Domo arigato gozaimas tomodaichi! Sachi...sono desu! Um...if you
don't know what that means it's okay. I have to speak the language too.
Well, thank you all. I shall now continue. Once again...thank you.
And now for chapter four: The stranger
Kaoru found out about Yahiko and didn't touch him since the incadent. She took it as a deep offense and Yahiko plunged into a deeper depression. He had not eaten at all and started to look weak with exaustion. Sanousuke tried to convince Kaoru to at least speak to the boy. She just began yelling, crying, and waving her bokken around in anger. ( "HE ALWAYS HAD NO CONSIDERATION FOR MY FEELINGS! IT WAS ALWAYS 'BUSU! BUSU! YOU COOK HORRIBLY!' I TAUGHT HIM WHAT HE WANTED TO LEARN AND HOW DOES HE REPAY ME? NEVER DID HE REALLY CARE! I DON'T CARE IF HE'S DEPRESSED! HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THIS HOUSE! COMFORT HIM YOURSELF!")
The days were the same except for the talking that began once again. Kaoru still woulden't interac with Yahiko and Yahiko didn't start eating till he got sick. Megumi was taking care of him when she came. It was a saturday when it happened. Everyone was outside doing whatever when a woman enterd the yard. Her eyes looked as though they had a sorrowful hope in them. She looked as meloncholey as them. Her face was pale and her cloths showed she was a woman of class. Indeed, she looked like the perfect Japanese woman. Megumi walked over to the woman and welcomed her.
"We don't often get visitors. We have not seen you around these parts are you new here? Do you wish to come in?", she asked.
"I wish to speak to Kenshin Himura." Megumi's face fell. No one had spoken his name in so long it sounded unwelcome.
"I see you do not know. Kenshin is dead." Megumi answerd. It pained her to speak his name. The womans eyes drifted to the cherry tree.
"I have no place to stay." she said with her eyes still on the space beneath the tree." If it is alright I wish to stay before leaving. I promise it will not be for long. Just untill I know where to go."
"You must ask Kaoru. She's over there." Megumi pointed toward Kaoru who was tending to a few plants in the yard. The woman walked toward her.
"I am told you are Kaoru? I wish to stay for a moment since I have no where else to go. I was directed to you for permission. I will leave as soon as I know where I am to go." Kaoru stared at her bankly and though for a moment. She didn't want any strangers visiting but before she said anything against it she found herself allowing the stranger to stay.
"I would like to know your name though. Just so that I am more curtious."
"For now I wish not to reveal my name. I hope you don't mind." The woman looked hopefuly at Kaoru and Kaoru nodded. She then got up and showed the woman to her room. Nothing was said untill the next day.
The woman was helping Kaoru cook when she began to sing. It began absentmindedly and Kaoru didn't pay attention to it till she recognized a few words:
You said you'd never leave me.
You said youd never go
But now your slipping slowly
moving on to better people
I see now that you have to leave
It is not of your choice
I promise I will not cry
as long as you promise me
Promise me you'll come back
or at least hold me one more time
I wish to feel your warmth
one last time
Hold me tonight love
Hold me tonight
Hold me till the morning dawns
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing to me of your return
I'll wait here forever
waiting for you
I'll wait here forever
till you return
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing to me your silent goodbye
Sing to me a silent goodbye
Tell me you love me
Love of my life
Tell me you love me
One last time
For if you leave forever
I'll have that one thought
So I can keep going
My silent goodbye
Kaoru had stopped to listen to the song. Something strange was happening indeed. "Where did you hear that song?" she asked curiously.
"I wrote it soon after my feancae died. I loved him very much but I found someone better who loved me very much also. He is gone now too. My story is a sad and lonely one but I wish not to bore you with such tales. I feel uncomfortable telling it anyway." Kaoru went back to her cooking. It was still too coincidental. It bothered her for quite a while. Then she couldn't take it. Soon she began to cry. She fell to her he knees and the woman followed to comfort her. "What is it Mrs.Kaoru?"
"Kenshin - sang that - song." Her pain was pouring out once again. Then anger swelled. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU ANYWAY TO DISTURB OUR PEACE?! WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO WITH KENSHIN?!"
The woman sighed. "I knew him once. He wasn't the Kenshin you know now though. He was the Hitokiri Battousai then. He liked that song very much and learned it. Then I.....left him. I came back to speak to him since I found out where he lived. I am sorry I botherd you. If you wish me to leave I will." Kaoru shook her head 'no'. The woman helped her up and they continued cooking.
"When will you tell me your name?" The woman sighed at the question.
"Did Kenshin ever tell you about his past at all? Anything?" The woman looked at her expectantly.
"No why?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow then. You probably haven't heard of me though."
This is my favorite cliff hanger. Well, this chapter was short but I promise it will be longer. Once again, review. I am flattered at all of the ones that I receive. And just so you know, the author notes aren't alas written by me. I did write the story but because my friend loves Kenshin so much I allow her to do it sometimes. I personally don't have much likeing for him the way she does. (I do think he is the best character in the series though. He is my favorite don't get me wrong. It's the reason i'm writing this.) So if i see to change character, that's why. Once again, emails, and reviews, plus anything else I have mentioned in the last chapter auther not will be counted towards the continuation of the story. Domo arigato gozaimas tomoaichi! Ja matta! Review!
Kaoru found out about Yahiko and didn't touch him since the incadent. She took it as a deep offense and Yahiko plunged into a deeper depression. He had not eaten at all and started to look weak with exaustion. Sanousuke tried to convince Kaoru to at least speak to the boy. She just began yelling, crying, and waving her bokken around in anger. ( "HE ALWAYS HAD NO CONSIDERATION FOR MY FEELINGS! IT WAS ALWAYS 'BUSU! BUSU! YOU COOK HORRIBLY!' I TAUGHT HIM WHAT HE WANTED TO LEARN AND HOW DOES HE REPAY ME? NEVER DID HE REALLY CARE! I DON'T CARE IF HE'S DEPRESSED! HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THIS HOUSE! COMFORT HIM YOURSELF!")
The days were the same except for the talking that began once again. Kaoru still woulden't interac with Yahiko and Yahiko didn't start eating till he got sick. Megumi was taking care of him when she came. It was a saturday when it happened. Everyone was outside doing whatever when a woman enterd the yard. Her eyes looked as though they had a sorrowful hope in them. She looked as meloncholey as them. Her face was pale and her cloths showed she was a woman of class. Indeed, she looked like the perfect Japanese woman. Megumi walked over to the woman and welcomed her.
"We don't often get visitors. We have not seen you around these parts are you new here? Do you wish to come in?", she asked.
"I wish to speak to Kenshin Himura." Megumi's face fell. No one had spoken his name in so long it sounded unwelcome.
"I see you do not know. Kenshin is dead." Megumi answerd. It pained her to speak his name. The womans eyes drifted to the cherry tree.
"I have no place to stay." she said with her eyes still on the space beneath the tree." If it is alright I wish to stay before leaving. I promise it will not be for long. Just untill I know where to go."
"You must ask Kaoru. She's over there." Megumi pointed toward Kaoru who was tending to a few plants in the yard. The woman walked toward her.
"I am told you are Kaoru? I wish to stay for a moment since I have no where else to go. I was directed to you for permission. I will leave as soon as I know where I am to go." Kaoru stared at her bankly and though for a moment. She didn't want any strangers visiting but before she said anything against it she found herself allowing the stranger to stay.
"I would like to know your name though. Just so that I am more curtious."
"For now I wish not to reveal my name. I hope you don't mind." The woman looked hopefuly at Kaoru and Kaoru nodded. She then got up and showed the woman to her room. Nothing was said untill the next day.
The woman was helping Kaoru cook when she began to sing. It began absentmindedly and Kaoru didn't pay attention to it till she recognized a few words:
You said you'd never leave me.
You said youd never go
But now your slipping slowly
moving on to better people
I see now that you have to leave
It is not of your choice
I promise I will not cry
as long as you promise me
Promise me you'll come back
or at least hold me one more time
I wish to feel your warmth
one last time
Hold me tonight love
Hold me tonight
Hold me till the morning dawns
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing to me of your return
I'll wait here forever
waiting for you
I'll wait here forever
till you return
Sing to me softly
Sing to me sweetly
Sing to me your silent goodbye
Sing to me a silent goodbye
Tell me you love me
Love of my life
Tell me you love me
One last time
For if you leave forever
I'll have that one thought
So I can keep going
My silent goodbye
Kaoru had stopped to listen to the song. Something strange was happening indeed. "Where did you hear that song?" she asked curiously.
"I wrote it soon after my feancae died. I loved him very much but I found someone better who loved me very much also. He is gone now too. My story is a sad and lonely one but I wish not to bore you with such tales. I feel uncomfortable telling it anyway." Kaoru went back to her cooking. It was still too coincidental. It bothered her for quite a while. Then she couldn't take it. Soon she began to cry. She fell to her he knees and the woman followed to comfort her. "What is it Mrs.Kaoru?"
"Kenshin - sang that - song." Her pain was pouring out once again. Then anger swelled. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU ANYWAY TO DISTURB OUR PEACE?! WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO WITH KENSHIN?!"
The woman sighed. "I knew him once. He wasn't the Kenshin you know now though. He was the Hitokiri Battousai then. He liked that song very much and learned it. Then I.....left him. I came back to speak to him since I found out where he lived. I am sorry I botherd you. If you wish me to leave I will." Kaoru shook her head 'no'. The woman helped her up and they continued cooking.
"When will you tell me your name?" The woman sighed at the question.
"Did Kenshin ever tell you about his past at all? Anything?" The woman looked at her expectantly.
"No why?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow then. You probably haven't heard of me though."
This is my favorite cliff hanger. Well, this chapter was short but I promise it will be longer. Once again, review. I am flattered at all of the ones that I receive. And just so you know, the author notes aren't alas written by me. I did write the story but because my friend loves Kenshin so much I allow her to do it sometimes. I personally don't have much likeing for him the way she does. (I do think he is the best character in the series though. He is my favorite don't get me wrong. It's the reason i'm writing this.) So if i see to change character, that's why. Once again, emails, and reviews, plus anything else I have mentioned in the last chapter auther not will be counted towards the continuation of the story. Domo arigato gozaimas tomoaichi! Ja matta! Review!