Forgotten Memories
Chapter 15: I Love You X6

Shadw: This is really the last chapter.
Shade: Yes, it is a pity.
Soujiro: You Shadw should be in bed! Shade: Yeah, with thoes dizzy spells you've been having, you don't want to
miss anymore school. She's missed since Thursday the 20th.

Shadw: It's your fault, you hit me with the fraying pan too many times! Shade: : Hits Shadw with the Frying Pan 9000: That should knock you out for
a while.
Soujiro: I'll put her in bed. : Drags Shadw to her room:
Shade: Shadw and I own Rei, Tenka, Tye, and the idea for the story, we
don't own RK. : Sobs:

Soujiro: Also, we wish everyone a happy Thanksgivings Day!

Megumi walked down the hallway. " Sano where are you?" she asked herself. Also, Sano was looking for Megumi. He was in a total rush to find her. The
fighting made him realize something he had forgotten.

" I have to tell her," he told himself. He turned a corner and ran into someone. " I'm sorry," he said quickly, standing up. He tried to help the person he ran into, and then he noticed the person was Megumi. " Megumi,
ummm I need to talk to you," he said nervously.

" Alright," she said, smiling on the inside. They walked outside to a small, shaded pond and sat down. " What do you need to talk to me about?" Megumi asked. " Well, ummm..how is Misao?" he asked. This wasn't going to
be easy.

" Why is it that I have trouble with words?" he asked himself. " She's going to be fine," she answered. Silence fell upon them for a short amount
of time. " I was worried about you Sano," she said softly. Sano was
shocked, " you were?"

She nodded, " yeah, I was afraid that you might get hurt or worse." Sano put a hand on her shoulder. " I'm sorry I made ya worry," he said softly. " I couldn't bare to loose you Sano, it would hurt me too much," she said, her bottom lip quivered a bit. Sano noticed it and put his other hand on
her other shoulder.

" Please, don't cry because of me Megumi," he said softly. Megumi couldn't hold it in any longer; she turned around quickly and started to cry into his chest. Sanosuke rubbed her back softly. " Sanosuke, promise me you'll never leave, please," she sobbed. " I can't totally promise that but, I'll
try," he said, resting his chin on her head.

He also wrapped his arms around her to help comfort her. " I don't want to be left without you," she sobbed. " Megumi, I want to tell you something,"
he said in a serious tone. Megumi nodded into his chest. He took a deep
breath, " Megumi, since the first time we met, I've felt a strong
connection to ya, I'm sorry it took me this long to realize it was."

Megumi looked up at him, a puzzled look on her face, " realized it was what?" Sano smiled, a light line of red showing on his face, " I realized
it was love, I love ya fox." Megumi hugged Sano tightly and smiled, " I love you too rooster head." " Really?" Sano asked. Megumi smiled and nodded
her head.

Sano's smile grew; he lifted Megumi's chin so he could see her lips. Then he slowly closed the gap between them. They stayed like that till they both
needed air. " I love you Megumi," Sano said softly. " I love you too,
Sanosuke," Megumi said softly.

Kaoru still hadn't had any luck finding Kenshin. " Where could he be?" she asked herself. Then she felt very tiered. " Great, just what I need," she
whispered. It wasn't just exhaustion; it was a memory.

Flash Back

Her shoulder hurt a bit. Her hand was sticky, red, and warm. The air was cold. She was on a boat; Sano and Yahiko were with her. Also she was upset
about something.

Then she noticed Kenshin wasn't with her. She looked over the vast sea, then she saw him. He was on a different boat, his hands were tied and he
didn't have his reverse blade sword with him. " Kenshin!" she screamed, tears flowing down her face. " Take care of Miss. Kaoru for me!" he yelled.
" Kenshin!" she screamed again.

End of Flash Back

" Kenshin," she whispered. Then she blacked out. Kenshin was wondering the
halls of the Aoiya. The last time he was there was before and after he defeated Shisshio. Both times he was there he didn't get to explore or have
any real fun, so he was going now.

" This is a very nice place," he said to himself. Then he tripped over
something. (A/N: () He rubbed his head and looked back to see what he tripped over. He was shocked to see Miss. Kaoru lying on the floor. " Miss.
Kaoru?" he asked with worry in his voice.

She didn't answer him. This made him worry even more. He stood up then slowly and carefully picked her up. He then ran back to her room and laid
her down on the futon. He noticed a strand of hair was in her face.

He gently tucked it behind her ear. " Don't worry Miss. Kaoru, I'll go get Megumi," he said stroking her cheek. He then stood up and walked out of the room. Once he was out of the room, he shut the door and started to run. He
ran all around the Aoiya looking for Megumi, but he couldn't find her.

" Megumi where are you?" he asked himself. The next thing Kenshin knew, he
was on the floor. " Owwwww," a feminine voice said. " I'm sorry, that I
am," Kenshin said getting up. Then he noticed who he ran into.

" Okon, have you seen Megumi, it's urgent!" he asked, extending his hand. Okon nodded and took his hand, " yeah, she's outside with Sanosuke; ya know confessing her love and stuff." Kenshin let out a soft laugh and pulled her up. " I knew it, Yahiko owes me one day of doing my chores," Kenshin said
smiling. Now it was Okon's turn to laugh.

" I've got to go now and thank you Okon," Kenshin said running past her.
Okon was stunned for a second, " your welcome Himura?" then she walked away. Kenshin ran outside to see Sano and Megumi talking underneath a tree. He heard them talking; he listened even though he knew it was none of his business. " Megumi, once we get back home do ya want to have dinner with
me?" Sano asked nervously.

Kenshin didn't want to interrupt but Kaoru needed Megumi's help. Megumi smiled, " Sano I'd.." " Excuse me for interrupting but Miss. Kaoru passed
out in the hallway, I put her in her room, will you please help her?" Kenshin asked. Megumi let out a sigh, " of course I will, go ahead I'll be
in there in a second." Kenshin nodded and took off to Kaoru's room.

" Now to answer your question Sano, of course I'll go on a date with you," she said leaving. Sano smiled and walked slowly behind her, once he was in
the Aoiya he noticed an open door. " Won't hurt to look," he thought to himself. He peeked inside and had to hold his laughter. Aoshi's head was resting on Misao's shoulder; the ice-cold man was resting his head on the
weasel's shoulder.

Sano was thanking God that they were asleep. " Always knew Aoshi had a soft spot for her, lucky me I have blackmail," Sano whispered. " Keep your
mouth shut Sagara," Aoshi whispered. " Just when I thought I'd be lucky enough to get blackmail on at least one person, why did you have to ruin my
fun," Sano said taking a step into the room. Aoshi smiled, " you told
Megumi didn't you."

Sano had a shocked expression at first then his smile returned and he nodded, " yeah, she loves me back." " I'm happy for the two of you and you have my best wishes," Aoshi said smiling. Sano nodded again, " thanks and what about you two?" Aoshi blushed a bit but nodded, " she loves me. What
about Himura and Kaoru?"

" Never thought that you'd be a brown noser," Sano said smirking, " nothing yet, Kaoru passed out in the hallway though." " You should catch up with the fox, and could you tell me if Kaoru's ok?" Aoshi asked smiling. Sano nodded and walked away. " Is she going to be alright?" Kenshin asked, he was very worried. Megumi could see his worry, she nodded, " she'll be
alright."

Kenshin let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding. " Thank you Megumi," he said smiling. Megumi nodded again and left. Half an hour seemed
to pass slowly. " Yahiko.please stop.that tickles," Tsubame laughed.

Yahiko smiled, " you started it now I HAVE to finish it." They were both on
the floor, laughing and having fun. Yahiko laughed, " had enough yet?"
Tsubame nodded, she didn't want actually say she admitted defeat. He
stopped, stood up and extended a hand to help her up.

She took his hand and he helped her up. Tsubame was about half way up when
she tripped, taking her and Yahiko down. He landed on top of her, their noses touching and them both blushing. " I'm sorry," she said smiling. "
Don't be," he said softly.

They slowly closed the gap between each other. Their lips met, nether one
of them could have been happier anywhere or with anyone else. After a
moment, they separated. They both sat up. " I love you Tsubame," Yahiko
said smiling.

Tsubame smiled, " I love you too Yahiko." They both smiled and kissed
again. It was getting darker, another half-hour passed and nothing happened. Kenshin had shut his eyes after Megumi had bandaged him property.
She kept on saying that Sano could never be a doctor.

Also they discovered that Saitou had left shortly after they had arrived.
The note read:

I'm going home now. Tickets are at the station for when you want to go
back. Just say my name and you'll get as many as you need. See you all
later. (Though I really hope not.)

Kenshin sat, sleeping in Kaoru's room. She opened her eyes and let out a small moan. The moan woke Kenshin up and he was by her side in seconds. " Miss. Kaoru, are you feeling better?" he asked softly. She nodded her head; her throat was too dry to speak. Kenshin poured Kaoru some water and she
drank it quickly. A moment of silence passed and Kaoru decided to sit up. " Did you mean it?" she asked quietly. Kenshin smiled, " yes, I did." Kaoru smiled, " Kenshin, I love you too, I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner." " You mean you don't
love Tenka?" Kenshin asked.

It still hurt to say Tenka and love in the same sentence. " No, I was foolish enough to get tricked; I'm sorry if I hurt you," she said, lowering
her head. She was ashamed that she could have been tricked so easily. Kenshin hugged her and she began to cry into his shoulder. She felt really
awful about what happened.

After she was done they just started into each other's eyes. Unconsciously
moving closer and closer together. Then Yahiko burst in, " hey Kenshin sorry to disturb you but Okina needs you're help in the kitchen." Kenshin
sighed and got up. He followed Yahiko into the kitchen.

Two totally uneventful days passed. On the third day it was time to leave.
Finally after about two weeks of total hell, they were going home. They
arrived at the dojo on a nice spring day. Kenshin and Kaoru were in the
dojo, alone.

Sano and Megumi were going out to dinner. Yahiko and Tsubame had made a
date out of doing Kenshin's chores. Kenshin and Kaoru were having a
conversation and in the middle of it Kaoru stared laughing. " What's so funny?" Kenshin asked smiling. Kaoru walked right up to him and whispered
into his ear, " you owe me a kiss."

Kenshin smiled and loving kissed Kaoru. After they broke apart Kenshin smiled. " I love you Kaoru," he whispered. " I love you too Kenshin," she whispered back. They kissed again both happy to be in each other's arms at
last.

~~~~END~~~~

Shadw: That's the story.
Shade: hope you liked it.
Soujiro: I have to go now bye bye. : Vanishes into thin air:
Shadw: I'm thinking of writing a Kim/Ron fluff next.
Shade: it was my idea.

Shadw: right, please review this story.
Shade: here's the low down on if I do the K/R fluff. Drakken holds Kim at gunpoint. The gun is fired. Does Kim get shot or does
someone save her?

Shadw: if you like the idea tell me, if you don't look back one chapter and choose from the list or make a suggestion for a story. Help me out I have
school and stuff so suggestions are good.
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