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Disclaimer: well, I know you're sick and tired of hearing this being said all the time but you have to understand the fact that I can't afford to get sued because I'm still a minor and it wouldn't probably do good for me to go around and shout to the world that I own RK, but just in case you really wanna know (A/N: this is just for those who want to know), I really am not the owner of RK but how I wish I am. Life is so cruel to me…. so why bother opening that? Okay…on with the next line of worthless blabber (oh yeah…the following materials that are labeled under the name ACME corp. is not mine. All rights are for the WB studios and not mine…thank you)
Author's note: this story is one of those things that just pops out and narrate themselves. Believe it or not, I came up with this story while walking in the middle of the river park Christmas festival with my RK fan friend who really insisted that I'd make a KaoruxKenshin fic. You're dead right she insisted! Boy how did she persuade me! It's too brutal to reminisce but it will be worth it. (A/N: I hope "cross fingers") wish me luck and please review! Be brutal if you must. With a best friend who's head over heels in love with a scar-faced samurai, what could be worse? The next apocalypse? I don't think so… I'd rather say my next algebra…(A/N: I'll b taking it for the third time…I suck with numbers…I suck at singing…I suck at dancing…I suck at cooking…I suck at everything…I'm just your typical everyday loser! So who can sue me for that?)
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CHAPTER 1: ENGRAVED WELCOME
KYOTO: It was late and everything was pitch black but all across town, a lamp is eagerly shining over two people. In the Kamiya Dojo…."Kenshin!" Kaoru whose carrying a paper lamp, ran toward a tall figure who just entered the gate.
"Kaoru!" replied the man as he caught the young girl's body in his arms. He felt the warmth that he had longed for in her arms. Being away for a long time makes coming home like this…a moment so priceless
"I missed you so much!" she said as she shoved her cheeks on his, hoping to give this man the welcome he deserved
"Yes…it was a long two months…how were you back here?" he asked, hoping something more positive answers from the jovial girl
"Pretty fine…Megumi taught me how to prepare those western delicacies she learned from a friend…what was it called again…oh yeah! SANDWICH!" Kaoru proudly boasted "It's actually pretty easy…and you now what?"
"What?" he asked out of curiosity of the other details
"Sandwich is so easy to make that I don't have to cook it!" Kaoru euphorically said
"It's raw?" he asked again while imagining raw meat on a platter.
"Yeah…that definitely looks easy…" he thought. All you have to do is put the meat in a bowl and tadaaa! You're ready to serve…
(A/N: sorry guys…instant noodles was still under product development at that time so I had to resort to sandwiches to use as Kaoru's first edible recipe…hope you understand that this is just fan fiction…that means, factual/ historical mistakes will be more likely to occur but I'd appreciate it if you would enlighten me of my stupid mistakes, which makes me so human…oh…wait…I just remembered…I'm not human…darn it!)
Kaoru pouted and pinched the samurai's nose. "Hey! Don't belittle my cooking skills! I've improved a lot you know!"
Kenshin smiled and didn't say anything more as he listened to his restless girlfriend blabber on about her achievements in the last two months he wasn't around. He was happy to be home after working as a Bushi aboard a Spanish galleon, which traveled to and fro Japan, Hong Kong and the small country of the Philippines. He was happy to finally see his friends and to be able to lay back and unwind after the long sleepless nights aboard the ship.
He felt obliged to create income for the household since he's the eldest and the most capable. He didn't want to give Kaoru the chance to worry about monetary budget, so he decided to work. Since he was a former Hitokiri/ Assassin, being a bushi aboard a Spanish galleon is just a piece of cake. All he has to do is guard the ship against pirates, who knew nothing but barbaric feats in order to capture a marine vessel and steal gold. What do they know about trajectory, balance, and spirit? Certainly, parrying him with these brainless oafs are nothing of a challenge compared to the pain and longing that he is feeling during the whole trip. He longs for everything that he was accustomed to back in Japan…where everyone wears kimono, drink sake, kick his butt (A/N: this one especially describes Kaoru), and where he can enjoy his life to the fullest. But this will not last forever…of course this shouldn't last forever… Kaoru only agreed to send him away by saying that this will be temporary…
Even though she's not that showy with her feelings…
(A/N: okay…well…not in a romantic but a violent and barbaric way…)
He knew that she too can' bear being apart.As tough as he may look in the inside, no one would be able to see her true beauty until you get to know her even more. He didn't want to burden Kaoru's heart…so he decided to keep this job until he can earn enough dough to establish a family of his own … and after all he's been through with Kaoru…he can tell that, it really wont be a long wait.
Both decided to go inside since they're both started to feel a bit chilly. Kaoru prepared some tea for Kenshin and both sat on the wooden floor of the porch outside. They stared at the starry night sky and talked endlessly about Kenshin's journey on board the Spanish galleon.
Kaoru listened enthusiastically as Kenshin told her every detail of his amazing journey. He told her of all things that he saw that even she never knew existed, places that she had never imagined and adventures she never thought of. It was pretty amazing to listen to Kenshin's story…she has to admit that the guy is not a natural when it comes to story telling but knowing that she was listening to Kenshin Himura, the former wanderer, I gave her enough reasons to listen to his untold stories…boredom can't squeeze in since she was so interested in the person and not merely by the stories…she was paying too much attention to his beautiful gleaming eyes. They shine in the moonlight and they seem to be shining only for her. Is this the eyes of a man who had seen a thousand deaths? No… this is not the eyes of Battousai the Slasher/ Hitokiri Battousai…. these are the eyes of her beloved…. not Kenshin Himura… nor the wanderer…but her own "Shin-ta" she uttered
"Huh?" Kenshin froze from telling stories as he heard his name "what is it Kaoru?" he asked of the unusual event…it was very rare that she'd call him by his real name…and she's the only one who knows it.
(A/N: he didn't consider counting his master in the number of people who knows that Shinta is his real name…Te-hee-hee…maybe because he doesn't consider his master as a person…that's the most probable reason or he finally forgot about the bulk and sexy oaf…let's just hope he won't know that I said that or he might hunt me down and use his Hiten Mitsurugi styles on me…I'm too young to die!!!)
Kaoru was holding some long metal wire and was engraving his name on the wooden floor. It reads: SHINTA
"Ah? Why did you write my name there?" he asked
Kaoru giggled and sighed, "I just figured that when the time comes, and you'll leave, you would always come back because this is the place where you belong now. I wrote your name here…to remind you…'sniff' 'sniff' to remind you that you are always welcome here…" Kaoru's eyes welled up in tears as she continued to deepen the engraving on the wooden floor. "I have to make sure that this will never be erased…"
Kenshin smiled and took the wire from Kaoru's hand "no matter where I may be…I know that this is where I belong" after saying that, he dabbed the wire simultaneously on the floor and said… "This is no good…we need something sharper…" he took his katana and took the Sakabatou out. He used it to engrave something beside his name
"What are you writing?" she asked him while wiping her tears and sniffing
"Oh…you'll see…" he said as he rolled her eyes and continued to scribble and dab on the floor, trying to engrave something.
Kenshin finished writing and he showed it to Kaoru. Kaoru read the engraving "Kaoru and Shinta…"
The word "and" is enclosed inside a heart and he also deepened the engraving of his name to make it more clear for the eye to see.
"Now this name will definitely bring me back here no matter where I am…" he said with his warm gentle smile which was partially lit by the glowing lamp hanging beside them. "But the name won't be enough without the person…Kaoru…"
Kaoru was so touched with what Kenshin just did that she hugged Kenshin "Kenshin…"
And both spent the rest of the night gazing at the dark, star-lit sky.
(A/N: I think they're doing the meteor garden thing…waiting for a shooting star or something but who cares? At least their together … right? Right? )
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A day after that, Sano and Yahiko came back from their small training session in the mountains…it's like camping but only rougher…and with Sano along for the trip, they can't help being lost for three days. In short they should've been back at the Dojo three days before to be able to meet Kenshin. So in order to commemorate the event, Kaoru planned a picnic to bring them closer and share stories…(A/N: it's a girl thing…) so the event won't be complete without Megumi to tend to their wounds especially when Kaoru inflicts a few injuries on them during her tantrum…. so they brought the fox-faced lady doctor along for the ride….
On their way…
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SORRY! I was such a dum'ass to put chapter 2 in first. Sorry! Please review!