Ever since that day when Kenshin had kissed her and they had confessed
their love for each other Kaoru felt like she had been walking on clouds.
The days passed in a flurry of glances and secret kisses. Whenever no one
was around Kenshin couldn't help, but kiss her over and over. Finally they
could be together. They didn't really tell anyone about it, but it seemed
everyone knew. They were all wondering when he would ask her to marry him,
including Kaoru.
It was late morning and Tae had stopped by for some tea and to talk to Kaoru. They both sat in the backyard watching Kenshin run back and forth doing the laundry and other things. Kaoru sighed as she watched him remembering the feel of his hands on her face. It was so sweet that it made her want to giggle inside. But then she was also worried too. She was wondering when Kenshin would ask her the question. She was wondering when he was going to ask her to marry her. Everyone seemed to think that they were going to get engaged, well everyone, but him. He seemed to want to take everything so slowly. Kaoru had waited long enough already and she wanted to get married. She didn't want to be separated by his politeness even more. Even now that he had confessed his love he seemed to be careful to be the utmost polite to her. Sometimes she wished that he would just sweep her off her feet and carry her off to get married, or something else. But no Kenshin only kissed her when no one was around. It was really annoying. She wished he would stop calling her Miss Kaoru, and start calling her Kaoru now.
"So Kaoru, do you know when Sir Ken will ask you?" Tae whispered quietly to Kaoru. Tae had been trying for a long time to get Kenshin and Kaoru together and she wanted this to work.
A sad expression covered Kaoru's face. "No not yet. He hasn't even mentioned. I think he's holding back because of me. I think he doesn't want to hurt me so he's going slow."
"Is that how you want it to be?" Tae said noting her face.
"No. I want him to know that he can't hurt me. Never. I truly love him and nothing he ever does will break that. I love him so much that it hurts to look at him and think that he hasn't ask me and maybe his love isn't as true as I thought. What I want is...what I want is..well I really don't know." Kaoru said choking back tears.
Tae placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry Kaoru. I know for a fact that Kenshin loves you very much. Kenshin is a little slow at getting these kinds of things done. Don't worry. Just wait a little longer and I'm sure he'll ask you."
Kaoru smiled at her. "Thanks Tae. You're a good friend."
Tae smiled back at her. "I'm here any time you need to talk. Don't worry. I'll make sure Kenshin asks you soon."
Sano was surprised to see Tae come to his house.
"Hey what did you come here for? I don't have any money to pay off my debt right now so you might as well left." Sano as he turned to rush out the door.
Tae caught him by his arm. "It's not that, but thanks for reminding me. I need some help with Kenshin and Kaoru again."
Sano looked annoyed. "We all remember how your plan turned out last time. Kaoru got held hostage by a maniac."
Tae smiled. "But if I was to cut off some of your debt again."
Sano instantly understood. "I'll do it."
Kenshin scrubbed away at the laundry humming absentmindedly. He was thinking of what to make them for supper. It had to be something Miss Kaoru would enjoy.
"Hey Kenshin! Can I talk to you for a moment?"
Kenshin turned around to see Sano.
"Hello Sano. I would gladly talk to you." Kenshin said setting down what he was doing and turning to look at him.
Sano rubbed his spiky hair with one hand. He didn't now how to say this, but he needed the money. He took a big gulp.
"So Kenshin..How have things been going with the Missy?" Sano said.
Kenshin smiled. "Oh everything's fine. Thank you for your concern."
"Well..that's not what I meant really..What I meant is...do you know when you're going ask her?" Sano said nervously.
"Oro?" Kenshin said. What could Sano mean?
"You know what I mean.. You know..ask her to marry you?" There he had said it. Tae would be happy.
Kenshin just smiled. "Yes."
That was all he said. Sano walked off shaking his head.
It was late morning and Tae had stopped by for some tea and to talk to Kaoru. They both sat in the backyard watching Kenshin run back and forth doing the laundry and other things. Kaoru sighed as she watched him remembering the feel of his hands on her face. It was so sweet that it made her want to giggle inside. But then she was also worried too. She was wondering when Kenshin would ask her the question. She was wondering when he was going to ask her to marry her. Everyone seemed to think that they were going to get engaged, well everyone, but him. He seemed to want to take everything so slowly. Kaoru had waited long enough already and she wanted to get married. She didn't want to be separated by his politeness even more. Even now that he had confessed his love he seemed to be careful to be the utmost polite to her. Sometimes she wished that he would just sweep her off her feet and carry her off to get married, or something else. But no Kenshin only kissed her when no one was around. It was really annoying. She wished he would stop calling her Miss Kaoru, and start calling her Kaoru now.
"So Kaoru, do you know when Sir Ken will ask you?" Tae whispered quietly to Kaoru. Tae had been trying for a long time to get Kenshin and Kaoru together and she wanted this to work.
A sad expression covered Kaoru's face. "No not yet. He hasn't even mentioned. I think he's holding back because of me. I think he doesn't want to hurt me so he's going slow."
"Is that how you want it to be?" Tae said noting her face.
"No. I want him to know that he can't hurt me. Never. I truly love him and nothing he ever does will break that. I love him so much that it hurts to look at him and think that he hasn't ask me and maybe his love isn't as true as I thought. What I want is...what I want is..well I really don't know." Kaoru said choking back tears.
Tae placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry Kaoru. I know for a fact that Kenshin loves you very much. Kenshin is a little slow at getting these kinds of things done. Don't worry. Just wait a little longer and I'm sure he'll ask you."
Kaoru smiled at her. "Thanks Tae. You're a good friend."
Tae smiled back at her. "I'm here any time you need to talk. Don't worry. I'll make sure Kenshin asks you soon."
Sano was surprised to see Tae come to his house.
"Hey what did you come here for? I don't have any money to pay off my debt right now so you might as well left." Sano as he turned to rush out the door.
Tae caught him by his arm. "It's not that, but thanks for reminding me. I need some help with Kenshin and Kaoru again."
Sano looked annoyed. "We all remember how your plan turned out last time. Kaoru got held hostage by a maniac."
Tae smiled. "But if I was to cut off some of your debt again."
Sano instantly understood. "I'll do it."
Kenshin scrubbed away at the laundry humming absentmindedly. He was thinking of what to make them for supper. It had to be something Miss Kaoru would enjoy.
"Hey Kenshin! Can I talk to you for a moment?"
Kenshin turned around to see Sano.
"Hello Sano. I would gladly talk to you." Kenshin said setting down what he was doing and turning to look at him.
Sano rubbed his spiky hair with one hand. He didn't now how to say this, but he needed the money. He took a big gulp.
"So Kenshin..How have things been going with the Missy?" Sano said.
Kenshin smiled. "Oh everything's fine. Thank you for your concern."
"Well..that's not what I meant really..What I meant is...do you know when you're going ask her?" Sano said nervously.
"Oro?" Kenshin said. What could Sano mean?
"You know what I mean.. You know..ask her to marry you?" There he had said it. Tae would be happy.
Kenshin just smiled. "Yes."
That was all he said. Sano walked off shaking his head.