Title: A New Beginning
Rated: PG-13 (Violence & Language)
Author: charismatic angel
Email: charismatic_angel@msn.com
Chapter Date: July 5, 2003
All the stuff you do not want to read but I have to say:
* sighs * I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. Someone else owns the rights and characters to this series. You know the rest…(Please don't sue me)
Chapter 17:
Tokyo – Enishi's Office:
Enishi sat behind his desk, busily typing away at his computer. He was working on an important document when his secretary paged him.
"Mr. Yukishiro, I have a gentleman waiting to see you."
"I am busy, tell him make an appointment." Enishi barked.
"Yes Sir." The voice replied.
Enishi ran a hand through his hair and let out a frustrated sigh.
"Damnit! I hate being interrupted!" He said aloud.
He forcefully slid the keyboard tray under his desk with a loud jolt. Enishi was just about to get up when the door to his office opened.
Aoshi stood at the doorway, his expressionless face settled upon Enishi.
"Sir, Sir, you can't just barge in there like that!" The secretary called after him.
"Shinomori." Enishi greeted, with surprise.
"I am sorry Mr. Yukishiro. He wouldn't listen to me when I told him you were busy. He said he had to see you now." She pleaded.
Enishi gave her a cold glare and said, "Please leave us. Make sure there are no more disturbances." He commanded.
She nodded her head and quietly walked out shutting the door behind her.
"What is the meaning of this!" Enishi spat, "You can't just walk in here and demand to talk to me!"
"If you want my help you I can and will. I will not take orders from you. I work alone." Aoshi said in an even toned voice.
Enishi gave him a hard stare and then gestured for him to sit down. Aoshi ignored the gesture and continued to stand.
"Very well then." Enish huffed, "What is it you wanted to see me about?"
Aoshi removed a file from inside his long trench coat and threw it on Enishi's desk.
"What is this?!" Enishi asked, clearly annoyed by Aoshi's behavior.
"Read." Aoshi coolly said.
Enishi picked up the file and started reading the contents. The more he read on the more his face burned with anger. His eyes were hardened and fixed upon the black ink.
"She was doing it underneath your nose the entire time." Aoshi replied sedately.
Enish gripped the edges of the file so hard that his knuckles were turning white.
"Son of a bitch!" Enishi growled.
"I am surprised your men weren't able to figure this out." Aoshi replied
"So she is in America?!" Enishi barked.
"If that is what you read, then yes." He replied decadently.
Enishi was furious and was fast becoming tired of Aoshi's coolness.
"Where the hell in America is she?!" he said violently scanning the papers.
"That is difficult to say. On the day she disappeared there were 4 flights to America. Since she paid in cash I am sure she used a different name. There are 20 people who paid for tickets in cash that day."
"Then what the hell are you doing here?! This doesn't help me at all!" Enish spat.
Aoshi's eyes turned a steely blue as the shadows covering his eyes disappeared.
"Don't aggravate me." Aoshi warned.
Enishi cooled down, remembering the last their last encounter, in which Aoshi ended up almost slitting his throat.
"When will you be able to find her?" Enishi said through gritted teeth.
"In time." Aoshi replied.
Enishi sat in his chair trying to control his temper. He didn't like Aoshi's answers.
"If that is all, I don't believe we have anything else to talk about." He dejected.
Aoshi glared at Enishi and turned around ready to walk out when he stopped him.
"The girl, have you spoken with the girl yet?" Enishi questioned.
Aoshi's hand left the doorknob as he paused and then resumed his departure without answering Enishi's question. The door closed behind him with a loud slam.
'He's more trouble than he's worth!' Enishi thought to himself.
Back in New York:
Kaoru awoke to a safe warming feeling around her. She gave a slight yawn as she rubbed the out of her eyes. She looked down at the arm embracing her waist and gave a slight smile.
'He stayed with me all night.'
She turned over so she could face him and was greeted by his gentle violet eyes.
"Good Morning." He softly whispered as he lovingly tucked a stray hair behind her ear.
Kaoru smiled and then moved his arm that was around her waist. She entangled her fingers with his and gave his hand a slight squeeze.
Kenshin gave her a loving grin.
Kaoru looked into his eyes and noticed he looked tired and worried. He was doing a good job of hiding it but his eyes revealed too much.
Kenshin saw the look of puzzlement in her eyes and gave her quick kiss on the forehead.
Footsteps could be heard from outside the room, indicating Yahiko was awake.
Kenshin sat up, "I think I'd better go make something for breakfast." He offered with a smile.
"You don't have to, I can." Kaoru interjected.
Kenshin kissed her hand that was still clasped with his and whispered, "You stay here and I will bring something to eat."
Kaoru smiled and leaned back into the pillows. Kenshin's warmth left her as he walked to the kitchen.
"Good Morning, Yahiko." Kenshin greeted.
The little boy was digging in his bag looking for some toys when Kenshin greeted him.
"Uncle Ken! Uncle Ken! I'm hungry!" Yahiko shouted
"All right Yahiko, what would you like for breakfast?" he asked
"Ummm…pancakes!" he replied
"Well lets see.." Kenshin said as he looked through her cupboards.
"It doesn't look like we can make pancakes, but tell you what…how about bacon and eggs? Does that sound good?" Kenshin suggested.
Yahiko thought for a moment and shouted, "YES!"
"How would you like to help me?" Kenshin smiled.
Yahiko's eyes beamed as Kenshin picked him up and sat him on the counter. Kenshin grabbed a bowl from the cupboard and cracked some eggs into it.
"Here, you mix the eggs together." He said handing him the bowl and a fork.
Yahiko busily stirred the eggs slopping some of the contents out of the bowl. Kenshin prepared the rest of the food and took the scrambled eggs from Yahiko when he was ready.
Kenshin lifted him off from the counter and brought him to the table.
"You sit here and I will bring it out to you." He ruffled yahiko's hair before returning to the kitchen.
Kenshin served a plate for Miss Kaoru and one for Yahiko. He set the plate of bacon and eggs before Yahiko, in which he greedily ate.
"I am going to give this to Miss Kaoru, okay?" Kenshin said
Yahiko was too busy stuffing his mouth to listen.
Kenshin walked to the bedroom and sat down beside Miss Kaoru.
"Here you go." He said handing her the plate with a wide grin.
"Oh, Kenshin! You didn't have to do this!" She said, with a look of surprise.
Kaoru started to eat when she noticed he wasn't doing the same.
"Are you going to eat too?" she asked.
"I am not hungry Miss Kaoru." He replied
"You have to eat something."
"Here have some of mine." She said as she got a fork full and brought it towards his mouth.
Kenshin opened his mouth as Kaoru fed him.
"There was that so hard." She said in a mocking voice.
"No Miss Kaoru, it wasn't." he said in a pleasant voice. "Really I am not that hungry, so you eat the rest."
Kaoru finished her breakfast as Kenshin happily watched her.
"This was so good!" I wish I could cook half as good as you. I am really rotten at cooking." She laughed.
"I am sure your cooking is not that bad, Miss Kaoru."
"Well you've never had it." She said smiling, "Maybe you could give me some lessons."
"I'd be happy to teach you, that is if you'd want to. I am sure your cooking is fine as it is." He said.
Kaoru shook her head and rolled her eyes.
'He is really sweet.'
She gave him an unexpected kiss on the lips as they tumbled back onto the pillows. Kaoru gave a soft giggle as he returned her kiss.
A door slamming in the next apartment interrupted them. Kaoru sat up.
"Do you think its Sano?" she asked.
"Sounded like it." Kenshin replied.
He reluctantly got up but not before giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"I will go check, you can stay here." Kenshin offered.
He left the bedroom to find Yahiko playing on the floor with a toy car.
Yahiko looked up and stopped playing with his car.
"Uncle Ken, do you think we could go down to your place and watch T.V.?"
Kenshin smiled at him, "Tell you what, I think you father's home. If he is you can watch T.V. there."
Yahiko's expression perked up.
Kenshin helped him gather his toys into the bag and then slung it over his shoulder.
"Uncle Ken, give me a piggy back ride!" Yahiko said, extending his hands towards him.
"Okay Yahiko." He said, stooping down so he could get on his back.
Once Yahiko had a secure grip, Kenshin got up and left the apartment.
He knocked on Sano's door a few times before he answered.
Sano opened the door and said, "Yo, Kenshin what are you doing…" he said glancing up at Yahiko who was on Kenshin's shoulders.
"What's the kid doing with you?" Sano questioned.
"Megumi left him with Miss Kaoru yesterday. I think she had an exam and couldn't take him along." Kenshin replied.
"Put me down, put me down!" Yahkio ordered.
Kenshin stooped to the floor and let Yahiko slide off his back. He raced inside and jumped on the couch. Yahiko grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels.
"Hey Kid, I was watching that!" Sano grumbled.
Yahiko paid no attention.
Kenshin removed the bag from his shoulders and handed it towards Sano.
"Here's his stuff. I think Miss Kaoru said something about a phone number in there."
Sano cocked his eyebrow when he mentioned "Miss Kaoru."
"So, what have you and Missy been up to?" he said, giving Kenshin a sheepish grin.
Kenshin gave a choked "Oro?"
Sano chuckled. "You can't fool me one bit. Never knew you had it in you, or Missy for that fact too."
"Oro oro oro oro oro oro…." Was all that could be heard from Kenshin as his eyes got bigger.
"Don't worry, I won't tell Missy." He grinned
"Sano let me explain." He said shaking his hands in front of him.
Sano chuckled, "Later Kenshin." And shut the door.
Kenshin nervously scratched the back of his head as he retreated back to Miss Kaoru's apartment.
When he stepped inside, he saw miss Kaoru lying on the couch.
She looked up and said, "Did you get rid of him?" in a hopeful voice
Kenshin walked to the couch and settled himself beside her.
"Yes, Sano was home." He replied.
"Oh, I am so glad that little monster is gone!" she said with relief.
"He is not so bad. I am sure you will understand when you have kids of your own someday" Kenshin interjected.
The smile on Kaoru's face fell after Kenshin's remark. Upon seeing this, Kenshin became worried, wondering what caused her sudden mood change.
He took his hand and gently rubbed the side of her cheek. At this point she looked as if she were going to cry.
"I guess I'll never know." She whispered.
Kenshins eyebrows furrowed wondering what she meant.
"I don't understand." He replied.
Kaoru hesitated before she looked away from him.
"I can't have children." She said coolly.
Unintentionally, Kenshin stopped rubbing her cheek.
"Are you sure?" he whispered.
"Yes, I was told by a doctor." She sniffled.
Kenshin felt a deep sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. He wanted a family with her someday and now that dream wouldn't come true. He felt disappointed but loved her still nonetheless.
'Even if she cannot have children, I will still love her.' He said to himself.
Kenshin noticed the stillness in the air and decided to break it.
"I love you." He whispered.
Kaoru turned her head towards him and looked into his eyes. At first she thought he was just saying it to comfort her but when she looked into his violet orbs they revealed he in fact was telling the truth. He did love her.
Kaoru wrapped her arms around him and buried her face into his chest.
"I love you too." She said her words muffled into his chest.
Kenshin smiled and kissed her atop the head.
"I will love you no matter what." He softly said.
He ran his hands through her silky hair and then tilted her chin up with his finger so she could look at him.
"You are beautiful." He commented.
She smiled back as he moved closer to capture her lips with his own. Her whole world seemed to melt away at his touch. His mouth made her forget everything and anything that was on her mind.
Kenshin slowly broke the kiss, "I dislike seeing you upset." He said a little breathless from lip lock.
His mind went back to the frenzy she was in the other night. He wondered if she had those kinds of dreams often.
"Miss Kaoru, can I ask you something?" he said, almost in a whisper.
"Yes."
Last night, when I came in to wake you up from that dream…you were a bit disoriented. It worries me that you weren't able to recognize me and also how upset you were."
Kaoru removed her gaze from his and looked down at the floor.
"You kept repeating, 'Enishi, no'…I am not sure what it meant but do you have dreams like that one often?"
"No, it was just a dream." She said softly, still not looking at him.
Kenshin knew she way lying, but didn't want to trouble her any further. She had been upset enough for one day.
In turn he took her in his arms and embraced her, hoping some day she would tell him. He too knew how it was keeping secrets, for he had many….
'I am sorry for lying to you Kenshin. I just can't tell you it's too painful. Maybe someday I will, but for now it's just you and me…lets keep it that way. He has ruined part of my life with you already…it's his fault I can't have children. I won't let him ruin any other part of our life with my past…'
End of Chapter 17
So how do you like it so far? Good or Bad?
Well, last night I stayed up until 6:00am reading Harry Potter. I've been meaning to finish the book for the last few weeks, but never got around to it. It is awesome book in my opinion…now I have to wait until the 6th one comes out *sighs*.
I wanted to run an idea by you guys and would like your opinion.
If you don't already know I love reading as much as I do writing. My idea is to start a discussion group for those who like reading Rurouni Kenshin fanfics. I previously started a discussion group for Sailor Moon Fanfics called "The Moonlight Society." It's been a fun positive experience in my opinion but I would like to start one for RK also.
I think it's fun to read other peoples opinions on stories etc…I am a bit of a social person you could say. My hopes are to get a few members together so we can read and discuss chosen fanfics. In my other group, we alternate who gets to pick the next fanfic for discussion.
If any of you are interested in this, I have a link to the group homepage. You can sigh up there if you'd like.
Group homepage:
I've titled the group "RK Talk"…as of now I am the only member, but hope others may be interested in this idea. Co-moderators will be needed for this group, so if you're interested please let me know.
Have a wonderful day and thanks for reading!
~*Charismatic Angel*~