Reflected Moonlight
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The Truth Revealed In Dreams
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Kaoru sat across the table from her to-be-husband, her thoughts far far away on how their lives were going to be. Kenshin and Kaoru were perfectly content to leave all the preparations for the wedding to Tae. They didn't care about the ceremony as much as the fact that they were actually getting married.
It was a normal day for them. Happy, content, and with a lot of yelling. If Kaoru wasn't lost in her thoughts she was either screaming at Yahiko or Kenshin. Although she did a lot less of screaming at Kenshin these days, but her pregnancy was making her quite cranky, even though she refused to admit it. Yahiko was the only one who really seemed to mind. He was always complaining about how she was yelling at him and setting him to work and spending less time training him. Kenshin on the other hand would only become worried when she began to yell and run off to do a million things for her all at once. That was one thing she absolutely loved about him, but it annoyed her a tiny bit.
Kaoru had noticed that he had been wrapped up in his thoughts lately, often with a far off glint in his eye. She wondered profusely about him. She needed to ask him what it was about. And now was the perfect opportunity. Yahiko was off somewhere, on one of his little escapades, and it was just her and Kenshin eating a quiet lunch together.
"Is there something on your mind?" Kaoru asked, talking softly and staring down her hands.
Kenshin looked over at her surprised by her randomness. "Um...it's nothing..why do you ask such a thing?" He covered up his stumble with a slight rurouni smile.
Kaoru sighed and her face began to look tired. "I know there's something wrong Kenshin. I know you. Don't pretend with me? Ok?"
It was now Kenshin turn to sigh. "Well.I just feel that something is different than usual. I feel like something strange is going to happen. It makes me nervous. I feel something inside changing, and I think it's for the better."
Kaoru looked very confused. "What do you mean?"
Kenshin rubbed his faced, looking for once like his age. "I don't know. But I think we don't have anything to worry about." He said turning his tired face into a charming smile.
Kaoru couldn't help, but smile either. She leaned over and planted a kiss on his cheek. "I hope it's very good."
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Later that night Kaoru lay in her own bed dreaming. It was a peculiar dream. It started out as she normally dreamed at night, random fantasies, but then it became something much different. Kenshin was standing in front of her and she could see a throbbing energy emitting from his body, slowing pulsing with the beating of his heart. She could see something glittering, moving inside of him. Her eyes widened as she realized what it was. It was his soul, but instead of having a singular aura, there were two of them, one slightly shadowed.
Kaoru could hear a soft voice whispering from the darkness. She strained her ears to hear the words.
"A soul split in two...one part a wanderer..one part a killer...battling...for possession...of the single body.."
Kaoru looked all around frantically trying to locate where the voice was coming from, but it seemed to be coming from everywhere. She didn't even recognize the person's voice.
"Hello???...." she called out, as it faded into silence again. She could no longer see Kenshin. She was alone in the darkness. Kaoru could feel her heart starting to freeze up again.
"The battousai..he no longer belongs in this world...the time of fighting is over...it is now time for peace.." The voice echoed unexpectedly, making Kaoru jump.
"Why are you telling me this?!" Kaoru said fear starting to take over her heart.
"If you ever want to be happy..the battousai must leave..is that not true??" the voice said again, tormenting her with its voice.
Kaoru trembled. "Yes that's true. But I don't see how that's possible."
The voice calmed somewhat and became soothing and gentle. "You must be brave, Kaoru. Even though the battousai obsesses over killing.he still has a heart.he can still love..if you can..make him love you.enough to be willing to sacrifice himself for you..then you can live happily with the wanderer, but if the battousai stays..he will one day kill you...and the child that you carry within you..."
"I don't get what you're saying. It's not possible! And who are you???? How do you know so much about me?" Kaoru said, becoming even more panicked.
"It is possible..your soul and Kenshin's soul were bound at the beginning of time...The battousai is part of Kenshin..therefore the battousai has a bond with you.if you can make him realize that bond...help him discover it..then...everything shall.turn out right.."
Kaoru waited and waited for something else, but it seemed that the voice had left her. As soon as she realized this she woke instantly, sitting up in her bed. Sweat was pouring down her body, and she was trembling uncontrollably. She cried out softly and hugged her knees. She didn't understand it...she didn't understand it at all.
~That was extremely weird..and so..this was the random idea I came up with.I think there's a few more chapters, and then I'll finish it up. ~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Chapter Sixteen
The Truth Revealed In Dreams
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaoru sat across the table from her to-be-husband, her thoughts far far away on how their lives were going to be. Kenshin and Kaoru were perfectly content to leave all the preparations for the wedding to Tae. They didn't care about the ceremony as much as the fact that they were actually getting married.
It was a normal day for them. Happy, content, and with a lot of yelling. If Kaoru wasn't lost in her thoughts she was either screaming at Yahiko or Kenshin. Although she did a lot less of screaming at Kenshin these days, but her pregnancy was making her quite cranky, even though she refused to admit it. Yahiko was the only one who really seemed to mind. He was always complaining about how she was yelling at him and setting him to work and spending less time training him. Kenshin on the other hand would only become worried when she began to yell and run off to do a million things for her all at once. That was one thing she absolutely loved about him, but it annoyed her a tiny bit.
Kaoru had noticed that he had been wrapped up in his thoughts lately, often with a far off glint in his eye. She wondered profusely about him. She needed to ask him what it was about. And now was the perfect opportunity. Yahiko was off somewhere, on one of his little escapades, and it was just her and Kenshin eating a quiet lunch together.
"Is there something on your mind?" Kaoru asked, talking softly and staring down her hands.
Kenshin looked over at her surprised by her randomness. "Um...it's nothing..why do you ask such a thing?" He covered up his stumble with a slight rurouni smile.
Kaoru sighed and her face began to look tired. "I know there's something wrong Kenshin. I know you. Don't pretend with me? Ok?"
It was now Kenshin turn to sigh. "Well.I just feel that something is different than usual. I feel like something strange is going to happen. It makes me nervous. I feel something inside changing, and I think it's for the better."
Kaoru looked very confused. "What do you mean?"
Kenshin rubbed his faced, looking for once like his age. "I don't know. But I think we don't have anything to worry about." He said turning his tired face into a charming smile.
Kaoru couldn't help, but smile either. She leaned over and planted a kiss on his cheek. "I hope it's very good."
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Later that night Kaoru lay in her own bed dreaming. It was a peculiar dream. It started out as she normally dreamed at night, random fantasies, but then it became something much different. Kenshin was standing in front of her and she could see a throbbing energy emitting from his body, slowing pulsing with the beating of his heart. She could see something glittering, moving inside of him. Her eyes widened as she realized what it was. It was his soul, but instead of having a singular aura, there were two of them, one slightly shadowed.
Kaoru could hear a soft voice whispering from the darkness. She strained her ears to hear the words.
"A soul split in two...one part a wanderer..one part a killer...battling...for possession...of the single body.."
Kaoru looked all around frantically trying to locate where the voice was coming from, but it seemed to be coming from everywhere. She didn't even recognize the person's voice.
"Hello???...." she called out, as it faded into silence again. She could no longer see Kenshin. She was alone in the darkness. Kaoru could feel her heart starting to freeze up again.
"The battousai..he no longer belongs in this world...the time of fighting is over...it is now time for peace.." The voice echoed unexpectedly, making Kaoru jump.
"Why are you telling me this?!" Kaoru said fear starting to take over her heart.
"If you ever want to be happy..the battousai must leave..is that not true??" the voice said again, tormenting her with its voice.
Kaoru trembled. "Yes that's true. But I don't see how that's possible."
The voice calmed somewhat and became soothing and gentle. "You must be brave, Kaoru. Even though the battousai obsesses over killing.he still has a heart.he can still love..if you can..make him love you.enough to be willing to sacrifice himself for you..then you can live happily with the wanderer, but if the battousai stays..he will one day kill you...and the child that you carry within you..."
"I don't get what you're saying. It's not possible! And who are you???? How do you know so much about me?" Kaoru said, becoming even more panicked.
"It is possible..your soul and Kenshin's soul were bound at the beginning of time...The battousai is part of Kenshin..therefore the battousai has a bond with you.if you can make him realize that bond...help him discover it..then...everything shall.turn out right.."
Kaoru waited and waited for something else, but it seemed that the voice had left her. As soon as she realized this she woke instantly, sitting up in her bed. Sweat was pouring down her body, and she was trembling uncontrollably. She cried out softly and hugged her knees. She didn't understand it...she didn't understand it at all.
~That was extremely weird..and so..this was the random idea I came up with.I think there's a few more chapters, and then I'll finish it up. ~
