Rurouni Kenshin: Cinderella Story

by: nyllemnev

Disclaimer's: They are not mine...

Chapter 12: The Feast

Kenshin sighed as he watched how the ballroom crowded. The ball is now starting and several people from different kingdoms are now coming in the palace. 'This is going to be a long night...'

"Oi, being unfriendly again?"

Kenshin turned to see his best friend coming his way. "Not really... just bored, maybe."

"Heheh... I knew it." Sano smirked. "Why aren't you asking any girl to dance? I heard you have just turned down a couple of young ladies."

"Well, it's supposed to be the man who should ask them for a dance not the other way around, you know." Kenshin rolled his eyes. "And besides, I don't feel like dancing."

"Hehe... they're just doing it because you wouldn't even give a damn for them."

"How about you... why aren't you enjoying?" Kenshin cocked an eyebrow.

"Hey, hey... it's supposed to be you who is enjoying this whole event 'cause it's for you, not for me..." Sano shrugged. "But you doesn't seem to like it."

"It's just like those parties my parents organized in the palace. I'm sick of this..." Kenshin sighed. "I just want to go home, you know."

"Yeah... I know... You're always complaining about that." Sano said while Kenshin sighed again. "C'mon... just chill out you know..." he added while he turned his head to watch some couples dance.

"There you are Prince Kenshin..."

Both Sano and Kenshin turned their heads to see Princess Sayo approaching them. She was wearing a beautiful and elegant jade dress and wore her long brown curly locks in a simple but elegant bun on her head.

"I've been searching all over for you." she said as she came to them. "How come you're just standing here? You're supposed to enjoy this whole night."

"I've been telling him that same thing, princess." Sano said.

"I would like to thank you for this whole thing, Princess Sayo... It's really flattering that you prepared this party for me demo..." Kenshin said politlely.

"Don't you like it?" Sayo frowned a little, looking a little disappointed.

"Well... nothing like that..." Kenshin shook his head. "I just... well... I just don't feel like dancing..."

"Oh... I see..." Sayo sighed and looked down.

"Well, I guess... I better leave you two for a moment." Sano said, feeling a little out of place, all of a sudden, turned to leave.

"Er... maybe Sano, you just make Princess Sayo a company." Kenshin said to Sano who gave him a confused look. "I... well, I'll just go out to have some fresh air..." he added smirking at Sano.

"Eh?" Sano and Sayo blinked and exchanged look before turning to him.

"So, I guess... I'll just see you around... Ja!" Kenshin smiled before turning to leave.

"Demo..." Sayo and Sano both said at the same time.

Kaoru sighed as she watched the man in front of her talk. Yukishiro Enishi has become a usual guest in the mansion, visiting her every night, showering her gifts and flowery words.

"Y-yukishiro-kun..." she said in a soft voice looking down.

"Hai?" the man stopped talking and stared at her.

"I thought I have made myself clear about this... uhm..." Kaoru bit her lip nervously. "I mean..."

"I know..." Enishi said. "But I really..."

"Please... don't make it harder for me... onegai..."

Enishi only stared at the young woman in front of him with an unreadable expression in his eyes. "Alright... fine..." he said in a cold voice. "But could you at least tell me the reason..."

"I told you before it's because..."

"And I am willing to get to know you more." Enishi frowned. "I know it's something else..."

Kaoru only turned to stare at the man in front of her. She shivered at the sight of his eyes, as if there's something hidden behind those cold and fierce eyes. Feeling that she can't answer looking at his eyes, she looked down before answering, "Let's just be friends... onegai... Don't make things harder for the both of us, please..."

Enishi sighed before standing up. "I guess... I really don't have my chance... then..."

"Gomen-nasai..."

"Oh... it's..." Enishi took a deep breath before continuing, "...fine... just fine..." he turned to leave. "I guess I'll see you some other day."

Sayo and Sano just stood there, watching the spot where Kenshin have left. They frowned at each other before turning to stare at the same spot again.

"Well, enjoy the party..." Sayo sighed, looking really disappointed. "I'll just... well, go back to..."

"Eh? Where are you going? Aren't you supposed to enjoy the party too?" Sano frowned as sayo turned to walk away.

"Well, I can't have this dance with Prince Kenshin, so... there's no way I'm going to enjoy this whole thing..." Sayo took a deep breath. "That's the whole reason why I insisted on having this whole party for him... I just want him to notice me... but, I guess it failed."

"You like him, ne? It's pretty obvious..." Sano smirked at the now blushing lady.

"How dare you talk to me like that?!?" Sayo raised an eyebrow at the amused young man. "Stop grinning at me like that!" she looked away.

"Well, I'm just asking, you know." Sano said as he put his hands in the pockets of his pants. "You should stop being so cold, you know... you're beautiful but you're just so cold to others..."

"Am I?" Sayo turned to look at him, frowning. "How dare you call cold?!? I'm not!"

"Well, if you're always like that I might think that you are." Sano said flatly making the princess grew angrier.

"You don't have the right to speak to me like that stranger!"

"I have a name, you know, lady."

"Well fine, Shino-something!"

"It's Sanosuke!" Sano growled.

"Fine... whatever." Sayo rolled her eyes.

"Fine! Who would like a lady like you, anyway... no wonder Kenshin is avoiding you... you're such a cold and very unfriendly young lady..." Sano muttered under his breath.

"And no wonder you don't have a girl... it's because you look like a gangster..." Sayo said back, looking away sharply. Sano have to fist his hands in his pockets and to grit his teeth so as not to hurt the young woman.

"Sorry for being such a gangster," Sano said. "I take it back when I said you are beautiful... I must have something in my eye, sorry!"

"Why you-?!?" Sayo glared at Sano who glared back. "Sorry for being not so beautiful for you! For all I care!" she added sarcastically.

"Fine! Don't talk to me then..." Sano turned his back at her making Sayo grew more furious.

"Excuse me!" Sayo snorted. "If I remember it correctly, you are the one talking to me."

"Did I just hear someone talk?" Sano said mockingly and looked around.

"Fine! Goodbye!" Sayo rolled her eyes and stalked away. Sano only heaved a sigh of relief muttering something like, 'Women are so scary!'

"Ah... Sano, how could you annoy her like that..." Kenshin rolled his eyes as he watched how his friend and the young princess talk to each other in a very 'unfriendly' manner. "I know that you like her... how could you make her pissed off like that..."

'Come to think of it... Sano seems always so... knowledgeable about women... he always says that but he can never say anything to make Princess Sayo...' he shook his head as he walked turned to watch the stars.

"...well, I guess, it's just always like that..." Kenshin sighed. "People become weird in front of the person they like... They just can't say the right words when they're in front of that person."

Kenshin sighed again as he turned his head back to his friend and a certain young woman. He shook his head again when he saw the lady walked away Sano. "I wonder what he said to make her become that angry." he frowned.

"That stupid Sano!!!!" Sayo said angrily to herself as she locked herself inside of her room. "How dare he?!? Who does he think he is?!? He's just a no one!!!! How dare he talk to me like that!!!! Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!!"

She frowned as she sank on her soft bed staring at nowhere. 'But... is it really true? Am I really... Was it really the reason why Kenshin-sama doesn't like me?'

'Maybe that Kaoru is so sweet and kind to others, so unlike me... maybe that made Kenshin-sama like her better than me... maybe that's why...' she rolled and buried her face on her pillow. "Maybe that Sano is right after all... Maybe I should say sorry to him..."

'Wait a minute... Say SORRY?!? No way! No way I'm going to say sorry to a... what... someone like him! He started it! He started it, really! It's not my fault! It is because he is soo... Mou! I hate him! I really do!!!' she thought as she just lied awake in her bed.

"Ha! As if! Fine go away!" Sano frowned as he watched the princess go away. "For all I care!"

"Hey Sano!" Kenshin quietly approached his friend who turned daggers at him.

"You idiot! Why did you left me alone with her?!? We could just leave her alone, you know?" Sano glared at Kenshin who sweatdropped.

"Sorry 'bout that. But that would be rude, you know." Kenshin said sheepishly. "Besides, I thought you like her."

"Me?!? Like her?!? You've got to be kidding me!" Sano frowned.

"But you told me that you think she is beautiful."

"When the hell did I ever told you that?!?" Sano growled loudly making some heads turn to their direction. "I never said that! Must be your stupid imagination!" he added in a lower voice.

"Well... fine, you never said it... but..."

"Okay, fine! She maybe beautiful but she is so cold and snobbish! I don't really like her at all!" Sano said angrily. "She's not my type."

"Really, huh?" Kenshin said in a low voice and smirked.

"What's with that grin?!?" Sano frowned again while Kenshin only shook his head.

"I just said that 'wow! It's already past midnight'." Kenshin said, raising his hands. "Nothing really, okay?"

"Fine!" Sano said.

'Whoa! Scary...' Kenshin thought with a smile. '...but interesting... hehe...'

tbc...

A/N: I guess this is it... at last, I have finished this chapter. Sorry guys for the long delay... (gomen-nasai, minna-san, gomen, gomen, gomen)... I'm just really REALLY really busy and well, I ran out of ideas... but anyway, it's here... chapter 12 of RKCS. I do hope that you're still there with me to review... Till next chapters, ja'ne!