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Indigo
by: MrFoshizzlePro
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. It is owned proudly by Nobuhiro Watsuki.
Chapter 1
The night sky had barely scattered with stars when Kenshin finally returned to the Kamiya dojo, gripping an indigo ribbon in hand. His face showed his exhaustion as he slid the door shut, slipped out of his sandals and snuck his way to his room. He exhaled a relieved breath.
Good. Miss Kaoru is still asleep.
He slid the shouji open with a relaxed smile. However, once fully opened, shock reverberated in Kenshin's stretching violet eyes. Standing in his room, a bokken in hand, was Kaoru. Her droopy eyes revealed that she had been standing there the entire day without moving an inch, but now her ocean blue eyes flashed in anger.
"And what have you been doing today?" she snarled.
Kenshin couldn't find the words to respond, for his response was stuck in the pits of his throat. Kaoru's eyes studied the rurouni suspiciously until they rested upon the indigo ribbon in his clenched hand. For a fleeting moment, her eyes sparked with hurt. Nevertheless, the moment faded and once more her anger soared.
"Who's ribbon is that?"
"Oro?" That's right! He had almost forgotten the indigo fabric was there in the palm of his hand. A faint blush found its way upon his cheeks as he stared intently at it. Oh no... "Well...uh..." Kenshin tried to figure out just where to begin to explain himself, but Kaoru waited for no explaination.
Her tearducks forming lumps of tears, she took her eyes off the rurouni, murmuring with vigor, "So...your seeing someone I take it?" That would explain his recent absences during the days and the indigo ribbon, the thought occured to Kaoru just as a stream of tears flowed from her tightened shut eyes.
Kenshin stepped forward, his eyes clouded. "Miss Kaoru, I-"
"Just leave me alone!" Kaoru pushed past him, not daring to allow for his eyes to capture the tears in her eyes. Kenshin darted after her, holding on harder to the ribbon until his knuckles turned pale white. However, by the time he slipped around the corner, Kaoru was no where in sight. The only sign of her that Kenshin could detect were her missing sandals and the dojo door left open ajar.
Miss Kaoru...
A sickening feeling nagged at him to chase after her, but something held him back as he slowly stepped to the door and peered out into the dojo yard. He could see her far off in the distance until she disappeared further down the path. Warily, he untwined his fingers from the indigo ribbon and watched as it was carried across the yard by a passing breeze.
Then, he shut his eyes and went back in without another word, a hint of anguish masked on his face.
Owari
