She was riding on her white horse, running away from home. She could hear her heart pounding with fear, anger, and sadness. Her eyes have brimmed with tears and were flooding down her cheeks like a stream of water that was connected to the big, open oceans.
As she got to the large lake she stopped to camp here for the night. She her horse to a nearby tree that was near the water. She sat down in front of the lake that was shining with the moon's reflection like it was a big mirror. As she looked at her reflection, tears started to form in her eyes as it dropped in the lake forming circles that was getting bigger and bigger, then it just disappeared. She started thinking to herself. Why is this happening to me? Why do I have to go through this? As she looked up she saw a strange figure petting a horse. The figure had noticed that Kaoru was watching. Kaoru then noticed that the figure was coming closer and closer until she saw the figure under the bright light of the moon. He had the most beautiful eyes she'd ever seen. It was amber as the burning fire and round as the moon. He had the smoothest, and the brightest red hair she has ever seen. "Are you here alone?" asked the strange figure. "Yes, I am... actually I have ran away from home." Answered Kaoru. "I see... I guess both of us is out here for the same reason." Said the strange figure. "My name is Kenshin, I am the Prince of the Eastern Lands of Japan... and you are?" asked Kenshin. "My name is Kaoru, I am the princess of the Northern Lands of Japan." Answered Kaoru. "I see... well it's very nice to meet you Lady Kaoru." As he took her hand, he then smoothly kissed her hand gently. Kaoru started blushing but luckily Kenshin didn't catch her blushing because of the darkness.
A few moments later...They had started to get acquainted and had shared their stories on why they had ran away. "My parents have forced me to choose a princess of their choice to marry, but I'm not ready for that kind of thing yet. I'm only 18 and it seems like they're rushing things too fast." Said Kenshin. "I understand how you feel. My parents forced me to marry the prince of the Western Lands, but I don't even know who he is or how he even looks like." Said Kagome. "I see... the prince of the Western Lands is my cousin, Enishi. I'm sure he'll become a great kind some day. He's a very fine swordsman, the best of all in the Western Lands of Japan." "I see... well I'm not going to marry someone I don't even know and someone I don't even love. That's just not fair... don't you think so Kenshin?" asked Kaoru. Kenshin gave her a warm smile and nodded her a 'yes'. "It's getting late Lady Kaoru, I suggest you set up your tent and get some sleep if you're planning to leave tomorrow." Said Kenshin. "And where will you sleep?" asked Kaoru. "I like to sleep against trees, so I'll be fine." Answered Kenshin. "I see... well have pleasant dreams." As Kaoru started walking to her tent she saw that Kenshin started to get comfy by a tree near Kaoru's tent. Before Kaoru went inside her tent she went up to Kenshin. "Kenshin, may I ask you a question?" "What is it Lady Kaoru?" asked Kenshin. "I was just wondering...I'll get bored traveling by myself and I'll need help and I was wondering if you would travel with me." As Kenshin gave her a warm smile he said, "I would be more than happy to Lady Kaoru." Kaoru then gave a wide smile and headed for her tent. As she laid down, she knew that her adventures would be an exciting one, but for now she knew she was gonna have a good sleep.
