Karta: I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SOORRRYYYY! I feel so bad *sob*. I didn't update even after so many nice reviews! I was in a writing slump *sob*! I hate how I wrote this story! It's clunky and the grammar is awful and I hate it! *doges stones with minimal success* And now I have a concussion!

Despite my lack of enthusiasm for my writing in this particular story (and a couple of others) I figure I still owe it to everyone who reviewed or at least read my work to continue. Sorry again about the lack of updates and I REALLY do feel bad. . .

WARNING: Normally I don't DO warnings. I'll make an acceptation this time since I know that this kinda stuff bothers people for some reason or another. Anyway there is an INCREDIBLY small amount of yaoi in this chapter. It's not meant that way but there gonna be some. . . Kissing and hugging. . . Entirely by accident.

Another warning! I've made it my personal goal to torture all the characters to no end, especially Sano. It's not that I don't like him. I just like being mean more. You see the warning above! That is due to some Sano torture, which is REALLY fun to write! Anyway, read on!

(P.S. Yeah, Jissen Kenbu is Aoshi's attack. Reliable sources say that it means water flow movement, but I really don't know that for a fact! ^_^)

DISCLAIMER: Me? Own Rurouni Kenshin? Did you not read all that groveling up there ^ ? Of course I don't own RK! I mean really! That would just be stupid!

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Sano recovered relatively quickly after the shock of seeing the legendary Hitokiri Battosai play dress up. He also seemed at ease with Kenshin's declaration of womanhood. What really threw him off was the fact that everyone else seemed fine with it as well.

"So this doesn't seem strange to you in the slightest?" The street fighter inquired, not for the first time mind you.

"Look Sanosuke, you have to know by now that when you live with Kenshin nothing is normal." Karou replied with ease, "I mean just think of all the strange things we've done since I first threatened to beat him into a pulp. This is no higher up on the list than say. . . That time Kenshin preformed in the circus to help out Yahiko's little friend."

"Okay, okay. . ." Sano sighed, "I just think that maybe-"

"Oh Karou-donooo."

"Kenshin's back with the tofu! This'll have to wait Sanosuke." Karou ran over to greet her fellow swordsperson with a cheerful grin.

"Why won't anyone listen to me anymore?" Sano groaned as he fell back, until he was staring directly at the dojo ceiling, "I need a hobby. . ."

Outside the scene was much less gloomy. Karou was giving her rurouni as happy a welcome as she could, with certain compromising circumstances.

"Karou-dono! Look who I saw walking down the street!" Kenshin gave his friend a brilliant smile, "Isn't wonderful that he spotted me as well?"

"Yeah. . . Will the wonders never cease?" Karou's eyebrow twitched a bit more than slightly, "How are you, Saitoh-san?"

"Actually, I'm rather curious." Came the drab reply, "Why, may I ask, does you friend here look so very much like the Battosai? It's uncanny. . . It really is. Of course she can't possibly be the same person since she claims to be a gypsy named Katana. Care to explain?" Karou smiled, a little sheepishly, at the officer who was looking quite irritated (Probably due to due to the pitiful state of his former opponient).

"You know what? She sort of does look similar! But uh. . . Kenshin, that is to say. . . SANO!" Karou turned and waved her arms in a fairly comical fashion.

"What?!" Sano's voice was slightly muffled by the dojo doors, and his horizontal position.

"Get out here!" She hissed back. After a moment of shuffling sounds the spiky haired male had slid the screens of Karou's home open and was looking at the scene which had unfolded. Karou was giving him a desperate look, while Kenshin smiled innocently next to her and behind him was . . .

"You dragged me out here to see that jerk!" Sano asked, in a betrayed tone. Karou let out an annoyed sigh, before stopping over to the street fighter and grabbing him by the wrist. "Hey! What're you doing!"

"I'm showing the fine officer that Kenshin and Katana can't be the same person." Karou smiled, still dragging Sano, "You see Officer, Sano and Kenshin would never hug quite like. . . this!"

Karou pushed the pointy haired gangster from behind with as much force as she could muster. This sent Sano flying into Kenshin. Kenshin isn't. . . a large person and the force of such a blow would knock him back. I did mention he was in front of Saitoh, right? Well Kenshin knocked into the police officer of course. You know another thing about our cute little wanderin' man. He's real short. Know what else? Sano isn't.

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Outside the dojo walls. . .

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"Thanks again for taking me shopping, Tae-san." Yahiko grinned as clutched the fruits of said shopping trip protectively.

"Aw, it's no problem Yahiko. I'm sure you could have found Tsubame an adorable gift without me anyway." Tae smiled assuredly.

"No way. With all the time you spend with her you must be a Tsubame expert. I would have gotten her the worst birthday present of her life."

"That's not true! Oh here's the dojo. Mind if I come in and talk to Karou?" Tae asked politely.

"Nah, go ahead." Yahiko smiled.

The pair walked into the dojo in a peaceful silence. This silence changed drastically once inside the gates. Tae did not visit Karou at home all that often. She had come to expect the unexpected anyway. What greeted her was not in her range of unexpected or otherwise.

It appeared that Sano was embracing a small woman, who she identified as Katana. However the red haired Katana seemed more like an innocent bystander, since behind her was what looked like the true target of Sano's affections. It was a police officer, being hugged and kissed by one of Tae's worst (or best) customers.

"Heh, heh um, It's really not what you think." Karou bit her lip.

"Ugh. . ." With a thud Tae hit the ground in a dead faint.

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Karta: Poor, poor Tae. Don't worry though! She's a tolerant woman!

Oh and really I know NOTHING about writing for Saitoh. He's hardly said anything and I still don't know how OOC he is. I hate writing for a character I don't understand. I need to see what makes him tick a bit more but hey, I did my best!

P.S: I actually wanted to tell you all something about my writing. See I don't have anyone to edit my work. It's just me here on my own little world. Anyway If you see errors please don't be too angry. I'm the only one who reads through my work until it's online. That means I have no idea how people will react to it, or if there are any errors I missed.

So far people have been really nice and not said anything. I gotta that you guys for your lenience. I promise that I always go through and change these errors as I see them. I don't know if that has bothered anyone other than me but I still think it's best I say something!

Anyway. 'Til next time readers!

Adios!