Konnichiha-wa!! Chapter 16 Up!! Well duh you figure it was up if you're reading this *shakes head* Sorry I'm clueless. Anyways gomen I'm keeping you from reading the chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
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A/N: I don't know when the next update well be hopefully Sunday and I'll be lucky to get it up Saturday
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"..." -Talking
'...' -Battosai's thoughts
'...' -Kaoru's thoughts
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Kaname-Chan: Wow that was a very nice idea but I'm not sure if I'll use that idea O.o but Thank you anyways for it. O.o Yeah that would sort of be mean if Battosai got a dog. I would feel sorry for Rena ^_^x. Oh hmm....Rena is a calico kitty their so pretty O.o I'll try to throw it in this chapter some where ~Thanks again!
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Previous on Kaoru and the Battosai-
"Why don't we go on a walk. Would you like that?" Battosai said looking of into the distance then he turned his head back to Kaoru waiting for her answer. "I'd love to go on a walk."
~Kaoru and the Battosai~
Chapter 16
~A Surprise For Kaoru
"Okay, let's go then. You ready?" He said standing up from the table. As Kaoru got up she answer him "Yep, all ready!" "Wait. You're not taking that!" he said pointing at Rena who was purring in Kaoru's arms.
"Yeah, of course Rena is just a kitten I can't leave her here by herself." She replied then questioned Battosai "Why don't you like cats anyways? What did a cat beat you up when you where a kid?"
"No, I just....wait I don't have to explain myself to you! We're not going on a walk if you're going to take that thing." He said frustrated. "Fine! I'll put her inside then." Kaoru said as she walked toward the castle door.
"What are you doing?!" He asked "I'm putting Rena inside. Duh, you said we couldn't go walking if I took her." She answered.
"I don't want that ugly hair ball roaming freely in my castle!" "Then what do you want me to do cat hater." "I want you to take that over grown rat up to you're room!" "What do you mean over grown rat!?"
"That thing is ugly!" he said pointing at Rena again. "She's not ugly!" Kaoru yelled. "Yes it is it looks like some one ate a box of crayons and threw up that!" Gasping "What did you just say!? She's a calico she's suppose to look like this." "Like vomit!" he yelled "No not like vomit, she suppose to be multicolor."
"Guuraah....we're not getting anywhere with this take Rena," he said empathizing her name, "to you're room so we can go." "Maybe if you'd asked nicely I would, Battosai." Kaoru replied empathizing his name. "Fine, will you please take the cat to you're room." "Yes I will." Kaoru said smiling. 'I hate cats....especially that hair ball.' Battosai thought as Kaoru ran to put Rena in her room.
Kaoru soon came back outside from putting Rena in her room. "Now, are you ready?" Battosai asked. "Yep!" Kaoru said skipping by Battosai. Battosai caught up with the skipping Kaoru. "So, Battosai where we going?" "Walking." Kaoru stopped, "I know that but where? Do you have a specific place where going?" "No." he said quickly after her question. "Oh....so we're just walking around." Kaoru said depressingly. 'Great now she is sad.....I'm taking her somewhere....but it's a surprise....' his thoughts where interrupted at the sound of Kaoru's voice. "Then where does this trail lead to that we seem to be following?" she asked. "Nowhere." "It leads nowhere?" "Yeah."
"So, is you're name really Battosai?" "Why do you ask?" he said looking at her from the corner of his eye. Kaoru looked down at her feet and started to kick a pebble around as they walked. "Well, because it just doesn't sound like a name. It sounds more like a nickname or something." "Oh, it does?" he asked. "Yeah, so is it a nickname? What's you're real name?" "I not telling you." He said smiling when Kaoru stopped walking and looked up at him. "Why?" "Because I don't want to. Maybe some other time." He replied, stopping next to Kaoru "Okay," she said sadly.
"So tell me why are all the servants objects but you?" "You ask a lot of question." He said as he started walking again. 'Well...I guess I won't know that either....why won't he tell me anything.' Kaoru thought as she stood there for a moment than ran after Battosai. "There was a curse put on the castle, that's why all the servants are objects." Battosai said softly. "What about you? What was you're curse?" she asked looking up at Battosai. She notice that Battosai frowned and his amber eyes seemed to have darken. 'She ask way too many question.......she's really nosey......I don't think she means to be though...it's just her innocence....' 'Maybe I should stop with asking question....I seem to just be upsetting him'
After awhile of silence and a lot of walking Kaoru spoke up "Battosai." "What?" "Can we stop? I need to rest a little, my ankle is killing me." 'Dang it I forgot about her ankle.......how rude....I shouldn't have suggested to take a walk...' "Sure we can stop." He said sitting down under a nearby tree. Kaoru joined him leaning against the tree. "Sorry." He wisped. "Sorry for what?" "I forgot about you're ankle, I shouldn't have suggested that we take a walk." 'He's apologizing.....Battosai has he's moments...some times he is nice....then other times he's mean.' "Oh....its okay I wanted to go on a walk. How about you?" "What about me?" "You're wound, does it hurt?" "No."
They rested in the shade for a few minutes "Are you ready Kaoru?" "Yeah, it's better now...arigatou for letting me rest." "No need to thank me." They stood up and continued their walk, "We're almost there." Battosai wisped. "What did you say?" "Nothing." 'Whoa....that was close...I almost let her know that I was taking her somewhere....stupid me...for talking aloud.'
The two of them finally came to a dead-end where the trail had been taken over by bushes, veins, and trees. "Well I guess you weren't lying when you said this trial leads nowhere." Kaoru said turning around walking back up the trail. "Where are you going?" he asked. "It's a dead-end. I'm heading back to the castle."
Battosai walked over to Kaoru and grabbed her wrist; pulling Kaoru back to the end of the trail. Upon reaching the end he then pulled out his katana. 'What is he going to do....is he going to kill me....is that why he brought me here.' Kaoru's thoughts flooded her mind. She started pulling her wrist from his grip. "Let me go!" She cried. Battosai tighten his grip and pulled Kaoru closer to him. "Stop fighting me!" he yelled. "No! Let me go!" "What's wrong with you?" he asked. "You're going to kill me! Let go now!" She said taking her other hand and started beating Battosai. Oblivion to her hits he thought 'Now what in the world made her think that I was going to kill her...,' looking down at his right hand that held his katana, 'oh......so that's why.'
While Kaoru was still beating on Battosai "Kaoru! Stop I'm not going to kill you. But if you don't stop hitting me I might just think to." Kaoru stopped suddenly and looked at him "Then why did you unsheathe you're katana." "I was simply going to cut down the bushes, veins and all that other crap so that it would be easier for you to walk through them." "Oh." She said smiling. "Sorry then." "Yeah whatever." He said as he started slashing down the plants that would be in their way.
He finally stopped when he saw that they where finally to the spot he wanted to take her. Sheathing his katana he turned around to Kaoru and put his hands over her eyes. "Battosai....What are you doing?" she asked. "You'll see." "No I can't see you're hands are covering my eyes." She said sarcastically. "Shut-up," was all he said. He guided Kaoru to a log where he told her to sit. After she was sitting he removed his hand from her eyes reveling what he was hiding.
Kaoru's eyes came to focus upon the area Battosai had taken her. There was a river so clear that you could see the bottom. It ran smoothly and upon the banks where thousands of wild flowers that where in bloom. Their fragrance filling her senses. "Wow....Battosai this...is so beautiful." 'Not as beautiful as you .....not even.....close... where did that come from.' He thought looking at her smiling face. "This is my gift to you for taking care of my wound."
Suddenly Kaoru sprang from the log and wrapped her hands around him hugging him close to her. Stunned Battosai stood there his arms hanging at his side. 'She's hugging me....what do I do...should I just stand here.....should I hug her back.' He thought looking down at Kaoru. 'Ahh...what I'm I doing.' She thought looking up and blushing. She released her hug from him and returned back to sit on the log. Battosai joined her sitting next to her "Do you like this gift?" "I love it. Arigatou." "You're welcome." He said smiling.
They stay sitting next to each other watching the day pass by in silence. Kaoru placed her hand down on Battosai's shoulder falling a sleep right after it hit. 'She must be really sleepy.....I don't blame her I could fall a sleep now to...' Battosai got up placing his hand under her head so that she wouldn't fall and bang her head on the log. He then took her in his arms and headed back to the castle.
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That's it for chapter 16 ^_^ I hope I'm making the chapters long! Some of the coming chapters might end up being short though
Plz review and leave ideas if you have any!
~Arigatou~
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