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NOTE: Um yeah, since I'm dumb (heh) I spelt some things wrong so gomen nasai! ~*bows*~ Oh yeah before I forget, the format is going to be different because my good friend Gi-chan told me how to get italics in here!! YAY! You rock Gi-chan!
Disclaimer: Same old story, yeah I would die of a heart attack if I could own Kenshin, who wouldn't, but unfortunately I don't (kuso kuso kuso!!!!) ~*eh hem*~
Chapter2- Worries and Happiness
It was misty and overcast. Kaoru looked up at the sky. She figured she and Kenshin had about twenty minutes to get home before it started to rain. Kaoru glanced at Kenshin who was being unusually quiet, even for him.
Kaoru checked to see if they had forgotten anything. When she was positive that she hadn't, she turned to Kenshin.
"Kenshin, I have everything. Are you ready to go?"
Kenshin turned and smiled. Kaoru's heart skipped a beat. She loved this man so much. Kaoru silently cursed herself for not being able to tell Kenshin her feelings for him. Kaoru and Kenshin were walking on the bridge that went towards the dojo when it started to drizzle. They were still ten minutes from the dojo. Kenshin, who was holding the bucket with the tofu in it, turned to Kaoru and indicated with his head to a small over hang on a building.
"Shall we?" he asked and started forward quickly, but not too quickly to break apart the tofu. Kaoru was close behind him.
They made it to the overhang just before it started to pour. Kaoru and Kenshin set down their burdens and leaned against the smooth wood of the building. Kaoru looked at Kenshin and saw that something was wrong.
"Kenshin," she said.
He turned to look at her. "What's wrong? You've been so quiet all day. Please tell me what's wrong. I want to help."
Kenshin moved closer to her. Kaoru's heart speed up as she looked into his eyes. Kenshin opened his mouth and said something. Kaoru's eyes widened and she thought she heard Kenshin wrong.
"What did you say?" Kaoru asked, mouth dry.
"I'm leaving again," was Kenshin's reply.
"But," began Kaoru, "why?! It's not like when you had to fight Shishio is it?! I don't want to see you hurt that badly again!"
Kenshin lifted Kaoru's face so that her now tear-filled eyes met his.
"That's not it," he said, "I am a wanderer. I feel restless. I've felt restless since I came back from Kyoto."
A look of shock passed onto Kaoru's face.
"R-restless?" she managed to say, "You've seemed so happy and relieved since you got back from Kyoto."
Kenshin took his hand from her chin and placed it on her cheek.
"Kaoru-dono, I've loved staying at the dojo, but after ten years and then almost three years of being settled, I've missed meeting new people, going to new places."
Kenshin defiantly wasn't himself. Kaoru regarded him with fear in her eyes. Kenshin's hand left her cheek to hang limply by his side. He turned towards the bridge.
"Kenshin," Kaoru sobbed, "don't leave me!"
"Abayo, Kaoru-dono. Maybe we'll meet up again someday." And with that, he stepped out into the rain.
"Kenshin! NO!" screamed Kaoru, tears pouring down her face.
Kenshin disappeared into the mist that hung over the bridge.
"Kenshin! NO!" Kaoru cried again.
She fell to her knees, knocking over the bucket that held the tofu.
"Kenshin," she whispered, "don't leave me Kenshin. Da-daisuki d- dayo desu! DAISUKI DAYO DESU!"
Kaoru's cry echoed but it didn't bring Kenshin back. Kaoru's head suddenly flew up. Today was May 14. Exactly two years since he first said good-bye near the river. Two years since then and she had lost him again. Forever.
Kaoru woke with a start. Sunlight streamed through her window. Kenshin was nowhere in sight but by the smell of miso soup; she had a pretty good idea where he was. Kaoru got up and got dressed into her practice clothes. She stretched and slid the door open to find Kenshin just about to knock. Kaoru started a little then grinned.
"Oh! Ohayo gozaimasu Kenshin. You scared me for a minute!" she said in a cheery voice.
Kenshin smiled back and said, "Well, breakfast is ready and I just wanted to wake you. Yahiko was going to wake you up instead."
Kenshin grinned even wider.
"But I told him if he didn't want extra chores, he'd better let me wake you up."
Kaoru chuckled, "Oh, he would get a thrashing by me in practice and extra chores. Would serve him right because knowing him he'd call me Ugly or hit me with his bamboo sword."
Kenshin smiled. He was relieved that Kaoru was feeling much happier than last night. He could tell that something still bothered her though. He decided not to mention it. All of a sudden a rumble broke the silence. Kaoru looked down at her stomach and blushed.
"Gomen nasai! I'm hungry!"
She and Kenshin made their way to the kitchen to find a still sleepy eyed Yahiko eating. His head turned when he heard them enter the kitchen.
"So you're finally up Ugly? Took yo-OW!"
Yahiko rubbed the spot where Kaoru hit him with her bokken.
"I hope that leaves a painful bump," Kaoru said when she sat down.
Yahiko glared at her. She ignored him as she sipped her soup. When she finished, she thanked Kenshin then rounded on Yahiko.
"Brat," she said, "into the yard now!"
Yahiko slumped as he trudged out the door with Kaoru behind him. Kenshin shook his head and smiled as he got up to clean the dishes. As he was washing the dishes, he heard the constant swishing of the bokken and bamboo sword and the rustle of Kaoru and Yahiko's clothes. Kenshin could also hear Yahiko's panting and Kaoru's praise over the other noises.
Kenshin sighed. It had been almost two years since he defeated Shishio and the Juppongatana in Kyoto. He wished with all his heart that nothing like that came up again. He couldn't bear leaving Kaoru again. He knew that she would follow him just like she did last time. Kenshin couldn't stand it if Kaoru got hurt trying to help him.
Kenshin shook his head ridding himself of these thoughts. He walked outside onto the porch and smiled when he saw Yahiko sprawled on the ground, his bamboo sword next to him. Kaoru stood over him triumphantly.
"That's what you get for not paying attention," she said, a hint of laughter in her eyes.
Yahiko sat up and grabbed his sword. He got to his feet and said, "I was paying attention Ugly, you just went to fast."
"That's a lame excuse Yahiko!" exclaimed Kaoru, "Let's try that again!"
Yahiko groaned and Kaoru poked him in the side with her bokken. Kenshin smiled. Kaoru was defiantly feeling better. He padded back into the kitchen to make some tea for Yahiko, Kaoru, and himself.
When the tea was done, he brought it out. Kaoru and Yahiko were just finishing training.
"Good job today, Yahiko," Kaoru said with approval in her voice. "Except for when I knocked you to the ground, you did perfectly!"
Yahiko blushed and said, "Arigatou."
Kenshin called to Yahiko and Kaoru, "Kaoru-dono, Yahiko! I have tea ready for you!" Kaoru turned and smiled at Kenshin. She and Yahiko made their way over to the porch and sat down. Kenshin handed Kaoru a cup and watched as she took a sip.
"Arigatou Kenshin," she said gratefully. "It tastes wonderful."
"Not at all Kaoru-dono," was Kenshin's reply.
All of a sudden, they heard a voice carry over the yard.
"Oi! Kenshin, Jo-chan, Yahiko! Are you there?"
Konnichiwa! I hope you liked chapter 2! AH! These are so much fun to write! Teachers give me weird looks in class because I write when I'm supposed to pay attention. (Keito-chan! Keito-chan!!! Pay attention!) ~*blushes*~ oopsie! Gomen nasai about the title of this chapter. It really isn't the best name. If anyone can suggest a better chapter name I would love you forever and ever and. ok you get the idea! Oh yeah. Thanks to my friend Dai- chan, I realized that you probably couldn't read the Japanese words!!! ~*Keito-chan no baka*~ (Keito-chan you idiot) ~*hits self in the head*~ I'll make a better list! ~*bows*~
*Abayo- good-bye * Daisuki dayo desu- I love you (the other way to say I love you is aishite'ru. Gi-chan informed me that (that) word is the "artificial" word. They don't use it in Japan.) *Ohayo gozaimasu- good morning *Arigatou- thank you *Gomen nasai- sorry
I was told the other day that the Arigatou (- spelt that way) is the technical way to spell it. Oh! And I put gomen hasai, its gomen NASAI! ~*bows*~
NOTE: Um yeah, since I'm dumb (heh) I spelt some things wrong so gomen nasai! ~*bows*~ Oh yeah before I forget, the format is going to be different because my good friend Gi-chan told me how to get italics in here!! YAY! You rock Gi-chan!
Disclaimer: Same old story, yeah I would die of a heart attack if I could own Kenshin, who wouldn't, but unfortunately I don't (kuso kuso kuso!!!!) ~*eh hem*~
Chapter2- Worries and Happiness
It was misty and overcast. Kaoru looked up at the sky. She figured she and Kenshin had about twenty minutes to get home before it started to rain. Kaoru glanced at Kenshin who was being unusually quiet, even for him.
Kaoru checked to see if they had forgotten anything. When she was positive that she hadn't, she turned to Kenshin.
"Kenshin, I have everything. Are you ready to go?"
Kenshin turned and smiled. Kaoru's heart skipped a beat. She loved this man so much. Kaoru silently cursed herself for not being able to tell Kenshin her feelings for him. Kaoru and Kenshin were walking on the bridge that went towards the dojo when it started to drizzle. They were still ten minutes from the dojo. Kenshin, who was holding the bucket with the tofu in it, turned to Kaoru and indicated with his head to a small over hang on a building.
"Shall we?" he asked and started forward quickly, but not too quickly to break apart the tofu. Kaoru was close behind him.
They made it to the overhang just before it started to pour. Kaoru and Kenshin set down their burdens and leaned against the smooth wood of the building. Kaoru looked at Kenshin and saw that something was wrong.
"Kenshin," she said.
He turned to look at her. "What's wrong? You've been so quiet all day. Please tell me what's wrong. I want to help."
Kenshin moved closer to her. Kaoru's heart speed up as she looked into his eyes. Kenshin opened his mouth and said something. Kaoru's eyes widened and she thought she heard Kenshin wrong.
"What did you say?" Kaoru asked, mouth dry.
"I'm leaving again," was Kenshin's reply.
"But," began Kaoru, "why?! It's not like when you had to fight Shishio is it?! I don't want to see you hurt that badly again!"
Kenshin lifted Kaoru's face so that her now tear-filled eyes met his.
"That's not it," he said, "I am a wanderer. I feel restless. I've felt restless since I came back from Kyoto."
A look of shock passed onto Kaoru's face.
"R-restless?" she managed to say, "You've seemed so happy and relieved since you got back from Kyoto."
Kenshin took his hand from her chin and placed it on her cheek.
"Kaoru-dono, I've loved staying at the dojo, but after ten years and then almost three years of being settled, I've missed meeting new people, going to new places."
Kenshin defiantly wasn't himself. Kaoru regarded him with fear in her eyes. Kenshin's hand left her cheek to hang limply by his side. He turned towards the bridge.
"Kenshin," Kaoru sobbed, "don't leave me!"
"Abayo, Kaoru-dono. Maybe we'll meet up again someday." And with that, he stepped out into the rain.
"Kenshin! NO!" screamed Kaoru, tears pouring down her face.
Kenshin disappeared into the mist that hung over the bridge.
"Kenshin! NO!" Kaoru cried again.
She fell to her knees, knocking over the bucket that held the tofu.
"Kenshin," she whispered, "don't leave me Kenshin. Da-daisuki d- dayo desu! DAISUKI DAYO DESU!"
Kaoru's cry echoed but it didn't bring Kenshin back. Kaoru's head suddenly flew up. Today was May 14. Exactly two years since he first said good-bye near the river. Two years since then and she had lost him again. Forever.
Kaoru woke with a start. Sunlight streamed through her window. Kenshin was nowhere in sight but by the smell of miso soup; she had a pretty good idea where he was. Kaoru got up and got dressed into her practice clothes. She stretched and slid the door open to find Kenshin just about to knock. Kaoru started a little then grinned.
"Oh! Ohayo gozaimasu Kenshin. You scared me for a minute!" she said in a cheery voice.
Kenshin smiled back and said, "Well, breakfast is ready and I just wanted to wake you. Yahiko was going to wake you up instead."
Kenshin grinned even wider.
"But I told him if he didn't want extra chores, he'd better let me wake you up."
Kaoru chuckled, "Oh, he would get a thrashing by me in practice and extra chores. Would serve him right because knowing him he'd call me Ugly or hit me with his bamboo sword."
Kenshin smiled. He was relieved that Kaoru was feeling much happier than last night. He could tell that something still bothered her though. He decided not to mention it. All of a sudden a rumble broke the silence. Kaoru looked down at her stomach and blushed.
"Gomen nasai! I'm hungry!"
She and Kenshin made their way to the kitchen to find a still sleepy eyed Yahiko eating. His head turned when he heard them enter the kitchen.
"So you're finally up Ugly? Took yo-OW!"
Yahiko rubbed the spot where Kaoru hit him with her bokken.
"I hope that leaves a painful bump," Kaoru said when she sat down.
Yahiko glared at her. She ignored him as she sipped her soup. When she finished, she thanked Kenshin then rounded on Yahiko.
"Brat," she said, "into the yard now!"
Yahiko slumped as he trudged out the door with Kaoru behind him. Kenshin shook his head and smiled as he got up to clean the dishes. As he was washing the dishes, he heard the constant swishing of the bokken and bamboo sword and the rustle of Kaoru and Yahiko's clothes. Kenshin could also hear Yahiko's panting and Kaoru's praise over the other noises.
Kenshin sighed. It had been almost two years since he defeated Shishio and the Juppongatana in Kyoto. He wished with all his heart that nothing like that came up again. He couldn't bear leaving Kaoru again. He knew that she would follow him just like she did last time. Kenshin couldn't stand it if Kaoru got hurt trying to help him.
Kenshin shook his head ridding himself of these thoughts. He walked outside onto the porch and smiled when he saw Yahiko sprawled on the ground, his bamboo sword next to him. Kaoru stood over him triumphantly.
"That's what you get for not paying attention," she said, a hint of laughter in her eyes.
Yahiko sat up and grabbed his sword. He got to his feet and said, "I was paying attention Ugly, you just went to fast."
"That's a lame excuse Yahiko!" exclaimed Kaoru, "Let's try that again!"
Yahiko groaned and Kaoru poked him in the side with her bokken. Kenshin smiled. Kaoru was defiantly feeling better. He padded back into the kitchen to make some tea for Yahiko, Kaoru, and himself.
When the tea was done, he brought it out. Kaoru and Yahiko were just finishing training.
"Good job today, Yahiko," Kaoru said with approval in her voice. "Except for when I knocked you to the ground, you did perfectly!"
Yahiko blushed and said, "Arigatou."
Kenshin called to Yahiko and Kaoru, "Kaoru-dono, Yahiko! I have tea ready for you!" Kaoru turned and smiled at Kenshin. She and Yahiko made their way over to the porch and sat down. Kenshin handed Kaoru a cup and watched as she took a sip.
"Arigatou Kenshin," she said gratefully. "It tastes wonderful."
"Not at all Kaoru-dono," was Kenshin's reply.
All of a sudden, they heard a voice carry over the yard.
"Oi! Kenshin, Jo-chan, Yahiko! Are you there?"
Konnichiwa! I hope you liked chapter 2! AH! These are so much fun to write! Teachers give me weird looks in class because I write when I'm supposed to pay attention. (Keito-chan! Keito-chan!!! Pay attention!) ~*blushes*~ oopsie! Gomen nasai about the title of this chapter. It really isn't the best name. If anyone can suggest a better chapter name I would love you forever and ever and. ok you get the idea! Oh yeah. Thanks to my friend Dai- chan, I realized that you probably couldn't read the Japanese words!!! ~*Keito-chan no baka*~ (Keito-chan you idiot) ~*hits self in the head*~ I'll make a better list! ~*bows*~
*Abayo- good-bye * Daisuki dayo desu- I love you (the other way to say I love you is aishite'ru. Gi-chan informed me that (that) word is the "artificial" word. They don't use it in Japan.) *Ohayo gozaimasu- good morning *Arigatou- thank you *Gomen nasai- sorry
I was told the other day that the Arigatou (- spelt that way) is the technical way to spell it. Oh! And I put gomen hasai, its gomen NASAI! ~*bows*~