Yahiko giggled uncharacteristically as more splashing noises were heard as
well as Kenshin's protests.
"Sure sound's like they are having fun in there."
Sano raised an eyebrow as he stood up towering over Yahiko. "Well kid I'm off to find the fox lady."
Yahiko raced after him. "Hey don't call me a kid, roosterhead!"
Later on Kenshin lay in bed trying to fall asleep. It was nighttime now and he had managed to convince Kaoru that he was alright and that she didn't need to hover over him like that all the time. He chuckled to himself. She sure could be a handful sometimes.
A couple of weeks later Kenshin was fully recovered and they all went back to the dojo. Kaoru sighed lovingly as she once again walked through her house. "It's so good to be back." She whispered to herself. She walked into the kitchen to see Kenshin making dinner. His sleeves were tied behind his back as he chopped up the vegetables and cooked the tofu. Kaoru paused in the doorway, thinking. Now was a good time to tell him how she really felt. She was just about to open her mouth when Yahiko burst into the room.
"Kenshin, when's supper gonna be done?"
Kenshin turned around, a bug smile on his face. "Soon Yahiko. Patience is a virtue, that it is."
Yahiko walked away grumbling.
Kenshin sighed as he started making dinner. He knew that Kaoru had been about to tell him something. He wished he could tell her about how he felt. He couldn't though. He couldn't burden her with his feelings. She probably only thought of him as a friend and a nuisance, but he couldn't help it. Even though he had promised that he would never love again, he couldn't stop thinking about Kaoru. Whenever he saw her he wanted to touch her pale face, to feel her skin against his hand. He loved her with all his heart, but he couldn't tell her that because things would never be the same. If she didn't love him back, he was scared that they might lose their friendship. He didn't know if he could ever be away from her again. Just the thought of that made pain flash in his heart.
And so things remained unsaid between Kaoru and Kenshin and life at the Kamiya dojo went back to normal. It was evening now and Kenshin was off doing some chore, Kaoru on his heels. Yahiko who had just finished a hard practice was sitting next to Sano who had dropped by for a visit. They were now watching Kaoru chase Kenshin across the yard.
"We have to find a way to get them together. Kenshin's too polite to admit his feelings and Kaoru is too plain stubborn." Sano said looking at the couple who were now arguing over something, or more like Kenshin was getting yelled at. And so the plan began.
Tae came over the next day to visit with Kaoru. "I'm going to this party and I was wondering if you could go with me. It would be soo much fun to dress up and finally get a chance to have some fun!" Tae begged Kaoru. She thought about it for a second
"Well I guess I could go."
Tae smiled happily. "Ok, it's tomorrow at seven, be ready by six thirty. This is a fancy party so dress nice." Tae waved goodbye and left the dojo.
The next evening Kaoru took out her mother's old kimono and held its pale lavender cloth in her hands. It was the only thing she had left of her mother. Could she really just wear it to just a party? She nodded. It was time she showed it off and let everyone she just how attractive she was. She smiled. She knew her mother would be proud. She slowly slipped it over her small frame and looked at herself in the mirror. She pulled the ribbon out of her hair and let it fall to her shoulders. She applied various paints to her face. She wondered just exactly what this party was about. When she was finally finished she walked out to the gates to wait for Tae.
Tae arrived around six forty five with Megumi. Kaoru frowned at the doctor woman. They never did get along very well.
"Oh Miss Megumi, you're coming too." Kaoru said stiffly.
Tae smiled. "Hello Kaoru.Where's Kenshin?"
Kaoru looked confused. "What do you mean? He's probably doing the laundry about now."
Tae gasped. "Oh my! I forgot to tell you!"
"Tell me what?" Kaoru said.
"It's a dance party. You need a partner and I assumed that Kenshin would be willing to go with you, but I totally forget to tell you guys about it!"
A strange looked plastered itself over Kaoru's face. "Oh." She said quietly.
Just then Kenshin walked up to them. "Hello Miss Tae, Miss Megumi. I see you are off to the party now Miss Kaoru." Kenshin said a smile on his face.
Tae turned to him and grabbed him by the arm. " Sir Ken I'm sorry to ask you at the last minute, but it seems like Kaoru doesn't have a partner for the party."
"You don't have to Kenshin. I'll be fine." Kaoru said quietly.
"No no, Miss Kaoru. I'd loved to accompany you to the party, if you do not mind, that I would." Kenshin said as he laid a hand on her arm.
Kaoru blushed deeply then turned her attention to the others. "But Tae, do you and Megumi have partners for the party?"
Tae smiled. "Yes. I'm meeting mine at the party. As for Megumi she reluctantly agreed that she would go with Sir Sanosuke."
Just as she said that she noticed that Sano was standing sulkily in the shadows. She was surprised that she had missed him for he was so tall.
"Oh?" she said curiously looking at Megumi.
Megumi let out a small growl. "Believe if I had a choice I would not be going at all."
Tae giggled. "So shall we get going then?"
"Sure sound's like they are having fun in there."
Sano raised an eyebrow as he stood up towering over Yahiko. "Well kid I'm off to find the fox lady."
Yahiko raced after him. "Hey don't call me a kid, roosterhead!"
Later on Kenshin lay in bed trying to fall asleep. It was nighttime now and he had managed to convince Kaoru that he was alright and that she didn't need to hover over him like that all the time. He chuckled to himself. She sure could be a handful sometimes.
A couple of weeks later Kenshin was fully recovered and they all went back to the dojo. Kaoru sighed lovingly as she once again walked through her house. "It's so good to be back." She whispered to herself. She walked into the kitchen to see Kenshin making dinner. His sleeves were tied behind his back as he chopped up the vegetables and cooked the tofu. Kaoru paused in the doorway, thinking. Now was a good time to tell him how she really felt. She was just about to open her mouth when Yahiko burst into the room.
"Kenshin, when's supper gonna be done?"
Kenshin turned around, a bug smile on his face. "Soon Yahiko. Patience is a virtue, that it is."
Yahiko walked away grumbling.
Kenshin sighed as he started making dinner. He knew that Kaoru had been about to tell him something. He wished he could tell her about how he felt. He couldn't though. He couldn't burden her with his feelings. She probably only thought of him as a friend and a nuisance, but he couldn't help it. Even though he had promised that he would never love again, he couldn't stop thinking about Kaoru. Whenever he saw her he wanted to touch her pale face, to feel her skin against his hand. He loved her with all his heart, but he couldn't tell her that because things would never be the same. If she didn't love him back, he was scared that they might lose their friendship. He didn't know if he could ever be away from her again. Just the thought of that made pain flash in his heart.
And so things remained unsaid between Kaoru and Kenshin and life at the Kamiya dojo went back to normal. It was evening now and Kenshin was off doing some chore, Kaoru on his heels. Yahiko who had just finished a hard practice was sitting next to Sano who had dropped by for a visit. They were now watching Kaoru chase Kenshin across the yard.
"We have to find a way to get them together. Kenshin's too polite to admit his feelings and Kaoru is too plain stubborn." Sano said looking at the couple who were now arguing over something, or more like Kenshin was getting yelled at. And so the plan began.
Tae came over the next day to visit with Kaoru. "I'm going to this party and I was wondering if you could go with me. It would be soo much fun to dress up and finally get a chance to have some fun!" Tae begged Kaoru. She thought about it for a second
"Well I guess I could go."
Tae smiled happily. "Ok, it's tomorrow at seven, be ready by six thirty. This is a fancy party so dress nice." Tae waved goodbye and left the dojo.
The next evening Kaoru took out her mother's old kimono and held its pale lavender cloth in her hands. It was the only thing she had left of her mother. Could she really just wear it to just a party? She nodded. It was time she showed it off and let everyone she just how attractive she was. She smiled. She knew her mother would be proud. She slowly slipped it over her small frame and looked at herself in the mirror. She pulled the ribbon out of her hair and let it fall to her shoulders. She applied various paints to her face. She wondered just exactly what this party was about. When she was finally finished she walked out to the gates to wait for Tae.
Tae arrived around six forty five with Megumi. Kaoru frowned at the doctor woman. They never did get along very well.
"Oh Miss Megumi, you're coming too." Kaoru said stiffly.
Tae smiled. "Hello Kaoru.Where's Kenshin?"
Kaoru looked confused. "What do you mean? He's probably doing the laundry about now."
Tae gasped. "Oh my! I forgot to tell you!"
"Tell me what?" Kaoru said.
"It's a dance party. You need a partner and I assumed that Kenshin would be willing to go with you, but I totally forget to tell you guys about it!"
A strange looked plastered itself over Kaoru's face. "Oh." She said quietly.
Just then Kenshin walked up to them. "Hello Miss Tae, Miss Megumi. I see you are off to the party now Miss Kaoru." Kenshin said a smile on his face.
Tae turned to him and grabbed him by the arm. " Sir Ken I'm sorry to ask you at the last minute, but it seems like Kaoru doesn't have a partner for the party."
"You don't have to Kenshin. I'll be fine." Kaoru said quietly.
"No no, Miss Kaoru. I'd loved to accompany you to the party, if you do not mind, that I would." Kenshin said as he laid a hand on her arm.
Kaoru blushed deeply then turned her attention to the others. "But Tae, do you and Megumi have partners for the party?"
Tae smiled. "Yes. I'm meeting mine at the party. As for Megumi she reluctantly agreed that she would go with Sir Sanosuke."
Just as she said that she noticed that Sano was standing sulkily in the shadows. She was surprised that she had missed him for he was so tall.
"Oh?" she said curiously looking at Megumi.
Megumi let out a small growl. "Believe if I had a choice I would not be going at all."
Tae giggled. "So shall we get going then?"