Lady Himura: yes! I've made it to chapter 7! I actually have people reviewing every chapter! I just want to write more and more now! As a matter a fact, I'll write more right now!
PenguinOfEvil: Where the heck to you come up with all these ideas for your story?
Lady Himura: You'd be surpriesed. It comes to me while I sleep and while I listen to music. Heavy metal can be quite an inspiration....
SSJHimura: Start writing, I wanna read what happens!
Lady Himura: It'll be my pleasure!
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They walked past the the busy markets and stores towards Musashi's elegant home. "Musashi, I thought you said this was a private Island? Why are there all these people on it?" Sano asked as he bumped into people here and there.
"You see, all these people work for me. They run my markets, stores, museums, and attractions." Musashi said smoothly.
"Right...." Sano said. He was suspicious of Musashi.
"Here we are!" Musashi announced at they stood in front of a massive door. To guards opened the doors for them adnd a few others grabbed the Kenshin-gumi's bags. It truly was a magnificent house. There was a beautiful lake that lay right next to the castle-like home. There were orchards and gardens being tended to by farmers and such. The windows were huge, framed by Scarlet red Curtains.
They entered the mansion and were imediatley directed to their rooms. Each person had their own seperate room.
"When you are done unpacking and cleaning, I will be waiting for you all downstairs in the dining room for lunch and then from their we can visit the attractions." He said as he turned to go downstairs. Kaoru chose the room at the very end of the hall, and Kenshin chose the one right next to her. He wanted to be as close to her as he possibly could. Sano took the next room ,Megumi in the next one, and Tsubame and Yahiko occupying the last two.
Kaoru entered her room. A four post bed lay in the middle. A beautiful imported carpet made the room look homley. On the far right of her bed was a big, magnificent window with a cushiony cill. Another door in the room lead to her own private bathroom. The wash tub was about the size of her bed. The sink and such were carved out of marble and the floors were authentic tile.
"Wow..." was all Kaoru could muster. After taking a luxiourious bath she tried to decide what Kimono to wear. She pulled a yellow Kimono out of her bag. Kenshin had told he she looked beautiful in that kimono when she wore it the first time.
"Perfect" she thought to herself as she slipped it on. She put her hair up in her usual pony tail and headed out the door. Kenshin stood across from her door waiting fo her to come out of her room.
Kenshin eyes widened at the sight of her in her beautiful Kimono. "Kaoru-dono, I was justing waiting for you so we could go to lunch together, that I was." he said as he fiddled with his feet.
"Kenshin your such a gentleman!" she said happily as the both walked down the hall together side by side.
Musashi noticed that they were the last to join them at the table. He got up and pulled out a chair for Kaoru to sit in. She eyed kenshin to follow her and sit next to her while Musashi sat on the other side. Musashi noticed this and his eyes got narrow. Kenshin sat down next to Koaru and Musashi glared at him but softened his look as Kaoru turned to speak to him about old times and how they have been over the last few years.
A maid was serving them their food. "She's quite a looker!" Sano said as he tilted his head slightly as the maid bent down to grab a fork she dropped. Sano then felt something come down on his head hard. He turned around to see a very angry Megumi with her fist clenched.
"Hey what did you do that for! Geez!" Sano said through his clenched teeth.
"Darn it rooster head!" She she said to him loudly and then, turned to her food, feeling flustered. Sano noticed the hurt in her eyes and he brought his attention to his food, for once not eating his food like it was about to get up and run away.
"So what attractions do you plan on going to see." Musashi asked as he eyed Kaoru giggling at Kenshin for using a fork wrong. She grabbed his hand and showed him how to hold it and use it. Kenshin laughed back at his mistake.
"Me and Tsubame wanted to go see the choclate shop you have here!" Yahiko said as he eyed Sano and Megumi who were glancing back and forth to eachother with each bite of their food they took.
"Yes, Yahiko plans on buying me a choclate bar!" Tsubame announced as she eyed Kenshin and Kaoru laughing with eachother.
"Well that sounds like fun." Musashi said with a smile. "All I have to do is get Kaoru alone with me, then I can tell her how I feel about her and she will be mine in no time. " He thought as he looked to Sano and megumi to hear their plans.
"I wanted to go see your apathacary as a matter a fact." Megumi began. "He had a beautiful variety of medicines and remedies in his window so I thought I would go over there and take a look." she said.
"I'm going with the fox lady, I don't think leaving a women by herself to roam an unfamiliar island is a good idea, so I'll go along just incase." Sano said as he looked up to Megumi for approval. She nodded, not showing her happiness that she was trying very hard to contain.
"Kaoru, there is beautiful museum that just opened. It contains works of art from over the centuries and I was hoping you would accompany me to view them." he said placing his hand over Kaoru's. Kenshin shrugged in his seat.
"I would love to go!" kaoru said happily. "Kenshin would you like to join us?" Kaoru said turning to Kenshin who now had a triumphant look on his face.
"Kaoru, I'm sure Mr. Himura has some other things he was planning on doing, weren't you." he said eagerly.
"Actually, I can't think of a better way to spend my day than with Kaoru-dono!" Kenshin said as he looked back into Kaoru's now blushing face.
"Fine than, we will all go!" Musashi said with a fake smile. "Darn him! I"ll never get Kaoru with him in the way! I have to get rid of him some how! He has to be gone for good!" Musashi thought to himself as Kenshin pulled out Kaoru's chair for her.
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Outside the walls of Musashi's home, there were people scattering very where. Kenshin and Kaoru looked through the windows of each store. Some of them had fine wooden toys, others had beautiful jewelery. Kenshin even spotted a flower shop wit red carnations diplayed at the window.
The museum was a newly built buliding. It was like the old Japanese architecture back in Tokyo. The three of them entered the building to be taken back by all the people who were their admiring the paintings and statues. They browsed through the paintings admiring certain ones, and confused by others. There was one picture that caught Kaoru's eye. She grabbed Kenshin's arm ad lead him through the crowd to the painting leaving Musashi behind. They both stood infront of it. In the portrait were to young people, a man and a woman. They were in a tight embrace. All around them the rain came down and a lightning bolt was painted in as well. But where they stood no rain came. Above the couple in the stary sky, not covered with clouds, was a ray of light and a figure of a hand coming down towards the happy couple.
"A painting is suppose to be a window to and artists soul, what do you think the artist was trying say when he painted this?' she asked Kenshin, curious to his opinion.
" Well Kaoru-dono, I think he was trying to say that through all misery, rain and lightning, and any other obstacle that will come their way, true love will prevail and that Kami will protect them through it all, that's what I think it is trying to say." kenshin said as he turned to Kaoru who's eyes were now tearing.
"Kenshin, that was beautiful. I don't think I could of said it better myself." Kaoru said as she slipped her hand into Kenshin's who held it tightly.
Musashi then barged in between them pretending he didn't see that they were holding eachothers hands. "Well, I think that's enough of the museum, I think we should head else where, you agree Kaoru? " He said turning to Kaoru with his back towards Kenshin.
"Sure why not?" Kaoru said as she walked around Musashi and headed to the door with Kenshin by her side.
"This is going to be harder than I thought!" Musashi said as he clenched his teeth and walked after them.
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Megumi and Sano walked through the streets, Megumi holding a bag of new medicines and remedies. Sano, for once, didn't say anything the whole time they were out. He was still feeling sorry for making Megumi angry. As much as he didn't want to admit, he actually loved Megumi in his own little way.
Megumi stopped for a minute to admire a beautiful gold neclace in the window of a store. Sano looked over her shoulder to what she was looking at. Megumi sighed and turned around bumping into Sano who was still looking through the window.
Sano looked down too Megumi who was now looking up at him. Sano quickly turned around prtending to be looking for something.
Sano walked over to a rice ball stand while Megumi looked at some fine cloth made of silk. Then some one tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around to find a man looking at her from top to bottom.
"Say, your a real good lookin women, what do ya say we go out for a drink or something and then maybe head back to my house." he said as he reached his hand to megumi. She slapped his filthy hand away.
"No thanks, I have better things to do!" she said as she turned back to the cloth. The man grabed her and turned her around furiously.
"No one says no to me!" He said as he began to drag Megumi off.
"Let go of me!" she screamed. Sano instantly turned around to find Megumi being harassed by some strange man. Sano's anger rose as he ran over to Megumi and the man.
"What the heck do you think your doing!?" He said as he grabbed the man away from Megumi and pushed her behind him. Megumi held on to his shirt as Sano yelled even more at the man.
"I saw here first man, she's coming with me!" The man yelled as he made an attemp to grab Megumi, which landed him a punch in the face from Sano. The man fell to the floor, his nose broken, and a river of blood streaming from his nose.
Sano turned around to face Megumi. "Are you okay!" he asked as he looked her up and down for any sign of harm.
" I'm fine thanks to you." she said with relief. Sano felt a pain on his right shoulder. He turned to find the man standing up with a now bloody dagger in his hand.
"No one messes with me!" the man yelled as he went to slash Sano once more. Sano ducked under his blade and came up with his good arm and punched the man up into the sky. He landed at least fifty feet away, uncouncious.
Sano gripped his shoulder where the man had managed to slice him. "Sano your hurt!" Megumi yelled as she grabbed Sano and brought him into an alley away from the crowd of people. Sano took off one side of his shirt so Megumi could examine him better.
"It's only skin deep, nothing serious!" she said as she cleaned it and bandaged it. Sano found her soft touch to be very comforing. "I should get pummeled more often." he thought to himself as he watched Megumi's expert hands bandage him up.
"There you go rooster head." she said as she stood up. Sano got up and pulled the rest of his shirt on. Megumi was about to leave when she turned around to face Sano.
"Sano?"
"Ne?" Sano replied.
"Thank you." she said with a smile. Sano smiled back and they walked out of the alley side by side.
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"Oh look Kenshin!" Kaoru said as she pointed to some dancers on stage. Two of the men had torches that they were swinging around with ease and two other men were flipping about every where. A group of drummers stood in the back banging the rhythm with their hands.
Kaoru jumped up and down, but she couldn't see over the crowd. "Oh well." she said as she turned around to leave, but then Kenshin pulled her back and then lifted her onto his shoulder.
Kenshin then jumped onto a near by crate giving them both a good view of the show. It was quite a bold move on Kenshin's part and he was pondering whether he should of done it or not. By the looks of it though, Kaoru seemed to enjoy it. Kaoru placed her hand on Kenshin's free shoulder for balance and Kenshin had his arms laced around her legs for support.
"This is wonderful Kenshin, being here with you." she said as she watched the performance on stage.
"I wouldn't have it any other way, that I wouldn't." kenshin said as his grip became tighter. Musashi was furious now. His face turned red, bringing out the color of his eyes. Then he noticed the crate Kenshin was standing on. One side of the crate was really thin and broken, but Kenshin and Kaoru were light enough to stand on it.
Musashi eyed a rock near by, and his frown turned into a devilish smile. He picked up the rock and aimed for the broken part of the box. With a loud cracking noise the box shattered and Kenshin and Kaoru came falling down. kenshin pulled himself under Kaoru to brake her fall.
When she opened her eyes she saw kenshin staring straight at her smiling. She began to laugh and Kenshin began to as well. Musashi's mouth dropped open. Every plan of his was back firing! Kenshin and Kaoru sat their laughing at eachother and straring at eachother. When their giggling died down Kaoru reluctantly got up off of Kenshin and out streched her hand out to him. He held her soft hand and hoisted himself up.
Still holding Kaoru's hand, he and Kaoru walked over to a very angry Musashi. Kenshin's and Kaoru's stomaches began to rummble and they both chuckled some more.
"I think we should go home and get something to eat." Musashi said as calmly as he could.
"C'mon let's go." Kaoru said., as she and Kenshn ran ahead of Musashi.
"I have to get rid of Mr. himura! But how?" Then like a light bulb lighting up an idea struck him. "Maybe there is some way after all.."
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Kenshin, kaoru, and Musashi got home to find the Kenshin-gumi sitting next to the lake. Yahiko was catching frogs while Tsubame cheered him on. Sano sat on the grass, skipping stones on the water with Megumi looking on, amused.
It was beautiful out there, and the kenshin-gumi didn't want to go eat just yet and leave the beautiful surroundings.
"Say Musashi, do you think we could have a...a picnic out here, it's just so beautiful!" Kaoru said as she looked at Musashi with a pleading face.
"Of course Kaoru, anything for you!" Musashi said as he began to walk inside. He turned around and addresed Kaoru. "Kaoru, would you like to join me in bringing dinner?" he asked smoothly.
"Of course I wouldn't mind." Kaoru said as he got up and walked up to Musashi. Kenshin looked at Musashi straight in the face. He had a look of triumph on his face.
"He had better not try anything on Kaoru if he knows what's good for him!" Kenshin thought to himself as he went to go sit next to Sano.
"So Kenshin, how was your day with Musahi and 'Jou-chan.'" sano said emphasizing on Jou-chan.
"I wouldn't change today for anything, that I wouldn't." Kenshin said as he recalled today's events.
"Jou-chan looked real happy, I'm glad she's found love, she deserves it." Sano said in his older brother manner.
"Well I'll know tomorrow if Kaoru-dono feels the same way I do, I pray to Kami she does." kenshin said as he watched a stone skip on water.
"And what about you Sano, how was your day with Megumi-dono?" Kenshin asked.
"Well, it was, different..." Sano said trying to avoid the conversation.
"Really, how?" Kenshin asked interested.
Sano pushed him self further from Megumi, so she wouldn't hear him. He told Kenshin about the mand who harassed Megumi and the cut, and the bandage and their walk home.
"See I told you Sano, It isn't as easy to tell the person you love that you love them,that it isn't." Kenshin said in that I-told-you-so voice.
"Kenshin, shut up." Sano said with a smirk as he tossed another pebble into the water.
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In the Kitchen.........
Kaoru was packing rice balls and such as Musahi observed. Kaoru looked as happy as ever and she was whiseling a lovley melody.
"Kaoru?"
"ne?" she said happily.
"Himura......is he a close friend of yours?" He asked her.
"My best friend!" Kaoru said even happier than before.
"So that's all you are right, friends?" Musashi asked right away. Kaoru didn't answer, she just kept whiseling.
"Your only friends right?' Musashi asked once again.
"Musashi, that is mine and Kenshin's business, not yours!" she said still smiling.
"I don't like him, he looks dangerous." Musashi said. kaoru turned around to face him.
"I don't want you to ever talk that way about Kenshin, I trust him with my life, and I lov....." Kaoru cut her self off before she gave him too much information.
"I'm sorry Kaoru, I'm just looking out for your well being." Musashi said as he put his hands on her shoulders. She calmed down a bit now, she felt Musashi was just looking out for her like he use too.
"Kaoru?"
"Ne?" she said as she as she finished packing the last of the food.
"I was wondering for a long time, and I have been meaning to ask you..."
"yes Musashi?"
"Would you accompany me to the moonlight Festival?" he sked her straight to her face.
Kaoru's eyes softened at the offer but she shook her head no.
"But why!" Musashi asked frantically.
"My heart belongs with another, and he's exactly who I want to go with.
"Tell me straight to my face who this man is, I want to know for sure!" Musashi said his face red with anger.
" A red-headed rurouni." kaoru said as she turned around leaving a furious musashi behind.
TO BE CONTINUED
Chapter 7 is done! I am so happy! You know the more I write about Musashi, the more I grow to hate him! What does Musashi have planned for Kenshin? Does he even stand a chance at winning Kaoru's heart? Oh and for all you Sano/Megumi fans out there, I added that scene for you! Hope you like it! There will be plenty more Kenshin/Kaoru fluff so I hope you keep reading. Later!
PenguinOfEvil: Where the heck to you come up with all these ideas for your story?
Lady Himura: You'd be surpriesed. It comes to me while I sleep and while I listen to music. Heavy metal can be quite an inspiration....
SSJHimura: Start writing, I wanna read what happens!
Lady Himura: It'll be my pleasure!
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They walked past the the busy markets and stores towards Musashi's elegant home. "Musashi, I thought you said this was a private Island? Why are there all these people on it?" Sano asked as he bumped into people here and there.
"You see, all these people work for me. They run my markets, stores, museums, and attractions." Musashi said smoothly.
"Right...." Sano said. He was suspicious of Musashi.
"Here we are!" Musashi announced at they stood in front of a massive door. To guards opened the doors for them adnd a few others grabbed the Kenshin-gumi's bags. It truly was a magnificent house. There was a beautiful lake that lay right next to the castle-like home. There were orchards and gardens being tended to by farmers and such. The windows were huge, framed by Scarlet red Curtains.
They entered the mansion and were imediatley directed to their rooms. Each person had their own seperate room.
"When you are done unpacking and cleaning, I will be waiting for you all downstairs in the dining room for lunch and then from their we can visit the attractions." He said as he turned to go downstairs. Kaoru chose the room at the very end of the hall, and Kenshin chose the one right next to her. He wanted to be as close to her as he possibly could. Sano took the next room ,Megumi in the next one, and Tsubame and Yahiko occupying the last two.
Kaoru entered her room. A four post bed lay in the middle. A beautiful imported carpet made the room look homley. On the far right of her bed was a big, magnificent window with a cushiony cill. Another door in the room lead to her own private bathroom. The wash tub was about the size of her bed. The sink and such were carved out of marble and the floors were authentic tile.
"Wow..." was all Kaoru could muster. After taking a luxiourious bath she tried to decide what Kimono to wear. She pulled a yellow Kimono out of her bag. Kenshin had told he she looked beautiful in that kimono when she wore it the first time.
"Perfect" she thought to herself as she slipped it on. She put her hair up in her usual pony tail and headed out the door. Kenshin stood across from her door waiting fo her to come out of her room.
Kenshin eyes widened at the sight of her in her beautiful Kimono. "Kaoru-dono, I was justing waiting for you so we could go to lunch together, that I was." he said as he fiddled with his feet.
"Kenshin your such a gentleman!" she said happily as the both walked down the hall together side by side.
Musashi noticed that they were the last to join them at the table. He got up and pulled out a chair for Kaoru to sit in. She eyed kenshin to follow her and sit next to her while Musashi sat on the other side. Musashi noticed this and his eyes got narrow. Kenshin sat down next to Koaru and Musashi glared at him but softened his look as Kaoru turned to speak to him about old times and how they have been over the last few years.
A maid was serving them their food. "She's quite a looker!" Sano said as he tilted his head slightly as the maid bent down to grab a fork she dropped. Sano then felt something come down on his head hard. He turned around to see a very angry Megumi with her fist clenched.
"Hey what did you do that for! Geez!" Sano said through his clenched teeth.
"Darn it rooster head!" She she said to him loudly and then, turned to her food, feeling flustered. Sano noticed the hurt in her eyes and he brought his attention to his food, for once not eating his food like it was about to get up and run away.
"So what attractions do you plan on going to see." Musashi asked as he eyed Kaoru giggling at Kenshin for using a fork wrong. She grabbed his hand and showed him how to hold it and use it. Kenshin laughed back at his mistake.
"Me and Tsubame wanted to go see the choclate shop you have here!" Yahiko said as he eyed Sano and Megumi who were glancing back and forth to eachother with each bite of their food they took.
"Yes, Yahiko plans on buying me a choclate bar!" Tsubame announced as she eyed Kenshin and Kaoru laughing with eachother.
"Well that sounds like fun." Musashi said with a smile. "All I have to do is get Kaoru alone with me, then I can tell her how I feel about her and she will be mine in no time. " He thought as he looked to Sano and megumi to hear their plans.
"I wanted to go see your apathacary as a matter a fact." Megumi began. "He had a beautiful variety of medicines and remedies in his window so I thought I would go over there and take a look." she said.
"I'm going with the fox lady, I don't think leaving a women by herself to roam an unfamiliar island is a good idea, so I'll go along just incase." Sano said as he looked up to Megumi for approval. She nodded, not showing her happiness that she was trying very hard to contain.
"Kaoru, there is beautiful museum that just opened. It contains works of art from over the centuries and I was hoping you would accompany me to view them." he said placing his hand over Kaoru's. Kenshin shrugged in his seat.
"I would love to go!" kaoru said happily. "Kenshin would you like to join us?" Kaoru said turning to Kenshin who now had a triumphant look on his face.
"Kaoru, I'm sure Mr. Himura has some other things he was planning on doing, weren't you." he said eagerly.
"Actually, I can't think of a better way to spend my day than with Kaoru-dono!" Kenshin said as he looked back into Kaoru's now blushing face.
"Fine than, we will all go!" Musashi said with a fake smile. "Darn him! I"ll never get Kaoru with him in the way! I have to get rid of him some how! He has to be gone for good!" Musashi thought to himself as Kenshin pulled out Kaoru's chair for her.
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Outside the walls of Musashi's home, there were people scattering very where. Kenshin and Kaoru looked through the windows of each store. Some of them had fine wooden toys, others had beautiful jewelery. Kenshin even spotted a flower shop wit red carnations diplayed at the window.
The museum was a newly built buliding. It was like the old Japanese architecture back in Tokyo. The three of them entered the building to be taken back by all the people who were their admiring the paintings and statues. They browsed through the paintings admiring certain ones, and confused by others. There was one picture that caught Kaoru's eye. She grabbed Kenshin's arm ad lead him through the crowd to the painting leaving Musashi behind. They both stood infront of it. In the portrait were to young people, a man and a woman. They were in a tight embrace. All around them the rain came down and a lightning bolt was painted in as well. But where they stood no rain came. Above the couple in the stary sky, not covered with clouds, was a ray of light and a figure of a hand coming down towards the happy couple.
"A painting is suppose to be a window to and artists soul, what do you think the artist was trying say when he painted this?' she asked Kenshin, curious to his opinion.
" Well Kaoru-dono, I think he was trying to say that through all misery, rain and lightning, and any other obstacle that will come their way, true love will prevail and that Kami will protect them through it all, that's what I think it is trying to say." kenshin said as he turned to Kaoru who's eyes were now tearing.
"Kenshin, that was beautiful. I don't think I could of said it better myself." Kaoru said as she slipped her hand into Kenshin's who held it tightly.
Musashi then barged in between them pretending he didn't see that they were holding eachothers hands. "Well, I think that's enough of the museum, I think we should head else where, you agree Kaoru? " He said turning to Kaoru with his back towards Kenshin.
"Sure why not?" Kaoru said as she walked around Musashi and headed to the door with Kenshin by her side.
"This is going to be harder than I thought!" Musashi said as he clenched his teeth and walked after them.
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Megumi and Sano walked through the streets, Megumi holding a bag of new medicines and remedies. Sano, for once, didn't say anything the whole time they were out. He was still feeling sorry for making Megumi angry. As much as he didn't want to admit, he actually loved Megumi in his own little way.
Megumi stopped for a minute to admire a beautiful gold neclace in the window of a store. Sano looked over her shoulder to what she was looking at. Megumi sighed and turned around bumping into Sano who was still looking through the window.
Sano looked down too Megumi who was now looking up at him. Sano quickly turned around prtending to be looking for something.
Sano walked over to a rice ball stand while Megumi looked at some fine cloth made of silk. Then some one tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around to find a man looking at her from top to bottom.
"Say, your a real good lookin women, what do ya say we go out for a drink or something and then maybe head back to my house." he said as he reached his hand to megumi. She slapped his filthy hand away.
"No thanks, I have better things to do!" she said as she turned back to the cloth. The man grabed her and turned her around furiously.
"No one says no to me!" He said as he began to drag Megumi off.
"Let go of me!" she screamed. Sano instantly turned around to find Megumi being harassed by some strange man. Sano's anger rose as he ran over to Megumi and the man.
"What the heck do you think your doing!?" He said as he grabbed the man away from Megumi and pushed her behind him. Megumi held on to his shirt as Sano yelled even more at the man.
"I saw here first man, she's coming with me!" The man yelled as he made an attemp to grab Megumi, which landed him a punch in the face from Sano. The man fell to the floor, his nose broken, and a river of blood streaming from his nose.
Sano turned around to face Megumi. "Are you okay!" he asked as he looked her up and down for any sign of harm.
" I'm fine thanks to you." she said with relief. Sano felt a pain on his right shoulder. He turned to find the man standing up with a now bloody dagger in his hand.
"No one messes with me!" the man yelled as he went to slash Sano once more. Sano ducked under his blade and came up with his good arm and punched the man up into the sky. He landed at least fifty feet away, uncouncious.
Sano gripped his shoulder where the man had managed to slice him. "Sano your hurt!" Megumi yelled as she grabbed Sano and brought him into an alley away from the crowd of people. Sano took off one side of his shirt so Megumi could examine him better.
"It's only skin deep, nothing serious!" she said as she cleaned it and bandaged it. Sano found her soft touch to be very comforing. "I should get pummeled more often." he thought to himself as he watched Megumi's expert hands bandage him up.
"There you go rooster head." she said as she stood up. Sano got up and pulled the rest of his shirt on. Megumi was about to leave when she turned around to face Sano.
"Sano?"
"Ne?" Sano replied.
"Thank you." she said with a smile. Sano smiled back and they walked out of the alley side by side.
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"Oh look Kenshin!" Kaoru said as she pointed to some dancers on stage. Two of the men had torches that they were swinging around with ease and two other men were flipping about every where. A group of drummers stood in the back banging the rhythm with their hands.
Kaoru jumped up and down, but she couldn't see over the crowd. "Oh well." she said as she turned around to leave, but then Kenshin pulled her back and then lifted her onto his shoulder.
Kenshin then jumped onto a near by crate giving them both a good view of the show. It was quite a bold move on Kenshin's part and he was pondering whether he should of done it or not. By the looks of it though, Kaoru seemed to enjoy it. Kaoru placed her hand on Kenshin's free shoulder for balance and Kenshin had his arms laced around her legs for support.
"This is wonderful Kenshin, being here with you." she said as she watched the performance on stage.
"I wouldn't have it any other way, that I wouldn't." kenshin said as his grip became tighter. Musashi was furious now. His face turned red, bringing out the color of his eyes. Then he noticed the crate Kenshin was standing on. One side of the crate was really thin and broken, but Kenshin and Kaoru were light enough to stand on it.
Musashi eyed a rock near by, and his frown turned into a devilish smile. He picked up the rock and aimed for the broken part of the box. With a loud cracking noise the box shattered and Kenshin and Kaoru came falling down. kenshin pulled himself under Kaoru to brake her fall.
When she opened her eyes she saw kenshin staring straight at her smiling. She began to laugh and Kenshin began to as well. Musashi's mouth dropped open. Every plan of his was back firing! Kenshin and Kaoru sat their laughing at eachother and straring at eachother. When their giggling died down Kaoru reluctantly got up off of Kenshin and out streched her hand out to him. He held her soft hand and hoisted himself up.
Still holding Kaoru's hand, he and Kaoru walked over to a very angry Musashi. Kenshin's and Kaoru's stomaches began to rummble and they both chuckled some more.
"I think we should go home and get something to eat." Musashi said as calmly as he could.
"C'mon let's go." Kaoru said., as she and Kenshn ran ahead of Musashi.
"I have to get rid of Mr. himura! But how?" Then like a light bulb lighting up an idea struck him. "Maybe there is some way after all.."
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Kenshin, kaoru, and Musashi got home to find the Kenshin-gumi sitting next to the lake. Yahiko was catching frogs while Tsubame cheered him on. Sano sat on the grass, skipping stones on the water with Megumi looking on, amused.
It was beautiful out there, and the kenshin-gumi didn't want to go eat just yet and leave the beautiful surroundings.
"Say Musashi, do you think we could have a...a picnic out here, it's just so beautiful!" Kaoru said as she looked at Musashi with a pleading face.
"Of course Kaoru, anything for you!" Musashi said as he began to walk inside. He turned around and addresed Kaoru. "Kaoru, would you like to join me in bringing dinner?" he asked smoothly.
"Of course I wouldn't mind." Kaoru said as he got up and walked up to Musashi. Kenshin looked at Musashi straight in the face. He had a look of triumph on his face.
"He had better not try anything on Kaoru if he knows what's good for him!" Kenshin thought to himself as he went to go sit next to Sano.
"So Kenshin, how was your day with Musahi and 'Jou-chan.'" sano said emphasizing on Jou-chan.
"I wouldn't change today for anything, that I wouldn't." Kenshin said as he recalled today's events.
"Jou-chan looked real happy, I'm glad she's found love, she deserves it." Sano said in his older brother manner.
"Well I'll know tomorrow if Kaoru-dono feels the same way I do, I pray to Kami she does." kenshin said as he watched a stone skip on water.
"And what about you Sano, how was your day with Megumi-dono?" Kenshin asked.
"Well, it was, different..." Sano said trying to avoid the conversation.
"Really, how?" Kenshin asked interested.
Sano pushed him self further from Megumi, so she wouldn't hear him. He told Kenshin about the mand who harassed Megumi and the cut, and the bandage and their walk home.
"See I told you Sano, It isn't as easy to tell the person you love that you love them,that it isn't." Kenshin said in that I-told-you-so voice.
"Kenshin, shut up." Sano said with a smirk as he tossed another pebble into the water.
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In the Kitchen.........
Kaoru was packing rice balls and such as Musahi observed. Kaoru looked as happy as ever and she was whiseling a lovley melody.
"Kaoru?"
"ne?" she said happily.
"Himura......is he a close friend of yours?" He asked her.
"My best friend!" Kaoru said even happier than before.
"So that's all you are right, friends?" Musashi asked right away. Kaoru didn't answer, she just kept whiseling.
"Your only friends right?' Musashi asked once again.
"Musashi, that is mine and Kenshin's business, not yours!" she said still smiling.
"I don't like him, he looks dangerous." Musashi said. kaoru turned around to face him.
"I don't want you to ever talk that way about Kenshin, I trust him with my life, and I lov....." Kaoru cut her self off before she gave him too much information.
"I'm sorry Kaoru, I'm just looking out for your well being." Musashi said as he put his hands on her shoulders. She calmed down a bit now, she felt Musashi was just looking out for her like he use too.
"Kaoru?"
"Ne?" she said as she as she finished packing the last of the food.
"I was wondering for a long time, and I have been meaning to ask you..."
"yes Musashi?"
"Would you accompany me to the moonlight Festival?" he sked her straight to her face.
Kaoru's eyes softened at the offer but she shook her head no.
"But why!" Musashi asked frantically.
"My heart belongs with another, and he's exactly who I want to go with.
"Tell me straight to my face who this man is, I want to know for sure!" Musashi said his face red with anger.
" A red-headed rurouni." kaoru said as she turned around leaving a furious musashi behind.
TO BE CONTINUED
Chapter 7 is done! I am so happy! You know the more I write about Musashi, the more I grow to hate him! What does Musashi have planned for Kenshin? Does he even stand a chance at winning Kaoru's heart? Oh and for all you Sano/Megumi fans out there, I added that scene for you! Hope you like it! There will be plenty more Kenshin/Kaoru fluff so I hope you keep reading. Later!