Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin characters. The song is also not mine. It's Dolly Parton. I only own this plot. So don't come and sue me. I'm not rich.

-Closing the Door-

Everyone stared at her. It was a wee bit unnerving yet she could care less. She guessed she could not blame them as not everybody walk down Kyoto streets smiling a smile that could rival that of Misao's when she was high on caffeine.

Twenty-year-old Kaoru smiled brightly at a teenage girl when she passed her, her sapphire blue eyes sparkling. Nothing could get her down today. Her mood was so high it almost made her delirious. She walked past the shops gracefully. Kamiya Kaoru, going to be Mrs. Himura Kaoru in four months' time, smiled warmly at all the passer-by.

Coming to a stop at the traffic light, Kaoru thought by to the visit to the doctor, and if possible, her smile got wider. Her hand rested lightly on her flat tummy.

~Flashback~

She sat in her chair, stunned.

Had she just heard what the doctor had just said? Quickly gathering her thoughts together, she managed to gasp out one word that would just clarify the entire situation for her.

"What?"

The female doctor looked at her and smiled warmly, "You are now currently two month pregnant, Miss Kamiya. Congratulations."

Misao, who sat beside her, squealed joyfully, "I knew it! Kao, can you feel it move? Is it even moving? Do you want to know if it's a boy or girl?"

Tuning out the noise created by her best friend and the explanations the doctor so kindly provided to enlighten Msiao, Kaoru could feel something bubbling inside of her, filling her with its light presence.

It rise up and just when she felt like it was going to explode, she smiled hugely and began to laugh along with her friend…

~Flashback ended~

The light turned red, causing all the vehicles to stop and wait for the pedestrians to cross. She slowly walked along with the rest of the people, still continuing to think.

Himura Kenshin, her boyfriend of two years and now her fiancé, was going to be so happy after hearing her news. He had been distant the past few weeks and had came home late the past week, due to what she thought was work. She just hoped that he would go back to normal after this piece of news and that the stress from his clothes-designing job would just disappear.

Her thoughts slowly took a turn. 'Misao and Aoshi,' She thought with a smile. 'They are such good friends to Kenshin and me. I just wish that they could have a child after these four years of marriage. They deserve one and they will be such great parents.'

She slowly climbed up the stairs and arrived at their apartment. The keys jingled together when she took them out and slid one into the keyhole. Stepping inside, she let out a small squeak of surprise when she took in the sight before her.

Kenshin was reading the newspaper on the couch, in the black business suit she had seen him left the house in that morning.

She looked at her watch. It was only two o'clock. Keshin's work only ended at five p.m. For the first time within the past seven days, he was back early. Too early.

Kaoru looked up again. His back was to her, thus signifying that he was oblivious to her presence. She saw a cup of coffee on the table beside him. Steam was rising out of it.

This was not good. Kenshin had always disliked drinking coffee, preferring a cup of green tea. Kenshin only drank coffee when he was nervous or troubled.

She walked further into the living room, purposely making loud footsteps so that Kenshin knew that she was home.

He turned and smiled a tiny smile at her, before taking a sip of coffee.

"I need to talk to you." They both said in unison then paused.

Kaoru looked at him for a moment then indicated that he should start first. Yet, there was something her that just wanted to hide from the conversation they were soon to have.

Clearing his throat, Kenshin spoke up, "Umm…You know that I'm been coming home late, right Kaoru?"

Kaoru? He used to call her Firefly, when he said that she sparked up his life with her presence or Koshii. 'What changed?' Kaoru wondered. She inclined her head to indicate her awareness of his late arrivals home.

"Do you also recall the day two months ago when I came home at three in the morning?" He took a big gulp of coffee.

How could she not? She had stayed up the entire night worrying about him and had caught a cold in the end.

Kenshin continued, "That was the night when our company celebrated my success in managing to get a contract with another big designer company, Lunar Star," Here, he took a deep breath. "I got drunk that night and when I woke up, I was in a bed in a hotel; naked with Tomoe Yukishiro beside me. She's a colleague at work."

If I should stay

Well, I would only be in your way

And so I'll go, and yet I know

That I'll think of you each step of my way

And I will always love you

I will always love you

Kaoru felt dizzy. Was it just the world spinning or was it just her? Something wet fell on to her cheeks. She placed her hands against it and pulled away only to find tears. ' Kamiyas don't cry. It is a sign of weakness!' She said to herself, over and over again. But her body refused to listen and more salty tears fell like rain from her eyes.

She just wanted to hide away from him and his words, to just stay in a room and dream that everything would be fine as before. Kaoru curled her hands tightly into fists, trying to suppress the betraying tears and the pain her breaking heart caused.

And throughout all this, Kenshin continued, his eyes fixed on the window behind her.

"She told me one week ago that she's two months pregnant. That's why I've been coming home late, 'cause I accompanied her to the doctor. Kaoru, I'm sorry-"

Kaoru could hear no more. Knowing Kenshin, he was the type of man whom people thought was extinct. He was a noble and selfless man, willing to do anything to save one's reputation. She then knew what she had to do; could do so as to end Kenshin's suffering of telling her, even if it meant she was lying to him.

Bittersweet memories

That's all I have, and all I'm taking with me

Good-bye, oh, please don't cry

'cause we both know that I'm not

What you need

But I will always love you

I will always love you

"Let's spilt up." Her cool voice reached his ears amid his speech. Kenshin looked at her, a perplexed look on his face.

She repeated the words again, her heart hurting with each word she forced out. Kaoru had to get out of there; she was going to burst into tears anytime soon. Her head pounded and her nails drew half-moons on her palm.

She just wanted to die, to not live without him being beside her. Yet, there was now something for her to hold on to. The unborn child inside of her, the one who would give her life joy from then on.

Kenshin asked uncertainly, having noticed her trembling hands, "Are you sure? I mean, I'm sorry that I cheated on you but I wasn't aware. I swear! If I could turn back time, I'll-"

Kaoru raised her hand to stop him, "The problem is that you can't, right? Anyway, I wish you both happiness. I'll just pack my bag and go."

She wanted to scream at him, 'I'm pregnant too!' and just yell until her voice grew hoarse. But one thing stopped her. Love. She loved him with all her heart, and if it meant sacrifice herself in order to give Kenshin joy with this Yukishiro, she would be willing to do so. Yes, she did not miss the smile on his face when he spoke of Tomoe. 'Maybe,' Kaoru thought. 'I'm not good enough for him.'

And I hope life will treat you kind

And I hope that you have all

That you ever dreamed of

Oh, I do wish you joy

And I wish you happiness

But above all this

I wish you love...

I love you

I will always love you

She turned to go to their- 'his room' Kaoru mentally corrected herself. She longed for the safety behind the door, so she could cry her heart out and bawl till she was contented. But Kenshin was here, wasn't he? It meant she would just have to wait till she was out of his house and his sight. She would just have to control herself till then.

"What was it you wanted to tell me?" His words, once filled with love, were now…empty.

Without turning around, she spoke back, her voice slightly quavering, " It's nothing."

Funny, but those two words were like a barrier between her control and her tears. Once they left her mouth, the droplets of scathing salty water fell down silently and she quickly rushed into the room and locked the door.

Slumping down onto the floor, she cried into her hands, yet subconsciously making no noise so as not to alert the one person outside.

Her entire body filled with agonized pain, but her heart hurt the most. Slowly, her shoulders started to shake with the strength of each anguished muted sob.

I will always, always love you

I will always love you

I will always love you

Her hands each held tightly on to two bags. Kaoru turned to leave the house- one that she had stayed in for the past two years - then remembered something she had forgotten. She turned back to face Kenshin, and slowly uttered, "Congratulations to the both of you."

She smiled sincerely at him, one that showed her sadness and also love for him, then turned to walk through the open door.

The bang of the door echoed in the now empty house…and Kenshin felt like he had just let the most precious thing to him go.

'I will always love you and our child, Kenshin.' Kaoru hailed down a cab and pushed her bags into it. Then, the yellow vehicle started up and left for the airport. A droplet of liquid crystal coursed down her face.

I will always love you

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