"Miss Kaoru." Kenshin slowly made his way towards her who sat on the
porch.
"What is it Kenshin?"
"Please come with me inside. I have some thing I need to tell you and the others, that I do."
"Ok Kenshin." she knew something must be important because he had a sad look in his eyes. She followed him into the dojo to find Sanosuke and Yahiko fighting.
"YOU IDIOT! THAT WAS MY FISH!!!" Yahiko yelled.
"Yeah, but to me, it wasn't your fish, it was just a good meal." Sano replied coolly.
"Oh yeah?!" Yahiko was running after Sano.
"Yeah!" Sano, being much faster than Yahiko kept well ahead.
"Please stop fighting." Kenshin pleaded. The two did as they were asked and sat down ready to listen to Kenshin.
"What is it Kenshin?" Kaoru asked as she sat down next to Sano & Yahiko.
Kenshin frowned, not wanting to say what he had to. "I.I have received news from Saito that there is a war going on up north. they need my help..."
"WHAT?!" All three were shocked.
"You mean you're leaving us?" Sano shouted.
"Kenshin, you can't!" Yahiko cried.
"I have to. I promise I'll come back once the war is over." he looked to Kaoru as he spoke. She stayed silent.
"Kenshin, you could die out there!" Yahiko yelled angrily.
"Yahiko, please try to understand..."
"We can't!" Sano agreed. "How do we know if you'll survive?! And even if you do, what if you don't come back?!"
Yahiko opened his mouth to speak again, but Kaoru motioned him to be silent.
"Let him go." she said quietly.
"WHA?!" Sano and Yahiko shouted in unison as Kenshin gave an "Oro?!"
"Kaoru! How could you?! You're the only one that would be able to stop him!" Yahiko yelled at her.
Kaoru sighed and calmly spoke. "Do you two not trust Kenshin enough?"
"What do you mean?" Sano asked.
"Hasn't Kenshin always kept his promises to us? Every time that he has left, hasn't he always come back to us? What makes this time any different?" tears entered her eyes. "I-if we believe that he'll come back again. th-then I'm sure he will.." she choked on her words.
"Missy." Sano stopped to think for a minute. She was right. "Fine."
Yahiko realized this too. "Whatever."
Kenshin smiled sadly. "Don't worry, I will come back." He brushed away a tear from Kaoru's cheek. "I promise." With that said, he left the dojo.
~*~ 10 months later~*~
Kenshin walked through a forest full of dead or dying bodies. 'How long will this last?' he asked himself. Finally he came to the town he was staying at.
He walked into an Inn. He headed to his room and on his way he passed a woman.
"Afternoon, Mr. Himura." She said cheerfully.
"Afternoon, Miss Sana," He replied.
"I have a letter for you." She handed him an envelope.
"Why thank you." He smiled at her and went into his room. He carefully opened the letter expecting it to be news of the war from Saito. But surprisingly, it was from Sanosuke.
Kenshin, How's it going? Remember, you promised you'd come back. We're all okay here at the dojo. Yahiko is trying his best in his training still, though he's still not doing what Missy tells him to all the time. Missy, by the way, is doing good too. Except. well I can tell that she's holding back. She really misses you.
Two months ago something that not one of us expected. Two people came to the dojo. They were Missy's old friends Kiara and Daren, who are brother and sister. Missy was so shocked. Kiara and Daren have tried to get close to her again, but every time they tried, Missy pulled away. I think it's just because she's lost so many people close to her, that she just doesn't want to get closer to anyone only to lose them.
After a week or two, Missy accepted them though. Now they act like they have never been apart.
You better come back. I want to see Missy back to normal again. Also, I don't want her cooking anymore! It's going to kill me!
Shoot, dinner's ready. PLEASE come back soon!
-Sanosuke-
Kenshin smiled and put the letter down. He began to think of Kaoru, and silently prayed for the war to end.
(AN: I hope you enjoyed, the next chapter will be up 2morrow, I've already written it, but I'll post it 2morrow)
"What is it Kenshin?"
"Please come with me inside. I have some thing I need to tell you and the others, that I do."
"Ok Kenshin." she knew something must be important because he had a sad look in his eyes. She followed him into the dojo to find Sanosuke and Yahiko fighting.
"YOU IDIOT! THAT WAS MY FISH!!!" Yahiko yelled.
"Yeah, but to me, it wasn't your fish, it was just a good meal." Sano replied coolly.
"Oh yeah?!" Yahiko was running after Sano.
"Yeah!" Sano, being much faster than Yahiko kept well ahead.
"Please stop fighting." Kenshin pleaded. The two did as they were asked and sat down ready to listen to Kenshin.
"What is it Kenshin?" Kaoru asked as she sat down next to Sano & Yahiko.
Kenshin frowned, not wanting to say what he had to. "I.I have received news from Saito that there is a war going on up north. they need my help..."
"WHAT?!" All three were shocked.
"You mean you're leaving us?" Sano shouted.
"Kenshin, you can't!" Yahiko cried.
"I have to. I promise I'll come back once the war is over." he looked to Kaoru as he spoke. She stayed silent.
"Kenshin, you could die out there!" Yahiko yelled angrily.
"Yahiko, please try to understand..."
"We can't!" Sano agreed. "How do we know if you'll survive?! And even if you do, what if you don't come back?!"
Yahiko opened his mouth to speak again, but Kaoru motioned him to be silent.
"Let him go." she said quietly.
"WHA?!" Sano and Yahiko shouted in unison as Kenshin gave an "Oro?!"
"Kaoru! How could you?! You're the only one that would be able to stop him!" Yahiko yelled at her.
Kaoru sighed and calmly spoke. "Do you two not trust Kenshin enough?"
"What do you mean?" Sano asked.
"Hasn't Kenshin always kept his promises to us? Every time that he has left, hasn't he always come back to us? What makes this time any different?" tears entered her eyes. "I-if we believe that he'll come back again. th-then I'm sure he will.." she choked on her words.
"Missy." Sano stopped to think for a minute. She was right. "Fine."
Yahiko realized this too. "Whatever."
Kenshin smiled sadly. "Don't worry, I will come back." He brushed away a tear from Kaoru's cheek. "I promise." With that said, he left the dojo.
~*~ 10 months later~*~
Kenshin walked through a forest full of dead or dying bodies. 'How long will this last?' he asked himself. Finally he came to the town he was staying at.
He walked into an Inn. He headed to his room and on his way he passed a woman.
"Afternoon, Mr. Himura." She said cheerfully.
"Afternoon, Miss Sana," He replied.
"I have a letter for you." She handed him an envelope.
"Why thank you." He smiled at her and went into his room. He carefully opened the letter expecting it to be news of the war from Saito. But surprisingly, it was from Sanosuke.
Kenshin, How's it going? Remember, you promised you'd come back. We're all okay here at the dojo. Yahiko is trying his best in his training still, though he's still not doing what Missy tells him to all the time. Missy, by the way, is doing good too. Except. well I can tell that she's holding back. She really misses you.
Two months ago something that not one of us expected. Two people came to the dojo. They were Missy's old friends Kiara and Daren, who are brother and sister. Missy was so shocked. Kiara and Daren have tried to get close to her again, but every time they tried, Missy pulled away. I think it's just because she's lost so many people close to her, that she just doesn't want to get closer to anyone only to lose them.
After a week or two, Missy accepted them though. Now they act like they have never been apart.
You better come back. I want to see Missy back to normal again. Also, I don't want her cooking anymore! It's going to kill me!
Shoot, dinner's ready. PLEASE come back soon!
-Sanosuke-
Kenshin smiled and put the letter down. He began to think of Kaoru, and silently prayed for the war to end.
(AN: I hope you enjoyed, the next chapter will be up 2morrow, I've already written it, but I'll post it 2morrow)