I do Not Own Rurouni Kenshin
SEVEN
Frightened, Kaoru walked into the mansion dreading every step. She passed
the living room and walked into the family room, which she had to go through
in order to get to her room. Waiting at the couch sat Kenshin looking very
disturbed. Kaoru continued to walk towards her room.
"Get back here," Kenshin ordered stiffly.
Kaoru stopped dead in her tracks and made a slow turn and walked towards
the couch. She stood patiently until Kenshin decided to talk.
"Where were you?" Kenshin asked coldly.
"I was having a drink at a café," Kaoru answered very precisely.
"With who?" Kenshin asked quickly.
No one told Kaoru, but she knew the friction between Kenshin and Enishi, "By
myself."
Kenshin looked up at Kaoru for the first time since she walked in and
examined her facial expression, "How'd you know about the café?"
"I just noticed it when walking out of Watsuki Plaza," Kaoru answered coolly,
"May I be excused if your interrogation is done?"
"I see you're back to your normal self," Kenshin said flashing Kaoru a look
after her prissy response.
Kaoru sighed tiredly, "I just want to rest a little."
Kenshin looked up at Kaoru mockingly, "But it's only 12 in the afternoon."
"May I go now Kenshin-san?" Kaoru asked once more.
"You're parents are looking for you," Kenshin said enjoying the look across
Kaoru's suddenly hope filled face.
"Where are they?!" Kaoru suddenly demanded with a fiery voice.
Kenshin laughed sadistically, "Wouldn't you like to know."
Kaoru felt her eyes widen in happiness and fear, "How do you know they're
looking for me?!"
Kenshin got up from his seat and started to walk towards his room. Kenshin
frantically followed him.
"Please tell where they are!" Kaoru begged grabbing onto one of Kenshin's
arm.
Kenshin backhanded Kaoru's hand that was holding his arm and pushed Kaoru
from him.
"Kenshin-san, please tell me. I need to know!" Kaoru pleaded with eyes that
were starting to fill with tears.
Kaoru continued to beg and plead to Kenshin until he reached his room. He
walked into his room and closed the door in Kaoru's face. Kaoru, in a rush of
anxiousness, tried to open the door handle when she realized the door was
locked. Kaoru pounded at the doors and cried out to Kenshin asking for him
to tell her about her parents.
"Kenshin-san, please I beg you.please help me.I promise I won't leave.just
let me see them.Kenshin-san." Kaoru asked falling against Kenshin's locked
door.
Thirty minutes had passed and Kaoru was still at Kenshin's door crying
frantically. As she was crying against the door Grandfather Hiko came
limping towards her.
Kaoru jumped up from the ground and knelt down before Grandfather Hiko,
"Please let me see them.just once.please."
"We'll see," Grandfather Hiko answered simply.
Kaoru held onto his leg, "Just let me reassure them that I'm okay.I promise
to stay here.I'll do anything you ask of me.just let me see
them.please.please."
"Get up from the ground. This is no way for a girl that is soon to be part of
the Himura family, to act," Grandfather Hiko said a bit gently.
Kaoru sniffled and got up tiredly from the ground, "I need to see them.I
need to tell them that I'll be okay.and that I love them.I need to see
them."
Grandfather Hiko nodded like he understood. He knocked on Kenshin's door
and waited patiently. Kenshin opened the door and bowed towards his
grandfather.
"She's not an object I tossed to you so stop treating her like one,"
Grandfather Hiko said sternly.
Kenshin nodded and bowed respectfully.
Then grandfather Hiko turned to Kaoru, "When the time is right you will
meet your parents."
Kaoru's clear eyes brightened up, "Thank you so much.thank you.thank
you."
"Megumi is expecting you and Kaoru at La Mar in a hour. Make sure you're on
time," Grandfather Hiko said strictly as he headed out of the hallway.
"Get ready," Kenshin said frigidly as he closed the door on Kaoru once again.
Kaoru turned around and ran towards her room. She took a look at herself in
the mirror and frowned. Kaoru was going to please Kenshin even if it killed
her.
Kenshin waited impatiently in the family room as he buttoned up his black
button up and rolled up his unbuttoned sleeves. He dusted off some lint from
his black slacks and plunged down onto the couch when he heard footsteps
coming from the halls. Kenshin didn't look up until he felt a person towering
above him.
Kenshin finally looked up and tried his best to hide his surprise. He took a
glance and acted like he didn't notice anything different about Kaoru, but he
couldn't help staring at her.
She wore an elegant red dress that was fitted perfectly with her curvy but
long body. It had thin red straps around her bare shoulders. The front of
the crimson dress had loose material in the chest area as the dress flowed
down with Kaoru's figure. She was walking in front of Kenshin towards the
door when Kenshin realized the back of Kaoru's dress was very stringy
showing her slender back. Not only was her dress spectacular Kenshin
noticed that Kaoru's make-up was done rather dark compared to when he
usually saw her. She represented the generalized figure of a "lady in red."
"Go wait in the car," Kenshin ordered as he stretched his arm out towards
the door and pressed his alarm button.
Kaoru obeyed silently and walked away with her matching heals clicking
against the ground and her small purse hanging limp from her hand.
Kenshin acted like he was having a hard time with his Gucci shoes but once
Kaoru was out of sight he got up and leaned against a marble column. At that
moment he knew exactly why his grandfather had picked Kaoru. She was a
perfect specimen of an extravagantly beautiful girl with class.
Kaoru waited upsettingly in Kenshin's other BMW. The color of the car
matched excellently with her dress, but it didn't matter to Kaoru at all
because Kenshin didn't seem at all impressed with Kaoru's hard work on
herself. She sighed loudly and tried to figure out what she did wrong. She
did her make up so that she didn't look too scandalous but not too innocent
either. She picked her dress out to be sexy but concealing at the same time.
She even tried a new hairstyle. She couldn't understand why he looked at her
so unemotionally.
Kenshin opened the door and got in. He didn't turn towards Kaoru or even say
anything. He just put his keys in and started to drive away. Kaoru
uncomfortably watched as she moved her toes up and down. She finally
found the nerve to actually look over at Kenshin to take a good look at him.
For the first time Kaoru realized how good-looking Kenshin really was. She
never noticed his good looks until then because she was always concentrated
on his frosty attitude.
Kenshin's hair was still wet from his shower and hung loosely against his face.
His amber concealing eyes were focused on the roads as he drove with one
of his strong manly hands. His button up wasn't buttoned all the way and the
peachy skin of his neck showed against his black shirt. His rolled up sleeves
revealed his muscular arms that always seemed ready to punch something.
His black clothes seemed to give him a mysterious look, like he was hiding
something.
They drove in silence for about 20 minutes until they reached a refined
restaurant with bright lights, and lots of expensive cars parked around.
Kenshin came up to the restaurant and got out handing his keys over to a
valet parker. Kaoru followed behind him at a safe distance. She kept her
head low and didn't dare to look around. In the beginning Kaoru felt like she
was too elaborately dressed for dinner but some of the people at the
restaurant seemed to be even more ornately dressed.
Kenshin walked into a private room and Kaoru walked in right behind him.
Waiting in the intricate room sat Katsu and another girl, who was probably
Megumi. Katsu stared uncontrollably when he realized it was Kaoru who
walked in and not a stranger. Megumi jumped up from her seat and leaped
onto Kenshin.
"Ken-sannn!" Megumi said holding on tightly.
"Hey Megumi," Kenshin said taking a seat after Megumi let him go.
Kaoru automatically took a seat next to Kenshin and sat down silently until
Kenshin introduced her.
"Are we late?" Kenshin said looking over to Katsu.
"No, we're just early," Katsu said still looking amazed.
"Who's the girl?" Megumi asked bluntly.
Kenshin turned to Kaoru, "This is Kamiya Kaoru."
Megumi tried not to glare, "So you're Ken-san's fiancé. I'm Takani Megumi,
Ken-san's high school sweetheart."
"Although that was awhile ago," Katsu said reassuringly towards Kaoru.
"It's nice to meet you," Kaoru said quietly.
"So what have you been up to Megumi?" Kenshin asked with a smile.
"I can't believe we go to the same college and we never see each other,"
Megumi said childishly.
"It's your fault you never come looking for us," Katsu said jokingly.
Megumi pouted with her thin lips, "You guys are never around. Anyway, so
what school do you go to Kaoru?"
Kaoru looked up at the mentioning of her name, ".Kyoto International High
School."
"Making sure Ken-san doesn't cheat on you right?" Megumi asked with a smug
smile. (Author's note: because the high school and the college is connected. I think I mentioned it in the early chapters)
Kaoru just smiled lightly and looked away.
A waiter walked in as he held a computer notepad and a plastic pen shaped
stick, "What would you like for tonight Mr. Himura?"
"Did you guys already order?" Kenshin asked looking over at Katsu.
"Yeah, don't worry about us," Katsu said reassuring Kenshin.
Kenshin didn't even flip through his menu, "I'll have the mushroom and garlic
steak with salad, French bread, and white wine."
The waiter turned to Kaoru, "I'll have the same thing please except with
water."
The waiter bowed and rushed out of the room. Katsu, Kenshin, and Megumi
were discussing something about school when Kaoru suddenly felt a healed
shoe rub against her calf. Kaoru knew Megumi wasn't aiming for Katsu's leg
because he was right next to her and she wouldn't have had that much
trouble, it was Kenshin who she wanted.
"So, when's the wedding?" Megumi asked curiously.
Kenshin shrugged, "Not for awhile."
Megumi smiled arrogantly, "She still needs some more fixing here and
there."
"Oh Kaoru's never gone under the knife," Katsu answered trying not to sound
to triumphant.
Megumi looked surprised at Kaoru. Kaoru looked towards Kenshin who still
avoided her eyes.
"Oh excuse me then. I guess your looks cover up everything else about you,"
Megumi said simply.
Kenshin got up from his seat, "Lets go dance Megumi."
Megumi smiled complacently at Kaoru, "Mind if I borrow your fiancé for a
couple of minutes?"
"Go ahead," Kaoru said almost silently.
The two walked out, Kenshin with his arm around Megumi's waist and Megumi
smugly holding on. When the door closed Kaoru sighed upsettingly and placed
her elbows against the table and rested her face in her hands. Katsu
watched piteously.
"Are you okay?" Katsu asked comfortingly.
"What's Megumi-san's relationship with Kenshin-san?" Kaoru asked about to
cry in frustration.
Katsu heaved in a breath and was hesitant on telling Kaoru but decided she
needed to know, "Megumi was Kenshin's fiancé about two years ago."
"What.happened." Kaoru asked curiously.
"Kenshin just said that she wasn't his type," Katsu answered plainly.
Kaoru was confused now, "So they just broke up?"
Katsu smiled lightly, "Megumi wouldn't end a relationship without a fight. She
tried everything to change Kenshin's mind but his mind was set. I think for
about 5 or 6 months Megumi went through depression because of that
incident."
Kaoru was shocked now, "Kenshin-san didn't do anything?"
"Let me tell you something Kaoru, Kenshin is the type that once he's made up
his mind nothing will change it," Katsu tried to explain to a confused Kaoru.
"Does Megumi-san still." Kaoru was afraid to ask the question because of
the answer.
"Yeah she still loves him," Katsu said plainly.
Kaoru buried her face in her hands again.
"Kenshin isn't interested in her though," Katsu comforted.
"He is.look at the way he looks at her. He even asked her to dance," Kaoru
said upsettingly.
Katsu laughed at Kaoru's comments, "Did you see the way that he looks at
you? He can't keep his eyes off of you."
Kaoru doubted that, "Nothing I do pleases him. I don't know what I have to
do or how I have to act in order to make him content with me."
"Kenshin has never been this distant with Megumi," Katsu said behind the
lines.
"What do you mean." Kaoru asked wanting to know exactly what Katsu was
talking about.
"Normally Megumi and Kenshin would be all over each other," Katsu answered
honestly.
Kaoru understood what he was saying now, "Oh I see."
Katsu smiled encouragingly, "Don't worry, you've got Kenshin's attention.and
believe me, his mind is only focused on you."
Kaoru sighed and sat thinking about what Kaoru had told her, ".His mind is
only focused on you."
~Aya~
SEVEN
Frightened, Kaoru walked into the mansion dreading every step. She passed
the living room and walked into the family room, which she had to go through
in order to get to her room. Waiting at the couch sat Kenshin looking very
disturbed. Kaoru continued to walk towards her room.
"Get back here," Kenshin ordered stiffly.
Kaoru stopped dead in her tracks and made a slow turn and walked towards
the couch. She stood patiently until Kenshin decided to talk.
"Where were you?" Kenshin asked coldly.
"I was having a drink at a café," Kaoru answered very precisely.
"With who?" Kenshin asked quickly.
No one told Kaoru, but she knew the friction between Kenshin and Enishi, "By
myself."
Kenshin looked up at Kaoru for the first time since she walked in and
examined her facial expression, "How'd you know about the café?"
"I just noticed it when walking out of Watsuki Plaza," Kaoru answered coolly,
"May I be excused if your interrogation is done?"
"I see you're back to your normal self," Kenshin said flashing Kaoru a look
after her prissy response.
Kaoru sighed tiredly, "I just want to rest a little."
Kenshin looked up at Kaoru mockingly, "But it's only 12 in the afternoon."
"May I go now Kenshin-san?" Kaoru asked once more.
"You're parents are looking for you," Kenshin said enjoying the look across
Kaoru's suddenly hope filled face.
"Where are they?!" Kaoru suddenly demanded with a fiery voice.
Kenshin laughed sadistically, "Wouldn't you like to know."
Kaoru felt her eyes widen in happiness and fear, "How do you know they're
looking for me?!"
Kenshin got up from his seat and started to walk towards his room. Kenshin
frantically followed him.
"Please tell where they are!" Kaoru begged grabbing onto one of Kenshin's
arm.
Kenshin backhanded Kaoru's hand that was holding his arm and pushed Kaoru
from him.
"Kenshin-san, please tell me. I need to know!" Kaoru pleaded with eyes that
were starting to fill with tears.
Kaoru continued to beg and plead to Kenshin until he reached his room. He
walked into his room and closed the door in Kaoru's face. Kaoru, in a rush of
anxiousness, tried to open the door handle when she realized the door was
locked. Kaoru pounded at the doors and cried out to Kenshin asking for him
to tell her about her parents.
"Kenshin-san, please I beg you.please help me.I promise I won't leave.just
let me see them.Kenshin-san." Kaoru asked falling against Kenshin's locked
door.
Thirty minutes had passed and Kaoru was still at Kenshin's door crying
frantically. As she was crying against the door Grandfather Hiko came
limping towards her.
Kaoru jumped up from the ground and knelt down before Grandfather Hiko,
"Please let me see them.just once.please."
"We'll see," Grandfather Hiko answered simply.
Kaoru held onto his leg, "Just let me reassure them that I'm okay.I promise
to stay here.I'll do anything you ask of me.just let me see
them.please.please."
"Get up from the ground. This is no way for a girl that is soon to be part of
the Himura family, to act," Grandfather Hiko said a bit gently.
Kaoru sniffled and got up tiredly from the ground, "I need to see them.I
need to tell them that I'll be okay.and that I love them.I need to see
them."
Grandfather Hiko nodded like he understood. He knocked on Kenshin's door
and waited patiently. Kenshin opened the door and bowed towards his
grandfather.
"She's not an object I tossed to you so stop treating her like one,"
Grandfather Hiko said sternly.
Kenshin nodded and bowed respectfully.
Then grandfather Hiko turned to Kaoru, "When the time is right you will
meet your parents."
Kaoru's clear eyes brightened up, "Thank you so much.thank you.thank
you."
"Megumi is expecting you and Kaoru at La Mar in a hour. Make sure you're on
time," Grandfather Hiko said strictly as he headed out of the hallway.
"Get ready," Kenshin said frigidly as he closed the door on Kaoru once again.
Kaoru turned around and ran towards her room. She took a look at herself in
the mirror and frowned. Kaoru was going to please Kenshin even if it killed
her.
Kenshin waited impatiently in the family room as he buttoned up his black
button up and rolled up his unbuttoned sleeves. He dusted off some lint from
his black slacks and plunged down onto the couch when he heard footsteps
coming from the halls. Kenshin didn't look up until he felt a person towering
above him.
Kenshin finally looked up and tried his best to hide his surprise. He took a
glance and acted like he didn't notice anything different about Kaoru, but he
couldn't help staring at her.
She wore an elegant red dress that was fitted perfectly with her curvy but
long body. It had thin red straps around her bare shoulders. The front of
the crimson dress had loose material in the chest area as the dress flowed
down with Kaoru's figure. She was walking in front of Kenshin towards the
door when Kenshin realized the back of Kaoru's dress was very stringy
showing her slender back. Not only was her dress spectacular Kenshin
noticed that Kaoru's make-up was done rather dark compared to when he
usually saw her. She represented the generalized figure of a "lady in red."
"Go wait in the car," Kenshin ordered as he stretched his arm out towards
the door and pressed his alarm button.
Kaoru obeyed silently and walked away with her matching heals clicking
against the ground and her small purse hanging limp from her hand.
Kenshin acted like he was having a hard time with his Gucci shoes but once
Kaoru was out of sight he got up and leaned against a marble column. At that
moment he knew exactly why his grandfather had picked Kaoru. She was a
perfect specimen of an extravagantly beautiful girl with class.
Kaoru waited upsettingly in Kenshin's other BMW. The color of the car
matched excellently with her dress, but it didn't matter to Kaoru at all
because Kenshin didn't seem at all impressed with Kaoru's hard work on
herself. She sighed loudly and tried to figure out what she did wrong. She
did her make up so that she didn't look too scandalous but not too innocent
either. She picked her dress out to be sexy but concealing at the same time.
She even tried a new hairstyle. She couldn't understand why he looked at her
so unemotionally.
Kenshin opened the door and got in. He didn't turn towards Kaoru or even say
anything. He just put his keys in and started to drive away. Kaoru
uncomfortably watched as she moved her toes up and down. She finally
found the nerve to actually look over at Kenshin to take a good look at him.
For the first time Kaoru realized how good-looking Kenshin really was. She
never noticed his good looks until then because she was always concentrated
on his frosty attitude.
Kenshin's hair was still wet from his shower and hung loosely against his face.
His amber concealing eyes were focused on the roads as he drove with one
of his strong manly hands. His button up wasn't buttoned all the way and the
peachy skin of his neck showed against his black shirt. His rolled up sleeves
revealed his muscular arms that always seemed ready to punch something.
His black clothes seemed to give him a mysterious look, like he was hiding
something.
They drove in silence for about 20 minutes until they reached a refined
restaurant with bright lights, and lots of expensive cars parked around.
Kenshin came up to the restaurant and got out handing his keys over to a
valet parker. Kaoru followed behind him at a safe distance. She kept her
head low and didn't dare to look around. In the beginning Kaoru felt like she
was too elaborately dressed for dinner but some of the people at the
restaurant seemed to be even more ornately dressed.
Kenshin walked into a private room and Kaoru walked in right behind him.
Waiting in the intricate room sat Katsu and another girl, who was probably
Megumi. Katsu stared uncontrollably when he realized it was Kaoru who
walked in and not a stranger. Megumi jumped up from her seat and leaped
onto Kenshin.
"Ken-sannn!" Megumi said holding on tightly.
"Hey Megumi," Kenshin said taking a seat after Megumi let him go.
Kaoru automatically took a seat next to Kenshin and sat down silently until
Kenshin introduced her.
"Are we late?" Kenshin said looking over to Katsu.
"No, we're just early," Katsu said still looking amazed.
"Who's the girl?" Megumi asked bluntly.
Kenshin turned to Kaoru, "This is Kamiya Kaoru."
Megumi tried not to glare, "So you're Ken-san's fiancé. I'm Takani Megumi,
Ken-san's high school sweetheart."
"Although that was awhile ago," Katsu said reassuringly towards Kaoru.
"It's nice to meet you," Kaoru said quietly.
"So what have you been up to Megumi?" Kenshin asked with a smile.
"I can't believe we go to the same college and we never see each other,"
Megumi said childishly.
"It's your fault you never come looking for us," Katsu said jokingly.
Megumi pouted with her thin lips, "You guys are never around. Anyway, so
what school do you go to Kaoru?"
Kaoru looked up at the mentioning of her name, ".Kyoto International High
School."
"Making sure Ken-san doesn't cheat on you right?" Megumi asked with a smug
smile. (Author's note: because the high school and the college is connected. I think I mentioned it in the early chapters)
Kaoru just smiled lightly and looked away.
A waiter walked in as he held a computer notepad and a plastic pen shaped
stick, "What would you like for tonight Mr. Himura?"
"Did you guys already order?" Kenshin asked looking over at Katsu.
"Yeah, don't worry about us," Katsu said reassuring Kenshin.
Kenshin didn't even flip through his menu, "I'll have the mushroom and garlic
steak with salad, French bread, and white wine."
The waiter turned to Kaoru, "I'll have the same thing please except with
water."
The waiter bowed and rushed out of the room. Katsu, Kenshin, and Megumi
were discussing something about school when Kaoru suddenly felt a healed
shoe rub against her calf. Kaoru knew Megumi wasn't aiming for Katsu's leg
because he was right next to her and she wouldn't have had that much
trouble, it was Kenshin who she wanted.
"So, when's the wedding?" Megumi asked curiously.
Kenshin shrugged, "Not for awhile."
Megumi smiled arrogantly, "She still needs some more fixing here and
there."
"Oh Kaoru's never gone under the knife," Katsu answered trying not to sound
to triumphant.
Megumi looked surprised at Kaoru. Kaoru looked towards Kenshin who still
avoided her eyes.
"Oh excuse me then. I guess your looks cover up everything else about you,"
Megumi said simply.
Kenshin got up from his seat, "Lets go dance Megumi."
Megumi smiled complacently at Kaoru, "Mind if I borrow your fiancé for a
couple of minutes?"
"Go ahead," Kaoru said almost silently.
The two walked out, Kenshin with his arm around Megumi's waist and Megumi
smugly holding on. When the door closed Kaoru sighed upsettingly and placed
her elbows against the table and rested her face in her hands. Katsu
watched piteously.
"Are you okay?" Katsu asked comfortingly.
"What's Megumi-san's relationship with Kenshin-san?" Kaoru asked about to
cry in frustration.
Katsu heaved in a breath and was hesitant on telling Kaoru but decided she
needed to know, "Megumi was Kenshin's fiancé about two years ago."
"What.happened." Kaoru asked curiously.
"Kenshin just said that she wasn't his type," Katsu answered plainly.
Kaoru was confused now, "So they just broke up?"
Katsu smiled lightly, "Megumi wouldn't end a relationship without a fight. She
tried everything to change Kenshin's mind but his mind was set. I think for
about 5 or 6 months Megumi went through depression because of that
incident."
Kaoru was shocked now, "Kenshin-san didn't do anything?"
"Let me tell you something Kaoru, Kenshin is the type that once he's made up
his mind nothing will change it," Katsu tried to explain to a confused Kaoru.
"Does Megumi-san still." Kaoru was afraid to ask the question because of
the answer.
"Yeah she still loves him," Katsu said plainly.
Kaoru buried her face in her hands again.
"Kenshin isn't interested in her though," Katsu comforted.
"He is.look at the way he looks at her. He even asked her to dance," Kaoru
said upsettingly.
Katsu laughed at Kaoru's comments, "Did you see the way that he looks at
you? He can't keep his eyes off of you."
Kaoru doubted that, "Nothing I do pleases him. I don't know what I have to
do or how I have to act in order to make him content with me."
"Kenshin has never been this distant with Megumi," Katsu said behind the
lines.
"What do you mean." Kaoru asked wanting to know exactly what Katsu was
talking about.
"Normally Megumi and Kenshin would be all over each other," Katsu answered
honestly.
Kaoru understood what he was saying now, "Oh I see."
Katsu smiled encouragingly, "Don't worry, you've got Kenshin's attention.and
believe me, his mind is only focused on you."
Kaoru sighed and sat thinking about what Kaoru had told her, ".His mind is
only focused on you."
~Aya~