Disclaimer: "Rurouni Kenshin" and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" do not belong to me.

Author's Notes: Sorry this chapter took so long to get out. I had most of the chapter written up, but it was deleted on accident! =( Sigh…so I had to start from scratch.

Information about Characters:

Kenshin – 31

Kaoru – 30

Enishi – 31

Yahiko –12

Yutaro – 12

Kaoru-chan – 8

Hiko – never ages ;P heheh

WHEN SOMETHING CHANGES

Chapter 10

The Day Hiko was Defeated

Knock Knock

Kaoru stood outside of the door and heard a small pitter-patter of feet from behind.

"Ojisan! Ojisan! There's someone at the door!" a young voice called from within.

A few more shuffling sounds were made before the metal click of the lock resounded and opened up. Kaoru and Hiko stood in front expectantly waiting to see an old man of medium height. Instead, their attention was diverted to two girls who were smaller in size than Kaoru herself. The youngest one was standing behind the taller one and sucking on her thumb diligently with her eyes only somewhat visible underneath the brown bangs.

"Hello!" the little girl said brightly. "I'm Ayame! Oji-san is in the back."

". . in the back," the younger girl who was behind the older one repeated.

".. and this is Suzume," Ayame said while putting an arm over her young sister's shoulders and nudging her forward.

"Hi!" the little girl waved with one of her chubby hands.

"Hi," the tall, muscular man said gruffly as he strode into the small building. Kaoru followed behind him with a smile and waved hello at the other girls.

"What's your name?" Ayame asked after she closed the door.

"Kaoru," the girl said with a bright smile as she sat down in one of the chairs with her Uncle Hiko in the waiting area.

"Your name is Kaoru?" the other young girl asked with her eyebrows perked up in interest. "You have the same name as Kaoru-neechan!"

"Kaoru-neechan!" the smaller girl repeated enthusiastically.

Kaoru looked between the two of them and couldn't help but let out a fit of small giggles. They were just so adorable! "So you've met the other Kaoru before?"

"Of course! We go there sometimes to watch her train and visit Yahiko-niichan and  go play and. ."

"Okay that's enough out of you two."

A voice broke into the room and Kaoru and Hiko's attention strayed towards the origin.

"Oji-san! This girl's name is Kaoru also!" the little girl jumped up excitedly with her sister following in suit while pointing to Kaoru who was sitting in the chair. The old man's eyes twinkled at the sight of his young girls and nodded.

"Ayame, Suzume," the old man directed and two pairs of eyes looked up at him, stopping what they were doing. "Could you girls go outside in the family room to play while I talk to Hiko-san and Kaoru?"

The little girls smiled and nodded their heads quickly as they turned back and started heading towards the living room. After they were out of sight, the old man turned towards the guests and sat across from them in the small wooden chair. A gentle smile broke out on his face as he studied the young girl's image.

"Kaoru-chan, you've grown up so much since I've last seen you," he said warmly.

The girl shifted in her seat to sit up straighter as she smiled brightly at his words. "Thank you."

Then Dr. Genzai turned his attention to the other man. "And you Hiko-san, have not aged a bit since we last met."

The gigantic man smirked and nodded. "And you, Dr. Genzai, look not a day over forty."

The old man laughed heartily at the other man's words. "You've always been quite the joker, Hiko-san." The other man laughed with the elder before asking another question.

"How is your retirement coming along?"

"It's going quite well. The clinic is doing fine with a few doctors and nurses working there so I'm able to enjoy the rest of my time with my two granddaughters."

"I see," Hiko said. "That's good to hear."

"I know you two didn't come to ask me about my old age now so what can I help you with?"

Kaoru's head perked up at his question and looked at him expectantly. "Ano .. ano .. I was wondering if you could tell me where Kamiya Kaoru is?"

The old man's eyes widened in surprise. He had never expected that Kenshin's own daughter would be asking for Kaoru's address. When Kaoru had first left Tokyo, Kenshin had constantly come over to Dr. Genzai's practice asking and practically begging for the old man to reveal to him Kaoru's whereabouts. He had never given into telling the poor boy because Kaoru had him promise her not to say anything.

"Dr. Genzai?"

The old man blinked his eyes as he came out of his thoughts. "Hai?"

"Suzume and Ayame had said that they visit Kaoru sometimes. So . . could you tell me where she is?" the girl asked in an almost pleading tone.

Dr. Genzai looked down and fumbled with his fingers as he shifted uncomfortably in the chair. After a few moments of silence, the old man finally looked back up at the girl.

"Okay," he started. "I'll tell you." His eyes began to fill up with moisture as he recounted what had happened in Kaoru's life since leaving Tokyo. Hiko and the young girl listened attentively to every word that the old man had said. It was the last few words that left them both in shock.

"Kaoru's engaged now to a man named Yukishiro Enishi."

"What?!" Hiko exclaimed aloud. "The girl's engaged?"

"Yes," the doctor affirmed.

"Then what are we wasting our time here for? Let's go back Kaoru-chan. It's too late." Hiko began to get out of his chair and take Kaoru's hand, but he was shocked to see that tears were pouring from the young girl's purple eyes. "Kaoru-chan?" he asked with his voice laced with worry.

She looked up at the older man with sadness. "She can't be!! She can't be married! It was my mother's wish to bring her and my father together!"

Hiko looked at the young girl sympathetically and nodded his head. He sat back down in his chair as he looked Dr. Genzai in the eye. "So you said that they're engaged, right? Not married. When is the wedding date?"

"Four months from now after the summer camp program at her dojo," the older man said sadly.

Kaoru's ears perked up at hearing the words 'summer camp' and looked at the man across from her. "Summer camp? Where?"

"Kaoru is holding a summer camp at her dojo in Kobe for all kids around the Japan area who are interested in learning kendo. It will last about one month or so I believe."

"That's perfect!" Kaoru shouted almost jumping out of her seat.

"What's perfect?" Hiko asked with amusement at her sudden change in demeanor.

"I'm going to learn kendo!"

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Back at the Himura Residence

RING, RING RING

Click

"Hello?"

"Otousan!"

"Aaa .. if it isn't my little traitor of a daughter, Kaoru-chan. I miss you very, very much! How's your uncle Hiko treating you?"

Kaoru giggled. Her father was making fun of her for taking Hiko's side the other day. "I miss you, too. Uncle Hiko's treating me well. Ano . . 'tousan?"

"Hai?" Kenshin asked with a warm smile on his face. Hearing his daughter's voice always brought him a sense of great warmth and peace amidst his hectic day of conferences and negotiations.

"I was wondering . .if I could . . if I could go to Kobe this summer for summer camp? I really want to learn kendo!" she said with excitement.

Kenshin frowned at hearing her words and there was a long silence.

"No."

"But .. but. . otousan, please! Uncle Hiko will take me there and it will only be for a little while. I'll meet new people and make new fr- . ."

"I said 'no',"

"But . ."

"No 'buts'."

"Please otousan."

"No," her father said sternly.

Kaoru looked at the phone in her hand dejectedly. Another voice was heard talking to her father asking him to go to some meeting. After awhile, Kenshin's voice came back clearly on the line.

"I'll see you soon Kaoru-chan and we'll discuss this at home."

"Okay," she replied.

"I love you."

"Love you too."

Click

Kaoru hung up the phone and looked over at her Uncle who was currently sitting on the sofa and flipping through some channels on the television. She walked over slowly to the man and plopped herself next to him.

"He said no, huh?" the older man said as he looked over at the young girl.

Kaoru nodded her head sadly.

Hiko smirked and with a wave of his hand said, "It's okay. We'll just leave my baka deshi a note before going."

The girl looked up at her uncle as a broad smile began to grace her features. "Really?? Oh! That's a great plan!" she exclaimed with excitement as she clasped her hands together.

"Now .. there's only the problem of who's going to sign me up," she thought as she looked slyly over at her uncle.

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Yahiko watched Kaoru throughout the day, still unsure of what to say to her. He knew what he saw and what he saw that day showed that Kaoru was not happy. Did she not love Enishi?, he thought in wonder. But if she doesn't . . why would she agree to marry him?

He clenched his hands as he paused in his cleaning. I've got to find out, he thought in determination. He looked up at the young woman who was currently doing some finances for the dojo. "Kaoru ," he addressed.

The woman paused and looked up from her work. "Hai, Yahiko?"

The boy took a few steps towards her desk with the broom still in his hand. "Kaoru .. are you happy?"

The girl's eyes widened as her lips turned slightly into a frown. "What . .what do you mean?"

"With Enishi. Are you happy with Enishi?" he asked in a stern tone.

The girl fidgeted with her pen as she looked down at the paper once again. She then brushed her hair back behind her ear as she let out a nervous chuckle, habits of hers that the boy knew she used when she was uncomfortable. "Why . . of course I'm happy, Yahiko."

She paused as she stood up and began walking to the other side of the room. With each step she took, the fact that Kaoru was not happy was further instilled into the young boy's mind.

"Enishi . . he's a great guy. He's intelligent, strong, nice, and loves me very much." She spun around and then looked at Yahiko with a big smile. "Of course I'm happy."

Yahiko looked at the girl with a solemn face overshadowing his eyes. "But Kaoru . . do you love him?"

Do I love him?

Kaoru's sapphire blue eyes began to tear up as she heard those words tumble out of Yahiko's lips. "I . ," she started. The words caught in her throat and an overwhelming feeling of sadness began to spill over her. "I . ." Kaoru began sniffling as her vision became blurry from tears threatening to come out. All that hidden emotion had taken surface with Yahiko's few words.

The truth was that Kaoru had loved once.

And she had not yet fully recovered from it.

She then felt two strong arms grab onto her waist. Blinking back tears, she looked down and saw Yahiko holding onto her tightly.

"I .. I .. understand," he said as he choked back some tears.

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"How about you take me to Kobe and register me in her Summer Camp, Uncle Hiko?"

"She'll recognize me," he said.

Kaoru-chan furrowed her brows as she went into her "thinking mode" with her forefinger tapping on her bottom lip. After a few minutes of pondering, a light bulb went off in her head.

"I got it!" she exclaimed with excitement.

Hiko looked over her with a queer expression on his face. I wonder what the little kid has thought up now, he thought with amusement as he looked away from the newspaper.

"What have you got, Kaoru?" he asked with a sidelong glance at her.

The little girl looked over at her uncle, a grin quickly widening as she watched him. Hiko grew a bit uncomfortable in his leather chair as he watched the devilish grin. The man loosened his collar a bit as he asked again for the girl had not responded with words yet.

"Just what are you planning, girl?"

Kaoru gave a slight chuckle. She knew that her uncle was a bit nervous because he had addressed her as "girl". She quickly pranced over to his large figure and asked him to bend his head a little so she could tell him. As she began whispering the details to the older man, his knuckles went white and his eyes widened to ten times their size.

"You got it, Uncle Hiko?" she asked as she finished.

The man didn't respond.

His face had completely blanched.

"Uncle Hiko?" she asked while tugging him a bit by his shirtsleeve.

He slowly turned his head to look over at her, his face registering just a bit of fear.

"So will you do it?" she asked with a hopeful smile on her innocent (or not so innocent) face.

The man's eyes widened. "You – you're asking me, Hiko Seijuurou the 13th successor to Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu and famous potter to do . . to . ." the man couldn't even finish the phrase for his throat had become parched from just the idea of what her plan included.

"To dress up as a woman," she finished with a smile on her face.

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Author's Notes:

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Reader Responses:

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Kenshin – 31 (has short hair)

Kaoru – 30 (long hair)

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