~Sorry, it's been a while since I last updated *bows repeatedly*. It's been
busy with the holidays.~
Megumi reached the dojo as fast as her legs could carry her. She burst into the room and paused only a second to take in the scene. Kenshin seemed to be in a flurry of movement and 'oro's.
"Yahiko, get hot water and towels! Lots of towels! Kenshin you get over there by Kaoru's side and hold her hand. And for god's sake stop saying oro." Megumi ordered as she ran over to Kaoru. Yahiko ran out of the room and Kenshin ran over to Kaoru, but not before tripping over Kouji's limp body (I almost totally forgot about him!). Kenshin looked anxiously at Kouji then back at Kaoru panting on the bed.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru screamed out again and Kenshin quickly forgot about Kouji. He could be dealt with later.
Kaoru gripped tightly onto Kenshin's hand. Kenshin brushed his free hand across her face soothing her through her pain.
"Keep pushing Kaoru. That's great..." Megumi said encouragingly.
Hours passed, but it seemed like days for Kenshin and Kaoru. Kenshin couldn't stand to see her in such pain, even if she was having his baby.
Kouji woke and slowly opened his eyes. He was tied up. He looked around to find himself in a strange room. There was no one else around. Then he remembered what had happened. That dumb girl. It was all because of her that he was trapped. He shifted in his bindings trying with all his strength to get out.
Yahiko rushed through the dojo to get some more towels when he bumped into Sano.
"Hey, what you in such a hurry for, Yahiko" Sano asked.
Yahiko stopped running and gasped for breath. "Kaoru's having her baby now!"
"What?!" Sano exclaimed.
"Yep!" Yahiko said as he continued on his way.
Sano rushed to the room and burst in. He smiled when he saw Kaoru sitting there with her arms wrapped around a bundle with a nervous Kenshin by her side. Megumi sighed and wiped the sweat off her forehead before walking over to Sano.
"Come on, let's give the new parents some time alone." Megumi said, as everyone exited the room, but Kenshin, Kaoru, and the new baby.
Kaoru held the small child in her arms, tears leaking down her face. Softly she leaned down and kissed the boy's small red head. He looked almost exactly like Kenshin with a little tuft of reddish hair, and those big beautiful amethyst eyes that glowed with new life. The little baby reached out a small hand towards Kenshin, who took it carefully in his own.
Kenshin marveled at this new life that had been created. So small and perfect was his hand that Kenshin held onto softly. Kenshin turned to look at Kaoru, who was watching him with a look of immeasurable happiness on her face.
"Are you ok, Kaoru?" He said as he cupped her face in his hand. She smiled up at him, then down at her baby.
"It was worth the pain, Kenshin. He was worth the pain." She said tears of happiness leaking uncontrollably down her face. Kenshin brushed them away and kissed her softly.
"What should we name him?" Kenshin asked softly looking down at their son.
"Let's name him Kenji." Kaoru said softly as she brought the baby to her breast to feed.
Kenshin nodded. "Yes. His name will be Kenji."
They stood there a long time, just watching their son as he finished feeding.
"Would you like to hold him Kenshin?" Kaoru said smiling up at him.
Uncertainly Kenshin took Kenji in his arms, fearful of hurting his tiny body.
Kaoru laughed. "Don't look so worried. You're going to be a great father."
Kenji stared up at his father, his eyes wide and innocent. Kenshin heart was overwhelmed with love and a sense of peace that he had been seeking for so long. He sighed as he watched Kenji drift off to sleep, safe in his fathers arms.
Kenshin carefully passed Kenji back to Kaoru and sat down on the floor next to the futon. With a sigh he closed his eyes. It had been a long, but beautiful day. This day would stay in his heart forever, as a breathtaking memory that would never fade away.
Megumi, Sano, and Yahiko all walked back into the room thirty minutes later to congratulate the couple, but it seemed like everyone had fallen asleep. Kaoru lay propped up against Kenshin's chest, Kenji in her arms. They all fell silent.
"Well it has been a long day for them I guess." Sano said looking at the happy new family.
Yahiko smiled a little more painfully at them, as though he was losing something. Kenshin and Kaoru had always been like his older siblings, and now that they were having a family of their own, he felt kind of left out. He tried to brush away these jealous feelings, but they seemed to linger with him.
Megumi reached the dojo as fast as her legs could carry her. She burst into the room and paused only a second to take in the scene. Kenshin seemed to be in a flurry of movement and 'oro's.
"Yahiko, get hot water and towels! Lots of towels! Kenshin you get over there by Kaoru's side and hold her hand. And for god's sake stop saying oro." Megumi ordered as she ran over to Kaoru. Yahiko ran out of the room and Kenshin ran over to Kaoru, but not before tripping over Kouji's limp body (I almost totally forgot about him!). Kenshin looked anxiously at Kouji then back at Kaoru panting on the bed.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru screamed out again and Kenshin quickly forgot about Kouji. He could be dealt with later.
Kaoru gripped tightly onto Kenshin's hand. Kenshin brushed his free hand across her face soothing her through her pain.
"Keep pushing Kaoru. That's great..." Megumi said encouragingly.
Hours passed, but it seemed like days for Kenshin and Kaoru. Kenshin couldn't stand to see her in such pain, even if she was having his baby.
Kouji woke and slowly opened his eyes. He was tied up. He looked around to find himself in a strange room. There was no one else around. Then he remembered what had happened. That dumb girl. It was all because of her that he was trapped. He shifted in his bindings trying with all his strength to get out.
Yahiko rushed through the dojo to get some more towels when he bumped into Sano.
"Hey, what you in such a hurry for, Yahiko" Sano asked.
Yahiko stopped running and gasped for breath. "Kaoru's having her baby now!"
"What?!" Sano exclaimed.
"Yep!" Yahiko said as he continued on his way.
Sano rushed to the room and burst in. He smiled when he saw Kaoru sitting there with her arms wrapped around a bundle with a nervous Kenshin by her side. Megumi sighed and wiped the sweat off her forehead before walking over to Sano.
"Come on, let's give the new parents some time alone." Megumi said, as everyone exited the room, but Kenshin, Kaoru, and the new baby.
Kaoru held the small child in her arms, tears leaking down her face. Softly she leaned down and kissed the boy's small red head. He looked almost exactly like Kenshin with a little tuft of reddish hair, and those big beautiful amethyst eyes that glowed with new life. The little baby reached out a small hand towards Kenshin, who took it carefully in his own.
Kenshin marveled at this new life that had been created. So small and perfect was his hand that Kenshin held onto softly. Kenshin turned to look at Kaoru, who was watching him with a look of immeasurable happiness on her face.
"Are you ok, Kaoru?" He said as he cupped her face in his hand. She smiled up at him, then down at her baby.
"It was worth the pain, Kenshin. He was worth the pain." She said tears of happiness leaking uncontrollably down her face. Kenshin brushed them away and kissed her softly.
"What should we name him?" Kenshin asked softly looking down at their son.
"Let's name him Kenji." Kaoru said softly as she brought the baby to her breast to feed.
Kenshin nodded. "Yes. His name will be Kenji."
They stood there a long time, just watching their son as he finished feeding.
"Would you like to hold him Kenshin?" Kaoru said smiling up at him.
Uncertainly Kenshin took Kenji in his arms, fearful of hurting his tiny body.
Kaoru laughed. "Don't look so worried. You're going to be a great father."
Kenji stared up at his father, his eyes wide and innocent. Kenshin heart was overwhelmed with love and a sense of peace that he had been seeking for so long. He sighed as he watched Kenji drift off to sleep, safe in his fathers arms.
Kenshin carefully passed Kenji back to Kaoru and sat down on the floor next to the futon. With a sigh he closed his eyes. It had been a long, but beautiful day. This day would stay in his heart forever, as a breathtaking memory that would never fade away.
Megumi, Sano, and Yahiko all walked back into the room thirty minutes later to congratulate the couple, but it seemed like everyone had fallen asleep. Kaoru lay propped up against Kenshin's chest, Kenji in her arms. They all fell silent.
"Well it has been a long day for them I guess." Sano said looking at the happy new family.
Yahiko smiled a little more painfully at them, as though he was losing something. Kenshin and Kaoru had always been like his older siblings, and now that they were having a family of their own, he felt kind of left out. He tried to brush away these jealous feelings, but they seemed to linger with him.