I apologize for the ooc-ness once again, but well there are many explanations for that in this chapter. A. They could be both drunk, but with Kenshin…. That's not a very likely story. B… I'm just blurting out things to make it go faster. C….. I don't know. A Is the best reason. O.O So just enjoy the show! Or fic……
CHAPTER FOUR
Kaoru's eyes widen not having had expected Kenshin to kiss her like that. She closed her eyes even though she questioned the kiss. She had longed for this ever since she first met him, but she now wondered why he was doing it. Why now? After all this time? Was he pleading for her to let him stay? The same questions ran through her mind over and over again. She stared in to his purple eyes after he had broken the kiss. "Ken…shin…" He didn't say anything, he just stared in to her eyes. "My farewell present, Kaoru-Dono."
Kaoru's heart felt like it was going to stop, she didn't want him to leave, she didn't want him to leave. She wanted to call out to him to stay, but knew that it would be useless. Tears started to come down her eyes as she silently cried and could feel his hand wipe them away. "Come now, Kaoru-Dono, we need to get back to the oth…" He caught her once again as she fell. With out saying a word, he picked the young woman up and carried her to her futon and laid her down. "Good bye, Kaoru-Dono." He said and kissed the young woman on her forehead.
"Ken…shin…" She seemed to mutter in her sleep as he walked toward her bedroom door and stopped to once again look at the woman who he had just kissed. 'Sessha is doing this for your sake, Kaoru-Dono. Do not hate Sessha for this.'
Yahiko, Sano, and Megumi where waiting for him outside. "She just fell asleep, Sessha thinks that it's from all of the drinking she was doing tonight." Sano and Megumi where staring at him seriously. "So are you still going to?" Sano asked not wanting to finish the sentence.
"Yes, I was waiting until later tonight but it seems that I…"
"I want to go with you Kenshin!" Yahiko pleaded with the older former samurai.
"Yahiko…" Kenshin said sadly. "How long have you known?"
"By the way everyone's acting, I want to go with you Kenshin!" Yahiko pleaded again.
"Kaoru-Dono needs you, and you need her Yahiko." Kenshin said and voided turning around to look in to the young one's eyes. "She can teach you how to improve your skills more then you know."
"But…"
"Your sensei is Kaoru-Dono, Yahiko, remember that. Sessha is not your sensei, but Kaoru-dono is."
"But…" Yahiko said and suddenly threw his wooden sword at Kenshin's head. "BAKA WHY DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE EVERYONE?" Yahiko shouted at the older male. "WHY? I… "
"Sessha is leaving because of his own selfish reasons Yahiko." Kenshin explained sadly. "No enemy is forcing Sessha this time." Kenshin started to walk back toward the exit once again. "Good bye, Yahiko."
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When Kaoru woke up, her head hurt, and everything that happened last night seemed fuzzy. Then she remembered that Kenshin was suppose to leave last night. "Kenshin…" She muttered softly and then cried.
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The next few weeks took getting use to by just having Kaoru and Yahiko there. Sanosuke still came around, but not as often as he did when Kenshin was here. Kaoru had almost forgotten to what it felt like to have the dojo almost completely to herself. She had once again continued to work at the other three dojos since the number of students at her dojo had still remained low and she still needed to make some sort of money to live off of. The sensei's of the other dojos where nice enough to give her a job since they had known her father when he was alive.
"Kamiya-Sensei, Ja ne!" One of the young female students called as she left.
"Ja ne, Sakura-Chan." Kaoru said and watched as the last student left the dojo. "Hiwati-San, today's practice went well, don't you think?" Kaoru asked the older man who nodded. Hiwati, Setsuna was the owner of the dojo that she was working at today. He was slightly older then what her father would have been, but he still looked young even though he was middle aged.
"Hai, Kaoru-Dono, it did. I'm glad to see that the students are improving." Hiwati-San said smiling. "Though, I hope you don't mind me being nosy, but don't you think that it's time for you to start to teach at your own dojo again? I mean your help is always welcomed here, but I know you have that dojo of yours to run and…"
"I know I do, Hiwati-San, but, the amount of students haven't been the same ever since…"
"Ever since that man decided to use your school's name against you and ruined your name and skill." Hiwati said sadly. "However, I know that you have talent, and I'm not just saying that because I'm a friend, I'm saying it as a fellow sensei."
"I know Hiwati-San." Kaoru said.
"I'm saying this since your father was one of my closest friends before he died almost two years now. (In the series or manga, I can't remember which, Kaoru's father had been killed/died six months before Kenshin came. I can't remember, I'm using this number for the story.) "If you are not going to teach any more, Kaoru-San, then why not get married?"
Kaoru's eyes widened at the word. 'Married…' She thought. The only man who she wanted had left her, three weeks ago, and she was still getting use to it.
"I could find a matchmaker to hook you up with a good man, Kaoru-San." Hiwati suggested. "I only say this because I think of you as my own daughter and am concerned about your well being."
"No, I don't want to give up teaching and get married yet, Hiwati-San, I don't think that any man could handle me." Kaoru said which made the older man laugh. "If I ever do get married, I want it to be of my own choice."
"Are you sure about this Kaoru-San?" Hiwati asked.
"Yes, I'm sure, thank you. I am still young and want to live my life as it is for now."
"Alright," The middle aged man sighed. "If you should ever change your mind."
"I know I know, come ask you. Now if you excuse me, I have to be getting back home now." Kaoru said as she glanced up at the sun. "Yahiko-Chan is by himself right now and…"
"Go to your student then, Kaoru-San, I'll see you tomorrow." Hiwati said and Kaoru bowed respectfully and walked out.
'Marriage? Is he nuts? The only man that I wanted to get married to left me, why would I want to marry any one else?' She could see his face so clearly in her mind as if she had just seen him this morning. His long red hair, his violet eyes, the smile that he gave everyone; it made her want to cry just thinking about him, but she knew from the beginning that he would leave no matter what. The cool fall breeze caught hold of her hair, and she looked up at the sky. 'Kenshin, what are you doing now?'
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Yes it's another cliff hanger but not as bad as the others where. I thought that this would be a good place to leave off at since it can go really just about anywhere. I'm so surprised to how many people have reviewed so far. There are more reviews on this fic then there are on one of my other current fic projects. I'm sorry once again for the short chapter but writers block is being a pain in the butt so…. Yeah…. That kind of effects the length/story period.