Disclaimer: Kenshin is not mine.I do not own him.pout
Chapter 14:
"Yahiko!" Kaoru called after the escaping boy. She tried to run after him, but failed miserably. "How dare you call me that!"
"What, oversized Tanuki girl?" He called out as he ran for dear life, but realizing she wasn't able to follow him he stopped and stuck out his tongue. Yahiko was taken aback when a large vegetable was thrown at his head. When he opened his eyes, he saw Kenshin smirking at him. "Nani? Kenshin you threw that?" Never in his wildest dreams would he think Kenshin would inflict harm on him.
"Hai, that I did. You don't insult my wife, that you don't." Kaoru, amazed by Kenshin's reaction to the boy's words for once, just smirked and stuck her tongue out back at him.
"Aren't you supposed to be at work?" Yahiko said pointing his finger at the rurouni.
"Day off." He smiled back.
"Damn."
"But, that doesn't mean you still can't help around the dojo today, that it doesn't." Kenshin was getting rather annoying in his parenthood.
"Actually today I have work at the Akebeko, so see ya!" He ran out of the yard. Kenshin sighed and went back to his gardening, picking out the ripe veggies.
"Kenshin, why don't you take a break? You've been working so hard since this morning. Come here." She said as she patted the blanket that was on the dojo porch beside her. He came over and sat down, placing his arm around her. "A couple more months and then there will be a new little one in this dojo."
"Ah." Kenshin sighed as he rested his palm on her swollen belly. His heart jumped when the infant kicked against his palm.
"That's been happening a lot lately. Not that I mind, it's just a weird feeling. Something's alive inside of me and when I lie awake at night I hear two heartbeats, my own and another. It's amazing, ne?" When he didn't respond, she looked down at him, pulling his red locks out of his face. He had his ear to her stomach with his eyes closed. "He's sleeping." She said softly aloud. Kenshin was sleeping in an awkward position, so she laid his head on her lap and gently turned him so that her lap was his pillow. His chest went up and then down. 'So relaxing.' She closed her eyes as well and scooted herself and Kenshin on her lap against the wall, leaning on it.
"Oh come on you two! Out in the open like this! Go to your room and do that! Even Kaoru's drooling, gross."
"Ah! Oro! Sano!" Kenshin said as he got quickly out of his comfortable spot on Kaoru's lap. "What *yawn* brings you here?"
"You're getting old, pal, if you're sleeping in the middle of the day like this. I just came by for Megumi. She said she's swamped at the clinic and won't be able to come by until later."
"Oh okay. You've been at the clinic a lot lately, that you have." Kenshin smirked.
"Nani? What are you implying?"
"Yeah Sanosuke and I'm betting it's not because of you hand." Kaoru said smiling as she stretched. She attempted to stand up by herself, but it just wasn't working. "Kenshin, a little help here." He rushed to her side and pulled her form her seat. "Thank you. Now as I was saying."
"I've been helping, okay? The doc gave me a job there."
"You have a job? Ha! That's a laugh!" Kaoru giggled, "Gomen." She said as she saw the scowl played upon his face. "What are you doing?"
"Just writing down patients' names and calling them in when they are to be seen. That's all." He shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm so proud of my widdle boy." Karou sneered, "But we all know there is something between you two."
"Fox lady? Yeah right!" He said blushing.
"If he doesn't want to admit it, Kaoru, just don't worry about it. Before you know it though we'll see little rooster foxes running in our yard, that we will." Kaoru held her side as she and Kenshin both laughed out loud.
"That's it I'm leaving!" He said in a huff as he stomped out of the yard.
"That was great!" Kaoru said, while wiping tears from her eyes.
"I couldn't help it, that I could not." He chuckled.
"Well, what should we have for dinner?" She said as she nuzzled her cheek with his.
"I have all these fresh vegetables we can use. How about something simple?"
"Okay then tempura it is. I've got that down pretty well."
"I'll go get some tofu and some other groceries. Be back in ten minutes." He waved bye as he opened the door. 'Good he's gone, now I can prepare the table beautifully.' She smiled as she rushed into the kitchen. Kaoru pulled out a silk tablecloth and a few candles. She pulled out formal, decorative chopsticks and placed them next to the little bowls for the meal. Next, she went into the kitchen and set about cutting the fresh veggies.
"I'm home with the tofu, that I am!" Kenshin called. He walked into the room where candles were lit and the smell of frying vegetables scented the air.
"Oh your back! How do you like it? Just a table for two." She smiled as she stirred the veggies in the oil.
"It's very nice, that it is. Oh here's the tofu." He set it on the counter.
"Arigato. Now you go and sit down, dinner shall be ready soon." He did as he was told, his stomach growled as he sat down. In about seven minutes Kaoru walked into the room with a steaming dish of tempura, smiling broadly at her accomplishment. She set it on the table and began to serve her husband.
"It smells delicious, that it does."
"I just hope it tastes as well as it smells." She winked. He took the chopsticks and took a mouthful of food. "How is it?" She asked impatiently.
"Won-der-ful." He said with his mouth full.
"Great!" She took her utensils and ate a bite. "Wow! It tastes exactly like Tae's! I'm so happy!" Kaoru squealed with delight at her new talent. They sat and ate the meal joyfully.
"Tsubame-chan?"
"Hai? Tae-san?"
"Could you take this delivery to the Kamishu residence?"
"Of course!"
"Miss Kamishu is ill and can't leave her house, so I think delivering this will help her." Tae smiled. The girl took the order of hot beef pot and walked out the door.
"Where's Tsubame going?" Yahiko asked.
"Just to deliver some food to Miss Kamishu."
"Oh. Okay."
"Yahiko? Could you help me with some of these dirty dishes?"
"Hai." Thirty minutes passed and Tsubame still wasn't back. "Where is she? It's been half an hour."
"I'm getting a little worried, it's dark outside now." Tae said with worried eyes. Yahiko didn't take a second thought; he grabbed his bokken and ran out the door. It would take forever to track her down; he decided to ask the help of the former Battousai. He ran to the dojo.
"Kenshin! Ummm..." The couple stopped in mid-kiss to look up at the boy.
"Oro! Yahiko? What's wrong?"
"Tsubame's missing!"
"Oh no! But?" Kaoru stuttered.
"She was asked to deliver a meal and she hasn't come back yet. It's been nearly forty minutes now! Kenshin can you help me?"
"Of course! We must hurry, hopefully she's alright, that she is."
"Where am I?" The frightened girl's voice asked into the darkness. She was tied and blindfolded.
"I'm so wounded; what you don't remember us?"
Chapter 14:
"Yahiko!" Kaoru called after the escaping boy. She tried to run after him, but failed miserably. "How dare you call me that!"
"What, oversized Tanuki girl?" He called out as he ran for dear life, but realizing she wasn't able to follow him he stopped and stuck out his tongue. Yahiko was taken aback when a large vegetable was thrown at his head. When he opened his eyes, he saw Kenshin smirking at him. "Nani? Kenshin you threw that?" Never in his wildest dreams would he think Kenshin would inflict harm on him.
"Hai, that I did. You don't insult my wife, that you don't." Kaoru, amazed by Kenshin's reaction to the boy's words for once, just smirked and stuck her tongue out back at him.
"Aren't you supposed to be at work?" Yahiko said pointing his finger at the rurouni.
"Day off." He smiled back.
"Damn."
"But, that doesn't mean you still can't help around the dojo today, that it doesn't." Kenshin was getting rather annoying in his parenthood.
"Actually today I have work at the Akebeko, so see ya!" He ran out of the yard. Kenshin sighed and went back to his gardening, picking out the ripe veggies.
"Kenshin, why don't you take a break? You've been working so hard since this morning. Come here." She said as she patted the blanket that was on the dojo porch beside her. He came over and sat down, placing his arm around her. "A couple more months and then there will be a new little one in this dojo."
"Ah." Kenshin sighed as he rested his palm on her swollen belly. His heart jumped when the infant kicked against his palm.
"That's been happening a lot lately. Not that I mind, it's just a weird feeling. Something's alive inside of me and when I lie awake at night I hear two heartbeats, my own and another. It's amazing, ne?" When he didn't respond, she looked down at him, pulling his red locks out of his face. He had his ear to her stomach with his eyes closed. "He's sleeping." She said softly aloud. Kenshin was sleeping in an awkward position, so she laid his head on her lap and gently turned him so that her lap was his pillow. His chest went up and then down. 'So relaxing.' She closed her eyes as well and scooted herself and Kenshin on her lap against the wall, leaning on it.
"Oh come on you two! Out in the open like this! Go to your room and do that! Even Kaoru's drooling, gross."
"Ah! Oro! Sano!" Kenshin said as he got quickly out of his comfortable spot on Kaoru's lap. "What *yawn* brings you here?"
"You're getting old, pal, if you're sleeping in the middle of the day like this. I just came by for Megumi. She said she's swamped at the clinic and won't be able to come by until later."
"Oh okay. You've been at the clinic a lot lately, that you have." Kenshin smirked.
"Nani? What are you implying?"
"Yeah Sanosuke and I'm betting it's not because of you hand." Kaoru said smiling as she stretched. She attempted to stand up by herself, but it just wasn't working. "Kenshin, a little help here." He rushed to her side and pulled her form her seat. "Thank you. Now as I was saying."
"I've been helping, okay? The doc gave me a job there."
"You have a job? Ha! That's a laugh!" Kaoru giggled, "Gomen." She said as she saw the scowl played upon his face. "What are you doing?"
"Just writing down patients' names and calling them in when they are to be seen. That's all." He shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm so proud of my widdle boy." Karou sneered, "But we all know there is something between you two."
"Fox lady? Yeah right!" He said blushing.
"If he doesn't want to admit it, Kaoru, just don't worry about it. Before you know it though we'll see little rooster foxes running in our yard, that we will." Kaoru held her side as she and Kenshin both laughed out loud.
"That's it I'm leaving!" He said in a huff as he stomped out of the yard.
"That was great!" Kaoru said, while wiping tears from her eyes.
"I couldn't help it, that I could not." He chuckled.
"Well, what should we have for dinner?" She said as she nuzzled her cheek with his.
"I have all these fresh vegetables we can use. How about something simple?"
"Okay then tempura it is. I've got that down pretty well."
"I'll go get some tofu and some other groceries. Be back in ten minutes." He waved bye as he opened the door. 'Good he's gone, now I can prepare the table beautifully.' She smiled as she rushed into the kitchen. Kaoru pulled out a silk tablecloth and a few candles. She pulled out formal, decorative chopsticks and placed them next to the little bowls for the meal. Next, she went into the kitchen and set about cutting the fresh veggies.
"I'm home with the tofu, that I am!" Kenshin called. He walked into the room where candles were lit and the smell of frying vegetables scented the air.
"Oh your back! How do you like it? Just a table for two." She smiled as she stirred the veggies in the oil.
"It's very nice, that it is. Oh here's the tofu." He set it on the counter.
"Arigato. Now you go and sit down, dinner shall be ready soon." He did as he was told, his stomach growled as he sat down. In about seven minutes Kaoru walked into the room with a steaming dish of tempura, smiling broadly at her accomplishment. She set it on the table and began to serve her husband.
"It smells delicious, that it does."
"I just hope it tastes as well as it smells." She winked. He took the chopsticks and took a mouthful of food. "How is it?" She asked impatiently.
"Won-der-ful." He said with his mouth full.
"Great!" She took her utensils and ate a bite. "Wow! It tastes exactly like Tae's! I'm so happy!" Kaoru squealed with delight at her new talent. They sat and ate the meal joyfully.
"Tsubame-chan?"
"Hai? Tae-san?"
"Could you take this delivery to the Kamishu residence?"
"Of course!"
"Miss Kamishu is ill and can't leave her house, so I think delivering this will help her." Tae smiled. The girl took the order of hot beef pot and walked out the door.
"Where's Tsubame going?" Yahiko asked.
"Just to deliver some food to Miss Kamishu."
"Oh. Okay."
"Yahiko? Could you help me with some of these dirty dishes?"
"Hai." Thirty minutes passed and Tsubame still wasn't back. "Where is she? It's been half an hour."
"I'm getting a little worried, it's dark outside now." Tae said with worried eyes. Yahiko didn't take a second thought; he grabbed his bokken and ran out the door. It would take forever to track her down; he decided to ask the help of the former Battousai. He ran to the dojo.
"Kenshin! Ummm..." The couple stopped in mid-kiss to look up at the boy.
"Oro! Yahiko? What's wrong?"
"Tsubame's missing!"
"Oh no! But?" Kaoru stuttered.
"She was asked to deliver a meal and she hasn't come back yet. It's been nearly forty minutes now! Kenshin can you help me?"
"Of course! We must hurry, hopefully she's alright, that she is."
"Where am I?" The frightened girl's voice asked into the darkness. She was tied and blindfolded.
"I'm so wounded; what you don't remember us?"