Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni kenshin. I am just borrowing the
characters from Watsuki Nobuhiro and Sony, for the pleasure of creating my
own fanfiction.
First, a word of thanks for those who have reviewed and posted their comments for this story. Thank you so much.
Quatre the Kitsune- thanks for the words of appreciation. I'll try to hasten my writing ^ -^ I am happy that you like the story.
Kashii & Lynna - Thanks for the appreciation and thanks for reading.
Metajoker - sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for the advice. I tried to revise it, but it always comes out that way. Sorry, but I'll try to make it good next time.
Deathblade1 - Thank you for reading and hope you'll continue to do so.
On to the story.....
Chapter 3: The Butterfly
For three hours, Omasu, Okon and Kaoru fussed over, trying to win over the unyielding Misao. But after awhile, they were successful in their quest and were pretty satisfied with the outcome.
"I felt I have come from a great battle and I am really exhausted." Kaoru sighed as she slumped to the floor.
"Yes, but looked at her. The work's a success. We have done it. We have turned the ugly duckling to a swan. I think I'm going to cry." Omasu sobbed as she wiped her tears from her weary eyes.
"Well Misao you could look yourself at a mirror now." Okon said.
Misao looked at the three older women weeping and sighing in front of her. They looked like fools and they are making a funny scene. "They were happy because I am beautiful?' Misao thought incredulously. 'Yeah right!"
But Misao's breath was taken away when she saw her reflection in the mirror. She could not believe what her eyes are gazing at. She was staring at a very beautiful creature, and that creature is her. 'Do I actually look like this? Is this me? But this is me because I am the one looking at it? Kami-sama, what will everyone think?!"
"Misao by the way you are looking at your reflection, I know that you can't believe on what your eyes are staring at. But believe me its you." Kaoru said a-matter-of-factly. "You have isolated yourself and believed that you cannot be as beautiful as anyone can be. You always looked at yourself as the ninja-tomboy. But in truth, you are very beautiful and you just don't know it."
"Oh Misao! I am so proud of you" Okon wept.
Misao once again looked at her reflection. She was very beautiful. Her face was powdered but not too much, just enough to show her creamy complexion. Her eyes were highlighted that it made her ocean blue eyes more alluring not to mention it matched her blue kimono. Her hair was swept into a stylish hairdo, leaving the long strands swaying down her back but revealing her face more. But when she moved towards her dresser, she almost stumbled as she had just realized her walking capacity was limited.
"Whoops!" Misao yelled. Good thing her reflexes are fast that she was able to hold on to the top of the dresser. "That was close." Misao heave a sigh, very relieved.
"MIsao!" everyone yelled at the same time.
"Misao you should be careful." Okon reprimanded. "This is not like your Oni outfit on which you can move as freely as you want. You have to act demure and be lady!"
"I can see that." Misao retorted in her thoughts.
As Misao pulled herself up with the help of Omasu and Okon, she yelled frustratedly, "How can you move on this thing when it limits you to walk!"
Okon tsked at her young charge as she began to put her motherly tone.
"Misao, you should understand that ladies wear this kind of thing when they mature and this usually start at their coming out. You should be proud of wearing such as beautiful thing, not all girls in Japan could afford such a beautiful kimono."
Misao rolled her eyes. I can celebrate my birthday without wearing this horrifying thing. Oh just wait when Sanusoke will see me. He will laugh his rooster head off.
"Besides Misao, what will your Aoshi-sama will say when he will see you wearing this one?" Okon added slyly.
That statement stopped Misao on her thoughts. What was that? Replay please?
"What did you say Okon?"
"I saaiiid" Okon repeated candidly "think of what your Aoshi-sama will say when he sees you in this beautiful kimono. He will fall head over heals for you."
Misao almost laughed out loud but stopped herself. 'They just wouldn't understand.' she sighed.
"Okon, how many times do I have to tell you that I am not anymore in love with Aoshi. Sure I may have made myself looked like a love sick puppy before but I am grown up now."
Omasu looked straight in her eyes seeming to scrutinize every depth. After a while she shook her head.
"You may delude the whole world Misao but not me. I know you. You just hide your affections for Aoshi deep in your heart."
Misao opened her mouth to argue but closed it again for it would no longer matter. They just wouldn't understand. They thought they knew me so well but they do not. I am different now and I have grown up. I have opened my eyes to the reality of life.
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Sanosuke slammed his fist on the table.
"Damn it! What's taking them so long! I am sooo hungry. Why do girls dress up so long? Hey Kenshin, do you know why do they dress a long time?" Sano wailed.
Kenshin just stared back at him, with his eyes as wide as a saucer.
"Maybe they got lost in a sea of Kimonos and they have a hard time looking for the surface" Yoshi playfully taunted.
"Yeah and it was Kaoru who led them and that's got them lost even more!!"
"Yeah, I'll bet the dog-face lead them to return of nowhere! Hahahaha."
Both of them laughed their head off not even listening to Kenshin's beseeching. They would have continued when they caught Aoshi's stare. This instantly put them off and became quiet. They even looked like lost dogs by the time Shiro and Kuro brought the last batch of food into the table. The air was so quiet they became alert at the mere sounds of footsteps.
The door opened on which it produced Okon and Omasu to be followed by Kaoru.
Kaoru paused at the door blocking the view of the expectant guests.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Tonight we celebrate the coming out of a lady. She has grown up to be beautiful and really made us all proud. It is my pleasure to present to you, Misao Makimachi."
Authors notes:
Thanks for continuing reading my story. Hope that you will still appreciate it. I have revised this chapter and I hoped that you will like it. Midterms are over and Chapter 4 is on the way.thanks..
First, a word of thanks for those who have reviewed and posted their comments for this story. Thank you so much.
Quatre the Kitsune- thanks for the words of appreciation. I'll try to hasten my writing ^ -^ I am happy that you like the story.
Kashii & Lynna - Thanks for the appreciation and thanks for reading.
Metajoker - sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for the advice. I tried to revise it, but it always comes out that way. Sorry, but I'll try to make it good next time.
Deathblade1 - Thank you for reading and hope you'll continue to do so.
On to the story.....
Chapter 3: The Butterfly
For three hours, Omasu, Okon and Kaoru fussed over, trying to win over the unyielding Misao. But after awhile, they were successful in their quest and were pretty satisfied with the outcome.
"I felt I have come from a great battle and I am really exhausted." Kaoru sighed as she slumped to the floor.
"Yes, but looked at her. The work's a success. We have done it. We have turned the ugly duckling to a swan. I think I'm going to cry." Omasu sobbed as she wiped her tears from her weary eyes.
"Well Misao you could look yourself at a mirror now." Okon said.
Misao looked at the three older women weeping and sighing in front of her. They looked like fools and they are making a funny scene. "They were happy because I am beautiful?' Misao thought incredulously. 'Yeah right!"
But Misao's breath was taken away when she saw her reflection in the mirror. She could not believe what her eyes are gazing at. She was staring at a very beautiful creature, and that creature is her. 'Do I actually look like this? Is this me? But this is me because I am the one looking at it? Kami-sama, what will everyone think?!"
"Misao by the way you are looking at your reflection, I know that you can't believe on what your eyes are staring at. But believe me its you." Kaoru said a-matter-of-factly. "You have isolated yourself and believed that you cannot be as beautiful as anyone can be. You always looked at yourself as the ninja-tomboy. But in truth, you are very beautiful and you just don't know it."
"Oh Misao! I am so proud of you" Okon wept.
Misao once again looked at her reflection. She was very beautiful. Her face was powdered but not too much, just enough to show her creamy complexion. Her eyes were highlighted that it made her ocean blue eyes more alluring not to mention it matched her blue kimono. Her hair was swept into a stylish hairdo, leaving the long strands swaying down her back but revealing her face more. But when she moved towards her dresser, she almost stumbled as she had just realized her walking capacity was limited.
"Whoops!" Misao yelled. Good thing her reflexes are fast that she was able to hold on to the top of the dresser. "That was close." Misao heave a sigh, very relieved.
"MIsao!" everyone yelled at the same time.
"Misao you should be careful." Okon reprimanded. "This is not like your Oni outfit on which you can move as freely as you want. You have to act demure and be lady!"
"I can see that." Misao retorted in her thoughts.
As Misao pulled herself up with the help of Omasu and Okon, she yelled frustratedly, "How can you move on this thing when it limits you to walk!"
Okon tsked at her young charge as she began to put her motherly tone.
"Misao, you should understand that ladies wear this kind of thing when they mature and this usually start at their coming out. You should be proud of wearing such as beautiful thing, not all girls in Japan could afford such a beautiful kimono."
Misao rolled her eyes. I can celebrate my birthday without wearing this horrifying thing. Oh just wait when Sanusoke will see me. He will laugh his rooster head off.
"Besides Misao, what will your Aoshi-sama will say when he will see you wearing this one?" Okon added slyly.
That statement stopped Misao on her thoughts. What was that? Replay please?
"What did you say Okon?"
"I saaiiid" Okon repeated candidly "think of what your Aoshi-sama will say when he sees you in this beautiful kimono. He will fall head over heals for you."
Misao almost laughed out loud but stopped herself. 'They just wouldn't understand.' she sighed.
"Okon, how many times do I have to tell you that I am not anymore in love with Aoshi. Sure I may have made myself looked like a love sick puppy before but I am grown up now."
Omasu looked straight in her eyes seeming to scrutinize every depth. After a while she shook her head.
"You may delude the whole world Misao but not me. I know you. You just hide your affections for Aoshi deep in your heart."
Misao opened her mouth to argue but closed it again for it would no longer matter. They just wouldn't understand. They thought they knew me so well but they do not. I am different now and I have grown up. I have opened my eyes to the reality of life.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sanosuke slammed his fist on the table.
"Damn it! What's taking them so long! I am sooo hungry. Why do girls dress up so long? Hey Kenshin, do you know why do they dress a long time?" Sano wailed.
Kenshin just stared back at him, with his eyes as wide as a saucer.
"Maybe they got lost in a sea of Kimonos and they have a hard time looking for the surface" Yoshi playfully taunted.
"Yeah and it was Kaoru who led them and that's got them lost even more!!"
"Yeah, I'll bet the dog-face lead them to return of nowhere! Hahahaha."
Both of them laughed their head off not even listening to Kenshin's beseeching. They would have continued when they caught Aoshi's stare. This instantly put them off and became quiet. They even looked like lost dogs by the time Shiro and Kuro brought the last batch of food into the table. The air was so quiet they became alert at the mere sounds of footsteps.
The door opened on which it produced Okon and Omasu to be followed by Kaoru.
Kaoru paused at the door blocking the view of the expectant guests.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Tonight we celebrate the coming out of a lady. She has grown up to be beautiful and really made us all proud. It is my pleasure to present to you, Misao Makimachi."
Authors notes:
Thanks for continuing reading my story. Hope that you will still appreciate it. I have revised this chapter and I hoped that you will like it. Midterms are over and Chapter 4 is on the way.thanks..