Chapter 6 ~
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"He," tae said hesitantly.
"Go on," Kaoru urged.
"Well he was very lonely since he was born," Tae finished her sentences.
"Lonely?," she asked curiously.
"The late empress passed away right after giving birth to him. Since he was the only child , he was trained to be the heir of the throne since he was able to talk," Misao continued on.
"I see," Kaoru replied with a sad smile.
"The late emperor had always been very strict to him. He loved him even if he didn't show it," Tae added in.
"He's always alone. He seldom even speak to the others other than some ministers and General Sagara," Misao added.
"General Sagara?," Kaoru said with a frown.
"Well he was His Highness only friend. He care about him very much even if he always teased His Highness," Tae replied with a smile.
"And then , the worst came..," Misao said with unfocused gaze towards the floor.
"What is it?," Kaoru asked.
"His eyes," Tae replied.
"Had changed into amber instead of the previous amethyst all of a sudden and he seems to be colder too," Misao added in.
"Why?," she asked again.
"We didn't know," they both replied with a said expression.
"I see," Kaoru said sadly.
"Kaoru I'm sure you'll be able to save him," Tae said with a sad smile.
Kaoru gave them a confused look.
"Since you arrived , he's been a lot happier," Misao said with a smile.
"He had even smile for the first time," Tae said.
"First?," Kaoru asked in shock.
"Yes. The first since he was born," Misao said in a grim tone.
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The emperor went back to his chamber.
"Kaoru," he called out.
No answer. He frowned.
"Where did she go?," he asked a servant.
"Lady Kaoru went into the kitchen just now," she replied with a bow.
He sighed and left for the kitchen.
He entered the kitchen. every single worker was staring at him in shock as they quickly bowed to him.
"Where is she?," he asked.
By she he meant Kaoru and everybody knows about it.
"Lady Kaoru was in the servants dormitories," one of the servants replied with a seductive smile.
Obviously , she was the one who said she was prettier than Kaoru.
He frowned at her and left without a word.
"Can't he see that I'm more beautiful?," the servant said angrily.
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Meanwhile Kaoru , Misao and tae were talking happily.
"Well Kaoru how did you know him?," Misao asked with a grin.
"Well I will tell you but perhaps you wouldn't believe me," she replied.
"Try us," Tae said.
"I've known him since I'm a child. We met in dreams almost everyday until about 5 years ago our meeting ended," she replied.
They stared at her in shock.
"See," she said.
"We do believe you," Tae said.
"But why will the dream ended 5 years ago?," Misao asked.
"I don't know," Kaoru replied with a shrug.
"Then what was your relationship with him now?," Misao asked with a grin.
"We were just...," she trailed off when she noticed their shock expression.
She turned around was her nose brush against Kenshin nose. She screamed. he backed away immediately rubbing his ears.
"Kenshin you'll scare me till death," Kaoru said angrily.
"You're the one who didn't realized I'm here," he complained.
"Your Highness," Misao and Tae said with a bow.
"You don't have to be so formal," he said with a smile.
"What brought you here?," Kaoru asked.
"Oh right. There's something I need to show you," he said as he took hold of her hand and led her out of the room.
"You may come too," he added towards Misao and tae. They nodded and followed behind them.
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he led her to the garden they usually had breakfast together.
There's a woman sitting there. She look familiar.
"Sayo," Kaoru called out as she ran towards her.
"Kaoru," Sayo said happily.
"It seems you both already know each other," Kenshin said with a sigh.
"Your Highness," Sayo said with a slight bow.
"Anyway , she'll be teaching you how to dance," Kenshin said. with a smile.
"What? Why MUST I?," she yelled.
"There's a festival coming and I'll need to introduced you to all the minister," he explained.
"Do I have a choice?," she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well. No," he replied with a chuckled.
"You'll both be learning too," he added in.
Both Tae and Misao nodded in response.
"That's not a command you don't have to if you don't want it," he explained.
"Hey that's not fair I don't want to," Kaoru pouted and started choking him.
"You don't have a choice. You're the main dancer," he said with a sigh.
She let go of him and huffed.
"The lesson will begin tomorrow," he announced.
"What? we're going to town tomorrow," Kaoru said angrily.
"Oh right. I forgot," he said with a sheepish grin.
"You FORGOT?," she yelled.
He held both his hands up in defense as the others giggled at them both.
**********
That night , Kenshin led her towards his room. She had changed into her sleeping robe.
"Why are you bringing me in?," she asked.
"Well so you don't have to sneak into my room again," he replied with a mischevious grin.
She huffed and followed her in.
She sat on the bed nervously as he got changed into his sleeping robe behind the screen.
He came out a moment later.
"What are you looking at?," he asked.
"Nothing," she replied with a blush.
"Are you gonna sleep or are you gonna sit there for the rest of the night?," he teased her.
She huffed and got under the cover and turned her back to him. He smile as he too got under the cover. He could feel her tense.
"What are you so nervous about?,:" he whispered right behind her ear.
"Who said so?," she protested.
"Well you are," he said while hugging her from behind.
"Himura Kenshin what are you doing?," she yelled as he face turned beat red.
"Sleeping with my plush doll," he replied just before he fell asleep.
She pouted and relaxed as she too drifted off to sleep.
**********
The next morning , Kenshin awoke to the knock on the door. Kaoru was still asleep beside him gripping his robe.
"In," he commanded.
This was enough to awake Kaoru. She got up and stretch just as Misao came in holding clothes and basin of water.
"Good morning," she said with a smile.
"Misao. Why are you here?," Kaoru asked sleepily.
"I've transfer her here," Kenshin replied as he help her down the bed.
"Oh" she replied as Kenshin started wiping her face.
"I told you I could do it myself," Kaoru protested.
He ignored her as usual while Misao stood by the door smiling.
"Prepare her a bath," he commanded.
Misao bowed.
"What about you?," Kaoru asked curiously.
"I'm going to the other bathhouse," he replied.
"Why?," she asked.
"Or do you want me to enter the same bathhouse as you?," he asked with a smirk.
"No thanks," she replied angrily and left with Misao.
He chuckled.
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In the bath house , Kaoru undressed and got into the hotspring while Misao stood behind the screen.
"Kaoru you didn't tell me your relationship with His Highness was laready that far," Misao teased her.
"What do you mean?," she asked with a blush.
"You both sleep on the same bed," she replied.
"That's all nothing happened," Kaoru replied nervously.
"Hai Hai," Misao replied laughing.
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kasshin ~ hey here's the next chapter..
^ ^ ~ thanks for all your reviews..
Serene Faerie ~ thanks for ur review and ok I'll try to update sooner.
dooP ~ u think my story is cute???? thank you so much!!!!!
*Yuki* ~hehhehe sorry for my grammar..
momo~ heheheheh I'll try to update soon if I'm free..
Friend of Inuyasha + Kagome ~ hehehhehe there's more coming..
l3al3yanime ~ heheheheh Kaoru doesn't know how to swim because she
was afraid of water..
Dark Angel ~ okay since you're the only one who answer my question, I'll make
megumi bad but Soujiro I can't..sorry..
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"He," tae said hesitantly.
"Go on," Kaoru urged.
"Well he was very lonely since he was born," Tae finished her sentences.
"Lonely?," she asked curiously.
"The late empress passed away right after giving birth to him. Since he was the only child , he was trained to be the heir of the throne since he was able to talk," Misao continued on.
"I see," Kaoru replied with a sad smile.
"The late emperor had always been very strict to him. He loved him even if he didn't show it," Tae added in.
"He's always alone. He seldom even speak to the others other than some ministers and General Sagara," Misao added.
"General Sagara?," Kaoru said with a frown.
"Well he was His Highness only friend. He care about him very much even if he always teased His Highness," Tae replied with a smile.
"And then , the worst came..," Misao said with unfocused gaze towards the floor.
"What is it?," Kaoru asked.
"His eyes," Tae replied.
"Had changed into amber instead of the previous amethyst all of a sudden and he seems to be colder too," Misao added in.
"Why?," she asked again.
"We didn't know," they both replied with a said expression.
"I see," Kaoru said sadly.
"Kaoru I'm sure you'll be able to save him," Tae said with a sad smile.
Kaoru gave them a confused look.
"Since you arrived , he's been a lot happier," Misao said with a smile.
"He had even smile for the first time," Tae said.
"First?," Kaoru asked in shock.
"Yes. The first since he was born," Misao said in a grim tone.
**********
The emperor went back to his chamber.
"Kaoru," he called out.
No answer. He frowned.
"Where did she go?," he asked a servant.
"Lady Kaoru went into the kitchen just now," she replied with a bow.
He sighed and left for the kitchen.
He entered the kitchen. every single worker was staring at him in shock as they quickly bowed to him.
"Where is she?," he asked.
By she he meant Kaoru and everybody knows about it.
"Lady Kaoru was in the servants dormitories," one of the servants replied with a seductive smile.
Obviously , she was the one who said she was prettier than Kaoru.
He frowned at her and left without a word.
"Can't he see that I'm more beautiful?," the servant said angrily.
**********
Meanwhile Kaoru , Misao and tae were talking happily.
"Well Kaoru how did you know him?," Misao asked with a grin.
"Well I will tell you but perhaps you wouldn't believe me," she replied.
"Try us," Tae said.
"I've known him since I'm a child. We met in dreams almost everyday until about 5 years ago our meeting ended," she replied.
They stared at her in shock.
"See," she said.
"We do believe you," Tae said.
"But why will the dream ended 5 years ago?," Misao asked.
"I don't know," Kaoru replied with a shrug.
"Then what was your relationship with him now?," Misao asked with a grin.
"We were just...," she trailed off when she noticed their shock expression.
She turned around was her nose brush against Kenshin nose. She screamed. he backed away immediately rubbing his ears.
"Kenshin you'll scare me till death," Kaoru said angrily.
"You're the one who didn't realized I'm here," he complained.
"Your Highness," Misao and Tae said with a bow.
"You don't have to be so formal," he said with a smile.
"What brought you here?," Kaoru asked.
"Oh right. There's something I need to show you," he said as he took hold of her hand and led her out of the room.
"You may come too," he added towards Misao and tae. They nodded and followed behind them.
**********
he led her to the garden they usually had breakfast together.
There's a woman sitting there. She look familiar.
"Sayo," Kaoru called out as she ran towards her.
"Kaoru," Sayo said happily.
"It seems you both already know each other," Kenshin said with a sigh.
"Your Highness," Sayo said with a slight bow.
"Anyway , she'll be teaching you how to dance," Kenshin said. with a smile.
"What? Why MUST I?," she yelled.
"There's a festival coming and I'll need to introduced you to all the minister," he explained.
"Do I have a choice?," she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well. No," he replied with a chuckled.
"You'll both be learning too," he added in.
Both Tae and Misao nodded in response.
"That's not a command you don't have to if you don't want it," he explained.
"Hey that's not fair I don't want to," Kaoru pouted and started choking him.
"You don't have a choice. You're the main dancer," he said with a sigh.
She let go of him and huffed.
"The lesson will begin tomorrow," he announced.
"What? we're going to town tomorrow," Kaoru said angrily.
"Oh right. I forgot," he said with a sheepish grin.
"You FORGOT?," she yelled.
He held both his hands up in defense as the others giggled at them both.
**********
That night , Kenshin led her towards his room. She had changed into her sleeping robe.
"Why are you bringing me in?," she asked.
"Well so you don't have to sneak into my room again," he replied with a mischevious grin.
She huffed and followed her in.
She sat on the bed nervously as he got changed into his sleeping robe behind the screen.
He came out a moment later.
"What are you looking at?," he asked.
"Nothing," she replied with a blush.
"Are you gonna sleep or are you gonna sit there for the rest of the night?," he teased her.
She huffed and got under the cover and turned her back to him. He smile as he too got under the cover. He could feel her tense.
"What are you so nervous about?,:" he whispered right behind her ear.
"Who said so?," she protested.
"Well you are," he said while hugging her from behind.
"Himura Kenshin what are you doing?," she yelled as he face turned beat red.
"Sleeping with my plush doll," he replied just before he fell asleep.
She pouted and relaxed as she too drifted off to sleep.
**********
The next morning , Kenshin awoke to the knock on the door. Kaoru was still asleep beside him gripping his robe.
"In," he commanded.
This was enough to awake Kaoru. She got up and stretch just as Misao came in holding clothes and basin of water.
"Good morning," she said with a smile.
"Misao. Why are you here?," Kaoru asked sleepily.
"I've transfer her here," Kenshin replied as he help her down the bed.
"Oh" she replied as Kenshin started wiping her face.
"I told you I could do it myself," Kaoru protested.
He ignored her as usual while Misao stood by the door smiling.
"Prepare her a bath," he commanded.
Misao bowed.
"What about you?," Kaoru asked curiously.
"I'm going to the other bathhouse," he replied.
"Why?," she asked.
"Or do you want me to enter the same bathhouse as you?," he asked with a smirk.
"No thanks," she replied angrily and left with Misao.
He chuckled.
**********
In the bath house , Kaoru undressed and got into the hotspring while Misao stood behind the screen.
"Kaoru you didn't tell me your relationship with His Highness was laready that far," Misao teased her.
"What do you mean?," she asked with a blush.
"You both sleep on the same bed," she replied.
"That's all nothing happened," Kaoru replied nervously.
"Hai Hai," Misao replied laughing.
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kasshin ~ hey here's the next chapter..
^ ^ ~ thanks for all your reviews..
Serene Faerie ~ thanks for ur review and ok I'll try to update sooner.
dooP ~ u think my story is cute???? thank you so much!!!!!
*Yuki* ~hehhehe sorry for my grammar..
momo~ heheheheh I'll try to update soon if I'm free..
Friend of Inuyasha + Kagome ~ hehehhehe there's more coming..
l3al3yanime ~ heheheheh Kaoru doesn't know how to swim because she
was afraid of water..
Dark Angel ~ okay since you're the only one who answer my question, I'll make
megumi bad but Soujiro I can't..sorry..