Midnight Visitor 4
By: Jenice Coffey
Kenshin quietly walked into the dojo that afternoon. Everyone had gone off running their errands. That gave Kenshin the time he needed to make everything perfect. He placed flowers and scented candles in varies of places and lit the candles. Once the romantic scene was set, the rurouni made his way to the kitchen to make a dinner that Kaoru would never forget.
Kenshin began to fantasize about how the evening would progress. Planning out the things he would say and do. But something in the back of his mind was aching to be released. Kenshin knew his eyes had turned gold. "I shall do the wooing Rurouni. She will be mine. I shall gently open her heart as she has opened mine." Kenshin told himself as he continued to cook dinner.
As darkness, blanketed the sky, Kaoru walked through the gates of the dojo. It was strange that Sano asked Yahiko to help the ex-fighter with a project. Yahiko didn't want to go with Sano, but Sano was persistent and the young student relented and reluctantly went with Sano. Kaoru smiles as she saw Kenshin at the gate ready to greet her. "Welcome home Miss Kaoru. There is a nice hot bath waiting for you."
"Thank you Kenshin. Is dinner ready? I am starved." Kaoru asked pleasantly.
"Dinner shall be ready by the time you are finished that it should," Kenshin said softly smiling as usual.
Kaoru smiled and nodded as she walked to the bathhouse. Kenshin's eyes turned gold once more as he watched her walk away. Her round hips swayed ever so gently. Just to watching her caused Kenshin's heart to skip a beat as he walked back into the kitchen to finish dinner and make a fresh pot of tea. Nervous tension filled the air as he realized he was about to put his heart on the line. His very happiness depended on the next few hours. For the second time in his life Kenshin was scared.
Kenshin remembered the first time he had been afraid. It was when he lost Tomoe. He had loved her with everything he had. He was happy until she had been killed with his own hands. Kenshin frowned softly. Recent events had forced him to realize that he loved Kaoru more. That she was his very existence. This love frightened him because if he lost Kaoru he would lose his own life as well. While Kenshin was lost in thought, his beloved walked up behind him. "Is dinner ready yet?"
Kenshin jumped at the sound of her voice. "Yes ma'am! Dinner is ready! I shall bring it out to you that I will."
Kaoru giggles softly at her silly rurouni. She knew full well that Kenshin wasn't as dense as he appeared. "All right Kenshin. I will wait in the dining room."
Kenshin gathered the plates and placed them on a tray. He slowly followed his love into the eating area. "OH! Kenshin! It's all so wonderful." The room was bathed in the soft glow of candlelight. Flowers were set up beautifully all around the room.
Kenshin smiles as he placed the tray down. They both knelt in front of the table. "I did it for you. Miss Kaoru. I have so much to tell you," he told her.
Kaoru felt her heart begin to pound within confines of her ribcage. Was he going to leave again? She looked up into Kenshin's amber eyes and gasped. Had something happened to him? What was going on? "Kenshin? Is something wrong?" She asked.
Kenshin placed the tray in front of her and shook his head sending bangs of red to fall over his eyes. "No Kaoru. Everything is as it should be."
Kaoru noted that he left out miss in front of her name. This caused her anxiety level to rise until it reached unhealthy levels. "Why is Battousai here?" she asked timidly almost in a panic.
A lazy smile tugged at Kenshin's lips as he spoke gently with the hope of calming her down. "Because Koishii, I have been keeping something from you. Something that is hard for the rurouni to express." Kenshin paused to let his words sink in. Surely his beloved thought he was going to leave her again and that would not do.
Kenshin watched the emotions play a crossed her now pale face and knew he messed up. The look of worry, fear and sadness was impossible to hide from him. Of course, Kaoru wasn't the one to hide her feelings. Her blue eyes were large oceans filled with unshed tears. "Kenshin?" Her voice trembled.
Gracefully he reached over the tabled and cupped her face in his calloused hand. "Shhh Koishii. What I have to tell you is something wonderful and hopefully will make you happy. I love you Kaoru. I have for so long that it hurts just to look at you and not say a word." Kenshin felt his cheeks head up as a blush spread a crossed his face. "Forgive me for not telling you sooner. I was afraid of losing you because I know now that I cannot live without you Kaoru."
Tears spilled down Kaoru's pale cheeks as her eyes filled with utter joy. "Oh Kenshin! I waited so long to hear those words. I love you more than I can say." She sobbed happily.
With the meal forgotten, Kenshin stood up and walked over to Kaoru. He knelt down in front of her and pulled her into his arm. "I will never wander again now that I have you and to prove it I have something for you."
Kaoru blinked and looked up at Kenshin. "For me?"
Kenshin grinned and pulled out the ruby read heart shaped necklace. He opened the clasp and placed the necklace around her slender neck. "This is to remind you that I will always come for you. No matter where you are."
Kaoru smiled and their lips met in the sweetest of kisses. "I loved it Kenshin," she whispered softly when they parted. She folded into the warm circle of his arms and for the first time in his life, Kenshin felt that his whole heart was filled with love and peace.
Authors note: Sorry it took so long, but my job got in the way. I hope you like this one. The next chapter will be shorter I think and If I get enough reviews I may make it into a series.