All right folks, I would like to clear something up in previous chapter I think Aoshi called Kaoru, Kamiya-san, but she isn't Kamiya any more, sorry, it kinda slipped my mind. Also thank all the reviewers for supporting me! Enjoy the chapter, ¬¬'  it's kinda weird ok it's very weird…!   Part XIII : Pain

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!" screamed Kaoru

She had stopped being discreet a few hours ago. Now she was out right screaming as if for her life. And I was going crazy! I hated to see her like this! In so much pain, besides, she wasn't in a very good mood…

"GET MY HAIR OUT OF MY FACE DAMMIT!!!!!"

Misao quickly went to assist her getting her bangs out of the way and pulling her loose braid into a pony tail.

"ITAI!!!!!!!! YOU PULLED MY HAIR DAMMIT!" Misao backed off "FUCK THIS MEGUMI!!! WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO DAMN LONG!!!! I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 3 FUCKIN' HOURS GOD DAMMIT!!!!"

To which Megumi responded.

"JUST KEEP PUSHING DAMMIT"

"AND WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST FUCKIN' TWO HOURS!! TALK TO MY FUCKIN' GUESTS?!?!??!?! NO!!!!!!!"

"QUIT SCREAMING DAMN YOU!!!!" Megumi would yell back

"Oro!" was all I had left to say

To which they would both respond… "SHUT THE FUCK UP KENSHIN!!!!!!"

"SHIT!!! I'M THIRSTY!! SOMEONE BRING ME SOME GOD DAMN WATER!!" said Kaoru.

Misao and I got up at the same time. I lunged for the door but she caught me by my neck.

"No fuckin' way Himura!" she said as she raced out!

That wasn't fair!!!!

"KENSHIN!!!!!!! GET BACK HERE DAMN YOU!! I NEED YOUR HAND!!!!!!!" screamed Kaoru

"YAHIKO, SANOSUKE, AOSHI! EITHER ONE OF YOU GET ME SOME MORE TOWELS, A DAGGER AND SOME ICE! NOW!!!!" screamed Megumi to the hall.

A dagger?! I take it they were all out there listening to the insane conversation inside. I heard various foot steps and some arguing. Meanwhile, I leaned down to Kaoru and offered my help. As soon as she saw my hand she was on it in a flash.

'ORO!!' the pain!! She had a really good grip on it!! And it hurt, of course I figured she was in a lot more pain than me at that moment.

"It's ok koishii," I said gently to her.

"DON'T YOU GODDAMN KOISHII ME YOU BASTARD!!! IF YOU KNEW HALF OF THE PAIN I AM IN RIGHT NOW YOU WOULD SHUT UP!!!!!" she yelled at me.

She almost sent me flying towards the wall with her screams, and she would have, if she hadn't had such a good grip on my hand. Damn it was starting to hurt. Another cramp came and she squeezed it even more.

"ORO!!!" I yelled as I cringed in pain.

"ITAAAAAAAAAI!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH! FUCK THIS!!!!!!!!!" she yelled

Tears were coming out of her closed eyes. Oh koishii! This makes me feel terrible and there is nothing I can do about it! I took my free hand to her face and wiped some sweat off it. Keeping it there on her cheek.

She looked up at me and surprisingly smiled, a tiny smile that only lasted a millisecond. Then she got another cramp…

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORORORO!!!!!!!!!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.

The pain!!!!!! That hurt! She had bit me!!!!!!!!! One hand being utterly crushed, with no mercy, and the other one in Kaoru's mouth!!!!!!!

Yahiko, Sanosuke, Aoshi and Misao came in with their respective orders. She used the towels for something she was doing in my Kaoru, the ice was for her head, the water, she was supposed to drink was also splashed on her. But why the dagger?

"What do I do with it?!?!" Yahiko asked frantically

"PUT IT IN HER MOUTH NOW! KAORU LET GO OF YOUR POOR HUSBAND'S ARM!" ordered Megumi. Yes please!

"AW FUCK YOU!" yelled Kaoru "YOU HAVE BEEN TELLING ME WHAT TO DO FOR THE LAST THREE HOURS DAMMIT!!!"

"I AM DELIVERING YOUR BABY GOD DAMMIT!!!!! NOW SHUT UP AND BITE THE FUCKIN' DAGGER!!!!"

Yahiko didn't wait for Kaoru to respond. Since I had my arm out of her mouth he quickly stuck the dagger in, with the sharp side out. As if on cue, another cramp. She bit down hard. I cringed imagining my throbbing arm still in there.

Kaoru screamed, thank good it was muffled by the dagger. But that didn't last long. Her face grew red and she spit it out with incredible speed. I dodged just in time for it to cut a few hair off my head. I heard it hit the wall as everyone behind me also dodged for their life.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kaoru puffed "I'M STILL THIRSTY DAMMIT!!! AAAAAAAAAH! ITAAAAAAAAI! THE ICE IS FALLING!! AND ITS TOO FUCKIN COLD!!!"

Aoshi stepped forward to get the ice off her. It slipped and landed on her neck. He quickly took it off and began cleaning the left water.

"GET… AWAY… FROM ME." she said in a very very scary voice.  Aoshi retreated. Behind Misao.

"AHHHHHHHH! HOW MUCH LONGER?!?!?!" Kaoru asked

"SHUT UP TANUKI! IT'S COMING!!!!! PUSH!!!!!"

"I'M PUSHING DAMMIT! WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?!?!"

"SHUT UP AND PUSH HARDER!! I SEE IT!"

Kaoru took in a deep breath and pushed with all her might. Exhausted, she took in air as if she had just ran from here to Kyoto.

"Again Kaoru!!" ordered Megumi

Kaoru took in as much air as she could and tried again. Squeezing my hand harder each time. But this was not the time to worry about me. I placed my other bleeding hand atop hers.

"One more time Kaoru! I promise!" said Megumi

"You can do it Kaoru!"

"Push one more time!"

"It's almost over!"

"You are strong Himura-san."

everyone in the room was giving her support, even Aoshi! It was my turn.

"Do it for Kenji." I said. Even if I knew she was a girl.

She took in a breath and pushed. 


Part XIV : Life

I think it was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard in my life. My baby, my child. I hadn't really noticed it was morning. It was still early and the sun was just rising.

A perfect beginning for our new son. Yes I was right. it had turned out to be a boy. He was crying as loud as I had been cursing. I don't know if I was crying, I probably was because Megumi was also. I could feel the smiles all around me.

"Kaoru… meet Kenji." She told me as she handed me my tiny little son.

I received him with more than just my arms, with my spirit, with my soul, with my heart. He had stopped crying the moment he was in my arms, which made me feel even more special and cry more.

I felt Kenshin's arm around my shoulder and nuzzled my face into it. Never looking up from my son's face. It was just so beautiful, he looked like a dream and I feared that if I looked up, I would loose my precious treasure.

"Thank you so much minna-san" I whispered

Misao was the first to come. She wrapped her arms around me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I giggled. Then she went over to Kenshin and did the same.

"Congratulations Kaoru-san." Said Aoshi as he hugged me, yes, he actually hugged me. I smiled and nodded.

He went over to Kenshin and shook his hand. Also congratulating. Yahiko was the next one.

"Good job Kaoru. I'm proud of my sensei. Congratulations." He said hugging me. I freed one arm around Kenji and took him by the neck, giving him a big kiss on the cheek. He blushed and said something like Feh! I smiled.

He went over to hug Kenshin.

"Congratulations… daddy!" he said to him. Kenshin blushed, so kawaii.

"Hey Jou-chan! I knew you could do it! Look at that little red headed runt! Congratulations!" he said hugging me. He kissed me on the cheek and I did the same.

He went over to Kenshin gave him a hand shake and hugged him lifting him off his feet.

"Oro!" said Kenshin.

We all giggled. The last one was Megumi. She went over with a simple hug. But it meant a whole lot to me. We exchanged smiles and stray tears. She hugged Kenshin too, and for once, I was not jealous.

I looked back at the tiny wonder in my arms. My chibi Kenshin.

"I think we should go now." Said Aoshi to every one.

They all agreed. And soon left the room. Megumi was the last to leave. She still had to pick up some utensils that were as the edge of the futon. I called out to her when she was closing the door.

"Hey Megumi! Kenji has to have a friend to play with you know, lets see who long you take." I said evilly

Her eyes bulged and she blushed. She gave me a I'll-get-you-for-that! Look, and I smiled. She closed the door and I saw her shadow disappear to the side. 

Kenshin who had been standing up sat down beside me and put his arm around me again.

"I told you it would be a boy…" I said to him

"He has his mother's energy de gozaru."

I looked down to my son and saw that he hadn't stopped moving for a while. He was trying to dig into my chest. He must be hungry. I slid down my yukata and he found his purpose. He was still after that, taking in a breath every now and then.

"We need to clean him up." Said Kenshin

"Huh?" I asked back. hey! It had been a very rough night you know! First of all I hadn't slept, and second, well hell! I was delivering my baby! I was kinda falling asleep.

When he is done eating I will take him to Megumi so I can sleep.

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I don't know how long I was out. Probably all day, I woke up about 1 in the after noon. Already I was anxious to see my baby again, but, I really needed a bath. I was sweaty and dirty and still exhausted, and a bath would make me feel so much better.

I got up, a little sore, ok, very sore. I walked to where I could hear various voices, they were in the kitchen. The door slid open and Kenshin stepped out with our son.

"Your awake sleeping beauty." He said to me. I smiled and looked down at Kenji. He was sound asleep.

"We have been playing with him all morning, I guess he's exhausted. I was going to take him to you de gozaru yo" he said to me

I smiled yet again. "Kenshin… I need a bath." I said

He smiled brightly and nodded. "Let me ask Megumi to take care of him while he is asleep and I will prepare you bath right away." He said handing me the baby.

It barely stirred as I held it in my arms. What a miraculous piece of work. He was so beautiful. So small, so tiny, yet so complete. All the fingers in his little hands and toes. His dainty little nose. His puckered mouth. So amazing.

I still hadn't seen his eyes yet. I hope he had his fathers, if he had mine they would contrast a lot with his orange hair. Right now they seemed nothing more than a few strands of string, but it would grow out I guess.

Megumi stepped out of the kitchen, closing the door behind her.

"I'll watch over him Kaoru, you go take a bath or something, cuz you stink." She said giggling

Mou! If I weren't so tired I would have invented something witty to say to her, but instead I only pouted. She rolled her eyes and smiled, extending her arms to take the baby.

In the process, I guess we kind of moved him too much so he woke up. Opening his eyes very suddenly. Couldn't save you from everything huh kiddo? I thought to myself. Deep sapphire blue eyes, that just never seemed to have an end. I smiled, in part I was kind of flattered.

Megumi smiled one last time before walking towards my room. I stared at the tiny wonder I called my son. My son. My creation. He and his father would from now on be my life…  

A/N: Ok! So what do you think!? Too sappy ne? heck even I think so… Should I end it here or make one final chapter when Kenji is a little older and bothers the life out of every one? Huh? Well please let me know! ¬¬ although, I think I am going to make it anyway, but, oh! thank you for the support!