Where the Broken Heart Still Beats
Part: 13
By: Jean Lyons
In a fit of extreme stupidosity, I forgot to update Monday. That's ok, though, cuz it's not much compared to "Hold Me" which hasn't been updated in over a week. I still don't have that one today... Thank my one lovely flamer for giving me such terrible writers block. Today I am trying my hardest to crank out another chapter. And I'm sacrificing my grades by doing this in Science class. I really do love you all.
To sarcastic_wit: I'm claiming you as my new best friend, ok? lol ^_^ You're so nice to me!!! So you and Sam-sama (The Fallen Angel of Death) are my two best friends now!!!
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Katai woke up the next day with a huge grin on her face. She didn't know why she was grinning, but she was. Then she remembered the previous day. She had kissed Kenshin. She hurried and got dressed so she could hurry and get to Kenshin for her lesson. She hugged all of her siblings (something she hadn't done in awhile) and ran out the door. Halfway down the street, Rumi caught up to Katai running as fast as her 5 year old legs would carry her.
"What do you want, Rumi?" asked Katai picking up the little girl.
"I wanna come see you practice. Kenshin told me you look pretty when you practice."
"He did?"
"Yup. He likes you a lot."
"I like him a lot, too."
"I think you should marry him."
"Rumi, it's a little too early to be talking about marriage."
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yes it is"
"No it's not."
"Yes it is."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"What are you two arguing about?" asked Kenshin, coming to greet them.
"I think you should marry Katai!" yelled Rumi, throwing her arms out to hug Kenshin. Katai held a hand over Rumi's mouth. Kenshin took the little girl from Katai's arms and hugged her and put her on the ground, saying, "Rumi, it's a little too early to be talking about marriage."
"That's what I told her."
"Shall we get started, then?"
Katai drew her sword. Kenshin took that as a yes. He kissed her on the cheek and she walked away so he could attack her. Rumi sat farther away from them. She watched in awe of the graceful movement of the two. 'Kenshin was right. She's pretty when she does that.' Then Rumi decided she wanted to be just like Katai when she grew up.
"Daddy kissed her yesterday. It was yucky." Kenji had come up and sat next to her while she was watching Katai and Kenshin.
"Kissing isn't yucky," Rumi said.
"Yes it is! Daddy stuck his tongue in her mouth!"
"Ewww!"
"Uh-huh."
They watched as the adults continued to practice. While she was nowhere near Kenshin's level, she was very good. Good enough to hold him off. The adults came over. Katai kissed Kenshin on the cheek, said goodbye, and took each child by the hand and they left to get the other children. They hadn't gotten far when Kenji looked up at Katai and said, "When daddy kissed you, he stuck his tongue in your mouth didn't he?" Katai froze She turned slowly to face the child and knelt down so she could at least come close to looking him in the eye.
"Yes. He did. Now, don't say it. Especially in front of your father."
Kenji nodded and the first thing out of his mouth when Katai took him home was "Katai told me not to say that when you kiss her you put your tongue in her mouth."
The look on Kenshin's face was a hilarious mixture of laughter, shock, and embarrassment. "Listen to her." He said. Katai said her goodbyes to Kenshin and he kissed her deeply, earning an Ewww! from Rumi. This time, however, they paid no attention to the little one.
"Katai!" Rumi yelled.
They paid no attention.
"Katai!" Rumi yelled again pulling on Katai's sleeve.
They paid no mind.
"Kitty!"
Katai pried her mouth from Kenshin's and looked at the small child in horror. "What did you call me?"
"Kitty." said Rumi quietly, knowing she had done something bad.
"Do you remember the only other person who ever called me that?"
"Yes."
"He was a bad man, right?"
"Yes."
"And scary?"
"Yes."
"So don't call me that. It makes me think of him and it's scary."
"Okay. I'm sorry."
Katai stood up. "Kenshin, we need to go."
"Goodbye."
Katai took Rumi's hand and they went home.
Once there, Katai cooked dinner and did everyone's laundry and hugged everyone before going to bed. This continued for a week or so, by which time the Yuy family was thoroughly weirded out.
So while Katai was sleeping one night, Ryo snuck into the girl's room and picked Katai up. He carried Katai out of the room, through the house, outside, and down the street to Kenshin's house. He knocked on the door and Kenshin came yawning. "Kenshin," Ryo began, "What did you do to my sister? She works, she cooks, she does laundry, and she hugs us. She didn't do that before. Fix her!" he thrust the girl into Kenshin's arms. Ryo walked away, but not before saying, "If you do anything inappropriate, I'll kill you. I'm trusting you with my baby sister."
Kenshin nodded and walked back into the house.
Katai woke to something pink. 'What is that?' she wondered sleepily. 'Oh, that's just Kenshin's shirt.' She closed her eyes once more. 'What?! Kenshin?' Her eyes snapped open. She looked up and saw that Kenshin was carrying her somewhere. "Kenshin, why am I here?"
Kenshin set her down in a bedroom. "Your brother brought you here." He could see the questions in her eyes. "Do not worry. I would do nothing to shame you. I love you."
That was probably the most comforting thing she'd ever heard.
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~*TBC*~
Do you love me or what?
Kaoru: What.
Jean: Shut up. Go play with Mike.
Mike: Yeah, Kaoru. Come play.
Kaoru: You lay a finger on me...
Mike: **lays a finger on Kaoru's chest**
Kaoru: **leaps back like two leaping things**
I'll go before this goes too far...
Sushi and Sake,
Jean ^_^
In a fit of extreme stupidosity, I forgot to update Monday. That's ok, though, cuz it's not much compared to "Hold Me" which hasn't been updated in over a week. I still don't have that one today... Thank my one lovely flamer for giving me such terrible writers block. Today I am trying my hardest to crank out another chapter. And I'm sacrificing my grades by doing this in Science class. I really do love you all.
To sarcastic_wit: I'm claiming you as my new best friend, ok? lol ^_^ You're so nice to me!!! So you and Sam-sama (The Fallen Angel of Death) are my two best friends now!!!
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Katai woke up the next day with a huge grin on her face. She didn't know why she was grinning, but she was. Then she remembered the previous day. She had kissed Kenshin. She hurried and got dressed so she could hurry and get to Kenshin for her lesson. She hugged all of her siblings (something she hadn't done in awhile) and ran out the door. Halfway down the street, Rumi caught up to Katai running as fast as her 5 year old legs would carry her.
"What do you want, Rumi?" asked Katai picking up the little girl.
"I wanna come see you practice. Kenshin told me you look pretty when you practice."
"He did?"
"Yup. He likes you a lot."
"I like him a lot, too."
"I think you should marry him."
"Rumi, it's a little too early to be talking about marriage."
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yes it is"
"No it's not."
"Yes it is."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"What are you two arguing about?" asked Kenshin, coming to greet them.
"I think you should marry Katai!" yelled Rumi, throwing her arms out to hug Kenshin. Katai held a hand over Rumi's mouth. Kenshin took the little girl from Katai's arms and hugged her and put her on the ground, saying, "Rumi, it's a little too early to be talking about marriage."
"That's what I told her."
"Shall we get started, then?"
Katai drew her sword. Kenshin took that as a yes. He kissed her on the cheek and she walked away so he could attack her. Rumi sat farther away from them. She watched in awe of the graceful movement of the two. 'Kenshin was right. She's pretty when she does that.' Then Rumi decided she wanted to be just like Katai when she grew up.
"Daddy kissed her yesterday. It was yucky." Kenji had come up and sat next to her while she was watching Katai and Kenshin.
"Kissing isn't yucky," Rumi said.
"Yes it is! Daddy stuck his tongue in her mouth!"
"Ewww!"
"Uh-huh."
They watched as the adults continued to practice. While she was nowhere near Kenshin's level, she was very good. Good enough to hold him off. The adults came over. Katai kissed Kenshin on the cheek, said goodbye, and took each child by the hand and they left to get the other children. They hadn't gotten far when Kenji looked up at Katai and said, "When daddy kissed you, he stuck his tongue in your mouth didn't he?" Katai froze She turned slowly to face the child and knelt down so she could at least come close to looking him in the eye.
"Yes. He did. Now, don't say it. Especially in front of your father."
Kenji nodded and the first thing out of his mouth when Katai took him home was "Katai told me not to say that when you kiss her you put your tongue in her mouth."
The look on Kenshin's face was a hilarious mixture of laughter, shock, and embarrassment. "Listen to her." He said. Katai said her goodbyes to Kenshin and he kissed her deeply, earning an Ewww! from Rumi. This time, however, they paid no attention to the little one.
"Katai!" Rumi yelled.
They paid no attention.
"Katai!" Rumi yelled again pulling on Katai's sleeve.
They paid no mind.
"Kitty!"
Katai pried her mouth from Kenshin's and looked at the small child in horror. "What did you call me?"
"Kitty." said Rumi quietly, knowing she had done something bad.
"Do you remember the only other person who ever called me that?"
"Yes."
"He was a bad man, right?"
"Yes."
"And scary?"
"Yes."
"So don't call me that. It makes me think of him and it's scary."
"Okay. I'm sorry."
Katai stood up. "Kenshin, we need to go."
"Goodbye."
Katai took Rumi's hand and they went home.
Once there, Katai cooked dinner and did everyone's laundry and hugged everyone before going to bed. This continued for a week or so, by which time the Yuy family was thoroughly weirded out.
So while Katai was sleeping one night, Ryo snuck into the girl's room and picked Katai up. He carried Katai out of the room, through the house, outside, and down the street to Kenshin's house. He knocked on the door and Kenshin came yawning. "Kenshin," Ryo began, "What did you do to my sister? She works, she cooks, she does laundry, and she hugs us. She didn't do that before. Fix her!" he thrust the girl into Kenshin's arms. Ryo walked away, but not before saying, "If you do anything inappropriate, I'll kill you. I'm trusting you with my baby sister."
Kenshin nodded and walked back into the house.
Katai woke to something pink. 'What is that?' she wondered sleepily. 'Oh, that's just Kenshin's shirt.' She closed her eyes once more. 'What?! Kenshin?' Her eyes snapped open. She looked up and saw that Kenshin was carrying her somewhere. "Kenshin, why am I here?"
Kenshin set her down in a bedroom. "Your brother brought you here." He could see the questions in her eyes. "Do not worry. I would do nothing to shame you. I love you."
That was probably the most comforting thing she'd ever heard.
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~*TBC*~
Do you love me or what?
Kaoru: What.
Jean: Shut up. Go play with Mike.
Mike: Yeah, Kaoru. Come play.
Kaoru: You lay a finger on me...
Mike: **lays a finger on Kaoru's chest**
Kaoru: **leaps back like two leaping things**
I'll go before this goes too far...
Sushi and Sake,
Jean ^_^