With Love 2
Kenshin and Kaoru
"Kenshin-chan! Wake up, it's almost time for dinner, honey!" Kenshin jerked awake, hearing his mother's voice calling him from the kitchen. He found himself looking up at the ceiling from his couch, and still listening to the rain that had lulled him to sleep.
"'K, Mom," he called sleepily. He waited another moment, before sitting up. From the corner of his eye, he saw something black moving outside the window. Curious, Kenshin looked more closely.
There was a girl outside. A girl wearing a skirt and long-sleeved blouse, holding a black parasol-looking umbrella over her head. Seeming to sense that someone was watching her, the girl turned slightly so that Kenshin could only see half of her face. She smiled at him and her blue eye glittered mischievously.
"Oro?"
Mystified, Kenshin watched her turn around again and continue on her way.
"Kenshin?"
"Uh, hold on, Mom, I'll be right there!" If he didn't move fast, this strangely fascinating girl was gonna get away in the rain.
Kenshin jumped up from the couch and dashed out the door, still in his socks. The rain was falling gently and dripped through his hair past his ears and settled on his eyelashes.
"Hey, wait!" The girl was already a good hundred feet in front of him, skipping in the drizzling. She heard him, and turned around in a graceful movement, with her mouth open in a smile. She was…singing?
But whatever song she'd been singing, it faded on a last note, and then she said hello.
"Hi! Can I help you?"
"Oro? Oh, uh… What's your name?" Kenshin put a hand behind his head, mildly disconcerted by this surreal meeting. But all the same, it was kinda… cool…
"I'm Kamiya Kaoru. It's nice to meet you…Kenshin." She smiled again, and Kenshin felt his eyes pop open. "ORO?"
Kaoru laughed. "Don't worry! My family just moved here, and your mom already introduced herself. She's really nice. She brought some pastries and a picture of all of you. I wouldn't forget red hair like yours in a long while, Kenshin-kun." She smiled again. Kenshin sighed.
"Oh, yeah, my mom does stuff like that… Well, welcome to the neighborhood, Kaoru-dono." Kaoru's pretty blue eyes lit up, making Kenshin blush slightly.
"Thanks, Kenshin-kun! I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow!" And with that, she twirled around in the rain again and continued on her way.
Kenshin went back inside, still a bit spellbound and puzzled.
Tomorrow will be an interesting day, I think…