A Not So Simple Dinner

RK doesn't belong to me.

Chapter 2

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Kenshin did find some problems with his dinner, chocolate was so EXPENSIVE!!!!!! It was enough to make him scream, but he had found a wonderful alternative. To bake a chocolate cake, which came in this nice little package complete with a pan, and it look so simple, the store owner even said that. Though our red head wasn't really certain, but he was willing to give it a try—and Kaoru would certainly like it weather it was burned or not. Or so he hoped, and something he did know despite all this new trying of things, that she wouldn't hit him over the head because of a small mistake.

The question you are probably thinking is where he would the money to do all this, well, sense Kaoru was spending her time earning money by teaching at other dojos, Kenshin decided to do his own part and got himself a part-time job at the market, by delivering goods from shops to home for pay, and after a while…well, let us just say that it paid off for him. Which is a good thing, or he would have no money for tonight's dinner.

Looking about—his package in hand from the chocolate shop—Kenshin thought about something Kaoru would like to have for dinner, but came up with no real idea for anything, so he went to someone who he could ask.

The Akebeko wasn't busy, but Yahiko was busy serving someone along with the shy Tsubame, and they didn't notice him—or their patrons all that much either. "Oh, Kenshin-san!" said Tea, appearing with a smile. Did you ever pause to think if her face had gotten stuck that way after smiling so much?

"Hello, Tea-dono, I came here to ask you a question."

"Well, go on and ask, please. We are quite busy today!" Tea smiled again, as if she was trying to push him out of the place with just those words! What was she hiding? Kenshin didn't think about it as he asked Tea what she thought Kaoru would like for dinner.

"You're cooking Busu dinner?" Yahiko butted in, acting like his normal self when it came to his sensei. Kenshin didn't pay attention to him, but looked at Tea with the most of begging eyes the red head could muster—and he looked adorable so the woman said what she knew to be true in some cases, Kaoru did like it after all…

"Well, Kaoru-chan does enjoy tempura… yes, I am quite sure."
Yes! Kenshin's mind said, why hadn't he thought about that? It would be a simple task to cook and make, and a sure to please delicacy. It would be perfect!

"Thank you very much, Tea-dono!" Kenshin said, leaving the restaurant and heading back for the market in search for the supplies for the dinner.

"No problem!" Waving good bye after his fleeing body she got back to business, her smile never falling.

"Oh, Ken-san!" said Megumi with a foxy laughter as she spotted the red head. "Rumor has it that you are going to make tanuki a romantic dinner!" The woman had only gotten the news from a friend of a friend of Sano's who was a gambling partner and the rooster head only spilled when he had to much to drink. And the friend, well, he came to the clinic in need of some injuries but we'll just leave that for another day.

"Oro!" Kenshin said, nearly falling to the ground in surprise—only Sano knew what he was planning, and Tea wouldn't have the slightest clue unless she paid attention to what Yahiko was talking about. "How are you doing, Megumi-dono?"

The red head was trying to change the subject, even if the whole town knew of his plans and Kaoru was never told, he didn't want something like this to get out, he might even loose his nerve! And that wouldn't be good, for him or for his poor little head—as well as Kaoru's heart. Kenshin didn't want to break it like he did that one-day, never again. He wouldn't have been able to live with himself if something like that happened again because of his idioticy.

"Normally Ken-san, this would work, but not this time—cause I even went right to the source of the matter and even that baka said that you had said so your self!" A pair of fox ears appeared at her head, and then another one's laughter and Misao appeared behind the woman doctor.

"Way to go Himura-kun!" Misao was smiling at him as a silent Aoshi appeared from somewhere through the crowds.

"Oro…is everyone aware of what I am going to do?" He didn't really mean to say that, it just came out as he groaned.

"Everyone but Kamiya-san, Battousai," said Aoshi, his monotone voice startling the red head into another "oro," but I don't think that could have been helped at the moment.

"What don't I know?" said the same lovely girl they were talking about at the moment. She was dressed in her yellow kimono, something that seemed to make her sapphire eyes stand out even more.

"Oro…" was all Kenshin could mutter.

"Kaoru-san!" Misao said, smiling.

"Misao-chan!" Kaoru replied and the two hugged. "What are you doing here?"

"Jiya decided that we should visit you all—so here we are!"

"Anyway, why don't we just go off and talk?" offered Megumi, taking the other two girls by the arms and walking. The doctor was giving Kenshin time to get back to the dinner he was finding ingredients for.

"I think that is your chance," said Aoshi as he and Kenshin watched the three women walk off, Kaoru in the middle as the other two dragged her. The kenjutsu instructor was saying something but the other two weren't paying attention.

"Oro…I think so as well…" Kenshin ran off in search of rice, which was the last thing he needed.

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AN: Well, it's longer, funnier—in a way, though I was suddenly thinking about putting a magic pig in here…don't ask, the TV can change people…And how many of you want Kenshin to burn the chocolate cake? ^.^

D.J.: ^.^ I am glad it sounds good so far, and I did update soon! ^.^

I think it's me!: cute name, and thanks form thinking my little fic is cute. ^.^ Though, I have no clue what "oro" means either…sorry. ^.^;

Jay: Chocolate is always expensive, huh? Well, thank you for what she liked most, though I made it a chocolate cake! I like that—and anything else chocolate, unless it's something that was once moving on its own covered in chocolate…don't ask…^.^

Thank you very much for reviewing! ^.^ And remember to please review for this chapter as well! Please? ^.^

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