All your reviews are so wonderful! I can't believe this story is still
going so strong! I have never thought of myself as a dedicated writer,
because I can lose interest in a story so easily. But I love your reviews
so much that it really keeps me going, and I update almost TOO often, LOL!
But if I let too much time pass, I know I will lose interest. So that
explains that, in case you were wondering. ^_^
NOTICE: Sherah (Officially 'Kajun Spice' now on ff.net) and I are going to attempt a humor/romance story with WAFF. It will be posted under my author name if it turns out well, so be looking for it! The plot has been constructed and it is going to be so cute and hilarious if we can write it! Cross your fingers!
Gypsy-Chan: Oh, your version of the pick-up line was so funny! Hiko doesn't really approve though, because he doesn't think I am a good author cause I am way too mean to him and its bad for his ego. You get points though for remembering the drink part!
Prudence-chan: Aggghh! I almost forgot about Saitou, I was having so much fun torturing Hiko! Thanks for the reminder! I hope this chapter makes up for it…
Firuze: Don't worry about it, my cat always looks at me funny, but then, she's a snob and looks at everyone that way! And you can just join me in the mad house, it's a lot of fun! ^_^
Chibi-Angel: Sou-chan might not need pick-up lines, but he is going to have a great prop in our new story…(slaps hand over mouth) Darn! Did I just say that?
Sage: Thanks for reviewing all the chapters you missed, LOL! I love hearing your comments on each one!
Susan: You called me a genius! Take that Hiko-sama! Now who has the bigger ego? Sigh, of course, he does. No mortal can compare…
Midori: I hope this gets a smile and makes you feel a little better! ^_^
Thanks to all the new reviewers as well, I got several this time! I love seeing you guys pop up and I hope to see you back!
And thanks for the next lesson plan Sherah; I really needed the help!
Disclaimer: I have no life so I write about characters from an anime I do not own. But at least its entertaining, even if the characters hate me for it!
The Morning After
Chapter 14
(Kyoto)
"You want HOW much per week?"
"I won't take any less. It would be reasonable to ask for more to deal with a girl like that and possibly her children, but I pity you too greatly. After all, I can just quit. You however, are stuck with her forever."
Aoshi nodded wordlessly. The woman was right. {Is it too late to become a monk?}
****
(Tokyo)
It was early afternoon a few days later, and the dojo was unusually quiet. Hiko and Soujirou had taken off to work on lesson two some more, and Yahiko was making himself scarce again, so Kenshin and Kaoru had the place to themselves. They were enjoying the peace until a certain visitor showed up at the gate. Even from a distance they could smell that awful cigarette smoke.
Without being nice and properly greeting the two dojo occupants, he immediately stated why he was there. "I have had reports of two men disturbing ladies around town. I was told to check it out." He seemed like his normal self for once, and Saitou acting like himself lately is a rare thing. Kenshin was relieved until Saitou opened his big mouth again. "People say those two men live HERE. One of them you, Battousai? Finally getting tired of your violent girlfriend?"
Kenshin was annoyed about the remarks about himself and Kaoru, but was quickly distracted when the implications of what the cop said sunk into his mind. Kaoru, on the other hand, wouldn't be distracted, and an interesting pursuit began! Picture this. Kaoru and her bokken, chasing an amazingly frightened Saitou around the dojo. I guess his memories were still fresh from the last beating she gave him! From Saitou's mouth and cigarette came a trail that resembled smoke coming from a train he was puffing so hard. ^_^ And Kenshin was oblivious to it all! The chase finally ended when Saitou escaped up his favorite tree.
"Mou! I can't climb up there in my Kimono! KENSHIN!" She turned around to send Kenshin after him, but to her surprise he was gone! Furious at being abandoned like that, she settled down under the tree to wait, and the stalemate began! Will poor Saitou ever be able to come back down?
****
Soujirou was enthralled with the second lesson! Master Hiko was amazing and could make even the stupidest compliment seem natural and sincere. (If it's about himself anyway! Now you see why Hiko doesn't like me. I know him too well!) Soujirou was confident that with this training, soon no woman could resist him, or would even want to!
"Master Hiko, what if the woman has no good traits to compliment her on? What then?" Hiko sweat dropped. "If she has no good features, why would you be going after her in the first place?" Soujirou just smiled and nodded at the great Hiko's wisdom.
At that moment, another woman was passing by on the little road leading by the water. Without a command by Hiko, Soujirou jumped up and ran over to her, smiling happily. She was a nice looking woman in almost every way, except for her nose. It was HUGE! So of course, Soujirou automatically focused in on that feature without giving it a second thought. "Good afternoon! I have never seen a nose that size that could look so lovely!"
Hiko, who had been listening, put his head in his hands, so all he heard was the loud splash when Soujirou got pushed in the water. Not for a moment did he believe it was his pathetic teaching that was the cause of Soujirou's failure, but the student.
"That went over very well!" Announced Soujirou as he climbed from the water. "I actually got hurt this time!" After despairing for a few more moments, Hiko's determination rebounded. There is nothing he couldn't do, and teaching this boy how to be a man is one of them!
"Enough practice! It's time we test this out on the fox woman. Just don't drink anything this time if she offers it." With this, the two marched off towards Dr. Genzai's, unaware that a red haired swordsman was following them. A PLOTTING one at that! Oh, this should be fun!
****
Kenshin knew he had to stop those two somehow. But how? Following them isn't going to do a bit of good. He needed a plan, and possibly some help. With one last glance at his master to make sure he knew where they were headed, he took a detour into Sano's little neighborhood. Without pausing to knock or call out, he slid open the door and found a very grumpy, hung over Sano crouched on his futon, clutching his aching head.
"What do you want?" He growled, but Kenshin wasn't phased a bit. He knew exactly how to get Sano up and to Dr. Genzai's. Keeping the normal, innocent look on his face, he told Sano…the truth! What could be worse than the truth? With muttered curses Sano crawled off his bed and out the door. He knew the fox lady could more than take care of herself, but that Soujirou character was just way too…nice! What if she started to like him?
Kenshin smiled in relief as Sano left, knowing he wouldn't have to interfere now. But he decided to follow him anyway, just to be sure.
****
"Oh hohoho! You two are back again?" Megumi was actually enjoying this now! Soujirou smiled, fully believing she was just happy to see him. "Hai, Megumi-san. Has anyone ever told you that you have lovely ears?" She laughed again, and fox ears popped up. "Which ones?"
For the first time in his life, Soujirou sweat dropped. "The…uhh…pointed ones are especially nice!" (You have to give the boy credit, at least he wasn't insulting this time!) We will never know what Megumi might have responded though, because at that moment a very annoyed Sano made his entrance. "What do you think your doing? Nobody compliments her ears but me!"
Megumi laughed even more at this announcement before replying. "Compliments? I didn't know you knew the meaning of the word, much less how to pronounce it! Oh hohoho!" Sano managed to look embarrassed, annoyed, and offended all at once. "Don't make fun of me! I came here just to rescue you from those two!"
Megumi stopped laughing and glared at him. "I don't need saving from those two! Ayame and Suzume could handle those two and their pathetic compliments!" Hiko got his eyebrow tick. "I admit Soujirou could be competition for you if he weren't taking lessons from THAT, but it would still be nothing I couldn't handle!" Hiko's tick was getting worse.
"Oi! Where do you get off insulting the great Hiko Sejirou?" He demanded. Megumi suddenly laughed, causing Sano to back away warily. He knew her well enough to see the signs. "Oh, I'm sorry!" She apologized with a flip of her hair. "I will make it up to you. Would you like some sake?" Without waiting for an answer, she pulled out a jug of it and poured him some.
He started to decline, remembering the LAST time she offered him something to drink, but it just looked so nice…and cool…and refreshing…one little sip wouldn't hurt. Well, maybe a little more than that. He finally broke and accepted the sake from the fox eared woman. Draining it off, he looked into the empty cup longingly…one more wouldn't hurt…
****
The small group, consisting of Kenshin, Hiko, and Soujirou made their way home from Dr. Genzai's. Soujirou had never had more respect for his great teacher than he had at that moment. Kenshin, on the other hand, had never had less. Hiko was clutching his stomach in pain.
"Eh? She must really love you master Hiko. She seems to like to hurt you quite a bit!" Soujirou stated in awe. Do we hear Kenshin snickering? Impossible, he wouldn't do that. No wait, there's the sound again! It is! Our little rurouni does have a malicious side! I am so proud of him!
All the way home, the two failures were plagued by small sounds of laughter coming from Kenshin. But the sounds came to a halt when they arrived at the dojo and saw Kaoru standing underneath the tree. It was just getting dark and the smell of badly cooked food was very strong. It seems Kaoru was trying to tempt Saitou out of the tree, thinking that by this time he was surely hungry. The group looked up at Saitou, and they noticed his eyes as he looked first down at the food, and then at the tree trunk beside him. He did this back and fourth several times till finally, he reached out and pulled a piece of bark off the tree and bit into it.
Kaoru began to yell furiously at the newly dubbed beaver man, and threw her bokken at him. He easily caught this and decided it looked a whole lot better than the tree or Kaoru's cooking and began chewing on it instead. Personally, I really don't blame him. -_-; Watching this disgusting scene made Hiko feel MUCH worse, so he didn't stick around long. Kenshin gave Kaoru a wide berth and went to fix something else for dinner. Soujirou just smiled happily because found this scene very entertaining!
The smile actually vanished from his face though when Kaoru turned on him, and demanded he climb up the tree and get her bokken back! Eyeing the rabid cop, and then the very frightening Kaoru, he finally decided to climb the tree. But instead of getting the bokken back, he did the first wise thing ever as Hiko's student. He found himself a branch and settled in, then peeled off a piece of bark, and joined Saitou! At times like this, some women are too scary, even for him!
I dunno how well this chapter turned out because I am so focused on the other story. ^_^ Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it and got a laugh! Please leave me a review! It would make me sooo happy! I do have some good ideas for the next chapter to hopefully pair off Sano and Megumi for good. Then I will concentrate on Kenshin and Kaoru. Let me know what you think!
NOTICE: Sherah (Officially 'Kajun Spice' now on ff.net) and I are going to attempt a humor/romance story with WAFF. It will be posted under my author name if it turns out well, so be looking for it! The plot has been constructed and it is going to be so cute and hilarious if we can write it! Cross your fingers!
Gypsy-Chan: Oh, your version of the pick-up line was so funny! Hiko doesn't really approve though, because he doesn't think I am a good author cause I am way too mean to him and its bad for his ego. You get points though for remembering the drink part!
Prudence-chan: Aggghh! I almost forgot about Saitou, I was having so much fun torturing Hiko! Thanks for the reminder! I hope this chapter makes up for it…
Firuze: Don't worry about it, my cat always looks at me funny, but then, she's a snob and looks at everyone that way! And you can just join me in the mad house, it's a lot of fun! ^_^
Chibi-Angel: Sou-chan might not need pick-up lines, but he is going to have a great prop in our new story…(slaps hand over mouth) Darn! Did I just say that?
Sage: Thanks for reviewing all the chapters you missed, LOL! I love hearing your comments on each one!
Susan: You called me a genius! Take that Hiko-sama! Now who has the bigger ego? Sigh, of course, he does. No mortal can compare…
Midori: I hope this gets a smile and makes you feel a little better! ^_^
Thanks to all the new reviewers as well, I got several this time! I love seeing you guys pop up and I hope to see you back!
And thanks for the next lesson plan Sherah; I really needed the help!
Disclaimer: I have no life so I write about characters from an anime I do not own. But at least its entertaining, even if the characters hate me for it!
The Morning After
Chapter 14
(Kyoto)
"You want HOW much per week?"
"I won't take any less. It would be reasonable to ask for more to deal with a girl like that and possibly her children, but I pity you too greatly. After all, I can just quit. You however, are stuck with her forever."
Aoshi nodded wordlessly. The woman was right. {Is it too late to become a monk?}
****
(Tokyo)
It was early afternoon a few days later, and the dojo was unusually quiet. Hiko and Soujirou had taken off to work on lesson two some more, and Yahiko was making himself scarce again, so Kenshin and Kaoru had the place to themselves. They were enjoying the peace until a certain visitor showed up at the gate. Even from a distance they could smell that awful cigarette smoke.
Without being nice and properly greeting the two dojo occupants, he immediately stated why he was there. "I have had reports of two men disturbing ladies around town. I was told to check it out." He seemed like his normal self for once, and Saitou acting like himself lately is a rare thing. Kenshin was relieved until Saitou opened his big mouth again. "People say those two men live HERE. One of them you, Battousai? Finally getting tired of your violent girlfriend?"
Kenshin was annoyed about the remarks about himself and Kaoru, but was quickly distracted when the implications of what the cop said sunk into his mind. Kaoru, on the other hand, wouldn't be distracted, and an interesting pursuit began! Picture this. Kaoru and her bokken, chasing an amazingly frightened Saitou around the dojo. I guess his memories were still fresh from the last beating she gave him! From Saitou's mouth and cigarette came a trail that resembled smoke coming from a train he was puffing so hard. ^_^ And Kenshin was oblivious to it all! The chase finally ended when Saitou escaped up his favorite tree.
"Mou! I can't climb up there in my Kimono! KENSHIN!" She turned around to send Kenshin after him, but to her surprise he was gone! Furious at being abandoned like that, she settled down under the tree to wait, and the stalemate began! Will poor Saitou ever be able to come back down?
****
Soujirou was enthralled with the second lesson! Master Hiko was amazing and could make even the stupidest compliment seem natural and sincere. (If it's about himself anyway! Now you see why Hiko doesn't like me. I know him too well!) Soujirou was confident that with this training, soon no woman could resist him, or would even want to!
"Master Hiko, what if the woman has no good traits to compliment her on? What then?" Hiko sweat dropped. "If she has no good features, why would you be going after her in the first place?" Soujirou just smiled and nodded at the great Hiko's wisdom.
At that moment, another woman was passing by on the little road leading by the water. Without a command by Hiko, Soujirou jumped up and ran over to her, smiling happily. She was a nice looking woman in almost every way, except for her nose. It was HUGE! So of course, Soujirou automatically focused in on that feature without giving it a second thought. "Good afternoon! I have never seen a nose that size that could look so lovely!"
Hiko, who had been listening, put his head in his hands, so all he heard was the loud splash when Soujirou got pushed in the water. Not for a moment did he believe it was his pathetic teaching that was the cause of Soujirou's failure, but the student.
"That went over very well!" Announced Soujirou as he climbed from the water. "I actually got hurt this time!" After despairing for a few more moments, Hiko's determination rebounded. There is nothing he couldn't do, and teaching this boy how to be a man is one of them!
"Enough practice! It's time we test this out on the fox woman. Just don't drink anything this time if she offers it." With this, the two marched off towards Dr. Genzai's, unaware that a red haired swordsman was following them. A PLOTTING one at that! Oh, this should be fun!
****
Kenshin knew he had to stop those two somehow. But how? Following them isn't going to do a bit of good. He needed a plan, and possibly some help. With one last glance at his master to make sure he knew where they were headed, he took a detour into Sano's little neighborhood. Without pausing to knock or call out, he slid open the door and found a very grumpy, hung over Sano crouched on his futon, clutching his aching head.
"What do you want?" He growled, but Kenshin wasn't phased a bit. He knew exactly how to get Sano up and to Dr. Genzai's. Keeping the normal, innocent look on his face, he told Sano…the truth! What could be worse than the truth? With muttered curses Sano crawled off his bed and out the door. He knew the fox lady could more than take care of herself, but that Soujirou character was just way too…nice! What if she started to like him?
Kenshin smiled in relief as Sano left, knowing he wouldn't have to interfere now. But he decided to follow him anyway, just to be sure.
****
"Oh hohoho! You two are back again?" Megumi was actually enjoying this now! Soujirou smiled, fully believing she was just happy to see him. "Hai, Megumi-san. Has anyone ever told you that you have lovely ears?" She laughed again, and fox ears popped up. "Which ones?"
For the first time in his life, Soujirou sweat dropped. "The…uhh…pointed ones are especially nice!" (You have to give the boy credit, at least he wasn't insulting this time!) We will never know what Megumi might have responded though, because at that moment a very annoyed Sano made his entrance. "What do you think your doing? Nobody compliments her ears but me!"
Megumi laughed even more at this announcement before replying. "Compliments? I didn't know you knew the meaning of the word, much less how to pronounce it! Oh hohoho!" Sano managed to look embarrassed, annoyed, and offended all at once. "Don't make fun of me! I came here just to rescue you from those two!"
Megumi stopped laughing and glared at him. "I don't need saving from those two! Ayame and Suzume could handle those two and their pathetic compliments!" Hiko got his eyebrow tick. "I admit Soujirou could be competition for you if he weren't taking lessons from THAT, but it would still be nothing I couldn't handle!" Hiko's tick was getting worse.
"Oi! Where do you get off insulting the great Hiko Sejirou?" He demanded. Megumi suddenly laughed, causing Sano to back away warily. He knew her well enough to see the signs. "Oh, I'm sorry!" She apologized with a flip of her hair. "I will make it up to you. Would you like some sake?" Without waiting for an answer, she pulled out a jug of it and poured him some.
He started to decline, remembering the LAST time she offered him something to drink, but it just looked so nice…and cool…and refreshing…one little sip wouldn't hurt. Well, maybe a little more than that. He finally broke and accepted the sake from the fox eared woman. Draining it off, he looked into the empty cup longingly…one more wouldn't hurt…
****
The small group, consisting of Kenshin, Hiko, and Soujirou made their way home from Dr. Genzai's. Soujirou had never had more respect for his great teacher than he had at that moment. Kenshin, on the other hand, had never had less. Hiko was clutching his stomach in pain.
"Eh? She must really love you master Hiko. She seems to like to hurt you quite a bit!" Soujirou stated in awe. Do we hear Kenshin snickering? Impossible, he wouldn't do that. No wait, there's the sound again! It is! Our little rurouni does have a malicious side! I am so proud of him!
All the way home, the two failures were plagued by small sounds of laughter coming from Kenshin. But the sounds came to a halt when they arrived at the dojo and saw Kaoru standing underneath the tree. It was just getting dark and the smell of badly cooked food was very strong. It seems Kaoru was trying to tempt Saitou out of the tree, thinking that by this time he was surely hungry. The group looked up at Saitou, and they noticed his eyes as he looked first down at the food, and then at the tree trunk beside him. He did this back and fourth several times till finally, he reached out and pulled a piece of bark off the tree and bit into it.
Kaoru began to yell furiously at the newly dubbed beaver man, and threw her bokken at him. He easily caught this and decided it looked a whole lot better than the tree or Kaoru's cooking and began chewing on it instead. Personally, I really don't blame him. -_-; Watching this disgusting scene made Hiko feel MUCH worse, so he didn't stick around long. Kenshin gave Kaoru a wide berth and went to fix something else for dinner. Soujirou just smiled happily because found this scene very entertaining!
The smile actually vanished from his face though when Kaoru turned on him, and demanded he climb up the tree and get her bokken back! Eyeing the rabid cop, and then the very frightening Kaoru, he finally decided to climb the tree. But instead of getting the bokken back, he did the first wise thing ever as Hiko's student. He found himself a branch and settled in, then peeled off a piece of bark, and joined Saitou! At times like this, some women are too scary, even for him!
I dunno how well this chapter turned out because I am so focused on the other story. ^_^ Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it and got a laugh! Please leave me a review! It would make me sooo happy! I do have some good ideas for the next chapter to hopefully pair off Sano and Megumi for good. Then I will concentrate on Kenshin and Kaoru. Let me know what you think!
