That evening was turning out to be very nice, although it was getting
a bit chillier. Dinner had been great; the food from the market place had
made a great meal, with leftovers. But as the sun began to set and shadows
began to engulf everything, Kenshin and Kaoru didn't want to think about
anything that happened earlier, even though none had been bad.
"That's it Yahiko," Kaoru commented. She watched as Yahiko swung his wooden sword again.
Kenshin sat on the house porch off to the side, watching Kaoru give Yahiko a lesson. Even through the circumstances that had occurred, Yahiko still had to take lessons. He wasn't going to get off easily.
"Good job. You can take a break now."
Yahiko sighed with relief. He walked into the house to get a glass of water, leaving Kenshin and Kaoru alone outside to enjoy the sunset. There was a long silence; neither of the two knew what to say, which made Kaoru blush a little. Instead of looking at the man she loved, she turned her gaze to the sun that was sinking behind the hills. She shivered with the oncoming night. Who knew it could get cold so sudden?
"Better keep warm, Miss Kaoru. You wouldn't want to catch a cold, that you wouldn't." Kenshin put an arm around her and pulled her close.
His body heat radiated to her, making her warm. She closed her eyes and leaned her head against Kenshin's chest. This was nice. It was perfect. Kaoru was so happy everything was working out. Things had started bad, that was true, but now, just look. They were cuddled close against the chill night air. This was what Kaoru had longed for since she had met the wanderer. Now he was here, with her, he was hers, and she was his. Nothing would change that. Nothing.
"Is something wrong?" Kenshin asked.
"Huh?" Kaoru didn't know what Kenshin could mean, but then she realized that she was crying silently. Why was she crying? "Oh, it's nothing. Really." Kaoru quickly wiped the tears away.
"Are you sure, Miss Kaoru?"
Kaoru sighed. Was she sure nothing was wrong? Some thoughts had been tugging at the back of her mind, saying this was too good to be true. But it was true, it was happening.
"I was just thinking about everything we have been through. With all the terrible things that have happened in the past, this just seems out of place. It's like the eye of the tornado, the calm before the storm." She hugged Kenshin tighter and buried her face in his chest. "I don't want this to ever end. I have never been happier in my life. Knowing you are here with me is all I need to give me strength."
Kenshin looked down at her silently. He took a step back, startling Kaoru. Kenshin stared down into her eyes, tears starting to blur her vision.
"Kaoru, nothing is going to ruin what we have created, I'll make sure of that. I love you."
Kenshin leaned down and kissed Kaoru. She flung her arms around Kenshin's neck and kissed him back. This was a perfect moment, one that could not be ruined by anything. The kiss ended and Kenshin hugged Kaoru tight, close. Kaoru clung to him, silent tears of happiness sliding down her soft cheeks.
"I love you too," she whispered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Sanosuke and Megumi walked through the grassy field, holding hands. The sun was beginning to set and it was going to be beautiful. Sanosuke looked at the side of Megumi's face silently and smiled. How could one individual be so beautiful? Sanosuke found himself chuckling about this. He had turned into such a big sap since he let out his feelings for Megumi.
"What's so funny?" Megumi asked, smiling at Sanosuke.
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking how beautiful you look."
"And you find that funny?" Megumi asked, a little angry.
Sanosuke laughed at this.
"You are so insensitive," Megumi roared. She gave him a hard shove, which knocked him off balance.
Sanosuke staggered a couple steps away from her, still laughing. Megumi was now laughing at how she was able to make him move.
"Come here." Sanosuke trotted over to Megumi to envelope her in a big hug. Instead, he tripped over some loose ground and fell onto Megumi. They both landed on the ground. Megumi giggled at Sanosuke's clumsiness, which he didn't find funny. He hovered above Megumi, looking down into her laughing face. Now it was just impossible to keep a straight face. He began to laugh too.
After a couple minutes of nonstop laughter, the two took a deep breath and sighs of relief.
"That was not funny," Sanosuke finally said, smiling.
"Yes it was." Megumi smiled up at him.
"Ok, maybe just a little."
Megumi laughed and looked up into Sanosuke's face. She loved him so much. Her smile slowly faded.
"What's wrong?" Sanosuke asked.
"Nothing. Really." She gave him a quick reassuring smile.
Sanosuke looked down seriously into Megumi's eyes. He pushed aside a stray hair away from her eyes then leaned down and kissed her. She kissed him back, slowly stretching her arms around his neck. They were unaware of the sun now almost set, unaware that they were still lying in the long grass, unaware of what unexpected visitors may be watching them.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"That one, brother, I want her."
Two men sat as silently and still as could be. They watched the man in white trip and bring him and the woman to the ground.
"Be patient. She will be yours. She will be both of ours."
The two snickered. This one was going to be fun, they could already tell. Not only was this woman the most beautiful out of all the ones they had spied on, but she also had a lot of spirit. The struggle she would put up would be worth it alone.
"That's it Yahiko," Kaoru commented. She watched as Yahiko swung his wooden sword again.
Kenshin sat on the house porch off to the side, watching Kaoru give Yahiko a lesson. Even through the circumstances that had occurred, Yahiko still had to take lessons. He wasn't going to get off easily.
"Good job. You can take a break now."
Yahiko sighed with relief. He walked into the house to get a glass of water, leaving Kenshin and Kaoru alone outside to enjoy the sunset. There was a long silence; neither of the two knew what to say, which made Kaoru blush a little. Instead of looking at the man she loved, she turned her gaze to the sun that was sinking behind the hills. She shivered with the oncoming night. Who knew it could get cold so sudden?
"Better keep warm, Miss Kaoru. You wouldn't want to catch a cold, that you wouldn't." Kenshin put an arm around her and pulled her close.
His body heat radiated to her, making her warm. She closed her eyes and leaned her head against Kenshin's chest. This was nice. It was perfect. Kaoru was so happy everything was working out. Things had started bad, that was true, but now, just look. They were cuddled close against the chill night air. This was what Kaoru had longed for since she had met the wanderer. Now he was here, with her, he was hers, and she was his. Nothing would change that. Nothing.
"Is something wrong?" Kenshin asked.
"Huh?" Kaoru didn't know what Kenshin could mean, but then she realized that she was crying silently. Why was she crying? "Oh, it's nothing. Really." Kaoru quickly wiped the tears away.
"Are you sure, Miss Kaoru?"
Kaoru sighed. Was she sure nothing was wrong? Some thoughts had been tugging at the back of her mind, saying this was too good to be true. But it was true, it was happening.
"I was just thinking about everything we have been through. With all the terrible things that have happened in the past, this just seems out of place. It's like the eye of the tornado, the calm before the storm." She hugged Kenshin tighter and buried her face in his chest. "I don't want this to ever end. I have never been happier in my life. Knowing you are here with me is all I need to give me strength."
Kenshin looked down at her silently. He took a step back, startling Kaoru. Kenshin stared down into her eyes, tears starting to blur her vision.
"Kaoru, nothing is going to ruin what we have created, I'll make sure of that. I love you."
Kenshin leaned down and kissed Kaoru. She flung her arms around Kenshin's neck and kissed him back. This was a perfect moment, one that could not be ruined by anything. The kiss ended and Kenshin hugged Kaoru tight, close. Kaoru clung to him, silent tears of happiness sliding down her soft cheeks.
"I love you too," she whispered.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Sanosuke and Megumi walked through the grassy field, holding hands. The sun was beginning to set and it was going to be beautiful. Sanosuke looked at the side of Megumi's face silently and smiled. How could one individual be so beautiful? Sanosuke found himself chuckling about this. He had turned into such a big sap since he let out his feelings for Megumi.
"What's so funny?" Megumi asked, smiling at Sanosuke.
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking how beautiful you look."
"And you find that funny?" Megumi asked, a little angry.
Sanosuke laughed at this.
"You are so insensitive," Megumi roared. She gave him a hard shove, which knocked him off balance.
Sanosuke staggered a couple steps away from her, still laughing. Megumi was now laughing at how she was able to make him move.
"Come here." Sanosuke trotted over to Megumi to envelope her in a big hug. Instead, he tripped over some loose ground and fell onto Megumi. They both landed on the ground. Megumi giggled at Sanosuke's clumsiness, which he didn't find funny. He hovered above Megumi, looking down into her laughing face. Now it was just impossible to keep a straight face. He began to laugh too.
After a couple minutes of nonstop laughter, the two took a deep breath and sighs of relief.
"That was not funny," Sanosuke finally said, smiling.
"Yes it was." Megumi smiled up at him.
"Ok, maybe just a little."
Megumi laughed and looked up into Sanosuke's face. She loved him so much. Her smile slowly faded.
"What's wrong?" Sanosuke asked.
"Nothing. Really." She gave him a quick reassuring smile.
Sanosuke looked down seriously into Megumi's eyes. He pushed aside a stray hair away from her eyes then leaned down and kissed her. She kissed him back, slowly stretching her arms around his neck. They were unaware of the sun now almost set, unaware that they were still lying in the long grass, unaware of what unexpected visitors may be watching them.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"That one, brother, I want her."
Two men sat as silently and still as could be. They watched the man in white trip and bring him and the woman to the ground.
"Be patient. She will be yours. She will be both of ours."
The two snickered. This one was going to be fun, they could already tell. Not only was this woman the most beautiful out of all the ones they had spied on, but she also had a lot of spirit. The struggle she would put up would be worth it alone.