Kenshin refused to let Kaoru to fight that brute and wondered about that after they arrived to the dojo. Absentmindedly, he started to clean the crabs he had bought earlier, the monotone peeling giving his mind free reigns.
He certainly didn't have a problem with Yahiko facing men but he had a hard time doing the same with Kaoru. Not just against Raijuuta. And not because she was a woman. He had seen women fight, and never interfered unless it was necessary. However, he didn't want her against swords at all which spoke of miles just how attached he had become.
"You can't always take my place, you know." She stopped next to him, freshly bathed, hair vet with water. And snatched a crab from the bowl next to him, munching on her prey. "I have to learn how to manage."
"But not against Raijuuta, that you are not." He placed the bowl further away pointedly, using his bangs to shield his eyes. "And not while I'm around."
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Maybe a little Oc but I refuse to believe that she would just sit back and let it slip...