Author's Notes: Ever hit a brick wall while running? Neither have I, but I imagine it hurts. Please enjoy the story. (and review)

Disclaimer: I do not own this story. It all belongs to someone else. If you are not the owner want to borrow any ideas from this, however, please ask me before doing so.

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Kenshin did not know what to tell his wife. How could he broach the subject of immortality with her? His immortality? Kami-sama, he felt like he was drowning with anxiety. And to think he would either have to teach his son the art as well, or Hiko would do it for him. The kami must hate him.

"Kenshin," Kaoru's voice whispered from behind him.

"Nani, anata?" he replied softly. Should he tell her now, or wait until the next evening?

"I heard what Hiko told you." Her quietly spoken statement made him stiffen in absolute shock. She heard? She knew? The kami must really hate him. "It's alright," she told him. "You need not worry about it."

"Not worry?" he hissed, his eyes begining to fill with tears. "How can I not? Kaoru, I don't want to live forever without you by my side!"

A small hand on his shoulder, Kaoru turned her husband to face her. Her eyes already were red-rimmed from crying. She still cried. "There are ways around that, Kenshin. I could join you. Remember the tales?"

Kenshin stared at her. "Surely they're not true. Are they?"

"Only way to find out is to ask Hiko. He'll give us an answer."

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Megumi was fed up with everything. It was time to go get the help she needed. If the regular police could not keep people safe, then she would go find those that could. The Kenshin-gumi to be precise. She might be needed here to help heal people, but more and more would come in and even more would die on the streets if she did not go to Kenshin and Kaoru for aid. A difficult decision, but one that needed to be made. Hayasaka would go with her, in order to tell Kenshin her first hand experience of what was happening.

Her things were packed quickly into tidy bundles that would be easy to carry. Hayasaka helped with the clothes, while Megumi quickly sorted through her medicinal supplies to pick which ones would be best to take with them. You never knew who would need to be bandaged from head to toe when it came to Kenshin and his little family. They were walking disastors.

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Babbling Brook: Short, but that's all I have time to write for a bit. I just wanted to get this out there. The next chapter will be longer, I promise. Please review!