Hello, hello. Yeah, I apologise for taking 4-eva to update! Please forgive
me. I was pretty busy with school and other stuff. Here's the deal, I'll
update about every three days- so that's how often you can check back. But
since this week's Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukah- I'll upload two chapters
this week instead of one! How's that for a present?
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"I'm glad you're alright," Kaoru whispered. "I'd be totally lost if I lost you too . . . listen, there's something I have to tell you. A few days ago, Shinta came to see. And it wasn't the one you hate- it was he, the real one. Yahiko's brother, the one that was killed. His ghost came to see me. He told me that the Shinta with us right now is an imposter. We have to prove him wrong . . . somehow." "Just turn him in," Kenshin said. "It's not a difficult task." "Yes, but how do I prove him an imposter?" Kaoru asked.
They thought for a while. Then, a smile spread across Kenshin's face. "Have you heard of Spy Galore?" he asked. "Say what?" Kaoru asked, confused. "What's that?" "Soujiro's sister works there," Kenshin explained. "Soujiro has a sister?" Kaoru stupidly asked. Kenshin ignored Kaoru's question. "Anyway, go there and look for small cameras and tape recorders. Then, set them in his room and check back too see what you get in three days." Now Kaoru smiled. "Genius!" she said.
"Soujiro has a sister," Kaoru muttered to herself as she entered Spy Galore. The fact just didn't hit her. Soujiro never mentioned anything about relatives. From all Kaoru knew, Soujiro was an orphan- without any remaining family members.
It wasn't very had to find Soujiro's sister. She smiled just like her {little} brother and had the same black hair, but it was longer and it was pulled back into a long braid. Kaoru looked closely at the name badge she wore. In bright gold letters was written, "Welcome to Spy Galore! My name is Preity (Pree-thee). How can I help you?"
She decided to get herself acquainted to Preity later. Right now, she had to find mini cameras and tape recorders.
An hour later, she was ready with everything. She had one mini tape recorder that recorded any voice nearby for twenty-four hours and a mini video camera that would also record for 24 hours. After she paid for everything, she walked up to Preity.
"Hi, Preity," she said. Preity turned around. "Hi," she said happily. "I'm Kaoru," Kaoru continued as she held her hand out to shake hands. "I'm a friend of Soujiro's." "Oh, you are?" Preity asked. "How do you know about me?" "I heard you worked here," Kaoru explained. "So I decided to come check out the store and come meet you. You know, it wasn't very hard to find you. You look a lot like your little brother." "We've heard that a lot," Preity said. "You know, Soujiro's coming over dinner today. Why don't you tag along?" "I'd love to," Kaoru said. "Where do you live?" "Not far from here," Preity replied. "Do you see that neighbourhood over there? I live in that neighbourhood. It's the first house on your right. If it helps, it's a pink brick house and it says Seta Preity over the garage door."
"OK," Kaoru said. "I'll see you then, I guess. Again, it was nice to meet you." Kaoru and Preity shook hands once again and Kaoru left.
"Boy, you got 'splainin' to do!" Kaoru said to Soujiro, who was watching a basketball game in the living room with Sano, as she came into her home. "What did I do?" Soujiro asked. "I met Preity today," Kaoru said. "You never told me you had a sister! There I go, at night praying for you to find a family- when your big sister lives thirty minutes form here!" "I'm sorry, Kaoru," Soujiro said. "I just thought you really wouldn't care." "Jou-chan, where'd you go? "Sano asked, changing the subject. "Hospital," Kaoru answered. "Kenshin, Rachel, and Jeremy were in a car crash." "Holy mackerels!" Sano cried. "Why didn't you tell me? Are they ok?" "They're fine," Kaoru said. "And alive." "Oh thank goodness," Soujiro said.
Kaoru made sure Shinta wasn't home yet and then went up to his room. Not there- score! Kaoru carefully took out everything and put them in place. For a few minutes, she admired her work. "I might make a good secret agent," Kaoru said to herself.
At exactly seven fiftheen, Kaoru arrived at Preity's house. Soujiro was already there. There was also another man there. He was Preity's boyfriend, Anzai. He was tall and dark with amazing green eyes. Preity was a great cook; she makes amazing sushi in Kaoru's opinion.
Soujiro was a lot different around Preity than he is at Kaoru's house. At Kaoru's house, Soujiro is quiet and polite. At his sister's house, Soujiro laughs aloud and talks with his mouth full. He even uses words like "Yo!" and "Wassup!?".
Kaoru seemed to be the only quiet one. Kaoru barely understood what they were talking about. Anzai was talking about Harley Davidson motorcycles, Preity was talking about books, and Soujiro was saying something about banana pudding.
After dinner, Preity told stories of her childhood and Soujiro's. Preity revealed that she was a big Shinta fan and she became very sad when Shinta died. Kaoru said something before Soujiro could say "Shinta" was alive again. "Kenshin's just as good though," Preity said. "But I can't pick between him and Rachel Stevens. Her Funkydory album is doing so well here." "Himura-san is Kaoru's husband," Soujiro said happily. "Really?" Preity asked, astonished. "I can't believe you actually got a celebrity to come here!" Anzai said. "You must've canceled all of your other plans just to come to this dinner party, ne?" "Iie, of course not," Kaoru said. "My husband's the famous and busy one, not me." "Oh good," Preity said relieved. "I was beginning to feel guilty for a second there."
Then Preity gave everyone tea and little Indian sweets called Ladoo. "She's obsessed with them, Indians of India," Soujiro explained to Kaoru. Kaoru loved the Ladoo so she made a mental note to hire an Indian cook.
When Kaoru came home, she was too tired to come see what was up with anyone. She went straight into her room and threw herself onto her bed and fell fast asleep.
Kaoru impatiently waited for 5:30 (the time when Kaoru turned the video and recorder on) to come. "Five fiftheen!" Kaoru grumbled. "Fiftheen more minutes!" "Til' what?" Sano asked. "Huh?" Kaoru asked. "Fiftheen minutes till what, Jou-chan?" Sano repeated. "Oh, um, a, uh--," Kaoru stammered. "A, um, a-oh yea! A new episode of Disco Influenza!" (A/N: Ya'll, I made that TV show, so please don't come sue me if you can't find it on your TV listings!) "Really?" Sano excitedly asked. "Lemme go get Megumi, and the three of us can watch it!" "Yea, ok," Kaoru agreed. "Why don't you go see where Megumi is . . . and make some . . . popcorn?" "OK!" Sano happily said dashing away.
Kaoru spent the last ten minutes glaring at the clock. When it finally showed 5:30, Kaoru sprinted up to Shinta's bedroom, but when she arrived none of Shinta's things were there. Kaoru checked for the camera and the tape recorder. They weren't there either.
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gee, I wonder what could've happened?
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"I'm glad you're alright," Kaoru whispered. "I'd be totally lost if I lost you too . . . listen, there's something I have to tell you. A few days ago, Shinta came to see. And it wasn't the one you hate- it was he, the real one. Yahiko's brother, the one that was killed. His ghost came to see me. He told me that the Shinta with us right now is an imposter. We have to prove him wrong . . . somehow." "Just turn him in," Kenshin said. "It's not a difficult task." "Yes, but how do I prove him an imposter?" Kaoru asked.
They thought for a while. Then, a smile spread across Kenshin's face. "Have you heard of Spy Galore?" he asked. "Say what?" Kaoru asked, confused. "What's that?" "Soujiro's sister works there," Kenshin explained. "Soujiro has a sister?" Kaoru stupidly asked. Kenshin ignored Kaoru's question. "Anyway, go there and look for small cameras and tape recorders. Then, set them in his room and check back too see what you get in three days." Now Kaoru smiled. "Genius!" she said.
"Soujiro has a sister," Kaoru muttered to herself as she entered Spy Galore. The fact just didn't hit her. Soujiro never mentioned anything about relatives. From all Kaoru knew, Soujiro was an orphan- without any remaining family members.
It wasn't very had to find Soujiro's sister. She smiled just like her {little} brother and had the same black hair, but it was longer and it was pulled back into a long braid. Kaoru looked closely at the name badge she wore. In bright gold letters was written, "Welcome to Spy Galore! My name is Preity (Pree-thee). How can I help you?"
She decided to get herself acquainted to Preity later. Right now, she had to find mini cameras and tape recorders.
An hour later, she was ready with everything. She had one mini tape recorder that recorded any voice nearby for twenty-four hours and a mini video camera that would also record for 24 hours. After she paid for everything, she walked up to Preity.
"Hi, Preity," she said. Preity turned around. "Hi," she said happily. "I'm Kaoru," Kaoru continued as she held her hand out to shake hands. "I'm a friend of Soujiro's." "Oh, you are?" Preity asked. "How do you know about me?" "I heard you worked here," Kaoru explained. "So I decided to come check out the store and come meet you. You know, it wasn't very hard to find you. You look a lot like your little brother." "We've heard that a lot," Preity said. "You know, Soujiro's coming over dinner today. Why don't you tag along?" "I'd love to," Kaoru said. "Where do you live?" "Not far from here," Preity replied. "Do you see that neighbourhood over there? I live in that neighbourhood. It's the first house on your right. If it helps, it's a pink brick house and it says Seta Preity over the garage door."
"OK," Kaoru said. "I'll see you then, I guess. Again, it was nice to meet you." Kaoru and Preity shook hands once again and Kaoru left.
"Boy, you got 'splainin' to do!" Kaoru said to Soujiro, who was watching a basketball game in the living room with Sano, as she came into her home. "What did I do?" Soujiro asked. "I met Preity today," Kaoru said. "You never told me you had a sister! There I go, at night praying for you to find a family- when your big sister lives thirty minutes form here!" "I'm sorry, Kaoru," Soujiro said. "I just thought you really wouldn't care." "Jou-chan, where'd you go? "Sano asked, changing the subject. "Hospital," Kaoru answered. "Kenshin, Rachel, and Jeremy were in a car crash." "Holy mackerels!" Sano cried. "Why didn't you tell me? Are they ok?" "They're fine," Kaoru said. "And alive." "Oh thank goodness," Soujiro said.
Kaoru made sure Shinta wasn't home yet and then went up to his room. Not there- score! Kaoru carefully took out everything and put them in place. For a few minutes, she admired her work. "I might make a good secret agent," Kaoru said to herself.
At exactly seven fiftheen, Kaoru arrived at Preity's house. Soujiro was already there. There was also another man there. He was Preity's boyfriend, Anzai. He was tall and dark with amazing green eyes. Preity was a great cook; she makes amazing sushi in Kaoru's opinion.
Soujiro was a lot different around Preity than he is at Kaoru's house. At Kaoru's house, Soujiro is quiet and polite. At his sister's house, Soujiro laughs aloud and talks with his mouth full. He even uses words like "Yo!" and "Wassup!?".
Kaoru seemed to be the only quiet one. Kaoru barely understood what they were talking about. Anzai was talking about Harley Davidson motorcycles, Preity was talking about books, and Soujiro was saying something about banana pudding.
After dinner, Preity told stories of her childhood and Soujiro's. Preity revealed that she was a big Shinta fan and she became very sad when Shinta died. Kaoru said something before Soujiro could say "Shinta" was alive again. "Kenshin's just as good though," Preity said. "But I can't pick between him and Rachel Stevens. Her Funkydory album is doing so well here." "Himura-san is Kaoru's husband," Soujiro said happily. "Really?" Preity asked, astonished. "I can't believe you actually got a celebrity to come here!" Anzai said. "You must've canceled all of your other plans just to come to this dinner party, ne?" "Iie, of course not," Kaoru said. "My husband's the famous and busy one, not me." "Oh good," Preity said relieved. "I was beginning to feel guilty for a second there."
Then Preity gave everyone tea and little Indian sweets called Ladoo. "She's obsessed with them, Indians of India," Soujiro explained to Kaoru. Kaoru loved the Ladoo so she made a mental note to hire an Indian cook.
When Kaoru came home, she was too tired to come see what was up with anyone. She went straight into her room and threw herself onto her bed and fell fast asleep.
Kaoru impatiently waited for 5:30 (the time when Kaoru turned the video and recorder on) to come. "Five fiftheen!" Kaoru grumbled. "Fiftheen more minutes!" "Til' what?" Sano asked. "Huh?" Kaoru asked. "Fiftheen minutes till what, Jou-chan?" Sano repeated. "Oh, um, a, uh--," Kaoru stammered. "A, um, a-oh yea! A new episode of Disco Influenza!" (A/N: Ya'll, I made that TV show, so please don't come sue me if you can't find it on your TV listings!) "Really?" Sano excitedly asked. "Lemme go get Megumi, and the three of us can watch it!" "Yea, ok," Kaoru agreed. "Why don't you go see where Megumi is . . . and make some . . . popcorn?" "OK!" Sano happily said dashing away.
Kaoru spent the last ten minutes glaring at the clock. When it finally showed 5:30, Kaoru sprinted up to Shinta's bedroom, but when she arrived none of Shinta's things were there. Kaoru checked for the camera and the tape recorder. They weren't there either.
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gee, I wonder what could've happened?