A/N: Oh I am really sorry all of you who found things wrong with it! I didn't mean for Kaoru to seem weak! Really! Well I guess I'll spell Sejiro-Soujirou now okies? And I'll try to explain thingies okies!
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
Battousai(s)?
When they reached the Aoiya, Yahiko was so happy to see everyone safe and not dead. He told them Kaoru had the strangest notion of fighting Shishio and left. Yahiko along with Misao went to find a room for the injured. Okina saw Aoishi gave him a smack of joy and muttered her was just glad he was alright. Misao was beyond happy that her Lord Aoishi was alright.
Kaoru woke up. Her body was aching slightly but it didn't bother her. She looked around and noticed Misao's high pitched voice talking excitedly about Aoishi. Kaoru knew now, that she was in the Aoiya.
She started to remember things about the battle with Shishio. Even though she was disgusted at his behavior and vulgar comments, a part of her, she never wanted to admit, was flattered. And if at all possible she was excited when she fought him as well. Perhaps not so much as he was but a thrill filled her chest when she fought him. But then when she thought of him she felt more excited than Shishio ever was!
Kaoru leaned forward try and cover the butterflies in her in her stomach. The very thoughts she was thinking weren't right and were shameful.
"Kaoru-dono, are you sick?"
Kaoru looked up and jumped. Her silly Rurouni was looking at with concern.
"Ah! Kenshin! Um no! I'm not sick," Kaoru replied slightly surprised.
Kenshin looked at her for a while longer and then nodded.
"Alright, a bath has been prepared for you and when you have finished getting dressed I would like to speak with you for a few moments," he said quietly.
Kaoru nodded and noticed that Kenshin was staring at her again.
"Is something wrong?" Kaoru asked.
Kenshin shook his head making his fiery red hair move.
"Nothing, just hurry," Kenshin replied and walked out the room. Kaoru gasped. How Kenshin looked so fine! It made her tingly all over thinking of things wanted. Kaoru took her bath and put on her clothes. She found Kenshin sitting on the porch along with Sanosuke, Aoishi and Saitou.
"It seems she's her normal self," Sano said grinning. "It took you too days missy!"
Kaoru jumped slightly.
"Two days?!" she asked quite surprised.
Aoishi nodded.
"However it would have taken longer for any other person," he said in his cold voice.
Kaoru tilted her head confused.
"Yes I am most impressed with you tanuki," Saitou sneered.
"I am not tanuki!" Kaoru said pouting.
"Kaoru-chan," a voice from behind said.
Kaoru turned around. Hiko, Seijirou was there. Kenshin stared at him.
"Shishou?" he asked.
Hiko grinned.
"Where's the sake?" he asked Kaoru. Completely ignoring his apprentice.
Kaoru and Kenshin sweat dropped.
"Misao should know," Kaoru replied.
Hiko sighed.
"She does, put she won't tell me!"
"Ah, then perhaps you should-
Hiko gave Kaoru and evil glare.
"Tell me where the sake is," he said coolly.
"It's in the bathhouse!" Kaoru said quickly. "Misao didn't want you to drink any more."
Hiko grinned.
"The perfect place!"
Kenshin hid his face in shame. His master only cared for sake!
"Kaoru-chan why don't we keep that promise?" Hiko said grinning sweetly.
Kenshin was alert.
"What promise?" Kaoru asked slightly annoyed.
"You said you'd come and bathe with me when you come back!" Hiko said grinning happily. Suddenly Okina appeared out of no where.
"Yes me as well!" he said
"I promised no such thing!!" Kaoru yelled.
Okina smiled a little impish grin.
"Yes you did," he said, "the night before you left!"
"What the hell?! I was drunk! It doesn't count!"
"It does!" Hiko said. "Let's go!"
"You pair of dirty old men!" Kaoru yelled. "I most certainly will not!"
Kaoru backed away and tripped over a loose floorboard. Kenshin caught her gracefully.
"Okina, Shishou, go drink your sake and leave Kaoru alone," he said lowly and his eyes were amber.
"Oh no! Kenshin he wasn't being serious!" Kaoru tried to defend Hiko and Okina. Kenshin gave her a death stare and it silenced her.
Okina sulked away and Hiko grinned.
"Don't talk to me like that baka deshi," he muttered leaving.
Saitou admired that with a smile.
"Kaoru-dono, now what were you going to say?" battousai said almost telling her to repeat it again. Kaoru just shook her head. Himura- the battousai grinned.
"Good," he said.
Sano felt a little weird because Kenshin wasn't doing anything. Besides now that Kaoru lost her temper she looked good submissive.
"Now let's go some place where we can talk," battousai said grinning. Kaoru could only nod. It wasn't really fear for the battousai that prevented her from speaking. It was the fear of what he was doing to her. In less than a minute Kaoru had followed Kenshin to a room at the back of the house. It seemed to be his, Kaoru noticed, by Kenshin's smell. It smelled so good but she couldn't let him see her vulnerability. Kenshin invited Kaoru to sit down on the places set for the both of them. Kaoru was glad Kenshin was back. The battousai made her feel things that drove her insane, Kenshin did the same thing but she knew Kenshin wouldn't exploit her weakness of him- this made him easier to deal with and hide things from.