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Alright! Next Chapter! Oh, did you read my RK Christmas special? It's really good. If you don't see it under RK category then click my name and it should be listed under there. Ok, here we go!
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"Kenshin, I can NOT keep doing this!" came Sano's irked voice. Kenshin just stood there looking at the door of the shrine, the door that which his new life will began. Behind that door, his life as a hitokiri will be left alone, by itself in the forgotten era of the Revolution. Here, he makes his new life, the life of a man having one simple task in life. To protect his family.
"Hell-O?!?! Anybody home?" Sano asked, knocking his knuckles on Kenshin's forehead. Kenshin snapped out of his serious state and looked up at Sano.
"I'm sorry Sano, that I am," he apologized, " My mind was focused on something else is all . . ."
"I'll say, I had to pick you up and carry you in this place because you wouldn't move! Kept staring at my Jou-chan!" Sano said, poking Kenshin in the chest. Kenshin frowned at Sano saying Kaoru was 'his' but he also knew he only meant it as in he was his sister. In which she was to a certain point. Kaoru was always under protection of Kenshin, yes, but always there by his side was Ol' Reliable Sano. He protected, and fought with her, like a brother, but they all knew they cared about each other very much.
"Take your place, rooster," Saitou said, watching the last of the people file in, " we're starting."
Kenshin looked around from the alter to see familiar faces. In the front was Tae and next to her was Sano's friend from the group they were in as young boys. Kenshin's eyes had gone amber and he was so mad, he couldn't remember the man's name or the group they were from. All he could remember was the day he made a move on Kaoru. He wasn't supposed to be there, he should've been out buying tofu. However, he had forgotten his wallet and walked back inside to see his hand pressed against her back, pulling her close. If Sano hadn't walked out at that exact moment, that man would be dead by now. Of course, no one knew that Kenshin had saw the whole thing.
In the row behind them was Okina and the rest of the Aoiya members. To there left was Dr. Genzai's granddaughters. When Kenshin saw them, they waved. Kenshin smiled lopsided and waved back. Soon, the music began and Kenshin stopped breathing. To tell the truth, he was scared. Almost as scared as when he thought Enishi had killed Kaoru, but not that scared.
They waited. And waited. AND waited, but Kaoru never came out those doors. Kenshin sensed that something must be wrong. They had been standing there for about 5 minutes, waiting for the bridesmaids to enter but no one came. Kenshin narrowed his eyes with suspicion and saw all the other men do the same. Something was amiss and no one knew what. Then a man that looked probably in his mid 50's began running through. He stopped next to Kenshin and whispered in his ear.
"I didn't think it would be right to say this in front of everyone," the man started, " but it seems . . . the bride has gone missing!"
Kenshin gritted his teeth. He was glad he had decided to wear his sword to the wedding. He had had a bad feeling that something was going to happen ever since that morning.
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"Oh, where could miss Kaoru be?" Misao asked, pacing back and forth. Megumi had to agree that this was quite odd. Kaoru was so ready this morning that she was going to be wed. But now she had told the girls that she needed to go to the bathroom to fix her obi and never came back.
Just at that particular moment, Kenshin burst through the doors and seeing the expression on their faces, kind of got the idea they had no idea where she could possibly be either but asked anyway.
"Last we heard of her Mr. Himura, she told us she was going to the restroom to fix her obi. We have no idea as to where are her whereabouts," Tsubame replied, pointing him in the direction of the bathroom. Kenshin didn't even bother to listen to what else Tsubame had to say.
He ran in the direction Tsubame had pointed him to and began running down the halls frantically. He looked in every door, wanting to know where she could've gotten too. He stopped when he felt her aura. Slowly he began to walk until he found himself outside. The aura had become stronger but as he walked closer to the woods, it became even stronger.
Kenshin walked until he stumbled onto a path that had Kaoru's footprints in it. He followed them with caution, not knowing what lay ahead. *So far, so good * Kenshin thought, sensing no one but her aura in the air. He stalked down, low so in case his instincts were incorrect, no one would see him.
Not long after, Kenshin heard humming noises from behind a bush of poison ivy. He knew he shouldn't but he needed to know what was making that noise. Careful as to not touch the vile plant, he looked over and saw black hair and a white kimono. No doubt in his mind it was Kaoru, but why was she way out here?
He almost stepped away from the bush to reveal himself but stopped. He heard Kaoru . . . singing. A tune that was very old and nearly forgotten. Something that a mother would sing to her child as if to loan it to sleep. Here voice was beautiful. Reminded him of lovely things, like flowers and birds.
It startled him to see a tear run down Kaoru's cheek though. Why would such a tune make her cry? It was so beautiful, mixed in with her voice tone. He looked at her and she turned to the side, revealing a picture. He leaned over and squinted his eyes so he could see who it was.
In the picture were three people, a man and woman and what looked like Dr. Genzai at a young age. The woman looked exactly like Kaoru from the raven hair down to her creamy, fragile skin. The man only had very few things that resembled Kaoru. The only things the man reminded Kenshin of Kaoru were his smile and his eyes. The womans eye's were a lighter shade of blue but his were just right. A dark sea of love and tenderness, enough tenderness to warm even the iciest of souls. Kenshin gasped at a realization.
Those were her parents! She was crying . . . for her parents . . . Kenshin looked up just in time to see Kaoru flip the picture to where her parents were holding a baby, which was most likely Kaoru. The baby was smiling, joyful smile that would bring anyone peace. The eyes were just as wide and blue as they are now. He snapped out of his gaze of the picture when Kaoru threw them on the ground and put her hands to her face to weep.
Kenshin took a step forward until he was behind her. Kaoru still had not realized his presence and continued to sob. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and she turned around in surprise. He pulled away and looked into her eyes with sadness. He knew how hard it was for her to loose her parents and not remember them. Kenshin didn't even have single picture from his parents, didn't know where he was born or what traits he inherited from which parent. All he remembered were his mother's violet eyes the night she died.
"D-Did you see th-them?" stuttered Kaoru, trying to catch her breath. Kenshin nodded and pulled her back to him, so she could cry freely in his chest so no one would here. He began to rub her back and leaned his head on hers to let her know that he was there for her.
"Those were your parents . . . weren't they?" he asked softly.
"Yes. I w-wish they were h-here. I-I'm scared . . ." she choked out. For some reason this surprised Kenshin.
"What're you scared of? I'm not going to hurt you and I won't let anyone hurt you," Kenshin told her quietly with care. Kaoru pulled away and shook her head.
She looked up into his deep violet eyes and said, " No, it's not that . . ."
"Then what is it?"
"What if I-I'm not a g-good parent, h-huh? What if I screw up raising our kid? Or he gets lost or kidnapped or something? W-What if I'm not a good m- mother?" Kaoru asked, more tears streaming down her face with her lip trembling.
"Kaoru, you're not going to be a bad mother. If I thought that, I never would've imposed upon you to make love with me. I know you're going to be a great mother," Kenshin said, pecking her on her forehead. She looked away, something still troubling her.
"It's more than just the m-matter of being a g-good parent. What if I-I'm not a good w-wife?" she asked.
"Now Kaoru, we talked-" Kenshin started but was cut off by Kaoru's finger on his lips.
"Let me finish," she ordered, taking a deep breath. She stopped her sobbing and bit down her lip to keep it from moving, " I know you told me the night you loved me that I wasn't like all those other girls out there. But I can't help but feel that your not getting anything out of this. I'm getting this . . . sweet, beautiful loving caring attractive man and . . ." she started but stopped.
"and what?" he wondered out loud, looking into her eyes for questions that did not needed to be asked.
"Your getting Jou-chan, Tanuki, busu, sweaty little girl tomboy Kaoru. That doesn't sound very fair to me," Kaoru answered, looking down at the ground with shame. Kenshin frowned at the nicknames the others have given her. Apparently, they couldn't see that it really hurt her feelings. That or they really just don't care. Then Kenshin remembered what she had said about tomboy. He looked at her in her kimono with everything in her hair.
"Kaoru . . . ," he began, catching her attention, " do you . . . like dressing this way?" She opened her mouth to answer but he cut her off quickly, " Please don't lie to me. I want to know the truth."
Kaoru looked down and shook her head.
"Then . . ." Kenshin began, pulling everything out of her hair and wiping off the make up Megumi had applied, ""don't wear it."
"But I thought you'd like me more if I started acting like other women," she with confusion. He looked at her crookedly.
"What? Where'd you get a crazy idea like that?" he asked, " If I wanted one of those women who had to wear just the perfect thing to go out and buy tofu, I would not have wanted to marry you!" Kenshin began to chuckle when Kaoru turned a bright shade of red.
"I should've known better Kenshin, I know . . ." she mumbled with embaressment. He hadn't meant to make her feel awkward so he decided to try to do an impression of one of them. He stood up and put his had on his hip.
"Oh," he began in a girly voice, twirling his red locks around his finger, " I just have to wear this kimono! It matches my eyes! Besides, I have to look nice for when I go buy some tofu."
Kaoru began to giggle, clamping her hand to her mouth. Kenshin began to laugh himself and reached his hands out to Kaoru. Kaoru picked up the pictures and put her hand in his, so he could help her up. She began to walk but Kenshin pulled her back roughly by her waist. She had lost her balance and fell on top of him, her body arched at an angle so her she was facing him, staring so that violet met ocean.
"Kaoru, just stay the way you are . . . that's good enough to me," he whispered lovingly, then kissed her, gently on the lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning in to it. Kenshin pulled Kaoru closer, not ever wanting to let her go, not even for one second. For a moment, they had forgotten about the wedding and basically the whole world. They stayed in that embrace, minds on only each and nothing else.
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I tried to make a sweet, sappy chapter. I'm kinda tired of humor and im not in the funny mood today. Maybe I will be tomorrow! Well, see ya!
Alright! Next Chapter! Oh, did you read my RK Christmas special? It's really good. If you don't see it under RK category then click my name and it should be listed under there. Ok, here we go!
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"Kenshin, I can NOT keep doing this!" came Sano's irked voice. Kenshin just stood there looking at the door of the shrine, the door that which his new life will began. Behind that door, his life as a hitokiri will be left alone, by itself in the forgotten era of the Revolution. Here, he makes his new life, the life of a man having one simple task in life. To protect his family.
"Hell-O?!?! Anybody home?" Sano asked, knocking his knuckles on Kenshin's forehead. Kenshin snapped out of his serious state and looked up at Sano.
"I'm sorry Sano, that I am," he apologized, " My mind was focused on something else is all . . ."
"I'll say, I had to pick you up and carry you in this place because you wouldn't move! Kept staring at my Jou-chan!" Sano said, poking Kenshin in the chest. Kenshin frowned at Sano saying Kaoru was 'his' but he also knew he only meant it as in he was his sister. In which she was to a certain point. Kaoru was always under protection of Kenshin, yes, but always there by his side was Ol' Reliable Sano. He protected, and fought with her, like a brother, but they all knew they cared about each other very much.
"Take your place, rooster," Saitou said, watching the last of the people file in, " we're starting."
Kenshin looked around from the alter to see familiar faces. In the front was Tae and next to her was Sano's friend from the group they were in as young boys. Kenshin's eyes had gone amber and he was so mad, he couldn't remember the man's name or the group they were from. All he could remember was the day he made a move on Kaoru. He wasn't supposed to be there, he should've been out buying tofu. However, he had forgotten his wallet and walked back inside to see his hand pressed against her back, pulling her close. If Sano hadn't walked out at that exact moment, that man would be dead by now. Of course, no one knew that Kenshin had saw the whole thing.
In the row behind them was Okina and the rest of the Aoiya members. To there left was Dr. Genzai's granddaughters. When Kenshin saw them, they waved. Kenshin smiled lopsided and waved back. Soon, the music began and Kenshin stopped breathing. To tell the truth, he was scared. Almost as scared as when he thought Enishi had killed Kaoru, but not that scared.
They waited. And waited. AND waited, but Kaoru never came out those doors. Kenshin sensed that something must be wrong. They had been standing there for about 5 minutes, waiting for the bridesmaids to enter but no one came. Kenshin narrowed his eyes with suspicion and saw all the other men do the same. Something was amiss and no one knew what. Then a man that looked probably in his mid 50's began running through. He stopped next to Kenshin and whispered in his ear.
"I didn't think it would be right to say this in front of everyone," the man started, " but it seems . . . the bride has gone missing!"
Kenshin gritted his teeth. He was glad he had decided to wear his sword to the wedding. He had had a bad feeling that something was going to happen ever since that morning.
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"Oh, where could miss Kaoru be?" Misao asked, pacing back and forth. Megumi had to agree that this was quite odd. Kaoru was so ready this morning that she was going to be wed. But now she had told the girls that she needed to go to the bathroom to fix her obi and never came back.
Just at that particular moment, Kenshin burst through the doors and seeing the expression on their faces, kind of got the idea they had no idea where she could possibly be either but asked anyway.
"Last we heard of her Mr. Himura, she told us she was going to the restroom to fix her obi. We have no idea as to where are her whereabouts," Tsubame replied, pointing him in the direction of the bathroom. Kenshin didn't even bother to listen to what else Tsubame had to say.
He ran in the direction Tsubame had pointed him to and began running down the halls frantically. He looked in every door, wanting to know where she could've gotten too. He stopped when he felt her aura. Slowly he began to walk until he found himself outside. The aura had become stronger but as he walked closer to the woods, it became even stronger.
Kenshin walked until he stumbled onto a path that had Kaoru's footprints in it. He followed them with caution, not knowing what lay ahead. *So far, so good * Kenshin thought, sensing no one but her aura in the air. He stalked down, low so in case his instincts were incorrect, no one would see him.
Not long after, Kenshin heard humming noises from behind a bush of poison ivy. He knew he shouldn't but he needed to know what was making that noise. Careful as to not touch the vile plant, he looked over and saw black hair and a white kimono. No doubt in his mind it was Kaoru, but why was she way out here?
He almost stepped away from the bush to reveal himself but stopped. He heard Kaoru . . . singing. A tune that was very old and nearly forgotten. Something that a mother would sing to her child as if to loan it to sleep. Here voice was beautiful. Reminded him of lovely things, like flowers and birds.
It startled him to see a tear run down Kaoru's cheek though. Why would such a tune make her cry? It was so beautiful, mixed in with her voice tone. He looked at her and she turned to the side, revealing a picture. He leaned over and squinted his eyes so he could see who it was.
In the picture were three people, a man and woman and what looked like Dr. Genzai at a young age. The woman looked exactly like Kaoru from the raven hair down to her creamy, fragile skin. The man only had very few things that resembled Kaoru. The only things the man reminded Kenshin of Kaoru were his smile and his eyes. The womans eye's were a lighter shade of blue but his were just right. A dark sea of love and tenderness, enough tenderness to warm even the iciest of souls. Kenshin gasped at a realization.
Those were her parents! She was crying . . . for her parents . . . Kenshin looked up just in time to see Kaoru flip the picture to where her parents were holding a baby, which was most likely Kaoru. The baby was smiling, joyful smile that would bring anyone peace. The eyes were just as wide and blue as they are now. He snapped out of his gaze of the picture when Kaoru threw them on the ground and put her hands to her face to weep.
Kenshin took a step forward until he was behind her. Kaoru still had not realized his presence and continued to sob. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and she turned around in surprise. He pulled away and looked into her eyes with sadness. He knew how hard it was for her to loose her parents and not remember them. Kenshin didn't even have single picture from his parents, didn't know where he was born or what traits he inherited from which parent. All he remembered were his mother's violet eyes the night she died.
"D-Did you see th-them?" stuttered Kaoru, trying to catch her breath. Kenshin nodded and pulled her back to him, so she could cry freely in his chest so no one would here. He began to rub her back and leaned his head on hers to let her know that he was there for her.
"Those were your parents . . . weren't they?" he asked softly.
"Yes. I w-wish they were h-here. I-I'm scared . . ." she choked out. For some reason this surprised Kenshin.
"What're you scared of? I'm not going to hurt you and I won't let anyone hurt you," Kenshin told her quietly with care. Kaoru pulled away and shook her head.
She looked up into his deep violet eyes and said, " No, it's not that . . ."
"Then what is it?"
"What if I-I'm not a g-good parent, h-huh? What if I screw up raising our kid? Or he gets lost or kidnapped or something? W-What if I'm not a good m- mother?" Kaoru asked, more tears streaming down her face with her lip trembling.
"Kaoru, you're not going to be a bad mother. If I thought that, I never would've imposed upon you to make love with me. I know you're going to be a great mother," Kenshin said, pecking her on her forehead. She looked away, something still troubling her.
"It's more than just the m-matter of being a g-good parent. What if I-I'm not a good w-wife?" she asked.
"Now Kaoru, we talked-" Kenshin started but was cut off by Kaoru's finger on his lips.
"Let me finish," she ordered, taking a deep breath. She stopped her sobbing and bit down her lip to keep it from moving, " I know you told me the night you loved me that I wasn't like all those other girls out there. But I can't help but feel that your not getting anything out of this. I'm getting this . . . sweet, beautiful loving caring attractive man and . . ." she started but stopped.
"and what?" he wondered out loud, looking into her eyes for questions that did not needed to be asked.
"Your getting Jou-chan, Tanuki, busu, sweaty little girl tomboy Kaoru. That doesn't sound very fair to me," Kaoru answered, looking down at the ground with shame. Kenshin frowned at the nicknames the others have given her. Apparently, they couldn't see that it really hurt her feelings. That or they really just don't care. Then Kenshin remembered what she had said about tomboy. He looked at her in her kimono with everything in her hair.
"Kaoru . . . ," he began, catching her attention, " do you . . . like dressing this way?" She opened her mouth to answer but he cut her off quickly, " Please don't lie to me. I want to know the truth."
Kaoru looked down and shook her head.
"Then . . ." Kenshin began, pulling everything out of her hair and wiping off the make up Megumi had applied, ""don't wear it."
"But I thought you'd like me more if I started acting like other women," she with confusion. He looked at her crookedly.
"What? Where'd you get a crazy idea like that?" he asked, " If I wanted one of those women who had to wear just the perfect thing to go out and buy tofu, I would not have wanted to marry you!" Kenshin began to chuckle when Kaoru turned a bright shade of red.
"I should've known better Kenshin, I know . . ." she mumbled with embaressment. He hadn't meant to make her feel awkward so he decided to try to do an impression of one of them. He stood up and put his had on his hip.
"Oh," he began in a girly voice, twirling his red locks around his finger, " I just have to wear this kimono! It matches my eyes! Besides, I have to look nice for when I go buy some tofu."
Kaoru began to giggle, clamping her hand to her mouth. Kenshin began to laugh himself and reached his hands out to Kaoru. Kaoru picked up the pictures and put her hand in his, so he could help her up. She began to walk but Kenshin pulled her back roughly by her waist. She had lost her balance and fell on top of him, her body arched at an angle so her she was facing him, staring so that violet met ocean.
"Kaoru, just stay the way you are . . . that's good enough to me," he whispered lovingly, then kissed her, gently on the lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning in to it. Kenshin pulled Kaoru closer, not ever wanting to let her go, not even for one second. For a moment, they had forgotten about the wedding and basically the whole world. They stayed in that embrace, minds on only each and nothing else.
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I tried to make a sweet, sappy chapter. I'm kinda tired of humor and im not in the funny mood today. Maybe I will be tomorrow! Well, see ya!