Chapter 11 ~
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Kenshin is free for the next four days. He had finally be able to be by her side. "Kaoru , will you like to walk around the town today?," Kenshin asked. "You'll take me there?," Kaoru asked excitedly. "yes," he replied. "I'll change and then we can go," Kaoru said while getting up. Kenshin left the room for her to change.
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His mood lighten to see her so happy. She was wearing the sky blue kimono that he bought. She was looking around happily. He stopped in front of a shop. Something caught his attention. He took hold of a piece of blue ribbon just like Kaoru's eyes colour , sapphire. There were tiny white flower embroidered in each end. "It matched her kimono," he thought inwardly as he pay the lady selling it. He wrapped it in a box and tucked it into his sleeve. After an hour of shopping they went back to the inn to have some rest. When they reach their room , Kenshin approached her. He gave her the ribbon and watch her expression as she opened it. "It's beautiful. Thank you," she said while looking at the ribbon. "It's my favourite colour," she thought inwardly. He had been thinking about it for the past few days but saying it was hardest thing of all. Finally he picked up his courage and said it. "Will you marry me?," Kenshin ask calmly trying to hide his nervousness. "Wh..What?," Kaoru asked not sure whether she had heard it right or wrong. "Will you marry me?," he asked again smoother this time. "Yes," she replied while giving him a big hug. Her eyes were full of tears. The tears of joy. She did never thought he'll ask her that. Not as the rurouni. She had been hopeful about it after the Enishi's incident but he turned out to be acting the same as before. So she had lost all her hope in the year. But now all those sadness had been covered up by the happiness that she felt now.
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They got married in the shrine near the town. It have been the happiest day in their life. However , happiness did not last long. Soon , it'll be time for his turn to patrol around the town during the night. For sure , Kaoru didn't want him to go but she know that this is for the sake of Japan. "Kenshin , please be careful," she said in a grim expression. "I'll be fine , don't worry," he said. He took his new katana and wakizashi and slip it to his belt. He turned to kiss her just before he left.
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He walked around the town with a few guards following behind him. They had been told there were a few attack for the past few days. Some guards have been injured but they couldn't find out how the attacker looked like. He had a feeling that tonight will be just the same. And he was right. They were attacked. He now stood face to face with the attacker , but he couldn't see his face. It's too dark. They wasted no time to leap into battle. Kenshin blurred in an amazing speed and he had stood behind him in the next instant. He turned around and slashed his back using the Ryu-Kan-Sen. He injured the man but just slightly. He had managed to escape death but not without any injury at all. He still bleed profusely but he stood there as though he had felt nothing. Kenshin was amazed by this man. Most enemy he had fight with will lose in just a tactic he used. But not for this man. "I see. You're the legendary Battousai," the man said mockingly while Kenshin remain silent. "Well , I'll fight you. But not now," the man said playfully. "And what difference does that make?," Kenshin said slightly annoyed by his tone. "Be patient," with that said he blurred into the darkness of the night. The guards behind Kenshin had been stunned by his fighting skills. They did never see the Battousai fight before. "He's as legend describe," they thought inwardly.
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Kenshin went back to the inn just before sunrise. He slid open the door of his room and found Kaoru sleeping near the door. It's obvious she had been waiting for him the whole night. He sigh as he pick her up and laid her down on the futon. He changed and got under the cover with her. He held her close to him. He had been thinking about the night incident. They had been something strange about that man but he just couldn't figure out. His thought trailed off as Kaoru murmured his name and snuggled closer. He smile inwardly as he too drifted off to sleep.
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He awoke about an hour later and go downstairs for the usual meeting leaving the still sleeping Kaoru. "So , you've been attacked too," Yamagata asked. Kenshin merely nodded his head in response as the others turned to look at him with panic expression. Obviously they had been scared of being attacked by that mysterious fighter since he as the Battousai failed to kill him last night. It proved the man was strong. "Will you tell me in detail what happened?," Yamagata asked one of the guard , Mitsui. He did never bother to asked Kenshin because he'll probably not answer him. He seems to be like this since he had changed back to the Battousai and the only one he had talked the most with was his wife. So the guards told him the story while the others listening carefully. The meeting went on for the next hour.
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"Ken.shin...," Kaoru cried. Kenshin rushed to her side when he heard her cried out his name. He had been only outside the door when he heard it. "What happened, koishii?," he asked worriedly "I thought you did never come back. I was so worried," Kaoru replied hugging him. "I'm fine," Kenshin hugged her as he patted her back. After a while , her tears stop. "I told you not to wait for me," Kenshin said while looking into her watery eyes. "Gomenasai. I was worried," she replied guiltily. "Alright. It's fine now. Just promise me that you'll rest the next time for I'll be going out at midnight and be back when sunrise," he said. Kaoru only nodded her head in response.
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Kenshin is free for the next four days. He had finally be able to be by her side. "Kaoru , will you like to walk around the town today?," Kenshin asked. "You'll take me there?," Kaoru asked excitedly. "yes," he replied. "I'll change and then we can go," Kaoru said while getting up. Kenshin left the room for her to change.
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His mood lighten to see her so happy. She was wearing the sky blue kimono that he bought. She was looking around happily. He stopped in front of a shop. Something caught his attention. He took hold of a piece of blue ribbon just like Kaoru's eyes colour , sapphire. There were tiny white flower embroidered in each end. "It matched her kimono," he thought inwardly as he pay the lady selling it. He wrapped it in a box and tucked it into his sleeve. After an hour of shopping they went back to the inn to have some rest. When they reach their room , Kenshin approached her. He gave her the ribbon and watch her expression as she opened it. "It's beautiful. Thank you," she said while looking at the ribbon. "It's my favourite colour," she thought inwardly. He had been thinking about it for the past few days but saying it was hardest thing of all. Finally he picked up his courage and said it. "Will you marry me?," Kenshin ask calmly trying to hide his nervousness. "Wh..What?," Kaoru asked not sure whether she had heard it right or wrong. "Will you marry me?," he asked again smoother this time. "Yes," she replied while giving him a big hug. Her eyes were full of tears. The tears of joy. She did never thought he'll ask her that. Not as the rurouni. She had been hopeful about it after the Enishi's incident but he turned out to be acting the same as before. So she had lost all her hope in the year. But now all those sadness had been covered up by the happiness that she felt now.
''''''''''
They got married in the shrine near the town. It have been the happiest day in their life. However , happiness did not last long. Soon , it'll be time for his turn to patrol around the town during the night. For sure , Kaoru didn't want him to go but she know that this is for the sake of Japan. "Kenshin , please be careful," she said in a grim expression. "I'll be fine , don't worry," he said. He took his new katana and wakizashi and slip it to his belt. He turned to kiss her just before he left.
''''''''''
He walked around the town with a few guards following behind him. They had been told there were a few attack for the past few days. Some guards have been injured but they couldn't find out how the attacker looked like. He had a feeling that tonight will be just the same. And he was right. They were attacked. He now stood face to face with the attacker , but he couldn't see his face. It's too dark. They wasted no time to leap into battle. Kenshin blurred in an amazing speed and he had stood behind him in the next instant. He turned around and slashed his back using the Ryu-Kan-Sen. He injured the man but just slightly. He had managed to escape death but not without any injury at all. He still bleed profusely but he stood there as though he had felt nothing. Kenshin was amazed by this man. Most enemy he had fight with will lose in just a tactic he used. But not for this man. "I see. You're the legendary Battousai," the man said mockingly while Kenshin remain silent. "Well , I'll fight you. But not now," the man said playfully. "And what difference does that make?," Kenshin said slightly annoyed by his tone. "Be patient," with that said he blurred into the darkness of the night. The guards behind Kenshin had been stunned by his fighting skills. They did never see the Battousai fight before. "He's as legend describe," they thought inwardly.
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Kenshin went back to the inn just before sunrise. He slid open the door of his room and found Kaoru sleeping near the door. It's obvious she had been waiting for him the whole night. He sigh as he pick her up and laid her down on the futon. He changed and got under the cover with her. He held her close to him. He had been thinking about the night incident. They had been something strange about that man but he just couldn't figure out. His thought trailed off as Kaoru murmured his name and snuggled closer. He smile inwardly as he too drifted off to sleep.
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He awoke about an hour later and go downstairs for the usual meeting leaving the still sleeping Kaoru. "So , you've been attacked too," Yamagata asked. Kenshin merely nodded his head in response as the others turned to look at him with panic expression. Obviously they had been scared of being attacked by that mysterious fighter since he as the Battousai failed to kill him last night. It proved the man was strong. "Will you tell me in detail what happened?," Yamagata asked one of the guard , Mitsui. He did never bother to asked Kenshin because he'll probably not answer him. He seems to be like this since he had changed back to the Battousai and the only one he had talked the most with was his wife. So the guards told him the story while the others listening carefully. The meeting went on for the next hour.
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"Ken.shin...," Kaoru cried. Kenshin rushed to her side when he heard her cried out his name. He had been only outside the door when he heard it. "What happened, koishii?," he asked worriedly "I thought you did never come back. I was so worried," Kaoru replied hugging him. "I'm fine," Kenshin hugged her as he patted her back. After a while , her tears stop. "I told you not to wait for me," Kenshin said while looking into her watery eyes. "Gomenasai. I was worried," she replied guiltily. "Alright. It's fine now. Just promise me that you'll rest the next time for I'll be going out at midnight and be back when sunrise," he said. Kaoru only nodded her head in response.
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