D/C: I can only wish, fantasize, dream and day dream about owning RK, but that doesn't make it real sob

A/N: Hi there every one! I'm very thankful to all those who reviewed me, and I'll thank each and every one of you at end of this chappie.

Q: Is it possible for Kaoru to sue Kenshin for dumping her?

A: Yup! It is. I watched a similar case on '20/20'. Also, if you still don't believe me you can read the review submitted to this story by 'Omochi', who was nice enough to provide evidence. However, there is a major difference with Ken and Kaoru. But don't worry people, I have a strong basis for my story.

At last but not the least, enjoy...

Chapter three: Murder on the Court Floor

"Are you nervous?" Misao asked Kaoru worriedly.

Kaoru, who was sitting on a chair outside the court room nodded weakly; feeling sick with anxiety.

Misao bent down in front of her to be in level with her and smiled warmly.

"You shouldn't be," she encouraged her, "all the 'evidences' have been examined and we'll just go in and testify, you know how these things go"

Kaoru grinned weakly then looked at the floor.

She felt weird; she was actually suing Kenshin for not marrying her, for dumping her after a 15 years old relation ship. She felt pathetic for doing all that, for chasing him like that, but he had to pay. She was deeply hurt and he was cool about it, he should suffer like she is suffering. Misao's pager rang, she straightened up and checked the little device strung to her belt.

"It's time," she announced, "let's get inside"

Kaoru nodded again then got up and followed Misao inside. It was awkward to be the client for the first time, not the lawyer. Although she has won many cases in this very same court room, it still wasn't a comforting sight. She and Misao seated them selves on their respective chairs and waited. A few seconds later she heard the door open and turned to see. Kenshin and Aoshi came in. Aoshi was as cold as ever. She felt frustrated that he was actually helping Kenshin; she wanted him to feel all alone and abandoned, to lose, suffer and be down right miserable. Also, Aoshi was her work mate, he should support her, and not the jerk who stole her golden years then dumped her like a sack of hot potatoes. While Aoshi was coolly examining the court room with his ice blue eyes, Kenshin just stared on his path, never looking up, just like any other criminal. But suddenly he looked up and his eyes met hers and she froze for a second. His eyes were darker than usual, or was it that her anger was making her forget them so easily? At that point Kaoru realized that she was still crazy about Kenshin, and if possible, even deeper in love with him. She turned away; she wasn't going to stop now, she'll proceed with the case and make him pay.

"Kaoru, stop it" Misao hissed in Kaoru's ear.

"Huh?" Kaoru asked, snapping out of her angry thoughts.

"Stop tapping your foot like that" Misao whispered urgently.

"Oh" Kaoru noticed for the first time that she was tapping her foot aloud," I'm very sorry". She took a deep breath and focused on looking any where but at her red headed heart throb.

The door swung open again, Kaoru turned to see a group of their friends come in, Sano and Megumi standing out from the rest with their grave features. Apparently they didn't like being called to court to testify in such a case. Kaoru was sorry to have caused so much trouble for every body, but Kenshin had to pay. All fair in love and war, and she was both in love and in war. Although it was only a few minutes till the judge came and the trial started, she felt the time pass slower than ever, killing her slowly. Soon, Kenshin was on the testifying stand and Aoshi was asking him questions.

"Tell me Mr. Himura, how long have you been with Miss Kaoru?" Aoshi asked, his hands behind his back.

"Fifteen years" Kenshin answered blankly.

"How did you meet?" Aoshi asked professionally.

"Her friend's house accidentally set on fire and I saved her, fifteen years ago" Kenshin smiled at the memory. Kaoru straightened in her chair, listening intently.

"You've been together ever since?"

"Yes"

"Have you ever lived together?"

"Huh?"

"Sorry, as in shared an apartment?"

"No"

"How would you describe your relation ship?"

"Umm, we're a boy friend and a girlfriend. Were actually"

Kaoru bit her lip.

"For whole fifteen years?"

"Almost, give or take a few months"

"So, why did you break up with Miss Kaoru?"

"I just didn't want to be in this relation ship any more"

Kaoru's eyes widened with shock and hurt. Kenshin saw them and forced him self to remain untouched by their beautiful tears. She lowered her face so that her eyes were hidden by her bangs.

"Why?" Aoshi went on.

"It was going no where"

"Have you ever thought of marrying Miss Kaoru?"

"Yes, I did. I even bought a ring"

Kaoru gasped as did many other in the court including Misao.

"Then, why didn't you propose?"

"I never felt the right time"

"Have you ever promised her marriage?"

Kenshin paused before answering.

"I don't know" he answered softly.

"You don't know?" Aoshi exclaimed.

"I always said words to stop her crying at weddings. All the girls would cry and stop, she would cry and just cry. I had to say things just to stop her"

Kaoru felt her hands tremble in her lap.

"Have you ever meant them?"

Again, Kenshin paused.

"Most of the time, yes" he answered.

Her tears were dripping onto her skirt like small rain droplets.

"But?"

"But she really wanted to get married. She kept pushing me"

"So, it was her behavior that made you quit from this relationship while your emotions and obligations were sincere?"

"Yes"

Kaoru thought her heart could simply stop and she'd drop dead.

Luckily, after that they had lunch break. Misao had to spend the entire time soothing a heart broken Kaoru. She felt her pain. In one way or another, she and Aoshi shared a similar affair.

"I can't believe that," Kaoru wailed in the women's rest room" how can he be like that? Where's the man that I love? I want him, I need him"

Misao just watched helplessly; there were no words to say. In fact, she wanted to cry just like Kaoru. She wanted to scream. Where are she and Aoshi going? No where. She felt like going out and calling any of their friends out there, probably Megumi, to help calm Kaoru down, but she didn't want any one to see her in the state she was in. Her cheeks were flooded with tears and there were black mascara scars lining them. Her skirt was wrinkled heavily were she grabbed fistfuls of it while Kenshin spoke.

"Kaoru, do you want to stop all of this and go home?" Misao asked quietly from her position.

Kaoru shook her head between loud wails.

"Well, at least stop here and perhaps continue later? Ask for a long recess?" Misao suggested.

"No" Kaoru replied rather yelling. Misao took a step back cautiously.

Slowly, Kaoru straightened her self up and stared at her reflection in the mirror above the sink. She blinked blankly a few times, shedding extra tears, her sobs became less frequent and softer.

"I want to go on" she finally said, her voice choked.

"Are you positively sure?" Misao asked.

"Yes" Kaoru replied as she opened the tap and splashed cold water onto her heated face, "I want Kenshin to suffer. If we don't win this and make him bankrupt I'll have to kill him with my own bare hands"

Misao wasn't sure whether Kaoru was joking or not, but Kaoru's maddened stare was frightening.

A/N: rubs hands together excitedly I owe a BIG thank you to:

Patto-chan, Vixenia, Ken, cherry, BlueBerryStain, mellyd, Numbians, royal bluekitsune, skenshingumi, gabyhyatt, Xkawaiigirl12X, Omochi, car, ss1128, jodibetz, Black Metalmark and Sekushi-san.

I hope that you'd be kind enough to review and let me know what you think. Also, if it's not much to ask and if you have the time for it, I hope you'd check out the new RK ficcie I co-wrote with my best friend Zen (also known as 'starry night blue'), it is called : The ErrorProof Birthday. It's really good and I can almost guarantee that you'll like it.

Thank you.

-Shimmering Tear