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Chapter Two: The Battousai
Kenshin woke up the next morning to the sound of a woman humming. He smiled to himself and got up out of his futon and pulled on his usual dress. He left his reverse blade sword leaning against the wall. He opened to the door to the room he was staying in and walked down the hall to the kitchen.
Kaoru was standing at the counter and cooking breakfast. It smelt good, really good. Kenshin walked to the table and sat down across from Yahiko.
"Hurry up, Kaoru! Me and Kenshin are hungry!" said Yahiko.
Kenshin sweat-dropped and looked behind him at Kaoru who was starting to yell at Yahiko.
"WELL YOUR LUCKY YOU HAVE FOOD TO EAT, YAHIKO! YOU CAN WAIT!" she cried.
"IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN'T COOK!" Yahiko screamed back.
Kenshin sweat-dropped again.
"It's not nice to insult others, that it isn't." he said smiling.
Yahiko just turned away and waited impatiently for food. Kaoru smiled at Kenshin. 'He's so nice' she thought before she went back to preparing breakfast.
"This is very good Miss Kaoru, that it is." Said Kenshin.
"Thank you Kenshin. Its nice to know someone enjoys my good cooking." Answered Kaoru.
Yahiko ate quickly, trying not to taste the food.
"Slow down Yahiko, you'll choke." Said Kaoru.
Yahiko didn't listen to her and finished her food quickly.
"I'm gonna go practice." He said and walked out side, putting on his sandals.
Kenshin looked outside as he ate and saw Yahiko practicing with his wooden sword.
"How long have you been a wanderer, Kenshin?" asked Kaoru.
"It's been about ten years now, that it has." Said Kenshin.
One thought popped into Kaoru's mind. The Revolution ended 10 years ago.Oh my god! she thought. She had never seen the Battousai, but she knew that he had long red hair and a star shaped scar on his cheek. She hadn't noticed it before, nor did she remember.
"Kenshin?" she said, looking down.
"Yes, Miss Kaoru?" he asked.
She looked up at him and into his eyes. He was so handsome, and his eyes were so pure and full of kindness. This didn't look like the Battousai at all.
When she didn't say anything, Kenshin spoke.
"You are right, that you are." He said.
He knew that she knew and there was no hiding it the way she glanced at his scar.
Kaoru looked up. "So you are the Battousai?" she asked.
Kenshin nodded. "That I am. But I have given up my manslayer days, that I have. I chose to become a wanderer and help people. If you want me to leave, I will." Said Kenshin.
"No, Kenshin. If what you say is true, then it doesn't matter who you were. It only matters who you are now." Said Kaoru as she reached over and put her hand on Kenshin's.
He smiled at her. Her hand felt so warm.
"Thank you, Miss Kaoru." Said Kenshin.
Kaoru smiled the sweetest smile at him and removed her hand from his.
"I guess I better clean the dishes." Said Kaoru and she collected the plates.
Later That Day
Kenshin sat on the porch of the dojo and watched Kaoru and Yahiko practice with their wooden swords (if the wooden swords have a different name, could someone please tell in a review?). 'Miss Kaoru and Yahiko are both very good, that they are' thought Kenshin, smiling.
After practice, Yahiko and Kaoru sat on the porch next to Kenshin. Kaoru noticed that he had his sword on his belt.
"Why do you have a sword, Kenshin?" asked Kaoru.
Kenshin unsheathed his sword so Kaoru and Yahiko could see that it was a reverse-blade sword.
Kaoru and Kenshin told Yahiko about the way he had given up his manslayer ways.
"But I have also made a vow not to kill, that I have." Added Kenshin.
"The sword should not be used as a weapon to kill, but to protect." Said Kaoru.
Kenshin smiled at Kaoru and she smiled back.
"Why don't you two just kiss already." Said Yahiko.
Kenshin and Kaoru both sweat-dropped and Kaoru hit Yahiko in the back of the head with her wooden sword.
Yahiko let out a cry of pain and got up and ran around the two, yelling 'Kaoru and Kenshin!' Kaoru and Kenshin'! Kenshin sweat-dropped again and Kaoru got up and chased Yahiko around the dojo, calling him a knucklehead.
Kenshin smiled and rubbed the back of his head. He wanted Yahiko to be right.
Chapter Two: The Battousai
Kenshin woke up the next morning to the sound of a woman humming. He smiled to himself and got up out of his futon and pulled on his usual dress. He left his reverse blade sword leaning against the wall. He opened to the door to the room he was staying in and walked down the hall to the kitchen.
Kaoru was standing at the counter and cooking breakfast. It smelt good, really good. Kenshin walked to the table and sat down across from Yahiko.
"Hurry up, Kaoru! Me and Kenshin are hungry!" said Yahiko.
Kenshin sweat-dropped and looked behind him at Kaoru who was starting to yell at Yahiko.
"WELL YOUR LUCKY YOU HAVE FOOD TO EAT, YAHIKO! YOU CAN WAIT!" she cried.
"IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN'T COOK!" Yahiko screamed back.
Kenshin sweat-dropped again.
"It's not nice to insult others, that it isn't." he said smiling.
Yahiko just turned away and waited impatiently for food. Kaoru smiled at Kenshin. 'He's so nice' she thought before she went back to preparing breakfast.
"This is very good Miss Kaoru, that it is." Said Kenshin.
"Thank you Kenshin. Its nice to know someone enjoys my good cooking." Answered Kaoru.
Yahiko ate quickly, trying not to taste the food.
"Slow down Yahiko, you'll choke." Said Kaoru.
Yahiko didn't listen to her and finished her food quickly.
"I'm gonna go practice." He said and walked out side, putting on his sandals.
Kenshin looked outside as he ate and saw Yahiko practicing with his wooden sword.
"How long have you been a wanderer, Kenshin?" asked Kaoru.
"It's been about ten years now, that it has." Said Kenshin.
One thought popped into Kaoru's mind. The Revolution ended 10 years ago.Oh my god! she thought. She had never seen the Battousai, but she knew that he had long red hair and a star shaped scar on his cheek. She hadn't noticed it before, nor did she remember.
"Kenshin?" she said, looking down.
"Yes, Miss Kaoru?" he asked.
She looked up at him and into his eyes. He was so handsome, and his eyes were so pure and full of kindness. This didn't look like the Battousai at all.
When she didn't say anything, Kenshin spoke.
"You are right, that you are." He said.
He knew that she knew and there was no hiding it the way she glanced at his scar.
Kaoru looked up. "So you are the Battousai?" she asked.
Kenshin nodded. "That I am. But I have given up my manslayer days, that I have. I chose to become a wanderer and help people. If you want me to leave, I will." Said Kenshin.
"No, Kenshin. If what you say is true, then it doesn't matter who you were. It only matters who you are now." Said Kaoru as she reached over and put her hand on Kenshin's.
He smiled at her. Her hand felt so warm.
"Thank you, Miss Kaoru." Said Kenshin.
Kaoru smiled the sweetest smile at him and removed her hand from his.
"I guess I better clean the dishes." Said Kaoru and she collected the plates.
Later That Day
Kenshin sat on the porch of the dojo and watched Kaoru and Yahiko practice with their wooden swords (if the wooden swords have a different name, could someone please tell in a review?). 'Miss Kaoru and Yahiko are both very good, that they are' thought Kenshin, smiling.
After practice, Yahiko and Kaoru sat on the porch next to Kenshin. Kaoru noticed that he had his sword on his belt.
"Why do you have a sword, Kenshin?" asked Kaoru.
Kenshin unsheathed his sword so Kaoru and Yahiko could see that it was a reverse-blade sword.
Kaoru and Kenshin told Yahiko about the way he had given up his manslayer ways.
"But I have also made a vow not to kill, that I have." Added Kenshin.
"The sword should not be used as a weapon to kill, but to protect." Said Kaoru.
Kenshin smiled at Kaoru and she smiled back.
"Why don't you two just kiss already." Said Yahiko.
Kenshin and Kaoru both sweat-dropped and Kaoru hit Yahiko in the back of the head with her wooden sword.
Yahiko let out a cry of pain and got up and ran around the two, yelling 'Kaoru and Kenshin!' Kaoru and Kenshin'! Kenshin sweat-dropped again and Kaoru got up and chased Yahiko around the dojo, calling him a knucklehead.
Kenshin smiled and rubbed the back of his head. He wanted Yahiko to be right.
