A/N: All right, I'm not getting to many reviews, but I'm going to continue this, because I like writing it, and I have like a few fans...but that's beside the point! Well, whoever is reading this, please review again! This chapter may have a little angst in it. It really depends on what you call depressing! Also, some K/K fluff!
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That evening, all Kaoru could think about was how Kenshin finally said her name without the 'dono' at the end. For some reason though, she couldn't be happy. It was probably because he was heading off to war, and she may never hear him say it again after next week. That was when he was leaving. He was good at sword fighting, but there could be people that are better. Kenshin wasn't Battousai anymore, he doesn't want to kill. In war he'll have to. What if he became Battousai again? She had never seen Kenshin's other side except that time when he fought Saitou, and he looked so mean. She never really met him, he snapped out of it really soon after the fight ended. But what if killing made him become Battousai and he can't change back? He might not even come home! He could wander again! No! She wouldn't let him! She had to convince him not to go!
"Kenshin! Kenshin, where are you?!" She sounded panicked. Kenshin must have heard the urgency in her voice, because he came out of the kitchen really fast.
"Kaoru, I'm right here!"
She whirled around and once again threw herself in his arms.
"You can't leave! Please stay with me! I can't lose you!"
"I promised I would come back didn't I?"
"What if you forget about me? Or if you want to wander again?"
"I could never forget you Kaoru. You have done so much for me. And if I do want to wander, I'll come here first and take you with me."
She looked at him with blurry vision. Kenshin dried her tears with his sleeve. He hated seeing her like this because of him. He caused her way to much pain. I wish I had never come here. She would be so much happier without people with grudges against the government trying to kill me.
"Kaoru, please don't cry over me. You're far to pretty to have such a sad face."
'Great,' Kaoru thought while still hugging him. 'He finally opens up to me when he's about to go to war.'
"Kenshin, I need you with me." Her voice started cracking again. She didn't get it. She couldn't control herself. She felt like her whole world was falling apart. Everything was crumbling right in front of her. She never thought a man could have this sort of effect on her.
She finally let go of him and stared into his amethyst eyes and saw sadness. He was sad that he was leaving! Maybe he cared for her after all. After a year of him living here, she had grown very attached to him. He always told herself age didn't matter in true love, but it didn't really help. Her mother always disapproved of women marrying men that were over 5 years older than them. Ha! Kenshin was 10 years older than her! Kaoru never really liked her mother's beliefs about marriage, but didn't want to say anything.
Kenshin finally spoke. "I don't mean to be insensitive, but Megumi and Sano will be here soon, and we should get ready to go to the Akabeko" (did I spell that right?)
"You're right, I'll change into something more formal."
They were all going out to eat. This is when Kenshin was planning to tell the rest of his friends about going to war again. He was really dreading it. He knew they would try to convince him not to, and Kaoru might start crying again. He hated to see her cry. He could tell that she would be miserable. Now might be a good time to do something that he had wanted to do a long time...
They all walked to the Akabeko. Sano and Megumi were fighting, and Yahiko was acting like a referee. Kaoru and Kenshin were both silent. Megumi thought this was odd because Kenshin usually tried to calm them down and Kaoru would smack Sano on the head, but she just kept her head to the ground. Megumi decided to figure out what was wrong. She may have thought Kaoru was an immature child that was stealing Kenshin from her, but she still cared about her. It was the perfect time. They were nearing her clinic.
"Kaoru, would you please stop by the clinic with me? I need to pick something up."
"Sure." It was all she said.
Once they were in the clinic Megumi sat down. "Listen Megumi, I'm really not in the mood to argue with you about Kenshin, so please leave me alone." She began to leave but Megumi grabbed her arm.
"Kaoru, I just want to know what's wrong. You have been acting different tonight. You can tell me, I won't tell anyone. Are you pregnant?"
"NO! I just, I can't say."
"Then what?" She had to know what was wrong.
"Promise you won't say anything yet?"
"Yes, wait yet?"
"Kenshin's going to war."
"War?! You're joking right?!"
"No. He's going to tell you tonight."
"He's leaving?" She couldn't believe it. Kenshin didn't kill anymore.
"He promised me he'd come back. He said he'd never leave me and not to worry about him."
"Just like Kenshin to tell you not to worry about him. He's probably worried about you." Megumi felt guilty. This whole time she thought she was playing a game with Kaoru about Kenshin. She liked Kenshin, but she never thought Kaoru was in love with him.
Megumi and Kaoru left and headed to the Akabeko. As soon as they got there they were greeted by Sano shouting across the restaurant.
"Hey, guess what! Kenshin's leaving."
Kenshin looked over at them apologetically.
"I know," Megumi said quietly.
The rest of the dinner was quiet. Nobody really said anything, and Yahiko and Sano even lost their appetites. Everybody noticed how Kaoru wouldn't look at Kenshin, except of course him, because he wouldn't look at Kaoru.
A/N: Wait! This isn't done yet! I just want to say that about a week has gone by and now is when Kenshin's leaving. It's about an hour til he has to go. I know, but there will still be a lot of chapters, so you're not being cheated!
Everybody was there. Kaoru wasn't crying, she was in a kind of shock. It was really happening. Kenshin was leaving. She knew he had to go, but she couldn't actually see herself watching him walk away. His room was empty. All that was left was his futon that was rolled up in the corner. ( I don't know if a futon actually rolls up, but oh well!) Kaoru was in her room when Megumi walked in.
"Kaoru? You said he promised that he'd come back right? Then relax. You know Kenshin has never, ever broken a promise to anyone." She wouldn't answer. Megumi just sighed and left. She could tell Kaoru wanted to be alone.
Now was the time. Kenshin was getting ready to leave and Kaoru walked down the hall to say goodbye.
"Kenshin?"
"Kaoru." He walked over to her. I should have done this a long time ago. He leaned over and passionately kissed her. Her eyes went huge, but he wasn't done. "Kaoru, please don't worry about me. While I'm gone maybe this will help." He knelt down on one knee and held out a beautiful gold ring. "I love you Kaoru. Will you marry me when I come back?"
A/N: Okay, who saw that coming? Oh well, I know it's corny but I like it! LoL! This is the longest chapter I've written. I'm really trying! Please review!
Thelostsamurai: Glad you like it so far! I was afraid that this one would bomb too!
The evil witch: Thank you for reviewing! I LOVE reviews! LoL!
Reuka: Thank you so much for telling me my fic rules! It made me happy to see that someone really likes my fic. Here's another chappie for you; I'm trying to make them longer!
That evening, all Kaoru could think about was how Kenshin finally said her name without the 'dono' at the end. For some reason though, she couldn't be happy. It was probably because he was heading off to war, and she may never hear him say it again after next week. That was when he was leaving. He was good at sword fighting, but there could be people that are better. Kenshin wasn't Battousai anymore, he doesn't want to kill. In war he'll have to. What if he became Battousai again? She had never seen Kenshin's other side except that time when he fought Saitou, and he looked so mean. She never really met him, he snapped out of it really soon after the fight ended. But what if killing made him become Battousai and he can't change back? He might not even come home! He could wander again! No! She wouldn't let him! She had to convince him not to go!
"Kenshin! Kenshin, where are you?!" She sounded panicked. Kenshin must have heard the urgency in her voice, because he came out of the kitchen really fast.
"Kaoru, I'm right here!"
She whirled around and once again threw herself in his arms.
"You can't leave! Please stay with me! I can't lose you!"
"I promised I would come back didn't I?"
"What if you forget about me? Or if you want to wander again?"
"I could never forget you Kaoru. You have done so much for me. And if I do want to wander, I'll come here first and take you with me."
She looked at him with blurry vision. Kenshin dried her tears with his sleeve. He hated seeing her like this because of him. He caused her way to much pain. I wish I had never come here. She would be so much happier without people with grudges against the government trying to kill me.
"Kaoru, please don't cry over me. You're far to pretty to have such a sad face."
'Great,' Kaoru thought while still hugging him. 'He finally opens up to me when he's about to go to war.'
"Kenshin, I need you with me." Her voice started cracking again. She didn't get it. She couldn't control herself. She felt like her whole world was falling apart. Everything was crumbling right in front of her. She never thought a man could have this sort of effect on her.
She finally let go of him and stared into his amethyst eyes and saw sadness. He was sad that he was leaving! Maybe he cared for her after all. After a year of him living here, she had grown very attached to him. He always told herself age didn't matter in true love, but it didn't really help. Her mother always disapproved of women marrying men that were over 5 years older than them. Ha! Kenshin was 10 years older than her! Kaoru never really liked her mother's beliefs about marriage, but didn't want to say anything.
Kenshin finally spoke. "I don't mean to be insensitive, but Megumi and Sano will be here soon, and we should get ready to go to the Akabeko" (did I spell that right?)
"You're right, I'll change into something more formal."
They were all going out to eat. This is when Kenshin was planning to tell the rest of his friends about going to war again. He was really dreading it. He knew they would try to convince him not to, and Kaoru might start crying again. He hated to see her cry. He could tell that she would be miserable. Now might be a good time to do something that he had wanted to do a long time...
They all walked to the Akabeko. Sano and Megumi were fighting, and Yahiko was acting like a referee. Kaoru and Kenshin were both silent. Megumi thought this was odd because Kenshin usually tried to calm them down and Kaoru would smack Sano on the head, but she just kept her head to the ground. Megumi decided to figure out what was wrong. She may have thought Kaoru was an immature child that was stealing Kenshin from her, but she still cared about her. It was the perfect time. They were nearing her clinic.
"Kaoru, would you please stop by the clinic with me? I need to pick something up."
"Sure." It was all she said.
Once they were in the clinic Megumi sat down. "Listen Megumi, I'm really not in the mood to argue with you about Kenshin, so please leave me alone." She began to leave but Megumi grabbed her arm.
"Kaoru, I just want to know what's wrong. You have been acting different tonight. You can tell me, I won't tell anyone. Are you pregnant?"
"NO! I just, I can't say."
"Then what?" She had to know what was wrong.
"Promise you won't say anything yet?"
"Yes, wait yet?"
"Kenshin's going to war."
"War?! You're joking right?!"
"No. He's going to tell you tonight."
"He's leaving?" She couldn't believe it. Kenshin didn't kill anymore.
"He promised me he'd come back. He said he'd never leave me and not to worry about him."
"Just like Kenshin to tell you not to worry about him. He's probably worried about you." Megumi felt guilty. This whole time she thought she was playing a game with Kaoru about Kenshin. She liked Kenshin, but she never thought Kaoru was in love with him.
Megumi and Kaoru left and headed to the Akabeko. As soon as they got there they were greeted by Sano shouting across the restaurant.
"Hey, guess what! Kenshin's leaving."
Kenshin looked over at them apologetically.
"I know," Megumi said quietly.
The rest of the dinner was quiet. Nobody really said anything, and Yahiko and Sano even lost their appetites. Everybody noticed how Kaoru wouldn't look at Kenshin, except of course him, because he wouldn't look at Kaoru.
A/N: Wait! This isn't done yet! I just want to say that about a week has gone by and now is when Kenshin's leaving. It's about an hour til he has to go. I know, but there will still be a lot of chapters, so you're not being cheated!
Everybody was there. Kaoru wasn't crying, she was in a kind of shock. It was really happening. Kenshin was leaving. She knew he had to go, but she couldn't actually see herself watching him walk away. His room was empty. All that was left was his futon that was rolled up in the corner. ( I don't know if a futon actually rolls up, but oh well!) Kaoru was in her room when Megumi walked in.
"Kaoru? You said he promised that he'd come back right? Then relax. You know Kenshin has never, ever broken a promise to anyone." She wouldn't answer. Megumi just sighed and left. She could tell Kaoru wanted to be alone.
Now was the time. Kenshin was getting ready to leave and Kaoru walked down the hall to say goodbye.
"Kenshin?"
"Kaoru." He walked over to her. I should have done this a long time ago. He leaned over and passionately kissed her. Her eyes went huge, but he wasn't done. "Kaoru, please don't worry about me. While I'm gone maybe this will help." He knelt down on one knee and held out a beautiful gold ring. "I love you Kaoru. Will you marry me when I come back?"
A/N: Okay, who saw that coming? Oh well, I know it's corny but I like it! LoL! This is the longest chapter I've written. I'm really trying! Please review!