How the Past can Change
A K&K Rurouni Kenshin Romance FanFiction
by: bunny ;D
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is the creation of Nobuhiro Watsuki, with the manga and anime rights belonging to Jump Comics and Sony Entertainment, respectively. I do not own and did not create the series or its characters...I'm just a fan, and I have no money anyways, so NO SUING ME!! :D
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A/N: This story is altering the original story of Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X. It also has some OOCness, (especially with Battousai.) If you don't like that idea, or can't handle it…I would advise you not to read this fic. If you are a hard-core Tomoe and Kenshin forever kind of person, I would advise you to not read this fic. Don't get me wrong, I like Tomoe, this is just a different story ok?
Ja ne,
Bunny ;D
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"Is…is it really true? Everything you said?" she asked, although she already knew the answer. It explained so many things about Kenshin. The dreams, his eyes, his random comments…
Kenshin hung his head in shame. "Yes, it's true. I'm sorry you had to find out this way. I'v-"
"HOW COULD YOU!! HOW COULD YOU KEEP SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM ME?!" Kaoru yelled, cutting him off. With tears in her eyes, she ran past him and out of the dojo towards the house.
Kenshin sighed. "She hates me now." He said to himself as he began to gather up Kaoru's intruders in order to turn them over to the local police.
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Chapter Thirty-Seven - Reunion
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After returning from the police station, Kenshin went to Kaoru's room and called her name through the door.
"Go away Kenshin," was the cold response he received.
"I…I'll be out on the porch if you want to talk about it," he paused for a moment before adding despondently, "Kaoru-dono."
Kenshin made his way to the porch and sat down with a heavy sigh. He tilted his head toward the sky and closed his eyes, letting the sun warm his face. 'Oh Kaoru…why did things have to end up like this? What will happen to us now? Will you send me away and tell me you don't ever want to see me again?' he wondered. 'It's all my fault. I should have told her sooner. I really should have told her right away, and faced Koshijiro's wrath. I wish…I just wish I could make things better and go back to being happy together.'
"Kenshin?"
Kaoru's voice calling for him jarred Kenshin from his depressed thoughts, and he wondered for a moment if it was just his imagination running wild. Then he heard her again. "Kenshin?!?" she called a bit more urgently. And as he opened his eyes, there she was…standing in the courtyard, the sun highlighting her whole body, making her appearance goddess-like and looking more beautiful then ever.
"Kaoru?" he asked before quickly adding, "-dono?"
Kaoru frowned at him and crossed her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow. "Kaoru-dono?" she questioned. "Really, honey," she said slowly as if speaking to a 5 year old, "are you having flashbacks of the past or something? You haven't called me that in years." She let out a big sigh as if emphasize to him that he was trying her patience before asking, "have you seen Kenji?"
"Kenji?" Kenshin questioned. "Who's Kenji?" he asked.
Kaoru frowned before closing the few feet between them and placing a warm hand on his forehead. "Are you feeling well, Kenshin?" she asked in concern.
"HUH?" Kenshin replied before asking, "Are you feeling well? Kaoru…not even five minutes ago you told me to get lost, and now you are asking me about some guy named Kenji? Do I even know this guy?"
Kaoru's frowned deepened and she knelt down a bit so they were eye to eye, and placed a hand on either of his shoulders before saying in all seriousness, "Kenshin. How could you forget the name of your own son?"
Kenshin blinked in shock. 'Son?!?' he wondered frantically. And then…suddenly it all came together for Kenshin. It all made perfect sense. He gave Kaoru a big smile and wrapping his arms around her drawled, "Kaoru. I'm so glad you're here."
"Wha?" Kaoru questioned at Kenshin's sudden mood swing. "That's it. You're going back to bed and I'm calling Megumi. You are definitely ill." Kaoru said with new determination as she began to pull herself from Kenshin's embrace.
Kenshin tightened his arms around her so she couldn't pull away and said softly, "no…you don't understand. It's me…from the past. You must have somehow come back to me again."
Kaoru's eyes widened in disbelief. She stepped back from Kenshin to look him over, and this time he allowed her to move. She looked at him for a few minutes and then turned and surveyed the yard. Suddenly she snapped her fingers. "You're right Kenshin! Why, the yard looks almost exactly like it did when you first came to live with me." Then remembering whom she was talking with, she corrected herself, "well actually…I mean, when the other you came and you-" She stopped trying to explain things and sweat dropped. "Nevermind. Ok, so I'm in the past again." She said.
Kenshin just smiled in understanding. Then the reality of his situation sank in and extremely excited to see his wife again he stood up and threw his arms around her smaller form, crushing her against him. "I've missed you so much!" he exclaimed.
Kaoru hugged Kenshin back, also excited to see her first husband. "Wow! You know, I never thought I would see you again." She said to him, her shock and nervousness beginning to fade at the familiar feel of Kenshin's arms around her.
"So then, we have a son now?" Kenshin asked her as he pulled away a bit and encased her arms in his. He had a huge smile on his face, his current situation with his own Kaoru momentarily forgotten.
"Yeah, we do." Kaoru replied. "He's so cute too! Looks just like you." she added with a big grin of her own.
"So…you're happy then. I mean, with the other me?" Kenshin asked her.
Kaoru giggled. "Of course I am, baka! After all, you are you aren't you?" she replied.
Kenshin caressed the side of Kaoru's face with the back of his hand. "Just making sure. You are my dear wife after all." Kenshin replied softly, all joking aside.
Kaoru's eyes teared up momentarily at the love she saw reflected in his eyes and how wonderful it made her feel. "You're the best husband ever Kenshin. Past, present, future…you're wonderful." She breathed out to him before moving forward enough to give him a quick kiss of appreciation.
Kenshin closed his eyes as Kaoru kissed him, and allowed himself a blissful smile as he felt her moving away again.
"So, do you know why I'm here again?" Kaoru questioned, while simultaneously both Kaoru and Kenshin heard a voice yelling from across the yard. "KENSHIN! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!?"
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Kaoru ran to her room as she left Kenshin in the dojo, or rather…the Hitokiri Battousai in her dojo. Her fiancée, or perhaps her ex-fiancée now. Upon entering her room, she flung herself on her unmade futon that they had slept on just last night and wept inconsolably.
"Why? Why? Why Kenshin?" she kept choking out between heaving sobs as she beat her fist into the soft futon for emphasis.
Exhausting herself both physically and mentally, she cried herself to sleep, only to wake up an hour later to Kenshin calling her name though the door.
Feeling heartbroken and betrayed Kaoru said bitterly, "Go away Kenshin."
Not even knowing it was possible for her heart to hurt more, it constricted in pain as Kenshin said, "I…I'll be out on the porch if you want to talk about it." Grasping the front of her gi, as if to stop the pain in her heart, Kaoru collapsed onto the futon again as after a pause, Kenshin added despondently, "Kaoru-dono."
"Kaoru-dono?!?!" Kaoru whispered desperately as silent tears made their way down her face, her spirit broken. 'So quickly I become a "miss" to him. Yet…how could he have lied to me all those years? Keeping something so huge a secret from me?' she wondered.
She sniffed and searched for Kenshin's ki, wondering where he was and how he was feeling, although she wasn't sure why she cared. A moment later, she sat up abruptly. "Who's with Kenshin?" she wondered aloud before standing up. She walked to her closet and quickly changed into a fresh kimono and after fixing her hair and fanning her face to hide evidence of her tears, she headed outside to investigate the familiar, yet unfamiliar ki that was so close to Kenshin.
The sight that greeted Kaoru after exiting her room made her want to dig a hole in the ground and lay there till she died. There was a beautiful woman in Kenshin's arms and he was caressing the side of her face with his hand. A moment later the woman moved forward and kissed him affectionately. Kaoru gasped in shock that Kenshin allowed her to kiss him like that and before she could stop herself, she yelled across the yard, "KENSHIN! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!?"
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A/N: Whee!! 2 Kaoru's now. I bet Kenshin's happy. ::giggles:: I hope everybody likes this. ^_^ I've been writing out this chapter and the next ones in my head since FOREVER and I hope I can do this well. It's hard to get them to a point where I'm somewhat satisfied with the end result...so thanks for putting up with this untalented author. O_o;; ::sighs:: Well…at least I'm updating quickly ne? :D
Thanks again to all my reviewers. I will throw a party…for those of you asking. You all definitely deserve it! Hopefully it will be soon. Party, party! It's hard to write a party when my brain is overflowing with ideas for the actual storyline though, so hopefully by the time were at 1k, I'll be ready to take a break from the story and write the party. I guarantee it will be the best party yet! Feel free to send me your ideas for the party, or email me about them. ;)
Till the next crazy chapter…
Bunny
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