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Chapter Three

On the walk home, Mikaro was particularly quiet. Denosuke looked at her, and she seemed to have a VERY dreamy look on her face. He smirked, "Who's the guy you're thinking of, Weasel?"

Surprisingly, Mikaro didn't say anything.

Kenji raised an eyebrow. "Mikaro?" he asked. "Are you alright?"

"Everything's fine Himura. . ." Mikaro said in a dreamy, distant voice.

Now the boys were totally confused, though Denosuke thought he had an idea. "Who's the guy?" he joked.

Mikaro breathed out the name, "Soujiro. . ." she clasped her mouth with her hands when she realized she had just said her dream crush.

The street grew quiet for a few seconds, when suddenly the boys all burst out into laughter at just the thought. "SOUJIRO???" Denosuke asked. "The English teacher???" he continued to laugh. "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard! He's at least 22 years old, Weasel!"

Mikaro shot him a disgusted look. "My crush on Soujiro isn't stupid!!!" she got that dreamy look again, "He's sweet, kind, gentle. . . very handsome. . ."

Kenji raised an eyebrow, "Whoa whoa whoa. . . Stop there. I wouldn't say he was handsome!"

Mikaro stuck her tongue out at him. "Well of course you don't think he's handsome, you're not gay!!!" she shouted for the whole world to hear.

Denosuke and Chinosuke gave Kenji a confused and disgusted look. Kenji raised his hands. "Ma. . . ma. . . No I'm not gay. . . I just thought. . ."

Mikaro crossed her arms, "Whatever. . ." the she smiled, wickedly. "I saw you digging that girl, Himura!!!"

Kenji put on a true poker face. "I was not!!"

"Were too!"

"Was not!"

"Yes you were, Kenji. I have to agree with the Weasel," Denosuke said.

Kenji pouted. "The world's against me!!!" then he added, "So what, who cares if I was?"

They turned to corner to the street they lived on. Mikaro bounced up to her porch steps. "WELL! I think she wasn't very pretty! In fact, I think she was extremely boring looking."

Kenji frowned. "But Mikaro you're not. . ."

"Goodnight Himura!"

"But Mikaro!!! You aren't. . ."

"I SAID GOODNIGHT!!!" Mikaro slammed the door behind her.

The boys all sighed and walked to their own homes. Kenji walked into his house to see his father glaring at a man Kenji hadn't seen since he was three years old.

"How can you say this??? You haven't even married her and she's pregnant with your child???" Kenshin asked, eyes still violet but not as soft as usual.

The other man shrugged. "Hey Kenshin, that's what you did with Kaoru. . ."

"I'LL HEAR NONE OF THAT!!! It is not the right thing to do and you know it! Have you apologized to her?" Kenshin asked.

The man smiled slyly, "Kenshin, I proposed to her."

"And?"

"We're getting married in three weeks."

Kenshin smiled, eyes nice and kind once more, "Congratulations! Wonderful, I'm SO glad you worked it out! You had me scared for a few moments there de gozaru yo. . ."

Kenji walked into the room at this point. Kenshin turned to him, "Ah, Kenji! If you remember, Yahiko?"

Kenji nodded and shook Yahiko hand. He hadn't seen Yahiko since he was three, and at that time Yahiko was only thirteen years old. Now here he was, grown, at the age of 25, and from what he heard was going to marry somebody.

Kenji grinned. "Who's the lucky bride?" he asked.

Yahiko smiled back, and uttered her name with utmost pride and passion, "Tsubame."

Kaoru, who had also overheard, came into the room and burst out in laughter. "About time, Yahiko-CHAN!!!"

Yahiko frowned. "Didn't I ever tell you not to call me that?"

"Is it a girl or boy?"

"YOU WERE SPYING TOO???"

"Well of course! I need good gossip!"

"I have no privacy in this world. . ." Yahiko sighed. He looked up and cried, "Why ME God??? Why always me. . .?"

Kaoru smiled and crossed her arms. "Three weeks eh?" she turned to Kenji. "How was your first day of school, honey?"

Kenji sighed, "The usual. We had a full class with Hiko in history and all he ever talked about was the Hitokiri Battousai!" he sighed again and shouted, "BORING!!! Battousai was a fraud. . . like I said before he didn't actually kill people!"

The room fell silent.

"What?" Kenji asked. He looked at Yahiko who now had sullen eyes. He looked at his mother who was looking down, then to his father who was hiding his eyes with his bangs. Kenji knew this always meant his father was hiding something, but Kenji knew his father wasn't the Battousai. He had never seen him with a sword at all!!!

Yahiko sighed, depressed and tired, "Kenji. . . I knew the Battousai."

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Katsura sighed, sitting at his table with one light shinning on him. He was having many memories of old. . . When the Battousai was with him. Katsura was a strong man, but he was getting old, and he knew some day his office of President of Katsura Corp. would someday end.

A girl at the age of fifteen walked in. Her aqua eyes flashed over to Katsura. "Daddy, you said you wanted to meet?" she asked.

Katsura smiled at her, "Yes, hello there sweetie. I have a plan for you to do, so could you do your father a big favor please?"

The girl smiled and nodded. "Will it be fun?" she asked.

"Is has to do with the Battousai."

The girl gasped, shocked that her father would give her the privilege of doing such a thing. "Battousai??? Father??? REALLY??? You'd trust me to do that???"

Katsura smiled. "Is has to do with his son."

The girl smiled, wickedly. She tossed back her raven black hair. "Fabulous. What am I to do?" she asked.

Katsura smiled, "Win yourself into his heart and make him understand that the Battousai is an evil man. Soon, I'm sure he'll figure out his father is the Battousai, and will try to kill him.

Of course, the Battousai wouldn't hurt his own son, so his son will end up killing him!!!" Katsura finished his speech.

The girl laughed. "What a wonderful plan Daddy!!! Wonderful!!! What's his name?"

Katsura smiled, "Kenji Himura."

The girl stopped laughing, and thought for a moment. "He goes to Orange Star High?" she asked.

Katsura nodded. "Yes, he's at your school darling, think you can manage?"

The girl smiled. "Oh I think things are going to be much better then you planned. For you see, he's already doting on me."

Katsura laughed. "Brilliant!!! Your charms are exceedingly well my dear. Now go on, Daddy has some things to think about."

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Kenji went to his room, tears stinging his eyes. 'Why wouldn't they tell me more??? Yahiko knew the Battousai??? HOW???' Millions of questions rolled through Kenji's head, but since he was scolded at for bringing up the subject and he had to stay in his room.

His thoughts were interrupted when a little, "Ding dong!!!" sounded from the computer. He had a message.

Crush Queen says: Hello there, Kenji.

Kenji says: Who are you?

Crush Queen says: You don't know who I am??? I'm so offended.

Kenji says: Are that girl I saw at school today?

Crush Queen says: None other.

Kenji says: Great! What's your name?

Crush Queen says: Kayami.

Kenji says: Kayami. . . That's a beautiful name.

Crush Queen says: Why thank you. . . you're a very nice guy.

Kenji says: Why thank YOU. . . lol

Crush Queen says: Lol!

Kenji says: I'm glad we get to talk. I really wanted to get to know you.

Crush Queen says: And I. . . I wanted to know more about. . . you. ^_~

To Be Continued. . .

Author's Notes: Hello! Sorry this chapter was a little short, but hey I tried my best. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama for reviewing and reading. . . it is MUCH appreciated!!!