Author's Notes: Okay. . several people have asked for a lemon, or at least a lime. I'm about to write a lime. ;) but you have to remember this is my first one, so I'm not putting in explicit details, k? k. ^_^ REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Thank you minna-sama!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own my muses, I just play with them.

On with the story!

Chapter Seventeen

Misao smiled. "Well?"

Kaoru looked at the ground. "W-What?" she asked, making sure she heard correctly.

Misao frowned, "C'mon Kaoru! Answer the question! Is Kenshin a human?"

Kaoru looked up at Misao and whispered, "No. . .He's a robot."

Misao and Megumi gaped at her. "He's a ROBOT???" Megumi asked.

Misao laughed hysterically. "OHHHHH I KNEW IT!!!!"

Megumi put on a face of shock, but inside, she knew there was something inhuman about her Ken-san.

Kaoru sighed.

Misao put a hand on Kaoru's shoulder. "Don't worry Kaoru-chan! I don't mind."

Megumi frowned, "Well I do!!!"

Misao and Kaoru just ignored her and smiled at each other.

"Hello??? IS ANYBODY LISTENING TO ME???"

~*~

Meanwhile. . .

"WHOOHOOO!!!" Sanosuke yelled. He took another gulp of the sake. "This is awesome!!! Even though I think it would be better with the girls. . ."

Kenshin perked up at that. "Girls you say?" he smiled.

Soujiro looked around nervously. "Uhhh. . . guys? Not a good idea. . ."

"Why not?" Sanosuke asked.

Soujiro smiled weakly, "Well. . . you're both drunk. . ."

Kenshin frowned, "I'm not!"

Sanosuke looked at him. "Uhhh huh. . ."

Soujiro sighed, "Alright. . . get the girls in here. . ."

Sanosuke jumped up, "WHOOHOO!!!" he ran like a child out of the door and to the girl's room.

Yahiko looked around, "Okay, I'm outa here. . ." he walked to the living room.

Soujiro nodded and followed him.

Sanosuke, meanwhile, burst open the girl's room.

Moments later, Kenshin, Yahiko and Soujiro all heard ear-cracking- screams from the girl's room.

"SANOSUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Sanosuke grinned, "Sorry ladies. . . I need Kaoru. . ." he grabbed Kaoru and pulled her out the door.

"Sanosuke! What are you DOING???" Kaoru screamed.

Sanosuke grinned evilly, "Don't worry. . ." he pushed her into the boy's room, where now only Kenshin sat, closed the door and locked it from the outside.

Kaoru stared at Kenshin.

Kenshin stared at Kaoru.

"Uhh. . .Kenshin?" Kaoru asked.

Kenshin stared at her pools of blue with his puddles of violet.

"Yes, Kaoru?"

". . ."

"What's wrong Kaoru?"

"Kenshin. . . you were crying. . ."

Kenshin's smile fell.

Kaoru walked over to Kenshin. "Oh Kenshin. . . if only I could figure you out. . ."

Kenshin watched as she sat down next to him and rested her head on his shoulder. "You probably never will," he said, sadly.

Kaoru looked up at him. "I do know one thing, Kenshin."

Kenshin looked at her, "What's that?"

"That I . . . I-I love you."

Kenshin's eyes widened, and his face showed shock, but deep down, he knew it all along. 'Is this what you were planning Sanosuke? To be a match- maker and get us together?' he wondered. He mentally smiled.

Kaoru looked at the floor. "Do you. . . do you love me?"

Silence. . .

"Of course not. . . why would you love me? I'm the girl who brought you to this miserable world. . . with only the thoughts of herself. I'm the girl who made you remember all the horrible things you seem to have done when you were Battousai. . . whenever and however that is. . .I'm the girl. . ."

Kenshin interrupted her, "No."

"What?" she whispered.

Kenshin shook his head, "No Kaoru. You aren't the reason I've been having these horrible memories of ten years ago. You aren't. Don't you dare think that way. I may be a robot. . . but I have feelings too you know."

Kaoru looked at him with teary eyes, but then shook her head. "No. . . No Kenshin, I'm to blame! I'm to. . ." she couldn't continue because Kenshin's lips had been pressed to her's.

Kaoru's eyes widened. 'His lips. . . they're warm just like last time!'

Kenshin broke off the kiss. "No Kaoru. You're not to blame. And even if you were I would still. . . I-I would still love you. . ."

Kaoru's lips twitched into a smiled. "Oh Kenshin!" she kissed him back.

Kenshin smiled and closed his eyes. 'So this is what it's like to kiss. . .what it's like to. . .love. . .'

Rurouni looked around. [Uhh. . . Battousai? Where are you?]

(Heh. . Heheh. . .heheeheheheheheh. . .)

[Uhh. . .]

(Heh. . .heheheheheh. . .buwah. . .buwahah. . .BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!) Battousai burst out into laughter.

Rurouni sighed. [I'm not going to ask. . .]

Kenshin and Kaoru's kiss was soft first. . .but then Battousai decided to make his show. Kenshin started to kiss Kaoru with more passion and strength. Kaoru opened her eyes slightly to look at Kenshin, but then she closed them again.

Kenshin kissed butterflies down Kaoru's neck, and before Kaoru knew it, she said, "Oh Kenshin. . ."

Meanwhile. . .

Sanosuke laughed manically as he ran outside. He ran over to the back porch and over to the window where the boy's room was. He watched as Kenshin started to remove Kaoru's kimono. Sanosuke's grin went from ear to ear. "Ahh. . . young love. . ."

Suddenly he was poked on the shoulder. "AHH!!!" Sanosuke turned around to see Yahiko, smiling very brightly. "Ohh. . . came to watch the show too, eh?"

"You know it!"

They both laughed evilly as they watched.

Soujiro shook his head. "Those two are crazy. . ."

Misao and Megumi suddenly appeared behind Yahiko and Sanosuke. "Oooo!!! What's going on here???" Megumi laughed, "Ohohohoho!!!"

Sanosuke turned around, "Just watch Fox, and see what the brilliant match-maker has made possible!"

Misao just shook her head. "I agree with Soujiro. . . you're all crazy. . ."

"Crazy for love. . ." Sanosuke said, his voice deep with a funky French accent.

"OHOHOHO!!!"

~*~

"I-I swear I honestly don't know!" Dr. Genzai cried.

The man's eyes narrowed. "Come on, old man, you know where they are, don't you?"

Two little girls, Suzumi and Ayzumi watched in horror as the men lifted Dr. Genzai from the ground by the collar.

"Alright, alright! I know where they are!!!" Dr. Genzai finally shouted.

The men smiled. "Oh really? Can you tell us?"

~*~

Kenshin had never felt so happy in his entire life with Kaoru. Even though. . . that was really short. But something told him he had done this before. . .with someone else. . .

Kaoru ran her hands through Kenshin's blood red hair and smiled. "Kenshin. . . You know I love you, right?"

Kenshin smiled up at her, "But of course. . ." he said, huskily. He pulled Kaoru's kimono from her shoulder and kissed the nape of her neck.

(OH YAH MOMMA!!!)

[You're nuts. . . are you sure we're ready to do this???]

(DUHHH. . .)

[Well alright. . .]

Kenshin suddenly pulled back.

Kaoru frowned, "What's wrong?"

Kenshin smiled. "Just this. . ." he pulled his gi off, and now he was only wearing his white hakama.

Kaoru blushed. 'Hey wait a minute. . . I helped make his body. . . why am I blushing? I know very well what he has. . .' she blushed even deeper red.

Kenshin grinned, and went back to kissing the nape of her neck. It felt. . . just right to him. . . though something told him once again. . . that he had done this before. It was like having da ja vu. . .

Sanosuke smiled, "Ooohhh. . .look. . . He's almost got her whole kimono off. . ."

Suddenly Yahiko and Soujiro turned around, "I can't look!" Yahiko said.

Soujiro blushed, "It's not very polite to stare Sanosuke. . ."

Suddenly there was a loud shout, "HEY!! WHERE'S THE BRAT?????"

Yahiko's eyes widened. "I know that voice. . .Uh oh. . ."

Everybody raced over to the front of the apartment. Sanosuke growled, "What do you punks want???"

There stood five men. Several were very tall, but one was very short. "We've come to get the kid," he said. "He still owes us money!"

Yahiko glared, "You told me I paid everything off!"

"Of course not! We just got tired of you!"

"Then leave me alone!"

"I'm afraid we can't do that. . .Get them boys!" the short. . . and fat. . . man laughed.

The other four raced towards Yahiko and Sanosuke. Misao's eyes widened. "I better get Himura. . ." she muttered, and ran back into the house. "HIMURA!!! HIMURA!!!"

Kenshin looked up and frowned, "What?"

Misao grabbed the key on the table, unlocked the door and opened it. "HIMURA!! We've got trouble!!"

Kenshin nodded, and looked down at Kaoru. "I'm sorry Kaoru, but we've got to go see what's wrong. . ."

Kaoru nodded, and put her kimono back on her shoulders. Kenshin didn't want to take the time to put his gi back on. He grabbed the old katana in the living room. They all ran outside.

"What's going on here?" Kenshin barked. He was NOT happy his time with Kaoru was interrupted.

The boss frowned, "Who are you?"

Sanosuke shook his head, "That doesn't matter. . . now c'mon! FIGHT ME!!"

The men charged at Sanosuke. Sanosuke smirked, and dodged their attacks. He punched one smack in the head. "Sorry. . ." he muttered. He looked at the other three. They all brang out knives. "Ah now that isn't fun! That's cheating!"

Kenshin stepped forward. "I do not like your interruption gentlemen. . . so I suggest you get out of here. . ." he unsheathed the old katana.

The men laughed. "What can you do with that measly old katana?"

"A lot, actually. . ." Kenshin growled. His eyes burned amber.

Misao raised an eyebrow. "Wow Kaoru. . . he must REALLY have the hots for you. . .OW!"

Kaoru's left eye twitched as she pulled her hand from Misao's head. "Don't even start with me Misao. . ."

Kenshin glared at the men. "Come," he whispered.

And the men. . . charged.

To Be Continued. . .

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