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New workers at the Akabeko

It was a bright sunny morning at the Kamiya Dojo residence. Everything was quiet and peaceful... Well not everything
"Yahiko! Get back here!!!" screamed Kaoru as she was chasing him in the backyard.
"No way! I'm getting tired of training! I need a break! Ugly people like you have no clue what break is!" Yahiko sneered and stick his tongue out at Kaoru.
"UGLY!!! Yahiko you're gonna pay for this!" Kaoru yelled in anger and continued to chase after him, determined to have her revenge. Kenshin was at the back of the dojo doing the laundry, while humming a tune softly to himself.
"Oro!" Kenshin fell onto his back in surprise, with his big comical bugged- eyes as Yahiko jumped over the laundry basket and quickly ran back into the dojo. Kenshin got onto his feet and blinked "What's going on?" he wondered to himself.
"YAHIKO!!! GET BACK HE-RE AHHHH!!!!!!" Kaoru screamed as she tripped over the laundry basket and got her favourite kimono drenched in dirty water.

"Miss Kaoru, are you all right?" Kenshin asked, as his clothes were also drenched. Kaoru twitched with annoyance and anger, and gave Kenshin a look as if she was going to blow up like a bomb. Kenshin sweat drops
"Uh... I'll go and get you some fresh clothes, that I will" Kenshin stammered as he hurriedly ran into the dojo to fetch Kaoru some dry clothes.
"Man... You sure are hopeless when it comes to chores missy" Sanosuke said coolly as he enters in the backyard and closed the back gate behind him. "And I thought you were just bad at cooking... Now I realise why Kenshin does the chores often around here," Sanosuke continually said. Kaoru narrowed her blue eyes and gritted her teeth. A few moments later Kenshin walked back into the backyard, while carrying Kaoru's fresh clothes

"Miss Kaoru I got you some fresh clothes... Wha-" Kenshin's eyes grew wide and his mouth dropped in horror.
"Kenshin... Need... Some... Help...Here!!" Sanosuke yelled at he ran for his life away from the furious Kaoru, as she chases him with a laundry basket. "Get back here!!!" She yelled. Yahiko peeked behind the door from the dojo and quickly muffled his laugh with his hand, as he watched Sanosuke being chased by Kaoru.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" said Tae as she enters into the back yard and gasped in horror. Everyone froze completely as if they were on television pressed as 'pause'. Kenshin broke the short silence as he blinks and says to Tae "Miss Tae... What brings you here on this fine day?"
"Fine... Fine my ass it is" muttered Sanosuke underneath his breath.
"Well... Most of the workers at the Akabeko are sick. We need more people to help us, but we don't know who and I was wondering if-" Tae was cut off by Kaoru as she dropped the laundry basket and walked towards to Tae "Don't worry, we'll help you Tae! Won't we guys?" Kaoru said as she turned to Sanosuke and Kenshin.

Kenshin and Sanosuke blinked at Kaoru "Eerr.... I don't know about this I mea-" Sanosuke was cut off by Kaoru once again.
"Great! Just tell us what to do Tae and we'll do it right away!" Kaoru said cheerfully as she gave Tae a reassuring smile.
"My you are all very nice people, how can I repay you all?" Tae said, as she was happy to have wonderful friends at the Kamiya dojo.
"Don't worry about it Tae, you have been very generous letting us eat at the Akabeko. It's the least thing we could do" Kaoru said as she smiles.
"Well... I better get back to the Akabeko and help Tsubame to set out the table. I'll meet you all at the Akabeko once you all have eaten breakfast" Tae smiles at the others and leaves the dojo.

At the Akabeko

"Miss Kaoru... Is this is necessary?" asked Kenshin as he blushes from wearing an Akabeko working kimono ((the ones that the girls wear in the Akabeko, in the episodes ))
"You've got to be kidding me!?" yelled Sanosuke, as he was mad about wearing a female kimono.
"Oh shut up Sanosuke. We've got work to do here remember? So quit whining and get to work," said Yahiko as he helps Tsubame to carry some woks, trying to tolerate wearing female kimonos as he slightly blushes. This made Sanosuke even more mad that he wanted to beat the crap out of Yahiko, but he didn't as he saw one of Kenshin's 'don't think about it, or you'll be sorry that you will' look. So Sanosuke keep quite.
"I'm sorry boys, we usually have females doing the waiter work. This is the only waiter clothes we have" said Tae in dismay as she knew this would happen.

"Don't worry about it Tae, it's all right" said Yahiko as he place a wok on each table.
"Yahiko you're so nice and helpful" beamed Tsubame. Sanosuke grins and leans over to Kenshin
"Hey Kenshin... Looks like Yahiko is trying to impress Tsubame," He whispered, which made them both laugh.
"What's so funny?" Kaoru asked the boys as she gave one of her famous frowns at them.
"Eerr... Nothing! We were just telling each other a joke. Ain't that right Kenshin?" Sanosuke spluttered and nudged Kenshin with his elbow. Kenshin nodded his head quickly and gave a nervous smile at Kaoru
"That's right" Kenshin said nervously.
"Then get back to work. The customers are coming soon," Kaoru snapped and return back to her work.
"I guess we better do what Miss Kaoru says," said Kenshin as he starts sweeping the floor with a broomstick.
"You said it, " replied Sanosuke as he walks out the back to get some bail of rice.

Meanwhile where Yahiko and Tsubame are...

"Thank you for helping out little Yahiko" Tsubame cheerfully said as she smiles at him.
"Ah! I told you not to call me little!!" Yahiko yelled at Tsubame as his whole face turned as ripe as a strawberry.
"I'm sorry Yahiko" Tsubame gasped as she forgot about it and sweat drops. Yahiko blinks at Tsubame and sweat drops as he rubbed the back of his head "Ah... Forget about it... Just don't do that again... Ok?" Yahiko said, as he was afraid that he might hurt her feelings.
"Ok, Yahiko" Tsubame smiles and grabbed two trays and gave one to Yahiko. Yahiko smiles back at Tsubame and took the tray that she gave him
"Thanks" he said.
"It's ok," Tsubame smiles as she was glad to talk to someone at her own age "we better get ready, the customers will be here any moment now"
"Right" nodded Yahiko, as he walks beside Tsubame at the front of the counter, ready to serve the customers.

Unexpectedly there was a noise full of customers entering into the Akabeko.
"Why do I have a feeling this is not going to be good?" Sanosuke sighed to himself as he grabbed a tray getting ready to serve.
"Hi, welcome to the Akabeko" Kenshin smiles at his first customers "What would you like to eat today?" he asked.
"We would like to have beef stew with extra tofu and green tea please," replied a woman who was sitting next to her eight-year-old son.
"Beef stew with extra tofu and green tea will be coming up, that it will" smiled Kenshin as he walks off to the kitchen to get their order.
"Mummy is that a man or a woman? Cause that person looks like a woman" said the innocent eight-year-old boy as he points at Kenshin. Poor Kenshin sweat drops and face faults, as he heard what the boy said,
"Don't point at people honey... It's rude," replied his embarrassed mother as she put his hand down. Sanosuke chuckles as Kenshin walks pass him
"You know Kenshin... That kid's right... You do look like a woman" Sanosuke said and nudge Kenshin with his elbow.
"Ha ha... Very funny Sano..." Kenshin replied sarcastically, as he was upset about this whole idea and continues his work.