February Valentine
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Kaoru Kamiya sat in her kitchen, doing something she detested doing.
Cooking.
But it couldn't be helped. That day was valentine's day and Kaoru had to make the best chocolate Kenshin had ever tasted. Why you ask? Well for that we need to go back to yesterday afternoon, when Megumi met up with Kaoru walking outside of the college grounds.
"Hey, Tanuki!" Megumi strode up to Kaoru and Kaoru sighed.
"Don't call me that Megumi."
"Oh, sorry," she smiled, "I just wanted to ask if you were making chocolate for Ken-san?"
Kaoru's face turned beet red, "O-o-oo- of course not!"
"Oh that's too bad," Megumi laughed, "But I guess it means less competition for me."
"Competition?" Kaoru's head perked up.
"Of course!" Megumi laughed again, "I'm making chocolates for Ken-san, am I not?"
"WHAT?! B-B-B-B-BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT!"
"I don't see why not," Megumi stared Kaoru down, "If YOU'RE not making advances at him, or even bothering to make chocolate for him. Maybe if you just confessed your feelings to him, THEN I would back off." Megumi waited for Kaoru's hurried response of 'WELL I WILL THEN!' But all Kaoru did was turn red and say:
"I'll show you Megumi! I'll make the best chocolate Kenshin ever tasted, just you wait!"
"Well, then it's a challenge!" Megumi laughed, "I guess we'll meet in your kitchen...as grimy as it is."
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
And with that, the two ran off in opposite directions.
Which brings us to this point in the story. Kaoru's plan to make the best chocolate ever for Kenshin would have been a grand one, if it weren't for that fact...
That Kaoru was an awful cook.
Kaoru's chocolate stuck to the bottom of the pan, and what she could get out tasted awful.
"Oh lovely job!" Megumi laughed, while stirring some chocolate, "Don't you know you have to put the chocolate in a stick-resistant pan? Even an amateur knows that!"
Kaoru fumed and quickly got out a stick-resistant pan. It actually did work much better, but Kaoru didn't dare thank Megumi. Kaoru reached for the sugar and started to put some in when Megumi stopped her.
"Don't do that, you idiot! Too much sugar will make it taste awful!" Megumi took a teaspoon from a drawer, "Use just one teaspoon."
Kaoru put the teaspoon in and tasted the chocolate. It did taste better, but she decided that SHE would take credit for that, not Megumi.
The two worked in silence, forming their chocolate and making it just perfect. Kaoru put in some artificial coloring, then was scolding by Megumi for using a tad bit too much.
Well the end product tasted okay, and it looked okay, but it was nothing to Megumi's perfect heart chocolate. It looked like something you'd buy at a sweet store. Kaoru sighed, but wrapped up her chocolate. Making it wasn't the hard part. It was giving it to him that would be hard.
"Well," Megumi smiled mischievously, "Shall we go?"
Kaoru sighed with contempt and quickly ran to the hall and opened the door to see:
Misao standing in the door with arms full of chocolate mix, artificial coloring, and many round molds.
"Misao what in God's name are you doing?!" Kaoru let her through, her and Megumi's eyes bulging.
"Making chocolate for Lord Aoshi," Misao sighed, "I had to get to work on it late because I needed to buy everything I needed first." Misao dumped all the stuff in the kitchen, making a huge, BOOM!
"Misao, what in the world are you making?" Kaoru was appalled at all of the molds and tubes of chocolate.
Misao laughed and whipped out a blueprint that seemed to show a giant castle with turrets and heart all over it, "THE GIANT CHOCOLATE CASTLE OF LOVE FOR ME AND LORD AOSHI!"
"Giant...chocolate....castle...of love?" Kaoru stuttered.
"Yep! And he'll eat it fall in love with my wonderful confectionery skills!"
"Um...well have fun..." Kaoru sighed, slightly disturbed at Misao's fervor. "Shall we go Megumi?"
"Actually," Megumi smiled, "You go ahead, I'm going to stay for a little bit."
"Oh, I get it!" Kaoru huffed, "YOU'RE going to make some more chocolate for Kenshin aren't you?"
Megumi blushed furiously, "It's none of your business, so just go!"
Megumi then violently pushed Kaoru out of the door and into the sidewalk. Kaoru fumed, but started to look for Kenshin anyway. The sooner she gave him her chocolate, the better.
Kaoru decided the first place to go was his dormitory. As she walked down the sidewalk with the small wrapped box, she passed many guys, drooling over the chocolate they had gotten and comparing the girls who had given it to them. Kaoru sighed at their stupidity. Kenshin wouldn't be like that. He would accept her chocolate and keep it only to himself, since it was special in his heart. Kaoru smiled and blushed at the thought, blushing so much that she didn't see Sanosuke sneak up behind her.
"Hey, Missy!"
"EEEEKS!" she quickly jumped and thrust the box behind her back. "Oh...hey Sano!"
"Hey, whatcha hiding back there?"
"Oh, nothing!"
"It's gotta be something! Tell me!" He tried to look around her back, but she kept it well hidden. "It wouldn't be...chocolate for Kenshin would it?" he grinned smugly at her crimson face.
"N-N-N-NO!"
"Then...what...could it be?!" he quickly snatched the box away and a squeak escaped Kaoru. Sure enough, the tag read, "For Kenshin." "You slut..." he laughed.
"WHAT?!" she snatched the chocolate back and ran the other direction, to leave Sano smiling.
After safely avoiding Sano, Kaoru kept making her way over to Kenshin's dorm. Meanwhile back at the kitchen...
"Oh Lord Aoshi! Baking up a chocolate castle of love! Chocolate castle of love! Chocolate castle of love! Baking up a chocolate castle of love! For me and Lord Aoshi!" Misao sang at the top of her lungs as the chocolate brewed and she poured it into the molds. Megumi had already left, so Misao was alone to make her masterpiece.
Already the castle was half complete, and Misao had decorated it with frosting roses, gumdrops, and marshmallows. She was sure it would be the perfect treat.
Back with Kaoru...
Kaoru had finally made it to Kenshin's door. Actually, she had made it ten minutes ago, but was too afraid to open the door. She could hear him inside, moving around, but she didn't dare talk or even breathe. She just stood there shivering with her chocolate. She reached for the doorknob, then pulled back. Little did she know that Megumi was hiding just around the corner.
"Oh darn her!" Megumi whispered, "She's too scared to give it to him. Time to 'motivate' her." Megumi jumped out, but made it seem as if she'd been walking the entire time.
"Oh darn, guess you got here before me," Megumi laughed, "But I see you haven't even given him your chocolate? Afraid?" Megumi snickered, "I can see why. After he tastes my delectable chocolate, yours will taste like tire rubber!"
Kaoru didn't say anything as Megumi knocked on the door and Kenshin opened it. "Oh, Kaoru-dono!" he looked excited, but Kaoru quickly hid her chocolate.
"It was Megumi that knocked," she said, looking up. Tears caught her eyes as she saw a pile of chocolates on Kenshin's desk. Megumi sweatdropped at the gigantic pile, but she quickly pulled herself together.
"This is for you Ken-san!" she smiled and handed him the chocolate.
"Thank you Megumi-san," Kenshin sounded a tad bit disappointed but he opened the chocolate, "Wow! It's really well-made Megumi-san."
"AND I SUPPOSE MINE'S JUST CRAP COMPARED TO IT HUH?!" Kaoru's tears escaped as she ran away down the hall.
"Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin dropped the chocolate and ran after her, leaving Megumi smiling.
"Finally. They sure were taking their sweet time." She patted her pocket, "Now to deliver something extra..."
"Damn him!" Kaoru's tears flew down her face, "First having all that chocolate? And then complimenting that fox Megumi's!" Kaoru ran towards a bench near the college to cry. She still had her chocolate. She decided that she would throw it away. Waste of that time she spent in the kitchen, but she wanted to completely forget that she even thought about making chocolate for Kenshin. She was about to stand up when a hand came down on her shoulder. She looked up to see a black-haired man staring at her.
"Hey baby?" he smiled and Kaoru smelled alcohol on his breath. "Whatcha doing with that fine looking chocolate?" he reached for it and Kaoru pulled it away.
"Get away from me!" she slapped his hand away.
"Oooo feisty! Is that chocolate for your boyfriend?" he laughed, "How about I just take it off your hands?" He reached for the chocolate and Kaoru stood up to leave. "Come back here!" Kaoru started to run, but he grabbed her by the wrist and violently brought her back, "Hey if I can't have that chocolate, maybe I can have something else, if you catch my drift." He pulled her forward and tried to kiss her, feeling around her skirt. She punched him away, leaving a red mark on his cheek. "YOU BITCH!" He ran towards her, and Kaoru shielded herself for the attack that was coming.
"You'll stay away from Kaoru-dono that you will!" Kaoru looked up to see Kenshin jumping over her head and kicking the wind out of the man. He then threw him into a park bench, knocking him silly.
"Stay away!" the man got up and ran, screaming for his life.
"Kenshin..." Kaoru tried her best to wipe the tears away.
"Are you hurt?" he asked, worried.
"No, I'm fine."
"That's great," he smiled, "I need to talk to you."
"I'm sorry if I hurt you in any way," Kenshin had sat Kaoru down on a bench and was speaking to her, "I didn't want all that chocolate. Girls just gave it to me, and ran away. And Megumi's...well...I'm sorry."
"You have nothing to be sorry about!" Kaoru yelled to him, "I was...being selfish. You had every right to like Megumi's chocolate!"
"But...but..." Kenshin stuttered to find Kaoru's finger on his lips.
"Here," she smiled, "This is for you." Finally, she held up her box of chocolate and Kenshin smiled, obviously very happy. He took it eagerly and unwrapped the package, making sure the tag didn't rip. When he pulled out the chocolate he laughed.
"It looks wonderful," he smiled, "Should we share it?"
"Sure," Kaoru smiled as Kenshin broke off half the chocolate for her. It actually wasn't too bad.
"Mmmm!" Kenshin smiled as he ate. Once he swallowed, he turned to Kaoru, "This tastes delicious Kaoru-dono!" Kaoru blushed at the compliment, "Of all the chocolate I've eaten today Kaoru-dono, this is definitely the best!"
Kaoru blushed furiously as she watched Kenshin eat her chocolate. She was so into watching Kenshin that she didn't see Megumi and Sanosuke behind a tree next to them.
"That really did the trick Megumi," Sanosuke laughed watching the two.
"Yeah," Megumi smirked, "But there's much more to do! Oh and Sano..." Megumi pulled out a small bag of chocolates and put it in Sano's hands. He looked at her very confused.
"What?!" she blushed furiously, "It's just some scrap food I had lying around." Sano laughed at ate one of the chocolates, "Do...do you like?"
"Yep!" he smiled and put his arm around her, making her blush, "Best thing I've ever tasted."
Meanwhile back in the kitchen...
"IT'S COMPLETED!" Misao wiped the sweat off her brow as she admired her creation.
The castle was complete now, and it was in the running for the Genus Book of World Records largest sweet. It was as tall as Misao and had more turrets and marshmallows then someone could count. Gumdrops and licorice filled every space of the castle and tiny flag with the words, "Lord Aoshi," flew on the tallest turret.
"NOW TO DELIVER IT!" Misao quickly changed into a cute pink girly outfit and used her trusty giant platter to carry it. She got many odd looks as she passed down the road with the giant concoction.
Finally, Misao arrived at Aoshi's dorm and knocked with much difficulty. Aoshi opened the door and looked up at the giant castle.
"Lord Aoshi!" Misao smiled, "I made this for you! Do you like it? Happy Valentine's Day!"
"Sorry," Aoshi said quite coldy, "I don't like sweets much. Thanks for the effort though." And with that, Aoshi moved to shut the door. He stopped, then a small crack filled the air and he shut the door. Misao turned white as marble and froze in the hall. A marshmallow fell off the castle and drop on Misao's head, but she took no notice. A tumble weed blew through the hall, and Misao broke into many tiny pieces on the ground.
"OH LORD AOSHI!" she finally cried waterfall tears all onto the carpeting.
"Great chocolate Misao!"
"Yeah, wonderful!"
"Hey, Kaoru, that was my turret!"
"Stop whining, there are like 8 of them."
"I call dibs on the gumdrops!"
"No fair!"
"OH LORD AOSHI!" Misao cried to the skies as the entire gang, Kenshin, Kaoru, Megumi, Sano, and Yahiko feasted on the Giant Chocolate Castle of Love.
"Hey wait," Sano fumed, "Who broke off this balcony?" He pointed to a cracked spot in the castle where a balcony once was.
"Not me," Kenshin sighed and the entire gang nodded to show they hadn't eaten it either.
"That's weird..." Kaoru wondered aloud, "Who took it?"
Later that night, at Aoshi's dorm...
Later that night, Aoshi was busy studying over a book at his desk. His stomach grumbled and he walked over to the fridge. As he opened the door, he reached for a package wrapped in foil. As he opened it, a chocolate balcony fell out, along with the little "Lord Aoshi" flag. He smiled and took out the balcony. He broke off a tiny bit and ate it, and for a second, if you saw him, you could swear he was smiling.
A/N: Aahh Sugoi! Tell me what you think of it! I liked the last part myself Aoshi and Misao....ahh sweet love.
Can't wait for next chappy! R&R!
Till then, Ciao for Now!
