Chapter 6

DC: I don't own RK

A/N: Wow! You ppl really like me! And guess what? I got my first constructive critisim yesturday! Don't worry, WhiteRabbit5, I'm changing it, (Geisha's are cool ladies!) and the story is going to slow down... I think in this chapter... Anyway I still can't get a good website for good Japanese traditional weddings, when I do I'll change that too!

Hope you like this chapter continue on!

A month later...

Kaoru was in one of those ballroom halls with a lot of people, and she was waiting for someone. She was dressed in a simple blue dress, but didn't know why she was there in the first place.

"Kaoru-dono?" She looked up, and saw Kenshin. She smiled, and got up from the uncomfortable chair. He led her away from the other people, and into a hallway. He told her to close her eyes, and she did. He led her into a room, but Kaoru felt something different. Kenshin's hands had changed from the soft touch to rough, and hard. She didn't open her eyes, but she felt like she was standing there forever.

"Kaoru, my darling, open you eyes!" Said a different voice. Kaoru was scared. She opened her eyes, and saw she was in a bedroom. She looked down, and she was wearing her kimono again. Looking to her left she saw nothing but a door, and a window, but to her left, stood Kiroshi. She gasped and tried to leave, but tripped.

When she opened her eyes again, she gasped. Lying on the floor... was Kenshin...

"Kenshin!" She yelled out, but couldn't move. The room changed into a dungeon, and she was tied to a wall with shackles. She tried to reach Kenshin's body, but couldn't. Kiroshi laughed, and kicked Kenshin's body, and to Kaoru's surprise, Kenshin had been shot.

Right in the heart.

"Kenshin! Kenshin!" She yelled tears streaming down her face. Kiroshi ran to her, and grabbed her arms. Kaoru fought with him, with her eyes closed, but when she felt his hands... They were different. She opened her eyes, and she was back in her own room.

Kenshin was holding her arms.

"Kaoru? What's wrong?" He asked. Kaoru could see his expression. He was really worried. She started to cry, and put her head into his chest. Kenshin wrapped his arms around her, as she told her dream.

"It's okay... It was just a dream..." He said. Kaoru sniffled, and looked up to him. Kenshin wiped some of the tears away. Kaoru sniffled. She hugged him again, and whispered,

"I feel better in your arms..."

Kenshin wrapped his arms around her, and he stayed in that position, until Kaoru fell asleep. He carefully laid her down, and covered up.

'I wish I had the courage to say that, too...' And he fell back asleep.

--------

Kenshin woke up alone in Kaoru's room. He stretched, and went to go change. On his way back from the bathhouse, he found Kaoru talking to the police chief.

"Oh, there he is!" Kaoru said. Kenshin came over, and Kaoru bowed.

"I'll see you later!" Kaoru said, as she left the two of them alone.

"Himura-san, may I ask you a favor?" The police chief asked.

"What is it?" Kenshin asked.

"Well, we have had a theft, and we need help." He said. Kenshin smiled.

"I could help. How long do you think it'll take?" Kenshin asked.

"Oh, with your help I doubt that long! Thank you Himura-san!" The police chief bowed, and left. Kenshin searched for Kaoru.

"Kaoru?" He called. Kaoru peeked her head from her dojo classroom.

"Haven't been in here for a while... She said. She looked at the names. The first being her father the master of the dojo.

"I wonder why my father wanted me to marry..." She asked herself.

"Maybe he wanted you to be happy?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru looked at the next name. Which was Hiruma Gohei. Kaoru laughed. Kenshin looked at the name and laughed also.

"I remember that fake." Kaoru said. Kenshin nodded. The next name was Yahiko.

"You know he's ready to learn the final move. But I can't seem to find the time to teach him." Kaoru said. Kenshin smiled.

"Well, when Kiroshi leaves, I'm sure he'd want to learn." Kenshin said. Kaoru nodded. She got up, and turned to him.

"So what did the police chief want?" She asked.

"Oh, he wants me to help on a case. Don't worry I won't be long." Kenshin added with Kaoru's look of fear on her face.

"And Yahiko's here. I'll probably leave later today." Kenshin said. Kaoru nodded.

"Well, I'm going to make breakfast." She said while leaving. She turned back to him before leaving. "Thank you, for last night... I really needed that comfort." She said with a slight blush on her face. Kenshin scratched his head.

"Any time, Kaoru." Kaoru left him in the room. Kenshin mentally scolded himself.

'That would have been the perfect moment!' He thought.

--------

Kenshin waived goodbye, and Kaoru went inside. She sighed. Usually she would practice her swordsmanship, but with Kiroshi around, she'd rather do other things.

"Hmm... maybe I should clean out something..." She said to herself. She went to the back of the dojo. Along the way she bumped into Yahiko.

"Oh, Yahiko. Will you help me?" She asked. Yahiko frowned.

"Sorry, I promised Tae-san that I'd help her. Tsubame is sick." He said. Kaoru nodded, and when she went around the corner she remembered something. She was alone... In a big Dojo... with Kiroshi... She didn't like the thought of it.

"I hope he leaves today... Tomorrow is my birthday... Hey it is!" She said to herself feeling better. She went to her back yard, and went into her shed. When she opened it, things fell out.

"Wow... I haven't used this bucket since... I've never used this bucket... Well lets get started." She said. Picking up her unused bucket, she started a pile.

She counted three buckets, two brooms, five rags, a little garden turtle. She pulled it out, and set it in the grass.

"I wonder how he got into there..." Kaoru wondered. She shrugged, and sorted the buckets and things so it wouldn't fall out. Wiping her brow, she decided she needed a well-deserved bath.

She went to the bathhouse, and started a fire. She had to keep going back and forth to the fire, and the bath. When she finally got it right she went inside, and climbed in.

"Ahh! This feels good!" She said. She closed her eyes and sat in the silence.

After awhile she heard some sifting outside the door. Figuring it was just the wind she closed her eyes. But then she heard the door open. She opened her eyes, and there was Kiroshi wrapped in a towel. Kaoru tried to cover herself, and became angry.

"Oh, I thought you made this for me!" Kiroshi said as he looked at her up and down. Kaoru grabbed the closest thing and flung it at him. He dodged it, and still wouldn't move. He had a sickening look on his face. Kaoru didn't care anymore. She jumped out, and pushed him out. Pounding his chest on the way.

Slamming the door, she sighed, and slipped down it. She's never been so violated in her life. Even Kenshin got the hint the first time he was here, and he saw her. She decided she didn't need any more bath time.

Slipping a towel around her, and holding her bokken, she went out. (Yes she has her bokken in the bathroom) Walking like a spy, she crept around her dojo. She made it past the kitchen, and living area. She was about to go past the training rooms, but noticed someone was in there. She opened the door, and jumped to attack.

The person blocked her attack, and threw her to the wall. Kaoru rubbed her back, and looked at whom she attacked.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Kaoru!"

"Elizabeth?"

Elizabeth lit a light, and set it between them. Kaoru got into a robe, and rubbed her feet.

"I didn't know you practiced in sword arts. Wow, you do a lot of things." Kaoru said. Elizabeth scratched her cheek.

"Well, I learn a lot when I'm alone for years. Since I could read Japanese I've read books, and letters. I made my own wooden sword, and have my own skills. But I doubt I'm as good as you!" She said. Kaoru smiled.

"Well, you don't have to flatter me! I'm not as good as Kenshin." Kaoru said. Elizabeth became interested.

"I heard he knows the same sword arts as the Battousai himself!" She said.

'You don't know the half of it...' Kaoru thought with a frown.

"Well, I'm sorry. But I better get to bed..." Kaoru lied. Elizabeth yawned herself.

"Yeah... I think Mister Yoshimoto is thinking about leaving tomorrow." Elizabeth said. Kaoru did a little dance in her head, before waiving goodnight.

She slept alone for the fist time, in almost a year. She set the bokken right beside her and blew her candle out.

'I hope Kenshin comes home soon...'

--------

In Paris... they ended up in Paris... wrong turn...

Megumi and Sano watched in awe, as they saw French people build something.

"What is it?" Sanosuke asked. The translator/guide looked up at him.

"It is what they are going to call the Eiffel tower." She said. Megumi looked at her.

"But Rosy-sama who came up with the idea?" She asked.

"A man named Gustave Eiffel. They started to build this in 1886." She said. Megumi looked back up. She was amazed such a big thing could be built.

"Next they'll be thinking up of things that let you talk, away from people, named phones or something." Sanosuke muttered. Rosy looked up, it was almost lunchtime, and she wanted to take them to a restraunt.

"Come along, Mr. and Mrs. Sagara." She said ushering them around a corner. They sat in chairs which Megumi and Sanosuke found uncomfortable, and waited.

There they sat, and watched as a waiter brought out a basket of croissants. Sanosuke picked one up.

"What is this?" He asked. Rosy looked up from the menu she was translating.

"It's a croissant." She said.

"A cro-crosant?" He asked really confused. Rosy laughed.

"It's bread, baka." Megumi said.

"Why do you French people name things so weirdly? Why isn't it just called bread?" He asked taking a bite. Rosy was about to answer, when the waiter brought out some ice cream. Sanosuke and Megumi looked at it.

"Try some, it's really good." Rosy said. Sanosuke took his spoon, which he learned how to use the day before, and took a big scoop of it. He brought the spoon to his mouth.

"Mr. Sagara! I don't think--"

But it was too late. Sanosuke just bit into ice-cold ice cream, and jumped into the air.

"Col! Col!" He yelled the spoon stuck in his mouth. Megumi giggled and Rosy sighed.

'This is going to be a long day...'

--------

Awww... There in Paris... They'll explain what happened later.

Preview:

'He's hitting on me! Come on I'm married... Fakely married! Oh, I wish Kenshin was here....'

Kaoru tried to ignore Kiroshi, but he wouldn't stop following and or talking to her. Finally she snapped.

"Kiroshi Yoshimoto! Please stop following me around! I am married, and plan on staying married to Kenshin!" She yelled. She was so glad she said that instead of whatever she was thinking. Kiroshi looked down apon her, with an expression she had never seen before.

And he did what everyone thought wasn't possible...

Suspense, again! I won't spoil it for you people, but is is surprising! Like I said apove I'm redoing chapter four (I think...) and, hopefully get this chapter to you soon! Thank you for reviewing! But I do need more, please?

Love, LaLa Rue!