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Battousai stood there, watching Kaoru cry her eyes out. He knew how she felt, remembering her husbands death. After all, he had felt the same way when Tomoe died. His emotionless shell cracked then, for Kaoru, and he walked over to her and lifted her off the floor.
Hugging Kaoru tightly he murmured "I'm sorry." And he was. Battousai knew that he had brought up Kenshin too soon. Odd, for the most feared man in the Meji era to care about suffering he caused. He was an assassin, no more, no less. And he knew that if he killed again, he would be feared as he was before. For no one could survive the Hiten Mitsurugi.
Kaoru was bawling. She loved Kenshin so much, and he had died. Why was Battousai back and not Kenshin? Did he deserve a second chance? She pounded her small fists on Battousai's chest. "Why did he leave me?" she asked. Kaoru had to align her thoughts. Calming herself, trying to accept the pain, she broke away from Battousai and began to run home. She hadn't even gone three steps when he caught her by the wrist.
"Calm down Kaoru." he told her sternly. "You will survive these memories. Remember, they are just memories, and you aren't the same Kaoru. You're her reincarnation. Her life isn't yours, she died." he told her, putting it into a nicer perspective. "Remember Kaoru, you have an entire life to live. What is past is past."
"Well, when you put it that way..." Kaoru started, feeling much better. "I guess we really are different people." Then, noticing that he still had hold on her wrist, she added, "Battousai, let go. I have to go home!"
"Oh no Kaoru. It is dangerous for young unarmed girls to be out at night, that it is." Then realizing what he had said, he banged his head repeatedly on the wall. "I did not just say that, please say I didn't!"
Kaoru just laughed, thankful for the comic relief, and said "Sorry Battousai, looks like you're going soft. Like 'that damn rurouni,' as you put it. And I am not unarmed!" she added holding up her bokken.
"I'm not going soft Koishii. I haven't gone soft in over 200 years thank you very much. And no matter what you say, it is still dangerous to be out at night. I insist that I walk you home."
"So," she started, "You're telling me that I'll be better off walking home with the most feared assassin to ever set foot in Japan, than alone? How do I know you wont hurt me?" it was just a simple question, but Battousai was slightly hurt.
"Koishii, you know I would never hurt you, ever." he told her, golden eyes blazing.
Suddenly, everything clicked. And she knew that his words were true. "I know." she murmured softly and then, with a change of attitude she began to drag him down the stairs so she could get home. "Come on, hurry up. I have a lot of homework and the walk will take at least thirty minutes!" she shouted at the figure dragging on the ground behind her.
"Oh, about that," Battousai said. "I lied, we're not walking." Walking around the corner, he brought her to a black sports car. "We're taking this." he told her.
Kaoru just stared. It was a nice car. A VERY nice car. "How in the hell did you afford this?" she asked.
"Must you always question the ways of a manslayer?" he asked while opening the door for her. At the look on her face, he sighed, "Kaoru, I made a lot of money during the revolution." She just nodded and they were off.
Battousai sped down the streets, scaring everyone on the sidewalk and making Kaoru regret coming with him. The car ride was mostly silent, except near the end when Kaoru had to smack Battousai with he bokken for looking down her shirt.
As she was getting out of the car, Battousai looked at her with boiling golden eyes and whispered, "Love you, Koishii." Needless to say she was dazed, and then, she noticed Misao. They had planned to study together today she remembered. And Misao had, unfortunately, seen her getting out of the car. Though she had no clue whose car it was.
"Kaoru, who the hell was that?" Misao immediately wanted to know. "Is he your boy-friend?" she asked in a sing-songy voice.
"Old family friend." was all Kaoru said. Like she was telling Misao that the car belonged to Battousai. Her past husband's other half. But, wait, Misao had met Kenshin. They would have to talk soon, and remember everything.
The next day at school, Misao and Megumi jumped on her before she even go to her locker.
"Kaoru!" Misao shouted. "Last night, that was Mr. Himura, wasn't it? I saw him drive in this morning. Why were you in his car?"
Kaoru just sighed. "Yes. But it was only because he didn't want me walking alone so late at night, that's all."
"Ohohohohohoho. Are you having an affair with our teacher Kaoru?" Megumi asked.
"No! you guys, he was just being nice." Kaoru told them. And mumbled to herself, "Not yet anyway." They walked to their first class.
At lunch, Kaoru sat down at her table. Sano immediately jumped on her.
"Hey, Kaoru, Fox said you're having an affair with Mr. Himura." Sano said.
"I'm not!" she shouted. "He just drove me home, that's all!"
Unfortunately for Kaoru, Battousai was feeling mischievous. He had gone into rebel mode and decided to stir up some trouble with Kaoru. He walked over to Kaoru's table and said "Hello, Koishii. Having a good day?"
Battousai wrapped his arms around Kaoru's neck and hugged her. He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Battousai." she giggled. "That is so illegal. Your way to old for me." Kaoru told him while slapping his hands away. She forgot about calling him Battousai in public and quickly said "I mean, Mr. Himura."
"What did I tell you about calling me that name. I am NOT that idiot rurouni!" Battousai added. He was definitely sparking some memories with Kaoru's friends. Though mostly, they had no clue about what was going on. Her friends just stared.
"Oh my god Kaoru, you really are having an affair with our teacher." Misao said, shocked.
Kaoru just smacked Battousai on the head muttering "Look what you've done now." To her friends, she said "Were not. Mr. Himura is just being weird because..." she stopped. "I don't know, just because. He's sort of an old friend."
"Is that all I am to you Koishii?" he murmured into her ear. "I want you, and whatever the Battousai wants he gets. Just a warning to you beloved." he walked away towards the teachers table.
Kaoru just smacked her head onto the table repeatedly, shouting "Damn him! Damn him! Damn him!" She wined, "What does he want from me?"
"Wait a minute." Sano said. "So Mr. Himura is hitting on you but you don't like him?"
Kaoru thought about this for a minute and said "Sort of. I like him, I really do. But he reminds me of someone who beings back painful memories. I just don't know!"
"Kenshin." Misao whispered. "You're talking about Kenshin Himura."
"What?!" Kaoru asked. Not knowing if Misao was talking about the older Kenshin.
"You're talking about the rurouni. His name was Kenshin Himura. He was once the Battousai." she stopped. "You married him and had a child named Kenji." Misao was now crying now as all the memories flooded back to her. "Aioshi," she cried, "Why did you leave me?"
Kaoru just stared at Misao. She was remembering her past. Suddenly, Kaoru started to cry. Kenji, her son. He was dead too. She ran over to Misao and cried.
"Kenji." she shouted. "How could I forget my son, my baby." Misao and Kaoru clung to each other and cried. Sano and Aioshi just looked rather stunned as they themselves began to remember. Megumi went rigid. (SPOILER ALERT)
"Sanosuke left me. All alone he left me. He went to China, to fight in a war, the war Kenshin left to fight in as well. He left me, Aioshi left Misao, and Kenshin left Kaoru. Why did they leave." she was quieter as the tears came. (END SPOILER ALERT) Megumi walked over to the other girls, hugged them, and cried softly. All those painful memories came to them and they just cried it out. The men stood there and remembered the wars they left to fight in. The watched the girls cry and felt awful, they had caused all this pain to those they loved.
All of them skipped the next period and sat on top of the school building, thinking mostly, and talking.
"We're all reincarnations of people who lived and fought in the Meji era." Kaoru started. "But we have to remember that we aren't the same people though we have the same spirits. We have all died before, and left those we loved alone and sad." Misao wiped her eyes, ran to Aioshi, and buried her face in his shirt, crying.
"Don't leave me all alone again." she whimpered. Aioshi just murmured, "I'm sorry." and held her tightly.
Megumi, on the other hand, had her own ways to cope. She walked over to Sano, who was expecting her to cry and fall into his arms, and slapped him across the face. "Reincarnation or not, you deserved that." then she hugged him and said "I missed you."
Kaoru was happy for her friends. She just wanted to know why Kenshin hadn't come back too.
"Yeah, but Battousai is back." her mind told her, and it was true. Maybe since they were sort of the same person, Kenshin was back in a way. Or, more to the point, his other half was back. She had the sudden urge to run to the kendo room and give Battousai a big hug. So, she did just that. She ran to the kendo room, and even though Battousai was in the middle of a teaching demonstration, she ran over to him, and hugged him tightly.
Battousai was shocked, even though he had felt her ki, he hadn't thought she would do this. Kaoru was crying lightly by now, and Battousai shushed her. The girl students were jealous of Kaoru, but she didn't care.
"What's wrong Kaoru?" he asked in a deep voice, clearly concerned.
"Everyone remembered." she sniffed. "They all have the people they love. I love you Battousai, just much as I loved Kenshin then." she was shocked to hear herself say it, as was he.
Battousai kissed her deeply. This startled Kaoru, but she accepted in the end, and let him hold her and kiss her. She was glad of his support, because she swore that she couldn't stand. The class was silent. Everyone was blushing and no one knew what to say. But the term saved by the bell was put into effect. The bell rung loudly, Battousai and Kaoru jumped apart.
"Oh my god!" Kaoru shouted. "I have to get to class." she gave Battousai one quick hug and ran off. As his class filed out of the room, murmuring about Kaoru and 'Mr. Himura,' Battousai slumped in his chair. That had been easier than he had thought, but Kaoru was certainly a handful.
During her next class, Kaoru smacked her head on the desk repeatedly. "Baka!" she reprimanded herself. "Good going Kaoru," her mind said, "You just told the Battousai you loved him and now the entire school knows."
Misao heard her. "Why are you hitting yourself, Kaoru?" she asked with a quizzical look in her eyes.
"Misao." Kaoru whined. "I just told Battousai I loved him." she finished and then whacked her head on her desk.
Misao, assuming that he had turned her down, patted her on the head. "I'm sorry Kaoru, he is so much older, and you should have known he wouldn't return your affections."
"What?" Kaoru asked startled. "He loves me to."
"Then what the hell is your problem?" Misao screeched. "Be happy!"
"I don't know why I'm not happy." Kaoru wined. "I guess I just feel like it's too good to be true!"
Misao just sighed and shook her head. "Live for the moment, Kaoru, be happy while you can." she told Kaoru.
Kaoru, now filled with a new purpose stood on the desk. "I must talk to my love." she called and then tried to jump off the desk and run to the Kendo room.
"Misao grabbed her ponytail, which caused her to fall over. "What the hell was that for!?" Kaoru screeched.
"Kaoru, go off and spend time with your boyfriend after Algebra, okay?" Misao told her giggling, for everyone was staring at Kaoru.
"Right." Kaoru mumbled. "That whole 'school' thing."
wipes forehead that was some major typing work. I was suppose to be studying for Exams but of well.
I just want to say thank you to my reviewers. I've never gotten so many reviews in one day!
Dover: I'm glad you like it so far!
Mia-chan: OMG! He really is that hot isn't he? Droolz I want one! Hands Mia-chan Battousai plushie Thanks for the review!
Luli451: I'm so happy you like it!
Bob-san: You lost me at around the first line. Don't worry, I bet you make sense to some people. x no, that wasn't a dis. Are you trying to say Kenji would still be alive, because 120 years is a long time.
Rkfan246: face faults I can't believe you like it that much! Don't worry, the next update is coming soon!
Nine Fires: I feel so loved. Most people think I write like crap. I'm glad you like my style. dies of happiness
reincarnates self so I can keep writing Thanks so much!
Magiabruxa: Woah. Now I feel really loved! Thankyou for your awesome, amazing, cool, happy, sweet, awesome, review! It helped me get going on another chappie.
Ewunia: No more shameless self plugs! I like to keep the reviewers happy! I'll try to update fast but I have exams next week.
Gaby: Glad you like it! Thanks for the reviews!
Silver Goddess1: Gomen! The review was nice.
Alright, for the next chappie, should I make it funny and cute, like Kenshin going clubbing with Kaoru. Or all adventuresome (is that a word?) with rescuing and blood and Battousai being hot? Thanx for reading ya'll (yes, I do live in the south x)
Battousai stood there, watching Kaoru cry her eyes out. He knew how she felt, remembering her husbands death. After all, he had felt the same way when Tomoe died. His emotionless shell cracked then, for Kaoru, and he walked over to her and lifted her off the floor.
Hugging Kaoru tightly he murmured "I'm sorry." And he was. Battousai knew that he had brought up Kenshin too soon. Odd, for the most feared man in the Meji era to care about suffering he caused. He was an assassin, no more, no less. And he knew that if he killed again, he would be feared as he was before. For no one could survive the Hiten Mitsurugi.
Kaoru was bawling. She loved Kenshin so much, and he had died. Why was Battousai back and not Kenshin? Did he deserve a second chance? She pounded her small fists on Battousai's chest. "Why did he leave me?" she asked. Kaoru had to align her thoughts. Calming herself, trying to accept the pain, she broke away from Battousai and began to run home. She hadn't even gone three steps when he caught her by the wrist.
"Calm down Kaoru." he told her sternly. "You will survive these memories. Remember, they are just memories, and you aren't the same Kaoru. You're her reincarnation. Her life isn't yours, she died." he told her, putting it into a nicer perspective. "Remember Kaoru, you have an entire life to live. What is past is past."
"Well, when you put it that way..." Kaoru started, feeling much better. "I guess we really are different people." Then, noticing that he still had hold on her wrist, she added, "Battousai, let go. I have to go home!"
"Oh no Kaoru. It is dangerous for young unarmed girls to be out at night, that it is." Then realizing what he had said, he banged his head repeatedly on the wall. "I did not just say that, please say I didn't!"
Kaoru just laughed, thankful for the comic relief, and said "Sorry Battousai, looks like you're going soft. Like 'that damn rurouni,' as you put it. And I am not unarmed!" she added holding up her bokken.
"I'm not going soft Koishii. I haven't gone soft in over 200 years thank you very much. And no matter what you say, it is still dangerous to be out at night. I insist that I walk you home."
"So," she started, "You're telling me that I'll be better off walking home with the most feared assassin to ever set foot in Japan, than alone? How do I know you wont hurt me?" it was just a simple question, but Battousai was slightly hurt.
"Koishii, you know I would never hurt you, ever." he told her, golden eyes blazing.
Suddenly, everything clicked. And she knew that his words were true. "I know." she murmured softly and then, with a change of attitude she began to drag him down the stairs so she could get home. "Come on, hurry up. I have a lot of homework and the walk will take at least thirty minutes!" she shouted at the figure dragging on the ground behind her.
"Oh, about that," Battousai said. "I lied, we're not walking." Walking around the corner, he brought her to a black sports car. "We're taking this." he told her.
Kaoru just stared. It was a nice car. A VERY nice car. "How in the hell did you afford this?" she asked.
"Must you always question the ways of a manslayer?" he asked while opening the door for her. At the look on her face, he sighed, "Kaoru, I made a lot of money during the revolution." She just nodded and they were off.
Battousai sped down the streets, scaring everyone on the sidewalk and making Kaoru regret coming with him. The car ride was mostly silent, except near the end when Kaoru had to smack Battousai with he bokken for looking down her shirt.
As she was getting out of the car, Battousai looked at her with boiling golden eyes and whispered, "Love you, Koishii." Needless to say she was dazed, and then, she noticed Misao. They had planned to study together today she remembered. And Misao had, unfortunately, seen her getting out of the car. Though she had no clue whose car it was.
"Kaoru, who the hell was that?" Misao immediately wanted to know. "Is he your boy-friend?" she asked in a sing-songy voice.
"Old family friend." was all Kaoru said. Like she was telling Misao that the car belonged to Battousai. Her past husband's other half. But, wait, Misao had met Kenshin. They would have to talk soon, and remember everything.
The next day at school, Misao and Megumi jumped on her before she even go to her locker.
"Kaoru!" Misao shouted. "Last night, that was Mr. Himura, wasn't it? I saw him drive in this morning. Why were you in his car?"
Kaoru just sighed. "Yes. But it was only because he didn't want me walking alone so late at night, that's all."
"Ohohohohohoho. Are you having an affair with our teacher Kaoru?" Megumi asked.
"No! you guys, he was just being nice." Kaoru told them. And mumbled to herself, "Not yet anyway." They walked to their first class.
At lunch, Kaoru sat down at her table. Sano immediately jumped on her.
"Hey, Kaoru, Fox said you're having an affair with Mr. Himura." Sano said.
"I'm not!" she shouted. "He just drove me home, that's all!"
Unfortunately for Kaoru, Battousai was feeling mischievous. He had gone into rebel mode and decided to stir up some trouble with Kaoru. He walked over to Kaoru's table and said "Hello, Koishii. Having a good day?"
Battousai wrapped his arms around Kaoru's neck and hugged her. He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Battousai." she giggled. "That is so illegal. Your way to old for me." Kaoru told him while slapping his hands away. She forgot about calling him Battousai in public and quickly said "I mean, Mr. Himura."
"What did I tell you about calling me that name. I am NOT that idiot rurouni!" Battousai added. He was definitely sparking some memories with Kaoru's friends. Though mostly, they had no clue about what was going on. Her friends just stared.
"Oh my god Kaoru, you really are having an affair with our teacher." Misao said, shocked.
Kaoru just smacked Battousai on the head muttering "Look what you've done now." To her friends, she said "Were not. Mr. Himura is just being weird because..." she stopped. "I don't know, just because. He's sort of an old friend."
"Is that all I am to you Koishii?" he murmured into her ear. "I want you, and whatever the Battousai wants he gets. Just a warning to you beloved." he walked away towards the teachers table.
Kaoru just smacked her head onto the table repeatedly, shouting "Damn him! Damn him! Damn him!" She wined, "What does he want from me?"
"Wait a minute." Sano said. "So Mr. Himura is hitting on you but you don't like him?"
Kaoru thought about this for a minute and said "Sort of. I like him, I really do. But he reminds me of someone who beings back painful memories. I just don't know!"
"Kenshin." Misao whispered. "You're talking about Kenshin Himura."
"What?!" Kaoru asked. Not knowing if Misao was talking about the older Kenshin.
"You're talking about the rurouni. His name was Kenshin Himura. He was once the Battousai." she stopped. "You married him and had a child named Kenji." Misao was now crying now as all the memories flooded back to her. "Aioshi," she cried, "Why did you leave me?"
Kaoru just stared at Misao. She was remembering her past. Suddenly, Kaoru started to cry. Kenji, her son. He was dead too. She ran over to Misao and cried.
"Kenji." she shouted. "How could I forget my son, my baby." Misao and Kaoru clung to each other and cried. Sano and Aioshi just looked rather stunned as they themselves began to remember. Megumi went rigid. (SPOILER ALERT)
"Sanosuke left me. All alone he left me. He went to China, to fight in a war, the war Kenshin left to fight in as well. He left me, Aioshi left Misao, and Kenshin left Kaoru. Why did they leave." she was quieter as the tears came. (END SPOILER ALERT) Megumi walked over to the other girls, hugged them, and cried softly. All those painful memories came to them and they just cried it out. The men stood there and remembered the wars they left to fight in. The watched the girls cry and felt awful, they had caused all this pain to those they loved.
All of them skipped the next period and sat on top of the school building, thinking mostly, and talking.
"We're all reincarnations of people who lived and fought in the Meji era." Kaoru started. "But we have to remember that we aren't the same people though we have the same spirits. We have all died before, and left those we loved alone and sad." Misao wiped her eyes, ran to Aioshi, and buried her face in his shirt, crying.
"Don't leave me all alone again." she whimpered. Aioshi just murmured, "I'm sorry." and held her tightly.
Megumi, on the other hand, had her own ways to cope. She walked over to Sano, who was expecting her to cry and fall into his arms, and slapped him across the face. "Reincarnation or not, you deserved that." then she hugged him and said "I missed you."
Kaoru was happy for her friends. She just wanted to know why Kenshin hadn't come back too.
"Yeah, but Battousai is back." her mind told her, and it was true. Maybe since they were sort of the same person, Kenshin was back in a way. Or, more to the point, his other half was back. She had the sudden urge to run to the kendo room and give Battousai a big hug. So, she did just that. She ran to the kendo room, and even though Battousai was in the middle of a teaching demonstration, she ran over to him, and hugged him tightly.
Battousai was shocked, even though he had felt her ki, he hadn't thought she would do this. Kaoru was crying lightly by now, and Battousai shushed her. The girl students were jealous of Kaoru, but she didn't care.
"What's wrong Kaoru?" he asked in a deep voice, clearly concerned.
"Everyone remembered." she sniffed. "They all have the people they love. I love you Battousai, just much as I loved Kenshin then." she was shocked to hear herself say it, as was he.
Battousai kissed her deeply. This startled Kaoru, but she accepted in the end, and let him hold her and kiss her. She was glad of his support, because she swore that she couldn't stand. The class was silent. Everyone was blushing and no one knew what to say. But the term saved by the bell was put into effect. The bell rung loudly, Battousai and Kaoru jumped apart.
"Oh my god!" Kaoru shouted. "I have to get to class." she gave Battousai one quick hug and ran off. As his class filed out of the room, murmuring about Kaoru and 'Mr. Himura,' Battousai slumped in his chair. That had been easier than he had thought, but Kaoru was certainly a handful.
During her next class, Kaoru smacked her head on the desk repeatedly. "Baka!" she reprimanded herself. "Good going Kaoru," her mind said, "You just told the Battousai you loved him and now the entire school knows."
Misao heard her. "Why are you hitting yourself, Kaoru?" she asked with a quizzical look in her eyes.
"Misao." Kaoru whined. "I just told Battousai I loved him." she finished and then whacked her head on her desk.
Misao, assuming that he had turned her down, patted her on the head. "I'm sorry Kaoru, he is so much older, and you should have known he wouldn't return your affections."
"What?" Kaoru asked startled. "He loves me to."
"Then what the hell is your problem?" Misao screeched. "Be happy!"
"I don't know why I'm not happy." Kaoru wined. "I guess I just feel like it's too good to be true!"
Misao just sighed and shook her head. "Live for the moment, Kaoru, be happy while you can." she told Kaoru.
Kaoru, now filled with a new purpose stood on the desk. "I must talk to my love." she called and then tried to jump off the desk and run to the Kendo room.
"Misao grabbed her ponytail, which caused her to fall over. "What the hell was that for!?" Kaoru screeched.
"Kaoru, go off and spend time with your boyfriend after Algebra, okay?" Misao told her giggling, for everyone was staring at Kaoru.
"Right." Kaoru mumbled. "That whole 'school' thing."
wipes forehead that was some major typing work. I was suppose to be studying for Exams but of well.
I just want to say thank you to my reviewers. I've never gotten so many reviews in one day!
Dover: I'm glad you like it so far!
Mia-chan: OMG! He really is that hot isn't he? Droolz I want one! Hands Mia-chan Battousai plushie Thanks for the review!
Luli451: I'm so happy you like it!
Bob-san: You lost me at around the first line. Don't worry, I bet you make sense to some people. x no, that wasn't a dis. Are you trying to say Kenji would still be alive, because 120 years is a long time.
Rkfan246: face faults I can't believe you like it that much! Don't worry, the next update is coming soon!
Nine Fires: I feel so loved. Most people think I write like crap. I'm glad you like my style. dies of happiness
reincarnates self so I can keep writing Thanks so much!
Magiabruxa: Woah. Now I feel really loved! Thankyou for your awesome, amazing, cool, happy, sweet, awesome, review! It helped me get going on another chappie.
Ewunia: No more shameless self plugs! I like to keep the reviewers happy! I'll try to update fast but I have exams next week.
Gaby: Glad you like it! Thanks for the reviews!
Silver Goddess1: Gomen! The review was nice.
Alright, for the next chappie, should I make it funny and cute, like Kenshin going clubbing with Kaoru. Or all adventuresome (is that a word?) with rescuing and blood and Battousai being hot? Thanx for reading ya'll (yes, I do live in the south x)
