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Summary: Set in Present Day... Kenshin and Kaoru are best friends in High school. Kaoru, in an early relationship with a guy had been beaten... and Kenshin came to her rescue that fateful night... Now, 3 years after that incident, she has decided to put her past behind her...She started dating again.... but is this guy sweet and caring or is he a sick bastard just like the previous one? K\K... not sure if other pairings will be included... probably.. Haven't really thought about it... Also... I'm not sure if that would screw up my plot or enhance it....
This Fic is Dedicated To My Wonderful Friends: Ravi (Ravinous), Alejandra, Sabrina (Sabrina-star), Marisa (Kamimura Kaoru) and off course Davina... I love you all very much!
Ima wa Tada
Chapter 2
"Kaoru, come on, tell me what's wrong..." I say as I hand her a hot cup of tea and sit next to her on the couch. I observe her beautiful visage. Her eyes are red and swollen and her cheeks puffy with dried tearstains, yet, still, she's the most gorgeous thing on this earth in my eyes. She takes a sip of her tea, trying to compose herself and then she rests the cup on the table and looks up at me. I fight back the urge to swoop down and kiss her as her tempting luscious lips begin to tremble and my arms find their way around her body, pulling her into a hug.
She closes her eyes and once again the tears slip from under her lids. She opens her mouth to speak but is unable to and I can hear her ragged breathing. "Kaoru, it's been two hours since you've been here and you haven't told me why as yet. Please... stop this torture and enlighten me." I tell her while stroking her back. "Kenshin..." She starts after swallowing hard. "Yes... I'm listening." I reply coaxing her to continue.
"Today... I-I let Gendou walk me home so he could meet my parents." I hug her tighter, signaling to her to continue.
"Both Mother and Father were home and they were quite surprised to see him with me..." She swallowed again.
"I introduced them and Mother invited him for dinner... He agreed and from the moment he sat, Father kept asking him questions about his past and his family. Both my parents were eyeing him like a hawk eyes its prey. I could tell that they disapproved of him. God, even Yahiko made an effort to be nice to Gendou because I'm sure he could see how much I liked him... but my parents could not."
The tears started up again, stinging and prickling the backs of her eyes. She held me tighter as she continued. "Dad asked him about his plans for the future and Gendou smiled at me and replied that he hoped that I would marry him. Immediately, Father jumped up, his face red with rage and he p pointed to the front door and yelled at Gendou to get out. He said that I was forbidden to see him... even speak to him. Gendou just sat there staring at me, shocked." Her voice but she still resumed her story. "My father shouted that Gendou exited the house immediately otherwise he would throw him out. Gendou got up and left. I tried run after him but my mother blocked my way by standing in front of the door." She paused for a second and repeated exactly what her mother told her. ' "Honey", she said," We're doing this for your own good. He is not the right person for you and we do not want you to get hurt." ' She stopped and sobbed into my chest.
I felt her pain but I understood her parents' point of view. They were after all only looking out for her. "Kaoru... I am sorry to say this but, I agree with your parents." She immediately pulled away from me and stares defiantly at me and said, "You are supposed to be on my side." I take hold of both her hands and squeeze them lightly as I continue, "He is not the right person for you... However, they should not have forbidden you. The reason they did that is because they don't want to see you get hurt. Neither do I... but sometimes you must make mistakes so you can learn from them."
"What are you saying Kenshin?" She said as she ripped her hands out of mine. I smile gently at her then pull her into a hug and continued. "I'm saying.. don't be too hard on your parents, they are just doing what they think is best. Kaoru, you are my best friend and I love you dearly, so I would advise you to listen to your parents. Please do not disobey or disrespect your parents. They love you and all they want is to see you happ-" My little speech was cut short as the phone rang loudly. I picked it up and let go of Kaoru.
"Hello?"
"Kenshin?"
"Yes... Mrs. Kamiya?"
"Yes.. Kaoru ran out of the house a two and a half hours ago. We looked all over... She wouldn't happen to be at your place would she?"
"Actually, she is... Hold on.." I handed Kaoru the receiver and leaned on the chair as I closed my eyes and listened to the angel's voice.
"Yes mother, I'm staying here for the night." She paused listening to her mother. Then she replied, "I know you both love me and I love you too but I am still very much enraged about the events that occurred today." Once again a few moments of silence. "Okay... I love you both... Take Care.. Bye." I heard a click as she hung up. I looked at her and she stared at me. Tears slipped from her eyes for the umpteenth time that day and she said, "Kenshin... Thank you."
"For what?" I ask confused.
"For being a loving and supportive best friend," She replied and hugged me. I hugged her back and kissed the top of her head and whisper, " No. Thank you..."
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Light invaded the room. My eyes flutter open as the smell of jasmine assaulted my senses. I look down to see a beautiful angel sleeping, wrapped in my arms with a blanket draped over us both. I look around and my eyes land on the clock, which displayed 6:45. "You're up early," says a low voice which I would recognize anywhere, after all, I live with the ahou. "Shishou, I thought you were called into the hospital last night for an emergency"
"There was no emergency. Just a bunch of idiots playing a prank."
"Oh... What time did you get back?"
"Just a few hours ago... I spent the night at the hospital."
"Thank you otou-san..."
"For what baka-deshi?"
"The blanket... she was warm and cozy even if it was just for a few hours..."
"Kenshin..." Kaoru mutters urgently as sweat pours from her hair to her neck. She raises her hand to her head and starts pulling her hair harshly. I grab of hold her wrists as I call out her name desperately. "KAORU WAKE UP!!!" I repeated numerous times but she doesn't open her eyes. She begins to toss and turn until Shishou comes and slaps her harshly. I look at him with anger burning in my heart. "Kaoru, are you okay?" he asks her as she stares blankly at him with her hand on her red left cheek. "Uh.. yes."
"I'm sorry I had to slap you but that baka was trying to wake up but you wouldn't."
"It's okay.. Thank you." I look at her. She took the blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders. I put an arm around her and Shishou gets the hint and he turns to leave. "Okay, I'm going to get some sleep. See you later. Have a great day... both of you." I smile appreciatively at him and he walks up the stairs.
"Kaoru, sweetie..." I start sweetly.
"I had the dream again...about what happened with Tetsu." My eyes widen in surprise and shock and I pull Kaoru into my chest. "Kaoru..." Choking back her sobs, she says
"Yes, I know... it's all in the past I shouldn't worry about it." She pulls away, wipes her tears and smiles. "I'm better now, I'm sorry I got you worried," She says as her eyes hold mine. I look away suddenly, fear and worry filling my being."Kenshin? What's wrong?" She asks and puts her hand on my back and I feel tingly inside but I ignore it as there are more important matters at hand. "I had the exact dream yesterday." I say not looking at her for I could feel the tears well up in my eyes. Kaoru's hand moved from my back to attach itself around my waist. My vision soon became clouded as the tears ran unceasingly down my cheeks and I feel Kaoru pull me into an embrace and I bury my head into her chest. I feel her hot tears run down my neck as she begins to speak. "It's ok Kenshin. Don't worry... Stop Crying...The reason I had this dream was because... deep inside, I was still unsure whether I could trust Gendou or not. You know how dreams are... It's your subconscious materialized into a form so that I would realize how foolish it really is to be afraid about this when this happened 3 years ago! Kenshin..." Kaoru said as she pulls back slightly so she could look at my face, "Don't worry, we're both just paranoid." She wipes away my tears with one hand and wipes hers with the other. "Kaoru, still, I want you to be careful around Gendou, around every male for that matter." I say while sniffling. She smiles and kisses me on the cheek and teases, "Even you?" I smile at her and hug her tightly.
"Hey I have to go home to get ready for school... so you better hurry up so we can go together..." She says. Her cheerfulness bolt up immediately and her hyper activeness kicked in. She gets up and runs into the kitchen and announces merrily, "I'll prepare breakfast while you are getting ready. " I smile, "Could you manage to make toast without burning the house down?" She throws the kitchen towel at me and yells, " Just get upstairs and hurry up!!"
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Kaoru and I are walking silently to her home. I look up at the sky as the sun's warm rays met my skin. It's so much like Kaoru's touch... warm and comfortable. "Kenshin?"
"Hmm?"
"When we get home... Please don't tell my parents about the dreams okay?"
"Why not?"
"Please don't.."
"Off course I wont... but why?"
"I just don't want them to worry..."
When we reached her home, she takes a deep breath and then opens the door with me behind her. "Mom! Dad! I'm back..." No answer... "It's 7:30...They should be awake." She walks into the house and heads for their room. I sit on the couch and wait for her to get ready for school. Instead, I am greeted by her high-pitched petrified scream, which echoed through the house like a scream of an infinite abyss. I rush to where she is standing and I freeze at the sight in front of me.
To Be Continued...
A|N: Hey again Minna-sama... I know, I know... It was too short... Gomen ne... but I wanted to put my cliffhanger *_______* ... Thank You All So Much for reviewing this... I wasn't sure if to continue this fic...but you all encouraged me to... I hope this chapter did not disappoint any of you.
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