Legacy

An RK Fanfic

 

Chapter One -"Hey Baby…Cousin"

 

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"If dreams are like movies…

Then memories are films about ghosts."

 

Counting Crows

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"Kaoru honey, keep your arm straight, yes, like that. Now, try that again…Good job!"

 

"Geez, you are such an invalid, I can't believe it took you that long to get that down!"

 

"Oh shut up uni-chan!"

 

"I AM NOT A PUPPY!!!"

 

"Who could tell? You look just like one!"

 

"Grr… look who's talking TANUKI-CHAN!!!"

 

"THAT'S IT!!!"

 

"Girls! GIRLS!!!"

 

"Gomen kaa-san."

 

"Hai, gomen ba-san."

 

*Sigh* "Go on ahead and get cleaned up you two."

 

"Hai."

 

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"Hai kaa-san," Kaoru mumbled rolling closer to her husband. Her dreams were always, eventful. However lately Kenshin noticed that she was getting increasingly restless and it worried him. "Wake up koishii," he whispered kissing her forehead gently.

 

Kaoru's lashes fluttered a bit before they opened wide and fixed their sapphire gaze on his. She yawned holding one hand over her mouth delicately, "Wha's da madder?" she asked sleepily, "Did I kick you in my sleep or something?"

 

Kenshin smiled so that the laugh lines around his eyes crinkled, "No," he said shaking his head slightly, "It's just that you, well… you just called for your mother in your sleep."

Kaoru's brows pointed down in puzzlement, "I did?" she asked doubtfully, she didn't remember having a nightmare, why would she call for her mother? "Weird." she mumbled shaking her head. Looking back up at her husband, she noticed a shadow of worry deep in his eyes. She frowned disapprovingly, "Oh no," she sighed, "you've got that look on your face again."

 

Kenshin blinked, "What look?"

 

"That 'worried' look," she chided him moving closer until they were nose to nose. "I had a weird dream, that's it." She punctuated each word with a light tap of her finger on the end of his nose. "Stop worrying." she ordered giving him one of those 'butterfly kisses' she knew he liked for good measure.

 

"I'll try."

 

She noticed a patch of sunlight on the floor. "It's morning." she realized.

 

"Aa."

 

She made a reluctant mewling noise, "I want to stay in bed."

 

Kenshin's eyes twinkled with mischief, "Well…"

 

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Kaoru pointed the shinai at Yahiko and waved it menacingly in front of his face, "You call that defensive stance? I could've taken your whole arm off!" she yelled, "For a somebody with that much mouth on him you sure don't do a lot to warrant it!"

 

Yahiko seethed at the comment, "You're one to talk busu! 'Rose of martial arts' my foot!"

 

"Why you little…!"

 

Yahiko laughed like a maniac at Kaoru's rising anger, "Ahahaha! Looked like I hit a nerve busu!"

 

"Oh, when I get my hands on you…"

Kaoru didn't finish her sentence though, suddenly she sensed a presence which was energetic, artless and at the same time very, very familiar. A happy giggle resounded from some hidden corner of the dojo and she half-turned to find the source of the disturbance when she was struck down by the force of someone bearing the weight of their body down on hers. Over and over they turned until the momentum finally ran out and Kaoru found herself staring into a pair of laughing eyes much like her own. They twinkled merrily as the already wide grin below them stretched even farther than before. Kaoru blinked in surprise.

 

"H…Hideki?!" she squeaked.

 

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Japan Speak

 

Kaa-san- short for okaasan which means mother

Ba-san- short for obasan which means aunt

 

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