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Disclaimer: authoress does not own Rurouni Kenshin
Claimer: authoress owns Sakura Dancers and other made-up stuff
"Remind me why we decided to live in this town again?"
"Will you at least try and be nice for once in your life Hanna-chan! That nice Mister Sanosuke and Cute Little Yahiko came all the way across Tokyo to invite us, the least you can do is be polite!"
"Hanna? Nice? Polite? Give it up Utsuki, Hanna wouldn't be nice or polite to save her own life!"
Yukito laughed as Hanna growled. In their cozy little home all the way on the far side of town from their dojo friends, the Sakura Dancers were all getting prepped to go to a special celebration being held in the Kamiya Dojo. Apparently, Kaoru's birthday was today, and so Sanosuke and Yahiko had conspired to throw Kaoru a surprise party.
"I hope she doesn't walk in on her surprise," Nadeshiko said as she packed all the supplies they were going to bring with them.
"Don't worry, Cute Little Yahiko set Kaoru-chan up on a day-trip with Mister Kenshin! He doesn't know about the party so he can't tell her, and Mister Sanosuke threatened to break his sword over his head if they came back early!"
Hanna, Nadeshiko, and Yukito sighed, while Utsuki blinked, wondering what that was all about. Kaze sat half in-half out of the doorway to the room, neither helping the others, nor getting in their way either. Even in private, Kaze was just not an expressive person. Utsuki figured it was a teenager thing and was determined to break Kaze out of her self-made funk.
"So Kaze-chan, ready to go? We need to get there early in order to decorate!"
"I'm not going."
"Huh?"
Utsuki blinked, then followed Kaze's gaze to the strip of sunlight that peeked through the door.
"Oh, I forgot! Gomen nasai Kaze-chan! What I meant to say, when you can leave the house, will you be ready to get to the dojo before Mister Kenshin brings Kaoru-chan back?"
"Hai."
"We'll walk, since its such a nice day," Yukito declared as she slide the door wide open.
"Can we just get this over with already? I can't believe I'm spending today helping that annoying little brat," Hanna could be heard grumbling as the other four women left.
"Ah, you know you really like Kaoru-chan deep down inside," Utsuki said.
Nadeshiko and Yukito's laughter echoed on the breeze.
Now that she was finally alone, Kaze let a ghost of a smile linger on her features as she got up and headed into another room.
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Kenshin blinked at his companion, who was doing something very inexplicable. Kaoru-dono had been acting very strangely shy all day, ever since Yahiko had suggested - with a lot of knowing looks from Sanosuke backing him up - that the two of them spend the day together.
He had just mentioned how both Sanosuke and Yahiko had seemed very determined to make them spend the day together and Kaoru-dono was laughing rather hysterically. Kenshin couldn't figure out what was so funny.
"Kaoru-dono?"
She managed to get a grip on her laughter. She was still giggling a bit as she spoke.
"Sanosuke and Yahiko…they were trying to set us up together…ha ha ha!"
Kenshin's eyes nearly bugged all the way out of his head when that sank through. Sure, maybe he liked Kaoru…a lot…a very large amount of lot in fact…but Yahiko and Sanosuke had tried to set them up together? If there were any more romantically-blind people in the world than them, Kenshin hadn't met them.
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"Well, I think it was sweet of them, actually," Kaoru mused aloud. "A very unusual birthday present: One day alone with you…"
"It's your birthday today, Kaoru-dono?"
She glared at him, but instead of whaling away with a fist or her Bokken she smiled.
"Hai, it is."
"Then, Happy Birthday Kaoru-dono."
The two of them were standing by the river watching the water go by. The sun was threatening to set and so they began heading back to the dojo. Kenshin hoped they were late enough for Sanosuke to accept - that sword threat had been a little extreme and completely possible.
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As they walked further, they came across a donkey being lead by none other then Kaze. Whether she was surprised to see them or not wasn't clear.
"Kaze-dono! What brings you to this part of town?"
"Utsuki told me to get out of the house and run errands…I was on my way back now…"
"Well, it's getting late. Why don't you stay at the dojo tonight Kaze-san? Your house is a good ways away from here after all."
Kaze seemed very amused as she adjusted her dark cloak.
"Well, if you insist Kaoru-san…"
There was a streak of lazy humor in her voice that the other two couldn't figure out. Still, they headed for the dojo together, Kaze giving non-committal single word replies to all other questions until they reached the gate. Kaoru and Kenshin headed in first, pushing the door open wide so Kaze could bring her donkey in after her. The place was strangely quiet and eerily empty inside.
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Until…
"SURPRISE!"
A whole lot of people leaped out of hiding, while Kaoru nearly had a heart attack and Kenshin started choking as Kaoru grabbed him a little too tightly around the neck in her fright. All of the dojo's residents, the Sakura Dancers, and most of Kaoru's friends from around town were all laughing and wishing her a happy birthday. Yahiko in particular was grinning like an idiot.
"So…today was just so you guys could set this all up for me? I can't believe it!"
Kaoru, dragging Kenshin along helplessly as she hadn't realized that she still had him in a choke hold, headed straight for her party.
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Oh well, one is better than none, right?
Disclaimer: authoress does not own Rurouni Kenshin
Claimer: authoress owns Sakura Dancers and other made-up stuff
"Remind me why we decided to live in this town again?"
"Will you at least try and be nice for once in your life Hanna-chan! That nice Mister Sanosuke and Cute Little Yahiko came all the way across Tokyo to invite us, the least you can do is be polite!"
"Hanna? Nice? Polite? Give it up Utsuki, Hanna wouldn't be nice or polite to save her own life!"
Yukito laughed as Hanna growled. In their cozy little home all the way on the far side of town from their dojo friends, the Sakura Dancers were all getting prepped to go to a special celebration being held in the Kamiya Dojo. Apparently, Kaoru's birthday was today, and so Sanosuke and Yahiko had conspired to throw Kaoru a surprise party.
"I hope she doesn't walk in on her surprise," Nadeshiko said as she packed all the supplies they were going to bring with them.
"Don't worry, Cute Little Yahiko set Kaoru-chan up on a day-trip with Mister Kenshin! He doesn't know about the party so he can't tell her, and Mister Sanosuke threatened to break his sword over his head if they came back early!"
Hanna, Nadeshiko, and Yukito sighed, while Utsuki blinked, wondering what that was all about. Kaze sat half in-half out of the doorway to the room, neither helping the others, nor getting in their way either. Even in private, Kaze was just not an expressive person. Utsuki figured it was a teenager thing and was determined to break Kaze out of her self-made funk.
"So Kaze-chan, ready to go? We need to get there early in order to decorate!"
"I'm not going."
"Huh?"
Utsuki blinked, then followed Kaze's gaze to the strip of sunlight that peeked through the door.
"Oh, I forgot! Gomen nasai Kaze-chan! What I meant to say, when you can leave the house, will you be ready to get to the dojo before Mister Kenshin brings Kaoru-chan back?"
"Hai."
"We'll walk, since its such a nice day," Yukito declared as she slide the door wide open.
"Can we just get this over with already? I can't believe I'm spending today helping that annoying little brat," Hanna could be heard grumbling as the other four women left.
"Ah, you know you really like Kaoru-chan deep down inside," Utsuki said.
Nadeshiko and Yukito's laughter echoed on the breeze.
Now that she was finally alone, Kaze let a ghost of a smile linger on her features as she got up and headed into another room.
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.
.
Kenshin blinked at his companion, who was doing something very inexplicable. Kaoru-dono had been acting very strangely shy all day, ever since Yahiko had suggested - with a lot of knowing looks from Sanosuke backing him up - that the two of them spend the day together.
He had just mentioned how both Sanosuke and Yahiko had seemed very determined to make them spend the day together and Kaoru-dono was laughing rather hysterically. Kenshin couldn't figure out what was so funny.
"Kaoru-dono?"
She managed to get a grip on her laughter. She was still giggling a bit as she spoke.
"Sanosuke and Yahiko…they were trying to set us up together…ha ha ha!"
Kenshin's eyes nearly bugged all the way out of his head when that sank through. Sure, maybe he liked Kaoru…a lot…a very large amount of lot in fact…but Yahiko and Sanosuke had tried to set them up together? If there were any more romantically-blind people in the world than them, Kenshin hadn't met them.
.
.
.
.
"Well, I think it was sweet of them, actually," Kaoru mused aloud. "A very unusual birthday present: One day alone with you…"
"It's your birthday today, Kaoru-dono?"
She glared at him, but instead of whaling away with a fist or her Bokken she smiled.
"Hai, it is."
"Then, Happy Birthday Kaoru-dono."
The two of them were standing by the river watching the water go by. The sun was threatening to set and so they began heading back to the dojo. Kenshin hoped they were late enough for Sanosuke to accept - that sword threat had been a little extreme and completely possible.
.
.
.
.
As they walked further, they came across a donkey being lead by none other then Kaze. Whether she was surprised to see them or not wasn't clear.
"Kaze-dono! What brings you to this part of town?"
"Utsuki told me to get out of the house and run errands…I was on my way back now…"
"Well, it's getting late. Why don't you stay at the dojo tonight Kaze-san? Your house is a good ways away from here after all."
Kaze seemed very amused as she adjusted her dark cloak.
"Well, if you insist Kaoru-san…"
There was a streak of lazy humor in her voice that the other two couldn't figure out. Still, they headed for the dojo together, Kaze giving non-committal single word replies to all other questions until they reached the gate. Kaoru and Kenshin headed in first, pushing the door open wide so Kaze could bring her donkey in after her. The place was strangely quiet and eerily empty inside.
.
.
.
.
Until…
"SURPRISE!"
A whole lot of people leaped out of hiding, while Kaoru nearly had a heart attack and Kenshin started choking as Kaoru grabbed him a little too tightly around the neck in her fright. All of the dojo's residents, the Sakura Dancers, and most of Kaoru's friends from around town were all laughing and wishing her a happy birthday. Yahiko in particular was grinning like an idiot.
"So…today was just so you guys could set this all up for me? I can't believe it!"
Kaoru, dragging Kenshin along helplessly as she hadn't realized that she still had him in a choke hold, headed straight for her party.
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