Disclaimer: Merfair walks wearily up a hillside. She stumbles upon a
small house with smoke billowing out of the chimney. Hmmm.is someone
there? She decides to investigate. "Hello? Is anyone there?"
"What do you want?" OMG it's the 13th master of the Hiten Mitsurugi Style! "Get off my mountain!"
"No wait!" Merfair barged in, "Is there any possible way you could teach me a few moves?"
"Hell no! I already have one stupid pupil..now leave!"
"Ok ok." Merfair retreated and headed back down the hillside."Oh well it was worth a shot.he coulda at least offered some tea..If he woulda showed me some moves..maybe I coulda gone to the author and threatened him again..shoot!"
Chapter 4:
Kaoru was speechless, it was so sudden. Did he really just say what she thought he did? Marry him? He was looking rather pale awaiting her reply. "Kaoru-dono?" She jumped out of her seat and hugged him yelling:
"Of course I'll marry you! I never thought I'd ever hear those words out of your mouth!" He sighed in relief, letting his warm breath escape against her cheek. He placed his own arms around her waist.
"Hey! Hey! Break it up! Disgusting!" A rude Yahiko piped up. Kaoru let go of Kenshin and glared up at the boy.
"Shut up Yahiko! By the way.my hairpin?" She smirked. Yahiko reached in his pocket and pulled it out.
"Here, ugly! Thanks a lot."
"You were spying on us..I had to do something! And don't call me ugly!"
"Fine then.tanuki!" Kaoru breathed in and breathed out and then looked at Kenshin. He smiled his calm and cool smile she adored.
"Oh.here." He reached into his sleeve pulling out a small black box. She looked at him quizzically. He kneeled down on one knee, but as he did he looked back at Tae who was giving him the thumbs up. Kenshin opened the box to reveal a beautiful ring with a clear glittering stone set on it. He took her hand and gently slid the ring on her left ring finger. She gazed at the ring, an engagement ring, it was a western custom to give it to the woman you were going to marry. She began to cry and one tear escaped from her eye. "Oro? What's wrong Kaoru-dono?"
"Nothing.I just can't believe it. Oh my gosh!" She suddenly jumped out of her emotional state, startling everyone. "We have a wedding to plan!" Kenshin started to laugh. "I'm serious Kenshin!"
"I know, but for tonight let's not worry about it. Let's enjoy the lovely meal Tae-san put together for us." Kaoru nodded her head.
"You know Yahiko helped us make this spread today." Tae said as she and Tsubame set the dishes on the table.
"Is that where you were all day?"
"Yeah. I wanted to help Kenshin too." For once in his life he was acting a little grown up, "But I don't know what he sees in an ugly girl like you!" Or maybe not.
"Yahiko-chan." Tsubame sighed. He looked over at her. She looked disappointed in him.
"Don't call me that!"
"Oh sorry." She backed away.
"I didn't mean to yell.sorry.and Kaoru I.I.I'm sorry." Kaoru smiled.
"Arigato." They three servers left the room. "Everything looks so delicious."
"Hai, that it does." He began to serve Kaoru and then handed her, her plate.
"Arigato." She just sat there and stared at him as he ate in silence. Kinda awkward. What should I say? He looked up to realize she had been watching him.
"Is everything alright? Are you not hungry?"
"I'm fine." She began eating slowly. "It's just that." He looked up at her again.
"Hmmm?"
"We've kissed once and you're asking me to marry you?"
"Is that the problem?"
"I don't know." She said staring down at her ring.
"You're right, that you are." He came slowly over to her side and put his trembling hand on her cheek. She got goosebumps at his gentle touch. He came closer and placed his lips on hers. The kiss was brief, but c'mon they were in a public place even though they were the only ones there.
"Kenshin." She said wistfully. It was so surreal, like a dream.
"Hello out there! Are you done, so we can clean up?" Tae-san's voice rang from the kitchen.
"Hai, Tae-san." She and her helpers shuffled out and cleared the table, "It was wonderful, arigato."
"Anything for my two favorite people! Now you two better head back and Yahiko will come back once he's done."
"Okay, see ya around!" Kaoru and Kenshin waved as they left the Akebeko. They walked back to the dojo hand in hand in the moonlight.
"What do you want?" OMG it's the 13th master of the Hiten Mitsurugi Style! "Get off my mountain!"
"No wait!" Merfair barged in, "Is there any possible way you could teach me a few moves?"
"Hell no! I already have one stupid pupil..now leave!"
"Ok ok." Merfair retreated and headed back down the hillside."Oh well it was worth a shot.he coulda at least offered some tea..If he woulda showed me some moves..maybe I coulda gone to the author and threatened him again..shoot!"
Chapter 4:
Kaoru was speechless, it was so sudden. Did he really just say what she thought he did? Marry him? He was looking rather pale awaiting her reply. "Kaoru-dono?" She jumped out of her seat and hugged him yelling:
"Of course I'll marry you! I never thought I'd ever hear those words out of your mouth!" He sighed in relief, letting his warm breath escape against her cheek. He placed his own arms around her waist.
"Hey! Hey! Break it up! Disgusting!" A rude Yahiko piped up. Kaoru let go of Kenshin and glared up at the boy.
"Shut up Yahiko! By the way.my hairpin?" She smirked. Yahiko reached in his pocket and pulled it out.
"Here, ugly! Thanks a lot."
"You were spying on us..I had to do something! And don't call me ugly!"
"Fine then.tanuki!" Kaoru breathed in and breathed out and then looked at Kenshin. He smiled his calm and cool smile she adored.
"Oh.here." He reached into his sleeve pulling out a small black box. She looked at him quizzically. He kneeled down on one knee, but as he did he looked back at Tae who was giving him the thumbs up. Kenshin opened the box to reveal a beautiful ring with a clear glittering stone set on it. He took her hand and gently slid the ring on her left ring finger. She gazed at the ring, an engagement ring, it was a western custom to give it to the woman you were going to marry. She began to cry and one tear escaped from her eye. "Oro? What's wrong Kaoru-dono?"
"Nothing.I just can't believe it. Oh my gosh!" She suddenly jumped out of her emotional state, startling everyone. "We have a wedding to plan!" Kenshin started to laugh. "I'm serious Kenshin!"
"I know, but for tonight let's not worry about it. Let's enjoy the lovely meal Tae-san put together for us." Kaoru nodded her head.
"You know Yahiko helped us make this spread today." Tae said as she and Tsubame set the dishes on the table.
"Is that where you were all day?"
"Yeah. I wanted to help Kenshin too." For once in his life he was acting a little grown up, "But I don't know what he sees in an ugly girl like you!" Or maybe not.
"Yahiko-chan." Tsubame sighed. He looked over at her. She looked disappointed in him.
"Don't call me that!"
"Oh sorry." She backed away.
"I didn't mean to yell.sorry.and Kaoru I.I.I'm sorry." Kaoru smiled.
"Arigato." They three servers left the room. "Everything looks so delicious."
"Hai, that it does." He began to serve Kaoru and then handed her, her plate.
"Arigato." She just sat there and stared at him as he ate in silence. Kinda awkward. What should I say? He looked up to realize she had been watching him.
"Is everything alright? Are you not hungry?"
"I'm fine." She began eating slowly. "It's just that." He looked up at her again.
"Hmmm?"
"We've kissed once and you're asking me to marry you?"
"Is that the problem?"
"I don't know." She said staring down at her ring.
"You're right, that you are." He came slowly over to her side and put his trembling hand on her cheek. She got goosebumps at his gentle touch. He came closer and placed his lips on hers. The kiss was brief, but c'mon they were in a public place even though they were the only ones there.
"Kenshin." She said wistfully. It was so surreal, like a dream.
"Hello out there! Are you done, so we can clean up?" Tae-san's voice rang from the kitchen.
"Hai, Tae-san." She and her helpers shuffled out and cleared the table, "It was wonderful, arigato."
"Anything for my two favorite people! Now you two better head back and Yahiko will come back once he's done."
"Okay, see ya around!" Kaoru and Kenshin waved as they left the Akebeko. They walked back to the dojo hand in hand in the moonlight.