Chapter 1 ~ The dream
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"Where am I ?... Where is this place ?"
"Kenshin !!!!....Where are you ???"
Kaoru's starting to get scared. She had look around the strange place but couldn't find anybody other than the eerie moon and tall trees around her. At last she drop to her feet and started to cry.
"Kenshin..why won't you answer me ?..."
Kaoru cried. Suddenly , she was aware of a figure behind her. She turn around as fast as she could and to her relieve , it was Kenshin.She ran to him and hug him tightly in the waist and cried in his chest.
"Kenshin where have you been? I'm so scared there weren't anyone around here and it was so dark."
He stood there motionless. After a while , Kaoru felt a sudden chill and look up at his face under the pale moonlight and to her horror...it was not Kenshin anymore it was the Battousai. Kaoru backed away instinctly.
"No...it's not true...it can't be true...". She began to tremble. She did the only thing she can think of. She screamed as loud as she could.
"Kenshin!!!!!!......."
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"Kaoru-dono...wake up..open your eyes."
She had screamed and it make Kenshin rushed to her side from the kitchen. There were tears sliding down her cheeks. Worry crossed his feature but it turn to joy when he saw her eyes open slowly.
"Kenshin...".Those were the first word she says .
"Kaoru , what happen. would u tell me please ?" , Kenshin pleaded.
She was dumbfounded for a moment before she remembered her dream. She sat up and hug Kenshin tightly on his waist there were insistent tears falling from her eyes.
"I had a dream Kenshin..a nightmare." she said as Kenshin stroke her hair as she were no older than Suzume.
"I dreamt that you...." she realize that she shouldn't tell him that or he'll start to worry here and there.
"It's alright now...after all it's a dream." Kenshin could see worry in her eyes but said nothing for he respected her for not willing to tell him her dream.
"Alright ...are you hungry? I've made some onigiri for breakfast..why don't you change and come out for breakfast?."
Kaoru nodded in response while he got up and leave. Kaoru changed quickly and went out for breakfast.
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The whole breakfast were silent except when Yahiko came in.
"Busu!!!!...why didn't you wake me up?..what if I'm late for my breakfast and training?." Yahiko shouted at Kaoru who in return just stared at him. Yahiko was dumbfounded for a moment.
"What happen to busu today ?" he thought but keep himself silent.
"Yahiko , will you give me a break for today? I'll like to take a walk outside" Kaoru said after a few minutes had passed.
"sure..."Yahiko add in while his mind were full of curiosity about what exactly had happen.
"Kaoru-dono..would you like me to follow?" Kenshin add in a moment later.
"No.. nevermind.. I'll go with Tae" Kaoru replied with a solemn expression. So the meal went on without any noise. It probably was the quietest day in the dojo since Kenshin had arrived 3 years ago.
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After a long chit chat with Tae and Tsubame , Kaoru went home passing the road she always used. Her mood had lighten up a bit after a long chit chat with Tae as she was a very caring person.
She had told the whole dream to Tae and she had comforted her that the dream will never come true. She had agreed at last.
"I should apologize to Kenshin and Yahiko for worrying them like this." Kaoru thought as a smile spread over her lips. A man appear from behind her and caught her on her waist easily.
She tried to escaped. She hit the man with her elbow and the grip on her waist loosen. Unfortunately , just when she tried to run away , the man hit her with a hard object. The ribbon that keep her hair on place fell to the floor that were stained with her blood.
"Kenshin..." was the last word she was able to say before she fell unconscious.
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"Where am I ?... Where is this place ?"
"Kenshin !!!!....Where are you ???"
Kaoru's starting to get scared. She had look around the strange place but couldn't find anybody other than the eerie moon and tall trees around her. At last she drop to her feet and started to cry.
"Kenshin..why won't you answer me ?..."
Kaoru cried. Suddenly , she was aware of a figure behind her. She turn around as fast as she could and to her relieve , it was Kenshin.She ran to him and hug him tightly in the waist and cried in his chest.
"Kenshin where have you been? I'm so scared there weren't anyone around here and it was so dark."
He stood there motionless. After a while , Kaoru felt a sudden chill and look up at his face under the pale moonlight and to her horror...it was not Kenshin anymore it was the Battousai. Kaoru backed away instinctly.
"No...it's not true...it can't be true...". She began to tremble. She did the only thing she can think of. She screamed as loud as she could.
"Kenshin!!!!!!......."
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"Kaoru-dono...wake up..open your eyes."
She had screamed and it make Kenshin rushed to her side from the kitchen. There were tears sliding down her cheeks. Worry crossed his feature but it turn to joy when he saw her eyes open slowly.
"Kenshin...".Those were the first word she says .
"Kaoru , what happen. would u tell me please ?" , Kenshin pleaded.
She was dumbfounded for a moment before she remembered her dream. She sat up and hug Kenshin tightly on his waist there were insistent tears falling from her eyes.
"I had a dream Kenshin..a nightmare." she said as Kenshin stroke her hair as she were no older than Suzume.
"I dreamt that you...." she realize that she shouldn't tell him that or he'll start to worry here and there.
"It's alright now...after all it's a dream." Kenshin could see worry in her eyes but said nothing for he respected her for not willing to tell him her dream.
"Alright ...are you hungry? I've made some onigiri for breakfast..why don't you change and come out for breakfast?."
Kaoru nodded in response while he got up and leave. Kaoru changed quickly and went out for breakfast.
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The whole breakfast were silent except when Yahiko came in.
"Busu!!!!...why didn't you wake me up?..what if I'm late for my breakfast and training?." Yahiko shouted at Kaoru who in return just stared at him. Yahiko was dumbfounded for a moment.
"What happen to busu today ?" he thought but keep himself silent.
"Yahiko , will you give me a break for today? I'll like to take a walk outside" Kaoru said after a few minutes had passed.
"sure..."Yahiko add in while his mind were full of curiosity about what exactly had happen.
"Kaoru-dono..would you like me to follow?" Kenshin add in a moment later.
"No.. nevermind.. I'll go with Tae" Kaoru replied with a solemn expression. So the meal went on without any noise. It probably was the quietest day in the dojo since Kenshin had arrived 3 years ago.
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After a long chit chat with Tae and Tsubame , Kaoru went home passing the road she always used. Her mood had lighten up a bit after a long chit chat with Tae as she was a very caring person.
She had told the whole dream to Tae and she had comforted her that the dream will never come true. She had agreed at last.
"I should apologize to Kenshin and Yahiko for worrying them like this." Kaoru thought as a smile spread over her lips. A man appear from behind her and caught her on her waist easily.
She tried to escaped. She hit the man with her elbow and the grip on her waist loosen. Unfortunately , just when she tried to run away , the man hit her with a hard object. The ribbon that keep her hair on place fell to the floor that were stained with her blood.
"Kenshin..." was the last word she was able to say before she fell unconscious.