A month after the Incident--Two months after Kenshin left(sorry, I didn't know what to do for those very long months. o.O)
Kaoru's eyes opened slowly, something she didn't want to happen. She blinked a few times, looking up at the ceiling. Her heart was broken; she didn't know if he was alive or if he was ever coming back. She wanted to be with him, forever.. But they just wouldn't let her. She hadn't spoken to anyone since then.
She pushed herself up and stood, her black hair falling over her shoulder. Her fingers traced over the huge scar on her stomach. She wished she had dug deeper; harder. She closed her eyes and slowly got dressed. She walked out of the dojo, sitting down on the porch like she had every day, waiting for him to come back.
Sano looked up, seeing Kaoru walking to the porch. 'Wow,' he thought. 'She finally came out.' He looked over to Yahiko. "…Do you think he'll ever come back?" He asked, still looking to Kaoru.
Yahiko looked up for a minute. "I don't know, Sano."
Kaoru sighed and pulled her knees to her chest, closing her eyes and laying her head on her knees. She wanted to hear his voice again, to see his smile again.. Why couldn't she had just died? Why didn't they let her? It had all gotten worse. She couldn't remember when she'd been this depressed, ever. Not even when her father died. Sometimes she'd yell at herself mentally, screaming for her to get up and get the hell over it. But she couldn't.. She loved him.
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The day passed by so quickly. It seemed like only minutes when the Sun was going down again and the masterpiece of many colors were waving across the sky. She took a deep breath, looking to the horizon as it grew darker and darker. "He's never coming back," she told herself. She had to get used to it.. She had to stop being like this every day.
Tears slowly made their way down her cheek as she pushed herself up. She bit her lip and let her head fall from her shoulders. Her eyes hardened and she walked into the dojo, grabbing the wooden sword. She hadn't used it in so long.. It felt weird in her fingers for a moment.
She lifted her head up and gripped it tightly; it was time to stop being like this.. It was time to return to normal life and forget about the wanderer who entered her life, and as quickly left it.
She pulled her hair back and closed her eyes. "…It's over." She whispered. She opened her eyes slowly, slipping into a stance. She pulled the wooden katana up slowly, and took a deep breath. "It's over.." She repeated. She swung the wooden sword to the left, almost as if she was fighting an invisible force. Her anger only fueled her, making her go faster and faster as she continued to practice what she hadn't in such a long time.
She turned. "HYA!" She yelled; it echoed through the empty dojo. She continued, throwing the katana all over the place.. She wished she had someone here, someone here to spar with.. But Yahiko was probably asleep, and Sano.. Well, Sano was Sano. After a few hours of this, she dropped the ground, wooden katana in hand. She gave a soft smile and closed her eyes, leaning against the wall.. She was free now and she hoped it would last.
Sano woke up, hearing someone yelling. He pushed himself up, his eyes scanning over everything. He turned, hearing it coming from Kaoru's room. He pushed himself up and rushed towards it. He opened her door just slightly, seeing her practicing. His eyes narrowed. Was she finally getting better? Or.. Was this another one time thing? He sighed heavily and closed the door. He would see in the morning.
Kaoru was already up when Yahiko and Sano walked out from their rooms. Yahiko looked over to Sano with a cocked brow. She was making breakfast!
"Good Morning," she said, a bit of happiness in her voice. The old Kaoru was returning, slowly but surely.
"Good Morning, Kaoru." Yahiko answered, sitting in front of her. He never took his eyes off of her. Never, not once. "…Are you alright, Kaoru?"
Kaoru looked up to him with a smile. "..Much better."
Yahiko smiled back and looked to the food. "Good, 'cause I'm starving!" He laughed, Kaoru did as well.
Sano sat on the porch. Maybe, she actually was getting better. She was smiling, she was laughing.. He could see it in her eyes; now and last night. "I'm glad your back, Kaoru." He said.
"Me too.."
