Hiya minna-san! LadySword04 here to bug you yet again with oh sooo annoying and pointless banter. This is something that I thought of randomly while taking a short break from Lady Arrie and The KenshinGumi. It's was originally intended to be a one shot, though I couldn't resist the urge to break it into six or more chapters. If you want a sequel to this, or even continue with the rest of the story that is. . . Onegai let me know via review! I'm soo evil I know, cruel plot to get reviews
I promise that there is NO LOTR in this fan fic. . .Just in case the other story has scared you non LOTR peoples away! This is my second fic that I am taking on now, even though the first is nowhere near completion. I have not given up on it so don't worry. I just got this random idea last night and was up til one writing it in a journal. I have four chapters planned out, though after this one there will be a short break. I am holding further chapters hostage until I get a few reviews!
Disclaimer: I do NOT OWN Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters. I am just using the characters in this story. I do own the plot, but nothing else. . .tears Don't sue me either as you won't get a thing from me; I spent all of my money on a Rurouni Kenshin Bento box.
Breaking That Sessha Habit of His
By LadySword04
February 19, 2004
Chapter 1: Morning Antics
It was a beautiful spring day at the Kamiya dojo. The sun was not yet beginning to rise when Kenshin began the process of waking for a few minutes, leaving the dream world behind him and returning to the waking world. Blinking the sleep from his eyes, and feeling rested he got up. His eyes then began to refocus for yet another day as he pushed the covers off of himself and rose. Dressing in his usual white hakamas and that strange magenta gi of his, Kenshin opened the shoji and walked out onto the porch.
After a moment, the sun was now beginning its ascent to its zenith from where it would once again plummet back to the earth only to begin its cycle again. The sky itself was being painted gorgeous and various shades of red, yellow, orange, pink, and purple that melted together. Further off, the sky was a deep blue with a few stars and a crescent moon still visible; clearly not wanting to give up their possession of the sky just yet. Admiring the scenery, he was brought back to reality with the knowledge that it was time to cook breakfast before the two freeloaders came and burned the entire dojo down in their attempt to make something to satisfy their unending need for sustenance. It was amazing the amount of food they consumed in one day. . .one would think they had a hole in one appendage or another that they put it all in!
"It's going to be another beautiful day today, de gozaru yo." Kenshin remarked upon shifting his gaze up to the sky. Though, I have to admit seeing those colors in the sky again still manage to bring back the visions that plague me in my dreams as well as during the day. he sighed But, even though THAT color is in the sky, the yellow and orange now remind me of Kaoru's favorite kimono."
It was then that his rurouni side chimed 'You need to get cooking before everyone gets up. Kaoru will want to eat soon after she wakes, and you know those two freeloaders will be up soon. And, you definitely don't want to make the two of them wait, which will prompt them to make something themselves considering they will most certainly try. Remember the last time you slept in and they happened to try and almost burned the entire dojo down? That was only last week and Miss Kaoru still is mad about it.'
FLASHBACK
Earlier that week, Kenshin had overslept. It wasn't that he needed the extra time as he went to bed early, nor was it because he was ill. He had instead spent the night thinking about a certain raven haired girl that we know all too well. Kenshin had also been waging a mental war with himself about a new flood of emotions he had begun to feel while around the girl, and was desperately trying to sort through them. After hours of mental debating with his alter egos, he finally succumbed to the gentle lull of sleep.
He woke up shortly after the sun had risen, and the sky turned into a clear blue. Then he heard even more of the clanging of only Kami knew what that had awoken him from his slumber in the first place. Exiting his room after hurriedly dressing, he saw and then heard Sano and Yahiko running around screaming something that in fact sounded a lot like the word "FIRE," which in fact it was. They were running around trying to draw water from the well and running back to the kitchen only to return and do the whole thing all over again.
It was then that Kenshin noted that smoke was coming from the kitchen, and he swiftly ran to go help them out. In no time at all, the fire was put out, but there was a definite need for repairs; part of the wall and the entire counter a bit over two feet on either of the stove was charred. Kenshin sighed
"What happened in here you two?" he asked.
The reply was a timid "We were trying to make breakfast for everyone when that Baka Tori-no-atama over there caught his shirt on fire. He threw it in the pot, and when it failed to stop burning, he accidentally knocked it over and the flames went everywhere. Don't ask me how he did it, but he did!" Yahiko remarked
"It's not all my fault Yahiko-CHAN" Sano said emphasizing the CHAN part.
"Stop it with the LITTLE Thing!" Yahiko screamed before promptly jumping on Sano's head to chew on his hair.
END FLASHBACK
Kenshin now stood and shook his head at the memory. 'That's the LAST time those two come ANYWHERE near the kitchen.' He thought.
"Oh! That's right! I have work to do, and I better get to it now!" With that last statement, Kenshin turned towards the kitchen to start making miso soup and rice balls for everyone.
As soon as everything was prepared, he went to wake Kaoru and Yahiko up. After they had all settled down and began to eat, the usual insults ensued between the two. . .er. . .it was more of a one sided battle this morning as Yahiko was doing the insulting while Kaoru just played with her soup and poked at her rice ball. She looked almost if not depressed, barely eating anything, and then promptly excused herself from the table after she became tired of hearing Yahiko's incessant rambling and stream of insults.
'Hehehe. It's all going according to my plan!' Kaoru thought with a smirk on her face and a small snicker while retiring to her room to wait for a reaction from one of the two, hopefully Kenshin.
As soon as Kaoru left without a word, Yahiko looked worriedly over at Kenshin. Both knew that something was wrong. When she had quickly sat down minutes earlier at the table without so much as an "Ohayo," Kenshin suspected something, but let it slide thinking that she might still be groggy from sleeping. But, when even Yahiko's mouth failed to elicit some response from her, Kenshin knew something was definitely amiss. He quickly finished eating, then brought Kaoru's breakfast with him to her room on a tray.
"Miss Kaoru, are you in there?" he softly asked after lightly tapping on her shoji.
"Yes." Kaoru choked out with pretend depression in and tears strangling her voice.
Slowly he opened the shoji and softly began, "I brought you breakfast de gozaru yo. You didn't eat any of it, and it worries sessha that it does. You're also not acting like yourself today. Is everything all right?" He gently asked and half pleaded for an answer while holding eye contact the entire time.
"Thank-you very much for bringing my breakfast to me, and for being so concerned, but you needn't worry about sessha." she replied while dejectedly looking at the floor in front of her as she stood there in front of her mirror.
"I will just. . ORO? . . .ano, I will just set this down here for you." He replied before turning to leave. Not wanting to pry, he decided to leave her be, she would tell him sooner or later what was troubling her so. 'Did I just hear her refer to herself as 'sessha'? No! It must have been my ears or my mind playing tricks on me. No matter.' He thought as he was setting the tray down and turning to leave.
'Just wait until Megumi and Sano get here! This is going to be soooo great!' she beamed with pride. 'Today is the day we break that pathetic habit of his. Kenshin's whole 'Sessha' complex is driving everyone, but mostly me INSANE!' Kaoru thought while rubbing her palms together and a devilish smirk graced her features.
As if on cue, just as Kenshin was putting the last of the dishes away, Sano and Megumi came waltzing through the door to the dojo.
"Ohayo" they greeted in unison. Upon hearing their friends, Kaoru and Yahiko scrambled to get to them and offer their own greeting before Kenshin could get there.
Kenshin had just come out of the kitchen in time to see Megumi and Sano being hastily whisked away to Kaoru's room to obviously chat about something, leaving a very confused Kenshin in their wake.
"Okay everyone. Remember the plan that we all came up with the other night? Okay, today is the day! Let's put it into action. I already started this morning." Kaoru whispered to her friends.
"Right" "You got it" "Here goes nothing, hope it works!" They replied.
Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It's my second RK fic. . . Please let me know what you thought of it in a review, and what I should do differently next time. Even though I have it all mapped out, it doesn't mean that I am closed to suggestions!
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