~Sorry I haven't been updated a lot, I have had family over at my house and
I haven't got a second to myself, or to the computer. And I think I'll let
you figure out who the old woman is and how she knows Kenshin! ^_^~
Chapter Five: Numb
Kenshin slowly made his way back the way he had come from. He knew now what he had to do. He couldn't keep it secret any longer. He looked around the surrounding area. It looked slightly familiar from something else. Then he realized that it was because a friend of his lived nearby. He should probably go visit him since he was in the area.
Kaoru, Yukimura, and Yahiko all sat around the dinner table eating Yukimura's good food.
"Wow, this is pretty good." Kaoru said grabbing more to stuff into her bowl.
"I'm glad you like it, Kaoru." Yukimura said a smile on his handsome face.
"Yeah. It's almost as good as Kenshin's cooking!" Yahiko said without thinking, and then clamped a hand over his mouth.
Kaoru dropped her bowl which crashed to the floor and shattered into pieces. "Excuse me for a second," she said her voice trembled as she ran from the room.
Yukimura frowned after her, worried. "Is she going to be alright?"
Yahiko sighed. "I don't know. I shouldn't have mentioned Kenshin."
"Who's Kenshin?" Yukimura asked curiously.
"Kenshin used to live here, but he left on a journey just about a day or so ago." Yahiko said quietly.
"Were they..together, Kenshin and Kaoru?" he asked casually.
Yahiko looked at him curiously, wondering why he would ask such a thing. Then he laughed. "Kenshin and Kaoru together! That would be ridiculous!" Yahiko said, giggling.
Kaoru ran to her room and shut the door behind her. What was she doing having another man here? She felt like she was betraying Kenshin. She clenched her heart and slid to the floor. She missed him so much. She didn't know if she could make it through the pain. "Oh Kenshin where are you?" she cried out softly.
Once Yukimura had finished helping Yahiko clean up the dishes he decided that he should probably go home.
"I better leave now. Give my goodbyes to Kaoru." Yukimura said waving goodbye.
"All right. Come back and visit sometime!" Yahiko said waving goodbye.
"Ok." Yukimura answered.
Sano walked down the streets towards the Kamiya dojo. He thought it would be a good time to check if Kaoru was doing alright. Then he saw a man with long black hair exit the dojo. Sano stepped in front of him.
"Hey, what were you doing in there and who are you?" he asked suspiciously.
"My name is Yukimura and I just stopped by to visit Kaoru." He said wondering who Sano was.
Sano grabbed him by the collar and pulled him over to the side of the road, and sat him down on the ground.
"I need to have a little talk with you." Sano said sitting down next to him, hoping that this man didn't decide to chase after Kaoru. Not that it mattered to him, but it mattered a lot to Kenshin. He knew that Kenshin was deeply in love with Kaoru and he was pretty sure Kaoru felt the same way, so he wasn't going to let some prettyboy ruin it for them. Kenshin had been through a lot, and he deserved Kaoru. Sano knew that Kenshin would just let this man take Kaoru from him because Kenshin was too damn polite. So he had to do something.
"Talk to me about what? Are you one of Kaoru's suitors?" Yukimura asked in a worried tone.
"No, I'm not interested in her like that, but the little Missy is like a sister to me and I want to know if you intend to want to court her." Sano asked.
Yukimura sighed. "I've only known her for a few hours, but I think I am falling in love with her."
Sano became worried. "Now listen to me Yukimura, I suggest that you don't pursue these 'feelings'."
Yukimura looked hurt and confused. "But I thought you weren't."
"That doesn't matter. You just leave her alone or else." Said Sano as he stood up and walked into the dojo.
"But I can't." Yukimura said quietly as he stood up and made his way slowly home.
Sano wandered into the dojo to find Yahiko sitting on the steps looking bored.
"Hey, what's happening Yahiko? Why aren't you training with the missy?" Sano asked sitting down next to him.
"She's in her room crying again." Yahiko said.
"Damn." Sano said under his breath. That stupid Kenshin. He better get back here soon.
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The next morning Kenshin waved goodbye to his old friend. He had spent the night in his house, catching up on old times and gaining confidence for what he was going to do.
Kenshin looked at the pale sun just rising about the horizon. He should be able to reach the dojo by late night if he kept up a good pace.
The summer was fading away into fall. It was obvious. Already the leaves were beginning to grow orange and red at the tips and a cool wintry breeze flew through the air. Kenshin shivered in the pre-day light and hurried his steps faster. Never had he wanted to be back so much, never had he wanted to be back.home.at the dojo. They say home is where the heart is and Kenshin's heart was with Kaoru.
Kaoru slowly opened her tired eyelids, groaning as the sunlight hit her in the eyes. Quickly she raised one hand blocking the shafts of light from reaching her face. She sighed and sat up in her futon. Her hair which she had forgotten to braid last night, hung limp on her shoulders. Another day without Kenshin. She didn't know how much longer she could stand. It didn't make any sense, but without Kenshin's presence she felt like life had no point and was totally worthless.
She slowly got up and dressed in to her working gi and hakama, stifling a jaw cracking yawn on her way out the door. She looked a second in the kitchen then decided that she wasn't hungry. She felt too numb inside, as though she could no longer want something. So instead she headed out to the training hall and started doing exercises with her bokken.
Sweat poured down her body as she continued till the sun was high in the sky. Each time she swung that bokken it seemed like she was able to forget everything that had gone wrong with her life. She could feel a deeper numbness take her over and she was glad. As long as she felt nothing, she couldn't be hurt anymore.
~Just to say something: I saw the Last Samurai, last night, and it reminded me a lot of Kenshin. Except for I thought Kenshin was much better. I didn't like tom cruise in it, but I thought it was a very interesting view on their culture. ~
Chapter Five: Numb
Kenshin slowly made his way back the way he had come from. He knew now what he had to do. He couldn't keep it secret any longer. He looked around the surrounding area. It looked slightly familiar from something else. Then he realized that it was because a friend of his lived nearby. He should probably go visit him since he was in the area.
Kaoru, Yukimura, and Yahiko all sat around the dinner table eating Yukimura's good food.
"Wow, this is pretty good." Kaoru said grabbing more to stuff into her bowl.
"I'm glad you like it, Kaoru." Yukimura said a smile on his handsome face.
"Yeah. It's almost as good as Kenshin's cooking!" Yahiko said without thinking, and then clamped a hand over his mouth.
Kaoru dropped her bowl which crashed to the floor and shattered into pieces. "Excuse me for a second," she said her voice trembled as she ran from the room.
Yukimura frowned after her, worried. "Is she going to be alright?"
Yahiko sighed. "I don't know. I shouldn't have mentioned Kenshin."
"Who's Kenshin?" Yukimura asked curiously.
"Kenshin used to live here, but he left on a journey just about a day or so ago." Yahiko said quietly.
"Were they..together, Kenshin and Kaoru?" he asked casually.
Yahiko looked at him curiously, wondering why he would ask such a thing. Then he laughed. "Kenshin and Kaoru together! That would be ridiculous!" Yahiko said, giggling.
Kaoru ran to her room and shut the door behind her. What was she doing having another man here? She felt like she was betraying Kenshin. She clenched her heart and slid to the floor. She missed him so much. She didn't know if she could make it through the pain. "Oh Kenshin where are you?" she cried out softly.
Once Yukimura had finished helping Yahiko clean up the dishes he decided that he should probably go home.
"I better leave now. Give my goodbyes to Kaoru." Yukimura said waving goodbye.
"All right. Come back and visit sometime!" Yahiko said waving goodbye.
"Ok." Yukimura answered.
Sano walked down the streets towards the Kamiya dojo. He thought it would be a good time to check if Kaoru was doing alright. Then he saw a man with long black hair exit the dojo. Sano stepped in front of him.
"Hey, what were you doing in there and who are you?" he asked suspiciously.
"My name is Yukimura and I just stopped by to visit Kaoru." He said wondering who Sano was.
Sano grabbed him by the collar and pulled him over to the side of the road, and sat him down on the ground.
"I need to have a little talk with you." Sano said sitting down next to him, hoping that this man didn't decide to chase after Kaoru. Not that it mattered to him, but it mattered a lot to Kenshin. He knew that Kenshin was deeply in love with Kaoru and he was pretty sure Kaoru felt the same way, so he wasn't going to let some prettyboy ruin it for them. Kenshin had been through a lot, and he deserved Kaoru. Sano knew that Kenshin would just let this man take Kaoru from him because Kenshin was too damn polite. So he had to do something.
"Talk to me about what? Are you one of Kaoru's suitors?" Yukimura asked in a worried tone.
"No, I'm not interested in her like that, but the little Missy is like a sister to me and I want to know if you intend to want to court her." Sano asked.
Yukimura sighed. "I've only known her for a few hours, but I think I am falling in love with her."
Sano became worried. "Now listen to me Yukimura, I suggest that you don't pursue these 'feelings'."
Yukimura looked hurt and confused. "But I thought you weren't."
"That doesn't matter. You just leave her alone or else." Said Sano as he stood up and walked into the dojo.
"But I can't." Yukimura said quietly as he stood up and made his way slowly home.
Sano wandered into the dojo to find Yahiko sitting on the steps looking bored.
"Hey, what's happening Yahiko? Why aren't you training with the missy?" Sano asked sitting down next to him.
"She's in her room crying again." Yahiko said.
"Damn." Sano said under his breath. That stupid Kenshin. He better get back here soon.
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The next morning Kenshin waved goodbye to his old friend. He had spent the night in his house, catching up on old times and gaining confidence for what he was going to do.
Kenshin looked at the pale sun just rising about the horizon. He should be able to reach the dojo by late night if he kept up a good pace.
The summer was fading away into fall. It was obvious. Already the leaves were beginning to grow orange and red at the tips and a cool wintry breeze flew through the air. Kenshin shivered in the pre-day light and hurried his steps faster. Never had he wanted to be back so much, never had he wanted to be back.home.at the dojo. They say home is where the heart is and Kenshin's heart was with Kaoru.
Kaoru slowly opened her tired eyelids, groaning as the sunlight hit her in the eyes. Quickly she raised one hand blocking the shafts of light from reaching her face. She sighed and sat up in her futon. Her hair which she had forgotten to braid last night, hung limp on her shoulders. Another day without Kenshin. She didn't know how much longer she could stand. It didn't make any sense, but without Kenshin's presence she felt like life had no point and was totally worthless.
She slowly got up and dressed in to her working gi and hakama, stifling a jaw cracking yawn on her way out the door. She looked a second in the kitchen then decided that she wasn't hungry. She felt too numb inside, as though she could no longer want something. So instead she headed out to the training hall and started doing exercises with her bokken.
Sweat poured down her body as she continued till the sun was high in the sky. Each time she swung that bokken it seemed like she was able to forget everything that had gone wrong with her life. She could feel a deeper numbness take her over and she was glad. As long as she felt nothing, she couldn't be hurt anymore.
~Just to say something: I saw the Last Samurai, last night, and it reminded me a lot of Kenshin. Except for I thought Kenshin was much better. I didn't like tom cruise in it, but I thought it was a very interesting view on their culture. ~