Changing
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Chapter 6 – Talk. Now!
"Is it just me or is that Kamiya-san practicing early again?" Aoshi asked calmly to Kenshin, who was cooking breakfast.
The sun was barely up, feeling the sky with an eerie but beautiful crimson glow.
There was a sudden crash, and Kenshin looked up worriedly, then there was a string of curses, which stopped suddenly.
Aoshi sighed and began to walk out when Kenshin said, "Don't worry about Kaoru-dono, Aoshi. You should be thinking about Misao."
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"That's it! I quit!" Kaoru screamed as she jumped out from Sakura's room, wearing a yellow kimono with red butterflies. It was quiet beautiful, actually, but it had a slit from the bottom up to her mid-thigh.
"I did not take this job to dress like a whore!" The Kaoru's hands flew to her mouth, gasping softly.
"I'm so sorry, Sakura! I didn't mean it" instantly, Kaoru was at Sakura's side.
"I... It's okay... I..." Sakura said, softly.
"That's right, Tanuki. Make even more paperwork for me. Go ahead and fire Sakura."
"Fine, Saitou-san." Kaoru said without even looking where the voice came from.
"Sakura-chan?" Kaoru looked softly at her newest friend. "I'm sorry but I don't think I need your help anymore. Learning that kind of stuff was pretty... new..." Kaoru winced at her choice of words, "but I think I know how to do this. Besides, if worst comes to worst, I still have Megumi..."
Saitou let out a grunt of disapproval.
"I... Okay Kaoru-chan. I got it." but the look on Sakura's face, said otherwise. "I just... hope you succeed! Okay?" Sakura grinned at her.
"Yeah... Okay!" Kaoru hugged her.
"Okay, busu! Can we eat now!?"
"Shut up, Yahiko-chan, and maybe I'll think about answering that question.
Saitou puffed up a ring of smoke before sighing, "I guess I'll have someone take you back to Kyoto."
"I don't have any stuff to pack... Everything belongs now to Kaoru." Sakura said in that breathy voice.
"But...!"
"No buts Kaoru. That's government funding, and if you ever need anything, just walk up to Hajime Saitou and you could get anything you could ever ask for!" Sakura smiled at her.
"Damn... The government is pretty desperate..." Sano let out a whistle.
"Okay, can we eat now?" Yahiko pleaded.
"Maa, maa... We can wait a few more minutes for Kaoru-dono to say good-bye to Sakura-dono, ne?"
Yahiko grumbled incomprehensible words but nodded.
"No! It's okay; I'm leaving now...! I wouldn't want to disturb you from your breakfast!" Sakura smiled at them.
"Nonsense!" said Kaoru, smiling at her. The girl was wondering if she had done the right thing by declining Sakura's offer to... offer to... teach.
"Let's go pack you some kimonos! I could always get more!" Kaoru smiled at her.
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Kaoru walked in the door to the room, where everyone was sitting and eating, holding up leather covered book.
"Sorry to make you guys wait." Kaoru said distractedly, as she sat down.
Kenshin handed her, her chopsticks but Kaoru didn't take it, looking at the book.
"Kaoru-dono?" he inquired softly.
"Gomen!! It's just... just that this book..."
"It's some stupid fairy tale book! Eat already!" Yahiko grunted, annoyed.
"It's not a stupid fairy tale book!" Kaoru fumed.
"It is, too! You know what it says on the front cover? It says, 7 Lucky Black Cats!"
"So? If my mother wanted to name her diary, she can!"
"Your mother's... diary?" Sanosuke asked weakly.
Kaoru narrowed her eyes before answering, "Yes, Sanosuke Sagara. My mother's diary!"
Then she got and left the room, saying, "Mou!"
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When Kenshin brought her breakfast to her room, she was absorbed in her mother's diary.
"Oh... Kami-sama!" Kaoru shrieked.
"Kaoru-dono?"
Kenshin was worried about her. When the rest of the house inhabitants came running because of Kaoru's screaming, Kaoru was up and digging something out of her closet.
"Damn, Kenshin, I didn't know Jou-chan was a screamer!" Sanosuke chuckled, but quieted from the looks everyone was giving him.
"Kaoru-chan... What's wrong?" Misao asked softly.
"Nothing's wrong!!" Kaoru shrieked as she looked around her closet, apparently, not finding what she was looking for.
Then she ran past them, going to the storage closet. (A/N: Where she locked Kenshin in, in the first episode)
Everyone followed, confused.
"My teacher's gone crazy!" Yahiko shouted, exactly the moment, Kaoru came out, holding a dust-covered box made from cardboard paper.
She looked at it longingly then up at Aoshi.
She walked up to him, stood on her tiptoes and whispered something in Aoshi's ear.
Aoshi's eyes first opened in confusion, "Family... Heirloom?'
Kaoru nodded. "Yup!"
"Hey! I'm the successor of the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu! Why the hell are you giving Shinomori the Kamiya heirloom?"
Kaoru glared at Yahiko but she turned her head to find Aoshi in deep confusion.
She sighed and handed the box to him, "Just think of it as an late birthday present for your 18th birthday. And Yahiko," she turned to look at her student. "You wouldn't even be worthy of touching it, much less own it!" Kaoru said smugly.
"Take that back Busu!"
"Make me, Yahiko-chan!"
Yahiko was about to jump his shihondai when there was a gasp of surprise from Misao.
"Hey! Wait! I want to see again!" Kaoru shouted before jumping next to Aoshi, who opened the cardboard box to reveal a box made of dark wood, shining brightly with Kaoru's pride.
When Aoshi opened the box, everyone was surprised to find two kodachis. The sheath wasn't a dark magenta color but dark silver, one would say gray. When Aoshi gently put the box on the floor, lifting the two kodachis, Kaoru smiled even brighter.
"Unsheathe it Aoshi-san."
Aoshi just looked at her with even more confusion written on his face.
Kaoru sighed. "Give me one of them."
When Aoshi handed her one, rather reluctantly, as one could tell, Kaoru unsheathed it with expertise.
Then she gave the sheath for Misao to hold while she pointed out something on the blade.
"It... It has my name on it!" Aoshi claimed.
"What?" Everyone asked, and then looked at the blade and sure enough, there it was, carved into the blade, 'Shinomori.'
Then everyone looked at Kaoru.
"Why do you have this, Kamiya-san?" Aoshi asked, obviously wanting answers. He was a very patient man but this... this was where he drew the line.
Kaoru smiled brightly at him.
"Kaoru-chan! Tell us!" Misao pleaded.
Kaoru shook her head.
"Himura, get something out of her," Aoshi stated.
"You shouldn't use him like that. If you want to find, out, just wait 'till I finish the diary." Kaoru stated.
"The diary..." Aoshi repeated. "Let me see the diary, Kamiya-san."
"No can do!" Kaoru smiled at him and ran to her room, effectively locking everyone out.
When Saitou visited them, just to tell the 'Kamiya Girl' that he hadn't expected her to fire Sakura and that she was in big trouble.
Everyone seemed in deep thought. Even the little kid seemed quiet.
"Yatta!" the sound came from the raccoon's room, as everyone sped off.
"I finished it!" Kaoru exclaimed, extremely proud of herself.
"The diary...?" Aoshi held his hand out.
"I can't give it to you." Kaoru frowned. "I have a letter for you, though. But you don't deserve it."
"A letter?" Yahiko repeated.
"Yup. From his mother. But I'm not going to give it to him, yet."
"What do you know of my mother?" Aoshi asked bitterly.
"Everything. But the diary I read, I found out that yours and mine were very close. A threesome actually... Before I can do this, I have to find my long lost brother and my aunt." Kaoru smiled brilliantly.
"Can you believe this? I have a brother! And an aunt!" Kaoru laughed.
"I know where the brother is, but I have to find my aunt. Saitou-san... Can you take me to Tokio-san? Your wife?"
After a moment of silence, "How do you know I have a wife?"
"Ya see... I didn't... Until I found out I had a God-mother."
"A g-g-g-god mother?" Misao asked.
"Yup. And her name happens to be Saitou Tokio. Married to the wolf is my mother!"
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A/N: Yes... I know I said the story was going to be a bit dark. ::scratches head:: I did say that... didn't I? Well, anyways, I decided to put some weirdo stuff in here... It's not a filler chapter at least. I don't like those but sometimes have a tendency to write them! It's not that I'm out of ideas... School has started and I'm not allowed to get on as much... I don't have the time... But I WILL TRY and update...
Wow!! I've gotten so many reviews!!
And thank you for reading my story, and I appreciate constructive critism!!
Kaoru: That's right! Review before I hit you with my bokken!
Kenshin: Kaoru-dono...
Kaoru: Hey! You're supposed to be on my side, Kenshin! Now threaten them with you Amakakaki thingy!
Kenshin: (Sweat drop) It's Amakakeru Ryu no Hiraemeki...
Kaoru: Whatever!
Me: (Falls, anime style) Okay... You heard the lady!