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Sorry, I went to Washington D.C. for a field trip. I live in Ohio and that took me a while to get there. So I haven't updated in a long time. I won't be either cuz I'm to California this week with my band. So yall just gonna have to deal with not having me update for a while. You know how it is, going places and not having any time for anything else? You don't care do you? I didn't think you. All you want is your Rurouni Kenshin huh? I see how you peoples is! Why, I never!(J/K)

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NEXT DAY . . .

"So that's the plan?" said Sano. He and Megumi were standing outside his apartment, discussing Kenshin's and Kaoru's wedding crisis.

"Yup, that outta do it. These townspeople are real nice to be helping us out with this." Megumi said cheerfully.

"And we wait about . . . a week before we reveal the big surprise to them?" Sano said.

"Very good Sano! Now answer this question! What's 2 + 2?" Megumi mouthed off at Sano. He knew she was flirting and actually kind of enjoyed it. Grabbing her by the waist, Sano began to back slowly into his apartment.

"Come inside and I'll show you . . ." Sano replied slyly. Megumi giggled and went with his motions into his room.

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Kaoru wondered around the dojo, trying to find something to do with herself and was getting nowhere fast. Yahiko had gone the Akebeko. Partly to work and partly to see Tsubame. Kenshin had left to go to the market and buy tofu for tonight's dinner. The only reason why Kaoru didn't go with him was because she had threatened to beat him over the head with her bokken. And since Kenshin valued his life, he left her alone.

*It's so boring here. Maybe I should've gone with Kenshin. At least I would have something to do with myself . . . * she thought exhausted.

*Maybe I'll try to figure out a way to pay for the wedding. I'm sure our friends would help us out a little, but there's no way I could just take their money! * Kaoru let out an exasperated sigh and sat down on her futon.

*My parents could help, if they weren't dead. * All of a sudden, Kaoru got a deep lonely feeling inside her heart. Her parents were dead. Gone. The fact is, that most girls have their parents pay but Kaoru never really had parents. The groom's parents might've helped out a little bit only . . . his parents aren't in the living realm either.

But the wedding wasn't what concerned her. Her parents would never get to see her married. Her child will never meet his grandparents and Kenshin didn't have a father or mother in law.

A tear dropped from her sea colored eyes and her bottom lip began to tremble. Thinking of her parents always brought back memories of them that she wished wouldn't make her cry.

Kaoru couldn't even remember what their faces looked like. Sure she remembered their voices and the way they laughed, but she wanted to know what they looked like. What features she inherited from which parent.

She snapped out of her thoughts when she head a knock at the door. * Hmmm, who could be coming by to visit?* she wondered. Slowly, Kaoru slid open the door to see a woman wearing a light blue kimono.

"Hello, is this the Kamiya residents?" she asked. Kaoru nodded her head, which caused the girl to sigh with relief. "I thought that I would never find you. Can I come in please?"

"Uh, sure, come on in," Kaoru responded. As the woman walked by, Kaoru began to take in her features. She had long brown hair, about Kaoru's length. Her light blue kimono was decorated with silver flowers and butterflies. The obi around her waist was a lovely light green, leaves intertwining on it. But what really caught Kaoru's attention were her eyes. They were a baby blue, not the same color as Kaoru's eyes, but much more elegant, like the kind of eyes a famous person would have.

Leading the stranger into the sitting area, she sat quietly and asked if the girl wanted some tea.

Shaking her head no, the girl said, " Please, excuse my manners. I never told you my name. It's Rudiko Takachi. I've been looking for a place to stay at but every inn I've gone to stay at have had perverted men. Then I heard about how you let a man and an orphan stay with you. I was wondering if perhaps . . . I could possibly stay with you?" Kaoru gave Rudiko a strange look.

"I'm sorry for barging in on you like this. I can go stay at an inn if you want. I shouldn't have come demanding such a thing," Rudiko said quietly.

"No, that's ok. I just need to talk it over with my fiancee and the other border," Kaoru replied quickly. She couldn't just let her out by herself. This girl looks no older than herself and she couldn't just leave her out there alone. Remembering the incident with Logan sent a shiver down her spine and she certainly didn't want that to happen to this stranger.

As if on cue, Kenshin strolled through.

He stopped seeing Rudiko and asked, " Who's this young girl may I ask?"

"This is Rudiko Takachi. She's looking for a place to stay and I told her she could stay with us for a while," Kaoru explained.

"It's very nice to meet you Rudiko, that it is," Kenshin said, smiling his infamous ruruoni grin. Kaoru smiled and looked at Rudiko. Her smile began to fade as she noticed the way she was looking at Kenshin. Her eyes began to sparkle, like light reflecting off a lake and her eyes began to move up and down Kenshin's figure as he walked to the kitchen to put away the food.

"That's MY finacee Kenshin," Kaoru said as cold as ice, putting the emphasis on 'my'.

"Oh, he seems very nice," Rudiko said cheerfully, smacking a huge smile on her face, still watching Kenshin. Kaoru followed her eyes and saw her looking at Kenshin's *ahem * sitting area. Her face grew red and she insisted on showing the new person where she was going to be staying.

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Kenshin was in the kitchen cooking dinner, Yahiko was outside practicing his strokes and Kaoru had no idea where Rudiko went. She decided to walk around to find her. She looked every where, the training hall, the bath house and all the rooms.

Little did she know that Rudiko was about to go talk with Kenshin.

"Hi," Rudiko whispered in his ear. More liked breathed in his ear, causing him to jump at the warmth of her breath against his neck and ear.

"Oh, Rudiko- dono, I didn't hear you come in. Are you relaxing well enough?" he asked, not at all noticing the way she gazed at him.

"Yes, I am. Thank you for letting me stay at your home Kenshin," she said smoothly.

"Oh, it's not my home, Rudiko-dono, it's Kaoru's. But your welcome all the same," he replied, going back to the vegetables he was cooking.

"Can I help you prepare dinner Kenshin?" she asked. He nodded, ushering her to grab a knife at start slicing the carrots. They worked on the food for a couple of moments before Kenshin noticed the glances Rudiko was giving him. He felt kind of uneasy.

"Is there something the matter Rudiko? You seem to be glancing over here a lot," he asked, trying not to sound to obvious.

"Oh nothing's wrong. Everythi- OW!" she cried as she cut her thumb open.(A/N Ha, she thinks Kenshin will fall for that? He's not THAT dense!)

"Rudiko, are you all right?" Kenshin asked, worried. He immediately took her hand into his and began to inspect it. (A/N Okay, so . . . he is that dense . . .)

"Yes, I am. It's all right Kenshin," she said, moving closer to him. He had not noticed this as he was still to busy looking at the wound, making sure it wasn't too deep. Now she was so close, her breath was beginning to bounce off his incredibly empty head. He looked up to see her face about an inch away from his. He let out a big breath of surprise as Rudiko advanced towards him. He then began to notice the look in her eyes. The look most women get when they want something. Something unique, something rare . . . Something they know they can't have.

"You know what?" Rudiko asked, taking a step forward.

"W-w-w-w-what?" Kenshin asked, stepping back. Finally, he bumped into the counter, looking around for a place to escape.

"I think you are the most respectful man I've ever met," she said, running a finger from his neck down to his chest.

"I-I-I-I-I-I-" he stammered. She stopped where his gi began to come together.

Something began to burn and Kenshin looked over at his vegetables being fried.

"Oro!" he yelped and hurried over to douse the steaming food. Rudiko slowly walked out of the kitchen, her eyes slowly moving up and down Kenshin's body as she left.

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I hoped you guys liked this. I kinda got bored with the "Kaoru's been kidnapped and is gonna be raped! Beat the guy up and SSSSAAAAVVVVEEEE HHHHEEEERRRR!" So, instead, I made a "I know you ain't mess'n wit MY man!" scenario in. I hope you guys like it.