Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ How the Past Can Change ❯ A Training Proposal ( Chapter 12 )

How the Past can Change

A K&K Rurouni Kenshin Romance FanFiction by: bunny ;D

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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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AN: 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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Kenshin frowned deeply. "Let's not talk about when you will have to leave me, Kaoru. Let's just make the most of the time we have together." He said.

Kaoru grinned at him. "Yes!!" she responded cheerfully, pushing away all her questions about how much not begin married to Tomoe might change her future husband.

Kenshin grinned his special grin at Kaoru again. She blushed. "Let's start by going back to BED!" he growled to her as he picked her up and rushed them back into the house. Kaoru squealed as they ran and Kenshin threw her on the bed.

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Chapter Twelve

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~ The Next Morning ~

Kenshin stirred in his sleep and rolled over. He stretched out and then reached for Kaoru to snuggle closer…nothing. He patted the bed some more, looking for her...nothing. He moved himself further towards her side of the bed and patted the bed some more…nothing. Now completely frustrated, he opened one eye to discover that his beloved was not in bed. Kenshin frowned. 'I hope she isn't planning on making a habit out of leaving me in bed ALONE every morning.' He thought to himself and pouted. After a few minutes of feeling sorry for himself, Kenshin got up and dressed and headed outside to join Kaoru for a morning training session…which he had missed out on yesterday to do ::cough:: erm…marital ::cough : cough:: erm…it's newly wed stuff…

Upon arriving at the clearing that Kaoru was practicing at, Kenshin paused once again to observe her skills. 'Hmmmm…she has the right stuff, she just needs more training…maybe, NAW…well, maybe…' Kenshin's thoughts were cut off as Kaoru's cheerful voice rang out, "Good Morning Kenshin!"

"Good morning," he replied. "Erm, Kaoru?" he began, and then stopped, not knowing quite how to word what he wanted to say.

"Yes?" Kaoru questioned.

"I was thinking," he began again, "erm…I mean, if you would like to, uh…actually it might be a good idea if perhaps you would allow me to…erm…"

"Just spit it out baka!" Kaoru exclaimed, getting exasperated by her husband's pausing and rephrasing.

Kenshin coughed violently for a second and then regained his composure. Looking Kaoru straight in the eye he said, "Kaoru, I think it would be best if I trained you in the ways of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu while you are with me, so nothing ever happens to you when I'm not around." After calmly stating this Kenshin ducked for cover, placing his arms protectively over his head.

Kaoru gasped, her eyes slowly widening as the meaning of his words sank in. 'Did he really just offer to train me?' she wondered. 'This can't be for real, there is no way…he always said, no-one would learn it from him, I had always…what is that baka doing on the ground?' "Kenshin, what in God's name are you doing on the ground?" she asked, completely dumbfounded.

Kenshin cautiously lifted one arm from his head and peered up at Kaoru's confused face, laughing from embarrassment. 'I guess she's not planning on pounding me into the ground after all,' he thought as a dark blush made it's way across his cheeks. He stood quickly and dusted himself off. "Ah…nothing Kaoru, nothing at all." He replied quickly.

"So…you would really train me Kenshin?" she hesitantly asked, still not quite sure if her ears had betrayed her or not.

"Yes, yes, yes!! I would love too, I could have peace of mind, knowing that you are safer when I am not around to protect you." He replied excitedly.

"But…but…Kenshin always said that he would never teach Hiten Mitsurugi to another…" Kaoru trailed off in thought, talking to herself.

"Harumph!" Kenshin exclaimed. "Who cares what my other self has to say on the matter, he's not here right?" Kenshin said concededly while throwing and arm over Kaoru's shoulder and leading her off in the direction of the river down the hill. "We will start in the river." He began. "First thing, it is very important to train yourself with restraints, so that when you really need the power, it will be there, because the restraints will be gone. The flowing of the river is just the right friction we will need to accomplish this, it's a mental thing, you understand of course." He continued babbling away to Kaoru gesturing excitedly.

Kaoru listened with half an ear, still digesting that she was going to actually inherit the Hiten Mitsurugi Technique from her usually quite reserved husband…'this new Kenshin is going to take some getting used to.' She mused…'but in a good way' she thought to herself grinning.

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~ 9 Months Later ~

Kaoru found herself in the kitchen alone, poking at the fire in the stove, trying to keep warm from the raging blizzard outside. Kenshin had gone into town to bring back some extra food that they had been unable to grow that summer in their little garden. 'Poor guy, out there in the storm.' Kaoru thought and wished her husband luck on a safe journey home. Kaoru had been training hard every day for months. At first, trying to learn Hiten Mitsurugi had been extremely difficult. Despite being a assistant master of Kamiya Kasshin Ryu, her body was not in shape to take on the intense training sessions of Hiten Mitsurugi. Not only was it a completely different and more demanding on the physical and mental body technique, but Kaoru also had to adjust to using a much heavier weapon, a sakabatou. They had compromised on the weapon, Kaoru only wanting to use a bokken or shinai, and Kenshin insisting upon a katana. And Kenshin, he was relentless. He put her and her discipline on Yahiko to shame. However, she had to admit, she was loving every moment of it. These past few months with Kenshin had been heavenly. No-one was coming around trying to kill them, they didn't have any disturbances by the names of Myoujin Yahiko, Sagara Sanosuke, or Takani Megumi, she was learning how to get stronger, and she knew she was succeeding at it. Kaoru couldn't hold back the grin that spread from ear to ear thinking about what Kenshin would think when she got home and showed off her Battou Jutsu. He would totally flip out. She giggled with the cackling of the fire and wondered how her rurouni was doing, hoping that the time passing in the future was not as much as the time that was passing where she was, stuck. In the Past…

Not that Kaoru terribly minded. To be completely honest with herself, she was beginning to love her new Kenshin much more than the old one, and was frightened at what things would be like between her and her husband, ::cough:: erm…future husband when she got back there. It was hard for her to even accept that she had never even married the Kenshin she had originally met and fallen in love with, yet, here she was, with him, her Kenshin, all she had ever dreamed of…married, happy, stronger. Although, it was a totally new and different, not to mention much younger him. But, the truth of the matter was…THIS was the true Kenshin. This is who he REALLY is, and had she not ever magically traveled back in time, she never would have found out what he's really like. But then…what makes a person who they are? Is it their life experiences…or is there a personality that you develop at a young age and it will always be your true self, just that some people hide whom they really are due to change and circumstance? Kaoru had to wonder. These emotions, they were so confusing to her, overwhelming in their confusion and inconsistency, but Kaoru had discovered in the beginning that the only way she would get through this would be to take things one day at a time, and not think to much about how things had to be changing. After all was said and done, she was having the time of her life, and she was deeply in love.

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Kenshin smiled at the warm glow emanating from his home he shared with his wife, Kaoru. God, how he loved her. He had been worried that he wouldn't make it home before dark, but thankfully he was able to get home just before the sun set. Quickly, he made his way inside, coming in from the bone chilling weather. Kaoru was curled up in a ball by the fire, napping. Kenshin smiled, she looked just like a little kitten. He quietly set down the food and supplies he had brought home as to not disturb her, and then slowly made his way over to the fire himself to be with her. He sat beside her curled up form and warmed his hands from the fire. Once warm, he stroked one hand over her angelic face, gently pushing her bangs back from her forehead. 'So peaceful…so serene…so beautiful…' he thought. 'I'm going to miss her so much…' Kaoru, as if sensing Kenshin's distress stirred in her sleep and slowly cracked open an eye.

"Hey beautiful," Kenshin whispered to her.

Kaoru sleepily smiled. "hey yourself." She replied.

Kenshin leaned over and kissed her. "I missed you." He said afterwards.

"I missed you more. It's so boring around here without you." She said.

Kenshin frowned, and his eyes darkened.

Instantly, Kaoru knew something was wrong. Although it had been rare for her to see her husband's eyes darken, she knew all too well what yellow eyes meant from her experiences with a certain look-a-like rurouni. "Kenshin…what's wrong?" Kaoru asked, alarms going off everywhere inside of her head. She did not sense any ki nearby other than that of her husband, so she knew that there was no outside threat, there was something that was bothering him. Something was definitely NOT right, and she was afraid. Afraid of loosing Kenshin.

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AN: Gomen nasai!!! I honestly did not mean for this chapter to take so long to get out. I have been experiencing INTENCE writer's block for chapters 11, and now this chapter. However, I think my writer's block may be over, for at least a couple of chapters. I hope. Anyhow, I was so worried that this chapter would be a big flop, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Does anyone know what Kenshin is so upset about? I foreshadowed it a bit, lemme know what you think!

As always, reviews are very much appreciated!! They honestly keep me going! ;D

Lesly - I'm expecting to see the next chapter of your ficcy now!! I did my part, now you do yours!! ::hehe:: I just love your ficcy!!!

Take Care Minna-san,

Bunny ;D