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Chapter 10:
Kenshin opened his eyes to find a resting Kaoru sleeping by his side. He smiled at his beautiful bride. Kenshin got up and quietly got dressed. "Kenshin? You up?" Kaoru rubbed her eyes. "Ohayo."
"Ohayo, Kaoru-dono. Did I wake you?" He kneeled beside the bed and kissed her forehead.
"No." She smiled as she stretched her arms. "Looks like another beautiful day. The weather has been so nice, ne?"
"Hai, that it has. What do you want for breakfast?"
"Whatever's easiest."
"Okay." He left the room; she sighed. They were together, but it seemed as thought they were still distant. He did on occasion kiss her or hold her, but they hadn't done anything past that. Kaoru was getting frustrated. 'What do I have to do to give him the hint? Arrgghh! I need to talk to him, maybe today we can take a walk.' She got up and changed into a kimono. "Kenshin?"
"Oh hello! You look nice today." He complemented her.
"Arigato. Kenshin-"
"Breakfast?"
*Sigh* "Hai, arigato." Yahiko had come in at the word 'breakfast'. They all sat down and ate. "Kenshin..let's take a walk today. It's so pretty out. Why waste it?"
"Sounds good to me."
"Can I come?"
"Of course Yahiko." Kenshin said just before Kaoru could say no. She sighed, perhaps another day. They all headed out on a walk, Kaoru and Kenshin holding hands. 'At least he's showing some feelings. Gotta unlock the other ones.' As they walked across the bridge, someone bumped into Yahiko, knocking him down. The police were following the person; he was running away.
"Oi! Baka! Say excuse me next time!" Kenshin was about to stop the criminal, but Kaoru held him back.
"Let the police handle it, Kenshin." He nodded his head.
They had returned to the dojo from their walk. Karou led Kenshin into their room. "Nani Kaoru-dono?" She pulled him towards her, placing her lips forcefully on his.
"Oi! Kenshin, Kaoru! Some scruffy looking man is here at the front!" Yahiko called. Kaoru let go of Kenshin; he was stunned at her action. Kenshin just stared blankly at her.
"Nani?"
"Oro." He sighed. She smiled and grabbed his hand, pulling him towards the door.
"I don't know who it is. I only could see him through the cracks of the door." Kenshin took the lead and opened the door. He stared wide-eyed at the man before him, who was wearing a red headband, white shirt, and white pants. His hair was tangled and he had a beard.
"Sa-no?"
"What don't recognize me?"
"Sanosuke? Is that you?"
"Of course Jo-chan." Tears welled up in her eyes and she hugged him. "Jo-chan?"
"I thought you would never come back!"
"She was rather upset at the wedding." Kenshin said as he saw the reaction from his long lost friend.
"Wedding?" He asked with wide eyes. Kaoru pulled away and flashed her shimmering diamond ring. "I always knew you two were meant for each other." He said smirking at the two. "And how's the brat doing?" He said as he ruffled Yahiko's hair.
"Oi! You were the one who bumped into me on the bridge! And why were you being chased now?"
"Well."
"Let's take this inside." Kenshin led the group into the dojo.
"Nothing has changed here I see."
"I should call you-know-who over." Kaoru winked over at Kenshin, who in turn smirked back.
"Nani? Is fox lady in town?"
"She asked for you at the wedding. Megumi wanted to check that hand of yours." Kaoru looked at the still bandaged hand. "Has it not healed?"
"Naw.not fully. Any big fights recently?"
"No one has come, thankfully. I have sort of stopped wielding the Sakobatou. It has become pretty much useless. My strength has diminished, just as Miss Megumi predicted." It was rare for Kenshin to talk of such things, but he had to let Sano know. "Now why are the police chasing you?" Kenshin raised his eye brow upon asking the question.
"Well..I started a little fight at a bar. The guy was trying to grab one of the serving girls...I couldn't just stand there.." Kenshin smiled. 'That's Sano alright.' Kaoru had sent Yahiko out to fetch Megumi.
"Well..hopefully they won't find you. Baka..starting fights already." Kaoru smirked. "I'm glad you're back. What brought you back anyways?" Sano scratched his head and smiled.
"I missed my friends."
Chapter 10:
Kenshin opened his eyes to find a resting Kaoru sleeping by his side. He smiled at his beautiful bride. Kenshin got up and quietly got dressed. "Kenshin? You up?" Kaoru rubbed her eyes. "Ohayo."
"Ohayo, Kaoru-dono. Did I wake you?" He kneeled beside the bed and kissed her forehead.
"No." She smiled as she stretched her arms. "Looks like another beautiful day. The weather has been so nice, ne?"
"Hai, that it has. What do you want for breakfast?"
"Whatever's easiest."
"Okay." He left the room; she sighed. They were together, but it seemed as thought they were still distant. He did on occasion kiss her or hold her, but they hadn't done anything past that. Kaoru was getting frustrated. 'What do I have to do to give him the hint? Arrgghh! I need to talk to him, maybe today we can take a walk.' She got up and changed into a kimono. "Kenshin?"
"Oh hello! You look nice today." He complemented her.
"Arigato. Kenshin-"
"Breakfast?"
*Sigh* "Hai, arigato." Yahiko had come in at the word 'breakfast'. They all sat down and ate. "Kenshin..let's take a walk today. It's so pretty out. Why waste it?"
"Sounds good to me."
"Can I come?"
"Of course Yahiko." Kenshin said just before Kaoru could say no. She sighed, perhaps another day. They all headed out on a walk, Kaoru and Kenshin holding hands. 'At least he's showing some feelings. Gotta unlock the other ones.' As they walked across the bridge, someone bumped into Yahiko, knocking him down. The police were following the person; he was running away.
"Oi! Baka! Say excuse me next time!" Kenshin was about to stop the criminal, but Kaoru held him back.
"Let the police handle it, Kenshin." He nodded his head.
They had returned to the dojo from their walk. Karou led Kenshin into their room. "Nani Kaoru-dono?" She pulled him towards her, placing her lips forcefully on his.
"Oi! Kenshin, Kaoru! Some scruffy looking man is here at the front!" Yahiko called. Kaoru let go of Kenshin; he was stunned at her action. Kenshin just stared blankly at her.
"Nani?"
"Oro." He sighed. She smiled and grabbed his hand, pulling him towards the door.
"I don't know who it is. I only could see him through the cracks of the door." Kenshin took the lead and opened the door. He stared wide-eyed at the man before him, who was wearing a red headband, white shirt, and white pants. His hair was tangled and he had a beard.
"Sa-no?"
"What don't recognize me?"
"Sanosuke? Is that you?"
"Of course Jo-chan." Tears welled up in her eyes and she hugged him. "Jo-chan?"
"I thought you would never come back!"
"She was rather upset at the wedding." Kenshin said as he saw the reaction from his long lost friend.
"Wedding?" He asked with wide eyes. Kaoru pulled away and flashed her shimmering diamond ring. "I always knew you two were meant for each other." He said smirking at the two. "And how's the brat doing?" He said as he ruffled Yahiko's hair.
"Oi! You were the one who bumped into me on the bridge! And why were you being chased now?"
"Well."
"Let's take this inside." Kenshin led the group into the dojo.
"Nothing has changed here I see."
"I should call you-know-who over." Kaoru winked over at Kenshin, who in turn smirked back.
"Nani? Is fox lady in town?"
"She asked for you at the wedding. Megumi wanted to check that hand of yours." Kaoru looked at the still bandaged hand. "Has it not healed?"
"Naw.not fully. Any big fights recently?"
"No one has come, thankfully. I have sort of stopped wielding the Sakobatou. It has become pretty much useless. My strength has diminished, just as Miss Megumi predicted." It was rare for Kenshin to talk of such things, but he had to let Sano know. "Now why are the police chasing you?" Kenshin raised his eye brow upon asking the question.
"Well..I started a little fight at a bar. The guy was trying to grab one of the serving girls...I couldn't just stand there.." Kenshin smiled. 'That's Sano alright.' Kaoru had sent Yahiko out to fetch Megumi.
"Well..hopefully they won't find you. Baka..starting fights already." Kaoru smirked. "I'm glad you're back. What brought you back anyways?" Sano scratched his head and smiled.
"I missed my friends."