A/N: Sorry this is so late. I was on vacation. Thank you all for reviewing
my fanfic. I'll try to keep it up to all your likings. I think I have an
idea of how this will end so I am going to start pushing it in that
direction. Sorry if this chapter is a bit boring or whatever. I needed to
add Sanosuke into this because he is there and going to be a rather
important part in the end. It will get better in the next couple chapters,
hopefully.
Sanosuke walked slowly through the trees listening to the crunching of each step he took. He had watched Kaoru walk into the forest after Kenshin. She was going to bring him back, for all their sakes. Sanosuke couldn't sit back and let her do this on her own. So he went after her, to help bring Kenshin back. He was furious that Kenshin had stabbed Kaoru. But it hadn't been Kenshin, it had been Batoussai, the legendary manslayer. Even though Kaoru had been stabbed, even though one of his best friends had broken the trust that had been formed between everyone, Sanosuke wanted Kenshin to stay. In a way, Kenshin was like an idol or big brother to Sanosuke.
He stopped. The wood was silent, except for some noises made by random animals every once in a while. Sanosuke's eyes went wide; he blinked. Ahead of him, standing in the moonlight, fireflies flashing around them, stood Kenshin and Kaoru. Kaoru's head was bent slightly upward and Kenshin's, slightly down. Their eyes were closed and their lips were touching. He waited until they pulled away from each other before speaking.
"So I guess this means you're staying."
Sanosuke leaned against a tree.
Kaoru and Kenshin looked over at him a little surprised. Both of them blushed a little.
"Actually I still can't stay, that I can't," Kenshin replied.
Sanosuke opened his mouth in a little shock and some confusion.
"But you and Kaoru."
Kaoru blushed profusely.
"If Kenshin stays then he will be killed," she explained. "That's why we have to go some place secluded where we can start over."
"When are you planning on leaving?"
"As soon as possible."
"Sanosuke, you can't tell a single soul. If word got out where Kenshin could be found, officers would hunt him down."
Sanosuke smirked. So they were leaving, alone, just the two of them. They were abandoning everyone, Megumi, Yahiko, Ayame, Suzume.
"What do you plan to do about the dojo? And the others? Were you going to tell them before you left?" Sanosuke asked.
"I'm leaving the dojo in your care, Sanosuke," Kaoru answered.
Neither of them answered the last question, about the others. They had a right to know. They were Kenshin's and Kaoru's friends also. And what if something happened here that Sanosuke couldn't face himself? Kenshin would be gone. He wouldn't be able to help. He would be off with Kaoru, not worrying about any troubles they might be having. There was only one solution to this. Only one.
"That will be a little hard, missy, leaving the dojo in my care. I'm coming along." Sanosuke smirked. "Not to mention those others who would surely want to keep us company."
Sanosuke walked slowly through the trees listening to the crunching of each step he took. He had watched Kaoru walk into the forest after Kenshin. She was going to bring him back, for all their sakes. Sanosuke couldn't sit back and let her do this on her own. So he went after her, to help bring Kenshin back. He was furious that Kenshin had stabbed Kaoru. But it hadn't been Kenshin, it had been Batoussai, the legendary manslayer. Even though Kaoru had been stabbed, even though one of his best friends had broken the trust that had been formed between everyone, Sanosuke wanted Kenshin to stay. In a way, Kenshin was like an idol or big brother to Sanosuke.
He stopped. The wood was silent, except for some noises made by random animals every once in a while. Sanosuke's eyes went wide; he blinked. Ahead of him, standing in the moonlight, fireflies flashing around them, stood Kenshin and Kaoru. Kaoru's head was bent slightly upward and Kenshin's, slightly down. Their eyes were closed and their lips were touching. He waited until they pulled away from each other before speaking.
"So I guess this means you're staying."
Sanosuke leaned against a tree.
Kaoru and Kenshin looked over at him a little surprised. Both of them blushed a little.
"Actually I still can't stay, that I can't," Kenshin replied.
Sanosuke opened his mouth in a little shock and some confusion.
"But you and Kaoru."
Kaoru blushed profusely.
"If Kenshin stays then he will be killed," she explained. "That's why we have to go some place secluded where we can start over."
"When are you planning on leaving?"
"As soon as possible."
"Sanosuke, you can't tell a single soul. If word got out where Kenshin could be found, officers would hunt him down."
Sanosuke smirked. So they were leaving, alone, just the two of them. They were abandoning everyone, Megumi, Yahiko, Ayame, Suzume.
"What do you plan to do about the dojo? And the others? Were you going to tell them before you left?" Sanosuke asked.
"I'm leaving the dojo in your care, Sanosuke," Kaoru answered.
Neither of them answered the last question, about the others. They had a right to know. They were Kenshin's and Kaoru's friends also. And what if something happened here that Sanosuke couldn't face himself? Kenshin would be gone. He wouldn't be able to help. He would be off with Kaoru, not worrying about any troubles they might be having. There was only one solution to this. Only one.
"That will be a little hard, missy, leaving the dojo in my care. I'm coming along." Sanosuke smirked. "Not to mention those others who would surely want to keep us company."