Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is not mine, nor will it ever be mine!

So, next chapter! This one is longer than the last (I think) so please...

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Two weeks they spent on the boat, before it finally arrived in Tokyo. Keiko stepped off the ship and wobbled a bit, before regaining her balance. Ai held her free hand again, looking around warily. Rei looked relieved to get off the boat, calming down and looked around with glee. Misao chirped, "Come on, Keiko-chan! It's this way to the dojo!"

"Misao," Aoshi began, walking over to his over-excited wife. "Let Himura-san take in everything first. It has been four years since she was last here."

Keiko glanced around, taking in the familiarity of the city. She breathed in the many scents and took in the emotions of all the people around here, re-memorizing everything. She closed her eyes in concentration and felt for everything and remembered it well. Her eyes opened and she nodded her assent to move on.

They walked through town without any incident, although if there was, Aoshi or Misao would've taken care of it. As they were reaching the dojo, a fight broke out. Through the dojo gates came two fourteen-year-olds, both with shinai. They fought hard, using all the moves they could manage against each other. Keiko noticed that one was much taller and more matured than she remembered, but she knew him. The other she hadn't seen except for right now.

"I'm gonna defeat you this time, Yahiko!"

"Not a chance, Yutaro! I'm still more powerful than you are by far!"

"I've become just as skilled as you have, Kaoru-sensei has taught me the final secret of the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu as well!"

"Kaoru isn't our sensei anymore! Can't you get that through your head, moron?!"

"Grrrr, I'm gonna beat you into the ground!"

Misao ran over to the pair. "Yutaro! Yahiko! I'm back!"

The pair looked up and Yahiko grinned. "If it isn't the weasel-girl. Looks like you've finally turned into a woman."

"Yeah," Yutaro agreed.

Misao bounced Rei, who held her hands out to Yahiko. "Porcupine!"

Yahiko's eyes narrowed as he snorted. "Whatever you say, kid."

"This is Rei, my daughter, Yahiko," Misao chirped, smiling. "I think Porcupine-head sounds like you."

Yutaro sniggered, then felt a tug on his hakama. He looked down and saw Ai, her large eyes gazing into his. He smiled and patted her head. "Hey there. Who are you?"

Now it was Yahiko's turn to snicker. "You pick pretty young ones for your girlfriends, Yutaro."

Ai smiled shyly and pointed to herself. "I'm Ai."

Yahiko's eyes widened. "Ai? You mean Ai-chan?"

Ai nodded. "Yes."

The teen lifted her up by the waist and looked at her good before embracing her. "Ai-chan! I haven't seen you since you were a month old! You sure turned out pretty! Where's your mom?"

Ai pointed to Keiko, who was watching silently. Yahiko handed Ai to Yutaro and ran over to her. "Keiko-san! It's so good to see you after four years!"

He took her into a hug, and she hugged him back. She then murmured, "Where's Kenshin-nii?"

He pulled back and pointed towards the dojo. "He's waiting inside with Kaoru. Come on, they're waiting with Kenji."

She ran into the dojo gates and saw Kenshin sitting with Kaoru in front of the dojo, a little boy with dark brown hair and sapphire blue eyes between them. The older redhead looked up and saw her. He got up and opened his arms. "Keiko-ne."

"Kenshin-nii!" she cried, running to him and dropped her bag, falling into his arms.

He held her close and murmured, "Keiko-ne. Shhh, this one is here."

All of a sudden, the barrier that kept her tears at bay broke, and they came pouring out. She buried her face into his shoulder and sobbed, "Kenshin-nii."

He placed his cheek on top of her head and whispered, "This one knows. It'll be better soon enough."

"Keiko-chan, you're a little early in coming here, but I know there was something that happened with Hiko-san. Care to tell us?" Kaoru asked, placing a hand on the weeping woman's shoulder.

Kenshin raised a hand. "Shhh. This is her first time meeting this one like this, not many here would be able to understand what she's suffered."

Kaoru lifted the three-year-old Kenji and walked to greet the others. When Ai saw her cousin, she lit up like a Christmas tree and ran over to Kaoru. "Auntie Kaoru! Is that my cousin?"

The woman smiled and squatted, setting Kenji down. The little boy bowed a little and then held out a hand. "My name Kenji. You?"

Ai smiled. "Ai. I like you, Kenji-chan."

The pair ran into the dojo, giggling and chasing each other around the courtyard. Kaoru then greeted the other three. "Aoshi, Misao, and this must be Rei-chan. She's so cute, Misao. Can I hold her?"

Misao handed the two-and-a-half-year-old girl to her friend. Rei giggled and took hold of a chunk of Kaoru's bangs. "She seems to be very happy like you, Misao, but she looks like Aoshi."

Aoshi nodded. "Even I was surprised by how our daughter turned out, Kaoru-san."

Misao looked into the gates as they walked in. "Where's Himura and Keiko-chan?"

"They must be bonding somewhere. I'll watch the kids if you two want to go look for them," Kaoru offered.

Misao and Aoshi nodded, then went walking around the dojo. They heard voices from a room on the far end and stopped in front of the door.

"…Keiko-ne. You shouldn't push yourself too much, that you shouldn't."

"Kenshin-nii…I appreciate this."

"This one would do this anytime you asked. Aoshi taught this one this technique."

"It feels nice, since I only did this to Seijuro…he never asked to return the favor…"

Misao looked at her husband with raised brows. The pair leaned in to listen better.

Um...could this turn out awkward? giggles Not that I'm telling!

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