Hey! SORRY SORRY! I would have updated sooner, but my computer had some problems, and I couldn't type it up. I've also been really busy with schoolwork. I've also been thinking on where this story is going to go, and I've changed the plot, but the changes I made won't take place until later chapters. Again, I'm sorry. Well, I hope you like this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own RK.

" = speech

= thoughts

~ = other person on phone

Chapter 3: And the Boyfriend Arrives

A loud crash woke Kenshin up this morning. Nearby, down the hall, he could hear two voices, one male, and one female. Remembering that Sano was over, and that Kaoru was now living here, he quickly dashed out of bed and rushed into the hall.

"Those are cute pj's Jou-chan. Did Kamatari design them for you?" Sano asked, only to have a vase chucked at his head. He barely dodged it, and the vase hit the ground, smashing into pieces. He did not however, dodge the clock that she threw at his head. Sano was down for a few seconds, but in that time, Kaoru had grabbed her katana. This was when Kenshin silently arrived. He took a few seconds to look at the scene before him. Sano was there, in boxers, dodging things that Kaoru was throwing at him. Kaoru also wore pj's, most likely designed by Kamatari. They were pink, and pretty skimpy. The top was held up by two thin straps, and ended a few inches under her chest. Most of her bare stomach was showing. Her bottom consisted of shorts that were.well really short. Figures. It's just like Kamatari to give her those.' Kenshin, who was starring at Kaoru unknowingly, never saw what came next.

"No! Jou-chan don't! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! I thought this was Kenshin's room!" Sano cried, "I'm so" And he began to laugh.

"And what do you find so funny you hentai?" Kaoru said, even angrier.

"Kenshin's face!" San yelled.

"Kenshin!" she yelled, evil eyes glaring, and turned to face him, "You hentai!"

Kaoru began to throw things at both Kenshin and Sano. Soon both boys were on the ground. Kenshin kept saying "Oro!", and Sano just drooled.

"Pretty impressive arm", a voice said from behind. She turned to see Hiko in a robe, followed by Saitoh, already dressed, and looking wide awake. Her eyebrow began to twitch, and she grabbed the closest things, books, and began chucking them at the two, yelling the word hentai over and over. They too fell down to the ground. She smiled, and turned around, walking back into her room to change.

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Kaoru was the last one down for breakfast. As she entered, they all looked at their plates silently. Hiko now had a black eye, and a cut above his left eye. Saitoh, had managed to only get a small bruise. Kenshin had a black eye, and to large bumps on his head. And Sano, poor Sano, he was still unconscious on his bed. Kaoru pretended not to notice, and kept her cheerful mood. She sat down and grabbed some waffles.

"Ummm..Miss Kaoru?" Kenshin asked.

"Kaoru."

"Oh right, Kaoru, I'm sorry, that I am", Kenshin said.

Nothing.

"Kaoru?"
Again nothing.

"Kaoru?"

"All right. I'll forgive you, but on one condition", Kaoru said.

"Name it."

"Get me a lock for my door."

All three men fell out of their chairs, and hit the ground.

"What? Did I say something wrong?"

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Soujiro woke early the next morning. After staking out Hiko's house last night, he was surprised to be up this early. Today he would get to see Kamiya again. Let's seewhere did I tell her I was going? Ah yes, Paris.' He smirked at the thought of Kamiya being happy to see him again, completely clueless about he truth. She thought that he truly loved her, well, he didn't. In reality, he was doing what Lord Shishio had told him to do, get Kaoru. It had worked. This way, they could secretly keep tabs on their new thief, who seemed to like frequently changing employers. And the best part was, that she didn't know that he worked for Shishio, her new employer. She actually thought he was a businessman. Ha! Soujiro laughed to himself, and then went to take a shower

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Now that everybody was fine, and Sano was up, Hiko decided it was time for training. Kaoru, Kenshin, and Sano were ushered into bedrooms, handed training outfits, and quickly changed. They were simple outfits, black sweatpants, and a t-shirt. Sano wore a white t-shirt, and Kaoru wore purple. Kenshin wore

"Pink! Why do I have a pink shirt?"

"Shut it Baka Deishi! It's magenta, not pink", Hiko replied, "And it doesn't matter, it's just for today!"

"But it's pink!" Kenshin yelled.

"Ahem." Saitoh said, "We should get started."

"Right. Let's see, Sano and Kaoru, why don't you two spar. We'll get to test Kaoru's skills", Hiko said. They both nodded, and Kenshin sat down, eager to see Kaoru's skills. Kaoru took out a box and from it, pulled two blades.

"Hey Jou-chan, what are those?" Sano asked. He had never seen anything like them before.

"Oh. They're elbow blades, my specialty. You've probably never seen them used before, right?" Kaoru said, smirking.

"Right, but those little blades can't beat my punches!" Sano said confidently.

"We'll see Sano, we'll see"

They took their stances. Sano with his fists in front of him, and Kaoru with her blades protecting her lower arm. There was no movement for a few seconds, but then Kaoru moved, and Sano lost sight of her. Where is she?' he thought, eyes glancing around everywhere. Kenshin too had lost sight of her, but he soon realized where she was. He wondered what Sano would do next.

"What, can't find me? You sure are stupid!"

Sano looked up in time, to see Kaoru coming straight at him. She was about to use one of her attacks, when the doorbell rang. Kaoru diverted her attack, and pushed off the ground, flipping to her feet. Hiko then stepped forward, and began to boss everybody around.

"You three," he said, looking at Kaoru, Sano, and Kenshin, "put everything away, and get changed. The person at the door doesn't need to accidentally find all of this stuff. Saitoh and I will get the door. It's probably Tomoe"

Kaoru quickly put her blades back into their box, while Sano and Kenshin put a rack of weapons into hiding. They left the room, Kenshin locked the door, and all three darted up the stairs to change. Meanwhile, Hiko and Saitoh had arrived at the front door.

"You can answer it, I'm not to fond of Tomoe," Hiko replied, and sat down on a chair. Sighing, Saitoh opened the door to see a man standing there.

"Hi, is Kaoru here?"

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Kaoru finished changing and was the first downstairs. She wore a light blue dress, that stopped just above her knees. Upon walking into the living room, she saw that the person at the door was not Tomoe. And to her surprise, it was her boyfriend, Soujiro!

"Sou! What are you doing here? I thought you were away on a business trip to Paris?" Kaoru said happily, going over to greet him.

"I was, but I missed you Kaoru. Now, why are you living here now?" Soujiro asked curiously. He had expected her to be, well held a prisoner by Hiko, but last night he had clearly been proven wrong. She had been out with two men, and they all looked like they were enjoying themselves. He wanted to hear the excuse she had for not returning to Lord Shishio.

"Well, you see, I just found out that I had an uncle. He invited me to live with him," Kaoru said, remembering the story she had told Tomoe, "I would have told you sooner, but I thought you were on that business trip. Sorry."

"Don't be", Soujiro said, taking her hand, "Now why don't you give me a tour?"

"UmmmI'm still new to this place, so I don't really know where everything is yet. I just got here a few days ago Sou."

"Kenshin will give you a tour," Hiko said speaking up. He had just seen Kenshin walk into the doorway, and had volunteered his nephew.

"Oro?" Kenshin said at the sudden mention of his name.

"Kenshin, what are you oroing about this time?" A voice yelled, "Hey Jou-chan, who's that?"

"Oh, let me introduce you all. Everybody, this is Soujiro Seta, my boyfriend. Sou, this is Kenshin, his Uncle Hiko, my Uncle Saitoh, and Kenshin's friend Sanosuke," Kaoru said.

Sanosuke stepped forward and extended his hand, "Just call me Sano."

"So Kenshin," Soujiro said, smiling like always, "How about that tour?"

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"And this is where we house our Olympic sized pool. We also have one outside in the back of the house."

Kenshin had shown them most of the rooms in the house. He didn't bother showing the upstairs to Soujiro, because it was where the bedrooms and offices were. Not to mention some rooms with spy and thief equipment. They definitely did not want Soujiro to see that, but he might know if Kaoru had told him. However, Kenshin did not want to take this chance. He continued showing them the rest of the house, including the gym, kitchen, arcade, and the den.

"Pretty impressive house Kenshin", Soujiro said, as they walked back to where the others were, "Hey Kao, how about I pick you up for dinner around six?"

"Sure Sou," Kaoru said, smiling.

Kenshin ignored this, and led them back to where Hiko, Saitoh, and Sano sat, talking.

"So, enjoy the tour?" Sano asked Soujiro.

"Yes, this house has some interesting rooms. I'm afraid I must be going. I need to make some reservations", he said, looking at Kaoru, "I'll pick you up at six."

"Count on it", Kaoru said sweetly. She led Soujiro outside, where they shared a kiss. Kaoru waved and began to walk back inside as his car drove off.

"Awww..how cute. They kissed" Sano said, grinning sheepishly.

WHACK! Out of nowhere Kaoru pulled a bokken and hit Sano on the head.

"Ouch! Why'd you do that Jou-chan?" Sano asked, rubbing his head where a bump was forming.

"Maybe if you minded your own business this wouldn't happen"

"Kaoru!" Hiko yelled, storming up to her, "Why didn't you mention your boyfriend to us? And how did he get this address?"

"Oh. He called my cell phone yesterday. I had to tell him, and anyway, I thought he was away on a business trip for a few weeks", Kaoru replied. It was true. She had just forgotten about it. Sou had called her while she was with Kamatari, "Sorry."

"Just don't let it happen again", Saitoh said, surprising everybody present. "If I' m not mistaken, we were in the middle of training when we were interrupted."

"Right", Sano said, "But I've decided to go home. I can't fight when my head's throbbing. Jou-chan and Kenshin can fighthey, where is Kenshin?"

"He muttered something about grabbing a snack", Hiko replied.

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Soujiro reached for his cell phone as he stopped at a red light. He dialed a number, and then took off as the light turned green.

"Hello Lord Shishio. This is Soujiro."

~What's the news? Have you seen Kamiya?~

"Yes, I have met with Kamiya. In fact, I'm taking her out to dinner tonight."

~Perfect. You know what to do.~

"Yessir. I'll get her to talk."

~Good.~

"Okay sir. I'll come after our date tonight. Bye."

Soujiro ended the call, and headed for the nearest flower shop. Time to charm Kamiya.'

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Kenshin sat down biting into an apple he had grabbed. He wasn't really hungry, but he couldn't stay in that room. Something had made him jealous when he saw Kaoru and Soujiro kissing. Why? That was his question. He already had a girlfriend, who he loved, but something wrong when he saw Kaoru in Soujiro's arms. He shrugged it off, and took another bite, as she walked into the kitchen alone.

"Hiko says we're supposed to practice. Sano decided to be lazy and went home, mumbling about how I hit him to hard. Hiko and Saitoh say they have something to do, so it'll just be us. You up to it?" she said, as if it was a challenge.

"Is hat a challenge?" Kenshin asked, wanting to make sure.

"You bet," Kaoru said grinning, "Loser does laundry for one month."

"You better be ready to lose", Kenshin said, grinning. HE caught her eye, and they both took off, trying to be the quickest ready.

Kaoru won. She beat Kenshin by a few seconds. And only because she had tripped him on the way there.

"You're going to pay for that", Kenshin said rubbing his head. He had fallen backwards when Kaoru had tripped him, and had almost fallen down the stairs. Now he planned to get her back, and then do some more.

"Just get into your stance", Kaoru said, as she put her elbow blades on. Kenshin grabbed his Katana, and struck his pose. Neither moved for a few seconds, but hen they both took off, too fast for the average human eye to see. All that could be heard was the clanking of blades. Eventually, Kenshin found an opening in her defenses, and gave her a little push. Kaoru began to fall, off balance, but was able to push herself back up. She glared at Kenshin, who only smiled sweetly. They quickly began again, both using simple techniques. An hour later, Kaoru and Kenshin were still going at it. Both were beginning to tire, and Kenshin accidentally let his guard down for one second. This was enough time though, for Kaoru to knock his sword out of his hands and out of his reach.

"I win."

"Guess again", he said and lunged at her, tackling her to the ground. He began to tickle her, and was able to grab her blades from her grip, tossing them by his Katana. He stopped, and they began to roll around in the floor. They soon stopped, both out of breath, with Kenshin on top of Kaoru. Their faces were inches apart, and slowly getting closer. He kissed her, but it only lasted a few second, stopping when the phone rang. They sprang apart, faces both red, and their backs toward each other. Glancing at the clock, which read 5:30, Kaoru yelped, grabbed her weapons, and rushed upstairs to take a shower and get ready for her date. Kenshin however, just stood there, contemplating what he had just done. He had kissed Kaoru, and enjoyed it. And the worst part was, he didn't feel guilty about it. He should be, after all, he did already have a girlfriend, but he didn't. Confused, Kenshin picked up his sword, and began to practice, trying to sort out his feelings.

The doorbell rang, and Kaoru finished getting ready just in time. She hurried down the stairs, and opened the front door. Soujiro stood there in a black tuxedo and flowers in his hand. He handed her the flowers.

"You look stunning tonight Kaoru", he said.

A blush crept upon her face, and all she could do was smile. Tonight Kaoru had chosen a black dress that was floor length and strapless. It was simple, but it looked lovely on her. The black brought out her eyes, and made the diamond necklace, bracelet, and earrings she wore shine even more.

"Ready to go?" Soujiro asked.

"Sure. Let me grab me purse.", Kaoru said, and quickly went inside to get it. She heard footsteps, and looked up to see Kenshin walking by. They looked at each other for a few seconds, but Kaoru broke the eye contact, and rushed out to meet Soujiro, leaving Kenshin more confused then before.

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The couple arrived at the Akabeko (AN: In this story, the Akabeko is a classy restaurant.), a lovely building with two stories.

"This is still your favorite place, right?" Soujiro asked Kaoru as they walked inside.

"Of course Sou. And besides, as long as I'm with you, I don't care where we go."

They were greeted by a waitress, and taken to a table near the dance floor. Classic music could be heard playing in the background.

"Hi. I'll be your waitress tonight. My name is Tsubame", a small girl said.

"There's no need to be formal Tsubame", Kaoru replied, "We've known each other for a long time now. We are friends."

"Right Kaoru", Tsubame said, blushing, "Well, what can I get you two to drink?"

"Champagne", Soujiro replied, and off Tsubame went to get a bottle.

"Hey Sou, the Orange-glazed Chicken looks good doesn't it?" Kaoru asked.

"Yes it does. And so does their famous steak."

Tsubame came back, two glasses in one hand, a bottle of champagne in the other, "Here you go. Are you guys ready to order?"

"Yes. I'll have your steak dinner, and Kaoru will have the Orange-glazed chicken", Soujiro said as he poured two glasses of champagne.

"Okay, I'll get Tae right on it", Tsubame said, leaving the two alone.

Kaoru took a sip from her glass, and then saw Sou looking at her, "What?"

"May I have this dance?" he asked as he took her hand and guided Kaoru to the dance floor.

They returned to their table a few minutes later, after the dance had ended. Kaoru was thirsty, and finished off her glass.

"Oh Kaoru, you need more champagne."

"No Sou. I don't want to drink too much", Kaoru replied.

"Come on, have another glass with me."

"Alright."

By the time their dinner had arrived, Kaoru was drunk. Soujiro just grinned, as she began to giggle for no reason. Good. Now he could squeeze some information out of her.

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Soujiro pulled up to the mansion and helped Kaoru out of the car. It was 9:55 p.m. They had been gone for nearly four hours.

"Sou, why don't you come in and stay a while?" Kaoru said, swaying some. As soon as she had said that, it began to rain, slowly beginning to get heavier.

"I'll have to decline. I don't want to get stuck in this", Soujiro said, pecking her on the lips, "I'll call you."

"Bye!" Kaoru said, as he drove away, then quickly ran into the house ,almost tripping.

"So Kaoru, how was your date?" Hiko asked. Both him and Saitoh were in the living room, relaxing on the couch.

"Leave her alone. She needs to change out of those wet clothes", Saitoh said, glancing down from his newspaper.

"Oh. Right", Kaoru said, and went upstairs to change. She came down wearing a white tank top, and white pajama pants. To her surprise, Hiko and Saitoh had left the room, and Kenshin had come in. He was watching tv ,and didn't acknowledge her presence as she sat down next to him. They both sat there, listening to the tv and the sound of the rain. There was a loud crash of thunder, and Kaoru found herself clinging to Kenshin. He looked at her, and she blushed, mumbling a sorry. Somebody's had too much to drink. She's all jittery.' He smirked and then turned back to watch tv. Five minutes later, there was a monstrous crash of thunder, and Kaoru leapt into Kenshin's lap. This time, Kenshin couldn't resist, and began to laugh.

"And what do you find so funny?" Kaoru asked, still in Kenshin's lap, as it began to storm, lightning and thunder increasing.

"That a thief like you is afraid of a storm", Kenshin replied. Immediately after he had said this, she stiffened, and looked him in the eyes.

"Usually they don't effect me, but once in a while they do. The storms.they remind me.of my parents' deaths", Kaoru said, eyes tearing up.

Kenshin saw this and immediately began to comfort her, holding her in his arms, and murmuring words to her.

"My mother.she died when I was young, from some kind of rare disease. I remember that it was a storming that day. It was..the first time I had ever heard thunder. In fact, it thundered just as my father brought me the news. That's all I really rememberthe thunder. I was three at that time. My father then took car of me.until he was also killedby somemen. I was six, and went to stay with some relatives. Gain, it was storming, with loud clashes of thunder. Plus the men that attacked us.their feet on the groundit sounded like thunder. Whenever anything goes wrong, it always thunders. Always."

"Shhhh..it's okay", Kenshin said softly as she began to cry. They both sat there, neither making a noise, except for Kaoru's sobs.

The storm continued on, getting heavier, but then quickly going away. Midnight. Two figures were motionless on the couch. They were both asleep, close together. Kaoru, curled up in Kenshin's lap, her head against his chest. Kenshin, hi arms wrapped tight, protectively around the girl, his head resting on top of hers. They slept like this, until around 1:00 A.M., when Kaoru woke up. Ouch. My head hurts. I drank too much champagne last nightwhat happened last night?' She was about to scream when she realized that somebody had their arms wrapped around her. Suddenly though, the events of last night came rushing back to her, and she blushed at the thought. Nothing happened Kaoru. It's not a big deal. You were drunk and upset, and he was just comforting you. And then we both fell asleep. That's all, nothing to be embarrassed about.' Finally calming herself, she saw no hope in getting out of his arms, they were tightly wrapped around her. Yawning, she adjusted her head against Kenshin's chest, snuggled closer, and fell back asleep. Kaoru didn't want to wake Kenshin up by moving around, and besides Kenshin was warm and comfy.

Unknown to her, Kenshin was awake. He had been awake a few minutes before she had woken up. Not wanting her to see he was awake, he closed his eyes, and remained perfectly still, not moving his head. He could feel her tense up, unsure of were she was, but after a few minutes she relaxed. He felt Kaoru starring at him, and then, to his surprise rest her head against his chest. She snuggled into his form, and his eyes flew open, surprised by this action. He cast his eyes downward to look at her, and then closed them, falling back asleep with Kaoru in his arms.

There! Sorry again. I'll try to become better at updating! Please review!

-Les723