Disclaimer: i would own Yahiko if i could, but one annoying little brother
is plenty. I say this because owning Kenshin is out of the question.
Losing Kenshin
Chapter 7: Wandering Away
Kaoru was awakened by a searing pain in her arm. She sat up in bed and looked over her arm. It was wrapped in bandeges, but they were stained in blood. she touched the wounded area, but winced as the pain spread through her. Remembering the previous night, she thought of Kenshin. He had Taken her to the dojo, and summoned Magumi. Then she had lost concouse because of the pain.
Looking around, she saw no sign of Kenshin. Standing, Kaoru walked outside. It was a clear spring day. The sun was shining and the sky was a gentle blue. Lazy clouds drifted through the air as a light breeze let the chery blossombs fly. And standing under Kaoru's favorite cherry tree was Kenshin. Slowly she walked up to him, leaning her head against his back and panting for breath, trying not to give out under the severe pain.
Kenshin stiffened as he felt Kaoru's presents outside.
"You shouldn't be out here in your condition, Miss Kaoru."
"I know, but i wanted to see you."
Kenshin turned around and saw the blood-soaked bandage. Picking Kaoru up carefully, he walked her inside and laid her on a futon. He had never bandeged her when she was awake, and felt very shy seeing her naked upper body. But when the bandege was changed, he covered her in the light blanket.
"Now Miss Kaoru, please stay inside. i don't want you getting injured further by going outside, that i don't."
"OK, but tell me something Kenshin. Did you kill Kazariah?"
Kenshin sighed. "No. I crushed both of his elbows. He will never be able to move both of his arms again, and never be able to hurt any more women." Carefully Kenshin laid his hand on Kaoru's stomach. He smiled lightly, and went to move his hand away.
Kaoru felt tears weld at her eyes. "Oh Kenshin. I'm so sorry for getting in your way."
Kenshin's eyes flickered gold. "Well, you should be. That was an extremely dangerous and reckless thing you did, Kaoru. I couldve killed you. When you got here, Magumi thought that you were too far gone to be saved." Kenshin looked into her eyes, and then let his eyes fall to the ground.
Kaoru let silent tears run down her cheeks. She laid her head down and watched as Kenshin stood and walked out of the room. once again sleep took her, and she fell into a painless slumber.
*******A Month Later*******
Kenshin unwrapped the bandeges from Kaoru's arm and looked at the scar.
"Well, Miss Kaoru, you have healed nicely. Despite the fact that you have a pretty nasty scar there."
Kaoru shrugged on her gi and smiled that care-free smile of hers.
"Well, i have you and Magumi to thank for it. You guys have been my heros for the last few weeks."
Kenshin shrugged. "Kaoru, i have to go into town. If you'll excuse me." Kenshin stood and exited the room.
With a smile on her face, Kaoru ran out and into the main dojo to help Yahiko, only to find him sitting in a corner, his arms hugging his legs to his chest.
"Yahiko, are you OK?" Kaoru walked over to him, sitting next to him.
"He's gone, isnt he?"
"Yahiko, he's just gone into town."
"No, he's leaving us."
"What do you mean?"
Yahiko felt tears stream down his face. "Kenshin has gone wandering again. he told me not to tell you, but i cant stand the thought of him leaving me. Just like my father and mother."
Kaoru felt like a sword had just hit her heart. "He's-he's leaving?"
Yahiko bowed his head. "Actually, he's left."
Tears welded in Kaoru's eyes. "NOO!" she yelled, and turning on her heal, darted out and through the dojo's gates. She ran as fast and furously as she could into the forest, her bare feet stumbling on rocks and roots that littered the dirt path. She winced as a sharp stick dug into her foot, then stumbled as she stepped on a rock, but the tears still flowing from her eyes were from the pain in her heart, not in her feet.
Turning a blind corner, Kaoru ran smack into Kenshin's back. She winced as she hit the ground, her rear taking the inpact a little harder than she had hoped for.
"Hey! Watch were your going, I'm in a real hurry and-" she cut herself off as Kenshin turned around. His voilet eyes bored into hers, angered slightly, but also filled with pain and sadness.
"Miss Kaoru?" he said in a soft voice.
"Oh Kenshin," A new wave of tears spilled from her dry eyes, dripping down her cheeks and onto her lap. She hung her head, so her bangs would cover her red eyes. "How could you leave us? How could you leave ME?"
Kenshin looked away. "After i injured you, i just couldn't stand it. The truth is, i get into too many battles, that i do. And you get involved in far too many, almost always resulting in you getting hurt." He finally looked back at her. "Do you understand now why i had to leave?"
Kaoru didn't do anything, just sat there, silent tears running down her cheeks.
Kenshin couldn't stand this silence. slowly he lifted up Kaoru's chin, looking into the depts of her eyes. They wer shining with the wetness from her tears, but within them held such trust for the man. Gathering his courage, he lightly pressed his lips against hers.
Kaoru shut her eyes, enjoying the new feeling of his lips against hers. They were so soft, not like what she had been expecting.
As his courage grew, so did the strength in the kiss. But, finally, the two had to part for air.
Standing, Kenshin looked down at the woman on the ground. Her stomach had swelled with the growing child inside.
As he turned his back, Kaoru's voice drifted up to him.
"Kenshin?"
"Yes Kaoru?"
"How did you know Kazariah?"
Kenshin shrugged. "In the revolution, he was my partner. He helped me with many of my battles, but one day i found him raping a woman. i left Kaza, believing that it is wrong to make women do something against their will. if found out later that he had raped many women. he was mad at me for leaving him, for i was his supplier of food, shelter and clothing, so without me, he was nothing. He always swore to get revenge, but i never took him seroisly."
Kaoru nodded.
Squating down, Kenshin laid a gentle hand on Kaoru's stomach. "Take care of Kanji." He said in little more than a whisper. "I promise, that one day, i will come back."
Kaoru felt a new wave of tears, and gently, she took out her favorite indigo ribbon from her hair. The very same one she had lended Kenshin before the battle with Jinei.
"Take thins, so you will have to come back." Slowly she folded the ribbon, and watched as Kenshin tucked it inside his Gi.
Ai shiteru, Kaoru," Kenshin whispered as he kissed Kaoru one last time. Pulling away, he stood and walked into the sunlight, his red hair slowing in the wind.
"Ill be waiting, Kenshin. Ai shiteru."
AN: *cries* And so, Our favorite swordsman is gone. Its Over! Or..Is It?
Losing Kenshin
Chapter 7: Wandering Away
Kaoru was awakened by a searing pain in her arm. She sat up in bed and looked over her arm. It was wrapped in bandeges, but they were stained in blood. she touched the wounded area, but winced as the pain spread through her. Remembering the previous night, she thought of Kenshin. He had Taken her to the dojo, and summoned Magumi. Then she had lost concouse because of the pain.
Looking around, she saw no sign of Kenshin. Standing, Kaoru walked outside. It was a clear spring day. The sun was shining and the sky was a gentle blue. Lazy clouds drifted through the air as a light breeze let the chery blossombs fly. And standing under Kaoru's favorite cherry tree was Kenshin. Slowly she walked up to him, leaning her head against his back and panting for breath, trying not to give out under the severe pain.
Kenshin stiffened as he felt Kaoru's presents outside.
"You shouldn't be out here in your condition, Miss Kaoru."
"I know, but i wanted to see you."
Kenshin turned around and saw the blood-soaked bandage. Picking Kaoru up carefully, he walked her inside and laid her on a futon. He had never bandeged her when she was awake, and felt very shy seeing her naked upper body. But when the bandege was changed, he covered her in the light blanket.
"Now Miss Kaoru, please stay inside. i don't want you getting injured further by going outside, that i don't."
"OK, but tell me something Kenshin. Did you kill Kazariah?"
Kenshin sighed. "No. I crushed both of his elbows. He will never be able to move both of his arms again, and never be able to hurt any more women." Carefully Kenshin laid his hand on Kaoru's stomach. He smiled lightly, and went to move his hand away.
Kaoru felt tears weld at her eyes. "Oh Kenshin. I'm so sorry for getting in your way."
Kenshin's eyes flickered gold. "Well, you should be. That was an extremely dangerous and reckless thing you did, Kaoru. I couldve killed you. When you got here, Magumi thought that you were too far gone to be saved." Kenshin looked into her eyes, and then let his eyes fall to the ground.
Kaoru let silent tears run down her cheeks. She laid her head down and watched as Kenshin stood and walked out of the room. once again sleep took her, and she fell into a painless slumber.
*******A Month Later*******
Kenshin unwrapped the bandeges from Kaoru's arm and looked at the scar.
"Well, Miss Kaoru, you have healed nicely. Despite the fact that you have a pretty nasty scar there."
Kaoru shrugged on her gi and smiled that care-free smile of hers.
"Well, i have you and Magumi to thank for it. You guys have been my heros for the last few weeks."
Kenshin shrugged. "Kaoru, i have to go into town. If you'll excuse me." Kenshin stood and exited the room.
With a smile on her face, Kaoru ran out and into the main dojo to help Yahiko, only to find him sitting in a corner, his arms hugging his legs to his chest.
"Yahiko, are you OK?" Kaoru walked over to him, sitting next to him.
"He's gone, isnt he?"
"Yahiko, he's just gone into town."
"No, he's leaving us."
"What do you mean?"
Yahiko felt tears stream down his face. "Kenshin has gone wandering again. he told me not to tell you, but i cant stand the thought of him leaving me. Just like my father and mother."
Kaoru felt like a sword had just hit her heart. "He's-he's leaving?"
Yahiko bowed his head. "Actually, he's left."
Tears welded in Kaoru's eyes. "NOO!" she yelled, and turning on her heal, darted out and through the dojo's gates. She ran as fast and furously as she could into the forest, her bare feet stumbling on rocks and roots that littered the dirt path. She winced as a sharp stick dug into her foot, then stumbled as she stepped on a rock, but the tears still flowing from her eyes were from the pain in her heart, not in her feet.
Turning a blind corner, Kaoru ran smack into Kenshin's back. She winced as she hit the ground, her rear taking the inpact a little harder than she had hoped for.
"Hey! Watch were your going, I'm in a real hurry and-" she cut herself off as Kenshin turned around. His voilet eyes bored into hers, angered slightly, but also filled with pain and sadness.
"Miss Kaoru?" he said in a soft voice.
"Oh Kenshin," A new wave of tears spilled from her dry eyes, dripping down her cheeks and onto her lap. She hung her head, so her bangs would cover her red eyes. "How could you leave us? How could you leave ME?"
Kenshin looked away. "After i injured you, i just couldn't stand it. The truth is, i get into too many battles, that i do. And you get involved in far too many, almost always resulting in you getting hurt." He finally looked back at her. "Do you understand now why i had to leave?"
Kaoru didn't do anything, just sat there, silent tears running down her cheeks.
Kenshin couldn't stand this silence. slowly he lifted up Kaoru's chin, looking into the depts of her eyes. They wer shining with the wetness from her tears, but within them held such trust for the man. Gathering his courage, he lightly pressed his lips against hers.
Kaoru shut her eyes, enjoying the new feeling of his lips against hers. They were so soft, not like what she had been expecting.
As his courage grew, so did the strength in the kiss. But, finally, the two had to part for air.
Standing, Kenshin looked down at the woman on the ground. Her stomach had swelled with the growing child inside.
As he turned his back, Kaoru's voice drifted up to him.
"Kenshin?"
"Yes Kaoru?"
"How did you know Kazariah?"
Kenshin shrugged. "In the revolution, he was my partner. He helped me with many of my battles, but one day i found him raping a woman. i left Kaza, believing that it is wrong to make women do something against their will. if found out later that he had raped many women. he was mad at me for leaving him, for i was his supplier of food, shelter and clothing, so without me, he was nothing. He always swore to get revenge, but i never took him seroisly."
Kaoru nodded.
Squating down, Kenshin laid a gentle hand on Kaoru's stomach. "Take care of Kanji." He said in little more than a whisper. "I promise, that one day, i will come back."
Kaoru felt a new wave of tears, and gently, she took out her favorite indigo ribbon from her hair. The very same one she had lended Kenshin before the battle with Jinei.
"Take thins, so you will have to come back." Slowly she folded the ribbon, and watched as Kenshin tucked it inside his Gi.
Ai shiteru, Kaoru," Kenshin whispered as he kissed Kaoru one last time. Pulling away, he stood and walked into the sunlight, his red hair slowing in the wind.
"Ill be waiting, Kenshin. Ai shiteru."
AN: *cries* And so, Our favorite swordsman is gone. Its Over! Or..Is It?