.:Forever:.
She paused and stared at the object, her thoughts frozen. The necklace was of a silver chain that's precious metal seemed to glow, on its own accord even, and the carvings in the small rock attached to the chain seemed to move when held at certain angles as if alive. Kaoru then smiled and placed necklace on her neck and returned her attention to the kimono.
Kenshin waited patiently outside the inn, watching as the people walk past seeming to not notice his presence. He leaned against a wall and closed his eyes and his hair dropped In front of his face to hide from the glare of an angry sun, his scare only slightly visible. He now listened to the people around him. Hundreds of footsteps filled his head all different, some soft some loud. He heard running as well and felt the wind whirl by him as the owner passed him by. He drowned out the footsteps and concentrated more on movement. He saw them all in his mind even the cat as it was kicked at by bored kids.
He frowned and concentrated now solely on the cat. The kids would kick it into a wall and the cat would fall to the ground walk for a while as if drunk the fall to the ground and a different kid would kick it. The cat just stared at the ground as it wobbled and fell wobbled and fell over and over but it wouldn't make a sound nor would it fight back or run it just took the abuse. Finally opening his eyes kenshin walked over to the boys and steeped in front of the now unconscious cat.
"It isn't nice to bully a cat, that it isn't" kenshin looked the kids over "that hideous creature at my mouse" the eldest looking boy yelled 'he looks familiar…'kenshin thought "yeah it ate my mouse too! Why would you protect a stupid cat like that?" a slightly smaller boy asked rather rudely.
"The cat had no intention of eating your pets it was merely looking for food to eat, that it was" kenshin kneeled down beside the, what he now discovered, black cat and gently picked it up "what are your names?" kenshin asked with a smile "I'm Myojin Yahiko Tokyo samurai and these are my allies" The first on replied, kenshin merely nodded "this one is sure your pet is grateful to you, that I am" kenshin offered another smile "until next time" kenshin, still holding the cat, walked back to the inn.
Kaoru walked out of the inn after thanking the owner and found kenshin sitting against a wall absently stroking a well beat up cat. She smiled and walked up to him and kneeled beside him. "Are you ready?" kenshin asks without looking at her but, instead gazing into the crowd. "Yes" she replied kenshin stood up and set the cat down "farewell new friend stay out of trouble" he said. The cat just stared and mewed softly and walked up to kenshin then mewed again. "No neko-chan" kenshin said then turned it around.Kenshin turned and began to walk away kaoru close behind him. The cat stared blankly at them as they walked away.
Eight hours later kaoru stared at the ground at the man before hers footprints, the way they seemed to zigzag there way around, the way the pant life seemed to move from his path. "Are you coming?" she looked up not realizing how far she had fallen behind him
"Yes" she ran to catch up; almost reaching him she tripped over a tree rote and fell forward.
Instantly kenshin caught her "are you ok Miss Kaoru?" his soft voice whispered into her ear. She could only nod as he helped her stand his light smile relaxed her now racing heart. "We'll rest here" kenshin said and leaned against a tree kaoru once again nodded
and sat down. "This one will be right back do not move" he silently slipped away threw the trees and out of sight.
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