Resident Vampire

RK doesn't belong to me

Chapter 3: A family once more

In Megumi's POV.

I didn't know what to think when that Tori atama of mine walked into the place, his home, but to me, a place that need to be worked on majorly. But my attention was drawn to the young girl he walked in with; she seemed familiar, yet I couldn't place her.

The two separated as Sano headed towards me, and everyone else who was paying attention to Soujiro as he talked about the place he lived, and why our most precious valuables would be safe here; and the girl went to the front desk to talk to the owner of the place. Or something like that, I wasn't really paying attention to what he was saying; only catching multiple closets and room to spare in some of the apartments. But I already knew that it was a safe place, Sano lived here, but he liked this part of town better then I ever will.

"Only trust a chicken to not be home when we get there," said Yahiko, and I had to smile, for the boy was right on that part.

"And to come home with a chick," commented Miaso, that got me, for the young girl was pretty, in her own way, with long ebony hair, ocean blue eyes, and pale skin, I couldn't say much about her figure for it was hidden under a baggy shirt and jeans.

"Haha, very funny you two," said Sano, as he came up the stairs. "She just happens to be a friend of mine and she also lives here."

"What's her name?" I asked, looking at her as she looked uncomfortably at us, as if knowing that we where talking about her.

"Ryu-kun, call her that," said Soujiro, saying hi to the girl. I noticed Kenshin gasp as he looked at her, eyes widening. I looked at the girl ad found myself asking her if I knew her from some where.

She smiled, eyes glowing as she shook her head yes.

"Busu...?" I heard Yahiko whisper, but she heard it, as did the rest of us, and we all gasped, for it was tanuki... just a younger version then we have seen before.

"Hai Yahiko-kun, hai," she said, her voice hadn't changed over the years, for it was still the same, and some how music to my ears. Maybe because I hadn't seen her for all these years, that I had decided to pay attention to all the details about her that I thought I would never miss. The young boy ran down the stairs and was soon hugging her, why shouldn't he, she was like an older sister to him, and a younger sister to my self. But him hugging her, was surprising, and startling to her, as she froze for a moment before returning the hug.

That's when I remember Kenshin's gasp before hand... was it possible that he already knew? Wait a moment! She looks like the hunter that Kenshin took home last night, was it possible? Yes, it was I decided, that was the same girl, and poor Kenshin knew, no wonder for his cheerfulness this afternoon, for it was about 1 when she got to the VH meeting earlier that day, even though Hiko was degrading him every second.

"Hey Ken-san," I said, Looking at the red head as I pointed to the girl, "Would that happen to be the hunter you took home last night?"

"Yes," he said, not watching his words for Hiko promptly whacked him on the head while asking him why he didn't feel the need to inform us that tanuki was in the city let alone in his life sense last night.

"Um, it wasn't his fault," said Kaoru-- Ryu-kun as Soujiro said, but Kaoru just the same. "I requested that he not say anything to you until I felt that the information could be let out."

Hiko paused as he let the words sink in before nodding his head. "I guess if the person wishes it to be, then it is okay, but you Sano and you two Soujiro have no excuse on saying that you haven't meet up with tanuki. Which is what you said if I remember correctly." He was pinning the two with their own words from a meeting long ago. The two froze before looking at each other... and running.

This, I think, not only caught me in shock, but every one else as well, for it is not every day that you see two vampire hunters running for what seemed like their lives.

"What just happened?" asked Miaso, in a surprised voice.

"Two fraidy cats running, that's what," muttered Hiko in reply.

We soon found our selves being served tea in Sano's apartment by Kaoru, who said that we may call her Kaoru in private, but Ryu-kun in public. The reason we were at my tori's home was, like the owner of the place-- Takanashi-san-- said, her place is too small, even without that couch-bed and flat t.v. She has in there, and the kitchen, the only big room in that place is the bathroom, and you don't even want to know about that. And, for some reason even though I am a fox in some ways, didn't want to know. So, we were here.

"Kaoru-chan, why didn't you return to Tokyo after you were able to escape from your capture's castle?" asked Miaso; the question needed to be asked. Kaoru had been taken by a vampire that had wanted for more days then any of us had ever know the girl. And when she was taken, no one could stop him from doing so, I still remember the scared yet furious look that Kenshin's eyes held as Kaoru and the vampire vanished into thin air right before our eyes.

"I couldn't return, in the sense that I was afraid... a weak and sorry excuse, I know but... I tried to force my self to, and that was accomplished three years ago next Tuesday..." She paused, for it seemed like a hard topic to talk about.

"You were afraid of what you would find, ne?" said Tomoe, Kaoru looked thoughtful as I stared at her, trying to find my own answer to the question that I had in mind, what did the tanuki think about Tomoe? The girl had looked at the older woman for a short while when they were all introduced, but that was it.

"Yeah, it is kinda like that, thank you," Kaoru smiled at the woman before getting up from the floor around the small table that everyone was sitting around and heading for the kitchen to get more tea.

"And then you just traveled around the world," said Kenshin, quietly.

"Hai." Kaoru walked back in, carrying another pot of tea, which only she seemed to be drinking.

"Um... Kaoru-san... could you please tell me where the bathroom is?" asked Tsubame, quietly and shyly.

"If you go through that door," said Kaoru, pointing to the door that she had used to get into Sano's apartment, "An there you'll find an open door by the kitchen, that's the bathroom... I don't quite trust Sano's bathroom considering his cleaning habits..."

I watched as Kaoru and Kenshin walked out of the place hand in hand. I had to sigh, it was pointless to be jealous, but with Sano running... I guess I was just lonely with out my chicken head around.

"Hey fox? Is he gone?" I heard the soft voice of Sano behind me, and turned to find him looking around himself as he inched towards me. I knew who he meant, the he being

Hiko.

"Hai, Sano, he's gone."

"Good," he looked at me for a moment. "What's with all this glum?"

"What glum?" I asked, annoyed at him, the chicken head had no right-- even if he was my boyfriend-- to say that I was in a glum mood.

"You are and don't deny it."

"I'm not in a glum mood!"

"Are to!"

"Not!"

"Are to!"

"Not!"

"Are to!"

"No--" I was cut off as his lips pressed against mine. I found myself being lead up the stairs and back to Sano's room. And soon enough, any thoughts of gloom were gone as Sano took me to the heights of passion once more.

Author's notes: RK doesn't belong to me.

You meet one of my own characters, Takanashi-san; he doesn't pay a big role in this so far, but might if I decide to write a story about Kaoru's adventure before this. I hoped you liked my story, and please review, questions, comments, etc.

To my reviewers of the first chapter, I didn't say anything about it, well, because I put the second chapter up before I looked to see I had any reviews, not really expecting what I saw.

Lauren:… you only wrote that because I made you read it

Koneko-dono: Kaoru will be with Kenshin, my fav RK couple is KxK.

Isis: I'm currently writing the story in which Kaoru is turned into a vampire, on the first chapter, and I'm planning on making it end with what would've been the prologue of this story.

Omochi: the Demon Hunters Club was pretty much all I could think of in a name, I think, I wrote the first three chapters in one day I think… I'll get the glitch fixed soon, if I can, first story of mine on ff.net, so I don't really know if I can fix it in one day…

Deirdre Ainqeal: Vampires are my fav monsters, I'm a vampire every year for Halloween.

And to all, thank you for reviewing!