Shifting Winds

Authors note: This is me again! I haven't really made any new stories in a LONG time, but that's because I suffered so many damn deaths in my family...oh well...that's life = (

Moving on, I think Im gonna make this story romantic angsty...or at least try

Synopsis: Kenshin and Kaoru broke up because Kenshin found out Kaoru was cheating on him. Years later, they meet and fall in love again, but now someone stands in the way! What will happen?

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Kaoru smiled as Misao walked into her dojo, enveloped by the infamous Aoshi Shinomori. Her head was laid on his shoulder, and his eyes though cold as they may be, held a feeling of love behind those icy layers. He gave Misao a kiss on the cheek, before departing for work that evening. Misao walked over to the couch, and collapsed onto it.

Just as Kaoru was about to talk to her, Sanosuke burst through the door. His eyes were completely bloodshot and he was nearly drooling. There were four or so girls giggling behind him. What else was new? Sanosuke was the biggest pimp in town!

"Hey kaoru! Um...I sorta need a place to stay for the night...would you mind?"

"Um...Sagara-san I think it would be fine, just get rid of those bitches!"

"Oh them...right...r-right..."

He trailed off and fell asleep right on the floor. The giggling girls departed, and left Misao and Kaoru to drag Sanosuke's body inside and to a bed. After placing him in an isolated room. It was merely seconds before she heard a scream.

"Welch! Why did you put Sagara in my room?"

Megumi suddenly came running from her room, her hair astrewn, and her sleeve ripped off. She glared evilly at Kaoru as they broke off into fits of giggles at Megumi's rumpled state.

"Five minutes, and you two couldn't hold back?"

"Kaoru I'm going to kill you! I'll hurt you so bad; you'll have a red head of blood, just like that baka Kenshin!"

As soon as she said those words, she realized what she had just said. She froze, and began to retreat backwards into her room, stuttering.

"I...I didn't mean...didn't know...forgot..."

Misao began to glare angrily at Megumi as she remembered too. She turned her head to Kaoru, who's eyes were watery with tears. She wiped them away and whispered quietly to both of them.

"I'm going to sleep...good night..."

She walked off to her bedroom in a hurry and locked the door. Misao turned on Megumi and they both looked fearfully at the door.

"Goddamn Megumi! Why did you have to let your big mouth run?"

"Shut up Misao! Goddamn! I'm sleeping too!"

Megumi stomped off and closed the door to her other room. Her room full of makeup. Misao stood in the middle of the dojo, hearing light sobs from Kaoru's room, incredulously loud snores from Sanosuke's room, and cursing from Megumi's room. She sighed lightly.

"This is just like when Kenshin-san left...oh dear kami-san please, bring him back!"

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Kenshin looked out over the river, while Tomoe hugged him from behind. Her hands slip up inside his shirt, and she pulled it off. She looked over at the reflection in the lake, and saw her hands groping Kenshin's chest. However, kenshin seemed completely stoic, and lost in his own swirling thoughts. A kiss on the cheek brought him back.

"Kenshin-san, please stay with me! Don't leave today! Can't you wait?"

"Tomoe, the last of my family has died...as distant of a cousin he was, I mean I had never even heard of him, I have to go to Tokyo to go and claim my rights on his property. Then we can move in together hun..."

"Hai! Arigatou Kenshin-san!"

"Gomen nasai Tomoe-chan..."

"Kenshin, when will you marry me?"

"Tomoe you are just twenty four! Wait a year okay hun? Then you'll be of age to marry okay? Until then stay here alright? I'll ask Enishi to look after you."

"Hai! Kenshin here's your katana!"

She handed him a dark sheath. Her dim eyes met his lavender ones, and she nodded lightly.

"Bye...aishiteru!"

"See you...I'll send a letter if I have time..."

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Kaoru smiled lightly as she walked out of her bedroom that morning. She looked out onto the rosy streets, and immediately her spirits fell. It was spring! Love was in the air! But she was all alone. She had been for the last two years...

She sighed and stepped outside for a moment, shaking her head. Her life was a total mess; she had cheated on the one she loved so dearly, she worked at a strip bar, she was rejected by other sluts at work, her friends were always with their boyfriends and never at home, and she barely had any money to get by.

However, she still had her memories of her Kenshin. She cried lightly, wondering just what brought her to kiss Enishi. She couldn't even remember that night, it was all a blur. All she remembered was that he left, without saying a word. He wasn't even mad; just disappointed.

She cried again, hugging herself. Her breasts created a cushion for her chin to rest on, and she merely watched couples making out in the street. She had never gotten that far with kenshin; kenshin had always stopped her because he didn't want to abuse her, or so he said.

She sighed, and went to the bathroom. Completely missing the fact that the windows were open and already four guys were lined up to watch her, she yawned and stripped herself naked. She looked down at the bubbled water, and dipped in lightly. Too hot! Man, no one was EVER able to set her temperature right.

She looked up and saw a red head watching her. She suddenly realized who it was and looked again! But, of course, it was someone else. Not her Kenshin. She sighed, and stood up in the water, and realized that they were watching! She cursed, and plopped into the water again.

She began banging on the glass, but they wouldn't go away. However, the door slid open and Misao peeked her head in.

"Um...Kaoru? You have a guy who is willing to pay for you to..."

"Send him in..."

She had no money for food as of now, so she would have to be a slut. But how does this work?! She's a virgin! Everytime she was asked, she always found a reason. But now she needed money. She would have to do it...

The man who walked in looked at her and smiled. Before she could get a glance at him, he turned around, and put up his hood. He whispered into the air,

"Well, it's Kaoru...dear Kaoru. I've heard much about you..."

"Are you a regular at the strip bar?"

"What strip bar?"

"The one I work at?"

"Which one would this be?"

"Well its called 'Flesh'"

"Mmm...you've developed into a fine woman Kaoru..."

"What?"

"Never mind...I'll see you around. Just call me Shikenn"

"Hai...well I need to get ready, would you please leave sir?"

"Hai...see you!"

He left the room with a swift movement, and she almost didn't catch it. She stood up and cursed off the horny fuckers staring at her. She closed the curtains, and pulled on a robe around her body. It was pure white. She smiled at the soft material, and laid out a spring green kimono with a blue obi and a blue with a slightly green tinged ribbon. She smiled and walked out of the bathroom.

However, she caught the sight of Megumi and Sanosuke kissing, and she suddenly froze. She looked away and left the house. Time for work.

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Authors note: Well that's all for now guys! I hope you guys had fun! I'll update soon...I hope...i want to make this interesting!