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Chappie 10
"This is boring," Misao complained.
"What's for dinner?" Sano asked.
"Hey, I know!" Misao jumped up.
"Let's go see what Yahiko-chan is up to at the Akabeko! And we can get food their too!"
"Good idea, weasel," Sano agreed.
"Aa," was all Aoshi said.
"Let's go!"
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"Leave where?"
"Kenshin!" Kaoru cried, trying to get up, only to be stopped my Enishi's hand.
"Let go of her," he ordered, coming closer.
"Kaoru, you just gave birth, you shouldn't be moving around so much," Soujiro reminded her.
"I know, I know, but..." she let the sentence drift as she looked from her son to her husband.
"Aa! Kenshin!" Enishi greeted getting up.
"I should have known it was you," he hissed.
"Aa, you should have, seeing as you were the one who paid me to do it," he answered.
"WHAT!"
"Aa, you paid me to get rid of Kaoru, to take her away from the Battousai," Enishi replied.
"I did no such thing! I love Kaoru!" he said, outraged.
"Kenshin," Kaoru struggled to get to her feet, "Don't. It wasn't you." He was next to her in a second, easing her back down, wrapping his arms around her in the process.
"Koishii, did they hurt you?" he demanded gently. She shook her head violently.
"Oh no! Actually it's like they didn't even kidnap and it was more like I was just visiting," she admitted.
"Honto?" he raised a skeptical eyebrow.
"Really, really," she told him with a bright smile.
"Kaoru-chan, the baby," Soujiro reminded her.
"Oh! Kenshin," she said, cradling the small child to her chest, "This is Kenji." She held him out to Kenshin. He smiled warmly and took the child in his hands.
"Kenji," he repeated softly.
"This is making me all warm and fuzzy inside!" Enishi exclaimed. Kaoru and Soujiro shot him a weird look and then looked back at Kenshin.
"Anata," she whispered as he moved forward.
"Hai, Kaoru?"
"I love you."
"Aa, as do I."
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"This is driving me CRAZY!" Misao whined.
"Relax Misao, worrying will help nothing," Aoshi told her.
"I'm not worrying! I'm just bored out of my mind!"
"Bored you say?" he asked, a glint in his eye.
"Oh, I know that look! Not right- I- eep!" she exclaimed as he hooked his arm around her waist.
"Aoshi-Sammmmaaa!" she wailed as Megumi walked in.
"Hello children! Having fun?" she asked, she then saw Aoshi and Misao, "Ohohohohohohoho! It would appear that we are! Ohohohohoho!"
"Oi! Kitsune! We should have fun, too," Sano suggested.
"Silly, why would I do such a thing?" she teased, walking out of the room.
"Wait! Kitsune!" he called after her.
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"So, that's my theory."
"Huh?" Enishi was completely lost. Kaoru sighed.
"Okay, we know that Kenshin in some way or form was able to get to you and pay you off without his knowing, ne? Well, I think that the rurouni part of his mind regained control without Kenshin's knowing. Are you with me so far?" she asked.
"Uh huh, yeah I think so, keep going."
"Okay. Therefore, if it was the rurouni, he didn't want this relationship in the first place. He doesn't love me. He loves Tomoe. He didn't like not having control over his life, especially while the Battousai was doing what he was doing.
"He wanted power back. Back so he could remove me from the scene, so I was no longer threatened by the Battousai. A sweet action and thought, but it just ain't gonna work now that Kenshin and I are having a baby.
"So he took over sometime and made it to you guys. I mean, what other explanation is there? You both say you saw him in person, and then there's the speech patterns. They follow suit of something the rurouni would say, what with the -dono, sessha, and that it is and such." There was a stunned silence after she finished speaking.
"Wait," Kenshin was the first to recover his voice, "Could he really harbor that much hate? Especially when his personality is like, all smiles and sunshine?" Kaoru stifled a giggle at that way of describing the rurouni.
"Aa, I think he could. Think about it. Wouldn't you be totally pissed if someone overtook your life, did everything you never wanted done?"
"Of course I would, but this is sunshine boy we're talking about," he reminded her.
"Okay, nevermind, then think about the speech patterns," she pointed out.
"That's true," he agreed.
"Hmmm," she sighed, hugging Kenji to her, "So what are we going to do about this?"
"I don't know," he confessed.
"Let me talk to him," she said abruptly.
"What?"
"Let me talk to the rurouni," she repeated.
"Kaoru, that's dangerous," he warned.
"Oh, please, remember, this is Mr. Sunshine, according to you," she reminded him.
"Alright..."
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"Oi! Fox! Wait up!" Sano called to her.
"What tori atama?"
"Come on loosen up! Don't you want to do something with me? Say, like, strip poker?" he asked innocently. (a/n: like da sims, momiji!)
"I think you've lost your mind, that's what I think," she answered rolling her eyes.
"Ah, come on," he begged. She sighed and looked at him.
"I won't lie to you Sanosuke. The only reason I'm so mean to you is..." (A/N: even tho u all no y...)
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"Is she well enough to take home yet?"
"Give her a few days, god," Enishi told him.
"I'm fine," she answered for herself.
"Then we shall go," he said, picking her up.
"Kenshin, I can walk, besides, I have to carry Kenji," she reminded him.
"Uh huh."
"Hey! Don't I get a good-bye?" Enishi whined.
"Farewell Enishi-san!" Kaoru called, squirming in Kenshin's hold.
"And me?"
"Bye Sou-chan!"
"Sou-chan?" Kenshin cocked an eyebrow.
"He's my childhood friend," she informed him. And he almost dropped her.
"No fucking way," he breathed.
"Control your mouth in front of your son!" Kaoru scolded him.
"Hai, koishii," he said.
"Let's go then," she whispered.
"I still can't believe you know that weirdo," he uttered.
"Hey, he's not a weirdo! He just had a hard childhood," she corrected him.
"Whatever."
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"... because I lo-"
"GIVE IT BACK YOU LITTLE PERVERT!" Misao's angered voice could be heard.
"Watch out!" Yahiko warned as he plowed through the yard.
"Yahiko, what?" Megumi never got her statement as Misao ran out in the yard in a borrowed sleeping yukata, chasing the young boy.
"Get back here, Yahiko-CHAN!" she screamed.
"What did he do this time?" Sano asked, annoyed. He was sure Megumi was going to tell him something important and the punk had to ruin it.
"He stole my clothes!" she yelled chasing him around the yard.
"How?" Misao turned bright red and started muttering a whole bunch of incoherent phrases.
"Nevermind," he mumbled, taking Megumi's hand and dragging her to a quieter place where she could finish what she was about to tell him.
"Now, as you were saying?"
"I... I..."
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"Koishii, we should stop so you can see a doctor as well as Kenji."
"Good idea Kenshin. When we get back to the dojo, I want to talk to him," she reminded him.
"I know," he sighed, not liking the plan at all.
"Don't worry, he would never hurt me," she tried to assure him.
"If you say so," he sighed again, turning into the clinic in Kyoto.
"Konnichiwa, what can I do for you?" the elderly, (A/N: no haru, not old, elderly) doctor greeted.
"My wife," Kenshin motioned to Kaoru, "just gave birth and I was hoping to have her looked at."
"Certainly. She probably shouldn't be traveling. Is there someplace you can stay here in Kyoto for a while?" he asked, "You can sit down right here." he added to Kaoru.
"Hai, we know somewhere we can stay," she answered, handing Kenji over to Kenshin.
"That's excellent, you sir, could you please enter the other room?" he requested.
"I don't think so."
"Kenshin," she pleaded.
"Alright," he sighed, praying the old man was nothing like Okina.
A/N:
ducky: ok, so it was a little shorter than the other chappies
kaoru: ya, it was
ducky: and a bit stupider
kaoru: in total agreement
ducky: and i guess it was kinda a filler chappie, ya no connecting loose ends...
kaoru: i c where u r coming from
ducky: COULD I HAVE A LITTLE SUPPORT!
aoshi: it was a good chappie
ducky: ur only saying that cuz u got some, but thank u
aoshi-blushin/sweatdropping- i just wanted to make u quiet
ducky: ur acting like shan-chan! she was mad at me Saturday! just for going: ohohohoho! to annoy her!
aoshi: i would be 2
ducky: ur so cruel!
kenshin: sessha is sry that u experienced a bad chappie, that he is
ducky: if i weren't mad at u for wat u did in the ficcie, i'd hug u
battousai: u could hug me
ducky: i would, but that would mean cheating on aoshi-sama! and that is something i just will not do!
aoshi: i wouldn't mind having a reason to break up w/ u
ducky: how can u say that! i love u!
aoshi: u love me 2 much
ducky: do not! do i momiji?
momiji: ur obsessed
ducky: some best friend u r...
momiji: just tellin' the truth
kaoru: ok, it wasn't a bad chappie, seeing as me and battousai were finally reunited
battousai: i agree
ducky: thank u
kaoru: no problem
ducky: i have a public message
kaoru: and that would be?
ducky: that i luv all of my reviewers! especially kitty, and i would love it if they kept reviewing me! i want this to be more popular than my first ficcie, seeing as it's better...
kaoru: rite
ducky: and after this is finished, i shall continue writin' in the ficcie of kenshin's perspective! (the one w/ tom momiji)
kaoru: yipee! now people, let us all give the poor authoress who has been stressin' over this story line a break and REVIEW for her
ducky: thank u for da kind words
kaoru: plz? and she'll keep writing if u do
ducky: even though it's almost done
kaoru: really?
ducky: unfortunately, yes
kaoru: remember! REVIEW!
