Disclaimer: I do not now nor ever shall own Rurouni Kenshin
Author's Note: Well hee is the third installment. When I wrote this I had thought of it being a seperate one shot, but the more I got into it i decided to include it as a new chapter. Please enjoy and leave a review please.
Word Life
Chapter 3
by Catnip
Kenshin was not at home. He was out, fighting again. Kaoru thought this over in her head as she sat awake. His desire to protect the weak and innocent brewed within him, and he had gone to take on yet another opponent who posed a threat to the greater good of his new home.
Kaoru continued to sit, her eyes slowly blinking, as her body wandered between sleep and awake. Though physically she was worn to a thread, her heart was longing to know if her husband was alright. Her eyes closed, but then she heard his footsteps on the walkway. He was coming toward her. His footsteps were slow and heavy. The battle must have been exhausting for him. The shoji door opened and Kenshin dragged himself in.
"Kenshin" she whispered as her eyes opened. She ran to him and gently put her arms around him.
"It's ok Kenshin, you can relax. Your home, with me." she said gently
Kenshin looked up at her and he tried to smile. He managed a slight groan instead.
"It's ok, just let go. You can lean on me Kenshin." she said pulling him along. Kenshin was put onto their futon bed.
"Was it a hard battle?"
"No" he said "my opponent had very little skill, but he had a few others attack me as well, some that I couldn't sense"
"Oh my"
"I was able to get all of them in the end, but it took a long time. The police came though."
"That's good. Oh Kenshin, I'm so happy your ok." she said
"I'm not" he said moving his shirt off of his shoulder to reveal a fresh gash in his chest
"Oh no, do you want me to get Miss Megumi or Dr. Gensai?" she asked
"No, I'd rather you do it. I don't want anyone making a big fuss over it. It's not worth getting up in the middle of the night for." he said
"But Ken..."
"Kaoru, please..just do it"
"ok"
Kaoru found the bandages and was soon cleaning and wrapping Kenshin's body. This wasn't a new experience for her, but she melted in side whenever she saw Kenshin's bare chest. It was very rare to see him like that out side of their own room, but no matter what, just looking at his body brought her heart a flutter. It was so lean and masculine, and very tempting. Kaoru kept herself from jumping out of her skin though. She just worked on making her husband as comfortable as possible.
"Kaoru, you know you didn't have to stay up for me, right?" he said
"Yeah, I know but, well I'm your wife now. I wanted to, I needed to. I needed to know that you were ok, or else.....or else if something happened.....I wouldn't be able to bear it. I love you too much."
Kenshin looked softly into her eyes, and said
"Thank you. You know I love you don't you?"
"yes of course I do"
"Ok, well I just wanted to tell you again. 'I love you'
"Thank you" she said with a soft smile
Kaoru put away the bandages and medicine, then came and sat over Kenshin.
"Do you need anything?" she asked
"Only you" he said
Kaoru let out a stiff giggle
"Your hurt Kenshin, we shouldn't do...."
"It's ok, I'm fine. And you don't have to worry about me as much as you do. I'd like to worry for once"
Kaoru smiled and shook her head.
"Whatever you want anata, I'm yours forever."
"Then come to me" he said
Kenshin wrapped his arm around Kaoru's waist as their lips touched.He moved his arm across her back, and pulled a Miroku move on her as his hand grabbed a little more than her back.
"Kenshin! Your feeling better I presume?"
"yes much better" he said pulling her closer
Kaoru loosened up her kimono for Kenshin. He, being fascinated with all members of her body, ran his hands over all of them. Kaoru pulled off her kimono, to bear all. She pulled Kenshin's head onto her chest, and sank into the futon with him. His arms clasped around her body. He remembered briefly that his darling beloved with 11 years younger than him, and how he saw her as so much more than that.
The next morning came, They're body's still close and intimate.
"Kaoru, are you awake koishii?"
Kaoru's eyes moved from side to side. She looked next to her, and Kenshin was there, smiling. She laughed out of relief. He was still ok.
"I had an odd dream last night" she said
"really?" Kenshin replied, as he was reminded of the dream he had a few weeks ago.
"I dreamt that, I had a baby." she said
Kenshin's face dropped.
"Do you think it means something?" he asked
"Like what, I'm pregnant? I don't know, it may be nerves or indigestion or something" she said
Kenshin paused for a minute.
"I had a dream a few weeks ago, that we had a baby, and you were holding it."
Now Kaoru's face dropped.
"but it's just a dream right? I..I'm scared now." she said grabbing Kenshin's arm
"why?" he asked as he pulled her closer
"because, what if I am. What if last night we.."
"It's ok if we did, it's ok if we didn't" he said "either way we'll be fine" he kissed her forehead
"My cycle though? I think, I don't know for sure, but, maybe just maybe, there was a possibility" she said
"We'll find out if we need to, don't worry about it koishii." he said
Kenshin pulled her to his chest.
"You'd be a wonderful father." she said
"It would be ironic though, who could ever imagine the Battousai having a child?" he asked
"I could" Kaoru said as a smile grew over her face. "But, if I am....you know, how would you feel?"
Kenshin looked at her with utmost sincerity and said, "I'd be over joyed. Before, when I was Battousai, and even with Tomoe, I knew it wasn't likely. But now, now after taking you I know anything can happen. I feel so much hope when I'm with you. I know I'm free and I feel like I'm forgiven for all the lives I've taken. Like someone somewhere buddha or whoever, someone has forgiven me, and you are reminder of the forgiveness and that hope."
Kaoru stared at him intently
"I want to have a baby for you" she said seriously
They're hearts fluttered and melted as they looked at each other. Kenshin took Kaoru's face in his hands and kissed her hungrily. Everything fit, a perfect un altered fit to this man and his young wife, both of whom were deeply in love with each other.
Author's Note: Well hee is the third installment. When I wrote this I had thought of it being a seperate one shot, but the more I got into it i decided to include it as a new chapter. Please enjoy and leave a review please.
Word Life
Chapter 3
by Catnip
Kenshin was not at home. He was out, fighting again. Kaoru thought this over in her head as she sat awake. His desire to protect the weak and innocent brewed within him, and he had gone to take on yet another opponent who posed a threat to the greater good of his new home.
Kaoru continued to sit, her eyes slowly blinking, as her body wandered between sleep and awake. Though physically she was worn to a thread, her heart was longing to know if her husband was alright. Her eyes closed, but then she heard his footsteps on the walkway. He was coming toward her. His footsteps were slow and heavy. The battle must have been exhausting for him. The shoji door opened and Kenshin dragged himself in.
"Kenshin" she whispered as her eyes opened. She ran to him and gently put her arms around him.
"It's ok Kenshin, you can relax. Your home, with me." she said gently
Kenshin looked up at her and he tried to smile. He managed a slight groan instead.
"It's ok, just let go. You can lean on me Kenshin." she said pulling him along. Kenshin was put onto their futon bed.
"Was it a hard battle?"
"No" he said "my opponent had very little skill, but he had a few others attack me as well, some that I couldn't sense"
"Oh my"
"I was able to get all of them in the end, but it took a long time. The police came though."
"That's good. Oh Kenshin, I'm so happy your ok." she said
"I'm not" he said moving his shirt off of his shoulder to reveal a fresh gash in his chest
"Oh no, do you want me to get Miss Megumi or Dr. Gensai?" she asked
"No, I'd rather you do it. I don't want anyone making a big fuss over it. It's not worth getting up in the middle of the night for." he said
"But Ken..."
"Kaoru, please..just do it"
"ok"
Kaoru found the bandages and was soon cleaning and wrapping Kenshin's body. This wasn't a new experience for her, but she melted in side whenever she saw Kenshin's bare chest. It was very rare to see him like that out side of their own room, but no matter what, just looking at his body brought her heart a flutter. It was so lean and masculine, and very tempting. Kaoru kept herself from jumping out of her skin though. She just worked on making her husband as comfortable as possible.
"Kaoru, you know you didn't have to stay up for me, right?" he said
"Yeah, I know but, well I'm your wife now. I wanted to, I needed to. I needed to know that you were ok, or else.....or else if something happened.....I wouldn't be able to bear it. I love you too much."
Kenshin looked softly into her eyes, and said
"Thank you. You know I love you don't you?"
"yes of course I do"
"Ok, well I just wanted to tell you again. 'I love you'
"Thank you" she said with a soft smile
Kaoru put away the bandages and medicine, then came and sat over Kenshin.
"Do you need anything?" she asked
"Only you" he said
Kaoru let out a stiff giggle
"Your hurt Kenshin, we shouldn't do...."
"It's ok, I'm fine. And you don't have to worry about me as much as you do. I'd like to worry for once"
Kaoru smiled and shook her head.
"Whatever you want anata, I'm yours forever."
"Then come to me" he said
Kenshin wrapped his arm around Kaoru's waist as their lips touched.He moved his arm across her back, and pulled a Miroku move on her as his hand grabbed a little more than her back.
"Kenshin! Your feeling better I presume?"
"yes much better" he said pulling her closer
Kaoru loosened up her kimono for Kenshin. He, being fascinated with all members of her body, ran his hands over all of them. Kaoru pulled off her kimono, to bear all. She pulled Kenshin's head onto her chest, and sank into the futon with him. His arms clasped around her body. He remembered briefly that his darling beloved with 11 years younger than him, and how he saw her as so much more than that.
The next morning came, They're body's still close and intimate.
"Kaoru, are you awake koishii?"
Kaoru's eyes moved from side to side. She looked next to her, and Kenshin was there, smiling. She laughed out of relief. He was still ok.
"I had an odd dream last night" she said
"really?" Kenshin replied, as he was reminded of the dream he had a few weeks ago.
"I dreamt that, I had a baby." she said
Kenshin's face dropped.
"Do you think it means something?" he asked
"Like what, I'm pregnant? I don't know, it may be nerves or indigestion or something" she said
Kenshin paused for a minute.
"I had a dream a few weeks ago, that we had a baby, and you were holding it."
Now Kaoru's face dropped.
"but it's just a dream right? I..I'm scared now." she said grabbing Kenshin's arm
"why?" he asked as he pulled her closer
"because, what if I am. What if last night we.."
"It's ok if we did, it's ok if we didn't" he said "either way we'll be fine" he kissed her forehead
"My cycle though? I think, I don't know for sure, but, maybe just maybe, there was a possibility" she said
"We'll find out if we need to, don't worry about it koishii." he said
Kenshin pulled her to his chest.
"You'd be a wonderful father." she said
"It would be ironic though, who could ever imagine the Battousai having a child?" he asked
"I could" Kaoru said as a smile grew over her face. "But, if I am....you know, how would you feel?"
Kenshin looked at her with utmost sincerity and said, "I'd be over joyed. Before, when I was Battousai, and even with Tomoe, I knew it wasn't likely. But now, now after taking you I know anything can happen. I feel so much hope when I'm with you. I know I'm free and I feel like I'm forgiven for all the lives I've taken. Like someone somewhere buddha or whoever, someone has forgiven me, and you are reminder of the forgiveness and that hope."
Kaoru stared at him intently
"I want to have a baby for you" she said seriously
They're hearts fluttered and melted as they looked at each other. Kenshin took Kaoru's face in his hands and kissed her hungrily. Everything fit, a perfect un altered fit to this man and his young wife, both of whom were deeply in love with each other.