A/N: Hello! I'm updating again already, because I'm in a writing mood! That's good for you, but bad for me, because I'll get no sleep tonight! Yay! I got another reader! Thank you all so much! Okay, this chapter takes place about a month after Kenshin proposed and left to go to war. I'm sorry that it skipped so far ahead, but I didn't want to drag out a whole chapter on Kaoru accepting (because, you all knew she would right?) and being sad about him leaving. Anyway, go ahead and read the fic!
S3r3nity: Awesome name! Thank you for reviewing! It made me feel all
fuzzy inside! Don't worry, you'll see what happens soon! Maybe your bad
thoughts are right! Can't say anymore! You'll have to read!
reuka: Thank You! Wow! You added me to your favorite author's list? I'm
so happy!
I'm updating already because I'm incredibly bored! You can probably
expect another chapter tomorrow! Thanks for reviewing!
It was about a month after Kenshin had left. Kaoru was so happy that he
had proposed. She had, of course, accepted, and nothing could get on her
nerves now. Not even Yahiko and his name calling, or Sano eating her out
of her house. Everybody was happy for her, even Megumi. They went out to
eat that night to celebrate. She could still remember that night. Being
so happy and actually laughing. She also felt sad that Kenshin was gone,
but the ring he had given her was almost like having him there with her.
Everything was going well, but that day, would ruin Kaoru's happiness.
Kaoru woke up feeling happy again. She loved waking up and having
something to look forward to, instead of always having that awful feeling
of dread. Her cooking was even improving! She had to be able to cook for
her husband! Oh, how she loved to think of Kenshin as her husband. Sano
was there that morning. He had spent the night. Kaoru felt extremely
happy, because today, Kenshin's troop (regiment, whatever they're called
in Japan) was supposed to come to Tokyo. She was going to see Kenshin
again! Sadly, he wasn't able to send letters, because they're were a lot
of assassins in his group. They were going to try and talk to him. The
only thing that would be hard would be trying to fight their way through
the crowd that would surely be there. In Tokyo, they were like heroes.
There were no worries about assassination attempts, because the enemy
wouldn't show up in a city that was supporting the opposite side.(At
least not in my fic!)
Sano was excited to see Kenshin too, but Kaoru wasn't really her old
self anymore. He sort of missed the old Kaoru with the horrible temper.
He really was happy for Kenshin and Kaoru, but would they want to live
alone? What if they kicked them out?
They were finally on their way to downtown Tokyo. Kaoru was right.
There was a huge crowd gathering there. No doubt to meet family and
friends. Sano found them a spot near the front and they waited. It was
about % minutes later that they saw the flags coming over the hill. It
was the flag of the Ishin (1. I probably spelled that wrong and 2. Yes,
they created another Ishin organization for this war.) Kaoru was starting
to jump up and down, trying to see Kenshin. She couldn't see him yet. All
of them searched.
"There," Megumi shouted. "I can see him!"
"Where?!" Kaoru was desperately trying to find him.
"Right there! I see him too!" Sano spotted him next.
"Oh, I see him!" Soon Yahiko found him.
"Argh! Where?! Oh, I see him."
He was still pretty far away, far away enough so that they couldn't
notice the change in him. As soon as he got closer they saw it. His hair
was tied up in a high ponytail again. His face was emotionless, like he
cared about nothing. And his eyes, they were the worst part. They had
turned a burning amber again. They were all shocked. Not one of them
tried to shout out to him. They were so shocked. He had changed so much.
He looked so much like Battousai again. He could even almost pass as a
teen. Everybody turned to look at Kaoru. They could clearly see the tears
in her eyes. She was twisting the ring on her finger. They barely heard
her whisper.
"Kenshin," that was all she said as she watched him walk by, not even
glancing over at them. He just kept his eyes trained ahead of him.
Later, after the crowd had thinned, they headed over to the inn, where
they were staying. They were supposed to be outside to greet friends and
family that they had there. Sano was pissed. Kenshin had completely
ignored them. When he found him he would knock some sense into him.
Yahiko wanted to help. Megumi was just determined to comfort Kaoru, and
maybe yell at Kenshin a little. Kaoru was still shocked. She thought he
loved her. He had proposed.
It didn't take long to locate Kenshin. His red hair really made him
stick out. He was leaning against the wall with his sword leaning against
the wall next to him. Sano marched over to him and stood in front of him.
Kenshin was looking down and only saw his feet. He looked up.
Sano was shocked. It took all the guts he had not to back up at the
intensity of that gaze. The only thing that kept him there was the fact
that it was Kenshin and Kenshin would never hurt him and that he wanted
to punch him...hard. He reached down and picked him up by the front of
the shirt and held him so that his eyes were even with Kenshin's.
Kenshin's eyes narrowed. He grabbed Sano's throat and squeezed until he
let go. Then a grabbed and drew his sword. Sano's back was against an
alley and Kenshin pushed him in with a lot of force.
"Whoa! Kenshin what the hell?!"
Kenshin heard his name come from this stranger's mouth. "How do you
know my name?"
"What do you mean Kenshin? Come on!" Sano punched him in the face.
Kenshin shoved Sano up against a wall and held his sword to his throat.
"You'll pay for that." His voice was so cold and eerie. He would have
killed Sano to, if Kaoru hadn't interfered.
"Kenshin. What are you doing?" Her voice was filled with so much
sadness. Kenshin turned around and loosened his grip on Sano. Sano took
this as an opportunity and punched him in the nose.
Megumi and Kaoru screamed. Kenshin dropped to the ground with a
bloody nose.
A/N: Heh. Ummm, for some reason I don't like this chapter. It sounds...I
don't know the right word...corny! Yeah, it sounds corny. To me at least.
Well, please review anyway!
S3r3nity: Awesome name! Thank you for reviewing! It made me feel all
fuzzy inside! Don't worry, you'll see what happens soon! Maybe your bad
thoughts are right! Can't say anymore! You'll have to read!
reuka: Thank You! Wow! You added me to your favorite author's list? I'm
so happy!
I'm updating already because I'm incredibly bored! You can probably
expect another chapter tomorrow! Thanks for reviewing!
It was about a month after Kenshin had left. Kaoru was so happy that he
had proposed. She had, of course, accepted, and nothing could get on her
nerves now. Not even Yahiko and his name calling, or Sano eating her out
of her house. Everybody was happy for her, even Megumi. They went out to
eat that night to celebrate. She could still remember that night. Being
so happy and actually laughing. She also felt sad that Kenshin was gone,
but the ring he had given her was almost like having him there with her.
Everything was going well, but that day, would ruin Kaoru's happiness.
Kaoru woke up feeling happy again. She loved waking up and having
something to look forward to, instead of always having that awful feeling
of dread. Her cooking was even improving! She had to be able to cook for
her husband! Oh, how she loved to think of Kenshin as her husband. Sano
was there that morning. He had spent the night. Kaoru felt extremely
happy, because today, Kenshin's troop (regiment, whatever they're called
in Japan) was supposed to come to Tokyo. She was going to see Kenshin
again! Sadly, he wasn't able to send letters, because they're were a lot
of assassins in his group. They were going to try and talk to him. The
only thing that would be hard would be trying to fight their way through
the crowd that would surely be there. In Tokyo, they were like heroes.
There were no worries about assassination attempts, because the enemy
wouldn't show up in a city that was supporting the opposite side.(At
least not in my fic!)
Sano was excited to see Kenshin too, but Kaoru wasn't really her old
self anymore. He sort of missed the old Kaoru with the horrible temper.
He really was happy for Kenshin and Kaoru, but would they want to live
alone? What if they kicked them out?
They were finally on their way to downtown Tokyo. Kaoru was right.
There was a huge crowd gathering there. No doubt to meet family and
friends. Sano found them a spot near the front and they waited. It was
about % minutes later that they saw the flags coming over the hill. It
was the flag of the Ishin (1. I probably spelled that wrong and 2. Yes,
they created another Ishin organization for this war.) Kaoru was starting
to jump up and down, trying to see Kenshin. She couldn't see him yet. All
of them searched.
"There," Megumi shouted. "I can see him!"
"Where?!" Kaoru was desperately trying to find him.
"Right there! I see him too!" Sano spotted him next.
"Oh, I see him!" Soon Yahiko found him.
"Argh! Where?! Oh, I see him."
He was still pretty far away, far away enough so that they couldn't
notice the change in him. As soon as he got closer they saw it. His hair
was tied up in a high ponytail again. His face was emotionless, like he
cared about nothing. And his eyes, they were the worst part. They had
turned a burning amber again. They were all shocked. Not one of them
tried to shout out to him. They were so shocked. He had changed so much.
He looked so much like Battousai again. He could even almost pass as a
teen. Everybody turned to look at Kaoru. They could clearly see the tears
in her eyes. She was twisting the ring on her finger. They barely heard
her whisper.
"Kenshin," that was all she said as she watched him walk by, not even
glancing over at them. He just kept his eyes trained ahead of him.
Later, after the crowd had thinned, they headed over to the inn, where
they were staying. They were supposed to be outside to greet friends and
family that they had there. Sano was pissed. Kenshin had completely
ignored them. When he found him he would knock some sense into him.
Yahiko wanted to help. Megumi was just determined to comfort Kaoru, and
maybe yell at Kenshin a little. Kaoru was still shocked. She thought he
loved her. He had proposed.
It didn't take long to locate Kenshin. His red hair really made him
stick out. He was leaning against the wall with his sword leaning against
the wall next to him. Sano marched over to him and stood in front of him.
Kenshin was looking down and only saw his feet. He looked up.
Sano was shocked. It took all the guts he had not to back up at the
intensity of that gaze. The only thing that kept him there was the fact
that it was Kenshin and Kenshin would never hurt him and that he wanted
to punch him...hard. He reached down and picked him up by the front of
the shirt and held him so that his eyes were even with Kenshin's.
Kenshin's eyes narrowed. He grabbed Sano's throat and squeezed until he
let go. Then a grabbed and drew his sword. Sano's back was against an
alley and Kenshin pushed him in with a lot of force.
"Whoa! Kenshin what the hell?!"
Kenshin heard his name come from this stranger's mouth. "How do you
know my name?"
"What do you mean Kenshin? Come on!" Sano punched him in the face.
Kenshin shoved Sano up against a wall and held his sword to his throat.
"You'll pay for that." His voice was so cold and eerie. He would have
killed Sano to, if Kaoru hadn't interfered.
"Kenshin. What are you doing?" Her voice was filled with so much
sadness. Kenshin turned around and loosened his grip on Sano. Sano took
this as an opportunity and punched him in the nose.
Megumi and Kaoru screamed. Kenshin dropped to the ground with a
bloody nose.
A/N: Heh. Ummm, for some reason I don't like this chapter. It sounds...I
don't know the right word...corny! Yeah, it sounds corny. To me at least.
Well, please review anyway!