There's got to be a Catch

by kirayasha aka kira

Series of short stories written for LJ's Fandom Bake-off, featuring various fandoms and genres, with "Catch" as the main theme linking them together. Chapters 1, 6, 13, 14, 16 and 17 are all IY.

4. Chapter 4

Title: The love light in your eyes…
Fandom: Rurouni Kenshin
Author: kira

Words: 128

Rating: T

Genre: Romance, fluff

AU/Canon: Canon

Characters: Kenshin, Kaoru
Summary: And all it took was a simple moment like this, when she caught and held his gaze…
Warnings: none

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Kenshin reached out to catch Kaoru as she tripped. She had just told him she was with child and the former Battousai could not be happier. He had finally managed to achieve the sense of peace his troubled soul longed for. Peace that he had thought he had so very long ago with Tomoe. Despite the violence that clung to him like a shadow as he wandered alone, before stumbling into Kaoru's life, he managed to find not only a sweet, yet fiery, companion to share his life with, but a woman who became more precious to him with each passing day. And all it took was a simple moment like this, when she caught and held his gaze, the love in her eyes mirrored in his own.