Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Kaoru ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Kaoru woke up to a pair of purple eyes, and a wet rag over her forehead "Miss Kaoru?" came a soft voice soon she heard footsteps "Miss Kaoru wake-up" Kenshin shook her "Kenshin that's not the way to wake her," another voice said, "hey Ugly wake-up" "Yahiko why you little" Kaoru's eyes shot open and she began to yell. Yahiko ran out of the room laughing, "you get back here!" Kaoru cried as she ran after him, leaving Kenshin who just merely sweat-dropped.

"Hey watch it Little Missy" Sano cried as Kaoru and Yahiko ran past him "you get back!" here she yelled as she grabbed her wooden sword and finally grabbed Yahiko "take that" she cried hitting him with it. Happy to get him she left and went outside for a breath of fresh air "I wonder why that cloth was on my forehead?" she asked herself before Suzume and Ayame ran up and hugged her "Aunt Kaoru!" Ayame cried "Aunt Kaoru" Suzume repeated happily. "Why are you two so happy to see me?" Kaoru asked them "let's play!" they cried at the same time "wha?" Kaoru began before Kenshin came out and laughed as he found Ayame and Suzume playing with Kaoru "Uncle Ken!" Ayame cried happily, Kaoru turned over to Kenshin who waved back "I see that you're better Miss Kaoru" Kenshin said, "what do you mean?" Kaoru asked him.

Megumi placed a hand on Kenshin's shoulder and Kaoru went back to playing with Ayame and Suzume. "She won't remember fainting in the woods Kenshin," Megumi said, "but I'm surprised to see that she remembers anything at all." "What do you mean?" Kenshin asked "most people would've forgotten everything in her circumstance," Megumi explained, "but she remembers everything except fainting and the accident with the dojo." Kenshin nodded understandingly, he was happy that Kaoru would be okay.

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Kaoru laughed as she tagged Suzume "yeah!" Suzume cried and Kaoru placed the blindfold over Suzume's eyes. The young girl held out her hands and felt around trying to get Ayame or Kaoru, "Come on Uncle Ken join us!" Ayame cried "join us Uncle Ken" Suzume repeated feeling around. "Kenshin come on" Kaoru cried laughing, "okay" Kenshin said "yea Uncle Ken's playing!" Suzume cried happily and Kenshin joined Kaoru and Ayame behind a log "ready Ayame?" Kaoru asked "ready" Ayame said "ready let's go!" Kaoru cried as she and Ayame popped out from behind the log splitting paths between Suzume. "Huh?" Suzume turned directions and started to head towards Kenshin who walked away as she had reached closer finally Suzume almost ran into a tree "Suzume" Kenshin cried out and grabbed her before her blindfolded face could ram into the tree.

"I got you Uncle Ken!" Suzume cried happily at finally getting someone. Kenshin smiled and untied the blindfold, and wrapped it around his own eyes. Kaoru only sighed at this and watched as Kenshin felt around walking towards her "I'm gonna get you" he cried out as Kaoru ran away, she jumped over a rock but Kenshin was unfortunate and tripped over it. Kaoru sweat-dropped and sighed as Kenshin got up he changed courses and walked towards Suzume and Ayame who ran away laughing. Kaoru sat down and watched Kenshin walk into a tree 'what's wrong with him?' she thought as Kenshin finally tagged Ayame who had stopped in wonder as why Kenshin had run into so many things.

"Kenshin?" Kaoru asked walking over to see Kenshin's smiling face, he only had a few scratches on it but other wise he was fine so she walked away. Kenshin watched as Kaoru sat down on the porch next to Yahiko. She smiled and turned to Dr. Genzai "watch out Kenshin!" Yahiko cried as Suzume ran into him. Kaoru giggled as Kenshin helped the young girl up who then ran off laughing. "Hey Kenshin when's lunch?" Yahiko cried out Kenshin sweat-dropped before walking inside to start lunch.

'I hope Miss Kaoru will feel better after some lunch' Kenshin thought as he sat down.

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Later that day when lunch was ready

"So Ugly you gonna eat that?" Yahiko asked pointing at Kaoru's dinner "don't you dare call me Ugly you Baka!" Kaoru yelled back as the two got back into their usual food fight. However Kaoru stopped yelling at Yahiko for a few minutes and her eyes went blank, she turned to look at Kenshin but instead of seeing Kaoru, Kenshin saw Tomoe. Kenshin looked down at her kimono and saw blood in the same place he had stabbed Tomoe that day. "Tomoe" he whispered "Kenshin?" he heard Kaoru's voice and her eyes had their usual life and fiery spirit in them again only they also held worry "who's Tomoe?"

Kenshin just looked at her before he heard a drip and watched as blood fell from his cheek again. "Kenshin?!" Kaoru cried out as Kenshin took a finger and once again just ran it along the open, bleeding scar. However he realized that it wasn't the one that Tomoe's fiancé had given him...it was in fact the one that Tomoe had given him. "Tomoe" he said before he felt water touch his cheek making him flinch "Kenshin?" he heard Kaoru.

He opened his eyes to see Kaoru holding a cloth up to his face, she held it on his scar "Kenshin it's bleeding" she said as she saw Kenshin's empty eyes. All he was muttering was that same name "Tomoe" over and over again, finally Kenshin pushed her away and his sapphire eyes changes to amber and he drew his sword. Kaoru gasped and watched him flip the blade again "I hope you didn't tell a soul Kaoru," the angry red haired man said as he advanced on Kaoru. Yahiko ran in front of Kaoru who was shaking in fear "Kenshin what are you doing?" Yahiko asked as he held his wooden sword in front of him. 'I'll protect Kaoru' Yahiko thought but Kenshin just kept advancing "Kenshin" Kaoru whispered and watched as Yahiko was roughly pushed aside "you had better not have told a soul about what I did Kaoru" Kenshin cried as he brought his sword right up to her neck.

"Kenshin" was all she whispered before the amber eyes disappeared and Kenshin's calm sapphire one's returned. He realized his flipped sword and how close it was to Kaoru's neck he immediately realized what had happened and placed his reverse blade sword back and walked away. Kaoru was only able to lean there against the wall in shock.

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Kenshin had stayed in his room for the rest off the day and Kaoru wasn't able to sleep. She decided to get some air so she went outside and found Kenshin standing there looking up at the stars.

Kenshin was thinking of the times he had spent with Kaoru, he just couldn't get her face out of his mind when he heard the door slide open. He turned around to see Kaoru "what are you doing out here?" she asked and Kenshin sighed. "Miss Kaoru," Kenshin said, "I am afraid for you safety." Kaoru only looked at him "I am afraid that if I stay here any longer you might get hurt" Kaoru just continued to stare and Kenshin hugged her "I am a wanderer Miss Kaoru" he said sadly "Kenshin?" "and for your safety it is time that I wander again" Kenshin said before releasing her from his tight hug. "Kenshin?" Kaoru asked as she finally realized what he was saying "I'll miss you Miss Kaoru and I only hope that we will meet again sometime" "Kenshin no," Kaoru said as a few tears rolled down her cheek, I'll be fine just don't leave Kenshin please." Kenshin turned and began to walk away "Kenshin no," Kaoru called after him, "no" she fell on her knees and covered her eyes as the tears rolled she uncovered them again to see the wandering Samurai walk away with out turning back.

"Kenshin!" Kaoru cried as Kenshin walked away into the darkness until he could no longer be seen. "Kenshin!" Kaoru cried loudly making Sano and Yahiko run out to see her on her knees. "Kenshin," she whispered, as her tears continued to roll, "please don't go."