Author's Note: HI!!! I had inspiration for this last night and so here it is!! It's sort of a sequel to my other birthday story, but not really as you will see when you read it. Umm, if you read it. Heh. I might write that continuation of Birthday Surprise if this doesn't satisfy you. I'm sorry for posting this earlier in such a hurry. I have edited it some, although I don't think I got everything. So when I find more, I will definitely fix it. As always, thank you for reading. I hope you enjoy!

It's My Party and I'll 'Oro?' if I want to

It was quiet.

Almost too quiet, the way the natural sounds of the world were almost non-existent.

On purpose?

He scratched the back of his head in a nervous manner as he shrugged off a cold shiver, ignoring the foreboding feeling that was screaming at his lack of common sense.

Folding his arms inside his magenta gi the way he usually did, he calmly strode through the gate and was met with a questionable sight. It made him stop where he stood, a good ten or twelve feet away.

He didn't like the faces they were making. A slight frown marred his features as his ever observant eyes took in two rigid bodies out of three. It was a give-away. They were planning something and they obviously thought him the fool to fall for it. So... how to proceed?

He transferred some weight to his left foot, leaning back on it and rubbed at his chin, speculatively.

A) He could act as if nothing were unusual and fall into their maniacal scheme,

B) Straight out demand an explanation, or

C) Turn around and run away, far, far away, effectively avoiding A or B.

He face-faulted. He couldn't do that. They were his friends, no matter how devious, strange, and back-stabbing they were.

As the Rurouni stood not too far from the porch where they waited rather impatiently, the three pairs of eyes watched him with intense interest.

"He looks distraught." A young voice observed aloud.

"No shit, sherlock." Ruffling of hair and the bunching of white material. He fiddled with the straw in his mouth and glanced to his left where a particular attractive woman was sitting, then returned his stare to the subject of their plan.

"I think he suspects something," the younger voice once again stated.

"That's because you two are the worst actors ever," a sly silky voice replied quite truthfully. One rooster head turned his fiery eyes towards her and glared then-but not with hatred. Something akin to lust and admiration rolled into one, if she should ever take time and simply gaze back into his eyes.

It was entertaining, actually, to see the Rurouni go through so many expressions at once. Not that he'd never done it before, but it was always different each time he did it. It was obvious he was waging an inner war. The rooster cocked an eyebrow and rested his chin in the palm of his right hand.

"Oui. Kenshin! You gonna just stand there all day?" The Rurouni finally snapped out of it and his focus returned to the three. His mouth formed a familiar smile that rarely ever departed from his face and he walked unhurried over to them, at last.

"Konnichiwa Yahiko, Sano, and Megumi-san," Kenshin greeted, ignoring the bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. Blinking eyes stared back at him, coupled with devious smirks and grins.

"Ummm..." He finally noticed someone was missing. "Where is Kaoru-dono?"

Megumi's fox ears popped out of her head as Yahiko grinned.

"Why didn't you tell us it was your birthday?!?" Sano stated, avoiding his friend's question.

"ORO?!?" Kenshin's eyes swirled as he fettered back and forth where he stood. A hand hit the back of his red head, "Sessha must have forgotten, de gozaru."

Sano shook his head in a disapproving manner and stood up to tower over the Rurouni. He then slapped his friend towards the door.

"Well, we got you a birthday present. It's in your room." He trotted off towards the gates, stopping when he realized Megumi and Yahiko weren't following him. He raised a furtive eyebrow at them and cleared his throat.

"Coming?" He asked, even though through his tone, he made it sound obvious that they should be following him out. Yahiko jumped up and raced towards him while Megumi took her time and pressed herself against Kenshin.

"Enjoy you gift, Ken-san..." it rolled of her tongue like butter melting in a pile of mashed potatoes. He blushed as a reaction.

"Uh...arigatou?" He gulped. He didn't like this at all. And why were they leaving, didn't they want to see him open it?

"Oh and by the way, we put a lot of time and effort into this, so you better be grateful," Sano's voice yelled back from way past the gate.

"Hai...hai..." he mumbled out absentmindedly, more to himself than to them, not that they would have heard him anyway.

He took in a deep breath and took a step inside. It was quiet so obviously it was wrapped up. The suspense was killing him. His heart was racing but he still took his time getting to his room. He didn't really like surprises all that much and so he wanted to delay the inevitable as much as possible. In his mind, he summed up things that it could possibly be. Although it was quite hard thinking up what Sano, Yahiko, and Megumi could have thought up for him together.

He paused before opening the door.

Odd.

He leaned closer to it, his ear resting against it's surface.

That certainly sounded like...

He gripped the door and opened it quick to find Kaoru tied and gagged on his bed. He instantly appeared before her and loosened her constraints.

"I'm GONNA KILL THEM ALL!!" She roared, furiously. Fumes were radiating out of her head in small little gusts. He took a step back then and she noticed then that the red head had gone awfully still. She peered down at herself and remembered before turning red and grabbing bedding to cover herself up with.

Kenshin, meanwhile, had a bleeding nose...

"PERVERT!" She cried, unleashing her fist of fury upon his already red face. He fell backwards, dazed and out of it. Kaoru instantly calmed, and realized it wasn't his fault.

"Gomen! They just took me b surprise and didn't even explain anything... I tried to fight but-hey Kenshin?"

"Oro......" Came the soft reply. She gripped the bedding tighter to her and scrambled over to him. She leaned over his face and gazed into his glazed amethyst eyes.

A shadow fell over him and he focused his eyes to find himself lost in blue pools of concern. When she realized he was staring at her, she turned red and looked away before sitting back on her legs. Kenshin shook his head and sat up.

"Sessha apologizes, de gozaru. I didn't know they would do this..." He turned to regard her. Her hair was mused and flowing down her sides and about the bedding, in a way similar to water flowing over and down a waterfall. She was blushing madly, her eyes downcast and her hands gripped the bedding together tightly.

"Where are they?" She asked, anger evident in her soft tones. She was staring at something on the floor. He blinked and looked at the floor as well.

"They left." Silence made birth around them and Kenshin was content to just sit there as long as time would allow. But Kaoru was a nervous wreck. She was alone, with Kenshin, and half-dressed, as it were. He was sitting only a breath away... Her heart was jumping milestones in her chest and her felt like she would go deaf if it didn't stop. She gulped and peered out from her bangs towards the man in the magenta gi.

"Is it really your birthday Kenshin?" His eyes flickered up to hers and held them there for awhile. All she could do was wait. She held her breath while doing so. And then he looked away.

"No. My birthday was last month-"

"WHAT?!?! Your birthday was last month and you didn't tell us!?!?!?!?" Kaoru forgot all about being nervous and stood up to berate him. She pointed an accusing finger towards him, which ended up poking mean holes in his chest when he stood up too.

"I can't believe this!!" She cried in exasperation. A cool hard hand grasped her offending finger and then enveloped her whole hand. She stared at the simple gesture in shock. Her eyes traveled over to the gi, which was partially open and revealing a rather masculine chest. Turning a brighter shade of red, her eyes followed the trail up to his chin and then his eyes, wondering how he had gotten so close when she hadn't been paying attention.

"Sessha didn't want to bother you, Kaoru-dono. Or anyone else for that matter. The only thing I could possibly want for my birthday is moments like these and memories that I can share with my friends." She felt the deep rumble come from his chest as he spoke to her in a soothing and wonderful tone. Shivers scorched her spine and she instinctively stepped forward into him to bask in his warmth. He was surprised for a minute, but only for a minute, and soon the embrace was mutual.

Minutes faded away into feelings and heart beats. She closed her eyes and took in the smell of him, wishing that this wasn't just a one time deal. But then she felt him tense up and an oro issued forth from his mouth.

She leaned back, still within his arms, and looked up at him.

"What should we do when they get back?" He asked her. She quirked an eyebrow at him

"How long are they suppose to be gone?" She countered. They both became deathly still suddenly when they heard rambunctious noise enter the house.

"We're baaaaaaaaack!" Yahiko announced much to their dismay.

"That wasn't very long..." Kaoru stated. Kenshin frowned.

"What an insult...." he muttered before realizing Kaoru was staring at him questionably. He gulped and laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head.

"Uh...sessha didn't mean that....heh...." Kaoru frowned and then turned around. Electricity shot through Kenshin and he instantly thanked Kami-sama that he had nothing to do with this. With every step she took, the house shook like an earthquake was going on.

"YOU GUYS ARE DEAD!!!" And all hell broke loose.

The end.