Chapter two

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Kenshin walked in as soon as Kaoru left the room. "I don't understand her……" he said sitting down.

"That person you killed was a very close friend to Kaoru….more like a second father to Kaoru…..he would watch over her when her father went to war…so most likely he was a second father to her…." Sano said walking in.

"….That explains why she is mad…..although Sano …you know better that to listen to our conversations…" Katsura said continuing his paper work.

"Tch…you know I wont listen so don't even try…."

"….Sagara-san…every time you eavesdrop Miss Kamiya is always here….why do you keep on listening?...is it because you like her?" Sano blushed at his words.

"Tch…I promised Kaoru's mother before she died that I would protect her…so I have to know where she is all the time…..why do you think I'm here?" he said

Flashback

"Promise me you'll protect her for me….."

End of flashback

'…………………………' Kenshin frowned.

"hmm..is that so?? I thought it was because you liked her?" Katsura said grinning.

"Tch..what makes you think I like her???" "…but it's the truth…" "Shut up!" Sano was really red.

Kenshin noticed that someone was at the entrance and looked up. Soon the other two looked. It was Kaoru.

"…..dinner is ready….." she said softly looking down at her feet.

"ahh…Jou-chan!!...you should clean up a bit ne? the blood might stain ya know?" he said blushing real bad.

Kaoru looked at her clothing "…….your probably right.." she said with a peaceful look then she left to the bathhouse. The three of them stood up and went to eat.

Once Kaoru reached the bathhouse she stripped her clothes off and went in the hot water. Soon she started to relax and tried to forget what happened earlier.

"………Horoji-san…"

Flashback

" Kaoru I'm home!" said her father coming in the house. "Papa!!" the little girl ran over to her father and gave him a big hug. Then a man almost in his twenty-ninth year of age came over to them.

"How was my little Kaoru? Did you behave for Horoji?"

"Kaoru-chan was a very very good girl when you were gone." Horoji said smiling.

"Is that true Kaoru?"

"Yup!! We mades cake for yoou!!" said the five year old girl "come on let meh shoow yoou!" she said grabbing her fathers hand. There was laughter that night in the house.

The next morning Kaoru went with Horoji to the market to buy food. "Okay…here's what I want you to get for me…I need four apples..now go over there and ask okay?"

"okies…" Kaoru went over to the counter as Horoji watched her from behind smiling.

"Well..hello Kaoru! What would you like?" said the girl. "Hi Chiyako! I need four apples pleeese!" she said holding up three fingers. Chiyako laughed " You need to put up one more finger honey." "ohh…" she put her pinky up. Chiyako laughed "There we go! Just hold on kay? I'll get you those apples you want." "okies.." Soon a boy popped out of the counter and jumped down to Kaoru.

"Hey Jou-chan!" "hi Sano!" Sanoske sighed "it's Sanoske not Sano…but..i guess you can call me Sano." Kaoru giggled "your funny Sano!"

"There you are Sanoske. Can you please put these apples in a bag?" Chiyako said coming back.

"Yes mother." Sanoske's Father had died when he was just a baby so they had been on their own making money for the two too survive. Horoji came over and greeted the two.

"Hello Sano…Chiyako-san…thank you for the food." He said as he gave the money to Chiyako. "..No problem!..you are more than welcome to come and buy as many as you want."

"So did we get everything Kaoru-chan?" he said as Sano gave her the bag.

Kaoru looked in the bag. "yup!" Horoji smiled. " Well I think we should go now. Thankyou again for the food Chiyako. Bye Sano be good to your mother."

While walking to wards home Kaoru saw a boy lying on the ground.

"Horoji-sama! Look!" Horoji gasped and went to the boy. He was unconscious and hurt. Horoji picked him up and went to the house quickly.

"Kaoru-chan can you please bring me a rag and water?" Kaoru looked at the boy

"okies…." She came back and set them down. "Arigato" Horoji wiped off the blood from the boy's mouth and cleaned his wounds.

"Kaoru-chan please watch over this boy….once your father comes back from training I'll watch over him if he is still not awake kay?" "okies…" "I'm going to cook food for you…" he slid the door open and went out. Kaoru looked at the boy, he had red hair, which she's never seen before and it was tied in a low ponytail. The boy slowly opened his eyes.

"Yay! Your awake!" she said looking at him. The boy looked at her blue eyes.

"Where am I? …who are you?" he asked slowly getting up.

"I'm Kaoru….yoour in my house..Horoji-sama and I found yoou on the ground so we took yoou here! Whats yoour name?" she said smiling

"…..Shinta…."

"Yoou have preeety eyes Shinta!" Shinta was surprised at the sudden compliment.

"umm….thanks……"

"How old are yoou? I'm five!" "I'm seven…." "Wow!!! Yoour ooold!" Shinta raised an eyebrow at her. "I'm not old your just two years younger than me…."Shinta said frowning. Kaoru giggled. "Yoour cute, I like yoou!" she said hugging him. Shinta blushed he had just met the girl and she says he's cute and is hugging him.

The door slid open and Horoji came in. "ahh…I should of known that it was you making all those noise……forgive Kaoru-chan if she has startled you." He said sitting down. "So what's your name?"

"His name is Shinta! I've made a new friend Horoji-sama!" she said happily.

Horoji smiled. "That's nice Kaoru-chan…oh by the way your food is ready.."

"Cool! Come on Shinta lets eat!" she said grabbing him "Horoji-sama makes da bestest food ever!" Shinta stayed a few days with them and got to know Kaoru better. Horoji left the day after they found Shinta. Horoji was also in the war but took a break to watched Kaoru.

Kaoru woken up in the arms of Shinta. She saw smoke everywhere and look up. Her house was on fire. Shinta went to her room and carried her while she was still sleeping. Her father also came out. "What happened?" Kaoru asked looking kind of worried.

"Someone lit the house on fire….." Shinta replied. He looked at Kaoru's father who was looking at someone in the dark. Two men came out and walked to wards them.

"Well if it isn't Mr. Kamiya!...what happened to your house?" one of the men said.

"What do you want!" Kamiya said wasting no time.

"hahahaha…don't be so cold Kamiya…..you should of stayed away when I told you to or none of this would of happened." He said pointing at the house that was still burning.

"You were about to kill a comrade Yukishiro! It's like killing your own son and daughter!"

"Shut your mouth Kamiya! Do not speak of them again!......and I will make sure you do not!"he said drawing a sword.

"Shinta…….whatever happens…I ask you to protect Kaoru for me..understand?" Shinta looked at him. "Promise me that you'll protect Kaoru for me.."

"I promise I'll protect her……."

The end! Haha j/k!!!!!! go to duh next chapter and find out what happens! Haha ;