~*Chapter 2 - Meet me later.at the Cherry Blossom pond..*~
As Kaoru walked into the kitchen, she could see Kenshin sprinkling the final toppings onto the rice.
When Kaoru steps into the kitchen, she takes a sniff at the delicious smell of Kenshin's cooking, "Mmm.Kenshin.it smells yummy!" Kenshin smiles at the compliment, "A-Arigatou Kaoru-dono!"
In the middle of their meal, Kaoru put down her chopsticks and rice bowl and looked down. A few seconds later, Kenshin looked up from his food and then at her.
"Kaoru-dono? Daijobu? Is there something wrong with my cooking?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru hastily spoke, "Iie Kenshin! It's not that at all, I'm fine and your cooking is great! It's.just that..I want to apologize for my actions a while ago. I shouldn't have yelled at you..and-"
Kenshin gently interrupted her and smiled, "It's alright Kaoru-dono, it was sessha's fault. Sessha shouldn't have walked in without knocking first, especially while Kaoru-dono is practicing her lines for a play!"
Kaoru cheeks now held a tint a pink in them as Kenshin smiled directly at her, she then swallowed and spoke, "It-It's alright Kenshin, really! Let's forget the whole thing shall we?" Kenshin nodded his head and continued with his meal, as Kaoru did the same.
When the meal was over, Kenshin stood up and began gathering the bowls to clean them, but Kaoru stopped him by gently grabbing his wrist. "Huh? What is it Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin asked as he was refrained from cleaning the kitchen-ware. Kaoru, whose face was now the color of Kenshin's magenta gi, cleared her throat and stood up. She then directly faced Kenshin and looked straight into his deep lavender eyes.
"Kenshin." Kaoru started, "Kenshin.I.I.." Kaoru then cursed mentally, *Great! I finally get some time alone with him to tell him how much I love him, AND THE WORDS WON'T COME OUT!!!* By this time, Kenshin was very curious on what Kaoru wanted to tell him, he then spoke up; "Kaoru-dono, you must know that you can tell sessha anything you wish".
*I'll tell him! I'll tell him.NOW!*, Kaoru screamed in her mind. She then tightened her grip on Kenshin's wrist and finally spoke the words she had wanted to tell him for so long, "Himura Kenshin, I.love-!"
But, Kaoru was instantly interrupted by someone sliding the kitchen door open very roughly. "Oi Jou-chan! Got any food left? I'm, starving!" it was none other than the loud-mouthed gangster, Sagara Sanosuke. "I just came from..!" but he stopped in mid-sentence as he saw the two standing right in front of each other, with Kaoru grasping Kenshin's wrist. A wide, perverted grin spread across his face as he spoke "Oops, I seem to have disrupted *ahem!* something going on here, c'mon you guys! Get at least a little privacy, not here in the kitchen!" He then started snickering as he saw Kaoru's face turn as red as a cherry and Kenshin who blinked innocently back.
Kaoru exploded, "SANO YOU BAKA!!! YOU DON'T JUST COME IN WITHOUT KNOCKING!!! I WAS GOING TO TELL KENSHIN SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT!....AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO WHAT YOU THINK WE ARE GOING TO DO!!!!"
Sano grinned, "Oh! Something 'important' huh? Like what Kaoru?" Kaoru was about to say something, but thought better not to. She angrily stormed out off the kitchen and into her room, purposely stepping on Sano's foot on the way out really hard, which caused him to yelp out in pain.
As soon as Kaoru was out of earshot, Kenshin spoke up as he began clearing the table, "I wonder what she wanted to say to me that was so important?" "Bah! Women! Who can understand them sometimes? I wonder why she got so worked up, I just asked for food!" Sano said, while sitting down on the floor.
Kenshin looked thoughtful for a second as he finished putting the dishes away, "Maybe I should go talk to her, she seemed really, really upset and what she wanted to tell me seemed to be serious" Sano shrugged, "Suit your self Kenshin, good luck!"
Kenshin quietly made his way to Kaoru's room, being careful to knock first. "Kaoru-dono? May sessha come in?" There was no reply from her room after a minute, Kenshin was worried by now. He cautiously and gently slid open her door, "Kaoru-dono?" When he looked in, Kaoru was not there, the first thing he saw was a tiny letter laid carefully on her futon.
Kenshin walked over to her bed and slowly picked up the letter, after examining it he gently opened it, it read:
Dear Kenshin,
I knew you would come to my room eventually after I stormed out; you were worried again, weren't you? Kenshin no baka! Don't be such a worry wart, always thinking I'm in trouble or upset! Well.actually I am.I really wanted to tell you something very important Kenshin, but Sano had to walk in! Could you do me a favor, onegai? Meet me just before sunset.at the Cherry Blossom pond.. There, I will speak to you.
-Kaoru
P.S. Onegai, no more Kaoru-dono! And drop the 'sessha' attitude!
Kenshin stared at the letter for a few minutes after reading it; then a gentle whisper escaped his lips, "Kaoru." He quickly folded the letter and slipped into his gi, he then padded swiftly out her room in hopes of reaching Kaoru before dark.
As Kaoru walked into the kitchen, she could see Kenshin sprinkling the final toppings onto the rice.
When Kaoru steps into the kitchen, she takes a sniff at the delicious smell of Kenshin's cooking, "Mmm.Kenshin.it smells yummy!" Kenshin smiles at the compliment, "A-Arigatou Kaoru-dono!"
In the middle of their meal, Kaoru put down her chopsticks and rice bowl and looked down. A few seconds later, Kenshin looked up from his food and then at her.
"Kaoru-dono? Daijobu? Is there something wrong with my cooking?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru hastily spoke, "Iie Kenshin! It's not that at all, I'm fine and your cooking is great! It's.just that..I want to apologize for my actions a while ago. I shouldn't have yelled at you..and-"
Kenshin gently interrupted her and smiled, "It's alright Kaoru-dono, it was sessha's fault. Sessha shouldn't have walked in without knocking first, especially while Kaoru-dono is practicing her lines for a play!"
Kaoru cheeks now held a tint a pink in them as Kenshin smiled directly at her, she then swallowed and spoke, "It-It's alright Kenshin, really! Let's forget the whole thing shall we?" Kenshin nodded his head and continued with his meal, as Kaoru did the same.
When the meal was over, Kenshin stood up and began gathering the bowls to clean them, but Kaoru stopped him by gently grabbing his wrist. "Huh? What is it Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin asked as he was refrained from cleaning the kitchen-ware. Kaoru, whose face was now the color of Kenshin's magenta gi, cleared her throat and stood up. She then directly faced Kenshin and looked straight into his deep lavender eyes.
"Kenshin." Kaoru started, "Kenshin.I.I.." Kaoru then cursed mentally, *Great! I finally get some time alone with him to tell him how much I love him, AND THE WORDS WON'T COME OUT!!!* By this time, Kenshin was very curious on what Kaoru wanted to tell him, he then spoke up; "Kaoru-dono, you must know that you can tell sessha anything you wish".
*I'll tell him! I'll tell him.NOW!*, Kaoru screamed in her mind. She then tightened her grip on Kenshin's wrist and finally spoke the words she had wanted to tell him for so long, "Himura Kenshin, I.love-!"
But, Kaoru was instantly interrupted by someone sliding the kitchen door open very roughly. "Oi Jou-chan! Got any food left? I'm, starving!" it was none other than the loud-mouthed gangster, Sagara Sanosuke. "I just came from..!" but he stopped in mid-sentence as he saw the two standing right in front of each other, with Kaoru grasping Kenshin's wrist. A wide, perverted grin spread across his face as he spoke "Oops, I seem to have disrupted *ahem!* something going on here, c'mon you guys! Get at least a little privacy, not here in the kitchen!" He then started snickering as he saw Kaoru's face turn as red as a cherry and Kenshin who blinked innocently back.
Kaoru exploded, "SANO YOU BAKA!!! YOU DON'T JUST COME IN WITHOUT KNOCKING!!! I WAS GOING TO TELL KENSHIN SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT!....AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO WHAT YOU THINK WE ARE GOING TO DO!!!!"
Sano grinned, "Oh! Something 'important' huh? Like what Kaoru?" Kaoru was about to say something, but thought better not to. She angrily stormed out off the kitchen and into her room, purposely stepping on Sano's foot on the way out really hard, which caused him to yelp out in pain.
As soon as Kaoru was out of earshot, Kenshin spoke up as he began clearing the table, "I wonder what she wanted to say to me that was so important?" "Bah! Women! Who can understand them sometimes? I wonder why she got so worked up, I just asked for food!" Sano said, while sitting down on the floor.
Kenshin looked thoughtful for a second as he finished putting the dishes away, "Maybe I should go talk to her, she seemed really, really upset and what she wanted to tell me seemed to be serious" Sano shrugged, "Suit your self Kenshin, good luck!"
Kenshin quietly made his way to Kaoru's room, being careful to knock first. "Kaoru-dono? May sessha come in?" There was no reply from her room after a minute, Kenshin was worried by now. He cautiously and gently slid open her door, "Kaoru-dono?" When he looked in, Kaoru was not there, the first thing he saw was a tiny letter laid carefully on her futon.
Kenshin walked over to her bed and slowly picked up the letter, after examining it he gently opened it, it read:
Dear Kenshin,
I knew you would come to my room eventually after I stormed out; you were worried again, weren't you? Kenshin no baka! Don't be such a worry wart, always thinking I'm in trouble or upset! Well.actually I am.I really wanted to tell you something very important Kenshin, but Sano had to walk in! Could you do me a favor, onegai? Meet me just before sunset.at the Cherry Blossom pond.. There, I will speak to you.
-Kaoru
P.S. Onegai, no more Kaoru-dono! And drop the 'sessha' attitude!
Kenshin stared at the letter for a few minutes after reading it; then a gentle whisper escaped his lips, "Kaoru." He quickly folded the letter and slipped into his gi, he then padded swiftly out her room in hopes of reaching Kaoru before dark.