Mirai

Disclaimer: Sessha does not own the anime rurouni kenshin or any of it's character.
'Although it would be nice too....* sniff sniff *'
They all belong to the great Watsuki Nobuhiro.



A day and a life of Himura Kenshin


* crash! *

Kenshin, the former Hitokiri Battousai, woke up with a start. He ran out of the room, only
to have his son jump on him, wet, with only a towel wrapped around him.

"Oro?!?" Kenshin fell to the floor, landing hard on his head.

"Oro?" His son, sitting on top of him, looking a little confused.

"Oro, oro, oro..." Kenji continued as he clapped his hands and started bouncing in his
father.

"Himura Kenji!" Kaoru came up behind the boy and picked him up.

The boy ignored being picked up and continued oroing * ^_^;;; * while clapping his hands
together.

"Kenshin, gomenasai, Daijobu ka?" Kaoru bent down to help her husband up. Only giving their
son Kenji an opportunity at pulling his father's hair.

Since Kenshin had his hair cut, he had thought Kenji would stop pulling on his ponytail.
Unfortunately, it did not stop his hyperactive son from finding other ways of amusing
himself.

"Aa. Daijoubu." Kenshin laughed as he slowly untangled Kenji's tiny hands from his hair.

"I wonder where he gets this habit of running out of the shower. From you or from me."
Kaoru giggled as she walked back to the toilet, this time, not intending her midget of a
son to escape her.

"Aa." Kenshin picked himself up from the floor. 'I guess it would be awhile before I get to
use the toilet, might as well get breakfast ready.'

Kenshin walked slowly towards the kitchen, deciding on what he should make, when he was run
over by Yahiko.

"Oro?!?!" Kenshin lay there on the floor before getting up.

"Kenshin. Gomen, by I have to get going. The Akabako has been very busy nowadays and they
need my help. See ya!" Yahiko said in one breath before speeding out of the dojo's gates.

"Yare yare, some things never change." Kenshin got up and patted himself before continuing
his way to the kitchen.

As soon as he was done, Kenji came running into the kitchen just as he predicted.

"Three, two, one." He said as he slowly put down each finger according to the number.

As soon as he reached one, Kaoru ran into the room, dripping water on the floor as she took
a deep breath.

"Himura Kenji. Get back here!" Kaoru said, losing her patience.

"Maa, Kenji, listen to your mother, before she..."

"Kenshin! Don't just stand there, help me!" Kaoru yelled in a voice that was probably loud
enough for the people in Kyoto to hear.

"H-hai." Kenshin ran after his son and scooped the giggling boy up in his arms.

Kenji, not wanting to give in, bit Kenshin's hand, and as soon as Kenshin lost his grip on
the boy, Kenji fell to his feet and continued running again.

"Orooo?!?!" Kenshin laid swirly eyed on the floor.

"Mou, Kenshin." Kaoru began her chase again, stepping on Kenshin as she did.

"Orororoooo?!?!" Kenshin fell back onto the floor once again.

It was awhile before the former samurai was able to collect himself and slowly walk back to
his room the get his clothes and then to the toilet to take a bath.

'Aa. The water is so relaxing.' Kenshin thought.

'Yahiko sure recovered fast from the shock, I guess it's because of his job at the Akabeko.'
Kenshin looked up at the ceiling.

~flashback~

"NANI!" Yahiko shouted.

"Gomen, gomen, but I think I will need my Sakabatou once again." Kenshin said, his voice
calm.

"Why?" Yahiko had just 'beaten' Kenshin in a battle just a week ago to earn the right to
own the Sakabatou, and now, Kenshin wanted it back.

"You heard what Saitoh said, recently, someone has been kidnapping and murdering people. In
order for Kenshin to protect them, he will need his sword. He can't do it bare-handed can
he?" Kaoru nagged as she held Kenji with her hands, preventing him from running around.

"I was not asking you, busu!" Yahiko said.

"Nani!" Kaoru would have gotten up and whacked the boy in the head, if she had not been
holding Kenji.

"Maa maa." Kenshin got between the two, waving his hands.

"Urusai!" Both Kaoru and Yahiko took their free hand and punched Kenshin in the face. As
Kaoru did it, she let go of Kenji, not really caring where he would go. Right now, she just
wanted to settle a score with her student.

"Ororororooooo..." Kenshin flew though the door and landed in the garden.

Kaoru reached behind her and pulled out her boken, ready to attack Yahiko anytime.

Kenshin managed to catch Kenji and was now once again between the two.

"Maa, Kaoru, I think Kenji is tired and wants to sleep. Do you mind?" Kenshin said, putting
Kenji in Kaoru's arms, taking her boken from her.

"Kenshin!" Kaoru hit Kenshin on the back of his head before turning around to go out of the
room.

Kenshin fell face flat on the floor from the hit his wife delivered.

"Kenshin." Yahiko went to him and helped the man up.

"Arigatou. So, what do you say?" Kenshin asked, returning to the subject.

"Fine, I'll return it to you." Yahiko stood up and walked out of the room, leaving Kenshin
alone.

"Arigatou, Yahiko." Kenshin whispered.

~End flashback~

Kenshin had already gotten out of his bath and was heading towards the kitchen for breakfast.
Kaoru had managed to get Kenji to sit still.

"Aa. Kenshin. Come and eat. Thanks for making breakfast." Kaoru took her seat opposite
Kenshin and started eating. Stopping once in awhile to clean the mess Kenji would make.

Soon after they were both done eating, Kaoru went to prepare her things for teaching her
class. Usually, when she was teaching her students, Kenshin would take over and look after
Kenji. As she, or rather anyone human, would not be able to look after Kenji and teach a
class Kendo at the same time. But this time, she needed Kenshin to go and complete some
errands for her. So, she had left Kenji in the care of their neighbor.

"Kenshin. Can you go down town and get one fish, eggs and tofu." Kaoru shouted from the
gate.

"Aa. Hai." Kenshin picked up his Sakabatou and tied it to his side. For some reason, he
just felt like it. Even though he knew that no one would dare create commotion in broad
day-light. 'I guess old habits are hard to get rid off.'

Kenshin left as soon as he was ready. Bringing his money pouch with him.

Kenshin went first to get the eggs, then the tofu and lastly, the fish. Haggling until he
found the price reasonable.

Kenshin hummed a tune as he walked home. Little did he know, that when he reached home, he
would have a surprise waiting for him.

* Back at the dojo *

"Kenshin! Jou-chan! Is anyone home?" The former street fighter came through the door.

"Dare?" Kaoru came out from behind the entrance.

She was speechless as she saw who was standing before her.

"Hey Jou-chan, how are you?" Sanosuke said as he took a step forward.

"Sanosuke. You're...back." Kaoru said, her voice barely audible.

"You don't seem very happy to see me." Sanosuke stood in the garden, his bag slung over his
shoulder.

By this time, most of Kaoru's students were peeping at their visitor from behind Kaoru.

All of them wondering who the man was. Sanosuke has not changed one bit. Although he did
look a little taller, but that was all.

"Tadaima!" Kenshin walked through the gates, only to crash into his friend.

"Kenshin!" Sanosuke ran up to his friend and patted him on the back.

"Oroooo?!?!" Kenshin, not expecting his friend to hit him so hard, almost fell over.

"Hahaha, gomen kenshin." Sanosuke went to help Kenshin up.

"What do you all think you are doing? Get back to practice. I want all of you to complete
your warm up, followed by three hundred katas." Kaoru shouted at her students, who knew
better then to disobey her.

"H-hai!" All of them ran back into the dojo to begin their practice.

"Sanosuke, come in." Kaoru gestured as she walked ahead.

"She hasn't changed much has she? Still shouts at people the same way, and still as scary
as ever." Sanosuke whispered to Kenshin.

"Don't say that, Kaoru has changed, a little. For one thing, her cooking has gotten a
little better as soon as she started her lessons with Tae-san." Kenshin whispered back.

As soon as they reached the room, Kaoru brought in some tea for both of them.

"I would love to stay and talk, but I have some very lazy bums as students. Sano, why don't
you stay for dinner, then we can all do some catching up." Kaoru said, leaning on the door
frame.

"I'll think about it." Sanosuke said, remembering that if he stayed for dinner, Kaoru would
probably be the one cooking.

"Fine then, I'll leave the two of you alone now." She then walked back to the training
hall.

"Kenshin, You had better be telling the truth when you said that Jou-chan's cooking has
gotten better." Sanosuke said.

"Hai hai. Anyway, it's good that you are back. I, or rather, we need some help." Kenshin
said.

"Mind telling me the situation?" Sanosuke asked.

"Not at all. Recently, there have been a number of kidnappings and murders occurring
around Tokyo. Saitoh has been put in charge of the situation right now, and he came just a
few days ago telling us to be careful." The red-headed samurai placed his cup down.

"I see, and you need my help to figure out who this guy is."

"Yes, it seems that this person is very good at covering his tracks. Even Saitoh can't
figure out who had done all these things." The red-headed samurai looked at his friend,
feeling sorry that they would have to do this as soon as he came back.

"So then, it'll be like old times, ne?" Sanosuke clenched his fists.

"Hai. I'm afraid we will need all the help we can get, since we can't seem to contact Aoshi
or Misao." Kenshin picked up his cup and slowly sipped his tea.

"You can count on me." Sanosuke stood up, almost toppling his cup of tea.

"Arigatou."

"By the way, where is Yahiko, haven't seen him yet. Is he still practicing with Kaoru?"
Sanosuke turned and raised an eyebrow at the man sitting on the floor.

"Iie. He has already mastered the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu, a few years back while you were away.
Nowadays, he has been helping Tae at the Akebeko." A smile slowly crossed the man's face.

"I see. I guess I'll come back later. I need to go home and drop off some stuff there."

The former street fighter turned around,

"Aa. I'll walk you out." Kenshin stood up to follow his old friend, out the door.

"Kenshin, one last question." Sanosuke said.

"What is it?" Kenshin asked, unsure if he had left anything out.

"What did you do with your hair?!" The ex Zanza pointed at Kenshin's head as he started
tearing from laughing.

Kenshin sweatdrops.

"I'll fill you in on it later." Kenshin said.

"Fine. Ja ne!" Sanosuke waved before beginning his way home.

'I hope Tsunan has been doing what I told him to. I sure don't want to clean up the
cobwebs.' Sanosuke continued walking down the road in which he had always used to take.


"Arigatou, Tsujimoto-san. I hope he didn't cause you too much trouble." Kenshin bowed as
he held his son in his arms.

"Aa, * cough * it was * cough * nothing." Tsujimoto answered, half covered in flour.

Apparently, Kenji seems to like the kitchen a lot. He always used to hide there when Kaoru
was looking for him.

Kenshin bowed once more before turning to walk out of his neighbor's house.

'Thank goodness Himura came back fast, I think I would have lost my mind if I had to stay
in the same house with his son.' Tsujimoto thought before turning to go back into the house.

"Kenji, what did you do to Tsujimoto-san?" Kenshin said once he was back in the dojo.

All Kenji did was laugh, but it was enough to soften the man's heart.

"Don't do it again, promise?"

"Aa." Kenji just nodded.

"Hai, now let's get back inside, and clean you up." Kenshin held the boy in his arms as he
walked back into the dojo.

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That was the first chapter. Ne, minna-san, pls r&r, and let me know I should continue.
Arigatou!!