Megumi chewed on her bottem lip as she watched Nakira.

"You'll have to eat at some point."

Nakira just sat there,staring at the futon Sanosuke was on,her eyes dull as if it had been her that had been shot and almost killed from blood loss.She hadn't moved from that spot since they had brought him there.Megumi had given her a look over and she had a slightly deep cut where he had been shot but no other wounds.Each day she got paler and paler,too.Not even Ayame and Suzume could get her to snap out of it. At that moment sobs sounded outside the room,Sanosuke stirred and Nakira looked up.

"Suzume."

They both wispered.Megumi opened the door,Suzume stood there,holding her arm and crying.

"What happened?"

Nakira asked,life back in her silver eyes and color returning.Megumi just stared as the two moved like mirror images.Suzume moved toward them,arm still clutched tightly.

"Let me see."

Megumi said,trying to touch the child but she just yanked away.

"Suzume."

Suzume moved her hand from her arm,she had a gash on her forearm.

"What happened?"

"I was chasing Ayame and"

She paused for a sob.

"I tripped and fell."

"We should clean that."

The girl sniffed and nodded and followed Megumi to her room. Nakira smiled as Sanosuke's arms encricled her and he nuzzled her neck.

"Lunch is ready."

Yaime said,opening the door and snickered.

"You two should see yoursleves."

Yaime said and skipped down the hall. Sanosuke grinned and kiss her cheek.

"You think we should tell them your-"

"No,and how did you know that?"

"Come on,you'd think I'd know when you time of the month is,and your usually at my neck,which you haven't lately."

She blushed.True she hadn't been at his neck when she was pregnet with Ayame and her time swung around,but..........

"You tell,Sano,and you can bet that we won't be having anymore kids."

He pouted.

"I won't."

The two stood up and walked to the front yard,set on eating something other that Yaime's cooking.

Yaime grinned as she watched the four in the front yard.She looked over at Saito.He had been staying with them since that night.The words that Nakira had said to her rang through her head 'They say...it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.' She looked over at Aoshi and Megumi 'talking'.Yahiko was sitting by the door.Kaoru and Kenshin had dissappeared into his room,nobody dared to go in there.Misao had gone back to Kyoto saying something about 'Checking up on Gramps'. She sighed and jumped at the feeling of a hand on hers,she looked up at Saito,emotionless as usual,but there seemed to be a glint in his eyes.She leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes.She felt the hand move and an arm wrap around her waist as well as a head ontop of her own.

Megumi laughed at the sight infront of her.

"Looks like he's over the other one."

"Aoshi."

She said,almost sounding like she was scolding him.He just smirked.

"Sano,look."

Kira said,pointing at the two on the porch.

"Oh,great."

Sanosuke said,chuckling.

"Yahiko should watch it,he might be an uncle sooner than he thinks."

He was answered by being hit on the head by a rock.

"He wouldn't go into a relationship any faster than she would,and he diffanitly wouldn't get her pregent before she's the right age,Sanosuke."

He winced,for three reasons,1-his head hurt,2-She was most likely upset and 3-He knew just what she was talking about.

"But still,he's getting sof-"

He was hit in the head with another rock.

"Everyone gets soft sooner or later Sano."

He bit down on his tounge,he had even gone soft when she showed up,though it didn't show til that night when she insisted on coming with him.When he locked her in a room was out of sherr worry,......and the fact that she had a history of running out of rooms she had been stuck in. He smiled down at Suzume,she had a bandage around her arm. She had let down her pig tails and her hair fell a bit pass her shoulders.It looked pretty simaler to when Nakira had worn her hair down,just growing out of the habbit of always putting it up in and ponytail. He picked her up as she yawned.

"What time is it?"

"Around seven."

Nakira said and picked up Ayame .

"You two should get some sleep."

She said,standing up and carrying the girl inside,Sano close behind.

Nakira grinned and pulled him to 'their' room,she pulled him down into a kiss,he wraped his arms around her as she wraped her arms around his neck,untieing the red bandana and taking it away from his head,he fiddled around with the knot before taking hers off. She frowned as he pulled away and the door opened.

"Yaime,what is it?"

The girl quivered before falling to the floor.

"Yaime?"

"Sorry,couldn't help it."

She said,standing up and laughing.Nakira made a fist and the girl walked out. Sanosuke dipped his head down and caught her in another kiss.

Nakira shot up and,on instinct,felt around for Sanosuke.

"S-Sano?"

She looked around,his clothes were gone as well as his headband.Chewing on her bottem lip,she snatched up her clothes and sliped into them,fiddling around with her sash before pulling on her shoes and running out the door.

"Has anyone seen Sano?"

She asked as soon as she reached the kitchen.Megumi frowned and shook her head,Kaoru did the same.

"He went out to town with Kenshin,they said they'd be back soon."

She spun around.

"Thanks Yaime.That's all I wanted to know."

She said,smiling and walking toward the girl's room.

"It's not like him to get up early."

She wispered and opened the door,surprised to see Yahiko tied up and the girls holding paint brushes and ink.She laughed and took the two outside,leaving Yahiko to get lose on his own.

Around three o'clock Kenshin and Sanosuke returned.

"Were bac-"

He was cut off by Nakira.

"Do you even think things through before doing them?"

He blinked and looked in the eye.

"Most of the time."

She sweetdropped as he grinned.

"Sa-"

He place a finger on her lips and smiled. She sighed and threw her arms around his neck,pulling him down so she could say something straight into his ear.

"I love you,Sano."

"And I love you,Kir."

She smiled and kissed him,pulling apart when Yahiko cleared his throat.Sanosuke laughed at the swrily paint marks on his face.

Megumi sighed,Suzume had,once again,hurt herself,ending up with a bloody scrape.

"How did you do this again?"

"I fell on steps and -"

"I get it."

She said,closing the door as she walked out.