Kenshin Himura would do anything he could to prevent himself from thinking. It could be why people saw him as a scatterbrained fool and deemed him unworthy of his title. However, Kenshin would rationalise that when he didn't think, the monster beneath his skin could be held at bay for at least another day.
He would smile at Suzume who would be bouncing a ball happily and also at Ayame who would be yanking upon his arm (buried in the laundry water) and trying to get him to play. "Come on Ken-big-brother!" She would laugh and sometimes he would smile, and othertimes he found he couldn't. "Come on!" She would repeat, "Come play with us!"
And he would force a cheerful smile at her and fight off thoughts of the children that he had made orphans.
He would smile cheerfully at her and he would say "Just let me finish my chores for Miss Kaoru."
And as she would run off to play with her sister once more, he would go back to trying not to think.
A/n: Fear me, I suck.
Just a short RK drabble written while I waited for the results of my blood test. I haven't been feeling well, and the doctor said I might have glandular fever.