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He spent years looking for her, and suddenly there she is. It's been almost two hundred years since he saw her for the first time. The world has changed so much and so little in that time. Just like her. The context is different, the content the same. She is still beautiful and oh so unattainable. He doesn't know why he remembers; he just does. Sometimes he wishes he could forget. He could really do without all the blood. That was his first memory. No kid should have to wake up convinced that three women just died to save his life. He is so immersed in his thoughts that he doesn't see the ball coming straight at him until it's too late.
"Oro" and to think that he used to be the most feared warrior in all of Japan.
"Sir! Sir! Are you alright?" the girl runs to him and shakes him. "Sir? Tomoe-chan, I think I killed him!"
"Orooo" hey, he was just attacked by a volleyball. It hurt.
"Or maybe caused permanent brain trauma" Her eyes are the same vibrant blue that he remembers.
"He is breathing, but I don't know about the other" Dark eyes, cool voice, yep that would be Tomoe alright.
"Really, Kaoru. You should wear a yellow sing" First wife, check. Second wife, check. Homicidal brother in law, check. It must be Tuesday.
"Oh, really Baka" Kaoru-dono holds his head to inspect the damage.
"Yep, 'Public Hazzard, Be Aware'" she lets go of his head, and turns to yell at Enishi. Great, now he has matching bumps.
"Please ignore my Nii-san and my friend. They are in denial of how deeply in love they are with each other" she helps him seat up. "Are you okay, sir?"
"No, I'm not" in the background Kaoru and Enishi keep screaming at each other seemly unaware of how close their faces were. Really, they were like a hairsbreadth away from each other. Great, he just pulled her ponytail. Could there be any more obvious.
"Okay. Then let me take you to the school nurse" Beautiful Tomoe pulls one of his arms on her shoulders to help him up. "Huh, you're heavier than you look."
"Tomoe-chan, you'll hurt yourself. Here let me help you" No, it's not Tuesday. Kenshin, it's pretty sure he just landed in hell when Kioyosato comes to the rescue. And in case he had any doubt whatsoever:
"Oh, thank you Aki-kun. I knew there was a reason why I'm dating you" She smiles at the boy so sweetly, it's cavity inducing.
"Of course, you know you can count with me for anything" hey, hello! Possible concussion patient here, a little less talking and more moving. "not like those two" and he points to fighting couple that are not so much fighting as staring at each other. And there it is, the kiss. His wife is kissing a psycho killer, and his other wife is holding another guy's hand. The rest of the class seems to just notice the new couple and they dissolve is applause. Someone up there must really, really hate him.
"Just what the hell is going on here?" a voice cuts through the clapping and hooting like thunder.
"Sorry, sensei" they all say in chorus.
In front of him is what has to be the weirdest looking woman he has ever seen. Tall with sharp angular almost masculine features. Her dark greasy hair is done up with two whiskers falling on her eyes which are a very familiar gold and full of recognition. "Battousai!" Then again, thinks Kenshin, there are always worse fates.
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