Disclaimer- I do not own Rurouni Kenshin and it's Winter Break!
Chapter 6
*Ring Ring* Tomoe opened one eye *ring ring* the phone rang again. Turning over the tired girl put her pillow over her head in hopes of blocking out the noise, her efforts were to of no avail. *Ring Ring* Tomoe growled, why wasn't anyone answering? *ring ring* finally she got out of bed and stomped downstairs. *Ring* "hello?" Tomoe asked gently even though she wanted to demand who was calling.
The other line was quiet, "hello?" Tomoe asked again but there was only silence. Finally she decided to hang-up, but when she took the phone away from her ear a cough came and she brought it back up. "Hello?" she asked once more.
"Yes," finally came a voice, "may I please speak with Tomoe?" they asked.
"Hai," Tomoe said, "might I ask who you are?"
"It's Kenshin Himura" they said.
Tomoe almost dropped the phone in shock but quickly recovered. "Hello Kenshin," Tomoe said, keeping the surprise out of her voice, "did you need something?"
"Well Tomoe," Kenshin began, "I was just um..wondering if...well you know."
Tomoe giggled "no Kenshin," she said, "I'm afraid I don't know."
Kenshin remained silent before speaking again. "Well you know how the Chichibu Night Festival is coming up right?" Kenshin asked.
"Hai" Tomoe said.
"Well, I was just wondering if you wanted to go to the Chichibu Night Festival with me?" Kenshin asked.
"..."
Kenshin waited for a while, Tomoe's line was quiet, had she hung up on him? "Tomoe?"
Tomoe finally recovered from her shock and smiled "hai Kenshin," Tomoe said, "I would ai to go with you."
"Really?!" Kenshin asked happily, "I mean why wouldn't you?"
"Hai, we can make plans after school tomorrow," Tomoe said.
Then the two hung up and Tomoe smiled. How her friends would be jealous of her. "I have to call them!" Tomoe cried happily and grabbed the phone and dialed up the first friend she could thing of...Megumi. "Oh how everyone will be jealous" Tomoe said smiling as Megumi's phone rang.
(A/N- I just wanted to say gomen to all you Tomoe lovers. I know that she's really a more quiet and calm person, and she's not exactly the most active person in the world. However that's my downfall because I am an active person and am not that good at making people calm and peaceful, as you have now seen. I will try to make her less jumpy so she can suit her real personality. So just telling you Tomoe lovers at times she will be active and happy because I can't make her calm and quiet.)
~*~*~*~*~*
The next day at school, Kaoru was absent. Tomoe hadn't been able to get a hold of her all day yesterday. Dr. Genzai had refused to tell her what was wrong.
Tae was talking with Megumi and Misao was sitting at her desk staring off into space. Soon Tae and Megumi came over and began to yell at Tomoe in jealousy at her going to Kenshin with the upcoming festival.
Finally Kawaka-sensei entered the room and the class sat. Kaoru was going to miss her classes and Tomoe still had to know what was wrong with her. Suddenly the door shot open and Kaoru ran in the classroom, her hair was tangled and her ribbon was coming loose. Kaoru bowed to Kawaka-sensei and told her what happened before she took her seat.
Once Kaoru sat, her ribbon untied completely and her hair dropped down her back catching attention of many of the students. Kawaka-sensei was writing on the board though so Kaoru quickly patted down her hair and with the green ribbon tied her hair up in a high ponytail again.
Finally Kaoru was set and she listened as the English class began. Copying down notes and repeating words took Kaoru's dream out of her mind. Soon class was over and Sera-sensei came in for their history lesson. Kaoru took notes, but before she knew it, it was time for gym.
As they all got into their school gym uniforms Tomoe, Tae, Megumi, and Misao began to chatter excitedly about the festival.
"I have a blue kimono that has a purple obi," Megumi told them.
"I'm going to wear my pink kimono with white cherry blossoms on it," Misao said.
"I think I'll wear my white, black, and purple kimono" Tomoe said.
"Well I'm going to wear my orange and blue kimono," Tae said, "what about you Kaoru?"
"...I don't have a kimono," Kaoru said, "my family was to poor to buy one for any of us after my Oka-san passed away at least."
"Oh I'm sorry," Tae said.
"Oh no please don't feel sorry for me," Kaoru said, "I hate that." The others all smiled and they headed towards class. They were starting volleyball with Ruoa-sensei today, and thanks to years of practicing and teaching the Kamiya Kassin Ryu style she was strong in both her upper and lower body parts. They were all separated into different teams, some kids sat out and switched with players on the field every once in awhile because of the large amount of students.
At the moment Tomoe, Kaoru, Tae, Misao, Megumi, Kenshin, Sano, Aoshi, and Soujiro were all out. Tomoe and Kenshin were talking about the festival, Sano and Megumi were fighting over who knows what, Misao and Tae had considered it was their mission to try and get Aoshi to smile by telling jokes. While Kaoru leaned against the gate thinking about her dream. Every once in awhile Tae and Misao would call over and tell her one of their jokes and she would laugh but soon return to her thoughts.
"Hey Kamiya," Ruoa-sensei called, "get in and replace Rea." Kaoru ran onto the field and Hanako served the ball. It bounced back and forth aver the net, finally Kaoru jumped and spiked the ball. It went on, everyone would change positions and everyone would get a chance on the field.
It went on like that until class was over and lunch came. Tomoe was sitting with Kenshin that day, Misao was doing next classes homework while she ate, Megumi was reading her medicine book, and Tae was thinking about the festival. Kaoru looked out the window and her dream ran through her mind.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Yahiko listen to me," Kaoru said while she continued to block her father's attacks, "I'm going to say this once and only once so you must listen and understand" "what is it?" Yahiko asked frantically as he watched his sister fight with her father. "Yahiko run down to the police station, get some police and," she paused as her fathers sword slammed into her shoulder, "and run and don't come back without help." Kaoru wasn't going to listen to an argument and Yahiko knew that so he unwillingly ran out the door and down to the station like Kaoru had told him.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Kaoru prayed that Yahiko was all right and soon Tomoe popped up in front of her. "Wow you surprised me Tomoe," Kaoru said, "why were you over there sitting with Kenshin?"
"Actually that's what I came to tell you about," Tomoe said.
"About what?" Kaoru asked
"I'm going to the festival with Kenshin" Tomoe said happily.
Kaoru smiled at her friend, no matter how hard she tried to hide it, it was obvious that she liked Kenshin. "That's great Tomoe" Kaoru said, she had no reason to be sad or angry like Tae and Megumi felt, Kaoru didn't like him, she hadn't turned her head to look at him or sigh lovingly whenever he passed by her like all the other girls did.
Tomoe smiled "thanks" she said before walking back over to where Sano, Kenshin, Aoshi, and Soujiro were sitting. Soon after, Kaoru went back to daydreaming. As lunch came to an end and the class moved all the desks back into place science began with Kazuki-sensei. Then Algebra with Chiharu- sensei, and finally school was over.
"Want to hang out?" Kaoru asked her friends as they walked out of school.
"Sorry, busy" Megumi said.
"Same," said Tae.
"Don't look at me," Misao said.
"I also have plans," Tomoe said, so they all split up and walked on.
"I think I'll practice for awhile," Kaoru said, "yeah it's been awhile since I have" so Kaoru ran the rest of the way home.
She lightly opened the door once she reached home. The festival was in two days and Kaoru promised herself that she would tell Dr. Genzai why she was here alone by then. As she entered the home she closed the door behind her, "I'm back!" she called in but received no answer. No one came running to greet her. The house was quite, then there was a black out and Kaoru gave out an annoyed growl.
Slipping off her shoes and putting on her green slippers next to the door, she used the lights from the windows to light her way to the kitchen where she found a flashlight. Grabbing it, she headed down into the basement and flipped the switch and got the lights back on then clicked her flashlight off. She walked back upstairs and put the flashlight back on the counter.
Kaoru then grabbed her book case and walked upstairs to her room. "I'll change out of these clothes first," Kaoru said, "then I'll try to clean things up and bit, then I'll start to practice." Kaoru opened her room door and was jumped on and yelled at with a "surprise!" Kaoru looked around her room in astonishment. "I can't believe it," she said. The books she had bought had been placed together on a bookshelf; the clothes had been placed together in the once locked wardrobe and on the desk rested a computer. Everything she had gotten was placed somewhere and when she looked over at Dr. Genzai he was holding up a key and smiling.
"Oh thank-you so much Dr. Genzai," Kaoru cried happily and hugged him, "and you too" she added hugging Ayame and Suzume.
"You're welcome," Dr. Genzai said with a smile.
"You're welcome," Ayame and Suzume said in unison.
"He he" Kaoru giggled.
"Ayame and Suzume worked hard on the room didn't you?" Dr. Genzai said with a smile and the two kids nodded. Then they ran out of the room laughing happily.
"Dr. Genzai," Kaoru said, "I must say that I don't ever remember being this happy before."
"Now, what should we do for dinner?" Dr. Genzai asked as Kaoru picked up her case and placed it on the desk.
"I know!" Kaoru cried, "how about I cook tonight, after all it'll show how much I appreciate what you did for me."
"Well," Dr. Genzai said, "alright."
"Great!" Kaoru cried happily and ran downstairs.
*~*~*~*
"Well here you go" Kaoru said proudly placing down some fish, and tofu, rice, and some rice balls.
"Great job Kaoru," Dr. Genzai said, "it looks delicious."
"Well dig in," Kaoru said after they did the little prayer to the ancestors' thing. As they all reached over and took what they wanted they stuck some food in their mouths and stopped. "Well what do you think?" Kaoru asked, "I really out did myself didn't I."
"It's spicy," Ayame said.
"And burnt" Suzume said.
Kaoru's eye twitched as Dr. Genzai said, "don't forget crunchy."
"That's fine, if you don't like it you don't have to eat it you know!" Kaoru cried and began to throw things at Dr. Genzai, "you could at least keep quiet, but no I tried to cook for you and this is what I get, your not paying for the meal after all are you, you could at least be a little grateful!"
Ayame and Suzume laughed as they watched Dr. Genzai get pelted with buckets, sticks, cups, and whatever else was in Kaoru's reach at the moment. When she finally stopped she was gasping for air and Dr. Genzai had about ten bumps on his head. "You have a very good arm Kaoru," he said before falling off the chair.
"Grandpa!" Ayame cried.
"Grandpa!" Suzume repeated. They two both got off their chairs and ran over to the old man.
"I'm fine girls," he said while rubbing his hand against his head. Kaoru was still gasping for air.
Chapter 6
*Ring Ring* Tomoe opened one eye *ring ring* the phone rang again. Turning over the tired girl put her pillow over her head in hopes of blocking out the noise, her efforts were to of no avail. *Ring Ring* Tomoe growled, why wasn't anyone answering? *ring ring* finally she got out of bed and stomped downstairs. *Ring* "hello?" Tomoe asked gently even though she wanted to demand who was calling.
The other line was quiet, "hello?" Tomoe asked again but there was only silence. Finally she decided to hang-up, but when she took the phone away from her ear a cough came and she brought it back up. "Hello?" she asked once more.
"Yes," finally came a voice, "may I please speak with Tomoe?" they asked.
"Hai," Tomoe said, "might I ask who you are?"
"It's Kenshin Himura" they said.
Tomoe almost dropped the phone in shock but quickly recovered. "Hello Kenshin," Tomoe said, keeping the surprise out of her voice, "did you need something?"
"Well Tomoe," Kenshin began, "I was just um..wondering if...well you know."
Tomoe giggled "no Kenshin," she said, "I'm afraid I don't know."
Kenshin remained silent before speaking again. "Well you know how the Chichibu Night Festival is coming up right?" Kenshin asked.
"Hai" Tomoe said.
"Well, I was just wondering if you wanted to go to the Chichibu Night Festival with me?" Kenshin asked.
"..."
Kenshin waited for a while, Tomoe's line was quiet, had she hung up on him? "Tomoe?"
Tomoe finally recovered from her shock and smiled "hai Kenshin," Tomoe said, "I would ai to go with you."
"Really?!" Kenshin asked happily, "I mean why wouldn't you?"
"Hai, we can make plans after school tomorrow," Tomoe said.
Then the two hung up and Tomoe smiled. How her friends would be jealous of her. "I have to call them!" Tomoe cried happily and grabbed the phone and dialed up the first friend she could thing of...Megumi. "Oh how everyone will be jealous" Tomoe said smiling as Megumi's phone rang.
(A/N- I just wanted to say gomen to all you Tomoe lovers. I know that she's really a more quiet and calm person, and she's not exactly the most active person in the world. However that's my downfall because I am an active person and am not that good at making people calm and peaceful, as you have now seen. I will try to make her less jumpy so she can suit her real personality. So just telling you Tomoe lovers at times she will be active and happy because I can't make her calm and quiet.)
~*~*~*~*~*
The next day at school, Kaoru was absent. Tomoe hadn't been able to get a hold of her all day yesterday. Dr. Genzai had refused to tell her what was wrong.
Tae was talking with Megumi and Misao was sitting at her desk staring off into space. Soon Tae and Megumi came over and began to yell at Tomoe in jealousy at her going to Kenshin with the upcoming festival.
Finally Kawaka-sensei entered the room and the class sat. Kaoru was going to miss her classes and Tomoe still had to know what was wrong with her. Suddenly the door shot open and Kaoru ran in the classroom, her hair was tangled and her ribbon was coming loose. Kaoru bowed to Kawaka-sensei and told her what happened before she took her seat.
Once Kaoru sat, her ribbon untied completely and her hair dropped down her back catching attention of many of the students. Kawaka-sensei was writing on the board though so Kaoru quickly patted down her hair and with the green ribbon tied her hair up in a high ponytail again.
Finally Kaoru was set and she listened as the English class began. Copying down notes and repeating words took Kaoru's dream out of her mind. Soon class was over and Sera-sensei came in for their history lesson. Kaoru took notes, but before she knew it, it was time for gym.
As they all got into their school gym uniforms Tomoe, Tae, Megumi, and Misao began to chatter excitedly about the festival.
"I have a blue kimono that has a purple obi," Megumi told them.
"I'm going to wear my pink kimono with white cherry blossoms on it," Misao said.
"I think I'll wear my white, black, and purple kimono" Tomoe said.
"Well I'm going to wear my orange and blue kimono," Tae said, "what about you Kaoru?"
"...I don't have a kimono," Kaoru said, "my family was to poor to buy one for any of us after my Oka-san passed away at least."
"Oh I'm sorry," Tae said.
"Oh no please don't feel sorry for me," Kaoru said, "I hate that." The others all smiled and they headed towards class. They were starting volleyball with Ruoa-sensei today, and thanks to years of practicing and teaching the Kamiya Kassin Ryu style she was strong in both her upper and lower body parts. They were all separated into different teams, some kids sat out and switched with players on the field every once in awhile because of the large amount of students.
At the moment Tomoe, Kaoru, Tae, Misao, Megumi, Kenshin, Sano, Aoshi, and Soujiro were all out. Tomoe and Kenshin were talking about the festival, Sano and Megumi were fighting over who knows what, Misao and Tae had considered it was their mission to try and get Aoshi to smile by telling jokes. While Kaoru leaned against the gate thinking about her dream. Every once in awhile Tae and Misao would call over and tell her one of their jokes and she would laugh but soon return to her thoughts.
"Hey Kamiya," Ruoa-sensei called, "get in and replace Rea." Kaoru ran onto the field and Hanako served the ball. It bounced back and forth aver the net, finally Kaoru jumped and spiked the ball. It went on, everyone would change positions and everyone would get a chance on the field.
It went on like that until class was over and lunch came. Tomoe was sitting with Kenshin that day, Misao was doing next classes homework while she ate, Megumi was reading her medicine book, and Tae was thinking about the festival. Kaoru looked out the window and her dream ran through her mind.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Yahiko listen to me," Kaoru said while she continued to block her father's attacks, "I'm going to say this once and only once so you must listen and understand" "what is it?" Yahiko asked frantically as he watched his sister fight with her father. "Yahiko run down to the police station, get some police and," she paused as her fathers sword slammed into her shoulder, "and run and don't come back without help." Kaoru wasn't going to listen to an argument and Yahiko knew that so he unwillingly ran out the door and down to the station like Kaoru had told him.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Kaoru prayed that Yahiko was all right and soon Tomoe popped up in front of her. "Wow you surprised me Tomoe," Kaoru said, "why were you over there sitting with Kenshin?"
"Actually that's what I came to tell you about," Tomoe said.
"About what?" Kaoru asked
"I'm going to the festival with Kenshin" Tomoe said happily.
Kaoru smiled at her friend, no matter how hard she tried to hide it, it was obvious that she liked Kenshin. "That's great Tomoe" Kaoru said, she had no reason to be sad or angry like Tae and Megumi felt, Kaoru didn't like him, she hadn't turned her head to look at him or sigh lovingly whenever he passed by her like all the other girls did.
Tomoe smiled "thanks" she said before walking back over to where Sano, Kenshin, Aoshi, and Soujiro were sitting. Soon after, Kaoru went back to daydreaming. As lunch came to an end and the class moved all the desks back into place science began with Kazuki-sensei. Then Algebra with Chiharu- sensei, and finally school was over.
"Want to hang out?" Kaoru asked her friends as they walked out of school.
"Sorry, busy" Megumi said.
"Same," said Tae.
"Don't look at me," Misao said.
"I also have plans," Tomoe said, so they all split up and walked on.
"I think I'll practice for awhile," Kaoru said, "yeah it's been awhile since I have" so Kaoru ran the rest of the way home.
She lightly opened the door once she reached home. The festival was in two days and Kaoru promised herself that she would tell Dr. Genzai why she was here alone by then. As she entered the home she closed the door behind her, "I'm back!" she called in but received no answer. No one came running to greet her. The house was quite, then there was a black out and Kaoru gave out an annoyed growl.
Slipping off her shoes and putting on her green slippers next to the door, she used the lights from the windows to light her way to the kitchen where she found a flashlight. Grabbing it, she headed down into the basement and flipped the switch and got the lights back on then clicked her flashlight off. She walked back upstairs and put the flashlight back on the counter.
Kaoru then grabbed her book case and walked upstairs to her room. "I'll change out of these clothes first," Kaoru said, "then I'll try to clean things up and bit, then I'll start to practice." Kaoru opened her room door and was jumped on and yelled at with a "surprise!" Kaoru looked around her room in astonishment. "I can't believe it," she said. The books she had bought had been placed together on a bookshelf; the clothes had been placed together in the once locked wardrobe and on the desk rested a computer. Everything she had gotten was placed somewhere and when she looked over at Dr. Genzai he was holding up a key and smiling.
"Oh thank-you so much Dr. Genzai," Kaoru cried happily and hugged him, "and you too" she added hugging Ayame and Suzume.
"You're welcome," Dr. Genzai said with a smile.
"You're welcome," Ayame and Suzume said in unison.
"He he" Kaoru giggled.
"Ayame and Suzume worked hard on the room didn't you?" Dr. Genzai said with a smile and the two kids nodded. Then they ran out of the room laughing happily.
"Dr. Genzai," Kaoru said, "I must say that I don't ever remember being this happy before."
"Now, what should we do for dinner?" Dr. Genzai asked as Kaoru picked up her case and placed it on the desk.
"I know!" Kaoru cried, "how about I cook tonight, after all it'll show how much I appreciate what you did for me."
"Well," Dr. Genzai said, "alright."
"Great!" Kaoru cried happily and ran downstairs.
*~*~*~*
"Well here you go" Kaoru said proudly placing down some fish, and tofu, rice, and some rice balls.
"Great job Kaoru," Dr. Genzai said, "it looks delicious."
"Well dig in," Kaoru said after they did the little prayer to the ancestors' thing. As they all reached over and took what they wanted they stuck some food in their mouths and stopped. "Well what do you think?" Kaoru asked, "I really out did myself didn't I."
"It's spicy," Ayame said.
"And burnt" Suzume said.
Kaoru's eye twitched as Dr. Genzai said, "don't forget crunchy."
"That's fine, if you don't like it you don't have to eat it you know!" Kaoru cried and began to throw things at Dr. Genzai, "you could at least keep quiet, but no I tried to cook for you and this is what I get, your not paying for the meal after all are you, you could at least be a little grateful!"
Ayame and Suzume laughed as they watched Dr. Genzai get pelted with buckets, sticks, cups, and whatever else was in Kaoru's reach at the moment. When she finally stopped she was gasping for air and Dr. Genzai had about ten bumps on his head. "You have a very good arm Kaoru," he said before falling off the chair.
"Grandpa!" Ayame cried.
"Grandpa!" Suzume repeated. They two both got off their chairs and ran over to the old man.
"I'm fine girls," he said while rubbing his hand against his head. Kaoru was still gasping for air.