7hrs of sleep in the last 72 hrs, baby. This learning and working thing is... But because there was too great a time gap between moving and spawning in Bribery!Verse. This begged to be written.

Disclaimer: I claim only the dialog.


4- Truce (Bribery!Verse):

And the attempts to crawl into Kaoru's favor continue...

"I bought us a replacement carpet for the one Misao's dog ruined."

"There is no us. You're never moving out are you?"

"Don't you like it?"

"… You'll have to return it. That's way too expensive for me to cover my half."

"You do like it."

"Shut up Kenshin. Unlike someone else I know, I have to work to put myself through college."

"Think of it as an early birthday present then. And I work too."

"Being gifted with incredible reflexes and speed doesn't count as work. And my birthday was last week. Remember the overly extravagant kendo set you got me?"

"Early Christmas present then. And please Kaoru, the school forces me to travel every weekend and I have to practice 0400 to 0800 every morning with Saito. That's worse than a full-time job."

"Kenshin. It's June. And you not-so-secretly-enjoy sparing against him"

"So? What if I don't have time to shop for you because of all that traveling?! Saito is a good partner to hone my skills against."

"Oh woe is you! Being forced to travel and do what you love."

"But Kaoru, I love you."

"…"

"…"

"Remind me to smack Sano the next time I see him. You're becoming even more corrupted."

"What?"

"You just implied that the school pays you to do me."

"Gasp! Such a dirty mind, my sweet Kaoru! Sano would be proud."

"You implied it!"

"You're adorable when you blush like that."

"Go away."

"I live here, remember?"

"Then go to your room!"

"Please, allow me to offer you this lovely carpet as compensation for your emotional distress."

"Give up, Kenshin."


R&R please! I feel more Bribery!Verse will be forthcoming