Lina: Sorry this is taking so long to put up. I've been busy with all of the celebrating. Hehe. And eating good food. Of course. And I got a Gameboy Ds, which will also keep me busy!

12 Days of Kenshin Day 4

It was December 16th, and Kenshin still did not have a present for Kaoru. Kaoru had found one for him, but she did not want to tell anyone what it was until Christmas. Kenshin sighed. He was sitting in his room and thinking. Kaoru suddenly walked in.

"What are you doing? We're going to decorate the tree now," Kaoru said, happily. Kenshin turned his head around.

"Oro?" He didn't know of this tree that Kaoru spoke of. Kaoru went over to him.

"We're going to decorate a tree, called a Christmas tree. We put lights and ornaments on it and then put the presents underneath it on Christmas eve," she explained. Kenshin was still a little confused. "I never did this before because when my father died... I had no one to celebrate it with. But now I have lots of people!" She said, hiding her sadness.

"Okay, I will be right there, that I will," Kenshin said, smiling. Kaoru walked out happily, almost skipping. She stopped when she saw Aoshi in the entrance way of the dojo.

"Good morning. I was just coming by to wish you..." he stopped, he was having difficulty in saying something cheerful. Misao pushed him in, and laughed.

"Come on, Lord Aoshi! You can say it!" She said in her usual loud voice.
"... a Merry Christmas," he finished quietly. Kaoru's eyes grew wide. Then she laughed.

"Merry Christmas to you too," she said. Kenshin came out and saw Aoshi and Misao.

"Well hello there," he said.

"Hi Mr. Himura!" Misao said, walking up to them.

"Would you like to help decorate our tree?" Kaoru asked. For a minute Aoshi didn't say anything, but then nodded.

"We'd love to! It's one of my favorite things to do on Christmas!" Misao exclaimed. Yahiko and Sano came shortly after that and everyone gathered in the training room. There was a large tree that almost hit the ceiling.

"How did you get this in here, Kaoru?" Kenshin asked, looking up at it.

"I had Sanosuke help me," she replied. She went over to the front of the room and pulled out a box of lights and ornaments.

Lina: I know, it's a weird place to end it, but Aoshi is in it! So that should make you happy enough. Hehe!

Aoshi: I hate Christmas.

Lina: No you don't... silly! (Glomps aoshi)