A/N: It is SO MUCH FUN to hear how you're all so into Questions, and trying to figure out what is going to happen next. Sadly, sometimes a messenger boy is only a messenger boy; and sometimes your author is cruel and will only tell you that shit hits the fan next chapter, though not in what way. MUUUHAHAHAHA. Thank you all for reading, reviewing, and subscribing. You're amazing!
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Kaoru should have known she couldn't threaten the boy (Miroku, she believes his name was) into silence. It all came down to who he was more frightened of: Kaoru or Kenshin.
Kenshin won by default.
"Bruises," his fingers are gentle on her jaw and cheeks as he tilts her head up and to each side. His voice is...cold. Terribly, frighteningly cold. "You'll have trouble talking for a while."
"I'm fine," Kaoru croaks. She does her very best to smile. "I just don't know who that man was. Or why he attacked me."
"Mmm," Kenshin hums lowly, and doesn't quite meet her eyes.