COOKING LOVE

"ughhh!!"

"Kaoru Dono? Is everything alright?"

"Well aside from the fact I can't cook at all no Kenshin I'm fine"

Kenshin peered into the pot that supposedly was containing Miso soup... it wasn't pretty to say the least.

"Oh um why don't you dump this and I'll help you Kauro Dono..."

She looked at him and sighed. "Ok its better then forcing you and them (Yahiko and Sanosake)"

"Here first you must do this and... ok now add this......"

Kenshin stood behind Kaoru helping her and guiding her cooking.

"That's it Kaoru Dono"

"Why do you always call me that huh?"

"Oro?"

"You always call me Dono like you just met me or something! Never Kaoru ... I mean you've been here through thick and thin and you still call me that..................... (Kauro ranting)"

"Kaoru D—"

"There you go again don't call me that...please is that how you think of me as an acquaintance or something. Well Kenshin huh?"

He sighed "This one is not worthy of you Kaoru"

"not ... not worthy... what gave you that idea... I don't care about your past Kenshin"

"You should Kaoru... but I already told you that didn't I" he smiled remembering when she'd found out who he was.

"Kenshin don't be an idiot Kenshin-baka I love you"

"This one is no—"

"No, no, no Kenshin I don't care Baka look at me!" she forced him to look at her

"Kenshin I love you"

"Oro orororo" "I love you too Kaoru"

Then they hear a yell from the yard. "Is dinner ready yet?"

"Just wait Yahiko-chan!"

............

"Dinner's ready"

"Great who made it?"

"I did Yahiko"

"Oh great... Whoa! Kaoru this isn't yours"

"is to"

"it is indeed Kaoru's doing'

"Hey Kenshin" Sanosake interrupted "No Dono... you didn't..." he broke off with a grin

"No Sano we didn't... we just came to terms" Sanosake grinned, shook his head, and mumbled something.

Unfortunately, Kaoru heard. "BAKA SANOSAKE" Five minutes later Sanosake was nursing a bump on his head.

Later that evening...

"Kenshin... I love you" "I love you Kaoru" "Good night Kenshin" "good night"