Amber Eyes
Chapter 8: Cherry Blossoms Blooming
Summary Kenshin and Kaoru spend the day watching the Cherry blossoms fall. Kenshin says what he feels about what happened at the bath.
Just so you know, we didn't spend all night in the bath tub. We wouldn't sleep like that. No we went back to my bedroom and stayed there for the night. Not that we slept much, heh heh. Anyways When I did wake up from the little bit of sleep I had, Kenshin was gone. I searched around the house and found him on the porch, looking at the cherry blossoms. It looked like he was upset about something. "Kenshin? Are you okay? You look upset." He turned to look at me and I saw tears in his eyes.
"I have lied to you Kaoru. I am sorry." It was strange to hear him say that, what could he have lied to me about, he was too young to have killed my father twelve years ago, and that was all that he could have ever lied about. "I have been married." Tears came to my eyes. "She died, and I killed her." I felt my face become wet and teary. I took a few steps back in shock. "It was when I was a killer." Thats when I realized that he never meant to do it. "I had stopped killing for a year and she had helped me do that. I almost went back to the way I was in the middle of a battle. I lifted my sword to strike, and she stopped it, by stepping in front of it. Her name was Tomoe Himura." I realized that she died trying to save him from his evil ways. "I should have told you sooner."
"Ke-Kenshin." I couldn't believe that he killed her, even if it was an accident. "She really loved you." Tears began to flow out of his eyes. "But she would not want you to suffer what happened years ago." He stood up and walked towards me. "Besides, you would have never done something like that on purpose." I held out my arms and he ran into me, almost making me fall down. I petted his head, not letting him know how upset I was. I knew that he didn't mean to kill her, but it still hurt me to know that he actually killed someone that he loved.
We stood for about fifteen minutes, me hugging him to calm him down, him crying apon my shirt. I never saw a man cry before, so the tears were a little different to me, of course I know how it feels to see the one you love die in front of you. The picture of my father bleeding and talking to me that day still gives me nightmares today. I let him cry, my Kimono became wet, but I didn't care, it was best if he let it all out while he could. I know I did and it made me feel a little better, well not really better, but kind of relieved that all the pain and suffering was out of my system. Everyone has to cry sometimes. For many different reasons. In pain, in sadness, anger, even in happiness. Now was Kenshin's time to cry. So I let him have his time.
After he calmed down we quietly sat down on the porch once again to watch the cherry blossoms fall. He set his arm on my shoulder, which comforted me. I layed my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes. I almost fell asleep. "I'm sorry if I pushed you Kenshin. I didn't really think about how you felt." He shook his head.
"You did not push me any more than where I wanted to be anyways. I love you Kaoru." That was the first time I heard him say that to me. I was surprised, yet happy to hear it. My emotions were completely different than they were the day before though. I did love him, but not the same way that I did last night. This was the love you felt that you weren't sure if you could love him no matter what. It was rather confusing.
"I love you too." I looked into his deep violet eyes and saw the guilt that he has always carried around with him. It is tearing him apart from the inside out. He suddenly got up from my side and went near the Cherry trees. "What are you doing?" he looked around for a bit and then went inside. I was about to get up when he came back with a spool of strin and wire. I saw him slowly bending the wire into a small heart and putting the cherry petals on it. I noticed exactly what he was doing. Next he took more cherry petals and put them on the string. He tied the string to the heart and walked near me.
"Now, my dear. I give you my heart." I giggled a little and kissed his cheek. He put the necklace around my neck and kissed me back. "I hope you like it."
"Of course."
"Well then do you except me?" I leaned over and kissed him on the lips, he kissed me back.
"Why wouldn't I?" He shrugged and looked at me again. Passion was in his eyes as he leaned over to kiss me harder. I melted in his arms, and he melted in mine. We were holding each other up so that we could stand. I felt him reach into his pocket, and a small amount of satin against my hands. Then I saw him holding a box in front of me.
(A/N If you like this story then spread it around!!!)
Chapter 9: What Should I Do?
Summary Kaoru thinks about the answer to a special question. She seeks her answer in her mothers box.
Chapter 8: Cherry Blossoms Blooming
Summary Kenshin and Kaoru spend the day watching the Cherry blossoms fall. Kenshin says what he feels about what happened at the bath.
Just so you know, we didn't spend all night in the bath tub. We wouldn't sleep like that. No we went back to my bedroom and stayed there for the night. Not that we slept much, heh heh. Anyways When I did wake up from the little bit of sleep I had, Kenshin was gone. I searched around the house and found him on the porch, looking at the cherry blossoms. It looked like he was upset about something. "Kenshin? Are you okay? You look upset." He turned to look at me and I saw tears in his eyes.
"I have lied to you Kaoru. I am sorry." It was strange to hear him say that, what could he have lied to me about, he was too young to have killed my father twelve years ago, and that was all that he could have ever lied about. "I have been married." Tears came to my eyes. "She died, and I killed her." I felt my face become wet and teary. I took a few steps back in shock. "It was when I was a killer." Thats when I realized that he never meant to do it. "I had stopped killing for a year and she had helped me do that. I almost went back to the way I was in the middle of a battle. I lifted my sword to strike, and she stopped it, by stepping in front of it. Her name was Tomoe Himura." I realized that she died trying to save him from his evil ways. "I should have told you sooner."
"Ke-Kenshin." I couldn't believe that he killed her, even if it was an accident. "She really loved you." Tears began to flow out of his eyes. "But she would not want you to suffer what happened years ago." He stood up and walked towards me. "Besides, you would have never done something like that on purpose." I held out my arms and he ran into me, almost making me fall down. I petted his head, not letting him know how upset I was. I knew that he didn't mean to kill her, but it still hurt me to know that he actually killed someone that he loved.
We stood for about fifteen minutes, me hugging him to calm him down, him crying apon my shirt. I never saw a man cry before, so the tears were a little different to me, of course I know how it feels to see the one you love die in front of you. The picture of my father bleeding and talking to me that day still gives me nightmares today. I let him cry, my Kimono became wet, but I didn't care, it was best if he let it all out while he could. I know I did and it made me feel a little better, well not really better, but kind of relieved that all the pain and suffering was out of my system. Everyone has to cry sometimes. For many different reasons. In pain, in sadness, anger, even in happiness. Now was Kenshin's time to cry. So I let him have his time.
After he calmed down we quietly sat down on the porch once again to watch the cherry blossoms fall. He set his arm on my shoulder, which comforted me. I layed my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes. I almost fell asleep. "I'm sorry if I pushed you Kenshin. I didn't really think about how you felt." He shook his head.
"You did not push me any more than where I wanted to be anyways. I love you Kaoru." That was the first time I heard him say that to me. I was surprised, yet happy to hear it. My emotions were completely different than they were the day before though. I did love him, but not the same way that I did last night. This was the love you felt that you weren't sure if you could love him no matter what. It was rather confusing.
"I love you too." I looked into his deep violet eyes and saw the guilt that he has always carried around with him. It is tearing him apart from the inside out. He suddenly got up from my side and went near the Cherry trees. "What are you doing?" he looked around for a bit and then went inside. I was about to get up when he came back with a spool of strin and wire. I saw him slowly bending the wire into a small heart and putting the cherry petals on it. I noticed exactly what he was doing. Next he took more cherry petals and put them on the string. He tied the string to the heart and walked near me.
"Now, my dear. I give you my heart." I giggled a little and kissed his cheek. He put the necklace around my neck and kissed me back. "I hope you like it."
"Of course."
"Well then do you except me?" I leaned over and kissed him on the lips, he kissed me back.
"Why wouldn't I?" He shrugged and looked at me again. Passion was in his eyes as he leaned over to kiss me harder. I melted in his arms, and he melted in mine. We were holding each other up so that we could stand. I felt him reach into his pocket, and a small amount of satin against my hands. Then I saw him holding a box in front of me.
(A/N If you like this story then spread it around!!!)
Chapter 9: What Should I Do?
Summary Kaoru thinks about the answer to a special question. She seeks her answer in her mothers box.