Feelings Starting to Evolve Part. 6

- "Scent of a Woman…Feelings of mercy" -

(Kenshin/Flora) –

Author Notes:

Now here's the Chapter where the Feelings of The Flower Girl and the Samurai of Kyoto will start to evolve.

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On with the story.

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Location.

Alfea College.

Flora Gardner.

We see Kenshin Himura and his Pixie Hanabi, meditating and also relaxing in the Green Gardner that belonged to Flora.

He can't help but wonder how relaxing was that place…so calm and serenity.

Kenshin:" This is such a wonderful place to meditate and rest. It's so quite and warm."

Hanabi:" – (nodding) – Indeed it is. Nature can sure give you a relaxing time. I like it"

Flora is coming from her place to her gardner to water some flowers. When she enters, she sees Kenshin and Hanabi in the center, sitting.

Flora:" Um…Kenshin?"

Kenshin woke up and saw Flora with Chatta in front of them:

Kenshin:" Uh! Flora, hi"

Flora:" Hey to you too. Um…what are you doing here?"

Kenshin:" I've came here to meditate, because it's such a wonderful place to relax. Hope you don't mind?"

Flora:" No, not at all. You can come here anytime you want to. No problem"

Kenshin:" I thank you. So, what are you doing?"

Flora:" I've came here to water my plants and to plants this ones. Would you like to help me Kenshin? I could use some help"

Kenshin:" Ill be my pleasure Flora-chan"

Flora:" – (happy) – Thanks. – (blinks) – Um…Flora-chan? Why the Chan? What's that?"

Kenshin:" Oh! It's a Japanese word used a lot to said that to your best and closest friends"

Flora:" I see. That's sound cool"

Kenshin:" It is. So, how can I be of assisting?"

We then see Kenshin helping Flora watering the plants, digging some holes for the small plants, cutting the tales of some flowers.

It lasted fro about 2 hours. When they finish, they sat down.

Flora:" Thank you for helping me Kenshin. That was nice from you."

Kenshin:" My pleasure Flora. I see that you really like to care of plants. The way you look after them amaze me"

Flora:" Well, plants are like us, for they have a life like us. For they breath, ea, sleep…they also take care of us"

Kenshin:" – (blinks) – Oro!!! They do? How?"

Flora:" They produce clean air for us to breathe. They nourish us. they even heal us…for many plants have healing ingredients"

Kenshin believe her, as he quite remembers how his doctor friend Megumi used a lot of plants to heal wounds and other injures:

Kenshin:" – (nod) – You're right, I believe you in that. As a good of mine named Megumi, who's a doctor, used lots of plants to cure wounds, so as her mentor, Dr. Genzai. You sure have a lot of variety of plants and flowers Flora"

Flora:" Yes, I do. I love to have plants. I have almost of very kind here…from Lily's, to Jasmines. Here Kenshin, let me show you my Pet Plant. Follow me"

Next…

Flora took Kenshin to her room. Kenshin saw Flora room as he enter, he like it, like a miniature Gardner. She shows him her pet plant. It was a Venus Carnivorous.

Flora:" Here Kenshin, this is my lovely Pet Plant, what do you think of it?"

Kenshin:" WOO…interesting pet you have Flora. Kinda big, isn't it?"

Flora began to pet her plant and the plant moves its head and roots happy:

Kenshin:" – (wide eyes) – Its…it's moving. Your plant is moving"

Flora:" - (giggles) – My, how observantly you are. Yes, it can move. Come here Kenshin, would you like to pet it?"

Kenshin:" WHAT!!! Pet it? – (nervous chuck) - I don't think it would be wise…what if it doesn't like me? Would it bite me?"

Kenshin:" No it won't, he's very friendly. Come one Kenshin, don't be afraid"

Kenshin:" Okay Flora, if you said so"

Slowly, Kenshin reach his arm and touch the plant head and rub it. Like a little pup, the plant rubs its head into Kenshin.

Kenshin:" – (chuckle) – Hey Flora, you were right. It is very friendly"

Flora:" I told you. It may look scary, but it's very friendly"

Kenshin:" That it is. Never knew plants would be so specials and friendly"

Flora:" – (blush) – Um, Kenshin, I never really thank you for saving my life against those evil Phantoms that tried to invaded Alfea. That was very brave of you"

Kenshin:" It was no problem Flora. I was happy to do it"

Flora:" The way you fought them, I was impress. Your moves with that weird sword you carried, you were like lighting. How'd you do it?"

Kenshin:" Simple. I'm a Samurai, and those moves that you saw, were a part of the –"Hiten-Mitsurugi-Style"-"

Flora:" A Samurai? What's that? Like a Knight or a Specialist?"

Kenshin:" Humph…kinda. Considerate like a Japanese Knight"

Flora:" I see. And that weird sword you have, what kind of a sword is it? I've never seen anything like that"

Kenshin:" It's a Samurai Sword called a Katana. As you can see – (shows her his sword) – its curve, so you can have a better control and better movement"

Flora:" Wow. That's so interesting. When I saw you in action, you were so great, you could even teach the Specialists of Red Fountain some lessons in Sword Fighting"

Kenshin:" – (blush) – Oro!!! I'm not that great Flora, but thanks for the compliment"

They look at each other and they were quiet. Hanabi saw it and got the idea. So she decided to give them some privacy:

Hanabi:" Hey guys!!! Me and Chatta gotta go. We have some business to take care off"

Chatta:" – (blinks confuse) – Huh!? We do!?"

Hanabi:" Yes Chatta, WE DO. Now come along"

Chatta:" Hey wait…"

Then, she grabs her by her clothes and drags her away, leaving Kenshin and Flora alone in her room.

Flora:" So Kenshin, by the way you fought, it seen you have some experience. Right?"

Kenshin:" – (nervous blush) – Um…you…might said that"

Flora notes an X scar on Kenshin face:

Flora:" Hey Kenshin, that scar you have in your face, like an X. How did you get it?"

Kenshin:" – (sad) – I…don't want to talk about it"

Somehow, Flora felt that it was a painful thing for Kenshin to remember, so she changes the subject:

Flora:" Oh! Okay, Um, Kenshin, so, can…can you tell me about your self. You know, where you come from, your hobbies"

Kenshin:" Oro!!! You…wanna know about my self?"

Flora:" Yea…that is…if you want to. If not, I wont force you"

Kenshin:" No, no, I don't mind. Is just that, - (very nervous) – you…you wouldn't want to know!

Flora:" – (blink) – Why not?"

Kenshin:" Flora, my past is not something you would like to hear. It's…not pretty"

Flora:" Oh come on Kenshin. It can't be that bad"

Kenshin:" – (sad whisper) – If you only knew, - (out laud) – Flora, I've done some – (guilt) – things in my past. Bad ones that you would find it…unpleasant"

Flora:"……still, I want to listen. Listen Kenshin, I know it would be improper from me to say this to you but, you shouldn't keep them inside. It's not good for you. Come one, you can tell me. It'll make you feel good"

For some strange reason for Kenshin…he decided to tell her:

Kenshin:" I suppose you're right, alright. I'm from Kyoto Japan, um, I'm 18 years old. As for my hobbies, well, I guess I don't have many, but, I like to read Literature and Bonsais"

Flora:" Bonsais? What is that?"

Kenshin:" There Japanese small trees"

Flora:" Oh! So tell me more Kenshin. Where did you learn how to fight?"

Kenshin:" That would be from my mentor Seijiro Hiko. When I lost my parents as a young child, he found me and trained me in the Art of Hiten-Mitsurugi Style. He was the one who gave me the name Kenshin, cause my original name was Shinra, and my Sensei thought it was ridicules. Anyway, he taught me all there was to it. When I mastered the Art, I left on my own, after that, - (tense up) – many battles I took placed, many enemy's I fought down"

Flora:" Really! So, it must have been hard?"

Kenshin:" Oh Flora, you have no idea. Later, I was hired by the Japanese Government to fight in the Great War for the Restoration of Japan…"

Kenshin told Flora of all the battles he participated in the war and all the enemy's he took down. Flora was impressed and awe at the battles he took in.

Kenshin:"- (sad) – I…fought so many times, that later, I was known by my enemy's as – "Battosai, the Man Slaughter" –."

Flora:" – (gasp) – Ba…Battosai the Man Slaughter!!!"

Kenshin:" Yes. Cause every enemy that fought against me, didn't came back alive"

Flora:" Oh my!!! That's awful"

Kenshin:" I know. – (Tear eyes) – It was not a pretty, nor good, but we were in war. I had no choice, but still, I slayed countless life's. I was a monster"

Kenshin was expecting Flora to be scare of him, to scorn him hard, and leave him.

Instead.

He felt Flora hands touching his shoulder. When he looks up, he saw her.

Her face was not a scare, now angry person, but, caring and concern.

Flora:" Don't cry Kenshin, you are not a monster, you were a warrior who only fought for his country. Its like you said, you were in a war for the restoration of this Japan."

Kenshin:" You…you mean it Flora?"

Flora:" I do. Tell me Kenshin…did you…did you ever regretted killing those peoples?"

That was a question no one has ever asked him. Not even Kaoru:

Kenshin:" – (regretful face) - Yes Flora, a lot. I even had nightmares about them, terrible ones, they haunt me. Still do"

Flora:" So……what happen later Kenshin?"

Kenshin:" When the war was over, and the restoration of Japan was completed, I quit the Army of the Government and vow never to kill"

Flora:" That's good"

Kenshin:" Thanks. After that, I wandered all around Japan as a Ronin…"

Flora:" Um…What's a Ronin?"

Kenshin:" A person with no home nor boss, a wandered if you like to call it, and also with no destiny. Then, I met Kaoru…"

For the next 50 minutes, Kenshin told Flora all about his life at the Kamiya Dojo. The many friends he made, the hard battles he participated to save his friends, the silly times he went through…

Flora:" Woau Kenshin. Sounds like you had such a wonderful life"

Kenshin:" – (sad) – Indeed, but…it was take it away from me"

Flora:" How come?"

Kenshin:" There was this criminal named Yataro who had as hostages, and was threaded to killed them."

Flora:" – (shock) – Oh my god!!! And what happen?"

Kenshin:" I don't know why, but, suddenly I snap. As he was about to kill them, I took my sword out and throw it to him and impaled him. Killing him in the process"

Flora:" Oh dear!!!"

Kenshin:" – (tear eyes) – I may have saved the children's, but, it cost me everything"

Flora:" Wha…what do you mean?"

Kenshin:" The peoples, after watching me kill a man; they…started to despised me and got scared of me. They began calling me murdered. And worse…Kaoru, the woman who I cared a lot, yelled and scorned me, saying that because of me, I destroyed her honour. Later, she throws me out of her home, saying that she didn't want to do anything with me. Even when I tried to explain to her, she wouldn't listen to me"

Flora:" – (sad) – Oh Kenshin!"

Kenshin:" As I was walking in the street, the people began to look at me with fear and hateful eyes, and turned their backs on me. It was then that I realized that I was no longer wanted there. So I left from the only place I ever considerate a home to me"

Flora began to feel Kenshin pain as it was her own:

Kenshin:" – (crying) - All the things that I work so hard to obtain, where taken away from me in an instant. Maybe…maybe they were right about me. Maybe I am a cold, heartless monster"

Suddenly…

Kenshin felt as Flora hugs him, as he heard her sobbing.

Kenshin:" Flora!!!"

Flora:" – (sobs) – Oh Kenshin. I'm so sorry to hear that. But you're not a monster. You're a noble person whose only crime was to protect those he cared about"

Kenshin:" But…I've killed so many. And I killed that criminal…that makes me a monster"

Flora:" No Kenshin, you had no choice. That evil man was gonna kill those innocent children's. If you didn't take him out those children's would have died. Those peoples were fool to judged you like that. You were a hero, not a monster."

Kenshin:" You…think so Flora?"

Flora:" I know so. Cause a monster would not have regretted of his actions, nor cared, and most of all…a monster would not have accept to help us in this battle. And, it would not save me when those ugly Phantoms were ready to kill me and all my friends"

Kenshin was on the verge of crying of someone believing in him.

Kenshin:" - (happy tears) – Thank you Flora, for saying those wonderful words to me. You're…one of the few persons who ever believe in me, and treated nicely."

Flora:" - (blush) – Well, it's the truth"

Kenshin:" So you know a bit of me, can you tell me a little about yourself Flora"

Flora:" Sure. My name is Flora, I'm 16 years old. I was born on the 1 of March. My fairy Sign is Dryad. My home is Lypnea, the Planet where Magic lies in Nature"

Kenshin:" Such interesting name your home planet has, and very fascinated. Magic with Nature"

Flora:" I know, anyway, I am known to my friends as –"The Flower Girl" -, cause I love plants"

Kenshin: - (teasing) – Now why would they said that?"

Flora:" – (giggle hard) – I really don't know. I'm wise and cautious, and I don't hesitate to help people in need, with sweetness and patience. My insecurity often stops me from making decisions, but luckily my friends always advise me and encourage me!"

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Later, we see Kenshin and Flora walking in Alfea Patio, looking at he Moon and Stars:

Kenshin:" The moon is sure beautiful, as well as the stars. Wouldn't agreed Flora?"

Flora:" It sure is. I enjoy talking to you Kenshin. I really enjoy getting to know you a lot more"

Kenshin:" Me too Flora, and…I want to thank you so much for not rejected me, cause of my dark past. I was afraid that you'll despise me or worse, fear me, cause I was the Battosai"

Flora:" – (sweet smile) – Don't worry Kenshin, I could never hate you. And besides, your Dark Past stayed in the Past, so don't let it affect you. When I met you, I saw you as a Noble Warrior, not a murderer, or a monster"

Kenshin:" – (chuckle) – You know, you're the 3rd person who ever said that to me…First Kaoru, later Misao, and now you. I thought I could never hear those words again, that I didn't"

Flora:" Oh! That's nice to know. You're a cool guy to be with, I mean it"

Kenshin:" And you're a noble girl who I enjoyed a lot knowing. It was an honour to me"

Flora:" – (blush) – Thanks Kenshin. Same for me to you"

They stared at each other, not moving…then…their hearts pump faster. Even more…a Link was formed and connects at each other hearts and souls together.

The seed of love was planted between them.

Kenshin:" Listen Flora, as much as I would like to continue our chat, we better go inside. Its getting, and you probably need to sleep for tomorrow"

Flora:" Oh! Yes, you're right. It its getting kinda late, and tomorrow I have Herb logy"

Kenshin:" Then lets go. I'll take you to your room, that is, if you let me"

Flora:" Kenshin, that's so sweat, I love to"

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Scene.

Flora Room:

´Kenshin walked Flora to her room. Once there:

Kenshin:" Well Flora, once again, I thank you for giving me a wonderful time. Now that you're safe in your room, I must depart, but I'll see you tomorrow, okay"

Flora:" Yes, you bet. Well Kenshin, I bid you good night, and have pleasant dreams"

Kenshin:" Same to you Flora, see you later."

Kenshin walks away. Flora enters her bedroom and her Pixie Chatta came through the window:

Chatta:" Flora, where you being girl?"

Flora:" Oh, I was with Kenshin, having a good time around Alfea Patio. Where did you go?"

Chatta:" Kenshin Pixie Hanabi took me and asked me to give her a tour around Alfea. Same as you I guess. So tell me Flora, how did you find Kenshin?"

Flora:" – (sweet sigh) – Wha can I tell you…Kenshin sure had a hard life; fought in many wars, guess that's the reason why he's so good. – (Sad) – But, also how he lost everything he searched for. But nonetheless, he turned out to be a Pure, Noble Warrior, and handsome too"

Chatta:" – (Teases) - Oh my good!!! I don't believe what I'm hearing"

Flora:" – (blink confuse) – What do you mean Chatta?"

Chatta:" You're starting to fall in love with Kenshin, do you?"

Flora:" – (gasp blush) – What!!! No…no you're wrong Chatta. – (Nervous laugh) – I…I only like him as a friend."

Chatta:" Is that so!!! Then why are you so red girl uh?"

Flora:" I…I…I…I need to take a bath, I gotta go"

Then, she runs away fast.

Meanwhile…

Kenshin was walking to his home camp, when Hanabi fly's toward him:

Hanabi:" – (waving) - Hey Kenshin, Kenshin"

Kenshin:" Hanabi, where have you being, didn't see you for a while"

Hanabi:" I asked Flora Pixie Chatta to give me a Tour around Alfea. It was very fascinated. So Kenshin…did you had a good time with Flora?"

Kenshin:" Yes I did. She was a very nice and sweet girl."

Hanabi:" Is that so! Tell me, was she beautiful?"

Kenshin:" Yes she was. Not only that, but also very merciful and understandable…she was one of the few who never judge me bad, like those villagers. She accepted me, even after hearing of my Dark Past of the Battosai. I was very lucky to meet her."

Hanabi:" Well, what do you know…- (teasing) – It looks to me that you're starting to fall in love with her, right Kenshin"

Kenshin:" – (blush) – ORO!!! – (Nervous laugh) – Why do you said that Hanabi. That's silly…she's already take"

Hanabi:" Maybe…but tell me Kenshin. Would you go out with her, if the opportunity came to you?"

Kenshin:"………Yes. Yes I would."

Hanabi:" HA. I knew it"

Kenshin:" – (gasp big) – Hey…NO, NO WAIT, ITS NOT LIKE THAT, ITS…"

Hanabi fly's away from him…

Hanabi:"- (giggles and taunting) - Kenshin has a crush on Flora, Kenshin has a crush on Flora jijijijijiji"

Kenshin:" NOOOOOOOOO. STOP HANABI."

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I hope that you like this Chapter.

To all fans:

How did you find this Chapter?

What parts did you like the most?

To all Kenshin Females Fans:

If you were in Flora place, what would you have done?

Would you have accepted him regardless of his past, or reject him like Kaoru?

What would you have done in her place, or tell him?

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