Chapter 5 ~
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When Kaoru awoke the next morning , Kenshin had left the room. The servants was beside her in an instant greeting her a good morning.
"Where is he?," Kaoru ask as she got out of bed.
"His Highness had left for a meeting," one of the servant replied as she handed her a wet cloth.
She took it and cleaned her face. After that , the servants handed her a new robe. It was gold in colour. The colour that belongs to the royal family. However , Kaoru didn't know that.
"His Highness send you this," one of the servant said with a bow and left the room.
She got changed into the silk outfit in the usual design but with butterfly embroidered on it. She matched it with a crimson shawl that drag on the floor.
"Why is it clothes in the palace always drag on the floor," she said with a frown.
She moved to a nearby mirror and examined herself. Even she was awed by her reflection. She tied her hair up in a bun and headed outside.
**********
She decided to walk around the palace. she had arrived for a few days but had never had the chance to look around. Most of the building was build by gold with dragon and phoenix carved on the wall and pillars.
She arrived on the west side of the palace. There was a beautiful waterfall and lake in there. It was beautiful. She noticed that many stared at her too.
Some were even whispering. She felt very uncomfortable and strange but ignored it. She continue walking over the bridge on the lake.
As she was deep in thought , she bumped into someone causing them both to fall to the ground. It was a lady. She wore clothes almost similar to hers but not in gold. It was a blue outfit with a white shawl.
"I'm sorry," Kaoru said as she pulled her up with her.
"It's okay," she replied with a smile.
She too stared at her in an odd way.
"What are you staring at?," Kaoru asked curiously.
"Well you wore gold And that's the colour representing the emperor and empress," the lady replied.
"Well , Kenshin gave it to me. It didn't know that," she replied with a blush.
"You even called His Highness with his real name," she said.
"You must be precious to him," she added a moment later while she blush redder.
"Anyway , what's your name?," Kaoru asked with a smile.
"I'm Sayo," she replied with a smile.
"I'm Kaoru , Kamiya Kaoru," Kaoru said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you," Sayo said.
"Me too," Kaoru replied.
"Oh I'm sorry I'm in hurry. I need to go now," Sayo said with a bow and left.
She gave Sayo a smile as she continue walking over the bridge.
Soon , she arrived on the other side of the palace. It was quite there. There were only a few guards and servants. They bowed to her as she passed. She was confused by it all.
"Maybe it was because of my clothes and my dragon crest that I hung on my sash with a red string," she thought inwardly.
She reach a room where she heard a familiar voice. It was Kenshin's. She peered into the room and there he was sitting on the throne with some other men that she guessed that were his ministers.
They were discussing something. Just then , the men in the room bow to Knehsin and left. She hid behind a pillar to avoid them. And then , she saw Misao coming.
"Misao," she called out happily.
"Kao....you wore gold," she said in an awe tone.
"Well. Anyway , what are you doing here?," Kaoru asked trying to change the topic.
"Oh I was bringing His Highness his tea," Misao replied with a smile.
"I was nervous," she added in.
"Let me help you I'm looking for him afterall," Kaoru said as she took the tray of tea from Misao.
"Thank you so much," Misao said as she jumped up and down.
Kaoru giggled and left to send him his tea.
Once again , she peered into the room from the doorway.
"Come in," Kenshin's voice called out.
"How did you know I'm here," she asked with a pout.
"I can feel," he replied with a smirk as he got down form his throne and walked towards her.
"What bring you here?," he asked.
"Tea," she replied handing him his tea.
"What about the tea?," he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I help Misao bring it here," she replied.
They both stayed silent for a moment until Kaoru broke it.
"Are you gonna drink it or not?," she asked with a raised eyebrow.
When he never answered her , she took snatch the cup from him and drank it all.
"Hey I thought you brought it for me," he said in a childish tone.
"Did I say that?," she asked with a grin.
He sigh.
"Have you eaten?," he asked a moment later.
At the mention of food , Kaoru's stomach growled.
"It answered itself," she replied with a sheepish grin.
He chuckled and led her towards the dining hall.
***********
They reached the dining hall minutes later and it was already set with all the dishes. As usual , it was too much for the both of them. They seated themselves.
"So what's with the gold outfit?," she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well it they thought you were my empress , they wouldn't dare hurt you," he replied while she flushed red.
he chuckled at her expression and continue eating.
After their breakfast , they took a walk in the earlier waterfall. They seated themselves under a big tree.
"Ne Kenshin , what's in the inner palace?," she asked a moment later.
"It was the place where they kept 3000 woman to be choosen as my wife," he replied.
"3000?," Kaoru said in a disbelief tone.
"Well yeah. But don't you worry I'll never look at them," he said with a grin.
She huffed and stood up.She walked towards the lake and dipped her legs into it ignoring her clothes.
"Come on it's fun," she said as she held out her hands to him.
He raised his eyebrow and followed her. The lake was cool.
"I've never seen girls like you," he said a moment later.
"Why?," she asked.
"You're so carefree and you don't look like all those girls that only wished to be the empress," he replied.
Just then , she grinned wickedly and pushed him into the lake.
"Hey you," he yelled as he resurfaced.
She laughed and started to run away but he caught her around her waist and picked her up.
"Let me go!," she yelled.
He simply grinned and proceeded jumping into the lake still holding her.
"I don't know how to swim," she yelled as she clutched onto his clothes tighter.
"But I know," he replied with a smirk and a loud splash was heard.
**********
They got out of the lake both soak. Her hair had been let down.
"Baka. What if I drown," she scolded.
"You won't," he replied.
She huffed and turned away from him to squeezed her hair.
"Let's go back now. You don't want to get sick," he said as he started to pulled her back into their chamber by her hand.
They passed by a lot of guards and servants who jaw dropped when they saw the wet couple.
"Hurry up you'll get sick," he said as he pulled her faster.
They passed by a few servants from the kitchen including Tae and Misao.
They bowed at the couple as they passed. He proceeded walking without looking at them still pulling Kaoru. Kaoru waved at them and left with a smile.
"Oh my god , what happened to them both?," Misao said as she too jaw dropped.
"She's so lucky," Tae said while the other servants continue staring.
**********
They changed into dried clothes after a hot bath. Both still wearing gold. They were sipping on some hot tea in Kenshin's room.
"Wanna go town?," he asked a moment later.
"Town?," she asked.
"You don't think that the whole China was only the palace," he teased her.
"You're bringing me there?," she asked excitedly.
He nodded as she quickly got up and him by his hands.
"Let's go then," she said happily.
"Not now of course," he said with a chuckled.
She pouted and he promised to bring her there tomorrow.
**********
Later on that day , Kenshin had left Kaoru for his work again. She went into the kitchen without bothering to change. Afterall , her identity had been discovered.
"Misao , Tae," she called out from the doorway.
"Kaoru," they greeted her as they walked towards her.
"Can I have a word?," she asked.
"Sure," they both replied and left with her towards the servants dormitories.
"I want to ask you something," Kaoru said with a sad smile.
"Go on," Tae urged her.
"How was Ken..I mean His Highness before I met him?," she asked.
"Do you really wanna know?," Misao asked seriously.
She nodded.
"If' that's what you want , I'll tell you," Tae said with a sad smile.
**********
After the meeting , Kenshin went for a walk in the earlier lake. He smile at the earlier incident.
"I wonder what she's doing?," he thought inwardly as he walked back to his chamber to look for her.
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kasshin ~ sorry for the late update.it seems that I'm always late in updating my stories..
I tried to update faster but my house was being paint..so I have no time...
ewunia ~ I'm so so so very very very sorry for the late update..
anyway , I appreciated your suggestions...i'll try to expand
their conversation but sometimes I don't have time in typing
stories into the com so I have been doing it quite short...sorry...
and thanks so much for your reviews...
magiabruxa ~ thanks for your comment on my story , I'm really happy for
your comment and thanks for reviewing me..
nee-chan ~ yeah..your guesses are right ...okay I'll try to expand the story.
and thanks for your review...
clemen ~ thanks for your review...a simple word makes my day better.
^ ^ ~ thanks for review..it seems that you've been reading all my stories..
thanks for your support..
bridget ~ thanks for your encouragement...
l3al3yanime ~ okay okay.she'll say yes but not now.okay?? please be patient..
I need to let them get to know each other longer first..
LittoGrrlStephie ~ Thanks for spending some time on my stories.
I love your story very much too especially
CURSE OF THE NIGHT...!!!!!!
Please update it more often..and I know that I've been
On quite fast but I'll tell the reason in the next chapter..
I took the starting of this story from Fushigi Yuugi but the rest
was my creation..or perhaps I watch too much chinese movies...
and got some idea from there without noticing..
kasshin ~ thanks for all your reviews again...*bow deeply*
I have a question
will you guys like me to make megumi a bad character??
I'm planning to make her a bad character in Kaoru's school..
Well not really bad until she tried to kill Kaoru..of course.
I'm asking this because I never wanted any megumi's fans to have
anything discomfort on that idea...please tell me your answer in the review.
**********
When Kaoru awoke the next morning , Kenshin had left the room. The servants was beside her in an instant greeting her a good morning.
"Where is he?," Kaoru ask as she got out of bed.
"His Highness had left for a meeting," one of the servant replied as she handed her a wet cloth.
She took it and cleaned her face. After that , the servants handed her a new robe. It was gold in colour. The colour that belongs to the royal family. However , Kaoru didn't know that.
"His Highness send you this," one of the servant said with a bow and left the room.
She got changed into the silk outfit in the usual design but with butterfly embroidered on it. She matched it with a crimson shawl that drag on the floor.
"Why is it clothes in the palace always drag on the floor," she said with a frown.
She moved to a nearby mirror and examined herself. Even she was awed by her reflection. She tied her hair up in a bun and headed outside.
**********
She decided to walk around the palace. she had arrived for a few days but had never had the chance to look around. Most of the building was build by gold with dragon and phoenix carved on the wall and pillars.
She arrived on the west side of the palace. There was a beautiful waterfall and lake in there. It was beautiful. She noticed that many stared at her too.
Some were even whispering. She felt very uncomfortable and strange but ignored it. She continue walking over the bridge on the lake.
As she was deep in thought , she bumped into someone causing them both to fall to the ground. It was a lady. She wore clothes almost similar to hers but not in gold. It was a blue outfit with a white shawl.
"I'm sorry," Kaoru said as she pulled her up with her.
"It's okay," she replied with a smile.
She too stared at her in an odd way.
"What are you staring at?," Kaoru asked curiously.
"Well you wore gold And that's the colour representing the emperor and empress," the lady replied.
"Well , Kenshin gave it to me. It didn't know that," she replied with a blush.
"You even called His Highness with his real name," she said.
"You must be precious to him," she added a moment later while she blush redder.
"Anyway , what's your name?," Kaoru asked with a smile.
"I'm Sayo," she replied with a smile.
"I'm Kaoru , Kamiya Kaoru," Kaoru said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you," Sayo said.
"Me too," Kaoru replied.
"Oh I'm sorry I'm in hurry. I need to go now," Sayo said with a bow and left.
She gave Sayo a smile as she continue walking over the bridge.
Soon , she arrived on the other side of the palace. It was quite there. There were only a few guards and servants. They bowed to her as she passed. She was confused by it all.
"Maybe it was because of my clothes and my dragon crest that I hung on my sash with a red string," she thought inwardly.
She reach a room where she heard a familiar voice. It was Kenshin's. She peered into the room and there he was sitting on the throne with some other men that she guessed that were his ministers.
They were discussing something. Just then , the men in the room bow to Knehsin and left. She hid behind a pillar to avoid them. And then , she saw Misao coming.
"Misao," she called out happily.
"Kao....you wore gold," she said in an awe tone.
"Well. Anyway , what are you doing here?," Kaoru asked trying to change the topic.
"Oh I was bringing His Highness his tea," Misao replied with a smile.
"I was nervous," she added in.
"Let me help you I'm looking for him afterall," Kaoru said as she took the tray of tea from Misao.
"Thank you so much," Misao said as she jumped up and down.
Kaoru giggled and left to send him his tea.
Once again , she peered into the room from the doorway.
"Come in," Kenshin's voice called out.
"How did you know I'm here," she asked with a pout.
"I can feel," he replied with a smirk as he got down form his throne and walked towards her.
"What bring you here?," he asked.
"Tea," she replied handing him his tea.
"What about the tea?," he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I help Misao bring it here," she replied.
They both stayed silent for a moment until Kaoru broke it.
"Are you gonna drink it or not?," she asked with a raised eyebrow.
When he never answered her , she took snatch the cup from him and drank it all.
"Hey I thought you brought it for me," he said in a childish tone.
"Did I say that?," she asked with a grin.
He sigh.
"Have you eaten?," he asked a moment later.
At the mention of food , Kaoru's stomach growled.
"It answered itself," she replied with a sheepish grin.
He chuckled and led her towards the dining hall.
***********
They reached the dining hall minutes later and it was already set with all the dishes. As usual , it was too much for the both of them. They seated themselves.
"So what's with the gold outfit?," she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well it they thought you were my empress , they wouldn't dare hurt you," he replied while she flushed red.
he chuckled at her expression and continue eating.
After their breakfast , they took a walk in the earlier waterfall. They seated themselves under a big tree.
"Ne Kenshin , what's in the inner palace?," she asked a moment later.
"It was the place where they kept 3000 woman to be choosen as my wife," he replied.
"3000?," Kaoru said in a disbelief tone.
"Well yeah. But don't you worry I'll never look at them," he said with a grin.
She huffed and stood up.She walked towards the lake and dipped her legs into it ignoring her clothes.
"Come on it's fun," she said as she held out her hands to him.
He raised his eyebrow and followed her. The lake was cool.
"I've never seen girls like you," he said a moment later.
"Why?," she asked.
"You're so carefree and you don't look like all those girls that only wished to be the empress," he replied.
Just then , she grinned wickedly and pushed him into the lake.
"Hey you," he yelled as he resurfaced.
She laughed and started to run away but he caught her around her waist and picked her up.
"Let me go!," she yelled.
He simply grinned and proceeded jumping into the lake still holding her.
"I don't know how to swim," she yelled as she clutched onto his clothes tighter.
"But I know," he replied with a smirk and a loud splash was heard.
**********
They got out of the lake both soak. Her hair had been let down.
"Baka. What if I drown," she scolded.
"You won't," he replied.
She huffed and turned away from him to squeezed her hair.
"Let's go back now. You don't want to get sick," he said as he started to pulled her back into their chamber by her hand.
They passed by a lot of guards and servants who jaw dropped when they saw the wet couple.
"Hurry up you'll get sick," he said as he pulled her faster.
They passed by a few servants from the kitchen including Tae and Misao.
They bowed at the couple as they passed. He proceeded walking without looking at them still pulling Kaoru. Kaoru waved at them and left with a smile.
"Oh my god , what happened to them both?," Misao said as she too jaw dropped.
"She's so lucky," Tae said while the other servants continue staring.
**********
They changed into dried clothes after a hot bath. Both still wearing gold. They were sipping on some hot tea in Kenshin's room.
"Wanna go town?," he asked a moment later.
"Town?," she asked.
"You don't think that the whole China was only the palace," he teased her.
"You're bringing me there?," she asked excitedly.
He nodded as she quickly got up and him by his hands.
"Let's go then," she said happily.
"Not now of course," he said with a chuckled.
She pouted and he promised to bring her there tomorrow.
**********
Later on that day , Kenshin had left Kaoru for his work again. She went into the kitchen without bothering to change. Afterall , her identity had been discovered.
"Misao , Tae," she called out from the doorway.
"Kaoru," they greeted her as they walked towards her.
"Can I have a word?," she asked.
"Sure," they both replied and left with her towards the servants dormitories.
"I want to ask you something," Kaoru said with a sad smile.
"Go on," Tae urged her.
"How was Ken..I mean His Highness before I met him?," she asked.
"Do you really wanna know?," Misao asked seriously.
She nodded.
"If' that's what you want , I'll tell you," Tae said with a sad smile.
**********
After the meeting , Kenshin went for a walk in the earlier lake. He smile at the earlier incident.
"I wonder what she's doing?," he thought inwardly as he walked back to his chamber to look for her.
**********
kasshin ~ sorry for the late update.it seems that I'm always late in updating my stories..
I tried to update faster but my house was being paint..so I have no time...
ewunia ~ I'm so so so very very very sorry for the late update..
anyway , I appreciated your suggestions...i'll try to expand
their conversation but sometimes I don't have time in typing
stories into the com so I have been doing it quite short...sorry...
and thanks so much for your reviews...
magiabruxa ~ thanks for your comment on my story , I'm really happy for
your comment and thanks for reviewing me..
nee-chan ~ yeah..your guesses are right ...okay I'll try to expand the story.
and thanks for your review...
clemen ~ thanks for your review...a simple word makes my day better.
^ ^ ~ thanks for review..it seems that you've been reading all my stories..
thanks for your support..
bridget ~ thanks for your encouragement...
l3al3yanime ~ okay okay.she'll say yes but not now.okay?? please be patient..
I need to let them get to know each other longer first..
LittoGrrlStephie ~ Thanks for spending some time on my stories.
I love your story very much too especially
CURSE OF THE NIGHT...!!!!!!
Please update it more often..and I know that I've been
On quite fast but I'll tell the reason in the next chapter..
I took the starting of this story from Fushigi Yuugi but the rest
was my creation..or perhaps I watch too much chinese movies...
and got some idea from there without noticing..
kasshin ~ thanks for all your reviews again...*bow deeply*
I have a question
will you guys like me to make megumi a bad character??
I'm planning to make her a bad character in Kaoru's school..
Well not really bad until she tried to kill Kaoru..of course.
I'm asking this because I never wanted any megumi's fans to have
anything discomfort on that idea...please tell me your answer in the review.