Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ How the Past Can Change ❯ Our First Morning ( Chapter 11 )

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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They headed into the cozy bedroom that they were to share, and as if already in a routine, unrolled their futon and made the bed. Kaoru excused herself to change into her nightclothes and while she was gone, Kenshin changed into his own.

Kaoru came back into the room, and got under the covers with Kenshin who was already in bed. Very naturally, Kaoru curled up under his arm, and snuggled up to his side. Just as she was about to drift into the world of dreams, Kenshin said "Ah…sweetheart?"

"Hmm?" Kaoru said half asleep.

Kenshin turned his face towards hers so he could see her. "Are we going to…uh…" he paused and Kaoru cracked open one eye wondering what he was getting at. "Uh…you know…" he stopped again and blushed furiously.

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Chapter Eleven

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Kaoru was awake in an instant, her eyes bugging out of their sockets, and blushing furiously. She sat up and grabbed her head. 'I didn't even think about THAT.' She said to herself.

Kenshin had sat up when she did and placed his arm around her. "Kaoru, are you ok?" he asked.

"Uh…I'm ok…you just kind-of caught me off guard there." Kaoru explained.

Kenshin grinned. Kaoru recognized that grin. It was the same grin that Kenshin gave her before he was about to…well, they never had…but he'd given her plenty of ideas of what to expect. She blushed even deeper (if that was even possible) and said "Kenshin…don't look at me like that…"

Kenshin put on a look of innocence. "Like what, Kaoru?" he questioned.

Kaoru rolled her eyes. "Don't forget I know you in the future." She huffed with a knowing look.

Kenshin, jumping to conclusions said "What?!? You mean, I, I mean you, I mean, you and me, we, um, we already, um…you know…um…did we really?!?!" he stammered out.

Kaoru laughed. "No baka…not yet, but…" Kaoru stopped mid-sentence and blushed even more.

Kenshin grinned the grin again. Kaoru blushed even more; she was starting to think her face was going to be permanently red. "Do you think you would care?" she finally whispered to him as if she was confiding in him a very big secret.

Kenshin looked confused, and then taken aback for a minute. Kaoru noticed his brain working though what she was trying to ask. Then he said "Well…I'm not sure…I don't think I would, I mean, I'm still me…it's not like I'm someone else. Besides, we are really married now, so it's not like, you know." He said trailing off, allowing Kaoru to finish his thought.

"Yeah, we are married now…" Kaoru agreed wistfully.

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Kaoru woke to the peaceful chirping songs of the birds. She did a full body stretch and then realized that she was going to wake Kenshin and so quickly slipped out of bed, and stretched herself out yet again. She placed her hand over her mouth stifling a yawn and shuffled her way into the kitchen. Quietly she pulled out a pot and heated some water to make herself some tea. While the water heated she went back to the bedroom and quietly changed into some of Kenshin's clothes and grabbed her makeshift bokken, deciding that she should take this time away from training Yahiko daily to train more. She quickly sipped her tea, which she was quite pleased turned out ok, and then headed outside to train in the neighboring forest.

'I'm such a weakling' she berated herself. 'Kenshin…always saving me…me…always dumb enough to get captured…' she continued taking out her frustrations on a near by tree.

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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. Quite alarmed, Kenshin quickly got up, grabbed his katana, lest she be in danger and ran into the kitchen. He immediately noticed the empty teacup and let out the breath he didn't realize he had been holding. 'She didn't leave me!!' was his first relieved thought, followed closely by 'Thank God she is ok!!' Movement in his peripheral vision caused him to pause and glace out the window. He noticed Kaoru doing a kata in the woods next to the house and grinned. He Kenshin quickly went into the bedroom and changed himself, and headed outside to train with her.

Kenshin paused as she completed her kata and as she finished he said. "You are too slow, honey, you're going to get yourself killed one of these days."

Kaoru glared daggers at her young husband and stamped her foot in frustration. "Mou!! Kenshin no baka!! Don't you think I already know that?" She yelled at him and turned away quickly, wanting to take out anymore of her anger on him.

Kenshin walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "It's ok honey, I will always be here to protect you." He whispered into her ear.

Kaoru paused and blinked. Twice. 'What?' she thought 'Did I just hear what I think I just heard?' she asked herself. 'Kenshin was never this cocky…' Blink. 'He was always warning me that he may have to leave one day' Blink. '…But his other self…' she paused and blinked again. 'Is he really like this?' she had to wonder.

"What's wrong?" Kenshin asked her when she didn't respond. He watched Kaoru blink several times, her eyes as wide as saucers and wondered what she was thinking about.

"Ken…shin…" she finally choked out, as a lone tear slid down her face.

"What?" Kenshin yelped out while turning Kaoru around to face him and pulled her to him in a close, comforting embrace. "What's wrong?" he asked again.

Kaoru allowed her bokken to slip out of her grasp as Kenshin turned her around and she buried her head into his chest, deeply inhaling his scent. 'At least some things never change' she comforted herself, taking another deep breath of Kenshin. "Don't be so cocky, darling," Kaoru finally spoke up. "It's not like you, plus, you can't be with me ALL the time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it's just not possible…so things…could happen." She said, trying to reason with him.

"Aa" Kenshin agreed. 'What happened to her?' he wondered. He picked up her chin making her look at him. "Did something happen to you when I wasn't around?" Kenshin asked, voicing his question.

Kaoru looked back down. "Erm…" she squirmed a bit, not wanting to remember those things. "Kenshin, its really best if I don't tell you about future events." She said, deciding that just telling him she wasn't going to tell him would be the best route to take.

"When do you think you'll have to go back to the future?" he asked.

Kaoru looked up at him again, noticing the sorrow in his violet eyes. "I'm sorry," she murmured. "I did not mean to bring it up again, but I don't know. I don't know why or how I got here, so I don't know what needs to happen before I can go home." She responded honestly.

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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A/N:

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all my reviewers. Especially the following:

Karen

Linay

Mon

Macy

StarMagic - who was soooo excited when I finally started updating again.

Kenkao

Red Dragon

Rurouni Angel

And Seliya

I'm thanking you b/c you give me such awesome comments and feedback and it's really encouraging, it gives me ideas, and it inspires me to write the next chapter that much sooner…even when I'm experiencing writer's block (like I have been since chap. 10) So…Domo Arigato minna-san!!

I also wanted to thank Miyu Sakura, who's ficcy "A Stretch of the Heart" has Kaoru meeting the younger version of Kenshin also, I've been enjoying reading it as I've been writing this story. ;)

I will be continuing with the next chapter shortly I hope - does everybody still like the story? This chapter was really difficult to get through…and for those of you wondering…no lemons, it's just too ::coughs:: personal for me to share with you, the intimacies of K&Ks ::coughs again:: you know…. :D

Ja ne,

Bunny ;D