A/N: Hey everyone! I know that it's been long but here it is chapter three. I've
been really busy lately but I hope that you all like it. Read and review okay?
Thanx…
Disclaimer: I don't own rk so don't get mad
"Kenshin I'm here, and I want you to know that I'll always be here…."
The next morning Kaoru woke to the sound of the phone ringing in her ear. It
stopped but left her awake and listening to the sound of birds outside her
window. Kaoru stood up and walked to the window since she was already awake.
It was cloudy but calming. It reminded her of what happened yesterday making
her smile to herself. Kaoru thought about yesterday trying to relive the moment
over and again.
"I wish that moment would have lasted forever. It was so perfect Kenshin I was
so happy on your shoulder. I know that you know how I feel about you but I wish
you knew how much I care. Even I have trouble trying to explain it to… you…"
Kaoru whispered to her self. She realized that she was talking to her self and felt
bad that Kenshin wasn't there to hear her private conversation. She sighed to her
self because she was just alone. The phone began to ring again. "I wonder who
that is. Himura, Kenshin, Oh good. Hello?"
"Kaoru-dono is it too early to talk right now because if it is that okay I'll call later
an"
"Kenshin"
"Oro?"
"Its fine, don't worry about it I'm up kay."
"Are you sure your voice sounds different."
"It does?"
"Yeah, you sound tired."
"Oh… I'm not really I mean it."
"Okay. So anyways I just wanted to talk to you right now"
"About what Kenshin?"
"About today are you doing anything?"
"Umm… no I don't think so why?"
"Because I wanted to hangout with you Kaoru." Later Kenshin and Kaoru met up
and hung out at Kenshin's house. Kenshin played a few video games with Kaoru
until Kaoru got tired of losing and just watched him play instead. They were alone
in his house but of course they respected each other enough to not do anything.
Kaoru sat a little behind Kenshin on his bed and watched him struggle with a
certain puzzle in his game. She wanted to lean on his back but she knew that it
might bother him a little bit. Instead she just imagined it. Kenshin turned and
looked at her and noticed that she was in her own world. But he didn't want to
take her from it. She looked as if she was dreaming about something that she
wanted to happen. Kaoru finally felt Kenshin's eyes studying her and possibly her
thoughts.
"What's wrong Kenshin? What did I do?"
"Nothing Kaoru-dono"
"Oh…it's getting dark Kenshin turn on the light please." Kaoru said with a big
smile Kenshin stood up and walked over to the light switch and turned the lights
on. The room was suddenly filled with light and it made Kaoru's eyes hurt.
Kenshin apologized as if it were his fault. He went back to his game after asking
if she were sure that she didn't want to play or anything.
"Kenshin?"
"Yes Kaoru-dono?"
"I'm sorry but I'm kinda bored."
"Oh do you want to watch T.V?"
"Sure why not Kenshin." They walked across the hall to the guest room where
the T.V was bigger and there was more room on the bed to sit down. There
wasn't really anything on until they got to a channel that was showing Men In
Black. It just started and was on the part when Will smith was making fun of the
fat cop. They both laughed at the movie whenever it was funny. It got to the part
when Will Smith's Character was asked if he wanted to join even though he had
to sever all human contact. Kaoru thought for a moment about what she would
do if the offer were given to her. She knew that she would turn it down because
she would never want to leave Kenshin behind. She turned to Kenshin and
decided to ask him a question. "Kenshin if you were given that offer would you do
it?"
"Yeah, that would be so cool to do something like that to help people and sort of
protect them."
"Even if you had to sever all human contacts?"
"What exactly does that mean Kaoru-dono?"
"It means that if he joins that then he can't talk to all the people he knew before
ever again Kenshin… and you could do that? I know that I couldn't ever." Kaoru's
voice faded away as she looked him in the eye.
"Oh… your right I couldn't do that ether, I would only do it if you joined with me
Kaoru…"
"Did you just call me by my real name with out the miss in it?"
"Oh… I'm Sorry I didn't mean to Kaoru-dono"
"Kenshin, its alright that you call me that I like it. Besides didn't you say you had
something to tell me?"
"No I don't remember saying that."
"You were going to tell me who you liked or something remember?"
"Oh yeah that. I'd rather tell you in person."
"Why."
"Because it would change our friendship Kaoru"
"Oh okay." Soon Kaoru and Kenshin said there goodbyes and Kaoru went home
only to go straight to bed and think. "Did you really call me that Kenshin you
called me Kaoru not Kaoru-dono. If only you knew that was music to my ears
Kenshin. And you wouldn't do anything to sever contact with me that is the nicest
thing to know. And it makes me happy to know that…I hope you sleep well
tonight Kenshin. Good night Kenshin." Kaoru whispered as she wrapped her
arms around her pillow and fell asleep. The next morning Kaoru got herself to
school and waited to see Kenshin. "Hey Kenshin"
"Hi Kaoru."
"So who is it?"
"Umm I'll tell you later."
"Okay." Before she knew it was time to go to lunch. She met up with Kenshin and
they got lunch and ate together. Kenshin avoided the subject for the rest of the
day. When they were finished Sano walked over and started talking to them.
"Hey Kenshin hey Jou-chan what are you all doing?"
"Nothing really." Kenshin and Kaoru answered together.
"Oh okay. Hey Jou-chan I was wondering if you would ever go out with Kenshin."
Kaoru's heart stopped, " Why do you want to know?"
"I need to talk to you alone for awhile"
"Fine." Kaoru and Sano walked to a place where no one could hear them
"Kaoru I was talking to Kenshin the other day and I asked him how he felt about
you. I asked him if I liked you and he said yes."
"He said What?!" When school was over Kenshin and Kaoru walked out to the
place where they were picked up. They had been waiting under that tree for their
parents for the last two years. Kenshin was picked up first Kaoru went home and
ran up to her closet and tried to find something to wear to Kenshin's concert. She
went through outfit after outfit but couldn't find anything to wear. She ran to her
bedside and picked up her phone and dialed Kenshin's number in one second
flat.
"Hello?"
"Kenshin I can't find anything to wear for your concert tomorrow!"
"Heh-heh common Kaoru-dono it's not that big of a deal anything will be fine."
"But I can't find anything but this blouse thing."
"Kaoru-dono I'm sure you look perfectly fine in what you have right now."
"But you've never seen it."
"I'm positive that you'll look good in what you have Kaoru-dono so no worries"
"Okay I'll try to get over it and just wear whatever I have okay thanks I have to
go"
"Kaoru? I'll see you tomorrow okay"
"Okay, bye" Kaoru hung up the clothing that she tore out of her closet and threw
on the floor as she was looking for what to wear. "It looks like a hurricane hit my
room." Kaoru stated as she was folding clothes. When Kaoru finally got her room
clean she called Misao.
"What's up?"
"Misao!"
"Kao? What's wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong but guess what, I'm gonna go spend the entire day with
Kenshin tomorrow."
"Really? Heh-heh-heh you better get something to happen between you guys…
something good heh-heh."
"MISAO! SHUTUP don't say that it's so bad"
"I'm just messing with you Kao, but sorry I'm in the middle of something but after
you get home tomorrow you better spill the beans about EVERYTHING that
happened okay."
"Okay I will bye" Kaoru couldn't wait for tomorrow a day with Kenshin. She
walked over to her bedside and opened her drawer. She took out a little red
book, her diary, and began to write about Kenshin and every thing that happened
to her so far. Kaoru wasn't very good at keeping up with everyday so she had a
whole month to write about what happened to her so far. She wrote about
Kenshin and what has been happening between them so far. There was more to
write about her friends now than ever before. There was the paring up, fights,
and especially relationships. By the time she was done with that it was time to go
to bed. Kaoru put the little red notebook away and got into bed. It was a bit of a
while before she fell asleep but when she did she began to dream. Kaoru got up
from bed and got ready to go out. She was at the movies by noon and was
waiting for someone. A car drove up to the front of the theater and dropped
someone off. He walked to her and they shared a hug. Kaoru couldn't see his
face because it was almost a blur. They walked hand in hand to buy tickets for
the movie they were about to watch. She was so happy, they were happy, them
together… who was that? Who was she with? Kaoru stared at the blurred face
happily during the movie. She reached for his hand and held on tight. The figure
turned to her and smiled. The smile looked so familiar… like she had known it
forever. Who is that? He leaned over to kiss her cheek then he whispered
something in her ear that made her blush. "I don't look that good …" she
whispered back. The movie was now over and it was time for the two to eat
dinner. "Where are we going to eat …" He turned to her and showed her into a
regular old burger joint. "How romantic…" Kaoru said jokingly. They sat and ate,
them together. Kaoru leaned her head on his shoulder. The warmth was
familiar… very familiar. Kaoru knew his sent, the sound of his voice, and this
warmth that rushed over her as she sat there with him. They were now in front of
Kaoru's house and it was time for her to step in. Just as she was about to enter
the empty house he grabbed her wrist. She turned to find his face inches from
hers. He began to close the distance. Kaoru could feel his breath on her face he
was about to kiss her… Kaoru's eyes shot open as she sprung out of bed. "Why
do I always wakeup when it gets good?" Kaoru walked over to her bedside and
looked at her clock. It was time for her to get ready for the concert. She was done
pretty quickly and Mrs. Himura was there to get her in no time. Before she knew
it she was outside of Kenshin's house. They walked in and Kenshin was sitting
on the living room sofa talking to someone on the phone. Kaoru took off her
shoes and walked over to where he was sitting. "Hey Kenshin."
"Hey Kaoru-dono it's almost time to go so be ready okay."
"Okay"
"Do you want to come upstairs with me?"
"No is okay Kenshin I'll stay here."
"Common Kaoru-dono I have something to show you. Never mind I'll just bring it
down. Kenshin walked upstairs and was about to reach for a letter but then
decided not to. "I don't know if she's ready for this, I don't know if I'm ready for
this. Never mind Kao it will have to wait." Kenshin walked back down stairs empty
handed. "I'll show it to you later I couldn't find it Kaoru-dono."
"Oh okay then, besides it's time to go." They walked downstairs and out the door
to the car. Kenshin and Kaoru got in the back seat with Ayame While Mr. and
Mrs. Himura sat in the front. They drove for about half an hour until they got
there. Kenshin and Ayame ran to the door because the traffic made them late.
Everyone else was following behind. It was time for them to go in and sit down.
By the time they got in it was time for Kenshin and his friend to play their song to
end the concert before them. Kaoru had to wait a while until Kenshin was up to
play his song. After that everything went by in a blink and the concert was over.
While everyone was talking to Kenshin about how well he played today Kaoru
was introduced to some of Kenshin's family so even though the two were in the
same room they didn't really spend time together. Kaoru went out to dinner with
his family and was on the way home by six. Kaoru got out of the car and said by
to everyone and thanked the family for having her. Just as she turned around to
go inside Kenshin called to her and told her that the watch was broken. It
stopped after he dropped it in the locker room. Kaoru took the watch from him
and walked inside. She called him that night and they talked for a while. Kenshin
was hoping that Kaoru would be able to go to the store and tell them that it
stopped and ask if she could get it replaced. She was gonna try. The next week
was spring break and Kaoru wasn't very thrilled about it because she wouldn't
see Kenshin all the time for a while. Kaoru's mom told her not to call Kenshin and
let him call her instead. Her mom knew how she felt about Kenshin and she
didn't want her to appear desperate. So Kaoru didn't call until Thursday when
she got tired of waiting. Thursday night right after dinner, Kaoru ran up stairs and
ran to grab her phone. She dialed the number and waited for a voice from the
other side.
"Hello?"
"Kenshin!"
"Hey Kaoru-dono, It's been awhile you haven't called for the longest time"
"Then why didn't you call me instead?"
"Well I've been on the Internet with a few friends lately."
"Really?"
"I was something to do while I was waiting."
"Really…" Kaoru felt a little bummed out that Kenshin used that as a reason and
lost interest in the conversation. She heard her mom call and she opened her
door and answered. Kenshin was still on the phone talking to the preoccupied
Kaoru "Yeah!"
"Are you on the phone?"
"Yes."
"You didn't finish your chores yet and you're on the phone. You know the deal
finish the chores first then you can talk on the phone Kaoru. Who is it?"
"Its Kenshin…"
"I didn't hear the phone ring, who called?"
"I did…"
"Didn't I tell you to wait for him to call? Is he still there?"
"Hai."
"Get off the phone right now Kaoru. Then come down here okay."
"Kenshin, Kenshin hello?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"I have to go I'm in trouble right now okay bye."
"What? Why?"
"Because I have to okay bye"
"Kaoru are you off the phone yet? What's taking you so long?"
"I'm coming! Kenshin I have to go bye." Kaoru hung up the phone without waiting
for him to respond with a good bye. She put the phone on her nightstand and ran
downstairs. She was in trouble; Kaoru couldn't talk on the phone until further
notice. She went to bed missing Kenshin all the more. That night she dreamt
about him, about seeing him, but mostly just how much she wanted to be with
him. She woke to an empty house, just her and her longing to hear his voice. She
picked up the phone and tried to call and explain what happened. She dialed his
number even though if she were caught she would be in a deep pot of boiling
water. The line was busy. "He's on the internet darn it! That family needs call
waiting or something they only have one line. Oh well its only nine I'll keep trying"
Kaoru called every five minutes from nine to twelve until she knew her mom
would be home soon. It was 12:24 she had to try one more time. The line was
still busy. "Kenshin, I know you can't hear me but god be my witness I still tried. I
wanted to tell you that I got off the phone in such a rush. I didn't mean to I got in
trouble. I'm sorry, I just wanted to talk to you about how much I missed you over
this break and how next time a long vacation from school comes around we
better hang out or I won't be able to stand it. Kenshin?" It was still a busy signal
responding from the other side. "Kenshin? Don't be mad at me okay? Bye I'll se
you later…" There was no answer just the same sound signal in that the line was
in use and she needed to try and get a hold of the Himuras later. "Bye…" Kaoru
waited as the rest of spring break wined to a close. It was finally Sunday night
and Kaoru was restless. "Kenshin? I know you can't hear me right now but I
missed you and I can't wait to see you tomorrow morning. I can't sleep but I'll just
talk to you until I get tired. Okay?" Kaoru continued to talk to "Kenshin" until she
fell asleep. The next morning she woke to the sound of birds outside her window.
Kaoru couldn't wait to get to school and see him she got dressed and was ready
in less than twenty minutes. She didn't realize that it was only six. School started
in two hours and fifteen minutes. She was way ahead of schedule. Kaoru waited
for the time to pass. Her mom came down stairs.
"Kaoru what are you doing up so early?"
"Oh I don't know I just woke up early."
"Anyway I talked to your aunt and she said that if you really wanted to she would
invite Kenshin to her renewal of vows."
"Really?" She was finally ready to go to school. Kaoru was really early but she
was a little nervous. She didn't know why she had known Kenshin for two years
but she was still cursed with butterflies in her stomach. She turned around to see
a Kenshin completely dressed in black. He walked into the music room to put
something away. She walked in behind him and saw him talking to someone
else. "Hey Kenshin." Kenshin looked at her with very uneventful eyes and walked
past her. Kaoru was still so happy to see him she didn't realize that she was
being blown off. "Kenshin? Are you okay?"
"I just don't feel like talking to you right now Kaoru" Kenshin responded blankly
without even so much as looking at her as he said it.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru stood there in disbelief as she watched the person she had
been looking forward to seeing walk away from her. "Oh yeah, I wanted you to
know, your invited to my aunt and uncle's wedding Kenshin… Kenshin…
A/N: Sorry it took so long but I hope you liked it. I read my second chapter and that wasn't long that was longer. So now its long, I hope. The next chapter is gonna get a little ugly. I'll try to get it up soon okay.