"Everything Real"
Title:
Everything Real
Author:
Me ^-^
Anime:
Rurouni Kenshin
Pairing:
Kenshin/Kaoru
Notes:
Hetro, Romance
Disclaimer:
I own nothing other then the thoughts bouncing around in my head. The song "How Do I Live"
belongs to Trisha Yearwood.
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Long
blue hair floated in the breeze as she pulled it up into its
standard ponytail, using her favorite ribbon to tie it in place. The
ends curled around themselves as if nowhere else to go. The breeze
kicked up even more sending the hair into a delicate face. A small
hand tried to remove them before finally gaining control over it.
Sifting
her small figure in the light purple kimono she wore, she hadn't
noticed the purple eyes watching her every move. The screen behind
and slightly to her left stood far enough open to allow a figure to
stand there. Turning slightly her blue eyes caught the sight of red
hair. Smiling to herself she wondered how long he had been standing there.
"Kenshin,"
she said in a sing song voice causing the purple eyes, she now knew
was on her, to widen.
The
red hair that was tied back in a low ponytail sifted as the figure
stepped out of the doorway a warm smile on his kind face. "Hai,
Miss Kaoru?"
"What
were you doing?" she replied turning around to face the taller man.
"Uh...
nothing..." Kenshin blurted out his voice rising.
"Then
please do it somewhere else," she said before turning back
around. "I'm waiting on someone."
Kenshin
stared at her back one word jumping to his mind but he kept from
speaking it. Who?
"What's
up with the little Missy, thought she had eyes only for you?" A
large brute of a man asked as Kenshin stepped back inside the dojo.
"I'm
not sure, Sano," Kenshin replied looking up at the wild brown hair.
"I
wonder..."
"Huh?"
Kenshin asked his voice rising slightly with confusion.
"What
he looks like," Sano answered with a big smile.
"Oh
please, who'd want to be with ugly?" A young boy asked stepping
into the room.
"Yahiko
you really shouldn't say that about Miss Kaoru, that you should
not," Kenshin replied looking over to the young man.
Yahiko
looked down unable to meet the swordsman's purple eyes, "She's
cheatin' on you and you still defend her."
"Do
you see her with another man? How can you say she's cheatin'?"
Sano asked ruffling the boy's brown hair. "You don't know who
she's waiting on."
Kenshin
turned back to see her still standing there, the wind gently kissing
her delicate face. Who could she be waiting on? Her long hair blew
about her face as she tried to keep it under control. She was
beautiful standing in the sun's glow as the wind ruffled around her.
He found his breath lost as she just stood there.
He
had wanted to tell her how he really felt about her, but just wasn't
sure how to do it. He could easily see she how she felt about him, so
why was she waiting for someone else. Had he taken to long and she
moved on because of it? Shaking his head slightly he cleared the
negative thoughts. Sano was right. They didn't know for sure who she
was meeting with.
"Yo
Kenshin are you listening to me?" Sano's agitated voice rang
out drawing him from his thoughts.
"Wha?"
Kenshin replied as he was shook by the large hands of his friend.
"Pay
attention!" Sano said with each shake. "I was talking
about how it looks like rain."
"Rain?"
Kenshin asked as the hum of thunder echoed in the distance. "I
should tell Miss Kaoru to come inside so she will not become ill."
"Why
don't you finally tell her you love her," Sano suggested before
turning and briskly walking from the room.
Kenshin
watched him go before turning to walk back outside where Kaoru was
still standing even as the wind began to really pick up around her.
"Miss Kaoru don't you think you should come in, it looks like rain?"
She
continued to look ahead the wind blowing harder about her, driving
her kimono and hair wildly with it.
Kenshin
stepped toward her his hand reaching up to touch her shoulder.
"Miss Kaoru I don't want to see you get ill, that I don't."
Kaoru
smiled softly at his concern, she was glad he cared so much for her.
Maybe that would keep him here or bring him back whenever something
took him away. She heard the thunder and knew he was right but only a
few minutes longer.
An
older woman stepped through the gate into the yard where Kaoru
stood. She smiled to the young man standing behind Kaoru with the
cross shaped scar etched on his cheek, before speaking gently.
"I'm sorry I'm late. Maybe we should go another day it looks
like rain," she said motioning toward the dark clouds hanging in
the sky.
"Yes
so it seems. We will go another day, when the weather is clear. Be
safe," Kaoru answered bowing.
The
old woman smiled again at the redhead behind the young woman. She
turned to leave the way she had come, carrying her karakasa [1]
beside her.
After
she disappeared through the gate Kaoru finally turned to face
Kenshin. He stood his hand hanging in the air, as if in silent shock.
She smiled brightly at him when a crack of thunder bounced down from
the heavens.
She
jumped surprised by the noise colliding with Kenshin's chest. The
man wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. "We should
go inside, that we should," Kenshin said as another rumble
filled the air.
"What
were you thinking?" Kaoru asked quietly. Kenshin looked at the
top of her head confused by her question. She pulled back slightly
looking into his strong purple eyes. "When I said I was waiting
for someone."
Kenshin
smiled softly. "That I had lost my chance."
"You
will never lose that as long as you are here to keep the storms
away," she answered with a soft welcoming smile.
"Hai,
I will stay."
Kaoru
sat beside the screen it pushed open to allow her the ability to see
out into the yard. It was empty and he was gone. A noise behind her
tried to get her attention but she refused to allow it.
He
had promised he wouldn't leave again, only he left without a word to
any of them. Sano had immediately gone chasing, told her he would
bring him back. He was really a good friend even though he forgot to
pay his bills and smooched off them most of the time.
A
soft breath escaped her lips as she watched the grass fold under the
light moist breeze. Rain was on the way, because he wasn't here to
stop it. A small hand rest against her shoulder yet she still refused
to turn toward it.
"Kaoru
he will come back," Yahiko's voice promised. "He loves you
too much to stay away for long."
Blue
eyes blinked hurt tears back she refused to shed them this time. If
he did, he wouldn't have run without a word. The breeze was growing
so much stronger as her fingers gripped something sitting in her lap.
The
day he had left she was shopping for a gift for him. Only now there
was no one here to give it to. She sigh again several tears escaping
her barrier and sliding down her cheeks. It hurt so badly, what he
had done by just leaving stung her soul.
"Please
eat," Yahiko pleaded but she just pushed his voice away as the
gentle rain began to fall.
Yahiko
turned away concern in his eyes. She was going to get sick if she
continued like this. Why had he just taken off like that? He hated
seeing the pain in her eyes, the heartbreak they held. Only once
before had this happened but that time he had at least told her about it.
The
boy wondered if he should go get Megumi when the sound of footsteps
entered the dojo. Deciding to check it out, he knew he had to protect
her in Kenshin's absence. Stepping into the other room his eyes fell
on a disheveled Sano and the unmistakable red hair of Kenshin as he
entered behind the larger man.
"What
the... why did you just leave? Kaoru was so upset these past days,
she hasn't eaten a thing!" the boy exclaimed jumping at Kenshin.
"You
said the Missy hasn't eaten in days?" Sano asked grabbing him
before he could get close enough to clobber Kenshin.
"Yeah
she's just been sitting looking into the yard, with a box in her lap."
Kenshin's
purple eyes widen before he started toward her room. Sano and Yahiko
followed concerned for the young woman who seemed so strong. Stepping
into the room the three saw the small box but no Kaoru.
"Well
where did she go?" Yahiko asked. "She was just sitting
right there."
Kenshin
went over to the screen and stepped out on the porch beyond. There
at the corner stood the woman in question, leaning against the post.
Long shimmering hair was down and blowing in the strong wind.
"I'm
sorry I worried you, that I am," Kenshin said causing her to
turn around. He could now see she had been crying.
She
ran toward him her kimono barely allowing it. Collapsing against him
she sobbed quietly. "Kenshin you jerk," she said finally as
the sobs subsided.
Kenshin
held her close smiling at the comment. She had to know, he needed to
tell her now in words. "Miss Kaoru, I love you very much."
Kaoru
looked up at him her blue eyes shimmering like her beautiful hair.
The hurt from before was gone replaced by the love he had spoken. She
nodded her head before allowing herself to speak. "I love you too."
How
do I
Get
through one night without you
If
I had to live without you
What
kinda life would that be
Oh
I, I need you and my arms need you to hold
You
are my world, my heart, my soul
If
you ever leave
Baby
you would take away everything
Good
in my life
And
tell me now
How
do I live without you
I
want to know
How
do I breathe without you
If
you ever go
How
do I ever, ever survive
How
do I, how do I, oh how do I live
Without
you
There
would be no sun in my sky
There
would be no love in my life
There'd
be no world left for me
And
I, baby, I don't know what I would do
I'd
be lost if I lost you
If
you ever leave
Baby
you would take away everything
Real
in my life
And
tell me now
How
do I live without you
I
want to know
How
do I breathe without you
If
you ever go
How
do I ever, ever survive
How
do I, how do I, oh how do I live
If
you ever leave baby you would take away everything
Need
you with me
Baby
don't you know that you are everything
Good
in my life
And
tell me now
How
do I live without you
I
want to know
How
do I breathe without you
If
you ever go
How
do I ever, ever survive
How
do I, how do I, oh how do I live
Without
you
~Owari~
[1] Umbrella
