Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is unfortunately not my creation (and it never will be waaaah) it belongs to the brilliant mind of Nobihiro Watsuki. I just enjoy writing stories about his characters. All right you must be tired of my babbling so here goes:9
Love of a Lifetime
Chapter two: Together at last?
Kenshin searched every inch of the grounds looking for the girl. But nothing was found. Kenshin decided that he would go home and relax it was already the weekend right? Kenshin got home and crashed on his futon deciding that it was the best for his body to get as much sleep as possible. He was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.
"Hello"
"Oi Kenshin are you coming to the party"
"What party wait what time is it"
"Oh it's about ten thirty"
"Where is it"
"You know that sushi bar that we constantly eat at"
"Yeah"
"Right next to it it's an awesome party … and that girl from earlier the one with the ebony hair and sapphire eyes well she's here too man she's so cute … but she can't compare to you Megumi ouch what was that for anyways Kenshin I hope you can make it bye gotta go my sake is here"
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By the time Kenshin was ready to go, had gotten through traffic, and found Sano it was already ten fifty. He walked up to Sano.
"So where is she Sano" Kenshin inquired.
"She's over there at that dance game she's been at it all night not a sole has beaten her … not even Megumi … hey you almost beat her didn't you why'd you have to go and smack me like that"
"Well thanks Sano I better get going bye" he left the quarreling couple at the bar. And then headed over to the dance game eagerly. When he got there a song was playing called "Look to the Sky". When he saw her she was wearing a black mini skirt, a red halter-top and heels that wrapped around her delicate pale legs. As the music stopped she came to a halt and gently stepped across the stage to a table off to the side of the room away from the noise and Kenshin seemed to gravitate to her.
"Hi my name's Ken…" he was cut short by the girl.
"Kenshin Himura you're a second year law student and you're one of the best in the school … did I leave anything of importance out" she asked smugly.
"I don't think so … wait a minute what are you doing stalking me"
"No but working in the medical field helps a bit wouldn't you agree"
"Uh yeah I guess it would" he paused and thought a moment.
"So you know all about me and I know nothing about you"
"Gomen … how rude of me you should remember my name though boxer boy … I'm Kaoru … Kaoru Kamiya"
Kenshin's face tinted itself a faint pink.
Just to confuse the girl Kenshin stood quiet for a moment.
"Your drink will be here in a moment" Then the waiter appeared and gave her the drink. She looked at him bewildered.
"So would you want a sip of my strawberry coconut fizzle … it isn't very strong … oh don't look so confused I don't mind sharing I looked at your med records and there's hardly anything wrong with you" she giggled and sipped the drink in a flirty manner. Just as Kenshin was about to speak three larger men came and blocked his view of Kaoru. She sat there calmly sipping her drink eyeing the men.
"Hey cutie you're coming with us" one spat out.
'What now' Kenshin thought pensively.
"What if I don't want to" she said standing up.
"Then we'll just take you"
"Hmm then I guess I'll just have to kick your asses now won't I" The man threw a punch at her she caught it and flipped him over knocking him out unconscious. Then one by one the men fell to the floor with loud thuds. As the last one came tumbling down Kenshin didn't get out of the way fast enough (he was watching the rose use her thorns against her attackers in awe) and the dead weight landed on him.
"Oh my goodness are you ok Kenshin"
"Oro … oh yeah just fine nothing hurt but my own pride … " he finished the statement early as he fainted.
When he woke up it was either early morning or late night because it was dark out and no light was filtering through the open bamboo shutters.
A voice came from the dark doorway as the shoji slid open.
"Good morning Kenshin is my futon comfy" she giggled while she ruffled the edge of her nightgown.
"Oh yeah very comfy … wait a minute your futon"
"Oh don't get all freaked out on me now it's not like we did anything" she said still giggling.
Kenshin got up and felt the cold draft against his bare skin.
"Wait a minute where's my jeans and my shirt" he said beginning to panic.
'Aack I'm only in my boxers thank goodness they're not my swordsman pair' he thought scrambling to get the sheets and wrap them around his waist.
"Oh I washed them for you and they still smell like cherry blossoms and sandalwood … I love that scent" she let the last bit slip out as she reddened at the thought and thanked Buddha for the darkness of the early morn.
'I know' Kenshin thought to himself. There was a long awkward pause between them that was broken by Kaoru.
"Ummm you know I'm going to go and get a bath ready for you … I hope that you like your bath like mine" she said as she scurried out of the room easily getting herself out of her brief awkwardness.
Kaoru in the open air bath area
Kaoru sat on the edge of the hot spring testing the water with her fingers as she leaned in and smelled the aroma of cherry blossoms and sandalwood intoxicate her senses.
"Kaoru are you ok" came Kenshin's voice.
She fell in just enough to get her upper torso wet before she was hoisted upwards. Her body was touching his momentarily before she pulled away. A hand caressed the side of her face. For some unknown reason this seamed all to familiar for her. She placed a hand on his left cheek and caressed the smooth as silk skin.
'Wait I've done this before only his skin was never this smooth before' she thought. 'But I've only just met him how can this be … I know I've dreamt about this … it's all to weird' she went over all of this in her mind quickly as Kenshin examined her expression. All she could do was look into his violet orbs pleading him for all of the answers to her barrage of questions. Kenshin looked into her sapphire orbs with almost all of the same questions. Each of them pleading the other to help their souls ease a little bit.
Kaoru leaned her face more to his until their noses touched. Then Kenshin just out of the blue let his lips gently graze hers for a brief moment as his hands roamed her body every so often.
She pulled away. And Kenshin looked at her studying the ebony strands stuck to the sides of her face and her face reddening slightly her breathing a bit faster.
She flung herself into him and cried.
"Kenshin is that you … is it really you … I remember only bits but I remember"
She cried into the warm loving chest of this caring man as a few solemn tears escaped Kenshin.
"Yeah, Kaoru it's me"
Author's Randon Ramblings: Ok so what do you think? I hope that everyone enjoyed it and please don't forget to review! This just happened to be to good of a place to stop more in the next chapter promise! Oh I got a new nickname it's Kitsune! Hahaha my guy friends gave it to me I'm Japanese and Latin what a mix right? I wonder why they chose that hmmmmmm... Alright thank you much Bye Bye! Riasan