Rurouni Kenshin

Eyes on Me

Chapter 8 ~ Getting Out and Movie Night

By: C-Chan

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Do you think they'd trust someone like me with an anime series?

Warnings: Another character introduction, sibling squabbles, and movie night.

Notes: Gomen! Sorry for the late update, but I couldn't figure out how I wanted to write this chapter out! Unfortunately though, I'm disappointed in the outcome…I can't seem to write it how I want it! Grrrr! But I hope you enjoy it anyway, and I promise the next chapter will be better.

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Misao caught on and smiled, but it suddenly dropped. Rising to her full height of 5 foot 1 inch she towered over Sanosuke's sitting form and in a loud, ear-piercing shriek that seemed to shake all the windows of the hospital. "DON'T CALL ME A WEASEL!!"

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The next day, Kaoru was at the hospital early; around 8 o'clock early. She was excited that Kenshin was being allowed to leave today, and even more excited that it happened to be Friday night; movie night. Even though it was Aoshi's turn to pick the movies (Insert cringe here), he 'happily' allowed Kaoru the chance to let Kenshin chose the movies. He never picked good movies anyway.

Kaoru signed in and flashed the nurse a bright smile before practically skipping down the hallway and right into Kenshin's room. The red-head was already awake and dressed, wearing a simple pair of jeans and a long-sleeved sweater. He was standing at the window, staring out at the parking lot, unaware of everything around him…that is, until Kaoru placed a hand on his shoulder. He turned towards her and gave her a smile. "Good morning." He greeted.

"Good morning to you too!" Kaoru chirped, smiling brightly. "Are you waiting for someone to pick you up?"
"No," Kenshin answered, shaking his head. "My uncle said that I could live with him, but I need to find my own way over there."
"Would you like me to take you?" Kaoru asked, stepping up next to him to look out into the parking lot.

"If you don't mind." Kenshin said softly, almost…shyly?

"Of course I don't!" Kaoru replied. "I have Misao's car today, so we don't have to take the smelly bus." She added to this by wrinkling her nose distastefully.

Kenshin chucked and walked over to his bed, picking up a small duffle bag. He turned back to Kaoru and smiled. Kaoru nodded to him and lead the way out of the room and down to the Nurse's station, where Kenshin happily signed out. The nurse flashed him a nervous look before returning to her work.

"Hey Kenshin!"

Kaoru and Kenshin turned around to see Sano running down the hallway, a goofy grin on his face. He skidded to a stop in front of him. "Finally breaking out, eh?"
Kenshin nodded. "I promise this time I'll stay in touch."

"You better, or I'll have to kick your ass the next time I see you." Sano said, slapping a fist into his open hand.

They grinned at each other before turning in separate directions, Sano heading down the hallway back to his job, and Kenshin—along with Kaoru of course—to the world outside.

^_^

"…" The man said, raising an eyebrow from where he stood in the doorway.

Kenshin managed a small smile. "You said I could come live with you, remember?" He said, trying to sound cheerful; he definitely wasn't.

"Oh yeah." The man drawled, stepped out of the way to allow Kenshin and the young lady with him into the room. "Who's your friend?"

"This is Kaoru. Kaoru, this is my uncle, Seijuro Hiko." Kenshin said, motioning to the VERY large man with his hand, then stalking off into the house to find his room.

"Um, it's very nice to meet you." Kaoru said, trying to sound cheerful; she wasn't.

"Hn." Hiko replied, shutting the door and heading off to the kitchen. Kaoru sighed and flopped down on the couch to wait for Kenshin.

Only a few minutes later she heard some hushed arguing. Not trying to be nosy (But ultimately failing), Kaoru leaned to the farthest end of the couch to listen.

"Please, don't do this now…"

"It's for your own good. Maybe you should listen to me for once."

"I do listen to you! I just don't need this right now!"
"You do NOT listen to me! If you did, you wouldn't have ended up—"

"Please Uncle Hiko, can we talk about this another time?"
"Fine. Just don't expect me to drop this."

"Alright."

Kaoru smiled slightly when Kenshin emerged from the hallway, a forced smile on his face. "All set?" She asked.

He nodded and stopped next to her. "Would you like to go out to breakfast?" He asked softly.

^_^

Later that day (and after breakfast—Kenshin's treat, a trip to the local mall, a lunch that was Kaoru's treat, and a trip to Blockbuster), the couple arrived at Misao's home. The spunky girl immediately answered the door with one of her cheerful smiles. "Hey guys!" She chirped, ushering them in. "We were just getting ready to play a board game!"

"Oh, what game?" Kaoru asked excitedly, dropping the bag of tapes in the armchair in the living room before falling Misao into the dining room.

On the table was a large board with a map of the world, and a couple different color pieces scattered on each side. Aoshi and Soujiro were seated on either side of the table, and looked up as the three walked in.

"Hi Kenshin and Kaoru!" Soujiro greeted, ever-present smile on his face.

The three sat down at the table, Misao moving to sit next to Aoshi, Kaoru sitting at the head of the table, and Kenshin next to Soujiro. Aoshi raised an eyebrow at the red-head. "Oh! Aoshi, this is Kenshin, a friend of mine. Kenshin, this is my older brother Aoshi." She said, then suddenly grinned. "He's a klutz on his crutches, so watch out."

Kenshin smiled lightly, and Aoshi just sighed, shooting a glare at his sister before turning to Kenshin. "And she has a very big mouth, so you should watch out for her as well."

"Aoshi!" Kaoru screeched, trying to lunge across the table to hit him; Soujiro blocked her easily. "Kaoru, he was only joking!"

"Was I?" He said, a very faint smile on his face.
Kaoru grumbled and sat back down, doing a good impression of her brother's glare. "Jerk."

"Well," Misao giggled, looking at Kenshin. "What movies did you chose?"

"Seven Samurai, Princess Mononoke, and Lethal Weapon 4." Kenshin replied softly.

"Whaaat?" Misao whined, slumping down in her chair. "I haven't even heard of two of them!"

"Seven Samurai is a good movie." Aoshi said quietly, closing his eyes.

"I've seen Princess Mononoke!" Soujiro added. "It's a very good animated movie."

"Well, if Crash likes this samurai movie, it's probably long and historical." Kaoru deadpanned, sighing. Kenshin chuckled. "So let's see who votes for which movie."

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"I can't believe it." Aoshi sighed, limping into the living room and flopping onto the armchair (he removed the tapes first, of course!) "We're watching the animated one?"
"Why not?" Misao asked, sitting down in front of him and resting her temple against his knee. "Soujiro said it's good!"

Soujiro chose a comfy spot on the floor in front of the TV, lying on his stomach. "You may even like it, Aoshi." He said, crawling over to the DVD player and popping the disc in.

Kaoru and Kenshin took the small couch, each sitting on either side of it. Soujiro pressed play, and soon the opening credits were rolling.

"Argh, it's in Japanese!" Misao whined.

"It has English subtitles." Soujiro said, his eyes not leaving the screen. As if on cue, white words appeared on the bottom of the screen as the man started talking again. "And its better this way, trust me."

Halfway through the movie, however, Misao was cuddled up against Aoshi's leg, and Aoshi was leaning back against the chair, his hand resting on the top of Misao's head; both were asleep. Soujiro was eagerly getting into the plot, not really caring/paying attention as his relative and her boyfriend fell asleep.

Kaoru was also on her way to dreamland, her head bobbing slightly as she tried to stay awake. She looked over at Kenshin, who seemed to be having the same trouble.

"Sleepy?" She whispered, moving closer.

"Yeah." He replied, covering his mouth as he yawned. "It's a good movie, but I'm exhausted."

"Well, we had a busy day." Kaoru replied with a slight giggle, leaning her head on his shoulder. Kenshin stiffened for a moment before hesitantly wrapping his arm around her, pulling her closer so she would be more comfortable.

A small tint of pink appeared on Kaoru's cheeks, but she smiled and closed her eyes, snuggling slightly against the red-head. Kenshin smiled sleepily at her before gently resting his head on hers. Together, the two fell asleep.

Soujiro sighed happily as he shut off the movie. "It gets better every time you see it!" He said to no one in particular, getting up and stretching. He turned around and was about to say something, but realized one, critical thing: Everyone was asleep.

"You guys are terrible." Soujiro pouted, then stomped off to his room.

Notes: I don't own Seven Samurai, Princess Mononoke, or Lethal Weapon 4, even though I've seen two of them and would like to own them….mwahahahaha!

Anyway, I have nothing against PM, but that movie does have that affect on me too. NOT THAT IT'S A BAD MOVIE! It was the first anime movie I saw! But still…I mean look at the initials! It's practically saying, "Don't watch this in the PM." Makes sense? Of course not. ^^

The next few chapters are going to be lighthearted, but then I'm dropping a bombshell….heheh. You'll just have to wait to see it though.