Always the Letterby Uenki
Chapter Two – Wanting
Dedicated to the Evil Witch, Sakura Butterfly, and rain angst.
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Kaoru,
I am –
The dark and heavy blotches came from the quill, the ink was spilt. His hand trembled in anguish for a moment, biting his lip so hard that it bleeds. It wasn't everyday that he replied her letter, but he doesn't have the heart to tell her that he wasn't planning to go back to Tokyo anytime soon, though the war is fading anytime now. Though the war is fading, he still remained silent about his whereabouts, not wanting her to rush all the way to Kyoto for him. He still has a job to do… and pure, innocent Kaoru shouldn't be stained by him.
I am so sorry, Kaoru… How I want to locate you right away, but I can't. I could not meet you; you can never see me in the lights again… Your Kenshin is long gone, to be replaced by me, a vermin. I do not worth those hours and hours of letters, of concern that you have spent for me… Those are given to someone who is compatible with you, not me, not this unworthy one.
The shoji door slides opened, in came a man with spiky brown hair, a red bandana tied tightly around his head, and in his hands were a bottle of sake. His brows creased in confuse when he saw his buddy there, kneeling onto the ground, looking broken. Grinning, he tiptoed gently to his buddy, and reached down to tap his back ... only to be confronted by a long, shimmering katana on his throat.
The glare that the amber-eyed man gave him was deadly. Smiling sheepishly, he raised his hands in a surrendered gesture, before he calmly put down the katana and sheathed it back the sheath. "Don't do that again, Sagara-san." He warned, his amber eyes narrowing.
Sagara Sanosuke gave a friendly pat on his bud's back, and replied, "But you looked so…" he couldn't place his lips on the matter, but he added on, "-broken." A smirk was plastered on his face when Battousai's mask was broken, amber eyes flashed violet for the slightest moment. "Come on! Do you want to have a drink?" he questioned, rubbing his hands and let out a slight shiver. "Oh my, it's so cold today isn't it?" Still, the tomato-head did not give the slightest flinch.
Ignoring Kenshin, he saw the spilled ink and the piece of crushed parchment on the floor. Curiosity aroused, he picked up the piece of parchment, and he read aloud, "Dear Kaoru –" but he did not managed to get the whole letter done, for Kenshin had already snatched it away, and exiting the room in another blink of eye.
"Hey Kenshin! I am inviting YOU for a DRINK here!" he yelled to the red-headed man, but his figure was barely visible in the snow. Standing up, he frowned, before rushing after him to him, once again, inviting him for a drink.
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She nibbled at the end of the pen, cracking her head for the contents that she needed to write today. Sighing, she looked out from the glass window, and noticed that it was already so late. Peoras-sensei had given her the infamous detention class, for she had reported the reason of her 'loss' of worksheet. She added her another one hour for the detention class as she was dozing off in it.
It is a looooong day indeed…
But still, she lifted up her spirits, in hope for Kenshin's reply. Taking up the yellowish parchment that is nearly ancient, she remembered that it was also the last piece of letter that he had replied. It was dated 23 October, last year's… She almost cried when she have the doubts that he would break his promise, and to leave her, ignoring her ever again. That was so painful, almost indescribable by words of wisdom.
She picked up the pen with a trembling hand… and she wrote…
Kenshin,
I am fine… How are you exactly?
Several teardrops fell onto the parchment… Inhaling a deep breath, she continued.
Please tell me what happened to you… I am so worried here… Are you alright? Please do reply me…
How she missed him, how she missed the sense of security that he had given her, how she missed all of that. It was almost a matter of laughter when one could switch her emotions in just a few seconds, it was also impossible that one could hurts so much. She signed off the letter, and jumped onto her bed, buried her head into the pillow, and cried her heart out.
I miss you so much, Kenshin.
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A/N: Whoa, the more yer review, the faster another chappie came! Nah! =P Okay, is this chapter nice?
Sakura butterfly–Maybe Sessha is stupid, but what do you mean by indented? Oro… maybe sessha is very stupid indeed…
Illusions-Chan–This story took place in the past, I'm afraid… No one wrote this storyline anymore, know Tomoe's death? This is a slight twist, Tomoe did not die, and there will be a kind of romance insert for her and Akira. This took place a little after Tomoe's death in RK, just the time when the New World (Meiji) was created. By the way, what do you mean by different from what you've seen?
Reignashii– Ohaiyo, Rei-san! Can't wait? Thankee!
Rain angst– Rain!!! I hadn't seen you for a looooong time! How are you? =D
The Evil Witch– Love yer too! hugs Of course, this is dedicated to you! No doubts to it… Heh… =P