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The Haircut

Part IV

Kaoru pushed the dojo gates open, he eyes set to nowhere. As she took her step, she spun around and closed the gate. Her head turned around, looking for any signs of father-son running around in circles.

But, she was wrong…

To her surprise, she suddenly smelled some mouth watering scent. Her nose kept on sniffling and her foot followed it. Then, her steps paused in front of the kitchen, where Kenshin seems to be cooking something.

As the raven-haired girl entered the kitchen, her eyes were automatically set on the father and son standing before her.

Indeed Kenshin was cooking something but Kenji was standing there beside him, waiting for the meal to be cooked. The small hands of the toddler clung to one of the rurouni's hakama's sides.

"Touchan, food isn't ready?" Kenji asked, looking at his father as he pulled on the hakama.

Kenshin looked down on his miniature image and smiled. "This is going to be ready, Kenji."

Kaoru rested her eyes on the two, how sweet they are.

Then, from his peripheral vision, Kenshin noticed wife standing near the kitchen's entrance. "Oh, Kaoru." He simply told her, "How did the appointment with Megumi-san go?"

"Kaachan!!" Kenji exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air.

Kaoru smiled at Kenji and approached him. Bending over to reach the toddler's eyes, Kaoru touched Kenji's cheek and kissed his forehead. "It was just fine, Kenshin." She replied, standing up.

Kenshin smiled.

Kenji looked at his mother and kept on bouncing with joy, his kaachan was there again!! Kaoru looked at Kenji and saw the child jumping with his arms above him, wanting to be carried.

As simply as she could, Kaoru took the boy by armpits and carried him as she took a step forward to see what husband was doing. Her eyes set on the meal Kenshin was cooking.

Kenji covered Kaoru's eyes with the best his little hands could and giggled. "Surprise!!" he exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air again. Kaoru giggled at the sight of Kenji being so playful and noisy.

Unluckily, Kenji threw his hands up but one got caught in Kenshin's air. Kenji began to pull his hand free, Kenshin felt some pulls on his hair.

"Hand stuck, kaachan…" Kenji mumbled, his puppy eyes looking at his mother as he pouted.

"Ouch!" Kenshin spoke, "Kaoru, please help Kenji with his hand…Thank you…"

Kaoru nodded and tried to grasp at Kenji's hand that was stuck with her free hand. Carefully as she could, she tried to untangle Kenji's hand from the long red mane. Then, the little hand was free for Kenji to shake it.

"Told you, Kaoru, I have to get a hair cut." Kenshin told her, turning off the fire.

"None sense, Kenshin!" Kaoru snapped, "It's just a few tangles, try to take a good bath and comb your hair while it's still wet."

Kenshin nodded and pressed his lips together. Kenji looked at his parents, his purple-blue eyes innocently wandering across their faces.

"Kaachan, mad at Touchan?" Kenji asked worriedly.

"No, Kenji…kaachan just telling Touchan not to have a hair cut." Kaoru replied, turning around, back facing Kenshin.

Kenji nodded and smiled at his mother's reply. "Ok!" he told her sweetly.

"Kaoru, set the table while I place our meal in those trays." Kenshin ordered calmly.

Kaoru nodded once more and settled the toddler down to the floor. "Kaachan has to set the table so that we could eat ok?"

Kenji nodded happily. "Ok!"

Few minutes later…

The Himura family sat on the dining room, eating their lunch. Kaoru had a hard time to feed Kenji and mostly Kenshin…on feeding his self. Kenji looked at his father every time Kaoru would offer him a piece of the meal, wondering what Kenshin is upset or sad about. Then, Kenshin stood up.

"Kaoru, let me excuse myself." Kenshin announced, "I'll take a bath like you just told me."

Kaoru smiled at her husband and replied, "Yes. Maybe those tangles would disappear or be untangled."

Kenshin gave her a simple nod and then exited the dining room to take the prescription his wife had just told him.

Minutes later…

Kaoru was busy fixing and cleaning the dining room, Kenji looking at her and trying to do something to help his kasan. Kenshin was still in the bath, combing his wet hair with a comb that Kaoru gave him a while ago.

Kenshin stared at the water, thoughts about hair problems came into his mind. It made him more miserable and was horrifying for him to imagine too much.

'I bet there will be more problems to come…'he thought, eyes closing as he just thought so.

And yes there where more….

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Was it too short? Sorry! But I was a bit busy and just came home from shopping and…my feet hurt! Wish I could give you guys some goodies!!! Hmmm?

Oh yeah, I want to thank this reader:

-Barbara Cowman

He/she gave me a lot of ideas for the upcoming problems that Kenshin is about to encounter. I think this will be the second to the last…I dunno…I'll try to make this longer guys!! Hehe! Thanks for all the reviews you've given me and those can be the best CHRISTMAS GIFT ever! Thanks a lot, readers!! You rule!!!! Hehe! And oh yeah, for those who haven't submitted any reviews in this story/chapter yet, then do give me as many as you wish!! Thanks in advance and for those who just gave me reviews!!