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Chapter 3: Home
The cold air hit Kaoru's face like a dump of cold water. Cracking open one eye she glanced around quickly to take in her surroundings. It was still dark out though she knew that it was time to get up and get ready for the long walk ahead. She turned around in Kenshin's embrace to face him. He only halfway opened his eyes looked at her as if he just couldn't get enough of her. "Morning love." Kaoru mumbled to his sleepy form. With a slow almost drunken movement he nodded his head in affirmation, slowly starting to sit up. With a mighty yawn that made Kaoru smile he started to get things in order. Today they would be walking to a small village that might only take half a day to walk to.
While Kenshin set to work by picking up by folding up the makeshift futon, Kaoru got up picking up both her and Kenshin's swords. Sliding hers into her side sash she slung her bag over her shoulder, waiting for Kenshin to get the rest of the blankets pact up. He stood up reaching out a hand to silently ask Kaoru for his sword. She aloud him to grasp it in one hand and in that moment that they both still held the sword by one hand they shared a meaningful look.
"It's four o'clock now and it looks like we might make it to the small village at maybe two o'clock we can stop there and get lunch but if we want to make good time by getting to masters house a day early then we better head over there soon after." His eye's softened slightly. "After all these years, we'll finally be able to put our plains into action."
"Yes, but what will we do after the war?" Kenshin remained silent for a while, pondering over this thought. He'd always known that He and Kaoru would be together forever until deaths cold grip catch up to him. He also knew that they would win this war. No he wasn't being cocky, he was just full of faith, letting no thoughts of loosing inter his mind, and staying focused on the goal. But what of after the war?
"I'm not sure. Maybe raise a family?" He replied slyly. All he got back was a rare giggle from Kaoru that seeing her in her worrier out fit seemed slightly out of character for her, though he knew behind the front she was a fun, loving, cheerful, beautiful, lady. She let go of his sword letting him hold onto it fully. They continued their walk out of their campsite and onto the slightly beaten path ahead.
The walk was tiresome because of the wind blowing towards them, but never the less, they kept moving with an unwavering pace, determined to get to the small village on their set time. Kaoru's silk black hair that reached to the small of her back wiped furiously into the air, and her blue crystal eyes—now with a slightly gold tent—stopped abruptly to tense up and quickly place her hand on her swords. Kenshin was quick to feel whatever Kaoru had felt and he then stopped too. They both paused, shutting their eyes in concentration. 'There's someone here. No. Many.'
There was a ephemeral moment of peace before there was an cacophony coming from their antagonist's sword clashing in a moment of frozen time and then the moment was over and it was as if time was making up by going extra fast. Kenshin through off his opponent with a shove of his sword while Kaoru became conformed to Kenshin's move to her opponent.
Looking around quickly Kaoru did a head count in her head and discovered that there were fifteen opponents to deal with. Looking to Kenshin she signaled with her now golden eyes that she was going to take on the half to the left while he got the half to the right. Kenshin nodded his approval with an evil grin and turned to the Right half.
"I needed to stretch anyway." With that said Kenshin began to hack his way threw his half. As he got threw with his fourth he yelled over his shoulder, "Gee you should have given me more then just these few love, I'll be through with my pathetic half before your even half way through!"
Cutting the head off Kaoru's unfortunate opponent and spinning low cutting the one behind her in the chest deeply she yelled back, "My ass! We both know who's faster anyway right!"
"Me!" Kenshin hollered back as one jumped over the fallen dead comrade hoping to have a better chance then the one in front of him by catching the Battousai off guard. Little did he realize in time—the Battousai is never caught off guard—and it was his undoing.
Once both finished they spun to see who had won only to see the inevitable truth—they were equal in speed. Kenshin and Kaoru then turned to face the last obstacle that was currently resting against a tree lazily, with a cocky smirk on his face.
Slinging off the standing blood off their swords and readying them for a fresh attack Kenshin spoke up first. "I assume you're the leader and from judging by the way you just sat back and watched while you alias were being slaughtered I assume you knew they stood no chance of winning so why did you send them out if only to watch them die?"
Pushing himself off the tree this a foot he took a few steps forward before answering, "Never assume Battousai, it makes you look like a jack ass. However, yes I did know they were going to die, what's it to you?"
Growling he tightened his grip on his glimmering sword. "They were you comrades. Who the hell are you? And how do you know who I am?"
"Meaningless pawns. My name is Kurogasa but you can call me Jin-e." He took another step and unsheathed one of his two swords at his side before he answered another question. "Why Battousai, everyone in the under world knows of your name, why not me?"
"I suppose so. Now who sent you?"
"Aw I'm afraid I can't tell you that." Jin-e began to laugh to himself. "Well shall we begin? Come, you both may attack me!" He smiled wildly.
"Confident are we?" With that said the fight began. Kaoru and Kenshin both disappeared and in a split second the Battousai and the Raven had reappeared, The Raven, appeared to sweep through the air and was going to win 'Jin-e's head, while, The Battousai was swooping in for the midsection. Jin-e at the last possible second jumped out of the way causing The Raven and The Battousai to go into a second attack almost instantly, this time Kaoru raced to run him straight through, while The Battousai raced to the tree that Jin-e had been leaning against earlier and ran up it(AN: Matrix stile! XD) and when he pushed off he spun down ward with white eyes into an ryutsuisen attack preventing Jin-e from jumping out of the way of The Raven's attack less he want to die from the Battousai's attack.
Blood sprayed everywhere, falling like rain onto the faces of the one's whose cause it, turning the pure white snow a ruby red. Eye's still closed and in the same position that they had ended the battle in they took the moment to think of the one's they had just sent to their grave, praying them a safe journey to the after world. While also regaining control of their battle auras. Straightening back up and opening up their eyes Kaoru and Kenshin both now had their normal eye color back. Kaoru looked to Kenshin in silent question as to what they should do with the bodies.
"All we can do is bury the victims of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu." With that said they whipped off their swords and got to work in burring the dead.
It was around seven o'clock by the time they reached their masters house. Stopping at the gates Kenshin pulled out a spare key and pushed open the gates for him and Kaoru. "We're home." Looking around they could see that the house had been kept in tacked and it looked as though the garden had some freshly grown vegetables in it. 'Master must have just been here a few days ago.' "I'll go prepare food, why don't you go take a bath and relax, I'll take care of things here." Kaoru went and gave him a long I-love-you-so-much hug and kissed him on the cheek as her thanks, before turning to go to the bathhouse. It had truly been a long day, and it was apparent that they both needed nothing more then rest and here at their master's place they would get just that.
Sinking slowly into the hot water Kaoru sighed in utter pleasure at the warm water on her tense body. A silly smile came upon her face at the thought of 'finally making it here'.
Kenshin was preparing some healthy filling meal with vegetables, rice, and meats when a puffy Kaoru walked through the door clad in a heavy sleeping Kimono, thick socks, and two inch thick slippers(AN: you know that's what you wear when you want to be comfortable on a long cold day). Sitting down tiredly against a wall near the table Kaoru questioned when the food would be ready.
"Just finished love." Kenshin smiled lovingly at her beautiful face and sat beside her handing her a bowl of what was for dinner, then kissing her forehead.
After trying the first bite Kaoru said, "This taste wonderful beloved."
"Thank you." Kenshin smiled and continued to eat his meal. There was a long period of silence to where they both just ate their food and enjoyed one another's company. Once finished Kaoru and Kenshin got up and set their dishes in the sink saying that they would do the dishes in the morning but right now the only thing they wanted was sleep, and to leave tomorrow for tomorrow.
End Chapter three.
Authors note: Ok, Ok I'm sure that you were all like 'I'll bet ten bucks that she's dead.' Or something but I'm here to tell you that I LIVE!
Ok so here's thins weeks reason why I haven't updated in over a month: I got a Boy friend and we've been going out every weekend so I've been gone. I'm sure that sounds really lame but hear me out: He's hot… . :Female crowd now understands:Male crowd is throwing sharp objects at me: AH! That one almost got me!
Hmm how about I give out personal responses to reviews to make up for it:Crowd accepts offer:
hotohori PYou won't freakn' believe this but I had no idea what OOC meant until I was looking at a self of blood where my mom works and it came to me XD! Well People tend to think of Kenshin and the Battousai as to different people like in Samurai Deeper Kyo but I've seen no evidence of that at all. What I see is what we all have: A temper that can at times get the better of us. So I tried to work in my own version on here. This part of the story is like where most stories of BK's have over come some problems and have admitted their feelings for one another and having Kenshin's walls already broken down but don't worry I WILL show flash backs eventually and I WILL have BK in this story along with KK. Thank you for the review and thank you for the happy b-day!
horse-crazy-gurlDUDE YOU'RE THE BEST:Hugs you: I love fluff so that's why this story is practically dedicated to it! Thank you SO much for the happy birthday song it really made my day when I read it on my b-day- I'd love to chat with you on MSN or somethin' if you have it? Maybe you can help me with some of my stories? And yes my computer is very evil and just between me and you: I think that my computer is a blood sucking bat from hell when it won't sent be any reviews, updates or let me have my paid for internet….-Anyway thank you for the review!
half-breed-demon-foxThank you for the review and I like to update one story first and then I just rotate back and forth between the two stories so if I haven't update in a while then I'm probable just about to get out the next chapter of one of the two stories.