Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Time Changes All ❯ If I Had Not Come... ( Chapter 15 )

Author's Note: Looking over my fic I noticed that I do a lot of references to eyes when it comes to the characters' emotions. . . that's because I truly believe that the eyes are the windows to the soul. . . sappy? Maybe. . . but I don't believe in love at first sight like most ppl may think, lust at first sight yeah but not love. . . granted Kenshin said he fell in love with Kaoru the first time he saw her but u guys realize that it was a romantic exaggeration right? He was only 4 months old. . . let's just say he just grew up loving her that he didn't know when it started. . . oh and if u can't guess Tomoe or Akira will not come out in the fic (except for the video thing in the earlier chapters) and for the fact that I don't want Tomoe to come off as a bad person when in reality she did so much for Kenshin as a character in the actual series. . . am I rambling now? When was I not rambling. . . well I hope you like this fic although the beginning part was hard for me to write. . . for some reason I blush when it's romantic kiss scenes but become downright pissed off when it's close to rape. . . I think I'm too involved with this fic. . . hope u R&R tchau~!

Disclaimer: Kaoru doesn't belong to me. . .but Kenshin does. . . ok maybe not. . . but what girl wouldn't want a guy like Kenshin?

". . ." dialogue

`. . .' Kaoru's thoughts

*. . .* Kenshin's thoughts

(. . .) author's useless commentary

If I Had Not Come. . .

By Hoshi-ni-Onegai

#warning: cuss words ahead and crude language#

A stinging slap could be heard behind the gymnasium.

"Shut up bitch!" He hissed, "Why do you call for him? Is he the one you're `kind of seeing?' You really are stupid. You believe any guy that shows any form of affection towards you." Takaomi smirked down at Kaoru as he continued to forcefully undress her.

Tears were streaming down her face still struggling under Takaomi's grip on her wrists. "Let me go you son of a bi-"

She was cut off when Takaomi clasped his other free hand over her mouth.

"You're a bitch, a prude, and a moron." He let go of her mouth long enough to shove a handkerchief in her mouth to gag her. The now free hand trailed up her thighs. "You maybe a prude but you're definitely fuckable all the same."

"Kenshin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" but due to the handkerchief that was gagging her it came out more like: "Mmuphm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"'

His hands reaching the juncture of her legs he was about to move aside the hindering fabric when a fist came crashing into his jaw immediately throwing him off of Kaoru and into the ground 5 ft away and skidding until he was 10 ft away.

Embracing Kaoru in a death grip protectively was what one might call a demon. Amber eyes that spoke threats of painful deaths in slits glaring the punched boy that was on the ground, blood red hair that was not tied back standing on end, and growling out his words.

"DON'T YOU EVER FUCKING TOUCH HER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE'S MINE!!!!!!!!!" Kenshin stood up with Kaoru in his arms bridal style and pulled the gag out of her mouth throwing it onto the floor. Slight relief washed over her then she buried her tear stricken face into his chest gripping his shirt like a lifeline.

Takaomi was getting up holding his jaw and bracing his ribs that had hit the ground when he was smashed to the ground. He glared up at Kenshin, "You piece of shit!" He charged at Kenshin, but Kenshin holding Kaoru to him securely did a roundhouse kick and knocked Takaomi to the ground again.

"Don't you ever come near her again." Kenshin glared down at him with the promise of hell in his eyes. Soon after Aoshi came up from behind them.

"What's going on?!"

Neither Kenshin nor the terrified Kaoru answered him. Seeing the expression in Kenshin's eyes and the disheveled clothing of Kaoru it wasn't hard to figure out what had been occurring. Aoshi usually cold icy eyes showed a fire of rage. When Takaomi went to go at Kenshin again Aoshi went in front of the two and delivered multiple punches into Takaomi (like he did when he first fought Kenshin in the actual series).

Takaomi fell to the ground once again like a pile of bones. Aoshi looming over him, promise of hell in his eyes. Kenshin was surprised, not by the fact that Aoshi stepped in, but by the look in Aoshi's eyes. He looked pissed off, but more so than one would have expected. The look brought hundreds of questions into his mind, the main one being: *What is Kaoru to Aoshi?*

Aoshi crouched down finally to Takaomi grabbing the front of his shirt in a tightly clenched fist and bringing him up to his face. "What the hell gives you the idea that you may even touch Kamiya-san? She's not like the other bitches you've been with. Try to go near her again and I'll take away any indication that you are male." Aoshi's tone was low, deep, and seemed ready to kill. Very little was keeping him from doing the promised to the scared-shitless guy. What brought him back was a voice.

"Aoshi-sama? Kenshin?" Misao had just turned the corner of the gymnasium, what came into her view shocked her. On the ground was Aoshi seeming ready to kill Takaomi and standing near by was Kenshin with something in his arms. Upon closer inspection she noticed it was a sobbing Kaoru that was partially undressed. Putting the factors together fear filled her eyes and voice as she sprinted towards Kenshin and Kaoru. "Kaoru!!!!!!!!!"

When she got near them Kenshin subconsciously held Kaoru in a tighter grip. Misao began hovering around Kenshin and Kaoru unsure of what to do. She looked to her left still seeing Aoshi with his grip on Takaomi but his eyes on the three of them. Feeling at a loss for words and actions to give Kaoru, she left her with Kenshin as she walked over to Aoshi. She kneeled next to him and gently pulled the grip he had on Takaomi off his shirt into his hands. She stood up. "Let's get Kaoru home."

After they had grabbed their stuff and left Takaomi in the back of the gymnasium unable to move, they headed for Kaoru's apartment. Upon getting there Misao opened the door with the key she found in Kaoru's school bag and led Kenshin towards her bed. Kenshin laid Kaoru down reluctantly on the bed pulling the covers up to her chin for she had fallen asleep while crying on their walk to her apartment. Kenshin had refused Aoshi offer of carrying her for he was much stronger but Kenshin claimed that Kaoru weighed practically nothing and barely allowed them to come near her.

Laying her down he sat on the floor next to her. His hand tightly clasped with Kaoru's as he let his other hand brush her bangs out of her eyes. Misao left for a moment but came back shortly with an icepack for Kaoru's now swelling cheek. Misao was the first to break the silence that had yet to be broken since they left school grounds. "What happened?"

Kenshin looked down at the floor next to the bed, his bangs covering his eyes as if in shame. "It was my fault."

"What was your fault?" Misao asked as she placed a comforting hand on Kenshin shoulder.

"It was my fault that she almost got. . ." He was unable to finish his sentence, afraid of what might have happened if he hadn't gotten there.

"Stop right there." Kenshin and Misao eyes looked to Aoshi in shock, he speaking more than he had in the past year. "This was not your fault, if anyone was to take the blame it would be Kobayashi for obvious reasons. Blaming yourself for something you didn't do isn't going to solve anything. Kamiya-san doesn't and won't blame you, she'll need you when she wakes up. For now leave her to sleep and we can talk more in the living room."

With that Aoshi walked out the door and headed towards the living room. Misao smiled gently stood up. She reached over to the hand Kenshin had been using to apply the icepack to Kaoru and pulled it and his hand into her comforting one. She gestured towards the door, after a few silent moments Kenshin reluctantly stood and followed her out. Upon reaching the doorframe of the room he looked back at Kaoru once more and closed the door behind him after shutting off the lights.

Entering the living room Misao and Kenshin saw Aoshi had sat on the couch. Seeing as that he promised Kenshin a talk he sat down on the empty loveseat (the two person couch thingy) and Misao sat next to Aoshi pulling his hand into hers leaving space upon next to them on the other end of the couch.

"I know you have questions Kenshin, spill it." Aoshi said in his usual icy tone.

Silence fell upon them until Kenshin finally spoke, "How do you know Kaoru so well?"

"All I know about her she has told me." Misao did not seem shocked but held onto his hand and gave a small smile.

"Kaoru has a story with most of her friends. Something she helped them through. She just like that, she can't look away at a person in despair. Everyone knows that if you go to Kaoru with a problem she'll set aside her whole life just to help you through it. She's willing to lend a friendly and understanding ear and a comforting shoulder to cry on. When asked why she'll just say that when stuff happened to her someone was always there, saying she's just returning the favor. She returns it ten folds though."

Kenshin stared at Misao as she spoke calmly and gently unlike her usually enthusiastic and cheerful voice. "What are your stories with Kaoru?"

"That we can both tell." Aoshi said as he gripped Misao's hand a little bit tighter.

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AN: the story of Aoshi and Misao connected with Kaoru will be in the next chapter. . . and since this chapter was so short I plan to post it on the same day. . . so click that button to read on~! High ho silver and away~!