Continuing on, yesh yesh. ^.^
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-chapter 5-
Kaoru groaned. She felt stupid, blacking out in front of Kenshin like that. Groggily, she rubbed her head. Miraculously, there was no lump. In fact, she felt quite fine. But any young child knows that falling down would result in bruises and lumps. How.
Kaoru sat up. She was still naked- go figure- but she was in her room, the room that she sleepy by herself in because she could not bring herself to sleep with Sano, and a blanket had been pulled around her. How did she get here?
A light scuffle in the shadows alerted her, and startled, she looked there. Kenshin stepped out into the thin beams of moonlight. "Ah, Kaoru, you're awake! Thank goodness, I was almost going to go get Megumi."
"How did I get here?"
Kenshin smiled teasingly. "You flew. Ah, well, I carried you in. I can't really leave you out there lying on the ground. You might catch a cold."
Kaoru suddenly felt uncomfortable at her nakedness. She pulled the thin blanket over her body tighter.
Kenshin noticed, and awkwardly stepped towards the door. "I'll bring you some tea, Kaoru. Please put on some clothing- it is rather cold." And with that, he softly stepped out of the room.
Kaoru felt her heart beating fast as she slipped into some comfortable clothing. Kenshin had carried her bare body over to this room, and had watched over her. This must mean he loves her! But, no, his voice was too friendly. Maybe he thought of her as only a friend. But, that can't be-
Her thoughts were disturbed when Kenshin came back, carefully balancing the tea. Two cups of tea.
"Here, drink some, Kaoru, before you catch a cold." He handed her a steaming cup. As she was about to drink, she noticed something. The tea was filled up to exactly a small chip in the cup, and there were bits of orange mixed in with the tea leaves. Just as she loved her tea the best. Just as she had told Kenshin. 10 years ago.
Kenshin noticed her look, and his face broke out into a childish grin. "Of course I wouldn't forget, Kaoru. I never forget these things."
Kaoru felt nervous under the gaze of his brilliantly mauve eyes. Her face burned, and she quickly gulped tea to calm herself.
They sat together in the room sipping their tea silently under the pale moonlight. Finally, Kaoru put her cup down. She couldn't take this anymore. Pretending everything was fine when it wasn't. Pretending everything had gone the way it was supposed to.
"Kenshin- I need to talk to you."
Kenshin looked up, puzzled. "Yes, Kaoru?"
Kaoru gulped. She had tried to prepare herself for this conversation, but it never came. "I just want to know, about, you know, ten years ago."
Kenshin's smiling face suddenly changed to a look of pain. "Yes. Ten years ago."
Kaoru ran her fingers along the edges of her cup. "Why- why-. Well, why did you marry Megumi and leave me to Sano?"
Kenshin shook his head, as if talking to himself. "You and Sano shared the level of intimacy we never had, and besides, you were carrying a part of him in you too."
Kaoru's eyes watered up with pain. "Yes, but, who would know? Kenji looks very much like me, anyways. We could suppose that he was our child, and- "
Kenshin shook his head harder, his crimson hair shaking slightly. "No, it was not to be. It cannot be. Kenji is Sano's child."
"Why---" Kaoru dropped off her words, and a tear dropped down her cheek.
She felt a hand around her shoulder, and knew that it was Kenshin. He wrapped his arms around her, comforting her. "There, there, Kaoru, it's alright, don't cry."
Kaoru stopped crying- the intimacy of the moment shocked her. She felt scared by the closeness of Kenshin's body to hers. And yet, it felt good. It was the intimacy she had wanted in her marriage, but never received.
"Kenshin---" She dug her head into his embrace, and traced his scar with her finger. "Kenshin--- did you love me?"
She heard his husky breathing over her head. He murmured softly, "Yes. Oh, yes I did, that I really did."
Her tears flowed down her cheek silently. He tenderly wiped them away with the sleeve of his gi. Kaoru snuggled herself into his arms, happy to be there.
"Kenshin---" She paused again. What if he said no? But she had to ask. "Do you--- do you love me. Now?"
Kenshin's breathing became quiet. Everything was completely silent. Then, so softly she could hardly hear it, he whispered one word. "Yes."
She gazed up into his eyes. His eyes were wet and brimming with tears.
"Kenshin--- I love you too."
With those words, she softly guided the former Battousai's lips down towards hers.
[pwahaha, I'll leave it at here for now. It's bedtime anyways. * shrug * End of story tomorrow, or maybe tomorrow tomorrow, depending on how long I want to make this story. =) Er, btw ppl who want to slit my throat for making Kenshin cheaton Megumi: feel free to flame, but don't forget to read the next chapter. You'd want to. Seriously. ]
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-chapter 5-
Kaoru groaned. She felt stupid, blacking out in front of Kenshin like that. Groggily, she rubbed her head. Miraculously, there was no lump. In fact, she felt quite fine. But any young child knows that falling down would result in bruises and lumps. How.
Kaoru sat up. She was still naked- go figure- but she was in her room, the room that she sleepy by herself in because she could not bring herself to sleep with Sano, and a blanket had been pulled around her. How did she get here?
A light scuffle in the shadows alerted her, and startled, she looked there. Kenshin stepped out into the thin beams of moonlight. "Ah, Kaoru, you're awake! Thank goodness, I was almost going to go get Megumi."
"How did I get here?"
Kenshin smiled teasingly. "You flew. Ah, well, I carried you in. I can't really leave you out there lying on the ground. You might catch a cold."
Kaoru suddenly felt uncomfortable at her nakedness. She pulled the thin blanket over her body tighter.
Kenshin noticed, and awkwardly stepped towards the door. "I'll bring you some tea, Kaoru. Please put on some clothing- it is rather cold." And with that, he softly stepped out of the room.
Kaoru felt her heart beating fast as she slipped into some comfortable clothing. Kenshin had carried her bare body over to this room, and had watched over her. This must mean he loves her! But, no, his voice was too friendly. Maybe he thought of her as only a friend. But, that can't be-
Her thoughts were disturbed when Kenshin came back, carefully balancing the tea. Two cups of tea.
"Here, drink some, Kaoru, before you catch a cold." He handed her a steaming cup. As she was about to drink, she noticed something. The tea was filled up to exactly a small chip in the cup, and there were bits of orange mixed in with the tea leaves. Just as she loved her tea the best. Just as she had told Kenshin. 10 years ago.
Kenshin noticed her look, and his face broke out into a childish grin. "Of course I wouldn't forget, Kaoru. I never forget these things."
Kaoru felt nervous under the gaze of his brilliantly mauve eyes. Her face burned, and she quickly gulped tea to calm herself.
They sat together in the room sipping their tea silently under the pale moonlight. Finally, Kaoru put her cup down. She couldn't take this anymore. Pretending everything was fine when it wasn't. Pretending everything had gone the way it was supposed to.
"Kenshin- I need to talk to you."
Kenshin looked up, puzzled. "Yes, Kaoru?"
Kaoru gulped. She had tried to prepare herself for this conversation, but it never came. "I just want to know, about, you know, ten years ago."
Kenshin's smiling face suddenly changed to a look of pain. "Yes. Ten years ago."
Kaoru ran her fingers along the edges of her cup. "Why- why-. Well, why did you marry Megumi and leave me to Sano?"
Kenshin shook his head, as if talking to himself. "You and Sano shared the level of intimacy we never had, and besides, you were carrying a part of him in you too."
Kaoru's eyes watered up with pain. "Yes, but, who would know? Kenji looks very much like me, anyways. We could suppose that he was our child, and- "
Kenshin shook his head harder, his crimson hair shaking slightly. "No, it was not to be. It cannot be. Kenji is Sano's child."
"Why---" Kaoru dropped off her words, and a tear dropped down her cheek.
She felt a hand around her shoulder, and knew that it was Kenshin. He wrapped his arms around her, comforting her. "There, there, Kaoru, it's alright, don't cry."
Kaoru stopped crying- the intimacy of the moment shocked her. She felt scared by the closeness of Kenshin's body to hers. And yet, it felt good. It was the intimacy she had wanted in her marriage, but never received.
"Kenshin---" She dug her head into his embrace, and traced his scar with her finger. "Kenshin--- did you love me?"
She heard his husky breathing over her head. He murmured softly, "Yes. Oh, yes I did, that I really did."
Her tears flowed down her cheek silently. He tenderly wiped them away with the sleeve of his gi. Kaoru snuggled herself into his arms, happy to be there.
"Kenshin---" She paused again. What if he said no? But she had to ask. "Do you--- do you love me. Now?"
Kenshin's breathing became quiet. Everything was completely silent. Then, so softly she could hardly hear it, he whispered one word. "Yes."
She gazed up into his eyes. His eyes were wet and brimming with tears.
"Kenshin--- I love you too."
With those words, she softly guided the former Battousai's lips down towards hers.
[pwahaha, I'll leave it at here for now. It's bedtime anyways. * shrug * End of story tomorrow, or maybe tomorrow tomorrow, depending on how long I want to make this story. =) Er, btw ppl who want to slit my throat for making Kenshin cheaton Megumi: feel free to flame, but don't forget to read the next chapter. You'd want to. Seriously. ]