Who was that Skateboarding Fool?!

By animeluverthatiam

Disclaimer:  Nope… still don't own a thing…

A/N:  GOMEN!!!!!  I am SOOOO very sorry this chapter is so late!!  It's because my computer got hacked… and I had to reformat it… and I just got it back up…  GOMEN again!  Forgive this lowly author…  Hopefully this chapter can make up for the long wait…  GOMEN a thousand more times!!

Chapter 14:  Kenshin's Back in the Competition!  And More Sweet Moments!

            Sano sighed.   'I wonder how Kenshin is doing…   This totally sucks… and it was his last competition.'  Sano watched as the second round was about to begin.  'I wish I could be by his side, like a friends supposed to be… but I can't let that jerk Aoshi win…'

            The announcer came over the load speaker and announced that the second round was starting.  Sano looked at the crowd as they began filling in the seats once again.  'Wish me luck, buddy…'

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            Megumi drove at break-neck speeds.  She almost got into a couple of accidents, though she blamed it on the other driver.  Misao, who had gotten used to Megumi's wild driving, said nothing.  However… poor Kenshin and Kaoru…
            "AHH!  MEGUMI!  Be careful!  That one almost hit!" Kaoru cried as she clung to Kenshin's neck, who at this moment was swirly eyed from lack of oxygen.

            "Calm down, Kaoru!  I know what I'm doing.  Just… try not to kill poor Kenshin back there!" Megumi said, looking in the rearview mirror at the couple.

            Kaoru looked over at Kenshin.  He was beginning to turn blue.  "Oh, Kenshin!  I'm so sorry!  DON'T DIE!!!" Kaoru cried while shaking Kenshin, hoping shaking could bring back the dead… or in this case… a passed-out-person-who-passed-out-due-to-the-lack-of-oxygen-by-the-strangling-caused-by-a-scared-person.  And guess what?!  It worked!

            "K-K-Kaoru!  Y-y-you can stop shaking m-m-me now!!" a fully recovered Kenshin cried.

            "Oh, Kenshin!  You're alive!  Thank goodness!" Kaoru hugged him, gently this time.

            "Yeesh… Between Megumi's driving and Kaoru being scared, I'll be surprised if I make it back to the competition alive!" Kenshin said, slightly blushing from Kaoru's hug.

            "WHAT WAS THAT, KENSHIN?!" Megumi and Kaoru both yelled, suddenly infuriated.

            "Oro…" Kenshin muttered his infamous catch phrase.  'This is gonna be one lloooonnnggg ride…'

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            When they finally reached the competition, Kenshin had a few more lumps then when he had left from the hospital.  Kenshin wanted to sneak up on Sano and give him the scare of a lifetime.

            'This is gonna be so sweet!' Kenshin thought evilly.

            Poor little unsuspecting Sano stood watching as Enishi finished his run.  The score had gotten slightly better than from the first round.  Soujiro had gotten a 90.77 and Enishi got a 90.2.  Sano sighed…  'Well, I'm up next…'

            Just as Sano was about to redo his stretches someone came up from behind and stopped.  Sano froze and waited.  All he heard was the person's heavy breathing.  He slowly turned around and was greeted with the most hideous face Kenshin could come up  with.

            "CRAP!!!" Sano yelled as well as some other choice profanities, but since this fic is rated "G", they will not be mentioned, just use your imagination people!  When Sano finally calmed down, he heard a very familiar laugh.  "Kenshin… you  rotten little…!" Sano was about to choke the daylights out of Kenshin, until his brain finally registered what he had just said.

            "Kenshin?!  That really you?!" Sano said in amazement.

            Kenshin nodded, "In the flesh… and some plaster…"

            Sano gathered Kenshin into a big bear hug.  "What are you doin' back here, buddy?  Shouldn't you still be at the hospital?"

            "I busted outta there… with a little help, of course…" Kenshin gestured towards the girls.

            "Heh… I shoulda known…  So are you gonna compete or just watch?"

            "What do you think?" Kenshin responded, looking at Sano like he had just asked an obvious question.

            "Well you better go check in again.  I gotta run!  I'm up!"

            "Good luck!  See ya on the other side!" Kenshin smacked his friend on the shoulder and began to walk towards the judge's table.

            Kaoru, who had been watching this from a few feet away, ran to catch up with Kenshin as the rest of the girls went to find some seats.  Kaoru took Kenshin's hand and  together they walked towards the dreaded judge's table.

            Before Kenshin could say a thing, a judge spoke.

            "Aren't you the moron who fell trying to do that hard trick?" the judge asked, puffing smoke out as he talked (A/N: Guess who the judge is for bonus points!).

            Kenshin gulped at the harshness of the judge's words.  Kaoru squeezed his hand for comfort.  "Yes sir."

            "Shouldn't you still be at the hospital then?"

            "Well, sir, they thought I was well enough to come back and compete."

            "I doubt that.  Especially with a cast like that on your arm," the judge smirked.

            "But, sir, I have to compete!  Please!  I don't care how hard you judge me!  Just let me compete!" Kenshin begged.

            "You have guts, boy.  No one I've ever talked to shouted at me like that.  Don't think I'll judge you any easier because of that cast."

            "Of course not, sir!  Thank you!" Kenshin bowed slightly and smiled at Kaoru, who returned it.

            By the time that Kenshin had finished with the judge, Sano had finished his run.

            "What's the score Big-S?" Kenshin called out to Sano.

            "Big-S… I'll Big-S you…" Sano muttered, hating the nickname newly assigned to him by Kenshin.  "Umm… 91.67"

            "Not bad…" Kenshin said, nodding his head thoughtfully.

            "Why you!  I let the Big-S thing go… but now you pushed it too far!" Sano yelled as he put Kenshin in a headlock and giving him a noogie.

            "Owww!  OWW!" Kenshin cried as his arm tapped Sano's side.

            Sano let Kenshin go.  "You gonna be ok with that arm, Kenshin?"

            "Yea,  I'll just not do any tricks with this arm…"

            As this exchange was going on, Aoshi had gone on his run and had scored  a 95.89, a very hard score to beat.

            Aoshi walked by, glanced at Sano and Kenshin, stopped, did a double check, and walked over.

            "I thought you had gone to the hospital…" Aoshi said in his monotone voice.

            "Well, I'm back.  And your 95.89 is not impossible to beat," Kenshin said, glaring at Aoshi.

            "For you… it will be…" Aoshi then turned and walked away.

            Kenshin sighed.  'I hate that guy…'

            Just as Kenshin was about to continue his thoughts as to how much he hated Aoshi, the announcer, thankfully, interrupted.

            "Ladies and gentlemen!  We have very exciting news!  Kenshin Himura has returned from the Hospital and is ready to skate!  So without further ado, here he is!  KENSHIN HIMURA!!!"
            The crowd went wild.  The cheers were so loud, no one could even hear their own thoughts.

            Kenshin began his stretching exercises and warm-ups.  Kaoru watched him, and blushed every time she got a good view of his…  ahem… butt…

            Kenshin was more nervous than before.  He had told Aoshi he would win… but could he really?

            Kaoru walked over to him once his stretching was done, and put a hand on his shoulder.  She then glanced down at his left arm and got an idea.

            "I'll be right back, Kenshin!" she called as she was already running off.

            Kenshin was totally confused.  'Why did she run off?'

            When Kaoru came back, she had a pen.  She carefully lifted Kenshin's left arm and began writing on it.  She kept it hidden with her had.  When she finished, she moved her hand and let Kenshin read what she had wrote:

                        'Kenshin, don't worry so much!  Relax and you will do fine!

                        Trust in yourself as much as I trust you!  You are the best skater

                        I know!  I believe in you!  See ya on the other side!

                                                            --Kaoru'

            Kenshin smiled a truly happy smile.  Kaoru returned it.  She leaned in enough to give him a quick peck on the cheek.  He blushed almost instantly.

            "Good luck, Kenshin.  I'll be cheering for you!" Kaoru said as she went to sit in the crowd.

            Kenshin now had an air of confidence around him.  'If Kaoru thinks I can do this then I can!'

A/N:  Again I'm sorry for the lack of updating!  School has been mean and so has my computer!  Here are my thank-yous:

K-chan:  Here's some more WAFF for you!

Spellcaster the Diamond:  Sorry for the long wait… Here's some more WAFF!

omochi:  Yep, Kenshin's still gonna compete!  He just won't use that arm.  I think he had good insurance…

Val:  Thank you.  The holidays were nice… but not after them obviously…

Dark Charizard:  Don't hurt no one, no da!

Vesca:  Yup, it does.

Fuuko-san:  Yea it was, huh?

Suzuki Rei:  Well, it's not over yet… and I will add other couples later…

haruko:  He won't use his arm!  And more WAFF!

C-Chan:  It's not over yet!

marstanuki:  Me too!

Crystal:  Well he's blushing now!

Kriska:  I kinda wish that too…  It's not gonna end soon… hopefully…

Shiko:  Thanks!  I'm glad that my longer chaps please you!  And here's more long awaited WAFF!

Ann-dono:  Thanks.  Well here's the next chap.

Keziah:  Well, I'm glad you did read it.  Yup… can't judge what you don't really know.

Chiki:  I'm glad you liked the WAFF.  Well Kenshin was reluctantly given another chance!

Skipper:  I hope I can add the other couples…

Tifa-sama:  I hope I can change that!  K&K FOREVER!!!

Swtrkgurlz:  Well, Kenshin is kinda crazy with all the bumps to the noggin… *Kenshin death glares me*  Opps… I take that back…

midnight dreams:  Thanks.  Here's the next chap.

Chibi Maylan:  I'm glad you liked the chapter.

White Plum: Yup, holdin' hands!

mewlw: Yup, and another evil one!  It's ok.

LYKAchan:  Thank you.  I'll try not to skip on the emotions…  Here's the update.

Luli451:  I'm glad you like that chap.  Here's the next one.

Hanna-chan:  You will find out.  I know, doesn't it?  Here's the update.

Yukishiro Kaoru Masago:  Thank you.  Yea, it is kinda sad…  Yea she did.  Don't die!  Thanks!

friends4eva08:  Thanks.  Here's the update!!

genki-assassin:  Sorry my chaps are short.  I've kinda got it on hold for right now…