Kenshin sat on his knees as he scrubbed away on the dirty laundry. He had
a lot more things to do after the laundry so he was finishing it as fast as
he could. He looked up to see Kaoru clutching her stomach and leaning
against the wall. He dropped what he was holding and ran over to her side.
"Kaoru what's wrong?!?" Kenshin said. Kaoru looked pale.
"I just feel a little sick." She managed to say just before she threw up. Kenshin held her head and stroked her, trying to calm her. When she had finished Kenshin helped her sit down on the porch step.
"Did you eat something disagreeable?" Kenshin asked, worried. Kaoru shook her head.
"This has been happening a lot lately. I have been feeling sick, especially in the morning."
"Maybe we should go see Miss Megumi, that we should." Kenshin said as they both stood up.
"I'm alright now Kenshin." She said. She didn't care for a visit to Megumi's.
Kenshin's face clouded. "Please, Kaoru, go for me."
Kaoru sat on a chair in front of Megumi. She described how she had been feeling sick to her stomach for the last several days. A little smile planted itself on Megumi's lips.
"All of your symptoms point to one thing, Kaoru."
Kenshin who was sitting next to Kaoru gripping her hand spoke up. "What is it, Miss Megumi?"
"Well congratulations, Kenshin. Soon you will be a father!" Megumi said with a laugh.
"Oro!?" Kenshin said as he looked over at Kaoru. She smiled back at him, blushing.
"Yes Kenshin, Kaoru is with child. That is why she has been feeling sick. Both of you need to know that a child is a big responsibility to handle. This will cut out a lot of your own time."
Kenshin and Kaoru were too busy being happy to notice that Megumi had said anything.
Yahiko wandered through the empty dojo wondering where Kenshin and Kaoru had gone off to. They hadn't left him a note which was unusual. Finally after about an hour of waiting, Kenshin and Kaoru finally walked through the front gate.
"Hey! Where were you guys anyway?" Yahiko asked impatiently. Kenshin didn't even hear Yahiko's words. He was too caught up in his thoughts. So soon he was to be a father. Kaoru was having his child.....no their child. This meant that there would be a lot of change around the dojo. He was also worried about Kaoru. Some women died in childbirth.
Kaoru gripped Kenshin's hand tightly.
"Should I tell him now?" Kaoru asked excitedly.
"Hmm.." Kenshin said not really paying attention.
"Kenshin! I asked you a question!" Kaoru screamed making him jump.
"I'm sorry Kaoru. Yes you should tell him now." Kenshin said meekly.
Yahiko looked curiously at the both of them.
"Tell me what exactly?"
"Well.." Kaoru began her eyes shining. "I'm having Kenshin's child!"
Yahiko blinked. "What?"
"I'm having a baby!" Kaoru repeated clapping her hands.
"Oh congratulations, Kenshin, Kaoru." Yahiko said. He didn't know what to think.
Kaoru looked upset. "Is that all you can say? Congratulations? I think that you would have been more supportive!" Kaoru began to cry. Yahiko and Kenshin rushed over to her to comfort her.
"No Kaoru, I'm really happy for you. I can't wait till the baby comes. It will be like having a little sister or brother." Yahiko said patting her on the back.
"Do you mean that Yahiko?" Kaoru said through tears.
"Yeah I do." Yahiko said.
Kenshin put his arm around her shoulder.
"We are all happy as you should be too."
Kaoru smiled up at him and stopped crying.
"I've got an idea, Kaoru, that's sure to cheer you up." Kenshin said. "How about we go out to eat at the Akabeko to celebrate?"
"Are you sure that we have enough money for something that?" Kaoru said anxiously as Kenshin lead her out the door.
"Yes...You don't have to worry about a thing. Let's just enjoy some time together." Kenshin said as they all walked out of the dojo and out into the road.
"Kaoru what's wrong?!?" Kenshin said. Kaoru looked pale.
"I just feel a little sick." She managed to say just before she threw up. Kenshin held her head and stroked her, trying to calm her. When she had finished Kenshin helped her sit down on the porch step.
"Did you eat something disagreeable?" Kenshin asked, worried. Kaoru shook her head.
"This has been happening a lot lately. I have been feeling sick, especially in the morning."
"Maybe we should go see Miss Megumi, that we should." Kenshin said as they both stood up.
"I'm alright now Kenshin." She said. She didn't care for a visit to Megumi's.
Kenshin's face clouded. "Please, Kaoru, go for me."
Kaoru sat on a chair in front of Megumi. She described how she had been feeling sick to her stomach for the last several days. A little smile planted itself on Megumi's lips.
"All of your symptoms point to one thing, Kaoru."
Kenshin who was sitting next to Kaoru gripping her hand spoke up. "What is it, Miss Megumi?"
"Well congratulations, Kenshin. Soon you will be a father!" Megumi said with a laugh.
"Oro!?" Kenshin said as he looked over at Kaoru. She smiled back at him, blushing.
"Yes Kenshin, Kaoru is with child. That is why she has been feeling sick. Both of you need to know that a child is a big responsibility to handle. This will cut out a lot of your own time."
Kenshin and Kaoru were too busy being happy to notice that Megumi had said anything.
Yahiko wandered through the empty dojo wondering where Kenshin and Kaoru had gone off to. They hadn't left him a note which was unusual. Finally after about an hour of waiting, Kenshin and Kaoru finally walked through the front gate.
"Hey! Where were you guys anyway?" Yahiko asked impatiently. Kenshin didn't even hear Yahiko's words. He was too caught up in his thoughts. So soon he was to be a father. Kaoru was having his child.....no their child. This meant that there would be a lot of change around the dojo. He was also worried about Kaoru. Some women died in childbirth.
Kaoru gripped Kenshin's hand tightly.
"Should I tell him now?" Kaoru asked excitedly.
"Hmm.." Kenshin said not really paying attention.
"Kenshin! I asked you a question!" Kaoru screamed making him jump.
"I'm sorry Kaoru. Yes you should tell him now." Kenshin said meekly.
Yahiko looked curiously at the both of them.
"Tell me what exactly?"
"Well.." Kaoru began her eyes shining. "I'm having Kenshin's child!"
Yahiko blinked. "What?"
"I'm having a baby!" Kaoru repeated clapping her hands.
"Oh congratulations, Kenshin, Kaoru." Yahiko said. He didn't know what to think.
Kaoru looked upset. "Is that all you can say? Congratulations? I think that you would have been more supportive!" Kaoru began to cry. Yahiko and Kenshin rushed over to her to comfort her.
"No Kaoru, I'm really happy for you. I can't wait till the baby comes. It will be like having a little sister or brother." Yahiko said patting her on the back.
"Do you mean that Yahiko?" Kaoru said through tears.
"Yeah I do." Yahiko said.
Kenshin put his arm around her shoulder.
"We are all happy as you should be too."
Kaoru smiled up at him and stopped crying.
"I've got an idea, Kaoru, that's sure to cheer you up." Kenshin said. "How about we go out to eat at the Akabeko to celebrate?"
"Are you sure that we have enough money for something that?" Kaoru said anxiously as Kenshin lead her out the door.
"Yes...You don't have to worry about a thing. Let's just enjoy some time together." Kenshin said as they all walked out of the dojo and out into the road.