Yay! I am SO happy! Even if things aren't going so well...At least I'm
another year older, as of February 15th! ^.^;
Oh well, you don't care! XD
Chapter 4!!!!
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Kenshin awoke somewhat happily the next morning. After all, what was wrong with this picture? The sun streaming in through the shouji doors, the pleasant dreams, and Kaoru's head on his chest...What could be better than that?
Wait...Kaoru's head on his chest?!?!?!
His eyes widened, and then softened as he remembered the events from the previous evening. She had asked him to protect her from her nightmares.
He smiled down at her. It was cute how she could always stand up and protect herself from warriors...But wanted protection from her dreams. He stroked her hair softly, and she seemed to lean into the gentle hold he had on her.
Her ebony tresses had somehow come out of the ribbon. It was lying on the floor, having fallen –or pushed off the bed by an exhausted Kaoru.
He was perfectly content watching her sleep, but it seemed to be late morning, and Kenshin had things to do. He would have let her sleep –she needed the sleep, but he could not move without her waking up, and it would be harsh to just shake her awake.
He gently touched the tip of her nose with his index finer, receiving a smile from her in return.
'Her smile...is so beautiful...' He swore to himself right then and there to make sure he would never cause her any pain again. Her smile was just too beautiful to let it be otherwise.
"Time to wake up, koishii..." He replied to her movements, somewhat apologetically.
She was still smiling, but she wrinkled her nose in minor disgust. "Not yet...it's too early..." Her voice was soft and kind of weak. Most likely because she had just woken up, and by the sounds of it, she hadn't gotten that much sleep lately.
"I know, Kaoru-dono, but please...Please get up..." He began to stroke her hair once more. He pushed himself up with his other hand. The stroking stopped, as he used that hand to gently cradle her head. Perhaps she would not have to get out of bed after all.
She opened one eye slowly, trying to comprehend what was happening. Next thing she knew, her head was resting in his lap, Kenshin sitting up fully, an amused smile pulling at his lips.
He brushed a few pieces of her hair away from her eyes, adoringly.
"You don't have to wake up, Kaoru-dono, but I do...I'll leave you here to sleep, okay?" He asked, her hand coming to meet his and clutch onto it, as if pleading for him to stay.
"You don't have to...The chores can wait another day....And besides, it's going to rain today." She nodded slowly.
"It's not going to rain today." He laughed, knowing full well what she was doing.
She stuck her tongue out at him playfully, "Want to bet?"
He shook his head no. "Iie, I would not....But, we may as well just enjoy the sunshine for as long as it will last..." He was still smiling.
She pouted. "Hai, I suppose you're right..."
With that, he gently lifted her head to raise her to a sitting up position. "And it is such a nice day...Perhaps I should go fishing, ne?"
She nodded; they were running out of food –not to mention money to buy it.
He kissed the top of her head as he migrated out of her room and into his own to retrieve the tools he needed. She pulled her yukata tightly around her once more, and followed him to the hall.
He hugged her gently, and then let her go. "I should be back by mid afternoon..."
She cut him off. "Okay...I'll wait for you here..."
He was a bit disappointed, but didn't say anything about it. "All right....if you're sure..."
She smiled, and nodded, knowing what he meant. "I'm sorry. I'd go with you....But..." She stopped, looking at her right hand.
He suddenly understood. "Hai....I really am so sorry for that..." He looked at the porch, ashamed.
She grinned. "Nothing to be sorry about at all. You didn't know that was me..." She used her left hand to gently life his head so that he had to look at her.
He smiled, though it was a sad smile. "If you insist..."
She nodded, kissed his cheek, and then half-walked-half-skipped into the training hall happily, even though she knew training would be difficult.
Kenshin had to smile at her determination. "That's Kaoru...." He chuckled as he walked to the river.
Yahiko and Sano were nowhere to be found, oddly enough...But Kaoru didn't seem to notice as she picked up her bokken and winced, though continued with her training exercises.
Kenshin didn't seem to notice –or care. He was happy just being with Kaoru...And besides, they would have to be allright, ne?
Well, Kaoru and Kenshin didn't notice they were gone. They didn't care they were gone.
But a shadowy figure on the dojo premises notice. That person cared.
They cared a lot. It was essential to their plan.
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Ha! EVIL CLIFFHANGER OF DOOM!!!!!
Oh well, be happy. ^^ At least I updated before deadline.
I have decided this schedule for my writing:
Mondays: A Nightmares and Dreamscapes update
Tuesdays: A You Don't Know What You Have Until It's Gone update
Wednesdays: *Usually* A new song fic.
Thursdays: *May not post* But I will be working on 3 new fics for a contest...
Woo hoo! Fanfiction contest!
*Doesn't want to admit it, but...* I WANT TO WIN!!!!!!
*Regains control over herself* Oh well... XD It's always fun just to enter...If you're entering the same contest as I am, I wish you the BEST of luck! *Knows she'll never win because she's too inexperienced* Maybe next time!? XD I can only hope....
So, now you'll probably get a new update to this story once a week, usually Mondays. Please review every chapter –The only way I know I'm not screwing up is by your reviews! Constructive criticism is not only okay, but it's ENCOURAGED!!!
Tell me what I'm doing well, but more importantly WHAT I CAN DO BETTER. (That does not mean flames, though. X.x)
Oh well, there's no more to read...SO CLICK THAT BUTTON AND REVIEW! XD
Oh well, you don't care! XD
Chapter 4!!!!
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Kenshin awoke somewhat happily the next morning. After all, what was wrong with this picture? The sun streaming in through the shouji doors, the pleasant dreams, and Kaoru's head on his chest...What could be better than that?
Wait...Kaoru's head on his chest?!?!?!
His eyes widened, and then softened as he remembered the events from the previous evening. She had asked him to protect her from her nightmares.
He smiled down at her. It was cute how she could always stand up and protect herself from warriors...But wanted protection from her dreams. He stroked her hair softly, and she seemed to lean into the gentle hold he had on her.
Her ebony tresses had somehow come out of the ribbon. It was lying on the floor, having fallen –or pushed off the bed by an exhausted Kaoru.
He was perfectly content watching her sleep, but it seemed to be late morning, and Kenshin had things to do. He would have let her sleep –she needed the sleep, but he could not move without her waking up, and it would be harsh to just shake her awake.
He gently touched the tip of her nose with his index finer, receiving a smile from her in return.
'Her smile...is so beautiful...' He swore to himself right then and there to make sure he would never cause her any pain again. Her smile was just too beautiful to let it be otherwise.
"Time to wake up, koishii..." He replied to her movements, somewhat apologetically.
She was still smiling, but she wrinkled her nose in minor disgust. "Not yet...it's too early..." Her voice was soft and kind of weak. Most likely because she had just woken up, and by the sounds of it, she hadn't gotten that much sleep lately.
"I know, Kaoru-dono, but please...Please get up..." He began to stroke her hair once more. He pushed himself up with his other hand. The stroking stopped, as he used that hand to gently cradle her head. Perhaps she would not have to get out of bed after all.
She opened one eye slowly, trying to comprehend what was happening. Next thing she knew, her head was resting in his lap, Kenshin sitting up fully, an amused smile pulling at his lips.
He brushed a few pieces of her hair away from her eyes, adoringly.
"You don't have to wake up, Kaoru-dono, but I do...I'll leave you here to sleep, okay?" He asked, her hand coming to meet his and clutch onto it, as if pleading for him to stay.
"You don't have to...The chores can wait another day....And besides, it's going to rain today." She nodded slowly.
"It's not going to rain today." He laughed, knowing full well what she was doing.
She stuck her tongue out at him playfully, "Want to bet?"
He shook his head no. "Iie, I would not....But, we may as well just enjoy the sunshine for as long as it will last..." He was still smiling.
She pouted. "Hai, I suppose you're right..."
With that, he gently lifted her head to raise her to a sitting up position. "And it is such a nice day...Perhaps I should go fishing, ne?"
She nodded; they were running out of food –not to mention money to buy it.
He kissed the top of her head as he migrated out of her room and into his own to retrieve the tools he needed. She pulled her yukata tightly around her once more, and followed him to the hall.
He hugged her gently, and then let her go. "I should be back by mid afternoon..."
She cut him off. "Okay...I'll wait for you here..."
He was a bit disappointed, but didn't say anything about it. "All right....if you're sure..."
She smiled, and nodded, knowing what he meant. "I'm sorry. I'd go with you....But..." She stopped, looking at her right hand.
He suddenly understood. "Hai....I really am so sorry for that..." He looked at the porch, ashamed.
She grinned. "Nothing to be sorry about at all. You didn't know that was me..." She used her left hand to gently life his head so that he had to look at her.
He smiled, though it was a sad smile. "If you insist..."
She nodded, kissed his cheek, and then half-walked-half-skipped into the training hall happily, even though she knew training would be difficult.
Kenshin had to smile at her determination. "That's Kaoru...." He chuckled as he walked to the river.
Yahiko and Sano were nowhere to be found, oddly enough...But Kaoru didn't seem to notice as she picked up her bokken and winced, though continued with her training exercises.
Kenshin didn't seem to notice –or care. He was happy just being with Kaoru...And besides, they would have to be allright, ne?
Well, Kaoru and Kenshin didn't notice they were gone. They didn't care they were gone.
But a shadowy figure on the dojo premises notice. That person cared.
They cared a lot. It was essential to their plan.
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Ha! EVIL CLIFFHANGER OF DOOM!!!!!
Oh well, be happy. ^^ At least I updated before deadline.
I have decided this schedule for my writing:
Mondays: A Nightmares and Dreamscapes update
Tuesdays: A You Don't Know What You Have Until It's Gone update
Wednesdays: *Usually* A new song fic.
Thursdays: *May not post* But I will be working on 3 new fics for a contest...
Woo hoo! Fanfiction contest!
*Doesn't want to admit it, but...* I WANT TO WIN!!!!!!
*Regains control over herself* Oh well... XD It's always fun just to enter...If you're entering the same contest as I am, I wish you the BEST of luck! *Knows she'll never win because she's too inexperienced* Maybe next time!? XD I can only hope....
So, now you'll probably get a new update to this story once a week, usually Mondays. Please review every chapter –The only way I know I'm not screwing up is by your reviews! Constructive criticism is not only okay, but it's ENCOURAGED!!!
Tell me what I'm doing well, but more importantly WHAT I CAN DO BETTER. (That does not mean flames, though. X.x)
Oh well, there's no more to read...SO CLICK THAT BUTTON AND REVIEW! XD