Chapter 2

DC: I don't own RK

Kaoru woke up, in her room. It had gotten dark, so she guessed it must have been a long nap she took. She got up, and then noticed, she was wearing something different. Wondering why she had changed her clothes she left the room. Not, really, noticing she didn't have a door.

When she did, she couldn't believe what she was seeing. This wasn't her dojo, or at least it didn't look like it.

'Where's Kenshin? Maybe he knows where were at.' She thought as she aimlessly walked about. She spotted a door. It was nothing like her doors in the dojo. It had a doorknob, for one, and was made out of real heavy wood, not rice paper.

Turning the doorknob, she stepped into a room filled with light. She looked up, and saw a chandelier, which scared her.

'What the heck is that? I never owned that, and this room is so big, with so many doors!' She thought as she looked around.

She guessed it was the eating area, but instead of pillows, there were chairs. The table stood high off the ground, so you couldn't sit on the floor anyway. She was about to touch it, when a door, on the other side of the room, opened. At first she was happy to see Kenshin, or at least it looked like him.

When he started to come closer, he changed. He changed into a big fat man with a cigar in his mouth. He smiled greedily and held his arms open. Kaoru screamed, and ran for the door she came through, but when she turned around it was just a wall.

She turned back towards the man, and noticed all the other doors gone. She watched in horror as the fat man came closer. He finally got her, and whispered.

"Your mine!"

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Kaoru woke up. This time her friends surrounded her.

"I was sleeping!" Kaoru said happily. Megumi helped her up.

"You weren't sleeping you fainted." Yahiko said. Kaoru sighed.

"I had a horrible dream!" She said.

"I don't think we want to know, Jou-chan." Sano commented.

"Good because I'm not repeating it." She said.

"So... how are we going to do this?" Megumi asked. Kaoru paled. She now remembered her predicament. She had to marry unless she wanted to marry the man in her dreams. Not Kenshin the man of her dreams, but the man in her dreams.

"Kenshin will pose as Jou-chan's husband. It's as easy as that!" Sano said.

"Not so. We'll need papers, and other legal stuff." Yahiko said.

"Can't we make our own?" Sano asked.

"Where is Kenshin?" Kaoru asked. They pointed to a corner. Kenshin had been in a daze, and was very quiet. Kaoru turned back to the three fighting people.

"So we could, but who will right them?" Megumi asked.

"Not Kenshin. His handwriting is horrid!" Sano said.

"Don't think this one can't hear you." Kenshin called from the corner.

They agreed to let Megumi write the papers, and everyone had to get used to the idea of calling Kaoru Kamiya, Kaoru Himura.

"That means when he gets here, you two will be sharing a room!" Sano commented. Both Kenshin and Kaoru put their face in there hands.

"This will be fun!" Yahiko smiled evilly.

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On Kaoru's birthday, Megumi finished the illegal papers. She received help from the police chief. (A/N: Isn't he a friend? Sorta?) She handed them to Kenshin, and he put them on one of Kaoru's desk.

Kaoru is now used to calling herself Himura, and can't help wondering if that would happen one day...

"Oh, and Happy birthday!" Tea said as she finished her tea. Kaoru snapped out of the daydream, and remembered it was her birthday.

"I better get going... remember call me you-know-what until that man leaves, okay?" Kaoru asked. Tea smiled and waived her goodbye.

She rushed home, where everyone was helping cleaning, and such. Kaoru picked up a broom, but Megumi hit her hand.

"It's your birthday! I thought we sent you to do things?" She asked. Kaoru frowned.

"What if the man comes, and takes me away? I'm too scared to be out there alone!" She cried out.

"Then take Kenshin!" Megumi said. Kaoru tried to stop her but it was too late.

"Oh, Ken-san! Come here!" Megumi sang, with her little fox ears and all. Kenshin stopped doing the laundry, and traveled over.

"Hai?" He asked.

"Take Kaoru-chan down to the market." Megumi ordered. Kaoru blushed slightly.

"I thought you were with Tea-san?" He asked.

"I'm too worried to be with her! Can't I just stay here?" She asked. Megumi sighed.

"I swear, you never want to have any fun on your birthday." Megumi said with a sigh. Kaoru smiled, took the broom, and started to sweep.

Soon after Sanosuke came running to the gates.

"A carriage!" He yelled. Yahiko, who was finishing Kenshin's laundry, looked up.

"How come you're not cleaning?" He yelled.

"Because I, for one, don't live here, and I'm lookout. Hey Kenshin Jou-chan, get ready!" Sanosuke said.

"Yeah, and Megumi dosen't live here either..." Yahiko muttered as he went to the gates.

Kenshin and Kaoru went inside, while Yahiko opened the gates. Megumi straightened herself up, and got ready to great the man. Sanosuke stood next to Megumi.

"Good luck!" Yahiko said, and went inside.

Sure enough a carriage pulled up and out stepped a tall man, about as tall as Sano. He had long blonde hair, and wore a very nice American suit. Sano muttered something like 'stupid businessmen' before he stepped up.

"Is this the Kamiya dojo?" He asked. Megumi nodded.

"You must be Kiroshi. Right?" She asked. The man winked at her, and nodded. Megumi smiled awkwardly, while Sano's rage skyrocketed. But before he could touch (kill) him, Megumi was leading the way to Kenshin and Kaoru.

"Well, I must tell you something though." Megumi whispered.

"Your married?" The man teased. Megumi rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to be, but Kaoru is already." She said. The man shook his head.

"Who would dare touch my Kaoru?" He asked. Megumi smiled to herself. She held up a finger for him to wait, and went inside.

"You two ready?" Megumi asked. Kenshin and Kaoru nervously nodded. Megumi crossed her arms.

"No your not! Get a little closer! You got to look married!" She complained. Kaoru scooted over one pillow while blushing, and smiled towards Kenshin. Kenshin smiled back, and nodded toward Megumi.

Megumi opened the door, and found the man trying to eavesdrop.

"Why are you leaning?" The man jumped. Yahiko had popped up out of nowhere.

"And you are?" He asked.

"No time for that! Go get some tea, and go tell my baka, to help!" Megumi said. Yahiko nodded, and went to get Sanosuke. Megumi smiled politely.

"We'll introduce ourselves later. Come in and meet Kaoru Himura, and her husband!" Megumi pulled him in, and waived to Kenshin and Kaoru. She then left, to help with the tea.

"Oh! So you are married!" Kiroshi said. Kaoru nodded. Kiroshi sat down on a pillow, and asked,

"May I see the papers?"

Kaoru got up, and went to get the papers. Kiroshi and Kenshin had a little chat.

"So what's your name?" Kiroshi said a little rudely.

"Himura Kenshin." Kenshin replied. Kiroshi's eyes widened.

"The man who defeated Makoto Shishio, and Takeda Kanryu?" He asked. Kenshin scratched his head.

"News get's around, huh?" He asked.

"You're the number one swordsman, next to Hitokiri Battousai." He said. Kenshin flinched at the name, but Kiroshi didn't see him, because Megumi, Sano, Yahiko, and Kaoru came in.

"Kiroshi-sama, these are my friends. Sanosuke, Megumi, and Yahiko." Kaoru introduced. They sat around. Sano sat close to Megumi eyeing Kiroshi. Yahiko set the tea tray down, passed everyone a cup.

"Are you a servant?" Kiroshi asked. Yahiko glared at Kaoru. Kaoru put her hand to her mouth, to stop the giggles.

"No I am not! Just being polite..." Yahiko muttered. Kiroshi shrugged. Kaoru handed him the papers, and he looked over it. He set them on the table.

"Well, clearly I can see your married," Kaoru smiled, "but I've traveled such a long way! Can't I just stay here, for awhile?" He asked.

"Wh--" Kaoru clamped her hand over Sano's mouth.

"H-Hai, you may. You are welcomed to our dojo!" She said. Kiroshi smiled, and Sano pouted. He got up, and so did everyone else. Yahiko showed him to his room, but before leaving he said,

"Happy birthday, darling!"

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Grrr... I hate that man! Preview for next chapter:

"Shh! Come here!" Kenshin pulled Kaoru closer, and they shared a quick kiss to get Kiroshi out of their hair.

But I think Kaoru enjoyed it... Kenshin too.

When they separated they blushed terribly, and went into separate rooms. Kiroshi sulked off.

That is next! Hope you liked this, and I won't update unless I get some more reviews! (please?)

Love, LaLa Rue!