A/N: Toko-chan here again!! O.o...do you think my chappies are to long?
Btw...i dink my character is starting to seem too much like Misao...O.O das
not sposed to happen....... Oish...anyhoo.....Dun dun dun!! Toko (not me)
and Soujiro reach teh Kamiya Dojo!!!
Soujiro: *pops out of nowhere* we do?
Me: YEA YOU DO!!
Toko (not me): it didnt say so in the script you gave us....
Me: *checks script* hey...who put whiteout all over teh scripts?!?!
::Saitoh runs away::
Me: HEY!! GET BACK HERE!!! ::pales:: uh oh... RUN!!!
::Runs away as Saitoh goes into his Gatotsu stance::
Sorry for not updating so long......my formatting just wont work!! ive tried and tried but it always ends up looking weird on ff.net!!!! So im very sorry that the formatting is still messed up......it might be because my chappies are too long...this one is 16 pages.....x_x
Wai! Im so proud!! I got 8 reviews!! ^^;;; Thats a lot considering that i have a OC fanficcie....well to me it is...*glares at the OC authors who got more reviews*
Andalumeni: As i said....i cant change the formatting. The formatting seems perfect right not on Microsoft Word, but once it appears on ff.net....it changes!! So once again im very sorry. Toko's family recognized Sou-chan as Tenken, but let's just say they're complete idiot who dont know what they are up against. Remember, Toko's family is very arrogant. And last of all, i forgot Sou-chan spied on the Kamiya Dojo.....^^;;;;; So i cant change it right now since it will mess up the plot....so lets just say he forgot...(which is unlikely but ...o well....^_^0)
Queen of Vegetasai: Thankies...i feel so honored for being one of the best OC stories you read...*shniff* im so proud....heheheh and the hentai Sou- chan club...uh oh....O.o *prevents Queen from following Sou-chan into the bath house* hehehehhe ^^
Sasori: hehehe yup...this is gonna be good....more craziness from Kenshin and heres a little hint.....jealous Tsubame will be coming up....in the next...hmm...2 chapters? Heheheh *evil grin*
Daja: hmm...not a Sou-chan fan? O well!! Whatever fan you are, Im sure he or she will be in this ficcie!! (Well, ok I admit, Shishio, Tomoe, or Enishi wont be in this ficcie....-_- i cant think of anything for them.....)
Disclaimer: I don't own that totally kyoote guy right there *points at Sou Chan* and I don't own RK either. Kamya Dojo Surprise
"May I help you?"
The woman was wearing a pretty yellow kimono and she put her long black hair into a high ponytail with a pretty ribbon.
Ano.....is this the Kamiya Dojo?" Soujiro asked. "Hai...........I'm Kamiya Kaoru, the instructor of the dojo." The woman answered. "May we stay here for a few days? We don't have any money though........" Soujiro said.
" Of course you can stay, dont worry about the money. You can stay here for as long as you like." Kaoru exclaimed. "Arigatou, Kaoru-san" Soujiro said politely with his famous smile.
They walked into the dojo. "Oi, busu, who was at the door?" A spiky haired boy asked as he practiced with his bokken.
"BUSU?!?!?!?! Ill get you for that, Yahiko-CHAN" Kaoru said it emphasis on the "chan" part. "'Chan' Ja nai yo!!!!! (Im not little....something like that)" Yahiko yelled as Kaoru began swinging at him with her bokken.
"It's very energetic here..." Toko remarked. Soujiro smiled and nodded.
Then, Sanosuke came. "Jou-chan!! Yahiko!! What are you guys fighting about this time?? Can i borrow some money??" He yelled out, then he frozed...he glared at Soujiro.
"Tenken" He said with a cold voice, "what are you doing here. Get out, now!" And Sanosuke immediately began punching at Soujiro. "Nice to see you too, Sanosuke-san" Soujiro said with a smile as he easily dodged Sano's attacks.
Kenshin came out. "Ma, ma.....can't we just stop fighting?" Then HE froze.
"Soujiro-san! Konnichiwa!!" Kenshin said surprisedly (Theres no word like that is there?). Then as Sano punched at Soujiro, Soujiro moved and Sanosuke punched....Kenshin
"OOOOOOORRRRROOOOOOOoooooooooooooo..." Kenshin managed to say with swirly eyes. "Kenshin, gomen" Sano said with a laugh.
Toko just stared with round eyes. *Does Soujiro...know them?* She wondered.
Kaoru and Yahiko stopped fighting. "Kenshin....you know them?" Kaoru asked. "I know Soujiro." Kenshin replied.
"He's Tenken no Soujiro, the guy who almost beat Kenshin." Sano said angrily. "Demo....whose the girl??" Kaoru wondered. "That's my friend, Toko-san" Soujiro cheerfully said. "Hajimemashite (i spelled it wrong...anyway its kinda like how do you do...i think....)" Toko said with a big smile.
The Kenshin-gumi looked from Soujiro to Toko, Toko to Soujiro. "Oi....Kenshin" Sano poked at the red haired man. "They both have that freakish smile on their faces..." Soujiro and Toko sweatdropped.
"Kenshin...Soujiro-san tried to kill you?" Kaoru asked worriedly at Kenshin. "Aa...that was under Shishio-san's orders..." Soujiro said with his little smile. *Again...Shishio-san...* Toko thought. *Who is Shishio-san?*
"Im a rurouni now, like how Himura-san was. But, it's a lot harder than i expected, and i'm kind of broke...." Soujiro continued. "Stay with us as long as you want! And, you may call me Kenshin de gozaru" The ex rurouni said. "Hai, Kenshin-san." Soujiro said with a small bow.
"I never thought I'd see you in Tokyo" Soujiro told Sano and Kenshin. "I never thought I'd see you either, de gozaru yo" Kenshin replied.
Sano just glared at Soujiro. "I don't trust him." Sano muttered. "If Kenshin can trust Soujiro-san, then i can too" Kaoru declared.
"Besides, they only look like they're what...16?" Yahiko replied.
"Ano....I'm 18..." Soujiro said, "Toko's 16" Yahiko stared at him with round eyes. "EH?!?!?" He managed to say. *He looks so young...* Yahiko thought in disbelief.
"ah...Toko-dono (A/N: Toko-dono..it rhymes!! Hehehehe )...you seem awfully quiet, that you do." Kenshin said. Toko seemed to hide behind Soujiro. "Eto...i'm not used to meeting so many friendly people at one time" She said timidly, "besides, it's amusing to just watch the conversation."
*"im not used to meeting so many 'friendly' people at one time'... Hmm...her past must be like Soujiro's....full of people who were cruel...that must be why she has that smile on her face too* Kenshin thought understandingly.
"Toko-san, this is Kenshin-san, and Sanosuke-san" Soujiro told Toko, who bowed and smiled politely to each of them. "And this is Kaoru-dono and Yahiko-chan" Kenshin finished.
"CHAN JA NAI!!!!" Yahiko yelled.
"Let me show you you rooms!" Kaoru said, "come this way." Soujiro and Toko followed Kaoru.
"I wonder how Soujiro met Toko...." Kenshin wondered out loud. "I bet Toko doesn't know about Soujiro's past....otherwise she would've left him by now" mutterd Sano. "Sanosuke!! You don't have to be that mean de gozaru...." Kenshin tried to defend the boy.
~Back with Soujiro, Toko, and Kaoru~
"This is your room, Soujiro, right next to Kenshin's room. And Toko, your room is right next to his" Kaoru said happily. "Kaoru-san, you seem awfully happy to have us here." Toko said. "Aa! It's always nice to meet new people!" Kaoru said.
~Evening~
"Soujiro, where are you going?" Kenshin asked. "Im going to cook" Soujiro said cheerfully. "Soujiro can cook?!" A surprised Sano said. Toko popped out of nowhere. "Aa! Soujiro's the best cooker there is!!" She said, almost proudly, with a big grin.
"The best cooker is Megumi!" Declared Sano. "Mou!! Its Kenshin!!" Argued Kaoru. "You're all wrong!! The best cooker is Tsubame!!" Yahiko yelled. Everyone looked at him.
"What?" Yahiko said. "Ano...we've never tried any of Tsubame's cooking before..." Kaoru said. "Eto...I just thought that since Tsubame works at Akebeko, she must be a good cooker..." Yahiko trailed off, blushing.
"I'll go help Soujiro cook" Kenshin said, and he got up and left.
There was silence as Toko watched Sano munch on his fishbone, Kaoru stare at Kenshin as he left, and Yahiko still blushing.
Someone poked her. "Eh?" She said as she looked around. "Oi, tell us the truth, are you and that Tenken really together?" Sano asked, his mischievous smile on his face. "EH?!?! Iie...we're just tomodachis (friends)" Toko said. Sano smirked. "Right....." Toko blushed. "Its true!!!" "Hai hai...whatever you say...." Sano said as he went back to chewing his fishbone. He could feel Toko glaring daggers at his back.
"Kaoru-san?" Toko said. "What Toko-san?" Kaoru said. "Do you like Kenshin?" She asked. Kaoru blushed beet red. "Aah..well...Eto..." She stuttered. "Of course busu likes Kenshin!!" Yahiko declared, "its SO obvious!!" "N-Nani??!?!" Kaoru blushed even more. "Does Kenshin like you?" Toko asked again. "OF COURSE HE DOESNT!! Who would like busu???" Laughed Yahiko. "CALL ME BUSU AGAIN?!?!?" Kaoru and Yahiko chased each other around the house. "^_^0" Toko sweatdropped.
Soujiro walked into the room carrying some yaki-udon (stir-fried noodles). Minutes later, Kenshin walked in with bowls of miso soup. Kaoru took some noodles into her plate and took a bite. "Oishii!!" She exclaimed. "Soujiro-san....you really cooked this?!?!" Yahiko managed to say as he stuffed the noodles down his throat like there was no tommorow. "Hai." Soujiro nodded with a smile.
Toko sipped some of the soup. "Ah...Kenshin-san...you cooked the miso soup right? I can recognize that this isn't Soujiro's cooking." Toko remarked.
"Aa. You like it de gozaru ka?" Kenshin said. "Daiisky!! (Love it)" Toko said happily.
~After dinner~ "Soujiro-san, i need to speak with you" Kenshin quietly said as he walked by Soujiro. Soujiro smiled and nodded. "Can i come?" Toko asked. "Aa" Kenshin said. And the three went into Kenshin's room.
"So, Soujiro, how was it being a rurouni?" Kenshin asked. "It's a lot harder than i thought." Soujiro admitted, "you're always broke, starving, and your clothes get dirty easily." Kenshin nodded with understanding.
"How did you meet Toko-dono de gozaru ka?" He asked again. "Soujiro-san saved me" Toko said, her smile faltering as she remembered her stepbrothers and step uncle trying to kill her. "Did you...kill?" Kenshin said solemnly.
"Hai." Soujiro said with equal tone of voice, which once again contradicted his smile. "You feel guilty." Kenshin stated, not as a question, but more like a statement. Soujiro looked down and didn't say anything.
*Kenshn-san knows so much about him...* Toko thought, *does he know Soujiro's past too?*
"Toko-dono, you know why he is called Tenken?" Kenshin's gaze turned to Toko. Soujiro immediately looked up. His eyes wide and pleading.
*No, Kenshin, don't tell her...* Soujiro thought wildly, fearful that Toko may be scared fo him after that, losing his only friend, or worse, Toko might be disgusted that he had done so many bad deeds and never talk to him again.
"I don't know." Toko said quietly, her smile never leaving her face. Kenshin nodded. "Soujiro, you should tell her, she has the right to know." Kenshin said grimly. "Lovers shouldn't hide secrets from each other. A relationship is based on trust." Kenshin continued.
"EEEEEEHHHHHHHH?!?!?!??!?!?" Soujiro and Toko yelled as they fell (anime style). "Oro?" The now confused Kenshin said. "We-we're just friends." Soujiro managed to gasp out. *He...he thought we were....lovers?!?!* The dazed Soujiro thought. "Well...sessha just thought that by the way you two talked and looked at each other de gozaru yo..." Kenshin muttered, now talking like the rurouni he used to be.
"We're just friends!!!! And waddaya mean by the way we talked and looked at each other?!?!" The now madly blushing Toko said. "Take that!!'
"OoOoOoOoRrRrRrOoOoOoOooooooo" A swirly eyed Kenshin said as she nailed him into the wall with dozens of her mini shurikens (i just call them that...calling them 'spiky discs' got plain -_-)
Kaoru, Sano, and Yahiko rushed into the room when they heard Kenshin go "Oro". "Oi, rooster head, why is Kenshin high up on the wall?" Yahiko asked Sano. Veins pop out of Sanos head. "Call me a rooster head? Yahiko- chan?!?!" He said as he punched Yahiko. "Chan ja nai yo!!" The now dizzy Yahiko managed to say while rubbing his bump on his head.
"Is Kenshin all right?" Kaoru worriedly asked Toko. "Hai!" She nodded her head with a big smile. " I only got him on the sleeves.....i also shot at Soujiro-san though...." Toko looked at Soujiro....who grinned at her and held up his two hands. He caught all of her mini shurikens. "Ack...you know me too well..." Toko joked.
A while later they managed to get Kenshin down and Soujiro and Toko got the mini shurikens out of Kenshin's clothes.
~Much later in the night~
Everyone was getting ready to go to sleep. Soujiro was nowhere to be found.
"Have any of you seen Soujiro?" Toko asked, not bothering to put a suffix at the end of his name. Everyone shook their heads. *Soujiro....if you left me here....I will hunt you down and kill you.....* She thought as she ran around the dojo trying to find him. Suddenly, she appeared to hear someone humming. She walked up to a tree and looked up. She found Soujiro singing softly to himself. Tears were falling from his face and he wasn't smiling.
Toko was about to ask Soujiro why he was crying, until she heard him sing. His voice, full of sorrow, but at the same time full of determination as he slowly sang
(A/N: The song's called Innocence, by Soujiro's seiyuu, Hidaka Noriko...its a REALLY good song...and no..i dont own it...-_-0)
Hora, abunai yo Hey, watch out Boku ni im fureta nara kireru kara Touch me and you'll get cut Kimi wa mada You're not yet Boku yori mo tsuyoku nai Stronger than me
Souijiro softly sang, then he sang louder, his voice full of regret and guilt, as well as pain
Aoi honoo ga ima koori no nake de The blue flame Shizuka ni moete iru yo Now silently burns inside teh ice Ah- Hohoemi wo ukabeta Ah- a smile surfaces Shounen ga hitori I can see from afar Tooku ni mieru One boy
Soujiro lowered his head, and he sang softly, reliving his memories of when he killed his family, his innocence taken from him
Kaze, itai ame, sakebi-goe, kireta ito, fuyu no sora Wind, painful rain, shouts, severed thread, winter skies Boku wa naze waratte'ru no? Why am i laughing? Wakaranai I dont know Nakushita yo Im just lost
Soujiro once again looked up at the full moon, singing loudly again
Aoi honoo ga ima koori no nake de The blue flame Shizuka ni moete iru yo Now silently burns inside teh ice Ah- Tatta hitotsu kiri no Ah- Cuz only one Kotae wo boku wa Answer Shitte iru kara Do i know
Soujiro closed his eyes and let his tears fall freely down his face and he sang again
Ki wo tsukete Be careful Kimi wa yowai kara ne Cuz you are weak Mou sugu boku ga Soon I Keshite ageru yo kitto Shall wipe you out surely
His voice still soft, he whispered
Ah- Aoi honoo ga ima koori no nake de The blue flame Shizuka ni moeru Shall now silently burn inside the ice
As Soujiro wiped his tears on his sleeve, he heard clapping As he turned around, h saw a blue figure jump up and land beside him.
"I never knew you could sing so well" Toko said quietly, and Soujiro noticed, she was not smiling, and her emotions shown sorrow, and pity.
She leaned closer to him and whispered "I heard from Sanosuke that you had killed many people...." Soujiro flinched "but i know you dont like killing...and i'll still wander with you whereever you go" Toko said again as she leaned onto Soujiro and put her arms around him, giving him comfort.
*Someone, who has never killed anyone...has excepted me and trusted me...with full knowledge that i am a killer?!* Soujiro thought in a daze. He couldnt bring himself to smile.
"Sou-chan....you dont mind if i call you that do you?" Toko whispered. Soujiro shook his head, and his cheek brushed against Tokos. "I dont mind...Toko-chan" He said huskily.
"You still didnt tell me about your past...." Toko said. Soujiro opened his mouth....about to tell her when....
"*whistles* Toko-san...and you said you two were only friends...i knew you were lying!!" Sanosuke called to them as he whistled again.
The two shocked friends were startled and they fell off the tree....and landed on Sano. "Urk!! You two are heavy...." Sano muttered, "now get off me"
~ As everyone went to bed~
Toko lay on her futon, *I am so confused.......feelings i never knew i had.....what are these feelings? Soujiro is just a friend neh? I can't possibly love him, i dont know how to love, since i've never felt love before....its impossible for me neh? Neh?? * She tried to convince herself.
For hours she rolled around, feeling very lonely. She was used to feeling the warmth of Soujiro's body...but now..she felt like she was alone again...like when she was still with her adopted family.
Toko got up and went into Soujiro's room.
She saw Soujiro yelling, clawing at his face, rolling around. *He hasn't had nightmares that scary for weeks!!* She thought frantically as she rushed to him, whispering that he'll be okay and he suddenly woke up, breathing heavily as if he had been running for hours.
He clung on to Toko like she was his only link to the world. He buried his face onto her shoulder.
"Soujiro....you haven't had nightmares this bad in weeks....what is bothering you??" She asked him gently.
Sobbing, he replied "This was the day i killed my adopted family."
"What?!"She asked with concern.
Soujiro told him all about his past, how his family treated him, how he met Shishio, and how he was defeated by Kenshin.
Toko stroked his hair. "Sou-chan...if theres anything you could do to let your pain out...do it now...let all your pain and suffering out..." She whispered. Then...he did the unexpected.
He bit her somewhere right above the collar bone...hard. "Itai!!!!!!" She yelled, "what was that for?!?!" "It normally helps for me to bite something...normally i bite my blanket or my sleeve..." Soujiro mumbled.
"You bit me on the shoulder!!" She fumed. "I was aiming for your sleeve..." He said with embarassment. Toko just sighed.
Recovering from his nightmare, he asked "What are you doing in my room? Toko-chan?"
"I...I was too used to sleeping by you...i felt too lonely sleeping by myself." Toko admitted.
Soujiro just nodded silently.
Toko yawned. "So tired...go to sleep okay Soujiro?" She said. Soujiro smiled, a real smile this time, although his eyes were still a bit teary. "Hai..." *How strange...she sometimes calls me with a 'chan' and sometimes she just calls my name with no suffix at all....* He thought amusedly. That night, Soujiro had no more nightmares, just peaceful dreamless sleep.
"Soujiro and Toko-san spend so much time sleeping." Yahiko complained, "they sleep longer than you do, busu"
"BUSU?!?!?!" Kaoru yelled, veins popping out of her head. She was about to whack Yahiko when a hand stopped her.
Kenshin held her hand and said "Why dont you go check on Toko-dono eh?" Kaoru blushed and nodded.
Kaoru knocked on the door to Toko's room. "Toko-san?" Kaoru said as she opened the door....and found no one there.
She rushed out, saying "Toko-san is gone!!" Everyone stood up, worried.
"Im right here...Kaoru-san" Toko said, as she and Soujiro walked up to the Kenshin-gumi. "Where were you?" The worried Kaoru said. "I couldn't find you in your room"
"I was...eh..." Toko smiled nervously. "She was somewhere else" Soujiro smiled. "Hai! Hai!! Sou-chan's right...i was...doing something..."Toko said. *If they find out we were sleeping together 'ERK!!' dont be a hentai.......i mean..if they found out we were sharing a bed...they'll freak out for sure!!* Toko and Soujiro thought to themselves at the same time.
Sano felt someone pulling his ear...hard "What..Yahiko-chan" He grumbled angrily. "Ano..did Toko-san get a bug bite?"Yahiko whispered to Sano as he pointed to Toko's neck.
A red mark visibly shown, since her collar length was extremely wide. Sano almost choked on his tea. *Could..Could it be....?? HA! I knew they were lovers.* Sano thought triumphantly, *I never knew Smiley-san (A/N: referring to Sou-chan...duh! ^_^) had it in him!!* Sano grinned.
"What? Why are you staring at Toko's bug bite??" Yahiko asked impatiently. "Yahiko...its not a BUG bite....but it's definitely a bite..........." Sano laughed. "?-?" Yahiko just stared at Sano with a puzzled face. Sano just gave him a sly grin. "Ill ask them then." Yahiko grumbled, then Sano's hand clamped over Yahiko's mouth. "Dont ask them yet.." he whispered to the surprised Yahiko.
"Eto....Kaoru-san?" Toko said. "Yes?" Kaoru said. "May we borrow some money to buy clothes....were broke and we only have one set of clothes....." Soujiro said nervously.
"Oi...you two are starting to sound like rooster head here!!" laughed Yahiko. "Don't call me roosterhead!!" Sano muttered, giving Yahiko a big bonk on the head, giving Yahiko swirly eyes.
Ignoring them, Kaoru gave them a package of yen "Here take it." Soujiro and Toko stared goggle eyed at the yen. "We..cant take that much.." Toko stammered.
"Mou! Take it!!" Kaoru insisted, shoving the package into Soujiro's hands and pushing them out the dojo. "Have fun shopping!" Kaoru said merrily.
Soujiro and Toko put on a big smile and went to the market. "Today was weird...Sano kept staring at me with these eyes like he knew something that i didnt..." Toko said worriedly to Soujiro.
Soujiro felt suddenly very possessive of Toko for no reason at all. "If he keeps staring at you tell me and ill kill him for you" He whispered jokingly to Toko, who laughed. *That's what ill really do* Soujiro thought solemnly inside his head.
Toko then spotted the perfect gi and hakama for Soujiro. It looked just like Soujiro's regular gi and hakama except it was red. (The gi is a sort of faded red 'not pink like kenshins..lol...jus joking...kenshin's gi isnt pink....but close...^_-...and his hakama is do deep red it almost looks brown.)
"Sou-chan! Look!! This outfit is perfect for you!!" She said as she showed it to him. Soujiro smiled and said, "Aa, lets buy it."
They couldn't find an outfit like Tokos anywhere because her clothes were foreign, so Toko bought dark red cloth to make the "dress" and even darker red cloth for her shorts. She also bought a then bought a faded red cloth to make her shirt and white for the trimming and the bow. After they finished looking at small trinkets...(A/N: er...i mean..after TOKO finished looking at all the small trinkets...while Soujiro just watched her from behind, smiling...^_^0) they headed home.
Suddenly, Soujiro grabbed Toko by the arm and swept her into the shadows as another man walked into the alley. The man smoked on a cigarette. He walked past them without knowing they were there. After the man was gone, Soujiro let go of Toko.
"That was the police officer Saitoh...if he finds me ill be executed for sure" He said solemnly, his smile growing bigger. Toko nodded quietly. They headed back to the Kamiya Dojo.
After announcing they were back...Toko immediately said "Ill cook!!" and she raced to the kitchen.
Yahiko paled. "Please don't let her cooking be as bad as busu's cooking..." He whispered before getting cracked on the head by Kaoru.
~Later~
Toko popped out of the kitchen. "Dinner's ready!!" She announced. Then, she looked around, her grin still on her face. "Where's Sou-chan??" She said aloud.
"Oi...calling him Sou-CHAN eh?? Hhmmm...is that a code word for...lets say...'anata'?" Sano popped out of nowhere, scaring Toko.
Blushing furiously, she muttered, "NO!!" and Sano found himself strapped on the ceiling, the mini shurikens pinning him down. Grumbling, Toko went to search for Soujiro.
"Is he here? No here? Where is that baka!!" Toko muttered.
Suddenly she smiled. "He's HERE!!" She announced. "Where?" Kaoru said densely. "Here, in the storage cabin!!" She announced.
Kenshin suddenly shouted "That's not the storage cabin!! Thats the...."
A screech could be heard and startled splashing came from inside the room.
"Bath house" Kenshin finished...
Toko came out, her face in twenty shades of red and pink.
"Cheer up Toko!! It's nothing you haven't seen before!!" Sano said again, winking at her. Toko stared at Sano in shock. "What?! I told you! Hes just a TOMODACHI!!!!!" And this time Sano found himself tacked to a tree.
Moments later, a VERY embarassed and flushed Soujiro came out wearing his new clothes.
As she brought out the dinner, the Kenshin-gumi stared hard at Soujiro and Toko, they both has smiles on their faces, and noone could tell what they were thinking.
*I am so embarassed....I must remind myself to tell Toko-chan when Im going to take a bath..or else Ill embarass myself more....that reminds me of the time when i saw Toko chan bathing in the river...i never knew her waist was so small.....!! HENTAI HENTAI Soujiro no hentai!! Stop thinking those ..."unique" thoughts.* Soujiro thought, still blushing inside.
*Kami-sama...I cant believe i just saw that..although Soujiro did have great muscles and six pack abs....he always hides them when he wears his clothes....!!!! what am i thinking?!?! I shouldnt be thinking of my friend this way should i?!?!* She though shamefully.
The Kenshin-gumi stared at the food. "Is the soup...supposed to be green?" Yahiko said, almost afraid to touch it. "Its not poisoned is it? Sano said, poking at the deformed lump that was supposed to be chicken.
They all watched as Soujiro ate what Toko cooked as if Toko had cooked for him all his life. "Ah..Toko-chan...your food is delicious..as always..." Soujiro remarked.
Everyone except Soujiro and Toko thought..."CHAN?!?!"
Kenshin then took a piece of purple egg and took a bite. "Soujiro....you were right...Toko cooks very well." He said cheerfully.
Everyone sweatdropped.
"Kenshin always says everything tastes good..." Yahiko muttered. Then he saw Kaoru's look of determination in her eyes.
*I will see once and for all if my cooking tastes better than her* Kaoru thought savagely.
She grabbed the deformed chicken and took a giant bite.
Her eyes widened.
"Jou-chan! How is it?? Jou chan!! Wake up!!" Sano said as he waved his hands over Kaoru's widened eyes. Kaoru blinked. "It...It's so ....good....." Kaoru breathed.
Sano and Yahiko stared at her. Seeing that Kaoru didnt faint or anything, they tried the food.
"You're right ...it really is very good!!" Sano said, surprised.
Yahiko, his mouth full of food, said "Oishii!!! Her food looks bad but tastes good...unlike busu's, whose cooking looks bad AND tastes bad"
Kaoru was to busy eating to kill Yahiko.
Toko beamed. "It's really that good?" She said happily. "Hai!!" Everyone said.
~After dinner~ Toko came up to Kaoru. "Kaoru-san? Im going to move my stuff into Soujiro's room ok? Im going to sleep in Soujiro's room from now." She said with no emotion whatsoever except for her smile. Kaoru was surprised. *Sleep in Soujiro-kun's room?!*
"O...Ok..." Kaoru stuttered out. Toko bowed and walked back to Soujiro's room. Sano walked over to Kaoru. "They must be up to something." He said.
Kenshin sat in his room, his thoughts confused
*flashback* He was sleeping when suddenly... Door next to him opens, then closes, and small steps rush towards something. Suddenly, ruffled noises, then tired breathing, then "ITAI!!" *end flashback*
After that, it kept Kenshin awake for the rest of the night, thinking thoughts he really shouldnt.
*Now...Toko's going to sleep in Soujiro's room.....but they said they werent lovers!! I dont think Soujiro was lying...and Toko-dono seemed genuinely mad when i said they were lovers.....what are they doing in there?!?! *
Kenshin also remembered the red mark on Toko's neck. He shook his head....
He'll try to sleep again..hopefully nothing "special" will wake him up this time.
Toko snuggled a bit closer to Soujiro...it was a cold night, and they both wore sleeping robes. (A/N: I forgot what they're called...someone tell me please??). As she slept...she began to dream...she always had nightmares...everyday since her step uncle took her in...but this time...her nightmare was more torturous and evil then ever.....
A/N: hhmm...i still think Toko seems too much like Misao....*grumbles*
R&R NO flames!!!!!
Sorry for not updating so long......my formatting just wont work!! ive tried and tried but it always ends up looking weird on ff.net!!!! So im very sorry that the formatting is still messed up......it might be because my chappies are too long...this one is 16 pages.....x_x
Wai! Im so proud!! I got 8 reviews!! ^^;;; Thats a lot considering that i have a OC fanficcie....well to me it is...*glares at the OC authors who got more reviews*
Andalumeni: As i said....i cant change the formatting. The formatting seems perfect right not on Microsoft Word, but once it appears on ff.net....it changes!! So once again im very sorry. Toko's family recognized Sou-chan as Tenken, but let's just say they're complete idiot who dont know what they are up against. Remember, Toko's family is very arrogant. And last of all, i forgot Sou-chan spied on the Kamiya Dojo.....^^;;;;; So i cant change it right now since it will mess up the plot....so lets just say he forgot...(which is unlikely but ...o well....^_^0)
Queen of Vegetasai: Thankies...i feel so honored for being one of the best OC stories you read...*shniff* im so proud....heheheh and the hentai Sou- chan club...uh oh....O.o *prevents Queen from following Sou-chan into the bath house* hehehehhe ^^
Sasori: hehehe yup...this is gonna be good....more craziness from Kenshin and heres a little hint.....jealous Tsubame will be coming up....in the next...hmm...2 chapters? Heheheh *evil grin*
Daja: hmm...not a Sou-chan fan? O well!! Whatever fan you are, Im sure he or she will be in this ficcie!! (Well, ok I admit, Shishio, Tomoe, or Enishi wont be in this ficcie....-_- i cant think of anything for them.....)
Disclaimer: I don't own that totally kyoote guy right there *points at Sou Chan* and I don't own RK either. Kamya Dojo Surprise
"May I help you?"
The woman was wearing a pretty yellow kimono and she put her long black hair into a high ponytail with a pretty ribbon.
Ano.....is this the Kamiya Dojo?" Soujiro asked. "Hai...........I'm Kamiya Kaoru, the instructor of the dojo." The woman answered. "May we stay here for a few days? We don't have any money though........" Soujiro said.
" Of course you can stay, dont worry about the money. You can stay here for as long as you like." Kaoru exclaimed. "Arigatou, Kaoru-san" Soujiro said politely with his famous smile.
They walked into the dojo. "Oi, busu, who was at the door?" A spiky haired boy asked as he practiced with his bokken.
"BUSU?!?!?!?! Ill get you for that, Yahiko-CHAN" Kaoru said it emphasis on the "chan" part. "'Chan' Ja nai yo!!!!! (Im not little....something like that)" Yahiko yelled as Kaoru began swinging at him with her bokken.
"It's very energetic here..." Toko remarked. Soujiro smiled and nodded.
Then, Sanosuke came. "Jou-chan!! Yahiko!! What are you guys fighting about this time?? Can i borrow some money??" He yelled out, then he frozed...he glared at Soujiro.
"Tenken" He said with a cold voice, "what are you doing here. Get out, now!" And Sanosuke immediately began punching at Soujiro. "Nice to see you too, Sanosuke-san" Soujiro said with a smile as he easily dodged Sano's attacks.
Kenshin came out. "Ma, ma.....can't we just stop fighting?" Then HE froze.
"Soujiro-san! Konnichiwa!!" Kenshin said surprisedly (Theres no word like that is there?). Then as Sano punched at Soujiro, Soujiro moved and Sanosuke punched....Kenshin
"OOOOOOORRRRROOOOOOOoooooooooooooo..." Kenshin managed to say with swirly eyes. "Kenshin, gomen" Sano said with a laugh.
Toko just stared with round eyes. *Does Soujiro...know them?* She wondered.
Kaoru and Yahiko stopped fighting. "Kenshin....you know them?" Kaoru asked. "I know Soujiro." Kenshin replied.
"He's Tenken no Soujiro, the guy who almost beat Kenshin." Sano said angrily. "Demo....whose the girl??" Kaoru wondered. "That's my friend, Toko-san" Soujiro cheerfully said. "Hajimemashite (i spelled it wrong...anyway its kinda like how do you do...i think....)" Toko said with a big smile.
The Kenshin-gumi looked from Soujiro to Toko, Toko to Soujiro. "Oi....Kenshin" Sano poked at the red haired man. "They both have that freakish smile on their faces..." Soujiro and Toko sweatdropped.
"Kenshin...Soujiro-san tried to kill you?" Kaoru asked worriedly at Kenshin. "Aa...that was under Shishio-san's orders..." Soujiro said with his little smile. *Again...Shishio-san...* Toko thought. *Who is Shishio-san?*
"Im a rurouni now, like how Himura-san was. But, it's a lot harder than i expected, and i'm kind of broke...." Soujiro continued. "Stay with us as long as you want! And, you may call me Kenshin de gozaru" The ex rurouni said. "Hai, Kenshin-san." Soujiro said with a small bow.
"I never thought I'd see you in Tokyo" Soujiro told Sano and Kenshin. "I never thought I'd see you either, de gozaru yo" Kenshin replied.
Sano just glared at Soujiro. "I don't trust him." Sano muttered. "If Kenshin can trust Soujiro-san, then i can too" Kaoru declared.
"Besides, they only look like they're what...16?" Yahiko replied.
"Ano....I'm 18..." Soujiro said, "Toko's 16" Yahiko stared at him with round eyes. "EH?!?!?" He managed to say. *He looks so young...* Yahiko thought in disbelief.
"ah...Toko-dono (A/N: Toko-dono..it rhymes!! Hehehehe )...you seem awfully quiet, that you do." Kenshin said. Toko seemed to hide behind Soujiro. "Eto...i'm not used to meeting so many friendly people at one time" She said timidly, "besides, it's amusing to just watch the conversation."
*"im not used to meeting so many 'friendly' people at one time'... Hmm...her past must be like Soujiro's....full of people who were cruel...that must be why she has that smile on her face too* Kenshin thought understandingly.
"Toko-san, this is Kenshin-san, and Sanosuke-san" Soujiro told Toko, who bowed and smiled politely to each of them. "And this is Kaoru-dono and Yahiko-chan" Kenshin finished.
"CHAN JA NAI!!!!" Yahiko yelled.
"Let me show you you rooms!" Kaoru said, "come this way." Soujiro and Toko followed Kaoru.
"I wonder how Soujiro met Toko...." Kenshin wondered out loud. "I bet Toko doesn't know about Soujiro's past....otherwise she would've left him by now" mutterd Sano. "Sanosuke!! You don't have to be that mean de gozaru...." Kenshin tried to defend the boy.
~Back with Soujiro, Toko, and Kaoru~
"This is your room, Soujiro, right next to Kenshin's room. And Toko, your room is right next to his" Kaoru said happily. "Kaoru-san, you seem awfully happy to have us here." Toko said. "Aa! It's always nice to meet new people!" Kaoru said.
~Evening~
"Soujiro, where are you going?" Kenshin asked. "Im going to cook" Soujiro said cheerfully. "Soujiro can cook?!" A surprised Sano said. Toko popped out of nowhere. "Aa! Soujiro's the best cooker there is!!" She said, almost proudly, with a big grin.
"The best cooker is Megumi!" Declared Sano. "Mou!! Its Kenshin!!" Argued Kaoru. "You're all wrong!! The best cooker is Tsubame!!" Yahiko yelled. Everyone looked at him.
"What?" Yahiko said. "Ano...we've never tried any of Tsubame's cooking before..." Kaoru said. "Eto...I just thought that since Tsubame works at Akebeko, she must be a good cooker..." Yahiko trailed off, blushing.
"I'll go help Soujiro cook" Kenshin said, and he got up and left.
There was silence as Toko watched Sano munch on his fishbone, Kaoru stare at Kenshin as he left, and Yahiko still blushing.
Someone poked her. "Eh?" She said as she looked around. "Oi, tell us the truth, are you and that Tenken really together?" Sano asked, his mischievous smile on his face. "EH?!?! Iie...we're just tomodachis (friends)" Toko said. Sano smirked. "Right....." Toko blushed. "Its true!!!" "Hai hai...whatever you say...." Sano said as he went back to chewing his fishbone. He could feel Toko glaring daggers at his back.
"Kaoru-san?" Toko said. "What Toko-san?" Kaoru said. "Do you like Kenshin?" She asked. Kaoru blushed beet red. "Aah..well...Eto..." She stuttered. "Of course busu likes Kenshin!!" Yahiko declared, "its SO obvious!!" "N-Nani??!?!" Kaoru blushed even more. "Does Kenshin like you?" Toko asked again. "OF COURSE HE DOESNT!! Who would like busu???" Laughed Yahiko. "CALL ME BUSU AGAIN?!?!?" Kaoru and Yahiko chased each other around the house. "^_^0" Toko sweatdropped.
Soujiro walked into the room carrying some yaki-udon (stir-fried noodles). Minutes later, Kenshin walked in with bowls of miso soup. Kaoru took some noodles into her plate and took a bite. "Oishii!!" She exclaimed. "Soujiro-san....you really cooked this?!?!" Yahiko managed to say as he stuffed the noodles down his throat like there was no tommorow. "Hai." Soujiro nodded with a smile.
Toko sipped some of the soup. "Ah...Kenshin-san...you cooked the miso soup right? I can recognize that this isn't Soujiro's cooking." Toko remarked.
"Aa. You like it de gozaru ka?" Kenshin said. "Daiisky!! (Love it)" Toko said happily.
~After dinner~ "Soujiro-san, i need to speak with you" Kenshin quietly said as he walked by Soujiro. Soujiro smiled and nodded. "Can i come?" Toko asked. "Aa" Kenshin said. And the three went into Kenshin's room.
"So, Soujiro, how was it being a rurouni?" Kenshin asked. "It's a lot harder than i thought." Soujiro admitted, "you're always broke, starving, and your clothes get dirty easily." Kenshin nodded with understanding.
"How did you meet Toko-dono de gozaru ka?" He asked again. "Soujiro-san saved me" Toko said, her smile faltering as she remembered her stepbrothers and step uncle trying to kill her. "Did you...kill?" Kenshin said solemnly.
"Hai." Soujiro said with equal tone of voice, which once again contradicted his smile. "You feel guilty." Kenshin stated, not as a question, but more like a statement. Soujiro looked down and didn't say anything.
*Kenshn-san knows so much about him...* Toko thought, *does he know Soujiro's past too?*
"Toko-dono, you know why he is called Tenken?" Kenshin's gaze turned to Toko. Soujiro immediately looked up. His eyes wide and pleading.
*No, Kenshin, don't tell her...* Soujiro thought wildly, fearful that Toko may be scared fo him after that, losing his only friend, or worse, Toko might be disgusted that he had done so many bad deeds and never talk to him again.
"I don't know." Toko said quietly, her smile never leaving her face. Kenshin nodded. "Soujiro, you should tell her, she has the right to know." Kenshin said grimly. "Lovers shouldn't hide secrets from each other. A relationship is based on trust." Kenshin continued.
"EEEEEEHHHHHHHH?!?!?!??!?!?" Soujiro and Toko yelled as they fell (anime style). "Oro?" The now confused Kenshin said. "We-we're just friends." Soujiro managed to gasp out. *He...he thought we were....lovers?!?!* The dazed Soujiro thought. "Well...sessha just thought that by the way you two talked and looked at each other de gozaru yo..." Kenshin muttered, now talking like the rurouni he used to be.
"We're just friends!!!! And waddaya mean by the way we talked and looked at each other?!?!" The now madly blushing Toko said. "Take that!!'
"OoOoOoOoRrRrRrOoOoOoOooooooo" A swirly eyed Kenshin said as she nailed him into the wall with dozens of her mini shurikens (i just call them that...calling them 'spiky discs' got plain -_-)
Kaoru, Sano, and Yahiko rushed into the room when they heard Kenshin go "Oro". "Oi, rooster head, why is Kenshin high up on the wall?" Yahiko asked Sano. Veins pop out of Sanos head. "Call me a rooster head? Yahiko- chan?!?!" He said as he punched Yahiko. "Chan ja nai yo!!" The now dizzy Yahiko managed to say while rubbing his bump on his head.
"Is Kenshin all right?" Kaoru worriedly asked Toko. "Hai!" She nodded her head with a big smile. " I only got him on the sleeves.....i also shot at Soujiro-san though...." Toko looked at Soujiro....who grinned at her and held up his two hands. He caught all of her mini shurikens. "Ack...you know me too well..." Toko joked.
A while later they managed to get Kenshin down and Soujiro and Toko got the mini shurikens out of Kenshin's clothes.
~Much later in the night~
Everyone was getting ready to go to sleep. Soujiro was nowhere to be found.
"Have any of you seen Soujiro?" Toko asked, not bothering to put a suffix at the end of his name. Everyone shook their heads. *Soujiro....if you left me here....I will hunt you down and kill you.....* She thought as she ran around the dojo trying to find him. Suddenly, she appeared to hear someone humming. She walked up to a tree and looked up. She found Soujiro singing softly to himself. Tears were falling from his face and he wasn't smiling.
Toko was about to ask Soujiro why he was crying, until she heard him sing. His voice, full of sorrow, but at the same time full of determination as he slowly sang
(A/N: The song's called Innocence, by Soujiro's seiyuu, Hidaka Noriko...its a REALLY good song...and no..i dont own it...-_-0)
Hora, abunai yo Hey, watch out Boku ni im fureta nara kireru kara Touch me and you'll get cut Kimi wa mada You're not yet Boku yori mo tsuyoku nai Stronger than me
Souijiro softly sang, then he sang louder, his voice full of regret and guilt, as well as pain
Aoi honoo ga ima koori no nake de The blue flame Shizuka ni moete iru yo Now silently burns inside teh ice Ah- Hohoemi wo ukabeta Ah- a smile surfaces Shounen ga hitori I can see from afar Tooku ni mieru One boy
Soujiro lowered his head, and he sang softly, reliving his memories of when he killed his family, his innocence taken from him
Kaze, itai ame, sakebi-goe, kireta ito, fuyu no sora Wind, painful rain, shouts, severed thread, winter skies Boku wa naze waratte'ru no? Why am i laughing? Wakaranai I dont know Nakushita yo Im just lost
Soujiro once again looked up at the full moon, singing loudly again
Aoi honoo ga ima koori no nake de The blue flame Shizuka ni moete iru yo Now silently burns inside teh ice Ah- Tatta hitotsu kiri no Ah- Cuz only one Kotae wo boku wa Answer Shitte iru kara Do i know
Soujiro closed his eyes and let his tears fall freely down his face and he sang again
Ki wo tsukete Be careful Kimi wa yowai kara ne Cuz you are weak Mou sugu boku ga Soon I Keshite ageru yo kitto Shall wipe you out surely
His voice still soft, he whispered
Ah- Aoi honoo ga ima koori no nake de The blue flame Shizuka ni moeru Shall now silently burn inside the ice
As Soujiro wiped his tears on his sleeve, he heard clapping As he turned around, h saw a blue figure jump up and land beside him.
"I never knew you could sing so well" Toko said quietly, and Soujiro noticed, she was not smiling, and her emotions shown sorrow, and pity.
She leaned closer to him and whispered "I heard from Sanosuke that you had killed many people...." Soujiro flinched "but i know you dont like killing...and i'll still wander with you whereever you go" Toko said again as she leaned onto Soujiro and put her arms around him, giving him comfort.
*Someone, who has never killed anyone...has excepted me and trusted me...with full knowledge that i am a killer?!* Soujiro thought in a daze. He couldnt bring himself to smile.
"Sou-chan....you dont mind if i call you that do you?" Toko whispered. Soujiro shook his head, and his cheek brushed against Tokos. "I dont mind...Toko-chan" He said huskily.
"You still didnt tell me about your past...." Toko said. Soujiro opened his mouth....about to tell her when....
"*whistles* Toko-san...and you said you two were only friends...i knew you were lying!!" Sanosuke called to them as he whistled again.
The two shocked friends were startled and they fell off the tree....and landed on Sano. "Urk!! You two are heavy...." Sano muttered, "now get off me"
~ As everyone went to bed~
Toko lay on her futon, *I am so confused.......feelings i never knew i had.....what are these feelings? Soujiro is just a friend neh? I can't possibly love him, i dont know how to love, since i've never felt love before....its impossible for me neh? Neh?? * She tried to convince herself.
For hours she rolled around, feeling very lonely. She was used to feeling the warmth of Soujiro's body...but now..she felt like she was alone again...like when she was still with her adopted family.
Toko got up and went into Soujiro's room.
She saw Soujiro yelling, clawing at his face, rolling around. *He hasn't had nightmares that scary for weeks!!* She thought frantically as she rushed to him, whispering that he'll be okay and he suddenly woke up, breathing heavily as if he had been running for hours.
He clung on to Toko like she was his only link to the world. He buried his face onto her shoulder.
"Soujiro....you haven't had nightmares this bad in weeks....what is bothering you??" She asked him gently.
Sobbing, he replied "This was the day i killed my adopted family."
"What?!"She asked with concern.
Soujiro told him all about his past, how his family treated him, how he met Shishio, and how he was defeated by Kenshin.
Toko stroked his hair. "Sou-chan...if theres anything you could do to let your pain out...do it now...let all your pain and suffering out..." She whispered. Then...he did the unexpected.
He bit her somewhere right above the collar bone...hard. "Itai!!!!!!" She yelled, "what was that for?!?!" "It normally helps for me to bite something...normally i bite my blanket or my sleeve..." Soujiro mumbled.
"You bit me on the shoulder!!" She fumed. "I was aiming for your sleeve..." He said with embarassment. Toko just sighed.
Recovering from his nightmare, he asked "What are you doing in my room? Toko-chan?"
"I...I was too used to sleeping by you...i felt too lonely sleeping by myself." Toko admitted.
Soujiro just nodded silently.
Toko yawned. "So tired...go to sleep okay Soujiro?" She said. Soujiro smiled, a real smile this time, although his eyes were still a bit teary. "Hai..." *How strange...she sometimes calls me with a 'chan' and sometimes she just calls my name with no suffix at all....* He thought amusedly. That night, Soujiro had no more nightmares, just peaceful dreamless sleep.
"Soujiro and Toko-san spend so much time sleeping." Yahiko complained, "they sleep longer than you do, busu"
"BUSU?!?!?!" Kaoru yelled, veins popping out of her head. She was about to whack Yahiko when a hand stopped her.
Kenshin held her hand and said "Why dont you go check on Toko-dono eh?" Kaoru blushed and nodded.
Kaoru knocked on the door to Toko's room. "Toko-san?" Kaoru said as she opened the door....and found no one there.
She rushed out, saying "Toko-san is gone!!" Everyone stood up, worried.
"Im right here...Kaoru-san" Toko said, as she and Soujiro walked up to the Kenshin-gumi. "Where were you?" The worried Kaoru said. "I couldn't find you in your room"
"I was...eh..." Toko smiled nervously. "She was somewhere else" Soujiro smiled. "Hai! Hai!! Sou-chan's right...i was...doing something..."Toko said. *If they find out we were sleeping together 'ERK!!' dont be a hentai.......i mean..if they found out we were sharing a bed...they'll freak out for sure!!* Toko and Soujiro thought to themselves at the same time.
Sano felt someone pulling his ear...hard "What..Yahiko-chan" He grumbled angrily. "Ano..did Toko-san get a bug bite?"Yahiko whispered to Sano as he pointed to Toko's neck.
A red mark visibly shown, since her collar length was extremely wide. Sano almost choked on his tea. *Could..Could it be....?? HA! I knew they were lovers.* Sano thought triumphantly, *I never knew Smiley-san (A/N: referring to Sou-chan...duh! ^_^) had it in him!!* Sano grinned.
"What? Why are you staring at Toko's bug bite??" Yahiko asked impatiently. "Yahiko...its not a BUG bite....but it's definitely a bite..........." Sano laughed. "?-?" Yahiko just stared at Sano with a puzzled face. Sano just gave him a sly grin. "Ill ask them then." Yahiko grumbled, then Sano's hand clamped over Yahiko's mouth. "Dont ask them yet.." he whispered to the surprised Yahiko.
"Eto....Kaoru-san?" Toko said. "Yes?" Kaoru said. "May we borrow some money to buy clothes....were broke and we only have one set of clothes....." Soujiro said nervously.
"Oi...you two are starting to sound like rooster head here!!" laughed Yahiko. "Don't call me roosterhead!!" Sano muttered, giving Yahiko a big bonk on the head, giving Yahiko swirly eyes.
Ignoring them, Kaoru gave them a package of yen "Here take it." Soujiro and Toko stared goggle eyed at the yen. "We..cant take that much.." Toko stammered.
"Mou! Take it!!" Kaoru insisted, shoving the package into Soujiro's hands and pushing them out the dojo. "Have fun shopping!" Kaoru said merrily.
Soujiro and Toko put on a big smile and went to the market. "Today was weird...Sano kept staring at me with these eyes like he knew something that i didnt..." Toko said worriedly to Soujiro.
Soujiro felt suddenly very possessive of Toko for no reason at all. "If he keeps staring at you tell me and ill kill him for you" He whispered jokingly to Toko, who laughed. *That's what ill really do* Soujiro thought solemnly inside his head.
Toko then spotted the perfect gi and hakama for Soujiro. It looked just like Soujiro's regular gi and hakama except it was red. (The gi is a sort of faded red 'not pink like kenshins..lol...jus joking...kenshin's gi isnt pink....but close...^_-...and his hakama is do deep red it almost looks brown.)
"Sou-chan! Look!! This outfit is perfect for you!!" She said as she showed it to him. Soujiro smiled and said, "Aa, lets buy it."
They couldn't find an outfit like Tokos anywhere because her clothes were foreign, so Toko bought dark red cloth to make the "dress" and even darker red cloth for her shorts. She also bought a then bought a faded red cloth to make her shirt and white for the trimming and the bow. After they finished looking at small trinkets...(A/N: er...i mean..after TOKO finished looking at all the small trinkets...while Soujiro just watched her from behind, smiling...^_^0) they headed home.
Suddenly, Soujiro grabbed Toko by the arm and swept her into the shadows as another man walked into the alley. The man smoked on a cigarette. He walked past them without knowing they were there. After the man was gone, Soujiro let go of Toko.
"That was the police officer Saitoh...if he finds me ill be executed for sure" He said solemnly, his smile growing bigger. Toko nodded quietly. They headed back to the Kamiya Dojo.
After announcing they were back...Toko immediately said "Ill cook!!" and she raced to the kitchen.
Yahiko paled. "Please don't let her cooking be as bad as busu's cooking..." He whispered before getting cracked on the head by Kaoru.
~Later~
Toko popped out of the kitchen. "Dinner's ready!!" She announced. Then, she looked around, her grin still on her face. "Where's Sou-chan??" She said aloud.
"Oi...calling him Sou-CHAN eh?? Hhmmm...is that a code word for...lets say...'anata'?" Sano popped out of nowhere, scaring Toko.
Blushing furiously, she muttered, "NO!!" and Sano found himself strapped on the ceiling, the mini shurikens pinning him down. Grumbling, Toko went to search for Soujiro.
"Is he here? No here? Where is that baka!!" Toko muttered.
Suddenly she smiled. "He's HERE!!" She announced. "Where?" Kaoru said densely. "Here, in the storage cabin!!" She announced.
Kenshin suddenly shouted "That's not the storage cabin!! Thats the...."
A screech could be heard and startled splashing came from inside the room.
"Bath house" Kenshin finished...
Toko came out, her face in twenty shades of red and pink.
"Cheer up Toko!! It's nothing you haven't seen before!!" Sano said again, winking at her. Toko stared at Sano in shock. "What?! I told you! Hes just a TOMODACHI!!!!!" And this time Sano found himself tacked to a tree.
Moments later, a VERY embarassed and flushed Soujiro came out wearing his new clothes.
As she brought out the dinner, the Kenshin-gumi stared hard at Soujiro and Toko, they both has smiles on their faces, and noone could tell what they were thinking.
*I am so embarassed....I must remind myself to tell Toko-chan when Im going to take a bath..or else Ill embarass myself more....that reminds me of the time when i saw Toko chan bathing in the river...i never knew her waist was so small.....!! HENTAI HENTAI Soujiro no hentai!! Stop thinking those ..."unique" thoughts.* Soujiro thought, still blushing inside.
*Kami-sama...I cant believe i just saw that..although Soujiro did have great muscles and six pack abs....he always hides them when he wears his clothes....!!!! what am i thinking?!?! I shouldnt be thinking of my friend this way should i?!?!* She though shamefully.
The Kenshin-gumi stared at the food. "Is the soup...supposed to be green?" Yahiko said, almost afraid to touch it. "Its not poisoned is it? Sano said, poking at the deformed lump that was supposed to be chicken.
They all watched as Soujiro ate what Toko cooked as if Toko had cooked for him all his life. "Ah..Toko-chan...your food is delicious..as always..." Soujiro remarked.
Everyone except Soujiro and Toko thought..."CHAN?!?!"
Kenshin then took a piece of purple egg and took a bite. "Soujiro....you were right...Toko cooks very well." He said cheerfully.
Everyone sweatdropped.
"Kenshin always says everything tastes good..." Yahiko muttered. Then he saw Kaoru's look of determination in her eyes.
*I will see once and for all if my cooking tastes better than her* Kaoru thought savagely.
She grabbed the deformed chicken and took a giant bite.
Her eyes widened.
"Jou-chan! How is it?? Jou chan!! Wake up!!" Sano said as he waved his hands over Kaoru's widened eyes. Kaoru blinked. "It...It's so ....good....." Kaoru breathed.
Sano and Yahiko stared at her. Seeing that Kaoru didnt faint or anything, they tried the food.
"You're right ...it really is very good!!" Sano said, surprised.
Yahiko, his mouth full of food, said "Oishii!!! Her food looks bad but tastes good...unlike busu's, whose cooking looks bad AND tastes bad"
Kaoru was to busy eating to kill Yahiko.
Toko beamed. "It's really that good?" She said happily. "Hai!!" Everyone said.
~After dinner~ Toko came up to Kaoru. "Kaoru-san? Im going to move my stuff into Soujiro's room ok? Im going to sleep in Soujiro's room from now." She said with no emotion whatsoever except for her smile. Kaoru was surprised. *Sleep in Soujiro-kun's room?!*
"O...Ok..." Kaoru stuttered out. Toko bowed and walked back to Soujiro's room. Sano walked over to Kaoru. "They must be up to something." He said.
Kenshin sat in his room, his thoughts confused
*flashback* He was sleeping when suddenly... Door next to him opens, then closes, and small steps rush towards something. Suddenly, ruffled noises, then tired breathing, then "ITAI!!" *end flashback*
After that, it kept Kenshin awake for the rest of the night, thinking thoughts he really shouldnt.
*Now...Toko's going to sleep in Soujiro's room.....but they said they werent lovers!! I dont think Soujiro was lying...and Toko-dono seemed genuinely mad when i said they were lovers.....what are they doing in there?!?! *
Kenshin also remembered the red mark on Toko's neck. He shook his head....
He'll try to sleep again..hopefully nothing "special" will wake him up this time.
Toko snuggled a bit closer to Soujiro...it was a cold night, and they both wore sleeping robes. (A/N: I forgot what they're called...someone tell me please??). As she slept...she began to dream...she always had nightmares...everyday since her step uncle took her in...but this time...her nightmare was more torturous and evil then ever.....
A/N: hhmm...i still think Toko seems too much like Misao....*grumbles*
R&R NO flames!!!!!
