A/N- Wow! You are still reading?? You like me! You really like me! *swoons dramatically* Eh hem…anyway…Here is the fourth chapter. I am doing my best to baby-sit a two year old, a five year old, and write a Fanfic at the moment. BTW, I am not sure how long it takes to get to Kyoto from Tokyo, so bear with me again. Btw, thank you for all the reviews! And I am going to explain more about a lot...yeah...later. I am working on it, be patient!
Disclaimer- Let's see…I do not own…what was it again? Oh yeah. Rurouni Kenshin. Nope, not me!
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Megumi finally agreed to let Kaoru go, as long as Kenshin went with her to watch her ankle and make sure it heals. Kenshin can't get over how much Kira looks like Kaoru, though she acts more…mature. She carries herself differently and speaks with more confidence.
'She also isn't as hard-headed as Kaoru-dono…' he thinks with a smile as he listens to the two girls catch up on all the time they missed with each other. Kira and Kaoru had been separated when Kaoru was around five and Kira was almost 7. Kira grew up with their mother's sister Sakura. Kaoru was raised by her father until he died. So, Kira was more womanly and ladylike. Though she had been wearing training clothes when Kenshin first saw her, she now wore a beautiful blue and pink kimono with her hair pulled back in the latest style. Kaoru is wearing her new orange and purple kimono, an orange ribbon to match in her hair.
"Kira-dono…why didn't you just say who you were in the first place? And how did you know that Kaoru-dono was not giving lessons at the time?" Kenshin asks when the girls come to a stopping point in the conversation.
"Well, it was Aunt Sakura's idea to not be direct. She said it might scare Kaoru away. But I had no other choice when you wouldn't let me in to see her. And I knew she wasn't giving lessons at the time because I had stopped for directions, and the police warden told me that the Kamiya girl had broken her ankle. He was very polite."
"Oro?? Our police warden??? POLITE?" Kenshin has a mental image of Saitoh smiling nicely and shaking hands. It did not befit him…
"Yes, is there something the matter???" Kira watches as Kenshin's eyes do the swirly thing and he leans back against the seat. Kaoru rolled her eyes.
"He is just fine! It is just that...well…our police warden is something of a…well…he just isn't the polite type of person…" Kaoru has trouble explaining. Kira sighs.
"Well, he sure was polite. And very handsome…" At this, Kenshin falls onto the floor, legs sticking straight up into the air.
"OH MY! Kaoru! Are you sure he is ok????" Kira looks down at Kenshin. Kaoru snorts and grabs him by his hair, pulling him into the seat again.
"Sai…Mr. Fujita," Kaoru corrects herself, "is married. And he is also an old rival of Kenshin's." Kira looks downcast when Kaoru mentions marriage.
"Darn. It's so hard to find a man these days. You are lucky, sister." Kira's eyes darken for a moment.
Kaoru turns a deep shade of red and lets go of Kenshin's hair. Kenshin sputters that they are just friends. Kira begins laughing madly.
"Oh Sure…of course you are…" she winks at her sister, who only turns redder and hides her face. Not much talking is done on the rest of the way to Kyoto.
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"Aunt Sakura! We are here!" Kira hands her bags over to the servant. Kenshin is lax to hand his and Kaoru's over. He is not accustomed to being waited upon. Kaoru leans on his shoulder and uses him as a crutch. As they near the door, a woman in her late thirties steps out, though she looks much older. The only thing about her that looks alive are her eyes, which just happen to be the same brilliant shade as Kira and Kaoru's.
"It has been so long, Kaoru. Do you remember me?" she asks. Kaoru nods barely, feeling some pity for her once young and lively aunt. "Oh my, what have you done to yourself? And who is this handsome man who you are hanging on to?"
Before they left the dojo, Sano had thought it wise that maybe Kenshin should wear a bandage on his cheek. There wasn't much he could do about his hair. Though he, along with his friends at the Aoiya, had saved Kyoto from Shishou and the Juppongatana recently, people still feared him.
Kaoru turns only a slight shade of pink. Before they had gotten out of the carriage, Kira had said that their aunt might not like the fact that Kaoru lived with three men without being married to one of them. It would be proper if they could at least pretend to be engaged. After some thought and protest, the two of them finally gave in.
"Aunt Sakura, meet Kenshin. We are engaged to be married." Kaoru did not like lying to her aunt. What if she wanted to come to the wedding????
Sakura hobbled forward with her cane. "Let me look at you…It has been so long. I am glad I got to see you before I die." Kira gives her aunt a gentle, playful shove.
"Tut, tut, aunty. You are not dying anytime soon."
"Whatever you say, Kira. Well, who would like some tea? We need to discuss how to stop this. I suppose Kira told you what is happening?"
"No…not really…" Kaoru says.
"Kira Kamiya! Make me explain everything!" she rants. Kira smiles sheepishly.
"You just…explain so much better…and you know how hard it is for me to."
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A/N- So, curious as to what's going on yet? And yay! Kenshin and Kaoru are engaged! Sorta…well, if you want to know who is doing what, read on. And review so I can work on anything. I am open to flames. Really…though compliments are nice too! ^_^ Fifth Chapter in progress!
Disclaimer- Let's see…I do not own…what was it again? Oh yeah. Rurouni Kenshin. Nope, not me!
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Megumi finally agreed to let Kaoru go, as long as Kenshin went with her to watch her ankle and make sure it heals. Kenshin can't get over how much Kira looks like Kaoru, though she acts more…mature. She carries herself differently and speaks with more confidence.
'She also isn't as hard-headed as Kaoru-dono…' he thinks with a smile as he listens to the two girls catch up on all the time they missed with each other. Kira and Kaoru had been separated when Kaoru was around five and Kira was almost 7. Kira grew up with their mother's sister Sakura. Kaoru was raised by her father until he died. So, Kira was more womanly and ladylike. Though she had been wearing training clothes when Kenshin first saw her, she now wore a beautiful blue and pink kimono with her hair pulled back in the latest style. Kaoru is wearing her new orange and purple kimono, an orange ribbon to match in her hair.
"Kira-dono…why didn't you just say who you were in the first place? And how did you know that Kaoru-dono was not giving lessons at the time?" Kenshin asks when the girls come to a stopping point in the conversation.
"Well, it was Aunt Sakura's idea to not be direct. She said it might scare Kaoru away. But I had no other choice when you wouldn't let me in to see her. And I knew she wasn't giving lessons at the time because I had stopped for directions, and the police warden told me that the Kamiya girl had broken her ankle. He was very polite."
"Oro?? Our police warden??? POLITE?" Kenshin has a mental image of Saitoh smiling nicely and shaking hands. It did not befit him…
"Yes, is there something the matter???" Kira watches as Kenshin's eyes do the swirly thing and he leans back against the seat. Kaoru rolled her eyes.
"He is just fine! It is just that...well…our police warden is something of a…well…he just isn't the polite type of person…" Kaoru has trouble explaining. Kira sighs.
"Well, he sure was polite. And very handsome…" At this, Kenshin falls onto the floor, legs sticking straight up into the air.
"OH MY! Kaoru! Are you sure he is ok????" Kira looks down at Kenshin. Kaoru snorts and grabs him by his hair, pulling him into the seat again.
"Sai…Mr. Fujita," Kaoru corrects herself, "is married. And he is also an old rival of Kenshin's." Kira looks downcast when Kaoru mentions marriage.
"Darn. It's so hard to find a man these days. You are lucky, sister." Kira's eyes darken for a moment.
Kaoru turns a deep shade of red and lets go of Kenshin's hair. Kenshin sputters that they are just friends. Kira begins laughing madly.
"Oh Sure…of course you are…" she winks at her sister, who only turns redder and hides her face. Not much talking is done on the rest of the way to Kyoto.
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"Aunt Sakura! We are here!" Kira hands her bags over to the servant. Kenshin is lax to hand his and Kaoru's over. He is not accustomed to being waited upon. Kaoru leans on his shoulder and uses him as a crutch. As they near the door, a woman in her late thirties steps out, though she looks much older. The only thing about her that looks alive are her eyes, which just happen to be the same brilliant shade as Kira and Kaoru's.
"It has been so long, Kaoru. Do you remember me?" she asks. Kaoru nods barely, feeling some pity for her once young and lively aunt. "Oh my, what have you done to yourself? And who is this handsome man who you are hanging on to?"
Before they left the dojo, Sano had thought it wise that maybe Kenshin should wear a bandage on his cheek. There wasn't much he could do about his hair. Though he, along with his friends at the Aoiya, had saved Kyoto from Shishou and the Juppongatana recently, people still feared him.
Kaoru turns only a slight shade of pink. Before they had gotten out of the carriage, Kira had said that their aunt might not like the fact that Kaoru lived with three men without being married to one of them. It would be proper if they could at least pretend to be engaged. After some thought and protest, the two of them finally gave in.
"Aunt Sakura, meet Kenshin. We are engaged to be married." Kaoru did not like lying to her aunt. What if she wanted to come to the wedding????
Sakura hobbled forward with her cane. "Let me look at you…It has been so long. I am glad I got to see you before I die." Kira gives her aunt a gentle, playful shove.
"Tut, tut, aunty. You are not dying anytime soon."
"Whatever you say, Kira. Well, who would like some tea? We need to discuss how to stop this. I suppose Kira told you what is happening?"
"No…not really…" Kaoru says.
"Kira Kamiya! Make me explain everything!" she rants. Kira smiles sheepishly.
"You just…explain so much better…and you know how hard it is for me to."
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A/N- So, curious as to what's going on yet? And yay! Kenshin and Kaoru are engaged! Sorta…well, if you want to know who is doing what, read on. And review so I can work on anything. I am open to flames. Really…though compliments are nice too! ^_^ Fifth Chapter in progress!