Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Another Morning ❯ Chapter 7

A/N: Hello again and thanks for all the wonderful reviews. Azura Dea, I promise I'll try to be more careful with my spelling but please keep in mind that this is the first time I write in English and is a little difficult. I speak English but writing is a completely different thing. Don't worry I know you weren't trying to be mean and I appreciate your comment, please keep following the story and review again.

Chapter VII

Kaoru was breathless, she had been waiting for this moment for so long, she was beginning to wander when she'll see those beautiful violet eyes again and then, there they were, staring back at her. Her face was already wet with tears and new ones began to fall from her eyes, but these were tears of joy: Kenshin was awake.

She saw how a smile formed at the rurouni's face and she smiled also in return.

"Kenshin" She said in a whisper that only they two could hear.

She was so happy she could just scream and she tried to get up to go and tell the others the happy news but was stopped when a hand reached her kimono. She turned around to see Kenshin and she seated again as he requested without words.

"Just some more time, please Kaoru-dono I just want some time for us. The others can wait a little but I just want to stare at your deep blue eyes for some more time"

Kaoru seated and looked into Kenshin's eyes. She was silent and she didn't felt uncomfortable at staring at him for so long. He was doing the same and she could only feel the tenderness in his gaze.

"Kaoru-dono" He finally said with the softness voice. The words came through his mouth followed by some pain in his chest but he didn't care. He had spent a lot of time alone in a dark place and he was finally back with her, he needed to be with her, to talk to her.

Another warm tear fall in Kenshin's face so he gathered all his strength to pulled his hand up and gently touched Kaoru in the cheek as he said "Daijabu Kaoru-dono?"

Kaoru couldn't control herself any longer and just putted her arms around Kenshin and rest her face on his chest as she cried openly. Kenshin's body shivered not just because of the sharp pain he felt when she touched her but also because she was so close to him. Her soft skin was touching his, her black hair was cascading down his face and he could smell her jasmine scent.

"Why are you crying Kaoru-dono?" She didn't answer him, she just kept sobbing on his chest felling the warmness of their embrace. "Just some more time, please Kenshin I just want to stay here, close to you for a little longer" He understood the unspoken message and made another superhuman effort to put his arms around her small body. Her hart began pounding faster and faster as she felt his embrace. He had only been this close to her once, that night in front of the Dojo, when he said goodbye to her. But that was a sad memory, that embrace wasn't warm like this one, that was full of the sadness of the goodbye. She would had stayed like that forever but she notice Kenshin made the slightest sound of pain so she separated from him really slowly so she wouldn't hurt him more that she already had.

"Gomen Kenshin" She said awkwardly "I didn't realized…" But his fingers were pressing gently at her lips so she just looked at him again.

"I'm glad to see you again de gozaru yo"

"Me too Kenshin"

"She is smiling. I returned the smile to her beautiful face. Now I know everything I did have a reason of been, protect that smile, protect her and…and love her. I may be unworthy of her love but I'll love her all the same. I would never leave her again, no matter what I'll stay at her side forever."

"I am sorry Kaoru-dono, I worried you…" Now it was her fingers that pressed against his lips.

"Don't you dare to apologize, you are back and that is the only thing that matters, you are back with me." "Oh Kami-sama did I just said that out loud? Did I just confess to him that I missed him, that I never want him to leave again? Did I just confess my feelings?" Kenshin was too hypnotized by her words to notice the red blush that covered her face. He was in a daze and the words came out of his mouth before he could stop himself.

"You are what made me came back Kaoru and I'll never leave you again."

"Kaoru, this is the first time he speaks my name without the honorific" They started at each others eyes. Kaoru was lost in the violet and Kenshin was submerged in the blue. They began to move closer to each other and Kaoru closed her eyes expecting the kiss that was sure to come.

"KENSHIN!!!"

With the sound of Yahiko scream the spell was broken and they moved apart from each other as the stared at the surprised boy standing by the door.

"KENSHIN YOU ARE AWAKE!" He screamed as he run to the rurouni. "COME ON UP MINA-SAN, KENSHIN IS AWAKE!"

Kaoru sighted, she was so close, so close…

Kenshin heard the sound of rushed footsteps as he wished he had had more time, just a little more time.

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Since Yahiko screamed that afternoon nobody had left Kenshin's room, with the exception of Okon and Omasu that went to the kitchen a lot to take more food and Sake to everyone. It was the biggest party ever at the Shirobeko. Kenshin was awake and that was more than a reason to celebrate. Kaoru had stayed but she and Kenshin were never alone again so the -dono was back and the moment was lost.

Megumi had tried to move the party downstairs several times so Kenshin could rest but there was no reasoning with that people especially with Sano.

"Don't worry Megumi-dono I am fine"

"But Ken-san, you just woke up, you are in no condition to be in a party."

"Well is not like I'm drinking or moving at all, the party is around sessha but I'm not in the party"

Megumi finally gave up. She was to exasperated to try to reason with anyone anymore.

"What's up fox? This is a party so you are supposed to have fun" Said Sano as he sat beside the female doctor.

"You have already drank to much sake rooster head"

"And you clearly haven't drank enough" Said Sano as he poured her a cup and placed it in her hands.

"This rooster head, the nerve he has… but… it was nice of him to come here and try to cheer me up" Megumi drank the sake in one sob and extended the cup to Sano so he could pour her more.

"That's the spirit fox!"

Misao was sitting next to Kaoru looking pretty bored with herself.

"What's wrong Misao-chan?"

"Aoshi-sama is not here; he spent the whole day in the temple and hasn't come back. He should be here enjoying the party with the rest of us."

"Don't worry Misao-chan; I am sure he'll be here any minute now" Said Kaoru.

"Yes weasel girl, don't pay attention to 'I'm an ice cube-sama', here have a drink"

"Sanosuke!" Screamed Kaoru as she hit him in the head. "Misao-chan is too young to drink!"

"No I'm not; I'm only a year younger than you"

"Well I'm not drinking"

"You should" Said Sano but he regretted the words almost instantly when he was hit again.

"I want to drink!" Screamed Misao "Please I want to taste the sake. Can I drink Okina? Please, please"

Okina raised his head from the floor. He had already drunk a lot of sake himself and the words didn't make as much sense as before.

"Yes Misao-chan whatever you want…"

Misao smiled happily and waited for Sano to give her a cup of sake. She drank it and instantly asked for more.

"Slow it down weasel or you'll be like Okina in no time" A kunai was thrown at Sano's face but he dodged it just in time. "Suit your self" He said as he poured more sake to Misao.

Yahiko was soundly asleep at the floor. He pleaded to Kaoru to let Sano gave him some sake but she refused. He didn't care so he stole a cup in the beginning of the party. The result was that he was knocked down before anyone else and he missed the entire party. Normally Kaoru would be all over him worrying about the hang over her young student will have the next day but that night she didn't care, Yahiko could drown himself in sake and she wouldn't care.

Everyone was having so much fun that no one noticed the tall figure came in the room.

"I hope you didn't drank all the sake"

"Hiko-san!!!!" Said Omasu and Okon at the same time "Welcome, come on in, we'll bring you some sake in a moment" And the two girls rushed downstairs to the kitchen.

As Hiko came in he realized Kenshin was awake.

"So you finally decided to open your eyes baka deshi."

Kenshin looked up at his shishou and suddenly felt that he had been there before.

"Shishou…"

"So baka, you manage to defeat Shishio but also manage to stay asleep for almost two weeks, is there anything you can do right?

Kenshin tighten his fists and felt the pain the movement caused. No ordinary person could see the pain reflected in his eyes but his shishou knew him since he was a kid and noticed immediately what happened. Hiko laugh loudly when he realized that he could still get into his baka deshi's nerves. Just at that moment Misao walked out of the room. Omasu saw her but she was too concerned with Hiko to pay more attention.

"Why do I fell like there is something I need to stop my shishou to do? I can't place what it is but I just know I cant let him… something…to Kaoru-dono…What is it?"

Hiko smiled and was about to teased Kenshin again when Okon and Omasu returned caring a jar of sake each. That caught his complete attention and he seated next to Kaoru and started to drink.

"There is defiantly something wrong about shishou drinking sake and talking to Kaoru-dono… when shishou drinks he likes to talk… and he likes to talk about… about me!"

"So tell me tanuki girl when did my baka deshi woke up?" Kaoru gave Hiko a disapproving look when she heard he was still calling Kenshin 'baka deshi'. There was only one person who had the right to call Kenshin 'baka' and that was her.

"Kenshin is a baka. Couldn't he have woken up a little earlier! And Yahiko… That boy sure is goanna get it tomorrow in training, I'm going to make him practice so hard he'll wish his arms would fall of."

"Relax tanuki girl, I'm sure my baka deshi likes his name a lot. He has had it since he was a child."

"What?" Asked Kaoru taken out of her thoughts.

"If you weren't mad with me… then who were you mad to? Am sure is something my baka deshi did" "More precisely something he didn't do" "He can be annoying sometimes"

"You sure are a rude person! Kenshin just woke up, he is been with his eyes shut, without been able to talk for almost two weeks and when he finally wakes up all you can do is call him 'baka deshi' once and again!"

"Yare yare, aren't you a spirited girl."

"You can call me whatever you want but doesn't excuse your behavior."

"Well there is reason why I call him 'baka' and I'm sure you'll understand when I tell you some of things he used to did…"

"SHISHOU!!!"

"So you want to hear too baka deshi? All right I'll talk louder."

"NO… Please Kaoru-dono don't listen to him!"

"Relax baka deshi, and you better stay down if you don't want to open your wounds"

Kenshin made a slight sound of pain.

"Oh Kenshin are you OK?" Said Kaoru as she rushed to him leaving Hiko and his stories behind her.

"I'm fine Kaoru-dono de gozaru yo" Responded Kenshin as he mentally congratulated himself for his brilliant idea.

"That baka deshi, he knows exactly how to treat his woman"

Hiko drank another cup of sake and decided to stay at the party for a little longer. After all there was plenty of sake and his baka deshi was awake with all his friends by his side; the perfect opportunity to teas him. He couldn't think of any other place he'll like to be.

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Aoshi was walking back from the temple late at night. From the road he saw the lights at the Shirobeko and realized there was a party.

"The Battousai most have woken up"

He continue to walk slowly thinking that he was in no mood to assist a party when he saw a dark figure in the roof of the restaurant.

"Misao" His heart started beating faster when he recognized her. She was walking funny and she was getting very close to the edge. He ran as fast as he could and in lest than two seconds he was at the side of the Shirobeko getting ready to caught her. She felt soundlessly in his arms and he stared at her. Her eyes were closed and she was asleep. "She is been drinking. Since when Misao drinks? She is too young for this." He stayed outside for a moment holding Misao in his arms. He looked at her. "She is so beautiful, she has grown up but I can still fell the tender spirit she had when I left her"

The night was getting cold and Misao shivered a little. He took his mantle of and wrapped it around her. She smiled a little feeling comforted and Aoshi felt the need to smile too. He carried her inside the house and brought her to her room. He laid her down gently in her futon and covered her so she wouldn't be cold. He sat next to her and watched her sleep. He used to stay the whole night watching her sleep when she was young. When he came back late at night from his missions, it didn't matter how injured he was, he always went to her room to watched her sleep and he smiled there in the night with no one to witness it. That night Misao got what she wanted, a smile from Aoshi, even if she didn't see it.

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A/N: Please don't hurt me it's not my fault is Yahiko's fault. Well anyway please review and tell me what you think.