Disclaimer: No, I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. Shocking, aint it?
Guys! Oh, I am SO sorry! First, I had marching band for 3 months, then we got a computer that won't bring up Microsoft word and...Ok, I think you see my point. Anyways, next chapter!
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I awoke the next day with then sun shining a wee bit bright in my eyes.
I turned and buried my face in my pillow. I was still slightly dazed by sudden attack of sunlight and failed to remember that I slob when I sleep. I sat up immediately, a little too quickly, mind you, and my head snapped forward. Hard.
"Damn it!" I yelled. I rubbed the back of my neck, trying to restore the feeling.
"Kenshin?" a soft voice came from the hall. I stopped immediately, sensing Kaoru's footsteps coming closer to my residence. Her shadow stood against the thin rice paper between her body and mine. Her beautiful body and my . . . um . . . uh oh . . .
I'm naked! I thought. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my hakama. I reached for it but with no luck. I heard her finger tips grasp the sliding handle of the door.
"Is everything all right in there?" she asked. I didn't answer. I was to busy trying to grab the piece of clothing to really even listen to the words leaving her mouth.
Without thinking and to desperate to even try to, I got out of my futon and ran over to them. Unfortunately, I tripped on my sword. I heard the door sliding open in slow motion.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru's lovely voice came clearer now that there was no barrier between us. Desperate, I picked up my sword and dumped it out of the sheath. I put the sheath on my . . . well . . . I think you know . . .
"Kenshin, I just- KENSHIN!" she squealed. My face went numb almost instantly. I had just realized what I've done and to this day, I don't know WHAT possessed me to think to put my sheath on my apple stem . . .
I looked at her startled face. "No, Kaoru-dono, it's not-!"
"Kenshin you . . . you . . . HENTAI!" she screamed.
"NO! I wasn't, I mean . . . it's not what it looks like-" I wanted to try and explain it, but I really couldn't . . .
Kaoru's face was now as red as my hair and I'm willing to bet all the yen I had that my face was too. "Kenshin, just . . . oh, that's not RIGHT!" She stormed out of my room, maybe just a wee bit disgusted by the image.
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I stumbled out of my room about 10 minutes later, wondering what to say to Kaoru after the incident. My hair was still messy; I got frustrated with trying to put it into the most perfect ponytail that I decided to just leave it hanging on my shoulders.
I tried to put on some clothes that would have matched my hair style. My MAGENTA (Not pink . . .) would have made me look like a natural woman. So, I settled for my dusty grayish-blue gi and white hakama.
For a moment, my mind was taken off the episode that occurred when I entered the kitchen. I couldn't see.
My lungs began to fill with something that was not oxygen. I coughed and spurted, trying to get some air in my lungs. "Sano? K-Kaoru?" I called.
"Kenshin!" I heard a small, squally voice in the corner. I would've thought it was Kaoru but realized it was a little too pleasant. I sounded more like . . .
"Tsubame?" I questioned. My mind began to operate, despite the lack of oxygen and I began to see through the black clouds. Tsubame was in front of the stove, fanning it. I looked at her, coughing and with a raised eyebrow.
"What're you doing may I ask?" She darted to the other side of the kitchen, grabbing some egg plants and hurried back over to where some rice was boiling.
"Making you guys breakfast. I hope you don't mind the intrusion . . ." she added. Tsubame quickly turned and bowed and continued with the meal preparation.
"Why is the kitchen burning?"
"Well, Kaoru-san was upset about something and when she saw that her food was ruined, she sent Yahiko to come over to the Akabeko to get me," she explained.
"Why?"
"She wanted me to fix it . . ." she simply said. I held in my laugh. Having a 12 year old fix us breakfast?
I put my hand over Tsubame's that was stirring the rice. "Tsubame, put the spoon down and go play with Yahiko, all right?"
She looked at me, as if wanting to know why, but instead she bowed and went in search of Yahiko. I took up putting out the fire under and on the cooking food.
I sighed as the food and kitchen began to look normal again. It was all so depressing, Not me cooking the food, no doubt that that was the only positive thing that happened that morning.
What was depressing was that I had scared off Kaoru with a very dense act and cause her to kill our breakfast . . . Well, actually I believe she ruined the meal on her own but I do know I scared her.
Walking out on the porch, I began to wonder what to do. "Breakfast," I called. Tsubame and Yahiko been playing this American game that Tsunan had inform them called 'Tag'. I'm still not quite sure what it's about but all I know is that you run around being 'It'. 'It' is supposed to touch someone else and they become 'It'. Sounded like they were trading germs at first but I decided my puny little rurouni mind couldn't comprehend such things.
They stopped and began to run inside. Unfortunately, as usual, Sano beat them there. We were on our way to the kitchen when I noted that there were pointed foot prints on the floor. Big footprints.
"Oh no . . ." I muttered, and with Yahiko and Tsubame behind me, hurried to the kitchen.
And there was Sano, lying on the floor with a belly with the width of Mount Fuji.
"Aww . . ." Tsubame and Yahiko moaned, sinking to the floor on their knees. I shook my head with disapproval.
I gave Sano the 'evil eye' though I don't think he paid it any attention. "You full Sano?" I asked with sarcasm stamped on every word.
He picked his teeth his fishbone and sighed. Or was it a burp? Betting it was the mixture of the two.
I sighed and began to scratch my head. "You know, if you keep eating like this, you'll be known as Fato within the year . . ."
He stood and walked passed me. "Fits me perfectly."
I narrowed my brow. "If you keep this up, you'll have a heart attack before you reach 25!"
Sano smirked. "Hey, if you're gonna go, go happy. That's my motto."
"I thought it was 'What's mine is mine. And what's yours is also mine." Yahiko asked.
"That too!" He chuckled. Tsubame stood up suddenly and smiled at me.
"Kenshin, we could go to the Akabeko!" she said.
"I have no money . . ." I admitted.
"Don't worry, I'll have it taken out of Yahiko's salary" she smiled.
I smiled half heartedly. "I'm afraid Yahiko may not . . ."
"I'll pay! I don't care, all I know is that I'm hungry!" he complained, along with his gut. I gave in. Soon, we were headed for the Akabeko. Although I did notice Kaoru-dono was not at the dojo . . . where could she be?
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Okay, I just rambled . . . Just in case you couldn't tell . . . but whatever. I wrote a chapter, I'm caught up so yay for me. R&R! Thanks!