It would have been longer but I was in a hurry….-_-
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A SECRET TO BE TOLD
Kaoru sat on the porch watching the last rays of sunlight pass below the horizon. Her head was propped up onto the palms of her hands. She missed Kenshin so much that she often cried herself to sleep at night. A week had already passed, and the end of the second was closing in fast. He should have been back sooner than this. Where was he? Was he hurt? Was it just taking longer than expected? Or maybe…
She couldn't bring herself to even think it. He couldn't be dead, he had said that he would never leave her and she knew he would keep his promise. Tears stung at the back of her eyes and her throat began to hurt with the effort to hold them there. She wouldn't believe he was…dead until she had proof of it. If only he had let her go with him, she wouldn't feel so hurt and alone. Her heart felt abandoned even though her mind knew that he would never do that to her.
A lone tear streamed down her cheek but she paid it no heed. Instead she reached up to untie the blue ribbon that held her hair up and bring it down in front of her. She stared at it for a long while, holding it close remembering the last day she had seen Kenshin.
She loved his red hair, it made him different and gave him a wild unyielding look. His eyes were her comfort, soft and purple, always ready to reassure her and make her feel better. His arms were always ready to hold her when she got lonely. But now, she was lonely and his arms weren't there, she was scared and his eyes weren't reassuring her. (Okay, how many of you think this is getting a bit poemy? -_- Ah well, it will pass.)
Why did the only person she cared about most have to leave? He was the only living human being that she had ever been close to, much less thought it mattered if they lived or died. Why, now that she had finally found someone she could stay with, did that person have to go off and leave her in the same position she had been in since she was two?
Noticing that the sun had already set and fireflies were beginning to dot the darkness around her, she tied her hair back preparing to go to bed. She sighed heavily and stood, maybe tomorrow she would feel better. These past two weeks had been very taxing for her, and even though her outward actions displayed great maturity, on the inside she was still just an eight-year-old girl in need of someone solid to hold onto.
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"Haaaa!" Kaoru ran towards the clinic wall with fists raised. She had started practicing on walls instead of the palms of Sano's hands due to the last little incident. A loud crash sounded as her fist collided with its target, effectively putting a large sized hole in the wall.
"Woah…you're getting pretty good at that."
"Yeah, think maybe I could borrow your hand for a minute?" Kaoru grinned in an innocently evil way. Sano backed away and gulped holding his hands up in silent surrender.
"Um…no…maybe another time."
"No? Okay then." Kaoru said and turned to add another hole to the wall. Steeping back slightly her gaze focused unseeingly on the decoration she had just made. "Sano. When is Kenshin coming back?" Her more childish side came forth.
"I don't know Missy, but if I know Kenshin, he'll be fine. Don't worry about him." Kaoru nodded her head but still didn't look too convinced.
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Three weeks later Kaoru was sitting on the porch playing checkers with Dr. Gensai, the main doctor of the clinic (duh -_-).
"Checkmate!" Dr. Gensai chanted as he once again trapped Kaoru's king.
"You win again." Kaoru said in a monotone voice. She sighed. Her heart hadn't been in the game. Kenshin hadn't come back for weeks now and all Kaoru felt like doing was moping. Dr. Gensai noticed her distress and gave her a comforting smile.
"Don't worry Kaoru." He said as he stood, patted her on the shoulder, and walked off to check on some patients.
She didn't want to worry, she knew Kenshin could take care of himself. She just couldn't help it. She missed him so much. She brought her knees up to her chest and cried silently wishing that he wasn't so stubborn. Why did he have to go and leave her? To keep her safe?! She had traveled with Shinji for years! She knew how to defend herself! Her thoughts ran in this pattern for several minutes as tears streamed down her cheeks until she eventually cried herself to sleep.
As it began to grow dark outside Sano went to search for Kaoru, learning form Dr. Gensai that she had been on the porch. Now, he stood gazing at the sleeping form next to the checkerboard. He didn't know how they were going to tell her the news that had come that morning. All he knew was that he wasn't going to do it alone, so he would have to talk to Megumi first.
He picked the girl up with gentle ease and carried her to her room. It would be a long next few weeks, especially for Kaoru.
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I'm going to stop it here cause I did promise that I would update on Saturday, and tomorrow I will try to update again. It is getting late in my part of the world and I planned to reply to some reviews so….please forgive me *.* *gives all of her reviewers Kenshy plushies* Some of u….*glares at the people who know who u r* didn't read my author's note properly cause I asked u to NOT review for the note cause it would be replaced by the chappie, but I did get reviews for it. Some people just don't listen. But I love you guys anyway so please let me know what u think of this chappie.
REVIEW REPLIES
Kierra- Cliffhangers? I didn't think there were that many…I'm sorry x-x I know that this chappie is one though….but you probably know what they have to tell her.
Nicky- Oh believe me I have special plans for Sano and Megumi….I just hope I'll be able to work it in…
Inu-chan11- There will be a couple of chapters in between when he leaves and comes back…as u have just witnessed ^-^ maybe one or two more chappies before Kenshy comes back. *ducks flying fruit* it'll go by fast I promise!
AnimeFreakBoy- Oh believe me, I have plans for Kenshin and Kaoru too. There will be waff like no other ^-^
A worried fan- don't worry no Tamoe in this fic….she's sorta like Kikyo in Inuyasha only different…
Griffin- I'm not sure how long it will be because at the moment I'm still figuring out the mini plot u know??? I think I have an idea but I'm going to try to make it a reasonable length.
Arayna1- I've heard that a lot and I really do appreciate it ^-^ That is the goal of most writers I think and its nice to hear that.
I-Wuv-Muffins- if you're trying to threaten me with glomps it won't work cause I love to be glomped! Its how I show people I luv them!
I have to go cause my mom is getting gripey -_- See you later please review I'll update tomorrow!
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A SECRET TO BE TOLD
Kaoru sat on the porch watching the last rays of sunlight pass below the horizon. Her head was propped up onto the palms of her hands. She missed Kenshin so much that she often cried herself to sleep at night. A week had already passed, and the end of the second was closing in fast. He should have been back sooner than this. Where was he? Was he hurt? Was it just taking longer than expected? Or maybe…
She couldn't bring herself to even think it. He couldn't be dead, he had said that he would never leave her and she knew he would keep his promise. Tears stung at the back of her eyes and her throat began to hurt with the effort to hold them there. She wouldn't believe he was…dead until she had proof of it. If only he had let her go with him, she wouldn't feel so hurt and alone. Her heart felt abandoned even though her mind knew that he would never do that to her.
A lone tear streamed down her cheek but she paid it no heed. Instead she reached up to untie the blue ribbon that held her hair up and bring it down in front of her. She stared at it for a long while, holding it close remembering the last day she had seen Kenshin.
She loved his red hair, it made him different and gave him a wild unyielding look. His eyes were her comfort, soft and purple, always ready to reassure her and make her feel better. His arms were always ready to hold her when she got lonely. But now, she was lonely and his arms weren't there, she was scared and his eyes weren't reassuring her. (Okay, how many of you think this is getting a bit poemy? -_- Ah well, it will pass.)
Why did the only person she cared about most have to leave? He was the only living human being that she had ever been close to, much less thought it mattered if they lived or died. Why, now that she had finally found someone she could stay with, did that person have to go off and leave her in the same position she had been in since she was two?
Noticing that the sun had already set and fireflies were beginning to dot the darkness around her, she tied her hair back preparing to go to bed. She sighed heavily and stood, maybe tomorrow she would feel better. These past two weeks had been very taxing for her, and even though her outward actions displayed great maturity, on the inside she was still just an eight-year-old girl in need of someone solid to hold onto.
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"Haaaa!" Kaoru ran towards the clinic wall with fists raised. She had started practicing on walls instead of the palms of Sano's hands due to the last little incident. A loud crash sounded as her fist collided with its target, effectively putting a large sized hole in the wall.
"Woah…you're getting pretty good at that."
"Yeah, think maybe I could borrow your hand for a minute?" Kaoru grinned in an innocently evil way. Sano backed away and gulped holding his hands up in silent surrender.
"Um…no…maybe another time."
"No? Okay then." Kaoru said and turned to add another hole to the wall. Steeping back slightly her gaze focused unseeingly on the decoration she had just made. "Sano. When is Kenshin coming back?" Her more childish side came forth.
"I don't know Missy, but if I know Kenshin, he'll be fine. Don't worry about him." Kaoru nodded her head but still didn't look too convinced.
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Three weeks later Kaoru was sitting on the porch playing checkers with Dr. Gensai, the main doctor of the clinic (duh -_-).
"Checkmate!" Dr. Gensai chanted as he once again trapped Kaoru's king.
"You win again." Kaoru said in a monotone voice. She sighed. Her heart hadn't been in the game. Kenshin hadn't come back for weeks now and all Kaoru felt like doing was moping. Dr. Gensai noticed her distress and gave her a comforting smile.
"Don't worry Kaoru." He said as he stood, patted her on the shoulder, and walked off to check on some patients.
She didn't want to worry, she knew Kenshin could take care of himself. She just couldn't help it. She missed him so much. She brought her knees up to her chest and cried silently wishing that he wasn't so stubborn. Why did he have to go and leave her? To keep her safe?! She had traveled with Shinji for years! She knew how to defend herself! Her thoughts ran in this pattern for several minutes as tears streamed down her cheeks until she eventually cried herself to sleep.
As it began to grow dark outside Sano went to search for Kaoru, learning form Dr. Gensai that she had been on the porch. Now, he stood gazing at the sleeping form next to the checkerboard. He didn't know how they were going to tell her the news that had come that morning. All he knew was that he wasn't going to do it alone, so he would have to talk to Megumi first.
He picked the girl up with gentle ease and carried her to her room. It would be a long next few weeks, especially for Kaoru.
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I'm going to stop it here cause I did promise that I would update on Saturday, and tomorrow I will try to update again. It is getting late in my part of the world and I planned to reply to some reviews so….please forgive me *.* *gives all of her reviewers Kenshy plushies* Some of u….*glares at the people who know who u r* didn't read my author's note properly cause I asked u to NOT review for the note cause it would be replaced by the chappie, but I did get reviews for it. Some people just don't listen. But I love you guys anyway so please let me know what u think of this chappie.
REVIEW REPLIES
Kierra- Cliffhangers? I didn't think there were that many…I'm sorry x-x I know that this chappie is one though….but you probably know what they have to tell her.
Nicky- Oh believe me I have special plans for Sano and Megumi….I just hope I'll be able to work it in…
Inu-chan11- There will be a couple of chapters in between when he leaves and comes back…as u have just witnessed ^-^ maybe one or two more chappies before Kenshy comes back. *ducks flying fruit* it'll go by fast I promise!
AnimeFreakBoy- Oh believe me, I have plans for Kenshin and Kaoru too. There will be waff like no other ^-^
A worried fan- don't worry no Tamoe in this fic….she's sorta like Kikyo in Inuyasha only different…
Griffin- I'm not sure how long it will be because at the moment I'm still figuring out the mini plot u know??? I think I have an idea but I'm going to try to make it a reasonable length.
Arayna1- I've heard that a lot and I really do appreciate it ^-^ That is the goal of most writers I think and its nice to hear that.
I-Wuv-Muffins- if you're trying to threaten me with glomps it won't work cause I love to be glomped! Its how I show people I luv them!
I have to go cause my mom is getting gripey -_- See you later please review I'll update tomorrow!