"Well... Your story doesn't match your girlfriend's"

"What do you mean?" Kenshin's eyes were wide open.

"The Tanuki told me a completely different story. Are you saying that she lied, or are you lying?"

"I wasn't talking about that. What do you mean by 'your girlfriend'?"

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Disclaimer: Hana-chan's brother and Kenshin are siting in her room, eating jelly, while she writes the third version for the same chapter.
Kenshin: It tastes good, that it does.
Hana-chan's onii-chan: Yeah. You got the blue one. The blue one is better. Give it to me!
Kenshin: No. Sessha like this one.
The two start fighting over the jelly.
Hana-chan: You two! Stop it already! You are supposed to help me writing this!
Hana-chan's onii-chan: Okay... Have the blue one... The red one is tasteful too... Hmm... Jelly is good. Hey! Do you want to play Playstation 2?
Kenshin: hm... Okay?
Hana-chan: No way, mister! You have to help me!
Kenshin: Sorry, Hana-dono... You are just too mean to me... Your brother gives me jelly.
Hana-chan: You want jelly? I'll write you tons of jelly! Just help me! Please!
Kenshin: Maybe sessha can help you if you help sessha.
Hana-chan: Okay, what do you want?
Kenshin whisper something to Hana-chan.
Hana-chan's eyes pop wide, anime style: You want that?
Kenshin: It would make sessha very happy.
Hana-chan: Okay... But Saitou won't like it... I mean... Not all tough guys like to wear feathers and pink high heels... But what the hell! I don't own Rurouni Kenshin! Therefore, he can't be mad with me! hehehehehehehehe

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"Dialogs"
'Thoughts'
[Saitou's comments/questions]
*** change of scene to someone's point of view***
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Kamiya Dojo's Mystery

Part 6: Kenshin's lies

By Hana Himura

"Girlfriend or not, you certainly care for the girl. So, why don't you tell the truth and provide the girl her alibi?" Saitou said.

'Oro! I have to protect Kaoru-dono! It looks like she is in trouble!' Kenshin thought.

This is your damn fault, you moron! His Battousai side scolded at him.

Kenshin sighed.

"Okay... Sessha will talk..."

***Kenshin's POV***

The day before yesterday had been very hot. If it wasn't for the laundry, sessha would probably had melted from the heat. Sleeping when the weather is that warm is almost impossible.

So, sessha went to the roof, in order to get a little cooler with the night's breeze. It was full moon. I heard a noise and, when I turned to look, there she was... An angel under the moonlight.

"Kaoru-dono?"

"Do you mind if I sit with you for a while, Kenshin?" she asked, coming closer.

"Couldn't sleep either, Kaoru-dono?"

Kaoru shook her head.

"Sessha can make you some tea..."

"It's too hot for tea."

She was right... Too hot for tea. It was too hot just to sit next to her, for Kami's sake! 'Think about cool things, Himura...' I told myself. 'Snow falling... It's much better... What else is cool? Water. Rain! Rain is cool. Rain falling... Kaoru-dono standing on the rain... Her kimono clinching to her body... This is not helping...'

Kaoru-dono leaned against my arm. Her yukata was a little loose and I was higher than she... 'Think... There must be something... mm... Think... Aoshi meditating... Sano eating? Nah... It's still not working. What else??? Shishio kissing Yume! URGH! This is better than a cold shower! That image will die with me! It's like printed in my brain... Nothing can be more turning off than that. Disgusting!' I finally eased my inner battle.

"Kenshin... I was thinking." Kaoru came to a more 'proper' posture. It was a relief to not be able to see the curve of her breast. "We know each other for a long time now, right?" Kaoru-dono was obvious oblivious to my thoughts.

"H-hai..." I was very afraid of what she would say next.

"Don't you think it's about time you..."

'I do what? Profess my undying love for you? Take you in my arms and kiss you? Oh-oh... This thoughts are not helping... It's getting worse than before! Just listen to what she is saying and think... Shishio... Oh, my... It's not working... The guy was almost burnt to death and still was getting some. Why is this happening to me??? WHY???' My mind was screaming.

"Well... I think it's about time you stop being so formal towards me... I think it's very awkward that you still call me 'dono'." Kaoru said.

Okay. It was much better... No words of affection, just the plain request to drop a little of the politeness. There was only one problem... Sessha happens to like the 'dono'. Calling her just plain Kaoru it's like saying we are intimate. It sounded like soon I'd have to start to bring her breakfast in bed...

"Kenshin? Are you listening?" Kaoru asked, tugging to my sleeve.

"Hai, Kaoru-dono."

"BAKA! What have I just said?"

"No 'dono'?" Sessha said, bracing himself for impact.

"Mou! Sometimes I think you pretend not to listen just to not do what you don't feel like it! So, will you do it?"

'Kaoru.' It sounded good. Natural. Who am I kidding? Still need to attach something to her name... Kaoru-san? No, she would kick me out of the roof. Kaoru-koishii? WAY TOO INTIMATE! But Kaoru-dono is a great way to call her. It's polite. It's respectful.

"Kenshin? I'm talking to you!"

What to do? Can't panic, Himura... It's a long way down... I'd probably die if she threw me off the roof. Of course, any person falling from this roof normally would probably have a few scratches, maybe a sprained ankle. The worse possibility would be a broken bone. But if you consider Kaoru-dono mad... Adding the gravity... It would be certain death. What would be the odds? Surviving the Bakumatsu to die falling from a roof...

"Kenshin!"

I was thinking so hard to not to panic that I panicked! Just grabbed Kaoru and kissed her hard, until oxygen lacked and I had to let her go.

"Sorry... Sessha likes the 'dono', Kaoru-dono."

Kaoru was staring at space. Her eyes were wide and she seemed emotionless.

"Kaoru? Kaoru-dono?" Sessha called her.

She looked at me and then... Fainted. I caught her, so that she wouldn't fall. Kaoru-dono is just so beautiful. Her skin is so perfect... Her hair is perfect. Her body is perfect. Yup! That's it... Sessha is in love.

I had to wake Kaoru. There wasn't water on the roof, so that was not an option. Slap her? No... That was not an option either. Couldn't bring myself to do this to Kaoru. Kiss her again? It works on fairy tales... Why not? She would probably just wake up to yell: 'Kenshin no hentai' and hit me. Okay, there was only one option left. I shook her awake.

"Stop!!!!!" Kaoru cried after a few shakes.

I stopped immediately.

"What did just happen?" Kaoru asked.

"Sessha panicked?"

She gave me a funny look, as if she didn't believe me.

"Why would you panic?" She asked.

"Because... Because... Sesshaisinlovewithyoudegozaruyo."

"What?"

"NOTHING!" I was panicking again... Who would guess that women made the Battousai so nervous? Well it was not any woman. It was Kaoru-dono.

"Did you say... You are in love with me?"

She heard! Total panic! Deny everything!

"Aa." Damn! Weak man! You can not even deny to your one true love that you love her? Okay, it doesn't make any sense.

"Kenshin... I love you too." She said, smiling.

Panic melted away. 'She loves me! She loves me!' My mind kept singing. But then... She loves me? Sessha has nothing to offer her... She deserves so much better. A younger wealthier man, who can give her everything. Someone without enemies to endanger her life.

She kept staring at me. Waiting for me to say something. I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came out of it. Panicked again! Just pulled Kaoru closer and kissed her, more passionately than the first time.

I don't know why Kami-sama made people need to breathe. I mean, with our lips busy, there is no need to talk. Again I had to stop kissing her so that we could breathe. This was turning to become a torture. Not only sessha was feeling hotter than before, but Kaoru kept staring at me with those beautiful, innocent, lustful eyes... Did I say lustful? Forget about the politeness and the proper! Let's burn down this roof! No... Control yourself, Himura...

"I think we should go to sleep, Kaoru-dono. It's getting late."

So we left the roof and headed for our rooms, or so I thought, because:

"Oro! What are you doing here, Kaoru-dono?"

"You said we should go to sleep."

"What I meant was: you should go to sleep on your room, while sessha goes to sleep here."

"I don't want to be away from you. Please, let me stay... I just want to sleep next to you."

Kaoru looked at me with puppy eyes and sessha, like the weak man he is when it comes to Kaoru-dono, just couldn't say no to her.

It was like a night spent in hell. There she was, lying on my arms, smelling like jasmine and all sessha could do was look at her sleeping face and try not to feel her soft skin against mine. It felt like my skin was burning. It was a very distressing night. It was almost dawn when I finally was able to sleep.

I woke up with soft kisses on my face. Yes, that's an evil young woman. She just wouldn't allow me to sleep. At least one good thing came from it... Making out. But that didn't last long, because we were busted. Yahiko had opened the door, like he often does on the mornings.

"KENSHIN! KAORU! What do you think you are doing?! I'm going to throw up!" And Yahiko left, screaming like a little girl.

"Mou! I can't even have some privacy on my own home! That little brat!" Kaoru was angry. That was very bad. I decided for the best solution of all: stay the hell away from her until she calmed down.

"Sessha will look for Yahiko."

Yahiko was nowhere to be found in the house. So I decided to kill two rabbits with a single blow.

[Don't you mean stone?]

It's easier when you use a sword.

So I went to buy supplies and look for Yahiko. Sessha was almost sure to find Yahiko at the Akabeko, but he wasn't there when I dropped by. When I got back, Kaoru was already making lunch... You know... The whole little-cat-getting-killed-by-Kaoru's-cooking incident.

On the afternoon, I thought I'd go fishing. I spent the afternoon fishing and came home on time to make dinner. Yahiko had come home. We started talking... uh... That birds and bees kinda talk.

"GROSS!" It was Yahiko's favorite word during my brief explanation on why sessha was... Err... Being so forward towards Kaoru-dono.

"How can someone enjoy exchanging saliva? Specially with a ugly old hag?" Yahiko asked.

Thank Kami that Sano came before I had to answer that question. Sessha thinks that Yahiko might suffer from the most severe case of myopia ever reported in the history of mankind.

Sano thought Yahiko was asking me how he should kiss Tsubame and stated teasing him about it.

Kaoru wasn't home by that time, but she came back just before dinner was ready. After dinner she went straight to bed... MY BED! When I got to my room I saw that I was in for another long night...

Kaoru was already asleep, so sessha decided it would be for the best to sleep sitting against the wall.

So, as you see, Kaoru was in my room the past two nights, so she couldn't commit any crime you are implying she did.

***Normal POV***

"How did you know it happened during the night?" Saitou asked visibly amused.

"Ano... Don't all crimes usually happen in the night?"

"Not all crimes. By the way, it was a very colorful lie you did there." Saitou grinned.

"Thank you. Sessha is very proud of it."

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Hello, minna-san! No teaser for next chapter... I don't want to give away the conclusion just yet, ne? Anyway, next chapter is the last, so now is time to make your guesses. Just a little something... can someone tell me how Misao calls Kaoru? (Is it Kaoru-san, Kaoru-chan? I don't know. No, it's not for this fic... it's for something else I'm writing. I think I will have Misao and Aoshi making showing up at my next fanfiction).

Bao Blossom: Thank you! Thank you! You are very nice! I understood everything! My brother said: "why are all your reviewers always asking you to hit me? I just said the truth, Kenshin is gay and the chapter had a little too much waff." I had to hit him on the head for the 'Kenshin is gay' part...

But otherwise, I couldn't keep the waff, but I think I did a good last chapter... It will be on fanfiction.net by the end of the week. So please review, 'cause the more you review, the sooner conclusion will be posted!!!!

Thanks everybody!!!!!!