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Chapter 4
Japan
Saturday Morning
"KAORU!!! KAORU!!! KAORU!!! " Misao came to Kaoru's room early in the morning with a screaming voice that would really tear down the wall of Kaoru's room.
"Mmm….sleee…ppy, " Kaoru quickly placed a pillow over her head to keep Misao's voice to enter her sleepy mind and wake her early on Saturday morning. Kaoru was not really a morning person but Misao was a really really bright morning person. Misao always loved mornings because she had that motto of "Every morning of each day there would be a new start."
Misao jumped on Kaoru's bed and began shaking her limp body to wake up. "C'mon Kao I need you to wake up! Besides we need to get to our Martial Arts training today and I can't wait to see Aoishi-Sama! I need to really be early so those little gals won't have time to drool over him!" Once again Misao was still shaking Kaoru's little body to make her wake up.
"MISAO! STOP! I'm getting a headache from all you're shaking and I'm awake now!" While pushing Misao to get of her so she could go out of bed and fix up.
Grabbing her friend's arm she went out of the door. "Ok now time to go!" Kaoru budge and manage to get out of Misao's grip and looked at her evilly. "Misao, could you give me at least 10 minutes to prepare and fix myself up," while putting her hands on her hips.
"Oh yah, right, you look like a disaster you know and I don't like to been seen with a monster on my side." Giggling mischievously at Kaoru who looks like she hadn't had a bath in 4 yrs.
Angrily Kaoru pointed to the door and was really burning up. "OUT!" She slammed the door to Misao's face.
"Aaaawww… that hurts you know!" As Misao replied.
Mischievously Misao wanted to look around the house but Misao sometimes gets confused around Kaoru's house coz it's bigger than their house and it has many big large rooms, and she's bad with directions to. One thing she couldn't forget is Kaoru's room coz it's the easiest to remember. Kaoru's room was on the east wing of the house (a/n: its not really that big but its easier to say that it's on the east wing of the house well just picture a house that has 2 hallways one on the right and one on the left. The right one is where Kaoru's room is.) So Misao just waited patiently in front of Kaoru's room. Ah yes Kaoru's room she taught. Kaoru was a really neat person at times but when she's very tired her room is like a garbage dump. Kaoru's room was not a big one but just enough for her. It has windows that are white in color and a balcony with a white door with a beautiful transparent lilac colored curtain draped over it to make the room not to bright. Kaoru's room was really beautiful it had violet wallpapers made up of teddy bear figures, hearts, striped candies, and stars. The bed has curtains to cover it to make the dreamy effect more emphasized. There were two small tables on the side of the beds. One on the right had a phone, some books, and a picture of Kaoru and her. The other one on the left had a lampshade and a notebook with a pen.
On the other hand Kaoru was having hard time looking for her bokken while Misao waited patiently outside. Her bokken is the one of the most important things in her life that is treated with care. Her bokken was her protector well at least that is what she thinks.
Kaoru kneeled under her bed and grabbed out some stuff until she found her precious bokken. Kaoru could really be a mess at times.
She placed her bokken on her back and reached out for the door.
"Ok I'm done!"
"About time you know we're behind schedule."
Sarcastically Kaoru said "Sorry, Misao."
Training Dojo
Aioya
"Aoshi-Sama! Good morning!" Misao shouted from the front gate.
"Misao, we do you get all your energy every morning?" Curiosity overcame Kaoru. 'Misao is really energetic and all but how?!?!'
"Oh that's easy , I get I from Aoshi." Misao laughed and bounced going inside.
"Aoshi????" Kaoru had raised an eyebrow from Misao's statement. 'Aoshi? But that guy doesn't even show how energized he is! How could that be? Hmm… better ask Misao latter about it. But right now its training time.'
Misao's training
"Good morning, Aoshi-sama," Misao greeted Aoshi with glee. More happier than her ordinary self. She always had that above natural aura that filled her spirit. All Aoshi did to reply was a nod, a slight nod.
Aoshi hadn't been that good with words but when it comes to combat and training he knows what he is doing. Aoshi wasn't really that expressive in his feelings. He really never showed more expression in his face than annoyance. Or so that is was he wants to imply. He had always been a secretive person for some reason. The closest person who had let him smile was Misao. It was just a close one. Misao almost got him to smile but Kaoru arrived and his face went to that ice look again. Aoshi and Misao had been training for years. When Misoa was younger, Aoshi already took her in to train her. Sano talked to Aoshi a lot to convince him to train his little sister. Sano just wanted Misao to be a strong girl. Not the one who always get stepped on by popular kids. It really helped her a lot during her elementary days. She got into fights a lot but not that serious because the faculty would come right away and hold Misao and her enemy back. Good thing Aoshi didn't teach her to use a kunai that time or all of her enemies would have been hospitalized by now suffering from paralysis or something. Each day Aoshi trained Misao she always looked forward in seeing him during training. She got attached to Aoshi. When she was small she pictured Aoshi to be her second big brother. But as time goes on Misao got emotionally attached even though she knew that it was forbidden. She never minded comments like he was too old for her. She just knew how she felt and she always followed her heart.
"Are you ready to begin training?" Aoshi's voice was in command like a commander in battle giving post to soldiers.
"HAI!" Misao was really excited because she would practice something new today.
Aoshi went closer to Misao. He stood behind her. "Close your eyes." He tied a blindfold around her eyes.
"Aoshi-sama what are we going to do today? What's with the blindfold anyway?" Curiosity and nervousness ran down Misao's system.
"We are going to build up your sensing skills. What do you feel? Use your senses be comfortable."
Misao just nodded and sat down on the spot she was standing at. She was getting in touch with her senses. 'Ow this is going to be hard but I need to try if I want to still do this.'
Kaoru's training
'Aw… I'm still sleepy. Oh well I need to do this besides I love training with my bokken.' A smirk was plastered on her face, as she walked towards the dojo.
She always wanted to learn martial arts so she could protect herself and to prove that she isn't just a plain ordinary girl.
"Ohayo shishou," bowing to her master who was sitting in the center.
"Ohayo." A piercing and flat tone voice greeted. It was the wolf, Saitou Hajime. Yes the wolf was her master. Another man who has ice cold face but Kaoru was never afraid of him. He was actually a nice person if you known him about ten years or so. Kaoru noticed that Saitou was more a talker than Aoshi. Saitou was more above Aoshi in rank and experience. He was exposed to war when he was still seven years old. He already knew how to hold a sword at nine years of age. He was not really into fighting but it was his duty by that time. Saitou had a wife, Tokio whom he really loves from what Kaoru sees. They really look a nice couple but there a still some negative comments about them. One is that how could Tokio marry Saitou? Tokio is a sweet, nice, and loving girl. While Saitou was a madman (they say), a killer (it was then), an ice, and a wolf. In spite those comments Tokio still stay with Saitou because she knows him well than those people who give comments.
"Start warming up and give me 50 swings before." As commanded by Saitou who was still sitting in the center meditating.
"Hai shishou." Kaoru really worked hard to achieve a nice rank in swordsmanship. Even though girls don't practice it, she still pursues on with it. She was graceful with the sword and has power and you could really see the determination in her eyes. Even though you cannot use swords anymore in public there is no law written that learning swordsmanship is prohibited.
"Move your feet a little bit wider so you won't get out of balanced.Again 50 swings." Saitou said.
"Hai! Ichi, ni, sang…" Kaoru started counting will swinging her bokken. When Tokio entered the dojo with tea.
"Ohayo, Kaoru. Ohayo Saitou. Here is your tea." As Tokio bowed and poured tea in his cup and they watched Kaoru wing her bokken.
In response Kaoru just nodded and sometimes glances at the couple through the side. 'They are so happy, they look cute!'
End of the day
"How was training Kao?" Misao asked in her joyful tone who was hopping on the way home.
Kaoru was tired but she didn't like to show it. She looked just looked up at the sky. "Still the same I'm going to learn a new technique next week and shishou wants me to exercise daily to be in shape and practice a hundred swings a day."
Misao was just fascinated how Kaoru was really determined in training. She was more determined that Misao. "Wow that's' heavy training don't you think. It's too much."
"Nah I can handle it and beside it would really do good for me since there's going to be that interschool competition about swordsmanship. I'm going to represent the school for sword category." Kaoru had a smirk on her faced and looked at Misao.
"Oh yah. I'm training extra hard to you know I'm going to join that interschool competition and cream all those boys!" Misao and Kaoru giggled at their remarks about the competition.
"I wanted to ask you earlier something.May I?" Kaoru looked up at the sky again.
"Sure!"
"You said earlier that you get your energy from Aoshi but Aoshi isn't that much energized and I was wondering…"
Misao cut Kaoru's sentence short. "I always have this feeling in me that makes me so happy when I think of him. I'm in love with him you know."
Kaoru giggled, why did she not thought of that love really has a unique effect on persons.
"Well see tomorrow Misao! I've gotta head home before Dad asks why I'm late!" Kaoru ran off leaving Misao standing at the gate of her house.
Misao replied shouting back. "SEE YAH TOMORROW KAO-CHAN!" 'Another day passed another one ready to face hehehe…'
Kaoru's Diary
Dec. 2, 2004
Hi Diary! How are you! Well today has been a very tiring day for me. Shishou is warming me up for the new technique I'm going to learn and for the interschool competition. By the way the interschool competition is mostly made up of boys and I think me and Misao are the only girls in the competition. Well I'm going to crush those boys up! Hehehe… You know I just wondered how shishou and Tokio could be so happy inspite of those comments they hear around them. I hope someday if I find him he, we would be as strong as them you know. They really look so cute together…hehehe… Oh and Misao seems happy even tough there are nasty comments about her love for Aoshi. They are strong you know. And maybe if you love someone there are no limits just you and your love one. Hehehe… That's it for today I guess I'm tired. Till next time! Nyasumi Nasai!
A/N:
Well what do you say? I really am so sorry for the grammar errors in the story. I don't base them on grammar rules I just type what I think that's all. And if you readers are confused just email me and I will clear up your mind. Hehehehe… well this chapter is about Kaoru and Misao hehehe.. next chapter is Kenshin. I going to try to make K and K romance in the next 3 chapter or so… well just wait for it. And I'm glad that I got 5 reviews! Yehey! Well I hope there are more coming… plz I need your feedbacks! For the next chapter I want a least 6-10 reviews plz. If its not to much coz I really feel terrible! Hehehe…
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