Chapter #7

Battousai's Master and Kaoru's first drink!

Hiko: At last, a bottle of saké, that taste like it.

Juju: Okay… going on.

Hiko: What? What's so bad about starting a story with a couple of bottles of saké?

Juju: -_- you know that? I'm not going to answer that… so going on.

Chapter7

Kaoru woke up when she felt Kenshin move. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Kenshin's sleeping face. ~He looks so harmless, like an angel. But he has so much sorrow it was showing in his eyes last night.~ Kaoru thought looking at Kenshin's face.

"It's rude to stare, or so you say." Kenshin's rich voice said causing Kaoru to jump and look at him. Kaoru saw a light bluish hue in his eyes. Kaoru blinked and before she knew it, it was gone.

Kenshin got up feeling light as a feather. "Are you feeling better?" Kaoru asked. Kenshin blinked and looked at her with puzzled eyes. Suddenly his eyes became as cold as winter. The eyes were amber now, was burning with hatred.

"Don't talk to me. And don't you dare tell anyone." Kenshin said slowly, glaring her down.

"I won't tell, as long as you tell me your name and call me by my first name." Kaoru said quietly and slowly. Kenshin wanted to whack himself with his katana.

"Fine, Kami--, Kaoru." Kenshin said slowly hoping not to mess up on her name. Kaoru slowly got up and walked to the bathroom to brush her teeth, take a shower, and brush her hair. As soon as she finished, she came out only in a towel.

Kenshin went to the bathroom to take a hot shower. While Kenshin was there she got dressed into the kimono. When Kaoru was done with the ribbon she thought about calling Misao but didn't. Because Battousai came out, ~Hey he didn't tell me his name!~ Kaoru thought.

While they had lunch Kaoru asked, "What's your name Battousai?" Kenshin winced and turned away.

"Kenshin… Himura." Kenshin muttered, and Kaoru smiled. ~That name where did I hear it?~ She thought thinking over the names she knew or heard in school.

"Kenshin can you live with me?" Kaoru asked making Kenshin to drop his chopsticks.

"Wha—What?" Kenshin stuttered.

"Well you can cook!"

What does that have to do with 'me' living with 'you'?" Kenshin asked raising a brow.

"Well you see I'm not the greatest cook, so I thought you should stay at my place. But then again I don't think that'll happen." Kaoru said scrunching her brows together.

"You mean you can't cook?" Kenshin said looking at her straight in the face.

"Yup! I wasn't taught when I was younger because my stepfather used to—" Kaoru stopped her hand over her mouth. Kenshin looked up to see Kaoru pale as the walls that surrounded them.

"He what?" Kenshin asked demandingly making Kaoru flinch and look at her hands. Slowly they ate together in silence and began to put things away.

~*Later that night*~

Kaoru straightened the Kimono she was wearing and began to put on the getas (A/n: The wooden shoes thingies you know. .) It was a quite slow drive and they got there five minutes early. When it was seven on the dot. A large man came in and sat down in front of the redheaded assassin.

Kenshin stiffened when Kaoru whispered, "It that him?" They watched him order some saké.

"So… Hmm, how is my baka deshi?" Kenshin frowned at Hiko as he drank some beer. "Fine."

"Oh really? How about you?" Hiko asked raising a brow at Kaoru.

"This 'you' has a name, and it's Kaoru." Kaoru said before talking to the waiter about getting a cup of tea.

"Why don't you drink?" Hiko asked slowly watching Kaoru's every move.

"Because 'I' don't drink and I won't even if my life depended on it." Kaoru snapped and smiled and also thanked her waiter. Before the waiter left, Hiko whispered something and the waiter nodded.

"So what else do you want to talk about?" Kenshin asked out of the blue making Kaoru jump. Hiko smirked when he saw her jump.

"That reminds me." Hiko said before sipping his saké, "When Kenshin was nine he--"

"Shishou!" Kenshin cried loudly making some other people around them to jump and glare at him while he glared at Hiko.

"Shut up baka deshi." Hiko commanded making Kenshin glare harder. "When he was nine he wet the bed." He finished Kaoru held her breath trying very hard not to burst out laughing.

"Go ahead." Kenshin said sighing and rubbing his temples.

After Kaoru stopped laughing Kaoru smiled. "I can see that now in the headline news! ' Kenshin Himura or Battousai wets his bed!'" Kaoru squealed making Hiko laugh as well.

            "I'm never going to buy chocolate for you again." Kenshin hissed while staring at his fourth beer bottle, his cheeks were burning from the humiliation he had to go through.

            "It's okay I can still sing, I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, and this is how it goes." Kaoru sang making growl in aggravation.

"Should I continue?" Kaoru asked Kenshin.

"NO!" Kenshin Shouted, Hiko grinned with amusement to see Kenshin so irritated.

"Okay." Kaoru said and started to hum it.

"I. Told. You. Not. To. Continue!" Kenshin said grounding out each and every word.

"I'm not, I'm humming to it, before I was singing it." Kaoru stated making Kenshin whack his head on the table.

Thunk. Thunk. Thunk.

"Hey you'll lose your brain cells like that! And you should know that they don't grow back. Kaoru stated in a way that made her sound a bit smarter then typical self.

Kenshin glanced at Kaoru. ~God she's so infuriating today!~ As Kenshin thought the waiter came with two saké cups and four bottles.

Kaoru blinked at the cup and looked at Hiko. "Are you expecting 'me' to drink that?" Kaoru asked looking at it with distaste. ~Please say no!~ Kaoru thought staring at the saké cup.

"Of course!" Hiko said making Kaoru frown.

"I don't drink."

"Then started."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"The law you old man the law! I'm too young to drink!" Kaoru snapped making Kenshin blink, ~Man, she is really stupid or really brave, or both.~ Kenshin thought brows raised.

Hiko shrugged and poured all three saké cups with saké and passed it to Kenshin then Kaoru who glared at the poor cup. (A/n: Hmm I wander what else you do with it).

Kaoru watched the liquid shine in the dim light. Kaoru took a sip of the tea and watched them both drink. After Kenshin was done he glance at Kaoru and grinned.

"What? You're grinning! What are you thinking!" Kaoru demanded as her hands in a fist, and her fist on her hips.

"Oh nothing but maybe you should drink you saké, unless you're a chicken." Kenshin said turning away to see Hiko raise a brow at his attitude.

"No, I'm not unlike you, girly boy, I have a life I don't want to ruin it!" Kaoru stated making Kenshin smirk.

"Oh really, then show me by drinking one cup!" Kenshin challenged , Kaoru grabbed the closest thing to her, which was a broom and whacked Kenshin with it.

"I'm not that stupid, you Aho!(Moron!)" Kaoru cried out, without her notice, Kenshin poured her saké in her tea.

Hiko watched with amusement as Kaoru made a face when she sipped her tea.

" Kenshin, did you do, what I think you did?" Kaoru hissed watching Kenshin cower in his seat by her sudden change of mood.

"What do you think I did?" Kenshin asked wearily watching her every move.

"I think you poured my saké, which I didn't want to drink, in my tea, which would make me drunk, cuz it's my first. PREPARE TO DIE KENSHIN HIMURA!" Kaoru suddenly screamed making Kenshin jump and Hiko to glance at them while sipping his saké. Kenshin dodged all the blows Kaoru threw at him. Before tripping on Hiko's foot that was.

Thump!

"Oro!" Kenshin suddenly cried after hitting the ground.

"Oh my Kami! That was so kawaii!(cute)" Kaoru said her eyes glittering. Kenshin stared at Kaoru and looked at his Shishou, his eyes said, 'she's drunk'.

"I'm fine, Kenshin-chan!" Kaoru said smiling, Kenshin grimaced at the new nickname. ~ Yay, more names to add to the list.~ " I have good grades I get to beat up boys and my friend Misao, keeps on talking about Aoshi. I mean I get the fact that she likes to talk about time so much but still." Kaoru said ranted on and on. "But there was this guy that bothered her one day, it was great, she threw him out the window! But sense there was a pool, he was okay, but he didn't go near her again. I even tell him not to bother me or I'll tell Misao." Kaoru said smiling, she picked Kenshin off the floor shocking both Kenshin and Hiko. Then placed him on the chair.

"Okay that was odd." Kenshin muttered his brow scrunched.

"Can I braid you hair!" Kaoru asked making Kenshin gap at her. Before he could reply she took out the dark purple hair scrunche and combed his hair with her hands.

"You know my dad wasn't very nice to me when I was little. He would hurt me a lot."

"What did he do?" Kenshin asked watched her from the corner of his eyes. ~I think, I should be able to get some information from her.~

"He'd hit me a lot, at first when I did bad things, then later he'd do it when he had a bad day. Then he started to do it when he wanted." Kaoru said slowly, and also undid Kenshin's hair. She leaned on his shoulder for support and blinked back tears.

"I don't remember much, really. Red blood all over the place, bright red at day. I was sick too, My step daddy would kick me and say my life is a waste, so one day I cut myself. The maid saw and called 911, and I went to the hospital. My step daddy was angry. He slapped me." Kaoru said slowly falling asleep. Kenshin looked at Hiko and finally asked what he wanted.

~* Some time later*~

            It was quite cold and dark. 9:35 at night, Kenshin picked up Kaoru and placed her on the cold leather seat making her shiver.

            Kenshin sighed and opened the trunk to take out the gi he had gotten yesterday. He placed the midnight blue gi on Kaoru, after a while she stopped and relaxed. As soon as she did he started the car and left the dark parking space.

            When they got to his house, Kenshin placed her in bed and got ready for her hangover.

            "Kenshin, can you sleep with me? I don't want my dad to get me." Kaoru asked making Kenshin to brood over what she was saying to him. And sighed in defeat.

            "Sure if you think so." Kenshin whispered, slowly climbing into bed. Once he was in bed he felt Kaoru shift and let out a content sigh.

            "Kenshin you smell nice, like forests, and pine. Do you think I smell nice?" Kaoru asked sniffing Kenshin's gi. Kenshin nodded watching her time-consuming movements. Kenshin realized that she was leaning against him and was petting his cheek, the one with the agonizing memory, and the only scar he regretted so much. "Did it hurt?"

            It was a small, short question, almost as innocent as asking someone to hold your hand. But even if it was so innocent it hurt, it made him think of all the things in the past and well as the things he would do in the future. Kenshin sighed his eyes full of sorrow but no less, he would answer that small question and hope she won't remember it. "Yes it did, a lot," sighing with all guilt and woe Kenshin murmured. "Very much, for someone dear to me did it." Hoping Kaoru won't hear the ending.

            "I hope it doesn't hurt anymore." Kaoru said before kissing the old, yet still painful wound. Kenshin smiled at Kaoru and held her close.

            All through the night they slept together without moving apart or closer. But emotionally they move closer then ever.

            Soujiro Seta here! Himura-san, nice to meet you it will be your next job to defeat me, or you want see Kaoru Kamiya again. What Shishio-sama? Kill both? All right, anything you want Shishio-sama, as long as I don't have to pay for a sword that is!

            Next time on Kaoru Project, Chapter 8 Soujiro, Smile for me.

Till next time. ^-^

Juju: Oro!!!!!!!! Sorry it took a damn long time @_@ I left my disk at school! .

Battousai: Baka.

Kenshin: Oro! Maa Maa ^-^x

Soujiro: Well I will go now to Mr. Shishio. ^-^

Sanosuke: Now hold it there!

Soujiro: Yes? ^-^

Sanosuke: What's going to happen?

Soujiro: Oh nothing really important. ^-^

Battousai: What do you mean? 'Oh nothing really important'? KAORU'S GOING TO BE KIDNAPPED! HITEN-MITSURUGI-RYU RYU-TSUI-SEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone: Oro! Or: Eep! Or: AHH! Or: BAKA! Or: BAKA DENSHI! RYU TSUI SEN!

Battousai/Kenshin: ORORORORORORORORORORORORORORORORO!!!! @_@x

Juju: Okay… Well bye… *Wonders where the second Ryu Tsui-Sen came from. Turns around to see Hiko put his sword away.*

Hiko: Baka deshi… deshi's