Ch 8. – Confession
It's been about a month since they have been traveling together. The sun was beginning to go down as the wind started to blow a little harder than before. Kaoru started to get chills up her back. As Kenshin noticed, he decided to stop to camp for the night. As he tied the horses near the lake he went out to get some wood.
After Kenshin started the fire Kaoru started to feel a lot better than before. Kenshin was happy to see that Kaoru was all warmed up and safe. Kaoru started to think to herself. Wow...he's such a gentleman. I wonder if his cousin is like him too. He's so handsome and so caring. It's very hard to believe that he was once the Hitokiri Battousai. Any girl would be lucky to have him for a husband. Her deep thoughts were suddenly interrupted when Kenshin started waving his hand in front of her. "Lady Kaoru, are you feeling okay?" asked Kenshin. "I'm fine, don't worry about me." Answered Kaoru with a warm smile on her face. "Lady Kaoru, there's something you should know." Said Kenshin with a confused look on his face. "What is it Kenshin? Is something the matter?" asked Kaoru with a concerned voice. "There's nothing wrong, its just... I don't know how you will take this when I tell you." Answered Kenshin. "Well Kenshin what is it. Your gonna have to tell me what it is first, then we'll worry about how I take the situation." said Kaoru with a calm voice. "It has been almost a month we've been traveling together Lady Kaoru." As Kenshin looked at Kaoru, he saw a smile was written on her face. Then he gently took her hand and said, "after all that traveling and memories we've shared it was most pleasant, and I think I have found the one person that I truly love with my whole life." Then Kaoru's expression changed to a shocked face. "K...K...Kenshin, I...I...I don't know what to say." Said Kaoru with a startled voice. "Lady Kaoru I finally confess my feelings to you. I love you.......Kaoru." said Kenshin. She then realized that he said her name without the honorific. She put a big smile on her face and put her arms around Kenshin's neck, while crying saying, "Kenshin, I love you too. Promise me that you'll never leave me?" "Of course Kaoru. You're the only women I love and will love." Said Kenshin as he put his arm around her waist hugging her tightly.
