The Week after
24 hours left
Ok it's short filler; I didn't have a lot time ppl! There are two left! This will be nice and long! Bare with me!
It's strange how once it seems you have all the time in the world, in reality you don't. That ran though the red heads mind. Taking in every detail he could. Which path would he choose? This also played on each person's mind that knew the truth of the world.
Yahiko was back from working at the Beef-Pot that day. Kaoru was at a local dojo, training and earning the money to feed her tenets. He signed, feeling a little guilty for making her work so hard. But he decide to take them all out for her birthday this year. Smiling at this thought, he had talked it over with Tea, she liked the idea. Making up ideas on how to plan out the party. The young man walked into his home, taking in the peacefulness as he often did. It was hard to believe 4 mouths ago he had worked for the Yakuza as a pick pocket. Then Kenshin had saved him. Making a way into the boy's heart.
Kenshin looked up from his cleaning to see the young man walk though the gate. A smile playing at the Rurouni's lips. Still one wondered how much he had grown these past days. Seeing a young boy go to a man was a new experience for the man himself. It was in fact a joy to see him grow up so finely.
'Yahiko, I was about to make dinner. Would you like to help?' Kenshin said, drying off his hands.
Yahiko turned, seeing the red head, and wondering how he could enjoy doing so much work, like cleaning and cooking. He signed but knobbed a yes to the man. Anything to keep the raccoon girl from killing the food again. Both the men went to cooking, Yahiko cutting up the vegs, Kenshin cooking the rice. It was then Yahiko noticed something, the Rurouni was humming! Never had he heard Kenshin hum in all his life.
Kenshin saw how the young man was looking at him, a bit of wonder and puzzlement playing on his face. 'Yahiko is something wrong?' a slight eyebrow raised.
' No, its just you were humming Kenshin? He replied, getting back to the chopping of helpless vegs.
Kenshin was at a lost of words. He had no idea he was humming. The action was strange to him in many layers. Why would the wandering samurai hum? Was he happy? Of course he knew the answer to that question. Yes he was happy, the guilt flooding into his soul. How could one that had been a souse for unhappiness and death have a right to happy?
Dinner soon was cooked; Yahiko went to set the table to eat. Sano walked though the gate, ready for his daylily free meal. Smells of food drifted to his nose, making his stomach growl out for food even more, and from the scent, it was Kenshin doing the cooks this time around. The Little Missy had a gift for swords, taking in people, but when it came to the basic need of food. One should run for the high hills out of fear. How could someone burn soup?
Ken shin stayed in the kitchen, adding some spices to the meal. He found pleasure in doing a simple task. Guilt still weighting his mind downs a bit. Pushing it back was getting hard and harder to do, tomorrow was going to be May 14th. How he dreaded this day more then others before. My nature he was not a man of time, but it would seemed this week along, time it seemed was moving by so much faster.
These thoughts played in his mind, Sano peeking around the corner. Seeing how Kenshin took time in the making of the meal. He snuck behind the mind, hoping to grab a bit.
'Sano, get away from the food' a deadly voice spilled from the smaller man. He froze in place, taking a quick glance to see a somewhat annoyed Kenshin holding a spoon. Hitting it into his hand, a slight downcast of eyebrows and a frown one might give a child. Sano smiled flakily, stilling seeing the frown grow deeper.
'I was joking Kenshin! Really!' the fighter said, opening his hands wide in defeat. A silly grin playing on his own face. Then taking his chance, ran out of the kitchen in lighting time
Kenshin smiled, shaking his head, getting back to cooking the meal. Waiting for Kauro to come home, to this mean, maybe his last with them.
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