::MIRAI::
(future)
Himura Kawaii
Chapter Nine
Disclaimers apply..Blah blah.. RK's not mine.. Hail the Great Watsuki-sama... I'm just a poor high school stud..... Don't sue me! ^_^
Kenji took Kaori home after kendo training. Kaori was flushed from all the hard work but she was happy. There's a bubble inside of her that no one could burst. I am part of a couple! We are a couple! Kenji and I!! Wow! She thought.. so this is what it feels like to be there.. to be in love. She glanced at her wrist and looked at the time.. it was already 4:00 and she still had nothing to wear! Oh, I better hurry! Kaori soon found herself under a heap of dresses, skirts, tops and underwear.. she couldn't even decide what underwear to use! Not that there's anything going to happen tonight! she thought. "But maybe sometime later.. we have forever, you know!" Kaori giggled to herself at the thought.
Kenji was having difficulties of his own. "Jeez, I do this all the time!" Kenji muttered to himself, trying to find the match for a sock on his hands. "Okay, be cool man. First things first, the shirt." He lectured himself. Then he took off to find a shirt he'll be wearing. After a while, he took a bath and got dressed. It was only 5:30.. still plenty of time before the `date'. He took his car keys and drove to the flower shop.
"Damn!" Kaori swore as she looked at her reflection. She finally decided to wear a blue beaded bandeau top that brought out the brightness in her eyes and a black skirt with high slits that falls down to the ankles. Then she decided to put her hair up in a chic chignon. Her only accessory is the choker that her mom bought for her last week. "Something's wrong." Kaori muttered, turning around to inspect her `look'. She put on her lip-gloss and looked again. She wasn't wearing any make-up nor does she look overworked, but it was too simple. "Aaargh!" Kaori spritzed on some Cool Water and picked up her small bag. She heard a car engine purring softly to a whisper and then it died. She looked at her window and saw Kenji's car. "I'm not ready yet, but I better be!" She took a deep breath, took her tote, and walked out the door as calmly as she could. "Okay, here goes."
Kenji felt his breath grow short when he caught sight of Kaori. She was beautiful beyond description. He didn't know what to say. "Uh, Kenji," Kaori interrupted his thoughts "You've been staring at me like that for two minutes now.. you're starting to scare me." Kenji struggled to find the right words to say to Kaori but he couldn't find any. He silently cursed his heart for throbbing so fast that he can't even hear what he was saying! "Uh.. um.. oh, Kami-sama.." Kenji didn't know what he was saying. "Are those flowers for me?" Kaori sweetly inquired. "Uh.." Kenji didn't even notice that he was clutching the bouquet of tulips so tight that his knuckles were turning white and the poor stems were being sucked out of their life. "Yeah, I thought you'd like them..so.." Kenji was out of words! God, Kenji get a hold of yourself. She IS a girl. She IS NOT going to eat you! Kenji coached himself `but Kami she's so beautiful' "I love tulips!" Kaori gushed. "You-you l-l-look heavenly." Why in the world am I stuttering?! Kenji pulled his wits together. "Kirei.. perfect. You're simply beautiful Kaori." Oh man, now what have I done? Kaori looked down and blushed prettily "Arigatou Kenji. You look gorgeous too!" It was true. Kenji was wearing a black Armani coat and black slacks. He was also wearing a Caruso silver tie that enhanced his violet eyes. On his feet were his Kenneth Cole shoes. All in all, Kenji looked impeccable. "Yeah, I guess so.." Kenji admitted shyly. He took great care in picking what he was going to wear tonight. He was glad that Kaori thought he looked good. "So.. ready to go?" Kenji asked Kaori with his million-dollar smile. Kaori smiled equally with her dazzling smile and replied without batting an eyelash. "Hai!" Kenji took her hand as they walked out the door and into his car.
Kaori looked around. The restaurant was indeed posh. Chandeliers of clear crystal hung up in the high ceilings, giving a soft glow and a cozy feel to the restaurant. The whole place was carpeted and the walls were made of floor-to-wall glass. The furniture was made of antique oak-wood varnished and polished. The food was first-class and the service was professional and friendly at the same time. Kaori had met Kenji's parents and they were obviously delighted with her. For an hour they dragged her from couple to couple, group to group, person to person to introduce her. And when they do, they either use `our future daughter' or `our son's girl'. Kaori was so delighted and pleased that they thought of her as a potential `forever' for their only son. She was having fun, but meeting people was getting tiresome. She escaped for a while to get fresh air and hold her breath. She stood at the balcony overlooking the city lights. "Bored?" Kenji's warm voice protruded her thoughts "Gomen ne that you had to meet all those boring people who think they're important! But that's how my mom is when she likes someone.. she introduces the person to everyone she knew." He paused. "My mom loves you!" he grinned at Kaori. "Oh well," Kaori kidded, "I'm too charming to resist!!" "Wanna go somewhere else?" "Sure, but aren't you needed here?" Kaori asked doubtfully. "Iie… I know everyone here and I'm sure they won't expect me to hang around them the whole time!" Kenji assured Kaori. "But where are we going?" Kaori inquired, curious. "Now that's a secret." Kenji winked and assisted Kaori to his parents. After asking permission, they left the restaurant. "So where are we going?" Kaori insisted. "I couldn't bear the suspense any longer!" "Kenji looked at her in the eye, purple eyes twinkling with excitement. "Well, milady, it's for me to know.. and for you to find out!" Kaori looked at him with mock anger "MOU!"
They were OOC.. gomen ne.. but this is the generation X.. kids today aren't kids yesterday. ^_*
To Elspeth-san and Kethry-chan... for all the time you spent on making this fic better.. to Pinkz-san for her very wacky ML and for allowing me to post my fic in the first place.. to Barby-chan for posting my fic in her site.. to my ML friends.. Kenshin n Kaoru 4ever!!.. to Angel-san for reading this fic even if she doesn't understand a thing.. to Aoshi-sama for being the only kabarkada who understands my passion for RK.. DOMO ARIGATOU GOZAIMASTA MINNA!!
Elspeth-san and Kethry-chan... this is for you guys.. ::Kawaii bows::
Arigatou for reading.. till next chapter.. ^_^
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