Disclaimer: Kenshin: Merfair, you're jealous of Kaoru-dono, that you are.
Merfair: Why would you say that Ken-san? *smirk*
Kenshin: Our wedding night?
Merfair: So...she got drunk..so what?
Kenshin: *pout*
Merfair: *glare* I won't write anymore fluff between you two.
Kenshin: *bowing before Merfair*
Merfair: That's better, by the way folks I don't own Kenshin.
Kenshin: I made sure of that, that I did.
Merfair: *whack*
Kenshin: Oroorooro..
Chapter 9:
Kaoru woke up, her head pounding from the 17 saucers of sake last night. She squinted, hoping to find Kenshin laying beside her. 'Huh? Where is he?' She got up and wiped the sleep from her eyes. Kaoru made her way into the kitchen and sure enough her rurouni was in there making breakfast. "Why didn't you sleep in the same room as me, let alone the same bed?" She asked as she raised her eye brow and placed her hand on her hip.
"Well you had an eventful evening and I thought it best that you had your own bed."
"Kenshin don't lie," said a small voice, "It was because of her breath, wasn't it?" He smirked.
"Yahiko, how rude!" Kaoru snapped.
"Well it's true. You reek of sake still." She sniffed her wedding kimono; she hadn't taken it off last night. Kaoru made of face. 'Eww.it does smell.' "Told you so!"
"Oh be quiet you. Ne, Kenshin?"
"Hai?"
"Why didn't you at least help me change into my yukata?"
"Ano..." Yahiko had dropped to the floor, holding his ears.
"Did NOT want to hear that!"
"So immature." Kaoru sighed. "I better get a bath prepared."
"No, allow me Kaoru-dono." Kenshin rushed out the door.
"Arigato!" She called after him. She felt really bad about last night. Kaoru went and grabbed her bathing yukata. She passed the dojo, hearing Yahiko practice, she stopped to watch him. 'He's grown up so much.' She thought as she smiled warmly; he noticed her gazing at him.
"What do you want?"
"Oh nothing."
"Nani?"
"I was just admiring how much you've grown using the Kamiya Kasshin Style. I'm very proud of you and one day you shall become the master."
"Kaoru.." She had left and went to the bath house. Kenshin had already lit a fire to warm up the water. He was outside doing the laundry.
"Kenshin...it's the day after our wedding and you're doing the laundry?"
"Hai."
"We need to work some of the chores we have out."
"Why?"
"The wife is supposed to do the laundry and the cooking." He raised his eye brow at her. "I know, my cooking is bad, demo Tae-san had agreed to giving me lessons."
"Good, demo I don't mind doing the laundry." Kaoru smiled and kissed his cheek. She left his side and went into the bath house. She slipped carefully out of the kimono, gently folding it.
"I only wished that you could have been here to see it." Just looking at the kimono made her weep. "Why am I crying after all these years?" she had gotten into the lukewarm water and shivered a bit.
"Kaoru-dono is it warm enough?" No answer.."Kaoru-dono?" He ran to the door and knocked. "Are you alright?" He asked concerned. Kenshin heard sniffling and decided to go in. Shielding his eyes he walked in; she let out a soft giggle.
"What *sniffle* are you doing?"
"You didn't answer me when I asked if the water was warm enough. I heard you crying. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I was only reminiscing."
"About what?"
"I got kinda teary eyed when I looked at my mother's kimono. I wondered what it would have been like if they were here. That's all." His hand was still over his eyes. "You know what would help?"
"Nani?"
"If you came over here, without your eyes covered."
"ORO?"
"Fine.." She got out of the water and put on her yukata. He uncovered his eyes. "Kenshin?"
"Nani?"
"Do you want children?" He was stunned by her question. "Well do you?"
"Well it's up to you, you are the woman, that you are." He walked up to her and held her in his arms. 'He's so warm.' She sighed with contentment and snuggled into his shoulder.
"Yes I want children. I want to have your child." He smiled and kissed her forehead. "So do you want-"
"Hai, of course. I want a family. This is home for me. I am no longer a Rurouni."
Chapter 9:
Kaoru woke up, her head pounding from the 17 saucers of sake last night. She squinted, hoping to find Kenshin laying beside her. 'Huh? Where is he?' She got up and wiped the sleep from her eyes. Kaoru made her way into the kitchen and sure enough her rurouni was in there making breakfast. "Why didn't you sleep in the same room as me, let alone the same bed?" She asked as she raised her eye brow and placed her hand on her hip.
"Well you had an eventful evening and I thought it best that you had your own bed."
"Kenshin don't lie," said a small voice, "It was because of her breath, wasn't it?" He smirked.
"Yahiko, how rude!" Kaoru snapped.
"Well it's true. You reek of sake still." She sniffed her wedding kimono; she hadn't taken it off last night. Kaoru made of face. 'Eww.it does smell.' "Told you so!"
"Oh be quiet you. Ne, Kenshin?"
"Hai?"
"Why didn't you at least help me change into my yukata?"
"Ano..." Yahiko had dropped to the floor, holding his ears.
"Did NOT want to hear that!"
"So immature." Kaoru sighed. "I better get a bath prepared."
"No, allow me Kaoru-dono." Kenshin rushed out the door.
"Arigato!" She called after him. She felt really bad about last night. Kaoru went and grabbed her bathing yukata. She passed the dojo, hearing Yahiko practice, she stopped to watch him. 'He's grown up so much.' She thought as she smiled warmly; he noticed her gazing at him.
"What do you want?"
"Oh nothing."
"Nani?"
"I was just admiring how much you've grown using the Kamiya Kasshin Style. I'm very proud of you and one day you shall become the master."
"Kaoru.." She had left and went to the bath house. Kenshin had already lit a fire to warm up the water. He was outside doing the laundry.
"Kenshin...it's the day after our wedding and you're doing the laundry?"
"Hai."
"We need to work some of the chores we have out."
"Why?"
"The wife is supposed to do the laundry and the cooking." He raised his eye brow at her. "I know, my cooking is bad, demo Tae-san had agreed to giving me lessons."
"Good, demo I don't mind doing the laundry." Kaoru smiled and kissed his cheek. She left his side and went into the bath house. She slipped carefully out of the kimono, gently folding it.
"I only wished that you could have been here to see it." Just looking at the kimono made her weep. "Why am I crying after all these years?" she had gotten into the lukewarm water and shivered a bit.
"Kaoru-dono is it warm enough?" No answer.."Kaoru-dono?" He ran to the door and knocked. "Are you alright?" He asked concerned. Kenshin heard sniffling and decided to go in. Shielding his eyes he walked in; she let out a soft giggle.
"What *sniffle* are you doing?"
"You didn't answer me when I asked if the water was warm enough. I heard you crying. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I was only reminiscing."
"About what?"
"I got kinda teary eyed when I looked at my mother's kimono. I wondered what it would have been like if they were here. That's all." His hand was still over his eyes. "You know what would help?"
"Nani?"
"If you came over here, without your eyes covered."
"ORO?"
"Fine.." She got out of the water and put on her yukata. He uncovered his eyes. "Kenshin?"
"Nani?"
"Do you want children?" He was stunned by her question. "Well do you?"
"Well it's up to you, you are the woman, that you are." He walked up to her and held her in his arms. 'He's so warm.' She sighed with contentment and snuggled into his shoulder.
"Yes I want children. I want to have your child." He smiled and kissed her forehead. "So do you want-"
"Hai, of course. I want a family. This is home for me. I am no longer a Rurouni."