" Wake up, Sano!" Kaoru cried as she pounded on the door. Sano snored away, not hearing the raven haired girl's rants, Kaoru opened the door and walked over to the sleeping boy, kicking him awake. In his room, Kenshin was wide awake and could only listen to Kaoru's rantings and Sano's whines, he smiled.

" They're at it again." Kenshin sighed, but it was a happy sigh knowing that Kaoru liked him back. The trouble was, how to tell her. Kenshin went downstairs to fix breakfast while Kaoru and Sano got ready for their errands that day. Kaoru went back into her room and dress and brush her hair before going down to eat breakfast. Kenshin and Kaoru locked gazes and quickly looked away. Aoshi saw that, but kept quiet about it as he finished eating and got up before heading outside to meditate.

" Breakfast!" Sano cried sitting down and started eating, Kaoru sat down also and ate. Kenshin looked over at Kaoru and smiled into his bowl. Sano peeked over at the red head and managed to hide a giggle and put his bowl away before heading to the candy shop.

" Thanks for the meal, Kenshin. See you later!" Kaoru cried before heading into the candy shop where Sano was waiting for her.

" Later, Kaoru-chan." Kenshin whispered.

" So... when are you going to tell Kenshin about your feelings for him?" Sano asked. Kaoru glared at him,

" Since when is that any of your business. I just don't think it's time." Kaoru retorted. Sano could only sigh and stare up at the sky with a distant look in his eyes. Kaoru saw that and could only look down at the floor in sadness.

" Neh, Sano?" Kaoru asked. Sano looked down at Kaoru.

" Yeah, what is it?" Sano wondered. Kaoru looked at him longingly before shaking her head.

" Never mind. It's nothing." Kaoru replied walking ahead, Sano could only look at her and bit the inside of his lip. Sano walked after her. Spotting Misao's name on the list, she just felt bad for the girl.

Flashback

" I'm here to see Aoshi-kun!" Misao replied. Over at the living room, Aoshi heard his name being called and he walked up behind Kaoru to see his guest and groaned.

" Not you again." Misao made a face,

" What do you mean by that? Aren't you happy to see me, Aoshi-kun? I'm hurt." Misao pouted. Sano felt pity for the girl and cried,

" Yeah. Just take her out on a date and..."

" Do you really want to die, Sano?" Aoshi growled.

" N-No..." Sano stuttered.

" Good. Now, leave girl. I have no business with you." Aoshi stated before walking back inside the shop. Rejected, Misao ran off and back onto the streets.

End of Flashback

' How could Aoshi be so mean to her. She only told him her true feelings and yet, she was shot down. Will... that happen if I tell Kenii? Will he shut me down too?' Kaoru thought suddenly stopping in her tracks. Sano looked up at the girl ahead of him.

" Kaoru? A-Are you okay?" Sano asked. Kaoru forced a smile on her face and turned to look at him.

" Who said I wasn't?" Kaoru beamed. Sano could see sadness in her eyes after that and decided to leave it alone, that is for the time being. " Come on, before they get angry with us again." Kaoru ran ahead and Sano ran after her, lugging the candy sack. They first met up with Misao, she opened the door and there were dark circles under her eyes. Kaoru gasped.

" Misao-chan!" Kaoru cried. Misao tried to hide the fact that she was affected by Aoshi's words last night.

" I'm sorry. Here's the money," and took the candy from Sano's hands and closed the door. Kaoru looked down,

' Oh, Misao...' Kaoru thought sadly. Sano nudged the raven haired girl and they both went on their way to the next customer. " Neh, Sano?" Kaoru suddenly asked out of the blue.

" Yeah, what is it Kaoru?" Sano asked. Kaoru looked down.

" What if somebody told you that they like you, would you shoot them down? Or give them a chance to show you their love? What will you choose?" Kaoru asked. Sano was shocked and thought about it.

" Well, if a pretty or non pretty like yourself," Sano implied. Kaoru glared at him,

" And what do you mean by that, rooster head?" Kaoru grumbled. Sano just laughed sheepishly.

" Anyway, as I was saying, if a girl came up to me and told me her feelings, I would at least give her a chance even though I might not like her but maybe after spending some time, I'll come to a conclusion whether or not I would be with her. Does, that answer your question, Jou-chan?" Sano asked and looked over at Kaoru who had a sad look on her face.

" Jou-chan?" Sano wondered.

" Huh? Oh, yeah. You were right. Did you have that situation happen to you, Sano? You seemed like an expert." Kaoru joked. Sano just sighed, letting his arms fall to his side.

" Actually, yes believe it or not. But the girl that I love was in love with another." Sano confessed. Kaoru was surprised.

" Really? Who was she?" Kaoru asked. Sano shook his head,

" I'm afraid it was a long time ago." Sano lied. Kaoru glared at him.

" Liar. You're only eleven years old, how long ago was this?" Kaoru said smugly. Sano just blushed.

" Uh... never mind what I just said right now. The important thing, is that I'm glad she didn't know that I liked her. It saves me the trouble of rejection from her." Sano said sullenly. Kaoru looked down,

" I guess..." Kaoru said. Sano nodded, trying to change the subject.

" Okay! Enough of this emoness and let's finish. I'm getting hungry. I hope Kenshin made us something good to eat tonight!" Sano cried. Kaoru nodded and walked alongside Sano.

" Hey, Battosai. Do you already know that Kaoru-chan likes you?" Aoshi asked suddenly. Kenshin stopped what he was doing at the stove. Aoshi could only guess that he did. " If you do, how will you tell her that you like her too?" Kenshin sighed and continued cooking dinner,

" I don't know, Aoshi. I really don't know." Kenshin replied.

" What if suddenly, Kaoru-chan decides to tell her that she likes you, what would you do then?" Aoshi asked. Kenshin could only chuckle at Aoshi's questions.

" Do you really think you should be asking me that? I mean, what about that girl last night? Weren't you too harsh on her?" Kenshin smirked. Aoshi scoffed,

" Don't change the subject, Battosai. I know what you're trying to do."

" Really?" Kenshin smiled. The clattering of shoes and the shoji door slid open was heard as Kaoru and Sano came back from their errand.

" We're home!!" Both Kaoru and Sano cried.

" Welcome home." Aoshi and Kenshin replied.

" Yes..." Kaoru cried and sat down ready for dinner. Sano hurridly sat next to her.

" Come on, Kenshin!! Food! Food!" Sano chanted. Aoshi had an annoyed look on his face as well as Kaoru's. Kenshin could only laugh as he went to get the food and place it on the table and they all ate.

Kaoru went out onto the backyard porch for a bit of fresh air after dinner. She sighed. ' How am I going to tell Kenshin that I like him? It's been two years since I've liked him.' Kaoru thought when a knock caught her attention. She looked over to her left to see Kenshin.

" Kenshin...?" Kaoru wondered. Kenshin walked out and sat next to her,

" I have something to tell you, Kaoru-chan." Aoshi and Sano spied from the door over at the couple.

" Do you think they'll tell each other?" Sano whispered and Aoshi could only clamp a hand over the rooster's mouth. Kaoru cocked her head to the side,

" What is it, Kenii?" Kaoru wondered. Kenshin fidgeted a bit before replying,

" I-I like you, Kaoru-chan! Very much!" Kenshin cried, his face as red as his flaming hair. Kaoru was shocked to hear that the red head had like her also. She giggled after a while, which left the three boys confused. " Kaoru?" Kenshin thought that her sudden carefree state attitude was a bit scary.

" I like you too, Kenii!" Kaoru chimed, Kenshin's amythest orbs lit up and enveloped the young girl into a hug.

" You guys did it!! You confessed to each other!!" Sano cheered. " Man, the old lady would've been so proud of you guys!" Kaoru and Kenshin broke apart and blushed furiously.

" Sano! Arrgh! You buffoon!" Kaoru cried. Sano stopped short and looked at the raven haired girl quizzically.

" Eh? What do you mean by that, Jou-chan?" Sano wondered. Kaoru chased the rooster back into the house. Aoshi and Kenshin both chuckled at the scene.

" Good for you, Kaoru-chan likes you back." Aoshi replied going back inside. Kenshin looked up at the sky and smiled,

" Yes, I'm glad that Kaoru likes me back too. Finally we've got a home to come back to and to a family who'll always be there for me. I'm so thankful and it's all because of you, obaa-sama." Kenshin said and walked back inside the house and the heavens shined brightly than ever.

OWARI

A/N: The ending maybe junk and I'm ready for some criticism... Well, not really.