Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ The Final Blow ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5

Once again thanks to all those who reviewed, it's always nice to hear feedback and as a new author I really need to know what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong. So thanks to Palm*tree who continues to review my story, tankie tankie, and to the new reviewer, lol very few actually come back, Annabella5. I hope you like this chap.too. If not you can always lie(j/k).

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Fast, faster, it didn't matter. His speed had already failed him once and he felt it failing again. Going at full speed it took only fifteen minutes to reach the doctors house but the trip back took more than double that. By the time he managed to arrive, darkness had set in and the doctor, already slow due to his advanced age, was forced to go even slower so as not to get injured. Kenshin knew that he was moving as fast as he could and he agreed that he could do Kaoru no good if he too was injured, but the pace at which Genkai ran was nearly nerve wracking for Kenshin.

They arrived upon the dojo to discover everyone gathered around Kaoru. Dr. Genkai immediatly took charge.

"Sanosuke, Kenshin please leave the room. Megumi, I would like you to stay and assist me in my work," Genkai announced leaving no room for debate. But that didn't mean he wouldn't get any.

"I would like to stay with Miss Kaoru," Kenshin nearly whispered.

"I understand your situation but please, I need to do my work. Kaoru is on a lot of danger and I'd like to reassure you as a friend but as a doctor I'm afraid I can't make any promises. So you two go outside and I will join you later," with that the two men left the room even if they weren't too happy about it.

So the set together for hours. If one didn't know who they were and what they had been through together they probably wouldn't have been able to figure out why they were friends. One small, the other large. The shorter one's hair pelted out like a stream of following blood while his large amethyst eyes pierced straight to the soul. The others hair stood a tall and proud brown while his warm brown eyes gave off a deceptive laziness, but friends they were.

Finally the doctor came out. Kenshin kept his cool for once since the whole thing had happened and figured that Kaoru mist be o.k. The doctor's hands were already clean and if something bad had happened he wouldn't have wanted to take the time to get cleaned up.

"Sanosuke may I please speak to Kenshin for a moment?" the doctor inquired.

"Sure, why not. You're always kickin' me outta the room," Sano grumbled, not really minding.

"Kenshin you know I have two granddaughters, right? Well have you ever wondered what happened to my wife?"

"Uh, no not really." Kenshin replied truthfully. Though it seemed silly he had never assumed he had been married.

"Well I'd like to tell you what happened to her. When I was only 18 I fell in love in the most beautiful women and by some luck of fate, she loved me back. We married quickly, only 4 months after we met but we spent many years together and was completly content. My daughter had jusr announced her marriage and we were still in a joyous mood when the revolution started. That's how my wife died. She was killed by a soldier who had been attacking the town. What hurt the most however was that it was one of our own troops."

Kenshin didn't know what to say. He had never thougt that the doctor was haboring such pain.

"I was already getting old by then but I wanted the man to pay. Up until that moment I had never wanted to harm another but I followed my wifes murderer into the next town. And then the next. I kept on in that fashion for nearly two years. Finally I decided to go home and visit my daughter and her fiance but by the time I arrived he had become her husband. I couldn't believe the news. I had missed my only daughters wedding. When I arrived at her house I was in for another surprise. She had fallen ill and had been giving up for death. When I found out I immediately began treatment. After many long days I finally managed to nurse her back to health. During that time I realized what I had almost done. I jad almost allowed my hate for one man blind me to the love I felt for many others. Kenshin, do you understand what I did wrong?"

"Yes, doctor I do," Kenshin replied his voice low. You allowed your wife's murderer to live.

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Sorry this is so short. It probably has a lot of mistakes because my beta reader is sick so if anyone wants to help me by beta reading, my reader doesn't know a lot about anime, please let me know in a review. I'd really appreciate it. Oh yeah, I've only watched the episodes that have come out on Cartoon Network so if they've mentioned anything about Dr. Genkai's past then oops, but rememeber it's AU. Please take the time to review :-).