Disclaimer: We both know that Rurouni Kenshin is not mine nor is any of the
characters. -_-
(2)Sick Can-chan
Misao was sitting in the middle of a deadly dull lecture on plate tectonics. Her science teacher, Taikutsu sensei possessed a voice that could have even lulled her Aoshi-sama to sleep.
"Plate tectonics are the movement of the earth's surfaces. One example is Pangea."
Sighing, her cerulean eyes lazily began to roam around the classroom. After a quick scan of the room they settled on her friend Kaoru who was sitting in the desk next to her. As her best friend, Misao could say that Kaoru was not looking her finest. Currently she was asleep, left arm pillowing her head. Her mouth was wide open and a little bubble was issuing from her nose every time she took a breath.
"Oi, Kaoru, you feeling alright?" Misao whispered slightly concerned. She had never seen Kaoru fall asleep during a lecture no matter how boring it was.
"Hmm? Nani? Oww, that hikimen* hurt!!" she grunted sleepily obviously dreaming about kendo practice.
"Kaoru. Kaoru." Misao sang in a ghost like tone. Getting up and standing behind her she yelled, "Wake up!! Wake up!!!"
"Nani!?" Kaoru complained as she lifted her head off of the desk. Her black hair was slightly tousled.
"Daijoubou?" Misao asked tilting her head so that her braid fell forward into her lap.
"Hai,hai, but it's cold," she replied. But Misao wasn't fooled. Kaoru had a slight head cold for the last couple of days. For some strange reason she insisted on going to school. Why she'd want to come to school when she could stay home eluded Misao.
"Maybe you should go see a doctor," Misao continued. "You're kind of pale, well paler than normal and your already really white. And you fell asleep during a lecture. You never do that. Wow, it's taken years for me to finally rub off on you."
"Thank-you, Misao. But I'm fine," Kaoru snapped and pulled her heavy woolen sweater closer around her shoulders.
*BRing*
That was the end of period bell.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Misao asked popping up all around Kaoru as they walked out of the class and down the hall.
"Hai,hai!"
~ ~ ~
Misao and Kaoru were walking like always to the Fukuju Middle School to pick up dear Yahiko.
"Oh, you know Aoshi-sama looked at me today!" Misao said lost in the world of lala's and googley eyes.
"That's nice," Kaoru returned dully. There were deep purple rings under her eyes and her head was throbbing.
Just at that moment Yahiko came jogging up to them in his school uniform.
"Hey," he yelled then stopped three steps from them. "Oi, Busu, you look worse than normal. And that's quite an accomplishment."
Kaoru grunted, "Well, you'll look like raw meat after I'm finished training you tonight. Maybe we should start early!"
She lunged at him and Yahiko yelped loudly. But lucky for him they had just reached his house and he quickly retreated inside.
As Kaoru and Misao entered her house, Kaoru called, "Tadaima!"
"Oh, Tanuki you're home," Megumi said. Kaoru nodded and quickly tried to retreat upstairs before Megumi could get a good look at her runny, red nose.
"I'm here too, Megumi!" Misao called happily and waved manically.
Too late, Megumi had caught sight of her sick niece and cried, "Oh, Tanuki, you've gotten worse! We have to call the doctor! Oh wait; I am a doctor. O hohohohoh!" she covered her mouth and laughed as fox ears sprouted from her head.
"No, I'm fine," Kaoru insisted even though her head throbbed with each sound that issued from her mouth.
"You have a fever," Megumi said as she felt her forehead. Kaoru knew that she was shivering and it was eighty-five degrees out. "Go up to bed! Misao, make sure she goes to bed."
With a nod and a bounce Misao pushed Kaoru up the stairs. In her room Kaoru snatched her red yukata (the warmest piece of clothing she owned) off of its hanger and pulled it over her shoulders then stumbled into bed seeking the warmth of her futon and hoping that she would feel better in a little while.
"I don't know why you two are making such a fuss. I'm not that sick!" she said miserably and blew her nose loudly.
"Well, you do look sick and ." Misao broke off since her only audience fell asleep.
It was six o'clock and Kaoru woke with a start. Her mouth and lips were dry and cracked; she suspected that since she couldn't breathe through her nose she had slept with her mouth open. Misao was still here and playing Tekken fighter on Kaoru's PS II.
"Oh yea get um!" she said slightly softer than usual. "Punch, jump, oh, round kick! Oh K.O!!"
"Having fun?" Kaoru asked in a stuffy voice.
"Yeah," she responded still totally engrossed in her game, "You're awake!" But Kaoru was already out of bed and changing into her blue hakama and white gi. "What are you doing?" Misao asked as her best friend stumbled out the door.
"I'm going to Kendo," Kaoru answered smoothing chapstick onto her lips then trotted quickly down the stairs.
"MEEGGUUMIIIIII!!!" Misao yelled, "She's trying to escape!" Megumi quickly came running with a wooden spoon still in her hand. It seemed that she was in the middle of making dinner. She headed Kaoru off in the living room. Kaoru had already retrieved her shinais and armor and was heading for the door.
"Sorry Kaoru, you can't go tonight!!" Megumi said.
"I have to go! It takes two lessons to make up for missing one!" Kaoru yelled.
"You can't leave!!!" Misao yelled and dived for Kaoru's knees. With two arms firmly latched onto her knees, Kaoru wasn't able to take even one step towards the door.
"Ahh, get off!" Kaoru said as she attempted to take a step forward against her better judgment. As a result both Kaoru and Misao tripped and fell into Megumi. All three landed in a tangle of arms and legs on the floor.
Quickly Megumi popped up, disappeared, and came back with a pair of orange hashi in her hand before either of the other girls could pull themselves to their feet.
"Take these," Megumi thrust the hashi into Kaoru's hand, "go upstairs and I'll bring your dinner up."
Glossary 1. Hikimen- it's a retreating attack. Also called taitai (think about the real name and then you'll know why we call it taitai) You use it so that you can put some distance between you and your opponent; it usually comes after close quarters. It's pretty hard. I learned it from Inu-sempai even though I wasn't supposed to. ^_^; 2. Hashi- chopsticks. You know most people don't know how to use them properly. My grandma just taught me how a few months ago.
A/N: Ok, well I really was sick when I wrote this. Actually, the whole idea for this fic hit me when I was curled up in my yukata (it is the warmest piece of clothing I own; how sad ^_^;;;) under the covers and watching an English *shudder, shudder* episode of Kenshin. Yup, I was perfectly miserable when suddenly my fevered brain was flooded with this idea. It's a mark of how sick I was that I actually thought up an idea for a fic. LoL. So till next time. Canchan PS. REVIEw please?
(2)Sick Can-chan
Misao was sitting in the middle of a deadly dull lecture on plate tectonics. Her science teacher, Taikutsu sensei possessed a voice that could have even lulled her Aoshi-sama to sleep.
"Plate tectonics are the movement of the earth's surfaces. One example is Pangea."
Sighing, her cerulean eyes lazily began to roam around the classroom. After a quick scan of the room they settled on her friend Kaoru who was sitting in the desk next to her. As her best friend, Misao could say that Kaoru was not looking her finest. Currently she was asleep, left arm pillowing her head. Her mouth was wide open and a little bubble was issuing from her nose every time she took a breath.
"Oi, Kaoru, you feeling alright?" Misao whispered slightly concerned. She had never seen Kaoru fall asleep during a lecture no matter how boring it was.
"Hmm? Nani? Oww, that hikimen* hurt!!" she grunted sleepily obviously dreaming about kendo practice.
"Kaoru. Kaoru." Misao sang in a ghost like tone. Getting up and standing behind her she yelled, "Wake up!! Wake up!!!"
"Nani!?" Kaoru complained as she lifted her head off of the desk. Her black hair was slightly tousled.
"Daijoubou?" Misao asked tilting her head so that her braid fell forward into her lap.
"Hai,hai, but it's cold," she replied. But Misao wasn't fooled. Kaoru had a slight head cold for the last couple of days. For some strange reason she insisted on going to school. Why she'd want to come to school when she could stay home eluded Misao.
"Maybe you should go see a doctor," Misao continued. "You're kind of pale, well paler than normal and your already really white. And you fell asleep during a lecture. You never do that. Wow, it's taken years for me to finally rub off on you."
"Thank-you, Misao. But I'm fine," Kaoru snapped and pulled her heavy woolen sweater closer around her shoulders.
*BRing*
That was the end of period bell.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Misao asked popping up all around Kaoru as they walked out of the class and down the hall.
"Hai,hai!"
~ ~ ~
Misao and Kaoru were walking like always to the Fukuju Middle School to pick up dear Yahiko.
"Oh, you know Aoshi-sama looked at me today!" Misao said lost in the world of lala's and googley eyes.
"That's nice," Kaoru returned dully. There were deep purple rings under her eyes and her head was throbbing.
Just at that moment Yahiko came jogging up to them in his school uniform.
"Hey," he yelled then stopped three steps from them. "Oi, Busu, you look worse than normal. And that's quite an accomplishment."
Kaoru grunted, "Well, you'll look like raw meat after I'm finished training you tonight. Maybe we should start early!"
She lunged at him and Yahiko yelped loudly. But lucky for him they had just reached his house and he quickly retreated inside.
As Kaoru and Misao entered her house, Kaoru called, "Tadaima!"
"Oh, Tanuki you're home," Megumi said. Kaoru nodded and quickly tried to retreat upstairs before Megumi could get a good look at her runny, red nose.
"I'm here too, Megumi!" Misao called happily and waved manically.
Too late, Megumi had caught sight of her sick niece and cried, "Oh, Tanuki, you've gotten worse! We have to call the doctor! Oh wait; I am a doctor. O hohohohoh!" she covered her mouth and laughed as fox ears sprouted from her head.
"No, I'm fine," Kaoru insisted even though her head throbbed with each sound that issued from her mouth.
"You have a fever," Megumi said as she felt her forehead. Kaoru knew that she was shivering and it was eighty-five degrees out. "Go up to bed! Misao, make sure she goes to bed."
With a nod and a bounce Misao pushed Kaoru up the stairs. In her room Kaoru snatched her red yukata (the warmest piece of clothing she owned) off of its hanger and pulled it over her shoulders then stumbled into bed seeking the warmth of her futon and hoping that she would feel better in a little while.
"I don't know why you two are making such a fuss. I'm not that sick!" she said miserably and blew her nose loudly.
"Well, you do look sick and ." Misao broke off since her only audience fell asleep.
It was six o'clock and Kaoru woke with a start. Her mouth and lips were dry and cracked; she suspected that since she couldn't breathe through her nose she had slept with her mouth open. Misao was still here and playing Tekken fighter on Kaoru's PS II.
"Oh yea get um!" she said slightly softer than usual. "Punch, jump, oh, round kick! Oh K.O!!"
"Having fun?" Kaoru asked in a stuffy voice.
"Yeah," she responded still totally engrossed in her game, "You're awake!" But Kaoru was already out of bed and changing into her blue hakama and white gi. "What are you doing?" Misao asked as her best friend stumbled out the door.
"I'm going to Kendo," Kaoru answered smoothing chapstick onto her lips then trotted quickly down the stairs.
"MEEGGUUMIIIIII!!!" Misao yelled, "She's trying to escape!" Megumi quickly came running with a wooden spoon still in her hand. It seemed that she was in the middle of making dinner. She headed Kaoru off in the living room. Kaoru had already retrieved her shinais and armor and was heading for the door.
"Sorry Kaoru, you can't go tonight!!" Megumi said.
"I have to go! It takes two lessons to make up for missing one!" Kaoru yelled.
"You can't leave!!!" Misao yelled and dived for Kaoru's knees. With two arms firmly latched onto her knees, Kaoru wasn't able to take even one step towards the door.
"Ahh, get off!" Kaoru said as she attempted to take a step forward against her better judgment. As a result both Kaoru and Misao tripped and fell into Megumi. All three landed in a tangle of arms and legs on the floor.
Quickly Megumi popped up, disappeared, and came back with a pair of orange hashi in her hand before either of the other girls could pull themselves to their feet.
"Take these," Megumi thrust the hashi into Kaoru's hand, "go upstairs and I'll bring your dinner up."
Glossary 1. Hikimen- it's a retreating attack. Also called taitai (think about the real name and then you'll know why we call it taitai) You use it so that you can put some distance between you and your opponent; it usually comes after close quarters. It's pretty hard. I learned it from Inu-sempai even though I wasn't supposed to. ^_^; 2. Hashi- chopsticks. You know most people don't know how to use them properly. My grandma just taught me how a few months ago.
A/N: Ok, well I really was sick when I wrote this. Actually, the whole idea for this fic hit me when I was curled up in my yukata (it is the warmest piece of clothing I own; how sad ^_^;;;) under the covers and watching an English *shudder, shudder* episode of Kenshin. Yup, I was perfectly miserable when suddenly my fevered brain was flooded with this idea. It's a mark of how sick I was that I actually thought up an idea for a fic. LoL. So till next time. Canchan PS. REVIEw please?