Chapter 14: Prosperity candles...
Disclaimer: I don't own RK!
8888888888- Another scene that Kaoru doesn't know ------------ & ~~~~~~~~ - just to switch the scene
Author's notes: I didn't know my name means "little spring!" Well, you all know my name is Koharu!
Kenshin sat on the chair in the opposite side of me. He gave me a cup of coffee.
I quietly sipped the coffee. It was hot.
"Kaoru, are you and Sanosuke...?" Kenshin whispered.
I looked at my trembling hands and nodded slowly. "Hai. We are...going out now." I murmured.
I heard Kenshin gasped softly.
Silence passed. (Music cue: dreams creation from chrono cross)
I didn't know that tears were forming in my eyes. I couldn't speak. There's something missing...
Kenshin chuckled a little. "Well, okay. At least I'll not worry anymore."
I stared at him suddenly. I questioned him with my eyes.
"That's all, Kaoru. Thanks for coming here." Kenshin said then stood up. He looked around. "Megumi! Megumi!"
Megumi?!
Megumi showed up and smiled at me. She was sitting behind us! "Konbanwa... I mean, Ohayo, Kaoru-chan..." she said then bowed.
I bowed too.
"Well, we have to go." Kenshin said and then put his arm around Megumi.
Megumi winked at me and leaned closer to Kenshin.
I stared at the two 'lovebirds'.
Kenshin stole a last glance from me, and then went out of the café.
My head had hurt now. Wow. That's all he's going to say. I thought it was important, and he broke my heart...
He broke my heart? How is that? I didn't even like him...
...or something like that...
I stood up slowly. I sighed and went out of the café.
I didn't even remember the coffee. I didn't look back at the café.
I went through the Sakura trees road and looked at the trees. I went to our house again, and it was locked. I grabbed something in my pocket, and I didn't know I had brought the house keys.
I opened the door and went to my room. I called up okaasan to say that I was staying in our house.
Receiver down!
I opened the gifts one by one and saw a 'splendid' gift.
I looked at the parcel and turned off the lights. I lit the 7 candles that were inside the parcel.
It was prosperity candles. Each candle symbolizes various aspects of life like peace, wealth, etc. Yeah, like I believe in this weird stuff. But trying won't hurt ne?
I arranged the candles from smallest to biggest from the instruction. The candle that melts the quickest symbolizes good fortune.
Red- health Blue-peace Yellow- Intelligence Violet- Spiritual growth Pink- love Green- money Orange- Career
I watched the candles melt the wax, and then blew off all the fire. I opened the lights and was astonished.
The pink candle melted first!
I was speechless. "I will have good fortune in 'love'...?" I asked to myself.
Images of both Sanosuke and Kenshin passed to me.
I chuckled then frowned. I threw away the candles and lied on my bed. I lazily put the pink candle inside my drawer. I opened my eyes and grabbed the telephone. I dialed some numbers.
"Moshi-moshi...? *yawn*..."
"Ah... S-Sanosuke...? It's me, Kaoru..." I whispered.
Sanosuke's eyes widened. "Just hold on a sec." he said. He stood up and went inside the bathroom. He gargled then sat on the bed. "What's the problem?"
"Sanosuke... Can you meet me in the Sakura trees road?" I asked in a low tone.
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"Can you tell me now what the problem is?" Sanosuke said while we were sitting on the bench, facing the Sakura trees.
I looked down at my shoes then at the blossoms on the ground. "Sanosuke... Am I easy to fool...?" I asked.
Sanosuke chuckled. "What makes you say that?" he asked.
I smiled, but with sadness. I shook my head. "Nothing." I looked up then sighed. "I mean... Do I look at people in a negative way always?"
Sanosuke took my hand then held it. "No, Kaoru. I know that you treat other people in a positive and nice way...except the ones that you really hated. The ones you hate are the worst person."
Sanosuke tightly held my hand. "Look at me! Many 'beautiful' girls are out there, but they are playing 'hard-to-get' and they are 'choosy'. They're always over-confident about their beauty and they boast of it too much. Not like you."
I looked at Sanosuke suddenly. "How...?"
"Well, you're simple. You don't know that you're beautiful, and you put down yourself at times. You do not boast of your beauty. You're kind too. That's why despite the line of girls that my mother and father offers me, I chose you." Sanosuke explained.
I smiled. "I'm flattered, Sano..." I murmured. I looked at the trees again. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my right cheek. I turned to Sanosuke and then saw him nearing his face on mine.
I quickly turned away then pulled out my hand from his.
Sanosuke was surprised, and his eyes widened.
I shook my head. "I'm sorry." I said. I stood up. "Sanosuke, I'm just not ready for this." I sighed again. "I'll go home now." I walked away fast.
Sanosuke just sat on the bench. He wondered why Kaoru turned her face away from him.
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I rubbed my hands that were covered by gloves. I went inside the kitchen of our home and put the kettle of water on the stove. I let it boil for a few minutes.
While waiting, I looked at the clock. "Huh? It's 6:00 am already?" I asked myself. I looked at the window and it was beginning to be bright! I looked at the mirror then saw dark circles near my eyes.
"Oh God. I didn't know time have passed that quickly." I thought. I heard the kettle make that whistle noise and I turned off the fire and the gas. I accidentally touched the kettle on its body, and I automatically put my finger inside my mouth.
"Hot!"
I opened the cabinets to look for a band-aid, but there was nothing! I went upstairs to my room and pulled my drawer.
I saw one band-aid, and saw the pink candle. I stared at it and I looked at the lavender teddy bear lying on the bed. I picked the bear up and hugged it.
"I don't know why I'm talking to a non-living thing like you, but it's better than having no one to talk to. You know, the person that gave you to me, is very nice...NOW. When you had known him 2 years ago, Oh God, you'll pull your hair in anger!" I murmured to the teddy bear like a crazy person.
"Yes, yes. I hated him a lot. But why now...why now that I received you...the more I liked him...?"
I sighed then put the bear on the bed. I grabbed the band-aid and wrapped it around my wounded finger.
Later...
I went to a grocery store to buy...what else? Groceries!
I went to the counter to purchase the things I was buying. "How much?"
"It's free, Kaoru-chan!"
I looked up and saw Misao! "Misao-chan? You are...?"
"Yup! A cashier! I'll just pay the money for you." Misao said.
I blushed. "You don't have to." I said.
"Don't be stubborn, Kaoru-chan! Well, can you meet me in the 4th avenue café?"
I smiled again. "No. But we can meet in Starbucks café!"
"Ok! I'll see you later!" Misao said, giving me the paper bag full of goods.
I bowed. "Domo, Misao-chan." I said. My grip on the paper bag tightened. "No way am I going to go to that café again! I swear!" I exclaimed then went out of the grocery store.
On the way to the house, I dropped my scarf. I bent hardly because I was still carrying the paper bag. Suddenly, someone picked it up.
"This is yours, Kaoru-dono?"
I looked up and saw Kenshin. I nodded slowly. "Ah... Arigatoo, Kenshin... Ah... Kenshin-kun." I grabbed my scarf. "Ja ne." I simply said then walked away.
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Kenshin smiled at Kaoru. "Now, we're calling names like we've just met a while ago. Does this mean I'm giving up on her and she's trying to forget me?" He stared at Kaoru again.
"But I made a promise. I promised that I won't lose to Sanosuke. Now how am I going to fix this problem?"
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Author's notes: Konnichiwa! In one of my emails, I applied on some boards about making some friends, and hey! Many wanted to be my friend! They also know that I'm half Japanese, and they are letting me teach them some Japanese kanji!!
WAAHHHH!!!!! Sayonara, minna-san!! Hehehe! Joke! ^_^x
Disclaimer: I don't own RK!
8888888888- Another scene that Kaoru doesn't know ------------ & ~~~~~~~~ - just to switch the scene
Author's notes: I didn't know my name means "little spring!" Well, you all know my name is Koharu!
Kenshin sat on the chair in the opposite side of me. He gave me a cup of coffee.
I quietly sipped the coffee. It was hot.
"Kaoru, are you and Sanosuke...?" Kenshin whispered.
I looked at my trembling hands and nodded slowly. "Hai. We are...going out now." I murmured.
I heard Kenshin gasped softly.
Silence passed. (Music cue: dreams creation from chrono cross)
I didn't know that tears were forming in my eyes. I couldn't speak. There's something missing...
Kenshin chuckled a little. "Well, okay. At least I'll not worry anymore."
I stared at him suddenly. I questioned him with my eyes.
"That's all, Kaoru. Thanks for coming here." Kenshin said then stood up. He looked around. "Megumi! Megumi!"
Megumi?!
Megumi showed up and smiled at me. She was sitting behind us! "Konbanwa... I mean, Ohayo, Kaoru-chan..." she said then bowed.
I bowed too.
"Well, we have to go." Kenshin said and then put his arm around Megumi.
Megumi winked at me and leaned closer to Kenshin.
I stared at the two 'lovebirds'.
Kenshin stole a last glance from me, and then went out of the café.
My head had hurt now. Wow. That's all he's going to say. I thought it was important, and he broke my heart...
He broke my heart? How is that? I didn't even like him...
...or something like that...
I stood up slowly. I sighed and went out of the café.
I didn't even remember the coffee. I didn't look back at the café.
I went through the Sakura trees road and looked at the trees. I went to our house again, and it was locked. I grabbed something in my pocket, and I didn't know I had brought the house keys.
I opened the door and went to my room. I called up okaasan to say that I was staying in our house.
Receiver down!
I opened the gifts one by one and saw a 'splendid' gift.
I looked at the parcel and turned off the lights. I lit the 7 candles that were inside the parcel.
It was prosperity candles. Each candle symbolizes various aspects of life like peace, wealth, etc. Yeah, like I believe in this weird stuff. But trying won't hurt ne?
I arranged the candles from smallest to biggest from the instruction. The candle that melts the quickest symbolizes good fortune.
Red- health Blue-peace Yellow- Intelligence Violet- Spiritual growth Pink- love Green- money Orange- Career
I watched the candles melt the wax, and then blew off all the fire. I opened the lights and was astonished.
The pink candle melted first!
I was speechless. "I will have good fortune in 'love'...?" I asked to myself.
Images of both Sanosuke and Kenshin passed to me.
I chuckled then frowned. I threw away the candles and lied on my bed. I lazily put the pink candle inside my drawer. I opened my eyes and grabbed the telephone. I dialed some numbers.
"Moshi-moshi...? *yawn*..."
"Ah... S-Sanosuke...? It's me, Kaoru..." I whispered.
Sanosuke's eyes widened. "Just hold on a sec." he said. He stood up and went inside the bathroom. He gargled then sat on the bed. "What's the problem?"
"Sanosuke... Can you meet me in the Sakura trees road?" I asked in a low tone.
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"Can you tell me now what the problem is?" Sanosuke said while we were sitting on the bench, facing the Sakura trees.
I looked down at my shoes then at the blossoms on the ground. "Sanosuke... Am I easy to fool...?" I asked.
Sanosuke chuckled. "What makes you say that?" he asked.
I smiled, but with sadness. I shook my head. "Nothing." I looked up then sighed. "I mean... Do I look at people in a negative way always?"
Sanosuke took my hand then held it. "No, Kaoru. I know that you treat other people in a positive and nice way...except the ones that you really hated. The ones you hate are the worst person."
Sanosuke tightly held my hand. "Look at me! Many 'beautiful' girls are out there, but they are playing 'hard-to-get' and they are 'choosy'. They're always over-confident about their beauty and they boast of it too much. Not like you."
I looked at Sanosuke suddenly. "How...?"
"Well, you're simple. You don't know that you're beautiful, and you put down yourself at times. You do not boast of your beauty. You're kind too. That's why despite the line of girls that my mother and father offers me, I chose you." Sanosuke explained.
I smiled. "I'm flattered, Sano..." I murmured. I looked at the trees again. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my right cheek. I turned to Sanosuke and then saw him nearing his face on mine.
I quickly turned away then pulled out my hand from his.
Sanosuke was surprised, and his eyes widened.
I shook my head. "I'm sorry." I said. I stood up. "Sanosuke, I'm just not ready for this." I sighed again. "I'll go home now." I walked away fast.
Sanosuke just sat on the bench. He wondered why Kaoru turned her face away from him.
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I rubbed my hands that were covered by gloves. I went inside the kitchen of our home and put the kettle of water on the stove. I let it boil for a few minutes.
While waiting, I looked at the clock. "Huh? It's 6:00 am already?" I asked myself. I looked at the window and it was beginning to be bright! I looked at the mirror then saw dark circles near my eyes.
"Oh God. I didn't know time have passed that quickly." I thought. I heard the kettle make that whistle noise and I turned off the fire and the gas. I accidentally touched the kettle on its body, and I automatically put my finger inside my mouth.
"Hot!"
I opened the cabinets to look for a band-aid, but there was nothing! I went upstairs to my room and pulled my drawer.
I saw one band-aid, and saw the pink candle. I stared at it and I looked at the lavender teddy bear lying on the bed. I picked the bear up and hugged it.
"I don't know why I'm talking to a non-living thing like you, but it's better than having no one to talk to. You know, the person that gave you to me, is very nice...NOW. When you had known him 2 years ago, Oh God, you'll pull your hair in anger!" I murmured to the teddy bear like a crazy person.
"Yes, yes. I hated him a lot. But why now...why now that I received you...the more I liked him...?"
I sighed then put the bear on the bed. I grabbed the band-aid and wrapped it around my wounded finger.
Later...
I went to a grocery store to buy...what else? Groceries!
I went to the counter to purchase the things I was buying. "How much?"
"It's free, Kaoru-chan!"
I looked up and saw Misao! "Misao-chan? You are...?"
"Yup! A cashier! I'll just pay the money for you." Misao said.
I blushed. "You don't have to." I said.
"Don't be stubborn, Kaoru-chan! Well, can you meet me in the 4th avenue café?"
I smiled again. "No. But we can meet in Starbucks café!"
"Ok! I'll see you later!" Misao said, giving me the paper bag full of goods.
I bowed. "Domo, Misao-chan." I said. My grip on the paper bag tightened. "No way am I going to go to that café again! I swear!" I exclaimed then went out of the grocery store.
On the way to the house, I dropped my scarf. I bent hardly because I was still carrying the paper bag. Suddenly, someone picked it up.
"This is yours, Kaoru-dono?"
I looked up and saw Kenshin. I nodded slowly. "Ah... Arigatoo, Kenshin... Ah... Kenshin-kun." I grabbed my scarf. "Ja ne." I simply said then walked away.
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Kenshin smiled at Kaoru. "Now, we're calling names like we've just met a while ago. Does this mean I'm giving up on her and she's trying to forget me?" He stared at Kaoru again.
"But I made a promise. I promised that I won't lose to Sanosuke. Now how am I going to fix this problem?"
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Author's notes: Konnichiwa! In one of my emails, I applied on some boards about making some friends, and hey! Many wanted to be my friend! They also know that I'm half Japanese, and they are letting me teach them some Japanese kanji!!
WAAHHHH!!!!! Sayonara, minna-san!! Hehehe! Joke! ^_^x