Chapter 12: Hideki

Tama sat, perched from the top of a house. "Ayako?" she asked, looking at her friend who sat next to her.

Ayako smiled at her. "Yah?" she asked.

"Well…Mr. Himura is pretty peeved at us from what we did to him…remember?" she asked, looking at Ayako, and then sighed. "I'm starting to feel a little bad…you know?" she asked.

Ayako looked at her friend and said, "You're not getting soft on me are you?"

Tama looked at Ayako. "SOFT!? WHO!? ME!? HA! I hardly get soft. You're the loud one, I'm the quiet one remember?"

Ayako raised her eyebrows. "What?" she asked.

Tama held her head. "Never mind, let's go."

Ayako nodded and jumped from where she was sitting. "Okay, Tamago!"

Tama sweatdropped. "Why did you just call me Egg?"

It had been a week since all of this weirdness had happened. It had taken Kenshin about a good full 4 days to finally decide if he were to go or not, he knew that they would most likely wait for him to decide, and that they would be waiting in some wierd spot for Kenshin as usual, like actually IN the river and not out of it, or on top of the dojo's doors, and not standing on the floor like any normal person would. Today was the day he would go meet them. Of course...something had always prevented him from doing so.

"Kenshin, where are you going?" asked Kaoru, looking as Kenshin had started to walk toward the dojo's door.

Kenshin turned to face Kaoru who was staring back at him. "Oh, Kaoru-dono. Sessha will be right back, he was only going to get some daikon radishes..."

Kaoru blinked. She was well aware what daikon radishes was a sign of. PMS. "Oh no, Kenshin! You get in bed and rest! I will get the radishes!"

Kenshin blinked. "Kaoru-dono, what are you talking about, sessha is fine."

Kaoru looked at Kenshin, and glared at him. "IF I SAY GET IN BED! YOU GET IN BED!"

"But Kaoru-dono!" protested Kenshin, risking a beat in the head with the bokken.

WHACK!

Correct. He should've just listened to Kaoru at the start and gone on ahead and go back to bed like she had instructed. Kenshin passed out on the floor with swirly eyes momements later.

"Hello Mr. Himura!" said Tama, as she smiled at Kenshin who had opened his eyes.

"Miss us?" asked Ayako, leaning down to give him a little peck on the forehead.

"Oro?!" exclaimed Kenshin.

Ayako blinked. "Uh...nevermind, anyhow, how ya feelin Mr. Himura?"

"SESSHA IS FINE! WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STOP ASKING HIM THAT!?"

Tama and Ayako sweatdropped. "So Mr. Himura...we heard you talking in your sleep...quite a dream you had, eh?"

Kenshin gave a cute, innocent look and added an "Oro?" to make it even more cute.

Tama looked at Ayako then at Kenshin. She looked at Ayako who nodded and gave her friend an evil look as she nodded and Tama giggled. In her closest voice to Kenshin's, Tama said, "Kaoru-dono...I love you...KAROU-DONO!!" She smiled at Kenshin, who looked for horrified. She continued. "Kaoru-dono. Sessha believes it would be wise to do it somewhere else and not here. KAORU-DONO! NOT HERE!"

Kenshin glared at Tama. "Tama-dono, do you take pride in embarassing sessha?" he asked.

"No...we just think it's funny to aggravate you, Kenny-chan! That's all." said Ayako, smiling.

"Sessha does not find it funny at all, Tama-dono, de gazoru yo." said Kenshin, about to sit up.

"Mr. Himura is that a tamago on your head?" said Tama, sweatdropping.

"Sessha...YOU DID IT TO SESSHA AGAIN!" shouted Kenshin, pointing a finger at the Tama.

"Did what?" asked Tama, as more sweatdrops appeared on her head.

"Sessha has no idea, Tama-dono. Where did Ayako-dono go?" asked Kenshin.

"She was here a moment ago...actually, I have no clue." said Tama.

"Kenshin! Are you talking to yourself again, honestly, I think those girl's did more than turn you into a girl, I think they modified your brain!" called Kaoru's voice from behind the rice paper door.

"Talk to you later, Mr. Himura! I must go find where Ayako went!" said Tama, smiling. "Adios!" she said, jumping out of the window, and falling into some bushes underneath it.

"Kenshin? Are you okay?" asked Kaoru as she opened the door.

"Yes, sessha is fine...why do you ask, Kaoru-dono?" asked Kenshin, a hint of nervousness in his voice.

"Oh...well...if you say so. Were about to go into town, you wanna come, or are you still in..."The Phase." asked Kaoru, raising her eyebrows slightly.

Kenshin blinked. "Oro?"

Kaoru sweatdropped. "Nevermind, do you want to come Kenshin?"

Kenshin shrugged. "No Kaoru-dono, sessha thinks he will sit here and look after the dojo today. You have fun."

Kaoru started to walk away. "If you say do Kenshin."

It was around mid-evening when Tama had come back, with Ayako who was currently being tugged by the hair. "KENSHIN! KENSHIN!!"

Kenshin looked up from his laundry and saw Tama. She was smiling like the first time he had seen here. Ayako followed, rather was dragged behind her. "KENSHINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!" shouted Tama.

Ayako winced as Tama stopped abruptly and slammed against her friend's back.

Kenshin dried his hands on his hakama and looked at Tama. "What is it, Tama-dono?" he asked.

"I FOUND IT! I FOUND ITTTTTTTTTTTT!" she said.

"Oro? Found what Tama-dono?" asked Kenshin.

Ayako winced and said, "The cure, she found. It was in her pant's pocket the whole time."

Kenshin blinked. "Oro..."

"Yes...ORO! Say "Oro" one more time!" said Tama.

Kenshin blinked again, "Oro?"

"I'm gonna miss you Kenshin..." said Tama, hugging Kenshin.

"What are you talking about Tama-dono?"

"Exactly what I said, Kenshin...exactly what I SAID!" shouted Tama.

Kenshin blinked and stepped back. "You're not Tama-dono are you?" he said, reaching for the sakabatou at his side.

"Oh? What gave my cover away?" asked the not-so-Tama person (??)

Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "What Tama-dono only visits me once a day, and if it's something important she will contact me in person. Another thing, Ayako-dono would have bitten Tama-dono's arm off if being led like that, and besides, both Tama-dono and Ayako-dono address sessha as "Mr. Himura" not "Kenshin"."

The IMPOSTER Tama sighed, dropping "Ayako" to the floor. "So you found me out, big deal, I don't know if you have heard of me or not from Tama and Ayako but I am Hideki, and I have been assigned by Elder Maki to kill all of Tama and Ayako's little, "guinea pigs". You know that letter you recieved? That wasn't from Tama and Ayako, that was from me, prepare to die Kenshin."