Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of it's characters . . .
all original characters and ideas are mine to claim.
AN: Gomen nasai minna-san, I know this chapter is a day late, maybe I should update on Sundays . . . *puts a finger to her chin thoughtfully*. . .
Thanks for reading. Please Review.
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~~Last Chapter~~
Kenshin nodded and walked off to grab Kaoru while Hiko waited by the gate for the two. Kenshin liked spending time with his master. Hiko was like a father to him . . . after all he pretty much raised him.
Kenshin approached the gate, with an excited Kaoru in tow. The two joined Hiko, then started off towards the Akabeko, leaving behind the forgotten laundry.
~~End of Last Chapter~~
"No, we cant possibly be out. . ." Tae said running around the Akabeko kitchen just a little bit flustered.
"Tae, what's wrong," asked Sumi.
"We're out of bean sprouts." Tae said trying to come up with a solution. It was late in the afternoon and that's when things started getting busy.
Just as the perfect solution came to her, Tae snapped her fingers, "Could you go to the market and get some?"
"Bean sprouts? . . . Sure." Sumi complied.
Tae gave Sumi all she needed for her small errand; money and a semi-large basket; which adorned a handle, for easy carrying.
As soon as Sumi removed her bonnet and her apron, she set out for the market.
~
There was a vast amount of people in the market during the afternoon.
"Probably hurrying to get ingredients to cook good food! Too bad I have to deal with Kamiya's food," Hiko thought as the three of them walked through the Tokyo Streets on their way to the Akabeko.
He was getting slightly annoyed by the looks the town's people were giving them. Kenshin and Kaoru were holding hands and talking while they walked to the Akabeko, Hiko in tow. "Those two seem to cause quite a fuss amongst these people . . ." Hiko thought.
Ignoring the fact that half the town was staring at the group, Hiko couldn't get his mind off just how hungry he was, until he caught a glimpse of someone he never expected to see again.
Even though it was only a glimpse, the image stayed vivid in his mind. The beautiful woman he couldn't get out of his mind appeared like an angel.
She looked flustered as she tried to move through the crowd of people in the market. Ebony tresses framing her angelic face, flowing freely down to the small of her back.
Her amazing hazel eyes containing an impossible amount of emotions. One emotion he would never forget, hope.
In an instant, she was lost in the crowd.
Hiko resumed walking, following Kenshin and Kaoru into a restaurant called the Akabeko, which surprisingly smelled great.
~
Sumi, following the directions given to her, had found the bean sprouts quickly. She paid the kind old gentlemen for the bean sprouts and started walking back to the Akabeko.
She saw so many new people in the market. "So many nice people, such a nice town."
"I like it here," Sumi thought just as a tall man bumped into her.
The man smiled and apologized. "I'm very sorry ma'am," the man said in a deep voice with a smile on his face.
Sumi, relieved to have not dropped the food, smiled back.
"It's all right. I wasn't watching where I was going. Sorry!" Sumi said as she glanced at the tall man's strange attire.
He was not wearing traditional Japanese clothing, he wore a blue and orange jacket with pants that matched in color and a blue cloak that was wrapped across his chest, but flowed freely down his back.
He had a strange hair color for a man as young as he appeared to be. He had silver hair and black-lensed glasses that hung from the edge of his nose. A small jewel hung from his left ear.
"No ma'am, the fault was mine. Have a nice day." The man said as he took his leave.
As he left, Sumi followed him with her eyes. She then saw a long object strapped to his back. As soon as he disappeared into the crowd, Sumi's suspicion about the object disappeared as well.
She about faced and continued on to the Akabeko, disappearing into the crowd.
~
Lucky for Hiko the Akabeko has sake. Fine sake indeed.
Hiko slowly drank his sake while the three waited for their order.
Kenshin had ordered beef stew for all three of them; the akabeko's beef stew was to die for. Hiko complied, anything was better than Kaoru's cooking. (Gomen Kaoru!! Please forgive me!!)
While drinking his sake, Hiko berated himself for getting all worked up over a women, even one as beautiful as the damsel he rescued.
He badly wished to see her again. He wanted to hear her voice, for reasons he did not know. He always had women cooing over him, since he was such a handsome man and all. This was the first time a woman made him loose his cool.
. . . .
"Tae, here you go." Sumi said as she handed the basket of bean sprouts over to Tae.
"Thank you so much Sumi! Your such an angel!"
As soon as Tae and Sumi took the bean sprouts back to the kitchen, Sumi put her apron back on and her long ebony hair back up in the white bonnet and went back to work.
Her first order, was a large order of beef stew and a bottle of their finest sake . . .
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Wow . . . I didn't exactly know how this chapter was going to come out. I struggled with it. Please let me know what you think . . . maybe you could give me some ideas on what you want to happen next!
Arigatou gozaimasu for reading and reviewing my story!!!
~~ Review Responses ~~
Topazok: Thank you!
Elena: Thank you, I love Hiko pairings so I thought I'd write one!!
*Yuki*: Thank you, yeah. . . oc characters can get on your nerves. I will continue.
Anonymous: Thank you, I will keep up the good work!
cat: Thank you!
Sofasoap: Thank you! You're too kind.
avenger: Thank you!
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^.^ Kat
AN: Gomen nasai minna-san, I know this chapter is a day late, maybe I should update on Sundays . . . *puts a finger to her chin thoughtfully*. . .
Thanks for reading. Please Review.
~*~
~~Last Chapter~~
Kenshin nodded and walked off to grab Kaoru while Hiko waited by the gate for the two. Kenshin liked spending time with his master. Hiko was like a father to him . . . after all he pretty much raised him.
Kenshin approached the gate, with an excited Kaoru in tow. The two joined Hiko, then started off towards the Akabeko, leaving behind the forgotten laundry.
~~End of Last Chapter~~
"No, we cant possibly be out. . ." Tae said running around the Akabeko kitchen just a little bit flustered.
"Tae, what's wrong," asked Sumi.
"We're out of bean sprouts." Tae said trying to come up with a solution. It was late in the afternoon and that's when things started getting busy.
Just as the perfect solution came to her, Tae snapped her fingers, "Could you go to the market and get some?"
"Bean sprouts? . . . Sure." Sumi complied.
Tae gave Sumi all she needed for her small errand; money and a semi-large basket; which adorned a handle, for easy carrying.
As soon as Sumi removed her bonnet and her apron, she set out for the market.
~
There was a vast amount of people in the market during the afternoon.
"Probably hurrying to get ingredients to cook good food! Too bad I have to deal with Kamiya's food," Hiko thought as the three of them walked through the Tokyo Streets on their way to the Akabeko.
He was getting slightly annoyed by the looks the town's people were giving them. Kenshin and Kaoru were holding hands and talking while they walked to the Akabeko, Hiko in tow. "Those two seem to cause quite a fuss amongst these people . . ." Hiko thought.
Ignoring the fact that half the town was staring at the group, Hiko couldn't get his mind off just how hungry he was, until he caught a glimpse of someone he never expected to see again.
Even though it was only a glimpse, the image stayed vivid in his mind. The beautiful woman he couldn't get out of his mind appeared like an angel.
She looked flustered as she tried to move through the crowd of people in the market. Ebony tresses framing her angelic face, flowing freely down to the small of her back.
Her amazing hazel eyes containing an impossible amount of emotions. One emotion he would never forget, hope.
In an instant, she was lost in the crowd.
Hiko resumed walking, following Kenshin and Kaoru into a restaurant called the Akabeko, which surprisingly smelled great.
~
Sumi, following the directions given to her, had found the bean sprouts quickly. She paid the kind old gentlemen for the bean sprouts and started walking back to the Akabeko.
She saw so many new people in the market. "So many nice people, such a nice town."
"I like it here," Sumi thought just as a tall man bumped into her.
The man smiled and apologized. "I'm very sorry ma'am," the man said in a deep voice with a smile on his face.
Sumi, relieved to have not dropped the food, smiled back.
"It's all right. I wasn't watching where I was going. Sorry!" Sumi said as she glanced at the tall man's strange attire.
He was not wearing traditional Japanese clothing, he wore a blue and orange jacket with pants that matched in color and a blue cloak that was wrapped across his chest, but flowed freely down his back.
He had a strange hair color for a man as young as he appeared to be. He had silver hair and black-lensed glasses that hung from the edge of his nose. A small jewel hung from his left ear.
"No ma'am, the fault was mine. Have a nice day." The man said as he took his leave.
As he left, Sumi followed him with her eyes. She then saw a long object strapped to his back. As soon as he disappeared into the crowd, Sumi's suspicion about the object disappeared as well.
She about faced and continued on to the Akabeko, disappearing into the crowd.
~
Lucky for Hiko the Akabeko has sake. Fine sake indeed.
Hiko slowly drank his sake while the three waited for their order.
Kenshin had ordered beef stew for all three of them; the akabeko's beef stew was to die for. Hiko complied, anything was better than Kaoru's cooking. (Gomen Kaoru!! Please forgive me!!)
While drinking his sake, Hiko berated himself for getting all worked up over a women, even one as beautiful as the damsel he rescued.
He badly wished to see her again. He wanted to hear her voice, for reasons he did not know. He always had women cooing over him, since he was such a handsome man and all. This was the first time a woman made him loose his cool.
. . . .
"Tae, here you go." Sumi said as she handed the basket of bean sprouts over to Tae.
"Thank you so much Sumi! Your such an angel!"
As soon as Tae and Sumi took the bean sprouts back to the kitchen, Sumi put her apron back on and her long ebony hair back up in the white bonnet and went back to work.
Her first order, was a large order of beef stew and a bottle of their finest sake . . .
~*~
Wow . . . I didn't exactly know how this chapter was going to come out. I struggled with it. Please let me know what you think . . . maybe you could give me some ideas on what you want to happen next!
Arigatou gozaimasu for reading and reviewing my story!!!
~~ Review Responses ~~
Topazok: Thank you!
Elena: Thank you, I love Hiko pairings so I thought I'd write one!!
*Yuki*: Thank you, yeah. . . oc characters can get on your nerves. I will continue.
Anonymous: Thank you, I will keep up the good work!
cat: Thank you!
Sofasoap: Thank you! You're too kind.
avenger: Thank you!
~~
^.^ Kat