Chapter 2: Kaoru Gone?

A year after Kaoru left.....

Kenji sighed. His mom had left for her tour and Kenshin was gone to work. He had a normal day at school and when he came home, Kenshin wasn't home yet. So he would cook dinner and then tell Kenshin to heat up his dinner whenever he got home. Usually Kenji was in bed by the time Kenshin got back from work. Every night Kaoru would call Kenshin's office and then call home to talk to Kenji. It was the same old thing everyday!!!

"Hey Kenji!!!!" Yahiko yelled

"Ya?" Kenji asked and opened the front door to see Yahiko and his other friend, Yutaro. Now that he was fourteen, he was in the last of his eight grade year. His girlfriend, Misa, was right there standing with Yahiko and Yutaro tapping her foot.

"It's about time!!!!" Misa yelled and her twin Sakura looked like she was just going to die. Mei, their best friend looked at Kenji with disappointment.

"What's wrong with ya man?" Mei asked as she shook her head.

"I mean making three girls wait is such a no!!!!" Sakura yelled as she pulled Misa and Mei towards the school. Misa tried to get away to see Kenji, but Sakura wouldn't let go.

"Kenji, I'll meet you in school!!!!" Misa yelled and they trailed off into the school.

"Are you coming Kenji?" Yutaro asked

"Of course!!!" Kenji said and locked the door behind him. He pushed his back pack over his shoulder. He ran to catch up with Yahiko and Yutaro. Kenji sighed as he entered school. As much as he loved his mom, he had left her home alone most of the day last year. So had Kenshin.

"Kenji?" Misa asked looking at Kenji.

"Nani?" Kenji asked

"Kenji, is everything okay?" Misa asked

"Yeah, I guess..." Kenji said and he looked up and saw Misa smiling at him.

"Come on!!!" Misa said cheerfully. She placed her hand around Kenji's. She pulled him into class. Misa sat next to Kenji only to cheer him up. She knew that he was sad that his mom was gone. She sighed. Her heart shaped earrings were shinning.

"Cheer up Kenji!!" Misa said and placed her hand on his, that was on the desk. She smiled at him. She was happy for him. She was happy for them. After class was done, it was soon lunch. Misa sat with Kenji, Yahiko, Yutaro, Mei, and Sakura. Kenji suddenly was thinking something cheerful. Misa really does have a great smile..... She makes me feel so happy inside..... I wish I could just show her.... I wouldn't want her to have a baby like my mom did..... She must have been crazy!!!! Also she was almost married when she was fifteen!!!!

"Kenji are you okay?" Sakura asked and Kenji nodded. Kenji didn't want to show his feelings right now and right here. Suddenly Tsubame came over.

"Hey, what's up?" Tsubame asked Kenji. But Kenji just shook his head. Tsubame sighed and pulled a seat over to the table.

"Come on Kenji, I've been your best friend since we were young, and I know when you're feeling sad!!" Tsubame said

"Oh okay, well it's just my mom..... I haven't always been by her whenever she needed me, and now my mom really doesn't need me because of Kenshin" Kenji said

"Kenshin is your dad Kenji!!!" Tsubame said

"Well, yes.... But not really a good dad!!!" Kenji said "Why would you say that Kenji-kun?" Mei asked, the way she acted now, was not the way she had acted before.

"Only because he wasn't there when I was born, or when my mom needed him the most!!! Or even when my mom fell down the stairs, she was alone by then and I wasn't born yet" Kenji said and got up from the table and left. He called up his mom.

"Hello?" asked Kaoru

"Hi mom?" Kenji asked

"Kenji I am so happy you called and I'm really happy to hear your voice again!!!" Kaoru said cheerfully.

"I'm happy to hear you again mom!!" Kenji said

"So what have you been up too?" Kaoru asked

"Nothing much, same old, same old....." Kenji said

"How's your dad?" Kaoru said

"He's the same, he doesn't come home until about midnight" Kenji said

"I wonder why" Kaoru wondered

"Mom how have you been, I haven't talked to you for two weeks!!" Kenji said

"Well, you know Misao has been very happy and has found somebody nice for her and well I've been performing a lot!!!" Kaoru said

"Great mom, I have to go to class, will I talk to you tonight?" Kenji asked

"Well Kenji, I think that will work out just fine...." Kaoru said

"Bye, love ya!!" Kenji said

"Bye, love you too Kenji" Kaoru said and hung up the phone... Kenji was very happy.... Little did he know something was going to turn his happiness into a deep, deep sadness......

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