Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Aurora ❯ Following the Aurora ( Chapter 4 )

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Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or the story of Mulan.

A/N:Here is another chapter for you. Thanks to all my reviewers so far. I understand that Kenshin may seem a little out of character but that's fine with me. It will get better, I promise.

Where we last left off:

I quickly wrote a note to Megumi explaining that I had to leave town for some business with a friend of mine and told her to watch Yahiko for me. I also wrote one to Yahiko, telling him to be good and to stay with Megumi.

Sanosuke I wasn't worried about. He wouldn't care as long as he had food and stuff. Kenshin would not tell a soul about who I really am because of his pride.

I'm sure that I will meet him along the way.

Here is the story.

Note: all italics are thoughts or letters.

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/Author's POV/

Yahiko got up later than usual.

"Kaoru's going to kill me" The young student thought as he quickly changed and grabbed his wooden sword.

Running outside the dojo, he glanced around, noticing that Kaoru was nowhere to be found.

"Where is she?" he thought.

It wasn't like Kaoru to not be awake, training.

It was then that Kenshin walked through the gate, tofu in hand.

"Have you seen Kaoru?" Yahiko asked.

Kenshin frowned at the boy.

"No, I have not," he answered, setting down the tofu and glancing around, "she is not in her room?"

Yahiko ran into the dojo and straight to Kaoru's room.

"You betterbe up," he grumbled, rubbing his eyes.

Opening the door, he noticed that no one was in the room. It was then that he noticed the note on the floor.

Yahiko,

Sorry to leave you in a hurry but I
have a friend that needs my help.

I will be back soon. Until then,
Megumi willkeep and eye on you,and behave.

Keep up with your training. We
will practice when I return.

Kaoru

"O...K..." he thought, returning to where he left Kenshin.

It was then that he saw Megumi.

"Kaoru left me this note," she told Kenshin.

"She left me one, too," Yahiko announced as he held up his note.

Kenshin did not say anything. He ran inside the house and got a bag.

"I'll be back soon," he said, walking down the path.

Yahiko stood next to Megumi.

"I wonder what's eating him," Yahiko said.

"Who knows," the female doctor replied.

They stood there watching the wanderer...well, wander off...

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/Kenshin's POV/

"How could she do this?" I thought as I went down the path to Kyoto.

I could not tell Yahiko and Miss Megumi about Miss Kaoru. What would they think, knowing that Miss Kaoru was actually a warrior, similar to me in more ways than one.

I still could not remember much of that night...the night in which I supposedly left her.

She was pretty mad at me though. I guess I could go and apologize.

I did love her. I'm not sure if I still do. I just don't want to lose her.

"I should have stopped her,"I thought, walking down the path out of Tokyo, "I should not have let her go."

Miss Kaoru does not need to fight. She does not understand. I would've never guessed that Miss Kaoru was actually the one called "Aurora." She was the last person that I would've guessed to be a fighter from the Revolution.

I just hope that I am not too late.

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A/N: Sorry that this chapter is a little short. More soon. Promise.