A/N: Hey guys and girls. Thank you for reviewing on my other story; I really appreciate everything. This is a new story that I want to share with everyone. The plot is actually based on a movie that I saw; it's a Filipino movie called Till There Was You. I hope everyone will like this story. The story won't be following the movie plot, but some will be like the beginning; I'll try to differ some of the stuff. Thank you.

Warnings: The characters are OOC, and this story is AU. Please bear with me for some mistakes I make.

"…." – speaking

'….' - thinking

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Chapter One:

A Mother's Touch

Today is just an ordinary day for Kaoru. Her schedule is still the same: Work, Home, Eat, and Sleep. It was nothing new. Basically it was boring, and she is planning to change all that, but first she has to get to work, and to do that she has to wait for the bus.

Kaoru waited for about 15 minutes before the bus came. She scanned the bus for an empty seat, and only found one empty spot; next to a redhead man who looks glum. She sat next to him, suddenly noticing a baby in a car seat. The baby was awake, about to cry but held it back after seeing Kaoru, and the baby started to smile.

"Hey there little boy, you're so cute." Kaoru smiled at the baby, thinking how she wished she had a child of her own.

Kaoru looked at the redhead man, and saw him looking back at her; he turned around after a few seconds just enough time to let Kaoru gaze into the most peculiar set of eyes she'll ever see. His eyes were a shade of lavender, but if you stare into it longer, you'll notice a speck of gold lingering around the side of his pupils. Those eyes gave her the impression of great compassion, but with the gold specks gives the impression of determination and anger; a scary combination.

Kaoru played with the baby for the rest of the ride; not realizing that her book, that she was carrying, has just dropped on the ground. She was suddenly aware that her stop was the next stop. She got ready to leave, but she will always remember those eyes. The same eyes, that captivated her heart; without her knowing it.

So she left the bus, leaving the single father and the child.

Right after Kaoru left, Kenshin noticed a notebook on the ground, by his feet. He picked it up, and opened it; something dropped. Her picture. He grabbed it and stared at it for a long time, taking in and memorizing all her facial features. Kenshin didn't even notice that he was staring at it for a very long time; that he ignored his own son's cries for attention. He forgot to call out the lady.

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He didn't know what to do; he wasn't the father type, but he will try to be one, just for the sake of his own son. The mother of his child, he dare not say her name, left them for another man. She and Kenshin were never married, that's her given right; she could leave them anytime she wanted. Kenshin never regretted having Kenji as his son; what he did regret was falling for the wench and her tricks. He thought that she loved him, the way he loved her.

Sometimes, Kenshin just don't know what to do. Is Kenji crying because he wants to sleep, hunger, or just longing for a mother? The lady that sat next to him was the only time Kenji ever felt a true mother's touch; except of course his own grandmother.

'I will make everything at arms length for Kenji' Kenshin promised.

All he could do was to give Kenji milk, but even that Kenji didn't want. Kenshin held up Kaoru's picture; Kenji glanced up, and stopped crying.

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"Oh Misao, while going to work, I saw the most peculiar eyes," Kaoru said. "It was so beautiful."

"Kaoru, does he have the same beautiful eyes as your brothers?" asked Misao.

"Stop daydreaming about my mercenary brother," Kaoru stated. "He won't do you any good; all he does is to meditate all day."

"Oh well, I can always give him tea during breaks," Misao said, daydreaming of the unattainable. "So about this guy, is he really cute or hot?"

"He is handsome; just like my dream prince charming," Kaoru said dreamily. "He'll be riding his horse, and come sweep me off my feet."

"That would be so sweet!"

"There's a problem, he's married" Kaoru said glumly.

"What! How do you know? I mean did you see any wedding band around his finger?" Misao bombarded Kaoru with questions.

"Well, I didn't see any wedding band, but he did have a child with him," Kaoru suddenly smiled "and I'm sure it's his child. The baby was so adorable, how I wish I had a child."

"Kaoru, with your prince charming it's possible, but right now I think we should get going, it's almost time to work., you'll forget about him soon."

And so their conversation ended, and they both headed back to the travel agency.

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4 years passed….

"How many times do I have to tell you that Mrs. Harrison, doesn't like her chicken cooked over oil," the restaurant manager lectured an aged lady "she wants it over butter, this is the last draw you're fired."

"Sir, it's so hard to remember when I'm cooking for about hundreds of people," the lady argued back "each have different requests that it gets so complicated."

"You should've have just done what I asked you to do."

"Umm, can I butt in here?" Kaoru interfered. "Sir, Elaine is right, with so many customers how are we supposed to keep in mind what Mrs. Harrison wants; it's a hassle and interferes with the other people's orders."

"How is it so?"

"Well, sir sometimes we get confused too, and mix up the orders and requests."

Their manager was so furious, he was red with anger. Kaoru didn't like her work, she's been working there for about 2 years now; she was almost Chef Superb, the problem was that she couldn't cook a simple miso soup. Misao escaped after marrying Aoshi; she didn't have to work, Aoshi insisted to be the provider. They had a kid now, a girl. Kaoru was ready to quit, and she did. It was just like her other jobs, another pass time for her; she gets bored so easily. Now she has to look for another job, and there's only one person to turn to for a new gig; Misao.

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"Good morning Kenji, are you ready to go to school?" asked his grandmother.

"Yes grandma, guess what next week is" Kenji played with his grandma.

"Let me guess, your birthday!"

"Good, I thought you forgot about it."

"Oh, how could I forget my only grandsons birthday," Grandma said "and I have an early birthday present for you" she then took out an envelope.

"Is it from mommy?" Kenji asked excitedly.

"Yes, and there's a picture in there too."

"Oh, can we open in now?"  Kenji said enthusiastically.

They opened the envelope, and looked at the picture first. In the picture was Kaoru carrying an African malnourished baby; the picture look computerized, but Kenji didn't seem to notice or even care at all.

"Wow, mommy is in Afwica, she's so pretty, I wish she was here now."

"Do you want to read the letter now?"

"Yes please, can you read it for me grandma?"

His grandma nodded and she began to read it out loud:

My Dear Darling Baby,

            How's my little boy? I hope your fine, because I don't want you to be sick like the kids over here. Right now I am in Africa, nursing little babies who lost their mommies, because of hunger. It's almost your birthday; you're turning 5 pretty soon. I'll try to fly back, but I'm not sure if I can because the babies here are very sick. Did you get my Eiffel tower miniature last month? I know you like collecting miniature stuff, that's why I got you that. I hope you liked that.

            I miss you very much, and, also, your daddy. Can you tell him that I love him very much? I'm sorry if this letter is short, but mommy is in a hurry, we are moving to another camp. Remember that I love you with all my heart. Happy Birthday Kenji.

With all my love,

Mommy

After reading the letter, Kenshin emerged from the shadows of the staircase. He didn't seem to look very happy; they added more lies to Kenji's innocent mind. He'll just have to deal with his mother later.

"Daddy, guess who this is from" Kenji said while running towards his dad.

"I don't know, is it from your uncle Sano?" Kenshin played innocent; he looked up at his mom, but she just gave him the look of innocence.

"No daddy, it's from mommy; she's in Afwica right now, taking care of little babies," Kenji informed his dad. "Do you want to read it?"

"Later Kenji, first I have to drop you off at school."

After dropping off Kenji, it was just Kenshin and his mother in the car. The moment was tense, no one spoke it was complete silence, until Kenshin broke it.

"Why did you give him another of those letters?" Kenshin asked.

"You know that he won't stop crying until he sees a picture of that lady, since he was a baby," his mother reminded him. "His first words were 'mommy', do you want him to grow up without a mother figure to look up to?"

"Yes I do, but it doesn't mean that we have to lie about his real mother."

"I don't want my grandson to know that his real mother left him, because she didn't love him."

"So we make him yearn for someone he will never see his whole life."

"Kenshin, don't you understand you'll crush him if he realizes that he'll never have a real mother."

"But he has you!" Kenshin said, hating that his mother is right.

"Ok, fine I give up, we'll tell him a week after his birthday."

"Ok, but who's going to explain?" Kenshin glanced at his mother but she just looked down. "Fine, I'll tell him."

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"Misao, I need a new gig; I just lost my job in the restaurant" Kaoru explained.

"Oh my gosh Kaoru, what happened this time?" Misao asked surprise that her best friend just lost her job again.

So Kaoru told Misao of what happened, but smiled in the end.

"That was the best choice, and I do have a gig for you," Misao said. "You'll be flying to Switzerland, but you need 20,000 bucks."

Misao explained what happens if Kaoru decides to fly to Switzerland.

"How am I supposed to get that much money?"

"Well, you can work first and save your salary."

"Yeah I know that, but what kind of job do I do now, it's like I've done every job possible."

"Nope, you haven't" Misao alleged. "You haven't been a mascot yet."

"A mascot! You mean like for kids party." Misao nodded her head.

"There's this company, they're hiring two willing workers to be a mascot; for this really big kids party," Misao explained. "The father is a well known lawyer. So are you in?"

"Sure, anything to get that money; I'll do anything."

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(At the party)

"Misao is my make-up ok?" asked Kaoru.

"Yeah you look ok, you look terrr-rrrific" Misao said with a little playfulness.

 The two best friends walked outside the bathroom, dressed as tigers. They were at the children's party, it was a Superhero party. Misao walked ahead of Kaoru, not having any trouble with her tail. While Kaoru on the other hand was tripping over it.

As Kaoru was walking, she accidentally tripped over her tail, but someone caught her fall. When she looked up, she saw the same violet eyes with the speck of gold, but now the person had a smile on his face.

"Are you ok?" Kenshin asked.

"Uh, I umm, well, yeah I'm ok" Kaoru stuttered.

"You better watch out with those tails."

All Kaoru could do was nod, she couldn't take her eyes off his face.

After performing, the two best friends were sitting on the sidelines. Their costumes were off, and they are just trying to take off their make-up, but then Kenshin walked passed them, and running behind him was the celebrant, Kenji.

"Daddy, do you have your present for me?" Kenji asked.

"Kenji hold-on ok?" Kenshin said, trying to quiet down Kenji, because he was talking on the phone with his client. "Ok, Kenji I'm done and your present, I'll give it to you later."

Kenji nodded; Kenshin was talking his cell phone again. He started walking towards the sidelines, but when he looked up he saw a face he has long awaited.

"Mommy! You came just like you promised!" Kenji shouted, running towards Kaoru, who was surprise to hear the celebrant calling her 'mommy'. Kenshin looked up, shocked that his son called someone mommy; he saw his son running up to one of the mascots.

"Mommy, I missed you so much. Please don't go back to Afwica" Kenji pleaded, while hugging Kaoru.

Kaoru was shocked that this kid was hugging her; all she could do was wonder.

"Daddy, this is the best birthday present. Thank you."

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A/N: Hey you guys, so this is the end of the first chapter. Did you like it? Please review and tell me if you like it, and if I should continue. I don't think this story will have a lot of chapters; I'll just combine some stuff to make it short. Thank you for reading this story. Please review, so that I'll know whether or not I should continue.