ArtemisMoon: (Glares at Kajun Spice) Okay, so I know what I said about Sou-
chan getting a chance at her too in the last chapter came out badly! You
don't need to rub it in! Anyway, thanks for the reviews everybody! I know
there isn't much of a setup for the waff, but I do tend to concentrate on
humor more. But if I ever write another fluff story, that's a good tip I
will have to remember! Thanks Shinsetsu! ^_^ Oh, and Midori, if we are not
too crazy to write fluff, then NO ONE is…LOL!
Kajun Spice: *Ignores glare and hands Hotohori a cookie* Glad to see the bribe worked! Oh, the mysterious lump is revealed in this chapter. Can you believe it isn't a cliff hanger??? *Looks at ArtemisMoon and snickers* We all know how she loves doing that to her readers!
Disclaimer: We don't own Rurouni Kenshin, but we do own the item in Soujirou's coat!
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Koishii
Night had finally fallen, and Misao didn't know if she should be excited or worried. She was dying to find out what Soujirou was hiding, but nervous about the thought of actually spying on him in his room! {If Jiya knew, he would probably feel he raised me well, the perverted old man!}
She slipped quietly toward Soujirou's room, trying to be quiet so she wouldn't disturb any of the other occupants of the dojo. But before she made it, she heard the footsteps of someone approaching down the hall, and had to scramble for a hiding place.
Without stopping to think, she opened the door of the closest room at hand, and dove inside just in time! Sliding the door closed as quietly as possible, she held her breath and listened closely.
The footsteps came to a stop just outside the room she was in. Misao, finally realizing exactly where she was, began to panic. She was in KENSHIN AND YAHIKO'S ROOM! Of all the places she would end up in, this had to be the worst!
The door started to slide open, and there was no place for her to hide! {I'd better think of an excuse fast, or I'm dead, because Kaoru will kill me!}
She was only moments away from being discovered when, to her utter relief, she heard the most wonderful sound in the world! Kaoru's voice!
"Kenshin, before you go to bed, can you check the gate and make sure its shut?"
"Hai, Kaoru-dono!" Kenshin slid the door closed, and his footsteps receded down the hall. Without further delay, she scrambled out and down the hall to wait for everyone to go to bed. Soujirou wasn't in his room yet anyway.
She settled in to wait, the darkness concealing her.
And she waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Still no one went to bed. Where was everyone? {I have been waiting for hours! WHERE ARE THEY?!?!}
Actually, she had only been waiting about five minutes, but you know Misao. -_-;
After about ten minutes she was slumped against the wall, ready to pass out, thinking the night had to be almost over by now!
Finally, they came. Kaoru went to bed first in the room she was sharing with Misao, and the younger girl hoped the lump on her futon wouldn't be discovered for the fake it was. (Awww, Misao and Sou-chan have something in common! He has a lump in his coat, and she has one on her bed, hehe!) All three of the guys were next, Soujirou still wearing that stupid coat! Even though it was night, the air was still overly warm for such clothing.
He approached as he headed for his room, and her heart began to race as he drew closer, and not only from fear of discovery! Okay, so he did look silly in that coat and the lump in the middle of his chest, but she didn't care, he was still really cute in her eyes!
Once he entered his room, she only paused long enough to calm her racing pulse and then crept toward the door that concealed her goal. Deciding it would be safer to just listen first, she leaned close, pressing her ear against the rice paper door.
She heard the rustle of clothing, but for some reason he made no move to light a candle to see by. She had just decided it would be safe to crack the door open, when he spoke.
"Finally Koishii, we are together again. I missed you so much."
Misao froze. {Who the heck is he talking to?!?!?!}
His voice continued. "I am so sorry I have to keep you hidden like this, but I don't want anyone to know about you. You're my special secret."
Misao was reeling from the shock, her thoughts in a furious jumble! {Does he have a girl in there with him? How? Where and when did they meet? And I thought he kind of liked me, the jerk!!!}
"I was so sad and lonely without you, Koishii. Well, until I came here and made friends with everyone. But I still missed you. You're the only one that ever really loved me, even after all the bad and terrible things I did! You really understand me."
Misao wanted to knock down the stupid rice paper door. {I understand you too!} Her mind screamed! But she was unable to do more than listen.
"Ever since I lost you, I longed to just be able to hold you at night like before. You're so soft and warm, Koishii. I am so glad we're together again."
{How could he do this to me? Sou-chan!}
Then, his voice changed slightly. It was happy before, but now it became a bit wistful. "No one must ever find out about you, Koishii. Especially Misao-chan! I have come to care for her, but I don't think she would understand about you. So you will just have to be a secret. But that's okay, isn't it? As long as we are together."
{He is gonna cheat on me? That BAKA! I'm not going to sit around and let him have a side fling with some other girl! THIS IS WAR!}
With these furious thoughts running through her mind, she left her position by his door and ran off to be alone. She needed time to think. Soujirou's not going to get away with this!
In his room, alone with Koishii, Soujirou smiled in contentment. "You know I have to have you with me without anyone seeing you." He patted the overcoat that was now on the floor. "This is the perfect way. I may be very hot when I wear it, but I would suffer anything just to have you near." He then snuggled down into his futon, his arms surrounding his lost love. She was so soft and cuddly, and very comforting…but all teddy bears are, aren't they?
ArtemisMoon: HAHA! I know teddy bears didn't exist back then, but this is a fanfic, and anything's possible in one of those! Koishii is his name for the bear, and it means 'beloved'. So it sounds to Misao like he's being romantic and calling a girl a pet name! What will happen next, and how will Misao find out the truth? I promise too there will be more K&K very soon, but we needed to reveal what the lump was, LOL! Okay, now I will leave Kajun Spice to explain how the idea for the teddy bear came about and make her comments.
Kajun Spice: *gulp* How the idea came about?? *Looks around, spots a way of escape, and RUNS!!*
(ArtemisMoon shakes angry fist at her retreating back) "CHICKEN!"
Kajun Spice: *Ignores glare and hands Hotohori a cookie* Glad to see the bribe worked! Oh, the mysterious lump is revealed in this chapter. Can you believe it isn't a cliff hanger??? *Looks at ArtemisMoon and snickers* We all know how she loves doing that to her readers!
Disclaimer: We don't own Rurouni Kenshin, but we do own the item in Soujirou's coat!
Thoughts are in {}
Author's comments are in ( )
Koishii
Night had finally fallen, and Misao didn't know if she should be excited or worried. She was dying to find out what Soujirou was hiding, but nervous about the thought of actually spying on him in his room! {If Jiya knew, he would probably feel he raised me well, the perverted old man!}
She slipped quietly toward Soujirou's room, trying to be quiet so she wouldn't disturb any of the other occupants of the dojo. But before she made it, she heard the footsteps of someone approaching down the hall, and had to scramble for a hiding place.
Without stopping to think, she opened the door of the closest room at hand, and dove inside just in time! Sliding the door closed as quietly as possible, she held her breath and listened closely.
The footsteps came to a stop just outside the room she was in. Misao, finally realizing exactly where she was, began to panic. She was in KENSHIN AND YAHIKO'S ROOM! Of all the places she would end up in, this had to be the worst!
The door started to slide open, and there was no place for her to hide! {I'd better think of an excuse fast, or I'm dead, because Kaoru will kill me!}
She was only moments away from being discovered when, to her utter relief, she heard the most wonderful sound in the world! Kaoru's voice!
"Kenshin, before you go to bed, can you check the gate and make sure its shut?"
"Hai, Kaoru-dono!" Kenshin slid the door closed, and his footsteps receded down the hall. Without further delay, she scrambled out and down the hall to wait for everyone to go to bed. Soujirou wasn't in his room yet anyway.
She settled in to wait, the darkness concealing her.
And she waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Still no one went to bed. Where was everyone? {I have been waiting for hours! WHERE ARE THEY?!?!}
Actually, she had only been waiting about five minutes, but you know Misao. -_-;
After about ten minutes she was slumped against the wall, ready to pass out, thinking the night had to be almost over by now!
Finally, they came. Kaoru went to bed first in the room she was sharing with Misao, and the younger girl hoped the lump on her futon wouldn't be discovered for the fake it was. (Awww, Misao and Sou-chan have something in common! He has a lump in his coat, and she has one on her bed, hehe!) All three of the guys were next, Soujirou still wearing that stupid coat! Even though it was night, the air was still overly warm for such clothing.
He approached as he headed for his room, and her heart began to race as he drew closer, and not only from fear of discovery! Okay, so he did look silly in that coat and the lump in the middle of his chest, but she didn't care, he was still really cute in her eyes!
Once he entered his room, she only paused long enough to calm her racing pulse and then crept toward the door that concealed her goal. Deciding it would be safer to just listen first, she leaned close, pressing her ear against the rice paper door.
She heard the rustle of clothing, but for some reason he made no move to light a candle to see by. She had just decided it would be safe to crack the door open, when he spoke.
"Finally Koishii, we are together again. I missed you so much."
Misao froze. {Who the heck is he talking to?!?!?!}
His voice continued. "I am so sorry I have to keep you hidden like this, but I don't want anyone to know about you. You're my special secret."
Misao was reeling from the shock, her thoughts in a furious jumble! {Does he have a girl in there with him? How? Where and when did they meet? And I thought he kind of liked me, the jerk!!!}
"I was so sad and lonely without you, Koishii. Well, until I came here and made friends with everyone. But I still missed you. You're the only one that ever really loved me, even after all the bad and terrible things I did! You really understand me."
Misao wanted to knock down the stupid rice paper door. {I understand you too!} Her mind screamed! But she was unable to do more than listen.
"Ever since I lost you, I longed to just be able to hold you at night like before. You're so soft and warm, Koishii. I am so glad we're together again."
{How could he do this to me? Sou-chan!}
Then, his voice changed slightly. It was happy before, but now it became a bit wistful. "No one must ever find out about you, Koishii. Especially Misao-chan! I have come to care for her, but I don't think she would understand about you. So you will just have to be a secret. But that's okay, isn't it? As long as we are together."
{He is gonna cheat on me? That BAKA! I'm not going to sit around and let him have a side fling with some other girl! THIS IS WAR!}
With these furious thoughts running through her mind, she left her position by his door and ran off to be alone. She needed time to think. Soujirou's not going to get away with this!
In his room, alone with Koishii, Soujirou smiled in contentment. "You know I have to have you with me without anyone seeing you." He patted the overcoat that was now on the floor. "This is the perfect way. I may be very hot when I wear it, but I would suffer anything just to have you near." He then snuggled down into his futon, his arms surrounding his lost love. She was so soft and cuddly, and very comforting…but all teddy bears are, aren't they?
ArtemisMoon: HAHA! I know teddy bears didn't exist back then, but this is a fanfic, and anything's possible in one of those! Koishii is his name for the bear, and it means 'beloved'. So it sounds to Misao like he's being romantic and calling a girl a pet name! What will happen next, and how will Misao find out the truth? I promise too there will be more K&K very soon, but we needed to reveal what the lump was, LOL! Okay, now I will leave Kajun Spice to explain how the idea for the teddy bear came about and make her comments.
Kajun Spice: *gulp* How the idea came about?? *Looks around, spots a way of escape, and RUNS!!*
(ArtemisMoon shakes angry fist at her retreating back) "CHICKEN!"