Konnichiwa! Ok sory for not posting for so long. I went camping this weekend and it was fun! Hehe..ya and there is school too but w/e ok

Chapter Fourteen:

It was in the afternoon when Sanoske came back after his little walk. Kaoru kept her self busy by training but not as much as she used too. Now that the disease was taking affect slowly, she would have to stop working for Katsura and go to a normal life. Kaoru objected to this idea but Kenshin told her that she needed to stop. Putting her bokken down she sat down to take a rest. Soon four men came to the house only alerting Sano.

"Who are these men?"

"You don't have to worry Sano. Katsura called them to come here. They're having there meeting here and since I wont be part of Ishin Shishi they're looking for a new member or members to join." She said preparing food. Sanoske sat down.

"and the food your preparing is for me right?" Kaoru rolled her eyes and put four bowls out.

"maybe just maybe if the men aren't so hungry there will be some leftovers." Megumi went out of her room.

"Have they started their meeting yet?"

"Yes." Megumi looked over at Kaoru worriedly and hesitated to say something.

"What's wrong?"

"I have to go too Kyoto"

"Why?" Sano interrupted.

"There are some people sick there and I only know the antidote for their illness."

"Then go. No one is stopping you." Kaoru said adding chopped vegetables in the pot.

"I don't want to leave you Kaoru-chan. What if you fall ill again?" Kaoru chuckled.

" I am already ill. How can I get worse?" Megumi scolded her with a frown.

"okay okay. I was just kidding, I get what you mean. But you don't have to worry. If I fall ill then I fall ill. I'll just take some medicine. All you have to do is worry about the people in Kyoto, not me." Megumi smiled.

"okay. I guess I'll start packing then." Once Kaoru was done preparing food she put the bowls on a tray and knocked on the door then went in.

" And we'll end this for now since are dinner is here." Katsura said sitting down. Kaoru looked around the room to find the men sitting down. What shocked her was there was a boy who looked like he was in his teens probably fifteen. Kaoru silently put the bowls down in front of the men, while they started at her.

"Well look who it is!" said a voice just before she put the bowl down to the next person. Kaoru looked up to the person.

"Motoki-san!" she said hugging him while he hugged her back. His eyes and hair were black, and his hair was tied in a high ponytailKaoru admired Motoki ever since she joined the Ishin Shishi. She always liked to watch him train and would have a big smile on her face when ever he talked to her. Then he felt like someone was giving him a death glare and looked up to find battosai looking at him. He let go of Kaoru.

" Your wearing a kimono. Aren't you supposed to be in this meeting too?" Kaoru shook her head.

" hmm but aren't you battosai's partner?..ops."

"Motoki-san!" the other men looked at Kenshin in fear except for the boy who was just staring at him with no emotion. The boy looked gorgeous. He had gray eyes and very black hair which almost looked like it was blue.

'he kinda reminds me of Kenshin.' Kaoru chuckled

"You have nothing to fear about, battosai is on are side, otherwise we would have been dead." Katsura said sighing.

"I didn't mean too slip that one out! I promise!" Kaoru just laughed while she handed the last bowl to Kenshin then went out.

"Watcha thinkin about?" Sanoske asked looking at Kaoru.

"There's a boy in the meeting. He looks like he's fifteen."

"So?"

"I think he's too young to be joining Ishin Shishi."

"Jou-chan you and Kenshin were young when you guys joined. there's no difference."

"I know but still we don't know if he can stand against other assassins."

"That's why you're going to train them." Katsura said coming out of the room.

"me??" she said pointing to herself

"yes. Just teach them with bokkens first and then Himura can do the rest."

"oh ok." Just then the men came out and Kaoru looked at the boy.

"They're all taller than me!!" she said complaining.

"haha your just short Jou-chan." Sanoske fell to the ground with his eyes swirling around and a big bump on his head. Kaoru dusted her hands.

" May I ask how old you are?" she said to the boy.

"fifteen." He said with a calm tone

"May I ask why you've decided to join?"

"That is none of your concern."

" I see. Well then that's all I guess." She noticed that Motoki was missing.

"Where is Motoki?"

"right here." he said coming inside the door. He was holding some bokkens.

"I found this Sakura flower and it reminded me of you Kaoru-san. Your beauty has grown." She blushed taking the flower. Once again battosai's amber eyes was glaring at him then went outside which Kaoru noticed.

"Himura-san?" she bowed to Motoki for giving her the flower before she went after Kenshin. Motoki looked at Kaoru then looked to Katsura.

"It might just be me but I have the feeling that battosai doesn't want me near Kaoru-san." Katsura grinned.

"Lets just say he doesn't like people to touch what is his."

-different scene-

"Kenshin?" Kaoru found him standing near a tree.

" Are you okay?"

"yes." Kaoru frowned

"I know there's something wrong. I've known you for a long time now. So spill it."

"Don't worry. I'm fine." Kaoru sighed.

"If you say so." Kaoru decided to leave Kenshin alone and went back in the house.

"Ah Kaoru. Just in time. Yuji-san would like to start his training right now." Katsura said pointing to the boy.

"oh. Okay. Grab a bokken and we'll start." The two went outside and the training started.

"okay. First thing to know is how to hold a bokken." She noticed that his hands were callused.

"I'm taking that you already know how to use a bokken." She said pointing to his hands. Yuji just nodded.

"well I guess I don't have to teach you if you already know."

"I would still like the training. There might be things that I do wrong." Kaoru smiled.

"okay. Well then. I want you to do 300 strokes for me. After that we'll see how you do on your skills." Yuji nodded and started his strokes. Kaoru was impressed while she watched him do his strokes.

'he's got potential. I can tell he's going to be a great swordsman.' After training Yuji cleaned up and sat outside after his bath. Kaoru went outside and sat with him.

"So did you run away from home?" Yuji looked at her. She gave him a smile that sped up his heart but he didn't show it.

"Maybe."

"I understand cant really trust someone you've just met. Well I'm Kamiya Kaoru."

"Tokishi Yuji. May I ask how old you are?"

"seventeen"

"two years older than me." He whispered

"What was that?"

"Nothing. So you were you captured by the Ishin Shishi?" he asked.

"No. I am an assassin." Yuji looked at her.

" So you're the assassin who does not kill. I didn't think you would be a girl."

"of course not. People think that I'm a boy. They never expect a girl to be an assassin. They expect girls to be girls, get married at a certain age and cook and clean. Well I'm sure not all girls want to just sit in the house waiting for the men to come back from war. I'm sure they want to also go to war and fight along side."

"Why did you join?" Kaoru smiled at him.

"Now we're even." Was all she said before she got up and went inside the house. For a month Kaoru taught the men how to handle a bokken, while doing that she got to know Yuji better although he would put up a barrier when he got too soft. She didn't really get to see Kenshin. Only in the mornings when he came back from missions was the time she spent time with him. From time to time her heart would ache, but she took some medicine that Megumi left.

" Kaoru-san." Kaoru opened her eyes to find Yuji looking at her. She was a bit tired and wanted to rest for a while.

"Yuji-san?"

"I apologize to wake you, but Sanoske said that you must eat something."

'ugh! Sano! I'm not hungry! Sigh. He's just probably hungry.'

"no it's quite all right." She said getting up a little to fast making her dizzy. She fell back down grabbing Yuji with her. Kaoru looked at him with shock. This was an awkward site. More like an embarrassing site. His nose almost touched hers while his hands were at the side of Kaoru's. Yuji suddenly smelled a sent. It was jasmine.

'It's Kaoru-san's scent.' Neither of them moved. Yuji just kept on looking at her. He suddenly felt the urge to kiss her.

'ahh! Whats he doing?????!!!!!' Kaoru was paralyzed his lips slowly moved closer to hers.

Heheheheehehe! Uh-oh! Wats going on here??!!?? hehehhehehe I just felt like stopping there! Just to keep you hanging there! Well your going to have ta read the next chapter to see wat happens! ::big smiles::