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Kaoru sighed as she rested on her futon, feeling the kicks of her baby. Kenshin had been true to his promise and he was waiting on Saya hand and foot. Not that the young woman needed it, she ate only once a day, bathed only once a week, and seemed to not need any special treatment. Whenever she was near Kenshin, though, her hair turned the same light yellow-orange.

Yahiko looked on as Kenshin passed by Saya, the girl's face and hair changing colors. He sat next to Kaoru's room and said, "Saya sure gets flustered whenever Kenshin's around. I think she has a crush on him."

Kaoru sat up and growled. "Doesn't she know he's married to me?"

"I don't think so, Kaoru. No one's said anything about that and she's been here a month. Maybe she knows something that we don't."

Just then, Kenshin knelt down in front of Saya and asked, "Miss Saya, your feet look a little dirty. Can I wash them for you?"

Saya's hair went from light yellow-orange to a blinding orange, her face turning bright red. "I…um…all right, Kenshin."

He got a bucket of water and a cloth and started wiping the dirt off her feet. "Your feet are very small and delicate, Miss Saya. Just like the rest of you."

"Thank you, Kenshin. It makes me feel light and fluttery inside."

Kenshin just smiled and kept rubbing her feet, even after her feet were clean. "Miss Saya, you do deserve some special treatment, since I swore to see to your needs, but unless you voice them, I cannot do anything."

There was a loud knock at the gate, then Sanosuke and Megumi came in, the rooster-haired man carrying tons of sake jugs. "Hey Kenshin! It's time to party!"

Kenshin looked surprised, but nodded, Yahiko cheering. Saya just blinked, her hair turning bright turquoise.


Sano handed a jug of sake to everyone, almost everyone getting drunk when they finished what was in front of them. Saya looked completely sober, even when Kenshin and Sano were slobbering drunk. When she felt her body tingling, she stopped drinking, then looked up to see everyone collapsed on the floor, Kenshin leaning against a wall. She crawled over to the red-haired swordsman and looked into his face, to see he was barely awake.

"Kenshin…do you allow me to be your mate?"

He put his arms around her and pulled her to him. "You know I could never refuse you…"

They tumbled so she was under him and their lips met. They made love as if they were meant for each other, but as Kenshin was passing out, he whispered, "I love you…Kaoru…"

Saya's eyes widened and her hair turned golden yellow as she thought of what Kaoru would do to her if this was found out. She fixed their clothing with such precision that she knew that no one would find out that anything happened while everyone was dead drunk. She moved Kenshin so he was in his original position against the wall and she curled up in a corner, falling asleep with dreams of guilt and fear plaguing her.


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