Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Time Changes All ❯ Waiting for you ( Chapter 5 )

Disclaimer: I still don't own Kenshin, supposedly Watsuki owns it. . . you gotta ask him about that. . . me? I own. . . nothing? Oh well, can't have everything or in my case anything.

". . ." dialogue

`. . .' Kaoru's thoughts

(. . .) authors useless commentary

Waiting for You

By Hoshi-ni-Onegai

Kenshin and Saitoh were staring each other down on the mat. Trying to get a feel for their opponent's ki, they stood, both in defense position with their shinai held up. After about five minutes of complete silence, Saitoh went into his Gatotsu stance. "Himura, don't give me this shit of testing my skills. Come at with all you've got."

"Hai Shihan."

Doing just that Kenshin brought his shinai into his left hand, unlike the common two-handed grip, and stood in the Bottou Jutsu position. Soon after Kenshin and Saitoh attacked simultaneously, simple flashes was all that could be seen to the untrained eye. However, Aoshi, Soujiro, Sano, and Kaoru (just barely) could see the quick attack occurring. "Wow! I didn't know Kenshin was this good! No wonder he won so many competitions!" Sano was shocked.

"Ok, I can't even see what's going on! I just see red flashes here and there. . . Kenshin must have a disadvantage with that hair. . . hehe." Said Misao, after giving up on seeing the match.

As quickly as the match began, it quickly ended with Kenshin as the victor. He was in a stance that showed that he just completed the Battou Jutsu. Saitoh lay on the floor, the wind knocked out of him. (sorry, I'm not going to write out the whole battle because I'm not very good with that. . . so just imagine the fight they had in the manga, except Kenshin wins)

Gaining is breath back, Saitoh tried to get up. "Himura, is that the succession technique?"

"No, it is not. The Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu succession technique is one I would wish to not use that often."

Saitoh smirked, "Beaten twice in one day, never happened before. Never really expected it to occur with one of my students and a new one. If you still wish to join the Kendo team, you may. . . although I'm not sure what we can do for you except as sparring practice."

"Thank you Shihan, I will join. For I know I will learn something new here, for the sword is not only about strength."

"Well said Himura. . . Kamiya!"

"H-hai Shihan!" replied Kaoru a bit startled.

"Kamiya, not today but one day you should go up against Himura. To see which wins, brains or strength."

"Hai. . . " `Fight against Ken-chan? After the match I just witnessed I don't have the guts to face him in a match. How did he get so strong so quickly? Has time really changed him? Has time changed me?'

The rest of practice was uneventful and so after changing into their clothes people went their different routes to their homes. As they did Kaoru and Kenshin headed for the same direction. `Is Ken-chan following me? . . . What am I thinking?! He would never follow me, his house is probably in this direction. . . should I say something? What can I say. . . um. . . do you remember me?. . . no I can't ask that. . . so, Hokkaido huh?. . . ok that would be lame. . . I know!'

Turning around Kaoru faced Kenshin and asked with a smile across her face, "So how was your first day of school?"

Kenshin just looked at her with a confused face. `I'm such an idiot! He's in my class! He spent the whole day with me!. . . ok, we didn't talk that much, but still! I can't believe I asked him a question that I should very well know the answer to! Argh~!'

Kenshin seeing the internal scolding that Kaoru was giving herself spoke up, "Thanks for asking Kaoru, considering all first days of school in history I guess I can name mine as just mediocre. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed meeting you, your friends, and your. . . boyfriend?"

"B-boyfriend?! Who? Takaomi?! He's not my boyfriend! What is wrong with you, Sano, and Misao! My God! We went on one date! Which I must say was possibly the worst date in history of dates! Heck it wasn't even mediocre like your day, he even had the nerve to kiss me afterwards! I can't believe I let him do that! Sure, he caught me off guard so I didn't push away immediately. . . so now he thinks I like him! I'm so embarrassed that I let him do that!" (know you know why she blushed in the first chapter when Sano and Misao asked her how her date went)

Kenshin a bit taken back by her sudden outburst, not really knowing if she was mad at him or Takaomi didn't know how else to reply but saying, "I'm sorry Ko- I mean Kaoru. I didn't think this would be such a delicate subject with you. . . sorry for asking about stuff that doesn't concern me."

Kaoru was about ready to burst. `Doesn't concern you?! What the heck is he talking about?! This is about him!' (she wasn't really listening when Kenshin said sorry) "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT KEN-CHAN! THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH YOU! I DIDN'T WANT TO KISS TAKAOMI BECAUSE OF YOU! I WAS WAITING FOR YOU AND YOUR STUPID PROMISE YOU MADE!" `Oh, MY, God! Did I just say that out loud? Did I just call him Ken-chan? Did I just tell him I've been waiting like an idiot for all these years for a childhood promise?. . . the world is spinning, I don't feel so go-` In the middle of her though Kaoru fainted, Kenshin ran to her with his God-like speed and caught her before she hit the pavement.

"Koishii!!!!"

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"Ken-chan, why do you call me Koishii?" a five year old Kaoru asked while Kenshin pushed her on the swing.

"I once saw on the TV this movie about this boy and girl that really likes each other and gets married. The boy named Akira kept on calling the girl Koishii, instead of her real name that was Tomoe. I asked my mom what that means and she says that people use it to call the person they like the most in the whole world. . . but she said I can't call her or dad that. Since you're my favorite person in the whole world I decided to call you Koishii!"

Kaoru blushed, "Akira and Tomoe got married right? Does that mean that calling someone Koishii means that they have to get married?"

"Um. . . I never really thought about it like that. But if I was to marry someone I would wanna marry you Kaoru!"

"Really?! Do you want to make a promise? When we're big and tall like our mommies and daddies do you want to get married?"

Kenshin without hesitation (or thinking) let a grin creep over his face. "Sure! Yay! We're getting married!" He stuck out his pinky and Kaoru hooked it with his. They both started chanting, "Yubikirigenma usotsuitara harisenbon nomasu yubikitta!" (a chant little Japanese kids do, it's like the `pinky swear' kids do in the US)

"I need to get you a ring!"

"I ring? You only need that when you get married though."

"In the movie it said that the rings that you give each other is called something like `wedding band,' but Akira got Tomoe a ring when they decided to get married. He called it an `engagement ring." (This seems like one informative video).

"I didn't know that, wow Ken-chan you're so smart! You know everything! But it's ok, I don't need a ring. You don't have a ring to give me, I trust you! I know you'll keep this promise. . . " Kaoru at first seemed intrigued by the idea of getting a ring, but decided on requesting it because her mother once told her that rings were very expensive and that she should play with them. (she got caught using them while playing dress-up)

Seeing her disappointed face Kenshin started digging through his pockets. After much search pulled out a 50 yen coin. "Wait right here Koishii! I'll be right back!" Kenshin ran out of the park, and Kaoru obediently waited for him. Around three minutes later Kenshin came running back his right hand tightly clenched. "Give me your `onee-san' finger." (This is what Japanese kids are told when they talk about the ring finger. Look at bottom for my "finger key")

Putting out her hand with her fingers spread, Kenshin took it into his hands and slipped on a metallic ring. "K-ken-chan, where did you get this?"

"I got it at the convinience store, it cost me a whole 50 yen! (about 45 American cents)"

"50 yen?! But how are you going to buy candy today? I can't take this!"

"I can live without candy for one day, I just want you to keep it so you will never forget our promise."

"How about you? What happens if you forget?"

Kenshin smiled reassuringly, "I'll never forget about you or the promise, Koishii. . . "

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A/N: Hi again, so did you like it? Do you want to know what happens next? Because I want to, I am having a major writer's block. . . but I ask that no one try to help me with suggestions, that way I can say `yup I thought this stupid story up' . . . and so I can't blame any of you for a unsuccessful story ;-; …also someone who reviewed told me that they didn't like my stupid commentary in the middle of the text, sorry but I didn't change that. . . although there is less of it occurring in this chapter, I only explained when truly necessary. . . which is what I did for the last chapter but I think I was "useless commentary" happy and went of a commenting streak. . . I'm sorry. . . to all those people who reviewed, and to those who took time out of your busy lives to read my fic, thank you! Your reviews are greatly appreciated, and to move me along and not to delay the coming out of the next chapters I will hold off on the individual thank you's. . . but again I'm sorry. . . well hope to hear from you again in a review or read my next chapter, which I have no idea when it will come out. . . `tchau' (good bye in Portuguese) until next time!

Finger Key (this is what I was taught when I was little)

Normal fonts- English name

Italics- Japanese little kids name

Bold- Japanese name (used by the older people like you and me, in other words the normal term)

Thumb = otou-san yubi = Oya yubi

Index finger = okaa-san yubi = Tsukisashi yubi

Middle finger = onii-san yubi = Naka yubi

Ring finger = onee-san yubi = Kusuri yubi

Pinky = aka-chan yubi = Ko yubi

(you could probably figure this out but yubi means finger in Japanese. . . you might be wondering, `is this accurate? Can I trust her?' . . . well I have one thing to ask you, `do u trust a native Japanese if they know their own language?'. . . and no, I have no American blood in me. . . just foreigner who picked up English…)