You Are My Sunshine
By Angel of the Deceased
Chapter 1- Until We Meet Again
Author's Note: I'm tired of having to explain myself and my stories. I therefore offer no explanation whatsoever for this here ficcie.
Disclaimer: Do you honestly think I own RK? If I did I wouldn't be writing this. I make no money off of these ficcies, and I have no money whatsoever from any other source as well so please don't sue me. The only things I own are my beloved animals, my jewelry, and my two computers. Oh yes, and some clothes and books.
And I really don't know anything about Japanese culture, so if I get something wrong, I apologize. I'm not much of a research person (only when I'm motivated, and lately I haven't been very motivated.)
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"You're beautiful."
Kaoru's eyes widened as she turned. A complete stranger would come up to her and tell her she's beautiful? She was completely shocked by who she saw.
Seta Soujiro blushed. "Gomen Nasai, miss. I...I was passing by, and couldn't help but notice you standing here...you are very beautiful."
"You're...Tenken no Soujiro."
He smiled. "Hai, but not anymore, miss...may I ask your name?"
She frowned. She wasn't sure she should be socializing with someone who almost killed her beloved Kenshin.
Soujiro noticed her expression. "Gomen, miss. I understand my presence must upset you. I will leave."
He turned and began to walk away.
"W-wait..." Mentally Kaoru kicked herself. Why had she said that?
Soujiro stopped and turned back around. The market was crowded, and people passed between the two as Kaoru pondered telling Soujiro her name. Was it really wise?
She stepped forward, closer to Soujiro and gave him a small smile. He had, after all, called her beautiful.
"I'm Kamiya Kaoru."
Soujiro grinned. "Kaoru...what a lovely name! Well, a lovely name to suit a lovely lady. It's been a pleasure meeting you Miss Kaoru." He studied her for a moment. She seemed so familiar...he tried to think of where he might have seen her before.
The silence was uncomfortable. Kaoru desperately tried to think of something to say.
"I should be going. Again, it was a pleasure to meet you, Miss Kaoru. Perhaps we will meet again someday."
Kaoru smiled and nodded, and watched as Soujiro turned and left, quickly disappearing into the crowd.
Kaoru returned to the dojo with the food she promised to bring back for Kenshin, still thinking about her strange encounter with the Tenken. She decided that, for now, it would be best if she didn't say anything about it.
"Ohayo!" She called as she entered the dojo. She walked into the kitchen, expecting to find Kenshin there, but there was no one. She sighed as she set the things down on the counter. She figured she would let Kenshin put things away; he knew his way around the kitchen better than she did.
"Oi! Jou-chan!" She jumped as Sano walked into the room.
"Any food?" He asked and began opening cupboards at random. Kaoru reached into the bag and threw a fish on the counter.
Sano looked down at the fish. "You mean I have to cook it?"
Kaoru nodded. Sano sighed and thought for a moment, looking between the fish and Kaoru.
"Jou-chan? Is something wrong?"
Kaoru shook her head. "Nothing. Why?"
"You had a real faraway look. Like you were worried about something."
"I'm just worried that Kenshin will get back in time to cook dinner. Now if you want food you will either have to wait or cook it yourself." With that she took off in the direction of her room to change for today's lesson.
"I need more salmon." Kenshin said as he stared into the bubbling pot that was soon to become both lunch and dinner. Kaoru sighed.
"I guess I'll have to go back to the market."
"I'll go..."
"No, I'll go. Don't worry about it. We need you here in case that pot boils over."
Kenshin smiled at Kaoru's attempted joke.
Kaoru stared at the fish stand. She should have brought Kenshin along after all. She had no idea which fish was which. She sighed and decided she would just have to ask the vendor.
"Konichiwa, Miss Kaoru!"
Kaoru turn around to see Soujiro. Again. But this time he was carrying a large crate full of fish. (A/N I have no idea what they really carry fish in, I'm only assuming it's a crate.)
"Do you work here?" She asked.
"Hai. And a few other places."
Kaoru thought for a moment. "Maybe you can help me out..."
"Hai?"
She turned back to the stand. "Which one of these is a salmon?"
Soujiro burst out laughing as he set the crate down beside the stand, then walked over to stand beside her. "Obviously you do not cook much. What would you be using it for?"
Kaoru thought for a moment. She really had no idea what Kenshin was cooking.
"Ummm...Sushi, maybe?"
Soujiro studied the stand for a moment, then picked up a medium-sized fish. "This should do nicely." He grabbed some paper and wrapped it up, then handed it to her.
She smiled. "Arigato."
She paid the vendor and was about to leave when her curiosity got the better of her. She turned back to Soujiro, who was unpacking the crate. "You said you worked at other places, too?"
He nodded as he continued to unpack the crate. "Hai. I work at a horse ranch. The area's finest."
Kaoru was rather surprised. "You work at a horse ranch?! What do you do, hitch up the horses?"
He smiled. "Sometimes. Mostly I feed them, clean their stalls, groom them...I really enjoy it. They're magnificent creatures." (A/N I don't know the first thing about Japanese horsemanship. I know plenty about western horsemanship though; I myself have six horses.)
"Oh." Said Kaoru. "Well...I need to get back. Have a nice day."
"Ja ne!"
She chuckled to herself. 'A horse ranch! The former Tenken working at a fish stand and horse ranch.' She thought as she walked back to the dojo. 'How can he stand to be around such large, unpredictable creatures? But then, its kinda sweet...' She didn't know why she couldn't stop thinking about him. It annoyed her. She was in love with Kenshin!
Wasn't she?
By Angel of the Deceased
Chapter 1- Until We Meet Again
Author's Note: I'm tired of having to explain myself and my stories. I therefore offer no explanation whatsoever for this here ficcie.
Disclaimer: Do you honestly think I own RK? If I did I wouldn't be writing this. I make no money off of these ficcies, and I have no money whatsoever from any other source as well so please don't sue me. The only things I own are my beloved animals, my jewelry, and my two computers. Oh yes, and some clothes and books.
And I really don't know anything about Japanese culture, so if I get something wrong, I apologize. I'm not much of a research person (only when I'm motivated, and lately I haven't been very motivated.)
~*?~*?~*?~*?~*?~*?~*?
"You're beautiful."
Kaoru's eyes widened as she turned. A complete stranger would come up to her and tell her she's beautiful? She was completely shocked by who she saw.
Seta Soujiro blushed. "Gomen Nasai, miss. I...I was passing by, and couldn't help but notice you standing here...you are very beautiful."
"You're...Tenken no Soujiro."
He smiled. "Hai, but not anymore, miss...may I ask your name?"
She frowned. She wasn't sure she should be socializing with someone who almost killed her beloved Kenshin.
Soujiro noticed her expression. "Gomen, miss. I understand my presence must upset you. I will leave."
He turned and began to walk away.
"W-wait..." Mentally Kaoru kicked herself. Why had she said that?
Soujiro stopped and turned back around. The market was crowded, and people passed between the two as Kaoru pondered telling Soujiro her name. Was it really wise?
She stepped forward, closer to Soujiro and gave him a small smile. He had, after all, called her beautiful.
"I'm Kamiya Kaoru."
Soujiro grinned. "Kaoru...what a lovely name! Well, a lovely name to suit a lovely lady. It's been a pleasure meeting you Miss Kaoru." He studied her for a moment. She seemed so familiar...he tried to think of where he might have seen her before.
The silence was uncomfortable. Kaoru desperately tried to think of something to say.
"I should be going. Again, it was a pleasure to meet you, Miss Kaoru. Perhaps we will meet again someday."
Kaoru smiled and nodded, and watched as Soujiro turned and left, quickly disappearing into the crowd.
Kaoru returned to the dojo with the food she promised to bring back for Kenshin, still thinking about her strange encounter with the Tenken. She decided that, for now, it would be best if she didn't say anything about it.
"Ohayo!" She called as she entered the dojo. She walked into the kitchen, expecting to find Kenshin there, but there was no one. She sighed as she set the things down on the counter. She figured she would let Kenshin put things away; he knew his way around the kitchen better than she did.
"Oi! Jou-chan!" She jumped as Sano walked into the room.
"Any food?" He asked and began opening cupboards at random. Kaoru reached into the bag and threw a fish on the counter.
Sano looked down at the fish. "You mean I have to cook it?"
Kaoru nodded. Sano sighed and thought for a moment, looking between the fish and Kaoru.
"Jou-chan? Is something wrong?"
Kaoru shook her head. "Nothing. Why?"
"You had a real faraway look. Like you were worried about something."
"I'm just worried that Kenshin will get back in time to cook dinner. Now if you want food you will either have to wait or cook it yourself." With that she took off in the direction of her room to change for today's lesson.
"I need more salmon." Kenshin said as he stared into the bubbling pot that was soon to become both lunch and dinner. Kaoru sighed.
"I guess I'll have to go back to the market."
"I'll go..."
"No, I'll go. Don't worry about it. We need you here in case that pot boils over."
Kenshin smiled at Kaoru's attempted joke.
Kaoru stared at the fish stand. She should have brought Kenshin along after all. She had no idea which fish was which. She sighed and decided she would just have to ask the vendor.
"Konichiwa, Miss Kaoru!"
Kaoru turn around to see Soujiro. Again. But this time he was carrying a large crate full of fish. (A/N I have no idea what they really carry fish in, I'm only assuming it's a crate.)
"Do you work here?" She asked.
"Hai. And a few other places."
Kaoru thought for a moment. "Maybe you can help me out..."
"Hai?"
She turned back to the stand. "Which one of these is a salmon?"
Soujiro burst out laughing as he set the crate down beside the stand, then walked over to stand beside her. "Obviously you do not cook much. What would you be using it for?"
Kaoru thought for a moment. She really had no idea what Kenshin was cooking.
"Ummm...Sushi, maybe?"
Soujiro studied the stand for a moment, then picked up a medium-sized fish. "This should do nicely." He grabbed some paper and wrapped it up, then handed it to her.
She smiled. "Arigato."
She paid the vendor and was about to leave when her curiosity got the better of her. She turned back to Soujiro, who was unpacking the crate. "You said you worked at other places, too?"
He nodded as he continued to unpack the crate. "Hai. I work at a horse ranch. The area's finest."
Kaoru was rather surprised. "You work at a horse ranch?! What do you do, hitch up the horses?"
He smiled. "Sometimes. Mostly I feed them, clean their stalls, groom them...I really enjoy it. They're magnificent creatures." (A/N I don't know the first thing about Japanese horsemanship. I know plenty about western horsemanship though; I myself have six horses.)
"Oh." Said Kaoru. "Well...I need to get back. Have a nice day."
"Ja ne!"
She chuckled to herself. 'A horse ranch! The former Tenken working at a fish stand and horse ranch.' She thought as she walked back to the dojo. 'How can he stand to be around such large, unpredictable creatures? But then, its kinda sweet...' She didn't know why she couldn't stop thinking about him. It annoyed her. She was in love with Kenshin!
Wasn't she?