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Chapter 8: Same Ground
"He didn't recognize you?" he asked again, Kaoru didn't answer that question. It made her look at her fiancé's eyes and then look at the floor back. "Yeah, he did not recognize me at all." She answered solemnly. "I didn't…I don't know what to tell him…I-"
"Never mind it Kaoru."
Kaoru was silenced, she doesn't know what else to say. Looking at Sano, she felt another breeze of sorry rush to her skin. It's been a while since she's seen Sano like this.
"Let's just go to sleep." He recommended, trying to get some space for him to lie down to. Kaoru watched him do, wishing she could follow, she simply stood up and then looked outside the window…then she saw again the moon.
Another memory knocked her head, she doesn't want to see anymore.
Looking away, she faced the door and paused as she noticed Sano was waiting for her to sleep. "Kaoru?" he asked, "Aren't you going to sleep yet?" Smiling as she shook her head, "I'll just drink some tea." She answered.
Sano nodded, and then turned the other way, comfortably shifting his position to sleep. Kaoru looked at Sano and then searched for the lights to switch it off.
Kaoru was in the kitchen, the lights were off and silence ran around the room. There rested a cup of tea on the kitchen table. Pair of shaky hands wrapping the glass and were cooling off. Kaoru wanted to cry, it was all so clear. Now that she has Sano, the man who made her forget Kenshin, what will she do? What will she do about it? So what if she found out that Kenshin is now Shinta and he doesn't remember her as his ex-girlfriend?
She inhaled deeply and then exhaled, her eyes were staring at her steamy cup. Those questions were right, so what if Kenshin doesn't remember her. She's a forgotten memory now…its not that important anymore. Even so Kenshin met someone who could make him happy, there must be no effect…no. She still loves Kenshin, even if Sano and her were to wed.
She raised the cup and brought to her lips, sipping a few contents and then bringing it down again. "Kenshin…" she mumbled. Her thumbs traced the open mouth of the cup, leaving her mind blank.
"Why did you forget me?" she asked to herself in silence, "You're just kidding right?" A faint smile lined her lips and then she looked at the table. Her mind couldn't think of anything else but Kenshin.
It was weird, why can't she stop thinking of the poor boy? Worried? Still inlove? She knows she still loves him, after seeing him five years but still…there was something that bothers her. It was like…Kenshin's fault. How come she feels that Kenshin still loves her? She couldn't understand.
Bringing her head to the table, a tear dropped to her lap. And then another cry…
"Kenshin…" she mumbled once more. "I'm such a dramatic person but…but how come I can't stop loving you?"
She felt guilty, even though it was her idea to leave him through Sano. Only a kiss there made the whole thing stop but then his innocent appearance brought it back. It was troubling her so much…there was something wrong…
Finally. Her head snapped up, she was thinking about what happened years ago, the day when he asked for forgiveness on her windowsill…
"What are you doing here?" she asked, looking at him straight in the eye. Despite the far distance, he could still see tears flow down her cheeks.
Right…that was what happened when she heard something hit her window. There was something…more… The reason was that when…
"I'm here to say sorry, Kaoru." He apologized, bending on his knees.
Her eyes opened wide. Standing up, she made a noise when her chair was pushed a few inches away by her legs. This is it, when he apologized, he said something…
"Please say you love me again!" he shouted, adding that to his previous sentence.
It was it…
"So stupid of me to forget." She mumbled, leaving the tear streaks in her eyes. She was staring at the window near her, moon's rays were flowing out…richly. Walking near the window, she could feel another set of painful thoughts. "Kenshin…" she mumbled once more, saying his name made her feel like she was in his arms again. "…why…why didn't you…"
A few inches from the window, she took her last step and then gazed at the moon. It didn't hurt her anymore, there was nothing to cry for…she knew it all…
True as it was…it was stupid for her…but then thankfully, she was able to think of the answer that matched perfectly to her nauseous case. A hand groped for the glass and then smeared a print on it. "…why didn't you tell me…" she whispered, leaving the tears flow to her cheeks. They gathered on her jawline, and then made their own way to her neck, the others just fell off. "…that you don't want me anymore."
She smiled, indeed it was true…Kenshin just walked away, not telling her to leave him alone. But Kaoru…Kaoru told her self that he was still her boyfriend…a man she loved. They both had the same thing…they didn't forget each other. If Kenshin were to have his memory back and they were to meet, he couldn't look at Kaoru…meaning he still loves her…there was still love.
Sano woke up, and then searched for Kaoru on his side…but she wasn't there. Assuming that she already woke up earlier than him, he got up, feeling lucky for the breakfast. It was morning already, the sun's rays trespassed the windows and then created light into the room. He made his way outside and then down the stairs to the kitchen. To his surprise, Kaoru was there…the only thing that is, she wasn't awake. Walking his was to hers, he reached for her silky hair and then patted it softly. Kaoru was sitting on the table, her arms as pillow for her head and she slept there.
Sano watched her carefully, why would she want to sleep here? Then he noticed the tear streaks on her face. 'She was…crying? Last night?' he thought. Frowning, he was thinking that it might be about Kenshin's case…or maybe about Kenshin all. He bent over to give a kiss on the cheek, a good morning kiss and then stood up to prepare breakfast for the both of them. Before he could walk to the cabinets, a hand pulled his arm, making him turn around and see that she was awake.
"Good morning." She greeted sleepily. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to sleep in the room last night."
"It's okay, Kaoru." He smiled, "You should go and fix yourself. I'll do breakfast." Kaoru was shocked, it made her wake up. Sano? Do breakfast? She chuckled, and then walked towards the bathroom. Sano watched her go and then began thinking what will he serve for breakfast.
Yukishiro Tomoe opened her brother's door, hoping that she could do a prank to wake him up. She was planning to put cream on his nose and then some on his hands. She entered the room sneaky but then, her plan had changed. Seeing her brother on the floor with his hand towards the door, she dropped her planned pranks on where she was standing and then ran towards Shinta. Embracing his head, she rested it on her lap and then tried to wake him up.
"Shinta!" she shouted, shaking his whole body. But it didn't wake him up, it made her panic. Her brother might have caught a headache last night…maybe met 'her' while he was on the park last night. Again, she wished to do another attempt, slapping him slightly on his cheeks. She did that several times until she succeeded in waking him up. She watched her brother sit up and then grabbed his shoulder.
"Are you ok?" she asked, hoping that nothing wrong has happened to him. Shinta turned around, rubbing his eyes and then gave her a fitted smile. "Good morning, sis." He greeted her. Tomoe smiled, better…he's alright…just fine. Shaking her head slightly, she opened her mouth to ask something. "How come you're on the floor?"
"Huh?"
"You were sleeping on the floor…last night. You don't remember?" she asked, her panic meter was rising. It took a while for him to remember and then he smiled as he was to answer. "Oh that was nothing, sis." He answered, "Just got a headache and at the same time sssoooo sleepy."
Tomoe wished to smile but then something tells her that something bad happened last night. Shinta saw those words on her face, and then blurted out to explain. "It was true, sis!" he was to shout but it wasn't necessary just to explain. Tome gave her brother a smile and then stood up, still looking at her brother. "Take a bath now and I'll fix breakfast, ok?" Nodding, Shinta got up and then went straight to the bathroom as his sister made her way to the kitchen downstairs.
"Sano…could you remove your hands off my eyes?" she asked, her hands extended to anything she might touch. Sano smiled, this was a surprise. It was the first time Kaoru would be able to eat her fiancé's cooked meal. He led her to the kitchen, hands still covering her eyes and then pushing her to sit down on the seat. Kaoru smiled, she could smell the sweet smell of the food Sano had done for her.
"It smells good…what is this?" she asked, smiling and she sniffed more of the mouth watering scent. Smiling, Sano thought of a name as he loosen his hands on her eyes, hoping that she feels comfortable. "It's my special…something I wish to experiment on." He replied, grinning.
Gently, he removed his hands on her eyes, allowing her to see the food. Kaoru couldn't wait to open her eyes…then she opened them slowly, able to see the food on the table.
"Wow." She mouthed her words, as if eating them. Her eyes fixed on the beautifully arranged table. Two plates, one near her and the other far from her, were arranged as if she was to attend an important party or so. A candle was lit between the two plates and there was the food at the sides. A tall glass was at every plate's left, filled with sweet wine. Kaoru gladly took a glass as Sano sat down on his seat, in front of Kaoru. Smelling the sweet wine, Kaoru wished she could gulp everything but it could be arranged too. Sano took his glass and then lifted it, nearing to Kaoru. "A toast…for this breakfast." He announced.
Biting her lower lip, she fumbled it and then laughed. 'Weird.' She focused on these letters. 'What on earth has he drank?' Then she brought the glass to her lips, sipping a few contents. "Isn't this supposed to be at night? Dinner?" she asked, feeling weird on the huge perfect breakfast before her. Sano sipped his glass and then brought it down, "Nothing much…just my trip." He replied, then he took his chopsticks. "So…let's eat?"
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