Ack. the horrible work of penpen (u kno, pensquared. penpen? Harhar.)
ah, well continuing.
Chapter 2
"Kenshin's fine. He's happy. Very happy."
Kaoru felt her eyes water. He was with Megumi. And he was happy. Why.
Sanosuke smiled. "So, honey, hows the dinner coming on?"
Kaoru spoke with daggers in her voice. "Fine. It'll be the best dinner Kenshin's ever eaten. Ever. Even Megumi won't cook better than me now!"
Sanosuke smiled again. "Ten years, and you still can't let him go." He walked over to Kenji. "Hey, Kenji-chan, enough with the practicing. Help me sweep the floors with your old dad before Uncle Ken and Aunt Megumi come."
Kaoru watched father and son walk side by side. Yes, that's the only part of Sano that Kenji had. The height.
That night.
Kaoru feverishly brushed her hair. The elaborate dinner was set and ready, Sano and Kenji groomed and ready (though not without complaints. Kenji's face had some strange contortions when she brushed his hair with cooking oil) but she wasn't! She quickly tied her hair up into the ponytail that Kenshin knew with her old blue ribbon. Her old blue ribbon.
Kaoru sat down, slightly wrinkling her new blue kimono. This was the same blue ribbon from ten years ago. She had given it to Kenshin when he was going to battle Jin'eh to make sure that he would come back to her. Kenshin had tucked it into his gi, smiling, assuring her that he would return to the dojo. Later, he had been wounded, and his blood and flowed openly onto it. She smiled. She still remember the anguished, yet amused oros he gave when she whacked him on the head for dirtying her ribbon. As she fingered it, she found a stain on the corner. A bit of Kenshin, perhaps?
A loud thud awakened her from her slumber. "Mom, it's almost time!" Kenji popped his head in. "Are you ready yet?"
Kaoru smiled and walked out of the room with Kenji. It was the right time, because the moment she stepped out, there was a tapping on the door. " Hellooooooo. is anyone thereeeeeee."
Kaoru opened it up. "Oh, Megumi, welcome! I haven't seen you in so long!" She saw two smaller figures behind her. One was a little girl with dark black hair and the same foxy eyes as her mother. The other was a little boy, small and skinny. Kaoru gasped; this boy had flaming red hair and soft lavender eyes. "Oh, these are my children!" Megumi said proudly. "Meet Hikaru-chan and Shinta-chan!"
Kaoru smiled and petted the children on the head. As they walked in, a new, shadowy figure stepped into the light. Kaoru gasped. It was him. The same red hair in a messy ponytail, the same magneta gi, the same short stature, the same cross-shaped scar. Kenshin.
Kenshin smiled at Kaoru, and she gasped. Those violet eyes. they were so familiar. she remembered that day when they first met, and Kenshin had saved her from the fake Battousai. Funny, the last thing she saw before blacking out were those amethyst eyes. Funny, too, that this was the first thing she saw now too. Why did these accursed memories come back?
"Hello, Kaoru." Kenshin greeted. Kaoru felt her face go hot. "Wel.wel. welcome, Kenshin."
Chapter 2
"Kenshin's fine. He's happy. Very happy."
Kaoru felt her eyes water. He was with Megumi. And he was happy. Why.
Sanosuke smiled. "So, honey, hows the dinner coming on?"
Kaoru spoke with daggers in her voice. "Fine. It'll be the best dinner Kenshin's ever eaten. Ever. Even Megumi won't cook better than me now!"
Sanosuke smiled again. "Ten years, and you still can't let him go." He walked over to Kenji. "Hey, Kenji-chan, enough with the practicing. Help me sweep the floors with your old dad before Uncle Ken and Aunt Megumi come."
Kaoru watched father and son walk side by side. Yes, that's the only part of Sano that Kenji had. The height.
That night.
Kaoru feverishly brushed her hair. The elaborate dinner was set and ready, Sano and Kenji groomed and ready (though not without complaints. Kenji's face had some strange contortions when she brushed his hair with cooking oil) but she wasn't! She quickly tied her hair up into the ponytail that Kenshin knew with her old blue ribbon. Her old blue ribbon.
Kaoru sat down, slightly wrinkling her new blue kimono. This was the same blue ribbon from ten years ago. She had given it to Kenshin when he was going to battle Jin'eh to make sure that he would come back to her. Kenshin had tucked it into his gi, smiling, assuring her that he would return to the dojo. Later, he had been wounded, and his blood and flowed openly onto it. She smiled. She still remember the anguished, yet amused oros he gave when she whacked him on the head for dirtying her ribbon. As she fingered it, she found a stain on the corner. A bit of Kenshin, perhaps?
A loud thud awakened her from her slumber. "Mom, it's almost time!" Kenji popped his head in. "Are you ready yet?"
Kaoru smiled and walked out of the room with Kenji. It was the right time, because the moment she stepped out, there was a tapping on the door. " Hellooooooo. is anyone thereeeeeee."
Kaoru opened it up. "Oh, Megumi, welcome! I haven't seen you in so long!" She saw two smaller figures behind her. One was a little girl with dark black hair and the same foxy eyes as her mother. The other was a little boy, small and skinny. Kaoru gasped; this boy had flaming red hair and soft lavender eyes. "Oh, these are my children!" Megumi said proudly. "Meet Hikaru-chan and Shinta-chan!"
Kaoru smiled and petted the children on the head. As they walked in, a new, shadowy figure stepped into the light. Kaoru gasped. It was him. The same red hair in a messy ponytail, the same magneta gi, the same short stature, the same cross-shaped scar. Kenshin.
Kenshin smiled at Kaoru, and she gasped. Those violet eyes. they were so familiar. she remembered that day when they first met, and Kenshin had saved her from the fake Battousai. Funny, the last thing she saw before blacking out were those amethyst eyes. Funny, too, that this was the first thing she saw now too. Why did these accursed memories come back?
"Hello, Kaoru." Kenshin greeted. Kaoru felt her face go hot. "Wel.wel. welcome, Kenshin."