A/N- I need to start wrapping this up don't I. I'm not sure how many chapters are left though. Maybe I should write and see. Btw, I'm sure some of you noticed that I changed the summary...It is because the fic ended up veering off from the original plot...
Disclaimer- *holding Kenshin action figure* KENSHIN IS MINE! MUAHAHAHA! *Boulder rolls over Ashes of Reality, flattening her* Kuso…
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"Oh my baby…" Sakura whines in a maudlin manner. Kenshin is helping Kaoru hobble around on the cane Yuri found for her. Sakura decided she didn't want to wait on the funeral; she wanted it over with right away. Even with such short notice, there was a great turn out of friends and other people from Kyoto who admired the family (and their money) and were there to give condolences of food and gesture.
Kenshin guides Kaoru to an empty place setting and helps her get seated. "Would you like something to eat, Kaoru?"
Kaoru eyes the buffet. "Yes, please…"
Kenshin smiles and wanders through the crowd. Many people give him cold stares and some move out of the way. Kenshin stopped wearing the bandage. There was no reason to anymore. He smiles kindly at the small child who grabs onto his hakama before the mother snatches her and waddles away. Kenshin makes it up to the buffet and picks out Kaoru's favorite foods.
Kaoru watches as Kenshin carefully pushes through the crowd and as the little girl is ripped away from him. People still cannot get over that.
Sakura had said that Kira's death was an accident. A summary of the story was that Kira was helping Yuri with the dishes and was carrying a knife to the cabinet. Somehow she tripped and stabbed herself. She lost too much blood and died. Many of the guests didn't believe her, because they had seen Kei, and knew about the past; but they were only the closest friends.
Kei is sitting away from the crowd, up in a tree. Kaoru studies him, noticing how much he actually does look like Kenshin. The only difference is the eyes. Kenshin's violet gems differ greatly from Kei's turquoise pools. Kei is torn between the hate he feels for his younger brother, and the love he felt for Kira. It is obvious in the way his eyes darken whenever he looks towards the coffin or his brother.
He adjusts his dark green gi as he shifts into a more comfortable position. His eyes meet Kaoru's for a moment and they flicker with amusement. Kaoru narrows her own eyes. Kei grins and turns his attention back to the people. By this time, Kenshin is pushing back through the crowd with Kaoru's lunch.
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'Why is she staring at me?' Kei doesn't even have to look her way to feel her gaze. 'Why does she have to look so much like Kira?? Psh. I can't believe she loves HIM. I wonder if she knows his past…I'm sure she does. I wonder what she thinks of me…DAMMIT! Shut up Kei. NOT gonna happen. But…Tomoe…Kenshin needs to pay for that. I could always use her…' Kei turns his head so their eyes meet. Apparently he doesn't do as good a job of hiding his deviosity as he'd hoped; Kaoru sees something she doesn't really like. Kei gets so caught up in his plan that he grins and turns away to think of the best way to carry it out.
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The exchange between Kaoru and Kei does not go unnoticed by Kenshin, though he chooses not to remark.
"Thank you, Kenshin." Kaoru takes the plate from him. "Kenshin?" He seems distant.
"Yes?"
"Are you ok?"
"Hai."
"Kenshin…"
He turns to look at her. *WHACK!*
"Don't lie to me." Kaoru stows the bokken.
"Hai, Kaoru-do---Kaoru."
The few people that noticed the scene are either shocked or highly amused. Kei almost falls out of the tree he is laughing so hard.
"Sessha is just worried about Sakura-dono. And him…" He glances at his brother in disgust. Kenshin sighs. "Though he changed greatly, he is still the same."
"What was he like? And what happened between the two of you, exactly?"
Kenshin looks to the clouds. "Kenji was always happy. When we were little, he protected sessha when sessha did something wrong, even though mother and father sometimes favored sessha. We were both quite young when they died, and we were separated. Sessha missed his older brother very much, de gozaru yo, and thought he would never see him again. After sessha became a hitokiri, he was at one point assigned a partner. Kenji had been forced into the job and needed training. It was a very big coincidence, that it was. We were very happy to see each other again. Even though he was doing something he didn't enjoy, oniisan was always joyful."
Kenshin pauses to think back. Kaoru munches on a rice ball.
"While in Kyoto, he introduced sessha to his betrothed. Kenji deserved a woman like Tomoe. Not long after we were assigned to each other, the government discovered a spy. Kenji was so intent on proving himself; he overlooked the fact that Kanna was Tomoe's closest friend. When Tomoe learned of Kanna's death and her murderer, she made her brother, Enishi, call off the wedding. She refused to talk to or even see Kenji. Almost immediately, he ran off. Sessha knew oniisan was still out there working as a hitokiri, but he never made himself well-known.
"Sessha was given a small leave of absence to rest and relax in Kyoto, and sessha ended up staying with Tomoe, for she was heartbroken and needed company. She still loved Kenji, but eventually, she and sessha began to have feelings for each other. Tomoe and Sessha were married, but Kenji came back to try to fix things between himself and Tomoe. When he found out about the marriage, he went mad, killing any person who came near him. The government wouldn't have it, so they punished him. He was to be stoned.
"Kenji held up well, and when he was as close to death as possible without actually being dead, the man in charge of his sentence called it to a stop. Tomoe and sessha tried to help Kenji, but they took him away and dumped hi somewhere in the forest. He must have found his way back to Kyoto, and the first house he came to was this dojo." Kenshin finishes and looks to his brother, whose icy stare tells him that he had been listening and did not approve.
"Why did he change his name, though?"
"Maybe it was to escape his past."
Kei's bright turquoise eyes grow dark. He jumps out of the tree and disappears into the forest.
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A/N- Ok, I was trying to explain a bit more…am I doing ok? I have a few ideas, so…I lied earlier. The story isn't ending as soon as I had thought.^_^
Disclaimer- *holding Kenshin action figure* KENSHIN IS MINE! MUAHAHAHA! *Boulder rolls over Ashes of Reality, flattening her* Kuso…
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"Oh my baby…" Sakura whines in a maudlin manner. Kenshin is helping Kaoru hobble around on the cane Yuri found for her. Sakura decided she didn't want to wait on the funeral; she wanted it over with right away. Even with such short notice, there was a great turn out of friends and other people from Kyoto who admired the family (and their money) and were there to give condolences of food and gesture.
Kenshin guides Kaoru to an empty place setting and helps her get seated. "Would you like something to eat, Kaoru?"
Kaoru eyes the buffet. "Yes, please…"
Kenshin smiles and wanders through the crowd. Many people give him cold stares and some move out of the way. Kenshin stopped wearing the bandage. There was no reason to anymore. He smiles kindly at the small child who grabs onto his hakama before the mother snatches her and waddles away. Kenshin makes it up to the buffet and picks out Kaoru's favorite foods.
Kaoru watches as Kenshin carefully pushes through the crowd and as the little girl is ripped away from him. People still cannot get over that.
Sakura had said that Kira's death was an accident. A summary of the story was that Kira was helping Yuri with the dishes and was carrying a knife to the cabinet. Somehow she tripped and stabbed herself. She lost too much blood and died. Many of the guests didn't believe her, because they had seen Kei, and knew about the past; but they were only the closest friends.
Kei is sitting away from the crowd, up in a tree. Kaoru studies him, noticing how much he actually does look like Kenshin. The only difference is the eyes. Kenshin's violet gems differ greatly from Kei's turquoise pools. Kei is torn between the hate he feels for his younger brother, and the love he felt for Kira. It is obvious in the way his eyes darken whenever he looks towards the coffin or his brother.
He adjusts his dark green gi as he shifts into a more comfortable position. His eyes meet Kaoru's for a moment and they flicker with amusement. Kaoru narrows her own eyes. Kei grins and turns his attention back to the people. By this time, Kenshin is pushing back through the crowd with Kaoru's lunch.
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'Why is she staring at me?' Kei doesn't even have to look her way to feel her gaze. 'Why does she have to look so much like Kira?? Psh. I can't believe she loves HIM. I wonder if she knows his past…I'm sure she does. I wonder what she thinks of me…DAMMIT! Shut up Kei. NOT gonna happen. But…Tomoe…Kenshin needs to pay for that. I could always use her…' Kei turns his head so their eyes meet. Apparently he doesn't do as good a job of hiding his deviosity as he'd hoped; Kaoru sees something she doesn't really like. Kei gets so caught up in his plan that he grins and turns away to think of the best way to carry it out.
***
The exchange between Kaoru and Kei does not go unnoticed by Kenshin, though he chooses not to remark.
"Thank you, Kenshin." Kaoru takes the plate from him. "Kenshin?" He seems distant.
"Yes?"
"Are you ok?"
"Hai."
"Kenshin…"
He turns to look at her. *WHACK!*
"Don't lie to me." Kaoru stows the bokken.
"Hai, Kaoru-do---Kaoru."
The few people that noticed the scene are either shocked or highly amused. Kei almost falls out of the tree he is laughing so hard.
"Sessha is just worried about Sakura-dono. And him…" He glances at his brother in disgust. Kenshin sighs. "Though he changed greatly, he is still the same."
"What was he like? And what happened between the two of you, exactly?"
Kenshin looks to the clouds. "Kenji was always happy. When we were little, he protected sessha when sessha did something wrong, even though mother and father sometimes favored sessha. We were both quite young when they died, and we were separated. Sessha missed his older brother very much, de gozaru yo, and thought he would never see him again. After sessha became a hitokiri, he was at one point assigned a partner. Kenji had been forced into the job and needed training. It was a very big coincidence, that it was. We were very happy to see each other again. Even though he was doing something he didn't enjoy, oniisan was always joyful."
Kenshin pauses to think back. Kaoru munches on a rice ball.
"While in Kyoto, he introduced sessha to his betrothed. Kenji deserved a woman like Tomoe. Not long after we were assigned to each other, the government discovered a spy. Kenji was so intent on proving himself; he overlooked the fact that Kanna was Tomoe's closest friend. When Tomoe learned of Kanna's death and her murderer, she made her brother, Enishi, call off the wedding. She refused to talk to or even see Kenji. Almost immediately, he ran off. Sessha knew oniisan was still out there working as a hitokiri, but he never made himself well-known.
"Sessha was given a small leave of absence to rest and relax in Kyoto, and sessha ended up staying with Tomoe, for she was heartbroken and needed company. She still loved Kenji, but eventually, she and sessha began to have feelings for each other. Tomoe and Sessha were married, but Kenji came back to try to fix things between himself and Tomoe. When he found out about the marriage, he went mad, killing any person who came near him. The government wouldn't have it, so they punished him. He was to be stoned.
"Kenji held up well, and when he was as close to death as possible without actually being dead, the man in charge of his sentence called it to a stop. Tomoe and sessha tried to help Kenji, but they took him away and dumped hi somewhere in the forest. He must have found his way back to Kyoto, and the first house he came to was this dojo." Kenshin finishes and looks to his brother, whose icy stare tells him that he had been listening and did not approve.
"Why did he change his name, though?"
"Maybe it was to escape his past."
Kei's bright turquoise eyes grow dark. He jumps out of the tree and disappears into the forest.
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A/N- Ok, I was trying to explain a bit more…am I doing ok? I have a few ideas, so…I lied earlier. The story isn't ending as soon as I had thought.^_^