The night felt like it had gone much quicker than the others, but Kenshin had grown very used to the oddity of time in this place in the weeks he'd been here. The most important part was that Kaoru was still here, and that she didn't think that he'd died that night. That was a very good thing.

He politely refused his nurse's insistence that he get more protein in his diet and piled his tray with fruit. He much preferred fish and tofu to the heavy, greasy "protein" they served here every morning. How could anyone in this world get anything done if they had a brick in their collective stomachs every morning? It nauseated the rurouni just thinking about it.

Kaoru didn't seem to be in the cafeteria yet, but Yuffie was. He greeted her with a bright smile and sat down across from her. It was a testament to how comfortable with her he had gotten that he didn't ask for permission first.

"Get anything accomplished last night?" he asked conversationally, starting to peel an orange.