meadows of red-
disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin
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Act 1- daydreaming
Kaoru stared blankly at the wide sunset that flowed across the sky. It was as if God himself, was creating a beautiful painting just for her. While she sat there she saw two swallows glide from tree to tree and then sore high into the heavens. She smiled and sighed deeply and glared at the deep tones in the autumn trees, the yellows, browns, oranges, and reds...
......red.....
she smirked when thinking of the rurouni, remembering his warm, loving violet eyes. Not long after her eyelids slowly began to lowered a little bit at a time...
He slowly made his way down the halls without a sound. He was so close to that kitchen, so close to that miso soup, his mouth began to water. Encouraged, he scurried down the last hallway, but came to a sudden stop and raced backwards toward the right wall and placed his back straight against the wall, hoping not to be noticed. After a minute or two he carefully looked at the sleeping Kaoru.
Gasp! 'She's just sitting like an idiot!' he snickered. 'I could either (A) devour whatever is in the kitchen or (B) tackle Kaoru to the ground.' He pondered for a second, then grinned he detached himself from the wall and came right behind Karou. His mouth gapped open barring deadly fangs, his saliva poured onto the ground as if it was a miniature waterfall. His eyes targeted straight for his victim. He was ready for the attack and stomped one foot forward BUT----
fell.
His head flying forward and his feet in the air, he tumbled over three times and came to a stop on his back with a loud 'thump'. Kaoru just waking up, gazed at the bruised little runt. There was a long silence. Kaoru finally broke the silence with a simple and lazy question
"Yahiko, What were you doing?" Yahiko slowly got up brushed himself off and replied with a simple "Nothing." , disappointed, and embarrassed Yahiko ran off to cry to himself in a lonely corner of the dojo.
"Ya!" Kaoru looked up directly at the rebel that some what resembled a chicken. "I don't want slackers in my dojo," he clucked "Now get off yer butt and get sweeping!"
Kaoru continued to look at the now grinning Sagara Sanosuke. Then she went back to her original state of daydreaming. He then went close to her neck and breathed "Thinking about your dear Kenshin again?" She flushed.
SLAP! That was the last thing poor Sano heard before he hit the ground. He found himself laying 5 feet away where him and Kaoru had their encounter. "My God, women! I was just kidding around!!" he said while rubbing his head. Kaoru was just outside of the room and turned around to Sano and had her familiar 'don't fuck with me' face on "You seem to kid a lot.". She then continued on her way to her room. Yahiko had just finished crying and said to Sano, "What happened?" Sano got up and said aloud, "Damn, she's acting EXTRA bitchy today."
Kaoru sighed and was just about to go into her room to take a long nap but was noticed by
"Megumi?"
"HI!!! How are you these days? eh? Man, this dojo is a wreck! How can you live in this dump? Well, it's always getting blown away by assassins, ex-samurai, soldiers, people who want revenge, and just dumb people who want to pick a fight! I feel so sorry for you!" She turned around and saw Kenshin at the door where she came in. "Himura! Can you hold this for me? Please? Thanks! You're always so nice to me." She said while throwing her coat at him.
"Oro." Kenshin fell backwards but was not noticed by the two girls.
"I don't really feel like doing anything today Megumi." Kaoru said tiredly, "Oh come on," she nudged Kaoru playfully, "I just got my paycheck and I wanna go shopping for a new saifu (purse) with somebody!" Kaoru looked at the ground then a Megumi again. "And besides you haven't been out in the market place in a while!" she pleaded. Kaoru looked at Kenshin and asked if he was okay without her presence there. "We will be fine here at the dojo, Kaoru-dono." he replied. "That's great! Come on, Let's go!". "Okay just let me get dressed. (For she was still in her gi and hakama)." She was just about to go into her room when she felt someone's hand held on to hers, she turned around quickly and saw the Rurouni hold onto her. "Promise me something Kaoru-dono." Kaoru blushed, but did not look away.
"Promise me...that....you'll be safe."
She stared at the wanderer's lavender eyes for sometime, then said
"I promise...Kenshin."
He smiled and said "Good. Well, I'll leave you to do you're shopping. Have a wonderful time." he then took his leave out of the room. Megumi saw this whole scene. She slyly said "Oooo, seems that you two had a little moment right there." Suddenly fox ears popped on her head she then began her famous laugh..."Ohhhhhohohohohoho!!" Kaoru gave her and evil look and then entered her room to change.
She came out with a nice slimming soft yellow kimono with a light orange and white flower design across the right side of her chest, on the maemigoro (front main section of kimono) and ushiromigoro (rear main section of kimono), and on both tamoto (sleeve pouch). With a light purple coloration of her obi with a dark black pattern on it.
Megumi was shocked at how Kaoru, the raccoon, could have such a beautiful kimono stored in a little dojo like this. Jealous, she snorted "That's uh...pretty dress you got there Kaoru. Where'd you get it." "My father gave it to me." she replied as they both stepped out the door. "Oh." suddenly all that jealously went away. Megumi then saw Himura waving at both of them, she quietly waved back as did Kaoru. And headed off out to the market place.
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Happy 4th of July Everybody!