A Wanderer's Sword:

A Sequel to "Broken Hearts"

Ch. 2

Lazy Saturday

Author Alerts:

I don't own anything to do with Rurouni Kenshin, so don't have a cow or sue me or something!

Also, this IS a sequel so to any new readers: Go Back and Read "Broken Hearts!" Any of my old readers, I'm sure, would agree that it's 'tres bon!' (That's French for: Very Good!)

Kaoru awoke as the first rays of dawn were glowing upon the smooth wooden floor, but she did not open her eyes. Kenshin warm arms wrapped around her were too comfy for her to will herself. If it had been a month ago she would have tried desperately to grab hold of the dream she had awoken from and would burry herself under the blankets, but her dream was right here.

She slowly blinked away the drowsiness in her eyes and looked into Kenshin's smiling face. He must have been having a good dream because it took a while for Kaoru to wake him. She ran her fingers along his face giggling joyfully as he twitched. She put her lips close to his and kissed him softly; he smiled widely but didn't wake.

"I know you're awake…" she whispered in his ear with a laugh.

He suddenly opened his eyes. "I thought I had you fooled this time, that I did!" he said smiling even wider.

"I told you that you can't fool me silly!" she said happily. "You just don't want to do those chores!"

He gave her a sheepish smile, "I'd just rather be here with you…"

"Right!" she remarked sarcastically.

He gave a desperate look, and then he obviously decided how to distract her as he kissed her. He whispered breathlessly in her ear and she laughed softly. "Please…" he begged her teasingly "…don't make me leave you…"

She finally gave up laying her head down on his chest again, "I guess we could rest a little long—"

"Hey!" came a voice from outside the door.

"Yea—ss" Kaoru half said half laughed as Kenshin tickled her.

"When are you two going to get up! I'm starving!" Yahiko yelled through the door.

Kaoru looked down at Kenshin who lower lip swelled and his eyes glowed just like a puppy. "You're not a little kid anymore…go make your own food!"

"If you don't come out here and make me food I'm going to break the door down!" Yahiko warned desperately.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you!" Kenshin laughed. "You may see something you don't want to see, that you may!"

Yahiko stomped his foot on the ground angrily as the both of them giggled. "You two are gross! Why'd you marry that ugly woman anyway Kenshin!...Hey! Are you listening to me!" But neither of them responded so he stomped off.

"I think that's the first time you haven't beaten Yahiko for calling you ugly!" Kenshin said surprised.

"I don't care…" Kaoru said strangely closing her eyes and moving closer to him, if that was even possible.

"Kaoru are you okay?" Kenshin said concerned.

"Yeah I'm fine…I just feel a little sick…" she said weakly.

"That's kind of sudden…" Kenshin remarked.

"It's nothing…please just hold me…" she said her face just millimeters from his.

Suddenly there was a loud CRACK and a SLAM as the door was bust down. As a large cloud of dust swirled through the room, causing both of them to cough, Sano's figure appeared in the doorway.

"Is everything okay!" he said looking about like something could attack at any moment.

The two of them looked up in shock; thankfully they were still underneath the blankets and at least partially dressed. They stared up at him motionless but steadily blushing.

"Ummm…" Sano said blushing deeply and scratching the back of his head nervously. "The way Yahiko was—well he—he said it was an emergency—Yahiko I'm going to beat the heck out of you for this!"

At the last part he turned and ran from the room after a scampering Yahiko. Kenshin and Kaoru remained silent for some time and could hear Sano yelling angrily as Yahiko ran desperately about the dojo.

Suddenly the two of them started laughing loudly and soon they were nearly rolling about with giggles. Nothing had been more embarrassing, hilarious, and sudden in all their lives. But the laughter stopped as quickly as it had started as Kaoru ran from the room her hand to her mouth.

It was nearly half an hour before Kenshin could get her back in bed and when he did deep concern was evident in his face. "Kaoru are you sure you're okay?" he said putting his hand on her forehead. "You don't feel warm… could it have been something you ate?"

"Maybe…" she said quietly. "I feel better now…please don't worry yourself…" At this she tried to sit up but he stopped her.

"Don't worry about it…" he smiled. "You know I like to pamper you…"

"I really don't want to be pampered Kenshin. Really, I'm feeling fine…besides I've got a lot of chores to do—"

"No…" he said quietly. "I'll take care of them."

He stood up to leave but Kaoru stopped him, "Please don't go…"

"But the chores…" he said confused. She sure did seem to change her mind a lot.

"I couldn't possibly sit here and let you do them all…"

"But you should rest…" he said sitting down beside her again.

"You deserve a Lazy Saturday…" she said holding his hand and closing her eyes sleepily.

"Okay." He said with a smile but as her head drooped upon his shoulder she was asleep.