Kaoru watched as the girl stirred and sat up, the girl looked to her side and saw her immediately. The girl looked at her and she looked back, and Kaoru blinked. Kaoru stood up and took the cloth that was laid on the tatami, and put it in the basin of water. She brushed pass the girl who was still confused and gave a frivolous comment, "I think that I have seen you somewhere, Miss." And she laughed.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think that I have seen you before…" the girl went out of her futon as she gave a small bow, and Kaoru looked almost freaking out. She knelt down quickly and carried the girl up to her feet, panicking.

"You don't have to thank me! I'm not the one who saved you! Oh my, oh my. Kaoru, Kaoru is fine! Call me that." She maundered and walked out of the room in quick pace, leaving the girl into her own thoughts, ignoring the throbbing headache in the back of her mind. Standing by the washbasin, she watched as crystal clear water showered down from the tap to the basin, and she cleaned it with a sponge. Putting down the basin, she proceeded to clean the drinking glass, as the headache worsened. In a daze, the glass slipped from her hand she fell to the ground, shattering into a thousand pieces. She knelt down onto the floor, picked the glass up, and her vision blurred and she fell to the ground, the glass piece piercing deep into her wrist but she did not feel anything. All she saw was a sea of black.

Aya Shimaru treaded into the kitchen hoping for a mug of water, and looked bewildered when she saw Kaoru, the leader's niece, on the floor with a glass piece into her wrist, lying in her own pool of blood. "Kaoru-san!" she shrieked and rushed out for helpers.

Kenshin walked back to his room, after his assassination, and ignored the commotion forming outside on the porch. He pulled open the door and was startled when he saw the girl he had reclaimed the day before on his futon, but soon, recognition hit him. The girl rose up her head in wonder and saw the same loneliness in the ambers eyes of a boy.

"You are… yesterday's…" she said softly, while Kenshin nodded his head. She stood up and gave a small bow, an air of grace hovered around her. "Thank you for all that happened yesterday. And I didn't mean what I've said, I been drunk." She apologized, her hands on her lap.

"No. You are right. I've made the sky rain blood." He said curtly, turning back, heading for the shoji door.

"Tomoe," her voice was soft and gentle, while Kenshin stopped abruptly in his tracks, "Yukishiro Tomoe." He gave a soft nod and walked back, whispering a word that Tomoe had caught in her ears.

"Kenshin."

He walked crossed that hallway and a boy with spiky black hair came, gasping for air. "Himura… Himura… Kaoru-san… she…!" without finishing his sentence, he looked at the boy who simply ran towards the guest room in quarter one. He saw that the commotion just now was indeed about his Kaoru-neesan. Sliding the shoji door with force, he saw Katsura sitting beside Kaoru, who was lying on a futon with her wrist bandaged.

"What happened?" the words flew out of his mouth without him knowing, and Katsura looked back at Kenshin and shook his head.

"She's alright. An accident, though much blood was loss. She'll be alright, and will wake up soon." He replied simply, and stood up. He gave a small pat on Kenshin's shoulder and a small sigh, before going out of the room. Kenshin knelt down on Kaoru's side, amber eyes shining full of emotions. Upon seeing Kaoru stir, he became more concerned.

"Kaoru-neesan?" he called, while the woman nodded, smiling sheepishly upon seeing her bandaged wrist.

"Hm… I don't know that having a wound could hurt so badly. I see my clumsiness had made faults again." She said causally, her face deathly pale. Kenshin turned from concern to anger, before he clutched her wound tight furiously, causing blood to spill. He noticed Kaoru's flinching and saw that he was grabbing too tight, and loosened it.

"Gomen… I am too worried." He said softly and fiercely, as tears of worried force it's way out of his eyes.

"It's alright. How's the girl?" she asked, while giving a featherbrained smile.

"Tomoe-san is fine, better than yesterday." He replied in monotonous. While Kaoru shook her head and gave an anime sigh, while Kenshin looked at her with his curiosity aroused.

"You should try to talk to her you know… Besides, I should get out of bed, I still have so many things to prepare…" she trailed off, as she pushed her cover off and slide her legs off the bed and stood up.

"No." Kenshin shut her off harshly. Kaoru looked appalled at Kenshin sudden obstinate behavior, and stared at him as if there was something on his face. She went soft softly and gave a soft pat on his head, and went for the door.

"Don't," he stopped her by standing in front of her, blocking her from going out, "don't treat me like a child!" he retorted and Kaoru pulled him into a hug like a motherly-like figure.

"Who says I'm treating you like a child?" she questioned childishly, and he left her embrace, but her hand was still on his shoulders. A smile came, "I don't. I knew that you're mature enough to handle things, so I just let it be. You hear me?" Kenshin nodded but he still pull her to the bed.

"Sleep, if you really care for me…" he commanded softly, while Kaoru gave a surrender gesture and laughed.

"Hm, I kind of missed the time where I bossed you around!" she exclaimed, while giggling. Kenshin tucked her in bed and covered her with the blanket, sitting by her bedside and watched her sleep.

If you really care enough for me, please don't hurt yourself… Because if you do, I knew that my heart would be wounded too.

Author's Note: Bwah… A nice chappie full of KxK fluff. KxT fluff would be coming soon, I hope.