A/N: EEEE!!!!! 80 reviews!!!!! I SO HAPPY!!!!!!! *gives all reviewers a big thankies hug*
Otay, that was scary. Well, this chappie is kinda happy kinda really weird since I only hae hal of it in my head. Kinda stupid huh?
Oh well, I think this chappie will also make S+M and K+K fans happy. (Sorry, I don't think I can do A+M today...wah! They're cute too!)



Chapter 12



I couldn't think. So the only thing really that I could do was stand at the refreshment table doing nothing.

Sanosuke and Megumi...aka the newlyweds...saw me being, well, not myself and walked over to me.

When I saw them I cheered up a little. "Congrats, you two."

Megumi smiled. "Thanks, and I got to pick a wedding dress that didn't feel like a doughnut!"

We had to all laugh at that.

"So I take it you two are going to disappear for awhile, huh?" I said, trying not to sound a bit upset.

I saw them smile and then shake their heads.

"Excuse me?" I asked.

"Well, actually," Sano began. "We want to help you finish off past first. One past is gone, and since we know how to do it now thanks to that kid..."

"...then you'll have to go, right?"

Megumi nodded. "It's kind of one of the little points of marriage. But friends are still important to us. Extremely important, may I add. We won't have you fight this alone."

I felt so happy. I would've bellkicked, but I suck at those, and plus, they look really stupid. So I smiled brightly and gave them a huge thanks.

"Hey Sano!" I heard Kenshin call. He motioned for Sanosuke.

Sano rolled his eyes. "I'll be right back."

"Don't worry, it's fine." Megumi and I chanted in unison.

I sighed. "You're so lucky..."

Megumi looked at me, "How?"

"Well...you have a happy life ahead of you." I half lied. I WAS happy for her, and she DID have a happy life ahead of her, but that wasn't necessarily the reason.

But Megumi knew what was the reason.
"You're thinking Kenshin will never propose to you because he did so in the past, right?"

I still have to ask her about how she does that...but at that time, I just nodded sadly.
Kenshin had a large smile on his face, I could see.

"Kaoru..." Megumi said.

"Y--Yes?"

"You know he just wouldn't leave you hanging for the rest of this life."

"I do?" I 'asked', pretending to sound confused.

"Kaoru!" Megumi laughed out.

"Yeah, I know. But is he purposely holding back?"

"I think he is. It's another reverse Kaoru...and I'm sorry."

"You have no need to apologize!" I said as I smiled at her. "Now go have fun, it's a special day!"

Megumi returned my smile and Sano came strutting back over to us. They walked away, chatting and such. I relly couldn't understand much, since my focus was mainly elsewhere.



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I had the strangest dream. It was indescribable, as if I was stuck in a world of blue. Suddenly, rain began to pour down, every drop sending out a "HA!" when it hit the ground. Soon it turned into a downpour. The rain was laughing at me, then the "HA's" turned into yelps that rang in my ears. Like the rain itself was somehow being murdered. It was scaring me, and the blue world began to shrink as the rain's screams grew louder. I must've been yelling out in my sleep, because I woke up to the feeling of someone gently shaking my shoulder.

"Kaoru...wake up!"

I opened my eyes and let out a yelp. I took a few seconds to look around me. I was in my own room again, not trapped anywhere. I still must've had a shocked look on my face, because Kenshin asked me what happened.

We had crouched together while I was telling him about my dream, and I felt much safer.

"I wonder if this is a signal..." Kenshin wondered aloud, slightly tightening his grip around my waist.

"Yeah...but for what?" I wondered, resting into his embrace.

I could feel Kenshin sigh, not even being able to guess the answer.

"Just keep reversing things Kaoru, and it won't matter..." he whispered into my ear.

I nodded. Reverse, I kept thinking. Reverse, reverse, reverse.



A/N: The ending of the chapter sucks but it's K&K. Pretty soon they'll have a REVERSE battle. It's pretty cool and and the Kenshin-gumi need their wits about them. AND, now Sano and Megumi (at least in my story) are wed! Yayness!
Plus, I made Megumi smart in this chappie. For Spellhollow because I freaked her out with that Megumi comment. (HA! AND I MEANT THE ONE FROM NADESICO! Anyway...)
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