Chapter 5
Kenshin sat in the bathtub, scolding himself. /Kami-sama, why did I have to DO That?! Just because she was beautiful and stunning and.. ahh! She was shocked at first, but she eventually returned my kiss.. Mmmhhmm if I wanted to I could have gently set her on the futon and maybe, just maybe, she'd let me.. let me..
What am I THINKING?! It may not bother her but she certainly wouldn't let me.. nn.. this bath water isn't cold enough../
Knock, knock.
Kenshin looked toward the door. "Yes, who is it?"
"It's Kaoru. May I come in?"
"Uhmm.. ahh.. err..." Kenshin looked around. The floor was soaking with the freezing cold water from his bath, and the place was a mess otherwise. "Umm, well, I'd prefer if you didn't, so..."
"That's okay. I just wanna let you know, some girl came by looking for 'Aoshi' and the 'Oniwabanshuu'. Weren't they the people you-"
Kenshin interrupted her. "NANI!? Someone looking for Aoshi and the Oniwabanshuu?! Orooo... ah, go and make sure Sano and Yahiko don't try to talk to her about it. I'll be out as soon as I can. Arigatou for telling me Kaoru-dono."
Kaoru shrugged and went inside, listening the Yahiko and Sano talk to her.
Kenshin hurriedly got out of the bath. "Itai~~~! Cold! So very cold!" He quickly dried off and got dressed, then rushed to the dojo.
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Sanosuke sat down next to Misao. "So, you're looking for the Oniwabanshuu?"
"DON'T YOU DARE, ZANZA!!!"
Everyone looked at Kenshin, shocked. He was in such a rush he had forgotten to put on his gi, and he was dripping wet. Not to mention he had called Sanosuke 'Zanza', and his eyes were burning yellow..
"What the hell was THAT?" Sanosuke stood up angrily. "Where do you get off calling me Zanza? Why are you so wet? What am I doing wrong?"
Kenshin looked at everyone and blushed, forgetting Sanosuke's words. His eye color started to return to violet. "Ahh.. uhmm.. ah.." He snapped back to reality, grabbed Sano by his shirt, and whispered in his ear. "Don't tell the girl about the Oniwabanshuu. If she has any kind of favorable connection with them, she'll be mortified. They all /died/, remember?"
"Well, Aoshi didn't d-" Kenshin punched him. "OW!!! What was that for?!"
"Don't talk so loud, baka!" Kenshin's eyes began to turn yellow again. "She'll ask questions!!"
"Alright, alright! Jeez..." Sano rubbed his shoulder and turned around. Kenshin's eyes slowly relaxed back into his deep violet.
He turned to the girl. "Konnichiwa. May I ask your name?"
She nodded. "It's Makimachi Misao. I'm looking for the Oniwabanshuu. Their leader is Aoshi. Have you seen them? These two," she indicated to Yahiko and Sanosuke, "Seem to know what I'm talking about."
"Ah, no, gomen nasai." Kenshin shook his head. "We have not seen anything of the Oniwabanshuu, or this person Aoshi."
"Well, okay.." Misao sighed. "Hey, umm..." She looked nervous. "I don't have any place to stay, and I haven't had anything to eat all day, so could I stay at this place for the night? /i really hate mooching off of people like this, but.../"
"Sure, you can stay!" Kaoru piped up, smiling. "There's one extra room in the back that you can use, in fact you can stay here until you head back home. /you do have one, right?/"
"Ah, domo arigatou! Um.. what's your name? /yes, i do. i live in kyoto./"
"My name is Kaoru, the little brat is Yahiko, the jerk here is Sano, and the man standing behind you is Kenshin."
"Ah. Arigatou.. Konnichiwa Kaoru, Yahiko, Sano, and Kenshin-san." Misao nodded at each of them with her greeting.
"Konnichiwa, Misao/-dono/-san" They all said in unison.
Kaoru gave Yahiko a look. /Did he just call her '-san'?/
Yahiko looked at her. "What? Hey, shouldn't you be training with me?"
"Oh ya.." /Good idea. I'm still mad at you for interrupting me when I was speaking to Kenshin. I forgot to train you./ "Come on, lets go." The two left the room, glaring at each other.
"Umm.. I'm gonna go watch Jou-chan and the brat practice. See ya." Sanosuke left Kenshin and Misao alone.
Kenshin sat down next to Misao. Misao looked at him. "I don't believe you."
"Believe what, Misao-dono?"
"I don't believe you don't know what I'm talking about. Sanosuke was about to tell me something when you interrupted him with, 'dont you dare, zanza'. I think you're hiding something from me." She looked at him indignantly.
"Ahh- oroo.. umm.." Kenshin sweatdropped. /Think! Think! Now! Now!/ "I was just warning him not to tease you, since he doesn't know anything. He has a bad habit of pretending to know things to pick up women."
Sweatdrop.
Misao sulked for a little while, then looked at Kenshin again. "But even the kid acted like he knew what he was talking about. And you whispered something to Sano... in fact, I heard Sano mention Aoshi! Ha! You DO know something!"
"Ah.." /orororororoorororororoooooooooo.../ "Umm.. well.. uhm.. er... ahh... ano.. Y- yahiko acts like he knows what he's talking about /all/ the time, and I was just reprimanding Sano for talking like that. He was pretending to know things, and I- I- ahh.." Kenshin was at a loss for words.
Misao glared at him. "You DO know about Aoshi-sama! What happened?! Where is he? Tell me!"
Kenshin sweatdropped. "Oroo! Ano.. ahh.." He looked around frantically.
Misao started getting upset. "Come on! Tell me!"
Kenshin sighed in defeat and got up. "Come, Misao-dono. I will show you to your room."
Misao got up and followed Kenshin. "Hey! Come on! Tell me! You can't just get up and walk away like that! You can't just change the subject so easily! Why won't you-"
"So we can discuss this privately. Now come in and make yourself comfortable." Kenshin stood at the door until Misao sat down on the futon, then closed the door behind him.
Misao looked up at him expectantly. "Well?"
Kenshin gulped. "Well, Misao-dono... why do you think I know Aoshi?"
Misao's mouth dropped open for a second before she regained her composure. "Uhm.. ah.. uhmm... I don't know!"
"Misao-dono.. guess."
/Well. Let's see. He burst into the room angry at this big, strong guy, then grabbed him by the shirt and threatened him. He must be either very strong or very quick. And if he's dodging my questions so much, then.../ "... Did- did you fight with Aoshi-sama?"
Kenshin smiled. "You are very good at guessing, Misao-dono. Now I will leave you to guess the rest." Kenshin left the room.
/So, he did fight with Aoshi-sama! It's okay though, Aoshi-sama is strong.. stronger than anyone. I'm sure he's fine, with the rest of the Oniwabanshuu./
End of Chapter 5
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Author's Notes: Well? What do you think? A nice little break from K&K Angst and waff, huh? Not saying that that is bad or anything, but once in a while you get an overload. o.o;
I'm sick again. >P
Thank you thank you so much everyone who reviewed! Since this chapter is a pretty important one as far as introducing new plots, I'd like to thank everyone who has reviewed so far.
Naomi: You were the first to review, and I haven't gotten to your website until just recently. o.o; I left a nice long guestbook message, though, to make up for it!
Gypsy-chan: *squeals* My favorite author thinks my fic is good! Whee!
Crystal: You guessed wrong! Muahaha! No, I would /never/ do that. Too overused of a plot line. -.-;
Saicho-18: Muahahaha.
Lian: Half dragon? Hmm.. I got a character you might wanna meet up with... name's Skyler. Then again he's evil and coldhearted and OLD and bitter, so... hmm.. maybe not.
Kaoru: Ah, Domo Arigatou for your many encouragements! ^____^
Hana: Bad girl(I'm assuming o.o)!! Hehehehe.
To all who want more waff, don't worry, I plan on kinda wrapping up the K&K plotline soon.. at least, explain why he kissed her. Now all I gotta do is think of an explaination. >P