S.O.U
Translations at bottom.
Sorry for the long-over-extended update! My computer had gotten a virus and we still don't have it back after half a month already. So I got a laptop, anyways please enjoy and review (even if you didn't like it, -.-)
['...' = thoughts "..." = speaking]
Misao thought for a moment. Kaoru had lied to her and everyone else but she actually admired her for it, to disguise herself as a guy and manage to act like one and get into S.O.U was a great accomplishment. Kaoru saw Misao brighten her face very much and she cocked her head a little in a questioning way. Misao giggled, "I think I can make them understand... After all you want through all this trouble!" Misao smiled brightly, "so... How about we spend the day together?" Kaoru would like nothing better, then she wouldn't have to see the others for a while, "I would love to!" Misao smiled, "great. First we can buy you some new clothes, then we can eat dinner at the Shirobeko and you can tell about the real you, instead of Zen," she said giggling. Kaoru smiled and thought, 'Maybe it won't be so bad after all...' Misao jumped up, "I'll take this tray back downstairs, since we're going to go out and eat. Now hurry the sun will be down soon and the shops will close! If you need any kimono's go down the other hall way to the third door on your right!" Misao said in a cheerful mood as she ran out of the room. Kaoru got up and followed her directions.
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"Mou!" Kaoru said in astonishment, she was looking in the closet of the room Misao had told her to go into and it looked like there were hundreds of kimonos. 'This can't be Misao's room.' Kaoru thought, since she had never seen the girl wear a kimono yet. Kaoru picked out one she thought really stood out, a flower-designed silky-smooth white kimono with a navy blue obi that matched the flower patterns with a different color and made it more beautiful. Misao knocked on the door, "are you dressed yet Kaoru-san?" Kaoru turned towards the door, "hai! Onegai come in." Misao slid the door open and was awed at the beautiful kimono Kaoru was in, "oh, wow! I've never seen Okon or Omasu wear that before!" Kaoru looked down at the kimono, "this is Okon and Omasu's room?" Kaoru asked curiously. Misao giggled, "Okon's. They both share kimono's, since they have so many. But I have to say that looks really good on you!" Kaoru had a tint of pink on her face, "arigatou gozaimasu!" Misao smiled, "you look so much better without hair in your face, glasses, and with a kimono on instead... Shall we go?" Misao asked after she said her compliments.
They walked down the stairs, both giggling at some remark Kaoru made about Sanosuke looking like a roaster head. Misao looked around, everyone had left the dinner table and the only one in the room was Enishi who was turned around laying on the floor, not even noticing they were there. 'Im bored.' Enishi thought to himself letting out a sigh. "Oh, you remember me introducing you to Enishi don't you?" Misao asked Kaoru loudly, causing Enishi to turn his head around and jump up to make sure he saw what his mind had just registered. He stared at her, starting from her feet and continued moving upwards until he met her eyes which were a fascinating and breath-taking blue. He watched her giggle at something Misao had said, in which he was too entranced to hear her for he was listening to Kaoru's beautiful laugh, like music to his ears. [A/N: Am I making him too much of a softy? Sorry!] "Enishi! Can't you say something?!" Misao asked him angrily, not noticing his intense gaze on Kaoru.
Enishi walked slowly towards Kaoru and kneeled down in front of her taking her left hand and said, "you are... beyond beautiful." Causing Kaoru to blush a very deep red. Misao looked at Enishi curiously, she had never seen Enishi express feelings for anyone and she wondered if a lot of guys did that, noone had never done that to her, so she wouldn't know. "Aaah..." Kaoru didn't know what to say for noone had ever said such words to her, she hoped Misao would say something soon... "Oh, come on Enishi! We have to go it's getting late, most of the shops are closing before the sun goes down!" Enishi smiled and stood up, "aah. I shall not hold up the beautiful lady. I will see you later." Enishi said walking off. Kaoru watched him walk away and turned to Misao who was staring at her, "um... Let's get going!" Kaoru said not wanting to talk about Enishi right now. Misao nodded.
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"Try this one, and this one, oh! And how about this one?!" Misao smiled happily handing Kaoru a dozen kimono's, who in turn looked very annoyingly at Misao, didn't she know it took time to try all these on? Misao was giggling, 'Since I don't shop for kimono's I might as well torture someone else!' Misao thought to herself. After a while, and when the shop was about to close they had bought all the kimono's plus some more since Misao thought they all looked great on Kaoru. Kaoru was carrying four packages full and was a little bit annoyed that Misao didn't at least offer to help her carry some of them. "We're here!" Kaoru looked at the building marked Shirobeko and swore it looked just like the Akabeko back in Tokyo, "wow. This looks just like the Akabeko!" Misao looked at her, "Akabeko? Hmmm... Sae once told me she had a sister back in Tokyo who ran a restaurant also. What was her name?" Misao asked. Kaoru replied, "Tae." Misao clapped, "hai! That was her name, their twins!" Kaoru nodded, "shall we go inside?"
Misao was greeted warmly by Sae, "oh, misao-chan!" Misao sweat dropped, Sae called almost everyone with a chan at the end of their name. Kaoru was introduced and she told Sae she knew her twin sister very well. "Oh! Tae sends me a letter every month. Say, what is your name?" Kaoru smiled, "Kamiya. Kamiya Kaoru." Sae nodded, "oh hai! She talks about you a lot, she told me you might stop here and I should look out for you... Oh my! I must be holding you up, please have a seat." Sae lead them over to a booth, who both took off their sandals and sat across from each other. Kaoru put all the packages down in the corner next to her. "How about some Miso soup?" Misao asked Kaoru who nodded and said, "sounds good." Misao nodded to Sae who said it would only take a few minutes. Misao spoke first by asking a few questions, "so... Tell me some things about Tokyo. Like where do you live, do you live with anyone else? Tell me what your friends are like." Kaoru nodded, "well..."
Kaoru had told her she lived in a dojo, which she had no students at the moment. She lived with noone but her friends visited her almost everyday, that and Dr. Gensai and his two grand-daughters. By the time she was starting to tell Misao about her friends, the food, Miso soup, had arrived. Which her and Misao dove right in. "So..." Misao started while chewing her food, "what do your friends do?" Kaoru swallowed her last bite, "my friend Megumi is a doctor at a local clinic and... Kamatari..." Kaoru blushed a little. Misao noticed this, "what?" Kaoru stuttered, "well... Uh... He's... A... Guy who... Looks and acts like... a woman..." Misao blinked two times and started laughing insanely. "Uh- It's not that funny!" Kaoru said to try to make her quiet down, as everyone was staring at their booth. "Oh! Oh! That is just... Too funny!" She said as her laughter dying down gradually. "Here's your bill," Sae said placing down a small piece of paper.
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Leaving the Shirobeko, Misao had offered to carry two of the packages with her kimono's in it, which Kaoru was grateful towards her for it. While walking back home, unknown to them but up ahead a young boy was fighting for his life against two large men. Both had swords, in which the boy had nothing to use but his fists. As Misao and Kaoru rounded the corner, Kaoru gasped at the sight. The two men were advancing on the boy, who kept backing up until he hit a wall. Kaoru quickly threw her packages at Misao who had a hard time catching them, but did. Misao placed them on the ground and watched Kaoru charge in. 'She might need my help...' Misao patted the spot of her uniform where her kunai were supposed to be, "huh?... Ah! I left them at home! Argh! Stupid, stupid, stupid!" She said smacking herself in the head, 'hope she's okay by herself...' she thought.
Kaoru dashed toward the men, hoping she could take them without her bokkon but while she was running, something caught her eye in a little alleyway between two buildings. It was a broom, she looked towards the men, then back at the broom and ran to it. Misao watched her go in to the alleyway wondering what the heck she was doing and then she saw her running with a broom. The boy was backed up all the way to the wall and thought for sure he was finished when he heard a shout from somebody and then a woman stood in front of him holding a broom. "Huh? Er... Get out of the way you wench!" One of the men shouted. She took a firm stance, not moving a bit. "Fine! We'll kill you too!" The other man shouted. 'What is this girl thinking?! She's going to get herself killed.' The boy thought, though her stance reminded him of kempo. One charged directly at her positing his sword over his head, she countered by swinging the broom at his hand, so hard that it knocked the sword out of his hand.
The man's eyes widened and as he was too preoccupied by his sword falling out of his hand, Kaoru smacked the broom across his face causing him to fall to the ground. The other man grew angry, "argh! You'll pay for that!" This man's approach was quite different as he pointed the sword straight at her directing towards her head. She positioned the broom underneath his sword before it got to close to her, making his hand fly back, but it was not enough force to make the sword fall out of his hand. While he was regaining his balance she wacked him over the head, making the broom break in half due to the force. The two men were on the ground, unmoving.
The boy eyes widened, 'woah... I can't believe she did that!' He thought to himself. Misao cheered from afar, "great going Kaoru!" Kaoru turned to the boy, "if you don't mind me asking, why were these guys after you?" The boy's head looked downwards, "they made me steal stuff from poor people because they had found me one day alone and had taken me... They said if I wanted to have any food in my stomach I would have to steal... And I had, had enough and tried to get away..." Kaoru's eyes softened, "they won't bother you again... Tell me... Do you have a place to stay?" The boy looked at her questionably, and by this time Misao had came over to them. "Oh... Kaoru, do you want him to stay with us? We've got extra rooms!" The boy shook his head, "I would be too much of a burden..." Kaoru shook her head, "not at all... Besides I think you looked like you had great potential... I mean I could tell you had managed a couple punches on that guy over there... So how about it? Would you like some lessons?"
"Lessons?" He asked. "Yeah in the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu that is!" He smiled proudly, "of course I would! And I'll be the best there is!" Misao murmured, "he hasn't gotten a lesson yet and he's bragging all ready..." He looked at Misao, "what was that you... Weasel-looking-muskrat?!" Misao fumed, handing the packages roughly towards Kaoru. "What was that you little brat?!" He got angry now, "Im not little!" Misao snickered, "I'm older and taller then you... In my book that's little to me!" They would have probably argued all night if Kaoru hadn't stopped them, "stop that right now! We need to get back to headquarters! MISAO!" Kaoru yelled, making them both stop in the middle of their arguing... "Before we go, what is your name?" Kaoru asked him. "Myojin Yahiko..." Kaoru smiled, "well let's get going..."
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Translations:
arigatou gozaimasu - thank you.
Bokken - Wooden Sword
Hai - yes
Mou! - Is an exclamation of exasperation (used by Kaoru), whether mild or otherwise. Something like "Goodness!"
Sorry if that was a little short, try to make it longer next time!
Translations at bottom.
Sorry for the long-over-extended update! My computer had gotten a virus and we still don't have it back after half a month already. So I got a laptop, anyways please enjoy and review (even if you didn't like it, -.-)
['...' = thoughts "..." = speaking]
Misao thought for a moment. Kaoru had lied to her and everyone else but she actually admired her for it, to disguise herself as a guy and manage to act like one and get into S.O.U was a great accomplishment. Kaoru saw Misao brighten her face very much and she cocked her head a little in a questioning way. Misao giggled, "I think I can make them understand... After all you want through all this trouble!" Misao smiled brightly, "so... How about we spend the day together?" Kaoru would like nothing better, then she wouldn't have to see the others for a while, "I would love to!" Misao smiled, "great. First we can buy you some new clothes, then we can eat dinner at the Shirobeko and you can tell about the real you, instead of Zen," she said giggling. Kaoru smiled and thought, 'Maybe it won't be so bad after all...' Misao jumped up, "I'll take this tray back downstairs, since we're going to go out and eat. Now hurry the sun will be down soon and the shops will close! If you need any kimono's go down the other hall way to the third door on your right!" Misao said in a cheerful mood as she ran out of the room. Kaoru got up and followed her directions.
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"Mou!" Kaoru said in astonishment, she was looking in the closet of the room Misao had told her to go into and it looked like there were hundreds of kimonos. 'This can't be Misao's room.' Kaoru thought, since she had never seen the girl wear a kimono yet. Kaoru picked out one she thought really stood out, a flower-designed silky-smooth white kimono with a navy blue obi that matched the flower patterns with a different color and made it more beautiful. Misao knocked on the door, "are you dressed yet Kaoru-san?" Kaoru turned towards the door, "hai! Onegai come in." Misao slid the door open and was awed at the beautiful kimono Kaoru was in, "oh, wow! I've never seen Okon or Omasu wear that before!" Kaoru looked down at the kimono, "this is Okon and Omasu's room?" Kaoru asked curiously. Misao giggled, "Okon's. They both share kimono's, since they have so many. But I have to say that looks really good on you!" Kaoru had a tint of pink on her face, "arigatou gozaimasu!" Misao smiled, "you look so much better without hair in your face, glasses, and with a kimono on instead... Shall we go?" Misao asked after she said her compliments.
They walked down the stairs, both giggling at some remark Kaoru made about Sanosuke looking like a roaster head. Misao looked around, everyone had left the dinner table and the only one in the room was Enishi who was turned around laying on the floor, not even noticing they were there. 'Im bored.' Enishi thought to himself letting out a sigh. "Oh, you remember me introducing you to Enishi don't you?" Misao asked Kaoru loudly, causing Enishi to turn his head around and jump up to make sure he saw what his mind had just registered. He stared at her, starting from her feet and continued moving upwards until he met her eyes which were a fascinating and breath-taking blue. He watched her giggle at something Misao had said, in which he was too entranced to hear her for he was listening to Kaoru's beautiful laugh, like music to his ears. [A/N: Am I making him too much of a softy? Sorry!] "Enishi! Can't you say something?!" Misao asked him angrily, not noticing his intense gaze on Kaoru.
Enishi walked slowly towards Kaoru and kneeled down in front of her taking her left hand and said, "you are... beyond beautiful." Causing Kaoru to blush a very deep red. Misao looked at Enishi curiously, she had never seen Enishi express feelings for anyone and she wondered if a lot of guys did that, noone had never done that to her, so she wouldn't know. "Aaah..." Kaoru didn't know what to say for noone had ever said such words to her, she hoped Misao would say something soon... "Oh, come on Enishi! We have to go it's getting late, most of the shops are closing before the sun goes down!" Enishi smiled and stood up, "aah. I shall not hold up the beautiful lady. I will see you later." Enishi said walking off. Kaoru watched him walk away and turned to Misao who was staring at her, "um... Let's get going!" Kaoru said not wanting to talk about Enishi right now. Misao nodded.
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"Try this one, and this one, oh! And how about this one?!" Misao smiled happily handing Kaoru a dozen kimono's, who in turn looked very annoyingly at Misao, didn't she know it took time to try all these on? Misao was giggling, 'Since I don't shop for kimono's I might as well torture someone else!' Misao thought to herself. After a while, and when the shop was about to close they had bought all the kimono's plus some more since Misao thought they all looked great on Kaoru. Kaoru was carrying four packages full and was a little bit annoyed that Misao didn't at least offer to help her carry some of them. "We're here!" Kaoru looked at the building marked Shirobeko and swore it looked just like the Akabeko back in Tokyo, "wow. This looks just like the Akabeko!" Misao looked at her, "Akabeko? Hmmm... Sae once told me she had a sister back in Tokyo who ran a restaurant also. What was her name?" Misao asked. Kaoru replied, "Tae." Misao clapped, "hai! That was her name, their twins!" Kaoru nodded, "shall we go inside?"
Misao was greeted warmly by Sae, "oh, misao-chan!" Misao sweat dropped, Sae called almost everyone with a chan at the end of their name. Kaoru was introduced and she told Sae she knew her twin sister very well. "Oh! Tae sends me a letter every month. Say, what is your name?" Kaoru smiled, "Kamiya. Kamiya Kaoru." Sae nodded, "oh hai! She talks about you a lot, she told me you might stop here and I should look out for you... Oh my! I must be holding you up, please have a seat." Sae lead them over to a booth, who both took off their sandals and sat across from each other. Kaoru put all the packages down in the corner next to her. "How about some Miso soup?" Misao asked Kaoru who nodded and said, "sounds good." Misao nodded to Sae who said it would only take a few minutes. Misao spoke first by asking a few questions, "so... Tell me some things about Tokyo. Like where do you live, do you live with anyone else? Tell me what your friends are like." Kaoru nodded, "well..."
Kaoru had told her she lived in a dojo, which she had no students at the moment. She lived with noone but her friends visited her almost everyday, that and Dr. Gensai and his two grand-daughters. By the time she was starting to tell Misao about her friends, the food, Miso soup, had arrived. Which her and Misao dove right in. "So..." Misao started while chewing her food, "what do your friends do?" Kaoru swallowed her last bite, "my friend Megumi is a doctor at a local clinic and... Kamatari..." Kaoru blushed a little. Misao noticed this, "what?" Kaoru stuttered, "well... Uh... He's... A... Guy who... Looks and acts like... a woman..." Misao blinked two times and started laughing insanely. "Uh- It's not that funny!" Kaoru said to try to make her quiet down, as everyone was staring at their booth. "Oh! Oh! That is just... Too funny!" She said as her laughter dying down gradually. "Here's your bill," Sae said placing down a small piece of paper.
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Leaving the Shirobeko, Misao had offered to carry two of the packages with her kimono's in it, which Kaoru was grateful towards her for it. While walking back home, unknown to them but up ahead a young boy was fighting for his life against two large men. Both had swords, in which the boy had nothing to use but his fists. As Misao and Kaoru rounded the corner, Kaoru gasped at the sight. The two men were advancing on the boy, who kept backing up until he hit a wall. Kaoru quickly threw her packages at Misao who had a hard time catching them, but did. Misao placed them on the ground and watched Kaoru charge in. 'She might need my help...' Misao patted the spot of her uniform where her kunai were supposed to be, "huh?... Ah! I left them at home! Argh! Stupid, stupid, stupid!" She said smacking herself in the head, 'hope she's okay by herself...' she thought.
Kaoru dashed toward the men, hoping she could take them without her bokkon but while she was running, something caught her eye in a little alleyway between two buildings. It was a broom, she looked towards the men, then back at the broom and ran to it. Misao watched her go in to the alleyway wondering what the heck she was doing and then she saw her running with a broom. The boy was backed up all the way to the wall and thought for sure he was finished when he heard a shout from somebody and then a woman stood in front of him holding a broom. "Huh? Er... Get out of the way you wench!" One of the men shouted. She took a firm stance, not moving a bit. "Fine! We'll kill you too!" The other man shouted. 'What is this girl thinking?! She's going to get herself killed.' The boy thought, though her stance reminded him of kempo. One charged directly at her positing his sword over his head, she countered by swinging the broom at his hand, so hard that it knocked the sword out of his hand.
The man's eyes widened and as he was too preoccupied by his sword falling out of his hand, Kaoru smacked the broom across his face causing him to fall to the ground. The other man grew angry, "argh! You'll pay for that!" This man's approach was quite different as he pointed the sword straight at her directing towards her head. She positioned the broom underneath his sword before it got to close to her, making his hand fly back, but it was not enough force to make the sword fall out of his hand. While he was regaining his balance she wacked him over the head, making the broom break in half due to the force. The two men were on the ground, unmoving.
The boy eyes widened, 'woah... I can't believe she did that!' He thought to himself. Misao cheered from afar, "great going Kaoru!" Kaoru turned to the boy, "if you don't mind me asking, why were these guys after you?" The boy's head looked downwards, "they made me steal stuff from poor people because they had found me one day alone and had taken me... They said if I wanted to have any food in my stomach I would have to steal... And I had, had enough and tried to get away..." Kaoru's eyes softened, "they won't bother you again... Tell me... Do you have a place to stay?" The boy looked at her questionably, and by this time Misao had came over to them. "Oh... Kaoru, do you want him to stay with us? We've got extra rooms!" The boy shook his head, "I would be too much of a burden..." Kaoru shook her head, "not at all... Besides I think you looked like you had great potential... I mean I could tell you had managed a couple punches on that guy over there... So how about it? Would you like some lessons?"
"Lessons?" He asked. "Yeah in the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu that is!" He smiled proudly, "of course I would! And I'll be the best there is!" Misao murmured, "he hasn't gotten a lesson yet and he's bragging all ready..." He looked at Misao, "what was that you... Weasel-looking-muskrat?!" Misao fumed, handing the packages roughly towards Kaoru. "What was that you little brat?!" He got angry now, "Im not little!" Misao snickered, "I'm older and taller then you... In my book that's little to me!" They would have probably argued all night if Kaoru hadn't stopped them, "stop that right now! We need to get back to headquarters! MISAO!" Kaoru yelled, making them both stop in the middle of their arguing... "Before we go, what is your name?" Kaoru asked him. "Myojin Yahiko..." Kaoru smiled, "well let's get going..."
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Translations:
arigatou gozaimasu - thank you.
Bokken - Wooden Sword
Hai - yes
Mou! - Is an exclamation of exasperation (used by Kaoru), whether mild or otherwise. Something like "Goodness!"
Sorry if that was a little short, try to make it longer next time!