I really should have waited until I was ready to post that last chapter as a complete chapter. This dialogue should have been part of it but I was just too tired. I think it would have explained things better or at least helped the chapter make sense. Anyway, I know that whole Charles thing was out in left field but it was part of the dream.
"K-a-o-r-u." My name came out as a growl from his lips. He was beyond angry. "Where the fuck have you been?"
"Oh, you don't know?" I asked as innocently as I could. Mmmmm...these strawberries are good. I made sure to slowly and seductively wrap my lips around the juicy fruit.
"How am I supposed to know where you went? You just left! How could you just leave?"
I watched his amber eyes take in the way my tongue swept across my lips to catch the dripping juice. I just love torturing him. He deserved it after all.
"The better question is where were you? Oh, never mind, I know! You decided to stay and screw skanky fans! I left a trail for you to follow. An obvious one at that!"
"What is that supposed to mean? I tried looking for you everywhere. I called Meg, Misao, Tae, Aoshi, Sou. Hell I even called Shishio!"
His voice was getting desperate, pleading. He started to approach me. He reached out and caressed my face. I let him. He felt so good and I missed this, but damn it I am not going to back down here. I was not in the wrong!
"You know," I whispered leaning into his touch with my eyes closed. "For someone so smart, you really are so very stupid." I snapped my eyes open and backed away from his shocked expression. He really had no idea. Baka yarou.
"The credit card you idiot!"
"............................"
I sighed. "I took your credit card when I left, remember? You could have called the company or looked at the transactions to find me and come bring me home!" My voice rising with my frustration. "I made sure some of the charges were from restaurants, hotels, airlines; you know places that could obviously be traced and located! You were supposed to follow me." I sat on the chair beside me and leaned my head in my hands. "You didn't come." I whispered.
What felt like hours passed when I felt his hands take hold of mine.
"Kaoru-koi, how was I supposed to know? I thought you needed time."
"I did need time, but I needed you most."
I let him pull me to his chest and wrap his arms around me. I was getting tired. "Why didn't you come Kenshin? Your team didn't make the playoffs so there was plenty of time to be apart and plenty of time for you to find me."
"Kaoru I...I am a baka. I'm sorry for before. I'm sorry. It should never have happened. However we both know that isn't the only reason you left. I may be a baka but I know you, and you weren't happy."
"Ke..."
"Hush now, before you say anything let me finish." I nodded. "First I did not do what I did to give you or me an out. Second I never wanted an out from you. I want to be with you always, just you...as you are. What I did before was unforgivable but I do believe you overreacted. Then when you blamed yourself, I just knew the right thing was to let you leave and figure out what it is you want. As much as I am away, I did notice how unhappy and depressed you were getting. You are not as good an actor as you would like to think. I figured after you found what you needed, you'd come home; and you did."
"Now what you saw just now was all Sano's doing. I was getting depressed and he tricked me, getting me drunk. I wanted nothing to do with that woman."
I snorted, but he put his finger to my mouth to keep me silent.
"Our wedding is in one month and I wasn't sure you'd be back on time. Kaoru, thank god you came back. I'm so happy, now we can continue with the wedding." He squeezed me tighter.
"So...so your words just now, are words from your drunken stupor." I pushed away from him but let his hands stay at my waist.
"No! Koi, seeing you standing there sobered me up. I thought you were a mirage, but then you spoke in that indifferent tone you used to have and I knew you were really back. You are so demanding, and your expectations run so high you are sometimes cruel; but I don't mind." He actually had the nerve to chuckle here. "It keeps me on my toes."
Then he gave me one of those soft smiles that just melts your heart.
"Kenshin? I'm tired." Simple yet effective.
"Okay Kao-koi, come to bed and tomorrow we can talk about all the places you went to see, and everything you did. I remember you had always wanted to go to Italy, you can tell me all about it in the morning." He said as he ushered me towards the bedroom.
"I, Kenshin Himura, am not going to sleep in that disease infested bed. I suggest you get rid of those sheets. I'm sleeping in the guest room." With that, I turned and entered the guest room and shut the door locking him out.
I did fall asleep for a while. I wasn't lying when I said I was tired. Battling with emotions is more tiring than any physical battle. I did miss his touch. I did want to marry him and I would have regardless of how I truly felt. It seems I had fallen out of love with him some time ago. It took me a while to realize this but when I returned to find that I hadn't missed him and didn't really care that he was in bed with a whore; I knew the truth of my feelings. However, I did make a promise after all, but I can only accept so much. A relationship with no trust is no relationship at all, and he had lost my trust with his first betrayal. Kenshin was right after all, I do have high expectations, I am demanding, and I am cruel. Had he said the right words, done the right things; I would have shackled myself to that lying, arrogant prick. Fortunately, he isn't as good an actor as he would like to think. So that is why I am awake at 4:00 am and currently en route to Kauai, Hawaii, for some good old R&R, courtesy of Mr. Kenshin Himura. I made sure to take a nice chunk of change out of the ATM from his no limit credit card. Thank you for your services Himura, they are no longer needed.
Well, now that is that. Let me know if you want an epilogue, like a meeting years later but right now I don't see how I can pull it off. Although I do have a few ideas because I was going to do one but this chapter ended a bit differently that I had expected(meaning the words used were very definitive). So if not then this fic is fin! The crowd goes wild--bow, thank you, bow, thank you! I'm going to wait 2-3 weeks before I mark this as complete incase of an added epilogue.