DISCLAIMER: Rurouni Kenshin and Rurouni Kenshin characters are exclusively owned by Watsuki Nobuhiro, Shueisha, Sony Entertainment, Jump Comics and associated parties. Please note, this is purely fiction and for entertainment purposes only. This story is not meant for sale or profit.
Author's Notes: A silly A/U comedy about the anxieties Kaoru goes through while preparing for her first high school reunion and her first real kiss with Kenshin. The characters will be OOC, especially Kaoru and Megumi's character. I really pushed Megumi's bad habit of flirting and Kaoru's insecurity to the limit. There's no plot, rhyme or reason to this ficcie. I just wanted to have fun. Comedy/Romance "Kiss Me Again" by Gypsy-chan Enjoy!^_^
PLEASE NOTE: In this chapter, I've incorporated a lot of minor characters from RK. So this is a little warning. MAJOR OOCNESS on the part of all characters. There will be a lot of intentional puns. Phew! Now that the public announcement is over, let's get Kaoru's class reunion started.^_^
Part Five
As Kaoru and Sano stepped on the red velvet carpet leading into the hotel, someone on the rooftop was taking pictures as the couples entered the hotel for the class reunion. Suddenly, a pair of violet eyes spotted them from the lense of his camera.
"Sano and .... Kaoru?"
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Upon entering the lobby, Kaoru and Sano were greeted by one of the members from the class reunion committee.
"Welcome to our first high school reunion," Anji said as he bowed respectfully before them.
"Thank you for inviting us," smiled Kaoru while bowing respectfully in return. "The committee has done a wonderful job in organizing our reunion. I'm so happy to be here."
Sano playfully threw a punch toward Anji's shoulder. "Hey cut the crap Anji. You don't have to be so formal with me buddy. It's good to see you again man."
"Sagara Sanosuke, it's nice to see you again too," he replied. "I see you haven't changed."
"Hey you know me," laughed Sano, "I am what I am...."
"...yeah, that's a big dumb jerk," giggled Kaoru upon interrupting his sentence.
Sano glared at her and then turned his attention back to Anji. "So... what have you been up to? Break any rocks lately?"
"Only the ones in your head," smiled Anji as he pretended to swing at Sano's head. As the two men laughed and conversed, Kaoru continued to look around the lobby. "Wow! This is so exciting!"
Suddenly, she was pulled out of her thoughts upon hearing her name being called.
"Hey Kaoru! Kaoru! Over here," shouted Misao as she jumped up and down trying to get Kaoru's attention. She peered through the crowd and saw Misao on the other side of the lobby. She waved at her and turned to Sano.
"Come on, let's go over there," she urged him after seeing Anji step away. "Misao and Soujirou are waiting for me near that doorway. Sano allowed himself to be dragged over to where Misao and Soujirou were standing.
"Kaoru I'm so glad you made it," squealed Misao while hugging her friend tightly.
"I thought I would never get here," replied Kaoru as she hugged Misao back.
After breaking their hug, Misao looked at Kaoru's gown. "Oh my god Kaoru, you look awesome in that evening gown. It must have cost you a fortune!"
Kaoru blushed before leaning over to and whispering in Misao's ear, "Thanks for the compliment but it's really a rental gown from Itsuko's rental boutique."
Misao stood back and shrugged her shoulders. "Make's no difference to me where it came from, you still look great in it."
"I'm glad you like it Misao. You look absolutely gorgeous in your evening gown too."
Misao spun around playfully showing off her jade halter-styled silk gown, with high side slits. At the completion of her turn, she stopped to show Kaoru the rest of her matching ensemble.
Soujirou smiled as he watched Misao chatting with Kaoru.
"She looks so lovely in that gown. Just like she did at our junior prom. It's too bad Aoshi Shinomori transferred into our high school. Once she got her mind set on him, our relationship was over. I'm happy that we remained close friends. But I do hope one day to become something more to her."
"Thanks for the compliment Kaoru," she said while hugging her best friend. "But what do you think of these shoes?" She stuck her foot out for Kaoru to see. "I was so undecided as to which pair of shoes I wanted to wear. Black patent leather or the...."
"Yak, yak, yak," mimicked Sano with his hands, "that big mouth of yours never stops flapping. Geez! Jou-chan has already complimented you on that green dress of yours. If you ask me, I think you look more like a little weasel dressed in a green leprechaun suit."
"I'm not a weasel," she yelled. "Who the heck invited this chickenhead to our reunion!"
"Sorry Misao-chan," Kaoru meekly replied, "but he's my escort for the night. The first guy I chose, called up sick hours before he was to pick me up. I had no idea who the replacement would be."
"So in other words, the escort agency had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find Sagara," said Soujirou as he smiled widely.
Misao gave Soujirou a high five. "Touché, Sou-chan, Touché!"
Sano smirked inwardly at Soujirou before pointing toward the floor. "Look! Your shoelaces are untied!" Soujirou looked down at his shoes then frowned as he looked back up at Sano. Sano burst into laughter. "Made you look! Made you look! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
"Ignore him Sou-chan. He hasn't eaten his brain food yet," smirked Misao. "See," she pointed toward his mouth, "No fishbone hanging out of his mouth."
"Oh shut up you little green weasel girl."
"Stop calling me weasel girl!"
"Look over there," exclaim Kaoru as she tried to stop their bickering, "That's Udo Jineh-sensei. He used to be our History teacher. Don't you remember?"
"Yeah, I remember old fossil face," Sano quipped. "He gave really hard history midterms. I used to hate it when he made us act out our history projects."
Soujirou nodded and giggled. "Yes, Jineh-sensei seemed to enjoy doing that. I remember one time he came to class dressed as some assassin back in the time of the Bakumatsu."
"Yes I remember that. I thought he looked more like an X-Man reject," chuckled Misao. "But that stuff is in the past. You know what I heard? I heard that Jineh-sensei changed professions and is now a dentist."
Sano, Kaoru and Soujirou looked at one another in disbelief. "A dentist?"
Sano chuckled as he glanced over to Udo Jineh again. "Heh, with a face like his, I bet he could scare the teeth out of his patients mouth."
They laughed out loud causing Jineh to narrow his eyes into their direction.
"Quiet you guys! I think he heard us," said Kaoru in a hushed tone. She quickly feigned an innocent smile, Misao started whistling an imaginary tune, Sano pretended to cough and Soujirou acted normal, that is, smiling from ear-to-ear. Jineh glared evily at the group. A former student suddenly walked up to Jineh causing him to avert his attention away from them. Sano, Misao and Soujirou exhaled deeply before continuing to snicker quietly.
Kaoru chastised her friends. "You know, you guys are just awful. That really wasn't very nice."
"Look whose talking, you're the one that laughed the loudest," smirked Sano.
"Don't try to blame me Sanosuke Sagara! You're the one who started this whol...." she paused mid-sentence upon noticing a tall dark man walking pass her. "Jinpuu? Is that you?"
Jinpuu stopped upon hearing his name and turned back toward Kaoru. He bowed respectfully upon recognizing her. "Kamiya Kaoru, how nice to see you again."
"Hey everyone, this is Jinpuu. We were in astronomy class together. I heard that you've become a Feng Shuei specialist now."
"Yes I have."
"That must be exciting. Hey, I was wondering if you could come over to my place next week. I feel like there's some kind of bad vibes in my apartment that's blocking my chances towards a happy romance."
Sano shook his head at Kaoru. "Jou-chan, you don't need to pay a Feng Shuei expert to tell you where the bad vibes in your apartment are. I could tell you that for free. The bad vibes are all coming from your refrigerator. All that moldy food, combined with your lousy cooking, would drive any man away."
Kaoru took her purse and started whacking Sano over the head. "You big dumb jerk! How dare you talk about my cooking!!"
"Ouch! Ouch! Cut it out Jou-chan! Ouch!"
Jinpuu smiled and walked away.
"Hey you guys, let's go find a table," Misao said as she pulled Kaoru away from beating Sano.
After being seated, another one of Kaoru's former classmates approached the table.
"Kamiya Kaoru, how are you? It's good to see you again."
Kaoru tilted her head and glanced over to the person standing at their table. She smiled after recognizing the person's face. "Okuma Ryuuzaburo, it's so nice to see you also." She turned to Misao and Sano, "You guys remember Ryuuzaburo. He used to be in our art class."
Misao leaned over and whispered, "Yes, I remember him. He use to have a major crush on you Kaoru-chan."
Kaoru elbowed her in the ribs and whispered back through gritted teeth, "Misao! Don't bring that up! I don't want him to...."
Kaoru suddenly froze upon hearing Sano's voice. "Oh my god! What is that idiot going to say?!"
"Oh yeah, I remember you. You're the dorky guy who tried to steal Kaoru away from her old boyfriend Kenshin Himu..."
"Ooff!"
Kaoru stomped on Sano's foot and scowled at him. As he rubbed his bruised foot, she quickly plastered an innocent smile on her face.
"So... Ryuuzaburo... what have you been doing since high school," she asked sweetly hoping to divert his attention away from Sano.
"I'm an art dealer now," he answered promptly. "I love traveling to various cities. I still etch and paint on the side."
"That's nice," smiled Kaoru.
Ryuuzaburo pulled a chair from another table and moved it next to Kaoru. Kaoru sighed inwardly as she glanced on both sides of herself. "Mou! I'm sandwiched between a dork and a big dumb jerk! Why do I have such bad luck!"
"Kamiya Kaoru," he exhaled deeply, "you are still as lovely as ever. No other girl back in high school could compare to your charm and beauty."
Kaoru blushed, "Thank you."
Ryuuzaburo smiled widely as he continued to pour compliments on her. "I used to love etching your flawless goddess-like features when we were in art class. I still can't get over how divinely gorgeous you look."
Sano leaned over and whispered in her ear, "I think I'm going to gag."
Kaoru pinched Sano's arm hard and feigned another innocent smile at Ryuuzaburo.
Ryuuzaburo glanced over to Sano. "You look like you are in pain. Are you alright?" Sano nodded weakly. Ryuuzaburo turned his attention back to Kaoru. "So, I heard you were still single. What a coincidence, I'm still single too. Ha, ha, ha!"
Kaoru feigned a laugh while slipping her hand inside her purse. "Okay, operation protection. Glad Tae let me borrow her engagement ring," she giggled.
"I've been looking for a beautiful woman like you," he said as he casually slipped his arm around the back of her chair. "I...."
"Oh my, I forgot to tell you that I am engaged," she said while flashing her engagement ring to him.
Everyone at the table was stunned by the news. Misao stared at her in puzzlement. "Engaged? When did that happen?"
"It happened so sudden," she said while smiling weakly. "I'm still trying to get used to the concept."
"So, who is the lucky guy," Ryuuzaburo asked glumly.
"Mou! I didn't think about that! I've got to act fast!" Kaoru looped her arm into Sano's as he was sipping his drink and proudly proclaimed, "Sanosuke Sagara is my fiancé."
Sano spat out his drink, spraying everyone across the table.
"Hey watch it roosterhead," Misao yelled as she took a napkin and wiped the top of her dress off.
Sano ignored her and turned abruptly to Kaoru. "Jou-chan, what the hell do you mean we're engaged!"
Kaoru quickly grabbed a napkin and wiped the side of his mouth while whispering, "Just play along with me." After wiping his mouth, she quickly began to chuckle.
"Hahahaha! Oh Sanosuke, you're so funny pretending that we are not engaged, ha, ha. That's why I love him so much. He's so funny."
Sano sat with a confused look on his face. Beads of sweat began to form on Kaoru's brow. She pinched Sano hard on his thigh under the table. He whimpered before suddenly feigning a smile.
"Yes... that's right... darling," he stuttered while rubbing his bruised thigh. "I love to keep you laughing. Ha, ha, ha," he weakly laughed.
Ryuuzaburo placed the back of his left hand upon his forehead and put his right hand over his heart.
"Alas my dear sweet Kaoru, I've lost you again. First to Kenshin Himura and now to... uhm..." He stopped being melodramatic for a moment and cast his eyes over to Sano. "What's your name again?"
"Sagara," he growled, "Sanosuke Sagara."
"Yes... him," he said sourly as he rose from his seat. "It was great seeing everyone again."
Ryuuzaburo then turned to Kaoru. He lifted her free hand and kissed it softly while uttering, "If you ever change your mind..."
"She won't," Sano interjected while putting his arm protectively around Kaoru. "Now why don't you go paint some still life or something...." dork!
Kaoru heard Sano's last remark. She poked him hard in the ribs. "I heard that," she whispered. As Sano rubbed his sore ribs, Kaoru quickly turned to Ryuuzaburo and smiled sweetly.
"Take care Ryuuzaburo and best wishes in your career." He nodded and walked away.
"What a wuss," Sano remarked after seeing Ryuuzaburo leave.
"Sano! You shouldn't have made such rude comments," chided Kaoru. "Ryuuzaburo almost heard you calling him names. You're so..." Kaoru paused mid-sentence when she felt Misao and Soujirou's eyes upon her. "What! What's the matter with you two?"
"Kaoru-chan I know you can't be serious about being engaged to rooster head. It's a bad joke right?"
"Come on Misao, you know me better than that. I'd have to be totally brain dead to ever agree to be engaged to someone like him," she replied while poking Sano in the chest.
Sano was getting annoyed as the two women giggled and talked negatively about him.
"Hey you guys, I AM sitting here. I'm not invisible you know," he said shifting his eyes between the two women. Misao ignored him and continued her teasing with Kaoru.
"I can see it now, you and rooster head married. Five years from now, there will be a bunch of little chicken heads running around the house..."
"...with fish bones hanging out of their mouths," giggled Kaoru.
"...and don't forget the red bandanas," Soujirou added. They all started laughing.
"Hey, quit laughing," he ordered. Misao, Kaoru and Soujirou continued to laugh louder.
Sano folded his arms across his chest and pouted, "See if I get engaged to you again Jou-chan. Hmph!"
Misao and Soujirou continued laughing.
"I'm sorry Sano," she said while wiping the tears of laughter from her eyes. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
"Yeah whatever," he responded brushing her apology off. "So who's ring is that anyway?"
"It belongs to Tae. I'll have to return it on Sunday. I better take it off now. I can't have everyone believe that I'm really engaged to this big dumb jerk," she said tugging at the ring.
Sano noticed the ring wasn't coming off of Kaoru's finger. A wick grin grew on his face.
"Looks like you're stuck being engaged to me after all, darling."
"Oh shut up roosterhead," she exclaimed as she tugged harder on the ring.
Misao stopped laughing after getting a glimpse of a woman coming near their table. "Psst... Kaoru, look who's coming. You won't believe your eyes. It's the chicken head's old girlfriend."
As the woman approached, Kaoru gasped slightly before poking Sano in the ribs. "Psst... Your old girlfriend is coming this way," she uttered in a hushed tone.
Sano turned his head towards the young woman approaching their table.
"Good evening everyone," she said as she stood at their table. "It's nice to see all of you again."
Sano was stunned momentarily before blurting out, "Sayo Amakusa? What the hell happened to you?"
Kaoru whacked him over the head. "How dare you use such profane speech like that to Sayo. Can't you see that she's of a religious order?"
"Uhm... Sorry about that Sayo, I mean your nunship."
Sayo chuckled. "You can call me Sister Magdela."
"Oh... okay Sister Magdela.... So, uhm..." he scratched his head in hopes of starting a decent conversation. "Uhm... You look real nice in that black nun outfit."
Sayo blushed slightly, "Thank you Sano."
"But then again, you always did look real sexy in black," he responding while winking at her.
"Sano you pervert," Kaoru yelled as she punched him. "Sayo's a nun for god sakes! You can't flirt with a nun baka!!"
Sayo giggled inwardly as she watched Kaoru whack Sano over the head with her purse.
"Ouch! Ouch! Alright! I get the point," he said while straightening up his clothes. "So uhm...." he glanced over to Kaoru. She glared daggers back at him. "Uhm... How's the nun business?"
Kaoru, Misao and Soujirou just shook their heads at him. "He's pathetic," they all thought.
"Just fine," smiled Sayo.
"I heard that you and your brother moved to Holland ten years ago."
"Yes Kaoru we did. But my big brother decided it was time to move back to Tokyo. So here we are."
"Hey, how's that crazy brother of yours," asked Sano. "Shougo Amakusa and I used to be a couple of rebels during our high school years. Drinking, petty gambling and partying every weekend with the hottest babes in school. Yep! Those were the days. So... what's he doing now?"
"My elder brother is a Priest," she answered.
Sano blinked a couple of times at Sayo in disbelief.
"Holy crap! Shougo Amakusa is a Priest? Get the hell out of here!"
Kaoru kicked Sano's leg hard under the table again. "Damn it Sano! What the hell is the matter with you! I told you to watch your filthy mouth," she scolded. "Mou! I can't take you anywhere!"
"I must go now," Sayo said. "Please visit my church sometime. I think it would do everyone some good."
Kaoru blushed from embarrassment and feigned a smile, "Yes, I will come to visit. See you later Sayo." After Sayo left, Kaoru whacked Sano with her purse. "What's the matter with you?! Couldn't you control your filthy mouth for five minutes!?"
"Hey, I heard a few choice curse words coming from your mouth too you know."
Before Kaoru could give Sano any kind of retort, Misao tapped her shoulder.
"Look over there Kaoru, it's Shura! She was the captain of our swimming team. She used to make us practice so hard on our diving techniques."
"But it all paid off for her. I heard she's in the navy now," Kaoru said. "Just look at her, she's still in great shape."
"Yeah, she definitely has a great body," smirked Sano as his eyes roved over her body. "Just look at that firm chest and those buns of steel. She can captain my ship any day. Heh! heh!"
"Oh please," said Misao as she sucked her teeth. "She looks good but not that good."
"That's right," Kaoru added.
Sano chuckled at their flimsy responses. "Oh I get it, you girls are jealous of Shura because you still have to stuff your bras with socks and she doesn't."
Misao and Kaoru took their purses and whacked Sano over the head. Soujirou just smiled. "He's such a glutton for punnishment."
Toramaru walked up to their table and looked at Kaoru. "Kamiya Kaoru, it's good to see you again."
"Toramaru," she asked while tilting her head, "Is it really you?"
"Yes it is," Misao excitedly interjected. "Toramaru is on his way to becoming a famous sumo wrestler. I've watched a few of his matches on cable TV."
"I never had the opportunity of personally thanking you Kaoru-san for all your hard work in training me. If you hadn't kept pinching my butt, I wouldn't be where I am today. Thank you," he finished while bowing to her. "Here's four free tickets to my wrestling match next week."
"Thank you Toramaru," said Kaoru as she accepted the tickets. "We will be happy to come and support you."
"Before I leave, I would like to ask you a big favor Kaoru-san."
"Sure Toramaru," smiled Kaoru. "What would you like me to do?"
"It would be a honor for me if you would pinch my butt again."
Kaoru's face paled. "Pinch... your... butt?"
"Yes, for good luck," he said as he bent over. "I'm up against the national champion, Senryo Yama."
Sano, Misao and Soujirou began to snicker. Sano nudged Kaoru's hand. "Go ahead Jou-chan, you heard the man. Pinch his butt."
Kaoru glared daggers at Sano before blushing deeply at Toramaru. "Uhm... I don't think I can pinch your..."
"Please Kaoru-san, it would mean so much to me. I don't think I can win against my former Ozeki Senryo. I need you to pinch my butt for luck," whimpered Toramaru.
"Uhm... well, okay," she stammered while blushing furiously. As Kaoru reached to pinch Toramaru's butt, a pair of unsuspecting violet eyes was watching her from a distance.
"My sweet Kaoru. If only I could have you to myself just for a moment. I wished I could be sitting next to you instead of Sano. But I've been so busy taking everyone's stupid pictures. And now, you're pinching someone's butt!" The man's eyes began to turn amber. "You should be pinching my butt! Not his! I can't take it anymore! I'm going over there and break..."
The man was suddenly pulled out of his evil thoughts by a couple that had approached him.
"Himura Kenshin, it's good to see you again," said Daigoro.
"Yes, Himura-san. It is a pleasure seeing you again," added Itsuko. "I've heard nothing but wonderful things about your photography work."
"Thank you," he said while peeking over their shoulders at Kaoru. He sighed inwardly as he watched her laugh. "I miss hearing her songful laughter."
"Himura-san? Himura-san?"
After hearing his name called for the second time, Kenshin began to refocuse his attention back on the couple before him. "I'm sorry for drifting," he chuckled lightly. "Were you saying something?"
"Yes, I was asking if you could please take a picture of Daigoro and myself standing over there by the fountain? I think it would be a romantic shot, don't you dear," she asked sweetly while smiling at her husband. Daigoro smiled in return and nodded.
"I would be happy to take your picture," replied Kenshin as he quickly masked his emotions with a smile. "Please go over there and wait for my signal."
When Itsuko and Daigoro turned their backs, Kenshin muttered several curses under his breath. "I swear, I'm going to kill the next person who asks me to take their picture! I've got to find a way to get Kaoru alone."
"We're ready," smiled Daigoro and Istuko. Kenshin feigned another smile before taking their picture. As Istuko and Daigoro reviewed the pictures Kenshin took from his quick processing camera, he turned to where Kaoru had been sitting. Sano stood and put his arm around Kaoru's shoulder. He was leading her and the others into another room.
"What does Sano think he's doing," fumed Kenshin. "I told him that I was going to be here. Why is he flirting with MY Kaoru? I'm going to kill him when I see him!"
"The pictures are lovely Himura-san," Itsuko said while looking at the pictures. "We would like to take another one."
"How about a picture in the next room," he suggested hoping they could go into the same room Kaoru and Sano went. "The setting in there is perfect for picture taking."
"No, I think the other room," Daigoro pointed to the room in the opposite direction, "would be better. That's where they are displaying all of my old scientific projects."
"Yes, it would add a nostalgic touch," Itsuko added. "You can remember those pictures when you go to the moon one day."
As the two love birds kissed, Kenshin feigned a smile while grumbling under his breath, "I'd like to send them both to the moon right now for interfering with my plans to find Kaoru!"
Meanwhile, in another room, Kamatari was chatting with Kaoru and Misao.
"Hi girls, I thought I would never catch up to you."
"Yes," smiled Kaoru. "There were so many people milling around. We decided to find our table and chat with some old friends for a while. So where are you sitting?"
"Cho and I are sitting upstairs in the room where we will be performing," answered Kamatari. "Don't forget, you two promised to help me out with a song or two tonight. I've brought some hot outfits we can where as we sing."
"It sounds exciting," exclaimed Misao. "I can't wait to sing the songs we rehearsed."
"Yes," nodded Kaoru. "Just let us know when you are ready."
"Okay. I'll see you girls later," waved Kamatari as she walked away.
"Come on Kaoru, let's go join Sou-chan and roosterboy at the bar," Misao urged.
"Yes, I'll catch up with you in a minute," said Kaoru as she motioned for Misao to go without her. After Misao left, Kaoru peered into the crowd.
"Kenshin where are you? I thought you wanted to see me again," she sighed. "Why haven't you found me?" She turned and walked into the direction of the bar.
"Hmmm... I see Tanuki is here," smirked a beautiful woman standing next to a tall plant. As she walked out into the open, someone suddenly bumped into her.
"Oh, please exuse me Miss," said Ryuuzaburo. "I didn't mean to bump into you. I don't feel well right now."
"What's the matter," the woman inquired. "Your face seemed to be flushed. I'm a doctor. Let me help you."
Ryuuzaburo looked at the woman's name tag. "No, there's nothing you can do for me Takani-sensei. I just found out the girl of my dreams, Kamiya Kaoru, is engaged."
Megumi's face paled as she stuttered, "En... engaged? To whom?"
"Uhm... I think his name was Sagara..."
Megumi put her hand to her chest as her heart skipped a beat. "Could it be?"
"...Sanosuke Sagara," Ryuuzaburo finished flatly. "I must go lie down now. Please excuse me." Ryuuzaburo bowed respectfully and walked away leaving Megumi to her thoughts.
"The nerve of that tanuki stealing roosterhead from under my nose. I shouldn't have brushed him off when he tried contacting me a couple of months ago. It doesn't matter," she smirked. "They're only engaged, not married. I know I can get him back. Hmmm... I saw Ken-san around here somewhere. He'll fit into my plan nicely. Ohohohoho!"
Author's Notes: Hey there minna-san. Phew! what a long chapter! Anyhoo, arigatou for all the great reviews and following this wacky romantic comedy!!^_^
Ohohohoho! She's baaaccckk!! Yes, the fox lady is back and causing trouble again (sorry Marstanuki, I love to torture Megumi's character sometimes.^_^! But thanks again for reading my stories.^_^) Anyhoo, I hope everyone liked this update.
So, did all you serious RK fans recognize those minor characters? I thought it would be fun to add them in. ^_^ So, that was just the little intro into the high school reunion. Hiko and Saitoh will make their appearance in the next chapter to cause Kenshin trouble. Payback time for our poor Kaoru.^_^ (I've changed Hiko's profession to Phys.Ed. teacher. You'll see why in the next chapter.) Okay, so the next update will be in week or so. You know, it's that time of season. Busy, busy, busy.^_^
Question. Who would you like Misao to end up with? Aoshi or Soujirou? Let me know your thoughts okay.^_^ Also, as a special thanks for all my great reviewers, I will create a chapter 8 that will be a RK party. Thanks Bunny for the idea.^_^ So let me know who your favorite RK charater is. I will pair you up with that character at the party.
As usual, constructive reviews are welcomed as long as they are genuine and not sarcastic. (Psst... Hey you... Yes you... Thanks sooo much for pushing the button. I know it's hard work (LOL!) Why not push the button again and make Gypsy-chan happy!^_^ Arigatou)
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Author's miscellaneous rantings. Hey has anyone seen this anime called Real Bout High School? I just saw it the other day. OMG! It's like such a blatant rip off between Kenshin and Gatekeepers. The lead girl, Ryoko Mitsurugi (does Mitsurugi remind you of anything) is a high school girl. She looks like she could be Kenshin and Kaoru's daughter and Kenji's sister. She has purple eyes and fiery red hair tied high upon her head in a pony tail. Ryoko definitely has Kaoru's tomboyish, explosive disposition and get this... she can't cook either!! She also trains out of a temple called... Hiten (remind you of anything).
Okay, now that I've calm down, Ryoko Mitsurugi does some serious butt kicking. So she could definitely be an offspring of the Himura family. Actually I could see her as their daughter (perish the thought. I love Kenji!!). Her fighting style is pretty neat. Don't worry, it's not one of my fav anime. I'm getting into an anime that just came to the states. It's called "His and Her Circumstances". (sob, sob, I miss RK.) Okay chow for now everyone.^_^