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Rurouni Kenshin

Where Do We Go From Here

Chapter Three

A/N: I would like to take this moment to apologize for the terrible spelling and grammar errors of the past two chapters and to assure all my readers that I will do my best to be more careful in future chapters, such as this one. Anyway enjoy, and please, let me know if I've done better, worse or the same with spelling and grammar. Thank you.

Kaoru was hungry, it was twelve o'clock in the afternoon and she couldn't wait to dismiss her intermediate class so she could have lunch. She just hoped Kenshin got back in time from where ever he was so he could fix it. 'Were could he have gone anyway', she though. 'There are really not many places in Tokyo that could use someone of skill.' "Okito!" Kaoru called out, said student looked up at his instructor.

"Yes Sensei!?"

"Spread your feet further apart. You balance is off, if you and an opponent were to clash swords, you'd fall right over. Understand!?" Kaoru shout from in front of the class.

"Yes Sensei!" Okito called.

"Does everyone understand!?" Kaoru asked again.

"Yes Sensei!" they all replied. Kaoru nods her acknowledgement and everyone returns to their training.

'Why did I have to choose to have this class last so late into the afternoon?', Kaoru asks herself as her stomach chooses that precise moment to remind her of her hunger. Kaoru sighs as she calls for the thirty-five students to pair off for end of class sparing. Of course one student was left without a partner, and as usual it was Yahiko.

It didn't bother him that the others didn't want to spar with him. Really, if the others were too sissy to spar with Kaoru than why should he; Yahiko Myojin, first apprentice of the Kamiya Kashin Style, care if no one wanted to pair up with him. He didn't think Kaoru was that tough, he'd spared with her dozens of times and done just fine, if he did say so himself.

'Although, now that the other students had returned, Kaoru did seemed to have become more, what was the word-- intimidating-- no, not intimidating-- demanding-- no that's still not quit right-- challenging-- yeah, that's it challenging. Kaoru had become more challenging than he was used to. Maybe she was just trying to impress her other students. Or maybe, just maybe she was going easy on me. Naw, no way. I mean, why would she want to do something like that? It's not like I'm a little kid who can't take what my instructor can dish out to me.'

Yahiko was beginning to get a little anxious on his was up to the front of the class. He wasn't sure what to expect form Kaoru anymore. As he reached Kaoru and took his ready stance with his bokken in hand, the last thing to cross his mind before his training took over was; 'What on earth have I gotten myself into?', and then the sparing matches began.

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Kenshin was nearly home. The meeting with Chief Ichimori had gone very well he thought. He was to be the commander of a platoon of patrolling swordsman and he was to receive the rank of lieutenant and a very generous paycheck as well. He would be starting tomorrow morning with the registration paperwork. That would probably take a few hours; then he would meet with his sergeants and then together with his sergeants he would meet the rest of his platoon. After he and his platoon were properly acquainted the real work began.

Today was Tuesday, on Thursday he would be patrolling with one of his squads. Then, on Friday, Saito was supposed to arrive. Working with Hajime Saito was certainly going to be interesting-- that it was.

'I pray to whatever god that's listening that Saito doesn't leave to bad of an impression of me upon my troops. What, with his vulgar sarcasm and vile personality, not to mention his uncanny talent for being unsociable. I just know he's going to undermine my authority somehow. And Saito's supposed to be training me in the workings of police command. that is ridiculous. Saito and I can't even be in same room with each other without wanting to rip each other's throats out. and were suppose to work together. This is not going to work. I need to get off this train of thought. It's making me really tense.'

Kenshin began to think about how things would change around the dojo now that he had a job. With this job he would be able to help Miss Kaoru with the finances and then some. 'I most likely will not be home to cook lunch for Miss Kaoru like I promised, but I don't really think that will be problem. I'm sure I'll be able to make breakfast in the mornings and I hope I'll be home in time to cook dinner. But what if I'm not? What will happen then? I suppose we'll have to cross that bridge we come to it. Now all he had to do was have a talk with Yahiko and Sano.'

He was now at the gate of the dojo; he opened it, walked through and headed strait for the house and into the kitchen to make lunch. 'Miss Kaoru and Yahiko will be finished with class in an hour and a half; they will surely be very hungry-- that they will', Kenshin thought to himself.

'What should I make for lunch? It would have to be easy and quick; I do not have much time for anything else-- that I do not. Perhaps stir-fry and rice, yes, that would be perfect. There should be some chopped pork in the ice house from last night.' Kenshin left the kitchen and headed for the ice house located behind the house proper.

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It was time for class to end. Kaoru and Yahiko had finished five sparing matches all of which Kaoru had won, of course. Kaoru called to all the students to halt what they were doing and prepare for dismissal. As the students gathered up their things Kaoru went around the room to comment to individuals on their performance. She had noticed some were not paying enough attention to their opponents, and were essentially becoming overconfident. With that done Kaoru dismissed the class and headed for the bath house. She stopped to remind Yahiko to take his bath after he finished cleaning up and before he headed to lunch. He rolled his eyes at her but said he would remember.

On her way to the bath house she passed the kitchen window and was overjoyed at the wonderful aromas coming out of it. Her stomach again decided to remind her of her insatiable hunger. 'Kenshin must be home. I wonder were his went and what the result of his absence was.' She thought to herself. 'Oh well no use dwelling over it I'm he'll tell me all about it tonight after dinner.'

With that she stepped into the bath house to discover a bath ready and waiting for her. Kenshin must have drawn it a few minutes before she dismissed class. She couldn't be more grateful to him, he could be so sweet. She quickly washed off and lowered herself into the wonderfully therapeutic heat of the bath water. Kaoru so loved hot baths, they were so soothing and relaxing.

Lunch could wait; all she wanted to do right now was to soak. Lunch may be cold by the time she was done, but she really didn't care. Right now all she cared about was how the bath felt and how wonderful it would be if she could stay here forever. But she knew that eventually she would have to get out and get dressed and go eat, but not just yet. The rest of the world could wait for a few minutes or fifteen. Right now she was in heaven.

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That's all for now. I know it's not very interesting but it's necessary to the story; after all, not every chapter can be chalk full of enthralling plot. I know I've really had some terrible spelling mistakes the last two chapters. I've tried to correct that problem in this chapter. Let me know if I haven't. Thanks for reading. Please review. Until my next update, see ya.