-Kaoru's Surprise

Writer's Note:For some reason,i kinda liked this fic,although it is hard to do.And e-mail me your comment or suggestion.I sometimes hate suggestion,but this is the only way.

Kaoru,steps slowly into the clinic.She searches everywhere for Megumi.The sly fox must've been at the patient room she thought.While she's searching for the fox lady,her mind rumbles with questions about her health.Finally she met Megumi who is just went back from the town.

"Eh?Megumi,where have you been?" Kaoru asked her.Megumi,facial looks a bit surprised of the tanuki girl's arrival,said "I've gone to the town to get some herbs.What are you doing here?".Kaoru told half of her problems when suddenly Megumi cuts off her words.She puts the things down,and told Kaoru to sit down."I already know your problem so don't bother to ask about it.It's nothing dangerous." Megumi said.Kaoru,numbed,braced herself up and asks Megumi."Ano...what is it?" she asks in curiosity.Megumi gives her a facial expression that's nearly enough to give Kaoru the answer.Megumi closed her eyes,and said "You know it do you?You have to change your attitude a bit because you will be becoming a mother soon." in a assuring voice.

Kaoru walks slowly out from the clinic to go back home.Megumi's words lingering around her head,"You have to change your attitude a bit".She thought over it,and aggreed.She is not suitable to be a mother yet,even her cooking skills isn't past the succession.She puts her hand on her stomach,rubbing it.Will Kenshin ever get the idea of becoming a father?I'm sure he will be delighted to be....Out of her conciousness,she didn't realize she is at the front door of the doujou.She went in,finding that Kenshin is now busily preparing for lunch."Tadaima!" she calls out.Kenshin turned his head around,and responded "Okaeri!".Kenshin stopped doing his work for awhile to ask Kaoru."Dakara.....have you met with Megumi-san yet?" the red-haired rurouni asked.Kaoru nodded,then whispers to his ears to come along with her outside."What are you trying to tell me,de gozaru ka?" asked Kenshin is curiousness."I want to tell you this,i've been to Megumi lately and she said that...." Kaoru stopped,too shy to say the last paragraph.Kenshin ask Kaoru to not be shy and just say the problems.Kaoru,cheeks turns slightly pink,said to him "You're going to be a otosan soon,and i'm going to be a okasan soon." in a shy,excited voice.Kenshin's face lighted up with facial expression of disbelief and overjoyed."Hontoni?" he asked."Hai." Kaoru nodded."Demo....when i'm too round and fat,i couldn't defense myself anymore,and i couldn't teach Yahiko." she added.Kenshin,understood the situation,held Kaoru's hands,and said "Don't worry.I'll take your place." with a smile.His violet eyes is enough to give the assurance.Kenshin and Kaoru smiled at each other.

Time passed by,and Kaoru is finally reached her 3 1/2 months.Although she is in 3 1/2 month,the lump is hidden under her kimono sash and padding,making her look like normal.One day,Misao visited them.And at that time,Sano asked Kenshin if Kaoru was pregnant.Kenshin's smile is enough to give evidence."I've should have known.That's why she looks a little bit fat." Sanosuke said,with the fishbone in his mouth.Misao who is eavesdrop,suddenly jump out to Kaoru."Hontoni?? Kaoru-san you're going to be a mother?!" she asked excitedly.Kaoru who gets the uneasy feelings,said yes.Misao then gets up,hands on her hips."Good luck on both of you.I hope your child got the same facial like Himura." Sanosuke suddenly gets up to go out,and he said "Good luck to you.Demo,when you became a oyaji,make sure your child is just like you,but without the scar and without following your bloodied past." and turns to leave.Kenshin,numbed to hear Sano's saying.Make sure he didn't follow your trail.Yes,Kenshin don't want to give his child such fate.Killing people,lost the one he loved,no.Misao,comforting Kenshin,saying "Don't think about it too much.I'm sure your child will have good fate." Kaoru,nodded in aggreement."Kenshin,koishii,she's right.I'm sure our child will have good fate.We'll try to make it possible." Kaoru said with a stern facial expression.Kenshin looked back at his koishii,and smiled."Hai,we will make sure all this.And we will make sure to teach him the real happiness that i've never experienced before."

Words Translation
Tanuki--Literally known as "raccoon".Often used as Kaoru's nickname.
Tadaima--I'm back/I'm home
Okaeri--Welcome back/You're home
Dakara--So
Hontoni--Really
Otosan--Father
Okasan--Mother
Koishii--Beloved/Darling
Oyaji--Father/dad,but in guy's way.Example Sano's way of saying "Dad".

Writer Note:In this fic,facial expression is the key to give all answers.(Most of this fic got a facial expression words ^^;;;)Stay tune again and again for the 3rd chapter,A New Life-Yahiko's Shockness.Well that fic is kinda an omake fic,just bunch of bonus and misc things.So stay tune for the next fic!