Ch. 4
A/N: I am going to try to start every chapter with a flashback. None of the flashbacks are in order; I just laid them out randomly because I thought that I would be interesting.
I am going to be a father, thought Kenshin. The same words ran through his head repeatedly until he realized that no matter how much he thought about it was not going to go away. He laid on his futon as he heard Tomoe's soft cries in the dining room, he hated hearing this; he loved her dearly, and it was like suffering from poison hearing her cry. From all the stupid things that he has done, one night of fun and this is what he gets.
He knew from when he first laid eyes upon her that he was going to end up falling in love with her, he knew that they were meant for each other. Moreover, he knew his love for her would extend to the point that this would happen. He had gave all his love and compassion towards Tomoe, and because of this feeling towards each other, they had created a baby. Tomoe seemed very happy about the baby, so maybe Kenshin could just consider it being his gift to her for all the love they had shared.
He gave a very heavy sigh and got up from his futon and went into the dining room.
"I apologize," he said walking through the doorway, "I should be thrilled, actually I am thrilled. If there was any person I would ever want to start a family with Tomoe, it would be you." He walked over to her at sat besides. Tomoe looked up at him, tears at the corner of her eyes, but her eyes looked too happy to release them.
"I am so happy to hear you say that!" she cried, throwing herself into his arms, "O Kenshin, there is no need to apologize, I should have known that you would have reacted that way. It is unexpected."
Well of course, it was unexpected, what else would you call it?
Tomoe had gotten up and tears fell down her eyes again. Kenshin looked down at where she was carrying his baby and laid his right hand where it was. He closed his eyes slightly and said, "I can't expect to feel any movement, now can I?"
Kenshin knew that that would make her cry even more. Tears had just spilled down her face. She grabbed Kenshin's hand and embraced it.
Moreover, to think, Kenshin was actually upset about this.
~*~*~
Kenshin walked towards a grocery shop with Sano; Ms. Kaoru had sent them to the grocery store, but she had only sent Sano there because he was complaining on having an empty stomach. In addition, Ms. Kaoru's first reaction to that was, "Well, Sano, why don't you go buy the food yourself?" Moreover, here they were, walking down the streets of Kyoto, though Kenshin personally was not enjoying the walk for Sano kept mumbling things about Ms. Kaoru under his breath. Kenshin sighed and looked at the list; Ms. Kaoru had wanted many things. Kenshin let go of the piece of paper to put it in the other hand and a whole other half of the list showed itself.
"Oro?" Kenshin said, looking at the list with big eyes. Kenshin personally thought that this list was ridiculous! Who in the world needs pickled tofu?
When he and Sano had entered the store, Kenshin looked at the first thing on the list, which was wheat bread. Well that was not a problem. Kenshin grabbed a basket and Sano followed behind him.
"Kenshin! I have wanted to ask you something for a very long time," Sano said, grabbing an apple from a barrel full of them and bit into it.
"Sano, you have to pay for that!" Kenshin said, putting his head over his shoulder.
"So? I am hungry, and nobody messes with a hungry Sano," he said, taking two bites out of it and throwing it behind him, not caring where it landed. Kenshin sighed and said, "Whatever you say Sano. So what is it you wish to ask me?"
"How do you know where everything is?"
Kenshin looked behind his shoulder again and said, "Oro? I have been going to this grocery store every other day since we got here." Sano slapped his head and said, "No, I mean, uh! Okay, whenever there is trouble, you always know where it is, I mean, you just seem to pop out outta know where! How the hell do you do that?"
Kenshin took a moment to think about that, "I like to gather information," Kenshin said, as he and Sano were walking down an isle. Sano did not say anymore.
Kenshin looked up at one of the shelves and saw wheat bread, though it was the last loaf. He grabbed it, but as soon as he was going to take it, he felt something else holding onto it.
"Toshi! Do you have the bread?" cried a girl's voice.
"Kinda, but I am having a hard time getting it down," cried another voice that was struggling.
"How can you be having a hard time getting it down? Bread doesn't weigh that much Tosh'!"
"Well, Line`! Why don'tcha use your head and push me up so I can see what the problem is!" Kenshin stood there until he saw another pair of eyes staring at him.
"AH!" Screamed the little boy, he let go of the bread and fell backwards on top of his sister.
"KIANU ZEKIZUKI! UGGH! GET OFF ME!" His older sister screamed.
"Line`! Don't call me that it public!" Toshi yelled.
"I will keep calling you that as long as you keep sitting on me!"
"Well Line`, if you keep calling me that then the longer I will sit on you! And trust me; I think that having a seven-year-old sitting on your belly is way more embarrassing then having you calling me by my first name!"
Kenshin ran over to the other side of the shelf and watched the two bicker.
"Toshi! Are you alright?" Kenshin said to him, kneeling besides him. Toshi blinked at him as if he did not know who he was.
"Umm, yeah, I am fine. I had a nice soft landing spot," Toshi said, smiling sweetly. Kenshin's hands started to shake. It was irritating; Kenshin had wanted to put his arms around Toshi embrace him. He even had the urge to scold him for making a joke about his sister like that. But he knew that he had no right to do so.
"Toshi! There I used your nick-name, now get off me!" Toshi pushed himself up from his sister and stood up. Sano came walking casually from the corner of the isle.
"Hey there Toshi, long time no see, eh?" Sano said, walking towards him and patting him on the head. Toshi looked up at Sano and smiled.
"Hi Sano, you remember Line` right?" He said pointing down at Line`, who was sitting up on the floor. Sano glared at her as he said, "Yeah, I remember you, the little brat that kept kicking me!" Line stood up instantly when she heard this and said, "Yeah! And I'll do it again!" She began to charge at him as Sano put his hand on her head to push her back, as well as Toshi was pulling on her kimono.
"Don't hurt Sano, Line`! Sano is cool!"
Sano laughed as he said, "Don't worry kid; I don't think much damage could be done." Line` turned around and crossed her arms. Sano was cool; Kenshin put his head down. Kenshin could barely say anything to Toshi, and here was Sano, talking to him as if they were father and son.
"So," Sano started out, "What brings you two here?" Toshi and Line` looked at each other and they said at the same time, very bluntly, "Chores." Sano raised an eyebrow and said, "Chore? How can you two have chores? Your parents are pretty wealthy, especially when both of then have good careers. Why? Is one of your maids sick?" Toshi and Line` looked at Sano as if he had no idea what he was talking about.
"We don't have maids," said Line', looking at Toshi.
"Yeah," Toshi said, "papa is too cheap to pay for maids when he has ten kids to do the cleaning instead. The only thing close to a maid is out cook, Cooky, but that's it. We have her 'cause neither of our parents know how to cook. But I like Cooky, she's fun." Sano looked at them both and said, "I see-"
"Said the blind man!" Interrupted Toshi, he had a very big smile on his face and started to laugh. How did Kenshin allow himself to give up such a laughing and smiling child? Line` glared at him and hit him over the head, "What is it with you and that stupid line? Ughh, dad shouldn't have ever told you that. You just repeat everything that you hear, now don't you?" Toshi covered his head after being hit and said, "I don't repeat everything I hear, LINE`! I just repeat things that are funny!" Line` crossed her arms, rolled her eyes, and stopped arguing there.
"Anyway," Sano said, "Why are you kids here?"
"Because Cooky needed bread to make French onion soup, and she sent us out to get her it," Line` said.
"But you guys also want it," said Toshi said, with very serious eyes, "so this calls for a round of Jan-ken!" He looked as if he were about to punch Sano but stopped so that everybody could see his fist. Kenshin smiled as Line` looked as if she was about to slap him.
"Kid," Sano said, patting Toshi on the head, "I don't play Rock, Paper, and Scissors." Toshi dropped his head in disappointment.
"But, we would be happy to let you two have it. I don't that we really need it," Kenshin said. Though he meant to be speaking to Toshi and his sister. Kenshin could not help but just stare at Toshi.
"Arigatou," Line` said, bowing her head down.
"Arigatou Mr. uhhh," Toshi said looking up at Kenshin and then looking at Sano, he motioned Sano to come towards him. Sano did and knelt besides him.
"What's his name again?" Toshi said in a loud whisper. Line` slapped her head and Sano said, "Kenshin Himura." Toshi looked up at Kenshin again and said, "Arigatou Mr. Himura." Toshi had bowed his head, and then looked at his sister. Line` motioned him to go.
"Bye!" Toshi yelled out to them, before they left the isle. Kenshin had turned around not saying anything to Sano, and left the other way down the isle. Kenshin was going at a very fast pace; his eyes were hidden behind his bangs; Toshi did not even remember his name.
"Hey Kenshin! Where are you going in such a hurry? Wait up!" Sano said, running after him. He did not realize that Kenshin was gone until he turned around.
"Kenshin? What's the matter? Why are you acting all weird on me?" Kenshin stopped, but he did not turn around.
"Toshi is a beautiful child, you are lucky that you know him so well." Sano did not where that came from.
"Kenshin! Are you hiding something from me?" He said, looking at the side of him at his shoulder.
"How could I hide anything from you Sano?" He said, grabbing radishes from the selection of vegetables.
Sano could feel the anger rise, but he tried his best not to raise his voice, "What is it with you and Toshi? Kenshin tell me." Before Kenshin could say anything, he heard a loud shrill that came from checkout area. Kenshin stuffed the basket into Sano's arms and ran over there.
"Give me all your money or the kid will bleed to death!" Kenshin's eyes opened in shock.
"No!" cried out Line`, tears pouring down her face, "You can't! Please! Please don't kill my brother!" ~*~*~*
A/N: Eh, screw the A/N, I have nothing to say. R&R as you please.
A/N: I am going to try to start every chapter with a flashback. None of the flashbacks are in order; I just laid them out randomly because I thought that I would be interesting.
I am going to be a father, thought Kenshin. The same words ran through his head repeatedly until he realized that no matter how much he thought about it was not going to go away. He laid on his futon as he heard Tomoe's soft cries in the dining room, he hated hearing this; he loved her dearly, and it was like suffering from poison hearing her cry. From all the stupid things that he has done, one night of fun and this is what he gets.
He knew from when he first laid eyes upon her that he was going to end up falling in love with her, he knew that they were meant for each other. Moreover, he knew his love for her would extend to the point that this would happen. He had gave all his love and compassion towards Tomoe, and because of this feeling towards each other, they had created a baby. Tomoe seemed very happy about the baby, so maybe Kenshin could just consider it being his gift to her for all the love they had shared.
He gave a very heavy sigh and got up from his futon and went into the dining room.
"I apologize," he said walking through the doorway, "I should be thrilled, actually I am thrilled. If there was any person I would ever want to start a family with Tomoe, it would be you." He walked over to her at sat besides. Tomoe looked up at him, tears at the corner of her eyes, but her eyes looked too happy to release them.
"I am so happy to hear you say that!" she cried, throwing herself into his arms, "O Kenshin, there is no need to apologize, I should have known that you would have reacted that way. It is unexpected."
Well of course, it was unexpected, what else would you call it?
Tomoe had gotten up and tears fell down her eyes again. Kenshin looked down at where she was carrying his baby and laid his right hand where it was. He closed his eyes slightly and said, "I can't expect to feel any movement, now can I?"
Kenshin knew that that would make her cry even more. Tears had just spilled down her face. She grabbed Kenshin's hand and embraced it.
Moreover, to think, Kenshin was actually upset about this.
~*~*~
Kenshin walked towards a grocery shop with Sano; Ms. Kaoru had sent them to the grocery store, but she had only sent Sano there because he was complaining on having an empty stomach. In addition, Ms. Kaoru's first reaction to that was, "Well, Sano, why don't you go buy the food yourself?" Moreover, here they were, walking down the streets of Kyoto, though Kenshin personally was not enjoying the walk for Sano kept mumbling things about Ms. Kaoru under his breath. Kenshin sighed and looked at the list; Ms. Kaoru had wanted many things. Kenshin let go of the piece of paper to put it in the other hand and a whole other half of the list showed itself.
"Oro?" Kenshin said, looking at the list with big eyes. Kenshin personally thought that this list was ridiculous! Who in the world needs pickled tofu?
When he and Sano had entered the store, Kenshin looked at the first thing on the list, which was wheat bread. Well that was not a problem. Kenshin grabbed a basket and Sano followed behind him.
"Kenshin! I have wanted to ask you something for a very long time," Sano said, grabbing an apple from a barrel full of them and bit into it.
"Sano, you have to pay for that!" Kenshin said, putting his head over his shoulder.
"So? I am hungry, and nobody messes with a hungry Sano," he said, taking two bites out of it and throwing it behind him, not caring where it landed. Kenshin sighed and said, "Whatever you say Sano. So what is it you wish to ask me?"
"How do you know where everything is?"
Kenshin looked behind his shoulder again and said, "Oro? I have been going to this grocery store every other day since we got here." Sano slapped his head and said, "No, I mean, uh! Okay, whenever there is trouble, you always know where it is, I mean, you just seem to pop out outta know where! How the hell do you do that?"
Kenshin took a moment to think about that, "I like to gather information," Kenshin said, as he and Sano were walking down an isle. Sano did not say anymore.
Kenshin looked up at one of the shelves and saw wheat bread, though it was the last loaf. He grabbed it, but as soon as he was going to take it, he felt something else holding onto it.
"Toshi! Do you have the bread?" cried a girl's voice.
"Kinda, but I am having a hard time getting it down," cried another voice that was struggling.
"How can you be having a hard time getting it down? Bread doesn't weigh that much Tosh'!"
"Well, Line`! Why don'tcha use your head and push me up so I can see what the problem is!" Kenshin stood there until he saw another pair of eyes staring at him.
"AH!" Screamed the little boy, he let go of the bread and fell backwards on top of his sister.
"KIANU ZEKIZUKI! UGGH! GET OFF ME!" His older sister screamed.
"Line`! Don't call me that it public!" Toshi yelled.
"I will keep calling you that as long as you keep sitting on me!"
"Well Line`, if you keep calling me that then the longer I will sit on you! And trust me; I think that having a seven-year-old sitting on your belly is way more embarrassing then having you calling me by my first name!"
Kenshin ran over to the other side of the shelf and watched the two bicker.
"Toshi! Are you alright?" Kenshin said to him, kneeling besides him. Toshi blinked at him as if he did not know who he was.
"Umm, yeah, I am fine. I had a nice soft landing spot," Toshi said, smiling sweetly. Kenshin's hands started to shake. It was irritating; Kenshin had wanted to put his arms around Toshi embrace him. He even had the urge to scold him for making a joke about his sister like that. But he knew that he had no right to do so.
"Toshi! There I used your nick-name, now get off me!" Toshi pushed himself up from his sister and stood up. Sano came walking casually from the corner of the isle.
"Hey there Toshi, long time no see, eh?" Sano said, walking towards him and patting him on the head. Toshi looked up at Sano and smiled.
"Hi Sano, you remember Line` right?" He said pointing down at Line`, who was sitting up on the floor. Sano glared at her as he said, "Yeah, I remember you, the little brat that kept kicking me!" Line stood up instantly when she heard this and said, "Yeah! And I'll do it again!" She began to charge at him as Sano put his hand on her head to push her back, as well as Toshi was pulling on her kimono.
"Don't hurt Sano, Line`! Sano is cool!"
Sano laughed as he said, "Don't worry kid; I don't think much damage could be done." Line` turned around and crossed her arms. Sano was cool; Kenshin put his head down. Kenshin could barely say anything to Toshi, and here was Sano, talking to him as if they were father and son.
"So," Sano started out, "What brings you two here?" Toshi and Line` looked at each other and they said at the same time, very bluntly, "Chores." Sano raised an eyebrow and said, "Chore? How can you two have chores? Your parents are pretty wealthy, especially when both of then have good careers. Why? Is one of your maids sick?" Toshi and Line` looked at Sano as if he had no idea what he was talking about.
"We don't have maids," said Line', looking at Toshi.
"Yeah," Toshi said, "papa is too cheap to pay for maids when he has ten kids to do the cleaning instead. The only thing close to a maid is out cook, Cooky, but that's it. We have her 'cause neither of our parents know how to cook. But I like Cooky, she's fun." Sano looked at them both and said, "I see-"
"Said the blind man!" Interrupted Toshi, he had a very big smile on his face and started to laugh. How did Kenshin allow himself to give up such a laughing and smiling child? Line` glared at him and hit him over the head, "What is it with you and that stupid line? Ughh, dad shouldn't have ever told you that. You just repeat everything that you hear, now don't you?" Toshi covered his head after being hit and said, "I don't repeat everything I hear, LINE`! I just repeat things that are funny!" Line` crossed her arms, rolled her eyes, and stopped arguing there.
"Anyway," Sano said, "Why are you kids here?"
"Because Cooky needed bread to make French onion soup, and she sent us out to get her it," Line` said.
"But you guys also want it," said Toshi said, with very serious eyes, "so this calls for a round of Jan-ken!" He looked as if he were about to punch Sano but stopped so that everybody could see his fist. Kenshin smiled as Line` looked as if she was about to slap him.
"Kid," Sano said, patting Toshi on the head, "I don't play Rock, Paper, and Scissors." Toshi dropped his head in disappointment.
"But, we would be happy to let you two have it. I don't that we really need it," Kenshin said. Though he meant to be speaking to Toshi and his sister. Kenshin could not help but just stare at Toshi.
"Arigatou," Line` said, bowing her head down.
"Arigatou Mr. uhhh," Toshi said looking up at Kenshin and then looking at Sano, he motioned Sano to come towards him. Sano did and knelt besides him.
"What's his name again?" Toshi said in a loud whisper. Line` slapped her head and Sano said, "Kenshin Himura." Toshi looked up at Kenshin again and said, "Arigatou Mr. Himura." Toshi had bowed his head, and then looked at his sister. Line` motioned him to go.
"Bye!" Toshi yelled out to them, before they left the isle. Kenshin had turned around not saying anything to Sano, and left the other way down the isle. Kenshin was going at a very fast pace; his eyes were hidden behind his bangs; Toshi did not even remember his name.
"Hey Kenshin! Where are you going in such a hurry? Wait up!" Sano said, running after him. He did not realize that Kenshin was gone until he turned around.
"Kenshin? What's the matter? Why are you acting all weird on me?" Kenshin stopped, but he did not turn around.
"Toshi is a beautiful child, you are lucky that you know him so well." Sano did not where that came from.
"Kenshin! Are you hiding something from me?" He said, looking at the side of him at his shoulder.
"How could I hide anything from you Sano?" He said, grabbing radishes from the selection of vegetables.
Sano could feel the anger rise, but he tried his best not to raise his voice, "What is it with you and Toshi? Kenshin tell me." Before Kenshin could say anything, he heard a loud shrill that came from checkout area. Kenshin stuffed the basket into Sano's arms and ran over there.
"Give me all your money or the kid will bleed to death!" Kenshin's eyes opened in shock.
"No!" cried out Line`, tears pouring down her face, "You can't! Please! Please don't kill my brother!" ~*~*~*
A/N: Eh, screw the A/N, I have nothing to say. R&R as you please.