Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ To Hate or To Forgive ❯ Chapter 16 Dreams and Suffering ( Chapter 16 )

Antica: wow I haven't update in a long while now……sorry guys but I have been meaning to burn the college down so I can have more time to update…what do you think? Lol

Kaoru:*sob* when is Kenshin gonna remember me

Antica: calm down Kaoru….it will take some time to happen but he will

Kenshin: when would that be? I want to know who is this beautiful women (pointing t Kaoru) was to me

Kaoru (bush): Kenshin

Antica: soon but for now just read this chapter

Chapter 16 Dreams and Suffering

 

 

“I ……I don't know……I can't remember” said Kenshin as tired to sit up, but an intense pain shot in his head making him fall back on the futon.

“Careful young man you shouldn't be moving or you'll open your wounds” said Dr. Gensi

“What happened to me? How could I forget my own name? My mind is a complete blank” thought Kenshin

“How long have I been asleep?”

“Two weeks”

“Two weeks? Damn what did I hit my head on?” he thought before hearing the door slid open

The door opened to reveal to a tall women standing there, she had long flowing black hair that let loose, she carrying a familiar pink cloth her hand

“Oh…… I see you finally woke up” the women said as she closed the door and seated herself next to Dr. Gensi

“Young man, this is Megumi Takani…..she is a doctor like me and runs the clinic with me” explained Dr. Gensi

“Hi” was all Kenshin said

“How is he doing?” Megumi asked

“I think he is suffering from amnesia……. he can't remember who he is and what happened to him” explained Dr. Gensi

“That must have been from that cut he got on his head”

“Is this permanent?” asked Kenshin

“We don't know…sometimes a patient gets some of his memories back…but we can't guarantee that you will get your back…..I'm sorry” apologized Megumi

“It's alright” Kenshin sighed feeling a little disappointed

 

“Oh I sewed your gi for you” said Megumi handing him his gi.

“Thank you Miss Megumi”

“Pink…..I wore pink….what kind of man was I?” thought Kenshin as he eyed his pink gi.

“I also found this in your gi, I didn't throw it away…..thinking that it might be important to you” said Megumi as she handed Kenshin an indigo cloth, half covered with dried blood.

“I'm guessing that it must have been a hair ribbon” she said

“I don't know….maybe” he said not looking at her, but at the blood soaked ribbon

“We will leave you to get some rest, Megumi would be so kind as to start dinner” asked Dr. Gensi

“Of course Dr. Gensi” answered Megumi as she stood up and left the room.

“Young man, I know you don't remember your name…..but we have to call you something” said Dr. Gensi

“What do you suggest?”

“I would say, Shinta”

“Shinta?”

“There is no way I'm going to be called a wimpy name like Shinta” thought Kenshin

“Shinta was the name of my nephew; he died from a disease in his heart a few months ago….it was I real tragedy” said Dr. Gensi as he lowered his eyes to the ground

“Poor old guy…..it must have been hard on him…..I guess I could live with a wimpy name if it makes him happy” thought Kenshin

“Of course if you prefer another name we cou-”

“No……it alright, I don't mind being called Shinta” smiled Kenshin

“Wonderful, I will leave you to rest, and will bring you dinner once it is done” said Dr Gensi looking much happier

“I don't want to be a bother”

“You are no trouble at all Shinta”

“Thank you Dr. Gensi”

“Your welcome” said Dr. Gensi as he walked out of the room leaving Kenshin alone with his thoughts.

Kenshin started at the closed door for a moment before falling back on the futon, he fingered the indigo ribbon in his hand

“what could this thing be? Why would I keep something like this with me? Especially when it is very bloody like this…..could have it belonged to someone I knew?” Kenshin thought as he brought it close to his nose smelled it's sent “jasmine” it was faint but he could defiantly smell it.

He kept the ribbon close to his face, and drifted to sleep, becoming intoxicated with its scent.

Dream sequence:

Kenshin found himself standing in the middle of the forest, right next to a crystal clear lake, somehow to Kenshin the place seemed familiar.

“Where am I? Why does this place seem familiar to me?” his thoughts were interrupted from the strong scent of jasmine and another presents behind him.

 

Kenshin turned around only to face a beauty, she wore a white kimono with a light blue obi, her hair was tied up a high pony tail with a blue ribbon, it was a lighter shade of blue than the one he had.

“A goddess” though Kenshin as her scanned her features only to get mesmerized by two ocean colored eyes.

“Who are you?” asked Kenshin

The beauty continued to stare at him, her eyes were sad and Kenshin could tell that they didn't have any life in them, they were almost dull.

“Do I know this woman?” what's wrong with her? What could have happened that made her this sad? Thought Kenshin as he continued to stare at her.

“Who are you? Are you alright?” he asked as he took a step towards her but stopped in his tracks when he heard her voice.

“Save me” was all she said

“Save you? Do I know you? How do you know me?” Kenshin started to ask the mysterious beauty all the questions he had in his head.

“Save me” she repeated ignoring all his questions

“From what?” he asked

The women didn't answer; she just stood there, staring at him. Suddenly the river was gone, and they were in a dark room, no clear water next to them, no trees surrounding them, and no jasmine flowers under them, just darkness.

“What the hell is going on here?” thought Kenshin

“Save me…..I'm waiting for you” she said before fading away into the darkness.

“Wait” Kenshin cried as he tied to reach the mysterious beauty but he couldn't find anything except darkness.

 

End dream sequence

Kenshin's eyes snapped open as he shot out of bed, he was panting and his body was sweating.

“Who was that woman? How do I know her? Could she be in some trouble? She told me to save her so there must be something wrong” he thought as he looked at the ribbon in his hand

“This must be hers…I remember smelling jasmine in my dream” he thought as he brought the ribbon to his face again and smelled it, its scent was surprisingly comporting to him. He took the ribbon and wrapped it around his wrist, tying it in a small knot to keep it in place before falling back to sleep.

 

Unaware to Kenshin, his lover, Kamiya Kaoru was living a living hell, Enishi constantly came to her room and abused her physically and emotionally, every day he would pin her down and kiss her breathless, but nothing more, always asking her to agree to marry him, but she still refuses. Her answer would usually follow up with a slap on her face, but she didn't care

This continued for a two weeks, and Kaoru has lost her sense to live, but not her pride and never broke into Enishi's demands.

She just sat blankly on her bed, staring into nothing, her thought were all about Kenshin, and how they first met, how he first held her, how he first kissed her. Tears were starting to form in her eyes, even thought it has been a two weeks from the fire in Kenshin's house but she still refused to accept tat Kenshin is dead, she just knew deep in her heart that he is alive and will come for her eventually and save her from this hell hole.

“Kenshin….where are you? You haven't you come for me yet….could it….could it be that you really are…….what am I saying? Kenshin is not dead he is alive…..Kaoru you idiot don't think that way” thought Kaoru as she mentally slapped herself.

“Good morning koishii” a voice interrupted her thoughts

“I told you not to call me that” Kaoru snapped her head towards the man in her doorway “what do you want now?”

“I think you already know the answer to that Kaoru” said Enishi as he walked closer to Kaoru.

“My answer is the same of yesterday, I told you I didn't want to marry you yesterday and I don't want to marry you today”

“Koishii…..must we go through this everyday?”

“Stay away from me……and don't call me that….only one person can call me that” she screamed as she jumped to her feet and backed away from him

“You still think he is alive?”

“Of course I do…I would never doubt that”

“it seems that my method is not working with you….perhaps we should try another……alright men get in here” yelled Enishi.

Kaoru stared in horror as the doors flew open and every member of the gang of thugs came storming into the room.

“What is going on?” asked Kaoru looking towards Enishi

“Since you declined my generous offer of not marrying me…..I'm afraid I will have to use a more painful method to convince you” he explained while smirking at her frightened form.

“Bring it to me” he said to one of the men not tearing his eyes off Kaoru

Kaoru looked at one of the men who were approaching their leader, she gasp when she saw what he was holding, a long thick whip.

“Would you really sink that low?” she asked

“I would do whatever it takes to get you to agree to marry me Kaoru……..so would you consider changing your mind before I begin?” he answered talking the whip and pulling it at both sides, making it snap.

Kaoru flinched at the snapping sound, he was really serious, and Enishi would really do anything if it meant changing her mind.

“I won't break…..I won't let him push me around and let him threat me whenever he wants” thought Kaoru as she felt disgust at the man in front of her.

“Well what is your answer?”

“No matter what you do to me I will never agree to marry you, you heartless monster….I love Kenshin and there is nothing you can do to make me change my mind about that” she screamed her lungs out.

Enishi was furious, even when she is threatened to get beaten, she sill holds on to her love and loyalty for Kenshin Himura.

“She is stronger and braver than I thought…..but no matter how strong or brave she is….she will break into my demands eventually” thought Enishi

“Alright then…you have been warned…..hold her men” Enishi commanded.

Tow men came to held either one of her arms, Kaoru started to struggle but resulted in more men coming on her to hold her down

“I won't go easy on you” said Enishi as he brought the whip down

Kaoru cried out in pain when the whip connected to her back….the pain was intense and tears started to leak from her eyes and down her cheeks as more and more the blows of the whip became more and more powerful

“I won't give in….I won't be weak…I'll be strong ......for Kenshin.......Kenshin” thought Kaoru as she suffered her beating until she drifted into darkness.

 

 

Antica: so what do you think?

Battousai (Turing towards Enishi): I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD.....YOU HURT MY KAORU

Enishi: hey don't look at me, Antica is the writer she made me do it

Battousai: I'LL KILL HER THEN

Antica(runs away): Kenshin please….it is not like I wanted to torture Kaoru….but I had to…so Please don't kill me

Battousai: SHUT UP AND GET BACK HERE

Antica: oh boy…he is serous this time reader…if you want me to live and continue this story then please review

 

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