Disclaimer!: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of the Rurouni Kenshin
characters. Beside the chapter is who wrote that day. It goes between
myself, Brandy, and my friends, Jenn and Becca. (Becca doesn't come in till
day 7)
Day 5 –Jenn
Kenshin and Sano woke up in the morning to empty couches. It was obvious that the girls were already up. Just as they opened their eyes, Brandy walked into the room wearing a set of blue pajamas. "Oh, you guys are up," Brandy said with a yawn. "I just woke up a little while ago and got a bath. I think Jenn's been up a while, she's probably cooking." Sano and Kenshin slowly got up and after stretching followed Brandy into the kitchen. As expected Jenn was busy cooking breakfast. Sano's second thought would have been to help but he was too busy staring. Kenshin too, was shocked at her appearance, but he did not stare the way Sano did. Jenn was cooking wearing a short, sleeveless black dress. The dress was cut tight and she was wearing high top, boot like shoes. Jenn's hair was down and by the look of it; time must have been taken to style it. The hair part surprised Brandy too. It looked like Jenn was making pancakes and she was wearing an apron to prevent damage to her clothes. Brandy urged Kenshin and Sano to sit down and Kenshin came easily enough. Sano on the other hand, just kept standing there. Brandy whacked him in the head and he finally came to.
"Oh!" he said, gathering himself. He remembered that Jenn was cooking and was instantly interested. "Umm... let me help," he said walking over to Jenn. She turned to him with prepared plates in her hands. "It's finished now, but thanks," Jenn said with a smile. She was about to carry a number of plates over to the table but was stopped. "Let me get that!" Sano insisted, taking the plates and placing them on the table. Jenn couldn't help but smile when she felt blushed from this. She almost let herself giggle. She took off the apron and sat down at the table with the others. Brandy almost had a fit of laughter but held it in. They ate quickly in silence and when they finished they all felt better.
Brandy sat back thinking and asked Jenn, who was obviously ready, "So what do you want to do today?" Jenn widely grinned and the boys felt their sense of well-being vanish. Jenn, barely restraining giggles, grabbed Brandy and rushed her out of the room. "I've got some really good ideas! Hurry up and get ready!" Jenn said, quietly laughing while she did. She whispered these "ideas" to Brandy and she grinned upon hearing them. Brandy ran off to her room to change. In moments she returned in a sleeveless blue shirt and short skirt. She was also wearing fancy black sandals and had her hair styled down. She let out an excited squeak at Jenn and they both headed back into the kitchen.
They walked back in and started cleaning up. Neither Jenn nor Brandy said a word to the nervous boys. Sano and Kenshin looked at each other with a sense of dread. The girls saw this and giggled. When they finished cleaning the girls grabbed the boys and pulled them out the door. As they approached the car, Brandy tossed the keys to Jenn. "We should switch seats," Brandy said. "Besides, I drove yesterday. It's your turn." When the car started Jenn and Sano were in the front and Brandy and Kenshin were in the back. It was a very warm day and Jenn immediately put the top down. Then satisfied, she happily pulled out of the driveway.
A few minutes later Jenn suggested, "How bout we go for clothes first?" Brandy smiled and answered, "Yeah!" Sano turned around and looked at Kenshin. Kenshin had the same "fake because I'm freaking" smile as he did. Neither said a word and returned to their original position. After five minutes of silence, Brandy piped up, "Come on, someone say something! It will take a little while to get there but it will feel longer if you act like this!" Jenn sighed and nodded, "Yeah..." Jenn then suddenly broke into a smile; they all knew that she must have gotten an idea. "The radio!" Jenn laughed as she reached to turn it on. Music pumped out of the speakers. Kenshin's face became very surprised and Sano's was a surprised as it was afraid. "What the Heck!?" Sano asked, thoroughly freaking out. "It's music," Brandy explained with a smirk. "You know what that is!" "That's... different," Kenshin concluded. Sano could understand that but he stared at the speakers, where is the music coming from?! He seen no one there playing it. Sanosuke was to a point of fear now.
"We've got to get outta here, this things possessed! Spirits must be controlling it making the music! KENSHIN!!" Sano panicked. Thankfully the car was stopped at a red light. Jenn quickly tried to calm down. "No, no it's not like that at all! There are no spirits or evil or anything involved, I promise! It is completely normal!" Sano was slightly better but not completely convinced, "But..." Jenn quieted him, "Shh.. .don't worry so much. It's okay, I swear it's safe!" After Sano felt better Jenn continued driving. Brandy was holding her laughter during the conversation but she completely let it out now. She was laughing so hard that Kenshin became seriously concerned for a moment. Brandy kept on laughing until she received a dangerous look from in front of her. She got control of herself and sat back, feeling a lot better.
When Jenn saw that everyone was all right, she turned the radio up louder. Jenn, unable to resist the music, started singing. Kenshin and Sano stared for a second, but she wasn't concerned. Brandy on the other hand, did concern her. "Come on, be happy! Sing a little Brandy!" she encouraged. Trying to loosen her up, Jenn sang louder. Sanosuke couldn't help but smile at this. Eventually Brandy gave in and started to sing, too. It took about twenty more minutes to get to the store. The whole time was filled with music, voices, and smiling faces.
The boys got out of the car quietly, not knowing what to expect. The store was a little crowded but not too badly. The girls led them in the store without a word. When they were right inside the girls stopped. Brandy waved a hand and said, "See you two back here in an hour okay?" Jenn responded, "All right!" She grabbed Sano and walked to the left side of the store. Brandy, in a similar manner, took Kenshin and went to the right.
As Jenn pulled Sano along he asked, "What are we doing anyway?" Jenn responded with a wide smile. "You look great in a T-shirt and jeans, but we can do better." "Oh," Sano said, only a little worried. Jenn dragged him up and down many aisles of clothing. As she did, Jenn grabbed several outfits here and there. After about fifteen minutes of this she took him to the back of the store. The wall in front of them had multiple doors in it and there was a large sign above it that read "Dressing Rooms." Jenn explained all this to Sano and the long process began. Sano was made to try on many outfits for about a half an hour. Jenn tried several combinations with jeans, formal clothes, and even shorts. But she was not satisfied. Suddenly Jenn got the look of a brilliant idea and she handed one final set of clothes to Sano. After a few moments, Sano changed and stepped out. Jenn's eyes lit up when he did. Sano was now sporting a black tank top, leather pants and boot like shoes. He looked at himself with interest and Jenn was beyond happy. However she added one final touch to his attire. Jenn handed him a short sleeved over shirt that reminded him of the one he wore at home. It was a dark purple color and he left it open over the tank top.
Sano looked at Jenn as if to question his appearance and she clapped. She put on her jacket and walked over to him. She smiled widely at him and locked her arm in his. Then she walked him back the way they came to the cashier. The cashier typed in the purchase and Jenn handed him a small card. He slid it through a slot and handed it back to her. Sano was confused but he accepted it and didn't ask. Jenn grinned and they walked arm and arm toward the door. Exactly an hour had passed, so they were right on time.
At the same time, Brandy and Kenshin arrived at the door. Brandy's jaw dropped at Sano and Jenn's did the same at Kenshin. The boys stared at each other. Kenshin was now wearing a blue button down shirt. It was open a few buttons at the top and he appeared to be wearing a white shirt underneath. Besides that, he was wearing blue pants and black shoes. He and Sano looked at each other with quite a bit of shock. After a while the two accepted it with brief smiles. The girls grinned and gave each other a high five. The four exited the store feeling very content and got back in the car. As Jenn turned the key and backed out, Brandy asked, "So where to now?" Jenn chuckled and smiled, "You'll see."
Jenn drove for about twenty minutes and pulled into what appeared to be a restaurant. Brandy and the boys thought nothing of it accept that they were hungry. They all got out of the car and went inside. A hostess seated them at a table and they sat boy-girl around it. They were given a few minutes to decide what to order. They talked it over and Brandy gave their order to the waitress. The group was deep in conversation by the time the food came out. Both the boys were happy to eat and wolfed the food, they didn't even bother with the drinks until they had finished. They were delighted to find that it was the same soda that the girls gave them before. Much to the boys' surprise, the girls ate as fast as they did. After they finished everyone sat back and relaxed.
After a few minutes Brandy asked Jenn, "Well, now what?" Jenn looked down at a watch and smiled. "Come on," she said as she grabbed everyone and pulled them to the other side of the building. Brandy was as confused as the boys when Jenn sat them down at another table. However this table was different from before. A square box came out of the center of the table. On each side was a screen and a headset hanging on a hook. Soon many other people filled the similar tables around them. Jenn still didn't say anything. A few minutes later a voice came out of the loud speakers.
"Karaoke is now open," the voice said. Several people cheered around them. Jenn grinned and Brandy was shocked at the announcement. A guy at the table to their right jumped up and sang first. When he started to sing "Billie Jean" people started to clap. As other songs began, Jenn explained karaoke to the guys. She showed them how to use the headsets and to follow the words on the screen. They appeared to understand but didn't seem anxious to try it. Jenn looked to Brandy, "You should sing one, go ahead!" Brandy didn't look thrilled and said simply, "You do it first." Jenn took this comment like a challenge. She used buttons near the screen and typed in something. She put on the headset and said to Sano, "Sing too, won't ya? I need a guy, it's fun I promise!" Sano hesitantly put on the odd headset. He was more than a little nervous.
As a girl near them stopped singing "Get this party started", the voice came over the speaker to announce the next song. "Table 5, singing 'Love Shack'." A little light went on at their table. Kenshin and Brandy were shocked when everyone looked at their table. People got up and started clapping when the music started. Much to the other three's surprise Jenn got up on the table and started singing. "Love Shack!..." Jenn sang very strongly. Sano on the other hand sang hesitantly and quietly, at first he had much difficulty adjusting to the music. Not long after however, he got the hang of it and started singing strongly, "At the lo-o- ov-e Shack..." In fact he became very enthusiastic towards the end of the song. Jenn sang, "Bang, bang, bang, on the door baby.." Sanosuke slammed the table with his fist in time with the knocking in the song. When the song ended everyone was smiling and Sano commented, "That was kinda fun, you guys should do it." After a lot of coaxing, Brandy sang "You're the one that I want." As she sang she looked at Kenshin a lot, causing him to turn a shade of red. Even Kenshin was talked into singing a song, at least he tried to. Sano had a good time singing "Celebration" , that feeling changed quickly though. Jenn sang another song, "Chain of Fools" as well. The song was normal enough but the way she sang it was interesting. Sano turned a blood red color as Jenn sang directly at him. At one point she was even singing on his lap.
All of this occurred over a good period of time and when they left the restaurant it was almost sunset. As they jumped into the car everyone asked where they were going next. Jenn replied with a smile, "It's a surprise!" She only drove about ten minutes before parking in another parking lot. Everyone was talking quite cheerfully now. Jenn got out and told the others, "We're gonna have to walk a little." Everyone was okay with that and got out. Brandy grabbed Kenshin's hand and walked close to him. Jenn led the group after locking arms with Sano.
They walked along the sidewalk and took a few turns. The streets were very alive and there were people everywhere. Building on the side of the street had bright lights, music, and scents of cooking food coming from inside them. Jenn led them to the door of a pretty big building. She clung to Sano and the guy at the door gave them the "OK" to go in. Brandy and Kenshin followed them. The first thing they heard inside was blaring, fast paced music. The boys looked around in shock. It was very crowded inside. There were tables near the walls but the center of the room was clear of obstacles. The center of the room however was filled with a mass of people dancing in a loud group. The floor under them tiled, and it lit up with alternating colored lights. A man was playing the music through huge speakers on a stage at the back of the room.
Neither of the boys knew how to take this odd sight in. They stared with dropped jaws. Brandy laughed and patted Jenn on the back, "This is great!" "Come on Kenshin!" Brandy insisted as she pulled him out onto the dance floor. Jenn let Sano stand there staring and watched Brandy with interest. Brandy attempted to dance with Kenshin but he didn't move. With a sigh Brandy tried to teach Kenshin how to dance. "First, try to do what I do, okay?" Brandy said. "Oro?" Brandy did a few simple steps and Kenshin repeated it... sort of. He was awkward moving like this and he was completely out of rhythm.
"Move with the music!" Brandy tried to explain. "You're supposed to have fun, just try!" Kenshin had a nervous, fake looking smile as he managed a side-to-side movement. Brandy kept thinking, You dance by yourself a lot at a club, but some dances do require two people. Not just dancing near someone. Brandy locked her hands behind Kenshin's neck and started to teach him to dance this way. He was quite red as she tried to teach him. Slowly he started to get somewhat of a grip on it. Even so he was incredibly confused and said "Oro?" quite a lot.
Jenn laughed as she watched them and this broke Sano out of staring. He turned to look at what was going on. He laughed and smiled at what he seen. Jenn kept watching and Sano looked at her, not knowing what to do. She pretended not to notice and took off her jacket. Sano's eyes bulged. She hung her jacket on a hook in the wall and walked back to Sano. She looked seriously at Sano with a smile and walked in time to the music toward him. She grinned intently and grabbing his arm, pulled him out to the floor.
Sano was obviously confused but to Jenn's relief, he caught on pretty quick. He was shocked about this whole situation but Jenn's aggressiveness shocked him more. She danced close and fast but he did his best to keep up. Sanosuke began to enjoy this. After a while he was able to keep up with Jenn completely. When they looked over to Kenshin and Brandy they could tell that he was improving. Even so Sano could still imagine the "oro's?" from here. They had a short, pleasant laugh and continued dancing. People began to notice as their dancing became better and more intense. After an awkward, though good, dance Jenn stopped for a moment. "I'm gonna go get some drinks, okay? Stay here a sec," she told Sano. She watched him as she walked off. God, he looks good! she thought. She turned away as she reached the table where they could get drinks. Sano stood and watched her while he waited.
Sanosuke stood there for a moment until someone poked him in the shoulder from behind. He whipped around to see a girl. She had long brown hair and wore a tight red dress. If he was not mistaken it was the girl from the theater last night. The girl asked him to dance and wrapped her arms around his neck. He tried to pull back saying, "But Jenn..."
Jenn grabbed two glass bottles of coke and turned around to walk back to Sano. Then she seen her. The same brown haired girl from before was hanging on Sano. Jenn could hear the girl say her name in question. Sano tried to pull back. Jenn watched as the girl talked to him in such away that she knew she was being talked about. Sano's face had a look of disbelief, That girl was lying about her! Jenn shook one bottle of soda very hard in frustration and walked back, staying hidden in the crowd. As she got closer she distinctly seen the girl say "Sanosuke." Jenn couldn't believe it, Those girls were onto them. She also heard the girl introduce herself as Camille.
Brandy and Kenshin stopped to stare at the situation with Sano. Brandy recognized the girl too, and prayed that the other one wasn't there. Neither of the two could believe what they were seeing. Brandy was deeply in shock until she saw Jenn. Uh oh! She thought, This is bad! The look on Jenn's face was wrathful. One time Jenn's face looked surprised but the wrath came back. She looked determined in an important(and vicious) way. Brandy was afraid of what would happen and stopped Kenshin from going over there.
Camille and Sano did not see Jenn at all. Sano was too much in shock, and Camille was too busy with him. The girl then felt a tap on her back and turned around. Jenn popped the lid. Soda sprayed all over the girl. The girl looked incredibly angry. Jenn was about to break the other bottle over her back when she suddenly looked up. The look she gave Jenn was completely mocking. Jenn gasped, sensing completely what the girl cruelly meant. Jenn got the look of a very pained thought for a moment. Frustrated she threw the glass bottle with strength on the floor at the girl's feet. The glass shattered into an incredible amount of shards and sprayed the area. At this almost everyone stopped dancing to look. Jenn walked fiercely, ripped her jacket off the hook and was out the door in seconds. Sano, Brandy, and Kenshin stared in disbelief.
They moved to rush toward the door. As Sano did the girl tried to grab him. He rapidly ripped his arm away and almost lashed out at her in anger. He joined Brandy and Kenshin at the door. "I've gotta go after her," Brandy said. She was about to go, but Sano put his hand up, motioning for her to stop. "Let me go," he said. Sano didn't wait for her answer and left. Brandy looked at Kenshin, he had a serious, worried look on his face. "Oh dear..." he said quietly. "It'll turn out," Brandy said. Brandy shook her head, "And people think he's just a ruffian..." Kenshin knew she was talking about Sano.
The moment Sano was outside he immediately started looking for Jenn. He didn't see her, so he walked up the street a bit. He still didn't see any sign of her. Fortunately, he did notice something out of the corner of his eye. The jacket Jenn had was trashed on the side of the street. She must have come this way, he thought. Then as he continued walking, he saw her. Jenn was walking fast with her arms wrapped around her. He rushed to catch up but had difficulty. "Jenn, wait!" he called. She walked faster. "Please! Are you angry at me or something?!" he yelled as he tried to run through a group of people. At this Jenn slowed down. When he finally got near her he bent over to catch his breath.
"It's not you," Jenn said quietly with a gulp. "It's a lot of things..." She walked slowly refusing to look at him. "What?" he asked seriously. "That girl..." she began with difficulty. "...made me think things I don't want to remember and I.." "Aughh!" Jenn swung her head in frustration and walked very fast again. I wasn't jealous! There was more to it! Sano tried to keep up. "Where are you going?" he asked. "Home..." she said in a strained voice. "Where's home?" he asked, desperate to stop her.
Jenn stopped and sounded like she was having difficulty breathing. She turned and looked at him with glossy eyes. "I wish I knew." She closed her eyed and turned away. Sano was thoroughly shocked and came up to her. He became determined when he thought about what she said. "I don't know what scars were reopened here, but I do know one thing. I know what it's like," He said. "I was tortured by my feelings about events in the past. I was desperate to forget, and I could only when I fought. That's how I became a fighter for higher. But violence didn't heal the pain, it only made the scar deeper. Kenshin made me realize that I had to get over it, at least a little. If you let the past control you, you'll waste away in the present. You don't deserve that." Jenn looked at him understanding, but practically to the point of tears. Sano smiled and wiped her eyes. "Come on, Brandy and Kenshin are waiting for us." He offered his hand as he said this. Jenn tried to perk up but didn't succeed. But she didn't want him to know after all that he'd done. She put on a fake smile and took his hand. She's still not okay, he thought. He barely thought and was ready to act. Just then Jenn seen the Camille coming toward them angrily. She was about to say something but was cut off. Using the hand he held, Sano pulled her up and kissed her. Jenn's eyes flew open in shock and she turned blood red. Sano suddenly seen Camille and broke away, as red as Jenn. Camille looked like she was going to blow up now.
Jenn looked at her and her jaw dropped as she remembered something. "Oh God!" Jenn yelled as she grabbed Sanosuke and started running. The girl ran after them with haste. Jenn dragged Sano along trying to explain. "This isn't good! She knows! We gotta get back to Brandy!" Sano stuttered an "Okay." He was still quite flustered from shock. Jenn made a full loop around the block and returned in the club once she lost the girl. Brandy and Kenshin stared as the two were leaning over catching their breath.
"Brandy!" Jenn forced herself to speak. "The girls from before...they know! They know about us and about them!" Brandy's face changed to shock, WHAT?! "Lets go!" Brandy said as she grabbed Kenshin. The four ran out with all speed. They rushed down the street and into the parking lot. They jumped into the car and Jenn swiftly pulled out of the parking spot. She was about to turn right when another car whipped in front of her and blocked the road. The car was driven by a big, mean looking man. Camille sat in the other front seat and Ivy was smiling in the back. The man began talking to them.
"You girls better do what my sister wants, or else things could get ugly," the man said with a deep voice and thick accent. Camille grinned like a demon at them. "You're gonna want your seat belts now," Jenn said to everyone in the convertible. "Why?" Kenshin started but he found out the hard way. Jenn spun the car around and floored the gas pedal, sending the car speeding the other direction. The other car immediately gave chase.
Jenn raced to get away, and she may have been able to if the other car wasn't so determined. Jenn changed roads as often as possible but they still kept on her tail. She thought the situation couldn't get worse until the man pulled a gun. He shot but missed thanks to Jenn swerving the car. Jenn quickly turned onto an upcoming back road and tried to lose them that way. Even if they kept on the main roads, police would quickly become a problem. Between dodging bullets and staying ahead of the other car, it seemed impossible to get away. Seeing no other option Brandy sat up, "There's no other way! This is an emergency!" She raised her hand and apparently cast something. In an instant the car was in Brandy's garage. The fall was painful for everyone. Brandy and Kenshin were a wreck in the back seat. The front wasn't any better. Jenn was on the floor and Sano, blushing, had fallen on top of her. Everyone, with many aches and pains, managed to sit back up.
They were all breathing extremely heavy and were incredibly tired. "Well," Brandy said. "We made it... barely, but still." Jenn sighed, "Let's go back to Japan tomorrow." Jenn suggested. "For a little while anyway..." "Got that!" Brandy agreed. Everyone laid back, exhausted. Within minutes everyone was asleep in the car. Brandy was laid out in the back, partially over Kenshin. In the front Jenn was lying against Sano. They were deep asleep.
Day 5 Bloopers and Extras
So Stupid- Jenn
Kenshin and Sanosuke were sitting in the pillow room. Kenshin stared as Sano's actions continued to puzzle him. Sanosuke had acted strange since earlier when he had first seen Jenn and ran out of the room. Sano was sitting in the corner of the room with his back to Kenshin. He seemed angry with himself for some reason. Sano cursed himself, What was I thinking! I mean if the girl hadn't shown up, I could have said... What am I thinking! Sanosuke get it together! The memory played over in his mind. (Looking for her, trying to help, taking her hand and....) "Aaaghhh!" Sano yelled at himself. "Sano, what...?" Kenshin began. Sano turned around and his face suddenly turned dark red. "I'm so stupid!!" He turned around and started hitting himself in the head. "Stupid, stupid, STUPID!!!!" Kenshin was more than a little confused as he watched Sano continue to yell at himself.
Just then Jenn walked into the room, whistling a tune. She had flowers to replace the dead ones in the vase. She was completely unaware of anything around her as she did. Sano didn't notice her until she walked by him to leave. "Aahh!" he yelled jumping back away from her. He was even redder than before as he stuttered, "aaaa..." Jenn stared a moment and a memory flooded back at her, Ahhh! I completely forgot!!! We... Ooh!! Kenshin watched as Jenn suddenly became as red as Sano. "Aaa...uhhh..." she stuttered as badly as Sano. Kenshin didn't understand as she bolted out of the room for no apparent reason. "Aaghh!!" Sano yelled as he continued beating himself. "I'm so stupid..." Kenshin didn't ask.
Day 5 –Jenn
Kenshin and Sano woke up in the morning to empty couches. It was obvious that the girls were already up. Just as they opened their eyes, Brandy walked into the room wearing a set of blue pajamas. "Oh, you guys are up," Brandy said with a yawn. "I just woke up a little while ago and got a bath. I think Jenn's been up a while, she's probably cooking." Sano and Kenshin slowly got up and after stretching followed Brandy into the kitchen. As expected Jenn was busy cooking breakfast. Sano's second thought would have been to help but he was too busy staring. Kenshin too, was shocked at her appearance, but he did not stare the way Sano did. Jenn was cooking wearing a short, sleeveless black dress. The dress was cut tight and she was wearing high top, boot like shoes. Jenn's hair was down and by the look of it; time must have been taken to style it. The hair part surprised Brandy too. It looked like Jenn was making pancakes and she was wearing an apron to prevent damage to her clothes. Brandy urged Kenshin and Sano to sit down and Kenshin came easily enough. Sano on the other hand, just kept standing there. Brandy whacked him in the head and he finally came to.
"Oh!" he said, gathering himself. He remembered that Jenn was cooking and was instantly interested. "Umm... let me help," he said walking over to Jenn. She turned to him with prepared plates in her hands. "It's finished now, but thanks," Jenn said with a smile. She was about to carry a number of plates over to the table but was stopped. "Let me get that!" Sano insisted, taking the plates and placing them on the table. Jenn couldn't help but smile when she felt blushed from this. She almost let herself giggle. She took off the apron and sat down at the table with the others. Brandy almost had a fit of laughter but held it in. They ate quickly in silence and when they finished they all felt better.
Brandy sat back thinking and asked Jenn, who was obviously ready, "So what do you want to do today?" Jenn widely grinned and the boys felt their sense of well-being vanish. Jenn, barely restraining giggles, grabbed Brandy and rushed her out of the room. "I've got some really good ideas! Hurry up and get ready!" Jenn said, quietly laughing while she did. She whispered these "ideas" to Brandy and she grinned upon hearing them. Brandy ran off to her room to change. In moments she returned in a sleeveless blue shirt and short skirt. She was also wearing fancy black sandals and had her hair styled down. She let out an excited squeak at Jenn and they both headed back into the kitchen.
They walked back in and started cleaning up. Neither Jenn nor Brandy said a word to the nervous boys. Sano and Kenshin looked at each other with a sense of dread. The girls saw this and giggled. When they finished cleaning the girls grabbed the boys and pulled them out the door. As they approached the car, Brandy tossed the keys to Jenn. "We should switch seats," Brandy said. "Besides, I drove yesterday. It's your turn." When the car started Jenn and Sano were in the front and Brandy and Kenshin were in the back. It was a very warm day and Jenn immediately put the top down. Then satisfied, she happily pulled out of the driveway.
A few minutes later Jenn suggested, "How bout we go for clothes first?" Brandy smiled and answered, "Yeah!" Sano turned around and looked at Kenshin. Kenshin had the same "fake because I'm freaking" smile as he did. Neither said a word and returned to their original position. After five minutes of silence, Brandy piped up, "Come on, someone say something! It will take a little while to get there but it will feel longer if you act like this!" Jenn sighed and nodded, "Yeah..." Jenn then suddenly broke into a smile; they all knew that she must have gotten an idea. "The radio!" Jenn laughed as she reached to turn it on. Music pumped out of the speakers. Kenshin's face became very surprised and Sano's was a surprised as it was afraid. "What the Heck!?" Sano asked, thoroughly freaking out. "It's music," Brandy explained with a smirk. "You know what that is!" "That's... different," Kenshin concluded. Sano could understand that but he stared at the speakers, where is the music coming from?! He seen no one there playing it. Sanosuke was to a point of fear now.
"We've got to get outta here, this things possessed! Spirits must be controlling it making the music! KENSHIN!!" Sano panicked. Thankfully the car was stopped at a red light. Jenn quickly tried to calm down. "No, no it's not like that at all! There are no spirits or evil or anything involved, I promise! It is completely normal!" Sano was slightly better but not completely convinced, "But..." Jenn quieted him, "Shh.. .don't worry so much. It's okay, I swear it's safe!" After Sano felt better Jenn continued driving. Brandy was holding her laughter during the conversation but she completely let it out now. She was laughing so hard that Kenshin became seriously concerned for a moment. Brandy kept on laughing until she received a dangerous look from in front of her. She got control of herself and sat back, feeling a lot better.
When Jenn saw that everyone was all right, she turned the radio up louder. Jenn, unable to resist the music, started singing. Kenshin and Sano stared for a second, but she wasn't concerned. Brandy on the other hand, did concern her. "Come on, be happy! Sing a little Brandy!" she encouraged. Trying to loosen her up, Jenn sang louder. Sanosuke couldn't help but smile at this. Eventually Brandy gave in and started to sing, too. It took about twenty more minutes to get to the store. The whole time was filled with music, voices, and smiling faces.
The boys got out of the car quietly, not knowing what to expect. The store was a little crowded but not too badly. The girls led them in the store without a word. When they were right inside the girls stopped. Brandy waved a hand and said, "See you two back here in an hour okay?" Jenn responded, "All right!" She grabbed Sano and walked to the left side of the store. Brandy, in a similar manner, took Kenshin and went to the right.
As Jenn pulled Sano along he asked, "What are we doing anyway?" Jenn responded with a wide smile. "You look great in a T-shirt and jeans, but we can do better." "Oh," Sano said, only a little worried. Jenn dragged him up and down many aisles of clothing. As she did, Jenn grabbed several outfits here and there. After about fifteen minutes of this she took him to the back of the store. The wall in front of them had multiple doors in it and there was a large sign above it that read "Dressing Rooms." Jenn explained all this to Sano and the long process began. Sano was made to try on many outfits for about a half an hour. Jenn tried several combinations with jeans, formal clothes, and even shorts. But she was not satisfied. Suddenly Jenn got the look of a brilliant idea and she handed one final set of clothes to Sano. After a few moments, Sano changed and stepped out. Jenn's eyes lit up when he did. Sano was now sporting a black tank top, leather pants and boot like shoes. He looked at himself with interest and Jenn was beyond happy. However she added one final touch to his attire. Jenn handed him a short sleeved over shirt that reminded him of the one he wore at home. It was a dark purple color and he left it open over the tank top.
Sano looked at Jenn as if to question his appearance and she clapped. She put on her jacket and walked over to him. She smiled widely at him and locked her arm in his. Then she walked him back the way they came to the cashier. The cashier typed in the purchase and Jenn handed him a small card. He slid it through a slot and handed it back to her. Sano was confused but he accepted it and didn't ask. Jenn grinned and they walked arm and arm toward the door. Exactly an hour had passed, so they were right on time.
At the same time, Brandy and Kenshin arrived at the door. Brandy's jaw dropped at Sano and Jenn's did the same at Kenshin. The boys stared at each other. Kenshin was now wearing a blue button down shirt. It was open a few buttons at the top and he appeared to be wearing a white shirt underneath. Besides that, he was wearing blue pants and black shoes. He and Sano looked at each other with quite a bit of shock. After a while the two accepted it with brief smiles. The girls grinned and gave each other a high five. The four exited the store feeling very content and got back in the car. As Jenn turned the key and backed out, Brandy asked, "So where to now?" Jenn chuckled and smiled, "You'll see."
Jenn drove for about twenty minutes and pulled into what appeared to be a restaurant. Brandy and the boys thought nothing of it accept that they were hungry. They all got out of the car and went inside. A hostess seated them at a table and they sat boy-girl around it. They were given a few minutes to decide what to order. They talked it over and Brandy gave their order to the waitress. The group was deep in conversation by the time the food came out. Both the boys were happy to eat and wolfed the food, they didn't even bother with the drinks until they had finished. They were delighted to find that it was the same soda that the girls gave them before. Much to the boys' surprise, the girls ate as fast as they did. After they finished everyone sat back and relaxed.
After a few minutes Brandy asked Jenn, "Well, now what?" Jenn looked down at a watch and smiled. "Come on," she said as she grabbed everyone and pulled them to the other side of the building. Brandy was as confused as the boys when Jenn sat them down at another table. However this table was different from before. A square box came out of the center of the table. On each side was a screen and a headset hanging on a hook. Soon many other people filled the similar tables around them. Jenn still didn't say anything. A few minutes later a voice came out of the loud speakers.
"Karaoke is now open," the voice said. Several people cheered around them. Jenn grinned and Brandy was shocked at the announcement. A guy at the table to their right jumped up and sang first. When he started to sing "Billie Jean" people started to clap. As other songs began, Jenn explained karaoke to the guys. She showed them how to use the headsets and to follow the words on the screen. They appeared to understand but didn't seem anxious to try it. Jenn looked to Brandy, "You should sing one, go ahead!" Brandy didn't look thrilled and said simply, "You do it first." Jenn took this comment like a challenge. She used buttons near the screen and typed in something. She put on the headset and said to Sano, "Sing too, won't ya? I need a guy, it's fun I promise!" Sano hesitantly put on the odd headset. He was more than a little nervous.
As a girl near them stopped singing "Get this party started", the voice came over the speaker to announce the next song. "Table 5, singing 'Love Shack'." A little light went on at their table. Kenshin and Brandy were shocked when everyone looked at their table. People got up and started clapping when the music started. Much to the other three's surprise Jenn got up on the table and started singing. "Love Shack!..." Jenn sang very strongly. Sano on the other hand sang hesitantly and quietly, at first he had much difficulty adjusting to the music. Not long after however, he got the hang of it and started singing strongly, "At the lo-o- ov-e Shack..." In fact he became very enthusiastic towards the end of the song. Jenn sang, "Bang, bang, bang, on the door baby.." Sanosuke slammed the table with his fist in time with the knocking in the song. When the song ended everyone was smiling and Sano commented, "That was kinda fun, you guys should do it." After a lot of coaxing, Brandy sang "You're the one that I want." As she sang she looked at Kenshin a lot, causing him to turn a shade of red. Even Kenshin was talked into singing a song, at least he tried to. Sano had a good time singing "Celebration" , that feeling changed quickly though. Jenn sang another song, "Chain of Fools" as well. The song was normal enough but the way she sang it was interesting. Sano turned a blood red color as Jenn sang directly at him. At one point she was even singing on his lap.
All of this occurred over a good period of time and when they left the restaurant it was almost sunset. As they jumped into the car everyone asked where they were going next. Jenn replied with a smile, "It's a surprise!" She only drove about ten minutes before parking in another parking lot. Everyone was talking quite cheerfully now. Jenn got out and told the others, "We're gonna have to walk a little." Everyone was okay with that and got out. Brandy grabbed Kenshin's hand and walked close to him. Jenn led the group after locking arms with Sano.
They walked along the sidewalk and took a few turns. The streets were very alive and there were people everywhere. Building on the side of the street had bright lights, music, and scents of cooking food coming from inside them. Jenn led them to the door of a pretty big building. She clung to Sano and the guy at the door gave them the "OK" to go in. Brandy and Kenshin followed them. The first thing they heard inside was blaring, fast paced music. The boys looked around in shock. It was very crowded inside. There were tables near the walls but the center of the room was clear of obstacles. The center of the room however was filled with a mass of people dancing in a loud group. The floor under them tiled, and it lit up with alternating colored lights. A man was playing the music through huge speakers on a stage at the back of the room.
Neither of the boys knew how to take this odd sight in. They stared with dropped jaws. Brandy laughed and patted Jenn on the back, "This is great!" "Come on Kenshin!" Brandy insisted as she pulled him out onto the dance floor. Jenn let Sano stand there staring and watched Brandy with interest. Brandy attempted to dance with Kenshin but he didn't move. With a sigh Brandy tried to teach Kenshin how to dance. "First, try to do what I do, okay?" Brandy said. "Oro?" Brandy did a few simple steps and Kenshin repeated it... sort of. He was awkward moving like this and he was completely out of rhythm.
"Move with the music!" Brandy tried to explain. "You're supposed to have fun, just try!" Kenshin had a nervous, fake looking smile as he managed a side-to-side movement. Brandy kept thinking, You dance by yourself a lot at a club, but some dances do require two people. Not just dancing near someone. Brandy locked her hands behind Kenshin's neck and started to teach him to dance this way. He was quite red as she tried to teach him. Slowly he started to get somewhat of a grip on it. Even so he was incredibly confused and said "Oro?" quite a lot.
Jenn laughed as she watched them and this broke Sano out of staring. He turned to look at what was going on. He laughed and smiled at what he seen. Jenn kept watching and Sano looked at her, not knowing what to do. She pretended not to notice and took off her jacket. Sano's eyes bulged. She hung her jacket on a hook in the wall and walked back to Sano. She looked seriously at Sano with a smile and walked in time to the music toward him. She grinned intently and grabbing his arm, pulled him out to the floor.
Sano was obviously confused but to Jenn's relief, he caught on pretty quick. He was shocked about this whole situation but Jenn's aggressiveness shocked him more. She danced close and fast but he did his best to keep up. Sanosuke began to enjoy this. After a while he was able to keep up with Jenn completely. When they looked over to Kenshin and Brandy they could tell that he was improving. Even so Sano could still imagine the "oro's?" from here. They had a short, pleasant laugh and continued dancing. People began to notice as their dancing became better and more intense. After an awkward, though good, dance Jenn stopped for a moment. "I'm gonna go get some drinks, okay? Stay here a sec," she told Sano. She watched him as she walked off. God, he looks good! she thought. She turned away as she reached the table where they could get drinks. Sano stood and watched her while he waited.
Sanosuke stood there for a moment until someone poked him in the shoulder from behind. He whipped around to see a girl. She had long brown hair and wore a tight red dress. If he was not mistaken it was the girl from the theater last night. The girl asked him to dance and wrapped her arms around his neck. He tried to pull back saying, "But Jenn..."
Jenn grabbed two glass bottles of coke and turned around to walk back to Sano. Then she seen her. The same brown haired girl from before was hanging on Sano. Jenn could hear the girl say her name in question. Sano tried to pull back. Jenn watched as the girl talked to him in such away that she knew she was being talked about. Sano's face had a look of disbelief, That girl was lying about her! Jenn shook one bottle of soda very hard in frustration and walked back, staying hidden in the crowd. As she got closer she distinctly seen the girl say "Sanosuke." Jenn couldn't believe it, Those girls were onto them. She also heard the girl introduce herself as Camille.
Brandy and Kenshin stopped to stare at the situation with Sano. Brandy recognized the girl too, and prayed that the other one wasn't there. Neither of the two could believe what they were seeing. Brandy was deeply in shock until she saw Jenn. Uh oh! She thought, This is bad! The look on Jenn's face was wrathful. One time Jenn's face looked surprised but the wrath came back. She looked determined in an important(and vicious) way. Brandy was afraid of what would happen and stopped Kenshin from going over there.
Camille and Sano did not see Jenn at all. Sano was too much in shock, and Camille was too busy with him. The girl then felt a tap on her back and turned around. Jenn popped the lid. Soda sprayed all over the girl. The girl looked incredibly angry. Jenn was about to break the other bottle over her back when she suddenly looked up. The look she gave Jenn was completely mocking. Jenn gasped, sensing completely what the girl cruelly meant. Jenn got the look of a very pained thought for a moment. Frustrated she threw the glass bottle with strength on the floor at the girl's feet. The glass shattered into an incredible amount of shards and sprayed the area. At this almost everyone stopped dancing to look. Jenn walked fiercely, ripped her jacket off the hook and was out the door in seconds. Sano, Brandy, and Kenshin stared in disbelief.
They moved to rush toward the door. As Sano did the girl tried to grab him. He rapidly ripped his arm away and almost lashed out at her in anger. He joined Brandy and Kenshin at the door. "I've gotta go after her," Brandy said. She was about to go, but Sano put his hand up, motioning for her to stop. "Let me go," he said. Sano didn't wait for her answer and left. Brandy looked at Kenshin, he had a serious, worried look on his face. "Oh dear..." he said quietly. "It'll turn out," Brandy said. Brandy shook her head, "And people think he's just a ruffian..." Kenshin knew she was talking about Sano.
The moment Sano was outside he immediately started looking for Jenn. He didn't see her, so he walked up the street a bit. He still didn't see any sign of her. Fortunately, he did notice something out of the corner of his eye. The jacket Jenn had was trashed on the side of the street. She must have come this way, he thought. Then as he continued walking, he saw her. Jenn was walking fast with her arms wrapped around her. He rushed to catch up but had difficulty. "Jenn, wait!" he called. She walked faster. "Please! Are you angry at me or something?!" he yelled as he tried to run through a group of people. At this Jenn slowed down. When he finally got near her he bent over to catch his breath.
"It's not you," Jenn said quietly with a gulp. "It's a lot of things..." She walked slowly refusing to look at him. "What?" he asked seriously. "That girl..." she began with difficulty. "...made me think things I don't want to remember and I.." "Aughh!" Jenn swung her head in frustration and walked very fast again. I wasn't jealous! There was more to it! Sano tried to keep up. "Where are you going?" he asked. "Home..." she said in a strained voice. "Where's home?" he asked, desperate to stop her.
Jenn stopped and sounded like she was having difficulty breathing. She turned and looked at him with glossy eyes. "I wish I knew." She closed her eyed and turned away. Sano was thoroughly shocked and came up to her. He became determined when he thought about what she said. "I don't know what scars were reopened here, but I do know one thing. I know what it's like," He said. "I was tortured by my feelings about events in the past. I was desperate to forget, and I could only when I fought. That's how I became a fighter for higher. But violence didn't heal the pain, it only made the scar deeper. Kenshin made me realize that I had to get over it, at least a little. If you let the past control you, you'll waste away in the present. You don't deserve that." Jenn looked at him understanding, but practically to the point of tears. Sano smiled and wiped her eyes. "Come on, Brandy and Kenshin are waiting for us." He offered his hand as he said this. Jenn tried to perk up but didn't succeed. But she didn't want him to know after all that he'd done. She put on a fake smile and took his hand. She's still not okay, he thought. He barely thought and was ready to act. Just then Jenn seen the Camille coming toward them angrily. She was about to say something but was cut off. Using the hand he held, Sano pulled her up and kissed her. Jenn's eyes flew open in shock and she turned blood red. Sano suddenly seen Camille and broke away, as red as Jenn. Camille looked like she was going to blow up now.
Jenn looked at her and her jaw dropped as she remembered something. "Oh God!" Jenn yelled as she grabbed Sanosuke and started running. The girl ran after them with haste. Jenn dragged Sano along trying to explain. "This isn't good! She knows! We gotta get back to Brandy!" Sano stuttered an "Okay." He was still quite flustered from shock. Jenn made a full loop around the block and returned in the club once she lost the girl. Brandy and Kenshin stared as the two were leaning over catching their breath.
"Brandy!" Jenn forced herself to speak. "The girls from before...they know! They know about us and about them!" Brandy's face changed to shock, WHAT?! "Lets go!" Brandy said as she grabbed Kenshin. The four ran out with all speed. They rushed down the street and into the parking lot. They jumped into the car and Jenn swiftly pulled out of the parking spot. She was about to turn right when another car whipped in front of her and blocked the road. The car was driven by a big, mean looking man. Camille sat in the other front seat and Ivy was smiling in the back. The man began talking to them.
"You girls better do what my sister wants, or else things could get ugly," the man said with a deep voice and thick accent. Camille grinned like a demon at them. "You're gonna want your seat belts now," Jenn said to everyone in the convertible. "Why?" Kenshin started but he found out the hard way. Jenn spun the car around and floored the gas pedal, sending the car speeding the other direction. The other car immediately gave chase.
Jenn raced to get away, and she may have been able to if the other car wasn't so determined. Jenn changed roads as often as possible but they still kept on her tail. She thought the situation couldn't get worse until the man pulled a gun. He shot but missed thanks to Jenn swerving the car. Jenn quickly turned onto an upcoming back road and tried to lose them that way. Even if they kept on the main roads, police would quickly become a problem. Between dodging bullets and staying ahead of the other car, it seemed impossible to get away. Seeing no other option Brandy sat up, "There's no other way! This is an emergency!" She raised her hand and apparently cast something. In an instant the car was in Brandy's garage. The fall was painful for everyone. Brandy and Kenshin were a wreck in the back seat. The front wasn't any better. Jenn was on the floor and Sano, blushing, had fallen on top of her. Everyone, with many aches and pains, managed to sit back up.
They were all breathing extremely heavy and were incredibly tired. "Well," Brandy said. "We made it... barely, but still." Jenn sighed, "Let's go back to Japan tomorrow." Jenn suggested. "For a little while anyway..." "Got that!" Brandy agreed. Everyone laid back, exhausted. Within minutes everyone was asleep in the car. Brandy was laid out in the back, partially over Kenshin. In the front Jenn was lying against Sano. They were deep asleep.
Day 5 Bloopers and Extras
So Stupid- Jenn
Kenshin and Sanosuke were sitting in the pillow room. Kenshin stared as Sano's actions continued to puzzle him. Sanosuke had acted strange since earlier when he had first seen Jenn and ran out of the room. Sano was sitting in the corner of the room with his back to Kenshin. He seemed angry with himself for some reason. Sano cursed himself, What was I thinking! I mean if the girl hadn't shown up, I could have said... What am I thinking! Sanosuke get it together! The memory played over in his mind. (Looking for her, trying to help, taking her hand and....) "Aaaghhh!" Sano yelled at himself. "Sano, what...?" Kenshin began. Sano turned around and his face suddenly turned dark red. "I'm so stupid!!" He turned around and started hitting himself in the head. "Stupid, stupid, STUPID!!!!" Kenshin was more than a little confused as he watched Sano continue to yell at himself.
Just then Jenn walked into the room, whistling a tune. She had flowers to replace the dead ones in the vase. She was completely unaware of anything around her as she did. Sano didn't notice her until she walked by him to leave. "Aahh!" he yelled jumping back away from her. He was even redder than before as he stuttered, "aaaa..." Jenn stared a moment and a memory flooded back at her, Ahhh! I completely forgot!!! We... Ooh!! Kenshin watched as Jenn suddenly became as red as Sano. "Aaa...uhhh..." she stuttered as badly as Sano. Kenshin didn't understand as she bolted out of the room for no apparent reason. "Aaghh!!" Sano yelled as he continued beating himself. "I'm so stupid..." Kenshin didn't ask.