A/N: Special shout out to Lady Battousai, FunkMasterGT, and S3XuAl-
ArTfOrM!!!! hehe, thanx a tons guys.
Disclaimer: naw, don't own them, don't make money off of it either, in fact, i'm dead broke.
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chap. 2 ~ forgetting
Kenshin made his way back to the Kamiya dojo, humming as he went. He felt...relieved of some heavy baggage that he had been carrying for so long, a burden he had held onto for all his life, and suddenly, it was...gone. The setting sun glowed a fierce orange, bright, and bathing him in fiery light. His footsteps made little imprints in the dirt, and he smiled as he approached home.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru cried happily, walking up to her husband, "What took you so long? I was beginning to get worried." She pranced up to Kenshin and planted a soft kiss on his lips.
Kenshin smiled and nodded, "Sorry Miss Kaoru. I got...." He struggled with his next words, why had he taken so long just to buy tofu? "I... must have been preoccupied..." Kenshin frowned in concentration, for he honestly did not remember what had gotten him side-tracked. It was as if there was an empty space in his memories, going suddenly from one image and skipping to another, without a smooth transition. He shook his head, and ignored his thoughts as he smiled at Kaoru.
"Let's start dinner Miss Kaoru, yes?" Kenshin said.
Kaoru nodded, and they made their way inside.
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Birds chirpped in the trees, leaves sprinkled gently with morning dew which sparkled brightly in the bathing sunlight. The red-crusted earth welcomed each falling mildew, soaking it in, savoring each sweet drop of water. The bustle of everyday life in Japan continued, just like every other morning, unaware of anyone else's troubles but their own.
On the front steps of the Kamiya Dojo, Kenshin Himura stood, swaying a broom this way and that, its bristles sweeping away the dust and dirt of previous days. He worked methodically, vaguely paying any attention to what he was doing. A young boy walked up to Kenshin, his shinai bumping against his leg as he approached the red-haired man.
"Kenshin, I can't believe you're doing work, you should be RESTING," he said the last word slowly, highlighting his point by wagging his index finger around (and in a way, mocking Kaoru).
Kenshin smiled brightly, "Daijobu desu, Yahiko. I feel fine now, and besides, I need exercise, that I do." At Yahiko's exasperated face he added, "Ie desu yo."
"Then you won't mind cleaning out the shack out back. Kaoru was gonna have you do it, but she said she'd wait awhile 'til she'd have you do it," Yahiko grinned widely, "'Cuz she said those injuries you got from that bridge accident was pretty life-threatening..."
"Aa, lucky for me the bridge just happened to collapse... And the rocks just had to be there...." Kenshin's face frowned as if trying to remember when he exactly DID fall from a bridge... And wouldn't he have been able to jump off in time...? He thought harder and a faint outline of the repressed "memory" came back to him, Kaoru was on the bridge and he had to get her off...and didn't have time for himself... His frowned turned upward as he tried to brighten the mood, "But tell Kaoru I'll clean out the 'shack.'"
Yahiko bowed jokingly, but turned to face Kenshin before he left, "She still blames herself ya know..."
Kenshin nodded in acknowledgement of Yahiko's words and set the broom lightly against the wooden wall.
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Kenshin stood outside of the grimey shack, listening "intently" upon Kaoru's words. Miss one syllable, and she'd trounce upon him in a heartbeat. Kenshin bobbed his head up and down, confirming her words every once in awhile just to give her the idea that he was listening...
"Kenshin, I don't want you to start all this work today, just go inside and get a feel for the enviroment," Kaoru gazed gingerly at her husband who only smiled brightly in return, "Hai, Miss Kaoru, I'll find out just how much work I'll have to do."
He opened the door, and found it a problem when he had to squeeze himself through a small slit that barely passed for a door. The only thing preventing him from entering was his Sakabato, which seemed to be one thing too many.
"Here, I'll hold your sword while you're inside," Kaoru held out her hand and Kenshin hesitantly handed her his sword.
Kaoru felt the rough edges of the sword's hilt and brought it closer to her eyes to examine it. Why did Kenshin carry around a sword? Oh yes, for self-protection. And a sword with a reverse-blade so as he wouldn't kill anyone on accident. It seemed strange to Kaoru, for Kenshin to possess a sword during a time of peace, but she did not question her husband's reason.
Kenshin slipped in and out of the moldy building, estimating it would take a day or two for him to clean out its interior, maybe even longer, seeing the condition it was in...
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'Run, just keep running... Run... Doesn't matter where... Doesn't matter...' A young boy's thoughts seemed to scream at the world as he panted huskily, his breath coming in spasms. His face was wild with fear as he skidded across the dirt paths of some unknown city to him... Villagers gave him blank looks, questioning the blond gleam of his hair and his unusual bright aqua blue eyes, that were, at the moment, alert with tremendous fear. His pale face was deprived of nutrition, and streaked with dirt, as was every other part of his body, but he paid no heed to his condition, and kept running, running away from something... And perhaps he was running away from his past.
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A/N: dunno bout u guys, but this chappie's a ton shorter than my usual length. Ahh well, I hope my intentions in this chapter weren't that obvious.... but yes, thanx for reading, and pleez review!
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Disclaimer: naw, don't own them, don't make money off of it either, in fact, i'm dead broke.
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chap. 2 ~ forgetting
Kenshin made his way back to the Kamiya dojo, humming as he went. He felt...relieved of some heavy baggage that he had been carrying for so long, a burden he had held onto for all his life, and suddenly, it was...gone. The setting sun glowed a fierce orange, bright, and bathing him in fiery light. His footsteps made little imprints in the dirt, and he smiled as he approached home.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru cried happily, walking up to her husband, "What took you so long? I was beginning to get worried." She pranced up to Kenshin and planted a soft kiss on his lips.
Kenshin smiled and nodded, "Sorry Miss Kaoru. I got...." He struggled with his next words, why had he taken so long just to buy tofu? "I... must have been preoccupied..." Kenshin frowned in concentration, for he honestly did not remember what had gotten him side-tracked. It was as if there was an empty space in his memories, going suddenly from one image and skipping to another, without a smooth transition. He shook his head, and ignored his thoughts as he smiled at Kaoru.
"Let's start dinner Miss Kaoru, yes?" Kenshin said.
Kaoru nodded, and they made their way inside.
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Birds chirpped in the trees, leaves sprinkled gently with morning dew which sparkled brightly in the bathing sunlight. The red-crusted earth welcomed each falling mildew, soaking it in, savoring each sweet drop of water. The bustle of everyday life in Japan continued, just like every other morning, unaware of anyone else's troubles but their own.
On the front steps of the Kamiya Dojo, Kenshin Himura stood, swaying a broom this way and that, its bristles sweeping away the dust and dirt of previous days. He worked methodically, vaguely paying any attention to what he was doing. A young boy walked up to Kenshin, his shinai bumping against his leg as he approached the red-haired man.
"Kenshin, I can't believe you're doing work, you should be RESTING," he said the last word slowly, highlighting his point by wagging his index finger around (and in a way, mocking Kaoru).
Kenshin smiled brightly, "Daijobu desu, Yahiko. I feel fine now, and besides, I need exercise, that I do." At Yahiko's exasperated face he added, "Ie desu yo."
"Then you won't mind cleaning out the shack out back. Kaoru was gonna have you do it, but she said she'd wait awhile 'til she'd have you do it," Yahiko grinned widely, "'Cuz she said those injuries you got from that bridge accident was pretty life-threatening..."
"Aa, lucky for me the bridge just happened to collapse... And the rocks just had to be there...." Kenshin's face frowned as if trying to remember when he exactly DID fall from a bridge... And wouldn't he have been able to jump off in time...? He thought harder and a faint outline of the repressed "memory" came back to him, Kaoru was on the bridge and he had to get her off...and didn't have time for himself... His frowned turned upward as he tried to brighten the mood, "But tell Kaoru I'll clean out the 'shack.'"
Yahiko bowed jokingly, but turned to face Kenshin before he left, "She still blames herself ya know..."
Kenshin nodded in acknowledgement of Yahiko's words and set the broom lightly against the wooden wall.
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Kenshin stood outside of the grimey shack, listening "intently" upon Kaoru's words. Miss one syllable, and she'd trounce upon him in a heartbeat. Kenshin bobbed his head up and down, confirming her words every once in awhile just to give her the idea that he was listening...
"Kenshin, I don't want you to start all this work today, just go inside and get a feel for the enviroment," Kaoru gazed gingerly at her husband who only smiled brightly in return, "Hai, Miss Kaoru, I'll find out just how much work I'll have to do."
He opened the door, and found it a problem when he had to squeeze himself through a small slit that barely passed for a door. The only thing preventing him from entering was his Sakabato, which seemed to be one thing too many.
"Here, I'll hold your sword while you're inside," Kaoru held out her hand and Kenshin hesitantly handed her his sword.
Kaoru felt the rough edges of the sword's hilt and brought it closer to her eyes to examine it. Why did Kenshin carry around a sword? Oh yes, for self-protection. And a sword with a reverse-blade so as he wouldn't kill anyone on accident. It seemed strange to Kaoru, for Kenshin to possess a sword during a time of peace, but she did not question her husband's reason.
Kenshin slipped in and out of the moldy building, estimating it would take a day or two for him to clean out its interior, maybe even longer, seeing the condition it was in...
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'Run, just keep running... Run... Doesn't matter where... Doesn't matter...' A young boy's thoughts seemed to scream at the world as he panted huskily, his breath coming in spasms. His face was wild with fear as he skidded across the dirt paths of some unknown city to him... Villagers gave him blank looks, questioning the blond gleam of his hair and his unusual bright aqua blue eyes, that were, at the moment, alert with tremendous fear. His pale face was deprived of nutrition, and streaked with dirt, as was every other part of his body, but he paid no heed to his condition, and kept running, running away from something... And perhaps he was running away from his past.
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A/N: dunno bout u guys, but this chappie's a ton shorter than my usual length. Ahh well, I hope my intentions in this chapter weren't that obvious.... but yes, thanx for reading, and pleez review!
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