Okay here's the thing you've been waiting for, the first chapter of the
sequel! It was mean of me to leave you there I know, but I've been stuck in
so many cliffhangers too. Oh well just read it, I hope you like it! Whether
or not I continue is up to you.
Chapter One: The engagement and reunion.
"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Sano and Megumi screamed probably loud enough for all of Japan to hear. It was a few days later. Yahiko sadly nodded his head, not caring about their deathly pale faces at what they just heard.
"So you're saying that the wanderer that looked like Jou-chan and the one that cooks well was really her?!?!?!?! She was never dead?!?!?!?!" Sano gasped. Megumi had stopped by not long after Kenshin had left. She totally freaked at this, and of course, who wouldn't, knowing that someone you loved that you thought died was alive and with you the whole time right? Yahiko had just explained why Kenshin left without telling anyone and why Kaoru disappeared as well. Sano couldn't believe he did this again! Neither could Megumi. She also couldn't believe Kaoru never said anything.
"Kenshin said not to follow him, this is something he wants to do alone," Yahiko said as he did the laundry. For once he was willing to do the chores, as long as that meant he would get Kenshin and Kaoru back. Sano and Megumi didn't quite know what to make of this situation, but they felt bad about Yahiko having to look over the dojo himself.
"Well if Ken-san won't let us come after him we might as well look after the dojo," Megumi suggested. Sano agreed. "Sounds reasonable." They earned a grateful look from the boy. "Arigato guys, I could use it."
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Elsewhere Kenshin was making his way into Kyoto. He didn't rest much or anything, all he could think about was Kaoru. 'She is still alive, she's been with me the whole time and I didn't even realize it. Why?' He couldn't help the wetness filling his eyes. He wanted to see her again more than anything, to hold her and never let go. He was nearing Kyoto. 'Maybe I should ask Misao-dono and Aoshi to help me find her.' Kenshin thought. 'Demo, they don't know do they?' He sighed as he walked through the streets. 'Maybe I'll run into her here. Oh Kaoru where are you? I miss you so much!' he yelled in his head, unaware he had walked right passed a female wanderer with raven black hair.
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Meanwhile unaware of who had just past her, Kaoru wandered through Kyoto not knowing where else to go. 'What am I going to do now?' She thought. She wondered what Kenshin and the others were doing, how Kenshin must have reacted to her letter. 'He must hate me now.' She thought her head going down. One bad thing about that is you can't see where you are going.
"Nani?!"
"Ow!"
Kaoru rubbed her head as she sat up. "Gomen-!!!" her mouth dropped. "Nasai." Aoshi kept his face calm but his eyes gave away the fact he couldn't believe his eyes. "K-Kamiya-san." Kaoru gaped. "How did you know it was me?" Aoshi helped her up. "I can by your ki and that wound right there," he said pointing to it. "So you weren't dead after all, Misao will be happy to hear that." Kaoru smiled. "Misao, do you know where she is?"
"I'll take you to Okina's. Misao and I are the only ones since Okina and the others are on a trip, they won't be back for a while." He told her as they walked to Misao's place together. "Misao hasn't been the same since your so called death." Kaoru felt guilty.
"I'm sorry, I'll talk to her." Aoshi nodded. "I will explain to her this situation before she sees you," he said. Kaoru then noticed something. "Hey Aoshi, you're talking more now. So How long have you been with Misao?" Kaoru asked. Aoshi solemnly replied, "Actually we are engaged to be married in about three months." Kaoru stopped and gasped. "You are?! That's wonderful!" she exclaimed. Aoshi's face broke into the least bit of a smile. "Well we're hear. Just wait for a minute. Oh, and out of curiosity how come you are here and not at home?" Kaoru's happy features dropped. "Actually I've become a wanderer, I've been wandering around for a while now. Demo, don't ask me why, I'd rather not say." Aoshi nodded his head. "Very well, wait here." As Kaoru waited she heard screams and a "NANI?!" And next thing she knew, Misao burst out of the house.
"KAORU-CHAN!!!" she exclaimed running right into her and bear hugging her hard. "I CAN'T BELIVE IT'S REALLY YOU!!!" Kaoru returned the hug. "I missed you too Misao, I heard about your engagement, congratulations!" Misao let go of her and blushed. "Oh, uh, arigato. So Aoshi-sama told you did he?" she laughed looking at him. "Misao what did I say about the '-sama' thing?" he asked smiling.
"Gomen Aoshi!" Kaoru shook her head. Things have changed, and in a good way. "So why are you here Kaoru, Himura must be really happy to hear you're okay," Misao said as they drank their tea. Aoshi left for a walk. Kaoru sighed sadly. "Actually, Kenshin doesn't know I'm alive." Misao nearly choked. "WHAT?! How come?!" Kaoru told her about how she had become a wanderer, about her changing her name to Sakura and running into Kenshin. She told her about how she had stayed at the dojo and about Kenshin sleeping in her room and how Kenshin had fallen in love with her in disguise. "I can't bear facing him now," Kaoru sighed setting her cup down. "He hatse me." Misao shook her head.
"Are you sure about that?"
"Well I don't-"
"Misao, I've already set up a room for Kaoru, can you set up another, Kenshin asked if he could stay over, he'll be here soon." Kaoru gasped. "Kenshin?!?!?!" Misao smiled. "Alright, see Kaoru I-Kaoru?!" Misao saw Kaoru grab her sword and cape and take off running. "Kaoru where are you going?!"
"I have to leave, I can't let him find me!" Kaoru cried rushing out. Misao chased after her. "Demo, Kaoru!!!!!" Aoshi watched Misao sprint after her. "I guess I'll set up a room then," he said to himself and went inside.
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"Kaoru! Kaoru wait!" Misao was having a hard time keeping up with her. 'She gotten faster from all the wandering.' She thought. 'I'm losing her!' "Kao- oof!"
"Orooo!!!" she suddenly bumped into none other than Kenshin. "Misao-dono, gomen, where are you going in such a hurry?" Misao got up. "Gomen Kenshin I- oh no!!!" she cried looking around. Kenshin was confused to no ends. "What?" Without think Misao blurted out, "Great now she's gone! KAORU WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU I'LL-!!!!"
"What did you just say?!?!?!?!" Misao quickly covered her mouth. Kenshin stood up and grabbed her by the shoulders. Even though he was smiling tears were coming out of his eyes. "Did you say Kaoru? Where is she do you know where she is I have to see her!" Misao stared at him in disbelief. 'Himura is....crying. Could it be he is looking for her?' She could see the tears falling from his hopeful eyes. It was evident he had been looking for her and that he missed her. 'He want to see her...really bad.'
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Okay there's the beginning of the sequel. So what do you think will happen, Kaoru's run off! Kenshin's here to find her! But will he? Anyway thank you for reading and review please!
Chapter One: The engagement and reunion.
"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Sano and Megumi screamed probably loud enough for all of Japan to hear. It was a few days later. Yahiko sadly nodded his head, not caring about their deathly pale faces at what they just heard.
"So you're saying that the wanderer that looked like Jou-chan and the one that cooks well was really her?!?!?!?! She was never dead?!?!?!?!" Sano gasped. Megumi had stopped by not long after Kenshin had left. She totally freaked at this, and of course, who wouldn't, knowing that someone you loved that you thought died was alive and with you the whole time right? Yahiko had just explained why Kenshin left without telling anyone and why Kaoru disappeared as well. Sano couldn't believe he did this again! Neither could Megumi. She also couldn't believe Kaoru never said anything.
"Kenshin said not to follow him, this is something he wants to do alone," Yahiko said as he did the laundry. For once he was willing to do the chores, as long as that meant he would get Kenshin and Kaoru back. Sano and Megumi didn't quite know what to make of this situation, but they felt bad about Yahiko having to look over the dojo himself.
"Well if Ken-san won't let us come after him we might as well look after the dojo," Megumi suggested. Sano agreed. "Sounds reasonable." They earned a grateful look from the boy. "Arigato guys, I could use it."
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Elsewhere Kenshin was making his way into Kyoto. He didn't rest much or anything, all he could think about was Kaoru. 'She is still alive, she's been with me the whole time and I didn't even realize it. Why?' He couldn't help the wetness filling his eyes. He wanted to see her again more than anything, to hold her and never let go. He was nearing Kyoto. 'Maybe I should ask Misao-dono and Aoshi to help me find her.' Kenshin thought. 'Demo, they don't know do they?' He sighed as he walked through the streets. 'Maybe I'll run into her here. Oh Kaoru where are you? I miss you so much!' he yelled in his head, unaware he had walked right passed a female wanderer with raven black hair.
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Meanwhile unaware of who had just past her, Kaoru wandered through Kyoto not knowing where else to go. 'What am I going to do now?' She thought. She wondered what Kenshin and the others were doing, how Kenshin must have reacted to her letter. 'He must hate me now.' She thought her head going down. One bad thing about that is you can't see where you are going.
"Nani?!"
"Ow!"
Kaoru rubbed her head as she sat up. "Gomen-!!!" her mouth dropped. "Nasai." Aoshi kept his face calm but his eyes gave away the fact he couldn't believe his eyes. "K-Kamiya-san." Kaoru gaped. "How did you know it was me?" Aoshi helped her up. "I can by your ki and that wound right there," he said pointing to it. "So you weren't dead after all, Misao will be happy to hear that." Kaoru smiled. "Misao, do you know where she is?"
"I'll take you to Okina's. Misao and I are the only ones since Okina and the others are on a trip, they won't be back for a while." He told her as they walked to Misao's place together. "Misao hasn't been the same since your so called death." Kaoru felt guilty.
"I'm sorry, I'll talk to her." Aoshi nodded. "I will explain to her this situation before she sees you," he said. Kaoru then noticed something. "Hey Aoshi, you're talking more now. So How long have you been with Misao?" Kaoru asked. Aoshi solemnly replied, "Actually we are engaged to be married in about three months." Kaoru stopped and gasped. "You are?! That's wonderful!" she exclaimed. Aoshi's face broke into the least bit of a smile. "Well we're hear. Just wait for a minute. Oh, and out of curiosity how come you are here and not at home?" Kaoru's happy features dropped. "Actually I've become a wanderer, I've been wandering around for a while now. Demo, don't ask me why, I'd rather not say." Aoshi nodded his head. "Very well, wait here." As Kaoru waited she heard screams and a "NANI?!" And next thing she knew, Misao burst out of the house.
"KAORU-CHAN!!!" she exclaimed running right into her and bear hugging her hard. "I CAN'T BELIVE IT'S REALLY YOU!!!" Kaoru returned the hug. "I missed you too Misao, I heard about your engagement, congratulations!" Misao let go of her and blushed. "Oh, uh, arigato. So Aoshi-sama told you did he?" she laughed looking at him. "Misao what did I say about the '-sama' thing?" he asked smiling.
"Gomen Aoshi!" Kaoru shook her head. Things have changed, and in a good way. "So why are you here Kaoru, Himura must be really happy to hear you're okay," Misao said as they drank their tea. Aoshi left for a walk. Kaoru sighed sadly. "Actually, Kenshin doesn't know I'm alive." Misao nearly choked. "WHAT?! How come?!" Kaoru told her about how she had become a wanderer, about her changing her name to Sakura and running into Kenshin. She told her about how she had stayed at the dojo and about Kenshin sleeping in her room and how Kenshin had fallen in love with her in disguise. "I can't bear facing him now," Kaoru sighed setting her cup down. "He hatse me." Misao shook her head.
"Are you sure about that?"
"Well I don't-"
"Misao, I've already set up a room for Kaoru, can you set up another, Kenshin asked if he could stay over, he'll be here soon." Kaoru gasped. "Kenshin?!?!?!" Misao smiled. "Alright, see Kaoru I-Kaoru?!" Misao saw Kaoru grab her sword and cape and take off running. "Kaoru where are you going?!"
"I have to leave, I can't let him find me!" Kaoru cried rushing out. Misao chased after her. "Demo, Kaoru!!!!!" Aoshi watched Misao sprint after her. "I guess I'll set up a room then," he said to himself and went inside.
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"Kaoru! Kaoru wait!" Misao was having a hard time keeping up with her. 'She gotten faster from all the wandering.' She thought. 'I'm losing her!' "Kao- oof!"
"Orooo!!!" she suddenly bumped into none other than Kenshin. "Misao-dono, gomen, where are you going in such a hurry?" Misao got up. "Gomen Kenshin I- oh no!!!" she cried looking around. Kenshin was confused to no ends. "What?" Without think Misao blurted out, "Great now she's gone! KAORU WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU I'LL-!!!!"
"What did you just say?!?!?!?!" Misao quickly covered her mouth. Kenshin stood up and grabbed her by the shoulders. Even though he was smiling tears were coming out of his eyes. "Did you say Kaoru? Where is she do you know where she is I have to see her!" Misao stared at him in disbelief. 'Himura is....crying. Could it be he is looking for her?' She could see the tears falling from his hopeful eyes. It was evident he had been looking for her and that he missed her. 'He want to see her...really bad.'
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Okay there's the beginning of the sequel. So what do you think will happen, Kaoru's run off! Kenshin's here to find her! But will he? Anyway thank you for reading and review please!