Passing of the Forbidden
2/10/2004
Disclaimer: Yesh... please don't sue!
+Review Responses+
Wistful-Eyes: I hope school going well for you... not me of course... DustyFall certainly isn't smart... Thanks for reading! ^^
Peorthkitty: I'm glad you like the story! ^^
MissBehavin: I'm really sorry I killed off Tokio. Erm... I don't think a Saitou/Kaoru pairing fits in this story... though I have an idea for one in the back of my head... which I will be writing after this one is done... I guess you could say Saitou does mourn, after all, he left China and currently in the United States. Soujirou hit by a bus... I don't know... I'll see with this story. Thanks for reading and reviewing! ^^
Kiriakis: Well... I'm actually not planning on putting Enishi in the story... you'll see. Thanks for reading! ^^
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If anyone wants to talk to me... I got a screen name: dustmorning
Well... on with the fic rite?
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Shanghai, 1947
+Sunday+
Soujirou shifted the basket into his left hand.
"Are you SURE she's going to like this?" Okita's voice called from behind him.
Soujirou smiled, "Of course!"
Okita shrugged, "Okay... I'll go get her then."
Kaoru was confused when Okita told her that Soujirou wanted to meet her outside.
Outside, Soujirou told Kaoru to follow him. Kaoru looked at the bulky package he carried, "What's that?" Soujirou just shook his head as they continued.
They walked to the far outskirts of the city, where there actually was open space.
Soujirou proudly displayed at kite. "I want to fly it!" He announced happily. "I saw it... it looked like the one I flew the day we were married!"
Kaoru looked at the elegant design with the solider painted on it. How could she forget, their seventh anniversary.
Kaoru giggled as Soujirou attempted to get the kite in air. Finally, it was up, drifting lazily in the fall air.
"That's what it's like to fly."
"Huh?"
"Sometimes... when I'm up in the sky, I tilt my head back... I see the clouds drift lazily by... it's really peaceful. To dip up and down among the clouds, sipping up and down in the sunshine, like waves at the beach... it's breathtaking... the clouds beneath you..." Soujirou broke his gaze from the kite.
Kaoru was caught up in his words, watching the kite flow freely.
Soujirou grinned, "And sometimes... I like to sing..." His voice blasted into an old romantic song, one Kaoru use to dance to as a little girl.
Kaoru closed her eyes, and let her body sway to the notes; her feet spin with the rhythm, and her arms glide with the voice.
On the way home, Kaoru stopped at the bookstore to buy the newest Kenshin Himura novel, The Singing Fire and to replace a book she had lost- Passing of the Forbidden.
"Is it a good book?" Soujirou asked, "I thought you've read it before."
"It's his best novel." Kaoru acknowledged, "It's about a married woman who falls in love with the man who is married to her best friend... and with all these twists... eventually they run away together... and marry..."
Soujirou leaned over and said in a low voice, "Sources have found out he has joined the Communist."
Kaoru froze, her mind turning. Kenshin joined the Communist. He was betraying his country. But...
"It doesn't matter... his book are marvelous... I do not like the path he has chosen... but I cannot deny he is a great author." Kaoru said slowly.
Soujirou looked over, "Then be aware of the things in his book... they may corrupt your mind."
"I know what my beliefs are and they will NEVER sway." Kaoru announced confidently.
Soujirou's face broke into a grin, "I have much faith in that." He pulled another package from his pocket, "I almost forgot... this is for you."
Kaoru carefully undid the soft package to reveal jade earrings, with the word peace in gold in the center. They looked strangely familiar.
"They were your mother's." Soujirou said softly, "I went back to your hometown... the farm..."
Kaoru felt a lump form in her throat, "And..."
"Torched... to the ground." Soujirou bowed his head, "I'm sorry. I found those at a market... the old man said he found them when he went 'searching' for survivors."
Kaoru's face flamed, "He was looting."
Soujirou nodded sadly, "I brought them... your mother would've wanted to give them to you... they belong to you..."
Kaoru ran a finger over the word peace, tracing it. She remembered when she was little, how she would pull at the earrings, as her mother brushed her long black hair.
There was no use looking at the past... only going on...
Only going on... to what?
*** +Wednesday+
"Miss Kaoru... these vegetables aren't fresh." Gina pointed out.
Kaoru nodded, "I guess our shopping is done then... I'm stopping by the bookstore to look..."
"I will go home then."
Kaoru frowned as she noticed a long line in front of the bookstore, "What's going on?"
"Kenshin Himura is here!" A woman exclaimed, clutching in her arms Passing of the Forbidden.
"Here? Now?"
"Yes yes! And..."
But Kaoru was dashing home to get her own copy of the book.
Kenshin here now? She needed an excuse to see him; after all, Soujirou and Okita would be going away... for something they did not tell their wives the reason of.
Kaoru just didn't want to see Gina's torn face when they left. How could she be so distraught? Then again, she did marry the man she loved...
***
Kenshin was just about done. All he had done was innocently walk into a bookstore, and ended up staying there four hours just sighing books.
"Mr. Himura... just one last person..."
"Give whoever it is my apologizes... my hand is dead."
"Kenshin?" A soft light voice drifted into his ear.
Kenshin bolted up, nearly knocking Kaoru over in surprise. "M-M-Miss Kaoru!"
"Kenshin, it is nice to see you again." Kaoru could feel a genuine smile on her face. She hadn't genuinely smiled at someone since...
Since the last time she say Kenshin...
But she couldn't
She was married
Such thing was
Forbidden.
"How is your husband?" Kenshin inquired politely as he signed her book.
"He left this afternoon."
"Then you wouldn't object having dinner with me?" Kenshin asked, his face looking up hopeful.
"No... let's go." Kaoru smiled.
Kenshin grinned as he closed the book. Kaoru was already out the door. Kenshin scooped up the book, only to notice its cover, 'Passing of the Forbidden.'
Tonight... it was JUST a story. Kenshin told himself. That has nothing to do with how his main characters got together...
There was no connection at all.
***
Gina was sitting by the lamp sewing. She was worried, where had Kaoru gone?
Soujirou and Okita were gone, for at least two weeks... and the children were asleep.
It was eerie. Gina turned her head towards the dark cloud moving in from the east and offered a small prayer.
Please don't do anything stupid, Kaoru. Keep safe. Fear the passing of the forbidden.
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Hi!
No Tomoe in this chapter... sorry!
Anyway... I hope you all like it. Please leave reviews! ^^
Next chapter will be up late February or early March.
Bye! ^.^v Thanks for reviewing and please review!
PUSH BUTTON PLEASE! ^^
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2/10/2004
Disclaimer: Yesh... please don't sue!
+Review Responses+
Wistful-Eyes: I hope school going well for you... not me of course... DustyFall certainly isn't smart... Thanks for reading! ^^
Peorthkitty: I'm glad you like the story! ^^
MissBehavin: I'm really sorry I killed off Tokio. Erm... I don't think a Saitou/Kaoru pairing fits in this story... though I have an idea for one in the back of my head... which I will be writing after this one is done... I guess you could say Saitou does mourn, after all, he left China and currently in the United States. Soujirou hit by a bus... I don't know... I'll see with this story. Thanks for reading and reviewing! ^^
Kiriakis: Well... I'm actually not planning on putting Enishi in the story... you'll see. Thanks for reading! ^^
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If anyone wants to talk to me... I got a screen name: dustmorning
Well... on with the fic rite?
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Shanghai, 1947
+Sunday+
Soujirou shifted the basket into his left hand.
"Are you SURE she's going to like this?" Okita's voice called from behind him.
Soujirou smiled, "Of course!"
Okita shrugged, "Okay... I'll go get her then."
Kaoru was confused when Okita told her that Soujirou wanted to meet her outside.
Outside, Soujirou told Kaoru to follow him. Kaoru looked at the bulky package he carried, "What's that?" Soujirou just shook his head as they continued.
They walked to the far outskirts of the city, where there actually was open space.
Soujirou proudly displayed at kite. "I want to fly it!" He announced happily. "I saw it... it looked like the one I flew the day we were married!"
Kaoru looked at the elegant design with the solider painted on it. How could she forget, their seventh anniversary.
Kaoru giggled as Soujirou attempted to get the kite in air. Finally, it was up, drifting lazily in the fall air.
"That's what it's like to fly."
"Huh?"
"Sometimes... when I'm up in the sky, I tilt my head back... I see the clouds drift lazily by... it's really peaceful. To dip up and down among the clouds, sipping up and down in the sunshine, like waves at the beach... it's breathtaking... the clouds beneath you..." Soujirou broke his gaze from the kite.
Kaoru was caught up in his words, watching the kite flow freely.
Soujirou grinned, "And sometimes... I like to sing..." His voice blasted into an old romantic song, one Kaoru use to dance to as a little girl.
Kaoru closed her eyes, and let her body sway to the notes; her feet spin with the rhythm, and her arms glide with the voice.
On the way home, Kaoru stopped at the bookstore to buy the newest Kenshin Himura novel, The Singing Fire and to replace a book she had lost- Passing of the Forbidden.
"Is it a good book?" Soujirou asked, "I thought you've read it before."
"It's his best novel." Kaoru acknowledged, "It's about a married woman who falls in love with the man who is married to her best friend... and with all these twists... eventually they run away together... and marry..."
Soujirou leaned over and said in a low voice, "Sources have found out he has joined the Communist."
Kaoru froze, her mind turning. Kenshin joined the Communist. He was betraying his country. But...
"It doesn't matter... his book are marvelous... I do not like the path he has chosen... but I cannot deny he is a great author." Kaoru said slowly.
Soujirou looked over, "Then be aware of the things in his book... they may corrupt your mind."
"I know what my beliefs are and they will NEVER sway." Kaoru announced confidently.
Soujirou's face broke into a grin, "I have much faith in that." He pulled another package from his pocket, "I almost forgot... this is for you."
Kaoru carefully undid the soft package to reveal jade earrings, with the word peace in gold in the center. They looked strangely familiar.
"They were your mother's." Soujirou said softly, "I went back to your hometown... the farm..."
Kaoru felt a lump form in her throat, "And..."
"Torched... to the ground." Soujirou bowed his head, "I'm sorry. I found those at a market... the old man said he found them when he went 'searching' for survivors."
Kaoru's face flamed, "He was looting."
Soujirou nodded sadly, "I brought them... your mother would've wanted to give them to you... they belong to you..."
Kaoru ran a finger over the word peace, tracing it. She remembered when she was little, how she would pull at the earrings, as her mother brushed her long black hair.
There was no use looking at the past... only going on...
Only going on... to what?
*** +Wednesday+
"Miss Kaoru... these vegetables aren't fresh." Gina pointed out.
Kaoru nodded, "I guess our shopping is done then... I'm stopping by the bookstore to look..."
"I will go home then."
Kaoru frowned as she noticed a long line in front of the bookstore, "What's going on?"
"Kenshin Himura is here!" A woman exclaimed, clutching in her arms Passing of the Forbidden.
"Here? Now?"
"Yes yes! And..."
But Kaoru was dashing home to get her own copy of the book.
Kenshin here now? She needed an excuse to see him; after all, Soujirou and Okita would be going away... for something they did not tell their wives the reason of.
Kaoru just didn't want to see Gina's torn face when they left. How could she be so distraught? Then again, she did marry the man she loved...
***
Kenshin was just about done. All he had done was innocently walk into a bookstore, and ended up staying there four hours just sighing books.
"Mr. Himura... just one last person..."
"Give whoever it is my apologizes... my hand is dead."
"Kenshin?" A soft light voice drifted into his ear.
Kenshin bolted up, nearly knocking Kaoru over in surprise. "M-M-Miss Kaoru!"
"Kenshin, it is nice to see you again." Kaoru could feel a genuine smile on her face. She hadn't genuinely smiled at someone since...
Since the last time she say Kenshin...
But she couldn't
She was married
Such thing was
Forbidden.
"How is your husband?" Kenshin inquired politely as he signed her book.
"He left this afternoon."
"Then you wouldn't object having dinner with me?" Kenshin asked, his face looking up hopeful.
"No... let's go." Kaoru smiled.
Kenshin grinned as he closed the book. Kaoru was already out the door. Kenshin scooped up the book, only to notice its cover, 'Passing of the Forbidden.'
Tonight... it was JUST a story. Kenshin told himself. That has nothing to do with how his main characters got together...
There was no connection at all.
***
Gina was sitting by the lamp sewing. She was worried, where had Kaoru gone?
Soujirou and Okita were gone, for at least two weeks... and the children were asleep.
It was eerie. Gina turned her head towards the dark cloud moving in from the east and offered a small prayer.
Please don't do anything stupid, Kaoru. Keep safe. Fear the passing of the forbidden.
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Hi!
No Tomoe in this chapter... sorry!
Anyway... I hope you all like it. Please leave reviews! ^^
Next chapter will be up late February or early March.
Bye! ^.^v Thanks for reviewing and please review!
PUSH BUTTON PLEASE! ^^
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