Thanksgiving in Japan
Written by K-Chan

Chapter 5: Pumpkin Pie

Disclaimer: I don't own the Ronin Warriors or any of that stuff. I just like the show. But this story's mine.
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Kayura knocks on the closed door to Rowen's room.

"Come in," he says. She turns the doorknob and enters the room. Rowen is sitting at the window, looking out of his telescope.

"Whacha looking at?" Kayura asks, walking over to him. Rowen leans back in his chair,

"There was suppose to be a shooting star tonight. I was hoping to see it." He takes the pie from her,

"Thanks." Kayura sits down on the edge of his bed and starts nibbling on her pie. Rowen chews,

"This is pretty good." Kayura nods,

"Ya know... I never really got to say I'm sorry for this morning, so, I'm sorry." Rowen looks up from his plate,

"Oh, don't worry about it. Sage'll forget about it eventually, or he'll reticule me for the rest of my life. One or the other." Kayura smiles, finishing her pie. Rowen puts his plate down and looks into the telescope,

"It looks like it's ready to come." He stands up,

"Come on. We can see it better on the roof."


They leave Rowen's room and head up a tiny flight of stairs at the end of the hallway to the roof. The roof is so quiet and peaceful, all you can hear are the sounds of the night. They walk over to a little bench near the end of the roof.

"I usually come here by myself," Rowen apologizes for the lack of chairs.

"That's alright," Kayura says as they sit on the little bench. The sky looks so clear and beautiful. Rowen points to a corner of the vast universe of stars,

"Here is comes." Kayura gazes in awe as the comet crosses the sky. As she follows its path, she feels the weight of Rowen's arm across her shoulder. She faces him and their eyes meet.

"Thank you, Kayura," he whispers softly, "thank you for watching this with me." His face grows closer to hers.

"Oh, Rowen," Kayura thinks to herself as she closes her eyes.