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~Kenshin's slightly OOC in this chapter. (well ok, a little more than slightly). I couldn't help it though because it was too much fun to write. ~
"Kenshin?!" Kaoru called, walking out of the house and into the yard. She expected to see Kenshin scrubbing away at the laundry like usual, but for once he was not.
"Kenshin?" she called again looking around. He wasn't anywhere in sight. She felt arms encircle her waist and she smiled.
"There you are, Kenshin. I was looking for you." she said leaning against him and closing her eyes.
Kenshin kissed her neck softly. "I know you were. Is there something you wanted to talk about?" he asked whispering into her ear.
Kaoru turned around to face him. "Actually yes." She said, brushing his annoying bangs away from his eyes. It irritated her the way they hide his beautiful eyes from her sight.
"I wanted to tell you that I planned a trip for us to go to Yokohama." She said excitedly.
Kenshin's smile wavered. "A trip? Won't that cost a lot of money, especially if all of us are going? And what about all the time we are away, we have things to take care of..."
Kaoru cut off his words by putting a finger up to his lips. "It won't cost that much. It's just for us two. You need some time to relax with all the work you've been doing lately. It will a perfect time to get away from it all and be alone again." She whispered.
Kaoru replaced her finger with her lips as she softly kissed him. When they broke away Kenshin grinned mischievously. "So it's that type of trip is it."
Kaoru purred and tangled her hands in his hair pulling him closer for another kiss. Kenshin smiled and kissed her again, longer this time.
"KENSHIN! GET IN HERE. KENJI'S ON THE RAMPAGE!" they heard Yahiko scream from the kitchen.
Kenshin broke away. "I guess I should go help Yahiko now, that I should." He said as he hurried away into the kitchen to see how much damage his troublesome son had done now.
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"Are you sure they'll be alright?" Kenshin asked worriedly as they got onto the train later that week. They had left Kenji in the care of Yahiko and Tsubame, who would be coming to stay over at the dojo for a couple days while they were gone to help with the babysitting. Sanosuke was supposed to stop in on them every once and a while to see if they were getting enough food and were alright.
Kaoru grinned. "I don't think Kenji will be that hard on them." She said, slightly sarcastically. She knew how her son could behave at times.
Kenshin chuckled. "I guess nothing too horrible will happen." He said as they settled into their train compartment. Kaoru settled next to Kenshin in the bench and leaned up against him. He wrapped his arms around her and smiled.
"I'm glad we came on this trip Kaoru, that I am." He whispered softly.
The train ride was mostly uneventful. They simply sat in each other's presence, finally enjoying some quiet time alone. Kenshin's eyelids grew droopy and he slowly nodded off to sleep. He hadn't been sleeping well and was tired all the time. Not only was he now a father to a troublesome son, he had to do the cooking, the laundry, and other chores while all at the same time try to find some way to earn money. Kaoru did as much as she could to help him, but it was a look of work for one small guy.
Kaoru smiled at her red-headed rurouni as he slept peacefully, unaware that a pair of blue eyes were watching him. She settled her head on his chest, hearing the rhythmic beat of his heart pulsing, and rising and falling with his steady breathing. Kaoru was totally content just being wrapped up in his arms and watching him as he slept.
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"Kenshin....Kenshin...." she called softly as she slowly shook him. They had now arrived in Yokohama and the train had come to a stop. Kenshin slowly opened his eyes, his vision bleary. Kaoru smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
"Come on, sleepyhead, let's get going. There's lots to see here!" she said pulling him up.
Kenshin yawned loudly before following after his excited wife.
"We should probably check into our hotel first and then go do some site seeing," Kenshin said once they had located their luggage and brought it out onto the platform.
Kaoru grabbed onto Kenshin's free hand, the one not holding onto their things, and pulled him through the crowd. "Come on! It should be this way."
Kenshin let her lead him up to a big expensive western style hotel. Kenshin's eyes grew wide. How much had this cost?!
It turned out that Kaoru had booked them a little suite up in a secluded area of the hotel. Kenshin's eyes grew even wider when he saw the inside of it. Like the rest of the hotel it had expensive carpeting and gas lamp lighting. In one corner of the room was a big western bed with curtains to enclose the sleeper inside. On the other side of the room was a small dresser with an expensive looking mirror.
"How did we ever pay for this?!" Kenshin exclaimed, looking at Kaoru with a surprised look on his face.
"Maybe I'll tell you later if you're good." She said giggling like she was a little girl again.
Kenshin growled slightly. "But what if I'm not good? What if I'm very very bad." He said playfully, stepping closer and pulling her into his arms.
"Then I'll just give you what you deserve." She said, softly her lips just hovering over his skin.
Kenshin grinned rebelliously. "Oh really now? I'm looking forward to it." His hands trailed up her back to her neck in a gentle caress.
Kaoru hit him on the shoulder lightly. "None of that now. Let's save it for tonight. Let's go out and see the town."
Meanwhile back at the dojo:
"KENJI! DON'T! LEAVE THAT ALONE!" Yahiko screamed as Kenji began to pull at his shinai.
Tsubame bent down and picked up the little red-head and held him protectively against her chest. "You don't have to yell at him! He's just a child."
Yahiko fumed. Kenji was nothing but a perfect child when Tsubame was around, but when she wasn't looking he was back to his little devil self.
Kenji cowered in her arms and whimpered. Tsubame placed a comforting hand on his head. "See Yahiko! You're scaring him." She said in disappointment as she walked away with him in her arms.
Kenji stuck his tongue out at Yahiko as they left. Tsubame didn't notice this for as soon as she turned to look at him, he buried his head into her shirt and said, "Yahiko big meanie!"
Tsubame gave Yahiko another look before heading back inside from the yard. Yahiko shook in anger. Someday he'd show that little horror! How could such a kid have ever come from a guy like Kenshin anyway?
"He's not a kid, he's evil..." Yahiko whispered, shuddering before following after them.
"Isn't Sanosuke supposed to stop by?" Tsubame asked once Yahiko had caught up to them.
"Pheff...Like he really will. He's been having a lot of trouble with Megumi lately. It was easy to get her to agree to the engagement, but he can't seem to get the wedding moving along. She's furious at him, and more than usual. He's probably out getting himself drunk again."
Tsubame nodded, a frown on her face. "Do you think everything will work out between them?"
Yahiko sighed and looked into her eyes. "I don't know. I don't think things will ever be smooth between the two. I know they eventually will end up together, but that doesn't mean that they won't fight."
~If you're wondering where Aoshi and Misao are, Aoshi ran away because he was too freaked out and Misao followed after him. I didn't feel like explaining that in the story. Sorry their appearance was so short. I'll put them in later, more.~
~Kenshin's slightly OOC in this chapter. (well ok, a little more than slightly). I couldn't help it though because it was too much fun to write. ~
"Kenshin?!" Kaoru called, walking out of the house and into the yard. She expected to see Kenshin scrubbing away at the laundry like usual, but for once he was not.
"Kenshin?" she called again looking around. He wasn't anywhere in sight. She felt arms encircle her waist and she smiled.
"There you are, Kenshin. I was looking for you." she said leaning against him and closing her eyes.
Kenshin kissed her neck softly. "I know you were. Is there something you wanted to talk about?" he asked whispering into her ear.
Kaoru turned around to face him. "Actually yes." She said, brushing his annoying bangs away from his eyes. It irritated her the way they hide his beautiful eyes from her sight.
"I wanted to tell you that I planned a trip for us to go to Yokohama." She said excitedly.
Kenshin's smile wavered. "A trip? Won't that cost a lot of money, especially if all of us are going? And what about all the time we are away, we have things to take care of..."
Kaoru cut off his words by putting a finger up to his lips. "It won't cost that much. It's just for us two. You need some time to relax with all the work you've been doing lately. It will a perfect time to get away from it all and be alone again." She whispered.
Kaoru replaced her finger with her lips as she softly kissed him. When they broke away Kenshin grinned mischievously. "So it's that type of trip is it."
Kaoru purred and tangled her hands in his hair pulling him closer for another kiss. Kenshin smiled and kissed her again, longer this time.
"KENSHIN! GET IN HERE. KENJI'S ON THE RAMPAGE!" they heard Yahiko scream from the kitchen.
Kenshin broke away. "I guess I should go help Yahiko now, that I should." He said as he hurried away into the kitchen to see how much damage his troublesome son had done now.
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"Are you sure they'll be alright?" Kenshin asked worriedly as they got onto the train later that week. They had left Kenji in the care of Yahiko and Tsubame, who would be coming to stay over at the dojo for a couple days while they were gone to help with the babysitting. Sanosuke was supposed to stop in on them every once and a while to see if they were getting enough food and were alright.
Kaoru grinned. "I don't think Kenji will be that hard on them." She said, slightly sarcastically. She knew how her son could behave at times.
Kenshin chuckled. "I guess nothing too horrible will happen." He said as they settled into their train compartment. Kaoru settled next to Kenshin in the bench and leaned up against him. He wrapped his arms around her and smiled.
"I'm glad we came on this trip Kaoru, that I am." He whispered softly.
The train ride was mostly uneventful. They simply sat in each other's presence, finally enjoying some quiet time alone. Kenshin's eyelids grew droopy and he slowly nodded off to sleep. He hadn't been sleeping well and was tired all the time. Not only was he now a father to a troublesome son, he had to do the cooking, the laundry, and other chores while all at the same time try to find some way to earn money. Kaoru did as much as she could to help him, but it was a look of work for one small guy.
Kaoru smiled at her red-headed rurouni as he slept peacefully, unaware that a pair of blue eyes were watching him. She settled her head on his chest, hearing the rhythmic beat of his heart pulsing, and rising and falling with his steady breathing. Kaoru was totally content just being wrapped up in his arms and watching him as he slept.
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"Kenshin....Kenshin...." she called softly as she slowly shook him. They had now arrived in Yokohama and the train had come to a stop. Kenshin slowly opened his eyes, his vision bleary. Kaoru smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
"Come on, sleepyhead, let's get going. There's lots to see here!" she said pulling him up.
Kenshin yawned loudly before following after his excited wife.
"We should probably check into our hotel first and then go do some site seeing," Kenshin said once they had located their luggage and brought it out onto the platform.
Kaoru grabbed onto Kenshin's free hand, the one not holding onto their things, and pulled him through the crowd. "Come on! It should be this way."
Kenshin let her lead him up to a big expensive western style hotel. Kenshin's eyes grew wide. How much had this cost?!
It turned out that Kaoru had booked them a little suite up in a secluded area of the hotel. Kenshin's eyes grew even wider when he saw the inside of it. Like the rest of the hotel it had expensive carpeting and gas lamp lighting. In one corner of the room was a big western bed with curtains to enclose the sleeper inside. On the other side of the room was a small dresser with an expensive looking mirror.
"How did we ever pay for this?!" Kenshin exclaimed, looking at Kaoru with a surprised look on his face.
"Maybe I'll tell you later if you're good." She said giggling like she was a little girl again.
Kenshin growled slightly. "But what if I'm not good? What if I'm very very bad." He said playfully, stepping closer and pulling her into his arms.
"Then I'll just give you what you deserve." She said, softly her lips just hovering over his skin.
Kenshin grinned rebelliously. "Oh really now? I'm looking forward to it." His hands trailed up her back to her neck in a gentle caress.
Kaoru hit him on the shoulder lightly. "None of that now. Let's save it for tonight. Let's go out and see the town."
Meanwhile back at the dojo:
"KENJI! DON'T! LEAVE THAT ALONE!" Yahiko screamed as Kenji began to pull at his shinai.
Tsubame bent down and picked up the little red-head and held him protectively against her chest. "You don't have to yell at him! He's just a child."
Yahiko fumed. Kenji was nothing but a perfect child when Tsubame was around, but when she wasn't looking he was back to his little devil self.
Kenji cowered in her arms and whimpered. Tsubame placed a comforting hand on his head. "See Yahiko! You're scaring him." She said in disappointment as she walked away with him in her arms.
Kenji stuck his tongue out at Yahiko as they left. Tsubame didn't notice this for as soon as she turned to look at him, he buried his head into her shirt and said, "Yahiko big meanie!"
Tsubame gave Yahiko another look before heading back inside from the yard. Yahiko shook in anger. Someday he'd show that little horror! How could such a kid have ever come from a guy like Kenshin anyway?
"He's not a kid, he's evil..." Yahiko whispered, shuddering before following after them.
"Isn't Sanosuke supposed to stop by?" Tsubame asked once Yahiko had caught up to them.
"Pheff...Like he really will. He's been having a lot of trouble with Megumi lately. It was easy to get her to agree to the engagement, but he can't seem to get the wedding moving along. She's furious at him, and more than usual. He's probably out getting himself drunk again."
Tsubame nodded, a frown on her face. "Do you think everything will work out between them?"
Yahiko sighed and looked into her eyes. "I don't know. I don't think things will ever be smooth between the two. I know they eventually will end up together, but that doesn't mean that they won't fight."
~If you're wondering where Aoshi and Misao are, Aoshi ran away because he was too freaked out and Misao followed after him. I didn't feel like explaining that in the story. Sorry their appearance was so short. I'll put them in later, more.~