Kaoru walked to town grumbling about ungrateful men. She had tried her first attempt at making a Japanese type meal. By the look on their faces you'd think that they were fish by the way their eyes were bugging out and their cheeks puffing up before they spat it across the table. It wasn't her fault she had no clue as to making Japanese food. They had sent her to town to restock in all the food she "poisened". Now they were saying that she wasn't allowed near the kitchen, well she would show them. That she would, after all who knew there was a special vinager with a special dosage for making sushi.
She was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't notice the group of men following her untill she felt a hand on her shoulder. She froze and tensed as she asked," What do you want?"
"A pretty lady such as yourself should not be travelling alone. Why don't you come have fun with us?" An ugly brute suggested leering at her.
Kaoru huffed and replied, " Pu-lease, that is the most pathedic phrase I've ever heard." This infuriated him, making him lift his hand to back hand her. She just looked on with a challenging look in her eyes as his hand left to slap her an hand caught it mid way.
"It's not nice to hit ladies." a voice said coming from a man with brown spiked hair.
" I was handling the situation fine, I didn't need your help and I still don't need it." Kaoru grumbled, her mood darkening as everyone seemed to think she was weak.
" It didn't seem that way from my point of view." He retorted.
"Hmph, well in a short while you'll be calling me master." She replied, getting a disbelieving look from him. What happened next happened in a blur. One minute everyone in the group was standing then next minute they collapsed forwards on their face. " I' ll going now." Kaoru said, hiding a smug face as the stranger look in shock at her back for a moment as she started walking away. Then he started running after her.
" Hey how did you do that? I'm Sagara Sanosuke by the way." She continued on, ignoring him while she bought groceries. He just followed her, every once in a while, asking questions.
" Are you sure you want to keep on following me?" Kaoru asked Sano as she noticed he wouldn't stop following her. "Cause I'm going home not matter what." At the lack of response Kaoru shrugged and began walking home.
Along the way Kaoru started trotting ahead with the groceries. Upon reaching the house she enter yelling, " Tadami! I got the groceries!" Sano followed her into the house and froze when he felt cold hard steel pressed against his throat. He could not even swallow else he'd cut his throat.
" What are you doing following Kaoru?" A dangerous voice growled directing Sano's attention to some preditary amber eyes. Sano knew he had gotten himself in a bad fix. This guy was so skilled he hadn't noticed the guys presence and his speed astonishing to have his sword up that fast.
What was it with these amazingly fast and skilled people? Sano wondered. Then the next thing they both knew, Kaoru was holding the katana with her arms crossed looking annoyed. "What so you think you two are doing?" She said in a dangerously low voice making both men gulp.
" That's Sagara Sanosuke, this is Himura Kenshin, and I'm Kaoru." If they noticed the lack of the surname no one mentioned it.
" Oi Kaoru what did you buy?" Yahiko said running in.
" And that is Moujin Yahiko. Please feel free to join us for dinner. Now
who is cooking?" At this Yahiko and Kenshin perked up at the question while
Sano did at the offer of a free meal.
" Kenshin will!"
" I will!"
Yahiko and Kenshin yelled at the same time. At Sano's questioning look
Yahiko whispered into his ear. " If you want to live to see tomorrow don't
eat Kaoru's cooking.
Author's Note: Should I give out my email? I think its a great way to get ideas for my stories from you guys but I heard from someone about people mail bombing someone if they took awhile to update. Then again, thats only for the good writers so I guess I'm safe. Anyways, if you want me to give out my email tell me. Also anyone know how the gang meets Megumi? I'm kinda stumped on that. Also does anyone want to know Kaoru's back ground? I can't put in a chapter centering on it or I can put in a side story about her. Oh well sorry for taking so long to update.The fact that I'm putting in 3 pages (not all for this story) is my way of saying sorry.
