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Sorry I haven't updated in a while I've just had a lot of stuff going on and I really didn't feel like writing but I'm back now and well let's continue with the story. You may want to read part one if you forgot what happened
Kaoru's Dilemma Part 2 The day the Kamiya dojo stood still; Sano's many changes
"Kaoru-dono!" Sano called as he walked around the Kamiya dojo "Now where could she be? I spent all day writing this love poem and I really wanted to read it to her." Sano looked down and pouted a little, meanwhile not too far away Kaoru was hiding in the shed. It had been about a week since the whole mess started but it seemed to get worse everyday, even to the point where she was afraid to even go outside.
"Ohgodohgodohgod. This can't be happening to me! It wasn't supposed to be like this!" Kaoru whispered in a panic, sitting down on one of the wooden boxes she tried to collect herself, but how? Just the thought of Sano being in love with her was bad enough but what if she had to be with him? She could see it now and it wasn't a very happy scene. They'd be living in Sano's apartment down by the roadhouses; Sano would be a deadbeat dad who gambled a lot, she would be pregnant all the time and they'd probably have more kids then she would ever want. "NO! I don't want to end up like that; I want to be with Kenshin!" Kaoru sobbed before hearing the door to the shed opening. Looking around she saw Kenshin in the doorway with a worried look on his face.
"Are you alright Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin asked as he shut the door. He walked over and took a seat next to Kaoru "I would have thought that you would be happy hearing Sano proclaim his love for you that I did."
"It's not that!" Kaoru sighed and looked downwards. Kenshin looked over and tried to make eye contact with her.
"Then what is it then?" He asked her softly, Kaoru looked up at Kenshin
"Well it's just. HEY!" Kaoru whacked Kenshin across the room "you've got quite some nerve Kenshin, I never thought you were such a perverted man!' Of course she was just saying that; she never thought Kenshin was perverted at all, far from it actually. She just didn't want to admit to telling Kenshin exactly what was going on..
"Oro?" Kenshin laid against the ground with spirals in his eyes "Well I was just wondering if there was something I could do to help Kaoru-dono that I was"
"J-just leave me alone ok Kenshin, I'm sorry but I just don't feel like talking about it right now." Kaoru said while smiling softly. Kenshin picked himself off the floor and began to dust himself off
"Well alright Kaoru-dono, Oh I almost forgot the reason I was looking for you! Is there anything that you need for dinner tonight?" Kenshin smiled his usual smile as he went and opened the shed door
"Yeah we need some more rice and soy. Oh and try to get some beef as well would you Kenshin? And remember buying in large quantities is good!" Kaoru and Kenshin laughed together as Kenshin left to go do his errands. Kaoru sighed and smiled some but that didn't last long. Just a few seconds later the door opened ad Kaoru gasped as she saw Sano devilishly grinning.
"Hey Kaoru-dono I've been looking for you! Let me read you my poem!" Kaoru just nodded too surprised to say anything "Ahem roses are red, violets are blue, there's nothing on earth that smells better than you. So what'cha think real romantic huh?" Kaoru responded in the only way she thought possible. She screamed and ran out of the shed "Wait I got better ones!" Sano yelled as he chased her down the street. During this time Megumi was walking to the dojo and watched in confusion as the two went running down the street.
"I wonder what's wrong with them?" Looking down, Megumi saw a piece of paper on the ground "Hmm? What's this?" Megumi picked up the paper and began to read it "Hypnosis? I wonder what she would be doing with this? I'll give it to her later" Megumi placed the paper in her pocket and went on her way..
Later that afternoon after Kenshin returned they all sat down to dinner.
"Did you cook tonight Kenshin?" Yahiko asked with a hint of worry in his voice as he looked down at the food.
"Nope, Kaoru-dono cooked tonight that she did!" Kenshin said happily
"Then I think I'll pass." Yahiko narrowed his eyes and went to get up when someone pulled him back down into his seat.
"Where do you think you're going?" Sano sneered, his fishbone sticking from the side of his mouth.
"I'm gonna go and find some real food to eat, you got a problem with that rooster head?" Yahiko snarled before Sano's fist pounded him on the top of his head.
"Yeah I got a problem with it, you're gonna sit here, you're gonna eat Kaoru-dono's cooking, and you're gonna like it!" Sano glared at Yahiko threateningly
"Oh yeah? Says who?" Yahiko shouted
"Says me and my Futae no Kiwami!" Sano shouted back at Yahiko
"Sano, Yahiko calm down both of you" Kenshin calmly said "Now Yahiko you should at least try Kaoru-dono's cooking after all she is getting better"
Yahiko sighed in defeat "Oh alright Kenshin, I'll give it a try."
"Nuh-uh not good enough." Sano said waving his finger a little bit "I've got something else you can do as well "
A few minutes later a scowling Yahiko is fanning Kaoru with a huge fan as well as feeding her at the same time.
"Now if you do a good job Yahiko maybe I can forgive ya!" Sano smiled
"Why you! When I get my hands on you I'm gonna shove this fan so far up your-" before Yahiko could continue, Sano hit yahiko in the head with a piece of food.
"Quiet faithful servant, it's not your place to make threats" Yahiko growled as Sano laughed and began eating. Megumi couldn't help but giggle
"Could you pass the sake Ken-san?" Megumi asked, however, she and Kenshin's attention turned to Sano as he got a stiff look on his face.
"Something wrong Sano?" Kenshin asked his friend
Sano blinked and shook his head a few times before spitting out the food in his mouth "Yuck! Did Jo-chan cook again? I'd rather eat mud than this stuff!" Sano looked around to see everyone looking at him strangely "What's with you guys, you look like you've seen a ghost?"
"I thought you liked Kaoru-dono's cooking Sano." Kenshin said doing his best to get over the shock
"Are you kidding Kenshin? I hate this stuff why do you think that I always like to eat at the Akabeko." Everyone watched as Sano got that same stiff face again; after a few seconds he shook his head and blinked "Of course the Akabeko's cooking could never compare to Kaoru-dono's delicious masterpieces"
Everyone continued to stare at Sano now with even more shock this was all just getting too weird.
"What's up with that rooster head anyways?" Megumi wondered before remembering the note she picked up earlier. She took the slip of paper from her pocket and began to read it to herself "Hmm the love hypnosis is activated when someone says Akabeko. but when someone says Sake; the spell will break and the person hypnotized will remember nothing." Megumi began to smile "Oh this will be fun." Megumi looked over to Sano and grinned "Hey Sano!"
"Yeah what do you want Kitsune?" Sano smiled over to her
"You ddn't have to say that so rude. especially when it's time to kiss the bride!" Megumi's fox ears appeared
"Wha? But I'm not-"before Sano could finish, Megumi pushed him into Kaoru causing Sano and Kaoru's lips to touch
"Sake!" Megumi called out, causing Sano to blink, a few seconds later his eyes preceded to grow wide as he pushed Kaoru away from him
"Bleach I've been kissed by Jo-chan! I'm poisoned!" Sano gagged as he took a bottle of sake and began to chug it down just to get the taste out of his mouth.
"Akabeko!" Megumi called causing Sano to go back into his trance "One more time!" She called out before pushing him back towards Kaoru, except this time Sano's hands landed on Kaoru's chest "Sake!" Megumi called out causing Sano to come out of his trance just in time for Kaoru to hit Sano through the roof of the building.
"W-what did ya do that for Jo-chan! I didn't do anything to deserve that!" Sano said as he came wobbling back into the dojo
"Yes you did, you chauvinist rooster! You touched my chest!" Kaoru screamed at him
"Now why would I do that? Specially since you ain't got no chest to be proud about!" Sano yelled back at Kaoru
"Why you!" Kaoru yelled as she began to beat Sano continuously with her bokken. Megumi laughed and managed to say the word Akabeko, causing Sano to go back into his trance.
After dinner was finished.
"Well that was good but I best be heading home. I have to wake up early." Sano said as he got up
"Oh really? You going to be doing some heavy training tomorrow Sano?" Kenshin asked
"Oh, I forgot to tell you guys. I got a job today!" Sano beamed while everyone else stared at him wide eyed
"Did Sano just say?" Kaoru asked
"Job?" Megumi finished for her
"Is the world ending already?" Yahiko continued with the statement.
"Well yeah, if I'm gonna get married to Kaoru-dono someday I wanna be able to support her. Don't wanna be no deadbeat dad and all" Sano said as he put a hand on his waist.
"Well that sounds great Sano! What will you be doing?" Kenshin asked
"I'm going to be a police officer. Saito said he'd show me everything I would need to know"
"Saito! You mean Hejime Saito?! But you HATE him!" Yahiko yelled at Sano who just shrugged it off
"Nah, he's not that bad of a guy once you get to know him. Well I'm off!" Sano said, however, as he left Kenshin gasped at something he had not seen until now.
"Sano. The symbol on your back, it's gone!" Kenshin said in a most serious and shocked tone
"Oh yeah, well I thought that since I'll be marrying Kaoru-dono one day that it was about time that I just lay the past to rest and move on with my life" Sano smiled and waved "Well see ya!"
"I'm worried, this is so unlike Sano." Yahiko said as soon as Sano was out of hearing distance
"I am worried about Sano too that I am but if this makes him happy, then we shouldn't complain. That we should not." Kenshin said softly as he pat Yahiko on the back softly
After clearing up the dishes Megumi and Kaoru went into the main living quarters of the dojo.
"So, how's the hypnotism working out?" Megumi said slyly
"You know? But how did you-" before Kaoru could answer, Megumi handed her the slip of paper that she had picked up.
"Well I must admit that this is an interesting development and since you're with the rooster head now. I'm sure you won't mind me taking Ken-san Ohohohohohohohoho!" Megumi's fox ears came up as she laughed
"You stay away from him!" Kaoru yelled
"Why? You already have someone, it wouldn't be fair for Ken-san if you continued to two-time him."
I'm not two timing anyone, it was just a mistake!" Kaoru yelled louder than before
"Well then your mistake cost you didn't it?" Megumi laughed as she stepped out the door "Well good luck Kaoru. you'll need it Ohohohohohoho!" Megumi's fox ears popped up again as she walked away "She just likes to see me suffer!" Kaoru sniffed
"That she does!" Kenshin said while conveniently walking along the back porch, behind him was Yahiko. Kaoru quietly followed to see what they were talking about.
"Are you sure about this Kenshin?" Yahiko said
Kenshin nodded and smiled softly "Yes it's for the best; I would just be in the way of Sano and Kaoru if I continued to stay here with them. So I think it's about time that I start wandering again. don't you think?"
Kaoru's eyes went wide as she heard the words she thought that she would never hear again.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sorry I haven't updated in a while I've just had a lot of stuff going on and I really didn't feel like writing but I'm back now and well let's continue with the story. You may want to read part one if you forgot what happened
Kaoru's Dilemma Part 2 The day the Kamiya dojo stood still; Sano's many changes
"Kaoru-dono!" Sano called as he walked around the Kamiya dojo "Now where could she be? I spent all day writing this love poem and I really wanted to read it to her." Sano looked down and pouted a little, meanwhile not too far away Kaoru was hiding in the shed. It had been about a week since the whole mess started but it seemed to get worse everyday, even to the point where she was afraid to even go outside.
"Ohgodohgodohgod. This can't be happening to me! It wasn't supposed to be like this!" Kaoru whispered in a panic, sitting down on one of the wooden boxes she tried to collect herself, but how? Just the thought of Sano being in love with her was bad enough but what if she had to be with him? She could see it now and it wasn't a very happy scene. They'd be living in Sano's apartment down by the roadhouses; Sano would be a deadbeat dad who gambled a lot, she would be pregnant all the time and they'd probably have more kids then she would ever want. "NO! I don't want to end up like that; I want to be with Kenshin!" Kaoru sobbed before hearing the door to the shed opening. Looking around she saw Kenshin in the doorway with a worried look on his face.
"Are you alright Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin asked as he shut the door. He walked over and took a seat next to Kaoru "I would have thought that you would be happy hearing Sano proclaim his love for you that I did."
"It's not that!" Kaoru sighed and looked downwards. Kenshin looked over and tried to make eye contact with her.
"Then what is it then?" He asked her softly, Kaoru looked up at Kenshin
"Well it's just. HEY!" Kaoru whacked Kenshin across the room "you've got quite some nerve Kenshin, I never thought you were such a perverted man!' Of course she was just saying that; she never thought Kenshin was perverted at all, far from it actually. She just didn't want to admit to telling Kenshin exactly what was going on..
"Oro?" Kenshin laid against the ground with spirals in his eyes "Well I was just wondering if there was something I could do to help Kaoru-dono that I was"
"J-just leave me alone ok Kenshin, I'm sorry but I just don't feel like talking about it right now." Kaoru said while smiling softly. Kenshin picked himself off the floor and began to dust himself off
"Well alright Kaoru-dono, Oh I almost forgot the reason I was looking for you! Is there anything that you need for dinner tonight?" Kenshin smiled his usual smile as he went and opened the shed door
"Yeah we need some more rice and soy. Oh and try to get some beef as well would you Kenshin? And remember buying in large quantities is good!" Kaoru and Kenshin laughed together as Kenshin left to go do his errands. Kaoru sighed and smiled some but that didn't last long. Just a few seconds later the door opened ad Kaoru gasped as she saw Sano devilishly grinning.
"Hey Kaoru-dono I've been looking for you! Let me read you my poem!" Kaoru just nodded too surprised to say anything "Ahem roses are red, violets are blue, there's nothing on earth that smells better than you. So what'cha think real romantic huh?" Kaoru responded in the only way she thought possible. She screamed and ran out of the shed "Wait I got better ones!" Sano yelled as he chased her down the street. During this time Megumi was walking to the dojo and watched in confusion as the two went running down the street.
"I wonder what's wrong with them?" Looking down, Megumi saw a piece of paper on the ground "Hmm? What's this?" Megumi picked up the paper and began to read it "Hypnosis? I wonder what she would be doing with this? I'll give it to her later" Megumi placed the paper in her pocket and went on her way..
Later that afternoon after Kenshin returned they all sat down to dinner.
"Did you cook tonight Kenshin?" Yahiko asked with a hint of worry in his voice as he looked down at the food.
"Nope, Kaoru-dono cooked tonight that she did!" Kenshin said happily
"Then I think I'll pass." Yahiko narrowed his eyes and went to get up when someone pulled him back down into his seat.
"Where do you think you're going?" Sano sneered, his fishbone sticking from the side of his mouth.
"I'm gonna go and find some real food to eat, you got a problem with that rooster head?" Yahiko snarled before Sano's fist pounded him on the top of his head.
"Yeah I got a problem with it, you're gonna sit here, you're gonna eat Kaoru-dono's cooking, and you're gonna like it!" Sano glared at Yahiko threateningly
"Oh yeah? Says who?" Yahiko shouted
"Says me and my Futae no Kiwami!" Sano shouted back at Yahiko
"Sano, Yahiko calm down both of you" Kenshin calmly said "Now Yahiko you should at least try Kaoru-dono's cooking after all she is getting better"
Yahiko sighed in defeat "Oh alright Kenshin, I'll give it a try."
"Nuh-uh not good enough." Sano said waving his finger a little bit "I've got something else you can do as well "
A few minutes later a scowling Yahiko is fanning Kaoru with a huge fan as well as feeding her at the same time.
"Now if you do a good job Yahiko maybe I can forgive ya!" Sano smiled
"Why you! When I get my hands on you I'm gonna shove this fan so far up your-" before Yahiko could continue, Sano hit yahiko in the head with a piece of food.
"Quiet faithful servant, it's not your place to make threats" Yahiko growled as Sano laughed and began eating. Megumi couldn't help but giggle
"Could you pass the sake Ken-san?" Megumi asked, however, she and Kenshin's attention turned to Sano as he got a stiff look on his face.
"Something wrong Sano?" Kenshin asked his friend
Sano blinked and shook his head a few times before spitting out the food in his mouth "Yuck! Did Jo-chan cook again? I'd rather eat mud than this stuff!" Sano looked around to see everyone looking at him strangely "What's with you guys, you look like you've seen a ghost?"
"I thought you liked Kaoru-dono's cooking Sano." Kenshin said doing his best to get over the shock
"Are you kidding Kenshin? I hate this stuff why do you think that I always like to eat at the Akabeko." Everyone watched as Sano got that same stiff face again; after a few seconds he shook his head and blinked "Of course the Akabeko's cooking could never compare to Kaoru-dono's delicious masterpieces"
Everyone continued to stare at Sano now with even more shock this was all just getting too weird.
"What's up with that rooster head anyways?" Megumi wondered before remembering the note she picked up earlier. She took the slip of paper from her pocket and began to read it to herself "Hmm the love hypnosis is activated when someone says Akabeko. but when someone says Sake; the spell will break and the person hypnotized will remember nothing." Megumi began to smile "Oh this will be fun." Megumi looked over to Sano and grinned "Hey Sano!"
"Yeah what do you want Kitsune?" Sano smiled over to her
"You ddn't have to say that so rude. especially when it's time to kiss the bride!" Megumi's fox ears appeared
"Wha? But I'm not-"before Sano could finish, Megumi pushed him into Kaoru causing Sano and Kaoru's lips to touch
"Sake!" Megumi called out, causing Sano to blink, a few seconds later his eyes preceded to grow wide as he pushed Kaoru away from him
"Bleach I've been kissed by Jo-chan! I'm poisoned!" Sano gagged as he took a bottle of sake and began to chug it down just to get the taste out of his mouth.
"Akabeko!" Megumi called causing Sano to go back into his trance "One more time!" She called out before pushing him back towards Kaoru, except this time Sano's hands landed on Kaoru's chest "Sake!" Megumi called out causing Sano to come out of his trance just in time for Kaoru to hit Sano through the roof of the building.
"W-what did ya do that for Jo-chan! I didn't do anything to deserve that!" Sano said as he came wobbling back into the dojo
"Yes you did, you chauvinist rooster! You touched my chest!" Kaoru screamed at him
"Now why would I do that? Specially since you ain't got no chest to be proud about!" Sano yelled back at Kaoru
"Why you!" Kaoru yelled as she began to beat Sano continuously with her bokken. Megumi laughed and managed to say the word Akabeko, causing Sano to go back into his trance.
After dinner was finished.
"Well that was good but I best be heading home. I have to wake up early." Sano said as he got up
"Oh really? You going to be doing some heavy training tomorrow Sano?" Kenshin asked
"Oh, I forgot to tell you guys. I got a job today!" Sano beamed while everyone else stared at him wide eyed
"Did Sano just say?" Kaoru asked
"Job?" Megumi finished for her
"Is the world ending already?" Yahiko continued with the statement.
"Well yeah, if I'm gonna get married to Kaoru-dono someday I wanna be able to support her. Don't wanna be no deadbeat dad and all" Sano said as he put a hand on his waist.
"Well that sounds great Sano! What will you be doing?" Kenshin asked
"I'm going to be a police officer. Saito said he'd show me everything I would need to know"
"Saito! You mean Hejime Saito?! But you HATE him!" Yahiko yelled at Sano who just shrugged it off
"Nah, he's not that bad of a guy once you get to know him. Well I'm off!" Sano said, however, as he left Kenshin gasped at something he had not seen until now.
"Sano. The symbol on your back, it's gone!" Kenshin said in a most serious and shocked tone
"Oh yeah, well I thought that since I'll be marrying Kaoru-dono one day that it was about time that I just lay the past to rest and move on with my life" Sano smiled and waved "Well see ya!"
"I'm worried, this is so unlike Sano." Yahiko said as soon as Sano was out of hearing distance
"I am worried about Sano too that I am but if this makes him happy, then we shouldn't complain. That we should not." Kenshin said softly as he pat Yahiko on the back softly
After clearing up the dishes Megumi and Kaoru went into the main living quarters of the dojo.
"So, how's the hypnotism working out?" Megumi said slyly
"You know? But how did you-" before Kaoru could answer, Megumi handed her the slip of paper that she had picked up.
"Well I must admit that this is an interesting development and since you're with the rooster head now. I'm sure you won't mind me taking Ken-san Ohohohohohohohoho!" Megumi's fox ears came up as she laughed
"You stay away from him!" Kaoru yelled
"Why? You already have someone, it wouldn't be fair for Ken-san if you continued to two-time him."
I'm not two timing anyone, it was just a mistake!" Kaoru yelled louder than before
"Well then your mistake cost you didn't it?" Megumi laughed as she stepped out the door "Well good luck Kaoru. you'll need it Ohohohohohoho!" Megumi's fox ears popped up again as she walked away "She just likes to see me suffer!" Kaoru sniffed
"That she does!" Kenshin said while conveniently walking along the back porch, behind him was Yahiko. Kaoru quietly followed to see what they were talking about.
"Are you sure about this Kenshin?" Yahiko said
Kenshin nodded and smiled softly "Yes it's for the best; I would just be in the way of Sano and Kaoru if I continued to stay here with them. So I think it's about time that I start wandering again. don't you think?"
Kaoru's eyes went wide as she heard the words she thought that she would never hear again.
TO BE CONTINUED
