Chapter 4 ~
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They walked out into the garden and seated themselves in the table while they were served breakfast. It was as usual , Chinese cuisine. He started eating while Kaoru remained unmoving.
"What's wrong? You don't like the food?," he asked.
"No. It's nothing," she replied and started eating.
Since she was very rich since a child , she doesn't like being that way. All she had wanted was just a simple life with her family.
After breakfast , General Sagara came.
"Hai Kenshin," Sano call out as he approached them.
"Sano," he greeted back.
"I see you brought your wife here too," Sano teased.
"I'm not his wife," Kaoru protested.
"Not?, then I can have my chance," Sano said as he put an arm around her shoulder.
Kaoru scowled and tried to push him away.
"Get your hands off her Sano," Kenshin commanded.
"I'm just joking see how protective you are," Sano said with a grin.
Both Kenshin and Kaoru scowled.
"What brought you here?," Kenshin asked a moment later.
"Oh right , the meeting," he answered as he take a bite at the food.
Kenshin nodded and got up.
"Kaoru , take this," he said as he handed her a gold plat with a dragon crest.
"What's this for?," she asked as she took it.
"You'll need this if you get into trouble," he replied with a smile.
"Do you mean that I'm troublesome?," Kaoru asked with a raised eyebrow.
He simply chuckled and left with Sano to the meeting room.
She continued sipping on the tea while pouting.
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A few hours later , Kaoru got up and headed into her chamber to change into the servant's clothes. She tied her hair back up and headed towards the kitchen. She entered the kitchen with a smile.
It was as busy as always. Both Tae and Misao were talking while cutting on some vegetables. She approached them timidly.
"Good morning," she said softly with a smile.
Tae and Misao turned their attention towards her. They were looking at her awkwardly.
"Good morning , My Lady," They both replied.
"Misao , Tae , What's wrong?," Kaoru asked worriedly.
"Well , you are the lady," Misao said as she continued cutting the vegetables.
"I just wanna be friends," Kaoru explained.
"We're just servants," Tae said.
"I thought that I've finally found some friends but it's just the same no matter where I go," Kaoru said with teary eyes.
They both felt sorry for her.
"We're sorry , we were just," Misao explained but was cut off.
"It's okay," Kaoru replied with a smile.
"Friends?," Tae asked with a smile.
"Sure," Kaoru replied happily as they continue cutting vegetables with Kaoru's help.
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That evening , the yesterday's servants approached Kaoru.
"You need to sweep the corridor ," she said as she pushed the broom to her.
"But," Kaoru protested.
"No but. It's your turn," the servants replied angrily.
"Hai," Kaoru said with a sigh.
"What if Kenshin saw me?," Kaoru asked after the servants had left.
"Kenshin? Misao asked curiously.
"His Highness," Kaoru replied.
"It'll be alright," Tae replied.
Kaoru nodded and left to do the job.
She sweep the floor while humming a song with a smile.
"Eww , what disgusting voice," the servants from earlier said with a frown.
"How did you sweep? It's still so dirty," another said angrily.
"Stop complaining," Kaoru replied angrily.
"It looks like we the seniors need to teach you some manners," another said with a wicked smile.
"Oh shit , I don't want to caused any trouble," Kaoru thought inwardly.
She take out the earlier dragon crest and showed it to them.
"Leave me alone," Kaoru commanded.
The servants looked at it and laughed.
"Who do you think you are?," the servants asked while laughing.
One of them took the crest and threw it away.
"You," Kaoru said angrily but was cut off as a hand came to slap her.
She was about to fight back when a hand came and pulled the servants backward by her hair. The other servants stared in shock. They bowed to him respectfully. His amber eyes glowing dangerously in the evening light.
"Your Highness," the servant who was about to slap Kaoru called out fearfully.
He approached Kaoru to check for any injury.
"I'm fine," Kaoru replied with a fake smile.
She had never seen him that angry before. It was scary.
"Do you know who she is?," he asked the servants in a low tone.
"She..," they say but was cut off.
"And you dare raised your hands on her," he growled.
"I'm sorry Your Highness. We didn't know," they replied with trembling legs and hands.
"You saw my crest but you ignore it. For that you'll die," he yelled.
"No please.," they begged.
"Or perhaps you should be locked up in the dungeon until you learn what manners are," he said in a dangerous tone.
"No Kenshin let them go," Kaoru pleaded.
No," he replied.
"Please," she begged with teary eyes.
It somehow had soften him as his eyes changed back to it's normal amber.
"Leave," he commanded.
They bowed and left quickly.
After they left , Kenshin pulled Kaoru by her hand pick up the dragon crest and left for his chamber.
"Kenshin let go. It hurts," Kaoru said as she tried to loosen his hold on her wrist.
He loosen his grip a little but continue pulling her towards his chamber. He pushed her in and dismissed all the servants.
"What do you think you're doing?," he said angrily.
"I'm..I'm just...," she said but was cut off.
"You could have gotten hurt," he yelled as he approached.
She backed away fearfully.
"Don't you talk to me like that," she yelled as she crouched on the floor. She shutted her eyes tightly as she covered both her ears with her hands. She started to cry.
He felt guilty for scaring her.
"I'm sorry. I'm just worried," he said softly as he crouch down to face her. He wiped her tears away but she pushed him away.
"I want to go home," she wailed.
He hugged her tightly refusing to let go.
"Please don't say that. I need you," he said as he patted her hair.
She continue crying and pounding on his chest.
"Kenshin no baka," she said as she gripped on his clothes and hide her face on his chest.
"I'm sorry. I won't do that again," he said as he carried her to his bed to have some rest. He covered her up and sat beside her patting her hair.
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~ dream ~
"Kaoru," the same voice called out again.
"What do you want?," she asked impatiently.
"Save him?," she replied.
"From what?," Kaoru asked again.
"From his loneliness," the woman replied and left.
~ end of dream ~
She awoke in the middle of the night. Kenshin was sitting beside her staring at her.
"Awake?," he asked with a smile.
She simply smile sadly at him.
"What's wrong?," he asked worriedly.
"I met that woman in my dream again," she replied.
"Woman?," he asked. confused.
"The dream that I had since childhood," she said.
"What did she tell you?," he asked curiously.
"She asked me to save you...from your loneliness," she replied softly as she got up to a sitting position.
His expression turned grim at once.
"Perhaps that's the reason I'm here," she added in.
"You often appeared in my dreams since childhood too. You're the only one who care for me even it it's just a dream and that's what kept me alive for all this years," he replied sadly.
"Perhaps I'll leave you one day," she said.
"But I don't want you to go," he said worriedly.
"I don't belong here," she replied with a sad smile.
They both remain silent until he spoke a moment later.
"Will you be my empress?," he asked as he took hold of her hands.
Her eyes opened wide in shock as he stared into her sapphire eyes.
"I need to think," she replied with a blush.
"That'll be fine. I won't force you of course," he replied with a smile.
She nodded as he laid her back down.
"Now sleep," he said as he covered her back up with the golden comforter.
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kasshin ~ hai... I'm back...at least I update in 5 days right???
ewunia ~ thanks for your review again...as you asked , I'll try to update faster
so please continue reading and give me some comment..
Do you think that my language is a little childish ???
And maybe the story is a little too focused on k and k ???
one black tear ~ I'm glad that you like my story..
Please continue reading and give me any comment..
I'll try to write more..
Mary Wolfe ~ thanks for your review.I appreciated it
arigatou...
kasshin ~ I forgot 1 lost important thing..
OH MY GOD!!!!! It's Kaoru's kendo...
I can't find a place to put her into fighting in her own.
It's because I love seeing her being protected by Kenshin...
*sigh* sorry..I'll try it in later chapters...
So please read and review...
I just wanna know how many of you are reading this and if
you can , please tell me your age and location in the review.
I'm just curious about you all...
( ^ - ^ x) / Ja Ne...see you in the next chapter..
Next chapter title :~ The golden robe..
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They walked out into the garden and seated themselves in the table while they were served breakfast. It was as usual , Chinese cuisine. He started eating while Kaoru remained unmoving.
"What's wrong? You don't like the food?," he asked.
"No. It's nothing," she replied and started eating.
Since she was very rich since a child , she doesn't like being that way. All she had wanted was just a simple life with her family.
After breakfast , General Sagara came.
"Hai Kenshin," Sano call out as he approached them.
"Sano," he greeted back.
"I see you brought your wife here too," Sano teased.
"I'm not his wife," Kaoru protested.
"Not?, then I can have my chance," Sano said as he put an arm around her shoulder.
Kaoru scowled and tried to push him away.
"Get your hands off her Sano," Kenshin commanded.
"I'm just joking see how protective you are," Sano said with a grin.
Both Kenshin and Kaoru scowled.
"What brought you here?," Kenshin asked a moment later.
"Oh right , the meeting," he answered as he take a bite at the food.
Kenshin nodded and got up.
"Kaoru , take this," he said as he handed her a gold plat with a dragon crest.
"What's this for?," she asked as she took it.
"You'll need this if you get into trouble," he replied with a smile.
"Do you mean that I'm troublesome?," Kaoru asked with a raised eyebrow.
He simply chuckled and left with Sano to the meeting room.
She continued sipping on the tea while pouting.
**********
A few hours later , Kaoru got up and headed into her chamber to change into the servant's clothes. She tied her hair back up and headed towards the kitchen. She entered the kitchen with a smile.
It was as busy as always. Both Tae and Misao were talking while cutting on some vegetables. She approached them timidly.
"Good morning," she said softly with a smile.
Tae and Misao turned their attention towards her. They were looking at her awkwardly.
"Good morning , My Lady," They both replied.
"Misao , Tae , What's wrong?," Kaoru asked worriedly.
"Well , you are the lady," Misao said as she continued cutting the vegetables.
"I just wanna be friends," Kaoru explained.
"We're just servants," Tae said.
"I thought that I've finally found some friends but it's just the same no matter where I go," Kaoru said with teary eyes.
They both felt sorry for her.
"We're sorry , we were just," Misao explained but was cut off.
"It's okay," Kaoru replied with a smile.
"Friends?," Tae asked with a smile.
"Sure," Kaoru replied happily as they continue cutting vegetables with Kaoru's help.
**********
That evening , the yesterday's servants approached Kaoru.
"You need to sweep the corridor ," she said as she pushed the broom to her.
"But," Kaoru protested.
"No but. It's your turn," the servants replied angrily.
"Hai," Kaoru said with a sigh.
"What if Kenshin saw me?," Kaoru asked after the servants had left.
"Kenshin? Misao asked curiously.
"His Highness," Kaoru replied.
"It'll be alright," Tae replied.
Kaoru nodded and left to do the job.
She sweep the floor while humming a song with a smile.
"Eww , what disgusting voice," the servants from earlier said with a frown.
"How did you sweep? It's still so dirty," another said angrily.
"Stop complaining," Kaoru replied angrily.
"It looks like we the seniors need to teach you some manners," another said with a wicked smile.
"Oh shit , I don't want to caused any trouble," Kaoru thought inwardly.
She take out the earlier dragon crest and showed it to them.
"Leave me alone," Kaoru commanded.
The servants looked at it and laughed.
"Who do you think you are?," the servants asked while laughing.
One of them took the crest and threw it away.
"You," Kaoru said angrily but was cut off as a hand came to slap her.
She was about to fight back when a hand came and pulled the servants backward by her hair. The other servants stared in shock. They bowed to him respectfully. His amber eyes glowing dangerously in the evening light.
"Your Highness," the servant who was about to slap Kaoru called out fearfully.
He approached Kaoru to check for any injury.
"I'm fine," Kaoru replied with a fake smile.
She had never seen him that angry before. It was scary.
"Do you know who she is?," he asked the servants in a low tone.
"She..," they say but was cut off.
"And you dare raised your hands on her," he growled.
"I'm sorry Your Highness. We didn't know," they replied with trembling legs and hands.
"You saw my crest but you ignore it. For that you'll die," he yelled.
"No please.," they begged.
"Or perhaps you should be locked up in the dungeon until you learn what manners are," he said in a dangerous tone.
"No Kenshin let them go," Kaoru pleaded.
No," he replied.
"Please," she begged with teary eyes.
It somehow had soften him as his eyes changed back to it's normal amber.
"Leave," he commanded.
They bowed and left quickly.
After they left , Kenshin pulled Kaoru by her hand pick up the dragon crest and left for his chamber.
"Kenshin let go. It hurts," Kaoru said as she tried to loosen his hold on her wrist.
He loosen his grip a little but continue pulling her towards his chamber. He pushed her in and dismissed all the servants.
"What do you think you're doing?," he said angrily.
"I'm..I'm just...," she said but was cut off.
"You could have gotten hurt," he yelled as he approached.
She backed away fearfully.
"Don't you talk to me like that," she yelled as she crouched on the floor. She shutted her eyes tightly as she covered both her ears with her hands. She started to cry.
He felt guilty for scaring her.
"I'm sorry. I'm just worried," he said softly as he crouch down to face her. He wiped her tears away but she pushed him away.
"I want to go home," she wailed.
He hugged her tightly refusing to let go.
"Please don't say that. I need you," he said as he patted her hair.
She continue crying and pounding on his chest.
"Kenshin no baka," she said as she gripped on his clothes and hide her face on his chest.
"I'm sorry. I won't do that again," he said as he carried her to his bed to have some rest. He covered her up and sat beside her patting her hair.
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~ dream ~
"Kaoru," the same voice called out again.
"What do you want?," she asked impatiently.
"Save him?," she replied.
"From what?," Kaoru asked again.
"From his loneliness," the woman replied and left.
~ end of dream ~
She awoke in the middle of the night. Kenshin was sitting beside her staring at her.
"Awake?," he asked with a smile.
She simply smile sadly at him.
"What's wrong?," he asked worriedly.
"I met that woman in my dream again," she replied.
"Woman?," he asked. confused.
"The dream that I had since childhood," she said.
"What did she tell you?," he asked curiously.
"She asked me to save you...from your loneliness," she replied softly as she got up to a sitting position.
His expression turned grim at once.
"Perhaps that's the reason I'm here," she added in.
"You often appeared in my dreams since childhood too. You're the only one who care for me even it it's just a dream and that's what kept me alive for all this years," he replied sadly.
"Perhaps I'll leave you one day," she said.
"But I don't want you to go," he said worriedly.
"I don't belong here," she replied with a sad smile.
They both remain silent until he spoke a moment later.
"Will you be my empress?," he asked as he took hold of her hands.
Her eyes opened wide in shock as he stared into her sapphire eyes.
"I need to think," she replied with a blush.
"That'll be fine. I won't force you of course," he replied with a smile.
She nodded as he laid her back down.
"Now sleep," he said as he covered her back up with the golden comforter.
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kasshin ~ hai... I'm back...at least I update in 5 days right???
ewunia ~ thanks for your review again...as you asked , I'll try to update faster
so please continue reading and give me some comment..
Do you think that my language is a little childish ???
And maybe the story is a little too focused on k and k ???
one black tear ~ I'm glad that you like my story..
Please continue reading and give me any comment..
I'll try to write more..
Mary Wolfe ~ thanks for your review.I appreciated it
arigatou...
kasshin ~ I forgot 1 lost important thing..
OH MY GOD!!!!! It's Kaoru's kendo...
I can't find a place to put her into fighting in her own.
It's because I love seeing her being protected by Kenshin...
*sigh* sorry..I'll try it in later chapters...
So please read and review...
I just wanna know how many of you are reading this and if
you can , please tell me your age and location in the review.
I'm just curious about you all...
( ^ - ^ x) / Ja Ne...see you in the next chapter..
Next chapter title :~ The golden robe..