Kaoru tried to avoid conversation for the day, but was also trying to act
completely and totally normal. The only thing she could think was to
practice her skills in the far side of the dojo. She wanted to be away
from everyone, especially Kenshin. She hadn't noticed any concern from
anyone during breakfast and was sure she was in the clear. All she needed
was a few hours to clear all of the night's thoughts from her head.
As Kaoru began her practice, Kenshin sat around the corner just listening and thinking to himself. As he was sitting up awake this morning he had heard what Kaoru had said as she walked by, yet he still didn't fully absorb it. He had never expected to hear that from her even though he wished she would. He was still a little shocked, but now was becoming flushed just thinking about it. He could see the way her soft lips moved as she spoke and how her deep, dark eyes looked at his door not knowing he was awake to hear her. He imagined that she blushed as she walked away. A smile parted from his lips as he looked around the corner to watch Kaoru gracefulness without being noticed.
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Feeling refreshed, a few hours later, Kaoru decided to ask Kenshin to walk with her to the town. As she walked through the dojo looking for him, Sano appeared. "Sanosuke, where is Kenshin," Kaoru asked.
"Well, I think he just left to go get the food for tonight's dinner, why," he responded. Kaoru just said no reason and walked on. Feeling a little down because she lost the opportunity to talk to Kenshin she went outside to look at the soon to bloom cherry blossom trees. The memory of her and Kenshin's meeting before he left for Kyoto immediately came to mind. Then remembering what Megumi had said to Kaoru about that soon warmed her heart again. In the back of her mind she knew that Kenshin cared for her and at that moment the memory of even hearing Tomo's name had been totally forgotten.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Later that night, after dinner Sano and Yahiko left to go and visit Miss Megumi. Kaoru felt a little uneasy with being left alone with Kenshin. The biggest reason was because she wouldn't know what to talk about. She decided that she had to face her fears sooner or later, so started to approach Kenshin. Kenshin turned around and smiled at her and she smiled back. Before a single word could have been spoken Kenshin wrapped his arms around Kaoru, giving her a gentle squeeze. He then let her go and as she looked up at him, Kenshin's lips met hers and at that moment heart melted.
Kenshin then pulled away and said, "I am going to go to bed, good night Miss Kaoru." He then turned and walked away leaving her absolutely stunned.
As Kaoru began her practice, Kenshin sat around the corner just listening and thinking to himself. As he was sitting up awake this morning he had heard what Kaoru had said as she walked by, yet he still didn't fully absorb it. He had never expected to hear that from her even though he wished she would. He was still a little shocked, but now was becoming flushed just thinking about it. He could see the way her soft lips moved as she spoke and how her deep, dark eyes looked at his door not knowing he was awake to hear her. He imagined that she blushed as she walked away. A smile parted from his lips as he looked around the corner to watch Kaoru gracefulness without being noticed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Feeling refreshed, a few hours later, Kaoru decided to ask Kenshin to walk with her to the town. As she walked through the dojo looking for him, Sano appeared. "Sanosuke, where is Kenshin," Kaoru asked.
"Well, I think he just left to go get the food for tonight's dinner, why," he responded. Kaoru just said no reason and walked on. Feeling a little down because she lost the opportunity to talk to Kenshin she went outside to look at the soon to bloom cherry blossom trees. The memory of her and Kenshin's meeting before he left for Kyoto immediately came to mind. Then remembering what Megumi had said to Kaoru about that soon warmed her heart again. In the back of her mind she knew that Kenshin cared for her and at that moment the memory of even hearing Tomo's name had been totally forgotten.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Later that night, after dinner Sano and Yahiko left to go and visit Miss Megumi. Kaoru felt a little uneasy with being left alone with Kenshin. The biggest reason was because she wouldn't know what to talk about. She decided that she had to face her fears sooner or later, so started to approach Kenshin. Kenshin turned around and smiled at her and she smiled back. Before a single word could have been spoken Kenshin wrapped his arms around Kaoru, giving her a gentle squeeze. He then let her go and as she looked up at him, Kenshin's lips met hers and at that moment heart melted.
Kenshin then pulled away and said, "I am going to go to bed, good night Miss Kaoru." He then turned and walked away leaving her absolutely stunned.