Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ flames of a beginning ❯ chapter two ( Chapter 2 )

Hey all. Well its time for another exciting chapter of my wonderful story. Hope I don't disappoint anyone with how the story goes. I don't exactly know where the story is going cause I'm making it up as I go along, let's me be more creative. So please REVIEW. I'll feel sad if you don't ;-(. Tell me anything in the review you can even just say I like cheese. I won't mind. Well enough talking on with the fic.

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Flames of a Beginning

Chapter Two

Kenshin ran with all his might towards Dr. Gensai's. His mind registered nothing except his destination. The rain was pouring down making his clothes heavier and his vision blurry, but thanks to his training as a hitokiri, it didn't even phase him. Once he reached his goal he crashed through the door paying no heed to the other people there. He ran into the back room and shouted, "MEGUMI, DR.GENSAI."

He saw Megumi standing near a patient, but she was looking at him with a stunned expression, thinking ' Oh my goodness look at Ken-san what could have happened to make him look so disheveled.'

Kenshin not missing a beat spoke very loudly to Megumi, because of the blood rushing to his head, "Miss. Megumi gather your things this instant. Kaoru has been injured badly and needs treatment immediately. The shed caught on fire and evidently Kaoru was in there and her body is covered in burns. She only had a faint pulse so please gather your things and come now, I am going back to the dojo come as quickly as you can."

With that said Kenshin rushed back out the door, leaving Megumi with a shocked look on her face. Quickly gathering her wits she grabbed a basket and began to place bandages, salves, and medication into it. (and doctor instruments I just don't know what they are called) Then she rushed out the door, though not forgetting to bring an umbrella to help get through the rain. She ran as fast as she could and she thanked the Gods she knew the way to the dojo by heart or else she would be lost in the rain.

Kenshin having arrived at the dojo checked up on Kaoru and it stung him to know he couldn't keep his promise and protect her. He didn't want to touch her because her clothes were burned onto her skin and it disgusted him that he couldn't tell the difference between her skin and her clothes. Coming to his senses he figured Megumi would need water cool or hot he did not know so he stoked the stove and heated up some water and put a bucket outside to catch the fresh, cool rain.

As the water was just beginning to boil Megumi rushed in and shouted, "Ken-san, Ken-san where is Kaoru."

"Miss Megumi she's in her room please she is in critical condition."

As Megumi rushed into Kaoru's room she gasped at the sight she saw she did not see her friend what she saw was a piece of meat that looked to be overcooked. "Ken-san, this…..this can't be her, please tell me it's not her."

"Miss Megumi this is no time to be shocked treat her now, we've already taken long enough."

"Alright, Ken-san bring me some hot water and some cool water. When you get back I will need your help."

When Kenshin returned with the water he prepared Megumi had already began to take the charred clothing from Kaoru's body. It made a sickening rip sound and Kenshin was barely able to look. (which I might say is a feat with all the stuff he's seen as a hitokiri) Megumi looked at him and motioned for him to bring the water over to her. She then gave him a cloth and said to dab the cool water all around her body to bring the temperature down, but focus on her head. When Megumi had finished removing Kaoru's clothes Kenshin looked at the pile of burnt cloth on the floor, you could see where skin had been torn off in the process, and he mentally shivered.

Then Megumi handed Kenshin a bottle of a salve that she said would soothe the pain of the multiple burn sites and make the crisp skin peel away.

She also gave Kenshin several more salves to apply to Kaoru's burned skin and wrote down instructions on how to take care of her since she wouldn't be able to stay for long. She then asked Kenshin to leave and wet the sheet she gave him. When he came back with it she put the sheet over Kaoru to keep her skin moist. Megumi then looked at Kenshin and asked, " Are you alright Ken-san. This must be even more shocking for you than for me."

Kenshin then replied, without moving his gaze away from Kaoru, "Thank you Miss Megumi for coming so quickly without your aid I fear she might have died. You have no need to worry about me Miss Megumi, that you do not. I will be just fine. Now I think you should return to your patients I am sure they are waiting for your help. I will stay here and look after Miss Kaoru, that I will."

"Alright Ken-san as you wish I will go, but not before I bring you some tea to help you watch over her." Then Megumi left for a few minutes and then returned with a tray with two cups and a pot of tea with a pitcher of cool water. "Don't forget Kenshin you need to give Kaoru water, for she was burned and the means she could be dehydrated. I am leaving now since the rain has lightened, my prayers will be with Kaoru. I will tell Sano and Yahiko what happened if I run into them."

"Thank you Miss Megumi, thank you for saving Kaoru."

Megumi didn't miss that he had said Kaoru instead of Miss Kaoru. She just smiled slightly and grabbed her things and began to walk back to her patients. She had waited till she was gone to shed the tears that came to her eyes, 'Please oh please to any God that is listening please don't take Kaoru away she is the one that welcomed all of us into her life unconditionally and nobody like that deserves this. Please just let her recover from this endeavor.' Her sobs faded into a distance as she walked away from the place where her surrogate sister lay and the place she had just begun to call her second home.

So how do you all like the story so far. The next chapter will be exciting just what is kenshin thinking as he watches over Kaoru and oh no yahiko finds out what happened what will his reaction be. Find out next chapter as the drama continues. I'm sorry if it's short again but hey give me any suggestions/ I know I used Megumi's Ken-san instead of Sir ken cause I just don't like sir ken.

I would also like to thank Leigh and babypink for being my first two reviewers ever. Thank you for your encouragement it means a lot.And don't worry Leigh nobody in my story is going to stay out of pity. ;-)