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Daddy's Ten Rules of Engagement

Day two

   Kenshin opened his eyes in the morning to find something warm cuddling in his arms. He peered down and smiled. Kaoru was sleeping quietly with her head resting on his chest. He brought her closer and buried his face in her sweet scented hair.

   This had to be one of the best moments in life de gozaru.

   Careful not to wake her up, he kissed her tenderly on the forehead and whispered, "Morning koishii," She stirred. Kenshin chuckled and kissed one of her closed eyelids, sighing happily.

   "Kenshin?" she murmured in his cuddly embrace, in her half sleeping state.

   "Gomen. Did I wake you up?"

   "Hmm," she replied lazily and cuddled closer to him. Kenshin stroked her hair and stared at her with his gentle violet eyes.

   "I love you so much you know," he whispered.

   A serene smile touched Kaoru's lips.

   "You are the most important thing to me in this big, big world."

   "Honto…" she half whispered.

   He tilted his head downward and captured her lips in a full kiss, before Kaoru leaned in closer and he rolled on top, his arms on neither of her sides careful not to crush the fragile form under him. "Hai." He whispered close to her ear and kissed her again. Kaoru didn't realize when she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down with her.

   "Me too," she said meekly. Kenshin couldn't believe how much he loved this young woman. His heart literally stopped every time he looked at her.

   "We haven't been alone since we came here koishii, you promised me a kiss last night."

   Kaoru giggled when she looked at his innocent face, how she couldn't say not to that man!

   "Gomen…I have forgotten about it." Kaoru sighed. "But I'll make it up to you."

   "How?" he asked and kissed her on the lips once more.

   "We'll have lunch together today, just the two of us." Kaoru smiled.

   Kenshin stopped immediately and his eyes lit up, "Just the two of us?"

   She nodded and touched his cheek, "I'm sorry for the pressure my dad has put you through. He's just a little overprotective sometimes,"

   He shook his head, "As long as I'm with you Kaoru. You know I would do anything for you."

   "I know." she whispered and the he chuckled.

***

   Koshijiro's menacing eyes pierced through Kenshin's violet ones, almost suffocating him.

   "Where?"

   "Ah…the Akabeko…"

   "When?"

   "Lunchtime," he said, the voice a bit hesitant.

   "When will you be back?"

   "Ah…a few hours, de gozaru ka?"

   "What kind of transportation are you-"

   "We're just going out to eat dad," Kaoru's voice cut in, "At the Akabeko. We'll be back before the clock strikes four."

   Koshijiri's face brightened to a smile, "Ah, my little princess always has things under control," he glared at Kenshin.

   Oro! That's what I told you de gozaru yo! What else was I suppose to say?

   "Bring my daughter safely back Himura, I expect results," Koshijiro threatened.

   "Hai Kamiya-sama. Of course."

   Kaoru's mother chuckled, "Don't mind him son, he's always like that on issues relating to our beloved daughter."

   You don't need to remind me. Kenshin thought wearily.

   "Don't worry too much, 'kay dad? I'll be fine." Kaoru said, looking at her father.

   "Why of course." He smiled sweetly which was kind of odd for an aged man. But secretly he hid an evil smile that crept upon his lips when no one was looking.

   "Kid, remember, there are rules in this house."

   "One is enough," he murmured softly under his breath.

   "What's that?"

   "I am aware of that, Kamiya-sama. And I will do my best to conform those rules de gozaru." Kenshin stated while standing up, followed by Kaoru after.

   "Well, get going then!" the mother chirped and pushed the two young couples to the doorway. "You two need some time alone, be nice out there ne? Have fun."

   "Let me get my purse!" Kaoru said in a rush, Kenshin turned his head left to right, and arched his eyebrow. That merciless-God of his universe is gone. Hmm, he definitely smelled some evil plans.

   This is not good de gozaru.

   "Let's get going Kenshin," Kaoru slipped her arms around his and smiled up at him. "Ne?"

   He sealed off the problems with a simple grin.

***

   "The lovely young couple. What would you like to have today?" Tea asked, one of the mistresses at the Akabeko.

   Kaoru and Kenshin sat beside the large windows; the Akabeko was always one of the best restaurants in their opinion. Tea was also a long time friend of Kaoru, she was a nice woman. In fact, she did help Kenshin's proposal to Kaoru a while ago. Kenshin in her belief was one of the densest guys on earth, who definitely needed someone to push him if one wanted to see any happy endings from them.

   "Anything else?"

   "That will be all." Kenshin smiled. "Arigatou Tea-san."

   "No need." Tea winked at Kaoru, she blushed in return.

   "It's a nice view from here, isn't it?" Kaoru said after Tea left their table. "Brings a lot of memories."

   "Ah… sure did." Kenshin sighed, reflections of the past flooded back to him. "I wouldn't know what will happen if Tea back there didn't help me."

   Kaoru giggled and took his hands in hers, "You're so dense before! I still remember that look on your face. It was priceless."

   "I was nervous!" he exclaimed, trying to persuade her.

   "I wasn't, it's so fun just by watching you stutter. You couldn't possibly know how long I've been waiting."

   Kenshin's face steamed as he shrunk back to his seat.

   "Just think about how much we've been through…senior, graduation…" Kaoru trailed off and closed her eyes, with a smile plastered on her lips.

   Kenshin's own violet eyes softened. His hand found hers without thinking much, it came to him naturally. He gave her a sheepish smile. He leaned his head toward her as she did the same, when they were about to touch…in came the sound of broken glass. That startled both Kenshin and Kaoru and the redhead peered his eyes behind Kaoru, only to find a waitress bowing and muttering sorry to a guest, who oddly was wearing a large cloak in this particular hot day.

   "Gee, I wonder if everything's all right back there," Kaoru commented and turned her head back to face Kenshin, who looked baffled.

   If I'm not wrong… that cloak man looks a bit familiar. He searched through his mind, wanting a good explanation.

   "Kenshin?"

   "Hmm?"

   "Who you looking at?"

   "Oro?"

   Kaoru raised one of her eyebrows delicately, and turned her head backwards. Her brows twitched.

   "Kenshin," she faced him again, this time more annoyed.

   "Hai?" Kenshin looked at her.

   "Honestly," she studied his expression before asking, "Are you checking that waitress out?"

   "Oro?!" he squeaked.

   "You've been staring at her for two straight minutes," she stated flatly.

   "Why would you think that, koishii?" his tone softened. "You are the best woman anyone could ever want or ever have. I don't want on one else but you," Kaoru's eyes wavered and her heart bounced in irregular. She bowed her head down as timidity took her over.

   "Ano, I'll be in the bathroom if you need me. I mean! Not that you can go the girls' bathroom or anything… it's not like they're gonna let you." She stared up at his confused face as her blush got deeper. "I'll-I'll go now!"

   Kenshin blinked when Kaoru left his sight. What's wrong with her de gozaru? Is she feeling sick? He looked over to the direction where she went. What if she's not feeling well? Concern filled him as he had totally forgotten about the cloak man.

   "Looking for me kid?" a deep voice suddenly called out.

   Kenshin froze. What was that? No, no he didn't hear anything. Did he? Yeah, it must've been his imagination.

   "Didn't think you're sharp enough eh?" a snicker.

   No it couldn't be.

   Bingo! Sitting in front of Kenshin, also know as the cloak man was his soon-to-be father in law.

   "K-Kamiya-sama!!" he blurted.

   "I told you before, haven't I? I have my eyes trained on you, so don't you go anywhere without me knowing it kid." Koshijiro smirked.

   "Kamiya-sama," he smiled hesitantly. "What are you doing here?"

   "What else? To check on my little princess and what you've been up to," Koshijiro sounded as if he had committed a crucial crime!

   Oro! Wait until I finished making sure Kaoru is alright; I'll have the right to snag up your shirt and crack your neck! You'll be sorry then!

   "Shall I, introduce you the second rule?" Koshijiro's voice flattened into a low threat. Kenshin couldn't say anything- or, if you want, he didn't even let him to have time to speak. And so the great man spoke, "You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, as long as you do not peer anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off my daughter's body, I will remove them."

   "B-but I didn't know you were watching us! If I had known I swear Kami-sama I would keep my hands to myself and of course I wouldn't do anything such as touching her in a way that-" Kenshin stopped immediately when he realized his mistake. Koshijiro was tapping his fingers on the table repeatedly, obviously displeased and he looked VERY unhappy.

   …Shit.

   "Right," Kenshin breathed out, "Okay, whatever you want."

   "Oh, here she comes." Koshijiro lifted himself up and walked to the table he last sat. Kenshin's eyes followed him as the aged man sat down and stared at him. Koshijiro pointed his own eyes with his cloak-covered hand before pointing at Kenshin, mouthing 'I'll be watching you.'

   Watching me my… "Yare yare," Kenshin sighed. He slanted lazily on the chair when Kaoru walked toward the table and sat down, noticing her fiancé's distress.

   "Kenshin are you all right? You look…" he glanced at her, "Worn-out."

   "Koishii," the redhead sat up from his position and the look of plead in his eyes surprised Kaoru, "Can we go somewhere else after we finished lunch?"

   She blinked several times, "Sure, alright. What's the matter?"

   "Nothing's wrong…I just want to spend some time with you…alone." He finished.

   "But Kenshin we are alone."

   Not quite de gozaru. Kenshin's eyes briefly scanned over the place where Koshijiro sat, just as he expected, the man's watching him over like a hawk.

   This wasn't going to be easy. He had to escape the evil eye of that merciless god the whole day if he wanted to be alone with Kaoru.

   "Of course we are, sweet. I'll try." Kenshin ignored the questioning look Kaoru had on her face and smiled.

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