disclaimer: own it, don't , pick one and be happy.
Mizu: I know, I haven't updated in forever (I lost it & those who know me know I write my fics b4 uploading them) and this is hugely long, but I have been really busy. but good knews! my 14th bday is on 4/8, I get my braces off on 4/13! yaaay! yay for me.
All: yaaaay. ~
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~ Chapter 10---Winter Snows Bring Happyness, the final chapter ~
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Kaoru held a teacup delicately in her frozen fingers. Kenshin and she had been married for three years (There's obviously been a time lapse.), and alot had changed. Sano had paid off his debts; Yahiko had mastered the Kamiya Kasshin style; Kenshin had stopped 'oro'-ing, -'dono'-ing; 'Sessha' and 'Miss'-ing everyone, and Kaoru had given birth to their son, Kenji. She sighed. Three years so far with Kenshin. She tried to imagine the next ones, if there were to be any.
"Three years and a son, Kenshin. You've brought me so much happiness, and after you left that turned into sadness. Your bout with Shishio has not ended, and you left as a wanderer little less than four months ago. Tonight is our third aniversary and you cannot be here to share it with your wife and your one-year old son. We don't even know if you're still alive. Are you fighting to protect the innocent, or are you off catching some other girl's heart with your Rurouni grin. Tomoe. Me. Who else, Kenshin? Who are you spending tonight with and what are you doing?"
A shadow fell over her as she rested her forehead on her arms on her knees.
"Sano, if you'd not mind, I'd like to be alone."
"Some speech."
A form sat down, sagging the old, worn, all-too-familiar step slightly more. 'Wait, I know that voice!' she thought. She looked up, then wrapped her arms around her husband, sobbing.
"Kenshin, why? Why did you leave Kenji and me?"
"Mis-- Kaoru, I had to. Shishio wanted to kill you two and I wasn't just going to stand by and let him, watching you die. I had to defeat him."
"Kami help me, I'm so mixed up."
Kaoru burried her face in Kenshin's gi, tears staining his chest. He wrapped his shoulders. He ran his fingers through her raven-colored hair, which had come free of its bow and was now hanging loosely around her face. They looked up when a child's voice rang out.
"Muh? Dah?"
"Oh, Kenji...Hello.."
"Dah!"
Kenji pointed at his father and plunked down happily on the porch, laughing and clapping his hands.
"He's old enough to know you left," Kaoru said softly.
Kenshin sighed as she stood and held Kenji's hands, helping him walk.
"I-"
"No, let me finish, Kenshin. Kenji is only old enopugh to know that you did leave, not why. I--I'd rather him not know either." She swung around, holding Kenji under his arms as he giggled. "Our son shouldn't grow up on Shishio and your feuds."
"Hai."
"How long has it been I wonder."
"Ara? How long what?"
"Since..oh, just since we really talked like this."
"A while..."
He slipped his hand into hers. Scooping up Kenji in his right arm, he walked back into the dojo.
"Happy third, Kaoru."
"Happy third, Kenshin."*
Kenshin tucked his son into the baby's futon (A/N: I invented this; it's basically a mini-sized futon with real soft foot-tall walls around it) and crouched, watching him sleep.
"He's beautifull, ne?"
"Yes, Kenshin. Hair from you and eyes from me."
"Ken..Kenji! He has--my nose!"
"Yes Kenshin, he does," Kaoru giggled, smiling. She turned Kenshin's hand over and put his palm to her cheek. "And your hands. He's Daddy's little boy..."
Kenshin laughed, then leaned over and kissed his wife. They sat, hand in hand, watching the son sleep for the rest of the night.
*~*OWARI!*~*
Mizu: It's DONE! yay! hahaha! ^.^ *is all happy-ish*
All: YAYNESS! DONENESS!! (both my words, I always use them. lol) HA-RAY!!
Cassie: I'm sad that I'm not in this! Poor me!
Mizu: yeah ya are! see? up there? line above this?
Cassie: Oh yeah...
Mizu: well, thanks all for readin this and pleeeeeeaaaaaaaase review! or else I will deprive the world and all who inhabit it of their sweet snow!! lol, j/k.
Mizu: I know, I haven't updated in forever (I lost it & those who know me know I write my fics b4 uploading them) and this is hugely long, but I have been really busy. but good knews! my 14th bday is on 4/8, I get my braces off on 4/13! yaaay! yay for me.
All: yaaaay. ~
*
~ Chapter 10---Winter Snows Bring Happyness, the final chapter ~
*
~
Kaoru held a teacup delicately in her frozen fingers. Kenshin and she had been married for three years (There's obviously been a time lapse.), and alot had changed. Sano had paid off his debts; Yahiko had mastered the Kamiya Kasshin style; Kenshin had stopped 'oro'-ing, -'dono'-ing; 'Sessha' and 'Miss'-ing everyone, and Kaoru had given birth to their son, Kenji. She sighed. Three years so far with Kenshin. She tried to imagine the next ones, if there were to be any.
"Three years and a son, Kenshin. You've brought me so much happiness, and after you left that turned into sadness. Your bout with Shishio has not ended, and you left as a wanderer little less than four months ago. Tonight is our third aniversary and you cannot be here to share it with your wife and your one-year old son. We don't even know if you're still alive. Are you fighting to protect the innocent, or are you off catching some other girl's heart with your Rurouni grin. Tomoe. Me. Who else, Kenshin? Who are you spending tonight with and what are you doing?"
A shadow fell over her as she rested her forehead on her arms on her knees.
"Sano, if you'd not mind, I'd like to be alone."
"Some speech."
A form sat down, sagging the old, worn, all-too-familiar step slightly more. 'Wait, I know that voice!' she thought. She looked up, then wrapped her arms around her husband, sobbing.
"Kenshin, why? Why did you leave Kenji and me?"
"Mis-- Kaoru, I had to. Shishio wanted to kill you two and I wasn't just going to stand by and let him, watching you die. I had to defeat him."
"Kami help me, I'm so mixed up."
Kaoru burried her face in Kenshin's gi, tears staining his chest. He wrapped his shoulders. He ran his fingers through her raven-colored hair, which had come free of its bow and was now hanging loosely around her face. They looked up when a child's voice rang out.
"Muh? Dah?"
"Oh, Kenji...Hello.."
"Dah!"
Kenji pointed at his father and plunked down happily on the porch, laughing and clapping his hands.
"He's old enough to know you left," Kaoru said softly.
Kenshin sighed as she stood and held Kenji's hands, helping him walk.
"I-"
"No, let me finish, Kenshin. Kenji is only old enopugh to know that you did leave, not why. I--I'd rather him not know either." She swung around, holding Kenji under his arms as he giggled. "Our son shouldn't grow up on Shishio and your feuds."
"Hai."
"How long has it been I wonder."
"Ara? How long what?"
"Since..oh, just since we really talked like this."
"A while..."
He slipped his hand into hers. Scooping up Kenji in his right arm, he walked back into the dojo.
"Happy third, Kaoru."
"Happy third, Kenshin."*
Kenshin tucked his son into the baby's futon (A/N: I invented this; it's basically a mini-sized futon with real soft foot-tall walls around it) and crouched, watching him sleep.
"He's beautifull, ne?"
"Yes, Kenshin. Hair from you and eyes from me."
"Ken..Kenji! He has--my nose!"
"Yes Kenshin, he does," Kaoru giggled, smiling. She turned Kenshin's hand over and put his palm to her cheek. "And your hands. He's Daddy's little boy..."
Kenshin laughed, then leaned over and kissed his wife. They sat, hand in hand, watching the son sleep for the rest of the night.
*~*OWARI!*~*
Mizu: It's DONE! yay! hahaha! ^.^ *is all happy-ish*
All: YAYNESS! DONENESS!! (both my words, I always use them. lol) HA-RAY!!
Cassie: I'm sad that I'm not in this! Poor me!
Mizu: yeah ya are! see? up there? line above this?
Cassie: Oh yeah...
Mizu: well, thanks all for readin this and pleeeeeeaaaaaaaase review! or else I will deprive the world and all who inhabit it of their sweet snow!! lol, j/k.
