Hello everyone I did not expect to get that kind of reaction with chapter 2
sorry about the cliffhanger I did not think it was that big but I guess I
was wrong. I am delighted that everyone is enjoying the fic though. I hope
that you are ready for this next chapter. This chapter's rating had to go
up to pg-13 because I could not help my self from writing one scene. There
is also some violence nothing to get an R rating. Then there is some
language to. Ok on with the fic.
I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
"…" means spoken words
'…' means a characters thoughts
In Two Days
Chapter 3-The Meeting
Leaning his head against the edge of the tub Enishi gave a relaxing sigh enjoying the comforts of the warmth that the water was giving his tense muscle from his recent travels over Japan. 'Finally I will be able to see her again after such a long wait.' Making another sigh he held his breath and closed his teal eyes as he slid down into the warm water of the tub. Immersed in the water various memories flashed across his mind first of his sister Tomoe then of the Battousai and then finally of Kaoru. Creating a small smile on his face he began to raise his head slowly out of the water. As his head breached the surface the water flowed like it was part of a waterfall leaving his hair flat and traveling down the lines of his face to the contours of his neck and the well toned muscles of his chest and once again letting his hair taking its more normal positions. Resting his head once again on the edge of the tub he had begun to think about the confrontation that they had which started their unique relationship.
(Flashback)
Like most days Enishi spent a lot of his time on his balcony sitting in his usual chair when he decided to go roam through the house and the grounds since he had noticed that a storm was making it's way here and the only logical thing would to make sure that everything was where it needed to be. When he walked into the kitchen he notice Kaoru wearing her usual yukata with her hair tied up into a ponytail and she was staring out the window. Without hiding his presence by walking quietly he walked up beside her and look out the window with her. Then he pushed up his glasses and said, "You know that he is not coming don't you."
"Your only saying that because you think you have broken Kenshin's spirit." she replied still looking out the window.
"You should think about a your own life now and how to improve not just your so called cooking skills but also yourself instead of that broken shell of a man that killed …" Enishi was unable to finish his sentence when he was suddenly slapped hard across the face and knocking his glasses to the floor. He turned to look at her eyes wide with shock as he realized that she had just hit across the face.
'Oh Kami-sama what have I just done? That selfish bastard he had not right to lecture me about my live when his life is in more ruins than mine!' Kaoru looked at him with rage in her eyes about ready to at anytime. She watched as he instinctively raise one of his hands to his cheek to feel where she had slapped him with shock in his eyes. A soon as she went to strike again Enishi caught her wrist in a tight grasp. "You just hit me!" he said with surprise in his voice and bringing her closer to his body as he stared her in the eyes.
"You deserved it!" Kaoru yell. "How dare you tell me what I should do with my life when you are still bent out on revenge against Kenshin, and then you have the nerve to bring other people into your so called stupid revenge." As Kaoru said the words she could not longer stand his presence in her life and tears of sadness and hatred for Enishi began to role done her face because seeing the way he was act and showing no signs of remorse for what he has done to her and everyone else had finally gotten on her last nerve. Watching her tears and hearing those words an anger began to grow inside of him not from Kaoru slapping him across the face but from the fact that she was treating him like a child and those words had reached some part of him that he was unaware that he still had.
Kaoru then began to struggle against the tight grip on her wrist but not breaking eye contact with him "Is that all you are capable is REVENGE!" Starting to feel the pain in her wrist and the loss of blood to her hand she screamed "LET GO OF ME NOW!" at the top of her lungs. Still struggling against his strong hold she began to strike him across the face again with her other hand, when it was caught in mid swing by another tight grip.
"What do you know about my life and what I have experienced? Nothing!" he yelled back at her, "What little dribble I told the Battousai during our first encounter was nothing compared to all that I have endured." Their eyes where still locked together on each other, while tear where falling from one set, in the other tears threatening to break out, Enishi finally decided he could stand no more and flung Kaoru to the floor in front of the kitchen door.
Landing hard on her side with here yukata falling off her shoulders and leaving her legs exposed Kaoru took this as her chance to get as far away from him for as long as possible. Not believe the show of emotion that she got out of a usually calm almost an ice-cold representation of a human being. Standing next to the window still was Enishi breathing hard with rage still looking at Kaoru in a mass on the floor. When he saw her get up and start running her hair had fallen out of ribbon she used to tie it back and was spilling all over her body she ran for the door leading to the outside. As Kaoru ran out the front door she thought she hear a loud roaring scream but she was not sure being unable to distinguish it from the thundering clouds and not wanting to find out she tried to run faster as fear grew inside of her.
After screaming at the top of his lungs with no other way to vent his rage, he clasped to the floor. With his palms out in front of him and the rest of his weight on his knees Enishi let his head fall to his chest and began panting heavily. 'How could that woman bring out such a reaction in me? I am usually in complete control what the hell is happening.' Not wanting to think about it anymore he got back on his feet and head out the kitchen door and to the balcony to see where she had disappeared the one that unleashed this expected emotional out burst and to watch the rainfall.
To Kaoru if felt like she had been running forever and the rain was not helping her mud was now covering her bare feet. As she continued to run deeper into the forest on the island she suddenly slipped falling face first into the ground, exhausted from all the running she managed to lift herself off the ground and tried to wipe as much mud from her face as possible realizing that it was not helping she mad here way to a near by tree. Feeling very cold now from being soak Kaoru gathered her knees to her chest and murmured "Enishi I wish you would let me understand." 'Did I just hear my name?' She then fell asleep from overexertion.
Up on the balcony Enishi was waiting to see her return, 'Damn it! It has been over an hour where the hell is she?'
"Kaoru!" he called "Damn it!" Enishi yelled as he ran from his room down the stair and though the still open door. With only streaks of lightning giving him his only source of light and the clashes of thunder drowning out most of his calls. He had manage to find her slumped up against a tree after almost two hours of searching. "Oh Kami" he said softly realizing that this was partly his fault. Just by looking at her he could tell that she was covered in mud with leaves sticking out of her hair.
"Kaoru" he called "Come on Kaoru wake up." He said as he put his hand on her bare shoulder to help shake he awake, but removed his had quickly as he felt how cold her skin was and that she shivering. He then quickly gathered her up in his arms made his way back to the house. Still shivering Kaoru felt a warm presence next to her freezing body and she curled up into that warmth as much as possible, by her actions Enishi became a little startle and quicken his pace back to the house so that they both could get out of this rain.
(End Flashback for now)
Slightly yawning 'I believe it's time I go meet Kaoru' he though still with a smile on his face even though that was the encounter that started every thing it was a bit unexpected he was surprised nonetheless at how bold, strong, defiant she was on that day. That was part of what attracted him the other part was her understanding of his reasoning she listened to him something that no else had attempted to do and she did that with no signs of pity. Standing up he grabbed the towel that he had placed on a stool no to far away from the tub and stepped out. After drying off he put on his usually pants an undershirt but instead of the usual outer shirt that he would wear he pulled on as shirt that was about the same length but a little longer with shorter sleeves rolled so that they were leveled at his wrist leave the bath house with his dirty thing under one arm retrieving his shoes he returned to his room to finish preparing for his long waited reunion with Kaoru.
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'I wonder who this could be from' she thought as she rip open the letter's envelope and unfolded the letter and began to read it's contents:
Dear Kaoru,
I have come to Tokyo to see you. I would like it if you would meet me on the bridge that is crossing the river before the sunsets. I will be waiting for you.
Enishi
'Oh Kami-sama Enishi!' Kaoru's eyes widen and she remained frozen in place as if time had stop. Then almost shaking her head to knock some sense into herself she was back in the present. 'I don't know what to do now but I must see him, it has been so long I wonder how he has change.' With that in mind she folded the letter up and placed it in her kimono and reaches for her broom and walks to put it way after that she walks to the gate to leave to meet Enishi.
"Kaoru" called Kenshin with a questioning look on her face.
"Yes Kenshin, is something wrong?" trying to hide her both her joy and worry over what is about to happen when the two of them finally meet.
"Where are you going? If you don't mind me asking?" he said with a curious look in his eyes. 'He does not need to know that Enishi has come back to Tokyo. Oh Kami what do I tell him? I know! I wish I did not have to lie to him like this.'
"I have to go to Mrs. Yanakata about my new kimono so that it will be ready in two days. Ok Kenshin?" she said as if everything was all right.
"Oh of course then I hope it turns out well." he smiled at her 'I have a feeling something is wrong I hope that it is just my imagination.' He then stood from his washing and drying his hands and walked over to her. Her heart almost stopped as she saw he was coming over to her direction. He then wrapped in a warm embrace that almost tore her heart in two as she returned the embrace back. "I will see you when you return ok?" he whispered in her ear.
"Ok." she replied back softly as they ended their hug and Kenshin returned back to his laundry and Kaoru when to meet Enishi with a feeling of guilt and tears ready to spill over in her eyes.
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'I wonder which way he is coming he should have been more specific in his letter. I am so scare right now that I don't know what to do.' She began looking at the river. 'I have to have patience.' she let out a deep sigh.
'She looks beautiful.' as he was admiring her from the distance to make sure that no one had followed her to their meet place. "It's time." He said to himself as he began walking in her direction.
"Is he even coming?" she whispered to herself resting her hands on the brick wall and leaning over a little farther to see if she could see her reflection. A hand then grabbed her wrist quickly and began to lead her down the other side of the bridge. She was about to scream when she noticed who it was. 'Enishi!'
Moving quickly but not running he lead her off of the bridge and down to the riverbank. Turning quickly he continue to walk until they were under the bridge and stopped as quickly as the movements had started. Kaoru was not prepared for his sudden stop as she continued to travel past him until she felt a gentle pull on her arm. She had found herself falling against his hard chest and into a tight embraced. She flung her arms around his neck returned the tight embrace.
"Eni…" she started to call his name but was stopped by his passionate bruising kiss on her delicate lips. Moments had past before they finally broke apart. Enishi finally loosening his hold on her looked at her with a largest smile on his face that she had ever seen.
"Do you know how much I have missed you Kaoru? I have come here to Tokyo to take you with me to start a new life." Enishi said as he was looking into her eyes, but he then notice that she had begun cry. Still looking into teal eyes she was unable to stop the tears from falling from her eyes.
"What is it?" he said with concern forming on his face. "Why are you crying?" She tried to push herself away from him, but was stopped as his embrace tighten slightly not trying to scare her.
"I was not sure if I would ever see you again." she cried
"What do you mean, why would you even think that? What is it? Kaoru talk to me please." Enishi asked trying not to yell and unable to suppress this feeling he had in the center of chest and the worry that was in his voice. This time Kaoru manage to get out of his hold and she backed away trembling in as she said
"Enishi in two days I'm suppose to get married."
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Well this ends chapter 3. I am very sorry about the cliffhanger though, but I hope you also liked this chapter because it was a little hard to I was not sure about how every thing would go but I am pleased with the way every thing turned out. So let me know what you think ok. Well that is about for this message but chapter 4 will be out soon.
Bye ^_^
I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
"…" means spoken words
'…' means a characters thoughts
In Two Days
Chapter 3-The Meeting
Leaning his head against the edge of the tub Enishi gave a relaxing sigh enjoying the comforts of the warmth that the water was giving his tense muscle from his recent travels over Japan. 'Finally I will be able to see her again after such a long wait.' Making another sigh he held his breath and closed his teal eyes as he slid down into the warm water of the tub. Immersed in the water various memories flashed across his mind first of his sister Tomoe then of the Battousai and then finally of Kaoru. Creating a small smile on his face he began to raise his head slowly out of the water. As his head breached the surface the water flowed like it was part of a waterfall leaving his hair flat and traveling down the lines of his face to the contours of his neck and the well toned muscles of his chest and once again letting his hair taking its more normal positions. Resting his head once again on the edge of the tub he had begun to think about the confrontation that they had which started their unique relationship.
(Flashback)
Like most days Enishi spent a lot of his time on his balcony sitting in his usual chair when he decided to go roam through the house and the grounds since he had noticed that a storm was making it's way here and the only logical thing would to make sure that everything was where it needed to be. When he walked into the kitchen he notice Kaoru wearing her usual yukata with her hair tied up into a ponytail and she was staring out the window. Without hiding his presence by walking quietly he walked up beside her and look out the window with her. Then he pushed up his glasses and said, "You know that he is not coming don't you."
"Your only saying that because you think you have broken Kenshin's spirit." she replied still looking out the window.
"You should think about a your own life now and how to improve not just your so called cooking skills but also yourself instead of that broken shell of a man that killed …" Enishi was unable to finish his sentence when he was suddenly slapped hard across the face and knocking his glasses to the floor. He turned to look at her eyes wide with shock as he realized that she had just hit across the face.
'Oh Kami-sama what have I just done? That selfish bastard he had not right to lecture me about my live when his life is in more ruins than mine!' Kaoru looked at him with rage in her eyes about ready to at anytime. She watched as he instinctively raise one of his hands to his cheek to feel where she had slapped him with shock in his eyes. A soon as she went to strike again Enishi caught her wrist in a tight grasp. "You just hit me!" he said with surprise in his voice and bringing her closer to his body as he stared her in the eyes.
"You deserved it!" Kaoru yell. "How dare you tell me what I should do with my life when you are still bent out on revenge against Kenshin, and then you have the nerve to bring other people into your so called stupid revenge." As Kaoru said the words she could not longer stand his presence in her life and tears of sadness and hatred for Enishi began to role done her face because seeing the way he was act and showing no signs of remorse for what he has done to her and everyone else had finally gotten on her last nerve. Watching her tears and hearing those words an anger began to grow inside of him not from Kaoru slapping him across the face but from the fact that she was treating him like a child and those words had reached some part of him that he was unaware that he still had.
Kaoru then began to struggle against the tight grip on her wrist but not breaking eye contact with him "Is that all you are capable is REVENGE!" Starting to feel the pain in her wrist and the loss of blood to her hand she screamed "LET GO OF ME NOW!" at the top of her lungs. Still struggling against his strong hold she began to strike him across the face again with her other hand, when it was caught in mid swing by another tight grip.
"What do you know about my life and what I have experienced? Nothing!" he yelled back at her, "What little dribble I told the Battousai during our first encounter was nothing compared to all that I have endured." Their eyes where still locked together on each other, while tear where falling from one set, in the other tears threatening to break out, Enishi finally decided he could stand no more and flung Kaoru to the floor in front of the kitchen door.
Landing hard on her side with here yukata falling off her shoulders and leaving her legs exposed Kaoru took this as her chance to get as far away from him for as long as possible. Not believe the show of emotion that she got out of a usually calm almost an ice-cold representation of a human being. Standing next to the window still was Enishi breathing hard with rage still looking at Kaoru in a mass on the floor. When he saw her get up and start running her hair had fallen out of ribbon she used to tie it back and was spilling all over her body she ran for the door leading to the outside. As Kaoru ran out the front door she thought she hear a loud roaring scream but she was not sure being unable to distinguish it from the thundering clouds and not wanting to find out she tried to run faster as fear grew inside of her.
After screaming at the top of his lungs with no other way to vent his rage, he clasped to the floor. With his palms out in front of him and the rest of his weight on his knees Enishi let his head fall to his chest and began panting heavily. 'How could that woman bring out such a reaction in me? I am usually in complete control what the hell is happening.' Not wanting to think about it anymore he got back on his feet and head out the kitchen door and to the balcony to see where she had disappeared the one that unleashed this expected emotional out burst and to watch the rainfall.
To Kaoru if felt like she had been running forever and the rain was not helping her mud was now covering her bare feet. As she continued to run deeper into the forest on the island she suddenly slipped falling face first into the ground, exhausted from all the running she managed to lift herself off the ground and tried to wipe as much mud from her face as possible realizing that it was not helping she mad here way to a near by tree. Feeling very cold now from being soak Kaoru gathered her knees to her chest and murmured "Enishi I wish you would let me understand." 'Did I just hear my name?' She then fell asleep from overexertion.
Up on the balcony Enishi was waiting to see her return, 'Damn it! It has been over an hour where the hell is she?'
"Kaoru!" he called "Damn it!" Enishi yelled as he ran from his room down the stair and though the still open door. With only streaks of lightning giving him his only source of light and the clashes of thunder drowning out most of his calls. He had manage to find her slumped up against a tree after almost two hours of searching. "Oh Kami" he said softly realizing that this was partly his fault. Just by looking at her he could tell that she was covered in mud with leaves sticking out of her hair.
"Kaoru" he called "Come on Kaoru wake up." He said as he put his hand on her bare shoulder to help shake he awake, but removed his had quickly as he felt how cold her skin was and that she shivering. He then quickly gathered her up in his arms made his way back to the house. Still shivering Kaoru felt a warm presence next to her freezing body and she curled up into that warmth as much as possible, by her actions Enishi became a little startle and quicken his pace back to the house so that they both could get out of this rain.
(End Flashback for now)
Slightly yawning 'I believe it's time I go meet Kaoru' he though still with a smile on his face even though that was the encounter that started every thing it was a bit unexpected he was surprised nonetheless at how bold, strong, defiant she was on that day. That was part of what attracted him the other part was her understanding of his reasoning she listened to him something that no else had attempted to do and she did that with no signs of pity. Standing up he grabbed the towel that he had placed on a stool no to far away from the tub and stepped out. After drying off he put on his usually pants an undershirt but instead of the usual outer shirt that he would wear he pulled on as shirt that was about the same length but a little longer with shorter sleeves rolled so that they were leveled at his wrist leave the bath house with his dirty thing under one arm retrieving his shoes he returned to his room to finish preparing for his long waited reunion with Kaoru.
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'I wonder who this could be from' she thought as she rip open the letter's envelope and unfolded the letter and began to read it's contents:
Dear Kaoru,
I have come to Tokyo to see you. I would like it if you would meet me on the bridge that is crossing the river before the sunsets. I will be waiting for you.
Enishi
'Oh Kami-sama Enishi!' Kaoru's eyes widen and she remained frozen in place as if time had stop. Then almost shaking her head to knock some sense into herself she was back in the present. 'I don't know what to do now but I must see him, it has been so long I wonder how he has change.' With that in mind she folded the letter up and placed it in her kimono and reaches for her broom and walks to put it way after that she walks to the gate to leave to meet Enishi.
"Kaoru" called Kenshin with a questioning look on her face.
"Yes Kenshin, is something wrong?" trying to hide her both her joy and worry over what is about to happen when the two of them finally meet.
"Where are you going? If you don't mind me asking?" he said with a curious look in his eyes. 'He does not need to know that Enishi has come back to Tokyo. Oh Kami what do I tell him? I know! I wish I did not have to lie to him like this.'
"I have to go to Mrs. Yanakata about my new kimono so that it will be ready in two days. Ok Kenshin?" she said as if everything was all right.
"Oh of course then I hope it turns out well." he smiled at her 'I have a feeling something is wrong I hope that it is just my imagination.' He then stood from his washing and drying his hands and walked over to her. Her heart almost stopped as she saw he was coming over to her direction. He then wrapped in a warm embrace that almost tore her heart in two as she returned the embrace back. "I will see you when you return ok?" he whispered in her ear.
"Ok." she replied back softly as they ended their hug and Kenshin returned back to his laundry and Kaoru when to meet Enishi with a feeling of guilt and tears ready to spill over in her eyes.
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'I wonder which way he is coming he should have been more specific in his letter. I am so scare right now that I don't know what to do.' She began looking at the river. 'I have to have patience.' she let out a deep sigh.
'She looks beautiful.' as he was admiring her from the distance to make sure that no one had followed her to their meet place. "It's time." He said to himself as he began walking in her direction.
"Is he even coming?" she whispered to herself resting her hands on the brick wall and leaning over a little farther to see if she could see her reflection. A hand then grabbed her wrist quickly and began to lead her down the other side of the bridge. She was about to scream when she noticed who it was. 'Enishi!'
Moving quickly but not running he lead her off of the bridge and down to the riverbank. Turning quickly he continue to walk until they were under the bridge and stopped as quickly as the movements had started. Kaoru was not prepared for his sudden stop as she continued to travel past him until she felt a gentle pull on her arm. She had found herself falling against his hard chest and into a tight embraced. She flung her arms around his neck returned the tight embrace.
"Eni…" she started to call his name but was stopped by his passionate bruising kiss on her delicate lips. Moments had past before they finally broke apart. Enishi finally loosening his hold on her looked at her with a largest smile on his face that she had ever seen.
"Do you know how much I have missed you Kaoru? I have come here to Tokyo to take you with me to start a new life." Enishi said as he was looking into her eyes, but he then notice that she had begun cry. Still looking into teal eyes she was unable to stop the tears from falling from her eyes.
"What is it?" he said with concern forming on his face. "Why are you crying?" She tried to push herself away from him, but was stopped as his embrace tighten slightly not trying to scare her.
"I was not sure if I would ever see you again." she cried
"What do you mean, why would you even think that? What is it? Kaoru talk to me please." Enishi asked trying not to yell and unable to suppress this feeling he had in the center of chest and the worry that was in his voice. This time Kaoru manage to get out of his hold and she backed away trembling in as she said
"Enishi in two days I'm suppose to get married."
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Well this ends chapter 3. I am very sorry about the cliffhanger though, but I hope you also liked this chapter because it was a little hard to I was not sure about how every thing would go but I am pleased with the way every thing turned out. So let me know what you think ok. Well that is about for this message but chapter 4 will be out soon.
Bye ^_^