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Blissful Night
by: MrFoshizzlePro
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. Rurouni Kenshin is proudly owned by Nobuhiro Watsuki.
The shouji slid quietly open by a small hand. Stepping through the opening, Kaoru stood on the porch of the dojo, gazing up into the winter skies of December. The night was silent and cold, but this she did not mind. Her thoughts were directed toward the fleeting snow falling from the sky. Kaoru thought, It's such a beautiful night.
She placed a hand over her rounded stomach with a warm smile. Kaoru could feel the slightest vibration of kicking deep within her belly. It had seemed like sometime since she had last touched her own stomach.
I guess I shouldn't blame myself for that. I'm still trying to get use to the pregnancy, afterall...
A pair of slender arms wrapped around her waist from behind. Kaoru jolted from her thoughts, twisting her head around curiously. Then, she smiled as her blue eyes fell upon her husband's handsome face.
Kenshin had smiled in return.
He laid his chin on her shoulder as his hands traveled to her pregnant belly and lingered there. His violet eyes were softened by affection. He brushed his lips on her ear and whispered, "Honey, you'll catch a cold out here, that you will. What are you doing standing in the cold outside?"
Kaoru extended a hand to his cross shaped scar, feeling him tense slightly upon contact. She understood his nervousness. "I was just looking at the snow, that's all," she murmured, eyes shutting. "Also..." And she then rested her own two hands over his before continuing. "...I was bringing our little one out to experience it's first snow."
Kenshin felt a flood of affection running through his veins. He thought, Kaoru will be a most wonderful mother soon, she will. "If you do not mind, Kaoru..." He turned her face toward him so he could look directly at her, smiling and eyes glinting. "I'd like to give you a gift."
With wide eyes and a faded blush crossing her cheeks, Kaoru dipped her head in approval and closed her eyes to await her present. A chuckle rose in Kenshin's throat and he leaned forward, his lips making contact with hers. He pulled her close to his chest to embrace his wife during the kiss. All the while, their kiss grew deeper and deeper, and one could tell the loving bond the couple shared as they indulged into the kiss as naturally as ever.
And the snow continued to fall, sprinkling new pure white flakes, coming with the promise of a new beginning soon to come.
Owari