Disclaimer: Don't own Rurouni Kenshin...Never have...never will...

So sorry it took so long to update! My disease, Laziness, has gotten to me. It can be fatal sometimes too.

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I grumbled in my head to myself practically the entire way there. I wasn't upset. Truly, I wasn't, I was just tired and grumpy for being groped my a man and then coming home empty handed . . . Alright, so I WAS the slightest bit upset.

We turned a corner to come face to face with a bright light. If I hadn't heard Tae greeting us at the front door, I would've sworn that Kami had just called me home.

"Welcome back. I haven't seen you three in quite a while." She said, smiling . . . as usual. I've always had this hidden question stored in the back of my head . . . Has she ever gotten tired of holding her mouth in place like that? I mean, It takes more muscles to smile than to frown so . . .

Oh, never mind, I'm getting too far ahead of myself. Besides, I needed to start paying attention to what Tae-dono was saying to us.

Just as a snapped backed into reality, Sano was complaining about something. "Hey! Whaddya mean 'three'! Are you forgetting about me?"

Tae frowned . . . for once . . . "I see you here every other day. Sano, if you don't start paying your bill . . ."

"You wouldn't have lil' old me kicked out . . .would you Tae?" Pathetic, really. He can have his skull busted open by Makoto but yet just not being able to eat at the Akabeko is enough to make him whimper . . . Not like it should matter much. He freeloads off the dojo as well. Moocher . . .

"Let us not get into this at this very moment, alright? Let's enjoy the Akabeko's Anniversary, okay?" I said, settling the matter like I usually do.

Kaoru stepped next to me and nodded. "Kenshin's right. Why talk about money when we're about to celebrate something very important to us?"

My heart melted. Her standing next to me was enough to make me collapse. But that's not why my heart practically flew away. She AGREED with me! Oh, I think I'm in heaven . . .

Now, you people may think I've lost it and it can't be found. But I haven't. I'm still sane . . . but it's just when I'm around Kaoru is when I loose it.

Tae sighed. "You two are right. We should concentrate more on the Akabeko." Tsubame came stumbling out.

"I just finished cleaning the last of the dishes," she said in her squeaky voice.

Yahiko eyes brightened up immediately. "Hey Tsubame . . ."

She looked at Yahiko and instantaneously ducked behind her tray. I must admit, Tsubame and Yahiko are quite cute together. Though I do find it hard to believe that a quiet and small girl like Tsubame could find love with an out going and to big of an ego boy like Yahiko.

But who am I to judge others beliefs when I myself haven't pulled my love life together? Not to mention Kaoru and I are different as well. As Sano had asked me before at some point, 'How do you love someone who smacks you across the face every waking moment?' . . . I've yet figure an answer to that . . .

"We should hurry inside; It's getting cold out," Tae proposed and motioned for us to come in.

Naturally, we were the first to arrive. Even though we were an hour late, we were STILL early . . . Amazing . . .

The next to arrive after us was the Momo's. I had a strange urge to ask them why their last name was the name of a fruit but it would've been rude of me.

After them was a little girl named Akira. She couldn't have been no older than 10 or 11 and looked strangely like . . . well . . . Kaoru.

She had long black hair, about waist length and blue eyes. I didn't say anything for I was in awe of the way she moved like Kaoru to.

I could tell Yahiko was to. So did Sano and he bopped him on the head. Yahiko looked at the floor with shame, knowing WHY Sano did that.

Soon the Akabeko began to fill up with people, more than I could count.

Yahiko and Tsubame were in a corner having a conversation with the girl named Akira.

Kaoru and Tae were chatting away and Sano was trying to talk to Megumi but she seemed a little upset about what I don't know. I stood alone in a corner, not feeling like socializing.

I felt like a baka letting Kaoru down like that. I really wanted Kaoru to know I'd go to the ends of the Earth for her but being groped by another man . . . now, we may have a conflict there. Oh, who am I kidding! I do it all over again if I could!

But what was about to happen next changed everything . . .

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Short but I have a reason why!

Reviewers: What reason is that?

. . . I'm lazy . . .

(Reviewers fall over anime style)

Lol, more later. I promise!