Kaoru had been at home the whole few weeks. Amakusa had been asking his men to keep a watch at her tightly. There was no place she can go. Her cell phone was taken away. The house phone was not hers to use. Amakusa had even called to the school and work place to stop all her activities. He was caging her up like a bird. What hurt the most was his news on the television. He was back to the womanizer he once was and was even worse.
He had not been at home over the weeks. She had not seen him at all. Every night was the same cold day for her. She missed everyone. She wanted to leave this cold mansion. It was all of the memories that Kenshin gave her that pulled her through. Kaoru cried all the night but it was getting lesser. She had decided to stand on her feet again. She will be back to her own-self again like before.
'You'll always be in my heart Kenshin... Give me the strength to carry on... to fight back... to fly again...' She thought. She had come to a decision. The decision she had made over the weeks. She had given up.
"If you don't mind, please inform Mr. Shougo that I need to have a word with him today." Kaoru said to Ango coldly.
"Yes, madam." He replied.
Ango had been Amakusa's right hand man for years. He had noticed the changed in him. He knew that he loved his wife. Ango knew that Kaoru had been waiting for him during the nights over the weeks. He had heard her cries. Kaoru knew that Ango was a good man but she couldn't help but talked to him in a cold way when he keep a close watch out at her like a prisoner.
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"Alright. I'll be home tonight." Amakusa said and hand up the phone.
Ango had called him to inform him that Kaoru wanted to see him. He had missed her over the weeks. He didn't want to return home because it hurts him when he saw her. He hated it when he knew that she had been taken by another man. He was angered that she treated him like a no body.
He had been with different woman every night just to forget about Kaoru. He had taken up the 'one-night-stand' which he hated in the past. Even bedding different woman each night couldn't get Kaoru out of his head. He fucked those women through the night without a rest but always ended calling out to Kaoru's name when he ejaculated into the condom. Not one woman could make him tired like Kaoru ever did. Not one was as perfect as his wife.
'My wife... Kaoru...' He thought as he took out the cross that Kaoru gave him from his unbutton collar shirt.
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Battousai has been worried. He got a shocked when he noticed that Kaoru's name was stroke out from the class list. It was then that he knew that Kaoru had asked a break off the semester. He was more angered when he got the information that it was Kaoru's husband who asked the break on her behalf.
He then saw the news about Kaoru's husband. It was then that he thought that he does not deserved Kaoru at all. Since her husband does not deserve her like her dead brother did, Battousai decided to take up the role of his dead brother. He will treat her like a princess and cherish her.
It was all because of his brother that made him leave for another country. He saw the love in his brother towards Kaoru. He saw the happiness in Kaoru when Kenshin treated her with all his love. Kenshin deserved Kaoru and he will not snatch her away from him but being near with Kaoru was causing a hard breathe for him. Loving her secretly yet unable to show her, tell her.
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Kaoru had been waiting in the hall for Amakusa. She was informed that he will be back today. She had mastered up her courage. She will have everything said and done by tonight.
"You wanted to see me? Now what? I have things to do. Say it." Amakusa said as he walked into his mansion.
Amakusa saw Kaoru's back when he stepped into the door but she did not notice his presence. His heart almost melted when Kaoru turned to face him. She seemed thinner than before but her eyes are back to its expressive ones. She was still as beautiful as ever.
"I'll go straight to the point. Let's divorce. I've gotten back my memories. You should have known that in the first place. There is no point of us being together any more. You can enjoy as many women as you like. Stop treating me as a prisoner. I had enough." Kaoru said all in a calm posture.
Amakusa wasn't expecting that to happen. He never wanted Kaoru to leave him. She was his the moment he took her virgin body. Although she had been claimed by another, she was still his. He didn't mind if she had an affair because he had done all the preparation. He had stopped all her usual activities.
"No. You will continue to be my wife whether you like it or not. You have no other choice. I will not have you ruining my reputation. If you ever think that there is a possibility of you going back to your man, you can forget about that." Amakusa said and walked out of the mansion.
Kaoru thought that he would agree since he was enjoying his nights. She was hurt when she heard him say that she would ruin his reputation.
'All he cared all these while was his reputation? Am I nothing to him at all...?' She thought sadly.
Just as she was about to walk back to the room, she felt giddy and then she was black-out. Everyone was in panic when they saw their Madam dropped onto the floor. Amakusa had left in his car. They tried calling him but his phone was off. Ango took the decision and brought her to the nearest hospital.
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Megumi was on her night shift and was glad but shocked when she saw Kaoru's thin figure on the treating bed. Her face was paled. She looked at the man who sent her here.
"What had happened?" She asked professionally.
"She fainted suddenly." Ango replied.
It's been a month since she last saw her cousin. It was a fortunate thing that she happened to be the doctor of Kaoru. Nothing was wrong with her when she examined Kaoru. There were no bruises or any signs of beatings externally.
"She will be needed to stay for a night to have further observations. Please inform her family members." Megumi said as she brushes the hair off Kaoru's face and asked the nurse to send her to her ward.
Sano, Misao, Aoshi, Sayo and Shouzo had been to the hospital immediately when they received Megumi's night call. Sano even took off form his work without explaining. When they saw Kaoru's form, they were heart broken. It was then that they knew from Sayo of what had happened to Kaoru over the month. Sayo had asked from Ango who dote on her dearly.
It was then that Kaoru woke up. Her eyes filled with tears when she saw her friends and cousin around her. Everyone hugged her.
"I've missed all of you. How have you guys been doing?" Kaoru asked as she wiped off her tears.
"Jou-chan! Come back to work. The place is bad without you!" Sano said as he ruffled her hair.
"Kaoru! Come back to school! Didn't you say that we'll graduate together?" Misao said with tears as he hugged onto her tightly.
"We had all missed you too." Sayo said as she held onto Kaoru's hand.
"Looks like you have been on a diet didn't you. Look like it had been a success." Megumi teased Kaoru earning a glare from her.
Everyone noticed Kaoru's change. Her once broken eyes were alive again. They were glad at that too. The broken soul and spirit of Kaoru was the meaning of Kaoru's dying life. Now that she's back, it must be of good news.
"Guys, I've gotten my memories back. I'm sorry that I've made all of you worried in the past. I'm sorry that you have to pretend that Kenshin never existed before. You are all hurting. Thank you for everything but I'm alright now. I'm going to live on. I'll let Kenshin know that too. I'll always be his strong princess." Kaoru said as she smiled.
The girls let their tears down while the guys bent their head down. Their Kaoru had grown up even more. She had managed to live through when she knew the death of Kenshin's. They chatted all night with Ango outside her ward. When it was already late, everyone left but will return tomorrow.
"Megumi." Kaoru called out.
"Okay. I know. I'm listening." She replied.
"Can you have a lawyer to prepare a divorce paper for me? I have thought over the month. I think that this is the best way. I want to fly again like before." Kaoru said.
"If that's what you want, I'll get it done for you. You'll always be that strong. Don't let me down." Megumi said and tucked her to bed.
Just before she stepped out of the room, she heard Kaoru saying, "I'm looking forward being a auntie too. I'll be strong."
