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Kenshin: Oro? Oh *ahem* yeah...
Merfair: Good..no I don't own Kenshin..Kaoru does..I mean Mr. Watsuki
does..
Chapter 12:
Two weeks after Sano arrived back in Tokyo things went back to being the same, other than the fact Yahiko and Sanosuke weren't always at the dojo. "Yo!"
"Ohayo, Sanosuke." Kaoru called as she was cleaning the dojo porch. "So what brings you here today? Food?"
"Now why would I come 'here' for food?" Kaoru threw the dirty rag at his face and narrowed her eyes.
"You haven't even had my cuisine lately, so you can't judge it. I've been learning. Hmph! Ne, Kenshin?"
"Oro? Oh hai! She's gotten a lot more professional." He tried to put it in terms so as to not make his wife upset. He smiled and she blew a kiss at him.
"Ugghh..thank god I got Yahiko out of here. He would have died in this environment."
"How's Yahiko doing anyway? Is he still at the Akebeko?"
"Hai, Tae enjoys having him around to help. I think he likes it too...if you know what I mean." He smirked and Kaoru smiled, nodding her head. She began to feel dizzy and placed her hand on her head, falling to the floor. "Jo-chan?!"
"Kaoru!" Kenshin rushed by her side and held her in his arms. "Sano, go get Megumi onegai, quickly. Kaoru?!" He took her in their room and laid her gently on the bed, placing a wet cloth on her forehead. "What's wrong?" He was overcome with fear. She was pale. He brushed a few strands of hair out of her face. In a matter of minutes Megumi ran through the door, in Sanosuke's arms.
"Would you put me down!" She smacked him.
"It was quicker for me to carry you here than for you to run!" Megumi quickly shooed the boys out of the room. "Did she come out of it?" Kenshin shook his head no. They were sitting outside of the door awaiting Megumi's answer.
"Kaoru? How are you feeling?" Megumi asked as she checked her pulse on her wrist.
"Just dizzy and a little nauseous."
"How long has this been going on?"
"This week my stomach's been weird."
"I know exactly what this is." She smirked happily.
"Nani? What's wrong with me?" Kaoru said getting a little anxious.
"Nothing's wrong with you silly. You're pregnant."
"Huh?" Kaoru said wide-eyed. "I'm what?"
"You're with child." Megumi patted her back, "Congratulations!" Kaoru almost died of shock and happiness at the same time. "Now you should rest. You did faint; you mustn't push yourself. I'll go get Kenshin." She left Kaoru's side and called in Kenshin. "Sir Ken, you can come in. Do you mind if Sano comes in too?" Kaoru nodded her agreement and the two men walked in with worried faces. Kenshin sat beside Kaoru and took her hand in his. "Why are you so worried?"
"She fainted, that she did. Of course I was worried."
"There's absolutely nothing wring with her."
"Okay, demo why did she faint?" Sano asked.
"Do you wan to tell the blockheads, or shall I?"
"I will." Kaoru gazed into Kenshin's eyes and tightened her grip on his hand. "I..I.I'm.."
"Go ahead, stop stuttering or I'll tell him." Megumi chuckled.
"I'm pregnant, Kenshin." His eyes lit up.
"Oro?!" She laughed, "You are?"
"Hai!" She got up and hugged him; he wrapped his arms around her, not believing what she had just said. "I'm having a baby, our baby!" Sanosuke was staring blankly at the couple and smiled.
"Congratulations, you two." He said, still smiling. "Well, fox shall we leave these two alone?"
"Hai."
"I'll walk you back to the clinic."
"One more thing, Kaoru."
"Huh?"
"Don't push yourself, you hear me! I'll be checking on you once a week."
"Hai! Arigato!" She called as she was still wrapped in Kenshin's arms. "Isn't this wonderful, Kenshin?"
"Hai, I just can't believe it happened so quickly."
"We have a family now, us three." She took his hand and placed it on her belly. "We're a family." He kissed her softly and tucked her back into her bed.
"Hai, a family. Now rest and no more cleaning for you." She smiled and closed her eyes. He left the room and slid the door shut, leaning against it. 'A baby.' He sighed in delight. 'I have a family.'
Chapter 12:
Two weeks after Sano arrived back in Tokyo things went back to being the same, other than the fact Yahiko and Sanosuke weren't always at the dojo. "Yo!"
"Ohayo, Sanosuke." Kaoru called as she was cleaning the dojo porch. "So what brings you here today? Food?"
"Now why would I come 'here' for food?" Kaoru threw the dirty rag at his face and narrowed her eyes.
"You haven't even had my cuisine lately, so you can't judge it. I've been learning. Hmph! Ne, Kenshin?"
"Oro? Oh hai! She's gotten a lot more professional." He tried to put it in terms so as to not make his wife upset. He smiled and she blew a kiss at him.
"Ugghh..thank god I got Yahiko out of here. He would have died in this environment."
"How's Yahiko doing anyway? Is he still at the Akebeko?"
"Hai, Tae enjoys having him around to help. I think he likes it too...if you know what I mean." He smirked and Kaoru smiled, nodding her head. She began to feel dizzy and placed her hand on her head, falling to the floor. "Jo-chan?!"
"Kaoru!" Kenshin rushed by her side and held her in his arms. "Sano, go get Megumi onegai, quickly. Kaoru?!" He took her in their room and laid her gently on the bed, placing a wet cloth on her forehead. "What's wrong?" He was overcome with fear. She was pale. He brushed a few strands of hair out of her face. In a matter of minutes Megumi ran through the door, in Sanosuke's arms.
"Would you put me down!" She smacked him.
"It was quicker for me to carry you here than for you to run!" Megumi quickly shooed the boys out of the room. "Did she come out of it?" Kenshin shook his head no. They were sitting outside of the door awaiting Megumi's answer.
"Kaoru? How are you feeling?" Megumi asked as she checked her pulse on her wrist.
"Just dizzy and a little nauseous."
"How long has this been going on?"
"This week my stomach's been weird."
"I know exactly what this is." She smirked happily.
"Nani? What's wrong with me?" Kaoru said getting a little anxious.
"Nothing's wrong with you silly. You're pregnant."
"Huh?" Kaoru said wide-eyed. "I'm what?"
"You're with child." Megumi patted her back, "Congratulations!" Kaoru almost died of shock and happiness at the same time. "Now you should rest. You did faint; you mustn't push yourself. I'll go get Kenshin." She left Kaoru's side and called in Kenshin. "Sir Ken, you can come in. Do you mind if Sano comes in too?" Kaoru nodded her agreement and the two men walked in with worried faces. Kenshin sat beside Kaoru and took her hand in his. "Why are you so worried?"
"She fainted, that she did. Of course I was worried."
"There's absolutely nothing wring with her."
"Okay, demo why did she faint?" Sano asked.
"Do you wan to tell the blockheads, or shall I?"
"I will." Kaoru gazed into Kenshin's eyes and tightened her grip on his hand. "I..I.I'm.."
"Go ahead, stop stuttering or I'll tell him." Megumi chuckled.
"I'm pregnant, Kenshin." His eyes lit up.
"Oro?!" She laughed, "You are?"
"Hai!" She got up and hugged him; he wrapped his arms around her, not believing what she had just said. "I'm having a baby, our baby!" Sanosuke was staring blankly at the couple and smiled.
"Congratulations, you two." He said, still smiling. "Well, fox shall we leave these two alone?"
"Hai."
"I'll walk you back to the clinic."
"One more thing, Kaoru."
"Huh?"
"Don't push yourself, you hear me! I'll be checking on you once a week."
"Hai! Arigato!" She called as she was still wrapped in Kenshin's arms. "Isn't this wonderful, Kenshin?"
"Hai, I just can't believe it happened so quickly."
"We have a family now, us three." She took his hand and placed it on her belly. "We're a family." He kissed her softly and tucked her back into her bed.
"Hai, a family. Now rest and no more cleaning for you." She smiled and closed her eyes. He left the room and slid the door shut, leaning against it. 'A baby.' He sighed in delight. 'I have a family.'