Sing with me! To the tune of "I don't know but I've been told"

I do not own Ruroken

I do not own anythin'

Sony has that pleasure, foo!

Shuesha and Watsuki, too

So don't sue me

Please don't sue me

I have no money

Okay?

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Chapter 3: Getting inside your head

All the way back to the dojo, Kaoru fussed and worried over Kenshin. Kenshin would have been flattered if he wasn't still disoriented from his new "gift."

"Are you sure you're all right?" Kaoru asked anxiously.

"Maa, Maa… Sessha is fine, Kaoru-dono, just fine."

He's lying, he's trying to be all macho and hide his injuries, I know he is!

Kenshin sighed.

"If it will make you feel better, sessha will go to Megumi-dono's clinic after sessha cooks dinner, that I will…"

Darn fox, she better not hang all over him again. She won't let him walk away hurt, though.

"Ok!" Kaoru smiled.

A short time later, Kenshin obediently walked to Megumi's clinic for a check-up.

"Megumi-dono?" He called. Megumi opened a shoji down the hall and looked over at him curiously. She had her hair tied back and her sleeves pushed out of the way.

Gah! It's that idiot redhead again! Don't tell me he's gone and gotten into another fight! He's going to get himself killed someday.

That idiot redhead? Kenshin wondered. Since when has she called me that?

"Ken-san? What a surprise! Are you all right?" Kenshin rubbed the back of his head nervously.

"Well, there was a little incident on the way back from the market…"

Is he hurt? Is he hurt? Is he hurt? Is he hurt? Kenshin winced.

"…Sessha is feeling fine, but Kaoru-dono insisted on me coming to you for a lookover, that she did."

And didn't come herself? What a pity, I could have tormented her more. I keep hoping she'll realize her feelings for that redhead, but she seems to be almost as dense as he is.

I'm dense? Kenshin wondered. What does she mean by that?

Professionally Megumi checked him, muttering in her mind.

She sits there, sighing over him in private, afraid that any day he'll be gone and she'll find a "Dear Kaoru-dono" letter waiting for her, and he just la-las around, oblivious. Feh, I think they deserve each other: Raccoon Girl and Rurouni Dense! Kenshin blinked puzzledly.

Why would Kaoru think sessha would ever leave her?

Hey rurouni, don't you remember Shishio?

Oh.

Yeah, oh.

Thank you, Battousai, but that's enough out of you…

I still think you should talk to her about it.

How would sessha do that! 'Oh, Kaoru, remember that time sessha broke your heart? Well, sessha didn't mean it, honest!' Yeah, like she'll go for that.

I'm just saying…

"Healthy as a horse, Ken-san, other than the bump on your head. Raccoon Girl is just being a worrywart."

This time. She thought acidly. Kenshin smiled his famous Rurouni smile at her.

"Thank you, Megumi-dono." He rose and walked out toward the gate.

I'm so bored… I wish Sano was here… He glanced back, surprised. Megumi never called Kenshin's friend Sano. It was always rooster-head or occasionally Sanosuke.

"Need something, Ken-san?"

"Uh, n- no, thanks." He left.

Ha ha! Battousai's back! I love putting Battousai in, it adds… spice. Anyway, Thanks to those who reviewed! Some great ideas and interesting comments… Keep'em coming! And up next: Chapter Four: Bubbles and Thoughts. See you soon!

Sessha: Kenshin's way of referring to himself, "This unworthy one"

Dono: Translated in the anime as "Miss," a closer translation would probably be "Milady" e.g. Milady Kaoru

Shoji: Japanese sliding door