I do not own Rurouni Kenshin
SIXTEEN
Kaoru watched Jino playing with the new toy airplane she bought him. Kaoru felt like as long as she had Jino by her side,
she wouldn't need Kenshin. By now Kaoru knew for a fact that she was in love with Kenshin, no matter how cold, how evil,
how heartless he was, Kaoru knew that she loved him uncontrollably. Every time Kenshin proved to be a person that could
never know the feeling of love, Kaoru felt like deep inside Kenshin had a different side in him. A side in him no one had ever
seen. Kaoru wasn't in love with the Kenshin she saw on the outside but she was in love with a Kenshin she had never seen,
which was hiding inside. She knew that side of Kenshin existed somewhere and for some reason she knew it was someone she
would endlessly love.
At times Kaoru would think that maybe she was just crazy, but the other day when she saw Kenshin watching Jino sleeping,
she knew that was the Himura Kenshin she loved. Kenshin had such a soft and loving look to his face that Kaoru felt like she
could go over and just hug him. Unfortunately instantly his expression changed from soft and loving to hard and bitter. Kaoru was interrupted from her thoughts as she heard someone screaming.
"Be a good boy Jino okay?" Kaoru said patting his head lightly as she walked out of her room and closed the door tightly
behind her.
Kaoru ran out towards where the screaming was coming from. Kaoru ended up in front of the house where the maids and
butlers surrounded Megumi and Kenshin. As soon as Megumi set her eyes on she Kaoru instantaneously lunged for Kaoru.
Fortunately two butlers quickly held her back.
"Give my child back you whore!" Megumi screamed, just about to tare someone apart.
Kaoru remained still and tried not to look too intimidated.
"It's my child Ken-san! Jino is mine, not hers! I want my child back!" Megumi shouted turning a bright crimson.
"Give Jino to Kaoru," Kenshin said firmly towards Megumi.
"I'll never give that b---h Jino!" Megumi shrieked defiantly.
"Give Kaoru Jino and I'll marry you," Kenshin said simply.
Megumi immediately went silent. She was dead still now and the butlers didn't have to hold her back. Megumi suddenly had a
very smug look across her face.
"Ken-san... you're serious right?" Megumi asked making sure of this dream come true.
Kaoru looked at Megumi in disgust, "You don't deserve to have a child..."
Megumi shrugged, "There will always be other kids, but you'll always have to suffer knowing that you'll never ever really be with
Ken-san."
Kaoru tried to block away the tears that were about to roll out from the shock of truth that Megumi just brought upon her, "Kenshin-san ... I'm going in now..."
"Was I too harsh?" Megumi asked mockingly.
"That's enough Megumi," Kenshin said bitterly.
Megumi smiled complacently, "Take good care of our kid!"
Kenshin seemed like he would strangle Megumi any minute. He watched Kaoru dejectedly walking into the empty hallway.
A maid came out of Kaoru's room with the old bed sheets. She bowed and looked a bit worried at Kaoru's upset look.
"I'm sorry for the hassle... but do you think you can watch Jino for just a little bit..." Kaoru asked shakily.
"That would be no problem Kaoru-sama," the maid said with a smile.
Kaoru thanked her as she took a back way out of the house so she didn't have to run into Megumi and Kenshin. Out in the
parking lot sat a bunch of the drivers sitting around eating their lunch. They automatically put down their spoons as they got up
to bow at Kaoru.
"Mr. Kobayashi, I'm sorry for interrupting your lunch but can you please take me to Mr. Shinomori's house after you're done?" Kaoru
asked hesitantly.
"I'm able to take you right now Kaoru-sama," Mr. Kobayashi said taking out his keys.
"Oh, please do finish your lunch," Kaoru said encouragingly.
"It's quite okay Kaoru-sama," Mr. Kobayashi said neglecting the food in front of him.
Kaoru disagreed with Mr. Kobayashi, "I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing I didn't let you finish your lunch."
Mr. Kobayashi graciously thanked Kaoru as he quickly finished his lunch and rushed Kaoru to Aoshi's house. Kaoru walked up
to the familiar house as she rung the doorbell and patiently waited for someone to answer.
"Oh, it's such a pleasant surprise Kaoru-sama," the maid greeted brightly.
Kaoru smiled weakly as she followed the maid inside, "Is Aoshi-san in?"
"Let me escort you into the lounge," the maid said showing Kaoru into a large lounging area.
"Kaoru?" Enishi asked from next to Aoshi and Soujiro.
Kaoru looked up at the familiar voice, "Enishi-san... why are you..."
Enishi looked concerned at Kaoru's watery eyes, "What's wrong?"
Kaoru took a quick look at Enishi and turned and ran. Enishi was about to run after her when he felt Aoshi hold onto his arm.
"Let Soujiro go talk to her first," Aoshi said as Enishi looked at the door that Kaoru had just ran out of.
Soujiro ran after Kaoru as Enishi hopelessly sat back down, "Aoshi, something's wrong..."
"Trust me, Kenshin wouldn't go near her," Aoshi assured.
"How do you know that?!" Enishi asked a bit strained now.
"Kenshin was drunk off his a-s the other day because of Kaoru. I know in the beginning this was all a joke to Kenshin but
now I know he feels differently towards Kaoru. It's not just lust anymore... it's more then that," Aoshi explained.
Enishi paced the lounge tensely, "Kenshin treats Kaoru like s--t. He's an a- s to her."
"That's just the way he is. How does Kenshin treat Megumi?" Aoshi quickly asked.
"Better then Kaoru," Enishi said sarcastically.
Aoshi agreed with Enishi, "Exactly. Kenshin thinks lowly of Megumi. He doesn't care if he plays with her and he doesn't care if he
sleeps with her. The reason he's so mean to Kaoru is because she means more to him then Megumi and he doesn't know
how to show it."
"Why the hell is it always Kenshin?! Kaoru deserves better then him!" Enishi said angrily.
"That's why Kenshin's marrying Megumi," Aoshi said surprising Enishi.
Enishi abruptly turned towards Aoshi, "He was serious about it?!"
Aoshi nodded, "Kenshin knows that Kaoru deserves better. That's why he's marrying Megumi and not her, because he doesn't
want to hurt her. ... "
Enishi smiled unbelievably, "Too late... "
~Aya~
SIXTEEN
Kaoru watched Jino playing with the new toy airplane she bought him. Kaoru felt like as long as she had Jino by her side,
she wouldn't need Kenshin. By now Kaoru knew for a fact that she was in love with Kenshin, no matter how cold, how evil,
how heartless he was, Kaoru knew that she loved him uncontrollably. Every time Kenshin proved to be a person that could
never know the feeling of love, Kaoru felt like deep inside Kenshin had a different side in him. A side in him no one had ever
seen. Kaoru wasn't in love with the Kenshin she saw on the outside but she was in love with a Kenshin she had never seen,
which was hiding inside. She knew that side of Kenshin existed somewhere and for some reason she knew it was someone she
would endlessly love.
At times Kaoru would think that maybe she was just crazy, but the other day when she saw Kenshin watching Jino sleeping,
she knew that was the Himura Kenshin she loved. Kenshin had such a soft and loving look to his face that Kaoru felt like she
could go over and just hug him. Unfortunately instantly his expression changed from soft and loving to hard and bitter. Kaoru was interrupted from her thoughts as she heard someone screaming.
"Be a good boy Jino okay?" Kaoru said patting his head lightly as she walked out of her room and closed the door tightly
behind her.
Kaoru ran out towards where the screaming was coming from. Kaoru ended up in front of the house where the maids and
butlers surrounded Megumi and Kenshin. As soon as Megumi set her eyes on she Kaoru instantaneously lunged for Kaoru.
Fortunately two butlers quickly held her back.
"Give my child back you whore!" Megumi screamed, just about to tare someone apart.
Kaoru remained still and tried not to look too intimidated.
"It's my child Ken-san! Jino is mine, not hers! I want my child back!" Megumi shouted turning a bright crimson.
"Give Jino to Kaoru," Kenshin said firmly towards Megumi.
"I'll never give that b---h Jino!" Megumi shrieked defiantly.
"Give Kaoru Jino and I'll marry you," Kenshin said simply.
Megumi immediately went silent. She was dead still now and the butlers didn't have to hold her back. Megumi suddenly had a
very smug look across her face.
"Ken-san... you're serious right?" Megumi asked making sure of this dream come true.
Kaoru looked at Megumi in disgust, "You don't deserve to have a child..."
Megumi shrugged, "There will always be other kids, but you'll always have to suffer knowing that you'll never ever really be with
Ken-san."
Kaoru tried to block away the tears that were about to roll out from the shock of truth that Megumi just brought upon her, "Kenshin-san ... I'm going in now..."
"Was I too harsh?" Megumi asked mockingly.
"That's enough Megumi," Kenshin said bitterly.
Megumi smiled complacently, "Take good care of our kid!"
Kenshin seemed like he would strangle Megumi any minute. He watched Kaoru dejectedly walking into the empty hallway.
A maid came out of Kaoru's room with the old bed sheets. She bowed and looked a bit worried at Kaoru's upset look.
"I'm sorry for the hassle... but do you think you can watch Jino for just a little bit..." Kaoru asked shakily.
"That would be no problem Kaoru-sama," the maid said with a smile.
Kaoru thanked her as she took a back way out of the house so she didn't have to run into Megumi and Kenshin. Out in the
parking lot sat a bunch of the drivers sitting around eating their lunch. They automatically put down their spoons as they got up
to bow at Kaoru.
"Mr. Kobayashi, I'm sorry for interrupting your lunch but can you please take me to Mr. Shinomori's house after you're done?" Kaoru
asked hesitantly.
"I'm able to take you right now Kaoru-sama," Mr. Kobayashi said taking out his keys.
"Oh, please do finish your lunch," Kaoru said encouragingly.
"It's quite okay Kaoru-sama," Mr. Kobayashi said neglecting the food in front of him.
Kaoru disagreed with Mr. Kobayashi, "I wouldn't feel comfortable knowing I didn't let you finish your lunch."
Mr. Kobayashi graciously thanked Kaoru as he quickly finished his lunch and rushed Kaoru to Aoshi's house. Kaoru walked up
to the familiar house as she rung the doorbell and patiently waited for someone to answer.
"Oh, it's such a pleasant surprise Kaoru-sama," the maid greeted brightly.
Kaoru smiled weakly as she followed the maid inside, "Is Aoshi-san in?"
"Let me escort you into the lounge," the maid said showing Kaoru into a large lounging area.
"Kaoru?" Enishi asked from next to Aoshi and Soujiro.
Kaoru looked up at the familiar voice, "Enishi-san... why are you..."
Enishi looked concerned at Kaoru's watery eyes, "What's wrong?"
Kaoru took a quick look at Enishi and turned and ran. Enishi was about to run after her when he felt Aoshi hold onto his arm.
"Let Soujiro go talk to her first," Aoshi said as Enishi looked at the door that Kaoru had just ran out of.
Soujiro ran after Kaoru as Enishi hopelessly sat back down, "Aoshi, something's wrong..."
"Trust me, Kenshin wouldn't go near her," Aoshi assured.
"How do you know that?!" Enishi asked a bit strained now.
"Kenshin was drunk off his a-s the other day because of Kaoru. I know in the beginning this was all a joke to Kenshin but
now I know he feels differently towards Kaoru. It's not just lust anymore... it's more then that," Aoshi explained.
Enishi paced the lounge tensely, "Kenshin treats Kaoru like s--t. He's an a- s to her."
"That's just the way he is. How does Kenshin treat Megumi?" Aoshi quickly asked.
"Better then Kaoru," Enishi said sarcastically.
Aoshi agreed with Enishi, "Exactly. Kenshin thinks lowly of Megumi. He doesn't care if he plays with her and he doesn't care if he
sleeps with her. The reason he's so mean to Kaoru is because she means more to him then Megumi and he doesn't know
how to show it."
"Why the hell is it always Kenshin?! Kaoru deserves better then him!" Enishi said angrily.
"That's why Kenshin's marrying Megumi," Aoshi said surprising Enishi.
Enishi abruptly turned towards Aoshi, "He was serious about it?!"
Aoshi nodded, "Kenshin knows that Kaoru deserves better. That's why he's marrying Megumi and not her, because he doesn't
want to hurt her. ... "
Enishi smiled unbelievably, "Too late... "
~Aya~