I'm back!!!!!!  YEAH!  This chapter actually is coming out in a short relation of time compared to the other chapters.  I just sit down almost everyday and type maybe a paragraph or two and that gets it done.  Not a lot of action in this chapter but I promise a lot of sweetness in the next!  Believe me when I say a lot, I mean a lot! 

Disclaimer:  I do not own Rurouni Kenshin…nor the Enterprise but I'm building up my frequent flyer miles!

Chapter Six:  A Gig? 

            "Oi!  Kitsune!"

            Megumi was again in the kitchen, cleaning the dishes from lunch.  A tired sigh escaped her lips.  "Yes?"  She turned to see her husband lope into the room, the smile on his face contagious as he swung her into his arms.  His excitement fanned of him so greatly that she laughed.  "Well, what is it already?"

            "Guess what I did!"  His voice reverberated with pleasure.

            "What?  What did you do?"

            "Sorry, but that answer is not in the form of a guess, Alex."

            The fox grabbed on to his collar.  "Let me ask this again slowly.  What – did – you – do?"

            "I scheduled us to play at the Aoiya next thursday."

            "So?"  something pop'd into her mind  "Wait a just one minute.  How did you manage that?  They book a month in advance."

            "Yeah, I know!  But Aoshi owned me a favor, and they actually only had their own house music playing."

            "That's excellent.  Have you told everyone else?"

            Sano looked thoughtful.  "Yes, I have."  Megumi tried to catch his gaze but was unsuccessful, his eyes were lost in memory.  Megumi's heart quavered.  Thursday was their anniversary.  Had he forgotten?

            (Sano thinking / what sano's remembering)

            I can't believe how comfortable they were, how much they had changed.  Of course Kenshin was sitting at the piano playing as skillfully as ever.  Which in all was not a big surprise, especially when he knew no one was in the room or at the door snooping.  Kenshin always felt he could let everything out like that.  However when Kaoru led me into the room to sit with her at the window seat where she had been having tea… I could feel my heart soften.  Kenshin had allowed her to sit in the room to listen to him play, and Kaoru, she had, she did.  They didn't talk, just became acquainted through each other's presence.  When I had told her about the performance she automatically turned and invited Kenshin to come along. Which was really endearing.  Yep.   All things just need time.  Life was simple if you gave it time.  ***ggggrrrrrrooowwwlll**  Except for hunger…

            "Hey Megumi?  Can you make me some lunch?"    *BONG*  "Hey!  What was that for?!"

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            (later that night, dinner time at the Himura/Kamiya residence)

            "Kenshin, are you almost ready with dinner?" 

            "Yeah, be done in the minute."  He turned to look at her as she entered the kitchen.  "Will you set the table?"

            "Sure."  Kenshin could hear her movements behind him as he turned back to the stove.  They were speaking, a definite improvement, and sometimes even companionable.  But they still had a fair share of moody silences, arguments, and unstable ground.  They had begun to eat together earlier this very week.  He suppressed a chuckle as he remembered.  The whole thing started one night when Kaoru burnt her dinner, not only making her very upset but almost burning the whole kitchen down in the process.  Smelling the smoke Kenshin had ran in trying to put it out, which ended in both of them dirty, black, and wet.  He could do nothing but laugh when he looked at her, she looked like a drowned animal.  A drowned raccoon to be exact.  "Kenshin, what are you laughing at?"

            "Nothing.  You seem excited.  What's going on?"

            "I can't wait till the party next Thursday!"  She shrilled.

            "Party?  I thought you guys had a gig?"

            "That's only the cover up!  Sano's throwing Megumi an anniversary party!"

            Kenshin laughed "Then I guess the only problem is having you keep your mouth shut till then."

            "Kenshin Himura!" Kaoru lunged for him across the table.  "Hey get back here!"  The chase had begun, escalating to the whole house. 

                        ( A little while later)

            Kenshin was busy trying to catch his breath.  He had underestimated Kaoru, she was faster than he thought and was able to straddle him to the floor tickling him in the process.  But this time Kenshin had the upper hand.  What Kaoru didn't know while running down the hallway was that Kenshin was hiding just around the corner ready to pounce.  And he did, letting out a war cry!  "YAAAHHH!!!"

            "Ahhhh!  Help!  NO!  Please! Don't!  Not there!  Hah, hah!"  She pleaded and laughed with the red head already on top of her, his body successfully pinning her to the ground.

            "I'm sorry Kaoru, but you gotta be able to take what you dish out!"

            "NO!" She squealed.  "Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah!  I give! Please!  Uncle!  Uncle god damn it!"  She could not keep in her laughter.

            "So,"  Kenshin said imperiously "you surrender?"  

            "Yes."  I wonder if I should be doing this.  I'll give her one last chance.

            "Are you sure?"  He smirked, his brow arched.

            "Positive."   Her choice, her doom.

            "Good.  That means you're my captive…"  He spoke slyly.

            "What?!  I'm definitely not your captive!"

            "Technically you are.  A captive of war.  Now, what to do with you?"  Kenshin saw her cheeks heat up as she looked at him and he smirked again.  How'd she know? 

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            Well everyone that is it for this chapter!  Looks like Sano is heading for some deep shit.  Next Chapter: The gang is playing at the Aoiya!  And whats this?  What are you thinking Kenshin?  You naughty boy!

Iram: What! Your poppy?!  I had no idea!  I'm so sooooorrrrrrrrrrryyyyyy!  Truly and deeply sorry, I had no idea, I feel really bad.  I accept your apology, I only hope you accept mine. Of course I love the meaningful moments! Those are the best things in life!  Got to love the drama! But only in stories of course!  A great friend! I'm blushing!  You're a great friend too!  And see the K/K interaction in here!  I said as much in the author note of the last chapter!  And yes you are my first and only pookie!  I'm no smoker actually, and I think pretty much all the guys are hot in some way—even Yahiko and Katsu (though Katsu is better! That is until Yahiko reaches puberty! If he is this cute now, just imagine!) heh, heh, heh, heh, heh! (evil cackle!) I'm glad that you liked the Megumi/Kaoru interaction!  I like them that way, so they can both be happy.  Fics where Megumi is really after Kenshin just burn me up! Why can't everybody be happy!

            Nigihayami Haruko:  Thanks! And I am so glad your reading both of my London Series!!!  A reader??!!!!  How do you do that??  Much Love!  See-ya!

            Ixchen:  Anything to make you happy pilgrim!  And your welcome!