Reflected Moonlight
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Chapter Fourteen: Stay with Me
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"Kenshin? Kaoru? What is it that you aren't telling me?" Yahiko asked when they didn't say anything.
"Well. Miss Kaoru is....." Kenshin began, but the sound of someone entering the dojo interrupted him.
It was Sano. He walked up to Kenshin and patted him on the back. "Hey Kenshin. I just heard from Megumi that you and Kaoru are having a kid! Congratulations!"
Yahiko stared first at Kenshin then at Kaoru with a weird look on his face. "You guys are having a kid?! You aren't even married yet." He exclaimed.
Kenshin blushed madly, but Kaoru then turned on Yahiko. She beat him on the head repeatedly screaming at the top of her lungs. "Yahiko! We're engaged so shut up! And I'M NOT UGLY, SO DON'T YOU DARE SAY IT!"
"Essh, you don't have to get so angry, ugly." Yahiko muttered rubbing his head. Unfortunately Kaoru heard him and started chasing him around the yard.
Sano laughed as he watched Yahiko run in terror from the angry girl. Then he turned to Kenshin. "So have you set a date yet?"
"Oro?" Kenshin said as he watched Kaoru worriedly.
"For the wedding." Sano said.
Kenshin scratched his head thinking. "No, I have yet to talk to Kaoru about it, that I do."
"Well you better make it soon." Sano said with a tiny smile.
"Oro? Why?" Kenshin asked turning to look at Sano.
"You might not be able to notice it now, but sooner or later people are going to start noticing her pregnancy." Sano said.
"Oro! Yes, I don't want to ruin Kaoru's reputation. Someone might think I am marrying her just because...." Kenshin said.
"Yeah. It's not proper for a women to have children before they are married, isn't that right Kenshin?" Sano said teasingly.
Kenshin blushed hotly. "I wasn't aiming for that...." But then he stopped himself and blushed even redder.
Sano laughed. "Yeah, you were just aiming to have a good time, weren't you?"
Kenshin then became serious. "I would never take advantage of Kaoru, that I would not."
"I know you wouldn't Kenshin. The missy was right to trust you. I can tell you love her a lot."
Kenshin blushed, but he didn't deny it. "I love her more than anything, that I do." Kenshin said his eyes glowing softly as he watched her running across the yard still chasing Yahiko.
Finally Kaoru grew tired of chasing Yahiko and stumbled over to Kenshin. She felt so tired. She just wanted to sink to the floor. "I'm.....so...tired..." She said as she collapsed against Kenshin.
Kenshin caught her in his arms and picked her up. She was already asleep. He felt pretty tired too, now that he thought of it.
"I think I should take Kaoru to sleep, and then I shall go to be too. It's been a long day." He said as he walked inside.
Carefully he set her down on her futon and covered her with the blankets. But when he turned to leave Kaoru's voice called out to him.
"Don't leave me yet Kenshin." she said softly. Kenshin walked back over to her and sat down beside her.
"What is it that you want Kaoru?" He asked as he stroked her hair.
Kaoru smiled up at him. "Just stay next to me a while. I don't want you to leave."
Kenshin understood what she was saying. She was afraid that he would leave her all alone, now that she was with child. "Don't worry, Kaoru, I would not abandon you. I meant it when I said I wanted to marry you. It wasn't an empty promise. Tomorrow we will start planning the wedding, if that would make you feel better." he said softly.
Chapter Fourteen: Stay with Me
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"Kenshin? Kaoru? What is it that you aren't telling me?" Yahiko asked when they didn't say anything.
"Well. Miss Kaoru is....." Kenshin began, but the sound of someone entering the dojo interrupted him.
It was Sano. He walked up to Kenshin and patted him on the back. "Hey Kenshin. I just heard from Megumi that you and Kaoru are having a kid! Congratulations!"
Yahiko stared first at Kenshin then at Kaoru with a weird look on his face. "You guys are having a kid?! You aren't even married yet." He exclaimed.
Kenshin blushed madly, but Kaoru then turned on Yahiko. She beat him on the head repeatedly screaming at the top of her lungs. "Yahiko! We're engaged so shut up! And I'M NOT UGLY, SO DON'T YOU DARE SAY IT!"
"Essh, you don't have to get so angry, ugly." Yahiko muttered rubbing his head. Unfortunately Kaoru heard him and started chasing him around the yard.
Sano laughed as he watched Yahiko run in terror from the angry girl. Then he turned to Kenshin. "So have you set a date yet?"
"Oro?" Kenshin said as he watched Kaoru worriedly.
"For the wedding." Sano said.
Kenshin scratched his head thinking. "No, I have yet to talk to Kaoru about it, that I do."
"Well you better make it soon." Sano said with a tiny smile.
"Oro? Why?" Kenshin asked turning to look at Sano.
"You might not be able to notice it now, but sooner or later people are going to start noticing her pregnancy." Sano said.
"Oro! Yes, I don't want to ruin Kaoru's reputation. Someone might think I am marrying her just because...." Kenshin said.
"Yeah. It's not proper for a women to have children before they are married, isn't that right Kenshin?" Sano said teasingly.
Kenshin blushed hotly. "I wasn't aiming for that...." But then he stopped himself and blushed even redder.
Sano laughed. "Yeah, you were just aiming to have a good time, weren't you?"
Kenshin then became serious. "I would never take advantage of Kaoru, that I would not."
"I know you wouldn't Kenshin. The missy was right to trust you. I can tell you love her a lot."
Kenshin blushed, but he didn't deny it. "I love her more than anything, that I do." Kenshin said his eyes glowing softly as he watched her running across the yard still chasing Yahiko.
Finally Kaoru grew tired of chasing Yahiko and stumbled over to Kenshin. She felt so tired. She just wanted to sink to the floor. "I'm.....so...tired..." She said as she collapsed against Kenshin.
Kenshin caught her in his arms and picked her up. She was already asleep. He felt pretty tired too, now that he thought of it.
"I think I should take Kaoru to sleep, and then I shall go to be too. It's been a long day." He said as he walked inside.
Carefully he set her down on her futon and covered her with the blankets. But when he turned to leave Kaoru's voice called out to him.
"Don't leave me yet Kenshin." she said softly. Kenshin walked back over to her and sat down beside her.
"What is it that you want Kaoru?" He asked as he stroked her hair.
Kaoru smiled up at him. "Just stay next to me a while. I don't want you to leave."
Kenshin understood what she was saying. She was afraid that he would leave her all alone, now that she was with child. "Don't worry, Kaoru, I would not abandon you. I meant it when I said I wanted to marry you. It wasn't an empty promise. Tomorrow we will start planning the wedding, if that would make you feel better." he said softly.
