"Er.nice to meet you. My name is Kamiya Kaoru." She said cautiously,
sending quick glances at Kenshin for any signs that she needed to run soon.
His face was eerily blank, save for a subtle twitch plaguing his right eye.
"Oh," She announced, trying to break the ice, "these are my friends, Himura Kenshin and Miss Megumi." They all muttered greetings. Megumi noticed the paints and various marks on Vash's red kimono when her nosiness took over. "Oh! Are you an artist?" She gushed. Vash nodded bashfully. "Yeah, sort of. But I was on the search for my muse for most of the time." Glancing at Kaoru appreciatively not noticing Kenshin's eyes narrowing dangerously. "And I think I've found her!" He exclaimed grabbing a hold of Kaoru's hand. Megumi and Kaoru looked shock while Kenshin's hand moved towards his sword. He pulled it out, sheath and all, before bopping Vash soundly on the head.
Vash looked all teary as Kenshin put his sword with a cry of, "What'd you do that for!" He rubbed his head glaring at Kenshin. Kenshin glared back. "You mustn't touch Miss Kaoru as if you know her, it isn't proper, that it is not." He stated smugly. Vash recovered quickly before turning back to Kaoru, oblivious to Kenshin's reprimand.
"Lady Kaoru, would you give me the honor of painting you?" He asked earnestly. Kenshin replied for her with an outraged tone in his normally pleasant voice, "Of course not!" Boy was he going to get it.
Kaoru gave him a look that at any other time might've caused an 'oro' out of our dear rurouni, but he was a man on a mission and would not be swayed. He must protect his woman. He stared back at her with a look of utmost toddler stubbornness. Kaoru rolled her eyes. Megumi watched on in amusement while Vash looked on in bemusement. All was odd in Japan.
Kaoru turned her back on Kenshin in a huff and faced Vash with an odd glow in her eyes. She beamed at him her smile cheesy to women only, since let's face it; girls can tell these things better than guys. "Oh, that would be lovely Mr. Vash!"
Kenshin face vaulted while Kaoru just kept smiling her fake smile towards Vash. "When do you want to start?" She asked sweetly, a little chuckle escaping afterwards. Vash mistook this for one of those flirty girly giggles and beamed. "Whenever you want Lady Kaoru!" Kenshin started to get up waving his sword around before Vash decided to take his leave. "I'll meet you here tomorrow Miss Kaoru! Same time!" He added before running full speed towards the town, Kenshin still swishing his sword around menacingly.
Megumi watched all this with a scheme forming in her quick brain. 'So, the little raccoons turning into a fox herself eh? Well, I might for once consider helping her.' Neither Kenshin nor Kaoru noticed the little fox ears popping up on her head. They were too busy arguing.quite loud actually. "Be quiet you two!" Megumi said, trying to get them to shut up.
Neither listened as they continued their argument. "You will not be meeting him tomorrow Miss Kaoru, I forbid it!" He shouted, his face as red as his hair. Kaoru gaped at him before growing red as well. "You! You forbid it? What gives you the right to tell me whom I can and cannot see tomorrow? I think he's a nice man! Why shouldn't I get my picture painted?" Then a thought stuck in her head. "Do you honestly think I'm not pretty enough to be painted? Do you think that all men are repulsed by me?" She added sniffling, tears growing in her eyes. Kenshin grew even more wide-eyed at that. "No Miss Kaoru, that is not the reason why! What if he is after me for some reason? I sensed he had a powerful chi, that I did. I do not wish for you to be harmed!" Kaoru smiled slightly as Kenshin lifted her face. "Alright." She answered, still giving a sniff or two to make him guilty.
"Good. I knew you'd see it my way, that I did." He answered smugly. Uh oh.
********************* AN: Wow! Thank you all my viewers! Many of you have inquired as to how exactly Vash got there, and to be honest, I have not a clue. Suggestions might be helpful, but I will be adding Meryl in at the last chapter, so I have to figure out how they both get there -_-; Oh well! I'll figure it out!
"Oh," She announced, trying to break the ice, "these are my friends, Himura Kenshin and Miss Megumi." They all muttered greetings. Megumi noticed the paints and various marks on Vash's red kimono when her nosiness took over. "Oh! Are you an artist?" She gushed. Vash nodded bashfully. "Yeah, sort of. But I was on the search for my muse for most of the time." Glancing at Kaoru appreciatively not noticing Kenshin's eyes narrowing dangerously. "And I think I've found her!" He exclaimed grabbing a hold of Kaoru's hand. Megumi and Kaoru looked shock while Kenshin's hand moved towards his sword. He pulled it out, sheath and all, before bopping Vash soundly on the head.
Vash looked all teary as Kenshin put his sword with a cry of, "What'd you do that for!" He rubbed his head glaring at Kenshin. Kenshin glared back. "You mustn't touch Miss Kaoru as if you know her, it isn't proper, that it is not." He stated smugly. Vash recovered quickly before turning back to Kaoru, oblivious to Kenshin's reprimand.
"Lady Kaoru, would you give me the honor of painting you?" He asked earnestly. Kenshin replied for her with an outraged tone in his normally pleasant voice, "Of course not!" Boy was he going to get it.
Kaoru gave him a look that at any other time might've caused an 'oro' out of our dear rurouni, but he was a man on a mission and would not be swayed. He must protect his woman. He stared back at her with a look of utmost toddler stubbornness. Kaoru rolled her eyes. Megumi watched on in amusement while Vash looked on in bemusement. All was odd in Japan.
Kaoru turned her back on Kenshin in a huff and faced Vash with an odd glow in her eyes. She beamed at him her smile cheesy to women only, since let's face it; girls can tell these things better than guys. "Oh, that would be lovely Mr. Vash!"
Kenshin face vaulted while Kaoru just kept smiling her fake smile towards Vash. "When do you want to start?" She asked sweetly, a little chuckle escaping afterwards. Vash mistook this for one of those flirty girly giggles and beamed. "Whenever you want Lady Kaoru!" Kenshin started to get up waving his sword around before Vash decided to take his leave. "I'll meet you here tomorrow Miss Kaoru! Same time!" He added before running full speed towards the town, Kenshin still swishing his sword around menacingly.
Megumi watched all this with a scheme forming in her quick brain. 'So, the little raccoons turning into a fox herself eh? Well, I might for once consider helping her.' Neither Kenshin nor Kaoru noticed the little fox ears popping up on her head. They were too busy arguing.quite loud actually. "Be quiet you two!" Megumi said, trying to get them to shut up.
Neither listened as they continued their argument. "You will not be meeting him tomorrow Miss Kaoru, I forbid it!" He shouted, his face as red as his hair. Kaoru gaped at him before growing red as well. "You! You forbid it? What gives you the right to tell me whom I can and cannot see tomorrow? I think he's a nice man! Why shouldn't I get my picture painted?" Then a thought stuck in her head. "Do you honestly think I'm not pretty enough to be painted? Do you think that all men are repulsed by me?" She added sniffling, tears growing in her eyes. Kenshin grew even more wide-eyed at that. "No Miss Kaoru, that is not the reason why! What if he is after me for some reason? I sensed he had a powerful chi, that I did. I do not wish for you to be harmed!" Kaoru smiled slightly as Kenshin lifted her face. "Alright." She answered, still giving a sniff or two to make him guilty.
"Good. I knew you'd see it my way, that I did." He answered smugly. Uh oh.
********************* AN: Wow! Thank you all my viewers! Many of you have inquired as to how exactly Vash got there, and to be honest, I have not a clue. Suggestions might be helpful, but I will be adding Meryl in at the last chapter, so I have to figure out how they both get there -_-; Oh well! I'll figure it out!