Reflected Moonlight

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Chapter Twelve: A Present for You

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Kenshin approached Kaoru later on the situation.

"Kaoru....Are you sure everything's fine?" He said putting a worried arm around her shoulder. Kaoru stared up into his troubled eyes. She could see a glint of amber in their violet shining orbs. She shuddered remembering that rainy night when he had became the battousai once again.

"What brings him out in you?" Kaoru asked quietly to him, brushing her fingers softly against his face. Kenshin caught her hand in his. He knew what she meant.

"I....don't really know......I think...it's when I am remembering the past he has a stronger hold on me....." Kenshin said bringing her hand up to his lips and kissing it lightly.

Kaoru was silent as Kenshin wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into an embrace. "But that doesn't matter right now.....What matters now is why you are sick..." Kenshin said.

Kaoru sighed and leaned against him. "I don't know...I really don't know..." She said truthfully.

Kenshin squeezed her tighter. "Will you go see Dr. Gensai or Miss Megumi, please? For me. I don't want to lose you. I came so close to it before."

Kaoru nodded. "Alright Kenshin."

Later that evening Kenshin and Kaoru went to see Megumi.

"So what is that's been bothering you Kaoru?" Megumi asked.

"Well it's just that I've been feeling really sick to my stomach lately and I'm more tired than usual. I don't know what's wrong with me." Kaoru said. Kenshin stood by her side apprehensively.

Megumi's mouth tilted up slightly. "Oh, I see. So has it been happening mostly in the morning?" she asked carefully.

Kaoru nodded and looked at her oddly. What was up with her?

Megumi smiled at the couple. "I think you may want to set a date for your wedding soon."

Kenshin and Kaoru bothered looked confused. "What do you mean Miss Megumi?" Kenshin asked.

Megumi laughed. "I believe Kaoru here is pregnant."

Kenshin's eyes went big. "Oro?" he said feeling light headed.

Then he looked at Kaoru, who looked at him and promptly fainted.

Kenshin dropped to her side. "Kaoru? Kaoru!" he said worriedly.

"She'll be alright. Just give her a while for the shock to wear off. She can stay and rest here for a while, there's a bed in that room over there." Megumi said pointing to a door.

Kenshin picked her up carefully in his arms and carried her into the next room. He sat by Kaoru's side as she lay unconscious on the futon.

Megumi slid open the door and walked in to sit next to Kenshin.

"Congratulations Kenshin." she said.

Kenshin smiled wearily. "Yes...." he said awkwardly.

"I hadn't known that you and Kaoru were that intimate yet, but I did suspect something that time I came to visit and she was sick." Megumi said.

Kenshin blushed hotly. "Well.....ummm...."

Megumi laughed and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Don't be embarrassed Sir Ken. It's nothing I don't know about after all."

That just caused Kenshin to blush even hotter. Megumi smiled another secret smile and left Kenshin and Kaoru alone.

Kaoru slowly woke and opened her eyes to see Kenshin peering anxiously at her. She quickly sat up and looked around her. "What happened?" she asked.

Kenshin smiled with relief once he saw that she was awake. "You fainted, Kaoru, that you did."

The memory of the reason why she did came back to her and she began to blush.

"Are you mad Kenshin?" Kaoru asked quietly, clenching her hands together.

Kenshin was surprised. He wrapped his arms around her once again and held her against his chest. "How could I ever be mad at you?.....Kaoru....I am happy for this child, that I am. It is a symbol of how much I love you." Kenshin said stroking her hair.

Kaoru felt tears leak out of her eyes. "Kenshin....."

Kenshin looked down into her eyes. "What Kaoru? What is it?"

"Can we go home now?" she said wiping off her tears.

Kenshin smiled and helped her stand. "Yes. Let's go home."