Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Time Changes All ❯ That was You ( Chapter 11 )

Author's Note: EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!!!!!!!! SCHOOL IS OVER!!!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!!?!?!?!?!?!!? MORE FREQUENT UPDATES!!!!!!!! Not that any of you actually care. . . because I'm sure you guys are reading other fics that are much more interesting and are less delayed in their updating. . . I try~ but never seems enough, sorry. . . well I hope you enjoy this chappie~ R&R~!

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". . ." dialogue

`. . .' Kaoru's thoughts

*. . .* Kenshin's thoughts

(. . .) author's useless commentary

That was You

By Hoshi-ni-Onegai

When Kenshin woke up the next day on the floor he felt strangely warm and with a comforting smell around him. Smiling he tried to pull the warmth closer to him. . . that's when he felt something next to him. *what the?-* Kenshin carefully opened his right eye lid to get a glance at the object in question. He saw raven hair that smelled like jasmine. . . *Oh my God!!!! It's Somara!!!! (u know from "the ring". . . I was going to put Sadako but I thought some of you might not know what I was talking about)* then he looked further down and saw that `Somara' was wearing a black dress. *Didn't Somora always where white in the movie? W-why am I holding her!?!?!?!* Kenshin finally becoming aware of the state in which Somara and he was in and started panicking. He was spooning her from the back and embracing her around the waist and his face nestled in the crook of her neck. *Oh my God!!! I knew I shouldn't have watched the movie on VCR!!!* As he started to move his hand and sliding away from the grip Somara had on him his hand knocked into something. *W-what the heck? What's this? Isn't Somara like 8?* What his hand bumped in was a breast. *Shit!!*

Of course with the sudden movement Kaoru stirred awake, but knowing are lovely Kaoru she turned her body around with her facing him. Still with her eyes closed and still in dream land she draped her right leg over Kenshin' legs and snuggled into her chest even more.

Kenshin, FINALLY noticing and realizing that it was Kaoru relaxed. But a second after he was brought back to the real world and the state they were in and blushed to the point where a person wouldn't know where his hair started and his head ended. *K-koishii, oh no. . . she's going to kill me if she wakes up. . . maybe if I move her leg. . .* and so Kenshin careful as not to wake her moved the draped leg of Kaoru to a not-so-compromising position. Even so Kaoru continued snuggling into Kenshin. Kenshin propped his back onto the wall and allowed Kaoru to snuggle even closer, if that was possible. She started murmuring in her sleep and Kenshin leaned over to listen.

". . .Ken. . . shin. . ."

Kenshin was a bit taken back, *she called me Kenshin, instead of Ken-chan. . .* After that thought he had a goofy grin plastered onto his face. *Calling me Kenshin sounds more mature. . . maybe we can start dating-* His thoughts were cut off by Kaoru suddenly embracing him around the waist. He looked down at her with a kind smile, *my Kaoru. . .* Kissing her temple and embraced her he looked at the clock. *5 o'clock. . . I better get ready for school. . .*

Kenshin decided to stay awake until it was time to get ready and he enjoyed the feeling of having Kaoru in his arms. She continued murmuring in her sleep and Kenshin continued to look at her kindly and stroked her soft ebony hair.

". . . Battou. . . sai. . . no. . . shi. . ." Kenshin stopped stroking her hair all together and hoped to God he heard her wrong. He leaned down as he did before and tried to listen to her. ". . . dame. . . Battousai. . . shinja dame. . ." (translation: "Battousai's death" "no Battousai don't die")

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A fifteen year Kaoru old ran through the dark streets of Matsudo-shi, the rain hitting her face plastering her bangs to her hair and making her hooded sweater heavier with each drop of rain. The sound of her feet echoed through the nearly empty streets as her sneakers splashed into the puddles forming upon the sidewalks and the streets. Her feet weren't the only sounds heard in the night, two other sets of feet were heard behind her, chasing. Kaoru turned the corner into an alley to lose them, as the two men behind her went past the alley she turned and she leaned against the wall trying to catch her breath. `I think I lost them.' Suddenly the rain stopped falling on her.

"What's wrong?"

The voice startled her and she went into a defensive stance and looked up at the person that spoke to her. It was a boy about the same age as her if not older, he was holding an umbrella over head. He was now getting drenched and trying to keep the cold rain of her. He was wearing a knitted cap that showed none of his hair and a muffler that covered his face nose down, dressed completely in black he seemed as if hiding from someone.

"What's wrong?" Voicing his concern once again she was brought back to the present after staring at him.

"T-two men were chasing me. . . I think I lost them now. . ." As Kaoru responded to the boy she inched her way against the wall to the opening of the alley from which she entered.

"Are you okay?" He stepped towards her trying to keep the umbrella over her head.

"I will be." With that she whipped around and ran to the opening, running into the two men that had been after her.

"Hey look Yuu, the chick tried to dodge us here." The man that just spoke grabbed her upper arms on both sides and slammed her against the wall.

"When you're done with her let me have a go Hiroshi." Yuu stood behind his friend with his arms crossed and looking at Kaoru as if about to devour her. Just as Hiroshi was about to unzip Kaoru's sweatshirt open the boy spoke up.

"Don't touch her."

Yuu and Hiroshi whipped around seeing the young short boy in front of them. They turned to look at each other and started laughing.

"What do you expect to do about it kid?"

"Don't touch her."

Seeing it as a challenge Hiroshi unzip her sweater and snaked a hand in and reached for her bra clasp in the back, Kaoru's eyes going wide with fear and panic. `I'm going to be raped. . .this boy is going to be killed all because of me. . .' With that suddenly Hiroshi saw his friend Yuu laying in a puddle knocked out. "What the-"

There stood the boy with his umbrella folded and standing before Hiroshi in a kenjutsu stance. "Don't touch her."

"You piece of shit!" Hiroshi let go of Kaoru who slid down the wall slumping to the ground. Hiroshi reached for his butterfly knife and flipped it open lunging at the boy nearly missing him in the chest but stabbing him in the upper left arm. The boy swirled on his heel and knocked Hiroshi out by hitting him at the back of his neck.

As Hiroshi fell the boy flew over to Kaoru. "Are you alright?"

". . .thank you. . . I could have been. . . y-you could have almost been killed. . ." Tears were streaming down her face mixing in with the rain falling around them.

"Don't worry about that, I wouldn't have been killed." She looked up at him and was about to see his face but saw the knife still stuck in his arm.

"Y-your arm!" Forgetting her problem and state of undress she focused her attention on his arm her hands hovering over the knife afraid to touch it. Kenshin finally noticing the weapon sticking out of his arm grabbed the handle and yanked it out (a butterfly knife does not a have jagged edge) and looked down at her shocked form.

"You put the concern of others before yours don't you?" She turned her face up towards him and met amber eyes. Her breath caught in her throat. `Amber eyes. . . they seem to be ready to kill. . . but why to I feel comforted by them?'

"What's you name?" She surprised him and herself with the out of the blue question.

After composing himself he grabbed the clasp of her zipper and started zipping her sweatshirt up causing her to blush. She repeated her question but looked as if starting to get dizzy.

He responded, "Battousai." Unexpectedly she suddenly fell into his arms limply seeming as if she fainted.

"Battousai. . . shinja dame. . ." and so darkness took over her.

**************************Flashback Ends**************************

"T-that was you. . ." Kenshin embraced her even tighter remembering that night. After she had fainted he took the girl to an emergency room not wanting to leave the innocent girl in the dark alley. He never had the chance to look at her closely but was intrigued by the crystal blue eyes that had stared back at him until he remembered what had just happened.

Kaoru slowly blinked her eyes open and looked up at Kenshin and saw amber. "K-ken-chan?"

He looked down at her with his golden stare, *you almost got raped. . . I should have gotten rid of those bastards!*

She continued to stare at him and his eyes, `they're amber again. . . they seem familiar. . .' then it hit her. "B-battousai?"

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A/N: I am starting on the next chapter the moment I finish typing this. . . I know this chapter was short but I thought it was a good place to end a chapter. . . hopefully the next chapter will be longer. . . and I know some people are wondering about a few things like about how Kaoru living alone, how in the beginning of the story Kaoru mentioned talking to her father, be patient all will be answered in the story. . . it won't give away the story if I tell you but let's just leave it to future chapters that seem to come out very slowly (I'm very sorry). . . oh and I know some ppl are going to wonder where Matsudo-shi is. . . that's my hometown but you'll see why Kaoru was over there at that time in the next chapter. . . do you guys like the flashbacks that Kaoru and Kenshin get? If not tell me because I think more will be coming up. . . I hope to hear from you with a review~ plz? No? oh, better things to do? I understand. . . thanx for reading anyways~ jaa ne