Chapter 6: Encounter with the Stove
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Rurouni Kenshin! A/N: I would like to thank all the people who reviewed my first fan fiction and emailed me some ideas for the next few chapters. I would like to apologize for taking along time in getting this chapter up. I'm hoping this chapter would be long and somewhat funny. Anyways, let's continue with the story.
Encounter with the Stove
Ranu set down the tofu and the soy sauce bottle on the kitchen counter and walked towards the pantry.
"Where did I last put those soba noodles? I know it's somewhere in here." She said to herself.
'Hmmm...I wonder why she's talking to herself.' thought Sano.
"Hey, Ranu! Why are you talking to yourself?"
Ranu poked her head out of the pantry and frowned, "Because I feel like it!! Also, are you going to stand there and look like an idiot or are you going to help me?!"
" Uhh...I think I will help you." He walked over to Ranu and stood next to her.
"Could you get those soba packages on the top shelf? It's really high for me to reach, since I'm short for my age."
"Sure," He reached for the soba packages and gave them to her. "So, are you that confident in your cooking?" He asked her while walking out of the pantry.
"Yep, my mom taught me how to cook and then I started to cook some simple dishes by myself. It's not hard to learn. All you need to know is the basics and the rest is all easy."
"And you're fifteen. That's amazing, Kaoru's only seventeen and she's really horrible at cooking than in combat."
"Kaoru and I are totally opposite of each other."
Sano glanced down at her with questions in his eyes, "What do you mean 'totally opposites?"
She put down the soba noodles on the counter next to the soy sauce and tofu and smiled, "What I meant was that she's is really good in fighting and I'm really bad at it, and I'm good at cooking where Kaoru's not so good at it."
"Oh...I see now. Can we start making something to eat now? I'm hungry!!"
She rolled her eyes and started to prepare the food. After she was done cutting up the vegetables and the tofu, she knelt down and opened the cabinet door and picked out a wok. She stood up and walked over the stove and turned the knob. Sano looked over her shoulder and his eyes widened in horror. The coils of the electric stove were read under the wok. Sano grasped her right shoulder and pulled her backwards.
"Hey! What the heck is wrong with you?!"
"Stay away from that thing!!" He yelled pointing at the stove.
"And why should I?" Ranu was getting really mad at this point.
"It's glowing red!! It's possessed!!"
"It's the stove that is getting hot!! It glows red because it is on high heat. Also, the stove is not possessed! Stop acting like a little child who's afraid of everything!!"
"But, there's no fire. Why is there no fire!!!" Then he glared at her, "And I'm not acting like a child who is afraid of everything."
"You sure act like one."
"Eh? What was that?"
"Nothing, I was talking to myself."
"Good. I thought you were implying that I was acting very childish. So what is that thing glowing all red and stuff?" "It's electric, silly. It runs by electricity. And it's called an electric stove. Now, if you would be so kind on letting go of my shoulder so I can turn down the heat on the stove and start cooking the soba noodles."
"Huh? Oh, yeah." Sano let go of her shoulder and slowly backed away from the stove.
"Thank you, Sano. Really, Sano, you get paranoid really easily."
"Do not!!"
"Ok!! Why don't you go and sit on the couch and wait for your lunch. It will be ready in a few minutes."
"Hmph! Fine!! I will!" Sano stalked out of the kitchen and plopped down on the couch with his arms crossed.
"Sometimes I wonder what he does back in Meiji Japan everyday. Oh well." She went back into cooking the meal for herself and Sano.
After a few minutes she put the food on the table. At the smell of food, Sano quickly got up and ran towards the table and looked eagerly at the food. His mouth started to drool in hunger.
Ranu rolled her eyes and said, "Quit gawking at the food and sit down and eat it!"
Sano quickly sat down on the chair next to Ranu and picked up the chopsticks that she brought out from the pantry that was in a small box. She picks up the serving spoon and scoops the food onto the spoon and gently places the food on the plate. He took the chopsticks and quickly gulfed down the food. Ranu just sat there amazed on how fast he ate his food in a matter of seconds. She looked at her plate; her food barely touched. She sighed in exasperation at his antics and started to eat her lunch. All of a sudden, a thought just came to her, TODAY WAS A SUNDAY!! TOMARROW SHE HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL!! She dropped her chopsticks and stood up and yelled out, "CRAP!! I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL TOMARROW!!"
Sano looked up at her with irritation in his eyes, "What's wrong with you?!"
"I have to go to school tomorrow! Today is Sunday and tomorrow is Monday!"
"I thought that girls aren't supposed to get an education."
Ranu rolled her eyes, "What plant have you been all this time that I've been explaining to you about the future?"
"Try explaining this to me, will ya?"
"Fine!" she huffed. "In the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, kids of all ages of 6 and up are required, by law, to go to school to get an education. Things changed in the past and all kids of all gender had the right to go to school."
"Oh...Can I have more of those soba noodles? You were right about your cooking! It's better than little missy's cooking. I think she should take cooking lessons from you."
She blushed at his comment, "Thank you, Sanosuke. I really appreciate you liking my cooking. By the way, you're coming with me to school tomorrow morning, whether you like it or not."
Sano stood up suddenly, "WHAT?! YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ME T OYOUR SCHOOL?!"
"Umm...yeah...I go to high school. What are you going to do here for the rest of the day tomorrow?"
Sano thought for a moment and replied, "Gamble."
Ranu did an anime face fall. "You DO know that gambling is illegal, right?"
"Darn. Stupid future government." He huffed.
"I have to think up of ways to convince people that you're not from this contry."
"Fine, do whatever you want. Let's keep on eating. I'm still hungry!"
Ranu rolled her eyes again, "You're such a pig."
"Thanks for your compliment."
"You're welcome." Ranu sat back down and continued to eat her lunch and her mind was started to think up of ways to sneak him into her school without getting into trouble.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~* A/N: Howdy peoples!! Sorry for taking a VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, long time in getting this story written and updated. Let's just say my parents are being Nazis about me on FF.net. ANYWAYS, I would like to thank the person who sent me an email about upcoming chapter ideas. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! I shake my fist at my parents and at high school for giving me too much homework to do!!! *coughs* Please review. I really need it!! Check out my second fanfic called 'What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar?' That story is under Inu Yasha. Or click on my pen name to read it. Thanks you!!!!!!! Read and Review.
Sano: Yeah
Author: Umm...I think they get the point.
Sano: OK (leaves the room)
Author: (O_o)?! *coughs* Anyways, look for the next chapter soon!!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Rurouni Kenshin! A/N: I would like to thank all the people who reviewed my first fan fiction and emailed me some ideas for the next few chapters. I would like to apologize for taking along time in getting this chapter up. I'm hoping this chapter would be long and somewhat funny. Anyways, let's continue with the story.
Encounter with the Stove
Ranu set down the tofu and the soy sauce bottle on the kitchen counter and walked towards the pantry.
"Where did I last put those soba noodles? I know it's somewhere in here." She said to herself.
'Hmmm...I wonder why she's talking to herself.' thought Sano.
"Hey, Ranu! Why are you talking to yourself?"
Ranu poked her head out of the pantry and frowned, "Because I feel like it!! Also, are you going to stand there and look like an idiot or are you going to help me?!"
" Uhh...I think I will help you." He walked over to Ranu and stood next to her.
"Could you get those soba packages on the top shelf? It's really high for me to reach, since I'm short for my age."
"Sure," He reached for the soba packages and gave them to her. "So, are you that confident in your cooking?" He asked her while walking out of the pantry.
"Yep, my mom taught me how to cook and then I started to cook some simple dishes by myself. It's not hard to learn. All you need to know is the basics and the rest is all easy."
"And you're fifteen. That's amazing, Kaoru's only seventeen and she's really horrible at cooking than in combat."
"Kaoru and I are totally opposite of each other."
Sano glanced down at her with questions in his eyes, "What do you mean 'totally opposites?"
She put down the soba noodles on the counter next to the soy sauce and tofu and smiled, "What I meant was that she's is really good in fighting and I'm really bad at it, and I'm good at cooking where Kaoru's not so good at it."
"Oh...I see now. Can we start making something to eat now? I'm hungry!!"
She rolled her eyes and started to prepare the food. After she was done cutting up the vegetables and the tofu, she knelt down and opened the cabinet door and picked out a wok. She stood up and walked over the stove and turned the knob. Sano looked over her shoulder and his eyes widened in horror. The coils of the electric stove were read under the wok. Sano grasped her right shoulder and pulled her backwards.
"Hey! What the heck is wrong with you?!"
"Stay away from that thing!!" He yelled pointing at the stove.
"And why should I?" Ranu was getting really mad at this point.
"It's glowing red!! It's possessed!!"
"It's the stove that is getting hot!! It glows red because it is on high heat. Also, the stove is not possessed! Stop acting like a little child who's afraid of everything!!"
"But, there's no fire. Why is there no fire!!!" Then he glared at her, "And I'm not acting like a child who is afraid of everything."
"You sure act like one."
"Eh? What was that?"
"Nothing, I was talking to myself."
"Good. I thought you were implying that I was acting very childish. So what is that thing glowing all red and stuff?" "It's electric, silly. It runs by electricity. And it's called an electric stove. Now, if you would be so kind on letting go of my shoulder so I can turn down the heat on the stove and start cooking the soba noodles."
"Huh? Oh, yeah." Sano let go of her shoulder and slowly backed away from the stove.
"Thank you, Sano. Really, Sano, you get paranoid really easily."
"Do not!!"
"Ok!! Why don't you go and sit on the couch and wait for your lunch. It will be ready in a few minutes."
"Hmph! Fine!! I will!" Sano stalked out of the kitchen and plopped down on the couch with his arms crossed.
"Sometimes I wonder what he does back in Meiji Japan everyday. Oh well." She went back into cooking the meal for herself and Sano.
After a few minutes she put the food on the table. At the smell of food, Sano quickly got up and ran towards the table and looked eagerly at the food. His mouth started to drool in hunger.
Ranu rolled her eyes and said, "Quit gawking at the food and sit down and eat it!"
Sano quickly sat down on the chair next to Ranu and picked up the chopsticks that she brought out from the pantry that was in a small box. She picks up the serving spoon and scoops the food onto the spoon and gently places the food on the plate. He took the chopsticks and quickly gulfed down the food. Ranu just sat there amazed on how fast he ate his food in a matter of seconds. She looked at her plate; her food barely touched. She sighed in exasperation at his antics and started to eat her lunch. All of a sudden, a thought just came to her, TODAY WAS A SUNDAY!! TOMARROW SHE HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL!! She dropped her chopsticks and stood up and yelled out, "CRAP!! I HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL TOMARROW!!"
Sano looked up at her with irritation in his eyes, "What's wrong with you?!"
"I have to go to school tomorrow! Today is Sunday and tomorrow is Monday!"
"I thought that girls aren't supposed to get an education."
Ranu rolled her eyes, "What plant have you been all this time that I've been explaining to you about the future?"
"Try explaining this to me, will ya?"
"Fine!" she huffed. "In the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries, kids of all ages of 6 and up are required, by law, to go to school to get an education. Things changed in the past and all kids of all gender had the right to go to school."
"Oh...Can I have more of those soba noodles? You were right about your cooking! It's better than little missy's cooking. I think she should take cooking lessons from you."
She blushed at his comment, "Thank you, Sanosuke. I really appreciate you liking my cooking. By the way, you're coming with me to school tomorrow morning, whether you like it or not."
Sano stood up suddenly, "WHAT?! YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ME T OYOUR SCHOOL?!"
"Umm...yeah...I go to high school. What are you going to do here for the rest of the day tomorrow?"
Sano thought for a moment and replied, "Gamble."
Ranu did an anime face fall. "You DO know that gambling is illegal, right?"
"Darn. Stupid future government." He huffed.
"I have to think up of ways to convince people that you're not from this contry."
"Fine, do whatever you want. Let's keep on eating. I'm still hungry!"
Ranu rolled her eyes again, "You're such a pig."
"Thanks for your compliment."
"You're welcome." Ranu sat back down and continued to eat her lunch and her mind was started to think up of ways to sneak him into her school without getting into trouble.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~* A/N: Howdy peoples!! Sorry for taking a VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, long time in getting this story written and updated. Let's just say my parents are being Nazis about me on FF.net. ANYWAYS, I would like to thank the person who sent me an email about upcoming chapter ideas. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! I shake my fist at my parents and at high school for giving me too much homework to do!!! *coughs* Please review. I really need it!! Check out my second fanfic called 'What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar?' That story is under Inu Yasha. Or click on my pen name to read it. Thanks you!!!!!!! Read and Review.
Sano: Yeah
Author: Umm...I think they get the point.
Sano: OK (leaves the room)
Author: (O_o)?! *coughs* Anyways, look for the next chapter soon!!