Wandering to a Wedding? - Chapter 2
Disclaimer - I am the legal owner of Rurouni Kenshin. If anyone writes a fanfiction about it, I will have them in prison with my huge legal team within the month. This is a work of legitimate fiction, and you must send me one U.S. dollar through if you want to view it. All of the above statements were FALSE.
Review Response to Chaos - Hmm. well I could/would/should maybe do that (talk about the past Soujiro had as a rurouni) but not in this fic. I could make it as sort of a side story, but I don't think it would fit in on this part that much with the exception of possibly a few scenes.
From now on, I'm shooting for 2000+ words per chapter. Heheheheheheheh. God that's hard.
Hm. I realize now that I will have to research how a Japanese wedding goes, because, of course, the finale will take place during the wedding. Duh!
kunoichi - female ninja. I put female shinobi while I went off to find the word for it (I had forgotten it) and then, some idiot (me) published it before I was done.
"Speech" {Thoughts} *Emphasis * Emphasis ===Flashback===
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"Himura-san is getting married?" Soujiro asked, disbelieving. The rain had disappeared, as well as the clouds. Not like anyone noticed.
"Yes." Misao replied.
"Himura-san is getting married?" Soujiro asked, stunned.
"Yeah..." Misao replied.
"Himura-san is getting married?" Soujiro asked, outraged.
"Um... how many times are you going to ask-" She was in the process of saying before she was cut off.
"Himura-san is getting married!!" Soujiro exclaimed, practically jumping in excitement. Hope was filling him like it never had before. He had never really desired companionship, but the idea that he, in theory, *could* find someone who would be close enough to marry... the idea was almost unbelievable. Not knowing what to do with all his pent up energy, he jumped towards Misao and hugged her.
Needless to say, she was stunned.
"BAKA!" she yelled as she stepped back and slapped him.
Soujiro took a step back, and fell down, stunned. That had hurt, in more ways than one. Hurt quickly disappeared in favor of emptiness, however.
He stood up and wiped the dirt and mud off of his clothes as best he could before bowing. "I'm sorry. That was inappropriate. It will never happen again."
Misao's hand was numb and red as she stared at the mark on Soujiro's face.
Emerald eyes widened.
"I..." she hadn't meant to slap him. It was just... that had reminded her so much of Aoshi. What she had wanted from Aoshi, just the smallest expression of love... "I..." He turned to her in response, smile inauspiciously missing from his face.
"I... I..." she couldn't say anything.
Why wasn't he smiling?
He turned away from her and continued walking. The rain and overcast sky seemed to console him.
Why couldn't she say anything?
"Sou-Soujiro, wait! I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to slap you... I"
What was there to say?
"You should not be apologizing to me... I am the one who has wronged you, Misao-san."
Why was he acting so different?
"No! Soujiro, it's my fault, really. It was a perfectly understandable reaction..."
==="What? Kaoru and Kenshin are getting married? That's so great!" she yelled as she flung herself at Sanosuke.
"Er... sure 'Okashira-sama'..." he said sarcastically to the girl clinging onto him.
"Aww, come on Sano-chan!"===
"...and it was wrong of me to slap you. Please don't be angry with me?"
Why?
"What Misao-san?" he asked as he turned towards her, smiling lightly. "Why would I be angry at you? It was a cheap price to pay for hugging such a vision of beauty."
She blushed.
{Why did I say that? It sounds as if I'm flirting.} Soujiro wondered as he walked. {And why am I smiling again. I felt so terrible before. Have I already forgiven her? Just from an apology?} He didn't forgive people just after an apology, generally. But she had just seemed so sincere that.
He looked at her, walking next to him happily. She had a smile on her face. He wondered why, not knowing that he was staring at her.
"We're almost there, Sou-chan." She said, winking at him. He jerked back.
"S-Sou-chan?" And what was with the wink?
"I thought we would practice acting like husband and wife. You know, so we can get the newlywed discount at the inn?"
"Ah. I see. Um. okay M-Misao-chan." he said uncomfortably. Why was his heart beating faster? Why was he so nervous? Why was he so uncomfortable simply changing the suffix after her name?
"Wow, you really do need practice, don't you?" She asked him, frowning slightly.
"N-No! I'm fine, Misao-chan." He said, waving his arms back and forth. {Come on Seta, you can do this. it's simple. no problem at all. simple. simple. just act like she's your wife. Easy.}
".alright?"
"Huh? What?" he asked as he was startled out of his personal pep-talk.
"Come on Sou-chan! You have to listen if we're going to pull this off."
"Gomen." {Steel. steel. nerves of steel.} "Say it one more time. This time I promise I'll listen."
"Jeez, relax. it's not like it's a life or death situation. You're kinda creeping me out." She said to him. He had set his jaw and was clenching his fists, and was looking at her with steely eyes.
He was confused now. "Eh?"
"That's better. Anyways." she continued, not realizing how she was keeping him off balance. ". when we walk in, I'm going to be holding your hand. First, you ask for 2 single rooms, and act like you wish you didn't have to. Then, I'm going to say 'Anata, remember we're married now? Our parents will let us sleep in the same bed now.' and then you act embarrassed and explain to the innkeeper that you forgot because we just got married. Then you ask for a single room and hug me like a doting husband, kay?"
"Hai." Soujiro replied, gulping. ===.I'm going to be holding your hand. sleep in the same bed. hug me.===
He tried not to think too much as they entered the outskirts of the town.
"Well Sou-chan lets keep practicing, alright?"
"Hai, koishii." He said, putting his arm around her rather uncomfortably.
Misao kicked open the door.
The walked into a homely room filled with smoke, and the smell of sake and old men. Several of them looked up from their drunken haze of conversation.
Soujiro nervously walked up to the man at the back. "Uh. *gulp* can I have. uh 2 single rooms please?" He did sound something like reluctant. More like pleading.
Misao, annoyed at his bad acting, stomped on his foot, causing him to wince loudly. With a horribly fake smile, she spoke to the innkeeper. "Anata! Remember. we're married now.! Our parents will let us sleep in the same bed.!"
The woman had a blank look on her face.
Soujiro started. "Heh. heh. I just. sort of forgot. that we were married..." He gave a short little nervous laugh, that sounded remarkably like the death squeal of a rabbit. "Please. please. please. give me a single room. Please?"
The innkeeper nodded perplexedly, as Misao stepped on his foot again. "Hug me you idiot!" she whispered rather loudly. Soujiro nervously took her in his arms and squeezed, just a little bit too hard.
"Ow!! That hurts! What's your problem?" The innkeeper coughed loudly, capturing Soujiro and Misao's attention.
"Newlyweds, huh? You want the newlywed suite? No extra cost." Note: Newlywed suite - Single room with two beds.
"Yes! Please!" They both said at once.
"Right this way then."
Fini.
Tomorrow is the first day of highschool. Yay.
Disclaimer - I am the legal owner of Rurouni Kenshin. If anyone writes a fanfiction about it, I will have them in prison with my huge legal team within the month. This is a work of legitimate fiction, and you must send me one U.S. dollar through if you want to view it. All of the above statements were FALSE.
Review Response to Chaos - Hmm. well I could/would/should maybe do that (talk about the past Soujiro had as a rurouni) but not in this fic. I could make it as sort of a side story, but I don't think it would fit in on this part that much with the exception of possibly a few scenes.
From now on, I'm shooting for 2000+ words per chapter. Heheheheheheheh. God that's hard.
Hm. I realize now that I will have to research how a Japanese wedding goes, because, of course, the finale will take place during the wedding. Duh!
kunoichi - female ninja. I put female shinobi while I went off to find the word for it (I had forgotten it) and then, some idiot (me) published it before I was done.
"Speech" {Thoughts} *Emphasis * Emphasis ===Flashback===
=-=-=-=-=-
"Himura-san is getting married?" Soujiro asked, disbelieving. The rain had disappeared, as well as the clouds. Not like anyone noticed.
"Yes." Misao replied.
"Himura-san is getting married?" Soujiro asked, stunned.
"Yeah..." Misao replied.
"Himura-san is getting married?" Soujiro asked, outraged.
"Um... how many times are you going to ask-" She was in the process of saying before she was cut off.
"Himura-san is getting married!!" Soujiro exclaimed, practically jumping in excitement. Hope was filling him like it never had before. He had never really desired companionship, but the idea that he, in theory, *could* find someone who would be close enough to marry... the idea was almost unbelievable. Not knowing what to do with all his pent up energy, he jumped towards Misao and hugged her.
Needless to say, she was stunned.
"BAKA!" she yelled as she stepped back and slapped him.
Soujiro took a step back, and fell down, stunned. That had hurt, in more ways than one. Hurt quickly disappeared in favor of emptiness, however.
He stood up and wiped the dirt and mud off of his clothes as best he could before bowing. "I'm sorry. That was inappropriate. It will never happen again."
Misao's hand was numb and red as she stared at the mark on Soujiro's face.
Emerald eyes widened.
"I..." she hadn't meant to slap him. It was just... that had reminded her so much of Aoshi. What she had wanted from Aoshi, just the smallest expression of love... "I..." He turned to her in response, smile inauspiciously missing from his face.
"I... I..." she couldn't say anything.
Why wasn't he smiling?
He turned away from her and continued walking. The rain and overcast sky seemed to console him.
Why couldn't she say anything?
"Sou-Soujiro, wait! I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to slap you... I"
What was there to say?
"You should not be apologizing to me... I am the one who has wronged you, Misao-san."
Why was he acting so different?
"No! Soujiro, it's my fault, really. It was a perfectly understandable reaction..."
==="What? Kaoru and Kenshin are getting married? That's so great!" she yelled as she flung herself at Sanosuke.
"Er... sure 'Okashira-sama'..." he said sarcastically to the girl clinging onto him.
"Aww, come on Sano-chan!"===
"...and it was wrong of me to slap you. Please don't be angry with me?"
Why?
"What Misao-san?" he asked as he turned towards her, smiling lightly. "Why would I be angry at you? It was a cheap price to pay for hugging such a vision of beauty."
She blushed.
{Why did I say that? It sounds as if I'm flirting.} Soujiro wondered as he walked. {And why am I smiling again. I felt so terrible before. Have I already forgiven her? Just from an apology?} He didn't forgive people just after an apology, generally. But she had just seemed so sincere that.
He looked at her, walking next to him happily. She had a smile on her face. He wondered why, not knowing that he was staring at her.
"We're almost there, Sou-chan." She said, winking at him. He jerked back.
"S-Sou-chan?" And what was with the wink?
"I thought we would practice acting like husband and wife. You know, so we can get the newlywed discount at the inn?"
"Ah. I see. Um. okay M-Misao-chan." he said uncomfortably. Why was his heart beating faster? Why was he so nervous? Why was he so uncomfortable simply changing the suffix after her name?
"Wow, you really do need practice, don't you?" She asked him, frowning slightly.
"N-No! I'm fine, Misao-chan." He said, waving his arms back and forth. {Come on Seta, you can do this. it's simple. no problem at all. simple. simple. just act like she's your wife. Easy.}
".alright?"
"Huh? What?" he asked as he was startled out of his personal pep-talk.
"Come on Sou-chan! You have to listen if we're going to pull this off."
"Gomen." {Steel. steel. nerves of steel.} "Say it one more time. This time I promise I'll listen."
"Jeez, relax. it's not like it's a life or death situation. You're kinda creeping me out." She said to him. He had set his jaw and was clenching his fists, and was looking at her with steely eyes.
He was confused now. "Eh?"
"That's better. Anyways." she continued, not realizing how she was keeping him off balance. ". when we walk in, I'm going to be holding your hand. First, you ask for 2 single rooms, and act like you wish you didn't have to. Then, I'm going to say 'Anata, remember we're married now? Our parents will let us sleep in the same bed now.' and then you act embarrassed and explain to the innkeeper that you forgot because we just got married. Then you ask for a single room and hug me like a doting husband, kay?"
"Hai." Soujiro replied, gulping. ===.I'm going to be holding your hand. sleep in the same bed. hug me.===
He tried not to think too much as they entered the outskirts of the town.
"Well Sou-chan lets keep practicing, alright?"
"Hai, koishii." He said, putting his arm around her rather uncomfortably.
Misao kicked open the door.
The walked into a homely room filled with smoke, and the smell of sake and old men. Several of them looked up from their drunken haze of conversation.
Soujiro nervously walked up to the man at the back. "Uh. *gulp* can I have. uh 2 single rooms please?" He did sound something like reluctant. More like pleading.
Misao, annoyed at his bad acting, stomped on his foot, causing him to wince loudly. With a horribly fake smile, she spoke to the innkeeper. "Anata! Remember. we're married now.! Our parents will let us sleep in the same bed.!"
The woman had a blank look on her face.
Soujiro started. "Heh. heh. I just. sort of forgot. that we were married..." He gave a short little nervous laugh, that sounded remarkably like the death squeal of a rabbit. "Please. please. please. give me a single room. Please?"
The innkeeper nodded perplexedly, as Misao stepped on his foot again. "Hug me you idiot!" she whispered rather loudly. Soujiro nervously took her in his arms and squeezed, just a little bit too hard.
"Ow!! That hurts! What's your problem?" The innkeeper coughed loudly, capturing Soujiro and Misao's attention.
"Newlyweds, huh? You want the newlywed suite? No extra cost." Note: Newlywed suite - Single room with two beds.
"Yes! Please!" They both said at once.
"Right this way then."
Fini.
Tomorrow is the first day of highschool. Yay.