Hello again! This little fic is inspired by a local McDonald's commercial
that everybody liked for being so family-oriented and giving you the
"awwww...sweet!" feeling. Hope you like it!
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Another shopping day for Kenshin and Kaoru. Today it had rained a bit, and the streets were a little slippery. Noon was coming around pretty soon, and they were making their way home from the market.
They passed through a vegetable shop undergoing renovations, and wooden planks were leaning near the entrance. Kaoru was carrying lighter packages in front, and Kenshin ambling along a few feet behind with the heavier packages.
Unfortunately, one of the carpenters slipped on the pavement, knocking over several planks leaning by the shop. It starts a chain reaction, felling all the planks toward the street. Kaoru sees the first plank fall and manages to run toward the opposite meat shop to safety. "Kenshin! Look out!" she screams.
Kenshin, however, doesn't see all the wood falling, with all the packages blocking his view of the street! Before he realizes what was happening, a plank has landed straight on top of his head, followed by a series of heavy wood knocking him down and out, leaving him face up on the street, with packages strewn all over the pavement beside him.
It takes a few agonizing minutes before poor Kenshin comes to, sensing someone calling to him loudly to his face. It was Kaoru yelling, "Kenshin! Kenshin! It's Kaoru! Talk to me! Are you alright? Kenshin!"
The redhead was still seeing stars, and the woman in front of him was still rather hazy. "Uh, um, ah, I'm alright, I guess....Tomoe."
"Tomoe?!" Kaoru shakes poor Kenshin vigorously. "It's Kaoru! Don't you see! Take a good look at me, will you?! Are you alright?"
None of Kaoru's words got to him. "I'm....alright, don't..... worry...Tomoe..just a scratch..."
Kaoru lifts him bodily, and leans him on herself. She gives orders to a few nearby friends for the packages to be brought to her house. She realizes that all that wood must have shaken Kenshin rather badly in the head, and she would have to think first about what to do next. First, she would have to feed him lunch. She leads him to the Akabeko, his feet just barely stepping in time with hers.
"Tomoe..." he inquires of Kaoru, "where are you taking me?" Kaoru is too worried to reply.
As soon as they reached the Akabeko, Kaoru leaves Kenshin in an empty booth, and quickly begs Tae for some ice for Kenshin's head. She returns to her dazed redhead, and asks him what he would like for lunch. "Tonkatsu bento, please, Tomoe..." he replies.
Oh, no, Kaoru pondered. Kenshin still doesn't know her, and worse, he was asking for one of Tae's pricier lunch meals! Poor Kaoru had little money left from all their shopping, and this was an unplanned stop. She took a deep breath, reminded herself that she's doing this for Kenshin, whether he knows her or not. She orders the tonkatsu bento, and the cheapest lunch for herself.
When she returns with their lunch, Tae had already come by and slapped an ice bag on Kenshin's head. He was not faring any better than when she left him. Rather, he looked worse than before. He had taken out one of Kaoru's handkerchiefs from his pocket, formed it into a little doll, and was making it bounce up and down with his hands. He was singing the little cloth doll one of those children's songs he liked to sing to Ayame and Suzume.
Seeing such degeneration happen to Kenshin, Kaoru sorrowfully lowers the tray and places the tonkatsu before him. She is eyeing the large breaded pork cutlet with much envy.
"Where have you been, Tomoe?" Kenshin asks with a slight slur, and cocking his head playfully.
"Kenshin, it's Kaoru," she replies earnestly, begging for some sign of recognition out of him.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Tomoe..." he continues, cocking his head the other way, talking like a drunk, obviously still dazed.
"It's Kaoru.." she pleads. She looks down at her food, but can't get herself to eat. As much as she wanted to slap or thwap some sense back into him, she felt that this was serious, and such methods won't deal with it.
Kenshin looks at his meal, then at Kaoru's untouched food. "Why don't you eat, Tomoe?" he asks, drawling and childish.
A tear falls off Kaoru's right eye. "It's Kaoru." She had decided to give up on Kenshin's sanity, and sadly peers down again at her lunch.
She lifts her chopsticks......when she notices Kenshin cutting the pork cutlet in half. She raises an eyebrow, wondering what the heck was going on in his shaken-up brain.
After dividing the cutlet, he takes up his chopsticks and raises one half of the cutlet. Suddenly like the Kenshin she went to market with this morning, he lifts the cutlet and brings it nearer to Kaoru's box.
"This is for my favorite girl," he declares, landing the cutlet. "For Kaoru- dono."
And he smiles. Kaoru returns a sheepish smile. "I'm so glad you're back, Kenshin."
Kenshin looks at her doubtfully. "Why, was I ever gone, Kaoru-dono? And why did you order tonkatsu?! I thought we've used up most of our money! Why are we eating at the Akabeko, anyway? And why is there ice on my head? What happened, Kaoru-dono? What happened?"
Oroooo, Kaoru thinks to herself. This will be a LONG week...."Tomoe," she pleads to that long-gone woman, "help me with Kenshin, PLEASE!"
"Kaoru-dono, are you alright?" Kenshin is gently shaking Kaoru out of a confused daze. "And who's Tomoe, Kaoru-dono?"
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In the commercial, a grandpa with Alzheimer's is treated by his granddaughter to dinner. The grandpa keeps calling for another granddaughter, until when he cuts his hamburger in half and offers it to the granddaughter in front of him. ^_^ I hope it did it justice. Until next time!
...............
Another shopping day for Kenshin and Kaoru. Today it had rained a bit, and the streets were a little slippery. Noon was coming around pretty soon, and they were making their way home from the market.
They passed through a vegetable shop undergoing renovations, and wooden planks were leaning near the entrance. Kaoru was carrying lighter packages in front, and Kenshin ambling along a few feet behind with the heavier packages.
Unfortunately, one of the carpenters slipped on the pavement, knocking over several planks leaning by the shop. It starts a chain reaction, felling all the planks toward the street. Kaoru sees the first plank fall and manages to run toward the opposite meat shop to safety. "Kenshin! Look out!" she screams.
Kenshin, however, doesn't see all the wood falling, with all the packages blocking his view of the street! Before he realizes what was happening, a plank has landed straight on top of his head, followed by a series of heavy wood knocking him down and out, leaving him face up on the street, with packages strewn all over the pavement beside him.
It takes a few agonizing minutes before poor Kenshin comes to, sensing someone calling to him loudly to his face. It was Kaoru yelling, "Kenshin! Kenshin! It's Kaoru! Talk to me! Are you alright? Kenshin!"
The redhead was still seeing stars, and the woman in front of him was still rather hazy. "Uh, um, ah, I'm alright, I guess....Tomoe."
"Tomoe?!" Kaoru shakes poor Kenshin vigorously. "It's Kaoru! Don't you see! Take a good look at me, will you?! Are you alright?"
None of Kaoru's words got to him. "I'm....alright, don't..... worry...Tomoe..just a scratch..."
Kaoru lifts him bodily, and leans him on herself. She gives orders to a few nearby friends for the packages to be brought to her house. She realizes that all that wood must have shaken Kenshin rather badly in the head, and she would have to think first about what to do next. First, she would have to feed him lunch. She leads him to the Akabeko, his feet just barely stepping in time with hers.
"Tomoe..." he inquires of Kaoru, "where are you taking me?" Kaoru is too worried to reply.
As soon as they reached the Akabeko, Kaoru leaves Kenshin in an empty booth, and quickly begs Tae for some ice for Kenshin's head. She returns to her dazed redhead, and asks him what he would like for lunch. "Tonkatsu bento, please, Tomoe..." he replies.
Oh, no, Kaoru pondered. Kenshin still doesn't know her, and worse, he was asking for one of Tae's pricier lunch meals! Poor Kaoru had little money left from all their shopping, and this was an unplanned stop. She took a deep breath, reminded herself that she's doing this for Kenshin, whether he knows her or not. She orders the tonkatsu bento, and the cheapest lunch for herself.
When she returns with their lunch, Tae had already come by and slapped an ice bag on Kenshin's head. He was not faring any better than when she left him. Rather, he looked worse than before. He had taken out one of Kaoru's handkerchiefs from his pocket, formed it into a little doll, and was making it bounce up and down with his hands. He was singing the little cloth doll one of those children's songs he liked to sing to Ayame and Suzume.
Seeing such degeneration happen to Kenshin, Kaoru sorrowfully lowers the tray and places the tonkatsu before him. She is eyeing the large breaded pork cutlet with much envy.
"Where have you been, Tomoe?" Kenshin asks with a slight slur, and cocking his head playfully.
"Kenshin, it's Kaoru," she replies earnestly, begging for some sign of recognition out of him.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Tomoe..." he continues, cocking his head the other way, talking like a drunk, obviously still dazed.
"It's Kaoru.." she pleads. She looks down at her food, but can't get herself to eat. As much as she wanted to slap or thwap some sense back into him, she felt that this was serious, and such methods won't deal with it.
Kenshin looks at his meal, then at Kaoru's untouched food. "Why don't you eat, Tomoe?" he asks, drawling and childish.
A tear falls off Kaoru's right eye. "It's Kaoru." She had decided to give up on Kenshin's sanity, and sadly peers down again at her lunch.
She lifts her chopsticks......when she notices Kenshin cutting the pork cutlet in half. She raises an eyebrow, wondering what the heck was going on in his shaken-up brain.
After dividing the cutlet, he takes up his chopsticks and raises one half of the cutlet. Suddenly like the Kenshin she went to market with this morning, he lifts the cutlet and brings it nearer to Kaoru's box.
"This is for my favorite girl," he declares, landing the cutlet. "For Kaoru- dono."
And he smiles. Kaoru returns a sheepish smile. "I'm so glad you're back, Kenshin."
Kenshin looks at her doubtfully. "Why, was I ever gone, Kaoru-dono? And why did you order tonkatsu?! I thought we've used up most of our money! Why are we eating at the Akabeko, anyway? And why is there ice on my head? What happened, Kaoru-dono? What happened?"
Oroooo, Kaoru thinks to herself. This will be a LONG week...."Tomoe," she pleads to that long-gone woman, "help me with Kenshin, PLEASE!"
"Kaoru-dono, are you alright?" Kenshin is gently shaking Kaoru out of a confused daze. "And who's Tomoe, Kaoru-dono?"
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In the commercial, a grandpa with Alzheimer's is treated by his granddaughter to dinner. The grandpa keeps calling for another granddaughter, until when he cuts his hamburger in half and offers it to the granddaughter in front of him. ^_^ I hope it did it justice. Until next time!