The Chosen Path
Chapter 4
Kaoru blinked. She blinked again.
"Um...Sanosuke?" she reached behind herself, grabbing around until she got a hold of something. Unfortunately though, it wasn't Sanosuke.
"Kaoru! Let go of me you big ugly!!" Yahiko swatted at her from where he was hanging from his shirt. Kaoru stared at him, sweat-dropping.
"Hee, hee...gomen Yahiko." She paused, then smashed him into the floor. "I'm not ugly!!!" she shouted in his ear.
He groaned, standing up and stomping away, mumbling the entire way about stupid ugly women. Kaoru glared at his back.
Sanosuke leaned against the doorframe. "Looking for me? What do you want Missy?" he asked, boredom dripping from his every word.
Kaoru went red. "Sanosuke! Look!" she pointed at the gates to the dojo.
Sanosuke blinked. He blinked again.
Kenshin was walking toward the dojo, nothing abnormal there, except that he had a laughing blonde goddess on his shoulders.
"Usa-chan," he sweat-dropped. "I think you should get down now."
Usagi giggled. "Ne, Ken-chan, embarrassing you am I? Ha!" she fell into another fit of laughter.
Kaoru puffed up her cheeks. "How dare she..." she rolled up her sleeves, stomping toward a saucer-eyed Kenshin and a blank Usagi.
"Miss Kaoru," Kenshin began nervously. "It's not what it looks like..."
"Sure Kenshin," Sanosuke smirked.
Usagi shrugged. "That depends on what you think it is." She stated matter-of-factly.
Sanosuke smiled evily.
Usagi leapt into the air and landed on the steps to the dojo. Everyone stared at her blankly.
She smirked. "Ken-chan, where's your room?"
Kenshin flushed. "Rrr, Usa-chan," he began.
"Kenshin!!" Kaoru thundered. "I can't believe you!!"
Usagi blinked, staring at the two blankly. "Odd." She said simply, watching as Kaoru began throttling Kenshin mercilessly.
Sanosuke smiled at her. "Don't worry, they do this all the time. So where'd you come from?" he asked, still leaning against the doorframe.
Usagi shrugged. "Everywhere. Nande?"
Sanosuke shrugged. "Ne, it's just kind of ironic that you came around just when Kenshin mentioned you. He was just telling me earlier at the café about you. Is it true that you have mastered over fifteen different sword techniques?"
Usagi grinned. "Hai!"
"Are you any good at hand-to-hand combat?" he asked with a small smile.
Usagi smirked. "Are you offering a challenge? I would happily teach you some special techniques for hand-to-hand combat."
Sanosuke smirked. "Well, I wouldn't want to have an unfair advantage or anything. I mean,"
"Are you saying that you think you could actually beat me? Love, that's not very likely I'm afraid."
Usagi laughed.
Sanosuke stared at her, unsure if he should be offended or not.
"I'll tell you what Sano," Usagi began. "Tomorrow, meet me outside the dojo here. We'll see who teaches who." She smiled mischievously.
Sanosuke stared at her. He smirked. "Fight a woman? Never."
"Are you afraid Sano? Of a little, harmless girl?" Usagi stretched out the description. "I would never have thought *you* would be afraid of me like that."
Sanosuke immediately frowned. "Excuse me? I could take you on any day. I'll accept your challenge. Tomorrow at noon. I'll be there." He stated confidently.
Usagi grinned. "Great! Just don't think this is going to effect our relationship any though, you and I can still be friends, ne?"
He nodded. "Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Usagi smiled. "Great! Then how 'bout we go to the Okabeko and grab a drink before the moon reaches the sky."
Sanosuke stared at her. "Nani?"
"I said, 'let's go to the Okabeko'!" Usagi cheered.
Sanosuke looked almost startled.
Kenshin jumped behind Usagi. "Usa-chan!" he said nervously as Kaoru cracked her knuckles. "Save me!"
Usagi blinked. She shrugged. "Hey Sano? How 'bout we save Kenshin first?" she grinned.
Sanosuke shrugged. "Whatever. Hey Missy, why don't you leave Kenshin alone for a little while? Usagi and I are going to stop by the Okabeko for a drink before we head home." He said casually.
Kaoru's jaw slackened. "Sanosuke!" She gave him a betrayed look.
"Don't look at me like that. I'll catch ya later."
Usagi smiled, walking away with Sanosuke.
"Ja ne Ken-chan! I'll be back later!" she called over her shoulder.
Kenshin stared at their disappearing forms in slight shock.
"She might not admit it," he thought, a small smile coming to his features. "Demo, she has changed. I hope it's for the better...for Sanosuke's sake."
Kaoru latched onto his arm. "Kenshin!" She wailed. "Why does everyone like her so much?!"
Kenshin fell over, a huge sweat-drop forming at the back of his head.
"..."
To be continued...
-Was that short or what? Gomen nasai, demo, don't flame me for it onegai! Positive reviews and helpful suggestions (Even if their actually stupid ^_^) are always appreciated by the way!
Chapter 4
Kaoru blinked. She blinked again.
"Um...Sanosuke?" she reached behind herself, grabbing around until she got a hold of something. Unfortunately though, it wasn't Sanosuke.
"Kaoru! Let go of me you big ugly!!" Yahiko swatted at her from where he was hanging from his shirt. Kaoru stared at him, sweat-dropping.
"Hee, hee...gomen Yahiko." She paused, then smashed him into the floor. "I'm not ugly!!!" she shouted in his ear.
He groaned, standing up and stomping away, mumbling the entire way about stupid ugly women. Kaoru glared at his back.
Sanosuke leaned against the doorframe. "Looking for me? What do you want Missy?" he asked, boredom dripping from his every word.
Kaoru went red. "Sanosuke! Look!" she pointed at the gates to the dojo.
Sanosuke blinked. He blinked again.
Kenshin was walking toward the dojo, nothing abnormal there, except that he had a laughing blonde goddess on his shoulders.
"Usa-chan," he sweat-dropped. "I think you should get down now."
Usagi giggled. "Ne, Ken-chan, embarrassing you am I? Ha!" she fell into another fit of laughter.
Kaoru puffed up her cheeks. "How dare she..." she rolled up her sleeves, stomping toward a saucer-eyed Kenshin and a blank Usagi.
"Miss Kaoru," Kenshin began nervously. "It's not what it looks like..."
"Sure Kenshin," Sanosuke smirked.
Usagi shrugged. "That depends on what you think it is." She stated matter-of-factly.
Sanosuke smiled evily.
Usagi leapt into the air and landed on the steps to the dojo. Everyone stared at her blankly.
She smirked. "Ken-chan, where's your room?"
Kenshin flushed. "Rrr, Usa-chan," he began.
"Kenshin!!" Kaoru thundered. "I can't believe you!!"
Usagi blinked, staring at the two blankly. "Odd." She said simply, watching as Kaoru began throttling Kenshin mercilessly.
Sanosuke smiled at her. "Don't worry, they do this all the time. So where'd you come from?" he asked, still leaning against the doorframe.
Usagi shrugged. "Everywhere. Nande?"
Sanosuke shrugged. "Ne, it's just kind of ironic that you came around just when Kenshin mentioned you. He was just telling me earlier at the café about you. Is it true that you have mastered over fifteen different sword techniques?"
Usagi grinned. "Hai!"
"Are you any good at hand-to-hand combat?" he asked with a small smile.
Usagi smirked. "Are you offering a challenge? I would happily teach you some special techniques for hand-to-hand combat."
Sanosuke smirked. "Well, I wouldn't want to have an unfair advantage or anything. I mean,"
"Are you saying that you think you could actually beat me? Love, that's not very likely I'm afraid."
Usagi laughed.
Sanosuke stared at her, unsure if he should be offended or not.
"I'll tell you what Sano," Usagi began. "Tomorrow, meet me outside the dojo here. We'll see who teaches who." She smiled mischievously.
Sanosuke stared at her. He smirked. "Fight a woman? Never."
"Are you afraid Sano? Of a little, harmless girl?" Usagi stretched out the description. "I would never have thought *you* would be afraid of me like that."
Sanosuke immediately frowned. "Excuse me? I could take you on any day. I'll accept your challenge. Tomorrow at noon. I'll be there." He stated confidently.
Usagi grinned. "Great! Just don't think this is going to effect our relationship any though, you and I can still be friends, ne?"
He nodded. "Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Usagi smiled. "Great! Then how 'bout we go to the Okabeko and grab a drink before the moon reaches the sky."
Sanosuke stared at her. "Nani?"
"I said, 'let's go to the Okabeko'!" Usagi cheered.
Sanosuke looked almost startled.
Kenshin jumped behind Usagi. "Usa-chan!" he said nervously as Kaoru cracked her knuckles. "Save me!"
Usagi blinked. She shrugged. "Hey Sano? How 'bout we save Kenshin first?" she grinned.
Sanosuke shrugged. "Whatever. Hey Missy, why don't you leave Kenshin alone for a little while? Usagi and I are going to stop by the Okabeko for a drink before we head home." He said casually.
Kaoru's jaw slackened. "Sanosuke!" She gave him a betrayed look.
"Don't look at me like that. I'll catch ya later."
Usagi smiled, walking away with Sanosuke.
"Ja ne Ken-chan! I'll be back later!" she called over her shoulder.
Kenshin stared at their disappearing forms in slight shock.
"She might not admit it," he thought, a small smile coming to his features. "Demo, she has changed. I hope it's for the better...for Sanosuke's sake."
Kaoru latched onto his arm. "Kenshin!" She wailed. "Why does everyone like her so much?!"
Kenshin fell over, a huge sweat-drop forming at the back of his head.
"..."
To be continued...
-Was that short or what? Gomen nasai, demo, don't flame me for it onegai! Positive reviews and helpful suggestions (Even if their actually stupid ^_^) are always appreciated by the way!
