**Pechan can't possibly own the Rurouni Kenshin characters, since she was
into X-Men and Danger Girl at the time Rurouni Kenshin as made.
~ Dating?! ~
For four days, Tokio worked as a cook at the Shirobeko. Miss Sae was always glad to have her back, and shared plenty of gossip with her in the middle of the night. They played Japanese chess and such, and even played a drinking game once. It lead to both of them passing out and not waking up all day, but it was worth the fun. One day, as Tokio was slicing up some beef, Miss Sae giggled to her.
"What is it?" smiled Tokio.
"Oh, nothing. There's just a certain someone out there who wants a bowl of plain hot soba."
Tokio gasped, "That idiot?!!"
Sae giggled, and patted Tokio's hand, "Now Tokio, be nice to him. He is your friend, after all."
Tokio laughed, placing he beef aside, "Sure, I'll get right on it." She finished the beef, and set it for a waitress to get. She poured some broth and added the noodles, and called, "Hey, is there a waitress for this order?"
Miss Sae came up, "Sorry, Tokio. They're all busy. And besides, I think I'll take on as cook for now."
"What am I supposed to do?"
Sae giggled, "Well, you could take a break."
Tokio sighed, laughing, "You tricky girl. Setting me up like this."
"Don't lie, you know you missed him."
"Your right. My knuckles could use a good practice."
She pulled back the curtain, and scanned the room. In the front, she aw his back to her, facing the door. He was seated at the table, calmly sipping some brown tea. She inhaled, gathering up her courage. What was she nervous for? He bugged her a lot!!
But she walked to his table anyways, and slid his bowl to him, "Plain hot soba," she smiled.
Goro looked up, and smiled warmly, "Ah, good morning, Tokio. I thought you'd be working today."
She sat across from him, on her heels. She untied her hair band, "Yeah yeah. What brings you here?"
"Just came to check up on my friend," he smiled.
She undid the cloth so that her black hair framed her perfect face once again in raven black tresses. Since she didn't have it tied up like always, it allowed her hair to take on a more natural shape. So that it was wavy, and curled naturally throughout. One curly wisp lay against her cheek in a near perfect spiral.
After a minute, she pouted, "What?"
He smiled, and picked up some noodles with his chopsticks, "Nothing."
She smiled, crossing her elbows on the table, leaning forward a bit, "So, how's the police work? Bust any heads in yet? Raid any houses?"
"Not yet, I'm afraid."
She giggled, "Damn, those are all the good missions too. What have you been doing? Paperwork I bet."
He looked up at her, eyes smiling, "You could say that."
She put her chin on her fist, "Well? What's been going on these past four days?"
"I've just been looking around the area a bit, doing little things here and there. I have to tie up all the loose ends before I go somewhere again."
She pouted, "You're going again?"
He waved his hand, "Ah, that is not certain yet."
She bit her lip, and reached for his tea, "Hey, may I have some?"
"Go ahead," he said, sipping the broth.
She drank, her throat felt somewhat parched. She felt like such a ditz!! Here she was too shy to think of anything good to talk about!! And she was getting tripped up by him no less!
He put down his bowl, and looked at her, "Tell me Tokio, how long have you ever held a job?"
She bit her lip, "To be honest? The longest I ever had one was four months."
"Were you fired?"
"No, I usually quit."
He lit a cigarette, sticking it into the corner of his lips, "Why? Did they bore you?"
She nodded, "Yeah, eventually. I mean, I dunno. I usually just work if I'm that bored."
"That's' a bad habit. Everyone has to work for a living."
She smiled, "I bet with work like yours, you have enough money to sit around and do nothing the rest of your life."
Goro smiled, exhaling silver wisps, "I probably do, I never really check."
She sighed, "Must be great, never having to worry about money. Or a house," she muttered, rolling her eyes.
"In a way, it is."
"All this talk about jobs. Why do you ask, are you getting me one?" frowned Tokio.
He shook his head, "No, just making small talk." He stood, putting money on the table. She stood too, and bent over to pick up her head band. "You're going?"
"Yes, I have things to do."
She smiled, tucking her hair back into her hair band, "You have a murder to solve or something?"
"No, I'm off today."
She fell over, "EH?!! why didn't you tell me!! We could have done something!!"
"You had work," he said, placing his hat on his head. He smiled, "And besides, I'll be here when you get out."
Her heart thumped, "Why?"
"What do you mean 'why'? You're the one that's always asking to go with me."
She sighed, "I know, but........ hey, you make me sound desperate!!"
"Tokio, I don't have to do anything to make you seem desperate. Other than stand next to you."
Everyone in the restaurant turned to their heads as she tried to claw out his eyes, but he caught her wrists, "Please, Tokio, you'll make another scene."
She crossed her arms, pouting, "Well, when I see you at six, you can bet on getting your @$$ handed to you."
He smiled, "So it's a yes then, is it?"
She pouted, eyes closed, "Yes, it's a yes."
She widened her eyes when she felt his hand pat her arm, "Good. I expect you to wait in the front for me."
She retorted, "Hey, YOU should be waiting for ME at the steps!!"
He merely smiled and, walked out the door.
After he was gone, Miss Sae came up, "Oooooh, Tokio!! What if it's a date?!"
Tokio frowned, turning, "That jerk wouldn't know a date if it came right up behind him and bit him in the @$$. Besides, he's probably going to rub in how I eat candy too much." She sighed, "Speaking of which, I could really got for some chokorato..............."
~ Dating?! ~
For four days, Tokio worked as a cook at the Shirobeko. Miss Sae was always glad to have her back, and shared plenty of gossip with her in the middle of the night. They played Japanese chess and such, and even played a drinking game once. It lead to both of them passing out and not waking up all day, but it was worth the fun. One day, as Tokio was slicing up some beef, Miss Sae giggled to her.
"What is it?" smiled Tokio.
"Oh, nothing. There's just a certain someone out there who wants a bowl of plain hot soba."
Tokio gasped, "That idiot?!!"
Sae giggled, and patted Tokio's hand, "Now Tokio, be nice to him. He is your friend, after all."
Tokio laughed, placing he beef aside, "Sure, I'll get right on it." She finished the beef, and set it for a waitress to get. She poured some broth and added the noodles, and called, "Hey, is there a waitress for this order?"
Miss Sae came up, "Sorry, Tokio. They're all busy. And besides, I think I'll take on as cook for now."
"What am I supposed to do?"
Sae giggled, "Well, you could take a break."
Tokio sighed, laughing, "You tricky girl. Setting me up like this."
"Don't lie, you know you missed him."
"Your right. My knuckles could use a good practice."
She pulled back the curtain, and scanned the room. In the front, she aw his back to her, facing the door. He was seated at the table, calmly sipping some brown tea. She inhaled, gathering up her courage. What was she nervous for? He bugged her a lot!!
But she walked to his table anyways, and slid his bowl to him, "Plain hot soba," she smiled.
Goro looked up, and smiled warmly, "Ah, good morning, Tokio. I thought you'd be working today."
She sat across from him, on her heels. She untied her hair band, "Yeah yeah. What brings you here?"
"Just came to check up on my friend," he smiled.
She undid the cloth so that her black hair framed her perfect face once again in raven black tresses. Since she didn't have it tied up like always, it allowed her hair to take on a more natural shape. So that it was wavy, and curled naturally throughout. One curly wisp lay against her cheek in a near perfect spiral.
After a minute, she pouted, "What?"
He smiled, and picked up some noodles with his chopsticks, "Nothing."
She smiled, crossing her elbows on the table, leaning forward a bit, "So, how's the police work? Bust any heads in yet? Raid any houses?"
"Not yet, I'm afraid."
She giggled, "Damn, those are all the good missions too. What have you been doing? Paperwork I bet."
He looked up at her, eyes smiling, "You could say that."
She put her chin on her fist, "Well? What's been going on these past four days?"
"I've just been looking around the area a bit, doing little things here and there. I have to tie up all the loose ends before I go somewhere again."
She pouted, "You're going again?"
He waved his hand, "Ah, that is not certain yet."
She bit her lip, and reached for his tea, "Hey, may I have some?"
"Go ahead," he said, sipping the broth.
She drank, her throat felt somewhat parched. She felt like such a ditz!! Here she was too shy to think of anything good to talk about!! And she was getting tripped up by him no less!
He put down his bowl, and looked at her, "Tell me Tokio, how long have you ever held a job?"
She bit her lip, "To be honest? The longest I ever had one was four months."
"Were you fired?"
"No, I usually quit."
He lit a cigarette, sticking it into the corner of his lips, "Why? Did they bore you?"
She nodded, "Yeah, eventually. I mean, I dunno. I usually just work if I'm that bored."
"That's' a bad habit. Everyone has to work for a living."
She smiled, "I bet with work like yours, you have enough money to sit around and do nothing the rest of your life."
Goro smiled, exhaling silver wisps, "I probably do, I never really check."
She sighed, "Must be great, never having to worry about money. Or a house," she muttered, rolling her eyes.
"In a way, it is."
"All this talk about jobs. Why do you ask, are you getting me one?" frowned Tokio.
He shook his head, "No, just making small talk." He stood, putting money on the table. She stood too, and bent over to pick up her head band. "You're going?"
"Yes, I have things to do."
She smiled, tucking her hair back into her hair band, "You have a murder to solve or something?"
"No, I'm off today."
She fell over, "EH?!! why didn't you tell me!! We could have done something!!"
"You had work," he said, placing his hat on his head. He smiled, "And besides, I'll be here when you get out."
Her heart thumped, "Why?"
"What do you mean 'why'? You're the one that's always asking to go with me."
She sighed, "I know, but........ hey, you make me sound desperate!!"
"Tokio, I don't have to do anything to make you seem desperate. Other than stand next to you."
Everyone in the restaurant turned to their heads as she tried to claw out his eyes, but he caught her wrists, "Please, Tokio, you'll make another scene."
She crossed her arms, pouting, "Well, when I see you at six, you can bet on getting your @$$ handed to you."
He smiled, "So it's a yes then, is it?"
She pouted, eyes closed, "Yes, it's a yes."
She widened her eyes when she felt his hand pat her arm, "Good. I expect you to wait in the front for me."
She retorted, "Hey, YOU should be waiting for ME at the steps!!"
He merely smiled and, walked out the door.
After he was gone, Miss Sae came up, "Oooooh, Tokio!! What if it's a date?!"
Tokio frowned, turning, "That jerk wouldn't know a date if it came right up behind him and bit him in the @$$. Besides, he's probably going to rub in how I eat candy too much." She sighed, "Speaking of which, I could really got for some chokorato..............."
