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Chapter 4 The Shock of it All

Kaoru snapped her eyes open. That dream…it was so…real. She felt the arms that were around her waist, tightened their grip and drew her closer to the owner. She sighed contentedly and snuggled deeper into his arms. "Kaoru?" If she had been asleep, she wouldn't have heard him. "Yes?" "I thought you were awake." It wasn't a question, it was a statement. "Did you sleep well, Kenshin?" Kaoru asked, turning to look at his face. "Very well with you by my side," he said smiling. Kaoru giggled and hopped out of bed.

As soon as he bare feet hit the floor, she let out a yelp and hopped back into bed. She dove under the covers and scooted next to Kenshin's warm body. "Something the matter?" He knew very what. The weatherman had predicted the temperature would be below freezing that night. Kaoru answered through chattering teeth, "It's freezing." Kenshin laughed and wrapped his arms around her waist once again. She kissed him and then buried her face into his chest.

"Ya know, when I woke up, I thought I had died and went to heaven." "Oh, Kenshin." Kaoru blushed and was happy her face was in his bare chest. After a moment, she looked up and told him they needed to get up. She didn't want to make the others mad by being late. The two were to meet Megumi, Misao, Aoshi, and Sano at the mall, then they were to go to the Olive Garden for lunch. He agreed and sat up. Kaoru who's arms were around his waist, sat up too. "I'm cold," she complained when he gave her a questioning look. He smiled and patted her head like a father would to a scared child.

Kaoru let go and pretended to pout. Kenshin chuckled and got out of bed. When he stood, the covers had fallen off of him. Kaoru had let out a little purr and Kenshin turned to see what for.

When Kenshin had turned to face her, she sat up till only her elbows supported her. Kenshin had no shirt on, but he did have on a pair of black jeans with a leather belt. She looked at his chest. His abdomen showed he had been working out. His arms were strong and muscular, but not over muscular.

Kenshin had a confused look on his face for a moment, and then he realized she was looking longingly at him. He bent over the bed and kissed her. She kissed him back and when they separated, she smiled. Kenshin reached out for her hands and she took them. He helped her out of bed and the two dressed.

Kenshin left on his pants and belt, after much arguing with Kaoru, and pulled on a tight black shirt. Kaoru decided to wear blue jeans and a white shirt that you could tie at the bottom. The cut in the shirt went down low and Kenshin looked at her disapprovingly. Kaoru leaned against him and popped a foot in the air. She placed a hand on his chest and looked up into his disapproving face.

"Kaoru, I don't want you wearing that." "And why not?" she asked innocently. "Because I don't want other men staring at my girl." "Oh, Kenshin," scoffed Kaoru as she kissed him lightly on the lips and turned to put up her hair. "Don't 'Oh Kenshin' me. I don't like competing with the competition." "What competition?" Kaoru asked, confused. She turned away from the mirror to face him again, still pulling up her hair. Kenshin shook his head and turned to walk out of the room. "I'm going to make breakfast." He muttered. Kaoru just shrugged her shoulders and finished getting ready.

Walking into the kitchen, Kenshin flipped on the light. Kaoru will never understand. She's oblivious to the other men that stare at her and fantasize. Kenshin reached for the bread in the top cabinet, put four slices in the toaster, and sat down. Just as the toaster popped, Kaoru walked into the kitchen.

Kenshin heard her come in, but ignored her. He sat two slices before her and turned quickly away to fix orange juice. "Ken…shin." He turned and saw Kaoru go pale in the face and run out of the kitchen. "Kaoru? Is everything OK?" he asked and followed her out. Just as he turned into the hallway, he saw the bathroom door close. He walked to the door and opened it to find Kaoru leaning over the toilet, throwing up. "Kaoru, hunny, what's wrong?" Kenshin asked kneeing next to her, rubbing her back.

After a minute or so, Kaoru leaned over and put her head on his shoulder. "How do you feel?" "Not so good, Kenshin." "Maybe we should call Megumi," Kenshin asked worriedly. "No, Kenshin. I'm fine, really." Kaoru plastered a smile on her face.

For three days, Kaoru threw up every morning. Kaoru finally gave in and they went to Megumi's clinic. Megumi ushered Kaoru into a room and started asking her questions and examing her. Megumi left the room and came back in a few minutes with something in her hand. Megumi handed it to her, and Kaoru's eyes got wide. "Megumi, this is a…" "Yes. Now go to the bathroom." Kaoru did as she was told. When she came back, Megumi looked at her expectantly. Kaoru handed it to her and sat down. Megumi smiled. She was staring at a positive.

Kaoru walked out into the lobby and stared lovingly at Kenshin, who had his hands in his hair, looking at the ground. "Kenshin." Kenshin head snapped up and took a long over to her. "What did Megumi say, Kaoru? Is something wrong?" Kenshin held both her hands and looked into her eyes with worry. "Kenshin… I'm gonna be a… you're gonna be a…" Kenshin eyes almost popped out of his head as he understood. I'm going to be a daddy.

A/N: Wasn't expecting that, were you? *smiles mischievously* Well, on with the next chapter!

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