You see a colorless black screen, that slowly fades out to reveal a brightly lit studio… yadda, yadda, yadda, blah, blah, blah… you get the drill by now, right?





Fireruby: ROCKY!! Just say the introduction!!



Ugh, whatever.



In front of the camera is a black leather Lay-Z-Boy, and a matching couch. Sitting in the Lay-Z-Boy is a blonde teen with scary blue eyes and a voice that could wake the dead-



Fireruby: ROCKY!!!



Just trying to make it interesting.



Fireruby: That's not interesting. It's mean…



It's true.



Fireruby rolls her eyes and turns back to the camera. She puts on a strained smile.



Fireruby: Hey there, and welcome to another edition of NYATS Live. I'm your host, Fireruby. -she points off camera- Akemi, back there, is your audio mixer. And Rocky… he's your narrator. But he's being replaced soon.



The audience claps warmly.



Fireruby: ^.^ Okay. So… let's bring out our guest… sorry, I mean guests. The cutest couple on the face of the earth… Kenshin Himura and Kaoru Kamiya!



The audience applauds loudly as the raven-haired girl and the redhead rurouni walk onto the stage.



Fireruby: ^^ Welcome to the show. The last RK character we had on here wasn't such a hit… hopefully, you two will do a bit better… and bring in some more reviews...



Kenshin: Oro? Who was on here before us?



Fireruby: Hiko.



Kenshin: 00 Hiko? Did he say anything about me? He didn't tell you any nasty stories, did he?



Fireruby: ^^ Oh, I wish! That would've been great with the reviews…



Kenshin&Kaoru: oo;



Akemi: -squeals from offstage- You two are so cute when you both do that face! Do it again!



Kenshin&Kaoru: 00;



Akemi: -squeals again- Kawaii!



Fireruby: ^^; Right… um, do you two have anything you want to say before I start asking the questions?



Kaoru: Uh, no, not really…



Kenshin: No. I don't think so…



Fireruby: 'Kay! I'd like to ask the first question. It's for Kaoru.



Kaoru: ^^ Okay!



Fireruby: Alrighty… Kaoru, I'd really like to know why we see you drinking sake every so often, when you KNOW you can't hold ANY of it in. For instance, do you remember that one time when Sano threw you guys a party? You had one friggin' cup of sake, and made a complete fool of yourself in front of Kenshin.



Kenshin&Kaoru: -faces turn red from the memory-



Kaoru: I-Um… B-But Megumi was antagonizing me! She was trying to get Kenshin drunk! What was I supposed to do?! It was either sit there and look like an idiot or start drinking and-



Fireruby: look like an idiot. I see your logic…



Kaoru: …



Fireruby: Whatever. Next question. -Shuffles through her papers-



Kaoru: -looks quite relieved-



Fireruby: -pulls out a piece of paper colored a beautiful shade of purple- Ah… this one's from Belle Beauty and -lets out a brief shriek of happiness- this is the first fan suggestion I've ever been able to use on the show! Isn't that totally awesome?!



Guests & Audience: o.o*



Akemi: Wahoo!! Go Fire and Belle!!



Guests and Audience: 0.0*



Fireruby: ^^ Anywhoo, her question is for Kenshin. She asks, "What did you think of Kaoru when you first met her?". Well, Kenshin?



Kaoru: ^^ -anxiously awaits a sweet answer-



Kenshin: o0; I… I, erm… the FIRST time I met her? You mean… when she was chasing me down the street, accusing me of murders?



Fireruby: ^^ 'Course. And please answer truthfully. -Waves around his contract-



Kenshin: Um… erm… I…



Kaoru: -glares at him- Come on, Kenshin. Tell us all what you thought of me.



Kenshin: ^^; Heh… well, I, um… My first impression of you, Kaoru-dono, was that you must have been a very brave woman for challenging the battousai like that… and with such determination in your eyes. It made me admire you very much, that it did.



Kaoru & Audience: Awww…



Akemi: -gasp- Kawaii… -faints-



Fireruby: -sighs dreamily- That's so sweet… if it was me, I'd think she was psychotic or something… You're lucky to have such a romantic man, Kaoru.



Kaoru: -blushes- He's not my man, Fireruby-san…



Fireruby: ^^ -laughs- Okay… whatever you say… next question…



Akemi: -wakes up from her faint-



Fireruby: -shuffles through the papers and pulls out a small letter- Oh, yeah… this is one from my little sister, Melan92. It's another one for Kenshin. It's a hypothetical question. "Hypothetically speaking, if one of your enemies kidnapped Kaoru, planted a bomb in Tokyo, and made you choose between her life or the rest of the people in Tokyo's, what would you choose?"



Kenshin: Oro? A bomb couldn't kill everyone in Tokyo. The explosions aren't big enough for that.



Fireruby: They've developed them a lot over the years, Kenshin. Trust me, nowadays, they make bombs that could blow up the entire world… Just Tokyo would be nothing for quite a few terrorists.



Kenshin: Oh…



Kaoru: -blushes deeper and looks down- Baka… well that's a dumb question… of course he'd choose the other people's lives… there're thousands of people in Tokyo… I'm not worth that loss…



Kenshin is also a lovely shade of red and glancing down at his feet. When he finally answers, his voice is very quiet.



Kenshin: I would choose…. -his voice gets softer and softer with every word-



Fireruby: -leans in to hear him- Awww…



Akemi: -screaming from offstage- What'd he say?! What'd he say?!



Kaoru: -looks up- Yeah… what'd he say?



Fireruby: -smacks him on the back- Go on, Ken-san. Tell her what ya said.



Kenshin: -caught off guard by the abrupt smack- I'D CHOOSE KAORU!



Kaoru: ^^ Really?



Akemi: ^.^ AWWW!



Kenshin: -nods- I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I let you die, Kaoru-dono.



Fireruby & Akemi: ^____^ Awww! KAWAII!



Kaoru: -grins-



Fireruby: ^^ We should probably end this now… and give these two lovebirds privacy while they confess their undying love for each other…



Akemi: -from offstage- Of course, by privacy, she means in front of Fireruby, me, and my own personal video camera…



Fireruby: Of course… but, that IS the best we can do… and it's not as bad as live TV. So, anyway… I guess that's all for now. Tune in next time for a special appearance by one of the RK villains! Probably Soujiro… Maybe Kamatari… Whoever is it, the guest ideas will probably be inspired by Sweet Chaos. Also… any and all advice is welcome so PLEASE review. Thank-you, and… I'll see you soon!



The screen fades back out to black.