A/N: ok, again, i've been lazy, but i'm still here and am finally finishing this one up.... i could have ended it around eight chappies, but lucky 4 u i decided to drag it out by having kaoru do wat she does best.... momiji nos wat i is talkin' about, well at anyrate, enjoy this one, and plz... REVIEW!

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Chappie 5

Aoiya.........

Misao and Soujiro fell asleep next to each other. Omasu came to check on them and nearly cried out in happiness. 'Misao's moving on!' she thought happily

"Omasu? What are you doing?"

"Oh! Aoshi-san! Just checking on Misao-chan," she told him before scurrying off.
He looked in the room and gasped. There Soujiro was laying right next to Misao. His Misao.

Battousai.......

He raced back to Tokyo, knowing that she would most likely return home. He wondered briefly, why she hadn't given him a chance to explain himself. He shook his head. It didn't matter, as long as he eventually told her how he felt about her. The train station in Kyoto fell into his vision. He debated which would be faster. True, he could cover ground fairly fast on foot, the train would provide comfort and a chance to sleep. Something he hadn't been doing much since he'd found Kaoru.

Sighing he handed over the little bit of money he'd brought with him to the man who gave him his ticket. He climbed onto the train that would take him to Tokyo, to explain to Kaoru.

Dojo......... (a/n: i'm so killin' u w/ suspense, wanting to know about kaoru.... kaoru: what is wrong with me?!)

Megumi and Yahiko heard that Kaoru was back in Tokyo and couldn't believe it. They journeyed to Gensai's at once. What they found surprised them. One, her attire, second all the weapons she had, and third her expression. She was staring into space, a shocked look plastered on her features.

"It can't be," she said when she found her voice.

"What?!" Megumi cried after hearing the news from Gensai. She walked over to Kaoru.

"Damn you!" she cried going to slap her. Kaoru pulled her kodachi and deflected her hand with the blunt side of her blade.

"For what?!"

"You stole Ken-san from me! I love him, dammit!!" she screamed.

"He doesn't love me!! I was used by the Battousai! He still loves Tomoe-san!!!!" she retorted, regaining her fiery nature.

"What? But you......"

"I told you, I was used!! The Battousai didn't want anything but my body!!"

"Kaoru," Yahiko uttered, "Kenshin wouldn't."

"You're wrong, it was he who........"

Battousai........ (ducky: do you hate me yet? kaoru: i do)

He entered Tokyo and started looking for her. He went to the dojo only to find it empty. He searched it thoroughly, even checking the bath house, not exactly caring if he walked in on her. But she wasn't even there, nor was Yahiko. He went to the next logical place he could think of. The clinic.

Aoiya......

"Sou-chan?"

"Hai, Misao-chan?"

"Breakfast is ready," she said to him with a smile as he climbed out of bed, "I'll meet you in the kitchen right after you're dressed." She bounced out of her room, (she does that a lot, ne?) and into the kitchen. She settled herself across from Aoshi. He furrowed his brow in confusion. She'd always made a point to sit right next to him. The anger he'd felt last night was enough to freeze the blood of men. (ha, ha! not only kenshin can do it, but so can my aoshi-sama!) He knew that Misao loved him and her actions confused him. It wasn't that he didn't love her, it was just he didn't feel that he could express himself.

For her to be flaunting over another guy was new to him. He was so used to getting all her attention as well as her indirect affections. But now, now Soujiro was getting all of that. He didn't like being in second place.

Battousai.....

Kenshin walked in and recognized Kaoru's enraged voice at once.

"..... anything but my body!!"

"He wouldn't. Kenshin wouldn't."

"You're wrong, it was he who got me pregnant!!!" she shouted. And at that he froze.

"Kaoru-chan, please, we're trying to help," Gensai put in.

"Yeah, Kaoru it isn't that bad. I mean you love Kenshin, ne?" Yahiko tried to cheer her up.

"It's a one sided love. I'm sure Megumi-san knows what it is I'm talking about. And even Misao-chan in Kyoto! None of us ever have a happily ever after," she replied. Kenshin walked forward a little bit. He stepped into the light, into their view. Megumi threw herself at him.

"Ken-san!" she exclaimed.

"Get off me," he ordered. She looked at him in shock, gazing at his amber eyes.

"Maybe you didn't hear me. Get off. Now." She quickly moved away and watched as he moved closer to Kaoru.

Kaoru stared at him, hoping he hadn't heard her confession. She couldn't move. She felt as if she were rooted to the spot, unable to move. When he was less than a foot away her body started to obey her again. She ran off towards the door, fleeing from him.

He ran off after her, letting her lead him to the dojo. He trapped her in her room, stepping in front of the now closed door as she collapsed on the futon, wishing he'd leave her alone.

"What do you want?" she demanded.

"You," he answered moving closer. She tried to escape, but he caught her waist.

"You never let me explain before. I didn't know how, but be sure of this, I love you. I want you. Not just your body, all of you. But the rurouni, he cannot move on. But I can and I plan to," he explained as she broke down in tears. Kenshin found himself kissing the tears away, trying to erase their existence.

"Aishiteru," he murmured before kissing her heatedly. He kept going until he felt her respond, only then did he deepen it and take it to the next level.

Aoiya.........

Aoshi watched as Misao signaled for Soujiro to sit next to her. He glared at him, but caught himself before anyone saw. He'd never let his emotions shine through before, but there was something about how Misao treated Soujiro. It was different than how she treated him. Where she called him with a -sama, she called Soujiro with a -chan. It confused him to no end.

He wanted to ask her about her sudden liking to Soujiro, but that would be out of character. He didn't want anyone to suspect his jealousy. He hid his emotions under the unreadable mask he wore everyday. One that gave him an icy appearance, one that did not smile.

Dojo.......

Megumi and Yahiko got back and heard sounds from Kaoru's room. Megumi recognized them for what they were at once and her heart shattered. (a/n: ha!!! haaa!!!! die megumi!!!!!!!)

"No," she whispered, confusing Yahiko.

"Megumi, what's wrong with you?" he asked.

"They, they're......" she didn't know how to tell the young kid, but he seemed to figure it out. He just started laughing.

"They're doin' it aren't they?" he howled with laughter.

"What is so funny about that?!"

"It's just, busu's been waitin' for that for just about forever and it takes a personality twist for it to happen!" he explained. She still didn't see how it was funny.

"How can you find the fact that he broke my heart funny?!"

"That's not what's funny. The thing about busu is funny," he corrected her. She burst into fresh tears and ran off.

Aoiya..........

"Sou-chan! Do ya want to train with me? You said you were good with a sword and it could really benefit me," Misao asked sweetly.

Aoshi observed the scene unfolding before him in disbelief. She always asked him to train with her. No one else, it's always, 'Aoshi-Sama, do you want to train with me?' But not today.

"Sure, Misao-chan," he agreed, making Aoshi's eyes flash for a second. Okina watched the changes occurring in Aoshi's face and couldn't help but grin. Aoshi had never shown any kind of affection towards Misao, and now that another man was all over Misao he was acting all jealous.

"Aoshi, a word," said the old man. He shot Okina a glare, but got up non the less.

"What?"

"Why are you acting so possessive? You didn't make any claims on her as far as I was aware of."

"I did," came the icy reply. (y not on me?!)

"Then perhaps you should have said something before she met such a nice fellow, who gives her the attention she's always wanted from you," Okina enlightened him.

Dojo.........

"Kaoru?"

"Hmmm?" she asked, snuggling closer.

"Are you really pregnant?"

"Hai," she answered, "Do you not want the baby?"

"That's not it, I was just wondering," he told her, kissing her fears away.

"That's good to hear."

"About that, I think we should get married." She stopped kissing him and looked at him.

"Do you not want to?" he asked her.

"That's not it. I just can't believe after all this time, everything's finally happening," she burst into happy tears and embraced him, accepting his proposal.

"Aishiteru, Kaoru, aishiteru," he murmured.

Outside their shoji..........

"I knew it," Megumi whispered, her voice catching in her throat at his heated words that were not directed towards her. (A/N: and never will be, you whore!!)

"Look, maybe you should move on. No use chasing something that you'll never get. Sano loves you, I'm sure if you give it a chance, I'm sure that you'll see that what you thought was love for Kenshin was really directed towards Sano. Don't you think that you two fight, just a little too often? That, my friend, is a cover for attraction," Yahiko told her, making his sound way to smart. (A/N: yea, cuz da little tweerp's a freaking physiologist.......) Megumi stared at him, not believing that someone so young, knew such things about love.

"Maybe you're right," she admitted. Sano wasn't so bad when he wasn't being a complete ass.

"I'm always right," he said cockily. Megumi shook her head at that.

Aoiya...........

Misao was standing in stance, kunais held ready. Soujiro hadn't even broken a sweat where as Misao was sweating profusely. She was smiling though, happy to find someone she liked that gave her attention that Aoshi did not.

"Misao-chan, perhaps we could take a break?" he suggested, putting his sword down.

"Yeah," she panted, throwing her kunais, planting them in the wall.

"Misao-chan, we have tea and rice balls out here if you want some," Okina told her as she walked out.

"Sure! Sou-chan, come on! I'm sure you're just as hungry as I am after that training session!" she said, taking his hand and pulling him into the kitchen. Unbeknownst to Misao, icy blue eyes flashed at the contact.

A/N:

ducky: so things r heatin' up between kaoru and da battousai, while misao is gettin' cozy with soujiro

kaoru: i like da battousai, he doesn't apologize for every little thing

ducky: and u thought i was crazy

aoshi: u r crazy

ducky: i resent that! all u do is sit and meditate! wat happened to our fiery relationship?

battousai: he caught us remember?

ducky: wat r u talkin' bout? we didn't do squat!

battousai: o yea, that was me and kaoru he walked in on at the end of last chapter

ducky: speaking of which, i'm glad u two came back. a little disappointed that the rurouni stuck around

kenshin: wat is wrong with sessha? sessha is sry for watever it is that he did

kaoru: c wat i mean?

ducky: totally

battousai: can i kick his ass to kingdom come?

kenshin: oro!! u r supposed to be me!

kaoru: he is, but he's better

kenshin: i thought u luved me.........

ducky: until next time, people, luv ya lots!!! and don't forget to.... REVIEW!!!!!