That's not like Shinta, to not tell his own little brother something...
That's just not like their old relationship!
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"Mr. Onimachi, such bliss it is to have you back," Soujiro said with a smile. "Yes it is," Shinta replied putting some rice on his plate. "So are you gonna get back to work?" Sano asked. Sano was still very happy and surprised that Shinta was alive. "I can't necessarily answer that," Shinta answered. "There are many things I must take care of before I make a decision."
Kaoru silently ate as Soujiro, Sano, and Shinta (triple S!) exchanged news and socialized. Nothing too interesting.. Or too funny and dry- like Kenshin's quotes for the days and his bad jokes. Rachel and Jeremy had invited Kenshin to eat dinner at a restaurant with them. Before Kenshin, Rachel, and Jeremy left, Kenshin said something that was still bothering Kaoru..
***"Does Kaoru want to come?" Rachel asked Kenshin as she put here boots on. "No," Kenshin said. "Besides, she'd probably ruin the outing and start griping about every little thing."***
It wasn't like Kenshin to say something like that- especially about Kaoru. Was he mad at her? Did he want divorce? Questions just all of a sudden began to flow out of nowhere. "Hel-lo? Jou-chan?" Sano clapped in front of Kaoru's face. "Are you home?" "Huh?" Kaoru asked. "..oh, yeah." "OK, cause I thought you just all of a sudden went BOOM!" Sano said. "Cause you look like this---" Sano made a face as though he were hypnotized. "Like that." "Whatever," Kaoru said.
An hour or so after dinner, Kenshin, Rachel, and Jeremy came back from the restaurant. They all came back either laughing or with ear-to-ear smiles on their faces. "How was dinner?" Kaoru asked Kenshin. "Fun, very fun," Kenshin said in a boring tone. "We had a great time." Kaoru, with a hurt look, nodded and went upstairs. Emphasize 'great' and you'd understand why.
Kaoru shut the door behind her and sat on her bed. A tear rolled down her cheek. "What have I done?" she asked herself. She sat there and thought for a long time, and after two hours, someone knocked at the door. It was Soujiro. "Oh, hello," he said. "I just thought I would see how you were. You looked very depressed at dinner." "I'm fine, Soujiro," Kaoru said. "Thank you for asking." "Also, do you have a spare blanket?" Soujiro asked. "It's around November and it's getting very chilly." "Well, no," Kaoru replied. "Ask Rachel and Jeremy for one, we keep all of our bedding in that room." "Thank you," Soujiro said with his usual 'Soujiro smile'.
Kaoru shut the door as Soujiro left and sat back down on her bed. She looked around her room to see what she could do. Then she remembered the she was reading. She took it out from under her pillow. She eased herself into bed and began to read. The book was a classic English book written by Josephine Alundra Charleston. (I made up the name and the title of the book and everything associated to it!)
~ Now, Illusen had heard of imposters and such, but she would never suspect someone trying to pull off such an enormous one. Who would ever dare to try to be the Great King Erik Charles? That was Illusen's question. However, she knew there was only one way to find out- if Erik Charles remembers his birthday the next week. She thought and thought for a long time. How could she make sure he remembered his birthday? Ha! There it came, snap out of nowhere! "The cooks!" she exclaimed as she scampered down the stairs. "Margaret!" she called as she entered the kitchen. "Your Majesty," Margaret said as she bowed to her queen. "What can I do to satisfy you today?" "Margaret," Illusen began. "Next week, when your King's birthday is here, do not make anything special for breakfast. As a matter of fact, make it just bread, cheese, fruits, and wine." "My Queen, you are absolutely sure you want to eat like a pilgrim? " Margaret asked. "Margaret," Illusen said. "Just do as I say and never, ever question me again." "Yes, Your Majesty," Margaret said. Then Margaret returned to work. "We shall show ourselves out now," Illusen said to the cooks. "Remember what I told you Margaret." ~
'An imposter,' Kaoru thought as she marked her place in her book. ''Shinta' really isn't an imposter, is he?' Kaoru became too tired to ask anymore questions. She turned off her lamp and went to sleep.
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the story Kaoru was reading could really help her, if she can figure out how. Ah well, things are getting really tough for her, and they might just get worse..
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"Mr. Onimachi, such bliss it is to have you back," Soujiro said with a smile. "Yes it is," Shinta replied putting some rice on his plate. "So are you gonna get back to work?" Sano asked. Sano was still very happy and surprised that Shinta was alive. "I can't necessarily answer that," Shinta answered. "There are many things I must take care of before I make a decision."
Kaoru silently ate as Soujiro, Sano, and Shinta (triple S!) exchanged news and socialized. Nothing too interesting.. Or too funny and dry- like Kenshin's quotes for the days and his bad jokes. Rachel and Jeremy had invited Kenshin to eat dinner at a restaurant with them. Before Kenshin, Rachel, and Jeremy left, Kenshin said something that was still bothering Kaoru..
***"Does Kaoru want to come?" Rachel asked Kenshin as she put here boots on. "No," Kenshin said. "Besides, she'd probably ruin the outing and start griping about every little thing."***
It wasn't like Kenshin to say something like that- especially about Kaoru. Was he mad at her? Did he want divorce? Questions just all of a sudden began to flow out of nowhere. "Hel-lo? Jou-chan?" Sano clapped in front of Kaoru's face. "Are you home?" "Huh?" Kaoru asked. "..oh, yeah." "OK, cause I thought you just all of a sudden went BOOM!" Sano said. "Cause you look like this---" Sano made a face as though he were hypnotized. "Like that." "Whatever," Kaoru said.
An hour or so after dinner, Kenshin, Rachel, and Jeremy came back from the restaurant. They all came back either laughing or with ear-to-ear smiles on their faces. "How was dinner?" Kaoru asked Kenshin. "Fun, very fun," Kenshin said in a boring tone. "We had a great time." Kaoru, with a hurt look, nodded and went upstairs. Emphasize 'great' and you'd understand why.
Kaoru shut the door behind her and sat on her bed. A tear rolled down her cheek. "What have I done?" she asked herself. She sat there and thought for a long time, and after two hours, someone knocked at the door. It was Soujiro. "Oh, hello," he said. "I just thought I would see how you were. You looked very depressed at dinner." "I'm fine, Soujiro," Kaoru said. "Thank you for asking." "Also, do you have a spare blanket?" Soujiro asked. "It's around November and it's getting very chilly." "Well, no," Kaoru replied. "Ask Rachel and Jeremy for one, we keep all of our bedding in that room." "Thank you," Soujiro said with his usual 'Soujiro smile'.
Kaoru shut the door as Soujiro left and sat back down on her bed. She looked around her room to see what she could do. Then she remembered the she was reading. She took it out from under her pillow. She eased herself into bed and began to read. The book was a classic English book written by Josephine Alundra Charleston. (I made up the name and the title of the book and everything associated to it!)
~ Now, Illusen had heard of imposters and such, but she would never suspect someone trying to pull off such an enormous one. Who would ever dare to try to be the Great King Erik Charles? That was Illusen's question. However, she knew there was only one way to find out- if Erik Charles remembers his birthday the next week. She thought and thought for a long time. How could she make sure he remembered his birthday? Ha! There it came, snap out of nowhere! "The cooks!" she exclaimed as she scampered down the stairs. "Margaret!" she called as she entered the kitchen. "Your Majesty," Margaret said as she bowed to her queen. "What can I do to satisfy you today?" "Margaret," Illusen began. "Next week, when your King's birthday is here, do not make anything special for breakfast. As a matter of fact, make it just bread, cheese, fruits, and wine." "My Queen, you are absolutely sure you want to eat like a pilgrim? " Margaret asked. "Margaret," Illusen said. "Just do as I say and never, ever question me again." "Yes, Your Majesty," Margaret said. Then Margaret returned to work. "We shall show ourselves out now," Illusen said to the cooks. "Remember what I told you Margaret." ~
'An imposter,' Kaoru thought as she marked her place in her book. ''Shinta' really isn't an imposter, is he?' Kaoru became too tired to ask anymore questions. She turned off her lamp and went to sleep.
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the story Kaoru was reading could really help her, if she can figure out how. Ah well, things are getting really tough for her, and they might just get worse..