A/N: Hey, readers! Rurouni Kenshin is one of my all time favorite Anime's. So I hope
you enjoy the story. Kenshin lives on! I know my story is Romance first and Adventure second,
but I only did that cause, they balance out over time. Neither one, out does the other. Enjoy the story
as it stands. I may add some more chapters, for Romance, if you suggest it to me. I'll take almost any request.
Chapter 1: Forever
The wind, blew a calming breeze over the house. It brushed up against the clothes, hanging on
the drying line, outside. Kaoru, pulled a string of hair out of her eyes, as the breeze picked up.
She bent over and began to fold the clothes and place them in the basket, at her feet.
Kaoru, after folding all of the clothes, including the ones that were just blowing in the wind,
stood up and walked back to the house. On the porch, sat Yahiko and Sanosuke, fighting over
the last piece of food, that Kaoru had made for them, before starting the laundry.
"It's mine!" Yahiko yelled, trying to shove Sanosuke's face, away from the food, "I called it!"
"Too bad!" Sanosuke retaliated, "I'm older and I have a larger stomach! I need more food, then
a puny kid, like you!"
"No way!" Yahiko yelled more, "I get it!"
Kaoru, stepped up onto the porch and calmly walked, past the two.
"It's mine!
"No, it's mine!"
Bang...Smack!
Kaoru, walked into the house, with the laundry, leaving a battered and bruised Yahiko and
Sanosuke, on the porch. Kaoru, made her way into the living room and placed the basket down.
"Phew...," Kaoru sighed, wiping her forehead off with her sleeve, "all done!"
After Kaoru got up, Kenshin walked into the house, carrying a large basket over his shoulder
"Miss Kaoru...," Kenshin sighed, swinging the basket, and placing it gently on the ground, "I'm
back from shopping, that I am!"
"Oh, Kenshin?" Kaoru squealed, "you startled me!"
"I'm sorry, Miss Kaoru," Kenshin apologized, "next time, I'll knock before, I come in."
"No...no, it's ok."
"Is something the matter, Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin asked.
"No...," Kaoru assured him, "it's just a few, silly rumors going around, about a group of men that
have been breaking into houses, and then starting fires. I thought you were one of them!"
"Oh...," Kenshin said with a quirky smile, "well, I'm not a fire-starting bandit, that I'm not!...I'm
just a normal wanderi...huh?...
Kenshin, looked down to find that his basket of food, that he had spend all morning, buying,
had disappeared.
"My food!" Kenshin cried, "my precious food!"
"I think I know where it went!...," Kaoru said, getting an evil look in her eye.
Outside, Yahiko and Sanosuke, stuffed their faces, with the basket of food.
"Boy...am I glad we have more food!" Yahiko cheered, taking two bites of two different pieces of
food.
"Yeah...munch...," Sanosuke said, in between bites, "It seems...burp...like an eternity, since we
last had food, in the house!"
The two, continued to pig-out. Suddenly, a dark shadow, loomed over them. Neither seemed to
notice it.
"Oh, boy...this is good!" Sanosuke sang, eating more out of the basket.
"Huh?"
Bang...Smack...Whack!
"Gahhh!"
"You two are nothing, but vultures!" Kaoru, scolded the two guys, picking up the basket, "just
for that, no dinner for you, tonight!"
Kenshin and Kaoru, walked away, to prepare the food.
"Man...," Sanosuke grumbled, rubbing his head, "is it too much to ask, to get a little grub around
here?"
"I'm tired of scrounging for food," Yahiko complained, getting up, off the ground, "I'm going to
the Akabeko!"
"What do you mean?" Sanosuke asked, looking at Yahiko with wonder, "where the heck did you
get money to spend?"
"I've been saving it up, by working at the Akabeko!" Yahiko explained, pulling out a small sack
from his robe. It was bulging, from lots of coins, inside.
"How much you got there?" Sanosuke asked, staring at the large, coin sack.
"About 10,000 Yen!" Yahiko told him.
"10,000 Yen?!" Sanosuke shrieked, "that's how much you have?"
"Yeah...what's it too ya?"
"If you treat me...," Sanosuke bargained, "I'll show you how to score big with that little waitress
girl, you like...huh?"
"No way...I've seen you with woman, Sanosuke...," Yahiko snuffed, "you couldn't get a date
with one, if she were already dead!"
"What did you say?!" Sanosuke hollered, "give me that bag, you little twirp!"
"No way!" Yahiko screamed back, "get your own money!"
"Give it here!"
"Not a chance!"
Yahiko and Sanosuke, fought and wrestled for the money. Finally, Yahiko got away and ran off,
over the fence and down the street. Sanosuke followed. Inside, Kaoru and Kenshin prepared
some of, what was left of the food, for dinner, for later on in the day.
"Oh...," Kenshin, suddenly gasped, "I forgot the rice for the Miso...how silly of me!"
"That's ok," Kaoru said, smiling, "we can do without for one night!"
"It's no trouble...," Kenshin smiled back, "I can run out and pick some up, that I can."
"Well, if you are going to go," Kaoru spoke up, "then I'll come along! I've got nothing to do, now
that the preparation for dinner, is basically done."
"Alright, then," Kenshin agreed, "we'll go together."
Kaoru and Kenshin, left what was done, in the kitchen and walked out of the house. The two
walked down the streets, looking for a shop that had rice. They stopped of at a few shops.
"Sorry...," one shop keeper, apologized, "we ran out just a few hours ago!"
"Nope!" another said, "we won't be getting any until tomorrow!"
"No rice?!" Kaoru gasped.
"I wonder why so much rice is missing from all of these shops?" Kenshin ordered, looking around
for another shop, to stop off at.
"Maybe we should take a detour over to Saiyeki," Kaoru proposed.
"You mean, another town?" Kenshin asked, "do we really need the rice, that badly?"
"Yes!" Kaoru barked, "now let's go, before we loss out on that town, too!"
Kaoru, reached over and grabbed Kenshin, by the scruff of his robe, and tugged him along.
"Gahhh...ahh...," Kenshin whaled, "Miss...Kaoruuuu..."
Over at the Akabeko, Yahiko and Sanosuke sat down at a table, scarfing down food.
"Ok, Sanosuke...," Yahiko grumbled, "if you can give me some good advice...then I may let you
have seconds!"
"Sure, kid!" Sanosuke sneered, putting down his bowl, "you just let ol' Sanosuke, work his
magic...and you end up with the girl...what do you got to lose?"
"hmmm...," Yahiko wondered.
"Here's your food, Yahiko...," Tsubame whispered, walking up to them and placing the tray of
food, on the table.
"Thank...you, Tsubame," Yahiko choked out, "looks great!"
"Oh...," Tsubame gasped, "no...it's nothing special..."
Sanosuke, nudged Yahiko in the gut.
"Go for it!" Sanosuke urged. He gave Yahiko, a light shove from behind. Yahiko, stumbled
forwards, and tripped on the table.
"Aghhh!" Yahiko yelled, as he went flying.
"Oh, no...," Tsubame gasped, as she held up the tray, in front of her, to protect herself.
Yahiko, fell right on top of Tsubame, and she fell on her back, flat on the ground. Yahiko, landed
on her, his face smothered in her chest.
"uh...heh...," Sanosuke giggled, scratching his head, "whoops!"
Yahiko and Tsubame, came to at the same time. They shook their heads and looked up.
"Ugh!"
"Agh!"
Yahiko, sat up and looked away, with a red face.
"I'm sorry, Tsubame...," Yahiko apologized, "I didn't mean for that to happen..."
"...," Tsubame squeaked, "...it's ok, Yahiko...I'm not hurt..."
Tsubame, got up and rushed into the kitchen. Yahiko got up and watched her run off. He
walked back to the table. Yahiko, punched Sanosuke in the back of the head.
"You idiot!" Yahiko yelled, "what were you doing?! Now, she's going to think I'm some weirdo
or something!"
"No, she's not," Sanosuke assured Yahiko, rubbing the back of his head, "she just got a little
flustered, cause you went for her goods, without any hesitation...you little devil!"
"Yahhh!" Yahiko screamed, "I didn't want to...I didn't...yahh!"
Yahiko, ran from the restaurant. Sanosuke, looked at the table.
"All mine, now!" he sneered, with delight.
While that was going on, Kenshin and Kaoru were still walking along the road, towards Saiyeki.
"hmmm...," Kaoru sighed, looking at the ground.
"Something wrong, Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin asked.
"Well...it's just that...," Kaoru sighed, "it's going to be 1 full year, since I met you, next month."
"Hmmm...so it has, " Kenshin, thought for a moment, "time sure does fly, nowadays, that it
does."
"I thought we could do something special, for that day, when it comes around!"
"That sounds like a great idea," Kenshin smiled, "what did you have in mind?"
"Well, going to the Akabeko isn't quite what I had in mind...," Kaoru thought.
"How about we wait until later, to think of an idea," Kenshin asked, "we don't need get ahead of
ourselves, just yet. We have a whole month, to think of something special, that we do!"
"Ok," Kaoru agreed, smiling, "I agree!"
The two, continued walking, when Kaoru suddenly, thought of something.
"Kenshin?...," Kaoru began, but stopped.
"Hmm?" Kenshin hummed, looking at her, "what is it, Miss Kaoru?"
"Well...," she began again, "I've enjoyed, all this time that we've spend together...but..."
"But what?" Kenshin asked.
"...do you think that we'll always be together?" Kaoru finally got out, "...do you think that's we'll
always be, like this?"
"Hmmm?" Kenshin wondered, looking at Kaoru with slightly sad eyes, "what makes you think of
that, all of a sudden?"
"It's just that...I don't want you to ever go...," Kaoru cried, "I want you to make this your
home...no more wandering...ok? I couldn't bear it, if you had to leave..."
Kenshin's eyes, softened and he got a solemn look on his face. He turned around and gently
grabbed Kaoru, by the shoulders. He stared straight at her teary face, and brought her to his
chest.
"Huh?..." Kaoru gasped as she hit his body.
"If it'll make you happy, Miss Kaoru...," Kenshin said in a soft, gentle voice, "...I'll stay with
you...forever! That I will, most definitely!"
Kaoru, after hearing those words, couldn't move. She just let Kenshin hold her, wrapping his arms
around her, assuring her that he was telling her the truth.
"Hmm...," Kaoru finally sighed, "I'd like that very much...Kenshin..."
The two, stood in the middle of the road, as the afternoon, hit its peak.
A/N: How's that so far? I thought a good way to open it up, is with a nice moment,
between Kaoru and Kenshin. Lots more Sappy bits and action later on. Enjoy till next
time!