The person called Sou surprised them all.

"Soujiro?" Kenshin asked weakly.

Soujiro bowed. "Hello, Himura-san! It's very nice to see you again! Is it not? By the way, is Kaoru-chan here?"

Soujiro did have a way of putting things in blunt.

Changing

Disclaimer: I don't own RK... I just wish I did.

Chapter 9

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"Soujiro?? You mean this is the Tenken?? That little kid?!?" Yahiko shouted in outrage. "And why the hell do you know Kaoru!?!? What is she to you???"

"Whoa... too much question Yahiko... slow down..." Sano patted his head.

"Sou!! You mean she didn't arrive with you?? Where in the seven hells can that girl be??" the fighter whined.

"Tokio-san... please... just calm down... I'm sure we can find her..." Sou put a reassuring arm around her waist.

"TOKIO??" the man known as Fujita Gorou yelled.

"Yes, dear?" the fighter smiled, taking her mask off, revealing short, a bit wavy brown hair falling just beneath her shoulders. She had a brilliant smile on her face and looked to be just about Kaoru's age.

Tokio frowned. "Now, now, Hajime Saitou, you should have known the consequences when you asked to marry me!!"

"But Kamiya isn't a- Oh my god... Kamiya... You mean that Kamiya??" Hajime asked.

The Kenshin-gumi, wit the exception of Kaoru, Tae, Tsubame and Megumi looked at them confusedly.

"Exactly... that baka had the guts to!! Why if he wasn't dead already-" Tokio seethed.

"It isn't nice to talk about the dead, Tokio-san." Soujiro smiled at her, ever unfaltering.

"Yes I know Sou." And Tokio walked away from him, leaving him a kiss on the cheek.

They watched as Hajime's eyes get even narrower at his wife.

"Oooh, I didn't think you were the jealous type..." she whispered lovingly at him as she gave him a big hug.

"Ack!!" said Sano as he made gagging noises.

Tokio stuck her tongue out at him, "If you think this is nasty, you should have seen Shinomori and Odoru!"

Automatically, all heads snapped towards her direction.

"Ummm... oops?" she squeaked and hid behind Hajime. Everyone looked at her incredulously.

"Jeez, you don't have to act like such a idiot, Toki-chan."

Kenshin turned around and saw the person he would give everything for.

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"So... you have been away... for months... in a secluded mountain... with two people..." Sanosuke said slowly.

Kaoru nodded, very slowly.

"What the hell!!" Sano screamed a punched a wall which left a hole. Kaoru winced.

"And you didn't learn anything during these months??" Megumi asked. Tokio and Soujiro exchanged looks but Kaoru nodded.

"So, Kaoru... you made us worry... over absolutely nothing..." Kenshin repeated. Kaoru mentally noted how she liked him saying her name with out the 'dono.'

Kaoru sighed, "I'm sorry... I just... I'm a rash girl... hotheaded... but I'm really sorry... I will understand if you can't forgive me... I'll just-"

"NO!" Yahiko yelled and clung to her.

"Wha...?"

"NO!! I'm not letting you leave again!!" Yahiko yelled and clung even tighter.

"Yahiko..." Kaoru sighed but brought a tired smile to her face. It took a moment for her to realize that he was sobbing into her hakama.

Kaoru dropped to his level and fastened him to her chest and held him. Letting him have a moment of his own.

"I missed you Yahiko," she whispered softly. "I missed the way you yell at me, and called me 'ugly' and I missed the way you complained about my cooking. I also missed the loud rumblings of the rooster... I missed the kunai throwing... but I even missed Megumi throwing herself on Kenshin!!"

Yahiko laughed as his cries subsided. Then Kaoru threw Kenshin a dangerous look, "I didn't miss the 'dono's' though..."

Everyone let out a chuckle, except for Kenshin who let out an, "Oro?"

"Yahiko... I have another news to break to you..."

Yahiko, through clenched eyes, raised his face and opened his eyes.

She looked into his wide, idealistic eyes.

"I'm not going to teach Kamiya Kasshin Ryu anymore."