Author's Notes: Well, this chapter is more WAFFy than humourous. And Kenshin is a little OOC (but just a little). And it seems like all my titles are becoming question statements!
Text in here are thoughts of the characters
Stuff in (brackets)is the author's opinion.
words in *here* are meant to be italicized(is that what you call changing to italics?)
and *~*~* denotes a change of scene.
The Glossary of Japanese Terms is at the end of the chapter(although I'm not sure about some of the terms myself ^_^;;)
Chapter 2
Aishiteru?
Kenshin knew exactly where he was going as soon as he stepped out of the room, but when he saw that Sano was still there, he changed his mind.seems I don't have to go all the way to the Akabeko Sano was fleeing away in the opposite direction. He had obviously been listening at the door.
"Sano!" Kenshin bellowed. "Sano, come back here!" He caught up with Sano in a few seconds(need we mention his super fast, super heroic, super superb speed?) and was standing in front of him.
As Kenshin fixed his steely gaze on Sano, the victim felt extremely uneasy. Swallowing, and trying to avoid the narrowed eyes of the former assassin, he croaked out, "Oh, hello, Kenshin. Umm, I, I was just going."
"Sano," said Kenshin, folding his arms across his chest, "What is the meaning of this?"
"What do you mean?"
Kenshin did not move. "I'm talking about the information you gave Kaoru about the "relationship" we have."
"Oh, that, hehehe, is that what you mean?" gulp, is that gold I'm seeing in his eyes?
"Yes."
Sano took a deep breath. It looked like playing innocent wouldn't work. So he decided to take another option. "Oh, c'mon, Kenshin. You've been beating around the bush too long. So I thought I'd jumpstart the whole thing."
Kenshin raised an eyebrow and thought about Sano's statement. Whe he raised his head again, his eyes had returned to his normal color, eliciting a sigh of relief from Sano. "Maybe you should go tell her it isn't true de gozaru."
"Well, isn't it?"
"Sano!," Kenshin squeaked. What am I supposed to say to that?
"Hey now, stop shrieking, you sound like the woman Kaoru thought you were." Sano
sniggered pointedly. This was not a good idea. His amethyst eyes were now cold, and Sano could see, his eyes were changing colour, bubbles of amber that burst into tinier and more numerous ones.
"You know I'm not her fiancé."
"But you didn't deny it!" Sano said with one last burst of courage as he raced out the clinic,( free, free from the deadly gaze of the surfacing Battousai.)
"Ano," The rurouni said half-heartedly to the retreating figure. He'd have to deal with the situation by himself. He sighed and turned to enter the clinic room, and saw that Kaoru was already asleep. She looked so *kawaii* when she slept, and he didn't want to wake her up just to tell her the truth. I'll tell her later. he thought. Much later.
*~*~*
When Kaoru finally woke, she was not at the clinic anymore, but in her own futon in the dojo. It was dark, and the stars were twinkling like diamonds from their place high up in the heavens. She got up, and realized that her moving was causing her head to ache. But she didn't want to stay in bed, and, stubborn girl that she was, started walking slowly to the porch. As she slid open the door, she saw that her usual resting place on the porch was occupied by a figure with hair that gleamed red in the faint moonlight.
"Hey," she said softly. The figure turned, showing wide violet eyes. He *is* kinda cute thought Kaoru. And he seems really sweet. Guess I picked the perfect guy to marry. If only he was a little taller! She sat down beside him and smiled at him, her blue eyes sparkling.
She's taking this marrying thing seriously Kenshin realized. He had to tell her the truth, and now was the perfect time.
"Kaoru-dono, I have to tell you something de gozaru."
"Yeah, I know."
"You do? I don't have to tell you then?"
"You're gonna tell me that you love me a lot and that I won't be unhappy with you --things that all fiancé's say at one time or other, right? Although I wouldn't mind hearing it." She grinned at him and took his arm. She didn't seem to notice the colour rising in his cheeks.
"Oro?"
"You sound so cute when you say 'oro'. Say it again." Kaoru cuddled up to Kenshin, who was red to the roots of his hair by now, his face blending into his hairline so that you couldn't know where forehead ended and hair began.
"Orororo?!?"
Kaoru giggled. "Ouch, that hurt!" She then said, holding her head.
"Daijoubu de gozaru ka, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin said out of habit, his eyes full of concern. "Maybe you should go back and sleep."
"No, actually I came out because I couldn't sleep."
"Kaoru-dono-"
"Why d'you call me that?"
"*Kaoru-dono*". As I told Sanosuke, my name is plain Kaoru. Besides, I don't think a fiancé should be so formal." She pouted." Seems like everyone has a nickname for me, ones I don't like, on top of that."
Kenshin smiled despite himself. He wondered what her reaction would be when she found out how true her words were. Memories of Yahiko saying 'Busu, busu!' and 'Tanuki' entered his mind and the corners of his mouth twitched, forming a tiny smile. He caught a glance at Kaoru and saw that she was deep in thought.
She caught him looking at her when she unexpectedly turned her head to him. "Kenshin, do you think my memory loss could affect my life?"
Kenshin raised an eyebrow. What is she getting at? "What do you mean de gozaru?"
"I mean, what if, because I don't remember you," she paused for a minute, struggling for the right words.
"What if?" Kenshin tried to urge her to speak, even though something in him told him that he didn't want to hear it.
She looked at him with a little fear in her eyes, not fearful of him, but fearful of what she was going to say. " What if I don't, well, I don't really *know* you now, but what if I don't *love* you anymore?"
Kenshin was at a loss of words. Here was a perfect chance to tell her it didn't matter, because they weren't marrying. But he could not bring himself to say it. He couldn't tell her she didn't love him in the first place, because he couldn't imagine himself saying so.
*~*end of chapter*~*
Glossary of Japanese Terms
...de gozaru: Kenshin's style of speaking, it's kinda like a spoken full stop.
Nani: What
Busu: ugly, Kaoru's alternate nickname
-dono: Kenshin's old-fashioned honorific, kinda like a Mr./Mrs./Ms.(i.e. Kaoru-dono translates to Miss Kaoru)
Hai: Yes
Ano: Umm
baka:idiot (i.e Kenshin no baka is Stupid Kenshin)
dojo: place for learning kendo/japanese swordfighting
oro: Kenshin's style of saying ara, kinda like huh?
kimono: Japanese outfit
hakama: loose flowing pants that are worn with a short jacket on top called gi.
Kami-sama: god
Kitsune: fox, Megumi's nickname
Jo-chan: Little Missy, Kaoru's nickname courtesy Sanosuke
sayonara: goodbye (duh)
Konnichiwa: hello, said after ten until before evening sets in
ie: no
Daijobou de gozaru ka: are you alright? Kenshin style
Tanuki: Raccoon, yet another one of Kaoru's nicknames
I-te: Ouch! a variation of ita-i/pain
Text in here are thoughts of the characters
Stuff in (brackets)is the author's opinion.
words in *here* are meant to be italicized(is that what you call changing to italics?)
and *~*~* denotes a change of scene.
The Glossary of Japanese Terms is at the end of the chapter(although I'm not sure about some of the terms myself ^_^;;)
Chapter 2
Aishiteru?
Kenshin knew exactly where he was going as soon as he stepped out of the room, but when he saw that Sano was still there, he changed his mind.seems I don't have to go all the way to the Akabeko Sano was fleeing away in the opposite direction. He had obviously been listening at the door.
"Sano!" Kenshin bellowed. "Sano, come back here!" He caught up with Sano in a few seconds(need we mention his super fast, super heroic, super superb speed?) and was standing in front of him.
As Kenshin fixed his steely gaze on Sano, the victim felt extremely uneasy. Swallowing, and trying to avoid the narrowed eyes of the former assassin, he croaked out, "Oh, hello, Kenshin. Umm, I, I was just going."
"Sano," said Kenshin, folding his arms across his chest, "What is the meaning of this?"
"What do you mean?"
Kenshin did not move. "I'm talking about the information you gave Kaoru about the "relationship" we have."
"Oh, that, hehehe, is that what you mean?" gulp, is that gold I'm seeing in his eyes?
"Yes."
Sano took a deep breath. It looked like playing innocent wouldn't work. So he decided to take another option. "Oh, c'mon, Kenshin. You've been beating around the bush too long. So I thought I'd jumpstart the whole thing."
Kenshin raised an eyebrow and thought about Sano's statement. Whe he raised his head again, his eyes had returned to his normal color, eliciting a sigh of relief from Sano. "Maybe you should go tell her it isn't true de gozaru."
"Well, isn't it?"
"Sano!," Kenshin squeaked. What am I supposed to say to that?
"Hey now, stop shrieking, you sound like the woman Kaoru thought you were." Sano
sniggered pointedly. This was not a good idea. His amethyst eyes were now cold, and Sano could see, his eyes were changing colour, bubbles of amber that burst into tinier and more numerous ones.
"You know I'm not her fiancé."
"But you didn't deny it!" Sano said with one last burst of courage as he raced out the clinic,( free, free from the deadly gaze of the surfacing Battousai.)
"Ano," The rurouni said half-heartedly to the retreating figure. He'd have to deal with the situation by himself. He sighed and turned to enter the clinic room, and saw that Kaoru was already asleep. She looked so *kawaii* when she slept, and he didn't want to wake her up just to tell her the truth. I'll tell her later. he thought. Much later.
*~*~*
When Kaoru finally woke, she was not at the clinic anymore, but in her own futon in the dojo. It was dark, and the stars were twinkling like diamonds from their place high up in the heavens. She got up, and realized that her moving was causing her head to ache. But she didn't want to stay in bed, and, stubborn girl that she was, started walking slowly to the porch. As she slid open the door, she saw that her usual resting place on the porch was occupied by a figure with hair that gleamed red in the faint moonlight.
"Hey," she said softly. The figure turned, showing wide violet eyes. He *is* kinda cute thought Kaoru. And he seems really sweet. Guess I picked the perfect guy to marry. If only he was a little taller! She sat down beside him and smiled at him, her blue eyes sparkling.
She's taking this marrying thing seriously Kenshin realized. He had to tell her the truth, and now was the perfect time.
"Kaoru-dono, I have to tell you something de gozaru."
"Yeah, I know."
"You do? I don't have to tell you then?"
"You're gonna tell me that you love me a lot and that I won't be unhappy with you --things that all fiancé's say at one time or other, right? Although I wouldn't mind hearing it." She grinned at him and took his arm. She didn't seem to notice the colour rising in his cheeks.
"Oro?"
"You sound so cute when you say 'oro'. Say it again." Kaoru cuddled up to Kenshin, who was red to the roots of his hair by now, his face blending into his hairline so that you couldn't know where forehead ended and hair began.
"Orororo?!?"
Kaoru giggled. "Ouch, that hurt!" She then said, holding her head.
"Daijoubu de gozaru ka, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin said out of habit, his eyes full of concern. "Maybe you should go back and sleep."
"No, actually I came out because I couldn't sleep."
"Kaoru-dono-"
"Why d'you call me that?"
"*Kaoru-dono*". As I told Sanosuke, my name is plain Kaoru. Besides, I don't think a fiancé should be so formal." She pouted." Seems like everyone has a nickname for me, ones I don't like, on top of that."
Kenshin smiled despite himself. He wondered what her reaction would be when she found out how true her words were. Memories of Yahiko saying 'Busu, busu!' and 'Tanuki' entered his mind and the corners of his mouth twitched, forming a tiny smile. He caught a glance at Kaoru and saw that she was deep in thought.
She caught him looking at her when she unexpectedly turned her head to him. "Kenshin, do you think my memory loss could affect my life?"
Kenshin raised an eyebrow. What is she getting at? "What do you mean de gozaru?"
"I mean, what if, because I don't remember you," she paused for a minute, struggling for the right words.
"What if?" Kenshin tried to urge her to speak, even though something in him told him that he didn't want to hear it.
She looked at him with a little fear in her eyes, not fearful of him, but fearful of what she was going to say. " What if I don't, well, I don't really *know* you now, but what if I don't *love* you anymore?"
Kenshin was at a loss of words. Here was a perfect chance to tell her it didn't matter, because they weren't marrying. But he could not bring himself to say it. He couldn't tell her she didn't love him in the first place, because he couldn't imagine himself saying so.
*~*end of chapter*~*
Glossary of Japanese Terms
...de gozaru: Kenshin's style of speaking, it's kinda like a spoken full stop.
Nani: What
Busu: ugly, Kaoru's alternate nickname
-dono: Kenshin's old-fashioned honorific, kinda like a Mr./Mrs./Ms.(i.e. Kaoru-dono translates to Miss Kaoru)
Hai: Yes
Ano: Umm
baka:idiot (i.e Kenshin no baka is Stupid Kenshin)
dojo: place for learning kendo/japanese swordfighting
oro: Kenshin's style of saying ara, kinda like huh?
kimono: Japanese outfit
hakama: loose flowing pants that are worn with a short jacket on top called gi.
Kami-sama: god
Kitsune: fox, Megumi's nickname
Jo-chan: Little Missy, Kaoru's nickname courtesy Sanosuke
sayonara: goodbye (duh)
Konnichiwa: hello, said after ten until before evening sets in
ie: no
Daijobou de gozaru ka: are you alright? Kenshin style
Tanuki: Raccoon, yet another one of Kaoru's nicknames
I-te: Ouch! a variation of ita-i/pain
