Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ How the Past Can Change ❯ There Must be a Reason Why You are Here with Me ( Chapter 6 )

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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"Oh Kaoru, you're so cute." He sighed into her hair, although he didn't think she heard him.

Kaoru disengaged herself from Kenshin's embrace and stood up.

"Good night, Kenshin." She said walking towards the futon and slipping back under the covers.

Kenshin stood and followed Kaoru to the futon. He took his swords out of his belt and placed it next to the side of the futon and slipped under the covers with Kaoru.

Kaoru rolled over and faced Kenshin. "Himura Kenshin, what do you think you're doing?" she asked quite calmly.

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Chapter Six

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'I must really be in for it, since she used my full name' Kenshin thought as he grinned the innocent grin he uses on her all the time in the future.

'Ok…so the smile doesn't work on Kaoru,' he noted 'now…how do I explain this to her without her getting upset with me?' he wondered. "Well,

Kaoru, we wouldn't want anyone to open the door in the morning to discover that a married couple was not sharing a bed now would we?" Kenshin asked her.

Kaoru frowned. 'He does have a point,' she thought 'in a weird and perverted kind of way' she mused. 'I haven't even had the chance to sleep with my Kenshin yet, and here I am, in the past sleeping with him!! Mou!! Of all the ridiculous things!! I can't believe how much bolder he is in this time period!! This Kenshin wouldn't have taken 2 years to propose to me!!' Kaoru fumed to herself.

"Are you ok?" Kenshin asked her, noticing the steam coming out of her ears.

"I'm fine." She snapped. "Kenshin…no baka." She added. "Good night." She said and closed her eyes. And once again tried to get herself back home…

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Kenshin woke to quite a beautiful morning. The birds were singing, and somehow, during the night, Kaoru had found her way into his arms, and was cuddled up against him. 'I can almost believe that we're not in the middle of a war, I don't ever remember feeling so at peace,' Kenshin thought to himself while looking at Kaoru's peaceful face while she slept. Kenshin sighed…they were in war…there was no doubt about it…and he could be so happy if they weren't. Not to mention the thought of Kaoru having to go back anywhere was quite un-nerving. He didn't like the idea…not one bit. 'Now that she's here, with me…she's going to stay here with me.' He thought to himself.

"Ken…shin…" Kaoru breathed in her sleep.

He smiled at her. 'She's dreaming about me' he thought, his heart beginning to beat faster in excitement. He leaned closer to her and pecked the tip of her nose with his lips. "Good Morning, Kaoru" he whispered to her.

"Good morning…swmumpheetmuphhearuht" Kaoru replied while rubbing her nose against his arm, as if trying to wipe off his kiss in her sleep.

Kenshin chuckled, and Kaoru cracked an eye open and stared at him.

"Oh…it's just you…battousai…" Kaoru said, the disappointment apparent in her tone of voice.

Kenshin frowned. 'So not only are we back to battousai…now she's not even happy to see me. How can this be? She was just saying my name in her sleep…this doesn't make any sense.' He thought.

Kaoru noted Kenshin's deep frown. 'Oh, God…I hope I didn't hurt his feelings.' She thought, realizing what she had said. "I'm sorry, Kenshin…I didn't mean to be so rude…I just…" Kaoru paused and sighed, "I just miss my home, and my husband…" she trailed off sadly.

Kenshin felt a sharp pang of jealousy. He frowned even deeper. "Am I really so bad?" he asked.

Kaoru half smiled. "No, Kenshin, but you are different now than you are in the future…not an entirely different person, but you lead a different life, and you dress differently. You haven't learned the things that you have learned from getting older yet, and…and well…you're still an assassin. I'm also worried about you in the future…how you are taking this. When Enishi captured me and took me to his island, you almost gave up and died. Or at least that's what everyone told me…and now…and now, I just know things will be worse…I'm hoping that when I return, I will return to my bedroom, and be on my way to the ceremony, like nothing happened, but I have a feeling that's not how things will turn out." Kaoru finished.

'Who in the hell is Enishi? I will kill him!! For taking Kaoru away!! Sweet girl…so worried about me, but what about her fiancée? Isn't she worried about him too? She is so confusing.' "What about your fiancée, Kaoru? Aren't you worried about him too? I mean…you know…?" Kenshin asked her.

Kaoru rolled her eyes. 'Great…how am I going to explain my way out of this one…'?

Kenshin noted Kaoru rolling her eyes. He narrowed his eyes, observing her more closely…'she better not lie to me about this' he thought.

'Ok…how do I get out of these situations with Kenshin?' she thought. 'Ah, yes…I remember now…I was just starting to get good at this before he asked me to marry him…turn it around on him…let's see…turn it around…turn it around…turn it around…' "Why do you always ask me questions about my fiancée? HMMM?" Kaoru asked raising her eyebrow at him.

To Kaoru's astonishment Kenshin blushed…'caught…red-handed,' he thought. "Well, actually, I was thinking that there must be a reason why you're here…with me…instead of there…with him…" Kenshin trailed off and blushed even harder at embarrassment as Kaoru's eyes widened with his words.

"AND?" Kaoru asked.

"And…so I…I was thinking yesterday…about you…" he paused and swallowed…Kaoru just kept staring at him with her eyes big as saucers. 'Geez, this is hard.' He thought. "And I was thinking about…" Kenshin stopped. 'I can't do this…I can't tell her. Even if she is marrying someone she shouldn't be, I just can't do this…' he chickened out.

"You were thinking about what?" Kaoru egged him on.

"…" Kenshin looked away. 'I can't do it!! It's not right!!' he thought. 'I can't tell her that I think she's here because something that wasn't supposed to happen in the future did, and that I think we're destined to be together…she'll think I'm completely bananas!!'

"Common' Kenshin…you can tell me" Kaoru said sweetly as she gently grabbed his face and turned it back towards her, looking into his confused eyes. 'Kaoru no baka!! You are confusing the poor guy!!' she chided herself, 'I know, but I can't help it!! He looks so cute!! And I love him!! He's still Kenshin!!' her other half yelled back.

Kenshin noticed the conflicting emotions on her face. "It's true isn't it…?" he whispered to her.

"What?" Kaoru questioned.

"You were going to marry someone else weren't you!? That's why you're here with me now isn't it!!" he accused, his eyes flashing with pain.

Surprised beyond belief at what Kenshin was implying Kaoru's eyes bugged out of their sockets, completely. 'HE'S GOT TO BE JOKING!!' her mind screamed at her.

"Don't give me that look Kaoru…I mean it. Come clean with me and tell me the truth. You have been hiding something about you, and my future self from me ever since you told me where you are from, and it's really important to me. Is it true? Were you going to marry someone other than my future self?"

Kaoru closed her eyes…'this isn't happening to me…it can't be. Why is he doing this…does he have to know that badly? WHERE on EARTH did he get an idea like that? That BAKA Kenshin…always a baka…in the past…in the present…defiantly in the future…baka…baka…baka…baka…baka…' she thought to herself. "Kenshin…no…baka…" Kaoru choked out. "How did you know?" she asked him almost in disbelief. "How did you know that I was hiding something? How could you think that I'm marrying someone other than you? Of course I'm getting married to you, you idiot!!" she bonked him on the head with her fist. The smile that Kenshin gave her made it all worthwhile, she immediately decided. She cupped his face with her hands. "Kenshin" she breathed, "It's you, and only ever been you that I've loved, I love you." She finished.

He slowly smiled, her words sinking in and taking effect, as a lone tear slid down his cheek. "I never thought someone could love me," he trailed off, also cupping Kaoru's face in his hands. "I never thought that I could be loved by anyone, and I certainly never thought they would be as wonderful as you…Kaoru, my Kaoru," Kenshin whispered to her.

Tears began pouring down Kaoru's cheeks as well. "Oh…Kenshin…" she sighed. He leaned in close to her and touched his lips against her, hesitant at first, and then confidently. Kenshin removed his hands from Kaoru's face and wrapped his arms around her slight form, pulling her as close as possible to him as he could. Between kisses Kenshin said possessively, "I love you too, Kaoru…my Kaoru."

Kaoru pulled away for a moment and giggled. "I don't know how. Kenshin, you just met me really!!" she exclaimed.

Kenshin laughed himself. "Aa." He replied, "But I bet in the future it was love at first sight as well, right?" he asked her.

Kaoru blushed. 'Maybe for me, you were always so mixed with your signals…' she thought to herself. 'Although,' she remembered, 'he did mention something about loving me since he met me, after we were engaged.' Just as she was about to answer, the paper screen door slid open. Kenshin and Kaoru sat up, to greet whoever was walking in through the door.

"Good Morning, Tomoe-chan!!" Kaoru cheerfully greeted her new friend.

Tomoe frowned at the couple. "I'm sorry, Kaoru-chan…for what I am about to do." Tomoe said.