: Just to let u all know…I am now officially a tiger youkai!

Sito: What the heck is she talking about?

Sang: Who knows….

Gin: I have been trying to decide which type of youkai I should be and I have decided that I am now a tiger youkai!

Kag: Can she do that? ^_^;;;;;;;;;

Ken: (shrugs) she's the author, she can most likely do anything.

Gin: That's right! ^_^

Sess: Can we get on with the story?

Gin: Later fluffy!

Sess: What did u just call me?

Gin: gulp ^_^;;;;;;;;; (starts running away as fast as she can with Sesshoumaru in pursuit)

Kag: sigh v_v

Ken: Um…since Gin is unable to be here at the moment, I would like to say that Gin doesn't own Rurouni Kenshin or Inuyasha that she doesn't. Plz read and review.

Gin: And remember to READ THE NOTES AT THE END OF THE STORY ITS REALLY IMPORTANT! (starts running away again with Sesshoumaru threatening to mutilate her)

All but Gin and Sess: (sweat dropping)

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"…" speaking

`…' thinking

<…> telepathy

**** flashback

~*~*~ change of scene

FINDING COMFORT

Fine I'll leave," Karou sighed.

"Finally!" Sano told everyone.

"But before I do, Kenshin I'm going to talk with you. In private. Karou said sternly.

" WHAT!?" Hiko yelled.

"It's my only condition," Karou said sweetly.

"No, we wo-" Megumi began.

"No!" Kenshin interrupted. "I will talk with Karou."

"Kenshin? Are you sure about this?" Kagome asked.

"Yes," he answered.

"Follow me Kenshin," Karou crooned. Kenshin agreed and reluctantly followed.

~*~*~

Karou and Kenshin were in a room together, all alone. The feeling he felt was unease. He glanced around the room. It was plain with a futon, a dresser, and a mirror. He tried to find the source of his unease, and then it hit him (not literally). `My unease is coming from Karou. It's odd that the only time I felt it was when we stepped into this room. When I left everyone, Kagome followed us, but when she…wait a minute!' Kenshin thought. `I only felt uneasy as soon as Kagome left. Once she did, I began to fell some sort of evil presence coming from miss Karou. Could it be that Kagome's presence masked or nullified Karou's, and made me comfortable around a person who could make the devil, himself, cower in fear? I am thoroughly confused.' (An: I don't blame him for being confused…I am to and I'm the person who wrote this!)

"Kenshin?" Karou crooned. "How are you?"

"I'm doing fine. How are you and how is your new life?"

"I'm surrounded by luxury," Karou told him plainly.

"Are you happy?" Kenshin questioned.

At this question Karou narrowed her eyes. She then continued to boast, "Servants get what ever I want, when I want it. Comfortable things surround me. I'm very popular in society. People practically praise me. I'm extremely rich. I have the most beautiful clothing money can buy. People can only dream to live like me."

"But, are u happy?" Kenshin asked again.

"Of course! My possessions make me happy!" Karou replied carefully.

"So then you're not really happy after all," Kenshin muttered. Karou merely glared at him. "Why did you do it, Karou?"

She then let her anger explode, "Why did I do it!? I did it because I wanted to. At one point I loved you, and followed you everywhere. I wanted you to know my feelings, but you didn't notice my feelings at all. I gave you a roof to stay under, and you gave my nothing. I worried about you, and you didn't want my sympathy or worry. I tried to give you everything, but you didn't want it. You were so consumed by your past and something else, so you didn't acknowledge my feelings. Because of you, I got hurt both emotionally and physically."

"I never knew you felt that way," Kenshin barely managed.

"That's EXACTLY what I meant. You NEVER knew, which is exactly why I married him (AN: I don't have a name for him). I wanted you to suffer like I did. I wanted you to feel my emotional pain. I shared your physical pain, it only seems fair that you share my emotional pain," Karou snapped.

"I have felt emotional pain far beyond what you have. I have seen the death of people I cared about. You have no right to speak to me that way, that you don't!" Kenshin growled trying to hold back the Batousai.

"You're right Kenshin," Karou crooned attempting to press against him. "Why don't we let bygones be bygones, and have a little fun?"

Kenshin felt his control slipping. His control of is fury and anger. The Batousai was being called out by the evil presence that Kenshin sensed from Karou. The closer she got, the harder it was to control himself (AN: Before u start flaming like crazy plz understand that the he is trying not to KILL her not the other thing you HENTAIS!). He closed his eyes hoping that maybe it would block her out, but to no avail. She then pressed her mouth to the nook of his neck and mouthed, `Do you want me?' He felt his control to not kill her slipping even more. The presence was too much for him. His vision became blurry and he felt himself slip into darkness. Suddenly he felt something jerk him out of that darkness, and his control returned to him. He instantly pushed Karou away and glared at her. "Don't EVER do that again!" Kenshin said sternly. "I ask that you leave now Ms. Karou. Goodnight!"

Karou glared right back at him. "I'll be back (cliché I know). I won't stop until I get what I want!" she growled.

~*~*~

After Karou left, Kenshin was feeling absolutely miserable. `How could I let her get underneath my skin like that? She almost got killed!' he cursed at himself. He was getting angry again. It seemed as if since Karou left, Batousai was able to get out with less effort. He was growing more and more upset. He didn't notice Kagome until her comforting presence descended upon him in waves, and once he did, all of his anger went to the four winds.

"Are you okay?" Kagome asked softly.

"I'm fin, Kagome," Kenshin lied.

"What did I say about hiding your true emotions!" Kagome said sternly. "Tell me what happened," she said with gentleness that only she could handle with such a stern tone of voice.

"I assure you, I'm quite alright," he said softly hoping to convince her, but to no avail.

She smiled at him sympathetically. She glanced around the room they were in, and found what she was looking for. She grabbed a blanket and brought it back to where he was sitting. She gracefully descended upon the floor and when she did, she placed Kenshin's head in her lap. When he finally settled into a comfortable position, she put the blanket on him, and started to stroke his hair. He felt as if he was in paradise. Everything seemed so peaceful and serene. When he heard Kagome's voice, it didn't destroy the illusion; it only made it seem more realistic. In the illusion created by her comforting presence, her sweet smell, and her soothing caress, her voice appeared to belong to that of an angel. "How about you tell me a little about yourself, and if you are comfortable enough, afterwards, you can tell me what happened. But only if you want to."

He lay silent for a while, letting her stroke his hair, before answering. "Only if you do the same in return," he replied.

"Deal!" Kagome informed him.

"My parents were farmers and they gave me the name Shinta. When my parents died, I was brought into a caravan that sold slaves. One night we were attacked by bandits, and Hiko saved me, though I was the only one who survived. Hiko decided to train me and gave me the name Kenshin Himura. Then I decided to help the Imperialists and became Batousai the manslayer. Then after the revolution ended, I wondered around Japan for ten years. Then I met Karou…(and you know the rest…or at least you should!)"

"Are you going to tell me what happened with Karou just a moment ago?" Kagome asked softly.

"Batousai tried to come out. He wanted to kill Karou. I almost completely gave in, but before that could happen, I regained control," he told her sadly.

"I walked by the room before she left, and you guys were talking…well…at least she was talking," Kagome stated.

Kenshin pondered, `Could she be the reason why my rationale returned to me?' He thought about this while staying within his illusion. "Are you going to tell me about yourself now?" he asked.

"Yes, a deal is a deal. Would you believe me if I said that I come from two hundred years your future?"

Kenshin stayed silent a while before answering, "Is that why, when I first met you, you were wearing that skimpy outfit?"

"Um…yes. Do you believe me?" Kagome asked while a blush graced her cheeks, though it went unnoticed by Kenshin.

"Not really," Kenshin answered truthfully. "However, I promise to keep an open mind."

Kagome smiled and said softly, "Thank you, that is all the I ask you to do. I was born in Tokyo, Japan...(um…I really don't know about her life before the well and she tells the Feudal Era in more detail, but still highly edited.)"

"Are you telling me the truth?" Kenshin asked.

"Why would I lie?" she informed him. "Look, I know it's hard to believe, but please try."

He was still in his illusion, and she was still stroking his hair. "I…guess that explains your revealing outfit from before," he commented. He opened his eyes, and smiled when he saw her blushing. He then reclosed them. "Not that I minded," Kenshin muttered to himself praying that Kagome didn't hear him; unfortunatly, fate is always against one.

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked blushing even harder than before.

"Uh…I meant that…I wasn't bothered because…you didn't seem to care. If you didn't want to wear it than you wouldn't have put it on," Kenshin told her quickly. When she nodded her head, clearly showing that she accepted this explanation, Kenshin released a breath that he didn't know he was holding.

"Well? Do you think I'm crazy?" Kagome asked nervously.

"If you are than so am I for believing you," Kenshin murmured.

"Thank you," Kagome told him gently. She smiled when she said this. She then bent down and kissed his cheek. She came up blushing. She was to busy scolding herself to notice the grin and blush that emitted from Kenshin. Both stuck in their thoughts, the failed to notice the door sliding open.

~*~*~ Meanwhile

Sango immediately knew when Karou left, and she was overjoyed to have her gone. She decided that she was free to move about the dojo now. She stepped into the training hall, and saw that Aoshi was in there practicing with his short swords (what are they called anyway?). When he finished, Sango started clapping and that is what caught his attention. "What are you doing here?" Aoshi asked a little bit coldly.

"Watching you practice," Sango said with a warm smile.

"You're one of those emotional types, are you not?" Aoshi commented.

"No," Sango replied with her face void of any happiness or emotion. "Before I met Kagome, I was unemotional down to the core. I also noticed that Kagome is very empathetic. She can only be truly happy if others around her are happy. As a result, I learned how to show my emotions, so that Kagome would be happy. She is like a mirror in some perspective; she will reflect the exact emotion you are feeling, even if you don't show them. She can always tell what people are thinking or feeling no matter how well they hide or cover up their emotions. So I just learned to open up around her. What about you?"

"Emotions are a weakness," Aoshi simply stated.

"That's not true!" Sango exclaimed. "If there is one thing that I learned from traveling from Kagome, it's that emotions are a strength. Whatever the emotion is: love, anger, fear, or hatred: it gives one the power to defeat an enemy. It makes a person put more than their best effort into something."

"Are you giving me a pep talk?" Aoshi interrogated.

"If I was giving you a pep talk, you would be asleep by now," Sango muttered.

"I'm about to," he informed her.

"Hey!" Sango defended herself. "I'm not THAT boring!"

"Was what you guys said earlier true?" Aoshi questioned trying to get of subject so he wouldn't have to listen to her yelling anymore.

"Yes…why?"

"It would appear as if you have gone through the same situation as me," Aoshi stated.

"What do you mean?" Sango wondered.

"You and I both have had people close to us dies," he informed her.

"Oh! You're talking about your fallen comrades," she whispered.

"How do you know about that?" Aoshi questioned suspiciously.

"Megumi gave me a vague description," Sango answered in a bored voice.

"How much do you know?" he interrogated.

"Not much," she admitted while walking over to him, and sitting down once she reached him. "How about you fill in the details."

"Do I have to?" he asked.

"Yes!" Sango commanded.

"Fine…(He explained about being a leader, and I'm not gonna say it!)"

"I guess we are more alike than we think," Sango commented softly.

"I'm afraid I don't know you mean," Aoshi informed her.

"You? Afraid?" Sango joked and bursted out laughing when Aoshi glared at her. "Just a joke. Anyway as you know, I am a demon exterminator, and I started at a very young age…(tells about before meeting Kagome and don't ask me cause once again I have no clue. She also told her about everything from her point of view.)"

"I guess you are right," Aoshi muttered.

"What do YOU mean `you guess'" Sango scolded. "Even after all this, you still deny the fact that someone could remotely like you. I don't know if you try to or not, but sometimes you can act like a real jerk!"

"I cannot believe you just called me a jerk," Aoshi stammered.

"Why not!?" Sango demanded.

" `Cause no one dares call me a jerk!" Aoshi growled with authority.

"Maybe not, until now!" Sango snapped.

"Excuse me!?" Aoshi questioned.

"You think that because you're a leader you are the most important, right? Well let me tell you something! You had to earn that position! And as someone who earned it, you should know that a leader should when they're wrong and when not to comment with unnecessary phrases!"

"I will not argue with you anymore," Aoshi stated firmly.

"Arrogant pompous jerk!" Sango muttered under her breath. Aoshi heard it, but chose to ignore it. <Kagome!> Sango tried telepathically, but couldn't get through. <Kagome!? Why won't you answer!? Hello!?!?!?> When she didn't get a replay, she decided to find her.

"What are you doing?" Aoshi asked Sango as she was getting up.

"Why do you care!?" Sango snapped.

"I don't. I'm just curious," Aoshi told her calmly.

"Curious?" Sango questioned skeptically.

"Unfortunately, it has always been a habit of mine," he stated.

"Well, if you must know, I'm going to find Kagome."

"I'm coming with you."

"No you are not!"

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want you too!"

"I'm going!"

"WHY!?"

"Because I want to ask her a few things."

Sango sighed in defeat and motioned for Aoshi to follow her. When she stepped outside the dojo, she saw Misao teasing Yahiko, and Yahiko trying to practically kill her. They kept on fighting, and Sango figured that they must fight a lot, so she headed towards the place where she felt Kagome's aura. When she passed the dinning room, she heard bickering and stopped to listen for a moment. When she figured out it was Megumi and Sano, she walked on. She finally reached the room where Kagome was and told Aoshi, "She's in here!"

"How do you know?"

"I just do!" Sango barked. Aoshi merely shrugged, and Sango slid open the door.

~*~*~ Meanwhile

Misao watched Sango walk into the dojo and sighed, "Oh well." She kicked a stone on the ground and watched it roll. When it stopped she lifted her gaze and saw Yahiko. She walked to him and said, "Hey shorty!"

"I'm not short!" Yahiko yelled.

"Yeah, yeah. Just keep saying that. You might actually begin to believe yourself."

"What's that supposed to mean!?"

"Idiots can convince themselves of something that isn't true."

"Are you calling me an idiot!?"

"Not quite. I'm calling you a short idiot, to be more exact."

"I'm not short!…I'm also not an idiot!"

"Kids and their imaginations, today," Misao teased.

"I'm not a kid!"

"Whatever you say kid."

"I told you I'm NOT A KID!"

"Okay, then you're not a kid. But since you're not kid, then it doesn't explain your stupidity because kids are just not intelligent. But since you're not a kid then you have no excuse. And the same thing with your shortness. If you are not a kid then you have no excuse for your shortness."

"I'm not SHORT OR STUPID!"

"Then you're a kid."

"I'm not a kid!"

"Then you're short and stupid."

"I'm not short or stupid. And I'm not a kid!"

"That doesn't make any sense," Misao commented.

"I can't take this anymore! SHUT UP!" Yahiko yelled. He then attacked Misao with his wooden sword. He kept on striking while Misao kept on dogging. Since he was completely on the offense and didn't bother with any defense, we was extremely open for attacks. She couldn't help hers, so she tripped him, and he fell flat on his face.

"You are wide open," Misao taunted.

"SHUT UP!" Yahiko yelled and continued to attack. They both didn't notice when Sango and Aoshi walked by. They only stopped when they heard pottery breaking, and they both ran to the source. Soon they were at the dinning room door, and opened it up.

~*~*~ Meanwhile

Sano walked into the kitchen hoping to get something to eat. He was looking at the rations. As he was searching, Megumi just happened to walk by and see what he was doing. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING!?!?!?" Megumi yelled with a shrill voice. Sano, who was unprepared for her voice, hit his head on the cupboard.

"What was that for!?" Sano yelled while holding his head.

Why are you eating? You just had a HUGE dinner!"

"I'm hungry!"

"So!?"

"So!?!? So, I'm eating, and you can't do a thing about it!"

"You BAKA! You can't always get what you want!"

"Why not!?"

"Because the world doesn't revolve around you!"

"I don't have to take orders from a fox, like you!"

"What did you say!?" Megumi shrieked. This went on for quite a while, and Sango and Aoshi by once again without notice. At one point Sano upset Megumi so much that she lost her sanity, and started to throw what ever was closest to her, and that just happened to be clay plates. Sano managed to doge most, but still got hit by some.

"What do you think you are doing!?!?" Sano yelled. Megumi ignored him and just kept on throwing things. Then the door slid open.

~*~*~ Back to Kagome, Kenshin, Aoshi, and Sango (Sorry about skipping around so much, bear with me a little longer!)

Sango opened the door and gasped when she saw Kenshin's head in Kagome's lap. Sano glances over at Aoshi and saw that his mouth would have dropped to the floor if it were humanly possible. "Are we interrupting something?" Sango asked while trying to hold back a laugh though amusement clearly showed through her voice.

Kenshin immediately sat up, and Kagome jumped back a couple of feet. When they both looked to the door and noticed that Sango and Aoshi were there, they both blushed so hard they appeared terribly sunburned. "W-what are you doing here?" Kagome managed.

Sango was about to answer when Aoshi informed her, "We'll answer as soon as you tell us what you guys were doing!"

`"I asked you first," Kagome complained.

"We were looking for you," Sango told her.

"Why?" Kagome asked.

"We answered your question. Now you answer ours," Aoshi stated firmly.

Kagome pouted, but answered nonetheless, "Fine. Kenshin was somewhat upset after Karou left, so I was trying to comfort him. It took him a while to tell me what happened, but he finally did."

"What happened?" Aoshi interrogated.

Kagome grinned and sang, "I don't think so. I answered your question, now you answer mine."

" I couldn't communicate with you, so I wanted to see what the problem was," Sango explained.

"What are you talking about?" Kenshin asked.

"Never mind!" Kagome told him quickly while sweat dropping. "To answer your question, it's not my place to say. Kenshin told me, that is true, but it his story to tell, not mine."

They were about to talk more when they heard crashing of pottery. They all ran to the source and what they saw them shocked them beyond belief.

"What's going on!?" Kagome yelled.

~*~*~ Meanwhile

Misao opened the door, and when she did, a plate heading right towards her greeted her. At the last second, she dogged, and it ended up hitting Yahiko straight in the face. "OW! OW! OW! THAT HURT!" Yahiko yelled.

Both Sano and Megumi turned to see Misao and Yahiko at the door. Before they could explain what was going on, Misao commanded, "Megumi! Tell me what is going on! Sano don't say a word!" Sano was upset, but obeyed `cause of her tone of voice.

"I caught Sano snacking," Megumi informed them, and Sano received a glare from everyone in the room. "Then he started insulting me, so I threw the clay plates at him."

"Sano, didn't you eat enough already?" Misao whined.

"His stomach is over three times the size of his brain," Megumi explained.

"He's a freeloader, who only thinks of food!" Yahiko added in.

They kept on making insults until Sano finally snapped. "Hey! Weasel! Kid! Fox!" Sano yelled. "Stop making fun of me!"

"What did you say!?" all three of them asked dangerously low with fire blazing in their eyes. Before Sano could speak again, all three of them ganged up on him and started to throw clay at him. They continued to do this until a voice called out.

"What's going on!?"

~*~*~ Meanwhile (last time I promise!)

A figure was sitting on the outer wall watching the festivities in side the dinning room with amusement. Calmly sipping his sake. When he finished his bottle of sake, he noticed three men by the door and went to answer it. (Free cookie of your choice if you guess who that was right!)

~*~*~ Dinning Room

"What's going on!?" Kagome yelled. All of the occupants of the room froze and glanced at the door. When they saw the anger in Kagome's eyes, they all paled slightly and felt extremely nervous. "What gives you the right to destroy the properties of others!? If you are going to hit Sano do it like this!" Kagome walked up to Sano, who paled even more with every step closer she became. Once she was in reaching distance, she gave him a hard right, which knocked him out again.

"What happened?" Aoshi asked coolly.

Megumi explained, "I caught him sneaking, so I yelled at him. Then he insulted me, and I started throwing things at him. Then Misao and Yahiko came in, wondering what was going on, so I told them. They decided to scold him, so he got upset and insulted all of us. Finally we all started attacking him. Then you guys came."

"I should have known," Kenshin sighed.

"Don't I get to defend myself?" Sano, who just regained consciousness, asked. It appeared as if he was becoming immune to it, or at least being able to recuperate faster.

"NO!" everyone in the room screamed.

They were about to yell more when there was a knock on the open dinning room door. "You have so visitors," Hiko told them from the doorway.

In walked the police chief. "I thought you said visitors," Yahiko commented.

"There are two more outside," Hiko explained.

"Mr. Himura!" the police chief said.

"What is it?" Kenshin asked.

"We require your assistance!"

~To be continued

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Gin: Wow! That is the longest chappie I have ever written. Okay here's the deal. I'm really sorry it took so long to update, but I'm getting science project after science project. Also add a lot of English projects in there, and the fact that I'm struggling with math at the moment. Sigh. Anyway I FIRMLY REQUEST THAT I RECIVE AT LEAST EIGHT REVIEWS IN ORDER TO UPDATE. And I'll try to update faster if MY DAMN TEACHERS WOULD STOP GIVING ME SO MUCH HOMEWORK. So I request that I receive 8 reviews.

Kag: I hate school

Gin: Yes, but it is necessary. Oh! Guess what!

Sang: What?

Gin: I'm writing another crossover!

Sang: You're done with this one?

Gin: Nope I just finished the lemon. I have to finish the chappie I'm on and then I think I have one more chappie to go. I can't decide whether or not to have an epilogue.

Kag: What is the crossover?

Gin: A Lord of the Rings/Inuyasha ^_^

Kag: Is that all?

Gin: No! I'm planning on doing at least one YuYu Hakusho/Inuyasha, an Inuyasha fic with Sess/Kag parings, an Inuyasha alternate universe fic with Inu/Kag, and a Fushugi Yugi/Inuyasha fic. Maybe I'll do a Kouga/Kagome and a Hiten/Kagome.

Sang: What are you? The queen of crossovers or something?

Gin: NO! I'm just doing fics that appeal to me.

Kag: Out of curiosity why did you choose the name Gin Aibu?

Gin: Well it sounded cool, it's Japanese and in English it means `Silver Caress' ^_^

Kag: Um..okay ^_^;

Gin: HEY! I like it! -_-**********

Sang: What about your screen name Aka Kawa?

Gin: It means `Red River'

Kag: You are weird.

Gin: Does it look like I'm disagreeing?

Sang: Talking about disagreeing, where is Sesshoumaru?

Gin: I was able to get to my pc so I made it so he is all the way in the Himalayas. I hope he isn't to mad when he gets back to Chicago…whenever that maybe. v_v

Sang + Kag: ^_^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Gin: Well Ja Ne! AND REMEMBER EIGHT REVIEWS PLZ!!!!!!!!