Chapter 2: Meeting the Past
Slowly Kenshin started to stir, finally opening his eyes, "What hit me?" he asked as he sat up and rubbed the rather large bump on his head.
Kaoru told him what Namie had told her, and kenshin sat blinking as he listened, "Oro?"
She laughed, and suddenly hugged him tight, "You're okay!" she said, truthfully she was just glad that he was becoming his lovable, but slightly clutzy self.
"That I am." he smiled, and nodded as he stood up; he blinked when he heard the sound of someone in the kitchen, and then Kenji playing outside, "Who is here?"
"Two very nice women, they brought you home after you got hurt." she explained, "Now, I'm going to go help with dinner, you see if you can find Kenji and drag him inside." she smiled as she left the room.
Kenshin stretched before he walked out of the dojo, "Kenji!" he called as he looked around.
He blinked in confusion when he saw a black haired little boy come running towards him, "Come on Kenji!" he yelled as he glanced behind him.
Kenshin's eyes widened as he saw his son appear from the woods, he was holding a woman's hand and leading her along, a small smile was on her face as she brushed a strand of her black hair away. 'It..can't be...' Kenshin told himself, his smile had vanished.
"Father, father! Lookies, I got new friends!" Kenji said happily as he walked over to the Kenshin, still leading the woman along. The other little bot joined them, and soon both boys were talking excitedly.
"Kenji... why don't you and your little friend go play..." Kenshin said, his voice sounded foreign even to his own ears.
Kenji nodded slowly, "Come on Ryu." he said and the two little boys vanished once again.
Kenshin sat staring at this woman, "...T...Tomoe...?"
"That is my name sir..." she said, with great difficulty she kept from looking at him.
"....How...? When...? What...?" Kenshin couldn't finish any of the questions that were racing through his thoughts. He stepped towards her, "Gods...Tomoe...you're alive..."
"...I.....What are you talking about sir?" she said, quickly turning her back to him.
"Tomoe.... you know me... Kenshin..."
She shut her eyes tightly, "No... I don't know that name sir... We have never met before..."
He put his hand on her shoulder, "Tomoe..."
She felt a jolt of electricity come from his touch, and she hastily moved away from him, "Kenshin please...." she allowed herself to glance back at him, "...We...have never seen each other before in this life..." she told him slowly.
"...Tomoe...why-"
"Time for dinner!" came Kaoru's voice suddenly, and Tomoe quickly looked away from him again.
"Go to your...wife..." she walked away, "I will find the two young ones..."
Kenshin felt a pang in his heart at her words, "My wife..." he looked back at the house, and then to where Tomoe had stood before, "...but...you were once my wife too..."
************************* hm...Does anyone think I should bother to continue this? I mean, I want to, but only if people want to read it. So, what do you think?? *********************
Slowly Kenshin started to stir, finally opening his eyes, "What hit me?" he asked as he sat up and rubbed the rather large bump on his head.
Kaoru told him what Namie had told her, and kenshin sat blinking as he listened, "Oro?"
She laughed, and suddenly hugged him tight, "You're okay!" she said, truthfully she was just glad that he was becoming his lovable, but slightly clutzy self.
"That I am." he smiled, and nodded as he stood up; he blinked when he heard the sound of someone in the kitchen, and then Kenji playing outside, "Who is here?"
"Two very nice women, they brought you home after you got hurt." she explained, "Now, I'm going to go help with dinner, you see if you can find Kenji and drag him inside." she smiled as she left the room.
Kenshin stretched before he walked out of the dojo, "Kenji!" he called as he looked around.
He blinked in confusion when he saw a black haired little boy come running towards him, "Come on Kenji!" he yelled as he glanced behind him.
Kenshin's eyes widened as he saw his son appear from the woods, he was holding a woman's hand and leading her along, a small smile was on her face as she brushed a strand of her black hair away. 'It..can't be...' Kenshin told himself, his smile had vanished.
"Father, father! Lookies, I got new friends!" Kenji said happily as he walked over to the Kenshin, still leading the woman along. The other little bot joined them, and soon both boys were talking excitedly.
"Kenji... why don't you and your little friend go play..." Kenshin said, his voice sounded foreign even to his own ears.
Kenji nodded slowly, "Come on Ryu." he said and the two little boys vanished once again.
Kenshin sat staring at this woman, "...T...Tomoe...?"
"That is my name sir..." she said, with great difficulty she kept from looking at him.
"....How...? When...? What...?" Kenshin couldn't finish any of the questions that were racing through his thoughts. He stepped towards her, "Gods...Tomoe...you're alive..."
"...I.....What are you talking about sir?" she said, quickly turning her back to him.
"Tomoe.... you know me... Kenshin..."
She shut her eyes tightly, "No... I don't know that name sir... We have never met before..."
He put his hand on her shoulder, "Tomoe..."
She felt a jolt of electricity come from his touch, and she hastily moved away from him, "Kenshin please...." she allowed herself to glance back at him, "...We...have never seen each other before in this life..." she told him slowly.
"...Tomoe...why-"
"Time for dinner!" came Kaoru's voice suddenly, and Tomoe quickly looked away from him again.
"Go to your...wife..." she walked away, "I will find the two young ones..."
Kenshin felt a pang in his heart at her words, "My wife..." he looked back at the house, and then to where Tomoe had stood before, "...but...you were once my wife too..."
************************* hm...Does anyone think I should bother to continue this? I mean, I want to, but only if people want to read it. So, what do you think?? *********************
