Hey everyone! So this was originally supposed to be a choose-your-own adventure story, where I have many different scenarios for our favorite Rurouni Kenshin characters, but as soon as I finished my first compilation, I saw the terms and realized that choose your own adventure is actually not allowed in fanfiction anymore...awkward. So! From now on, This will be a series of mini stories instead^^ I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. It belongs to Nobuhiro Watsuki
A beautiful day. The cicadas were singing happily as dusk started setting in. The light breeze carried different fragrances of beef pot coming from somewhere nearby and the perfume of Morning Glories surrounded the Kamiya Dojo. The sun produced glorious hues as if allowing a last glimpse of the summer day and preview into the night.
Two figures sat next to each other on the steps. One of them being a red-haired man with a crimson kimono and a sword perched casually on the wall next to him. He was staring at nothing in particular with a look that could only be defined as contentment on his face.
The woman next to him was gently embroidering a napkin for Tsubame, who's birthday was coming up. Kaoru made sure to put all of Tsubame's favorite things: the small gray cat that always comes by the Akabeko, which Tsubame devotingly feeds leftovers every morning and evening. In turn, the cat, who Tae named Shokkaku, much to Tsubame's amusement, would follow Tsubame everywhere and even became something of a celebrity among the regulars at the Akabeko- they called him Prince Shokkaku. She had even embroidered a little crown.
She had embroidered Tsubame's favorite flower, the Sakura, a symbol of Spring, and at the moment, she was making some finishing touches on the Kinmokusei flower. A flower, Tsubame had told her, that would most likely be the type Yahiko would be because he is a noble person, the same meaning of the Kinmokusei flower. Kaoru smiled as she pulled at the orange thread.
The minutes passed contently when suddenly the atmosphere turned thoughtful, but in a way that made Kenshin feel a sweatdrop forming though he had no idea why (as a seasoned swordsman, he could feel such things. That's why he had to step out of the room the night Megumi was over and Sano came home so drunk. The atmosphere was freezing! Though helpful in the heat of a battle, it was a curse really).
"Is something on your mind, Ms Kaoru?" She had suddenly put her embroidery down on her lap and just sat there looking at him.
"Kenshin." A shy but mischievous smile playing on her lips. "How would you feel about sparring?"
"Oro?" He was not expecting this.
"You know, since Yahiko left to study swordsmanship abroad with Yutaro, I've had no one to practice with. No, I mean really practice." She held her hand up to a protesting Kenshin. "My new students are indeed worthy opponents, but I'm afraid that I'm starting to slack. I'm not improving, and how could a teacher teach her students when she cannot teach herself? Please Kenshin? I'm not asking you to go all out, just let me do most of the work and you could show me a different way to block or two."
Kenshin was closing his eyes. When he opened them, he looked at her. "Alright."
Kaoru blinked. But she snapped out of it quickly and nodded to him. "Thank you Kenshin. I will meet you in the dojo then." She got up and left to don her worn white uwagi and navy blue hakama.
In reality, her heart was beating in excitement. Kenshin rarely sparred with anyone. Besides the initial fights with his friends, he would only ever spar with Aoshi, and once with Yahiko. But Yahiko said it almost instantly improved his tactics. Hell, Yahiko had improved just by watching Kenshin fight, which almost convinced her Yahiko was secretly a genius.
Almost. He still needed her to point out the proper form and learn the core fundamentals of each technique like the time she changed his perspective on kendo through teaching him different forms of Jujitsu that work hand in hand with sword skill.
She quickly tied back her hair and ran over to the dojo where Kenshin was waiting for her.
"Kenshin!"
"Ah, Ms Kaoru, are you ready to fight?" He gave her an easy smile.
She determinedly picked up her wooden sword and got into position. Well, she put on a show first- she couldn't help it, she was so giddy to be fighting Kenshin.
She snapped on her gloves while smiling a little half smile, never looking away from the man in front of her. Then she flipped her hair back in an exaggerated way, picked up her wooden sword, did a fancy slash through the air to "test it out" and held it out in front of her in proper form.
Kenshin watched all of this in amusement. He picked up his own wooden sword and evenly faced her.
In reality, his own heart was beating fast. Kaoru's "display" caused a pit in his stomach and he felt something ignite in his chest. Regardless of what other people say, Kaoru could be quite feminine sometimes.
Oh but she was a feminine force to behold!
Hmmm what will happen next I wonder? Pls Review!