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Chapter Two
"Kaoru?! Kaoru!" Kenshin called out. Still no answer. Kenshin panicked. 'What happened?!' He peeked out the window to see Kaoru lying flat on her back. He flew out of the tub and dried himself as fast as he could and put his clothes back on even though his hair was still damp. "Kaoru I'm coming!" he yelled flinging the door open. But he opened it smack in Kaoru's face. "Whaaaaaaaaa!!!!!" she screamed face-vaulting again and lying on the ground swirly-eyed. Yahiko was standing there shaking his head at her. "I saw her trying to open the door while you were in there so I bonked on the head with my bokken," he said resting over his shoulder. "Since when did she become a pervert?" Kenshin sweat-dropped. 'This is a big misunderstanding. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.
"Ano, Yahiko, you have the whole concept wrong, I...uh...I asked her to come in."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"
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"Mou, Kenshin! This is all your fault!" Kaoru grumbled when they came out of Genzai's clinic. She had a bandage over her head. "If you hadn't been so bad this wouldn't have happened!" Kenshin had to explain what was going on to Yahiko and he seemed repulsed by the idea.
"Ahahahaha, sumanai. I was just kidding. Demo...it would have been nice if you joined me." She stopped and stared at him. "Are you serious?"
"Yes."
She blushed a little bit. 'When did this happen? He used to be so reserved but...now he's acting so openly.' "Nee, we should head home it's pretty late."
"Okay," Kenshin said.
When they got home Kaoru went to the kitchen. "I'm going to cook dinner alright?" Kenshin came after her. "No I can-"
"Kenshin, come on!"
"At least let me help you," he reasoned. Kaoru crossed her arms and thought for a moment. "Alright." They worked side by side. Kenshin cut the vegetables for the stew while Kaoru boiled them in a pot of hot water. 'We're alone...maybe I should tell her...' he looked over at Kaoru who was watching the steaming pot. 'She's so beautiful...' he was intent on looking at her that he wasn't watching where he set the knife until he felt a sudden sting. "Ow," he uttered blowing on the cut. "Kenshin? You're hurt," she cried looking at his finger. "It's just a small cut, nothing serious," he said giving her his rurouni smile. It made her heart melt.
"Still we should get that wound cleaned, here come with me, I have some bandages in my room." She took his hand and lead him out of the kitchen. 'Her hand is so warm...'
"Hold on, this might sting a little bit," Kaoru warned when she applied the cleaning alcohol on his wound. Kenshin bit back the pain. "There, all finished," Kaoru said tying the knot on the bandage. Kenshin looked her in the eyes and gave her a gentle smile. "Arigatou, Kaoru." That smile just about melted her heart. 'Since when did he decide to stop using the '-dono' he always attached to my name? I kinda like though.'
"Come on, we'd better head back before the kitchen boils over," Kaoru laughed and went on ahead of him. Kenshin just stood there like a statue. "Kenshin, come on!" Kaoru yelled this time.
"Oro?! Aa, coming Kaoru!"
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"Why are you spacing out so much Kenshin?" Kaoru asked when they set the table. Kenshin wavered. "E-eto...I..." he started. 'How in the world am I supposed to put this?'
"Kenshin?" Kaoru asked. "Ano, you're doing it again."
"Nani? Oh, s-suman Kaoru-dono," he uttered his face flushed. 'He's using the '-dono again.' Kaoru thought. 'Damn I let the '-dono' thing slip again. Breaking that habit is going to be harder than I thought.'
"Well, the reason I keep acting so funny is because...well I have something I had been wanting to tell you for quite some time now," he finally said. 'I hope I don't stumble on my words.'
"What is it Kenshin?" Kaoru asked. For some reason her heart beat wildly as she waited for the answer. 'What am I so nervous about all of a sudden?'
"I-I just wanted to say...to say that I l-"
"Hello? Anyone home?" Kenshin face vaulted "Oro!"
"Oh Sano, Yahiko you're just in time for supper. You two hungry?" Kaoru asked the two boys.
"Are we ever!!!" they both said. "Sano here got us lost again," Yahiko mumbled elbowing him, causing him to glare. "You'd think after all this time he'd know his way around." Sano bonked him over the head. "Oi, knock it off squirt!"
"I'm not a squirt!"
"Maa maa, there's no need to argue now. Why don't you two just go change and then come back here so we can eat ne?" Kenshin suggested trying to calm the enraged pair. They shot each other one final death glare before separating.
"Loser..."
"Jerk..."
They both turned around.
"WHAT'D YOU SAY?!"
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After dinner Kenshin was getting ready for bed. He did his normal tour around the dojo to make sure everything was locked and then went over to Kaoru's room. He always checked on her to make sure she was safe as ironic as that sounds. But this time when he checked, the room was empty.
"Kaoru?" he asked. No answer. He became worried. 'Where is she? Why isn't she in her room?' he began anxiously looking, retracing his steps. He found her sitting on the porch in her sleeping yukata, and her hair down. It shined in the moonlight. 'Kaoru...'
"Oh Kenshin," Kaoru said seeing him. "I didn't know you were awake."
"I was looking for you," Kenshin said leaning against the door. Kaoru was puzzled. "Why?"
"I didn't see you in your room so I thought I should go look for you," he replied staring at the sky as well. Kaoru turned her gaze back outside too. "Gomen, I didn't mean to worry you if that was the case," she said softly. Kenshin shook his head. "Iie, it's alright." A chilly wind began to blow. "It's getting cold," Kenshin said securing his sleeping robe a little tighter. Kaoru noticed. "Come Kenshin, sit next to me."
"Oro?" Kenshin uttered blushing. "What's the matter?" Kaoru asked curiously. "If you don't want to that's fine." She sounded a little hurt.
"No, it's not that. Demo, is it alright with you?"
"Why do you think I asked?" Kaoru giggled, toying with his head. Kenshin felt stupid. "Come on Kenshin, it's alright. It'll be warmer then standing there alone." Kenshin decided he would and settled himself next to her. He watched her from the corner of his eyes. She was just gazing at the stars. Their light caused her sapphire eyes to sparkle and shine much like a star itself. 'Kirei...'
"I've always liked to sit here and watch the stars. My father and I used to do this every night back when I was little. We would sit together just like this, enjoying each other's company." Kenshin could see sadness in her eyes. He wanted to embrace her, but didn't dare. "But when he left I always had to come out here and watch them alone."
"I'm sorry," Kenshin said looking at her sympathetically. Kaoru smiled and shook her head lightly. "Don't be Kenshin, in fact I want to thank you."
"Huh? For what?" he asked perplexed. Kaoru moved a little closer to him, which made him turn a light pink. "Ever since you came, you've healed the wounds I had when I lost my father and when I lost Keisuke."
"Keisuke, your fiancé?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru nodded. "Now I have someone special to see this with, for once I'm actually happy; I'm not alone anymore. For that I want to thank you, you have no idea how happy you've made me." What she said made Kenshin smile. For the first time ever, he was truly happy. "You don't know how happy you've made me Kaoru..." he said softly turning her head with his hand so she was looking him in the eyes. "Ken-" He cut her off by pressing his lips over hers, kissing her passionately. Kaoru, taken by surprise, fell over and was sandwiched between him and the ground. They stayed that way for a few moments before they broke apart. They needed air.
"Kenshin I-"
"Shhh," he whispered when they sat up. He wrapped both arms fully around her and hugged her tightly, pressing her as close to him as he could. "I love you, Kaoru...so much..." Kaoru smiled and tears collected at the brim of her eyes. "I love you too Kenshin..."
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Ack! I ruined another one!!! Oh well, I told you this was going to be bazaar. It just...well, whatever. Thank you for reading, you guys are the best. Waterflash, um, since I can't talk to you at the moment, there may be a way you can talk to me, I just got a new AOL account ^_^ I miss you! Everyone thank you for reading and R/R if you can!
Chapter Two
"Kaoru?! Kaoru!" Kenshin called out. Still no answer. Kenshin panicked. 'What happened?!' He peeked out the window to see Kaoru lying flat on her back. He flew out of the tub and dried himself as fast as he could and put his clothes back on even though his hair was still damp. "Kaoru I'm coming!" he yelled flinging the door open. But he opened it smack in Kaoru's face. "Whaaaaaaaaa!!!!!" she screamed face-vaulting again and lying on the ground swirly-eyed. Yahiko was standing there shaking his head at her. "I saw her trying to open the door while you were in there so I bonked on the head with my bokken," he said resting over his shoulder. "Since when did she become a pervert?" Kenshin sweat-dropped. 'This is a big misunderstanding. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.
"Ano, Yahiko, you have the whole concept wrong, I...uh...I asked her to come in."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"
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"Mou, Kenshin! This is all your fault!" Kaoru grumbled when they came out of Genzai's clinic. She had a bandage over her head. "If you hadn't been so bad this wouldn't have happened!" Kenshin had to explain what was going on to Yahiko and he seemed repulsed by the idea.
"Ahahahaha, sumanai. I was just kidding. Demo...it would have been nice if you joined me." She stopped and stared at him. "Are you serious?"
"Yes."
She blushed a little bit. 'When did this happen? He used to be so reserved but...now he's acting so openly.' "Nee, we should head home it's pretty late."
"Okay," Kenshin said.
When they got home Kaoru went to the kitchen. "I'm going to cook dinner alright?" Kenshin came after her. "No I can-"
"Kenshin, come on!"
"At least let me help you," he reasoned. Kaoru crossed her arms and thought for a moment. "Alright." They worked side by side. Kenshin cut the vegetables for the stew while Kaoru boiled them in a pot of hot water. 'We're alone...maybe I should tell her...' he looked over at Kaoru who was watching the steaming pot. 'She's so beautiful...' he was intent on looking at her that he wasn't watching where he set the knife until he felt a sudden sting. "Ow," he uttered blowing on the cut. "Kenshin? You're hurt," she cried looking at his finger. "It's just a small cut, nothing serious," he said giving her his rurouni smile. It made her heart melt.
"Still we should get that wound cleaned, here come with me, I have some bandages in my room." She took his hand and lead him out of the kitchen. 'Her hand is so warm...'
"Hold on, this might sting a little bit," Kaoru warned when she applied the cleaning alcohol on his wound. Kenshin bit back the pain. "There, all finished," Kaoru said tying the knot on the bandage. Kenshin looked her in the eyes and gave her a gentle smile. "Arigatou, Kaoru." That smile just about melted her heart. 'Since when did he decide to stop using the '-dono' he always attached to my name? I kinda like though.'
"Come on, we'd better head back before the kitchen boils over," Kaoru laughed and went on ahead of him. Kenshin just stood there like a statue. "Kenshin, come on!" Kaoru yelled this time.
"Oro?! Aa, coming Kaoru!"
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"Why are you spacing out so much Kenshin?" Kaoru asked when they set the table. Kenshin wavered. "E-eto...I..." he started. 'How in the world am I supposed to put this?'
"Kenshin?" Kaoru asked. "Ano, you're doing it again."
"Nani? Oh, s-suman Kaoru-dono," he uttered his face flushed. 'He's using the '-dono again.' Kaoru thought. 'Damn I let the '-dono' thing slip again. Breaking that habit is going to be harder than I thought.'
"Well, the reason I keep acting so funny is because...well I have something I had been wanting to tell you for quite some time now," he finally said. 'I hope I don't stumble on my words.'
"What is it Kenshin?" Kaoru asked. For some reason her heart beat wildly as she waited for the answer. 'What am I so nervous about all of a sudden?'
"I-I just wanted to say...to say that I l-"
"Hello? Anyone home?" Kenshin face vaulted "Oro!"
"Oh Sano, Yahiko you're just in time for supper. You two hungry?" Kaoru asked the two boys.
"Are we ever!!!" they both said. "Sano here got us lost again," Yahiko mumbled elbowing him, causing him to glare. "You'd think after all this time he'd know his way around." Sano bonked him over the head. "Oi, knock it off squirt!"
"I'm not a squirt!"
"Maa maa, there's no need to argue now. Why don't you two just go change and then come back here so we can eat ne?" Kenshin suggested trying to calm the enraged pair. They shot each other one final death glare before separating.
"Loser..."
"Jerk..."
They both turned around.
"WHAT'D YOU SAY?!"
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After dinner Kenshin was getting ready for bed. He did his normal tour around the dojo to make sure everything was locked and then went over to Kaoru's room. He always checked on her to make sure she was safe as ironic as that sounds. But this time when he checked, the room was empty.
"Kaoru?" he asked. No answer. He became worried. 'Where is she? Why isn't she in her room?' he began anxiously looking, retracing his steps. He found her sitting on the porch in her sleeping yukata, and her hair down. It shined in the moonlight. 'Kaoru...'
"Oh Kenshin," Kaoru said seeing him. "I didn't know you were awake."
"I was looking for you," Kenshin said leaning against the door. Kaoru was puzzled. "Why?"
"I didn't see you in your room so I thought I should go look for you," he replied staring at the sky as well. Kaoru turned her gaze back outside too. "Gomen, I didn't mean to worry you if that was the case," she said softly. Kenshin shook his head. "Iie, it's alright." A chilly wind began to blow. "It's getting cold," Kenshin said securing his sleeping robe a little tighter. Kaoru noticed. "Come Kenshin, sit next to me."
"Oro?" Kenshin uttered blushing. "What's the matter?" Kaoru asked curiously. "If you don't want to that's fine." She sounded a little hurt.
"No, it's not that. Demo, is it alright with you?"
"Why do you think I asked?" Kaoru giggled, toying with his head. Kenshin felt stupid. "Come on Kenshin, it's alright. It'll be warmer then standing there alone." Kenshin decided he would and settled himself next to her. He watched her from the corner of his eyes. She was just gazing at the stars. Their light caused her sapphire eyes to sparkle and shine much like a star itself. 'Kirei...'
"I've always liked to sit here and watch the stars. My father and I used to do this every night back when I was little. We would sit together just like this, enjoying each other's company." Kenshin could see sadness in her eyes. He wanted to embrace her, but didn't dare. "But when he left I always had to come out here and watch them alone."
"I'm sorry," Kenshin said looking at her sympathetically. Kaoru smiled and shook her head lightly. "Don't be Kenshin, in fact I want to thank you."
"Huh? For what?" he asked perplexed. Kaoru moved a little closer to him, which made him turn a light pink. "Ever since you came, you've healed the wounds I had when I lost my father and when I lost Keisuke."
"Keisuke, your fiancé?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru nodded. "Now I have someone special to see this with, for once I'm actually happy; I'm not alone anymore. For that I want to thank you, you have no idea how happy you've made me." What she said made Kenshin smile. For the first time ever, he was truly happy. "You don't know how happy you've made me Kaoru..." he said softly turning her head with his hand so she was looking him in the eyes. "Ken-" He cut her off by pressing his lips over hers, kissing her passionately. Kaoru, taken by surprise, fell over and was sandwiched between him and the ground. They stayed that way for a few moments before they broke apart. They needed air.
"Kenshin I-"
"Shhh," he whispered when they sat up. He wrapped both arms fully around her and hugged her tightly, pressing her as close to him as he could. "I love you, Kaoru...so much..." Kaoru smiled and tears collected at the brim of her eyes. "I love you too Kenshin..."
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Ack! I ruined another one!!! Oh well, I told you this was going to be bazaar. It just...well, whatever. Thank you for reading, you guys are the best. Waterflash, um, since I can't talk to you at the moment, there may be a way you can talk to me, I just got a new AOL account ^_^ I miss you! Everyone thank you for reading and R/R if you can!