(rapping)
SSJHimura: LADY HIMURA IS IN THE HOUSE!
Darkness Flame: BRAVER THAN A LION, AND QUICKER THAN A MOUSE!
Davitzu: EVERYBODY'S JUMPING UP AND DOWN!
Cam Kogeru: IT TAKES LESS MUSCLES TO SMILE THAN TO FROWN!
SSJHimura/DarknessFlame/Davitzu/Cam Kogeru: ::make beat box music with their mouths and hands (sounds horrible)::
Lady Himura: O_o yeah......:: claps weakly::
SSJHimura: IGLOOS RULE!!!
Cam Kogeru: KILL THE PRESS!
Davitzu: STEAL FROM K-MART!
DarknessFlame: CALL ME! I like long walks on the beach and .....
Lady Himura: What?!
SSJHimura: They are our catch phrases! YEAH! Well? What do you think?
Lady Himura: O_O uh....uh....
SSJHimura: I knew it.....speechless........ We ROCK!
Lady Himura: Uh... anyway, hers a little fill in for you on further events in the story. Yes we have a new character but she is just going to bring some hidden feelings out into the open, yes waff scenes! Boo Yeah! This fanfic is not going to be more than like four more chapters. I have an idea for a new fanfic (RK) so I'm dying to get started, but I must finish this one first and i'm going out with a bang! Oh yeah! Very exciting, I have the whole ending planned out!
Anyway, enjoy the next chapter! It's gonna be long!
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"Kaoru! Himura!" Misou screamed as the two smiling faces popped out of the carriage. They were greeted by a crowd of hugs, hand shakes, and shouts.
"Kenshin, Jou-chan, you guys have fun?" Sano asked squeezing in between Kenshin and Kaoru who turned a bright red. "That's what I thought." Sano said smirking.
"It's just good to be home Sano, that it is." Kenshin said as he tightened his grip on Kaoru's hand and shot her a sweet smile.
"Well we missed ya guys. It just ain't the same with out ya. Really, it isn't." Sano said remembering the squirrel and the bee hive and the first time he had ever done dishes in his life. He shivered at the thought.
"Did you bring me a present? Did ya? Did ya? Did ya?" Yahiko asked with his eyes wide with childish innocence. Kaoru gave him a sweet smile and Yahiko instantly new he'd be getting a present.
"It has been so boring without you guys here! Rooster and Yahiko are harder work than I thought! Now I understand why you beat them over the head everyday!" Megumi laughed with Kaoru as she looked over to Sano and Yahiko who were rubbing their heads where Megumi hit them with a broom.
"Kaoru!" Misou screamed as she ran over and hugged her friend.
"Battosai." Aoshi said as he held his had out to Kenshin. Kenshin shook his hand with a stromg grip. Aoshi showed no emotion upon his face. He had been rather greatful to Kenshin, even if he wouldn't tell him. He had been more open to Misou, after watching Kenshin and how happy he has become with Kaoru, and he was rather enjoying his feed back.
"Oh! So how was your honeymoon?" Tokio asked, pulling Saiotu by his collar to join their conversation. Both Kenshin and Kaoru blushed a bright red and Tokio began to shriek in happiness. (A/N: You know, I don't know if Tokio is a cheerful, happy-go-lucky lady like how I describe her, but I figure Saiotu needs a happy women to keep him sane.)
"Tokio! We really don't need to know what they did on their honeymoon! I'm late for a meeting! Do you want me fired?!" Saitou said as sweetly and sternly as he could.
"What was that honey? I couldn't hear you, you're mumbling! Speak up dear!" Tokio said loudly, everyone's attention being diverted to her and Saiotu. Saiotu attempted to talk louder, but he continued to mumble and he was becoming later for his meeting.
"Dumpling you have to speak louder!" Tokio said, frustrated with her husband.
"I HAVE TO GO TO A MEETING AN YOUR MAKING ME LATE!" Saiotu screamed, his anger getting the best of him.
"Don't you use that tone of voice with me Hajime! If you were going to be a late for a meeting, why didn't you just say so!" Tokio said angrily.
"I did!" Saiotu screamed as he and his wife headed to the gate.
"There you go raising your voice again! Your sleeping in the guest room tonight!" Tokio screamed as she stomped ahead of Saiotu.
"Honey!? Can't we talk about this?! The guest room is so cold!" Saitou screamed as he ran up to his wife closing the gate behind him. The Kenshin-gumi watched the whole scene with shock. No one has ever talked to Saitou like that and lived to talk about it. Sano broke out laughing so hard that his eyes streamed with tears.
"Look at that! The great Hajime Saitou can't even win against his wife?! That's hilarious!" Sano said rolling onto the ground clutching his stomache.
"Well at least he could get a wife rooster! Your all talk!" Megumi said, Sano sending her a mean glare, then Megumi sending him a much more worse glare. If you looked hard enough, you could see sparks of electricty making their way between the two sets of eyes.
"Well I could get married if I wanted too!" Sano said crossing his arms over his chest and sticking his chin in the air.
"Who in their right mind would marry a self-centered, free-loading, rooster-headed bum like you!" Megumi screamed back.
"I bet you anything I get married before you!" Sano yelled back standing up so that he towered over Megumi.
"Your on rooster head! This is one bet you won't be winning!" Megumi said standing on her tip-toes so she could make herself look taller. They both stomped off, going their own seperate ways.
"It's nice to see you again Kenshin. It's always a pleasure to see you Kaoru-dono." Katsu said as he kissed Kaoru's hand, making Kenshin turn a red with a hint of jealousy protruding on his face.
"Thank you Katsu, don't you have somewhere to be right now?" Kenshin said as he began to shove Katsu out of the dojo gates.
"Kenshin I was just fooling around! Don't be so jealous!" Katsu said, as Kenshin stopped pushing him.
"I'm not jealous, that I am not!" Kenshin said as calmly as he could.
"Now I know Kaoru is in good hands." Katsu said as he wacked kenshin on the back.
"Oro!"
"Well I must be going now, see you guys later." Katsu said as he bade them farewell.
"We have to be getting back too, but we'll come back to visit." Misou said as she hugged the Himura's and ran to catch up to an already departing Aoshi.
"Where's your respect for your master!" Hiko boomed down as Kenshin fell over from the sudden outburst.
"M-Master Hiko! I didn't expect you to be here!" Kenshin said meakly on the ground, Kaoru running over to him.
"Well I'm here aren't I? Once a baka deshi, always a baka deshi!" Hiko said as he shook his head.
"Well it's nice to see you again Master Hiko." Kaoru said with a sweet smile as she held out her hand to Hiko in hopes that he would shake it. Hiko was rather puzzled with her actions, and Kenshin was even more puzzled.
Hiko bent down and kissed her hand, Kenshin's eyes widened unable to believe two guys kissed his wife's hand in less than fifteen minutes!
"A lady such as yourself deserves better than a hand shake. She also deserves a better husband but I can't do anything about that now, can I?" Hiko said, making Kaoru laugh and Kenshin fluster. Hiko bent down again and lifted his baka deshi from his collar until he was standing up on his feet again.
"Will you be staying for lunch?" Kaoru asked him.
"No, I only came because that friend of yours, the one with the hair like a rooster, told me that it would mean a lot if I came." Hiko said, trying not to sound sentimental. "But I must be leaving, this kind of enviorment is not for me."
"Well, we hope you'll come back to visit." Kaoru said with big pleading eyes.
"I'll be back." Hiko said as he flung his cape and disappeared past the gates.
Kenshin stood there wondering how Kaoru could have that effect on Hiko. No one could ge him to be so....so....considerate. But then again, she was able to make him love when he thought he never would be able to again. kaoru noticed Kenshin's intimate eyes looking at her and she met their gaze.
"I want my present!" Yahiko screamed, popping up from no where and causing Kenshin and Kaoru to meet the ground once again. Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko walked into the dojo. Megumi and Sano sat on ther floor staring at eachother, eyes narrowed, not one of them making a single movement.
"Blink!"
"NO!"
"Blink!"
"NO!"
Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko fell over anime style. Sano's eyes began to tear from to much exposure. Megumi stayed calm, intimidating Sano.
"Blink!"
"NEVER!" Sano screamed as he pulled his eyes open even wider." I won't lose to you fox lady!"
With a strong gust of wind from the dojo door, Sano's eyes snapped shut and Megumi screamed in vistory.
"Ha! I'm better than you in everything! OHohohohoho!" Megumi laughed as Sano got to his feet wiping his eyes.
"Best two out of three!" Sano said as he respostioned himself again.
"You'll just lose again!" Megumi said as she took her place infront of Sano. Kenshin sensed an unfamiliar presence enter through the dojo gates. His eyes narrowed and he gripped his reverse blade sword. Kaoru watched as Kenshin walked outside again and decided to follow him.
Kenshin walked slowly towards the gate, but stopped when he felt that kaoru was following him.
"Karou, you should go back, that you should." Kenshin said as quietly as he could.
"Kenshin, I'm not going to leave you alone." Kaoru said as she placed her hands on Kenshin's back. Kenshin had to admit, that her presence was comforting and gave him a new sense of strength.
"Stay behind me koishii." Kenshin said as he lifted his free arm to sheild her from view of anyone. The figure closed the gate and began to walk to the dojo casually, dumbfounding Kenshin.
Kenshin gripped kaoru's hand and stopped right infront of the figure. Kenshin and Kaoru gasped when they saw that the figure was a women, but not just any women, but a very familiar looking one.
"Who are you?" Kenshin asked, and looked down at her hands to see that she was holding Tofu.
"I'm Ishmasu, who are you?" Ishmasu asked with the same look of confusion on her face.
"Kenshin." Was all Kenshin said.
"Oh! Your Kenshin Himura! I've heard so many wonderful things about you! How was your honey moon? Where is you wife, I think her name was Karou. I hear she is an amazing women. I've been waiting to meet you guys!"
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"SANO!MEGUMI!YAHIKO! YOU'VE GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO!" Kaoru screamed. (A/N: Where have I heard that before?) Megumi and Sano broke away from their contest and Yahiko stopped looking through the bags for his present.
"You never told me we had a guest staying here!?" Kaoru said loudly as the three culrpits stood infront of her, mouths open ready to explain.
"Well you see Jou-chan, we uh...it's like this..." Sano began but Kaoru stopped him by raising a hand.
"It's not that I have a problem with her staying here, It's just that I have no money to support her staying here." Kaoru said, making the other's feel guilty.
"I pay for my stay, I have a job." Ishmasu said as she entered the room, Kenshin following. Kaoru glanced over to Sano, than Megumi, than Yahiko then finally falling to Kenshin. What could she say? Could she honestly turn someone away from her home? She hadn't before and look at the wonderful family she had gotten from her hospitatlity. She sighed and began to talk.
"I see no harm in Ishamsu staying at the dojo, but I want to ask, what's your last name?" Kaoru said eyeing her, unable to believe the resemlence she had to someone she despised very much.
"Yokoshiro." Ishmasu said and Kenshin and Kaoru's jaw's dropped.
"No relation." Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko said at the same time, knowing exactly what Kenshin and Kaoru were thinking.
"Well...uh...that's quite a relief." Kaoru said as she placed her hand over her heart that she didn't even realize was pounding.
"You have quite a unique name, that you do." Kenshin said trying to change the subject.
"I get that alot around here." Ishamsu said but pushed aside the matter. "Anyway, I bought lunch."
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A few months had passed since the day Kaoru and Kenshin returned from their honey moon. Ishmasu had become a trusted memebr of the gang, but Kaoru still felt uneasy around her. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she felt something odd when she was around Ishmasu, but she did her best to ignore it.
"Lunch is ready!" Ishmasu yelled from the dojo portch. Sano and Yahiko ran past her, reaching the God like speed Kenshin posessed. Kaoru was the last to make it to the kitchen because she decided to change into a kimono and get out of her training clothes.
When she entered the kitchen, she stopped at the door way. Ishmasu was sitting next to Kenshin. In her seat! The seat she always sits in! Was she blind! She noticed Kenshin looked very distressed as well. He wanted Kaoru to sit next him, but he couldn't tell Ishmasu to stop eating her meal and move becasue she is sitting in the wrong seat.
Kaoru walked to a seat next to Sano. Yes, next to Sano, not Kenshin! She looked over to Kenshin and Kenshin stared back. They felt out of place. Who would of thought there was so much meaning to where you sat at the lunch table.
"Ishmasu knows I always sit next to Kenshin, so why did she sit there? It makes no sense. Maybe she's dense, or maybe she just likes to sit there more." Kaoru wondered as she piled rice into her mouth. Funny thing about Kaoru, latley all she wanted to do was eat. Financially, it was becoming a big problem.
"Would you like more rice koishii?" Kenshin asked, hoping by using his sweet tone he can make Kaoru smile again.
"Yes please Kenshin, thank you." Kaoru said, giving him the smile that made his heart flutter and stomache do flips. He got up and went to get Kaoru some rice. Ishmasu noticed Kenshin was leaving so she stuffed her face with the last of her rice.
"Look at that, I need some more rice too." Ishmasu said as she got up and followed Kenshin to the kitchen. This did not go unnoticed by Kaoru, who's eyes narrowed. But she couldn't go into the kitchen, she didn't want to make Kenshin think she was jealous of Ishmasu, no, she couldn't do that. She decided she would wait and see what game Ishamsu was playing so that Kaoru could try to win.
Kaoru stood up and was prepared to leave when she noticed Sano looking at her.
"What's wrong?" Kaoru asked as Yahiko looked at her too.
"You don't have a bokken with you do you?" Sano asked.
"No I don't, now what's on your mind?" Kaoru asked.
"Well Jou-chan, it could just be my eyes, but you seem to be getting a little.....uh....big around the middle." Sano said, covering his head, waiting for a bokken to make contact with it.
She looked at Yahiko for his opinion, and he nodded, agreeing with Sano. Kaoru looked down at her stomache. It was bigger! She ran to her room, forgetting about Kenshin and Ishamsu.
She looked at herself in the mirror, turning to her side. WOW! she really was getting bigger.
"I guess I could lay off the second helpings of food." Kaoru said to herself as she placed her hand on her stomache. Kaoru was feeling tired over the last couple of weeks. She lay herself on her and Kenshin's new futon. She closed her eyes and dreamt of Kenshin with his arms wrapped around her, kissing her and touching her, and telling her that he loves her.
Kenshin ran past Ishmasu and out of the kitchen. He looked at Sano and Yahiko with a confused look on his face. He brought Kaoru rice, but there was no Kaoru there to speak of. Ishmasu came out of the kicthen with her rice in hand. Without thinking, Kenshin handed Ishmasu the bowl of rice and headed to his and Kaoru's room.
He slid open the door slowly. He saw Kaoru sleeping on their futon and his concern vanished. He walked in and closed the door behind him. He lay down next to Kaoru's sleeping form. He carefully pushed away the flyway strands that hung arcoss her beautiful face.
Her lips looked so pink and soft, as if they were beckoning him to push his own lips to them. The urge was intense, so he let go. He brushed his lips against hers and he felt a reaction.
After at least a minute of pure passion, he backed away to see Kaoru staring at him. She looked content but he could see some distress in her pools of blue.
"What troubles you Kaoru?" Kenshin said as he pulled her in closer so that his face was less than an inch from hers.
"Nothing Kenshin, everything couldn't be better." she lied through her teeth. She knew she wasn't getting anything passed Kenshin.
"What's wrong koishii?" Kenshin asked more sternly this time.
"I've just been feeling under the weather, that's all." kaoru said as she looked down towards her stomache. This was not a lie either. She felt sick to her stomache after every meal. Kenshin began to rub her stomache and Kaoru smiled at his gentle touch.
"Any better?" Kenshin asked as he leaned on his free arm so that his upper body was over Kaoru.
"Much better." Kaoru said as she pulled Kenshin towards her and kissed him passionatley. (A/N: Now rememeber, all material that follows in this paragraph is strictly PG!) Karou loosened Kenshin's gi until it fell freely off his shoudlers, exposing his masculine chest. They rolled over so Kaoru lay on top of Kenshin now, their lips refusing to leave one another's. Kaoru's obi loosened and her kimono opened up slightly. Kenshin was able to slip his hand into her kimono and rub his hand up and down her back, making her shiver in delight. Kenshin began to kiss her neck, kaoru lifted her head back and enjoyed the sensation of Kenshin's soft lips along her body. He made his way back to her face, his hands roaming along her body, falling where they shall. Kaoru's hair fell out of it's usual ponytail, falling along her chest and back. KEnshin pulled the blankets over them as kaoru's kimono was flung out from underneathe. (A/N: Yeah! Thats' where I stop! I'm drawing the line! No further!)
Outside of there door Ishmasu stood, her eyes narrowed. "This is going to be harder than I thought." she thought to herself as she made her way to her room.
The next day started with a jump. Sano was chasing Yahiko around the dojo. Apparently, Sano was talking in his sleep last night and Yahiko was threatning to tell Megumi what he heard.
"Yahiko your as good as dead!" Sano said as he jumped ahead, missing Yahiko's feet by mere inches.
"You can kill me after I tell Megumi!" Yahiko said as Sano rushed to his feet once again. "Oh Megumi, your so soft and sexy, I just want to kiss you all night long!" Yahiko mimicked what Sano said.
"AHHHHH!" Sano said as he finally pounced on Yahiko. The two punched and kicked, and bit and pulled at eachother. Kaoru watched on from the dojo portch. She was so relaxed and calm, besides the ever constant sick feeling in her stomache. She hadn't slep so good for months now. Just the feeling that she knew Kenshin loved her was enough to make the troubles of the world go away and her heart at peace. How she loved him so!
She felt a a familiar arm wrap itself around her waist. "Good morning." Kenshin said as she placed a kiss to her lips. He handed her a cup of tea and Kaoru leaned on his shoulder. She was so thankful that Sano was beating the life out of Yahiko, she didn't feel at all well and she didn't want to train Yahiko. Her stomache hurt the worse it ever had. This did not go unnoticed by Kenshin.
"Are you alright?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru just shook her head yes, she felt like she was going to be sick, and you can well imagine what would of happened if she had opened her mouth.
"Kaoru! I'm taking you to Megumi!" Kenshin said as he swooped Kaoru into his arms and began to run to the clinic.
"Kenshin?! Where are you taking Jou-chan!?" Sano asked, sitting on Yahiko. Kenshin didn't even take the time to answer him. He was out beyond the gates and down the path before Sano could get off of Yahiko.
"MEGUMI!" Kenshin yelled as he busted the door open and ran past all of Megumi's patients.
"What is it Ken-san?" Megumi asked as she looked down to Kaoru who looked like she was in pain. "Hurry Ken-san, put her here." Megumi said as she washed her hands and took out her medical tools.
"What's....going.....on?" Sano said as he fell to the floor from lack of oxygen, Yahiko falling on top of him.
"You'll have to leave the room ken-san." Megumi said.
"Why!?" Kenshin said not wanting to leave Kaoru.
"I have to give her an examination, I mean I REALLY have to examine her." Megumi said, hopeing she was making herself clear.
"But I'm her husband?!" Kenshin argued.
"Hey I don't make the rules, I just follow them, now go!" Megumi said, pushing Kenshin out the door.
Kenshin, Sano, and Yahiko paced around the room. "What could be taking so long!?" Sano screamed, grabbing his hair as if he were to pull it out.
"You don't think busu is really sick do you?" Yahiko asked, really worried for his sensei.
"No way Yahiko, jou-chan can never get really sick. She just can't." Sano said, trying to reasure Yahiko and himself. Kenshin was the biggest wreck of all. He kept walking up to the door and placing his ear next to it. Even with his kene senses, he couldn't figure out what was going on in there. Sano and Yahiko soon joined him, all heads were leaned up next to the door.
With a loud thump all three of them were on the floor rubbing the side of their faces. They looked up to see Megumi....smiling.
"What?! What is it!? Tell me she is going to be fine! PLease!" Kenshin said as he sprung to his feet.
"Why don't you go in and ask her yourself." Megumi said as she back up to allow Kenshin to walk through.
Kaoru was sitting up on the bed, smiling as Kenshin walked up to her. "Are you okay koishii?" Kenshin asked caressing her cheek.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru said smiling one heck of a smile.
"Yes Kaoru?" Kenshin asked sweetly.
"I'm pregnant."
Kenshin's eyes widened and he immediatley faced kaoru and looked her straight in the eyes.
"We're going to have a baby!" Kaoru said happily. She looked at Kenshin's face, a smile growing and growing across his lips.
"We're ging to have a family? I'm going to be a father?" Kenshin asked, still unable to believe that this was happening.
"Yes Kenshin! We're going to be parents!" Kaoru screamed. Kenshin lifted her up and swung her in the air. Kaoru laughed and Kenshin pulled her down for a kiss.
Kenshin took Kaoru ran out the door and Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko looked at their ever so happy faces.
"I'm going to be father!" Kenshin yelled as ran over and hugged Sano, Yahiko, and Megumi, unable to conrol his enthusiasm.
"I'm going to be a daddy!" Kenshin said to each and every single patient sitting in the waiting room. He then ran back to Kaoru and and kissed her once again.
"Can you believe it Kenshin?! We have truley been blessed." Kaoru said.
"I have been blessed in more than one way koishii." Kenshin said as he embraced his love tightly.
"HEY I NEVER GOT MY PRESENT!" Yahiko screamed.
TO BE CONTINUED
HAHA! SURPISE! What did ya think? It took me all day to write this one! I'm hoping for some reviews, even one would make me happy! Thanx guys.
P.S. I wuv u adam!
SSJHimura: LADY HIMURA IS IN THE HOUSE!
Darkness Flame: BRAVER THAN A LION, AND QUICKER THAN A MOUSE!
Davitzu: EVERYBODY'S JUMPING UP AND DOWN!
Cam Kogeru: IT TAKES LESS MUSCLES TO SMILE THAN TO FROWN!
SSJHimura/DarknessFlame/Davitzu/Cam Kogeru: ::make beat box music with their mouths and hands (sounds horrible)::
Lady Himura: O_o yeah......:: claps weakly::
SSJHimura: IGLOOS RULE!!!
Cam Kogeru: KILL THE PRESS!
Davitzu: STEAL FROM K-MART!
DarknessFlame: CALL ME! I like long walks on the beach and .....
Lady Himura: What?!
SSJHimura: They are our catch phrases! YEAH! Well? What do you think?
Lady Himura: O_O uh....uh....
SSJHimura: I knew it.....speechless........ We ROCK!
Lady Himura: Uh... anyway, hers a little fill in for you on further events in the story. Yes we have a new character but she is just going to bring some hidden feelings out into the open, yes waff scenes! Boo Yeah! This fanfic is not going to be more than like four more chapters. I have an idea for a new fanfic (RK) so I'm dying to get started, but I must finish this one first and i'm going out with a bang! Oh yeah! Very exciting, I have the whole ending planned out!
Anyway, enjoy the next chapter! It's gonna be long!
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"Kaoru! Himura!" Misou screamed as the two smiling faces popped out of the carriage. They were greeted by a crowd of hugs, hand shakes, and shouts.
"Kenshin, Jou-chan, you guys have fun?" Sano asked squeezing in between Kenshin and Kaoru who turned a bright red. "That's what I thought." Sano said smirking.
"It's just good to be home Sano, that it is." Kenshin said as he tightened his grip on Kaoru's hand and shot her a sweet smile.
"Well we missed ya guys. It just ain't the same with out ya. Really, it isn't." Sano said remembering the squirrel and the bee hive and the first time he had ever done dishes in his life. He shivered at the thought.
"Did you bring me a present? Did ya? Did ya? Did ya?" Yahiko asked with his eyes wide with childish innocence. Kaoru gave him a sweet smile and Yahiko instantly new he'd be getting a present.
"It has been so boring without you guys here! Rooster and Yahiko are harder work than I thought! Now I understand why you beat them over the head everyday!" Megumi laughed with Kaoru as she looked over to Sano and Yahiko who were rubbing their heads where Megumi hit them with a broom.
"Kaoru!" Misou screamed as she ran over and hugged her friend.
"Battosai." Aoshi said as he held his had out to Kenshin. Kenshin shook his hand with a stromg grip. Aoshi showed no emotion upon his face. He had been rather greatful to Kenshin, even if he wouldn't tell him. He had been more open to Misou, after watching Kenshin and how happy he has become with Kaoru, and he was rather enjoying his feed back.
"Oh! So how was your honeymoon?" Tokio asked, pulling Saiotu by his collar to join their conversation. Both Kenshin and Kaoru blushed a bright red and Tokio began to shriek in happiness. (A/N: You know, I don't know if Tokio is a cheerful, happy-go-lucky lady like how I describe her, but I figure Saiotu needs a happy women to keep him sane.)
"Tokio! We really don't need to know what they did on their honeymoon! I'm late for a meeting! Do you want me fired?!" Saitou said as sweetly and sternly as he could.
"What was that honey? I couldn't hear you, you're mumbling! Speak up dear!" Tokio said loudly, everyone's attention being diverted to her and Saiotu. Saiotu attempted to talk louder, but he continued to mumble and he was becoming later for his meeting.
"Dumpling you have to speak louder!" Tokio said, frustrated with her husband.
"I HAVE TO GO TO A MEETING AN YOUR MAKING ME LATE!" Saiotu screamed, his anger getting the best of him.
"Don't you use that tone of voice with me Hajime! If you were going to be a late for a meeting, why didn't you just say so!" Tokio said angrily.
"I did!" Saiotu screamed as he and his wife headed to the gate.
"There you go raising your voice again! Your sleeping in the guest room tonight!" Tokio screamed as she stomped ahead of Saiotu.
"Honey!? Can't we talk about this?! The guest room is so cold!" Saitou screamed as he ran up to his wife closing the gate behind him. The Kenshin-gumi watched the whole scene with shock. No one has ever talked to Saitou like that and lived to talk about it. Sano broke out laughing so hard that his eyes streamed with tears.
"Look at that! The great Hajime Saitou can't even win against his wife?! That's hilarious!" Sano said rolling onto the ground clutching his stomache.
"Well at least he could get a wife rooster! Your all talk!" Megumi said, Sano sending her a mean glare, then Megumi sending him a much more worse glare. If you looked hard enough, you could see sparks of electricty making their way between the two sets of eyes.
"Well I could get married if I wanted too!" Sano said crossing his arms over his chest and sticking his chin in the air.
"Who in their right mind would marry a self-centered, free-loading, rooster-headed bum like you!" Megumi screamed back.
"I bet you anything I get married before you!" Sano yelled back standing up so that he towered over Megumi.
"Your on rooster head! This is one bet you won't be winning!" Megumi said standing on her tip-toes so she could make herself look taller. They both stomped off, going their own seperate ways.
"It's nice to see you again Kenshin. It's always a pleasure to see you Kaoru-dono." Katsu said as he kissed Kaoru's hand, making Kenshin turn a red with a hint of jealousy protruding on his face.
"Thank you Katsu, don't you have somewhere to be right now?" Kenshin said as he began to shove Katsu out of the dojo gates.
"Kenshin I was just fooling around! Don't be so jealous!" Katsu said, as Kenshin stopped pushing him.
"I'm not jealous, that I am not!" Kenshin said as calmly as he could.
"Now I know Kaoru is in good hands." Katsu said as he wacked kenshin on the back.
"Oro!"
"Well I must be going now, see you guys later." Katsu said as he bade them farewell.
"We have to be getting back too, but we'll come back to visit." Misou said as she hugged the Himura's and ran to catch up to an already departing Aoshi.
"Where's your respect for your master!" Hiko boomed down as Kenshin fell over from the sudden outburst.
"M-Master Hiko! I didn't expect you to be here!" Kenshin said meakly on the ground, Kaoru running over to him.
"Well I'm here aren't I? Once a baka deshi, always a baka deshi!" Hiko said as he shook his head.
"Well it's nice to see you again Master Hiko." Kaoru said with a sweet smile as she held out her hand to Hiko in hopes that he would shake it. Hiko was rather puzzled with her actions, and Kenshin was even more puzzled.
Hiko bent down and kissed her hand, Kenshin's eyes widened unable to believe two guys kissed his wife's hand in less than fifteen minutes!
"A lady such as yourself deserves better than a hand shake. She also deserves a better husband but I can't do anything about that now, can I?" Hiko said, making Kaoru laugh and Kenshin fluster. Hiko bent down again and lifted his baka deshi from his collar until he was standing up on his feet again.
"Will you be staying for lunch?" Kaoru asked him.
"No, I only came because that friend of yours, the one with the hair like a rooster, told me that it would mean a lot if I came." Hiko said, trying not to sound sentimental. "But I must be leaving, this kind of enviorment is not for me."
"Well, we hope you'll come back to visit." Kaoru said with big pleading eyes.
"I'll be back." Hiko said as he flung his cape and disappeared past the gates.
Kenshin stood there wondering how Kaoru could have that effect on Hiko. No one could ge him to be so....so....considerate. But then again, she was able to make him love when he thought he never would be able to again. kaoru noticed Kenshin's intimate eyes looking at her and she met their gaze.
"I want my present!" Yahiko screamed, popping up from no where and causing Kenshin and Kaoru to meet the ground once again. Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko walked into the dojo. Megumi and Sano sat on ther floor staring at eachother, eyes narrowed, not one of them making a single movement.
"Blink!"
"NO!"
"Blink!"
"NO!"
Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko fell over anime style. Sano's eyes began to tear from to much exposure. Megumi stayed calm, intimidating Sano.
"Blink!"
"NEVER!" Sano screamed as he pulled his eyes open even wider." I won't lose to you fox lady!"
With a strong gust of wind from the dojo door, Sano's eyes snapped shut and Megumi screamed in vistory.
"Ha! I'm better than you in everything! OHohohohoho!" Megumi laughed as Sano got to his feet wiping his eyes.
"Best two out of three!" Sano said as he respostioned himself again.
"You'll just lose again!" Megumi said as she took her place infront of Sano. Kenshin sensed an unfamiliar presence enter through the dojo gates. His eyes narrowed and he gripped his reverse blade sword. Kaoru watched as Kenshin walked outside again and decided to follow him.
Kenshin walked slowly towards the gate, but stopped when he felt that kaoru was following him.
"Karou, you should go back, that you should." Kenshin said as quietly as he could.
"Kenshin, I'm not going to leave you alone." Kaoru said as she placed her hands on Kenshin's back. Kenshin had to admit, that her presence was comforting and gave him a new sense of strength.
"Stay behind me koishii." Kenshin said as he lifted his free arm to sheild her from view of anyone. The figure closed the gate and began to walk to the dojo casually, dumbfounding Kenshin.
Kenshin gripped kaoru's hand and stopped right infront of the figure. Kenshin and Kaoru gasped when they saw that the figure was a women, but not just any women, but a very familiar looking one.
"Who are you?" Kenshin asked, and looked down at her hands to see that she was holding Tofu.
"I'm Ishmasu, who are you?" Ishmasu asked with the same look of confusion on her face.
"Kenshin." Was all Kenshin said.
"Oh! Your Kenshin Himura! I've heard so many wonderful things about you! How was your honey moon? Where is you wife, I think her name was Karou. I hear she is an amazing women. I've been waiting to meet you guys!"
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"SANO!MEGUMI!YAHIKO! YOU'VE GOT SOME EXPLAINING TO DO!" Kaoru screamed. (A/N: Where have I heard that before?) Megumi and Sano broke away from their contest and Yahiko stopped looking through the bags for his present.
"You never told me we had a guest staying here!?" Kaoru said loudly as the three culrpits stood infront of her, mouths open ready to explain.
"Well you see Jou-chan, we uh...it's like this..." Sano began but Kaoru stopped him by raising a hand.
"It's not that I have a problem with her staying here, It's just that I have no money to support her staying here." Kaoru said, making the other's feel guilty.
"I pay for my stay, I have a job." Ishmasu said as she entered the room, Kenshin following. Kaoru glanced over to Sano, than Megumi, than Yahiko then finally falling to Kenshin. What could she say? Could she honestly turn someone away from her home? She hadn't before and look at the wonderful family she had gotten from her hospitatlity. She sighed and began to talk.
"I see no harm in Ishamsu staying at the dojo, but I want to ask, what's your last name?" Kaoru said eyeing her, unable to believe the resemlence she had to someone she despised very much.
"Yokoshiro." Ishmasu said and Kenshin and Kaoru's jaw's dropped.
"No relation." Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko said at the same time, knowing exactly what Kenshin and Kaoru were thinking.
"Well...uh...that's quite a relief." Kaoru said as she placed her hand over her heart that she didn't even realize was pounding.
"You have quite a unique name, that you do." Kenshin said trying to change the subject.
"I get that alot around here." Ishamsu said but pushed aside the matter. "Anyway, I bought lunch."
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A few months had passed since the day Kaoru and Kenshin returned from their honey moon. Ishmasu had become a trusted memebr of the gang, but Kaoru still felt uneasy around her. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she felt something odd when she was around Ishmasu, but she did her best to ignore it.
"Lunch is ready!" Ishmasu yelled from the dojo portch. Sano and Yahiko ran past her, reaching the God like speed Kenshin posessed. Kaoru was the last to make it to the kitchen because she decided to change into a kimono and get out of her training clothes.
When she entered the kitchen, she stopped at the door way. Ishmasu was sitting next to Kenshin. In her seat! The seat she always sits in! Was she blind! She noticed Kenshin looked very distressed as well. He wanted Kaoru to sit next him, but he couldn't tell Ishmasu to stop eating her meal and move becasue she is sitting in the wrong seat.
Kaoru walked to a seat next to Sano. Yes, next to Sano, not Kenshin! She looked over to Kenshin and Kenshin stared back. They felt out of place. Who would of thought there was so much meaning to where you sat at the lunch table.
"Ishmasu knows I always sit next to Kenshin, so why did she sit there? It makes no sense. Maybe she's dense, or maybe she just likes to sit there more." Kaoru wondered as she piled rice into her mouth. Funny thing about Kaoru, latley all she wanted to do was eat. Financially, it was becoming a big problem.
"Would you like more rice koishii?" Kenshin asked, hoping by using his sweet tone he can make Kaoru smile again.
"Yes please Kenshin, thank you." Kaoru said, giving him the smile that made his heart flutter and stomache do flips. He got up and went to get Kaoru some rice. Ishmasu noticed Kenshin was leaving so she stuffed her face with the last of her rice.
"Look at that, I need some more rice too." Ishmasu said as she got up and followed Kenshin to the kitchen. This did not go unnoticed by Kaoru, who's eyes narrowed. But she couldn't go into the kitchen, she didn't want to make Kenshin think she was jealous of Ishmasu, no, she couldn't do that. She decided she would wait and see what game Ishamsu was playing so that Kaoru could try to win.
Kaoru stood up and was prepared to leave when she noticed Sano looking at her.
"What's wrong?" Kaoru asked as Yahiko looked at her too.
"You don't have a bokken with you do you?" Sano asked.
"No I don't, now what's on your mind?" Kaoru asked.
"Well Jou-chan, it could just be my eyes, but you seem to be getting a little.....uh....big around the middle." Sano said, covering his head, waiting for a bokken to make contact with it.
She looked at Yahiko for his opinion, and he nodded, agreeing with Sano. Kaoru looked down at her stomache. It was bigger! She ran to her room, forgetting about Kenshin and Ishamsu.
She looked at herself in the mirror, turning to her side. WOW! she really was getting bigger.
"I guess I could lay off the second helpings of food." Kaoru said to herself as she placed her hand on her stomache. Kaoru was feeling tired over the last couple of weeks. She lay herself on her and Kenshin's new futon. She closed her eyes and dreamt of Kenshin with his arms wrapped around her, kissing her and touching her, and telling her that he loves her.
Kenshin ran past Ishmasu and out of the kitchen. He looked at Sano and Yahiko with a confused look on his face. He brought Kaoru rice, but there was no Kaoru there to speak of. Ishmasu came out of the kicthen with her rice in hand. Without thinking, Kenshin handed Ishmasu the bowl of rice and headed to his and Kaoru's room.
He slid open the door slowly. He saw Kaoru sleeping on their futon and his concern vanished. He walked in and closed the door behind him. He lay down next to Kaoru's sleeping form. He carefully pushed away the flyway strands that hung arcoss her beautiful face.
Her lips looked so pink and soft, as if they were beckoning him to push his own lips to them. The urge was intense, so he let go. He brushed his lips against hers and he felt a reaction.
After at least a minute of pure passion, he backed away to see Kaoru staring at him. She looked content but he could see some distress in her pools of blue.
"What troubles you Kaoru?" Kenshin said as he pulled her in closer so that his face was less than an inch from hers.
"Nothing Kenshin, everything couldn't be better." she lied through her teeth. She knew she wasn't getting anything passed Kenshin.
"What's wrong koishii?" Kenshin asked more sternly this time.
"I've just been feeling under the weather, that's all." kaoru said as she looked down towards her stomache. This was not a lie either. She felt sick to her stomache after every meal. Kenshin began to rub her stomache and Kaoru smiled at his gentle touch.
"Any better?" Kenshin asked as he leaned on his free arm so that his upper body was over Kaoru.
"Much better." Kaoru said as she pulled Kenshin towards her and kissed him passionatley. (A/N: Now rememeber, all material that follows in this paragraph is strictly PG!) Karou loosened Kenshin's gi until it fell freely off his shoudlers, exposing his masculine chest. They rolled over so Kaoru lay on top of Kenshin now, their lips refusing to leave one another's. Kaoru's obi loosened and her kimono opened up slightly. Kenshin was able to slip his hand into her kimono and rub his hand up and down her back, making her shiver in delight. Kenshin began to kiss her neck, kaoru lifted her head back and enjoyed the sensation of Kenshin's soft lips along her body. He made his way back to her face, his hands roaming along her body, falling where they shall. Kaoru's hair fell out of it's usual ponytail, falling along her chest and back. KEnshin pulled the blankets over them as kaoru's kimono was flung out from underneathe. (A/N: Yeah! Thats' where I stop! I'm drawing the line! No further!)
Outside of there door Ishmasu stood, her eyes narrowed. "This is going to be harder than I thought." she thought to herself as she made her way to her room.
The next day started with a jump. Sano was chasing Yahiko around the dojo. Apparently, Sano was talking in his sleep last night and Yahiko was threatning to tell Megumi what he heard.
"Yahiko your as good as dead!" Sano said as he jumped ahead, missing Yahiko's feet by mere inches.
"You can kill me after I tell Megumi!" Yahiko said as Sano rushed to his feet once again. "Oh Megumi, your so soft and sexy, I just want to kiss you all night long!" Yahiko mimicked what Sano said.
"AHHHHH!" Sano said as he finally pounced on Yahiko. The two punched and kicked, and bit and pulled at eachother. Kaoru watched on from the dojo portch. She was so relaxed and calm, besides the ever constant sick feeling in her stomache. She hadn't slep so good for months now. Just the feeling that she knew Kenshin loved her was enough to make the troubles of the world go away and her heart at peace. How she loved him so!
She felt a a familiar arm wrap itself around her waist. "Good morning." Kenshin said as she placed a kiss to her lips. He handed her a cup of tea and Kaoru leaned on his shoulder. She was so thankful that Sano was beating the life out of Yahiko, she didn't feel at all well and she didn't want to train Yahiko. Her stomache hurt the worse it ever had. This did not go unnoticed by Kenshin.
"Are you alright?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru just shook her head yes, she felt like she was going to be sick, and you can well imagine what would of happened if she had opened her mouth.
"Kaoru! I'm taking you to Megumi!" Kenshin said as he swooped Kaoru into his arms and began to run to the clinic.
"Kenshin?! Where are you taking Jou-chan!?" Sano asked, sitting on Yahiko. Kenshin didn't even take the time to answer him. He was out beyond the gates and down the path before Sano could get off of Yahiko.
"MEGUMI!" Kenshin yelled as he busted the door open and ran past all of Megumi's patients.
"What is it Ken-san?" Megumi asked as she looked down to Kaoru who looked like she was in pain. "Hurry Ken-san, put her here." Megumi said as she washed her hands and took out her medical tools.
"What's....going.....on?" Sano said as he fell to the floor from lack of oxygen, Yahiko falling on top of him.
"You'll have to leave the room ken-san." Megumi said.
"Why!?" Kenshin said not wanting to leave Kaoru.
"I have to give her an examination, I mean I REALLY have to examine her." Megumi said, hopeing she was making herself clear.
"But I'm her husband?!" Kenshin argued.
"Hey I don't make the rules, I just follow them, now go!" Megumi said, pushing Kenshin out the door.
Kenshin, Sano, and Yahiko paced around the room. "What could be taking so long!?" Sano screamed, grabbing his hair as if he were to pull it out.
"You don't think busu is really sick do you?" Yahiko asked, really worried for his sensei.
"No way Yahiko, jou-chan can never get really sick. She just can't." Sano said, trying to reasure Yahiko and himself. Kenshin was the biggest wreck of all. He kept walking up to the door and placing his ear next to it. Even with his kene senses, he couldn't figure out what was going on in there. Sano and Yahiko soon joined him, all heads were leaned up next to the door.
With a loud thump all three of them were on the floor rubbing the side of their faces. They looked up to see Megumi....smiling.
"What?! What is it!? Tell me she is going to be fine! PLease!" Kenshin said as he sprung to his feet.
"Why don't you go in and ask her yourself." Megumi said as she back up to allow Kenshin to walk through.
Kaoru was sitting up on the bed, smiling as Kenshin walked up to her. "Are you okay koishii?" Kenshin asked caressing her cheek.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru said smiling one heck of a smile.
"Yes Kaoru?" Kenshin asked sweetly.
"I'm pregnant."
Kenshin's eyes widened and he immediatley faced kaoru and looked her straight in the eyes.
"We're going to have a baby!" Kaoru said happily. She looked at Kenshin's face, a smile growing and growing across his lips.
"We're ging to have a family? I'm going to be a father?" Kenshin asked, still unable to believe that this was happening.
"Yes Kenshin! We're going to be parents!" Kaoru screamed. Kenshin lifted her up and swung her in the air. Kaoru laughed and Kenshin pulled her down for a kiss.
Kenshin took Kaoru ran out the door and Sano, Megumi, and Yahiko looked at their ever so happy faces.
"I'm going to be father!" Kenshin yelled as ran over and hugged Sano, Yahiko, and Megumi, unable to conrol his enthusiasm.
"I'm going to be a daddy!" Kenshin said to each and every single patient sitting in the waiting room. He then ran back to Kaoru and and kissed her once again.
"Can you believe it Kenshin?! We have truley been blessed." Kaoru said.
"I have been blessed in more than one way koishii." Kenshin said as he embraced his love tightly.
"HEY I NEVER GOT MY PRESENT!" Yahiko screamed.
TO BE CONTINUED
HAHA! SURPISE! What did ya think? It took me all day to write this one! I'm hoping for some reviews, even one would make me happy! Thanx guys.
P.S. I wuv u adam!