Disclaimer: RK is not mine and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" is not my property either. Go Sharukh Khan and Kajol! lol .. I'm not Indian btw. Lol .. I just like Bollywood films.
Characters are a bit OOC.
~ When Something Changes ~
Chapter 2:
Letters from the Heart
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8 Years Later
11:50 PM, 10 Minutes before Kaoru's 8th Birthday
"Kaoru-chan! Shouldn't you be sleeping by now?"
The almost eight-year-old girl laughed. Her raven-black hair was put in a ponytail that bobbed up and down as she came down the stairs while her lavender eyes sparkled with joy. "Megumi! You know why I can't sleep!" she said. Takani Megumi looked at her with gentle brown eyes. She nodded. Her mother, Tomoe, had written letters for her daughter before she had died. She had written a total of seven letters. One letter was to be opened and read on Kaoru's birthday.
HAHAHA
Megumi looked up and saw that it was Kenshin and Sanosuke coming back into the room. She let out a gentle smile at the sight.
"How's my little Kaoru doing?!" Sanosuke called out.
"Hi Uncle Sano!" the little girl replied in excitement. She quickly ran over and gave him a hug. Sanosuke laughed as he returned the embrace.
"Where's my hug?" Kenshin asked with a sad face as he crossed his arms.
"Mou! 'Tousan!" Kaoru ran up and tackled him in the biggest bear hug she could manage. Her father laughed. Megumi and Sanosuke watched the scene with gentle eyes. The spiky-haired man looked over at the woman next to him and put his arm around her.
Megumi narrowed her eyes. "What do you want, baka roosterhead?"
"I was wondering when me and you wanted to have some kids . . ." Sanosuke said with a wide grin forming on his face. Megumi pursed her lips as she narrowed her eyes. Both Megumi and Sano had been married for about a year. No one would have guessed that all their constant fighting in college would have led them to fall in love with one another.
"I told you. I don't have time to take off to have kids right now. There is a shortage of doctors in Tokyo General," she replied.
Sanosuke's smile faltered, but he understood how busy his wife was. He knew that she would have a busy lifestyle ever since he set eyes on her, but that did not stop him from loving her. He nodded. "I see . . I see. We still have a long time to go," he replied as he looked over at her with his cinnamon eyes. His smile came back as he gave her a quick peck on the cheek.
Megumi blushed as she felt his lips on her cheek. Even after so many years of knowing him and being with him, she still had butterflies in her stomach whenever he would kiss her or touch her intimately. Her lips curved into a small smile.
"Aunt Megumi is blushing!" the little girl pointed with glee.
The woman looked up and saw that both Kaoru and Kenshin had been looking at them. Her face became even redder.
"It seems that I have that kind of effect on women," Sano said proudly as he gave a toothy smile and winked his eyes. His wife looked over and hit him on the head. A bustling of laughter between father and daughter was heard.
"Ouch! That hurt!" he complained as he rubbed the back of his head.
"It's supposed to," Megumi replied haughtily with a flip of her hair.
BONG, BONG, BONG
The clock struck twelve and Kaoru's face lit up with glee. She made her way between Megumi and Sano as she reached the living room. Boxes of presents were piled high up to the ceiling. Without even looking at them, she pushed them out of her way to find
A single envelope.
To My Precious Kaoru
Tears began to fill up in her eyes.
'Kaasan, she cried.
With ever most care she opened the envelope. Inside was a long letter addressed to her. She began reading.
Dear Kaoru-chan,
Happy 8th Birthday! I bet you have grown up into a beautiful young woman by now. I wonder if your dad is having trouble pushing the guys away. ^_^
Kaoru crinkled her violet eyes into a smile as she read this and brushed her stray hair behind her ears.
Now that you have gotten older Kaoru-chan. I have a story to tell you. A story about three people. A story about your father, me, and a girl named Kaoru.
The little girl gasped. Kaoru? Who was Kaoru?
It all started when . . .
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Flashback
Beginning of the 4th Year of College
"Kenshin no baka!" a young woman screamed as she threw a heavy book towards another young man.
"Ororororo!" the man mumbled as the book hit its target in the back of his head. His eyes became swirly as he turned around to face his friend.
"K- -Kaoru-dono?," Kenshin said as he rubbed the back of his head.
Kaoru narrowed her blue eyes. "I told you . . saying -dono nowadays is weird. Why can't you just call me Kaoru?"
Kenshin crinkled his eyes into a pleasant smile. "It suits you, that it does Kaoru-dono."
"Mou! You always begin to talk weird when I'm around you," she said. Kenshin smiled to himself as he bent down and picked the book from off the ground and gave it back to Kaoru.
"Kenshin . . you accidentally gave me your textbook last night so I couldn't do my Economics homework," she said.
"Oro? I'm sorry, that I am," the red-haired man replied as he gave a sheepish smile.
Kaoru sighed. She couldn't stay angry with him when he acted like that. The raven-haired girl looked over at her friend with a smile on her face. They had known each other ever since fifth grade. Back then, Kenshin had transferred from an elementary school in Kyoto over to the schools in Tokyo. The girl chuckled at the memory of how they had first met.
A few bullies from the neighboring middle school had started to pick on Kenshin because of his red hair and purple eyes. Kaoru saw them bully him one day after school and had stood up to them. After pushing one of the middle schoolers on to the ground, the others began to become more hostile and belligerent. The three of them had crowded around her and were about to hurt her when Kenshin stopped them. Kaoru smiled wistfully at the distant memory.
"Kaoru! Himura!" a voice called out. Kaoru broke out of her thoughts as she turned around.
It was one of their good friends, Makimachi Misao, who was running towards them and waving her hand frantically. "Misao! What's going?" Kaoru asked as Misao got closer. Her friend had become out of breath from running.
She stopped when she got there to take a breath. "Guess what! Guess what!"
Both Kaoru and Kaoru looked at her with a confused expression. "What?" Kaoru asked.
"I'm partners with Aoshi on this project for the telecommunications project!" she announced with glee. "And . . and I get to go over to his apartment this weekend to work on it!"
Kenshin and Kaoru sweatdropped.
"Ano . . . Misao . . . was that all you wanted to tell us?" Kenshin asked.
"Yeah," she laughed. "See you later in class!" With those last words, she took off. The young raven-haired woman and the crimson-haired man looked at one another as they lost sight of the woman and laughed.
"I'll see you later, Kenshin. Where did you want to have lunch?" she asked.
"How about the Akabeko?" Kenshin suggested.
"Alright, see you then!" she waved good-bye as she made her way to class.
Kenshin took one last look checking to see that she would make it to class safely before leaving himself.
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In Ecology Class
" . . . and you'll have a test this coming Friday," Professor Genzai ended.
Sighs of disappointment were heard from the entire class. Kaoru looked down at her books as she drudgingly got up from her seat. Another test? Mou! We just took one! As she started to go out the door she heard the teacher call her name.
"Yes, Professor Genzai?" Kaoru asked as she walked back to his desk.
The old man looked at her and smiled. "Ano .. Kamiya-san, my good friend's daughter is going to start attending this school starting tomorrow, her name is Yukishiro Tomoe. I was wondering if you would be good enough to escort her around and be a friend to her?"
Kaoru smiled. "Of course!"
"Aa .. thank you Kamiya-san. Good luck studying for the test. See you next time," he said as he waved good-bye.
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The next day
"Who's the new girl?" a male whispered amongst the crowd. People shook their heads in question as they continued to stare at the girl who was making her way through campus.
"She's cute!" another male voice added.
"Mou! Why don't these guys move out of the way," Kaoru complained as she pushed and shoved her way through. Class was going to start in another five minutes. When she and Kenshin finally got out of the crowd, Kaoru looked up and saw her.
She had ebony black hair that was to her waist. Her eyes were a brilliant brown shade and her skin was ivory colored. But what made this girl stand out was the sheer aura of elegance that she cast around her and in every move she made.
She looked down at her watch and gasped. It was getting late! "Kenshin, class is about to start. Hurry up!" Her companion didn't respond. Kaoru looked over at him.
His lavender eyes were glued onto the new girl's image.
And Kaoru couldn't help but feel ..
Just a little. ..
Jealous.
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Author's Notes:
Please read and review! Thanks much! Anyway, I hope you all had a great new years! Here are some clarifications for any confusing parts in this chapter:
1.) These letters that Tomoe has written to her daughter, Kaoru, is a way for the mother to talk to her daughter about herself. Through these letters, Kaoru has begun to understand her mother's personality and character. Although Tomoe is Kenshin's wife, only her daughter Kaoru can read them. So Kenshin himself does not know what's written within them.
2.) Yes, Megumi and Sano are married in this story. ^_^ Hehehe.
3.) Also one last note, the past will be written from third person pov not just Tomoe's pov. ^_^ keke .. just wanted to clear that up.
4.) There are two main characters with the name Kaoru in this story.
a.) Kamiya Kaoru – Kenshin's best friend
b.) Himura Kaoru – Kenshin's daughter
5.) Also another thing .. lol .. Kenshin does not use his normal "de gozaru yo" or anything. He only does that when he speaks to Kaoru sometimes. And unlike the anime, Kenshin will only address Kaoru with a dono.
Expect other characters to show up in the next chapter!
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