A/N: Chapter five! Almost the farthest I have ever gone on a fanfiction almost once I past eleven this will be the longest story I have ever written. Actually I don't know how long this story will be. Well, what ever the length I hope you guys stay with me the whole way!

Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me….

Warnings: Aoshi and Kaoru loving, Saito, Flashbacks, cussing, Tokio, Little amount of Kenji

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Kaoru held her son to her chest, her bottom lip snagged between her teeth, as her mind raced on to how Kenji may have gotten that idea. How could he think that we got married only because of him she stroked his hair subconsciously and treaded her fingers through his long red hair.

"Kenji," she whispered pulling him away slightly. Tears were streaming down his face and she knew how serious this was, he was even crying in front of Yahiko. "Kenji, your father proposed to me even before you were," she paused thinking for the correct word, "before you were conceived." Kenji's own blue eyes still leaked telling her that he wasn't too sure he hadn't caused the fall out. Kaoru sighed sadly and fiddled with his hair. "Me being pregnant with you didn't even rush the wedding, it all happened according to plan. You were never and will never be seen as the reason for your father and I divorcing. He, he never, he never seemed to trust me enough to tell me who he was truly, the whole him, and I, I couldn't wait forever for him to trust me." She bit her lip to try and spot the tears that were now remembering the reason why they had divorced those ten years ago hurt. The wound was still open. Kenji once again hugged her, but this time it felt as if it were more for her than for himself. Her heart shattered a little more.

A knock on the door interrupted them, but neither had to stand for Yahiko got the door. Quietly he collected all the food and handed him the money that had been placed on the entertainment center. He then quickly sat the food on the table, told them good-bye and rushed home.

Kaoru rubbed her eyes and tried with a watery smile. "Well we better get these to the kitchen before Aoshi suspects something," she tried to sound humorous. Kenji nodded silently and vowed, mostly to himself, that he would never make a woman suffer like that.

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Practically at the same moment Saito was leaning against his car waiting for a certain client to arrive. He had pictures depicting the "ex" with a woman who looked like she belonged on the street corner, and not only that they were talking to the uncomfortable looking daughter. It was a bad environment for the child he supposed since there was no stable relationship, and, if all the girls looked like this one did, he could then assume there was a likely hood of drug use. If the unstable relationships weren't bad enough this would take the cake. His mind was then drawn towards Kaoru, a family friend. If the Battousai had ever placed Kenji in any of those positions he would have been castrated by now. No, not castrated, hurt yes, but she wouldn't inflict too much pain on the man. She loved him after all. That was a main reason why he had never made a move. Why try to vie for a heart that had never returned to the owner.

A car coming to a screeching halt broke the man out of his reverie. Looking up he noticed Tokio stepping out of the car her hair this time hanging mostly loose at her back some strands were intricately placed. For a split second Saito's breathing still and he watched as she strode purposely towards him. He watched silently as she placed her sunglasses on the top of her head to reveal her eyes. She didn't seem happy at all. Her mouth was pressed in a thin line and Saito believed she was raring to strangle any moron who crossed her path. Great he thought sarcastically.

"Do you have something good?" she snapped. He pulled the pictures out of the manila envelope and handed them to her. Tokio delicately snatched them away and looked them over. Her green eyes narrowed and her mouth was soon set to a thin line. She then shoved the folder back into his callused hands. "That bastard," she hissed.

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It wasn't long after the confession that the doorbell hand rung once again. This time it was Kenji who answered the door. Standing before him was a very tall man with cold eyes. The blue eyes met and Kenji allowed a sneer to appear on his face.

"You, must be Kenji," Aoshi nodded towards the boy as he spoke. Instead of replying Kenji just glared eyes looking at the man with a hard expression. Neither male moved from the stare down until Kaoru walked into the room, yet the second her presence was known Kenji stepped back and allowed Aoshi to enter. The taller man took the move for what it was and stepped into the cozy home.

There seemed to be no corners in this room, nothing for the bad energy to manifest plush chairs and a couch decorated the floor while little statues were placed strategically on the flat surfaces. Another thing Aoshi noticed were the pictures of Kenji they dominated the whole house, yet a small frown tugged at the corner of the man's mouth as he noted a small picture of a tiny giggling Kenji and Kenshin. He shook his head knowing that Kaoru probably tortured herself with that picture of happier times, so when the said woman moved to peck him on the cheek he turned his face so her lips met his. He knew she had been startled but she returned the quick kiss before looking sadly at him. It wasn't long before her gaze turned to her son and she snagged her lip, a bad habit he noted she did a lot.

"Kenji would you like to set up the table," Kaoru asked her son. The red head, whom looked so much like the Battousai, nodded curtly and sent to scathing look towards him and Aoshi got the message clearly, Don't you dare hurt my mother. The man nodded as if saying he would try everything he could not to hurt her.

"So, you're early," she nodded towards him her blue eyes sparkling. Battousai you were a moron too ever let her go he sighed and wrapped an arm around her tiny waist as she led him into the dinning room. Kenji was sitting in a chair with the food laid out before him his dark eyebrows furrowed in unhappiness. It was a circular table with four chair placed around it. To the left of the table set a small china cabinet that he was sure that was filled with heirlooms from her mother, and he also noted that they were using some of the plates.

"Aoshi, this is Kenji my son, Kenji this is Aoshi Shinomori," Kaoru introduced them and Aoshi gave a quick nod. Now, from the look that boy was giving him he could defiantly see the feared assassin within his eyes, but there was Kaoru in there too.

"It's nice to meet you Kenji," he greeted. The red head grunted in reply that then received a glare from his mother.

The dinner lasted in semi-content silence until Kenji cracked. The man was almost perfect. He kept peace and didn't try the whole "How was your day" nor did he send a ton of lustful looks towards his mother. He sat and ate acting normal. What really bothered him was that the man wasn't even trying to impress him, but he was.

"So, when am I going to father's? You know he and Tomoe broke up," he snapped out. Kaoru looked at her son in surprised and wiped her mouth off before speaking.

"Is that so, well I was thinking they'd get married," she gave a weak smile, "and your father hasn't contacted me, maybe he's on his job." Her last reply was filled with a little bitterness and Aoshi then knew Kaoru didn't care much for her ex's job. Kenji nodded and scooped up some food. As he chewed the delicious food he tried to think of something else to say. He turned his head slightly towards Aoshi and allowed a smirk to unfurl upon his face.

"Mr. Shinomori, do you by chance know my father? Kenshin Himura?" he asked. Aoshi almost choked on the tea he had placed to his lips just moments before. The boy knows he sighed. Yet, the moment he was about to answer his phone vibrated. With an apologetic look towards Kaoru he stood and placed the phone to his ear.

"Aoshi, Shishio's man is on the move. Contact Battousai. We need him to take out the man."

The spy listened to the orders as the boss continued to disclose information he would need to convince the Battousai to join them if he hadn't. One of the options set a bad feeling in his gut "Use his old family against him, you know his ex-wife and son. They are extremely important to him it seems." Aoshi shook his head and mentally decided he would try talking to one of the most dangerous men alive. His eyes changed to a colder color as the call ended he would have to travel tonight. Turning to Kaoru and her son he sighed softly.

"I'm terribly sorry Kaoru something has come up," he leaned down and pecked her the cheek wary of Kenji. "It's was nice meeting you Kenji," he nodded and then turned to go.

"Wow, he's impressive," Kenji snorted once Aoshi was gone. He ignored the look his mother shot him.

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Her laughter was the thing that rang through his head when he thought about her. It would be her first year in high school today and they were would be in the same school for once. So, when he saw her, a smile appeared on his face. She stood talking to other freshmen her dark black hair pulled back in a braid, and she looked so beautiful right then. Rushing up to her with Sano is tow he stopped and gave her a grin.

"Hey, Kaoru," he greeted. Her blue eyes turned to him and she wrapped her arms around his neck. The girls around her looked slightly startled that Kaoru Kamiya already had a friend and a really cute male, who did look kind of feminine but his friend was sure a looker. Kenshin's long red hair was pulled back in a pony and he had a very small build, also the long sleeves covered the muscles he had acquired from his sword training.

"Hey, Kenshin!" Kaoru pulled back and pecked him on the cheek. "This is my genius friend Misao, she's a year younger than I am, but she's a freshman too." She pointed a tiny girl who was even shorter than Kenshin was, and Kenshin was a little on the short side. She had green eyes that shimmered in mischief and she was grinning like she had won the lottery.

"So, this is the magnificent Kenshin Himura you talked my ear off about," she called out in a sing song voice. Kaoru blushed red and socked the younger girl's arm.

"I did not!"

"Oh, yes, yes you did!" Misao squealed as she jumped out of the way of a swinging Kaoru and hid promptly behind Sanosuke who was trying not to laugh too hard at the girls. Unfortunately Kaoru was not ready for Misao to move out of the way and she almost smacked Kenshin upside the head. Almost is the keyword. Before she even got close the red head boy quickly caught her thin wrist and raised an eyebrow in her direction.

"So, you, uh, talked about me?" he blushed and quickly let go of her wrist, his natural instinct thrumming from the near hit. Kaoru was also blushing.

"Uh, well I have to, um, get to class," she bowed her head and rushed towards the school, but once again Kenshin gripped her wrist and pulled her back. Their eyes met and another layer of red added to their faces.

"I, um, I could show you around," he stuttered.

"That would be nice," she whispered and shifted her eyes towards the ground.

"Okay, great," Kenshin nodded. With his hand still clasping her wrist he led her throughout the school making sure to past by the classes she would be in and commit them to memory.

"See, it's not that bad," he nodded. Kaoru thanked him and rushed to her first class where Misao was sitting there grinning.

"Wow, you and Himura are a cute couple. I'm jealous! Plus you stuck me with the rooster! He wouldn't stop calling me a weasel too," she griped, "but how'd it go?"

"I think he likes me," Kaoru blushed and scrunched up a little in embarrassment. Misao gave a squeal that caused the whole class to look at them. "Uh, don't worry about her she didn't take her meds today!" The blue eyed girl waved her hands in front of her face.

"Kao! You are going to get a boyfriend!" Misao squealed and hugged the older girl, "and he's really awesome! He probably knows a ton of really cool things about this school. Plus we won't get pushed around as much." It wasn't long after that Misao was just chatting away and Kaoru was daydreaming about the red headed boy who had captured her naïve heart.

"I really do like him," she spoke softly mostly to herself.

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It had been a week since the so close to dinner and Kaoru was relaxing in the small park where she had allowed Kenji to play so often when she was a child. A smile graced her lips as she thought of her son as a child. He would climb the highest point of the jungle gym and call out to her asking her to look at him, but along with the smile a tinge of sadness entered as well. When Kenji was really little he would switch between using the real jungle gym and his father as one. In her minds eye she could pictured the tiny red head swinging over her ex-husbands shoulders.

"Hello, Kaoru," a familiar male voice broke her from her memories and she stared up at her boyfriend. Aoshi was standing there a smile in his eyes as he looked down at her. What are you doing here?" he asked as he took a place beside her.

"I am just thinking. Kenji is at Yahiko's and I think my neighbor is having a family get together, because there were some strange people walking into his house," she sighed and moved closer to him. So why are you here?"

"I'm suppose to meet someone for my second job," Aoshi replied. He had promised himself after leaving Kaoru's house that he would not lie, but it didn't mean he had to disclose everything.

"Oh really? Some sort of project with someone from another sector?" she asked thinking it was something along the lines of what he normally did.

"You could say that, we don't have the exact same jobs but we have them," he nodded and allowed his gaze to his girlfriend, one of the most beautiful women to him. Her blue eyes met his and they just stared.

"Kaoru?" a third voice interrupted them and two pairs of eyes swerved to see the Kenshin Himura standing before them his hands in his pockets.

"Kenshin!"

"Himura."

The look on the red heads face was priceless as the jealousy raged through his eyes turning them to the distinct gold that was well associated with the Battousai. Aoshi stood up and brushed his pants off before meeting the angry assassin's eyes.

"I'm glad you could make it, Himura. I was afraid you wouldn't come."

Kaoru stared at the two, shock laced in her eyes. Aoshi is part of Kenshin's job.

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A/N: Wow, yeah I haven't updated in a long time and I don't even give a really awesome chapter I'm sorry, but I can't really help it all that much. School is draining me. I have three weighted classes this year and two classes that take up time outside of school. Also for a while this chapter wouldn't write. I had so many ideas but they wouldn't come out in the actual writing.

Saito and Tokio, yes they are getting together. Honestly when I think of Tokio I think she has to be a tough woman and she can take care of herself, because I don't think Saito would go for the fainting DID, damsel in distress. Will Tokio get her way and have Hikaru under her custody? If so does that mean Kenji will lose his friend? I dunno maybe.

The dinner, it wouldn't come out anyway that I wanted it to so I just cut it short sorry but hey I got Kenshin in there! Twice! I'm warming up to Aoshi, and I'm warming up to Misao. Them as a couple I'm not sure, but right know I'm focusing on trying to get Kaoru and Aoshi broken up and to get Kaoru moved on to Kenshin. So that's a maybe couple.

Flashback, I really like writing these! They are cutesy and happier than these times I believe you can expect at least one per chapter. I love Kaoru and Kenshin as a couple they are so sweet and when they are naïve then it's just so much cuter! I squeal, just like Misao.

Kenji and Hikaru, yeah I've had a few people mention that Hikaru seems to be Kenji's sweetheart, and I have to say she didn't start out like that her character just morphed and took that place, but I do have to agree with Alwyzme and say it would be funny if Saito did become her step-father and then had Kenji as a son in law. So, just a question who thinks that would a good idea/a funny one?

The divorce, Kaoru and Kenshin have been divorced for ten years almost eleven.

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