Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ How the Past Can Change ❯ A Long Awaited Occasion ( Chapter 19 )

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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AN: This story is altering the original story of Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X. 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 stepped over to Kaoru and wrapped his arms around her from behind. "Are you going to be ok?" he asked her softly.

Kaoru turned her head so she could look at him and smiled through her tears. "Of course." She said. "I have you, what more could I possibly want?" she asked him.

Kenshin frowned. "I'm just scared that you might love him more than you love me." He confided.

"No. How could I?" she asked. "You are everything to me…I am just worried about you…what you will have to go through before we can be together again."

"Yes…but he will do things better, I'm sure, and he doesn't have the hurt that I had." Kenshin said.

"You're right." Kaoru agreed. "Let's go home anata." She said while stepping out of his embrace and grabbing his hand to drag him back to the dojo.

"Yes, koishii." Kenshin replied, allowing himself to be drug back to their home, with a smile of contentment on his face. Kaoru was back…she loved him more than ever…he had made his peace with Tomoe…and Kaoru and he would be married tomorrow…all was right in the world.

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Chapter Nineteen

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Kenshin and Kaoru arrived back at their home and found Tomoe waiting for them in the courtyard. Kaoru smiled at her friend, and Tomoe smiled back at her, a question in her eyes.

'What is she trying to ask?' Kaoru wondered.

"The other me, went back to the past." Kenshin grumbled to her as he and Kaoru reached where Tomoe was standing and stopped.

'Leave it to Kenshin to read the woman. How did she know that the other Kenshin was here?' Kaoru wondered.

"I see." Tomoe replied solemnly. "Well…" she sighed before continuing, "I suppose I will go back to bed now. See you in the morning." She added before slightly bowing and turning around to walk back to her guest room.

As Tomoe's retreating form became more faint, Kenshin turned to face Kaoru and held her other hand. He smiled at her. "Are you ready for bed koishii?" he asked her.

Kaoru just nodded her head as Kenshin began pulling her towards her room. 'It's good to be home…' she thought to herself as Kenshin began to re-make the bed since he had been sleeping on it when she arrived back from the past. After completing his task, Kenshin swept his arms in an invitation for Kaoru to lie down on the bed. Instead, Kaoru just grinned at him wickedly and began to undress to change into her nightclothes.

"Kaoru!! What are you doing?" Kenshin said, alarmed as he rushed to her and began to cover her back up.

Kaoru looked up at Kenshin with a confused expression. "What do you mean what am I doing? I'm changing into my nightclothes." She replied, still baffled at Kenshin's outburst.

Kenshin began blushing. "Kaoru…we aren't going to be married until tomorrow night." He reminded her gently.

Kaoru's eyes widened. "Kenshin…" she began, and then took a deep sigh, as if he was trying her patience, "we've been married for a little over 9 months now." She responded.

Kenshin momentarily frowned and then lovingly put his arms around her. "Kaoru…" he whispered to her, "I know…but…you and me, we haven't really been married yet, and I wanted to do this right. Let's just wait one more day ok?"

"Kenshin no baka!!" Kaoru replied. "I can't believe you were thinking about that!! I'm way to tired anyways, I just wanted to go to sleep, but I needed to change first, I didn't know changing in front of you would be such a big deal." She paused to take a deep breath and then continued. "I mean really…you are too noble for your own good sometimes, plus, I wasn't thinking about anything like that, even though you obviously were…pervert." She finished her tirade and then began to undress once again to change into her nightclothes.

Kenshin just blushed from embarrassment and watched Kaoru change and get into her bed. Once settled she smiled up at him and said "are you coming to bed or are you going to stand there and watch me sleep all night?"

Kenshin grinned at her before changing himself and jumping onto the bed they would be sharing together for the rest of their lives. She smiled at him as he wrapped his arms around her and snuggled up to her. He watched as Kaoru closed her eyes and fell asleep, her breathing evening out. "This is better than any new memories." He whispered to her before joining her in sleep.

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The next morning Kenshin woke to find his one and only cuddled up in his arms. He smiled to himself, knowing that from that moment on, his life would only get better with each passing day. He only basked in the glory of the moment for a minute though, there was a wedding to be had that day, and he needed to get everything together for it to happen. But first…he needed to wake Kaoru. Ever so gently he leaned over her and began to softly graze her lips with his own. It was only a moment before Kaoru moaned "Kenshin…" and arched her back against him as she started kissing him back. As though he had done it a million times before, Kenshin deepened the kiss and began to rove over Kaoru's body with his hands. In response, Kaoru reached out to him and touched him. Kenshin backed away from Kaoru as if her hand was on fire, jumped out of the bed and looked down at her, breathing heavily.

Kaoru opened her eyes and looked up at him, confusion evident on her face. "Why did you stop?" she asked him.

Kenshin stood there shaking, the images of his counterparts memories of making love to Kaoru flashing through his mind. It was just like re-living it all over again. The feelings, the sensations, his state of mind, his love, everything was there in his memories, even though, the memories were not originally his own. Deciding that escape was the best route to take, lest he lose control, Kenshin grabbed his clothes off of the floor, somehow managed to growl out "TONIGHT" to Kaoru and exited the room, running towards the bathroom.

~.~.~.~.~.~ Later that day ~.~.~.~.~.~

Kaoru grinned at Kenshin as he took another swig of sake and placed his cup back down on the table in front of him. Kenshin grinned the grin that he wanted to jump her bones back at her. Kaoru just giggled and then placed her lips on Kenshin's ear and whispered a few promises of what was to come that night to him.

"Oh…why don't the two of you just go to bed and get it over with already?" Megumi teased as she walked up behind the couple, causing them both to blush to the roots of their hair.

"Megumi no hentai!!" Kaoru hissed to her.

"HoHoHoHoHo" Megumi said as she slapped Kaoru on the back "it's good to have you back, Kaoru-chan" she said before walking back over to the table with the food to help Tae clean up the mess. Tae had been nice enough to offer to bring all the food for the reception, and Kenshin and Kaoru were most grateful, not to mention, Sano and Yahiko. It was almost time for the party to end though, and Megumi wasn't far off, everyone there had been noticing the looks Kenshin and Kaoru had been giving each other all day. Kenshin had kept everyone on alert that Kaoru and he were still getting married as soon as she came back, so make the arrangements hadn't been difficult at all. It was a very exciting day.

'This…this is what I always wanted.' Kaoru thought to herself as she scanned the courtyard filled with her laughing friends and Kenshin sitting beside her holding her hand. She let out a sign of contentment. It didn't get much better in her book…although she wouldn't mind going away to a house up in the mountains with Kenshin for a few months. ::eheheheheheh::

Another hour went by, and just about everyone had left. Sano had been nice enough to have Yahiko over for the night, Tomoe had been invited over to Megumi's and Tae had offered to house Misao and Aoshi for the wedding night also, so the newlyweds could be alone. As Kaoru was saying her thanks and goodbyes to Tae, Megumi, Misao, Tomoe and Tsubame for all their help with the wedding, Kenshin came up behind her and placed his arms around her. "Good night!!" Kaoru called to them as they closed the gate behind them, leaving Kenshin and Kaoru alone in their dojo for their wedding night.

~.~.~.~.~.~ A Couple of Hours Later ~.~.~.~.~.~

Kenshin and Kaoru were curled up in bed…exhausted. "I wonder how all this changed the rest of my past." Kenshin finally whispered to Kaoru after she had begun to drift off into sleep.

Kaoru's eyes flew open. "I don't know…what do you think? After all, you are you." Kaoru whispered back.

A slow grin began to form on Kenshin's mouth.

"What?" Kaoru prompted him to share his thoughts with her.

"I'll bet he's watching you from afar…waiting until you are old enough to approach. I don't think he's going to wait until when you and I met." He finally answered.

Kaoru also began to grin. "Really? You think so?" she asked, feeling so flattered that if Kenshin ended up in the past that he would watch over her, waiting for her to grow up.

"Yeah…I know so." Kenshin answered.

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~.~.~.~.~.~ Back in the Past ~.~.~.~.~.~

The young Kenshin lounged on a large branch in one of the sakura trees just outside of the Kamiya Dojo Property.

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A/N: Okies!! That's the end of Chapter 19. Sorry for those of you who were looking forward to getting right into what our young hero is up to, in his pursuit of his "one and only," but I wanted to have closure on our present day K&K before we went back to the past to check up on the young now x-hitokiri ;)

Anyhow, please leave a review and let me know if you like where this fic is headed. I love feedback, but please always be nice! ;)

I'm hoping to get out chapter 20 tomorrow or Monday by next week. And I can't wait to write about the rest of the party!! Just you wait, there is going to be some wicked cool action, and way more special guests to come ;)

Take Care,

Bunny ;D