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Please forgive any grammar or spelling errors in this chapter. I was in a hurry to type it out and I wanted to get it out as soon as possible. Thank you.

Edit 6-19-05 : Fixed this chapter too. Next chapter should be out soon.


The Heartbreaks of Love

By: Satin Elegance formly known asYukimaru

Chapter Six : Tears, an Offer, and Another Date

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It was already midnight when Tomoe finally came home. She tried as quietly as she could to sneak in unnoticed. She had gotten so caught up at the bar that she had lost track of time. Tomoe knew that Kenshin had expected her home a couple hours ago. And if she was lucky, she would find him asleep in the bedroom unaware of her so-called 'silent' movements.

From his seat on the living room couch, he watched her with his slightly glowing amber eyes. They followed her every movement. It was as if he was trying to figure out what possessed her to do such a thing like lie to him for all those years by watching her. It surprised the red haired man of how thoughtless she was being. Her quiet movements confused him. Did she not think that he wouldn't have known even if he was asleep? His intense training guaranteed that he would be able to sense the lowest of ki even in sleep. He even spent so much time to perfect his ki sensing technique that he could even sense a rat 10 meters away in a deep slumber.

"You're home later that I thought you would be." His cold, deep voice startled the dark haired woman as she visibly stiffened with her back straightening.

Slowly, she turned around to face him. Something was yelling at her, telling her to not turn around but she just couldn't help but do it. It was a thing she would always do. When he spoke, she had instantly noticed that he spoke not in his usual soft, gentle voice but in a hard, cold voice that sent shivers down her spine. Of course she had heard this tone of voice before, but it had never been directed towards her. This was the first she had ever heard it outside of a life-threatening situation. She would always hear it when there was something or someone threatening her or his live, like that time when he received his cross shaped scar by that thug that was trying to have his way with her.

"I'm sorry that I am late. I must have lost track of time." Tomoe lied skillfully. She wasn't sorry, really, although she did forget about the time. She had no reason to be sorry.

"Are you really sorry Tomoe?" Came his cold reply.

Her blank brown eyes narrowed slightly at the question. She didn't like the tone of his voice.

"Yes, of course I am." She stated finally looking into his eyes.

She let out a small barely audible gasp when her dark blank eyes met his. Never before had she seen those cold, angry amber eyes directed at her. They bore into her own searching her soul leaving everything bare. She knew that all her secrets, her well hidden secrets, would be visible if she didn't look away. But she couldn't. It was as if she was trapped in those two liquid gold eyes. Of course she had seen them before, numerous of times in fact. But this was very new to her. This overwhelming feeling was so new to her. She couldn't help but feel a tinge of fear as she stared into his endless depths of gold. They stayed like that, staring at each other, for what seemed like forever. One pair of eyes angry, emotionless, with unspoken hurt that swirled within them. And the other, a pair of blank, uncaring brown orbs with the slightest bit of fear flickering in them. Slowly, Tomoe felt her eyes advert away from his intense gaze and onto the floor where she could keep all her fears and her insecurities from him.

"Do you even know what you did?" His voice became louder as he stood from his seat on the couch.

"Look Kenshin...I didn't mean to stay out so late." Tomoe said with a voice matching her empty eyes.

"You thought I would never find out...didn't you?" Her eyes slightly widened but she quickly hid her surprise. Her thoughts quickly drifted to all the times she had hid those letters from him. Tomoe inwardly shook away all those thoughts. She refused to believe he had found out. Not after all these years, he just couldn't. He could be talking about anything, right? But why did she get this horrid feeling he wasn't..?

"Find out what?" The dark haired woman clenched her hands tightly hoping her fear would dissipate.

"You know what I'm talking about...All this time you've selfishly kept me from one thing that actually made me happy in this pathetic life of mine."

Dark brown eyes narrowed dangerously at the carpeted floor before they traveled to Kenshin's handsome face. So, he did, indeed, find out about her little secret. It mattered not. Because to her, he was already committed to her and only to her not to anyone else, especially not that Kamiya girl. As far as she was concerned, Kenshin already belonged to her. Although, she was a bit angry that she was caught after all these years. She had meant to hide that stupid box somewhere else but it must have slipped her mind. Tomoe inwardly cursed herself for being so careless enough to leave the box some place where he could have easily found them. The dark haired woman should have just burned them all when she had the chance.

"I did you a favor. It would have never of lasted anyway. It was a stupid young love but what we have is so much more. More that whatever she could have given you. She was just a girl after all." Tomoe spat out angrily.

"You have no clue what you are saying. What she gave me was and is something you could never accomplish even after ten years of being together. You're lucky I even feel anything for you. But believe me, it is nothing compared to what I feel for her...nothing. All love and passion I feel for her. That is something you will never have from me." Kenshin said just as angry his voice not quite yelling yet it had the same effect.

"I think your jealousy blinded you with all these false delusions. We weren't happy. Maybe content until we found something better. But never happy." He continued as herdark brown eyes swirled with many emotions.

Was he right? Tomoe asked herself numerous of times. Had she believed all this time that she could make him happy? It was right in front of her eyes yet she was too blinded by her love for him to even see it. But deep down inside the feeling was there. The fear of losing him forever. When she had found him, she was sure she had found someone she could spend her life with. Was she wrong in thinking that...? Was it wrong to think that she could have a chance to be loved in the way that he love Kaoru? Could he blame her for wanting such a selfish thing?

"You don't understand. I did this for us..." Tomoe trailed off looking away from Kenshin with a deep sorrow in her face.

"Us! There would have not ever been any us..." He paused his voice lowering. "I will never forgive you for this. Never." Kenshin said walking toward the door not even casting a glance at the broken Tomoe as he passed her still form.

"I want you out of here by tomorrow." He said his hand reaching for the door knob as he paused by the door.

"No! Kenshin...please don't leave me." The dark haired woman said whipping around to face him, trying her hardest to hold in the tears that threatened to escape from her eyes. She would never cry. No never. She had promised after that time she would never cry.

"By tomorrow, Tomoe." His voice was soft and gentle as he walked out of the small apartment.

"Kenshin...Kenshin...Kenshin! You can't leave me! You can't! I love you!" The brown eyed Tomoe said as she sunk to the floor her hands clenched tightly against her chest. After nothing could be heard, she finally let out her tears as she sat then sobbing.


A raven haired woman shivered as a cold breeze passed her petite form. The night was unusually cold with the wind rustling the leaves and howling through the night leaving quiet whispers drifting away. Listening to the calming winds, she tilts her head up looking up at the beautiful night sky. Despite the coldness of the night, it was a lovely night. The moon was out and shone in it's majestic glory lighting the darkness that would otherwise be covering the earth without it's powerful light. Stretching across the dark blue velvety endless sky, was millions upon millions of twinkling stars. Each distant ball of gas flickering different colors like sparkling diamonds in the light.

Somehow, Kaoru wasn't feeling affected by the coldness of the night. Well, not anymore. She was too comforted by the coldness and by the night itself to be affected. She then recalled the previous night with the handsome okashira. The blue eyed woman could still feel his strong yet warm embrace encircling her entire being. She longed for that sacred feeling ever since Kenshin had left. The feeling of love, safety, and of endless warmth. She could feel those emotions and so much more with Aoshi. They radiated off him and sunk deep within the hidden depths of her soul warming it up like no one had done before.

"It's cold. You should get inside." A deep smooth voice interrupted her thoughts.

"The cold doesn't bother me. I just want to enjoy the view of the stars." Kaoru sighed dreamily her blue orbs sparkling in the moonlight as she gazed up once again to the heavens above.

She then felt a presence directly behind her. Kaoru didn't even have to guess who it was. The young doctor let out a small 'eep' as she felt strong arms wrap around her. Once again she was surrounded by that familiar feeling she felt last night. Kaoru could get used to this. The young doctor closed her eyes relishing in Aoshi's strength that he gave her everytime he would hold her like this.

Slowly, Kaoru turned around still keeping in his embrace. Her blue gems met Aoshi's lighter green-blue ones. She reached out and gently touched his cheek affectionately. He instinctively leaned into her touch as he stared into her eyes. Her eyes softened at the sight. She knew that behind all the walls and emotional barriers he placed around himself, that there was a lonely man that only wanted to be loved and never be hurt. Kaoru could closely relate to what he wanted. After all, she was just as lonely as he was.

"Aoshi...I-.." He silenced her with pressing his lips against hers in a soft, gentle kiss.

"Shh...don't talk." He pulled her closer and claimed her lips once again in a more passionate kiss that she instantly fell into.


Kaoru walked through the hospital halls a bit nervous. The day before, she had received a call that the head of the hospital would like to speak to her about something important. She had no idea as to what it could be. The young doctor could only hoped it wasn't something bad. She knew she was over exaggerating about this but could she be blamed for that? It wasn't everyday that you get called by the head of the hospital for an 'important' meeting. Deep inside, Kaoru knew that she didn't have to worry. It was just like her to get worried over nothing anyways. Yet there was a small feeling tugging at her heart that told she would soon find out it to be something that she would never expect to happen.

Upon reaching the door, Kaoru inwardly took a deep breath and knocked on the wooden door. After receiving a sign to come in, she slowly opened the door while forcing all her nerved back into place. She placed a small professional smile in it's place and walked in feeling her air of confidence return to her as if it had never left in the first place.

"Good afternoon, Yamagata-san." Kaoru greeted the middle aged man sitting behind a black desk.

His rusted colored eyes traveled to the young doctor's form. For an elder man, he had the handsome, charming gentleman look to him. His auburn brown locks were perfectly split down the middle with the long strands framing his aging face. He wore a very expensive looking business suit minus the jacket that had been replaced with a white doctor's coat. A small polite smile formed on his lips that were partially covered by his equally brown moustache and beard. Kaoru felt herself relax more seeing the welcoming gesture.

"Good afternoon, Kamiya-san. I'm glad you came. I have been expecting you." His voice was deep and rich yet very professional and kind.

"Yes, well, I just couldn't ignore that phone call. You did say it was important after all." The ebony haired doctor said feeling her nerves come back full force remembering the way she felt when she first received the call.

"Indeed. Please take a seat and I'll tell you why I asked you here." He said as Kaoru did as she was told without a word.

Many thoughts started to fill her mind. She had absolutely no clue as to what he was about to say. A small feeling of fear started to twitch in her heart but she expertly pushed it down. She had nothing to fear because she didn't do anything wrong...at least she didn't think so. She had only came here to look after Soujiro who had asked for her personally. Her eyebrows furrowed at the thought of it all. If he wasn't such a spoiled brat, she wouldn't have even had to come all this way from Tokyo. Dismissing the thought, Kaoru looked back to Yamagata.

"I'm going to tell you straight out. I'm sure you have other matters to attend to..." He paused for effect. "I'd like for you to become a full-time doctor here, at this hospital. I've thought much about this but I believe with your expertise here this hospital, we will be one of the best in Kyoto..." He paused once again as if looking for the right thing to say. "You see, lately we have been having a decrease in incoming doctors compared to most hospitals our amount of doctors are very low. I believe with your help here the numbers will start to increase once again. To most of the medical students here you are a legend." He finished with a small smile as she blushed flattered by the compliment.

"You have the choice of accepting or declining this offer." He leaned back into his seat indicating that she could speak.

For a moment, she was simply speechless about the offer but she soon enough she found her voice. "I am greatly honored for this offer, but I would have to talk to Gensai-sensei about this. He is the head doctor over there in the hospital I work at in Tokyo." Kaoru answered seriously thinking about it.

"Ah...there is no need for that. I have already contacted Gensai-san and informed him about my offer previous to this meeting. He said he had no arguments about it and it was completely your choice to make." Yamagata said as he professionally folded his arms on his desk.

"Oh, he did, did he...?" She paused biting her lower lip, a habit she got from Misao. "Well, I will give your offer much thought. Is there a certain day you want my answer by?"

"As soon as possible, but I'd say a week's time should be enough time to thoroughly think about this decision. Please take your time in making your decision. I will fully understand if you turn down this offer." The elder man said standing up. Kaoru quickly followed.

"Well, thank you for your time, Kamiya-san. I will expect to see you a week or less from now with your decision." He gave a bow.

"And I will be sure to tell you my answer by then. Good-day, Yamagata-san." Kaoru returned the gesture with a low bow of respect to the older man. With one last look, she left the office and the hospital with the question circling in her mind.

Hours later, Kaoru found herself seated at a small outdoor café. She had no clue when she had arrived or how she had ordered her iced coffee. It seemed that she was too engrossed in her thoughts that she hadn't even realized that she had done all of these things without knowing it. Once again, this was a very Kaoru thing to do. Space out and accomplish tasks without even being aware of doing it. Her dark colored eyebrows furrowed in deep thought as her mind drifted back to the offer that was presented to her earlier that morning. The young conspiring doctor thought of all the pros and cons for this situation in silent hopes that it would help her decide on what the best action she could take about this life changing offer.

The raven haired beauty first thought of all the advantages. She would finally leave her home town, Tokyo. Also this job offered good pay and a worth-while experience. Kyoto had a great need of doctors since it was one of the major cities of Japan. And besides she knew Tokyo had a bunch of doctors so it wouldn't be much to lose one, now would it? Another pro was that she'd be closer to most of her childhood friends. Aoshi, Misao, Sanosuke, Megumi, and even Soujiro was here. And Kaoru did get lonely in Tokyo being by herself...

But that wasn't entirely true. She had Gensai-sensei, Yahiko, Tsubame-chan, Ayame-chan, Suzume-chan, Tae-san, and of course her Uncle Saito and her Aunt Tokio. And if she did leave she's feel very guilty leaving Gensai-sensei and the hospital by itself. She knew he was only looking out for her best interest saying what he did to Yamagata. But she couldn't do that to him. Kaoru didn't even want to think what her Uncle would say. He had always been so protective of her ever since her parents died. And then there was...him. Yes, she considered Kenshin to be one of her cons. Why wouldn't she? He was the reason why she was so torn and confused in the first place. Even with her blossoming relationship with Aoshi, she couldn't help but feel the love for Kenshin as she did before. Love just doesn't die away that easily...especially the love she shared with him.

"This is a big mess." She muttered to herself feeling as if she wanted to bang her head on the pretty glass table in front of her.

"What is a big mess?" A familiar voice said in front of her.

Her narrowed blue eyes glared at whoever this person was. Can't a girl think in peace without having someone invade her personal space? No, someone always had to screw it up. Never could she just get a damn moment to herself. Especially during these most stressful moments. Her eyes landed on the familiar red head with violet eyes that had been previously in her thoughts. Speak of the devil... She thought bitterly. Kaoru didn't even bother getting all sad and emotional, she was too pissed off to be sad.

"What do you want?" She said rather rudely but at this point she could care less.

"I just wanted to know what has you in such deep thought." Kenshin said as he took a seat across from Kaoru.

The ebony haired doctor sighed in utter frustration. "It's really none of your business so I would appreciate it if you would just leave it at that, alright Himura-san?" She said in her brisk, professional tone with her eyes set and firm yet with the flickering anger she felt within them.

The violet eyes man in front of Kaoru was shocked to say the least. Was this his Kaoru from all those years ago? The old one was always loud, hot tempered and would easy be provoked that would usually cause someone to get hurt in the end. But this new Kaoru was calm and controlled her anger perfectly unlike the Kaoru from years back. This Kaoru talked and acted professionally which greatly surprised him. Yet he also found himself greatly attracted to this new and improved Kaoru sitting in front of him.

Snapping out of his thoughts, his eyes focused on the young woman in front of him. "Yes, of course, I apologize, Kaoru-dono." He decided to add the '-dono' because she had addressed him so formally.

He then watched as she sighed again and ran a hand through her raven locks as she places on a small smile. "No, I'm sorry for being so rude. You were just concerned and I snapped at you." Kaoru said softly feeling guilty about snapping at him in such a manner as her anger dissipated.

"It's okay. I understand..." Kenshin said smiling back as he watched Kaoru take a sip of her drink slightly surprised that she would apologize so quickly.

"So what brings you here, Kenshin?" She said after a moment of awkward silence.

"I was just wandering around and I happened to come across you sitting here looking as if you were ready to bang your head on the table." He said with an amused voice as her sapphire eyes traveled to his violet ones.

Kaoru's sadness about the whole situation threatened to emerge but she didn't want to feel sad. All she wanted was to feel like her normal self. Cheery, playful Kaoru. Just for this time she wanted to forget she found her childhood love cheating on her, to forget that her heart was broken but was slowly mending, to forget she had to make a decision that would not only change her life but also the lives of those she cared for...Yes, she wanted to forget all that.

"Oh, I see...So tell me Kenshin, how have you been all this time? I would have asked sooner, but our previous meeting was on bad circumstances, don't you think?" She added a playful smirk to lighten the mood.

Kenshin chuckled remembering their first encounter. "I've been better actually. I found out that the person I thought I could trust lied to me for ten years."

At that Kaoru's eyes widened. She had nothing to say to something like that. Someone lied to him? Apparently, that someone was that dark haired woman she saw him with the other day. But for ten years? What could it be? She couldn't even fathom how she would feel if it would have happened to her. The young doctor couldn't believe that Kenshin was so calm and collected about it. For this, she admired his strength. Since it wasn't her place, Kaoru said nothing just a small 'oh'.

Kenshin was about to continue, to tell her what it was about, but he was interrupted by her cell phone.

He watched as her eyes widened slightly in surprise as she turned to her purse and rummaged through the small bag before pulling out a sleek, silver flip-phone. Kaoru opened it and said a small 'hello'. Almost instantly, her face lighted up as she heard the person on the other line speak. He became wary of this. Kenshin wondered who could have such an effect on Kaoru. He listened quietly to her conversation.

"Oh, I'm here at a café." He noticed she spoke with a happy tone.

"Tonight...?" Her cheeks grew slightly pink.

"Alright...I'll see you then. I can't wait..." She trailed off. "Miss you too...bye!" Kaoru said quietly closing the phone when the person hung up.

Something inside of Kenshin flared. He had an idea of what it was. Jealousy. Yep, definitely jealousy. He wondered who she was talking to. Has she gotten over him so quickly? That thought made him frown. But could he blame her for it? Of course he couldn't. He was the main cause for this. Yet he couldn't believe it was so quickly. Was their love so weak she would throw it away so quickly. But then again, didn't he? He had believed that Kaoru didn't contact him over those ten years. So if anyone was guilty of ending their relationship, it was surely him and him alone. But looking at her now...he couldn't help but have all those feelings surface again. Just looking at her beautiful face made him want to forget he ever chose Kyoto over her. He knew he still loved her with everything in his being.

No...I have to get her back...I can't let her go...Not again. I did it before but never again. Kenshin thought with a new determination.

Kaoru noticed he was in deep thought, so she decided it was time to leave. After all, she did have a date with Aoshi in a few hours. A date she was very anxious to go to. And to make things worse she had absolutely nothing to wear and so she would need to go shopping. Something that wasn't her forte.

"Uhmm...Kenshin, I have an appointment later on..." She paused before searching in her purse. Kaoru pulled out a small rectangular object and smiled kindly as she handed it to him. It was a business card. "My cell phone number's on it. I'd like it if we could meet again for lunch or something. To catch up on old times." Kenshin took the card and looked at it. It was a nice, simple business card.

Doctor Kamiya Kaoru... He read. Her name and title were in large, pretty, bold font right in the middle. He smiled at that. The red haired swordsman always knew that she had wanted to become a doctor after her parents died. The raven haired woman wanted to help save people's lives after that because she didn't want anyone to go through everything that she did. And she wanted to prevent anyone from having to die not if could do anything about it. So sure enough she had followed her dream and became a well known doctor who saved countless of lives.

"Good-bye, Kenshin. Wonderful seeing you again." She got up and leaned forward placing a soft, butterfly light kiss on Kenshin's unscarred cheek. The blue eyed doctor pulled back and gave him a dazzling smile.

"Call me, okay?"

Kenshin just nodded as he relished in the lingering feeling of her soft lips against his skin even after the contact was gone. Many memories flashed in his head. The memories of all those times they had spent together. All those times that he missed greatly. All the time he wished he could have once again. Kenshin snapped out of his thoughts. His violet eyes trailed after Kaoru's retreating figure as she walked away.

"I will get her back..."

Kaoru hurried down the side walk looking for the perfect store. She then suddenly stopped her eyes catching on something. Just a couple of stores down was the perfect store that she had been looking for. The blue eyed doctor could tell it had the right clothes for her. Rushing to the store, Kaoru put on a small smile knowing she'd find the perfect outfit for tonight.

Upon walking in, she found racks and racks of beautiful clothing. If anything, she wasn't very good at looking for clothes in such a large selection. It would usually take her forever. A forever she didn't have. Kaoru had never really been a clothes person. She would just buy what she would need and occasionally spend some time just looking through the clothes like a normal girl. But that was rare because ever since she was little she was known to be a tomboy and until now, she was still a bit of a tomboy. Maybe she could do it in half a forever but she didn't even have that either! Cursing inwardly, she walked to the nearest rack and began looking.

Unknown to her, a pretty woman with her hair in a bun walked up to Kaoru.

"Oh my God, Kaoru-san!" The slightly older woman said shocked to see the raven haired doctor in Kyoto.

The blue eyed doctor slightly jumped at the voice before turning around to face the woman who almost gave her a heart attack. There she saw one of the well-known Oniwanbanshu members. Kaoru remembered her very well. Back in high school, she would see her and three other people hanging around Misao every so often. She had also met them and found out they were really nice. Despite their profession, the spies were very kind to her and welcomed her with friendly smiles.

"Omasu?" She said quietly, not really sure if it was her or not.

"Yes! It's me!" She yelped out pulling Kaoru into a bone crushing hug.

"Oh, wow! I haven't seen you in forever, Kaoru-san! Ever since high school, right? I would have never of guessed I'd see you here in Kyoto!" Omasu said excitedly letting Kaoru go so she could breathe.

"Yes, well, my job required that I come here for one of my patients. I believe you know him...Seta Soujiro?" Kaoru squeaked out.

"Oh, yes! I remember him. He was quite the looker back then, wasn't he? I bet he still is too." Kaoru had to agree with that. Soujiro was definitely very handsome.

"Well, we can talk about that later. You came here for a reason, isn't that right? So, what how can I help you?" She smiled brightly clasping her hands together in an excited manner.

"I have a date tonight and I have nothing to wear." Kaoru said looking around.

"Ooooh...a date, huh? Who's the lucky guy, hmm? If you don't mind me asking, that is.." She asked her honey colored eyes sparkling.

"Uhmm...you know him quite well, actually...it's Aoshi." The doctor said quietly waiting for Omasu to burst out.

"Oh, wow! Aoshi-sama?" Omasu exclaimed making Kaoru wince at the loudness of her voice.

"It's about time! We were all wondering when he was going to start dating again. Some of us were thinking he had turned gay!" She giggled at the memory. "Especially after that thing with Misao...but, I'm glad it's you, Kaoru-san." Omasu said clasping her hands together once again.

"So...Now, let's choose out some clothes for you!" She continued changing the subject.

"All right...Well, it's going to be a...uhm, not casual but not formal either." Kaoru said glancing around the store nervously.

Her eyes then traveled back to Omasu who had a thoughtful expression on her face. The young doctor was slightly startled when the brown haired Oniwanbanshu member suddenly rushed off to the back. In a matter of moments, she came out holding five or six hangers of clothes.

"Come on. Let's go try these on. I think I got your size right." Omasu prodded Kaoru into a dressing room along with all the clothes.

"Try those on. Come out when you put on a new outfit so I can see how it looks on you." The brown eyed store owner said taking a seat on the small sofa that was in front of Kaoru's dressing room.

Inside, Kaoru eyed the choice of clothing carefully. Since she had quite some time left, she decided it was okay to try everything on. She chose the first hanger and changed into the clothes. She had to admit Omasu had really good taste in clothing, even she liked it. And that was very rare since Kaoru usually cringed at the latest fashions.

Moments later, Kaoru came out slightly blushing pulling at the low 'v' cut neckline. It was a full body suit that was actually quite casual. It wasn't one of those extremely...provocative ones but very sleek and flattering to a woman's figure no matter how much of a figure they had. The material of the outfit hugged her curvaceous form like a second skin. It was all black but had numerous of silver belts sewn into the waist of the suit and silver trimmings making it a very stylish piece of clothing. The neckline was low but a modest low that Kaoru was very thankful of. There was a silver zipper, down the middle of the front, that only went so high, and would flatter any woman's chest no matter the size.

"Wow..." Omasu said her mouth slightly opened.

"I can't wear this..." The ebony haired doctor said still pulling at the neckline's hem trying to conceal her chest.

"I think you're right. Aoshi-sama would get very jealous of all the attention you'd be getting. And he might not even want to take you out...Or he might just jump you and take you to his bedroom forgetting about the date and skipping to the real 'fun'." She said with a mischievous voice and a playful grin.

"Yeah..." Kaoru said slightly blushing at the thought as she walked back into the dressing room.

A few minutes of rustling was heard before Kaoru came out again. She was wearing a long, lustrous black cocktail dress. It reached the floor pooling around her feet with slits going up to just above her knees showing some of her long legs. The two straps that held up the dress connected behind her neck leaving it backless. The neckline on this dress was very covering and went in a straight line across just a couple of inches below her collar bone. It was a simple yet very elegant dress. Kaoru really liked it too. But it was a bit too formal for a date. She could probably wear it to a dinner party or something..

"Oooo...I like! Very nice...but I think that's a bit too dressy. Next!" Omasu said still with a smile still present on her face.

Kaoru grumbled and shuffled back into the dressing room. She actually liked this dress for a lot of reasons. It made her seem more slimmer and taller. Two things she really wanted to be. Although, if any guy would be asked they would strongly disagree with the young doctor. Like any other woman, she didn't realize how perfect anddesired she was. She didn't even realize that whenever she would walk down the street she would catch, at least, ten guy's attention.

"Oh, by the way...I really think you should buy those two outfits you've already tried on. I'm sure Aoshi-sama would love to see you in them. Perhaps you can put on a little fashion show for him." Omasu teased.

Kaoru blushed as she heard the comment while pulling up a black mini-skirt. She walked out moments later with an odd expression on her face. She really did like the outfit but she felt as if she was barely wearing anything. That was really something she wasn't used to. For as long as she could remember she always wore something that covered most of her skin unlike what she was currently wearing.

The mini-skirt came up just a few inches above her knees revealing a lot of her leg that would catch any guy's attention. Loosely around the waist of the skirt, was chain like belts crossing each other. Toward the front of the skirt was slightly pleaded while the back remained straight. The top was a shear, transparent, crimson red, long sleeved blouse that was completely see-through. But Kaoru wore a matching red spaghetti strapped tank top underneath. The sleeves of the top slightly flared out as they reached the palms of her hands. Around her mid section, the see-through material had ribbons that wrapped around her abdomen tying at her side with the ends flowing.

"That looks great! Like if you were going clubbing! Buy that too!" The fashionably gifted Oniwanbanshu member said.

"...fine." Kaoru said once again heading back into the dressing room.

For a while clothes rustling was heard again before everything went silent. Omasu blinked at the sudden silence. "Kaoru-san?" She squeaked out.

The door opened and the blue eyed doctor came out. Omasu gasped in awe as her honey brown eyes swept Kaoru's form. The dress was perfect! And she looked absolutely lovely in it. She just couldn't believe how well that dress went with Kaoru.

'For sure Aoshi-sama would love this!' She thought her mouth still slightly opened.

It was a simple yet elegant black dress. The soft cashmere material hugged her figure like a glove accenting all her womanly curves. It was a sleeveless, turtle neck dress that went down to about two or three inches above her knees showing a modest amount of her legs. The shade of black was almost blue accenting her lovely midnight blue tresses and sparkling sapphire eyes. With the right shoes, hair style, and accessories this dress would surely take Aoshi's breath away...She was sure of it!

"Oh my God...that's it! That's the one you should wear! Wow...it's totally perfect for tonight. I'm sure Aoshi-sama will love it!" Omasu said excitedly as Kaoru gave a small smile.

"You really think so?" Kaoru paused to look at herself in the mirror. Even she had to admit she looked nice in the dress. Really nice.

"Yes, of course! It's absolutely gorgeous on you." The brown haired Oniwanbanshu member said with a big smile.

"Okay, well, now I need shoes and the accessories." The blue eyes doctor said looking down at her comfortable black, slightly heeled, pumps.

"Oh, don't worry about that! I have all the matching accessories that you will need for this dress, shoes included." Omasu once again prodded Kaoru into the dressing room.

"While you change back, I'll ring up all the stuff."

Kaoru did as she was told. How could she not with the cheery Omasu on her back? Soon enough, the ebony haired woman came out with hangers hanging over one of her arms. She walked over to Omasu who was packing some things in bags. On her face was a small smile happy that she found what she was looking for. And in so little time too. Now she had enough time to get ready, both physically and mentally. Kaoru could already feel the butterflies assaulting her stomach making her nervous.

"Here give me those clothes so I can put them in bags." The Oniwanbanshu member took all of the clothes from her hands and placed them neatly into bags making sure not to wrinkle them.

"Okay, that's it."

Kaoru paid for her things and headed out of the store, not before saying a good-bye and a thank you to the life saving or rather fashion saving Oniwanbanshu member.

After packing her bags in her trunk of the car she had rented, the young woman decided to go to Misao's to change and prepare for the date. Lucky for her, Aoshi was currently out on a mission so he wouldn't be at the apartment until it was time to pick her up.

All she could do was go to the apartment, change and wait for her date to come. Yet that didn't matter because she was so happy that she would be with him once again. She felt very different with him. It was something that she had never felt with Kenshin. With the red haired man, Kaoru had always felt warm and safe...but with Aoshi, everything was so new, so refreshing. It would always be, 'expect the unexpected', with him, something that was very foreign to her yet at the same time it excited her to no end. A small smile stayed on her lips as she drove back to the apartment.


Omg...I'm so sorry this is out so late. I had the chapter written out and all it's just that I didn't have the time to type it out. And so I apologize to everyone who had been waiting for this chapter. Thank you for all the reviews for those who reviewed on Chapter 5. I'll try to get the seventh chapter out as soon as I can. So thanks again and stay tuned for the next chapter of The Heartbreaks of Love.

Edit (6-19-05) I'm planning to write the next chapter tonight. So everyone be prepared for it! I'm sorry for the wait.