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Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. I'm just a fan writing for my own amusement.
Warning: This sounds awfully corny:)
Chapter 5
Kenshin pulled Kaoru up a little roughly. He put his hand under her chin, moving her face so that he could look into her eyes. "Kaoru-dono, you do not want sessha's love. Nothing good has ever come from it."
"Don't say that Kenshin!" She cried out. She reached out and hugged him with all of her might.
'Is that what he thinks? Oh, kami-sama! What if he doesn't love me? I don't think I could live-'
"Kenshin," she inquired as she pulled away. She drew herself top her full height, which was a bit higher than Kenshin could attest to. She didn't want to appear weak to him. "Did you not show love to me by rescuing me from the Hiruma brothers or from Jin-e? Did you not show love by rescuing Yahiko? What bad could come from this?"
Kenshin looked away, afraid his eyes would betray himself. The countless times he had caused some one pain and grief we evident in his sad eyes. "Kaoru-dono, this is neither the place or time to discuss this."
Kaoru wasn't liking what she was hearing coming from Kenshin's mouth. 'When will be a good time!"
"Let's go back-"
"No Kenshin! I'm dying to know! Please tell me!" She clasped her hands together, shacking them frantically.
She finally stopped when she opened her squinted eyes to look at Kenshin's amethyst eyes. She saw sadness that was horribly masked.
'Is Kenshin sad that he has to brake my heart? Oh, wait! What was he talking about when he sad that only sadness came from his love? Did... has he ever loved some one? It is probably likely, he is after all twenty-nine years old.'
She wiped away tears that she didn't know she cried.
Kenshin's face was a sad one.
'Maybe... maybe I can make it all better. What was torn, what was broken can always be fixed. Right?'
"Okay Kenshin. Maybe it will be better to wait until you are ready." She said a bit shakily, putting on a fake smile.
Kaoru turned around to walked home. Only once looking back to see that the dazed rurouni stood where she left him. She skipped back to him and gave him a small, gentle pull to get him walking. They walked home in companionable silence, Kenshin walking just a fraction behind Kaoru. He was starring off into space, which was completely unlike him. He didn't notice when they arrived at the dojo gates. He didn't notice Yahiko swinging his bokken in a sloppy form. He didn't notice that he passed his room.
He was following Kaoru so that he could explain it all to her.
Kenshin stopped when they had reached their destination. Her room, a place where they could have privacy. He went into her room hesitantly. Kenshin and Kaoru sat down facing each other. They sat in an awkward silence while Kenshin tried to organize his thoughts.