Always There For Me - A RK K&K
Romance Fic
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is the creation of Nobuhiro Watsuki, with
the manga and anime rights belonging to Jump Comics and Sony Entertainment,
respectively. I do not own and did not create the series or its characters...I'm
just a fan, and I have no money anyways, so NO SUING ME!! :D
"Ok, Kaoru." He said as
he went back to doing the laundry.
I almost jumped for joy!!
A big grin spread across my face as I turned on my heel to head to the
dojo. He called me just Kaoru. He called me just Kaoru. I kept repeating it over and over in my head. Well, how could I not, it's been like 2
years of trying to get him to take me to bed…err…I mean, admit that he's in
love with moi, and finally I'm making some headway. "Aaaahhhhh…." I sighed to myself, today was
going to be a great day. I could just feel
it.
Chapter
Two
I was deadly wrong. Today was going to be a horrible day!! First, Yahiko was being an even bigger pain
in the rear end than usual, and more insulting also. I swear, the words this boy picks up from Sano are enough to turn
people over in their graves…
However, breakfast, was
even worst. Kenshin was acting strange
the whole time we ate. He wouldn't even
look at me!!! Plus we were back to Kaoru-dono, which almost completely doused
all my earlier hope. Sano was there
teaching Yahiko more terrible things to say, and to top it all off, Megumi had
to show up. What a brat that girl
is!! You would think she would know
when to give up on Kenshin!! He's mine!!
Of course not, as usual, she was draping herself all over my
Kenshin. What made matters even worse
was the news she brought…
"Kaoru-chan" she
addressed me.
"Yes, Megumi-chan?" I
asked. What horrible thing was she
going to say to me today I wonder?
"You need to find a
husband already!!" she stated rather push fully.
"NANI?!?!" Kenshin and I
both said at the same time.
Shocked, everyone turned
and looked at me and Kenshin.
I looked at Kenshin,
shocked myself at his outburst…this was a good thing though. Kenshin looked surprised at himself for a
second. One split second, if I wasn't
so used to him hiding his emotions, I would have missed it myself…
Megumi had a satisfied
smirk on her face…what was that all about?
Sano and Yahiko were
doubled over with laughter in their chairs, holding on to each other so they
wouldn't fall OUT of their chairs.
"I was just thinking that
Kaoru-dono is still too young…you don't think so Megumi-dono?" Kenshin explained.
Oh great! That's just wonderful, so now
the truth comes out. He still thinks of
me as too young to get married!! Harumph…I'll show him. I'll show Megumi too.
"Well…" Megumi started,
but I cut her off, this was me now, all me.
"Actually, come to think
of it Megumi-chan, you are absolutely right!!"
I grinned, and forced enthusiasm.
"Sano, why don't you take me out to dinner or something tonight?"
Megumi gasped. Yahiko laughed even harder…
Sano stopped laughing and
looked at me very seriously. Almost too
seriously come to think of it.
Kenshin put his head
down. This of course was not unnoticed
by me…
Sano either. He looked at me and raised an eyebrow as if
to ask me if I was really being serious, or if I was just messing with Kenshin
and Megumi.
Megumi though was the
first to say something.
"But…but…but" she
sputtered.
"Do you have a problem
with that Megumi-chan?" I asked her.
Sano turned to her,
seeming especially interested in her answer.
"Well, I…I…I…" she
continued to sputter. "He's too old for you Kaoru, that's all…I um, think you
would be better off with someone younger."
"AGE doesn't matter
MEGUMI!!" Sano and I both yelled back at her.
I stopped short…why was
Sano so passionate about age?
Kenshin had lifted his
head at that comment, seeming at least some what happy about something he had
heard…but what?
"Look, Megumi, it's
really nice that you care about Jo-chan's well being, and future and all, but
forcing her into dating isn't too cool…besides…" he paused and looked at
Kenshin "she might already have someone in mind."
Megumi, having not
noticed Sano's glace at Kenshin began fuming.
"Well fine then Sano, why don't you take her out tonight then!!" she
started storming out of the house and off the grounds towards the road.
Sano got up and ran after
her, yelling something like "Foxy, it's not like THAT!!!"
Yahiko fell on the floor
laughing his head off. Kenshin laughed
with him.
I started laughing
myself…but stopped almost as soon as I had started. I still hadn't made any headway with Kenshin…if anything, I had
taken a step back. He thinks I'm too young
to get married. My face fell,
dejectedly. Kami-sama, what am I going
to do?
I turned on my heel to
leave the room, wanting nothing more than to go cry my heart out in my
room. I was almost out when Kenshin
called to me…"Kaoru-dono?"
I stopped, and turned
back to Kenshin and Yahiko.
"Hai, Kenshin?" I asked.
"Daijoubu?" he inquired.
"Daijoubu…Kenshin…" I
said sadly. I turned to go to my room
again, and started walking down the hallway.
Kenshin was by my side in
a flash.
"Kaoru-dono…do you really
want to start looking for a husband?" he asked me quietly.
I stopped. What should I tell him? 'I'm not looking for a husband, I want to
marry you, you baka Kenshin!!' …but what should I really say? I don't know…
Kenshin patiently waited
for my reply.
Finally I said, "Well,…I
do want to be married eventually…and I am getting older, I only have a couple
more years before I'll be too old I suppose…"
Kenshin's face showed no
emotion what so ever.
I was hurting…"I'm not
really sure Kenshin, what do you think?" I asked. Did I just say what I think I just said? BAKA!!
Do I really want to hear his answer?
Kenshin looked caught off
guard for a moment, as if he wasn't expecting me to ask him that.
"Kaoru-dono, I just want
you to be happy." He replied.
I lowered my eyes, trying
to hide my disappointment in his answer.
What am I supposed to say to that?
"I'm not feeling very
good Kenshin, I'm going to go to my room ok?" I said as I started walking, half
running to my room.
I closed the door to my
room and laid on my futon, and cried myself to sleep.
Always There for Me
By: Lacus Date