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Chapter 1: The Miracle is Bestowed
It was a happy cheerful day at the Kamiya Kasshin Dojo. Seriously, you could hear birds chirping and see bunnies hopping around (Aku-chan: -twitch twitch- -spaz spaz-). Yes, it was very cheerful, until…
"KENSHIN!!" yelled the voice of a ticked tanuki. Suddenly, the birds and bunnies were gone as an ominous shadow loomed in the yard.
"Yes, Kaoru-dono?" said a happy little oblivious rurouni. He was hunched over his favorite spot in the whole dojo: the laundry tub.
"Kenshiiin…." she said ominously, gripping her bokken tightly. He simply smiled his rurouni smile. Ah, the powers of that smile. The clouds broke suddenly and she smiled amiably. "Is my kimono ready yet?"
"Yes, the dry cleaning is finished," he smiled happily, holding up a freshly laundered kimono covered in a plastic bag.
"Thank you!" she said sweetly as she took the kimono, hopping away happily. Kenshin smiled again, and continued doing his favorite hobby.
"KENSHIN!" Now it was the voice of a hyperactive monkey.
"Ah, Yahiko," Kenshin beamed as the little midget walked up to him, his shinai strapped to his back as usual.
"Sensei," he suddenly bowed down in front of Kenshin, making Kenshin's eye's widen slightly in surprise. "Please, teach me the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu."
"Oro? Now now, Yahiko, we've talked about this before. Be strong in the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu," he lectured, wagging his finger.
"PLEASE!! I'm so tired of getting hit on the head by that busu," he said, as his eye gave an involuntary twitch. "I think my brain cells are just about gone…"
"Oh, Kaoru-dono's not that bad," he replied.
"Kenshin, how many times has Kaoru hit you over the head?" Kenshin's eye also twitched.
"Don't dig in too deep, kid," he replied, suddenly adapting a gangster tone.
"PLEASE!"
"No, go away." Yahiko fumed and stalked off.
"Ahh, it's just me and you now," Kenshin said happily to the laundry tub. He gleefully began scrubbing Sano's dirty socks.
As Kenshin scrubbed Kami knows what out of Sano's socks, the water suddenly began to bubble.
"Oro?" he said as he looked at it, not thinking it was hot at all. In a loud VOOSH a huge swirl of water erupted out of the tub, soaking the poorly placed rurouni. "ORO??"
A beautiful ancient Goddess twirled above Kenshin with an amused look on her pale face. She twirled to a stop, her back facing Kenshin.
"Huh? Where'd he go?" she said as she looked around. She looked behind her and saw Kenshin.
"Oro?" was all he could say as he stared bug eyed.
"Ahh, the young rurouni! My most loyal subject!" she said in a bubbly voice. She grimaced, then coughed, causing bubbles to erupt out of her mouth. "Ugh, go easy on the detergent."
"Now," her voice became silky once more. "I have come from the depths of the land of Tide, Downy, and snuggly softness to grant thee one wish. What is it you desire, my most dutiful little Whirlpool?" Kenshin still stared bug eyed, gripping Sano's socks that were still in his hand tightly.
"ORO?!" he cried out. She arched her eyebrows as she looked at him perplexedly.
"Hm, 'oro'?" she said, putting her finger to her chin in a thoughtful matter, "I've never heard that wish before. Oh well, what the heck. I grant thee wish!!" With a flick of her wrist delicate flakes of detergent floated out of her hand onto the red head's head. They sparkled and shimmered (making his hair squeaky clean) then poofed into nothing.
"Fare thee well!!" she exclaimed as, with another VOOSH, she sank back into the laundry tub. Kenshin could only keep staring at his favorite wooden object, almost ripping Sano's socks in half.
"Oro!" he exclaimed, noticing the horribly wrenched socks. Sano would be furious. He inched towards the tub, unsheathing his sakabatou and prodding it nervously. Would the strange fairy lady come back out?
After a few minutes of watching the weathered wooden tub, he simply decided that it had all been a hallucination in the hot sun. He happily started scrubbing when he felt someone watching him. He turned and saw a very drunk Sano.
"Oh hello Sano," he said, or, at least that's what he thought he said. Instead, he heard the words "Oro, oro oro-ro," coming out of his mouth. He quickly clapped his hands over his mouth, his eyes widening. He tried speaking again.
"Oro oro-ro, oro… ORO ORO??!!" He started freaking out. He looked at Sano, a desperate look in his eyes.
"Oi, Kenshin," Sano said sluggishly, his eyebrow rising, "Stop saying 'oro,' or… or I'm gonna give ya a reason to… oro…" He drifted off, his eyes glazing over. Before Kenshin could try to answer, Kaoru walked towards them, Yahiko slinging on her bokken in an unconscious daze.
"Ugh," she scowled, "Sano! You're drunk… again!!"
"Yeah… watcha to ya, jou-chan…?" he replied as he flapped his arm around, which was still holding a half empty (kie-san: or half full…) jug of sake. Kaoru snatched it out of his hands, taking advantage of the hindering effects of sake.
"OI!" Sano shouted as he flopped towards the jug, catching Kaoru off guard. He grabbed it quickly and hugged it to his chest, shooting an accusatory glare at her. "Mine!" He started rubbing his cheek against the jug.
"Stupid drunkard…" Kaoru muttered as she turned towards Kenshin. "Kenshin, could you make dinner?"
"Oro-ro," Kenshin nodded happily, forgetting to keep his mouth shut. He quickly snapped it back shut. Kaoru raised her eyebrow at him skeptically.
"Um, okay…" she began walking past him, and Kenshin couldn't help looking at Yahiko, who now had a stream of drool coming out of his mouth. "Call me when it's done, 'kay?" Kenshin nodded at her disappearing figure, turning back to Sano who was sleeping in a drunken sleep, hugging his sake possessively. Kenshin just sighed, then walked to the kitchen.
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Authoresses' note (kie-san: whoa, that's a lot of 's's):
Kie-san: Hm, it gets better later… I think…
Aku-chan: coookiieeesss….
Kie-san: Aku-chan came up with it, I just type. -watches as Aku-chan munch- GIMME!!
Aku-chan: NOoOOOo!! MINE!! -pulls pot out of sister's reach-
Kie-san: Hn, just review!!
Aku-chan: Cookie! I mean… REVIEW!!
Kie-san: Ano, don't flame us, de gozaru. C/C welcome, tho'!
Aku-chan: Flame us and I'll shave your eyebrows off in your sleep.
Kie-san: o.O Forgive my sister, she's -special-.