Hiya minna!! I know it's been a while but I'm baaaaccckkkk!!! I just got
home from a vacation to Otakon.phew was that fun!!!! What's Otakon you
ask?!?!?! Why it's an anime convention held in the Baltimore Convention
Center every year!!! WAHOO I BOUGHT LOTS OF GOODIES!!! If anyone else
reading this went tell me!! Ok as always no matter how much I may wish
it, I don't own Kenshin.
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Slowly Kaoru's eyes fluttered open. Still groggy from sleep, she glanced around the room trying to sharpen, slightly blurry images. Smiling slow and lazily she stretched out her arms above her head to waken her muscles.
"Ohayou Kaoru." A soft voice came from the corner of her room. With a gasp she quickly turned to see the owner of that voice, who was sitting calmly against the wall with his sword propped up against his shoulder. Embarrassment, bordering on anger, Kaoru turned red in the face.
"K..K..Kenshin!"
With a slow, lazy smile, yet a tint of a blush; Kenshin openly gazed over her figure. 'Kami, she's a beautiful creature.' His blush darkened slightly when his eyes roamed over the swell of her breasts that was clearly visible. His smile grew.
Kaoru sat on her blanket, completely stunned that he had been watching her sleep. It was when his smile grew and she noticed that his eyes stayed fixated on a certain part of her body; that had unfortunately been exposed in her stretches and quick turn, that she snapped.
"KENSHIN NO HENTAI!" She grabbed her pillow and threw it at him with all her might.
Without a thought, Kenshin grabbed it and threw it to the ground; he was however, not expecting the other objects she had been throwing at him. He managed to dodge the first blanket that was thrown at super sonic speed, but the second one hit him on the shoulder. Unfortunatly that caught him off balance for a second, just enough time for her to go towards her closet and pull out an arsenal of junk to be used to hit him. His eyes widened as what seemed like tons of blurs passed by his head, one even hit the wall with so much force that it went straight through it.
All the while, Kaoru was screaming "Kenshin no baka," or "Kenshin no Hentai," and blindly throwing what ever she could get her hands, on at him. Her hands deftly went for loose objects, it was when she grabbed her prized music box and threw it, did she realize her error. With a loud yelp, she reached out to try to get it back from mid-flight before it could hit anything, but it had gone to far and to fast for her to do anything.
Kenshin saw her distress and tried to make a grab for the object she had just thrown, however he had taken two.what seemed like make-up cases, and one futon to the head; and his vision was a little blurred. His hand touched part of the case, just enough to slow it down slightly; however it still hit the wall with enough force to crack the delicate top off.
Kaoru ran over and knelt beside it. She stared in horror over what she had just done. Kenshin watched as she picked up the two pieces and hugged them to her chest. "Gomen Kaoru." He knelt beside her. "It's my fault, I shouldn't have made you upset."
She sniffed and mumbled. "It's not your fault, I got carried away."
"What is it?" He inquired.
"It's the music box my father got mother as a wedding promise."
He stared at her, slightly confused. "Wedding promise?"
"Ah, it's a promise of marriage. My father had to go on training before he could get married. My mother was so worried about him; so he gave her this music box that she could listen to while he was away." A small tear ran down her face. "It was important to her, and when she passed, he gave it to me."
He frowned and gently took the two pieces from her. After studying them carefully, he sighed. One of the hinges had been completely torn off the wooden base, chipping much of the paint along with it. The other hinge was slightly bent and missing the connector. "Kaoru, I may be able to find a way to fix this." She stared at him with so much hope in her eyes he wanted to hug her. "I can't do this, but I may be able to find someone who can. So cheer up, you shouldn't cry."
Kaoru gazed at his golden eyes. 'Is this really Battousai?' In his eyes she could see his soul, open and pure, yet still hiding the mystery that was Kenshin. He was almost as if a Pandora's box, tempting yet dangerous. His cloths, his face, his scent.everything about him was the Kenshin she knew; but the eyes. They held a mystery, that she was. strangely enough, excited by.
With a small smile, Kenshin stood and held out his hand to help her up. Quietly taking it she allowed his assistance and smiled when he headed for the door, her music box in hand. "Oh, and Kenshin."
"Hmm?"
"After I am dressed and all," She began to get angry again. "I want a really good explanation as to why you where sitting in my room watching me sleep!"
Kenshin sweat dropped. 'She can be a little scary at times.' Instead he smiled and promptly ran out of the room.
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Yahiko whistled as he strutted down the street. Two wanna-be crooks, tried to rob Tsubame's restaurant, so he, the best Samurai in all of town.next to Kenshin of course, showed them their place, in the form of a boken. Of course, he was praised for being the hero, and he was able to show off his skill in front of Tsubame.
Yep he was feeling pretty darn good of himself right now. He strutted through town, throwing his best 'tough guy' glare, at anyone who dared look at him the wrong way. His thoughts darkened as he neared the dojo. Kaoru was going to find a way to put him down, she was always did. She would tell him some worthless speech, and then beat him to a pulp in a duel. Last time she snuck up and scared the living piss out of him by jumping up and screaming something strange. He shuddered at the thought. It had taken her about five minutes to stop laughing, and when she finally did, she gave some lame excuse that to practice swordsmanship you must always be open to the feeling of the surrounding.or something like that.
Well, tonight she was going to get hers. He was going to jump out and scare her this time, and see how she likes that! With a wicked gleam in his eyes he devised his plan.
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After Kaoru had finished dressing, she went out to the kitchen where she knew Kenshin was going to be. The wonderful smell of miso soup filled the air as she quietly drifted towards the room. Kaoru stopped to watch as he cut the vegetables into perfect tiny pieces.
"Kenshin, can I talk to you really quick?"
He turned to stare at her. "You want to know what I was doing in you room?"
She frowned in annoyance at the memory. "That too, but right now I want to know how much you remember and, if you know why you changed."
He turned to take the boiling water off the stove. Putting it aside he wiped his hands on a towel as he walked over and sat next to her. She was unprepared for the deadly seriousness flowing through his eyes. "For you first question. I really don't remember much. I know you, and I know the feelings I get when I am around you, yet I don't know why I get them."
She blushed, unable to stop herself from asking. "Ano.Kenshin, what feelings do you get around me?"
His eyes caught hers once again, however in shyness she tore them away. Slowly reaching out, he held one of her hands and smiled, saying simply "Good ones."
Embarrassed he cleared his throat and moved along. "That's really it. I remember you, but everyone else I may or may not consider friend, is just a shadow to me."
She jerked her head up. "You mean you don't remember Sano, or Yahiko, or Megumi." she trailed off as she saw him shake his head.
"Kaoru, everything else is merely shadow. As time progresses they may become more refined in shape and I will remember them, but I don't really know." He stood once again. "I know this is frustrating for you, if you want I can leave until this."
He was once again that morning caught off guard by her speed, as she threw her body against his in a tight hug.
In a shaky and panic-stricken voice she held him and spoke. "Kenshin, no matter what, promise me that you won't leave me. You left once, and it nearly killed me, please don't do it again."
He was shocked. 'I actually left this woman once?' He felt a small pit in his stomach at the very thought of it. "Kaoru." He lifted her head to meet his eyes. "I promise I won't leave you ok?"
She stared at him as his eyes pierced her soul. Slowly she was able to loosen her grip on him. He sighed in relief, 'she was seriously starting to suffocate me! What a grip!'
Embarrassed at her actions she quickly excused herself to go outside and practice her swings. Kenshin simply smiled and watched as she left him to do some deep thinking of his own. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Yahiko watched Kaoru from the top of the wall as she left the kitchen area of the house. She made quick strides toward the pond and settled down on one of the rock beside it, facing the cool clear water, apparently in deep thought.
He chuckled softly to himself. 'Perfect. She can't see or hear me, and she's in too deep a thought to even feel my presence.' Taking care to be as quiet as possible, he jumped from the wall and snuck behind her. He could vaguely hear her talking to herself, something about Kenshin, but he was to far ahead in his plans to think of hearing what she was mumbling about. Quietly he drew in as much breath as possible, and waiting until the moment was right he yelled at the top of his lung.
"OI BUSU!!" He was instantly satisfied. With a loud "KYAAA!" Kaoru screamed and jumped in the air, landing on her feet. Unfortunatly she landed completely off balance on an unstable rock. With another loud shriek, her ankle twisted out from under her and she fell straight into the cold pond water.
Yahiko had begun laughing the minute she flew, and it grew louder when she fell in the pond. He completely missed her gasp and look of pain as she grabbed her ankle. He stood over her soaking wet figure and said in his deepest voice. "Vengeance!"
His glee was turned to fear when he felt the cold hard steel pressed against his throat and a hot angry breath going down the back of his neck. His eyes widened as Kaoru screamed and tried to stand up.
"Kenshin NO!
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Kenshin had been inside cutting more vegetables when he had heard her scream of fear. Without his sakabato, he grabbed the knife he had been using and ran out in a mad frenzy, just in time to see the back of a figure standing over a drenched Kaoru whose face was twisted in pain. He gritted his teeth as anger washed over him like a red wave, at this man who dared to hurt his Kaoru. It was that anger that took him to the man, and that anger that allowed him to hold the knife up to this person's throat. And it would be that anger that would soon allow Kenshin to punish the person responsible for whatever caused Kaoru's pain. Through the red haze he vaguely heard Kaoru scream to him, as he tightened his grip on the handle.
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heheheheheee..so what did everyone think??? Ok I know my spelling is horrible, but it's really late and I had to find time to write this. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and even wrote me, telling me that I had to continue! Please R+R, I will try to do much better next chapter! Please be nice in telling me any mistakes I make, I'm sure there will be a lot of them. I'll try and fix them in the morning. ::yawns::
Slowly Kaoru's eyes fluttered open. Still groggy from sleep, she glanced around the room trying to sharpen, slightly blurry images. Smiling slow and lazily she stretched out her arms above her head to waken her muscles.
"Ohayou Kaoru." A soft voice came from the corner of her room. With a gasp she quickly turned to see the owner of that voice, who was sitting calmly against the wall with his sword propped up against his shoulder. Embarrassment, bordering on anger, Kaoru turned red in the face.
"K..K..Kenshin!"
With a slow, lazy smile, yet a tint of a blush; Kenshin openly gazed over her figure. 'Kami, she's a beautiful creature.' His blush darkened slightly when his eyes roamed over the swell of her breasts that was clearly visible. His smile grew.
Kaoru sat on her blanket, completely stunned that he had been watching her sleep. It was when his smile grew and she noticed that his eyes stayed fixated on a certain part of her body; that had unfortunately been exposed in her stretches and quick turn, that she snapped.
"KENSHIN NO HENTAI!" She grabbed her pillow and threw it at him with all her might.
Without a thought, Kenshin grabbed it and threw it to the ground; he was however, not expecting the other objects she had been throwing at him. He managed to dodge the first blanket that was thrown at super sonic speed, but the second one hit him on the shoulder. Unfortunatly that caught him off balance for a second, just enough time for her to go towards her closet and pull out an arsenal of junk to be used to hit him. His eyes widened as what seemed like tons of blurs passed by his head, one even hit the wall with so much force that it went straight through it.
All the while, Kaoru was screaming "Kenshin no baka," or "Kenshin no Hentai," and blindly throwing what ever she could get her hands, on at him. Her hands deftly went for loose objects, it was when she grabbed her prized music box and threw it, did she realize her error. With a loud yelp, she reached out to try to get it back from mid-flight before it could hit anything, but it had gone to far and to fast for her to do anything.
Kenshin saw her distress and tried to make a grab for the object she had just thrown, however he had taken two.what seemed like make-up cases, and one futon to the head; and his vision was a little blurred. His hand touched part of the case, just enough to slow it down slightly; however it still hit the wall with enough force to crack the delicate top off.
Kaoru ran over and knelt beside it. She stared in horror over what she had just done. Kenshin watched as she picked up the two pieces and hugged them to her chest. "Gomen Kaoru." He knelt beside her. "It's my fault, I shouldn't have made you upset."
She sniffed and mumbled. "It's not your fault, I got carried away."
"What is it?" He inquired.
"It's the music box my father got mother as a wedding promise."
He stared at her, slightly confused. "Wedding promise?"
"Ah, it's a promise of marriage. My father had to go on training before he could get married. My mother was so worried about him; so he gave her this music box that she could listen to while he was away." A small tear ran down her face. "It was important to her, and when she passed, he gave it to me."
He frowned and gently took the two pieces from her. After studying them carefully, he sighed. One of the hinges had been completely torn off the wooden base, chipping much of the paint along with it. The other hinge was slightly bent and missing the connector. "Kaoru, I may be able to find a way to fix this." She stared at him with so much hope in her eyes he wanted to hug her. "I can't do this, but I may be able to find someone who can. So cheer up, you shouldn't cry."
Kaoru gazed at his golden eyes. 'Is this really Battousai?' In his eyes she could see his soul, open and pure, yet still hiding the mystery that was Kenshin. He was almost as if a Pandora's box, tempting yet dangerous. His cloths, his face, his scent.everything about him was the Kenshin she knew; but the eyes. They held a mystery, that she was. strangely enough, excited by.
With a small smile, Kenshin stood and held out his hand to help her up. Quietly taking it she allowed his assistance and smiled when he headed for the door, her music box in hand. "Oh, and Kenshin."
"Hmm?"
"After I am dressed and all," She began to get angry again. "I want a really good explanation as to why you where sitting in my room watching me sleep!"
Kenshin sweat dropped. 'She can be a little scary at times.' Instead he smiled and promptly ran out of the room.
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Yahiko whistled as he strutted down the street. Two wanna-be crooks, tried to rob Tsubame's restaurant, so he, the best Samurai in all of town.next to Kenshin of course, showed them their place, in the form of a boken. Of course, he was praised for being the hero, and he was able to show off his skill in front of Tsubame.
Yep he was feeling pretty darn good of himself right now. He strutted through town, throwing his best 'tough guy' glare, at anyone who dared look at him the wrong way. His thoughts darkened as he neared the dojo. Kaoru was going to find a way to put him down, she was always did. She would tell him some worthless speech, and then beat him to a pulp in a duel. Last time she snuck up and scared the living piss out of him by jumping up and screaming something strange. He shuddered at the thought. It had taken her about five minutes to stop laughing, and when she finally did, she gave some lame excuse that to practice swordsmanship you must always be open to the feeling of the surrounding.or something like that.
Well, tonight she was going to get hers. He was going to jump out and scare her this time, and see how she likes that! With a wicked gleam in his eyes he devised his plan.
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After Kaoru had finished dressing, she went out to the kitchen where she knew Kenshin was going to be. The wonderful smell of miso soup filled the air as she quietly drifted towards the room. Kaoru stopped to watch as he cut the vegetables into perfect tiny pieces.
"Kenshin, can I talk to you really quick?"
He turned to stare at her. "You want to know what I was doing in you room?"
She frowned in annoyance at the memory. "That too, but right now I want to know how much you remember and, if you know why you changed."
He turned to take the boiling water off the stove. Putting it aside he wiped his hands on a towel as he walked over and sat next to her. She was unprepared for the deadly seriousness flowing through his eyes. "For you first question. I really don't remember much. I know you, and I know the feelings I get when I am around you, yet I don't know why I get them."
She blushed, unable to stop herself from asking. "Ano.Kenshin, what feelings do you get around me?"
His eyes caught hers once again, however in shyness she tore them away. Slowly reaching out, he held one of her hands and smiled, saying simply "Good ones."
Embarrassed he cleared his throat and moved along. "That's really it. I remember you, but everyone else I may or may not consider friend, is just a shadow to me."
She jerked her head up. "You mean you don't remember Sano, or Yahiko, or Megumi." she trailed off as she saw him shake his head.
"Kaoru, everything else is merely shadow. As time progresses they may become more refined in shape and I will remember them, but I don't really know." He stood once again. "I know this is frustrating for you, if you want I can leave until this."
He was once again that morning caught off guard by her speed, as she threw her body against his in a tight hug.
In a shaky and panic-stricken voice she held him and spoke. "Kenshin, no matter what, promise me that you won't leave me. You left once, and it nearly killed me, please don't do it again."
He was shocked. 'I actually left this woman once?' He felt a small pit in his stomach at the very thought of it. "Kaoru." He lifted her head to meet his eyes. "I promise I won't leave you ok?"
She stared at him as his eyes pierced her soul. Slowly she was able to loosen her grip on him. He sighed in relief, 'she was seriously starting to suffocate me! What a grip!'
Embarrassed at her actions she quickly excused herself to go outside and practice her swings. Kenshin simply smiled and watched as she left him to do some deep thinking of his own. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Yahiko watched Kaoru from the top of the wall as she left the kitchen area of the house. She made quick strides toward the pond and settled down on one of the rock beside it, facing the cool clear water, apparently in deep thought.
He chuckled softly to himself. 'Perfect. She can't see or hear me, and she's in too deep a thought to even feel my presence.' Taking care to be as quiet as possible, he jumped from the wall and snuck behind her. He could vaguely hear her talking to herself, something about Kenshin, but he was to far ahead in his plans to think of hearing what she was mumbling about. Quietly he drew in as much breath as possible, and waiting until the moment was right he yelled at the top of his lung.
"OI BUSU!!" He was instantly satisfied. With a loud "KYAAA!" Kaoru screamed and jumped in the air, landing on her feet. Unfortunatly she landed completely off balance on an unstable rock. With another loud shriek, her ankle twisted out from under her and she fell straight into the cold pond water.
Yahiko had begun laughing the minute she flew, and it grew louder when she fell in the pond. He completely missed her gasp and look of pain as she grabbed her ankle. He stood over her soaking wet figure and said in his deepest voice. "Vengeance!"
His glee was turned to fear when he felt the cold hard steel pressed against his throat and a hot angry breath going down the back of his neck. His eyes widened as Kaoru screamed and tried to stand up.
"Kenshin NO!
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Kenshin had been inside cutting more vegetables when he had heard her scream of fear. Without his sakabato, he grabbed the knife he had been using and ran out in a mad frenzy, just in time to see the back of a figure standing over a drenched Kaoru whose face was twisted in pain. He gritted his teeth as anger washed over him like a red wave, at this man who dared to hurt his Kaoru. It was that anger that took him to the man, and that anger that allowed him to hold the knife up to this person's throat. And it would be that anger that would soon allow Kenshin to punish the person responsible for whatever caused Kaoru's pain. Through the red haze he vaguely heard Kaoru scream to him, as he tightened his grip on the handle.
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heheheheheee..so what did everyone think??? Ok I know my spelling is horrible, but it's really late and I had to find time to write this. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and even wrote me, telling me that I had to continue! Please R+R, I will try to do much better next chapter! Please be nice in telling me any mistakes I make, I'm sure there will be a lot of them. I'll try and fix them in the morning. ::yawns::