A Night in the Storm
"Come on Kenshin! How long does it take you to carry our luggage? We want to get to the cabin before dark. Or before someone will get there before us, Hahahahahahaha." "Kauro dono is very anxious, that she is. I could use some help, Sano? Yahiko?". "Yeah yeah. Oh look, there it is!" "It was nice of Gensai Sensei to let us stay in his ski hut. Hohohohohoho" "I still don't get why you had to come, fox. Or YOU!" "Ahou. I only came to settle the match between me and the Battousai. I hope you brought the chess board, Battousai." "Hai hai.." The white cold surface of snow was making it really hard for Kenshin to walk with all the bags, but he wasn't complaining. It was beautiful here. On top of the mountain the Kenshin Gumi could see the cozy looking hut. It looked inviting after walking a long time in the cold snow. The first to get to the door was Yahiko, who couldn't help himself and ran ahead. It was bolted with ice. "Ok, which one of you revolutionists wants to use his special attack to open the door?" Kenshin eyed Sano and Saito warily. "I'll do it!" Kaoru said and kicked the door open. "Ha.. How beautiful." said Kaoru as they entered the cabin. It was a wooden cabin, the floors were clean, there was fire in the fireplace, and flowers on the table. The bedrooms were on the second floor and the kitchen down the hall. "I'm going to choose my bed first." Kaoru said and ran upstairs. "Not if it depends on me" said Yahiko and rushed after her. A few seconds later everyone heard thumping and shouting from the upper floor as Kaoru and Yahiko were fighting over a bed. "Battousai!" Shouted Saito, "What about our match?" "Don't you think we should settle in first?" "I don't have time for this. I AM a working man, unlike some people I know." "But I thought you had a vacation" "Yes, but for how long? I will need to come back sooner or later, I mean, crime doesn't take vacations." And as if on mark, the door swung open and the cold air came inside. Megumi went over to the door and closed it. "Just the wind" she said and sat back in her chair. Kenshin took out the chess board and sat in front of it. Saito sat in front of Kenshin and started to set the pawns on the board. Sano and Megumi came to look at the game from the side. The noises from above went silent, apparently Kaoru won, and both Kaoru and Yahiko came downstairs to watch the big game. Suddenly, the door swung open again. Megumi rose from her chair to close the door, but into the house, came the figure of a man. Everyone jumped from their sits and reached for their swords. "Well, don't get too enthusiastic to see us" Misao's voice was heard from behind Aoshi's back. They walked into the cabin rubbing snow flakes off their shoulders. Everyone else relaxed. "I thought you said you wouldn't come, Misao chan" said Kaoru. "Well, Kauro san, we did plan to spend our vacation at Kenriu's lodge, and meet with Beshimi, Hiottoko, Shkijo and Hanya, but we couldn't find it." "The map Okina gave us is out of date" Aoshi said with his quiet dark voice. "Luckily we saw this cabin. I think a storm is about to start. I guess we'll just have to stay here" Misao jumped on the sofa. "But there's only six rooms here, and now we're eight" Yahiko pointed. "I guess we'll have to share beds then" Misao said plainly. She looked out side the window to see the sky darkening, and didn't notice the others sneaking tiny peeks at one another.
Yahiko who was looking at all of them and saw the glance Kaoru gave Kenshin, and that Kenshin didn't look at her. His eyes were moving towards the direction of Sano who was looking at Megumi. Megumi's gaze was fixed on Aoshi, but Aoshi was looking at Saito who was looking towards Sano. "This is going to be a long night" thought Yahiko. Misao turned from the window and looked at Aoshi. Aoshi quickly turned to face her with his cold gaze. "We should decide on rooms." Misao said cheerfully. "Ok." Said Kaoru immediately in command. "Boys and girls separately. There will be two couples who will have to share a bed. The other four will get their own room. Misao Chan, you can be with Megu." Kaoru stopped her sentence in the middle when she saw the deadly expression on Megumi's face. "With me." She finished quickly *Well that ruins my plans of seducing Kenshin to my room* she thought bitterly and then smiled to herself *Well, I'll just have to go to his room. I'd better make sure that his alone.* "The two younger boys should share a room. That would be you, Sanosuke, Yahiko." "What?!" Jumped Yahiko "You want me to share a room with that rooster head?" "You're saying that I'm going to sleep in the same bed with that little kid? He'll kick me all night!" "Ma ma." calmed kenshin everyone. "Maybe Yahiko wants a room for himself; after all, he's not a little kid anymore." "That's right! I, MR. Yahiko Myoujin, am an adult and I demand a room for my." "Then who will share a room with Sano?" Kaoru interrupted Yahiko in the middle. "Saito? He'll probably kill him in his sleep. Aoshi? He's our guest. I think that it will be best if they will sleep how I managed it." "I wouldn't mind." Kenshin said. "I SAID THAT SANO AND YAHIKO WILL SHARE A ROOM AND THAT'S THAT!" "Ha.. Hai!" "Yosh. I'm glad that is over. Misao Chan, I will show you to our room." "Battousai?" asked Saito after the two girls left. "Hai?" "What was that?" "That was Kaoru Dono taking command." Kenshin said plainly.
"Come on Kenshin! How long does it take you to carry our luggage? We want to get to the cabin before dark. Or before someone will get there before us, Hahahahahahaha." "Kauro dono is very anxious, that she is. I could use some help, Sano? Yahiko?". "Yeah yeah. Oh look, there it is!" "It was nice of Gensai Sensei to let us stay in his ski hut. Hohohohohoho" "I still don't get why you had to come, fox. Or YOU!" "Ahou. I only came to settle the match between me and the Battousai. I hope you brought the chess board, Battousai." "Hai hai.." The white cold surface of snow was making it really hard for Kenshin to walk with all the bags, but he wasn't complaining. It was beautiful here. On top of the mountain the Kenshin Gumi could see the cozy looking hut. It looked inviting after walking a long time in the cold snow. The first to get to the door was Yahiko, who couldn't help himself and ran ahead. It was bolted with ice. "Ok, which one of you revolutionists wants to use his special attack to open the door?" Kenshin eyed Sano and Saito warily. "I'll do it!" Kaoru said and kicked the door open. "Ha.. How beautiful." said Kaoru as they entered the cabin. It was a wooden cabin, the floors were clean, there was fire in the fireplace, and flowers on the table. The bedrooms were on the second floor and the kitchen down the hall. "I'm going to choose my bed first." Kaoru said and ran upstairs. "Not if it depends on me" said Yahiko and rushed after her. A few seconds later everyone heard thumping and shouting from the upper floor as Kaoru and Yahiko were fighting over a bed. "Battousai!" Shouted Saito, "What about our match?" "Don't you think we should settle in first?" "I don't have time for this. I AM a working man, unlike some people I know." "But I thought you had a vacation" "Yes, but for how long? I will need to come back sooner or later, I mean, crime doesn't take vacations." And as if on mark, the door swung open and the cold air came inside. Megumi went over to the door and closed it. "Just the wind" she said and sat back in her chair. Kenshin took out the chess board and sat in front of it. Saito sat in front of Kenshin and started to set the pawns on the board. Sano and Megumi came to look at the game from the side. The noises from above went silent, apparently Kaoru won, and both Kaoru and Yahiko came downstairs to watch the big game. Suddenly, the door swung open again. Megumi rose from her chair to close the door, but into the house, came the figure of a man. Everyone jumped from their sits and reached for their swords. "Well, don't get too enthusiastic to see us" Misao's voice was heard from behind Aoshi's back. They walked into the cabin rubbing snow flakes off their shoulders. Everyone else relaxed. "I thought you said you wouldn't come, Misao chan" said Kaoru. "Well, Kauro san, we did plan to spend our vacation at Kenriu's lodge, and meet with Beshimi, Hiottoko, Shkijo and Hanya, but we couldn't find it." "The map Okina gave us is out of date" Aoshi said with his quiet dark voice. "Luckily we saw this cabin. I think a storm is about to start. I guess we'll just have to stay here" Misao jumped on the sofa. "But there's only six rooms here, and now we're eight" Yahiko pointed. "I guess we'll have to share beds then" Misao said plainly. She looked out side the window to see the sky darkening, and didn't notice the others sneaking tiny peeks at one another.
Yahiko who was looking at all of them and saw the glance Kaoru gave Kenshin, and that Kenshin didn't look at her. His eyes were moving towards the direction of Sano who was looking at Megumi. Megumi's gaze was fixed on Aoshi, but Aoshi was looking at Saito who was looking towards Sano. "This is going to be a long night" thought Yahiko. Misao turned from the window and looked at Aoshi. Aoshi quickly turned to face her with his cold gaze. "We should decide on rooms." Misao said cheerfully. "Ok." Said Kaoru immediately in command. "Boys and girls separately. There will be two couples who will have to share a bed. The other four will get their own room. Misao Chan, you can be with Megu." Kaoru stopped her sentence in the middle when she saw the deadly expression on Megumi's face. "With me." She finished quickly *Well that ruins my plans of seducing Kenshin to my room* she thought bitterly and then smiled to herself *Well, I'll just have to go to his room. I'd better make sure that his alone.* "The two younger boys should share a room. That would be you, Sanosuke, Yahiko." "What?!" Jumped Yahiko "You want me to share a room with that rooster head?" "You're saying that I'm going to sleep in the same bed with that little kid? He'll kick me all night!" "Ma ma." calmed kenshin everyone. "Maybe Yahiko wants a room for himself; after all, he's not a little kid anymore." "That's right! I, MR. Yahiko Myoujin, am an adult and I demand a room for my." "Then who will share a room with Sano?" Kaoru interrupted Yahiko in the middle. "Saito? He'll probably kill him in his sleep. Aoshi? He's our guest. I think that it will be best if they will sleep how I managed it." "I wouldn't mind." Kenshin said. "I SAID THAT SANO AND YAHIKO WILL SHARE A ROOM AND THAT'S THAT!" "Ha.. Hai!" "Yosh. I'm glad that is over. Misao Chan, I will show you to our room." "Battousai?" asked Saito after the two girls left. "Hai?" "What was that?" "That was Kaoru Dono taking command." Kenshin said plainly.