Be My Future
Disclaimer: This fanfic is based on the manga series "Please save my earth". All characters Belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki from Rurouni Kenshin series.
Chapter 2 – An Intriguing Story
Their night out was fun and worth it. Kaoru laugh while Sanosuke and Megumi fought each other and talked all the things she missed. She needed this time with them, she waited for it since she arrived America.
Kenshin hadn't gone with them for obvious reasons and Kaoru only realized that when Sano was at her house to pick her up. He helped with her things so that she wouldn't miss this opportunity to be with them. This boy only seemed to surprise her. The young crying and cute boy disappeared being replaced by this young man who seemed to amaze her.
"Want to dance?" Sanosuke asked the two girls. Megumi waved her hand negatively since she was already tired. Kaoru lifted her head from her thoughts.
"Iie, I'm a bit tired." Sanosuke looked serious at her
"You seem thoughtful" he said and Megumi was now the one to look worried at her too "Something's wrong?"
"I-ie" she asked hesitantly but smiling "Just thinking about Kenshin, he was a big help to me when I unpacked my bags."
The couple stared at her surprised but said nothing and looked at each other a bit hesitatingly. Kaoru noticed "What's wrong?"
Megumi smiled at her and replied "Iie, it's nothing, that was really sweet of him."
"I think that too." Kaoru said thinking
Sanosuke stood up putting his phone on his pocket as well as the keys of the car. "Well, since we're all tired we should be thinking about going now. I have to get up early tomorrow so."
"Oh that's right," Kaoru said standing up too "Your classes right? Do you have many students?" they started walking out of the bar paying. Sanosuke was a martial arts teacher, once he finished highschool he started taking classes for teaching. He's a fresh teacher but Kaoru knew he would be a great one. Once they were out of the bar, they headed to the car.
"I don't have many but I'm really enjoying it" he replied and started the car. Turning behind him where Kaoru sat, he said. "At least I'm gaining money."
….
Next day, her mother called worried wanting to know how everything was going with her. She told everything and how her friends were and how little Kenshin had grown up so fast and how his mother was doing.
Mothers worry so much but its obvious why. She mentioned there was some furniture that they left at the garage. It belonged to the room where they usually watched TV. After hanging the phone she headed to her garage and saw her old furniture.
She sighed knowing she wasn't able to do all of this by herself. Heading to the house again, she dialled Sano's number. He must have ended his classes by now and she knew she could count on him.
"Mochi mochi?" she heard Sano's voice and smiled.
"Hey it's me," she paused "I was wondering, are going to do something today? Were you going to meet Megumi?"
"She's coming to meet me after her exam." He replied and Kaoru's eyes widened
"She had an exam? Today!" she asked worried "Why didn't she tell me? If I knew I-"
"You wouldn't go out last night, right?" Sano interrupted and she nodded "That's why she didn't tell you, she studied days before so she could be with you yesterday, don't be mad at her."
"But I feel bad." Kaoru replied sad.
"You don't have to be, you weren't the one who invited us. Besides she was confident about today's exam, don't worry" Sano said smiling
"Hmm…" She managed to say still feeling a bit bad. "Ok, is she still doing the exam?"
"She finished it now, she must be here at any minute."
"Oh okay, want to lunch with me? At my house?" she asked "I'm going to buy some food since I still need to fill the fridge, I have nothing here."
"That would be great!" he said cheerfully and she smiled "I'm starved, when she meets me, I'll be heading that way."
"I'll be waiting then," she said "Ja!"
After her call, she headed to her room, picked her wallet and left the house, going to the marked so she could make her friend's lunch. Once she got out of the house she looked at Kenshin's wondering if the boy was already awake. Leaving that thought aside, she headed to the market.
…..
"I'm finished" Sano said putting his chopsticks down tapping his belly. "I missed your cooking already Kaoru."
"Yeah, this is really great." Megumi agreed almost finishing.
"Arigatou." Kaoru putted her chopsticks down as she spoke "I was afraid of forgetting how to make Japanese food, I always asked my mom to do it or to help her with it."
"You sure didn't forget," Kaoru smiled by Sano's comment.
"Stop flattering her," Megumi said "I don't want her to become like you. Oh that's right Kaoru, are you going to do something later?"
Kaoru's head went a little down with a little smile on her face. She tried to speak even hearing Sanosuke saying to Megumi 'what's that supposed to mean!' "Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about."
The too stopped arguing looking worried at her "Something's wrong Jou-chan?"
"No no, everything's fine really," she answered waving her hands in front of her. "I just wanted your help for something. As you can see I don't have enough furniture here."
"Yeah I was wondering where you got this table and chairs." Megumi said looking at the furniture.
"They were all in the garage" Kaoru replied a little embarrassed. "Mom and dad left everything in the garage, my old furniture is all there, but somethings are a little heavier."
"We'll help you out Jou-chan." Sanosuke said already standing up "I'm free for today, it's going to be fun."
"Thank you" Kaoru said happily as she stood up.
After lunch, they headed to her garage. Kaoru started to give instruction on what to take out and where to put it. They were going to be a big help, she knew from the start that they would agree to help her.
"Ah." Kaoru said surprised remembering something "I forgot to clean the dishes."
The couple looked at her confused as Kaoru wondered on what to do. Megumi smiled at her "You can go clean it if you want, we can handle this here."
She was surprised by the offer. "But-"
"You can go," Megumi said showing her back to the girl, heading to the furniture "And do it fast since we have a lot to do today!"
Kaoru smiled and went to the kitchen to start cleaning. Since there wasn't too much dishes to clean, she was fast on doing it. Ten minutes later she was heading to the garage again. Kaoru saw that they have already put a couch in the TV room. It was a little dusty and she thought on dealing with it later. Kaoru got to the garage in an instant and stopped a few steps away with the view the couple was showing.
Sanosuke was kissing Megumi in a very romantic way, embracing her with his strong arms. Kaoru blushed seeing such a nice couple they made. She remembered Sano kissing her when they were together. Not the way he did with Megumi of course. Thinking about it know seemed a little awkard but it didn't meant anything to her know.
Their relationship only lasted three months. It ended right before she was told she would leave Japan. .They came to realize they would be better as friends and they carished that. Sanosuke was very sad about it, but somehow Kaoru couldn't keep going. When she arrived America, she didn't' get any boyfriends. Although Steve had a crush on her, and she on him, she valued her friendship with him.
When Sanosuke told her he was started dating her best friend she was surprised. But then again she was happy for them, they were a great couple and she could see it now. They avoided kissing each other in front of her and she knew why. She now watched them with a smile on her face.
"You think a kiss can shut me up?" she heard Megumi say in an ironic tone.
"Well, I can shut you up in other ways but we have to help Kaoru." Megumi smacked him on the head and he laughed. Kaoru only blushed. They seemed not to notice the girl.
"And about what we were talking about-"
"Look, she needs to know," Sanosuke interrupted her "She is going to have her memories back sooner or later-
"You don't know that."
"Why don't you want accept this?"
"I don't want to talk about this anymore." Megumi said turning away from him crossing her arms "This subject is just ridiculous."
"Look, last night we-"
"Don't even remember me of that!" Megumi said looking back at him really annoyed. Sanosuke then noticed Kaoru´s presence, looking at them surprised. She remained there with eyes widened confused wondering if they were talking about her. Megumi then turned noticing the girl. One hand came to her forehead, avoiding her eyes.
"Is something wrong?" Kaoru managed to say looking at Megumi.
…..
"We've been having weird dreams for almost one year ago. Well at least Megumi, I've been having them for 2 years already." Sano explain as Megumi said nothing with an angry stare directly to Sano. They were back at the kitchen, sat on the same places as they were when they had lunch. It was Sanosuke's idea to sit a talk.
"Dreams?" Kaoru asked surprised.
"About what seems to be our past lives." He answered and Kaoru's eyes widened surprised.
"Is that true?"
"Well we don't know, we have no proves." Megumi said interrupting Sanosuke.
"Our names are the same as the one in our past lives." Sano continued ignoring Megumi's comments "Everything happens on an ancient Tokyo, right after Meiji Era appeared and the use of swords were forbidden." He paused thinking "Megumi and Sanosuke from the past seemed to like each other but never said anything." Megumi's hands came to her face again embarrassed.
"Megumi?" Kaoru called her unsure looking at her rater confused. She was still processing all of this.
"What he's saying is true." Megumi said through her hands. She finally removed them showing her embarassed face and started to explain "Megumi was a doctor and a very good one of this ancient Tokyo town, everyone trusted her. Sanosuke was freeloader, always eating and sleeping on other's people houses specially the dojo Kamiya."
Kaoru's eyes widened with the mention of her last name and asked surprised "Dojo Kamiya?"
"Before you question us, please listen to the story." Sanosuke started and Kaoru unsure heard. "There was a 17 years old girl named Kaoru Kamiya and she was the owner of this Dojo that she inherited from her father. This one died on the war when she was only 15 and to keep the dojo she started to give kendo classes, that's when she meets the legendary Battoussai also known as Kenshin Himura."
Kaoru's eyes widened surprised but said nothing waiting for them to continue.
"We don't know all the details but this Battoussai who was a ruthless murderer in the past was now a rurouni that came to live at this dojo. This rurouni lived to protect people. Sanosuke only knew of them much later, they even took care of a 10 year old kid named Yahiko Myojin." He paused
"Kenshin known as Battoussai was a challenge to all fighters since he was known as the best swordsman of the Tokugawa era, and I was one of the fighters." Kaoru remained silent "I challenged him for a battle and lost. Since then I became friends with him and everyone that lived around him."
"After that, Sanosuke also helped Kenshin's fight's" Megumi now talked "And they saved me from a mansion where I was held captive and ordered against my will to create opium. After they rescue me, I became a doctor and also visited the dojo a lot."
The three of them remained silent. Megumi looking down with her crossed arms. Sano was looking at Kaoru to see her reaction that seemed to be thoughtful. He hoped this wasn't to much for her.
"There were more people involved with the group but we better tell you that later as to not confuse you." Sano said "You can ask your questions now."
Kaoru looked up a bit surprised and thought of something to say. "Your last names were Sanosuke Shouta and Megumi Nakamura too?"
"No," Megumi answered "He was Sanosuke Sagara, mine was Megumi Takani. But Sagara wasn't his real name too."
"And it wasn't Shouta either." Sano explained.
"Hm." Kaoru thought for a while "What you're trying to say is that I am this Kaoru Kamiya?"
"Our past faces have similarities with the ones we have now." Sanosuke tried to say "I had a big spiky hair and Megumi's was huge." He laid his back to the chair "Kaoru has a long and smooth black hair. Your face expressions are very similar to hers."
"But I have no memories, and you seem to have them for a long time." the girl explained.
"You did have one," Kaoru now looked at Sanosuke confused "You told me yesterday, that you dreamed on the plane and saw me and Kenshin in an ancient Tokyo."
"Well yeah but-"Kaoru stopped talking shocked "wait, you're not telling me that Battoussai is the little Kenshin? I thought about that but it's not true, is it? Does he have the memories too?"
"We don't know, but it seems he doesn't." Megumi answered looking at Sano before he could even speak. He said nothing narrowing his eyes to her but looked again to the girl.
"How old is this Kenshin?" she asked
"When we met him, he was 28." Megumi awnsered.
"The dream I had was with a little Kenshin, a young little boy." Kaoru tried to understand as she replied.
The couple looked at each other's confused. They looked back at her "From my memories there was no little boy besides Yahiko. Are you sure?"
"I'm positive." She insisted "He must have been 7 years old not much, had short red hair and whore a men's kimono."
"Kaoru didn't have any children from what we know." Megumi said "My memories reached a long way already and I remember that she was really depressed by Kenshin not accepting her feelings."
"Feelings? She had feelings for him?" Kaoru asked a little surprised.
"Look," Sano started trying to calm the girl "We told you this to know if you had memories but I guess you don't have them." He paused looking at Megumi confused and looking again at Kaoru. "But now that we told you this, we want you think about it."
"Why?"
"Your current name is Kaoru Kamiya." Sano explained making her look at him thoughtfully "Kaoru was the only daughter and if she had children, her last name still wouldn't be inherited."
She was surprised by what he said. He was right, so how could she be called Kamiya? She didn't know the existence of this dojo. Well at least she doesn't remember, her parents never mentioned that to her. This was something she had to ask her family.
They didn't talk much after that. The air between them was different and they were only able to arrange her living room. Megumi was a little upset by Sanosuke's confession, Kaoru could see that but she didn't understand why.
Two hours passed and it was already 5 p.m. They left her house only with Kaoru assuring them that she was able to do the rest tomorrow. The rest of the furniture were less heavy so it was easy for her. She now watched the car with a serious Sanosuke driving and an upset Megumi inside. They left her house slowly.
As the car drove away from her sight she remembered Sanosuke's words about her name. This whole story was so mysterious and somehow it scared her. She was still divided, if she should believe them or not. But what if it was true? She had to give her friends a chance and really thing about this.
…...
"Why didn't you tell her Kenshin has the memories?" Sanosuke asked annoyed as he drove the car. Megumi looked at him with serious eyes. "He was the one who started all of this. He's been waiting to tell her and you know it."
"I am well aware of that." She answered with a serious stare. Sano stopped in a red signal and looked at her. "But imagine if we told her? Kaoru is his friend and somehow that friendship would be ruined if she knew about it. We don't know if she could face this normally."
"I know she could" Sanosuke said facing the road with a serious face. Megumi could see he was really upset.
"The Legendary Battoussai is in history." Megumi explain to her "It's going to be a little confusing to Kaoru to know that the boy she saw grow up, and is friends with for so long, is the reincarnation of this person. Nobody knows his true life, just the fact that he changed an era."
He started the car again and drove a little while until he pulled over and turned off the car. They were far from Kaoru's house now and the road was empty. Megumi looked at him confused.
With thoughtful eyes he picked up his phone and dialled a number.
"What are you doing?" Megumi asked.
"I'm calling Kenshin," he said looking at her now "He needs to know."
…
"Hello?"
"Kenshin it's me Sano." The man paused "I need to tell you something."
"Sure," He said as he sat at his bed "What is it?"
"We talked with Kaoru about the memories." Kenshin's eyes narrowed "We told her the story and it seems she doesn't have them. The vision I talked to you about doesn't match the story we told her." He paused again "Kenshin, how far have your memories reached?"
"Till Megumi seems to move back to Tokyo." He answered calmly. Sanosuke paused for a while. Kenshin could understand by his voice that something bothered Sano.
"Did you have a son?" Kenshin's eyes widened and his mouth slightly opened. "Kaoru had a vision with a boy with his seven's with short red hair that looked like you."
"No I think we didn't…" he hesitatingly said with a hand coming to his forehead somehow surprised.
"Kaoru suspected that you had memories but we lied to her." He explained and Kenshin's eyes narrowed with a confused look.
"Why did you do that?" he said upset.
"Megumi thought it was better for your relationship. You two are friends and your past is written along with japan's history. Megumi thought it was too much for her to take for now. It is better if she doesn't know it yet."
"She..did?" He asked somehow more upset than before.
"Just try to be patient ok?" Sanosuke calmly told him "She is a little confused right now. We asked for her to think about this whole thing. Just don't tell her anything yet, ok?" Kenshin remained silent for a while with angry eyes and finally said "Sure."
"Ok then, I'm going to post that article tomorrow," Sano said "Let's see if your plan works."
"Ok." Kenshin replied looking down "I have to go now, ja"
"Ja." He hung his phone and thought for a while. He was somehow disappointed. He waited so long and still Kaoru did not know of him yet. He had longed for her to know for years and now that she knew their story, she didn't know of him.
Something caught his eye and he immediately followed it to his window, to see Kaoru move in her house. Their house were built right in front of each other and since he was little he could watch from him room if Kaoru was home. She had turned the light of her room on. He saw her walking around arranging some things. She still had cloths to unpack.
Without turning his lights on, he approached the window to look better at her. One arm came to the window as he laid his head on it, watching her. She was absolutely gorgeous. He just wanted to be closer to her.
"Where did that little boy come from, koishii?" he asked smiling to himself. "Were you having hallucinations because of the illness? Did you really wanted to have children with me?" his eyes closed sadly. He was a fool in the past.
He tried to remember if there were signs of her seeing a little boy, but couldn't. He remained silent for a while, searching his past memories for a clue. He suddenly remembered something from his pas and had an odd idea that was worth trying. He was really good with the mind and spirit in the past. Shall he try it?
He got to the door and before shutting it, he screamed to his mother: "Mom! I'm going to sleep for a while ok? I'm a bit tired!"
"Oh... Okay!" came the reply and then he slowly shut the door. He headed to his bed and lay down, hands on top of his belly with a smile on his lips.
"Let's see if I can reach you," he said closing his eyes "Will you sleep with me?"
….
"Hm..." Kaoru said as her eyes opened. She tried to open them widelly but was finding it difficult. Opening her eyes fully now she realized she was laid in a futon, but not on hers. The hair that was spilled in front of her was black and really smooth.
Where am I? Who painted my hair black?
Supporting her height in her elbow she yawned a bit. She now looked down and realized she was dressed in a kimono. Coming to touch it to feel the fabric, her eyes grew confused.
Why am dressed like this?
"Hm?" She asked as she realized the colour of the fabric. It was a magenta one and it didn't even touch her knees. This was a man's clothe. "Kenshin's…"
Hm? Why am I talking? This isn't me talking
She looked at the mirror in a corner and walked to see her figure. She closed the kimono a little and watched her figure. Her hair was all down and easily slipped trough her fingers as she touched it. Th girl smiled at the mirror enjoying the fabric that evolved her body.
This is not me. My hair isn't like this when I wake up, what's going on?
But…she is really pretty
And really in love…
Wait! Did she just say Kenshin? Did I-
"Kaoru-dono!" a voice of a man was heard approaching her door. She immediately became tense. He stopped right in front of it. "Are you awake?" She could see the shadow of the man from the door.
Did he call her Kaoru? Kaoru dono?
"Ah!" She managed to say looking for something to dress so he could not see her "Yes! I'll be right there Kenshin!" she got up and got to her wardrobe taking a yukata and dressing it on top of Kenshin's Gi.
Kenshin? The Kenshin? The Battoussai?
She finished dressing and headed to the door, opening it and showing a smile.
Oh my! He's gorgeous!
"What's wrong?" she asked innocently trying to hide herself as much as she could. Kenshin was wearing his blue Gi opened for her to see his bare chest and was showing a gentle smile to her.
Is that a crossed scar on his left check?
"I was wondering if you saw my magenta Gi, de gozaru." He asked softly and she tensed once more "I'm looking for it but somehow I can't find it anywhere."
Busted...
"Ah is that so?" she asked innocently "Have you checked on the pile of dirty cloths? Maybe you put it there."
"Oro?"
What did he just say?
"No I didn't de gozaru," he replied smiling "I'm going to check it after lunch, want to join me?"
He's really nice…
"Sure why not?" she replied "Let me dress first and I'll be with you in a minute!"
"Aa." With that he headed to the kitchen and she nervously closed the door. The last thing she wanted was for him to discover that she was using his clothes. Dressing rapidly he had to make sure to put it together with the dirty clothes.
Kaoru suddendly woke up once more. She opened her eyes a little confused and watched the ceiling. Her head turned right as her eyes travelled around her room recognizing it. Yep, that was her room for sure.
Getting up and supporting her figure in her elbows she looked around and then to herself. Her cloths were normal now: blue jeans and black t-shirt. The girl then noticed her mirror and immediately came to look at it.
Once she reached it, she let out a relived sigh. Her hair was back to normal: brown and curly in the end. She kept watching the mirror though thinking about the similarities about the Kaoru in the past and her.
She really looked like that girl. The girl that the guy called her as 'Kaoru dono'.
The guy named Kenshin…
She now remembered the story Sanosuke told her. Was this a memory?
End of chapter 2
A/n: yay it's already finished. I know this memory Kaoru just had was a little soon but if you didn't understand why she had it, you will on later chapters. I'll try to keep this as short as I can. Anyway hope you liked it!
And please review!
