Kaoru was biting her lip. In her room, by candlelight she sewed up Kenshin's ripped hakama. Sure, she wasn't the best seamstress in the world but this would just have to do.
She rolled the events over in her head.
"Hmm... Kenshin." She spoke softly. "I wonder if you don't like me at all." She remembered very distinctly what had happened not hours before hand. Megumi had been pissing the hell out of her. Megumi accused her of... of... doing such things with Kenshin! Megumi had pondered with a wicked smile, "Oooh, maybe I should check if his hakama is loose." Kaoru thought she was kidding... it wasn't so.
There had been a lot of noise in the other room as Kaoru had leaned against the sliding door wondering if Megumi would actually do it. There was a strict "Stop fiddling Ken-San!" and a few "Miss Megumi, please remove your hands from the-YAAH!?" And then the subsequent rip. The very loud and very ominous rip. Megumi had come racing out, flushed and out of breath. "Kaoru I..." She held up the ripped hakama, two distinct pieces of Kenshin's white hakama, split right down the middle. Of course in that moment Kaoru had to think quick! She had run to her room and grabbed her father's hakama, the dark gray of the kamiya-kashiim-ryu master's pants. She ran back into Kenshin's room, she thought he would have been more comfortable around her! After all she had closed her eyes and everything... Instead he had yelled at her as she threw the pants towards the sound of his voice and stormed out "IM SORRY! Ill sew your pants later!" She slammed his door and ran back to her room, sitting in the darkness. Megumi crossed by the door she knocked, "Kaoru?... Kaoru. I... I'm sorry. I'll be heading off now... I'll be back tomorrow to check his wounds." Kaoru nodded to herself as Megumi had left, hearing the back door slip open then close shut.
Now it was very late, she looked out of the window behind her, turning her head a little. Her midnight hair ran down her back, and her eyes stared at the starry sky for a while. "One day... I'll be able to tell you... Maybe," she smiled to herself. Perhaps he wasn't mad at her, perhaps... yes that must be it. She set the pants aside, halfway done and knocked on the door to his room.
"Kenshin? Are you up?" It was silent for a while... "Kenshin?" She said in a quieter voice.
She was about to walk away when she heard his voice piping up from behind the door, "Yes... I am up Miss Kaoru."
"Can I-..."
"Please come in Miss Kaoru." She smiled and slid past the doors and into his room. He had perched himself up against the wall behind his futon. He was wearing the pants, they were too big, but he had managed. "Miss Kaoru..." He stared at her... "What has you so upset?" Her eyes were very sad looking, her damned tell-tale eyes.
"Kenshin I'm not upset!" She smiled at him, and sat down beside him, drawing her legs up beneath him. She closed her eyes and sighed.
Kenshin rolled his eyes but kept his composed smile.
"Kenshin, are you feeling any better did you get a lot of rest?"
"Yes, Miss Kaoru, I did. Thank you... for the pants."
"It's no trouble really." Ah... Should I ask him? Should I tell him? "Kenshin, do you feel comfortable around me?"
"Miss Kaoru? Of course I do. There is no one I'd feel more comfortable with..." She looked up at him, he was smiling. I wonder if his wounds still hurt... "In fact... I'd like to thank you again for being by my side. Everyday... everyday you sit there and watch me sleep. You make sure I'm healing and I'm alright."
"Yea, I have nothing else to do..." I LIE! Oh how I lie! He looked down at the floor somewhat sadly, but she didn't notice. "But you're improving. You look like your wounds are healing excellently." She grinned. "It makes me... so happy to see you like this. You're here, and that's what counts."
She frowned again but to the side, "Kaoru... that day, I was determined to leave... to leave you all. It's because I knew Shishio's men were coming for me... and I was a danger to you all."
"That's not true. We can handle ourselves, especially with you here. You're our foundation; you're what keep us all here together. If you left... I... we would suffer. Even though you're hurt I'm still glad you're here." She looked at him... sapphire eyes a-twinkle and heart beating I can tell him! Tonight... soon... maybe I can. Courage, Kaoru!
"Kaoru-Dono..." His frown twitched into a tiny smile... (Kenshin's thoughts )-Kenshin! Don't give in, you love her yes! But... no...- "I am glad I did not leave also... domo Kaoru-Dono for making me realize this."
"Kenshin..." I can do this! It's being played out perfectly. I want to tell him. "I have something to tell you.... something.. to tell you."
He turned his face towards hers, eyes interested and open, mouth devoid of emotion. He waited.
"Kenshin I love you!" There... I did it! I told him! Her heart began to fly, I've gotten it out.
"Kaoru... Dono..." His eyes were wide.... His breath had run cold. Kaoru just looked at him, an emotion he had never seen in her eyes before. This was the look of unconditional love. Her heart was melting through those sapphires.
"Kenshin, I've wanted to tell you for so long. I love with all my heart. There is no one... whom I've ever felt this way about. Kenshin..." She hugged his arm, putting her head on his shoulder.
Apparently it had been a very short night for the sun had already begun to rise over the cherry trees and forest; she could see that by the glow beginning to brighten the doors.
"Kaoru..." He tried to make complete sentences but it wouldn't come out. (Ken's thoughts ) -Kaoru... I'm going to have to tell you.-
Kaoru held her breath as she stared at him.
"Kaoru... I cannot return your feelings. I can never return them. Gomen..." He looked at the floor distantly. -Kaoru I am so sorry... I love you, that I do... but it can never be. -
End of Chapter 4... god I wish I had done this sooner. I'm afraid that this story is going downhill, waaah. Pulls hair out It's my fault for not updating!
Anyway, next part... will come. Eventually. Just suck whatever you can in for now and Ill update when I can.
-Zimmy...
She rolled the events over in her head.
"Hmm... Kenshin." She spoke softly. "I wonder if you don't like me at all." She remembered very distinctly what had happened not hours before hand. Megumi had been pissing the hell out of her. Megumi accused her of... of... doing such things with Kenshin! Megumi had pondered with a wicked smile, "Oooh, maybe I should check if his hakama is loose." Kaoru thought she was kidding... it wasn't so.
There had been a lot of noise in the other room as Kaoru had leaned against the sliding door wondering if Megumi would actually do it. There was a strict "Stop fiddling Ken-San!" and a few "Miss Megumi, please remove your hands from the-YAAH!?" And then the subsequent rip. The very loud and very ominous rip. Megumi had come racing out, flushed and out of breath. "Kaoru I..." She held up the ripped hakama, two distinct pieces of Kenshin's white hakama, split right down the middle. Of course in that moment Kaoru had to think quick! She had run to her room and grabbed her father's hakama, the dark gray of the kamiya-kashiim-ryu master's pants. She ran back into Kenshin's room, she thought he would have been more comfortable around her! After all she had closed her eyes and everything... Instead he had yelled at her as she threw the pants towards the sound of his voice and stormed out "IM SORRY! Ill sew your pants later!" She slammed his door and ran back to her room, sitting in the darkness. Megumi crossed by the door she knocked, "Kaoru?... Kaoru. I... I'm sorry. I'll be heading off now... I'll be back tomorrow to check his wounds." Kaoru nodded to herself as Megumi had left, hearing the back door slip open then close shut.
Now it was very late, she looked out of the window behind her, turning her head a little. Her midnight hair ran down her back, and her eyes stared at the starry sky for a while. "One day... I'll be able to tell you... Maybe," she smiled to herself. Perhaps he wasn't mad at her, perhaps... yes that must be it. She set the pants aside, halfway done and knocked on the door to his room.
"Kenshin? Are you up?" It was silent for a while... "Kenshin?" She said in a quieter voice.
She was about to walk away when she heard his voice piping up from behind the door, "Yes... I am up Miss Kaoru."
"Can I-..."
"Please come in Miss Kaoru." She smiled and slid past the doors and into his room. He had perched himself up against the wall behind his futon. He was wearing the pants, they were too big, but he had managed. "Miss Kaoru..." He stared at her... "What has you so upset?" Her eyes were very sad looking, her damned tell-tale eyes.
"Kenshin I'm not upset!" She smiled at him, and sat down beside him, drawing her legs up beneath him. She closed her eyes and sighed.
Kenshin rolled his eyes but kept his composed smile.
"Kenshin, are you feeling any better did you get a lot of rest?"
"Yes, Miss Kaoru, I did. Thank you... for the pants."
"It's no trouble really." Ah... Should I ask him? Should I tell him? "Kenshin, do you feel comfortable around me?"
"Miss Kaoru? Of course I do. There is no one I'd feel more comfortable with..." She looked up at him, he was smiling. I wonder if his wounds still hurt... "In fact... I'd like to thank you again for being by my side. Everyday... everyday you sit there and watch me sleep. You make sure I'm healing and I'm alright."
"Yea, I have nothing else to do..." I LIE! Oh how I lie! He looked down at the floor somewhat sadly, but she didn't notice. "But you're improving. You look like your wounds are healing excellently." She grinned. "It makes me... so happy to see you like this. You're here, and that's what counts."
She frowned again but to the side, "Kaoru... that day, I was determined to leave... to leave you all. It's because I knew Shishio's men were coming for me... and I was a danger to you all."
"That's not true. We can handle ourselves, especially with you here. You're our foundation; you're what keep us all here together. If you left... I... we would suffer. Even though you're hurt I'm still glad you're here." She looked at him... sapphire eyes a-twinkle and heart beating I can tell him! Tonight... soon... maybe I can. Courage, Kaoru!
"Kaoru-Dono..." His frown twitched into a tiny smile... (Kenshin's thoughts )-Kenshin! Don't give in, you love her yes! But... no...- "I am glad I did not leave also... domo Kaoru-Dono for making me realize this."
"Kenshin..." I can do this! It's being played out perfectly. I want to tell him. "I have something to tell you.... something.. to tell you."
He turned his face towards hers, eyes interested and open, mouth devoid of emotion. He waited.
"Kenshin I love you!" There... I did it! I told him! Her heart began to fly, I've gotten it out.
"Kaoru... Dono..." His eyes were wide.... His breath had run cold. Kaoru just looked at him, an emotion he had never seen in her eyes before. This was the look of unconditional love. Her heart was melting through those sapphires.
"Kenshin, I've wanted to tell you for so long. I love with all my heart. There is no one... whom I've ever felt this way about. Kenshin..." She hugged his arm, putting her head on his shoulder.
Apparently it had been a very short night for the sun had already begun to rise over the cherry trees and forest; she could see that by the glow beginning to brighten the doors.
"Kaoru..." He tried to make complete sentences but it wouldn't come out. (Ken's thoughts ) -Kaoru... I'm going to have to tell you.-
Kaoru held her breath as she stared at him.
"Kaoru... I cannot return your feelings. I can never return them. Gomen..." He looked at the floor distantly. -Kaoru I am so sorry... I love you, that I do... but it can never be. -
End of Chapter 4... god I wish I had done this sooner. I'm afraid that this story is going downhill, waaah. Pulls hair out It's my fault for not updating!
Anyway, next part... will come. Eventually. Just suck whatever you can in for now and Ill update when I can.
-Zimmy...