Fanfic of Blueroseulan

August 14, 2004

Standard Disclaimers Apply : RK doesn't belong to me…

Author's notes: I'M BACK! And with a new story too! It's an AU one… a far cry form the other's I have been doing. I have to warn you though; this is not for K/T fans… so if you are one, I suggest you better think twice before scrolling down… I hope I don't get flames demanding why the heck didn't I put K/T together…don't say I haven't warned yah! And for K/K fans like me…. ENJOY!

Oh.. I guess I've been ranting on… oh well off with the story! And as always, don't forget to review!

Himura Kenshin had always been known as the man living in a perfect life. Gifted to him was the exotic looks that could drive any woman insane. His job was perfect; earning him more than a thousand dollars a month. He also had the perfect girlfriend who was seemingly as eye-catching as him. Their relationship was perfect, his life was perfect… surely nothing could go wrong.

Or something could?

The white-washed walls of the hospital were still evidently clean. Its floors and hallways still free from stains of both blood and medicines of the like. The strong odor of cleaning disinfectants still hung heavily in every corner of the ward…

Kenshin sighed heavily. Stealing a glance towards his seated girlfriend and to the next woman that sat beside her. Nobody spoke a word… afraid to do so. And yet, there was a heavy blanket of tension suffocating all and the three of them.

A hand roughly crept to smoothen the tangled red strands of hair that had obscured his view and irritated his eyes.

One night.

One night was all it took to mess up his perfect life and his relationship with Tomoe as well.

One night.

Fuck that.

Trying to recall the past month, he remembered Tomoe asking him to accompany her in some sort of a class reunion. He agreed, of course, for he knew she'd grow mad and irk him for the remaining days of the week if he did not come and he did not appreciate arguing with her.

Flashback…

The least he expected was a reunion in a disco bar. Surely, old acquaintances would never understand one another in such a noisy common area to gather. Different unfamiliar faces surrounded him as Tomoe proudly introduced him to her high school girlfriends while he tried hard to ignore the oohs and ahhs he earned from the other gals.

Of course he should have anticipated that his girlfriend would be busy chatting gaily with her past batch mates as so to forget him. Should have anticipated the quick boredom that was swift to follow through. So off he marched to the bar, intending to take at least a single shot before they went home. Sitting himself at the far end, he was just about to content himself with only his drink as his companion when,

"Sumimasen, is this seat taken?"

Amethyst eyes widened when his orbs collided with bright sapphire ones.

"E-excuse me… are you alright?" her tone was laced with slight worry when she found the person unresponsive. It was enough to knock him back to his senses though. Shaken back from his stupor, he felt his cheeks growing red, embarrassed to be caught unguarded by a woman. Shaking his head, he was quick to give an answer and offer the seat that incidentally was beside his.

PRESENT

"Excuse me… I have to go to the restroom…" Tomoe murmured with a constricted throat before hurrying away from his prying eyes. He knew she was desperately trying to contain the hurricane of emotions slamming in her chest and he felt terribly guilty for it.

He took a glance to the woman who sat silently a seat apart from him. She had been silent through out the whole trip to the hospital, keeping her head bowed with her hands wringing each slender finger as a sign of silent tension she tried hard to hide. He felt slightly pitiful for her. Slightly. Throwing his head back, he closed his eyes and tried to remember what had truly happened.

FLASHBACK.

He had one too many drinks. He was very well aware of that. The lady beside him proved to be a very good companion. Keeping his spirit alive while they talked about trivial things over bottles of beers. She was a good speaker as well as an effective listener. Though they had never known another, she had admitted that she felt at ease talking with him.

He also felt the same.

"I was a friend of Tomoe way back in high school." she declared while missing the slight raising of his eyebrows.

"Were you close with Tomoe Kamiya-san?" he asked, slightly intrigued with the verb she used. She flushed bright red. How the heck would she explain to him that she fought with his girlfriend just for a man! It was both childish and embarrassing.

"Himura-san, I've been telling you to drop the honorific and call me Kaoru instead." She persuaded him, trying to veer him off the topic.

So…she really isn't in good terms with Tomoe… he thought.

"Hai hai. I'm sorry Kami—I mean Kaoru. But please… do call me Kenshin instead of Himura-san. It sounds so formal." He laughed, secretly watching her heave a relived sigh with his sudden evasion of his own asked question.

The evening found the two of them exchanging thoughts and ideas over many different things. For some, it was no sense nonsense, for others, it was just a waste of time. But it was evident that both were enjoying the other's presence. It would have turned out fine had they not been far too drunk. And with too much alcohol in their system, they found the disco a lot crowdier and hotter than they wanted.

He suggested they go out for a while, and she readily agreed.

It was all downhill from there.

Vaguely, he remembered entering a small hotel with her hand laced with his. Remembered the way he dropped her to the bed and how urgently they tried to pry away each other's clothes seemingly like wild animals desperately needing and wanting to mate. There wasn't love; it was only lust, a primal need for the other's body, for the other's touch…

He found himself on an empty bed that morning. She left neither a note nor a trace that she had been there. He recalled the surge of panic that shook his whole system up even so driving the awful hangover away from his head. Dreadfully, he sped back to his apartment, unbelieving that he was as ridiculous and stupid as to sleep with a complete stranger. Himura Kenshin was a known rational man, though he was starting to doubt that compliment after he had done the salacious act. Never in his whole lifetime had he ever even thought of doing that, of having one night stands and yet…

He would have gotten over it and buried it on the back of his mind. For some odd reason, he even found Tomoe apologizing to him. She assumed he was bored much to death that he finally decided to go back home. He felt the guilt surge up again. He would have gotten over that night, would have returned back to the normal routing of his perfectly perfect life had it not been for one morning when he went to his office to find the woman waiting for him.

Her eyes, unlike before was now cloudy, hazy and red rimmed, an evident sign that she had been crying. Trying to choke back on hi own words, he watched as she produced from her bag a small medical kit that contained a strip of disposable pregnancy testers. Without a word, she handed it to him, her hands trembling and her eyes filling with fresh tears.

It proved to be positive.

No…never…

"Kenshin…I thought I'd come over and bring you—what's that?" The voice was familiar and he knew it belonged to no one else but to his girlfriend. Tomoe…

The sound of shattering glass reverberated in the whole hallway as the container of food she had brought shattered on the clean marble floors.

"No…No…" she murmured weakly as she stared on the row of three green shaded circles. An indicator that the user was indeed pregnant.

In shock, the three of them drove towards the nearest hospital. There might have been a mistake, it wasn't as accurate compared with a doctor's opinion… there might have been a mistake…

PRESENT

Tomoe had returned back to her seat. Though she tried to hide her face with the fall of her hair, it was just but evident that her eyes were dreadfully red and puffy. Inwardly, he debated with himself over what was seemingly the right thing to do. Hesitation was on his mind. It's too early… Tomoe is probably burning up with anger and hatred…

To his surprise, he felt a cold hand deliberately touching his. Releasing a sharp breath, he watched as she turned a watery smile towards him, uncaring if he saw her tears or not.

"It's alright… everything would be alright. I still love you." She murmured, though slightly confusing him when she almost directed her last words towards the silent woman who still kept her head bowed. Slim hands creeping to envelope his tensed body in a hug, he rested his chin atop her head while he kept stare of the other, feeling sudden pity surge through his chest. He had Tomoe as his comfort; she on the other hand had none. Her loneliness and desperation was almost evident and he could only wish he had the courage to reassure her that everything would turn out fine.

Unfortunately, he had none.

The door of the doctor's office swung open and the man almost felt his heart drop way down to his knees. He stood up and immediately asked the doctor what the verdict was. The other's words would probably be imprinted on his mind and would stay embedded there for the rest of his lifetime.

It was the turning point of his life.

"Himura-san, I congratulate you for your wife is truly with child. She is one month and thirteen days days pregnant."

TBC…

So…chapter one is finished… I hope you guys liked it… see why I've rated this one… and there are more probable lemon scenes to come… I have a few things to clarify first:

Tomoe isn't as quiet and demure as we all know her. I've made her a bit snobbish and whiney on this… and if ever you're wondering how the heck she could say she still loves Kenshin while finding out that he's having a baby with another that will be explained on the later chapters. Let's just say she's got a psychological problem and insecurities of such… oh well…

Kenshin really is a rational man. I just made him a bit too drunk in this chapter for the story to proceed… (if he hadn't slept with Kaoru, it would be the end you know) so please don't flame me with that. There's a reason of course why he had himself totally drunk and that would be for you to know in the next chapter.

Please don't object with the appearance of the pregnancy test kit… I haven't seen one and therefore I'm just guessing… I'm really wondering though… how does it look like! ".

I hope you guys review… I'd update sooner if I see I've got many reviews on this one. 

JA NE!

BLUEROSE