Reflected Moonlight
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Chapter Thirteen: Evening Regrets
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Kenshin and Kaoru slowly made their way back to the dojo. It was starting to get dark and the stars shone dimly over their heads. Every once and a while they would see a sparkling flame of a firefly flying across the sky in search of a mate. Kenshin walked by Kaoru's side, his arm encircling her slim waist. He glanced down at her. She looked beautiful. The moonlight cascaded down her face and shown brightly in her ebony hair. She seemed lost in thought.
What Kaoru was thinking of was the future, which was totally the opposite of what Kenshin was thinking. He couldn't stop thinking of the past. It seemed whenever he was truly happy, the memories of bloodshed and sadness seemed to loom over him. He could feel the hate ebbing away in his heart, the hate of what he had been, the hate of what he was.
Kaoru looked up at him and was surprised to see that his eyes were glowing amber. She gasped. Was he the Battousai again?
The battousai looked down at Kaoru, smiling and tightening his arm around her waist.
"Kenshin can never be truly happy. Whenever he is happy he will remember me. If you don't want to die than I think it's best you leave soon. I will be after you." he said with a smirk.
Then his eyes faded back to violet. Kenshin looked down at her surprised to see a frightened look on her face. "What is it Kaoru? What's the matter?"
Kaoru closed her eyes and sighed. Kenshin was back. But what worried her was that he hadn't noticed that he had changed. "It's nothing Kenshin. I just thought I heard something in the shadows." she lied.
Kenshin looked around him listening intently. "I don't think there is anyone near us, but don't worry I'll keep you safe, that I will."
Kaoru leaned against his shoulder as they continued the walk home. She put one hand on her flat stomach thinking. It's our baby. I should be happier, but I can't help but be afraid. I love Kenshin and I would never leave him, but what am I going to do. But I can't give up. Kenshin can't help what the Battousai does in him. I can't just give up. I'm going to make sure Kenshin never thinks of his past again.
Kenshin looked down again and brushed his hand against her hair.
"You are so beautiful tonight, my Kaoru."
She smiled up at him lovingly.
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When they reached the dojo Yahiko ran out to meet them.
"Is Kaoru all right?" Yahiko asked worriedly.
Kaoru grinned. "So you were worried about me, weren't you?"
Yahiko crossed his arms. "Nah....Why would I worry about an ugly girl like you?"
A frown spread across Kaoru's face and she smacked him in the face. "Don't you dare call me that ever again, you brat!"
"Ugly ugly ugly!" Yahiko chanted as he stuck his tongue out at her.
But instead of getting angry tears formed in her eyes and she turned to Kenshin. "You lied to me!"
Kenshin looked confused. "Oro?"
Kaoru started bawling and hitting with her fists against his chest. "You lied to me, Kenshin! You told me I was beautiful!"
Kenshin held back her arms and brought her into a hug. "You are beautiful. Yahiko is just teasing."
Yahiko made a face at them. "Do you have to do that lovey stuff around me?"
Kenshin ignored the young boy, his attention fully on Kaoru. She stopped fighting him and was now brushing away the tears. "I'm so embarrassed. Why do I have to cry like this?" she said quietly.
Kenshin cupped her chin with his hand, forcing her to look into his eyes. "It's not your fault. It's just you're going through a big change in your body with the baby and all."
"Baby? What do you mean by that?!" Yahiko exclaimed looking at both of them.
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Chapter Thirteen: Evening Regrets
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Kenshin and Kaoru slowly made their way back to the dojo. It was starting to get dark and the stars shone dimly over their heads. Every once and a while they would see a sparkling flame of a firefly flying across the sky in search of a mate. Kenshin walked by Kaoru's side, his arm encircling her slim waist. He glanced down at her. She looked beautiful. The moonlight cascaded down her face and shown brightly in her ebony hair. She seemed lost in thought.
What Kaoru was thinking of was the future, which was totally the opposite of what Kenshin was thinking. He couldn't stop thinking of the past. It seemed whenever he was truly happy, the memories of bloodshed and sadness seemed to loom over him. He could feel the hate ebbing away in his heart, the hate of what he had been, the hate of what he was.
Kaoru looked up at him and was surprised to see that his eyes were glowing amber. She gasped. Was he the Battousai again?
The battousai looked down at Kaoru, smiling and tightening his arm around her waist.
"Kenshin can never be truly happy. Whenever he is happy he will remember me. If you don't want to die than I think it's best you leave soon. I will be after you." he said with a smirk.
Then his eyes faded back to violet. Kenshin looked down at her surprised to see a frightened look on her face. "What is it Kaoru? What's the matter?"
Kaoru closed her eyes and sighed. Kenshin was back. But what worried her was that he hadn't noticed that he had changed. "It's nothing Kenshin. I just thought I heard something in the shadows." she lied.
Kenshin looked around him listening intently. "I don't think there is anyone near us, but don't worry I'll keep you safe, that I will."
Kaoru leaned against his shoulder as they continued the walk home. She put one hand on her flat stomach thinking. It's our baby. I should be happier, but I can't help but be afraid. I love Kenshin and I would never leave him, but what am I going to do. But I can't give up. Kenshin can't help what the Battousai does in him. I can't just give up. I'm going to make sure Kenshin never thinks of his past again.
Kenshin looked down again and brushed his hand against her hair.
"You are so beautiful tonight, my Kaoru."
She smiled up at him lovingly.
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When they reached the dojo Yahiko ran out to meet them.
"Is Kaoru all right?" Yahiko asked worriedly.
Kaoru grinned. "So you were worried about me, weren't you?"
Yahiko crossed his arms. "Nah....Why would I worry about an ugly girl like you?"
A frown spread across Kaoru's face and she smacked him in the face. "Don't you dare call me that ever again, you brat!"
"Ugly ugly ugly!" Yahiko chanted as he stuck his tongue out at her.
But instead of getting angry tears formed in her eyes and she turned to Kenshin. "You lied to me!"
Kenshin looked confused. "Oro?"
Kaoru started bawling and hitting with her fists against his chest. "You lied to me, Kenshin! You told me I was beautiful!"
Kenshin held back her arms and brought her into a hug. "You are beautiful. Yahiko is just teasing."
Yahiko made a face at them. "Do you have to do that lovey stuff around me?"
Kenshin ignored the young boy, his attention fully on Kaoru. She stopped fighting him and was now brushing away the tears. "I'm so embarrassed. Why do I have to cry like this?" she said quietly.
Kenshin cupped her chin with his hand, forcing her to look into his eyes. "It's not your fault. It's just you're going through a big change in your body with the baby and all."
"Baby? What do you mean by that?!" Yahiko exclaimed looking at both of them.
