^___^ thanx again for all the reviews ^___^ I'm glad that some of you are
catching the feeling of this story, how the girl feels so helpless and
such. That's sort of what I'm trying to create, but you just wait and see
^__~ there's a few surprises awaiting you all down the timeline.
And, one of you asked me if this story was a crossover. The answer is no, it's not. This story is 100% Rurouni Kenshin. The girl is my own character that I made up, and don't worry; she'll be getting a name.
So once again, thanx for the reviews. Keep sending them in and I'll keep updating ^___^ now, on with the story
Whispering Sunshine
Chapter Four
Bath Time
"Good morning. How are you feeling?" Kaoru quietly slid open the door.
The girl sat up on her futon. She reached a hand back and tenderly rubbed the gash on her head.
"Does it hurt much?" Kaoru kneeled down beside the girl and lifted the bandages on the back of her head to get a look at the wound beneath it.
The girl grimly smiled as she nodded her head.
"How can you smile when you're in pain?" Kaoru studied the unmoving expression on the girl's face.
The girl just shrugged her shoulders and laughed as she held the back of her head. Even though she winced and tears of pain sprang to her eyes, her body continued to shake with laughter. But the odd thing was that even though it was evident she was laughing, not a sound sprung from her mouth.
Kaoru just shrugged it off as she began to help the girl to her feet. "How about we get you cleaned up, then we'll find you some breakfast?" She asked, even though she knew that the answer would be a beaming smile and a vigorous nodding of the head.
Kaoru draped one of the girl's arms over her shoulder and supported her as they walked. The girl's stomach growled and the girl turned her head to face Kaoru's.
The raven-haired girl sighed. "Yes, I know. We were going to feed you supper last night, but you were sleeping so soundly that we couldn't wake you. It won't hurt you to wait until after a bath for some food, will it?"
The girl just shrugged her shoulders as they continued walking to the bathhouse.
"Yeah, and besides, we didn't want to kill you either. Kaoru cooked supper last night and boy, oh boy, was it awful!"
"Yahiko!" Kaoru growled.
The young student of the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu stuck out his tongue at his sensei.
"Oooh. Go wash the floors. At least make yourself useful, stupid." Kaoru managed to maintain her anger.
"Aw man!" Yahiko's shoulders slumped as he turned to do the task given to him.
"Hm." Kaoru smiled triumphantly as she and the girl reached the bathhouse.
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At least one hour later:
Kaoru scurried out of the bathhouse, every inch of her was dripping wet. She gasped and tried to catch her breath as she supported herself against the door.
"What's wrong, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin asked as he walked by carrying a few pieces of wood under each arm.
Kaoru's eyes were wide with surprise. She gasped some more as she tried to catch her breath. "She's....not...Japanese!" She huffed.
"Oro?" Kenshin tilted his head.
"Kenshin, don't you get it! We could get in real trouble if this girl isn't from Japan! What if she came here illegally and isn't even supposed to be here?!" Kaoru grabbed the startled rurouni by the front of his shirt.
"Calm down, Kaoru. I'm sure you're just over reacting. Just because she isn't Japanese doesn't mean she doesn't belong here." Kenshin released Kaoru's grip on his shirt.
"Still, I don't know about this." Kaoru crossed her arms.
"How do you know she's not Japanese?" Sano had let himself in and was searching the dojo for breakfast.
"Because..." Kaoru opened the bathhouse door and ushered the girl in question out. Sano and Kenshin gasped. The girl's hair, which had been soiled and dirty before, now shone in its own brilliant color. The girl tilted her head and smiled as her blonde hair splashed about her shoulders.
"Oro!" Kenshin exclaimed.
"Hm." Sano snorted. "Great, a blonde. I've heard they're not too bright..."
The girl continued to smile as Kaoru grabbed her arm and towed her in the direction of her room. "Kenshin, you'd better go start breakfast. We'll be there in a minute." Kaoru commanded. The red head just stood speechless in her wake.
"Oro?"
"You heard her. Go start breakfast, Kenshin!" Sano thumped him soundly on the back of the head.
"Oro!" Kenshin hopped around with a swirly-eyed look on his face as he made his way to the kitchen.
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"Well, now that we've got the bath out of the way, what would you like to wear?" Kaoru closed behind her the door to her own room.
The girl tilted her head.
Kaoru sighed and kneeled down beside her. "Would you like to wear a kimono? That's what I'm wearing right now." She allowed the girl to feel her clothing. The girl shook her head.
"Well then, would you like to wear a gi and hakama like Kenshin? You could wear one of my extra kendo suits until we could go to town and buy one of your own."
The girl tilted her head around a little bit before nodding yes.
"All right then, try this one on." Kaoru helped the girl into her spare kendo-training suit.
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"Uh...Kenshin?" Kaoru shyly poked her head around the edge of the kitchen.
"What is it, Kaoru-san?" The redhead turned from where he was cooking to face the shy girl.
Kaoru scratched the back of her head and laughed a little hysterically before placing her request. "Do you have an extra gi or hakama that the girl could borrow?"
"Oro?" Kenshin looked up at Kaoru like she had gone insane. "Why?"
"Well...heh...heh...I never noticed it until she tried on my clothing. She's way bigger than me!" Kaoru scratched the back of her head nervously.
Kenshin turned back to his cooking. "Then I doubt my clothing would do her much good. I'm not that much bigger that you, Kaoru-dono."
"Wha?" Kaoru's eyes bugged out.
"Besides, it's not that bad, is it?" He asked as he continued preparing breakfast.
"Well....heh...heh." Kaoru laughed nervously as she went to summon the girl.
"Oro!" Kenshin stared in disbelief at the girl. Kaoru's pants were at least ten inches to short, and her shirt; well...the sleeves didn't even have a chance. The girl was so wide in the shoulders that the sleeves had ripped off when she flexed her arms. And there the girl stood, looking like the most misfit thing Kenshin had ever seen, and yet, she smiled.
"Well, I guess we'll have to make a trip into town, won't we? But lets eat first." Kenshin consented.
The girl just grinned cheerily as she was led into the dinning room.
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^____^ hmmm. Next chapter: Breakfast with a blind girl, the girl gets a name, and shopping in Tokyo! So, stay tuned and be sure to review!
And, one of you asked me if this story was a crossover. The answer is no, it's not. This story is 100% Rurouni Kenshin. The girl is my own character that I made up, and don't worry; she'll be getting a name.
So once again, thanx for the reviews. Keep sending them in and I'll keep updating ^___^ now, on with the story
Whispering Sunshine
Chapter Four
Bath Time
"Good morning. How are you feeling?" Kaoru quietly slid open the door.
The girl sat up on her futon. She reached a hand back and tenderly rubbed the gash on her head.
"Does it hurt much?" Kaoru kneeled down beside the girl and lifted the bandages on the back of her head to get a look at the wound beneath it.
The girl grimly smiled as she nodded her head.
"How can you smile when you're in pain?" Kaoru studied the unmoving expression on the girl's face.
The girl just shrugged her shoulders and laughed as she held the back of her head. Even though she winced and tears of pain sprang to her eyes, her body continued to shake with laughter. But the odd thing was that even though it was evident she was laughing, not a sound sprung from her mouth.
Kaoru just shrugged it off as she began to help the girl to her feet. "How about we get you cleaned up, then we'll find you some breakfast?" She asked, even though she knew that the answer would be a beaming smile and a vigorous nodding of the head.
Kaoru draped one of the girl's arms over her shoulder and supported her as they walked. The girl's stomach growled and the girl turned her head to face Kaoru's.
The raven-haired girl sighed. "Yes, I know. We were going to feed you supper last night, but you were sleeping so soundly that we couldn't wake you. It won't hurt you to wait until after a bath for some food, will it?"
The girl just shrugged her shoulders as they continued walking to the bathhouse.
"Yeah, and besides, we didn't want to kill you either. Kaoru cooked supper last night and boy, oh boy, was it awful!"
"Yahiko!" Kaoru growled.
The young student of the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu stuck out his tongue at his sensei.
"Oooh. Go wash the floors. At least make yourself useful, stupid." Kaoru managed to maintain her anger.
"Aw man!" Yahiko's shoulders slumped as he turned to do the task given to him.
"Hm." Kaoru smiled triumphantly as she and the girl reached the bathhouse.
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At least one hour later:
Kaoru scurried out of the bathhouse, every inch of her was dripping wet. She gasped and tried to catch her breath as she supported herself against the door.
"What's wrong, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin asked as he walked by carrying a few pieces of wood under each arm.
Kaoru's eyes were wide with surprise. She gasped some more as she tried to catch her breath. "She's....not...Japanese!" She huffed.
"Oro?" Kenshin tilted his head.
"Kenshin, don't you get it! We could get in real trouble if this girl isn't from Japan! What if she came here illegally and isn't even supposed to be here?!" Kaoru grabbed the startled rurouni by the front of his shirt.
"Calm down, Kaoru. I'm sure you're just over reacting. Just because she isn't Japanese doesn't mean she doesn't belong here." Kenshin released Kaoru's grip on his shirt.
"Still, I don't know about this." Kaoru crossed her arms.
"How do you know she's not Japanese?" Sano had let himself in and was searching the dojo for breakfast.
"Because..." Kaoru opened the bathhouse door and ushered the girl in question out. Sano and Kenshin gasped. The girl's hair, which had been soiled and dirty before, now shone in its own brilliant color. The girl tilted her head and smiled as her blonde hair splashed about her shoulders.
"Oro!" Kenshin exclaimed.
"Hm." Sano snorted. "Great, a blonde. I've heard they're not too bright..."
The girl continued to smile as Kaoru grabbed her arm and towed her in the direction of her room. "Kenshin, you'd better go start breakfast. We'll be there in a minute." Kaoru commanded. The red head just stood speechless in her wake.
"Oro?"
"You heard her. Go start breakfast, Kenshin!" Sano thumped him soundly on the back of the head.
"Oro!" Kenshin hopped around with a swirly-eyed look on his face as he made his way to the kitchen.
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"Well, now that we've got the bath out of the way, what would you like to wear?" Kaoru closed behind her the door to her own room.
The girl tilted her head.
Kaoru sighed and kneeled down beside her. "Would you like to wear a kimono? That's what I'm wearing right now." She allowed the girl to feel her clothing. The girl shook her head.
"Well then, would you like to wear a gi and hakama like Kenshin? You could wear one of my extra kendo suits until we could go to town and buy one of your own."
The girl tilted her head around a little bit before nodding yes.
"All right then, try this one on." Kaoru helped the girl into her spare kendo-training suit.
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"Uh...Kenshin?" Kaoru shyly poked her head around the edge of the kitchen.
"What is it, Kaoru-san?" The redhead turned from where he was cooking to face the shy girl.
Kaoru scratched the back of her head and laughed a little hysterically before placing her request. "Do you have an extra gi or hakama that the girl could borrow?"
"Oro?" Kenshin looked up at Kaoru like she had gone insane. "Why?"
"Well...heh...heh...I never noticed it until she tried on my clothing. She's way bigger than me!" Kaoru scratched the back of her head nervously.
Kenshin turned back to his cooking. "Then I doubt my clothing would do her much good. I'm not that much bigger that you, Kaoru-dono."
"Wha?" Kaoru's eyes bugged out.
"Besides, it's not that bad, is it?" He asked as he continued preparing breakfast.
"Well....heh...heh." Kaoru laughed nervously as she went to summon the girl.
"Oro!" Kenshin stared in disbelief at the girl. Kaoru's pants were at least ten inches to short, and her shirt; well...the sleeves didn't even have a chance. The girl was so wide in the shoulders that the sleeves had ripped off when she flexed her arms. And there the girl stood, looking like the most misfit thing Kenshin had ever seen, and yet, she smiled.
"Well, I guess we'll have to make a trip into town, won't we? But lets eat first." Kenshin consented.
The girl just grinned cheerily as she was led into the dinning room.
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^____^ hmmm. Next chapter: Breakfast with a blind girl, the girl gets a name, and shopping in Tokyo! So, stay tuned and be sure to review!
