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Just as a warning, I've decided to make most of this chapter description, so there is not much dialogue, except at the beginning.And this is one of my shortest chapters in ANY of my stories. 2.5 pages about, wow, that's short. In one of my reviews, someone said something about Karou doing something special for Kenshin, to get back at him for this twelve gifts. I don't know if I'm going to do this, because what I have planned for the 12 Drummer boys will be her 'gift' to Kenshin at the end I've been thinking. But since she said this, I might change some of that, and add one or two special things.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Kenshin, Christmas, or the song 12 Days of Christmas. I do own the idea to this story, 12 Days of Christmas though, and I do hope you enjoy reading it as much as I've liked writing it. And for this chapter, I don't own Play Station.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Five golden rings

December 10

By the time that the next day, day five had rolled around, everyone on campus, or so it had seemed, had heard of Kenshin's Four Calling Birds and had said something to her. She had no clue what to expect from him next, it seemed as if he had totally out done himself. Her teachers had even started to notice and asked to be kept up to date.

Kenshin seemed to be totally oblivious to everything going on, which she knew he wasn't. He was always tuned in, watching, listening. He was so trained to do so with this sword training, he did it in everyday life by second nature now. Whenever she asked him about the topic, he just smiled at her and said, 'wait and see', or 'good things come to those who wait', or 'patience, patience'. Whenever she was around and someone asked him about it, such as Saito in the cafeteria the other day, he smiled said "Dr. Saito, I just wanted to do something special for the girl I love." Saito had just grunted, looked at Karou, then Kenshin, then walked away without saying a word.

So it was no surprise when she woke up today her thoughts had drifted to what day it was. Five Golden Rings. 'What are you going to do today, Kenshin?" Karou had thought. It was Saturday and she was to spend the day with the entire group. Theeight college students where incredibly excited about the newly fallen snow and as soon as it had started falling, went out and bought sleds and toboggans to go out in the snow.

"Karou. Karou, are you up?" She heard Megumi ask from across the room.

"Yes. Do I have to get up?" Kaoru asked. "It's so nice and warm under the covers."

"Yes. Misao just went upstairs to get the boys, they'll be down in just a few minutes. Better get dressed." Megumi said as she sat down on her bed to pull on her third layer of pants and second layer of socks.

"Okay." Karou said getting out of bed and padding off to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

"Good morning Karou!" Sano said as he sat in front of the Play Station when she came back from the bathroom.

"Good morning Sano. Don't you ever stop playing that game?" Karou asked as she hugged Kenshin good morning, who was sitting at her desk.

"No he doesn't. He's was too obsessed with it. He was playing while waiting for Kenshin and I this morning." Aoshi said.

"How are you this morning Karou?" Kenshin asked as Karou searched her closet for more layers than the leggings and tank top and t-shirt that she was wearing.

"I'm tired. I slept well, but this week has been a headache filled with more headaches." Karou said pulling out a long-sleeved tee and a sweatshirt.

"I'm sorry." Kenshin said looking sympathetically at his girlfriend.

"It's not your fault Kenshin. I just have a ton of work. I need a day out and about." Karou said taking a pair of jeans and snow pants out of the drawer she was rummaging.

"Are you sure it's not my fault? A lot of people have been asking you about my gifts."

"Yes, but that is no problem. Those questions often brighten my day as I re-live receiving them. They make me slow down by remembering and smile." Karou said turning to Kenshin and kissing him on the top of the head.

As she turned to her bed to put the rest of her snow gear on, Kenshin looked to Megumi and Misao as they shook their heads yes. He nodded in return. As he thought of this, he stuck his hand into his pants pocket where the latest gift rested.

"Okay guys, I'm ready. Lets get out there!" Karou said running to the door. Everyone was right behind her and they were outside with the sleds in no time at all.

Several hours later they were covered with snow, the path down the hill was packed and slippery from their sledding excursion, there were several snowmen at the bottom of the hill, that strangely resembled some of the professors on campus, and there where several snowballs stuck to the brick wall of the student building, where the person having the snowball thrown at them had ducked.

They where soaked through to the bone, cold, teeth chattering. They stripped out of their wet clothing and started to warm up under blankets and with some hot coco from the microwave. They had turned the Christmas tree on with the lights on the tree and around the room glowing with the lights off, and dark approaching quickly. Snow had started to fall softly as they had spent their last few minutes outside, and it had picked up and was whirling around the building, making whistling sounds around the window.

Kenshin and Karou where sitting on the couch, with everyone else in the girls' dorm room, watching the movie White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, and some other chick that no one could remember her name, no matter how many times they have seen it. They where getting to the part where Clooney gives Crosby the night on the white stallion when Kenshin reached into his pocket. He hadn't planned it this way, but these things have a way of working out, no matter how hard you plan them. He slowly slipped the small package from his pocket to his other hand where he could slip it to Karou more easily. Karou looked up at Kenshin quizzically with the movement from where she was laying against his chest, and he just smiled down at her, and she smiled back.

He waited for a few more minutes before moving his hand with the package in it below the blanket, taking Karou's hand and placing the rectangle box into her hand. When she felt the package in her hand, she looked up at him with a questioning look. He smiled and shook his head yes. Karou brought her hand from her lap to where she could keep the package under the covers from the other's knowing eyes and opened it carefully. Inside the deep velvet red box was a golden necklace.

The main part of the necklace was a small squar link chain, not very long in length, but long enough it would hang just at the base of her neck. In the center of the necklace were five interwoven rings, each about the size of a dime. Within four of the rings was placed sea pearl, equal in size, color and shape, perfect pearls. In the center circle, there where another set of five rings, placed one inside the other, and in the center of the smallest ring, was another sea pearl, a little bit smaller than the others, but the same color and shape as the other four.

Karou let out a small gasp and looked up at Kenshin. He was intently watching the ending of the movie, where the four stars are singing White Christmas with the children's choir. She reached up and kissed him on the jaw line and smiled, closing the box as quietly as she could, placing near her heart and cuddling closer to Kenshin and placing her head on his shoulder. Kenshin responded by linking their fingers together in front of them, and leaning his head onto her own.