Chapter 2: Firecrackers and Dreams Part 2
Author:Cutexlilxkitty02
Disclaimer: I don't Rurouni Kenshin or any of it's characters.
Kaoru was in a daze as they walked to the festival. Her hand fit perfectly in his and she felt as if she could stay like this forever. The moon was out and they could barely make out the festival lights. Kenshin and Sanosuke followed after them making sure to stay in the shadows. Kaoru gasped in awe at the sight of the festival. People crowded the streets. Kaoru looked at all the booths as they past. In the center of the street was a stage where they had the little children performing a play. Kaoru dragged Aoshi over to a little booth where you throw a ball at some bottles o win a prize. Aoshi shrugged and took the ball in his hands. He threw the ball and it hit the first pair of bottles and so on.
"Which one do you want?" The old woman working the booth asked. Aoshi chuckled and pointed at a stuffed raccoon. The woman grabbed the stuffed animal and handed to Kaoru, who in turn kissed Aoshi on the cheek. Aoshi's face turned red. Aoshi scanned the crowd and spotted Kenshin. He glared at him.
"What's wrong?" Kaoru asked trying to look in the same direction.
"Nothing. Why don't we move on to another booth?" He asked pushing Kaoru towards a tent. Outside the tent was a man yelling to the people about what was in the tent.
"Come one. Come all and see the scariest sights you have ever seen! From ghosts to ghouls!" He yelled. Kaoru went white.
'Oh no! not monsters!' She thought as Aoshi steered her inside the tent. Inside was dark and misty. The place not only looked creepy it smelled creepy. Kaoru instantly clung to Aoshi.
"Are you scared?" He asked teasingly.
"No!" She said haughtily as she released his arm and stomped off. She turned to see if he was following but didn't see him.
"Aoshi?" She called. No answer. She looked around but didn't see anything.
'Okay Kaoru you can do this. Your one tough cookie. Just breathe.' She told her self.
"RRAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Someone yelled as they jumped out from behind a curtain. Kaoru screamed and hit them with all the force she could muster. The man lay on the ground with a sheet covering himself. Aoshi ran from around the corner.
"Are you okay?" He asked looking her over. She nodded meekly.
"When I heard you scream I came running, I thought something bad had happened. Please don't run off like that again." He told her taking her hand. She nodded and the man lying on the ground slowly sat up.
"Man Kaoru you can really hit hard!" The man said. Aoshi raised an eyebrow at the covered man. He grabbed the top of the sheet and pulled it to reveal Sano with a large bump on his head. He smiled sheepishly at Kaoru.
"Why you!" Kaoru yelled as she pulled up her sleeves.
POW!
Kaoru hit him as hard as she could and took Aoshi's hand. She led him outside the tent.
"The nerve of him!" She said fuming.
"Kaoru." Aoshi said.
"I'll kill him when I get home." She continued not listening to Aoshi.
"Kaoru." Aoshi said a little louder.
"I bet Kenshin's here to! That no good rotten." She said but was cut off when Aoshi spun her around to face him. He hugged her tightly in his arms not wanting to let go.
"Don't worry about them. It's just you and me. Okay." He said as his lips curved into a smile. Kaoru nodded her head. She was too shocked to speak. Aoshi smiled at her and lead her to another area. He jumped up onto the roof and reached his hand down to Kaoru. She grabbed his hand and he lifted her up onto the roof. They sat on the roof and Kaoru looked around curiously.
"Okay now what?" She asked. Aoshi pointed to the sky. Kaoru opened her mouth but Aoshi placed a finger in front of it.
"Just watch." He told her. She nodded and stared up into the sky.
'Okay know what? It it going to start raining flames?' She asked herself. Just as she thought that something in the sky exploded and gold lights fell from the sky. Kaoru found herself in Aoshi's arms. The explosion had scared her into jumping into his arms.
"What the DEVIL was that!" She said awestricken.
"It was a firework. Haven't you ever seen one?" He asked. Kaour shook her head. Aoshi paused as he looked at her face. Her eyes sparkled and her hair shimmer in the moonlight. He brought his face closer to hers. "You'll never have to worry. I'll protect you." He whispered just before he kissed her on the forehead and embraced her. His arms wrapped around her petite form perfectly. Kenshin had seen the kiss and hug and was instantly angered. He glared at Aoshi and his eyes flickered to gold.
"So what'd I miss?" Sanosuke asked as he appeared on the roof.
"Nothing." Kenshin said reverting back to his normal self.
"I just don't think Kaoru should go near Aoshi." Kenshin said acting serious.
"I agree." Sano said staring at the two. He sighed and lowered his gaze.
"I never thought I'd say this but Kaoru looks very feminine in that kimono." Sanosuke said chuckling to himself. He then burst out laughing.
"What is so funny?" Kenshin asked.
"It's funny that we want to protect Kaoru yet she can obviously protect herself. I mean just look at the knot she left on my head. Plus, she's so tomboyish, yet I think that's what draws up to her." He said as teared of mirth formed in his eye. Kenshin just gave him a strange look.
"Sano, I'll never actually understand you." Kenshin said patting his companion on the back.
"You know what. Me neither." Sanosuke said laughing so hard his sided hurt. A bottle rolled out from under him. Kenshin snatched it up and sniffed the top of it.
"Sake?" He said curiously. He turned to the laughing Sano and sniffed him. Sanosuke reeked of sake.
"Your drunk?" Kenshin gasped. Sanosuke nodded and chuckled.
"So why don't we go say hi to Kaoru." He said standing and waving a Kaoru. Kenshin grabbed Sanosuke and sat him down praying to god that Kaoru hadn't spotted him. He turned and peeked to see that Kaoru was no were to be seen. He blinked and rubbed his eyes.
'She's gone?' He said looking around. The crowd below was staring up at the fireworks and saying "oh"" and "ah!" after each firework, Kenshin scanned the crowd.
"I just don't see her." He said aloud turning back to Sano. But he found that Sano had disappeared to." He looked around hurriedly to see if he could find Sano. Down below he could see Sano dancing along to the music. Kenshin sighed and jumped down from the rooftop. He made his way over to Sano and grabbed the back of his shirt. "Sano we have to go before Kaoru finds us." He said. Sano laughed at him and stared at something behind him.
"What are you looking at?" He asked turning. He came face to face with a very furious Kaoru.
"Kaoru I can explain. You see I uhh.." He stuttered backing away. Kaoru pulled up her sleeves once again and..
Bam!
She hit him over the top of the head. She grabbed Aoshi's hand and took the stuffed animal from Aoshi. Aoshi glared at Kenshin as they retreated into the crowd. They made there way back towards the dojo. Kaoru didn't talk the whole way there.
"Aoshi I'm sorry if tonight was a drag." She said squeezing the stuffed animal. Aoshi just chucked and kissed her gently on the cheek.
"Every moment with you is an adventure and I'd hate to be away even for a moment." He told her. She smiled up at him and sighed.
"I better get inside." She told him as she walk up the steps and opened the door to her room.
"Good Night." He said not wanting to take his eyes off her for a second. She shut the door behind her and collapsed onto her futon. Her fingered on her lips.
"A kiss." She said before she fell to sleep.
Hehe.I think I'll end it there. Thank those who actually reviewed. It's because of you all that I actually continue writing this and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. ^o^ Meow
Kitty: Hello. My name isn't actually Kitty but that's what every one calls me so I go by that. Drunk Sano: Good Kitty (Pets Kitty) Kitty: Why you! Die! (pulls out hammer and chases Sano.) Kitty: Bye bye for now! Meow!
Kaoru was in a daze as they walked to the festival. Her hand fit perfectly in his and she felt as if she could stay like this forever. The moon was out and they could barely make out the festival lights. Kenshin and Sanosuke followed after them making sure to stay in the shadows. Kaoru gasped in awe at the sight of the festival. People crowded the streets. Kaoru looked at all the booths as they past. In the center of the street was a stage where they had the little children performing a play. Kaoru dragged Aoshi over to a little booth where you throw a ball at some bottles o win a prize. Aoshi shrugged and took the ball in his hands. He threw the ball and it hit the first pair of bottles and so on.
"Which one do you want?" The old woman working the booth asked. Aoshi chuckled and pointed at a stuffed raccoon. The woman grabbed the stuffed animal and handed to Kaoru, who in turn kissed Aoshi on the cheek. Aoshi's face turned red. Aoshi scanned the crowd and spotted Kenshin. He glared at him.
"What's wrong?" Kaoru asked trying to look in the same direction.
"Nothing. Why don't we move on to another booth?" He asked pushing Kaoru towards a tent. Outside the tent was a man yelling to the people about what was in the tent.
"Come one. Come all and see the scariest sights you have ever seen! From ghosts to ghouls!" He yelled. Kaoru went white.
'Oh no! not monsters!' She thought as Aoshi steered her inside the tent. Inside was dark and misty. The place not only looked creepy it smelled creepy. Kaoru instantly clung to Aoshi.
"Are you scared?" He asked teasingly.
"No!" She said haughtily as she released his arm and stomped off. She turned to see if he was following but didn't see him.
"Aoshi?" She called. No answer. She looked around but didn't see anything.
'Okay Kaoru you can do this. Your one tough cookie. Just breathe.' She told her self.
"RRAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Someone yelled as they jumped out from behind a curtain. Kaoru screamed and hit them with all the force she could muster. The man lay on the ground with a sheet covering himself. Aoshi ran from around the corner.
"Are you okay?" He asked looking her over. She nodded meekly.
"When I heard you scream I came running, I thought something bad had happened. Please don't run off like that again." He told her taking her hand. She nodded and the man lying on the ground slowly sat up.
"Man Kaoru you can really hit hard!" The man said. Aoshi raised an eyebrow at the covered man. He grabbed the top of the sheet and pulled it to reveal Sano with a large bump on his head. He smiled sheepishly at Kaoru.
"Why you!" Kaoru yelled as she pulled up her sleeves.
POW!
Kaoru hit him as hard as she could and took Aoshi's hand. She led him outside the tent.
"The nerve of him!" She said fuming.
"Kaoru." Aoshi said.
"I'll kill him when I get home." She continued not listening to Aoshi.
"Kaoru." Aoshi said a little louder.
"I bet Kenshin's here to! That no good rotten." She said but was cut off when Aoshi spun her around to face him. He hugged her tightly in his arms not wanting to let go.
"Don't worry about them. It's just you and me. Okay." He said as his lips curved into a smile. Kaoru nodded her head. She was too shocked to speak. Aoshi smiled at her and lead her to another area. He jumped up onto the roof and reached his hand down to Kaoru. She grabbed his hand and he lifted her up onto the roof. They sat on the roof and Kaoru looked around curiously.
"Okay now what?" She asked. Aoshi pointed to the sky. Kaoru opened her mouth but Aoshi placed a finger in front of it.
"Just watch." He told her. She nodded and stared up into the sky.
'Okay know what? It it going to start raining flames?' She asked herself. Just as she thought that something in the sky exploded and gold lights fell from the sky. Kaoru found herself in Aoshi's arms. The explosion had scared her into jumping into his arms.
"What the DEVIL was that!" She said awestricken.
"It was a firework. Haven't you ever seen one?" He asked. Kaour shook her head. Aoshi paused as he looked at her face. Her eyes sparkled and her hair shimmer in the moonlight. He brought his face closer to hers. "You'll never have to worry. I'll protect you." He whispered just before he kissed her on the forehead and embraced her. His arms wrapped around her petite form perfectly. Kenshin had seen the kiss and hug and was instantly angered. He glared at Aoshi and his eyes flickered to gold.
"So what'd I miss?" Sanosuke asked as he appeared on the roof.
"Nothing." Kenshin said reverting back to his normal self.
"I just don't think Kaoru should go near Aoshi." Kenshin said acting serious.
"I agree." Sano said staring at the two. He sighed and lowered his gaze.
"I never thought I'd say this but Kaoru looks very feminine in that kimono." Sanosuke said chuckling to himself. He then burst out laughing.
"What is so funny?" Kenshin asked.
"It's funny that we want to protect Kaoru yet she can obviously protect herself. I mean just look at the knot she left on my head. Plus, she's so tomboyish, yet I think that's what draws up to her." He said as teared of mirth formed in his eye. Kenshin just gave him a strange look.
"Sano, I'll never actually understand you." Kenshin said patting his companion on the back.
"You know what. Me neither." Sanosuke said laughing so hard his sided hurt. A bottle rolled out from under him. Kenshin snatched it up and sniffed the top of it.
"Sake?" He said curiously. He turned to the laughing Sano and sniffed him. Sanosuke reeked of sake.
"Your drunk?" Kenshin gasped. Sanosuke nodded and chuckled.
"So why don't we go say hi to Kaoru." He said standing and waving a Kaoru. Kenshin grabbed Sanosuke and sat him down praying to god that Kaoru hadn't spotted him. He turned and peeked to see that Kaoru was no were to be seen. He blinked and rubbed his eyes.
'She's gone?' He said looking around. The crowd below was staring up at the fireworks and saying "oh"" and "ah!" after each firework, Kenshin scanned the crowd.
"I just don't see her." He said aloud turning back to Sano. But he found that Sano had disappeared to." He looked around hurriedly to see if he could find Sano. Down below he could see Sano dancing along to the music. Kenshin sighed and jumped down from the rooftop. He made his way over to Sano and grabbed the back of his shirt. "Sano we have to go before Kaoru finds us." He said. Sano laughed at him and stared at something behind him.
"What are you looking at?" He asked turning. He came face to face with a very furious Kaoru.
"Kaoru I can explain. You see I uhh.." He stuttered backing away. Kaoru pulled up her sleeves once again and..
Bam!
She hit him over the top of the head. She grabbed Aoshi's hand and took the stuffed animal from Aoshi. Aoshi glared at Kenshin as they retreated into the crowd. They made there way back towards the dojo. Kaoru didn't talk the whole way there.
"Aoshi I'm sorry if tonight was a drag." She said squeezing the stuffed animal. Aoshi just chucked and kissed her gently on the cheek.
"Every moment with you is an adventure and I'd hate to be away even for a moment." He told her. She smiled up at him and sighed.
"I better get inside." She told him as she walk up the steps and opened the door to her room.
"Good Night." He said not wanting to take his eyes off her for a second. She shut the door behind her and collapsed onto her futon. Her fingered on her lips.
"A kiss." She said before she fell to sleep.
Hehe.I think I'll end it there. Thank those who actually reviewed. It's because of you all that I actually continue writing this and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. ^o^ Meow
Kitty: Hello. My name isn't actually Kitty but that's what every one calls me so I go by that. Drunk Sano: Good Kitty (Pets Kitty) Kitty: Why you! Die! (pulls out hammer and chases Sano.) Kitty: Bye bye for now! Meow!
