Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Heavenly Lost ❯ Searching for a Light ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter XII

Searching for a Light

As they stood at the door looking at what was in front of them they could feel their hearts beating faster and faster. For some moment's they weren't able to talk or move, they just stood there contemplating at the sight.

They could see a deserted dark sight and at the end of it there was a tunnel identical to the one they had come in. But they thing that amazed them the most was the four men standing in front of the tunnel, four men they had seen before.

"The four brothers"

The men chose that moment to notice the couple standing by the door.

"So what do we have here?" Asked one of them as he took a step towards them.

"This two managed to get to the end of the city" Said another one.

"I remember them" Said the third "the woman came here not long ago, she tried to fight us" The men took a moment to laugh at the thought of someone fighting them. "The other one didn't even try to resist." The men laugh again.

Kenshin took a step forward and unsheathed his sword. When he first came to hell he allowed them to hurt him because he was convinced that he deserved that faith but now that they were so close to the end and that Kaoru was by his side he wasn't going to allow them to hurt her or him again.

The four brothers watched Kenshin but didn't move, they just stood there staring at him.

Kenshin continued walking towards them and Kaoru just stood behind him waiting for the inevitable fight.

"Step aside; I don't want to hurt you"

The men just laugh at Kenshin but didn't move.

"Well if that's the way they want it" Thought Kenshin as he used his god like speed to attack them. The men didn't move and laugh harder when Kenshin hit the invisible wall and fell on the floor.

"Kenshin!" Kaoru yelled as she ran towards him.

"Don't tell me you didn't know there was an invisible wall surrounding the city and that no soul can walk through it." Said one of the men as he continued laughing at the redheaded swordsman.

Kenshin incorporated before Kaoru even reach him and just stood there staring at the four brothers. "So that's why they acted that way, they knew I couldn't get near them. I forgot all about the wall, what they said is true; no soul can ever exit the city because there is that invisible barrier all around it. Now everything is lost, we came all this way but we forgot the most important part, we can't exit."

"I'm sorry Kaoru… Everything is my fault and now you are doom to stay in hell… I'm sorry"

Kaoru looked at him with her deep blue eyes. There was the fearless swordsman she fell in love with and he was giving up.

"Kenshin look at me, we are not giving up, not yet! We came all this way and now that we are so close to the end we are not stopping and there is no invisible wall that's going to stand in my way!"

Kenshin knew that that wasn't the best time but he couldn't stop himself and before Kaoru knew it she was immersed in a deep kiss. Those sparkling blue eyes, that fearless look and the determination in her voice, that was why he fell in love with her and he couldn't help it, he just had to hold her near him.

"I don't know how but we are walking through that wall!" Kenshin told her when they finally broke the kiss.

"Then you are even more foolish than I thought!" Said one of the men.

Kenshin ignored them and raised his sword again. This time he wasn't aiming for the four brothers but for the wall. He jumped high and used all of his strength in the attack.

"Ryu Tsui Sen!"

Kenshin landed in the floor and sheathed his sword.

"Did it work?" Kaoru asked as she smiled softly to him.

"I don't think so" Said Kenshin. "My sword didn't cut it; it was like there wasn't a wall but…" He moved his hand forward but stopped when it hit something. "there is one".

"The barrier only stops souls, and object has no soul so the barrier doesn't recognize it. You might as well give up and accept your faith; a stain soul could never walk through the wall."

Kaoru smiled softly. She held Kenshin's hand between hers and closed her eyes.

"Kenshin close your eyes and think about everyone you ever cared for"

Kenshin did as he was told. He didn't know what Kaoru intended to do but he knew everything she did had a reason. Many faces appeared in his mind, his parents, Hiko, Tomoe, Dr Genzai, Ayame, Suzume, Yahiko, Sanosuke, Megumi, Misao, Aoshi, Okina, Tsubame, Tae, Kenji and of course the light of his life his woman Kaoru. Her smile, the fire in her blue eyes, the tenderness, the marriage, their firs kiss, the first time he told her he loved her, the way he took care of Kenji, the way she always waited for him and understood him, that special smile that she reserved just for him. He opened his eyes wanting to see the woman holding his hand, the person he cared the most.

She was smiling at him and her ocean blue eyes were sparkling. He smiled back at her and she got lost in the tender violet of his eyes.

"This just can't be!" Screamed one of the four brothers as he stood ready for an attack.

"How did you walked through the invisible wall, that's impossible, no soul doom to hell could ever do it!"

"That's it!" Said Kaoru as she took the boken in her hands "I deserved to be in heaven but I chose to come to hell so it's natural for me to be able to pass the barrier… Kenshin… he wasn't supposed to be here either, he just needed to remember everyone he ever cared for and the way he help all of us to be able to cross."

"That's not right" Said another one of the brothers. "That pure spirit helped him, that never happened before!"

"No other pure spirit has ever come to hell"

"Well, I don't care if she is pure, they are not coming out!"

The four brothers unsheathed his swords and looked at the first souls that ever stood a chance of getting out of hell.

Kenshin unsheathed his sword as well and stood in front of Kaoru in a protective manner.

"We are getting out" He said. "And there is no stopping us, so if you know what's good for you, you'll stand aside."

The men didn't listen and charged all at once.

"You couldn't defend yourself before, what makes you think you can do it now!"

Kenshin waited for them, Kaoru stood behind him watching the fight ready to defend herself if anything happened but it wasn't necessary, Kenshin took care of the four brothers in a few minutes.

The feared four brothers, the ones that received every soul that came to hell, the unbeatable ones laid helplessly on the floor. Kenshin held Kaoru's hand once more.

"We did it koishi, thank you"

Kaoru kissed him again and then with their hands still together they walked to the tunnel.

The tunnel was dark and long, the walked trying to reach the small light that they could see at the horizon. They remained silent, they didn't need to speak, they both knew that hell was behind them and that whatever was in front of them would be some kind of salvation.

The light became bigger and bigger as they approached it. Finally they were close enough and they could see what was in front of them.

"We did it Kenshin, we got out of hell!" She said as she looked at those beautiful violet eyes.

"No Kaoru, you rescued me. My soul is yours."

They shared one more kiss as the light approached them. They knew, in that moment, that their souls existed only for the other and that they were born to be together.

The light agreed.

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A/N: I know, short. This is the last chapter but there'll be an epilogue that will explain a lot and open the door for the sequel.