Chapter Fifteen:

-last time-

"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.

"Jou-chan!!" a voice shouted making Yuji back away, and then stood up. Kaoru was now blushing red and looked at Yuji who had a calm face. He then left the room. Kaoru exhaled a breath.

'h-he was about to k-kiss me!!!!! And I didn't do anything! Of course I not! I couldn't go anywhere dummy!Thank God Sano called out!' Kaoru sat up putting both hands on her cheeks.

'damn it! What the hell was I thinking??!!??!!' Yuji was outside trying to figure out what the hell happened in there.

'note: never ever go that close to Kaoru-san ever again. I don't like how she makes me feel. I don't like it at all. Plus if the battosai were to know about that accident, lets just say I won't ever see the light again.' He looked up to find the battosai walking to the house.

'He may say that she's his and it may be by lust. Just maybe she doesn't feel the same way to the battosai, I may have a chance'

Kenshin walked into Kaoru's room and found Kaoru sleeping.

"Kaoru." her eyes suddenly shot up and looked at him.

"Kenshin!" she swung her arms around his neck giving him a big hug surprising him.

"Who were you expecting?" Kaoru blushed

'anybody but Yuji!'

"I just missed you. There's nothing wrong with that." She said smiling.

'okay just forget about that little accident.' Kenshin helped her up

"you know…you never answered my question last week."

"Don't start that." Kaoru giggled

"you know I'll ask you till you tell me."

"I think you should train the men." Kaoru pouted

"they're good enough."

"you mean Yuji is, but not the rest. Yuji can train with me anytime."

"Good I'll give you to him!" That day Kaoru trained the men and Kenshin trained Yuji. At lunch Kaoru passed out the food to the men and sat outside with Kenshin to eat.

"Katsura-san says that I have another assignment tonight."

"I wanna come."

"No." he said instantly.

"Why not?"

"You know well why."

"I'm fine. It's nothing! I can still fight! I still want to help out! I feel useless in the house doing nothing while you go out!" Kenshin sighed.

"I know you want to make a better era. But you have a disease."

"Just one little disease isn't gonna stop me! I want to see what we've done once the war is over and before I die." She said the last part softly. Kenshin grabbed her shoulders which made her look at him.

"Don't you ever say that." His amber eyes looked straight to hers.

"Can I go with you?" she said changing the subject.

"You'll have to ask Katsura-san."

-in Katsura's room-

"Katsura-san I beg you. Let me go with Kenshin" The two had been arguing for a while on whether she could go with Kenshin.

"All right. You may go. But I don't want any complaints if something happens to you."

"Arigato." Kaoru went outside.

"Did he confirm?" Kenshin asked walking beside her.

"Yup." she said as she went inside her room. She said getting her gi out.

"I haven't worn these in a long time!" she started to untie her clothing then remembered that Kenshin was in the room. She looked up at him.

"What?" Kaoru glared at him.

"Get out! I'm not going to change in front of you!!" Kenshin grinned as her clothing was slipping from her shoulders.

"ah! Hentai!" she pulled it back up.

"What if I don't want to go?" he said teasingly.

'fine! Two can play this game!' Kaoru smiled at him seductively making Kenshin raise an eyebrow. She took a step forward to him.

"Now why would you want to stay?" she said putting a hand on his chest. Kenshin's heart started to beat a bit faster.

"Am I that attractive?" Kenshin stayed silent.

"hmm. I guess so. Cause this morning Yuji almost kissed me." Kenshin's eyes widen and anger rose.

"What?" he said in an angered tone. Kaoru started to laugh hysterically.

"Did you see your face?" she put her hand to her mouth trying hard not to laugh. She noticed Kenshin was looking at her in a serious way and stopped laughing.

"He almost kissed you?"

"uh..well ya.." Kenshin started moving out to the door.

"But it was an accident Kenshin!" she said pulling him back.

"I don't want you going near him."

" He's only 15 Kenshin." He took a step forward to her.

"Age doesn't matter. If a man or a boy in teens finds a girl attractive he'll go for it. You don't know what you can do to guys especially if they're in their teens." Kaoru looked amused.

"We should go." The two swiftly moved through the night. Kaoru quickly knocked the guards unconscious, till backup came.

"I'll take care of them go ahead and finish the assignment." She said holding her sword in defense. Kenshin nodded and left.

"Well it's the battosai." A man said as Kenshin arrived into the house. He glared at the man and quickly appeared behind the man's back holding the sword to his neck.

"You are not surprised. Someone told you. Who is it." He said in a demanding tone.

"heh heh. They did tell me. They gave me a warning but I paid no heed."

"Who told you this!" Kenshin said again making a cut on his neck.

"A girl. It was a girl."

'Tomoe.'

different scene

Kaoru panted as she knocked out a guy by the back of her sword. She didn't want to kill anymore. She didn't want to see blood. Not one drop, so she just used the back of her sword. Kaoru's eyes started to blur. She knew what was happening now. She used too much of her energy.

'one more to go.' The guy rushed over. Thinking that she could handle the tackle that was coming she stood still holding her sword. Once the tackle came she fell down and her sword went out of her reach. Kaoru moaned in pain and tried to get up but dizziness took over and she fell back down. Just before the man was about to attack her she saw him split in half, blood splattering all over and on her. Kaoru closed her eyes in disgust. She knew who had killed him. She wished he had stopped killing.

"Kaoru"

"Ken-" she looked up to find gray eyes looking back at her.

"Yuji-san?!?!?"

'I thought it was…but…he killed…and..'

"are you okay?"

"I'm fine. But..." she looked at the dead body. " you killed him. How." Kaoru was lost in speech.

"Where is the battosai?" he said ignoring her last comment.

"He is finishing is assignment. Wait a minute. Why are you here?"

"I must confess. Katsura-san sent me to watch over you."

"Well if Katsura-san must know. I can take good care of myself."

"I don't consider this little incident of taking good care of your self." Kaoru sighed and chuckled sadly. Kenshin soon came out of the house but was not happy on finding the boy Yuji with Kaoru in his arms. They went home silent making Kaoru feel awkward knowing that the two didn't like each other.

"Yuji-san. I want to thank you for saving me. But there is one thing I must ask. And please be honest." She said sitting down on the steps.

"I learn very quickly." He said before she could ask the question.

" Am I readable?" Yuji faced her.

" You are unique. You are serious when you need to be. But other than that, you always have a smile on your face. You like to fight along side with the men, not just sit back at home and worry like other girls." He frowned

"This battosai. People say that you are his. But do you feel the same way to him?" Kaoru saw in his eyes a sign. A sign of love. She looked away.

"I am tired. I think I shall sleep."

"I see."

"Gomen-nasai."

"There is nothing for you to apologize about." Kaoru noticed Kenshin was near by listening.

" Good night." She got up and went inside while Kenshin followed her in their room. Kaoru could tell Kenshin was mad and jealous. He was facing his back too her fixing his futon. Kaoru sat next to him.

"Kenshin." He turned around about to protest but Kaoru stopped him with her finger and then kissed him. She parted the kiss and put her four head to his.

"You know that I love you and yet you worry," she whispered. His hands moved to her waist and then wrapped a blanket around them. Kenshin kissed her passionately and pulled her closer to his body.

"Kenshin."

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