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Kaoru's POV:
It was late morning and Kaoru woke up feeling a little exhausted after the battery that Megumi put her through the day before. 'I'm glad to be going home three days here is to long.'
"So you are going to leave today?" Megumi asked as Kaoru walked out of her room.
"Yes, I hate being gone to long I think that every one at home may be running out of money and food soon." Kaoru smiled, 'they have no idea where I hide my money.'
"A friend of mine is heading into your town and I will see if he can give you a ride." Megumi looked up the road. "I will know the results in a few days and I will send them to you."
Kaoru nodded, "Thank you, Megumi."
An old man soon pulled up in a cart "So young lady are you headed home?"
"Dr Genzai?" Kaoru looked at him amazed. "What are you doing in Aizu?"
"Oh I just had to see how the young doctor was doing." Megumi smirked behind his back. "So are you ready?"
Kaoru nodded as she jumped in the Cart next to him, "Thank you Megumi, Hopefully I will hear from you soon."
"Maybe..." Megumi said as she watched them ride off.
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Kenshin's POV:
It had been three uncomfortable days, Yahiko finally woke up the first night Kaoru was gone, and his attitude had returned with him.
"Where did ugly go?" was the first thing he said when he noticed she wasn't there.
"My sister, she has left and will be back soon." Kenji smiled.
"Yahiko, I'm going to have to tell her what you have been up to every night." Kenshin said as he entered the room. Kenji half glared at him, when he saw Kenshin.
"What! Come on Kenshin, why!?" Yahiko sat up in his bed.
"She is your teacher, and you are her charge, unless you want to tell her I am going to have to..."
"Alright I'll tell her, but just so you know I was doing it for Tae," Yahiko laughed at himself a little, "I wanted to do something, I'm tired of ugly paying for everything!"
Kenshin patted his head, "You are growing up." Kenshin got up and left the room.
"Kenshin-" it was Kenji who had followed behind him, he coughed. "About killing you-"
Kenshin laughed "look I-"
"I meant it" Kenji was glaring at Kenshin, even though Kenji knew who Kenshin was, even with his past, Kenji was still threatening him.
"Oro?" Kenshin was taken aback by Kenji's blunt persistence. "Kenji- I would never hurt her I would rather die first."
"Well that's good, you just remember that."
'Heh' Kenshin laughed inside. And the mood stayed like that until Kaoru returned three days later.
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Kaoru's POV:
She arrived at the dojo in the middle of the day, 'it feels cold around here.' She sighed "I'm back!" she yelled looking for a sign of life, but no one was there. 'Hmmm I wonder where they all have gone...' she looked around and saw a note sitting on the counter in the kitchen.
-Kaoru, if you get home while we are out; we have found your hidden stash of money and are shopping for food and having lunch at the Akabeko, thanks. ...Kenji, Kenshin, Yahiko
'Men' she thought, 'well It's not gonna stop me from having a nap.' She lay down on her bed and went to sleep.
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Unknown to Kaoru a man had been watching her every move since she had gone to Aizu; and was now watching her as she slumbered. "Soon" the man whispered "now that I know your secret, it will all come together soon." He disappeared into the shadows as the boys walked up to the dojo.
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Kenshin's POV:
"I don't like the idea of us spending Kaoru's money," Kenshin said as he packed some tofu and a few tea bricks.
"We were running low on food, what did you want us to do starve?" Kenji said as he shifted a bag of vegetables and spices.
"What are you worring about anyway Kenshin?" Yahiko said, "It's not like she's gonna do anything about it."
"I still don't see why we had to eat at the Akabeko though," Kenshin stepped into the dojo, 'there's another presence here.' His eye's narrowed as he looked around.
"What are you looking at?" Kenji asked as he went inside, "Ahh it look's like my little sister is home."
"But where is ugly then?" Yahiko put down a bag of miso.
Kenshin felt a little twinge of fear come across his face, 'it couldn't be-' he ran down the hall apprehension building as he looked in every room, he finally came to his own and opened the shoji. He sighed, relieved to see her lightly snoring on the futon.
Yahiko walked in behind Kenshin "Pathetic," he said as he started to stretch her mouth around and plugged her nose, "Come on ugly wake up!"
"I wouldn't do that-" Kenshin began to say but it was too late Kaoru slapped Yahiko on the head with her bokken that had somehow appeared out of nowhere.
Yahiko fell to his knees. "Jeeze, you just reopened the damn cut!"
Kaoru eyed him, "Cut from what?"
Before Yahiko could open his mouth Kenji chimed in, "So how was your trip?"
"Good, about as good as it can get when I visit Megumi." Kaoru got up and walked out of the room. "So you found my money stash." She glared at Kenji
"It wasn't hard; in the 18 years that you have been alive you haven't changed your hiding spots." Kenji grinned proud of himself
"I hate you." She said unconvincingly.
* * *
It had been a few days and somehow the topic of Yahiko's night patrols at the Akabeko had not come up, nor had anything about what Kaoru had done at Aizu. Nothing at least until Dr. Genzai got a letter from Megumi.
Kaoru's POV:
"Kaoru," Dr. Genzai said as she entered his house.
"You wanted to see me Dr. Genzai?"
"Yes" He said looking a little grave, "I got a letter from Megumi, it's for you," He handed her the letter. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to read it."
She read the contents before putting a hand over her mouth. She looked up at the doctor, as tears came to her eyes as she crumpled up the letter. "I- "
"I know" He said with comforting smile.
Kaoru was pale as she walked home she was shocked, 'I have to tell Kenshin but how?' she thought, this was something that would change their lives forever and what was she supposed to say to him? 'I need to talk to my brother...'
When Kaoru got home the first thing she did was look for her brother. "Kenji I need to talk to you." She said when she found him sitting on the porch lazily taking a nap.
"Huh?" He looked at her confused.
Kaoru pulled him into his bedroom. "I have something to tell you but you have to keep this the utmost secret."
"I will."
"Promise me." She looked at him with deep meaningful eyes.
"I promise..."
Kenshin's POV:
Meanwhile Kenshin was doing laundry when he saw Kaoru pulling Kenji into his room. Curiosity overtook him when he saw a look in Kaoru's eyes that made him concerned, this time he knew that look was fear. He walked up and leaned silently against the wall and listened to them.
"I'll kill him." Kenji exclaimed, it sounded like he was pacing the room.
"Kenji no" Kaoru said exasperated.
"How did this happen!"
"What do you mean 'how'? I think you know how."
"I swear I will kill him."
"Kenji, you can't kill Kenshin, even if you could, I'd come after you next."
'Why are they talking about me?' Kenshin thought to himself
"Kaoru you have to tell him!"
"I know, I know, but how?"
"What do you mean 'how'?"
"Just tell him" Kenji put on a girly voice, "Kenshin I'm-"
"It's not that simple..." She interrupted sounding a little upset, "I-I'm afraid..."
"Afraid, of what?" he sounded confused.
Kenshin thought the same thing, 'why would she be afraid?' the suspense was killing him. He was about ready to burst through the shoji and ask what was going on, but he knew better.
"...Kenji what-what if he-" She stopped herself. It sounded like she was crying now, "What if I'm left alone again?"
"I'll kill him."
"Enough with killing him alright!" she said furiously.
"Just tell him. if he loves you, truly loves you, nothing else will matter, and you have nothing to worry about." He said lovingly.
The sound of foot falls sounded as some one was going towards the shoji. Kenshin took this opportunity to sneak off quickly back to his laundry.
Kaoru walked up behind him. "Kenshin, how about going to the Akabeko for dinner?"
"Sure, just let me finish this last Kimono." He held up one of her old ones.
"Good, then you're paying since you guys spent all my money" she said as she walked off.
"Oro?" Kenshin knew this would all come back to him.
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Kaoru's POV:
Her mind was racing as she tried to put together the words to tell Kenshin that she had something that would change everything. She didn't touch any of her dinner her stomach was turned inside out and she felt like she was ready to be sick.
"Are you ok?" Kenshin said noticing how pale she looked.
"Yes" That was a lie and everyone knew it. Everyone that is, but Yahiko who was to busy in the back of the restaurant talking to Tsubame and Tae.
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When they all had finished eating and were walking home Kaoru stopped. "Kenshin-"
"What is it?" he asked
"Nothing-" she smiled a little and extended her hand to him. As he took it in his own she smiled "Follow me..." she said as they walked off the path.
To be continued...
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AN: Well, well, well what's gonna happen next... *evil grin*
Yahiko: So why can't I know about Sano's letter? Kaoru: Because you're too young and you won't understand. Kenji: Then why won't you tell me? Battosaichick: Because you are too old. Kenji: But Kenshin is way older than I am and he knows! Kenshin: I'm not that old! Bc: Ok lets clear this up Yahiko your too young, Kenji your too old, and Kenshin you're too cute! Ok that's enough from me *waves*
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Kaoru's POV:
It was late morning and Kaoru woke up feeling a little exhausted after the battery that Megumi put her through the day before. 'I'm glad to be going home three days here is to long.'
"So you are going to leave today?" Megumi asked as Kaoru walked out of her room.
"Yes, I hate being gone to long I think that every one at home may be running out of money and food soon." Kaoru smiled, 'they have no idea where I hide my money.'
"A friend of mine is heading into your town and I will see if he can give you a ride." Megumi looked up the road. "I will know the results in a few days and I will send them to you."
Kaoru nodded, "Thank you, Megumi."
An old man soon pulled up in a cart "So young lady are you headed home?"
"Dr Genzai?" Kaoru looked at him amazed. "What are you doing in Aizu?"
"Oh I just had to see how the young doctor was doing." Megumi smirked behind his back. "So are you ready?"
Kaoru nodded as she jumped in the Cart next to him, "Thank you Megumi, Hopefully I will hear from you soon."
"Maybe..." Megumi said as she watched them ride off.
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Kenshin's POV:
It had been three uncomfortable days, Yahiko finally woke up the first night Kaoru was gone, and his attitude had returned with him.
"Where did ugly go?" was the first thing he said when he noticed she wasn't there.
"My sister, she has left and will be back soon." Kenji smiled.
"Yahiko, I'm going to have to tell her what you have been up to every night." Kenshin said as he entered the room. Kenji half glared at him, when he saw Kenshin.
"What! Come on Kenshin, why!?" Yahiko sat up in his bed.
"She is your teacher, and you are her charge, unless you want to tell her I am going to have to..."
"Alright I'll tell her, but just so you know I was doing it for Tae," Yahiko laughed at himself a little, "I wanted to do something, I'm tired of ugly paying for everything!"
Kenshin patted his head, "You are growing up." Kenshin got up and left the room.
"Kenshin-" it was Kenji who had followed behind him, he coughed. "About killing you-"
Kenshin laughed "look I-"
"I meant it" Kenji was glaring at Kenshin, even though Kenji knew who Kenshin was, even with his past, Kenji was still threatening him.
"Oro?" Kenshin was taken aback by Kenji's blunt persistence. "Kenji- I would never hurt her I would rather die first."
"Well that's good, you just remember that."
'Heh' Kenshin laughed inside. And the mood stayed like that until Kaoru returned three days later.
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Kaoru's POV:
She arrived at the dojo in the middle of the day, 'it feels cold around here.' She sighed "I'm back!" she yelled looking for a sign of life, but no one was there. 'Hmmm I wonder where they all have gone...' she looked around and saw a note sitting on the counter in the kitchen.
-Kaoru, if you get home while we are out; we have found your hidden stash of money and are shopping for food and having lunch at the Akabeko, thanks. ...Kenji, Kenshin, Yahiko
'Men' she thought, 'well It's not gonna stop me from having a nap.' She lay down on her bed and went to sleep.
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Unknown to Kaoru a man had been watching her every move since she had gone to Aizu; and was now watching her as she slumbered. "Soon" the man whispered "now that I know your secret, it will all come together soon." He disappeared into the shadows as the boys walked up to the dojo.
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Kenshin's POV:
"I don't like the idea of us spending Kaoru's money," Kenshin said as he packed some tofu and a few tea bricks.
"We were running low on food, what did you want us to do starve?" Kenji said as he shifted a bag of vegetables and spices.
"What are you worring about anyway Kenshin?" Yahiko said, "It's not like she's gonna do anything about it."
"I still don't see why we had to eat at the Akabeko though," Kenshin stepped into the dojo, 'there's another presence here.' His eye's narrowed as he looked around.
"What are you looking at?" Kenji asked as he went inside, "Ahh it look's like my little sister is home."
"But where is ugly then?" Yahiko put down a bag of miso.
Kenshin felt a little twinge of fear come across his face, 'it couldn't be-' he ran down the hall apprehension building as he looked in every room, he finally came to his own and opened the shoji. He sighed, relieved to see her lightly snoring on the futon.
Yahiko walked in behind Kenshin "Pathetic," he said as he started to stretch her mouth around and plugged her nose, "Come on ugly wake up!"
"I wouldn't do that-" Kenshin began to say but it was too late Kaoru slapped Yahiko on the head with her bokken that had somehow appeared out of nowhere.
Yahiko fell to his knees. "Jeeze, you just reopened the damn cut!"
Kaoru eyed him, "Cut from what?"
Before Yahiko could open his mouth Kenji chimed in, "So how was your trip?"
"Good, about as good as it can get when I visit Megumi." Kaoru got up and walked out of the room. "So you found my money stash." She glared at Kenji
"It wasn't hard; in the 18 years that you have been alive you haven't changed your hiding spots." Kenji grinned proud of himself
"I hate you." She said unconvincingly.
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It had been a few days and somehow the topic of Yahiko's night patrols at the Akabeko had not come up, nor had anything about what Kaoru had done at Aizu. Nothing at least until Dr. Genzai got a letter from Megumi.
Kaoru's POV:
"Kaoru," Dr. Genzai said as she entered his house.
"You wanted to see me Dr. Genzai?"
"Yes" He said looking a little grave, "I got a letter from Megumi, it's for you," He handed her the letter. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to read it."
She read the contents before putting a hand over her mouth. She looked up at the doctor, as tears came to her eyes as she crumpled up the letter. "I- "
"I know" He said with comforting smile.
Kaoru was pale as she walked home she was shocked, 'I have to tell Kenshin but how?' she thought, this was something that would change their lives forever and what was she supposed to say to him? 'I need to talk to my brother...'
When Kaoru got home the first thing she did was look for her brother. "Kenji I need to talk to you." She said when she found him sitting on the porch lazily taking a nap.
"Huh?" He looked at her confused.
Kaoru pulled him into his bedroom. "I have something to tell you but you have to keep this the utmost secret."
"I will."
"Promise me." She looked at him with deep meaningful eyes.
"I promise..."
Kenshin's POV:
Meanwhile Kenshin was doing laundry when he saw Kaoru pulling Kenji into his room. Curiosity overtook him when he saw a look in Kaoru's eyes that made him concerned, this time he knew that look was fear. He walked up and leaned silently against the wall and listened to them.
"I'll kill him." Kenji exclaimed, it sounded like he was pacing the room.
"Kenji no" Kaoru said exasperated.
"How did this happen!"
"What do you mean 'how'? I think you know how."
"I swear I will kill him."
"Kenji, you can't kill Kenshin, even if you could, I'd come after you next."
'Why are they talking about me?' Kenshin thought to himself
"Kaoru you have to tell him!"
"I know, I know, but how?"
"What do you mean 'how'?"
"Just tell him" Kenji put on a girly voice, "Kenshin I'm-"
"It's not that simple..." She interrupted sounding a little upset, "I-I'm afraid..."
"Afraid, of what?" he sounded confused.
Kenshin thought the same thing, 'why would she be afraid?' the suspense was killing him. He was about ready to burst through the shoji and ask what was going on, but he knew better.
"...Kenji what-what if he-" She stopped herself. It sounded like she was crying now, "What if I'm left alone again?"
"I'll kill him."
"Enough with killing him alright!" she said furiously.
"Just tell him. if he loves you, truly loves you, nothing else will matter, and you have nothing to worry about." He said lovingly.
The sound of foot falls sounded as some one was going towards the shoji. Kenshin took this opportunity to sneak off quickly back to his laundry.
Kaoru walked up behind him. "Kenshin, how about going to the Akabeko for dinner?"
"Sure, just let me finish this last Kimono." He held up one of her old ones.
"Good, then you're paying since you guys spent all my money" she said as she walked off.
"Oro?" Kenshin knew this would all come back to him.
* * *
Kaoru's POV:
Her mind was racing as she tried to put together the words to tell Kenshin that she had something that would change everything. She didn't touch any of her dinner her stomach was turned inside out and she felt like she was ready to be sick.
"Are you ok?" Kenshin said noticing how pale she looked.
"Yes" That was a lie and everyone knew it. Everyone that is, but Yahiko who was to busy in the back of the restaurant talking to Tsubame and Tae.
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When they all had finished eating and were walking home Kaoru stopped. "Kenshin-"
"What is it?" he asked
"Nothing-" she smiled a little and extended her hand to him. As he took it in his own she smiled "Follow me..." she said as they walked off the path.
To be continued...
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AN: Well, well, well what's gonna happen next... *evil grin*
Yahiko: So why can't I know about Sano's letter? Kaoru: Because you're too young and you won't understand. Kenji: Then why won't you tell me? Battosaichick: Because you are too old. Kenji: But Kenshin is way older than I am and he knows! Kenshin: I'm not that old! Bc: Ok lets clear this up Yahiko your too young, Kenji your too old, and Kenshin you're too cute! Ok that's enough from me *waves*