In the mist of exams I am doing part of this chapter. I hope this is fine since I just had a burst of inspiration and I had to write this down before I forget. I know I have made Tomoe a little bit OC, but it's just the way I want her to be here. So yea. I hope you understand. Though I have made a few changed details of the OVA I would just like to inform you that it would not entirely be the same. So I hope you will understand this fiction. Thank you for those of you who have reviewed. I appreciate it.
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The breeze by the river was cooling the air of the summer heat. No one was in sight but the lovely girl by the tree. There she sat her back against the trunk of the tree and her head bowed down as she was intently reading something that was positioned on her lap. She was wearing a lovely light pink kimono and her hair was tide back into a high pony tail with a matching pink ribbon. She looked like a beauty in the mist of nature. All Himura Kenshin, the apprentice of highly great (and drunk mind you ) swordsmen, was stare at the angelic picture in front of him.
It was a frustrating day, as his master would not let him learn a new technique unless he masters the one he was currently doing. As frustrated as he was, the 15 year old boy stomped out of the confinement of his home. He walked endlessly around the woods that surrounded his home to rid of his anger towards his master until he stumbled upon a clearing. A clearing with varieties of flowers surrounding it and a river that cuts through. How far and how long he has been walking he does not know. But his mind never did care as his eyes came to focus onto the girl by the river.
Kaoru felt a sensation as if there was someone there with her. She looked up from the book she was reading and searched the clearing for anyone. There by the corner of it to her right was a boy. A familiar boy of red hair and violet eyes with a tint of amber. He seemed to be rooted to the spot as he kept staring at her. It seemed hilarious to her but she did not dare to laugh for she feared that he would not be real. Instead she tilted her head to one side and smiled at him. A gentle smile which instantly shook the boy out of his stupor. He in return gave shyly gave her a smile as well.
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"Himura-san" A soft voice whispered onto the air.
Amber eyes looked up to see the brown eyes of the girl, which he has found out was named Tomoe, staring at him intently. It showed lack of emotion apart from a questioning look. They were sitting at the porch by the gardens drinking. It had become a daily routine for them during the past week. He didn't know how it had started but it just came with ease as she brought him tea as he sat silently by the gardens. Though he would not touch the tea she has provided, she would go to him everyday after breakfast to his side by the gardens with the tea.
"Hmm?", was the only reply he gave his eating partner.
"I asked if you would like to accompany me to the market this afternoon" Tomoe said expectantly.
"What is there to do in the market?" Kenshin asked showing of lack interest with the matter. He never really liked going to crowded places, especially the market. If he was to go there, it would only for an errand of some kind.
"I would like to buy a few supplies for my writings" She answered him. Her writing of which meant her supplies for the material of her diary. Something he noticed she actually does every night before she went to bed. Something which he couldn't help yet to compare with Kaoru. She wasn't much of a writer but more of a reader. She never had the patience in it but how she loved reading. He had loved their reading sessions by the river near her house. It was their daily routine after their second meeting. All he did mostly was lain his head on her lap while she read him the stories from her book. How he miss her voice.
"We can ask one of the guards to buy them for you" Kenshin merely stated to the girl. As he turned his gaze back onto the gardens.
"Yes, but I would rather choose them myself"
Sighing dejectedly, Kenshin nodded his reply as he stood up from his seated position and walked back into the building. He needed sometime alone before they had to leave later. To say the least, he needed to prepare for the expected crowds that were definitely going to appear in the market.
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-Later that afternoon-
The people were closing in and everything made him feel alert. Annoyance grated every inch of his being as he and Tomoe walked through the crowds. They have been there for over an hour and still she has not found what she was looking for and this irritated him more. What she was looking for was beyond his knowledge and experience in women. The coldness of the weather was not helping them either.
As they turned a corner he had nearly lost the woman as more people moved about with great hurry. Before he could loose sight of her his right hand clamped on her left stopping her movement.
"Don't go wandering around where I can't see you" His voice husky with a hint of irritation.
She nodded her head with a small blush crept onto her fair face and guided him through the crowd to another shop, hands still linked together. It was a small shop at the end of the market which sold every writing material needed. He didn't bother to join her inside, rather he stood outside by the dark corner as he waited for her to finish what she came to do. As he stood there, he couldn't help but observe the people chatting, walking and doing business without a care in the world. It was as if there was no war going on and there was nothing amiss in the world surrounding them.
Just as he looked about, something at the corner of his eye caught his attention. A very tall masculine man was walking down the street. A rather familiar looking man actually. His hair dark as the night and he wore a huge white trench coat. Next to him was a petite girl of the age of 17, with long raven hair pulled back into a pony tail. She was rather talking to the man beside her enthusiastically. Her deep blue eyes shone with sparkle.
There he felt rooted to the spot as he watched them from the dark as they walked past him. He could not believe his eyes. His Kaoru was here. In Kyoto of all places. 'No, that can't be here' Kenshin shook his head, 'I must be seeing thing. My mind is just playing some sort of trick on me' . Kaoru would never come here. She should not come here. Not when there is still violence surrounding the place. Not when there is still danger lurking in the darkness of the city. No, it could not be her. That was what he kept telling himself as he tried to believe the words he kept replaying to himself. Just as he was deep in thoughts with the notion of Kaoru being there, Tomoe finally came out with a small parcel in hand. With that he nodded and walked off with her trailing behind him.
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Hiko didn't know whether to like Kaoru's sudden change of demeanour or be irritated. During the first half of their trip to Kyoto she was mostly silent and depressed. She would only stare at the scenery that the train passes by with a distant look in those blue eyes. She was reluctant to leave her home just to be in the protection of him. He had felt guilty for making her come out blindly, without knowing where he was leading her to. Though half way through the ride he had finally set her worried self at ease with some information. Which was their destination. The city where Kenshin was currently staying in. That has brought tremendous joy in her. Now as they walked through the major market of the city she could not stop talking. Her bubbly character was on full force now. Her eyes sparkled with anticipation of meeting him. How she was a lovely sight for Kenshin to see after all the death he has seen during the war.
Not from the city market the stood in front of an entrance of an Inn. Hiko made her stand behind him as he announced their arrival. The knots in Kaoru's stomach twisted as the thought of knowing that her Kenshin was somewhere in the mist of this city. Her heart couldn't stop pounding though it was odd. After all those months of missing him, she was going to see him again.
The lady by the door bowed as they were given the approval to enter. Just as they entered the Inn, there was Kenshin coming down the staircase with a beautiful fair lady. An elegant lady at that. The position of their stance screamed intimacy. Kaoru could seem to do anything but stand there in shock. Her complexion paled with the vision in front of her. 'The made a beautiful couple' were the only words that ran in to her head.
Hiko on the other hand just grunted at the sight while a reassuring hand was placed at her back to give her support and a nudge to move forward. The movement gave notice to the pair who just came down the stairs. Amber eyes looked up to the newly arrived guest with the shock mirrored Kaoru's. His hand fisted unconsciously as he saw the girl who haunted his memories there by the entrance of the Inn, with his Master beside her with glaring disapproving eyes.
The only thing that shattered the tension between them ironically was the woman next to him. She smiled softly and whispered a hello to them and that made it all real to him.
'Kaoru was here with him'
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I know it is not much. But hey. Now you know that there will be some KK actions in the next chapter. Ehehehe. Hope you all like it. I know it's not the best chapter since I just finished my exam papers this morning and if I do read it again and I think for a rewrite than I'll do this chapter again and post it back up with the other chapters. Please do review!