A/N: Alll righty. I was in a bit of a writing mood so here's another one! This one is Enishi/Kaoru, but has nothing to do with romance. It's more sad than anything else and I hope you don't mind. I can always do another one with a happier feel to it sometime later.

This is dedicated to Phi-dono. Hehee, I will try and write out your other requests soonly! You certainly know how to make someone feel special! glomps back

PraiseDivineMercy- Hehee, thank you! I'm glad that my story is worthy enough to be a reason for glomping Kenshin! And wow! There's 536! I thought there would be more! Kidding.

lolopopoki- Well thank you for your sweet review. I look forward to hearing from you again!

Ack! I realized that when I uploaded chapter nine, I never answered frozensoul13's questions. Soooo sorry!

Alrighty. Now let us commence!

Busu- This means ugly woman, is very rude, and Yahiko calls Kaoru this A LOT. But you understand why, they act like siblings a lot and the best way they know how to show their love for one another is in the sibling fighting familial way!

Buweeda- Okay, I'm not sure if I spelled that right, but it's kind of like flipping someone off. You pull down your lower eye lid and stick your tongue out at someone while making that sound. Then again, I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

Gaki- This means brat. Hahaa.

Nag- Hmmm, well you know how when someone constantly bothers you and fusses over everything and throws a gazillion questions at you and it's very annoying? Well, this is kind of like being a nag, pestering someone for every little thing.

Onna- This means woman and whenever it is used by itself it is generally considered to be an insult. If you want to call someone a woman and do it politely, you should say, "Onna no hito." And there's another one but it had escaped my memory for right now. Heh.

Tanuki- This means raccoon, I believe, and most of Kaoru's friends tend to call her this for fun.

Okay! I hope that helps you out. If you ever have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Please enjoy!

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A visitor knocked at the gate. The Tanuki answers.

"Hello again." A rough male voice greets. Memories hit the tanuki quickly but she allows him in.

"Enishi... what are you doing here?"

"I came... because it is my sister's birthday today." Blue eyes look away.

"Oh."

The wind rustles the leaves and a shiver travels down Kaoru's back.

"Would you like some tea?" It's always best to be polite.

"No." A pause. "Is he around?" Blue eyes make contact with light turquoise ones.

"Not at the moment. What can I do for you, Enishi?"

Suddenly strong arms wrap around Kaoru's smaller frame.

"It is a simple request."

Kaoru gulps, "okay.."

"Would you smile for me?" A once sure and confident voice sounds uncertain and small.

She pulls back and lightly touches his cheek in a reassuring caress.

And then she smiled. A big wonderful genuine smile.

"You know she is always with you," she states quietly. His face softens and he closes his eyes.

"Thank you." He turns to leave but stops at the gate. Without looking at her, he says, "You know he should have asked you by now. You shouldn't wait forever, you're worth more than that." And then he was gone.

Kaoru let loose a breath she had been holding. Her smile fades and tears threaten to fall from her eyes.

"Happy Birthday... Tomoe."