Dream_eater: hey'ya all! this might be the last chapter of "love and lies",
I hope you all enjoyed it. I know I enjoyed writing it.
Sacrifice
By: dream_eater_is_hungry
Kaoru was too dumbstruck to speak. Kenshin's last words were echoing in her mind. "Kenshin.you.you don't understand, I.her voice trailed off.
"You don't have to explain," he said as he looked away, unable to meet her eyes, "I understand."
He got up and left her, still gaping from shock.
~ o0o ~
"I promise you, Kaoru," he thought as he shut the door behind him, "I will win your love, even if I have to beat my best friend to do it."
~ o0o ~
"How.? Why.?" Kaoru thought as she choked back her tears, "what made him think that I didn't love him?" "Doesn't he love me anymore?" she asked herself, obviously clueless on Kenshin's sudden, weird behavior.
~ o0o ~
The night seemed to drag on slowly but the dawn of the awaited day finally came.
"Today's the day," Kenshin thought as he arranged his messy mat, "when I'll finally have Kaoru as my wife."
He slipped out of his room, with a look of determination in his face. "I am not going to let my best friend have my beloved," he thought.
~ o0o ~
"So, Kenshin," Sano smirked, "ready to lose to me?"
"In your dreams, Sano," Kenshin retorted, "let's go."
"Go, Kenshin, win for me," Kaoru thought worriedly as she and Megumi watched from the sidelines
"Okay, guys," Yahiko said as he laid a two jugs of sake in front of them, "last one standing is the winner, okay?"
Both nodded in agreement.
"Ok, ready, set, GO!" Yahiko exclaimed as he gave them the signal to start.
They both grabbed the sake jug and started drinking furiously. Soon, both of them, started turning red.
"Kenshin, hang in there." Kaoru thought as she watched her beloved.
Suddenly, Kenshin brought down the jug and fainted.
~ o0o ~
"Kaoru." Kenshin murmured in his sleep.
Kaoru touched his hand and brought it to her cheek. "Kenshin." Kaoru whispered as she closed her eyes.
"Kaoru?"
Kaoru's eyes slowly opened at the sound of his voice. "Kenshin, you're awake." Kaoru exclaimed.
Kenshin just looked away in response.
"Kenshin, what's the matter?" Kaoru asked in worry.
"I'm sorry, Kaoru, I was so foolish." he replied, "I don't care if you love Sano, I love you," he confessed. He brought out a box from his pocket and handed it to her. "Go on, Kaoru opened it," he said.
Kaoru opened it and gasped in surprise. In it, was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen.
"Kaoru," Kenshin said as he took her hand into his, "will you marry me.?"
Kaoru did not waste any time. She hugged him and devoured his lips. This caught Kenshin by surprise, but he understood clearly, what her answer was.
~ o0o ~
Sano was about to burst into Kenshin's room, when he saw Kaoru and Kenshin locking lips.
"What the.?" he thought, as his eyes lay transfixed on the scene in front of him. "I guess I should have anticipated this", he thought glumly to himself.
"I love you, too, Kenshin," he swore he heard Kaoru say, "and yes, I'll be more than happy to marry you."
~ o0o ~
Kaoru was smiling earnestly. She can't believe it. It all happened so quickly. Suddenly, she noticed Kenshin's smile fade away.
"Kenshin.?" Kaoru whispered worriedly.
Kenshin quickly sensed worry in her voice. "It's nothing really," he assured her, "I was just thinking about what will happen for the next few day, being Sano's slave and all." his voice trailed off.
"Don't worry about it," a voice suddenly said. Sano entered the room.
"Sano!" Kaoru exclaimed, "why you?! Have you been eavesdropping?!" Kaoru's eyes flashed with rage.
But Sano ignored her. "I've changed my mind," he said breezily, "just forget about our stupid bet."
Kaoru's expression suddenly changed and at the same time, Kenshin's mouth hung open in shock. Without another word, Sano left the room.
He quietly closed the door behind him. "This is all I can do for you, Kenshin," he thought as tears welled up in his eyes, "to show my love for you. I hope that Kaoru and you, will always be happy.But no matter what, I'll always love you, Kenshin."
Sacrifice
By: dream_eater_is_hungry
Kaoru was too dumbstruck to speak. Kenshin's last words were echoing in her mind. "Kenshin.you.you don't understand, I.her voice trailed off.
"You don't have to explain," he said as he looked away, unable to meet her eyes, "I understand."
He got up and left her, still gaping from shock.
~ o0o ~
"I promise you, Kaoru," he thought as he shut the door behind him, "I will win your love, even if I have to beat my best friend to do it."
~ o0o ~
"How.? Why.?" Kaoru thought as she choked back her tears, "what made him think that I didn't love him?" "Doesn't he love me anymore?" she asked herself, obviously clueless on Kenshin's sudden, weird behavior.
~ o0o ~
The night seemed to drag on slowly but the dawn of the awaited day finally came.
"Today's the day," Kenshin thought as he arranged his messy mat, "when I'll finally have Kaoru as my wife."
He slipped out of his room, with a look of determination in his face. "I am not going to let my best friend have my beloved," he thought.
~ o0o ~
"So, Kenshin," Sano smirked, "ready to lose to me?"
"In your dreams, Sano," Kenshin retorted, "let's go."
"Go, Kenshin, win for me," Kaoru thought worriedly as she and Megumi watched from the sidelines
"Okay, guys," Yahiko said as he laid a two jugs of sake in front of them, "last one standing is the winner, okay?"
Both nodded in agreement.
"Ok, ready, set, GO!" Yahiko exclaimed as he gave them the signal to start.
They both grabbed the sake jug and started drinking furiously. Soon, both of them, started turning red.
"Kenshin, hang in there." Kaoru thought as she watched her beloved.
Suddenly, Kenshin brought down the jug and fainted.
~ o0o ~
"Kaoru." Kenshin murmured in his sleep.
Kaoru touched his hand and brought it to her cheek. "Kenshin." Kaoru whispered as she closed her eyes.
"Kaoru?"
Kaoru's eyes slowly opened at the sound of his voice. "Kenshin, you're awake." Kaoru exclaimed.
Kenshin just looked away in response.
"Kenshin, what's the matter?" Kaoru asked in worry.
"I'm sorry, Kaoru, I was so foolish." he replied, "I don't care if you love Sano, I love you," he confessed. He brought out a box from his pocket and handed it to her. "Go on, Kaoru opened it," he said.
Kaoru opened it and gasped in surprise. In it, was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen.
"Kaoru," Kenshin said as he took her hand into his, "will you marry me.?"
Kaoru did not waste any time. She hugged him and devoured his lips. This caught Kenshin by surprise, but he understood clearly, what her answer was.
~ o0o ~
Sano was about to burst into Kenshin's room, when he saw Kaoru and Kenshin locking lips.
"What the.?" he thought, as his eyes lay transfixed on the scene in front of him. "I guess I should have anticipated this", he thought glumly to himself.
"I love you, too, Kenshin," he swore he heard Kaoru say, "and yes, I'll be more than happy to marry you."
~ o0o ~
Kaoru was smiling earnestly. She can't believe it. It all happened so quickly. Suddenly, she noticed Kenshin's smile fade away.
"Kenshin.?" Kaoru whispered worriedly.
Kenshin quickly sensed worry in her voice. "It's nothing really," he assured her, "I was just thinking about what will happen for the next few day, being Sano's slave and all." his voice trailed off.
"Don't worry about it," a voice suddenly said. Sano entered the room.
"Sano!" Kaoru exclaimed, "why you?! Have you been eavesdropping?!" Kaoru's eyes flashed with rage.
But Sano ignored her. "I've changed my mind," he said breezily, "just forget about our stupid bet."
Kaoru's expression suddenly changed and at the same time, Kenshin's mouth hung open in shock. Without another word, Sano left the room.
He quietly closed the door behind him. "This is all I can do for you, Kenshin," he thought as tears welled up in his eyes, "to show my love for you. I hope that Kaoru and you, will always be happy.But no matter what, I'll always love you, Kenshin."