Description: What if Kenshin met Kaoru when he was still a Battousai and she was the one who could rival him in fighting ability? What if she experienced a few similar things like he did? Kaoru is a little OOC.

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Gomen about the last chapter. I wrote that with a migraine so it might have been…bad…I still have a freaking headache and a freaking cold. Cough medicine makes you high! Really! I feel really weird. I might have bronchitis so I have to take the stupid stuff. I hope you feel sorry for me. haha! jk

Chapter Four:

Kaoru still couldn't believe how things turned out. Nearing the end of the Revolution Kumara attacked her and the Battousai, who had almost killed her, saved her. Kumara went mad and she partially blamed herself. How could anything become more confusing?

"What did the Battousai mean when he said 'some other time'?" she wondered, Could he be trusted? She doubted it, even if he did save her. One good deed: what did it prove? That he was capable of being good? Perhaps it was some sort of trickery! She was so confused.

"Kaoru…?" said a deep male voice.

Kaoru was pulled from her thoughts by the warm, familiar voice.

"Oh, father." She sighed.

"You are in deep thought." He said.

"Hai." She wanted to tell him everything but he would worry too much.

"I am glad you are safe." He sighed and placed a sweaty palm on his forehead, "I really think this
war is no place for you, Kaoru. You are not yet 18 and women usually do not fight anyway.

"I know, Father. We discussed this already…." But she was cut off.

"I will fight for you." He said with a new look in his eyes.

"Iie!" She gasped, "Demo...Father, I know you do not wish to fight. You don't believe in it!"

"I can't let you die."

"I won't!" She said determinedly.

"You are young and you're going to die spiritually if you're not killed. Kaoru, please trust me", He said with a grim look.

"I can fight." She begged, for was in her nature to fight and her father saw this. He wanted to stop her before her nature grew to a passion. He knew the feeling. He had experienced it in his younger days. Wars like this made the Battousai.

"I have said what I must." He hugged her, "Please Kaoru, for me."

She gave in, "Hai, Tousan."

"Ashiteru" he said in her ear.

As her father walked away she felt her spirit drop, "Shimatta" she whispered under her breath.
Kaoru feared it would be the last time she would see her father.

Three months later:

Kaoru stared out her window. She was alone. Her father had fallen as she feared. First her mother died, now her father died. She took a deep sigh...

"I am lonely." She thought out loud. Kumara never visited, of course. He moved away and Kaoru was thankful. It would be awkward to see Kumara; he really scared her that one day the Battousai saved her.

Since Kaoru's thoughts were all depressed she decided to get back to work. Kaoru had recently been planning to start her father's school again and teach children the Kamiya Katsushin style again. She felt it necessary because people needed to be taught to protect with the sword.

As she began to work on her plans Kaoru heard the tress rustled outside and she narrowed her eyes. Kaoru felt a familiar presence. She gazed out her window once more but she didn't see anyone. She just felt someone. Kaoru decided to walk outside and check things out.

The wind blew her hair and rustled her clothing so she grabbed her kimono to hold it down. It seemed like a storm was coming. It was cold and hard to focus on that presence.

"Is...Is anyone there?" she said.

The wind was Kaoru's only answer as it blew another gust her way.
It pushed her over and a "oh" of surprise escaped her lips. She laughed at herself out loud but then she gasped. Out nowhere a hand was offered to her while she still on the ground and her hair blew about and tickled her face making it hard to see but she accepted the help and was pulled right up to the face of the Battousai.

"Battousai!" she gasped, "Why are you here?"

"To say goodbye." He said as he still held her hand.

She blushed?

"Oh…" she was at a loss for words.

"Hai, I am…leaving. I had to see you again."

He lightly brushed his lips against hers and with his god like speed—was gone.

Well I updated this chapter a little. I took some confusing parts out. Hope you like it. I guess some people liked it...wow that's amazing. Should I go on? I thank the people who liked it and commented! When people comment it makes me want to write more :)

Sayonara,
Maui