~To answer your question, whispering romance, Tomoe is who Kenshin used to
be in love with, I think. I haven't actually seen that part, but I've heard
a lot about her, so I thought I might as well put her in there.~
Silent Hearts:
Chapter Three: If Only Kenshin Was Here
Kenshin adjusted his small pack on his shoulders and continued down the dusty road. He took note of the approaching dawn. Kaoru would probably be waking up soon. He prayed that she wouldn't be mad at him. He really just needed some time away from everything to clear out his mind and figure out just what his feelings were.
Kaoru burst, sobbing, into the kitchen where Yahiko and Sano had congregated to raid the cupboards of food. They both looked up with food stuffed halfway into their mouths when Kaoru ran in.
"What's wrong, little Missy?" Sano said as he swallowed the food in his mouth.
Kaoru shoved the letter into his hands. Yahiko and Sano quickly scanned it over.
"I don't think you have anything to worry about. He said he'll come back." Sano said encouragingly.
"Yeah, If Kenshin says he'll do something than he will. Hasn't he always kept his promises?" Yahiko added wiping the crumbs of his face.
Kaoru sat down and brushed away the tears. "I guess but..I don't want him to be gone." She said quietly.
Sano put a hand on her shoulder. "There's nothing to worry about. Kenshin's not the kinda guy to just break his promises...and by the way...do you think you could lend me some money?" Sano said hopefully, a look of innocence on his face.
Kaoru fumed and banged him on the head. "NO and you own me for all the food you just ate too."
Sano grumbled and left to go do some gambling. Maybe he would actually get something this time.
Kaoru walked back to her room, but before she got there she paused to look in Kenshin's room.
'Why did you have to leave Kenshin? I know I'm being selfish, but I didn't realize how much I really needed you until now.' Kaoru thought as she wandered through his room. She could see flashes of memories of all the times she had spent with Kenshin. When they had first met in that alleyway, when he walked in on her in the bath, when he had decided to stay, that was just the beginning if everything they had been through. Yes, some of the memories were painful, but she never wanted to forget them. Each and everyone was precious to her and she wanted to hold onto them. Kenshin had always been there for her when she needed him most. She needed him to come back or else she felt like she would fall apart.
The sun slowly set covering the silent forest in an orange glow. Kenshin sighed and dropped down onto the leafy ground and rubbed his aching feet. It had been a long time since he had walked this far in these conditions. It made him remember his wandering years. He began to set up camp, making a fire out of some fallen branches and pulling out a blanket which he would be sleeping on. He had picked out a clearing to camp in, near a little gurgling stream.
After Kenshin had a little something to eat he wandered over to the back of the stream. Taking off his sandals and rolling up his hakama, he walked into the icy cool waters. Quickly he washed his face and feet, wiping the grime of his traveling away.
By the time he finished washing and returned to the fireside the stars already shone brightly in the dark sky. He gazed up at them, lying on his blanket with his arms crossed behind his head. He sighed and closed his eyes, only to be plagued with images of Kaoru. They were images of all the different times they had spent together, all the times he had see her laugh and all the times he had seen her cry. He opened his eyes again to clear his head of these memories. They made him feel so lonely, but he couldn't go back yet, he couldn't look at her face without feeling guilty of his want for her. Never had he loved someone so much before and it was really killing him inside, not being able to tell her or show her how much he cared for her. He needed some space to figure things out for himself, but now that he had it he wanted nothing more than to see her again.
~Earlier that Evening~
"Am I supposed to eat this poison!" said Yahiko incredulously as he picked up a piece of charred rice to prove his point.
"Well Kenshin isn't here to cook for us so don't complain." Kaoru said angrily as she began to tear up.
Yahiko tried to swallow a bite, but began to choke.
"Hey, where's Sano tonight?" Kaoru said oblivious to Yahiko's condition.
Yahiko managed to swallow and answered hoarsely, "He figured that you were cooking tonight so he decided that he would rough it out by himself."
The hand holding her chop sticks clenched tightly and trembled. "Yahiko, you're in charge of cleaning up the mess from dinner!" Kaoru said trying to control her rage as she walked quickly from the room.
"The nerve of those selfish pigs!" Kaoru yelled as she charged into her room and slammed the door behind her. Then slowly her anger faded away to sadness.
"If only Kenshin were here." She whispered softly. She sighed and slowly removed her kimono and put on a sleeping robe. Could it possibly be that she was..in love...with Kenshin?
As Yahiko surveyed the mess that Kaoru had made of the kitchen he said to himself. "If only Kenshin were here."
~This one is slightly shorter than my other ones, but I wanted to get this part up. So sorry, and I'll try to update soon! ~-
Silent Hearts:
Chapter Three: If Only Kenshin Was Here
Kenshin adjusted his small pack on his shoulders and continued down the dusty road. He took note of the approaching dawn. Kaoru would probably be waking up soon. He prayed that she wouldn't be mad at him. He really just needed some time away from everything to clear out his mind and figure out just what his feelings were.
Kaoru burst, sobbing, into the kitchen where Yahiko and Sano had congregated to raid the cupboards of food. They both looked up with food stuffed halfway into their mouths when Kaoru ran in.
"What's wrong, little Missy?" Sano said as he swallowed the food in his mouth.
Kaoru shoved the letter into his hands. Yahiko and Sano quickly scanned it over.
"I don't think you have anything to worry about. He said he'll come back." Sano said encouragingly.
"Yeah, If Kenshin says he'll do something than he will. Hasn't he always kept his promises?" Yahiko added wiping the crumbs of his face.
Kaoru sat down and brushed away the tears. "I guess but..I don't want him to be gone." She said quietly.
Sano put a hand on her shoulder. "There's nothing to worry about. Kenshin's not the kinda guy to just break his promises...and by the way...do you think you could lend me some money?" Sano said hopefully, a look of innocence on his face.
Kaoru fumed and banged him on the head. "NO and you own me for all the food you just ate too."
Sano grumbled and left to go do some gambling. Maybe he would actually get something this time.
Kaoru walked back to her room, but before she got there she paused to look in Kenshin's room.
'Why did you have to leave Kenshin? I know I'm being selfish, but I didn't realize how much I really needed you until now.' Kaoru thought as she wandered through his room. She could see flashes of memories of all the times she had spent with Kenshin. When they had first met in that alleyway, when he walked in on her in the bath, when he had decided to stay, that was just the beginning if everything they had been through. Yes, some of the memories were painful, but she never wanted to forget them. Each and everyone was precious to her and she wanted to hold onto them. Kenshin had always been there for her when she needed him most. She needed him to come back or else she felt like she would fall apart.
The sun slowly set covering the silent forest in an orange glow. Kenshin sighed and dropped down onto the leafy ground and rubbed his aching feet. It had been a long time since he had walked this far in these conditions. It made him remember his wandering years. He began to set up camp, making a fire out of some fallen branches and pulling out a blanket which he would be sleeping on. He had picked out a clearing to camp in, near a little gurgling stream.
After Kenshin had a little something to eat he wandered over to the back of the stream. Taking off his sandals and rolling up his hakama, he walked into the icy cool waters. Quickly he washed his face and feet, wiping the grime of his traveling away.
By the time he finished washing and returned to the fireside the stars already shone brightly in the dark sky. He gazed up at them, lying on his blanket with his arms crossed behind his head. He sighed and closed his eyes, only to be plagued with images of Kaoru. They were images of all the different times they had spent together, all the times he had see her laugh and all the times he had seen her cry. He opened his eyes again to clear his head of these memories. They made him feel so lonely, but he couldn't go back yet, he couldn't look at her face without feeling guilty of his want for her. Never had he loved someone so much before and it was really killing him inside, not being able to tell her or show her how much he cared for her. He needed some space to figure things out for himself, but now that he had it he wanted nothing more than to see her again.
~Earlier that Evening~
"Am I supposed to eat this poison!" said Yahiko incredulously as he picked up a piece of charred rice to prove his point.
"Well Kenshin isn't here to cook for us so don't complain." Kaoru said angrily as she began to tear up.
Yahiko tried to swallow a bite, but began to choke.
"Hey, where's Sano tonight?" Kaoru said oblivious to Yahiko's condition.
Yahiko managed to swallow and answered hoarsely, "He figured that you were cooking tonight so he decided that he would rough it out by himself."
The hand holding her chop sticks clenched tightly and trembled. "Yahiko, you're in charge of cleaning up the mess from dinner!" Kaoru said trying to control her rage as she walked quickly from the room.
"The nerve of those selfish pigs!" Kaoru yelled as she charged into her room and slammed the door behind her. Then slowly her anger faded away to sadness.
"If only Kenshin were here." She whispered softly. She sighed and slowly removed her kimono and put on a sleeping robe. Could it possibly be that she was..in love...with Kenshin?
As Yahiko surveyed the mess that Kaoru had made of the kitchen he said to himself. "If only Kenshin were here."
~This one is slightly shorter than my other ones, but I wanted to get this part up. So sorry, and I'll try to update soon! ~-