Authors Notes: Hello everyone! Sorry about not updating sooner! I've just been working on another new story that I'm gonna put up in the future. I'll give you a little sneak peak:
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Kamiya Kaoru has been made fun of all her life. Why? She believes in the extra terrestrial. As a photographer, she's been able to take shots of strange objects in the sky for proof, but no matter how hard she tries, she's always wrong or mistaken. Little pictures won't convince anyone anymore. And she knows to get an advanced civilized creature from space is just barbaric. But with the help of a new found friend, her hopes go sky rocketing. Yet it's still impossible for the alien arrival as proof… Or is it…?
Sounds corny, but if you had my mind and knew what was going on, it wouldn't sound too bad :)
Anyway, thank you all, my reviewers! I love you all!
Chapter 6 – Whispers of the Past
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"Mr. Himura, please!"
The small pleas from Kaoru were lighthearted as she quickened her pace on the shoreline of the beach. Kenshin walked behind her, laughing merrily as he continued to tease her.
"And you remember the time when you bent over to blow the candles on your cake out, and your hair caught on fire? Oh that was price-less!"
(To let you all know, these are all life experiences. Yes. My hair caught on fire. No surprise that it would happen to me) Kaoru blushed as she grumbled and grabbed a small tendril of her hair and stared at it, remembering the singed ends. She sighed. It took forever for her hair to grow back to normal length.
"It took me a long time to forget that, Mr. Himura! Can't we please change the subject! H-How about the fact that I'm having a sleep over for all the kids here tonight! Y-Yes, did I mention that to you before? Kenji's welcome to stay, and you could stay if you feel it would be better for Kenji, Mr. Himura-"
Kenshin laughed with great mirth as his eyes sparkled, reflecting the golden gleam of the setting sun. He cackled as Kaoru gave him a scowl from his lack of seriousness and continued to stomp in front of him, leaving large footprints in the sand.
"C'mon Kaoru. Must you be so formal?"
Kaoru nodded and crossed her arms, lifting her nose into the air.
"Yes because it would be improper!"
Kenshin smiled and rolled his eyes, much like someone would when they were annoyed. He walked up to her, sliding his hands into the tight folds of his jean pockets as he grinned.
"But I call you Kaoru, don't I?"
Kaoru lowered her arms and looked partially down at the sand, pondering slightly.
"Well yes…"
Kenshin smiled as he took one hand out and elbowed her gently, his grin getting slightly cocky as his eyes drooped lower, looking at her slyly.
"Then why not call me Kenshin. Eh, eh?" He commented, nudging her twice in parallel with his 'eh' remarks. She blushed as she pouted just slightly.
"But…"
Kenshin rolled his eyes again.
"Oh c'mon. It's not that hard, is it?"
Kaoru's playful pout disappeared. She looked back up at him, her sapphire eyes meeting his amethyst. Small memories flooded back to her. Such as her time in high school with him when they were together, and when they would spend Saturday nights with each other.
And then he had to go and get hooked on that ragtag girl. Everything changed after that. She'd call his name and he'd just grunt and turn away and Saturday night get together's were absolutely forgotten. Her only support in her life was gone and she could barely make it through high school alive.
And her heart had been broken, none-the-less. No, that was an understatement. It had been shattered. Into a million pieces.
She thought it almost ironic. That the only whole heart she carried was around her neck. She brought a slender hand up to fiddle with the small item. She closed her eyes, remembering just how precious this was to both Kenshin and herself.
flashback-
"Wow! Mama, you look boodiful!"
The influence of a young child glided through the small bedroom as a boy stood by his mothers dresser, his hands perched on the fine cherry wood furniture. He held an excited gleam in his eyes as his mother smiled down at him.
"You think so?"
He bobbed his head up and down, answering her question; her voice fine like silk. She laughed gently as she brought her hand down to pet her son. He giggled blithely as she did so. His eyes drifted upward and landed on a piece of jewelry she had laced around her neck.
"Mama, what's that you're wearin' ?"
He questioned innocently. She followed with her own eyes to see he was gazing at her locket. She smiled. She reached behind her neck and unclasped the small item. She held the ends of the golden chain and let the charm dangle in front of her son's face as he gazed at it.
"This, my dear, is the locket your father gave me."
The little boys face twisted in wonder while his violet-plumb eyes filled with curiosity.
"Really? Is it special, Mama?"
His mother smiled and nodded her head.
"It is, indeed special. He gave it to me on our first date and it captured my heart."
The young boy smiled brightly as he laughed and tapped the dangling heart with his small finger as it swayed slightly and he giggled.
"So that's why it's heart shaped, right Mama?" He question, cute childhood innocents in affect. His mother then smiled brightly as she drew her small boy into a tight hug.
"Of course, little one."
He hugged his mother back tightly. He then drew away from her with a bright smile on his face as his eyes shown brightly as he looked her in the eyes.
"Can I have it, Mama?"
His mother looked at him for a moment.
"Why would you like it, dear?"
He giggled as he smiled again.
"So I can win someone's heart one day!"
His mother looked at him seriously then. His face was so young. Childlike. But it was obvious with his previous comment that he was already maturing. She smiled as she nodded and placed the locket into his small hands and clasped her own hand around his.
"Keep it safe. And give it to someone very special that you have found."
The little boy nodded and shouted little yips of glee and bliss as he danced around the room, the locket clutched in his small palm. His mother laughed gently as she watched her son. He was something special…
End of Flashback-
Kaoru's eyes had glazed over with a glossy haze as her face lit up a gentle rose-red. Kenshin had told her that story on how he received the locket. That was before he had given it to her. Before that happened…
Flashback-
"Kaoru, dear, we're heading out!"
Kaoru smiled brightly as she shouted back to them happily, seeing off her parents on a night out for them. They hadn't gone out in a while and she felt that it was good for their relationship to catch up on those lost times. She waved to them as they headed out the door.
Entering their car, they started it up and backed up out of the driveway for a night of fun. They honked their horn while Kaoru waved back in the window. She smiled. Finally she had the house to herself.
Later on that night, Kaoru had thrown an easy cooking meal onto the stove. Chef Boyardee's spaghetti and meatballs. She stirred the meal in the pot as it heated on the stove, her other hand preoccupied with a remote as she flipped through channels on the kitchen TV.
Her eyes then caught sight of something…odd. She had stopped her channel flipping when it landed on the news channel. It seemed to be a report on a car accident…in her area of living. She stopped her stirring and walked over to the television.
Displayed on the screen was a man, the news reporter Kaoru identified, in a tan over coat as he spoke sternly to the camera's.
"I looks as though we've had an accident. Apparently, a drunken driver ran a red light and crashed into this car unexpectedly. The crash seemed severe, the two vehicles been dragged across the street, their clashing ends totally destroyed. So far we've gotten fatal news that the two victims in the car have been mortally wounded by the impact and the drunken driver has amazingly, only received a head wound."
Kaoru's eyes never left the screen. She waited on end to hear the details of the car and the people inside. She bit her lip, dread running through her body.
"The license plate of the two victims, 32J7 KL, a Toyota Camry. They seem to be a couple, a young man and woman. They are now being loaded into an ambulance, and rushed to the town's hospital. "
32J7 KL….that was the license plate of her father's Toyota Camry. Kaoru's hands shook, her face drained of any color. It just couldn't be…Maybe it was a misread. Millions of people lived in her area and drove Toyota's. The chance that her mother and father were the ones in the car were lower than 4, right?…Right…?
But reality hit her. It may have lower than 4…but it wasn't zero…it wasn't zero. Kaoru's heart fluttered faster and faster by the second. She tore away from the TV, forgetting her food that was now smoldering on the stove and rushed into her garage. She hopped onto her bike, opening her garage door and sped down her street to the Hospital.
Her sight was blurred by tears as her legs peddled faster and faster, the dreadful adrenaline pumping her energy, sending it sky rocketing.
It slowly began to drizzle. The rain was light but it felt as though needles were piercing her skin. The slick roads were making it hard for her wheels to grip the ground, her bike swerving here and there. Luckily, before she could crash or skid into anything, she had reached the hospital. Forcefully getting off her bike, not bothering to tie it down, she rushed into the hospital.
She looked around, her tears making it hard for her to see. She saw two stretchers being carted off somewhere down the white hallway and she dashed after them. She came in frontal view of the stretchers. There lay her mother and father. Their bodies were at a standstill. Their skin pale.
A man in a green doctor's suit, a stethoscope around his neck turned and look at her. He placed his hands on her shoulders and said to her that she needed to leave. But her ears couldn't register. Her eyes spilled out tears as her mouth muttered small whispers;
"M-…om… . Da-….d…"
Kaoru didn't know when it happened, but she saw herself walking back the drenched street to her house. Her mind was fuzzy and her body felt numb. Her thoughts were flashing red lights. Something about an item on the stove…she couldn't fully register.
She finally felt a familiarity in her surroundings. When she looked up, she almost didn't feel surprised. A warmth that burst through the rain. Burning before her misty eyes was her house. Flames enveloped the house. Her body was too weak and her mind was too hazy to react to the loss.
But she felt her knees buckle before her as she fell to the ground. She should have turned off the stove…She should have begged them to stay… she could have saved their lives…
But she didn't…
-End of Flashback-
"Kaoru?…Kaoru are you alright?"
Kaoru blinked a few times. She looked back up at Kenshin who stared at her, concern glossed over in his lavender eyes. She felt a warmth that was swathed around her hands that were clutched around her locket. She looked down to see Kenshin's hands gently, but firmly gripping her hands in his.
"Um…Kenshin, your hands…."
Kenshin jerked back a little and let go of her hands and blushed slightly, turning away. His face then grew bright as he turned back to her and smiled.
"Hey…you called me 'Kenshin'…"
Kaoru's eyes widened as she looked at him. The sunset illuminated his figure, a golden, fiery rapture engulfing him as he smiled at her. Her eyes widened. It was just like that time when he gave her the locket. Before that girl came into his life and ruined it…
"U-Um, we should be heading back. The sun it setting and you know. Early to bed, early to rise!"
Kenshin placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her hastened walking. She stopped and slowly turned around to look at him. His smiled was gentle as he turned her around fully.
"You mentioned something about a sleep over for the kids tonight earlier…I'd like to join you all if you don't mind."
Kaoru's speech was lost somewhere as she tried to agree with him and continue on her way but something prevented her from doing so. She simply nodded her head as he laughed a little bit more.
"Well, we better go inform Kenji then. I don't mind taking the day off from work tomorrow."
Kaoru sighed as her shoulders slumped. Wonderful. If he got fired from his jobs it would be her fault.
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"Hey, Kenji! You gonna keep your face pressed against that glass all day or what?"
Kenji jolted away from the window and turned around to lay his turquoise eyes on Yahiko who had a smug smirk on his face. Kenji cocked his head to the side. What was he up to.
"Whadd'ya mean?"
Yahiko cackled as he walked up to Kenji and placed a hand over his ear and whispered wryly to him.
"I can tell just by the way you're watchin' 'em both that you don't mind the fact that Ugly and your dad are…acquainted. "
Kenji jerked away from him as he looked at Yahiko in confusion.
"'Ugly' ?"
Yahiko sighed as he rolled his chocolate eyes slightly and waved a hand in front of his face, indicating Kenji to dismiss his 'nickname' for Kaoru.
"That Kaoru and your dad are acquainted."
Kenji then nodded his head slowly, an 'O' shaped forming over his mouth as he then nodded frantically.
"Yeah. They seem to know each other from the looks of it."
Kenji smiled a little bit as he turned his head slightly to stare back over at the window. He could hear small shrieks from Kaoru and laughter from his dad down on the beach. Yahiko grabbed Kenji's face and turned it back so that he was facing him.
"You gotta focus! Listen. You want Kaoru and your dad to be together and happy and all that sappy stuff, right?"
Kenji nodded, deciding not to speak since his mouth was squished in-between Yahiko's hands.
"And you've always wanted a real person to call a 'mom' right?"
Kenji nodded once more.
"We-e-ell I think I just might have a way to help you with all that."
The same smug smirk appeared on Yahiko's face as Kenji's eyes widened. He yanked his head from Yahiko's grip and smiled brightly as he brought up his fists and his eyes shined.
"Ya mean it!"
Yahiko nodded, smirking. Kenji's smile then slowly faded into a look of suspicion. He slowly crossed his arms and butted out his lip as he looked Yahiko over.
"Wait…why would you be doing this for me…? What's in it for you, eh?"
Yahiko's expression changed. He looked at Kenji a moment before his expression changed into a smug childish denial sort of face. He jammed his hands into his pockets and brought his shoulders up, looking the other way.
"I guess I just want her to be happy…"
Kenji inspected him carefully before a small smile appeared on his face. How thoughtful…he gave himself a mental note to inform Kaoru of this during the wedding when he bared the ring. He snickered wryly at the thought.
"Hey. What's so funny 'bout that!"
Kenji simply laughed a little more and put his hands up in defense.
"No, I wasn't laughing about that. It was just a thought I had."
Yahiko snuffed and grunted, varying on whether not to buy or buy his story. Even if it was the truth, it didn't look to inviting. Yahiko simply shrugged his shoulders and decided that he was too lazy to argue. Yahiko then strung an arm around Kenji's shoulder and smiled coyly as he drew him close so he could whisper into his ear.
"Alright, Sparky, here's the plan—"
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That's all for now, folks! Please review and TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK ON MY UP-COMING IDEA:
Kamiya Kaoru has been made fun of all her life. Why? She believes in the extra terrestrial. As a photographer, she's been able to take shots of strange objects in the sky for proof, but no matter how hard she tries, she's always wrong or mistaken. Little pictures won't convince anyone anymore. And she knows to get an advanced civilized creature from space is just barbaric. But with the help of a new found friend, her hopes go sky rocketing. Yet it's still impossible for the alien arrival as proof… Or is it…?
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