~Sorry for making you wait for this chapter~
Kaoru sat anxiously on the edge of the porch. She was waiting for Kenshin to return. He had gone off to buy them some more food. They were getting pretty low on not only on food, but money. She hoped that he would be able to get enough for all of them. She smiled and laid her hand on her bulging belly. In about a month there'd be another mouth to feed too.
Then she saw Kenshin enter the dojo and she jumped up, well more like stumbled up as fast as she could with all the extra weight she had to carry around. She ran up to him and threw her arms around him.
Kenshin hugged her back as best he could with his hands full of bags.
"Kaoru do you really think you should be jumping around that much in your condition?" Kenshin asked worriedly as he let go of her and turned to put away the things he had gotten.
"Kenshin, you worry too much!" Kaoru exclaimed walking after him into the house.
They were interrupted but a knock on the door. Kenshin sat down his bags and answered it. The police chief stood outside.
"Greetings, Mr. and Mrs. Himura. May I have a second with you?" he asked.
"Come inside." Kenshin said stepping aside.
They all sat down around the table.
"What is it that you have come to tell us?" Kaoru asked curiously.
"I thought I should tell you that the man who we had caught earlier with you help, Kouji Kawashiro has been released."
"What!" Kaoru exclaimed. "How did it happen?"
The police chief looked grim.
"I see. In this age there are many people who can be bought." Kenshin said quietly. Kenshin was thoughtful and quiet after that. This was would probably go after him again...and Kaoru.
"Thank you for informing us." Kenshin said to the police chief as he left.
Kenshin turned to look at Kaoru. He didn't want her to be hurt again.
Kaoru knew Kenshin was worried about her. She could tell by the way he kept looking at her.
"Kaoru...please be careful." He said quietly.
"I will be, don't worry." She said as she hugged him again.
Yahiko walked into the room an saw the worried looks on their faces. "What is it? What happened?" He asked.
Kenshin shook his head. "It's nothing."
Yahiko knew that they weren't telling him something.
"Come on guys! Quit treating me like a little kid. I'm part of your group so it's no fair to leave me out all the time!"
Kaoru sighed and rubbed her aching back. "You see...It's just that."
"The man that attacked Kaoru and was after me is on the loose again." Kenshin finished for her.
"You mean that crazy guy who pretended to be Tae's boyfriend to get close enough to hurt you?!" Yahiko exclaimed.
"Yes that one." Kenshin said.
"That bastard! Don't worry Kaoru if he ever comes near your ugly face, I'll stand up for you!" Yahiko said.
Kaoru fumed and beat him on the head. "AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER! DON'T CALL ME UGLY!"
"owww." said Yahiko rubbing his head.
Kenshin stared off into space. What Kenshin wanted to know more than anything was why Kouji wanted to gain revenge on him. What did Kouji hate him so much, enough to chase after him after this long?
Sano stopped by later that evening.
"Hello Missy, how's the baby coming along?" he asked.
Kaoru smiled. "They're really feisty lately. I think he or she will be coming soon."
"Hey Sano why don't you stay for dinner." Kenshin said walking into the room.
"Hey that's mine!" Kaoru yelled as she grabbed the last bit of food away from Sano and gobbled it down.
They all sat around the dinner table finishing up supper.
"Essh Missy, you don't have to be so vicious." He said rubbing his hand where he had nearly been bitten.
"Kaoru's appetite has really gone up because of the baby. I should have warned you when I invited you to stay. She almost eats as much as you do Sano." Kenshin said smiling innocently at Kaoru who flashed him a look. It clearly said, back off!
Kaoru sat anxiously on the edge of the porch. She was waiting for Kenshin to return. He had gone off to buy them some more food. They were getting pretty low on not only on food, but money. She hoped that he would be able to get enough for all of them. She smiled and laid her hand on her bulging belly. In about a month there'd be another mouth to feed too.
Then she saw Kenshin enter the dojo and she jumped up, well more like stumbled up as fast as she could with all the extra weight she had to carry around. She ran up to him and threw her arms around him.
Kenshin hugged her back as best he could with his hands full of bags.
"Kaoru do you really think you should be jumping around that much in your condition?" Kenshin asked worriedly as he let go of her and turned to put away the things he had gotten.
"Kenshin, you worry too much!" Kaoru exclaimed walking after him into the house.
They were interrupted but a knock on the door. Kenshin sat down his bags and answered it. The police chief stood outside.
"Greetings, Mr. and Mrs. Himura. May I have a second with you?" he asked.
"Come inside." Kenshin said stepping aside.
They all sat down around the table.
"What is it that you have come to tell us?" Kaoru asked curiously.
"I thought I should tell you that the man who we had caught earlier with you help, Kouji Kawashiro has been released."
"What!" Kaoru exclaimed. "How did it happen?"
The police chief looked grim.
"I see. In this age there are many people who can be bought." Kenshin said quietly. Kenshin was thoughtful and quiet after that. This was would probably go after him again...and Kaoru.
"Thank you for informing us." Kenshin said to the police chief as he left.
Kenshin turned to look at Kaoru. He didn't want her to be hurt again.
Kaoru knew Kenshin was worried about her. She could tell by the way he kept looking at her.
"Kaoru...please be careful." He said quietly.
"I will be, don't worry." She said as she hugged him again.
Yahiko walked into the room an saw the worried looks on their faces. "What is it? What happened?" He asked.
Kenshin shook his head. "It's nothing."
Yahiko knew that they weren't telling him something.
"Come on guys! Quit treating me like a little kid. I'm part of your group so it's no fair to leave me out all the time!"
Kaoru sighed and rubbed her aching back. "You see...It's just that."
"The man that attacked Kaoru and was after me is on the loose again." Kenshin finished for her.
"You mean that crazy guy who pretended to be Tae's boyfriend to get close enough to hurt you?!" Yahiko exclaimed.
"Yes that one." Kenshin said.
"That bastard! Don't worry Kaoru if he ever comes near your ugly face, I'll stand up for you!" Yahiko said.
Kaoru fumed and beat him on the head. "AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER! DON'T CALL ME UGLY!"
"owww." said Yahiko rubbing his head.
Kenshin stared off into space. What Kenshin wanted to know more than anything was why Kouji wanted to gain revenge on him. What did Kouji hate him so much, enough to chase after him after this long?
Sano stopped by later that evening.
"Hello Missy, how's the baby coming along?" he asked.
Kaoru smiled. "They're really feisty lately. I think he or she will be coming soon."
"Hey Sano why don't you stay for dinner." Kenshin said walking into the room.
"Hey that's mine!" Kaoru yelled as she grabbed the last bit of food away from Sano and gobbled it down.
They all sat around the dinner table finishing up supper.
"Essh Missy, you don't have to be so vicious." He said rubbing his hand where he had nearly been bitten.
"Kaoru's appetite has really gone up because of the baby. I should have warned you when I invited you to stay. She almost eats as much as you do Sano." Kenshin said smiling innocently at Kaoru who flashed him a look. It clearly said, back off!