That Someone Part 3

"That�s all right, that it is." Kenshin said, looking around the now lit room, smiling weakly. Kenshin hadn�t said much, but Sano didn�t care as he sat down slowly. The silence in the room was deafening.

Suddenly Kenshin snatched his face in his hands; "I shouldn�t worry you like this."

Sanosuke just grinned in return and patted Kenshin on the back; "I�m not going to lie to you," He shifted, no longer sitting across from the red-haired warrior but next to him, "Ya, I�m worried." He paused seeing the look on Kenshin�s face, "But it�s fine."

An easy silence fell between them as Kenshin smiled, a weak one, but a smile all the same. Sanosuke was surprised when Kenshin broke the quiet conversation.

"I suppose you want to know why..." Kenshin said softly.

Looking at Kenshin with his deep brown eyes Sanosuke shrugged and turned his attention towards his fidgeting hands while replying, "You don�t have to tell me if you don�t want to." He said gently, leaving no hints to weather or not he wanted to be told of the news.

It struck Sano that it was Kaoru, the only person in the world at the moment that could make Kenshin cry. Sanosuke�s eyebrows glared down, as he tried not to be upset.

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That little bitch. How dare she do anything to Kenshin to make him cry! What gives her the right to even attempt to do something like that?! He never did anything to her, even if he did I wouldn�t believe it. They�d have to beat me to pulp, send me to hell and back again three times before I�d admit it was true. She, out of all people, got the best guy of them all, and she treats him like shit.

I try really hard not to make it obvious that I�m pissed off beyond imagination at my best-friends wife. That means that I can�t ball up my fists, grit my teeth, or glare off to the wall in front of me. Damn it.

"Sano..." Kenshin knows that I know about what he knows. Damn it again.

Another sliver line catches my eye. It trails down the silky smooth skin and gets lost in the healed scar that lay in its way. But Kenshin�s eyes remain emotionless, as if he didn�t realize it happened. The rurouni shed another tear for her.

You couldn�t imagine how badly I wanted to kiss away that droplet. But I knew I wouldn�t. I�ve wanted to for such a long time.

Without thinking I bring a hand up and give his cheek a gentle wipe with my thumb. "Don�t... Kenshin." Maybe I was afraid to say 'cry' or maybe I was too busy choking on my words.

"Am I just that someone?" Kenshin says, bringing his own hand up to grip the back mine, as if he wanted it to stay there. He looks up at me with his glassy, hurt eyes with a question that can�t be answered by me.

 (to be finished ^_^)

That Someone Part 1

That Someone Part 2