Standard disclaimers apply. I do not own Rurouni Kenshin… T-T *sob* I only write for fun, and because I have absolutely nothing what so ever to do… so don't waste your time and sue me… cuz I don't have any money except for 5 dollars in my pocket.
The New One
By: Bao Blossom
Part I : The News
Knock knock knock!
"Kaoru… are you all right de gozaru ka?" asked a concerned voice.
A blue-eyed woman slowly lifted her head. She was trembling. Her black hair stuck to her sweaty face. She opened her mouth to say something but her voice cracked. She took a deep breath and sat up as strait as she could.
"I'm fine…" a weak little voice said from inside the bathroom.
The red haired man outside sighed as his frown grew deeper. His soft lavender eyes showing more concern than usual. Himura Kenshin had been very happy since three months back, when he and his one and only had been united forever. Kamiya Kaoru was the name of the girl he cared for more than life itself. The bathroom door opened and out stepped a 20 year old woman, clutching her lower abdomen and slightly crouched.
"Kaoru, you've been like this for over a month, don't you think it's time you go see a doctor?" he asked placing his hand over her shoulder.
Kaoru gave a weak smile seeing him so worried about her. He was very sweet and loving to her. And Kami knows he is a first class worry wart. She looked him in the eye and sat up completely strait.
"Fine, I'll go tomorrow with Dr. Genzai." She said placing a small kiss on his hand.
Kenshin smiled his rurouni smile and seemed relived.
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Kaoru walked a little uneasy into the clinic. She never did like doctors, but Kenshin was right, it was time to see what was wrong with her.
"Calm down Tanuki-chan… every thing is fine" said a woman with long black hair.
"I'm calm." Said Kaoru not knowing what to do with her hands. Megumi took one of her hands and gave her a smile. Even after Kenshin and her were married it seemed Megumi had a hard time letting go of her nickname, but Kaoru didn't mind anymore.
"Sorry Megumi, but you I have a feeling this is something big, and I really don't know if it's good or bad…"
Megumi's fox ears popped up. She too also had a good feeling about this, actually Kaoru had gone to her before Genzai, but she didn't want to give Kaoru any false alarms, and particularly with something as… er, important as this. So now they were with Dr. Genzai, waiting for him to finish the diagnostic.
"Kaoru!" yelled Genzai coming in the room and practically making Kaoru jump 2 feet in the air.
"Yes Genzai? Do you know what's wrong with me?" she asked
"Hai… there is definitely something different about you…" he said smiling
Megumi was getting exited. Kaoru was getting nervous and Genzai just kept smiling.
"Yes? What is it?" she said her heart speeding
The doctor opened his mouth and looked from side to side not knowing how to say what he was about to tell her.
"Kaoru… you're pregnant"
Part II : Surprise
Megumi and Kaoru stared at the smiling doctor in front of them. Megumi was now doing her famous 'OHOHOHOHOHOHOH!' laugh. Kaoru's head began to swim, pregnant? A baby? Her cheeks grew rosy as she fell backwards.
"Tanuki!?" said Megumi as she rushed to her side.
Kaoru lay on the floor with a cat smile on her face. The doctor smiled and opened a small bottle. He dabbed some cotton in it and offered it to Megumi. She took it and lightly passed it beneath Kaoru's nose. Her eyes fluttered as she slowly opened her eyes.
"Are you ok?" asked Megumi
"uh, um… I, I'm fine." She said
Megumi smiled suddenly and shot up letting Kaoru drop to the floor. But Megumi didn't seem to notice.
"Tanuki is going to have Ken-san's beautiful baby! The most wonderful thing that a woman can do is give life… besides I knew it wouldn't take long talking about Ken-san!!! OHOHOHOHOHO!!!!!!" she laughed almost hysterically.
Both the Genzai and Kaoru sweat dropped.
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On the way back home, Megumi kept going on about how the nine months would be like, and the labor, the pain, nausea, swelling. Kaoru could do nothing but sweat drop.
"Kaoru…?" asked Megumi
"Huh?"
"I said how are you going to tell Ken-san?" Megumi asked again almost as if poking fun at her.
Kaoru's eyes widened. She hadn't thought of that! How was she going to tell him that they were going to have a baby!?
"I… well, I…"
Megumi smiled at her as they approached the front gate of the dojo. Kaoru looked at Megumi almost pleading for her to give an answer.
"Sorry, but I can't help you, you're on your own my friend. I have to go now, Sano is waiting for me. The rooster head fell in the river yesterday on a drinking spree. " She said leaving Kaoru at the gate.
Kaoru watched as Megumi's back disappeared step by step. She seemed to show a lot more interest in Sano now a days. Well, since he proposed and everything. She didn't literally say yes, but she let him know in her own way. Megumi waved at Kaoru before turning the block.
'How am I going to tell him?' she wondered entering her house almost automatically. She saw Yahiko coming towards her.
"Oi busu!" he called out. Apparently her nicknames would never be forgotten.
"So, um how was the doctor?" he asked her.
'Is that worry I hear in his voice?' she wondered. She smiled warmly back at him and gave him a small wink.
"I think Tae told me that they needed extra help today… Tsubame is getting stuck with all the work." She added.
Yahiko kinda got the hint that she wanted him to leave so, he said nothing as he headed to the Akabeko. Now she was alone in the house. Kenshin was now working as a sort of bodyguard for the police. Anytime there was a witness to a murder, they would call Kenshin and ask him to watch over him until everything was settled. Good, she wasn't ready to tell him yet… better yet, how to tell him.
'Good thing he won't be home till after dinner today' apparently, she thought too soon.
"Koishii!" he poked his head out the kitchen
"Ahhhhhhhh!!" she screamed falling backwards
He gasped and went over to help her up. Seeing her breath hard he smiled a bit.
"Glad to see you too de gozaru." He joked
"Ken- Kenshin, what are you doing here?" she asked letting herself be lifted by his strong arms.
"Well, I live here." He answered laughing again. "How was the visit to Genzai-dono's de gozaru ka?"
Kaoru blushed and looked down at the floor. "Fine"
"I came home early to fix you lunch, the trial was moved to today in the morning and the they found the real assassin, which means the witness was no longer in potential danger de gozaru. But, what did Genzai-dono say?"
"Well, he said, well I… I'm well…" she tried to say blushing harder.
"Koishii, you are fine ne?" he said getting worried
Kaoru was breathing fast and her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.
"Kaoru…"
"God dammit woman! Can't I congratulate my best friend?!"
"not now you chicken faced moron!!"
"That's Sano and Megumi… you should go greet them ne?" said Kaoru looking for a way out.
Kenshin was now really worried, why wasn't she telling him, was it something so horrible she couldn't bear to tell him, what if she had some awful disease. What if she was going to… Kenshin didn't want to finish his thought. Instead he got up and decided to go greet Sano and Megumi.
"Konichiwa Sanosuke, Megumi-dono." Greeted Kenshin noticing the various bandages Sanosuke had on him.
"Kenshin!, just heard the news, the foxy lady told me…"
"Nani? What news? Does she know what happened to Kaoru de gozaru ka?" he said suddenly desperate.
"Yeah… apparently, you two have been busy. Congratulations. I knew you had it in ya!!"
Megumi appeared behind Sano and took a look at Kenshin. Kaoru was out in a flash too. She stared at Sano, then at Megumi mouthing 'no!' well, she mouthed other thing too but lets not get too hasty…
"Busy? Congratulations? What the hell are you talking about, what's wrong with Kaoru?!" Kenshin practically yelled.
"You don't know?" asked Sano looking slightly worried at all the veins popping out of Kaoru's head this instant.
Kenshin was about to scream again when Megumi beat him to it.
"BAKA!!!!! Um, er… your supposed to stay in bed and rest… er, you shouldn't be here!" she yelled grabbing Sano by the bandage on his head and dragging him out.
When she assumed they were far enough from the dojo she started to scream again.
"You baka! He doesn't know yet! Kaoru is supposed to tell him! But no!!!!!! you couldn't let me finish could you DAMN IT!?!"
Kenshin still managed to hear Megumi scream something before they were completely out of hearing range.
"If I were pregnant would you like it if Kenshin told you instead of me??!?!"
'ORORORORORORORO?!?!?!?!?!???!?!?!?!'
He saw Kaoru enter the yard with a blush on her face and a small shy smile.
"Surprise…"
A/N: Hoeeeeee! How was it? Sucky huh? Well, please review anyways! This is only the first chapter… although you have no idea where this is going! The next chapter will be up very soon… So please keep reading!!!!!! Um, gotta go now… je je je… ¬¬' *clears throat*