A/n: Thank you for those who e-mailed me! I thought no one really likes my story because I got few reviews and I'm depressed demo some reviewed via e-mail. Anyways, I know I'm not that good in English that's why I'm finding someone who likes to edit mine. Puhleaze silent tears of agony…
Days of Chocolates and Roses
Chapter 2: Opportunity
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Soujiro went home after Sano's long talk about his hair gel. He was home… no, it was only meant to be called as a house.
"Onii-san that's too heavy." A thin man with long black hair at least an inch taller from Soujiro complained.
"Just shut up and put it in the dispenser." The man bigger than him ordered.
"Look who's here?" The lady said sarcastically.
The two men looked. "What did you took so long? This should be your work!" The thin man put the heavy rice bag down.
"After you do that, get also the other sacks in the track." The other man commanded and went to the kitchen to eat. Soujiro's stomach growled. "Don't eat until you finished transferring." He yelled while eating.
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The sky was engulfed by darkness and only the moon shone to light his path. He didn't bother about what he was carrying, he was used to it.
Soujiro ran with a heavy sack of rice on his back to the garage and that was a long way… so he could eat and started to study.
"Yo boy." Soujiro stopped on his track. He looked on his back and saw a bandaged man came out from the black Benz. "I can see that you got a potential." He was Makoto Shishio, respected professor in their university and a close buddy of the strict Hajime Saito.
"What do you mean" Soujiro wondered.
"I can see that you can run faster without the sack on your back." Shishio noted. "Do you want to join kendo? You can use your unbelievable agility and it can even… make you popular." Shishio smirked. Red eyes flashed. 'I got someone who can defeat Himura…Just a bunch of training…'
Soujiro thought about it. 'If he joins kendo…
---Start of Soujiro's thoughts---
"Soujiro-sama!!!" Bunch of girls were flocking around him. 'Is this Nirvana' he thought. Then he heard a familiar voice.
"Soujiro!" Kaoru ran straight to him leaving Kenshin. And she kissed him and pushed him down. 'This is the real Nirvana…'
---End of Soujiro's thoughts---
Soujiro shook his head. He couldn't be the antagonist in their relationship. He knew she was happy with him. 'But how far you really knew…' a voice within said.
"Uhm… My decision will be…" Soujiro kept thinking and that same voice contradicted everything. 'Oh fuck! Shudap!'
'Internal struggle. Maybe.' Shishio thought.
'If I join kendo… I'll loose the chance of meeting Kaoru… But still there's Himura… Can I hit two birds at a time…? I can be popular… just forget the features… Waah! This is too much. But wait, nothing's wrong if I try it.' "Yes." Soujiro said flatly. So much for the inner struggle.
"Meet me after class at the dojo. Be ready." Shishio said and drove away.
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Soujiro hastily get out of the laboratory and went straight to the dojo where the students trained kendo. Many were sparring and he couldn't believe his eyes… Kaoru was also here. She was wearing a white gi and hakama. 'Is she a member of this club?' He thought.
"Sou-chan!" Kaoru yelled. Soujiro smiled and went towards her but abruptly stopped by...
"Soujiro." Shishio called him.
"Hai. Ja ne." Soujiro waved his hand to Kaoru and turned around to follow Shishio. They went to Shishio's house.
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It was actually not an ordinary house, it was a mansion but it was kinda creepy. You could see outside that it was not too dark and candles were used. 'Maybe Shishio-sama is thrifty or… it's just style.' Soujiro thought. Then upon entering the mansion, they went straight to the kitchen. Opening the big fridge, Shishio asked "Are you hungry?" There were lots of delicious stuffs that were mouth watering but he was too shy to eat at somebody's house.
"Nope." Soujiro answered, waving his hand.
And so they went to the backyard that was looked like almost a forest except the grass were trimmed. A dojo was built beside the pond and it was lighted by candles. Soujiro saw a collection of fine Japanese swords placed precisely in the wooden rack.
"Get your sword so we could start training." Shishio unsheathed his sword, the Mugenjin.
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A/n: I need your help! Please tell me if I'll make this Sou/Kao or Ken/Kao. Vote! I like my readers to be happy… and make me also happy by reviewing!