Disclaimer: I do not own RK

I know...It took me like forever to update this story. It said on my profile that it was to be updated on the16 or 17 (can't remember). But I was spending the night at my frends house for the weekend and diddn't get back until really late so...yeah. Sorry again. I'll try no to make that same mistake again!--

Warnings: Somewhere in this chapter, you'll see "Spike". For those that do not know what to spike a person's drink means...it means to put a drug or pill in someone's drink while their not looking. And the cashier isn't someone from RK, I just made her up. Oh! And "PT" is just the innicials for "pregnancy test".

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Like A Season, It Keeps Coming Back

Chapter 2: A Blank Expression

Kenshin took a slight breathe. "Just try to calm down..."

"Calm DOWN? Kenshin, do you realize what this looks like?" Kenshin tried to find another explaination. "Uh...maybe we just made out all night...that doesn't mean that we slept together." That only healed her for a split second. "Wel-No! No...that's not what happened. I can feel it."

She suddenly turned pale and held her stomach. Kenshin looked at it and tried to snap her out of her trance. It wasn't working. He shook her a little bit. She started to turn green. Kenshin wondered if she was going into a coma or something.

"Kaoru! Snap out of it! Your not pregnant!" Just that one word stopped her lungs. She fell over onto his chest. Kenshin was becoming scared now. "Kaoru! Ms. Kaoru BREATHE!"

Suddenly, she took a very deep breathe and started coughing. She clung onto him like a scared person would if the had just witneced a murder. Her hand still clentching her stomach. "I'm sorry...I just...paniced." He rested her head on his neck and shook her gently.

"I know...it's okay to panic. We'll get one of those tests and we'll see what happens."

Kenshin wasn't helping. He actually made it worse by saying that. That made her feel like she was pregnant. Even though something told her that Kenshin was right, she still wanted to make sure. I mean, their only seventeen. All her life, her family has been lecturing her about the joys and responsibilities of pregnancy...and even more about when she should be thinking about it.

But the real question was why couldn't she remember? She didn't have anything to drink? And whatever she did...she saw the bartender make it. How could she not remember?

Kenshin watched as she stared at her legs in confusion. "Kaoru?" , he whispered. "You look like your thinking hard about somehing." Kaoru looked at him, still in confusion. "Yeah, I can't seem to remember last night. Only that I was about to start the car and you said something and then we..."

Kenshin thought for a moment. "That's true...I can't remember anything either. But I was probably drinking if I know myself."

"You were. But I wasn't...how can this be possible?" Kenshin began to shiver. "I don't know, maybe...?" Kaoru looked at him noticing he wasn't finishing his sentence. "Maybe...what?"

"Maybe...someone spiked your drink?"

"I watched the bartender make my drinks...but I couldn't really read what was in the drink so I just..." Kenshin nodded. They felt a cool breeze sweep past them for the third time. Both began to shiver getting their clothes. They were naked after all.

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Kenshin shakes his head. "Are you insane! I'm not going in there!" Kaoru grabbed his shirt and jumped up and down. "Please, Kenshin! I need to know!" He shook his head again. "Uh-uh. I'm gonna look like I need it."

Kaoru tried to hold it in but a slight giggle appoached her. "No, you won't. Please, Kenshin! I'll give you a kiss!"

Kenshin's head stopped shaking. "Why do I feel like you've said that to me before?" Kaoru continuesly jumped, pleadingly. "PLEASE! I'm begging here!" Kenshin knew if walked in there and someone saw him from school...his reputation would go to mush. He paused for a second. Kaoru waited impatiently.

She stood up and kissed him on his cheek. He looked down and saw her giving him a naughty smile. Like he could resist that?

"Alright, Alright! I'll go in...but this is the only time. If it doesn't work this time...that's on you. Got it?" Kaoru's face light up with relief and she nodded. He started to walk towards the store, his soul saying not to dare step in there when Kaoru spoke out:"Thank you so much, Kenni." That stopped him in his tracks. He turned around to her. "What did you say?" She had a cheerful smile on her face. "Nothing."

He didn't believe her but still headed toward the store. Once he entered, he turned to run out but a woman called him. "May I help you, sir?" He looked at her with terrified eyes. She was shortish with short brown hair that was curled under at the bottom and green eyes. She wore a dark green workers aprin.

"Uh...I-I'm h-h-here for m-my gir-girlfrien-" He stopped himself at that statement. He just called Kaoru his girlfriend. But for some reason it didn't bother him. There were more important things to focus on right now anyways.

"Your here for your girlfriends...what? Kenshin realized how weird that sounded when she said it back to him. "Don't worry, boy's come in here rarely yes, but the one's that do...show good character and respect for women."

Kenshin gave her a small smile and walked to her. "Thank you." She nodded. "So you want pads I'm guessing?" Kenshin turned bright red. He hoped that she wouldn't send him back in here for that. "No! I...she wants a...ah..." The woman looked at him. "Condems? Pills?" Kenshin's heart kept at a faster pace each time she said a word relating to sexuality. His vioce ecame stuttered and he now knew why it was so hard for Kaoru...or anyone to go in here.

But he decided to just get it over with. "No...she wants a pregna...ncy...tes...t" Even though he tried to say it fast, it just came out really slow. The woman looked at him and then at Kaoru who was standing at the door, trying to hide. She smiled, pointing to a counter. Kenshin shakely walked up to the counter and looked around.

Man, this store had alot of girl stuff. I never knew girls needed so much stuff. He glanced at Kaoru and hurried up to get back to her. He quickly looked around and found something that said PT on it and held it up so that Kaoru could see. She looked at it for a moment. She shook her head and pointed towards something. He moved in that direction and looked at her to see if he was correct and she nodded quickly, pointed at the spot again.

Kenshin looked around and spotted something else. It looked like one of those things that doctors and parents stick under your arm pit to take your body temperature.

He looked at it, confusedly, and then held it up. She nodded again. He ran over to the cashier lady and paid for it. When he turned to push the door open she called him again. "Your very brave to come in here. I'd like to see you again. Hopefully with the same girfriend."

He chuckled, nodded and then walked out. There Kaoru thanked him and took the box out of the bag. She opened it and ran to the car. Kenshin followed her, still confused, trying to figure out why it looked like that(That shows how much he pays attention in health class). They got in the car and Kaoru lifted her shirt halfway before looking at Kenshin. She stared for a while.

"Something wrong?"

Kaoru stared again, this time showing a little red. "You expect me to do this in front of you?"

Kenshin gasped a little and turned to the window. "Sorry." Kaoru blushed again, continuing. A few moments passed.

"Are you finished yet?" Kaoru waited alittle. "Yeah, I'm done." Kenshin turned around to face her. "So...?" She sat there, looking at it. He now realized that he knew nothing about pregnancy other than a lot of teens make that mistake when their too young. He waited until she took her eyes from the screen on it. Her face was blank. He was sure what that meant so he was patient. She looked at the windsheild.

"I'm not pregnant."

Kenshin smiled. "That's...good, isn't it? You are glad aren't you? Isn't this what you wanted?" Kaoru still wore a blank expression. He didn't understand why though, but he wasn't that satisfied either.

"I don't know why I feel like this. I mean, I don't need to be pregnant at this age but...for some reason, I feel nothing but sadness." Kenshin understood that. "Yeah, I know what you mean. Even if it were too soon...having a baby would bring a lot of happiness." Kaoru felt like she could cry.

Kenshin wrapped his arms around her and rested her head against his neck. There were no words that needed to be said during this moment. Merely sorrow floated in the air. And no winter breeze blew across them this time.

To Be Continued...

AN: Yes, I know it's kind of short but, I thought that it would be best to stop it here. To kinda' get that silenced thing going on. Gotta' be creative. PLEASE REVIEW