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Chapter 17:
The final days of awaiting the birth went by very slowly. Kaoru was a bout to snap; her patience was thinning day by day. Kenshin had learned her moods and stayed clear of her during her tantrums.
*Flashback*
One morning Kaoru had dropped her favorite ribbon while trying to tie it in her hair. She bent over and when that didn't work she squatted to the ground finally able to grasp it only letting it slip from her fingertips again. Kaoru blew a fuse and cursed like a drunken sailor. She dropped to her knees and started wailing. Kenshin ran into the room and being already accustomed to these outbursts wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. Little things would set her off and Kenshin prayed to Kami- sama that the baby would come soon.
*End Flashback*
Kenshin had just walked out of the bedroom after 'forcing' his wife to take a rest. She reluctantly obeyed. As soon as her head hit the pillow she was out. The past few nights she hadn't been able to sleep comfortably. Kenshin went outside to wash and hang up the laundry that was in dire need of doing. "Need any help?"
"Shhh! I just got Kaoru to rest, that I did." Kenshin said as he placed his finger to his mouth. Yahiko worded a sorry to the man of the house. "Can you hang these up for me?" Yahiko nodded and proceeded to hang up the wet clothes.
"How's she doing?"
"She's been very temperamental, more than normal, that she has." He sighed as he rubbed his temples. "She's definitely ready to have the baby."
"It's going to be very different around here."
"Hai, that it is." He sighed as he went back to washing the clothing.
Kaoru opened her eyes, unable to sleep anymore. She placed her hand on her lower back and slowly got up. "Can't wait. As much as I love you now, I'll love you even more when you're out." She sighed and wobbled outside.
"Oh she's up." Kenshin halted at his task and helped his wife sit down on the porch. "How are you feeling?"
"Just fine." He kissed her cheek.
"Enough public displays of affection! Geez save that crap for your room." Yahiko said as he hung the clothes. Kenshin and Kaoru looked at each other and feeling rather frisky, Kaoru grabbed Kenshin's face up to hers and started making out with him rather roughly. His eyes widened at her sudden affection, enjoying it he returned the passion, barely thinking twice. Yahiko looked up and turned green. "You really want me to leave don't ya? Okay you got it! I'm leaving!" He yelled as he held his stomach, exiting the yard. Kaoru pulled away from the breathtaking kiss.
"Oro?" Kenshin said disappointed.
"Nani?"
"It's been awhile, that it has." It had been a good week since she was willing to give him such pleasure.
"Gomen. I've gotten rid of the brat now didn't I?"
"Hai, demo he was helping me with the laundry, that he was." Kaoru smiled and grasped his scarlet locks in her hands, pulling his face to hers once more linking their lips together.
"Ahem?" A cough was heard from the gate of the yard.
"Ahhh! Miss Megumi and Sanosuke!" Kaoru said as she blushed. Kenshin got up and went back to the laundry, silently might I add.
"This will probably our last check up, ne?"
"I sure hope so." Kaoru sighed. The two women retreated to the bedroom.
"So, how's everything going around here?"
"Just fine, just waiting, that we are."
"I bet. I'm sure the little missie is driving you insane." Kenshin only nodded his head in response.
"How is your relationship going?" Kenshin quickly changed the subject, making his friend to blush madly."
"F-fine." He stuttered.
"That's good, that it is. Care to elaborate?" Kenshin was beginning to act more and more like Kaoru and this frightened the rooster. Kenshin would have never asked such a thing before, but now..
"No, I would not care to elaborate if you don't mind?"
"Okay, Sano. I'm glad you finally found someone, that I am." Sano only huffed and crossed his arms. Kenshin smirked and shook his head.
"Breathe in, breathe out. Good, everything seems good and any day now." Megumi smiled.
"Enough about me, what's happening with you two?" Megumi knew this was going to be asked sooner or later.
"Everything is going on just fine." Kaoru smiled and patted the doctor's hand.
"That's great!" She said over-enthusiastically. Megumi winced at the shrill comment.
"Well, I have patients awaiting my return. If you need me, just call."
"Hai." Megumi helped the woman up and they both headed back out to the porch.
"Ready?" Megumi nodded her head in response. He offered out his hand and helped her off of the porch.
"Did everything turn out okay?"
"Hai, Kenshin. I'm fine and she says any day now." Kaoru sighed as Kenshin placed his palm on her swollen belly that was drawn tight. As soon as the day had started it was soon turning dark outside as the sun began to set. Kaoru prepared her husband a simple meal for dinner and then they both retreated to their bedroom. He walked over to his wife who was undoing her kimono. He undid it for her, running his hands slowly and softly over her smooth skin, giving her goosebumps all over. "Oh Kenshin." She sighed, longing for him to just tackle her, but there was an obstacle, a rather large one at that and she sighed in defeat. She undid the top part of his purplish kimono, revealing his pale scarred skin. Kaoru ran her hands up and down his chiseled chest. He sighed at her soft touch and they both crawled into the bed. Kenshin wrapped his arms protectively around her, finding it hard at first, but he succeeded. They both fell soundly to sleep.
Kaoru woke to a warm, wet feeling in the sheets that covered her. "Uh...what the? Oh my....Kenshin! Kenshin!" She shook him awake.
"Nani?" His eyes widened as he too felt the wet sheet.
"My water broke!"
"Oro?!"
Chapter 17:
The final days of awaiting the birth went by very slowly. Kaoru was a bout to snap; her patience was thinning day by day. Kenshin had learned her moods and stayed clear of her during her tantrums.
*Flashback*
One morning Kaoru had dropped her favorite ribbon while trying to tie it in her hair. She bent over and when that didn't work she squatted to the ground finally able to grasp it only letting it slip from her fingertips again. Kaoru blew a fuse and cursed like a drunken sailor. She dropped to her knees and started wailing. Kenshin ran into the room and being already accustomed to these outbursts wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. Little things would set her off and Kenshin prayed to Kami- sama that the baby would come soon.
*End Flashback*
Kenshin had just walked out of the bedroom after 'forcing' his wife to take a rest. She reluctantly obeyed. As soon as her head hit the pillow she was out. The past few nights she hadn't been able to sleep comfortably. Kenshin went outside to wash and hang up the laundry that was in dire need of doing. "Need any help?"
"Shhh! I just got Kaoru to rest, that I did." Kenshin said as he placed his finger to his mouth. Yahiko worded a sorry to the man of the house. "Can you hang these up for me?" Yahiko nodded and proceeded to hang up the wet clothes.
"How's she doing?"
"She's been very temperamental, more than normal, that she has." He sighed as he rubbed his temples. "She's definitely ready to have the baby."
"It's going to be very different around here."
"Hai, that it is." He sighed as he went back to washing the clothing.
Kaoru opened her eyes, unable to sleep anymore. She placed her hand on her lower back and slowly got up. "Can't wait. As much as I love you now, I'll love you even more when you're out." She sighed and wobbled outside.
"Oh she's up." Kenshin halted at his task and helped his wife sit down on the porch. "How are you feeling?"
"Just fine." He kissed her cheek.
"Enough public displays of affection! Geez save that crap for your room." Yahiko said as he hung the clothes. Kenshin and Kaoru looked at each other and feeling rather frisky, Kaoru grabbed Kenshin's face up to hers and started making out with him rather roughly. His eyes widened at her sudden affection, enjoying it he returned the passion, barely thinking twice. Yahiko looked up and turned green. "You really want me to leave don't ya? Okay you got it! I'm leaving!" He yelled as he held his stomach, exiting the yard. Kaoru pulled away from the breathtaking kiss.
"Oro?" Kenshin said disappointed.
"Nani?"
"It's been awhile, that it has." It had been a good week since she was willing to give him such pleasure.
"Gomen. I've gotten rid of the brat now didn't I?"
"Hai, demo he was helping me with the laundry, that he was." Kaoru smiled and grasped his scarlet locks in her hands, pulling his face to hers once more linking their lips together.
"Ahem?" A cough was heard from the gate of the yard.
"Ahhh! Miss Megumi and Sanosuke!" Kaoru said as she blushed. Kenshin got up and went back to the laundry, silently might I add.
"This will probably our last check up, ne?"
"I sure hope so." Kaoru sighed. The two women retreated to the bedroom.
"So, how's everything going around here?"
"Just fine, just waiting, that we are."
"I bet. I'm sure the little missie is driving you insane." Kenshin only nodded his head in response.
"How is your relationship going?" Kenshin quickly changed the subject, making his friend to blush madly."
"F-fine." He stuttered.
"That's good, that it is. Care to elaborate?" Kenshin was beginning to act more and more like Kaoru and this frightened the rooster. Kenshin would have never asked such a thing before, but now..
"No, I would not care to elaborate if you don't mind?"
"Okay, Sano. I'm glad you finally found someone, that I am." Sano only huffed and crossed his arms. Kenshin smirked and shook his head.
"Breathe in, breathe out. Good, everything seems good and any day now." Megumi smiled.
"Enough about me, what's happening with you two?" Megumi knew this was going to be asked sooner or later.
"Everything is going on just fine." Kaoru smiled and patted the doctor's hand.
"That's great!" She said over-enthusiastically. Megumi winced at the shrill comment.
"Well, I have patients awaiting my return. If you need me, just call."
"Hai." Megumi helped the woman up and they both headed back out to the porch.
"Ready?" Megumi nodded her head in response. He offered out his hand and helped her off of the porch.
"Did everything turn out okay?"
"Hai, Kenshin. I'm fine and she says any day now." Kaoru sighed as Kenshin placed his palm on her swollen belly that was drawn tight. As soon as the day had started it was soon turning dark outside as the sun began to set. Kaoru prepared her husband a simple meal for dinner and then they both retreated to their bedroom. He walked over to his wife who was undoing her kimono. He undid it for her, running his hands slowly and softly over her smooth skin, giving her goosebumps all over. "Oh Kenshin." She sighed, longing for him to just tackle her, but there was an obstacle, a rather large one at that and she sighed in defeat. She undid the top part of his purplish kimono, revealing his pale scarred skin. Kaoru ran her hands up and down his chiseled chest. He sighed at her soft touch and they both crawled into the bed. Kenshin wrapped his arms protectively around her, finding it hard at first, but he succeeded. They both fell soundly to sleep.
Kaoru woke to a warm, wet feeling in the sheets that covered her. "Uh...what the? Oh my....Kenshin! Kenshin!" She shook him awake.
"Nani?" His eyes widened as he too felt the wet sheet.
"My water broke!"
"Oro?!"