Hiya readers! Did I make Misao look too evil? Don't worry, I won't make her
look as evil as Shishio or something.=) I'm glad people like this story, it
makes me feel relived when someone reviews, it means that they enjoy the
story enough for me to continue. P.S.: I'm not the best at action scenes,
so if one turns up it's not going to be the best. They always seem to be
rushed everytime I write them! Sigh. As I write this my computer is
dead.=( Well not completly, but I can't read my e-mail or go on the
internet. So yeah.... I'm a bit P.O.'d.
Disclaimer: Do I own RK? Hmmmmmmmmmmm..... I think you can figure that brain teaser out, ne?
Carry On Dancing Ch.3: Butterfly
" What you mean you know where Lord Aoshi is?!" Misao asked, eyes sparkling, " I've been looking for him for a long time! I was going back to Kyoto, and if you know where he is....."
She continued to ramble and Kaoru gave Kenshin a look that said ' Way to go, Samarai Boy.' Kenshin sighed and started to walk away as Misao continued to talk about her beloved Lord Aoshi. Kaoru followed silently, but just there luck that Misao noticed this complication.
" Hey! Where do you think YOU'RE going!?" She said, " I'll keep following you until you tell me where he is!"
"Misao, we really don't know!" Kaoru snapped. This ninja girl really made her want to hit something.
Misao didn't answer and dragged Kenshin under a tree when it started pouring, hard. Kaoru ran under the tree as fast as she possibly could. That didn't stop her from getting soaked. Kaoru glared daggers at Misao, she hadn't warned her on purpose!
" Misao, these are my only clothes." She seethed while Misao smirked.
"Life sucks, doesn't it?" She commented. Kaoru really wished she could fight back, but she promised Kenshin that there wouldn't be any fights on her behalf.
" So Kenshin, you're traveling to Kyoto?" Misao asked.
" Yes, Miss Kaoru and I are going to Kyoto, that we are." Kenshin answered and turned to Kaoru.
"Miss Kaoru, a minute of your time?"
" Sure Kenshin." Kaoru replied and they went out of Misao's hearing range. Kenshin sighed and asked why Kaoru didn't seem to like 'Miss Misao'.
" She tried to mug us and because she didn't warn me about the rain I'm soaked Kenshin." She replied.
"But if you could do me a favor Miss Kaoru..... give her a chance." Kenshin told her, "You both have taken bad first impressions of eachother."
Kaoru nodded, although she had no idea why. Why did Kenshin's gentle voice make her feel the need to do what he asked of her?
"Kenshin, Kaoru! It's begining to thunder and lighting, we need to get shelter." Misao called to them. "I know of a cave nearby."
Suprisingly, Kaoru was the first to speak. "Thanks......Misao." Misao looked at her in suprise. After awhile she smiled a cheerful smile.
" Your welcome 'Miss' Kaoru." She teased, thunder cracked in the distance and her expression turned serious.
"We don't have much time, that we don't." Kenshin wispered. Misao nodded and they followed her to the cave. They had to run through the rain and by the time they got there, all of them were freezing cold.
"I'm going to go explore, k? You two can stay here." Misao commented and took off. Kaoru sneezed after she left and started shivering.
"Miss Kaoru, you seem to have gotten a cold, that you have." Kenshin commented. Kaoru nodded to him.
" I was always prone to colds when I was a little girl. I thought I had grown out of it." Kaoru sniffed and sneezed again. "My father would always hold me close when I started to shiver. He would sing to me...." she wispered, down a trip on memory lane. She snapped out of it when she felt a pair of strong arms wrapped around her. It was Kenshin!
" K-kenshin?" she stuttered and started to blush. It felt so right, when she was in his arms. He was humming a beautiful melody as he held her. Kenshin was doing the same thing her father had done! After awhile she snuggled against him, still sniffiling but content. She fell asleep against him. Kenshin did not seem to mind one bit. He smiled at her innocent face.
" Kenshin!" Misao called to him, coming to the cave. He silently shushed her and pointed at Kaoru, Misao smiled and nodded at him. She sat down and they all fell asleep in time.
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"mmmmm...huh?" Kaoru wispered as she woke up and almost yelled in suprise when she figured out who she was sleeping against. She got up carefully and took her shinai outside to do early morning practice. She did various techniqes and basics gracefully, showing a side of her that many didn't see.
" So missy, what fighting style is that?" Misao asked, coming out of the cave. Kaoru gave her a look that said plainly 'And that was any of your buisness when?', but answered anyway.
" That was the kamiya kasshin style and since when was my nickname missy?" she answered. Just because she had to be nice doesn't mean she had to put up with teasing.
" Since I find it funny that Kenshin always attaches a miss to your name."
" Well don't. I've got enough stupid nicknames as it is." She answered, thinking of Sanosuke's and Yahiko's nick names for her.
" Ladys, come now. We need to get going."Kenshin appeared, stopping an argument before it started. They followed and Misao mouthed 'Baka' and Kaoru wispered loud enough for Misao to hear.
" Right back at you."
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They continued through the forest while Misao and Kaoru mouthed playful insults at each other. It passed the time to do that anyway. Traveling got really boring when you do it long enough.
" Kenshin, you've been quiet lately. Something on your mind?" Kaoru asked him. Kenshin sighed softly and shook his head. Definate sign that something was on his mind.
" Kenshin, don't lie to me. The look on your face gives everything away."
"It's just that...... I am concerned about Miss Misao. She could get hurt." Kaoru nodded.
"Don't worry Kenshin, she can defend herself."
" Well I hope, because I will be defending you Miss Kaoru." Kaoru blushed at this comment. They walked through the a set of bushes. Kaoru and Misao gasped. There was a man and a boy, both seemingly unconcious.
The man was covered in blood.
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Yes, there is yet another cliffhanger. ~_~0 Well, I hoped you enjoyed the Kenshin and Kaoru romance in this chapter. Does that make up for the fact that this chapter is short? I hope so. Also, Chiki. I know that I shouldn't touch on that subject and I won't too much. Some people don't know much about the japanesese society. Thank you for pointing that out, you've been a really nice reviewer.^_~*
The chapter's title Butterfly has to do with the Kenshin and Kaoru fluff. The song Butterfly sounds like the show and Kenshin's and Kaoru's love so much it's scary.
And remember... please read and review.^^ You guys made me soooooooooo happy last time. Thanks for reviewing.
Disclaimer: Do I own RK? Hmmmmmmmmmmm..... I think you can figure that brain teaser out, ne?
Carry On Dancing Ch.3: Butterfly
" What you mean you know where Lord Aoshi is?!" Misao asked, eyes sparkling, " I've been looking for him for a long time! I was going back to Kyoto, and if you know where he is....."
She continued to ramble and Kaoru gave Kenshin a look that said ' Way to go, Samarai Boy.' Kenshin sighed and started to walk away as Misao continued to talk about her beloved Lord Aoshi. Kaoru followed silently, but just there luck that Misao noticed this complication.
" Hey! Where do you think YOU'RE going!?" She said, " I'll keep following you until you tell me where he is!"
"Misao, we really don't know!" Kaoru snapped. This ninja girl really made her want to hit something.
Misao didn't answer and dragged Kenshin under a tree when it started pouring, hard. Kaoru ran under the tree as fast as she possibly could. That didn't stop her from getting soaked. Kaoru glared daggers at Misao, she hadn't warned her on purpose!
" Misao, these are my only clothes." She seethed while Misao smirked.
"Life sucks, doesn't it?" She commented. Kaoru really wished she could fight back, but she promised Kenshin that there wouldn't be any fights on her behalf.
" So Kenshin, you're traveling to Kyoto?" Misao asked.
" Yes, Miss Kaoru and I are going to Kyoto, that we are." Kenshin answered and turned to Kaoru.
"Miss Kaoru, a minute of your time?"
" Sure Kenshin." Kaoru replied and they went out of Misao's hearing range. Kenshin sighed and asked why Kaoru didn't seem to like 'Miss Misao'.
" She tried to mug us and because she didn't warn me about the rain I'm soaked Kenshin." She replied.
"But if you could do me a favor Miss Kaoru..... give her a chance." Kenshin told her, "You both have taken bad first impressions of eachother."
Kaoru nodded, although she had no idea why. Why did Kenshin's gentle voice make her feel the need to do what he asked of her?
"Kenshin, Kaoru! It's begining to thunder and lighting, we need to get shelter." Misao called to them. "I know of a cave nearby."
Suprisingly, Kaoru was the first to speak. "Thanks......Misao." Misao looked at her in suprise. After awhile she smiled a cheerful smile.
" Your welcome 'Miss' Kaoru." She teased, thunder cracked in the distance and her expression turned serious.
"We don't have much time, that we don't." Kenshin wispered. Misao nodded and they followed her to the cave. They had to run through the rain and by the time they got there, all of them were freezing cold.
"I'm going to go explore, k? You two can stay here." Misao commented and took off. Kaoru sneezed after she left and started shivering.
"Miss Kaoru, you seem to have gotten a cold, that you have." Kenshin commented. Kaoru nodded to him.
" I was always prone to colds when I was a little girl. I thought I had grown out of it." Kaoru sniffed and sneezed again. "My father would always hold me close when I started to shiver. He would sing to me...." she wispered, down a trip on memory lane. She snapped out of it when she felt a pair of strong arms wrapped around her. It was Kenshin!
" K-kenshin?" she stuttered and started to blush. It felt so right, when she was in his arms. He was humming a beautiful melody as he held her. Kenshin was doing the same thing her father had done! After awhile she snuggled against him, still sniffiling but content. She fell asleep against him. Kenshin did not seem to mind one bit. He smiled at her innocent face.
" Kenshin!" Misao called to him, coming to the cave. He silently shushed her and pointed at Kaoru, Misao smiled and nodded at him. She sat down and they all fell asleep in time.
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"mmmmm...huh?" Kaoru wispered as she woke up and almost yelled in suprise when she figured out who she was sleeping against. She got up carefully and took her shinai outside to do early morning practice. She did various techniqes and basics gracefully, showing a side of her that many didn't see.
" So missy, what fighting style is that?" Misao asked, coming out of the cave. Kaoru gave her a look that said plainly 'And that was any of your buisness when?', but answered anyway.
" That was the kamiya kasshin style and since when was my nickname missy?" she answered. Just because she had to be nice doesn't mean she had to put up with teasing.
" Since I find it funny that Kenshin always attaches a miss to your name."
" Well don't. I've got enough stupid nicknames as it is." She answered, thinking of Sanosuke's and Yahiko's nick names for her.
" Ladys, come now. We need to get going."Kenshin appeared, stopping an argument before it started. They followed and Misao mouthed 'Baka' and Kaoru wispered loud enough for Misao to hear.
" Right back at you."
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They continued through the forest while Misao and Kaoru mouthed playful insults at each other. It passed the time to do that anyway. Traveling got really boring when you do it long enough.
" Kenshin, you've been quiet lately. Something on your mind?" Kaoru asked him. Kenshin sighed softly and shook his head. Definate sign that something was on his mind.
" Kenshin, don't lie to me. The look on your face gives everything away."
"It's just that...... I am concerned about Miss Misao. She could get hurt." Kaoru nodded.
"Don't worry Kenshin, she can defend herself."
" Well I hope, because I will be defending you Miss Kaoru." Kaoru blushed at this comment. They walked through the a set of bushes. Kaoru and Misao gasped. There was a man and a boy, both seemingly unconcious.
The man was covered in blood.
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Yes, there is yet another cliffhanger. ~_~0 Well, I hoped you enjoyed the Kenshin and Kaoru romance in this chapter. Does that make up for the fact that this chapter is short? I hope so. Also, Chiki. I know that I shouldn't touch on that subject and I won't too much. Some people don't know much about the japanesese society. Thank you for pointing that out, you've been a really nice reviewer.^_~*
The chapter's title Butterfly has to do with the Kenshin and Kaoru fluff. The song Butterfly sounds like the show and Kenshin's and Kaoru's love so much it's scary.
And remember... please read and review.^^ You guys made me soooooooooo happy last time. Thanks for reviewing.