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Chapter 4

Kaoru returned her eyes back to Kenshin's serious one. "Kenshin, I want you to be honest with me."

"I am always honest with you Kaoru-dono, that I am," Kenshin said.

"Then this will be easy to answer." Her eyes stared into his amethyst ones. "Kenshin, I love you. I can't go on living like this, under the same roof anymore. Tell me, do you love me?"

Kenshin was surprised at what came out of her mouth. He sat, starring at her for a while before regaining himself. "Kaoru-dono? I…"

He pulled up, away from her innocent embrace. "Kaoru-dono, please stop this foolish-"

"Kenshin!" She said pulling with all of her weight on his arm. "I need to know!"

Kenshin was halfway up when Kaoru stopped pulling on his arm. He contemplated his choices, couldn't lie to her, yet he couldn't tell her the truth. The hurt in her eyes would be too much for him to bear. He pulled Kaoru up. "Kaoru-dono, please. Let's just go back."

Kaoru looked defiantly back at him, sat down and refused to move until he gave her a better answer.

"Kaoru-dono," Kenshin whined. He was getting tired of her stubbornness. It was getting late and the others would wonder, worry, about them. "Get up!"

"No!" She said tilting her head away from him.

'He's so stubborn! Why doesn't he just answer me?'

Kenshin was exasperated. There wasn't anything he could do to get her to move. Except one thing. But he could never do that to Kaoru!

"Kaoru-dono, you will catch a chill sitting out here all night, that you will."

Kaoru held herself stubbornly. She wouldn't move. Not until he gave her what she wanted.