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Soujiro, Smile for me

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Chapter 8

Soujiro smile for me

My heart is happy,

It shows on my face,

You can't read it

Because I hide it.

Know now that I can hide,

Things that you will find,

Is deep and dark,

Do not fall,

For I,

I carry it all.

Not for those with heavy hearts,

Because then I will depart,

For I share stories of my own,

But has sorrows I cannot hold,

So for now and forever I shall hid,

What I will keep deep inside.

By Juju

Do not copy please! . this is made for Soujiro!

            Kenshin woke up to Kaoru's cursing. Kenshin smirked when he remembered the night before. Slowly Kenshin made his way to the kitchen and got the cup of water and the pills off the table. "Hey Kaoru, here take it and go sleep." Kenshin whispered, handing her the cup of water and pills to help her fever. Kaoru took the pills and drank the water, sighing afterwards. As soon as she took it, Kaoru drifted off to sleep.

            Kenshin got out of bed and got on the roof thinking. ~Why am I so attached to this girl? She's different from all the girls I know… even from… Tomoe. She has more of something.~ Kenshin sighed as the cool breeze blew at him. Without realizing how late it was till now Kenshin hurried to the kitchen to make late lunch.

            Kenshin watched Kaoru come to the table slowly. And was about to ask how she felt be for she answered for him.

            "I'm alright except for the slight headache and that everything seems to bright and loud, yeah I'm just peachy." Kaoru said yawning and staring at the clock trying to read it without swirling before her.

            Kenshin winced at the thought of his first hangover he got. He was 15 at the time and Hiko gave him a cup of saké it was quite strong and unexpected. Then again with Hiko, expect the unexpected. Kenshin remembered bits and pieces. But the one that shocked him the most was when he asked Hiko to get Tomoe, so that they could get married… again. Of course that was before he was knocked out by Hiko's katana.

            After having the late meal they both cleaned the kitchen. Kaoru reached into her pocket to find a sheet of paper that was folded and was worn out at the corners.

            "Oh, eh?" Kaoru said gapping at the piece of paper. ~Of all the things that could be in my pocket!~ Kaoru thought as she felt Kenshin's breath on her neck.

            "What's that?" Kenshin asked peeking over she shoulder. Kaoru quickly shoved it in the air with a nervous look on her face.

            "Ah! Oh it's nothing ah ha ha." Kaoru said laughing nervously now.

            "Oh really?" Kenshin looked at her with a hellish grin on his face before disappearing and before she knew it the piece of paper was gone as well. As soon as it was gone Kenshin reappeared reading the piece of paper and she went after him and they ran around the living room a few times.

            "Hey don't matte! (Wait!)" Kaoru shouted after him Kenshin grin grew wider as she chased him. He glanced at the paper and read it out loud.

            "Human growth and… what the hell are you doing with this in your pocket?" Kenshin yelped a deep blush covering every inch of his face. From Kaoru's point of view she would say that he looked like a cherry.

            "Uh… um… homework." Kaoru said in a small voice while staring at the ground and flushing at the question.

            "Homework? Is that all you can come up with?" Kenshin turned away thinking ~why me? Why do I have to kidnap a girl who has a human growth and development homework in her hand?~

            Kenshin suddenly turned to her with his smile back in place. "Is homework all you can come up with?" Kenshin asked watching Kaoru change into a darker shade of red.

            "N-Nani? (what?)" Kaoru yelped as Kenshin chased after her. "Yahh! Stop!" Kaoru tripped over the low coffee table as she fell she grabbed the closet thing to her… guess. Yup. Kenshin fell down with her as she hit the ground. "Itai!" Kaoru cried when Kenshin landed on her.

            "Oro!" Kenshin cried out of surprise. Kaoru blinked when Kenshin cried out 'oro'.

            "That's so kawaii! Kawaiiness written all over it!" Kaoru said making Kenshin stare at her with horror.

            Then the doorbell rang.

            Ding-dong!

            ~Saved by the bell~ Kenshin thought slowly getting off Kaoru. Kenshin walked towards the door and glanced in peek hole before he noticed the man was wearing set of black clothes and with a symbol of a katana that was covered in red blood. Kenshin sighed before putting his mask on.

            Opening Kenshin glared at the poor man with his icy stare, he was sure the guy was going to wet on the spot. "What do you want?" Kenshin questioned coldly, glaring the man who was cowering in front of him. He watched the shaky hands take out a blood red envelope and brought it towards him. And the man turned away. Kenshin noticed quickly that most of the things that man was supposed to be taught wasn't there. Normally the man was supposed to wait till he was dismissed and bow to him respectfully for he was in a higher class as a Hitokiri. But it seemed not today. After reading the contents of the letter Kenshin sent the letter to the fireplace to burn with a bit of confusion, that man, something was out of place with him.

            "Kenshin who was that?" Kaoru asked as he turned his attention to her he turned off the electrical fireplace. Kenshin heard the curious tone laced around the words she spoke and he glanced one last time in the fireplace.

            "A man I work with." Kenshin said curtly before walking past her and remembering how she remembered how he looked like without looking at him and how she wield the broom with ease. "Kaoru," Kenshin asked looking at her for a moment then staring at the ashes in the fireplace, "how did you know it was me when I was at your school?" Kenshin started to wander too as he glanced at the clock which read 5:46 pm.

            Kaoru blinked before thinking it over. "Um, I kind of don't know how myself. I guess it's the way I felt around you." Kaoru answered sitting on the floor.

            "How do you feel about me?" Kenshin asked as he thought about how angry and scared she might have been with him. ~Maybe angry, or scared, or even both.~ Kenshin thought bitterly.

            "Sometimes fine, angry and mostly content, I'm pretty comfortable around your house then mine." Kaoru said resting her eyes as she sat down on the floor and smiled at him.

            Oh how he loved that smile that was the only thing that made him feel normal, before he was Hitokiri Battousai, before he was Kenshin. Like when he was Shinta.

            "Boo!" Kaoru yelled making Kenshin reach for his katana out of reflex, which wasn't there, thank god. Kenshin sighed when he realized it was Kaoru.

            " Kenshin, you know a bit about me right?" Kenshin nodded so that Kaoru could continue. He watched the expressions on her face and the way her eyes would stare at the wooden floor. "So you know about things I know. So sense you know, they knew that you knew, that they knew that I knew that, you know what I know about things…right? Kaoru asked making Kenshin blink trying to figure out what she was talking about. Kenshin watched Kaoru make more faces before crying out loud. "Damnit that doesn't make any sense!"

            Kenshin sighed, "Kaoru, I'm going out. Don't answer the phone or door, got that? Kenshin said going in the back to dress in his navy gi and gray hakama, Kenshin also bore a black haori. Kenshin went to the closet he had locked and got out his katana and wakizashi, once placed on his belt he locked it once more.

            Kaoru sighed when Kenshin left and sat down on the kitchen table's chair. She looked up to see the window open and got up to close the window thinking things. ~That's odd, it wasn't open before, or at least I think not.~

            "Oh, you don't have to do that! I'm quite sure I'll close that once I leave!" A voice said happily behind her. Kaoru gasped and turned to see a young boy with black hair and slightly fair skin, he also had bright blue eyes. His face was smiling but his eyes weren't really happy from what Kaoru could tell.

            "Who are you! How did you get in here!" Kaoru demanded backing you to the stove. The boy smiled.

            "I'm going to kidnap you. If you don't mind I'll be taking you now." He said appearing out of nowhere. Kaoru gasped ducked. His smile got wider. "so you do know some things. Well I guess that's what happens if you underestimate girls. But then again all the girls I know didn't do what you just did. My name is Soujiro Seta. Also known as the Tenken." The boy Soujiro once more disappeared and reappeared in front of her. Kaoru gasped in surprise and leaned back and did the first thing that came to mind, she kissed him on the cheek and then ran. She saw the shocked expression on his face.

            She ran into her room and locked the door. Kaoru wore her sweater and opened the window thinking of a way to escape him. ~Think Kaoru think, your so stupid why did you kiss him anyways!~ Kaoru tensed when she heard Soujiro walk up to her room, Kaoru threw and extra pillow out the window as she quickly hide under the bed. As soon as she was under the bed he was in the room.

            "I wonder why Mister Himura the Battousai would want you." Soujiro said slowly looking under the bed, as the smile got wider he said, "the strong lives and the weak dies."

After that it was silent in the home. Soujiro dragged Kaoru out from under the bed and brought her to the living room. As soon as he was out of the house he closed the window.

~*Kenshin*~

            Kenshin muttered vivid words as he ran to his house; he saw the car get away and cursed loudly making it echo around him. ~He got away with Kaoru! Damn him to hell!~ Kenshin  got inside to see everything was the same except the unlocked but closed window in his kitchen, explaining how he got in and the pillow missing in the room Kaoru was in as well as the open window. He also noticed her sweater was missing. Looking out the window he saw the missing pillow innocently lying on the dirty ground.

            "Damnit, it must be Makoto Shishio." As soon as those words left his mouth Kenshin went to the phone. "Shishou, what do I do to exonerate Shishio."

I carry my sorrows far with me,

So do not come looking after me,

I shall leave once done with you,

For all I carry is a sad story for you.

            Hiko Seijuro here, it seems my baka deshi will have to fight the Juppongatana and Shishio by himself. I am going to get more saké after this. Hmm I guess my baka deshi had some friends. Or at least some people who would help.

            Chapter 9 Ice Cold Eyes, Stone Hard Fists and the Mibu Wolf.

            Kenshin you idiot you must learn the Ama-kakeru-ryu-no-hirameki! That is the only way to beat Shishio, remember the will to live is stronger then wanting to throw your life away!

Juju: @_@ I just typed this all up and now I'm going to faint! @_@ typed to much.

Battousai: Yeah. Right. Hmm.

Kenshin: Oro! That's bad for you eyes that it is!

Kaoru:  Yeah why are you do thing this!

Juju: for the readers…

Kaoru: They can wait!

Kenshin/Battousai: O_Ox

Juju: Um actually they can't… well they can sort of…

^ Watching an angry mob of readers who are tired of waiting.

Everyone: O_O Err no they can't…

Juju: thank you for reading and reviewing! *Glares at the people who read and change to a different story.*

REVIEWS~

Redwalgrl: hee hee hee, yes I know you, you promised that you would read all the chapters and give them separate reviews, I have great memory with those kinds of things… But I never seem to remember names… Hmm. ^-^

Dark Angel: Hmm really? I think so too… I could see my self now I'm rereading this story and I'll be like "Whoa! I really wrote that? I can't see myself doing that!" .

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