Disclaimer: I hold no ownership over Kenshin.
(A/N: A big thanks to all of you who have taken the time to review. Oh I decided to change the title of this chapter. So Ch. 7 will be called A Small Kick and an Oro. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter Kaoru is now in her fifth month.)
Chapter 6: Getting One's Balance, Danger Is Near
By Tainted InuShemeeko
Kaoru smiled lightly as she watched Yahiko and Kenshin spar with bokkens. She then giggled to herself it had taken Yahiko all morning to talk Kenshin into training with him. Kenshin only agreed because of how heavy with child Kaoru was becoming. Kaoru on the other hand wasn't happy with the weight she was starting to gain. Megumi had quickly told her that it was normal for her to be gaining weight the way she was and not to worry.
"Ha I bet Megumi only said that because she was lying to me. Why that fox grrrrr, wait till I get my hands on her."
At the sound of Karou growling at something Kenshin turned to look at her.
"Did you say something Karou?"
Karou smiled sweetly back at Kenshin.
"Oh no I'm fine Kenshin just thinking out loud I guess."
Karou's sapphire eyes widened as she reached a hand out toward Kenshin. Her warning however came to late for the poor Rurouni.
"Kenshin look ou...t!"
Yahiko's bokken came down hard on Kenshin's face, as he had started to turn back to his sparing.
"Oro." @-@
Karou gasped as she slowly made her way to Kenshin. Getting on her knees the best she could Karou cradled the unconscious Kenshin head in her hands.
"Oh Kenshin are you all right? Say something please."
Karou bit her lip as her felt the tears start to sting at her eyes. Yahiko winced at the sound of the first sob flooded out from her throat.
"Karou I'm really sorry. I didn't really think that I would hit Kenshin so hard. Aw come one Karou don't cry."
Karou shook her head at Yahiko.
"No, Yahiko I know you didn't mean it. It was an accident that all."
Karou's worried sapphire eyes quickly back to her unconscious Kenshin. A moan and then a groan was then heard from Kenshin as he sat up rubbing his head.
"Oh...it would seem that you truly are stronger Yahiko, that you are indeed."
Yahiko tried not to blush at the comment Kenshin had just given him.
"Gee Kenshin do you really think so?"
Kenshin smiled over at Yahiko as he answered him.
"I do indeed that I do."
Yahiko returned Kenshin's smile.
"Thanks Kenshin. Hey Kaoru I'm going to go to the Akabeko. Do you want me to bring something back with me?"
"Sure Yahiko how about some beef pot stew and some miso?"
"You got it Kaoru see you to later."
With that said Yahiko took off toward the Akabeko. Leaving Kenshin and Karou behind him.
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Kaoru giggled as looked over at Kenshin who was still sitting on the ground.
"Yahiko really put a knot on your head."
Kenshin raised a hand to touch his head. He winced suddenly when his finger found it. Kenshin then smiled.
"Ouch. That he did indeed."
Karou struggled to get to her feet. Once she had she seemed to lose her balance. Luckily with Kenshin's speed he caught her before she could fall.
"Miss...Kaoru are you all right?"
Karou smiled up at him gently.
"I'm fine Kenshin I just lost my balance there for a minute that's all."
Kenshin then remembered something that Miss Megumi had said earlier on.
"I believe Miss Megumi said that you would start finding it hard to get your balance that she did indeed."
Karou only nodded as she slowly made her way back inside.
"Mhmmm, I think you're right Kenshin."
Kenshin smiled at Karou giving her his warm Rurouni smile. His smiled faded as a shadow cast itself over them. Kenshin got a bad feeling about as he slowly turned to see who had created the shadow. His eyes widened as he stared at the form in front of him.
"Cho? What are you doing here?"
The man just smirked.
"Why lookie here, it looks like I've found my dear friend the Battousai at last. You know you're a pretty hard guy to find."
Cho's eyes soon fell on Karou.
"Well if I didn't know better I'd say you and the raccoon girl have been busy. Wonder who the kid'll take after? Oh, that's not why I'm here so I'll just get down to it."
That's went Kenshin felt Karou's fingers dig into his hand. He then slowly looked up at Karou.
"Karou are you all right?
However the look on Karou's face wasn't the one he had been expecting to find. She looked as if she was going to blow her top.
"Oro? Karou you're...you're not in pain are you?"
Kenshin took a step back as a growl escaped from within Karou.
"What did he just call me?"
Kenshin rubbed the back of his head, as he tried to calm Karou down.
"Now, now Karou I'm sure Cho was only joking. Isn't that right."
A fuming Karou pulled along frantic Kenshin as he tried to hold her back.
"You should be thinking of the baby that you should, Miss Karou."
Kenshin laughed lightly as he looked at the bruised and battered Cho.
"Karou's mood swings are very dangerous indeed the are."
Kenshin then whispered.
"However, it's been rather difficult to tell the difference between her mood swings and Karou being herself."
Before Kenshin knew it he was sporting third knots on the top of his head.
"Ouch. That hurt what did I do?"
Karou took a deep breath as she pointed to his knots.
That's one is for calling me Miss twice today, and this one is for you making me out to be some kind of witch. That last one is for making funny of my mood swings."
It was then that he saw the tears shining with in her bright blue eyes.
"Oh Kenshin I'm so sorry. I hit you, I...I don't know what came over me. Can you ever forgive me?"
Kenshin just smiled down at his wife.
"That's alright indeed it."
He then looked over at Cho and then back to Karou.
"Shall we all go inside now? I believe Cho has come to discuss important matters with us."
Karou nodded and headed inside followed by Cho and then Kenshin.
'What matters of importance could he possible need to talk to me about. I will not put Karou or our child in danger. However, I can not throw my own life away either.'
( A/N: Yay! I updated.
Oh and Karou is in between 21 and 23 weeks which means she five months pregnant. Enjoy. Yes I'm spicing thing up a little all humor and Romance was getting to me. So stick with me to see what happens next. Oh sorry about the grammar mistakes I know they are there.
Tainted InuShemeeko)
(A/N: A big thanks to all of you who have taken the time to review. Oh I decided to change the title of this chapter. So Ch. 7 will be called A Small Kick and an Oro. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter Kaoru is now in her fifth month.)
Chapter 6: Getting One's Balance, Danger Is Near
By Tainted InuShemeeko
Kaoru smiled lightly as she watched Yahiko and Kenshin spar with bokkens. She then giggled to herself it had taken Yahiko all morning to talk Kenshin into training with him. Kenshin only agreed because of how heavy with child Kaoru was becoming. Kaoru on the other hand wasn't happy with the weight she was starting to gain. Megumi had quickly told her that it was normal for her to be gaining weight the way she was and not to worry.
"Ha I bet Megumi only said that because she was lying to me. Why that fox grrrrr, wait till I get my hands on her."
At the sound of Karou growling at something Kenshin turned to look at her.
"Did you say something Karou?"
Karou smiled sweetly back at Kenshin.
"Oh no I'm fine Kenshin just thinking out loud I guess."
Karou's sapphire eyes widened as she reached a hand out toward Kenshin. Her warning however came to late for the poor Rurouni.
"Kenshin look ou...t!"
Yahiko's bokken came down hard on Kenshin's face, as he had started to turn back to his sparing.
"Oro." @-@
Karou gasped as she slowly made her way to Kenshin. Getting on her knees the best she could Karou cradled the unconscious Kenshin head in her hands.
"Oh Kenshin are you all right? Say something please."
Karou bit her lip as her felt the tears start to sting at her eyes. Yahiko winced at the sound of the first sob flooded out from her throat.
"Karou I'm really sorry. I didn't really think that I would hit Kenshin so hard. Aw come one Karou don't cry."
Karou shook her head at Yahiko.
"No, Yahiko I know you didn't mean it. It was an accident that all."
Karou's worried sapphire eyes quickly back to her unconscious Kenshin. A moan and then a groan was then heard from Kenshin as he sat up rubbing his head.
"Oh...it would seem that you truly are stronger Yahiko, that you are indeed."
Yahiko tried not to blush at the comment Kenshin had just given him.
"Gee Kenshin do you really think so?"
Kenshin smiled over at Yahiko as he answered him.
"I do indeed that I do."
Yahiko returned Kenshin's smile.
"Thanks Kenshin. Hey Kaoru I'm going to go to the Akabeko. Do you want me to bring something back with me?"
"Sure Yahiko how about some beef pot stew and some miso?"
"You got it Kaoru see you to later."
With that said Yahiko took off toward the Akabeko. Leaving Kenshin and Karou behind him.
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Kaoru giggled as looked over at Kenshin who was still sitting on the ground.
"Yahiko really put a knot on your head."
Kenshin raised a hand to touch his head. He winced suddenly when his finger found it. Kenshin then smiled.
"Ouch. That he did indeed."
Karou struggled to get to her feet. Once she had she seemed to lose her balance. Luckily with Kenshin's speed he caught her before she could fall.
"Miss...Kaoru are you all right?"
Karou smiled up at him gently.
"I'm fine Kenshin I just lost my balance there for a minute that's all."
Kenshin then remembered something that Miss Megumi had said earlier on.
"I believe Miss Megumi said that you would start finding it hard to get your balance that she did indeed."
Karou only nodded as she slowly made her way back inside.
"Mhmmm, I think you're right Kenshin."
Kenshin smiled at Karou giving her his warm Rurouni smile. His smiled faded as a shadow cast itself over them. Kenshin got a bad feeling about as he slowly turned to see who had created the shadow. His eyes widened as he stared at the form in front of him.
"Cho? What are you doing here?"
The man just smirked.
"Why lookie here, it looks like I've found my dear friend the Battousai at last. You know you're a pretty hard guy to find."
Cho's eyes soon fell on Karou.
"Well if I didn't know better I'd say you and the raccoon girl have been busy. Wonder who the kid'll take after? Oh, that's not why I'm here so I'll just get down to it."
That's went Kenshin felt Karou's fingers dig into his hand. He then slowly looked up at Karou.
"Karou are you all right?
However the look on Karou's face wasn't the one he had been expecting to find. She looked as if she was going to blow her top.
"Oro? Karou you're...you're not in pain are you?"
Kenshin took a step back as a growl escaped from within Karou.
"What did he just call me?"
Kenshin rubbed the back of his head, as he tried to calm Karou down.
"Now, now Karou I'm sure Cho was only joking. Isn't that right."
A fuming Karou pulled along frantic Kenshin as he tried to hold her back.
"You should be thinking of the baby that you should, Miss Karou."
Kenshin laughed lightly as he looked at the bruised and battered Cho.
"Karou's mood swings are very dangerous indeed the are."
Kenshin then whispered.
"However, it's been rather difficult to tell the difference between her mood swings and Karou being herself."
Before Kenshin knew it he was sporting third knots on the top of his head.
"Ouch. That hurt what did I do?"
Karou took a deep breath as she pointed to his knots.
That's one is for calling me Miss twice today, and this one is for you making me out to be some kind of witch. That last one is for making funny of my mood swings."
It was then that he saw the tears shining with in her bright blue eyes.
"Oh Kenshin I'm so sorry. I hit you, I...I don't know what came over me. Can you ever forgive me?"
Kenshin just smiled down at his wife.
"That's alright indeed it."
He then looked over at Cho and then back to Karou.
"Shall we all go inside now? I believe Cho has come to discuss important matters with us."
Karou nodded and headed inside followed by Cho and then Kenshin.
'What matters of importance could he possible need to talk to me about. I will not put Karou or our child in danger. However, I can not throw my own life away either.'
( A/N: Yay! I updated.
Oh and Karou is in between 21 and 23 weeks which means she five months pregnant. Enjoy. Yes I'm spicing thing up a little all humor and Romance was getting to me. So stick with me to see what happens next. Oh sorry about the grammar mistakes I know they are there.
Tainted InuShemeeko)