Dec2010| Gift
Title: Move on
Author: JeniNeji
Prompt: Gift
Summary: Time passes and both Kaoru and Kenshin have to grow
Kaoru was working hard. It was what she had to do, for her and for her charge. Kenshin was now able to walk, if only a little. He had started to "wake up" to the world. He turned out to be a very curious and helpful child.
His gifted red hair was a hit all around Kyoto. If this was good or bad, she wasn't sure. She wanted to maintain a low profile, tried, but because of her Kenshin was so adorable…she had no choice. All and all, she was fine, happy and provided.
She had learned the hard way that in Kyoto things were as easy as she had first thought. Her no worry no mind rumors tactics didn't work at all. The samurais barged into their hotel in search of good food, a good laugh and a good place to relax. As time passed she began to hear the murmurs and listen to the jokes out of boredom and it stung her heart to search such vile people. The way they described the gruesome way in which they tortured and killed their victims. It didn't only go against her moral and martial artist code, but also attacked her feminine taste.
"One-san," Kenshin's childish tone stopped her from chopping vegetables and gazed down and at his violet eyes. He beamed instantly and hurried to point to her knife.
Kaoru shook her head and sighed. With a smile, born of good humor and a spoon of love, she passed down a ring of onion to her small ward, "And no more," she stated finally.
Kenshin cried out in glee and ran out of the kitchen bumping accidentally with one of the maids and falling down on his rear. The woman fuzzed over the child but after seeing the wide goofy smile moved on with her chores. Kenshin turned back to her a final time, munching on his food happily and waved her good-bye.
Kaoru waved back with her knife and returned to her job. She shook her head again to clear it of the happy feeling and returned to her duty. As she went on her mind slipped by other thoughts and she felt her heart clench with nervousness. Saitou-san's group was starting to come less and less this last weeks and she had overheard come rumors about a new group trying to take command. They were the Imperialist. She was guessing, if things went on as they have, that she was about to meet a new group of samurai and …wasn't eager at all about it.
