Megumi was there a lot sooner than expected. She kept giving Kenshin an annoyed look, making Kaoru wonder if she had been pestered into getting here as fast as she could. For once, she felt guilty for having Megumi do something for her.

The doctor took a look at the leg while Kenshin waited outside the door to give the women privacy. Megumi arched a brow.

"He's making quite a fuss over this. But I have a good guess that it still aches, right?"

"I agree. He's making too big a deal out of this. I'm worried, Megumi. I'm worried he's lost it somehow."

"We'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now, say he's just being his normal worried self," Megumi proposed, tying a bandage around the knee cap after applying some medication, "Though I'm surprised he even found out about this. I would think you would be more careful to not let him see."

Kaoru flushed an angry red and hissed, "It's not my fault. He barged in without knocking. I was caught off guard."

Now the doctor was gaping at her in shock.

"Kenshin actually did that?"

The anger left and Kaoru nodded somberly. Megumi raised her brows and took in a deep breath.

"Forget what I said about the benefit of the doubt. He's definitely battousai."

"You don't really think that," Kaoru asked in horror.

Megumi looked at the door, seeming like she was staring past it and straight at the man both knew was there. The longer haired woman leaned her head in closer to Kaoru.

"Give it some time. If he doesn't go back to normal soon, we'll have to interfere."

"What can we do?" Kaoru whispered back, knowing they were no match against the legendary manslayer.

"Even the battousai part of him cares about you. That much is obvious. We can take advantage of that if we really need to. But let's not make a move until tomorrow. If he is still acting like this, I will get Sanosuke and Yahiko to help us straighten him out. Alright?"

Kaoru nodded, her heart sinking a little. She had a bad feeling that this was just the tip of the iceberg and things could potentially get real bad real fast.

Megumi sensed her fearful mood and offered a friendly smile.

"Now, as for the leg, it will be okay to walk even though it will hurt. Though I would advise against doing anything too strenuous. Apply the lotion on once in the morning and once at night and it should heal up pretty quickly. I'll let Sir Ken know."

With the wound bandaged, Megumi stood up and left the room. Kaoru stared at her departing figure before standing up herself. Now that attention had been brought to it, she could notice a small ache on her knee. Otherwise, it wasn't that big a deal.

Before she could start walking toward the door, Kenshin was already making his way inside. Kaoru eyed him warily as he approached. Kenshin's hands were connected and completely covered in his clothing. The sight reminded Kaoru of her father coming up to wish her a good night. Kenshin smiled pleasantly at her but within the depths of his eyes Kaoru could trace some seriousness.

"How are you feeling, Miss Kaoru?"

The girl braced herself because she felt like he could change at a moment's notice. She was still upset at him for barging in but when he was in batousai mode, she had no position to be angry at him. She was well aware that up to this point she had only been able to throttle Kenshin for poor behavior because he allowed it.

"I'm good. Megumi gave me medicine as I'm sure she told you."

"That's good," Kenshin smiled. Somehow the smile seemed eerie, even though it looked no different than normal.

Kaoru waited for him to excuse himself but Kenshin remained standing where he was, blinking silently and staring at her unnervingly. She wanted to be rid of his presence fairly shortly for the longer she was with him, the faster her heart pumped. Was it out of terror that it beat or was she infatuated with how much attention he was giving her?

"Well, I guess I'll go make some tea," she proposed, searching for any excuse she could muster, "I'm sure that will help with the pain."

"I'll go get you some tea, Miss Kaoru."

The offer sounded a little too forceful to be a suggestion. Kaoru watched him leave and only after she knew he was safely out of earshot did she groan in frustration.