Amber Eyes

Chapter 10: Love..And Where to Wed

SummaryKenshin and Kaoru think about the details of their wedding, who to invite, where to marry at, etc.

I know I said I only had a little crush on him at first, but now is different, he had saved my life, he was the only person to ever care for me, well besides my dad, but that was a different kind of love.

Kenshin and I spent that night, happier than ever. When I woke up, however, Kenshin wasn't there. He did leave me a note telling me he had went to the Okobeko to go back to work.

I was kind of glad that he did because we needed the money. I would have gone but the manager said I couldn't come back until I was completely healed. I knew that I wasn't considering that I still trip over small things or over my own to feet. I couldn't wait until he got home though, we had a lot to talk about.
I spent the day thinking about what to do about the wedding. I couldn't think of many people to invite. Of course I would invite the people at the Okobeko, and I would invite the nurse that took care of me at the hospital, but I didn't know many people so it was really hard. Then I started to think about where to get married at.

Not at the Okobeko, I spend enough time there anyways. It was really hard to think of, I was still a girl and I didn't have much experience in life, Kenshin, though, was much older than me. I began thinking about where the man called Apocolypse lived.

It had beautiful scenery, but could I trust that the man wouldn't come around? I guess I would have to talk to Kenshin about that. It wasn't hard to think about when. I liked the wenter and the spring. It all depended on what Kenshin wanted to settle my mind.
I didn't ever really notice how boring my little dojo is. When I was little I used to watch my dad practice, then when I came back I learned the technique myself. It wasn't until that day that I knew what it felt like to be truly bored.

I tried to find something to do, but Kenshin had cleaned the whole house, done all the laundry, and there was no one to cook for. Like I said, my dojo is boring. I would think about things I would do if I was well, then I would look down at the ring Kenshin gave me.

The ring was very plain, but instead of diamonds or gems, it had a sword in graved on it. In the inner part of the ring, was carved , Kaoru Himura. So I could tell that he had to have done something to get the ring. Come to think of it, what did Kenshin do to get that ring? Oh well I guess I will have to wonder.
I thought I may be able to work on our invitations so that I had something to do and one thing was scratched off my list of things to do. Thats when I came up with an idea that would make sure everyone came.

On the cover of the card, I drew the heart shaped necklace that Kenshin made for me, inside the heart was a picture of my ring. It was really pretty, then I started messing with it a little.

I put floating cherry blossoms around it, then rose petals instead because I already had cherry blossoms on the page. I thought that it was very pretty but then I thought about how many I was going to need. My hands hurt just thinking about it. I would need at least twenty more. I finally gave up after six were done. I felt my pulse in my hand by then.
It took me about half an hour for each one, so by the time I was done with those six, Kenshin walked in the door.

"Did you miss me?" he said in a sarcastic tone of voice. I didn't say anything. I jumped on him instead. I then told him about what I did all day while he was gone.

"I will make sure that I leave a mess for you to clean up next time, as for the wedding, I think I could get the scene you want, just not in those mountains. Would you like it in the spring?"

I nodded thinking of how beautiful it would be in the spring when cherry blossoms fall. When he said where we were going to have it I wanted to scream. "How does Mount Fuji sound to you?" In the spring Mount Fuji is covered in blossoms and it was the prettiest place in Japan.
He asked me what I did do while he was gone and I showed him my drawings. I felt like a little kindergarten student who had a crush on her teacher and she was showing him her work. "These must have taken you a while." He picked up my hands and looked at them. "You need some help?"
"Lots."
"Yeah I can tell, your hands must be killing you." I smiled at him, I was glad he was home, I never did have even a friend that would come over to talk to me after I left home, I went to so many different homes that no one got a chance to know me before I left.

After a little while, I gave up trying to make friends. By the time I got back to the dojo, my other friends had either married or moved away. "I can start drawing these while you take a rest okay?" I shook my head
"I want to work some too. There is nothing better to do around here besides cook and draw and clean."
"Well you can cook for me then." he grinned at me, knowing I loved to cook even though I wasn't nearly as good as he.

I looked through the cabinets trying to decide what to cook, then I saw rice. Of course that would be part of my meal. I saw a little chiken and fish too. I decided to experiment a little with everything I had.

Within a few moments it was I who was cooking up a heavenly aroma. I was really hoping to be able to make it taste as good as it smelled. I ended up cooking plain rice, with the chicken and fish on top of it. On the side were peices of sushi that I made out of left over rice vegetables and fish, you know, things like that. I served him the food as he was making more invitations.
When I walked in the room I couldn't believe it. Within one hour he had drawn about thirty cards. "Kenshin, you didn't have to draw all those. I only needed about twenty, and that is for every one I thought you knew." He looked down at the cards, then at his sore hand, which was stuck in the shape it was when he was holding a pencil.
"I made a lot of extra invitations then." He grinned not letting me know how bad his hand hurt. I knew his hand must hurt him to hold anything, so I decided to feed him myself. I was having a good time feeding him, he would open up like he was some kind of baby, I would feed him. Then he told me I should take a bite.

I took his advice, not knowing how good it was going to be. It wasn't as good as Kenshin's original dish, but it was still really good. I kept giving him bites of the meal and every once in a while I would take a bite myself. I actually think that he had enjoyed my dinner and that he wasn't just trying to make me feel better, because I saw a more happy face than a want to cheer her up face like I had seen so many times before.

(A/N I was thinking about making a sequel to this story making it like Kenshins story or something. What do you think? Please review to give me tips, I need to improve my writing skills.)

Chapter 11: Take a Break, Kenshin

Summary Kenshin has a cold, let him take a break for a while as Kaoru takes care of him.