~Hello everyone. I'm back again with a sequel. I was thinking about this
story and I realized that I left some loose ends, like what the heck is
with Yukimura's sister and Kenshin and Kaoru are getting married right, so
I decided to do this.~
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Chapter One: A Perfect Morning
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Kenshin lay half-asleep on his--no their futon, his arm wrapped around Kaoru's slim waist. He buried his face into her long silky black locks and sighed. She was fast asleep in his arms, the early afternoon's light sparkling against her silky pale skin which he caressed softly with his fingertips. He didn't want to get up, but there were lots of things for him to do. The laundry had to be cleaned and hung, the breakfast had to be made and eaten, dishes to clean, repairs to make. The list of things just kept getting longer and longer, but Kenshin just wanted to stay here in bed with his wife in his arms.
The sounds of Yahiko running around outside eventually forced Kenshin to open his eyes again. Carefully, as to not wake his sleeping princess, he released her from his embrace and slowly stood up. He gazed at her longingly for one more minute before he reluctantly pulled on his old magenta gi and his white hakama.
Just when he was securing the ties on his hakama, Kaoru stirred from her sleep, missing the warmth of his embrace. She sat up and blinked, her beautiful sapphire eyes staring up at him, the blankets just covering her slender body.
"Good morning, koishii..." he whispered softly, as he walked over to her and brushed the hair out of her face.
"What you doing up so early Kenshin?" she mumbled sleepily.
Kenshin chuckled, his eyes bright. "It's not early, we were just up late last night..."
Kaoru blushed lightly, but smiled and plopped back down onto the blankets to curl back up again. Kenshin looked back at her one last time, his violet eyes full of love and happiness, before turning and walking out the door.
Yahiko and Sano were there to greet him in the kitchen, wondering why breakfast hadn't been made yet.
"Kenshin, why don't you have the food ready yet! It's nearly noon." Sano complained as he leaned against the wall, chewing on a fishbone. His hands were in his pockets, fingering a small expensive object that he had been thinking of giving a certain fox lady. Their relationship had picked up a lot faster ever since Kenshin and Kaoru got married. Megumi finally seemed to let go of Kenshin and had, somewhat reluctantly, turned to Sano.
"Yeah Kenshin. Have you been sleeping all this time! I'm starving!" Yahiko complained loudly, following after Kenshin as he slowly walked into the kitchen.
"I'm sorry, that I am." Kenshin said absentmindedly, his thoughts elsewhere.
Yahiko turned to Sano after realizing that he wasn't going to get an explanation out of Kenshin. "You don't have any right to complain, anyway, Sano. You don't even live here, you're just a lazy bum"
Sano chuckled. "Whatever you say little Yahiko."
Yahiko fumed and lunged at him. "DON'T CALL ME LITTLE!" he screeched.
Sano dodged the attack easily and Yahiko went running straight into the wall with a loud 'bang'. Sano burst out in laughter as Yahiko walked dizzily back towards him. "I'm...going...to get...you!" he yelled before plopping over onto the ground in a heap.
Meanwhile Kenshin was in his own little world as he prepared the morning's...more like the afternoon's meal.
"Hey Kenshin, why you so happy? Did you finally get laid?" Sano said nonchalantly, walking over to the love struck rurouni.
"Sano!" he nearly shouted as a hot blush burned on his cheeks giving him away.
"Aha! So I was right. Sheesh, it's taken you forever. I mean you two have been married, for what two weeks? I mean, I figured you'd be all over each other the first night." Sano exclaimed, patting Kenshin on the back.
Kenshin choked, and went busily back to making the rice. "Sessha....would never do something like that.." he whispered guiltily, mostly to himself, but Sano chuckled in response.
"Hey Kenshin lighten up. She is your wife now and she loves you right? What's your problem? You're still not worried about hurting her are you?" he said, looking down at the short red-head.
Kenshin was silent for a moment before he shook his head. "No. I'm just...." he began softly, but Kaoru's sudden arrival into the room distracted him.
"Good morning everyone..." she said sleepily, her training clothes sloppily put on and her ponytail carelessly done.
Kenshin's face softened at the sight of her, and his heart pounded a little faster. Sano watched the two lovers with satisfaction, glad that they had finally gotten together.
"Um...Kenshin....I don't want to interrupt anything, but the food is kinda on fire..." he pointed out to the dazed rurouni.
Kenshin squeaked and frantically beat at the flames until they were out. Kaoru, who had now waken up fully, glared over at him and inspected the damage. The whole stove (a/n: what the heck do they cook with?) was coated in black ash.
"KENSHIN HIMURA!" she screamed, turning to her husband. Kenshin cowered in front of her.
"I'm sorry Kaoru, that I am. I can fix it!" he said, his voice quivering with fear of her rage.
Sano and Yahiko watched with big eyes as Kaoru chased a frightened Kenshin throughout the house with her bokken.
"I guess nothings changed...even if they are married..." Sano commented, an amused smile on his face as he picked at the remains of the burnt meal.
Just outside the dojo, a woman was watching them from high up in a tree, a black shawl pulled around her frail shoulders. A small grin was on her pale red lips as she whispered quietly to herself, "Kaoru.....you will be unhappy....soon I will have my revenge for what your father has done...just a little longer..."
~Well, what do you think?~
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Chapter One: A Perfect Morning
..........................................
Kenshin lay half-asleep on his--no their futon, his arm wrapped around Kaoru's slim waist. He buried his face into her long silky black locks and sighed. She was fast asleep in his arms, the early afternoon's light sparkling against her silky pale skin which he caressed softly with his fingertips. He didn't want to get up, but there were lots of things for him to do. The laundry had to be cleaned and hung, the breakfast had to be made and eaten, dishes to clean, repairs to make. The list of things just kept getting longer and longer, but Kenshin just wanted to stay here in bed with his wife in his arms.
The sounds of Yahiko running around outside eventually forced Kenshin to open his eyes again. Carefully, as to not wake his sleeping princess, he released her from his embrace and slowly stood up. He gazed at her longingly for one more minute before he reluctantly pulled on his old magenta gi and his white hakama.
Just when he was securing the ties on his hakama, Kaoru stirred from her sleep, missing the warmth of his embrace. She sat up and blinked, her beautiful sapphire eyes staring up at him, the blankets just covering her slender body.
"Good morning, koishii..." he whispered softly, as he walked over to her and brushed the hair out of her face.
"What you doing up so early Kenshin?" she mumbled sleepily.
Kenshin chuckled, his eyes bright. "It's not early, we were just up late last night..."
Kaoru blushed lightly, but smiled and plopped back down onto the blankets to curl back up again. Kenshin looked back at her one last time, his violet eyes full of love and happiness, before turning and walking out the door.
Yahiko and Sano were there to greet him in the kitchen, wondering why breakfast hadn't been made yet.
"Kenshin, why don't you have the food ready yet! It's nearly noon." Sano complained as he leaned against the wall, chewing on a fishbone. His hands were in his pockets, fingering a small expensive object that he had been thinking of giving a certain fox lady. Their relationship had picked up a lot faster ever since Kenshin and Kaoru got married. Megumi finally seemed to let go of Kenshin and had, somewhat reluctantly, turned to Sano.
"Yeah Kenshin. Have you been sleeping all this time! I'm starving!" Yahiko complained loudly, following after Kenshin as he slowly walked into the kitchen.
"I'm sorry, that I am." Kenshin said absentmindedly, his thoughts elsewhere.
Yahiko turned to Sano after realizing that he wasn't going to get an explanation out of Kenshin. "You don't have any right to complain, anyway, Sano. You don't even live here, you're just a lazy bum"
Sano chuckled. "Whatever you say little Yahiko."
Yahiko fumed and lunged at him. "DON'T CALL ME LITTLE!" he screeched.
Sano dodged the attack easily and Yahiko went running straight into the wall with a loud 'bang'. Sano burst out in laughter as Yahiko walked dizzily back towards him. "I'm...going...to get...you!" he yelled before plopping over onto the ground in a heap.
Meanwhile Kenshin was in his own little world as he prepared the morning's...more like the afternoon's meal.
"Hey Kenshin, why you so happy? Did you finally get laid?" Sano said nonchalantly, walking over to the love struck rurouni.
"Sano!" he nearly shouted as a hot blush burned on his cheeks giving him away.
"Aha! So I was right. Sheesh, it's taken you forever. I mean you two have been married, for what two weeks? I mean, I figured you'd be all over each other the first night." Sano exclaimed, patting Kenshin on the back.
Kenshin choked, and went busily back to making the rice. "Sessha....would never do something like that.." he whispered guiltily, mostly to himself, but Sano chuckled in response.
"Hey Kenshin lighten up. She is your wife now and she loves you right? What's your problem? You're still not worried about hurting her are you?" he said, looking down at the short red-head.
Kenshin was silent for a moment before he shook his head. "No. I'm just...." he began softly, but Kaoru's sudden arrival into the room distracted him.
"Good morning everyone..." she said sleepily, her training clothes sloppily put on and her ponytail carelessly done.
Kenshin's face softened at the sight of her, and his heart pounded a little faster. Sano watched the two lovers with satisfaction, glad that they had finally gotten together.
"Um...Kenshin....I don't want to interrupt anything, but the food is kinda on fire..." he pointed out to the dazed rurouni.
Kenshin squeaked and frantically beat at the flames until they were out. Kaoru, who had now waken up fully, glared over at him and inspected the damage. The whole stove (a/n: what the heck do they cook with?) was coated in black ash.
"KENSHIN HIMURA!" she screamed, turning to her husband. Kenshin cowered in front of her.
"I'm sorry Kaoru, that I am. I can fix it!" he said, his voice quivering with fear of her rage.
Sano and Yahiko watched with big eyes as Kaoru chased a frightened Kenshin throughout the house with her bokken.
"I guess nothings changed...even if they are married..." Sano commented, an amused smile on his face as he picked at the remains of the burnt meal.
Just outside the dojo, a woman was watching them from high up in a tree, a black shawl pulled around her frail shoulders. A small grin was on her pale red lips as she whispered quietly to herself, "Kaoru.....you will be unhappy....soon I will have my revenge for what your father has done...just a little longer..."
~Well, what do you think?~