Disclaimer- I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
Okay...before I appologize to you all, I must appologize to Tiber360 for taking so freaking long to thank him for giving me an idea for this story. I'm not gonna tell what that idea is though. Heck, he probably doesn't even know what it is but...it's good. So Thank you, and sorry! Let's give it up for Tiber360! Yay! Yes...I'm embarrasing.
And sorry to everyone for being...as usually...late. I can't help it. I'm just too worn out from homework and school...And waking up late and going to bed late. And not getting enough sleep so you take a nap like when your doing your homework...yeah, so sorry again. I'm trying...but I'm addicted to sleep!
Warnings: When Aoshi and Kenshin are talking, the sign (-----) doesn't mean a different person. But ONLY for that conversation. Everwhere else in this chapter, it does mean that.
Enjoy!
Like A Season, It Keeps Coming Back
Chapter 5: Mixed Up
Kenshin sat down on a purple couch in the center of Megumi's living room. Yumi came over and sat down beside him, flashing a flirtatious smile. Megumi had been in the bathroom getting dressed while Yumi was to keep him entertained. Boy was she doing a heck of a job. She was flirting so much, it almost seemed like she was desperate.
But hey, that wasn't a big thing to him. He ignored her, looking around the room for something interesting. He'd spotted a remote and went to go pick it up when Yumi grabbed it away. He shot her an annoyed smile. "Ms. Yumi...may I have the remote, please?" She shook her head and smiled again. She was acting like a stuborn 3 year old. He wasn't in the mood for her fulishness. Instead, he decided not to argue with her and leaned back. He stared up at the ceiling for a bit. When he closed his eyes and then opened them again, Yumi was there. Staring at him. Drooling over him.
He was beginning to think she was a stalker. He sighed and stood up. "Don't you have something to do?" Yumi shook her head again. "Nope. Don't you?" Kenshin glared at her. "What do you mean?" Yumi started to pace herself around him. "You said yes to Megumi's note, ha?" Kenshin's eyes follwed what part of her he could see. "Yeah...so?" She continued on. "Well not too long ago...you were with Kamiya." Kenshin froze. "Yes. Kamiya and I are just friends."
She shot him a disbeileving glare. He gave one right back at her. "What exactly is this about, Ms. Yumi? What does my coming over here have to do with Ms. Kaoru?"
"I think you know exactly wh-!" Before she could finish, Megumi stepped out from behind the bathroom door. She walked up beside Yumi and looked back and forth at them. "Is everything alright?" Yumi walked over behind Kenshin and picked up her book bag, which had her clothes in it and other stuff that she had over. "Where are you going, Yumi?" She cried out. Kenshin looked at her, not wanting to talk with her anymore and yet afraid that if he and Megumi were left alone...something might happen. Even though he wasn't dating Kaoru, it just felt like he would be betraying her if he were to kiss someone else.
"Oh, I'ma get going. You and your boyto...boyfriend should get this relationship settled. It was a hassel for me and Shishio. Trust me, you're gonna need it a whole lot mor...", she paused and glanced at Kenshin. She turned around and walked out of the door, leaving Kenshin to face what he knew was coming...
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Aoshi sat himself down on a green painted bench, unable to run anymore. Kaoru had invited them to come to an exercise class with her. Being himself, he'd diclined. But no, Sano had to insist that his so called "buddy" shall tag along with him as he tags along with his girlfriend.
Kaoru however, was really determined to get fit. They had told her over and over that she looks as skiny as a lamp pole, but living with a snoty little brat as a brother, who constantly calls you fat and ugly...will drive anyone into anarexia. But atleast she'll be heathy and not starving herself to death. Sano jogged up and sat down beside his worn out friend. He was dripping with sweat and Aquafina water. It was, afterall, 91 degrees. Aoshi looked at him.
"So, she done yet?" Sano shook his head. "No way. She's really into this running thing. I've never seen a girl run so damn long. She's taking this fat talk alittle too seriously. I don't think she notices that she's driving herself into a coma." Aoshi began to laugh. "Maybe you should go and get her before she runs herself into a tree." Sano laughed.
He stood up and ran over to her. She stopped running and turned to him. "You have to be done by now. You're not fat! Please! Please come home now." Kaoru stared at him. "Okay." Sanosuke paused. "hhuh?"
"I said Okay. I was getting tired too ya know." She grabbed the extra towel he carried for her and wrapped it halfway around her neck. She took him by the arm and ran toward Aoshi, who was staring at them. Sanosuke sat down again. "What, you're just gonna stand there?" Kaoru shrugged. "I'm tired, but I'm not gonna sit down." He rose from the bench and Aoshi gave a loud complaint noise in response. Kaoru laughed. "Aw, don't worry Aoshi-san...we'll be home in no time.
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Kaoru slowly opened her eyes to find herself laying on a couch. It wasn't anywhere of which she could recognize. She sat up, worried and looked around. "Sanosuke? Aoshi?"
She heard footsteps from a room. The room door opened and out stepped Tsubame. Kaoru smiled at her. "Hello, Ms. Kamiya."
"Hello. Is this your home?"
Tsubame nodded. So Kaoru must've been at Sanosuke's house. Just after, none other than Sanosuke himself walked out of the kitchenn, followed by Aoshi of course. He sat down beside her. "Hey there, Missy. You get a nice sleep?" She smiled and nodded at him. "How did we get here? I don't even remember arriving." Aoshi cut in.
"You kinda passed out along the way. You were exhausted."
"Yeah...we were really worried." He blushed. Kaoru did as well. She gave him a slight hug and smiled. This caused his face to turn an even redder shade than a fruit punch that was sitting in front of him. Aoshi just watched, not wanting to keep his laughter in, but not wanting to let it out. Suddenly his cell phone rang. They looked at him.
He picked it up.
"Hello?"
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"Oh, hey Kenshin." Kaoru froze. Why would Kenshin call now? Isn't he out with Megumi or something?
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"Heh. She is? Or Kamagata is?
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"I know."
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"I think she still is. She has a boyfriend now. And you'll never believe who."
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"Are you sure you wanna know?" He stared now at Sanosuke, who looked at Kaoru. Kaoru thought to herself. If Kenshin finds out that she's dating Sanosuke...it'll ruin their friendship. Even though he said that he risks it all the time, she still didn't want to take that chance. She whispered something in Sano's ear. He then turned to Aoshi and whispered it into Aoshi's.
"Uhh...she won't tell. But he's her number one priority...What do you mean how do I know her?"
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"Sano knows her and came to pick up Tsubame."
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"No, I don't. I don't know her that well."
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"What makes you think that? I'm not hiding anything, Himura."
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"Your jealous already?"
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"hmph. Yeah right."
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"Maybe she already had a boyfriend before you and her did that one night stand thing." (this caused Kaoru to shoot a glare at Aoshi.)
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"Yeah, it was. And you have Takani..what's the deal?"
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"Well...you shouldn't have done it. You knew how you get at the club. It's your fault, not hers."
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"Well then it's both ya's faults. Does Takani know?"
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Hahaha. She's gonna kick your ass when she finds out."
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"Alright. Bye."
He hung up. Sanosuke and Kaoru sat staring at him. "So...?", asked Kaoru. "So...he's pretty much gonna find out sooner or later that your with rooster here. But Takani doesn't know about you two. So when she finds out, she's gonna be seriously pissed. And you don't wanna get Takani pissed. Sano shook his head.
"Yeah. One time I got her mad at me for spray painting her locker, and the next day at school, she through a knife at me...it missed me by a inch." Kaoru gave him a frightened looked. He realized that he had scared her and huged her. "But don't worry. She wont't hurt you. I'll make sure of it." That brought Kaoru little assurance.
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Kenshin sighed a panicked breath and sat down. Megumi sat down next to him. "So...what do ya wanna do?" Kenshin looked at her. "I'm not sure. What do you wanna do?"
"I wanna..." Kenshin tried to put different words into his head. But none was working. "I wanna...go somewhere." His heart sighed and he rose from the couch, too happy after avoiding what he thought was coming. But still...he would have to do that sooner or later if he and Megumi stayed together for long.
"Okay! Well, where to?"
Megumi got up and smiled. "How about "The Akebeko"?" Kenshin laughed. "Of course." He loved that restaraunt and Sano was the number one fan. Even Aoshi had become quite fond of it. He nodded and grabbed Megumi's coat, handing it to her. He opened the door for her and shut it behind him.
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The sky was a shade of dark blue and you could see the stars a bit. Not as well as you would without the street lights, but good enough. People crowded the roads. It was like a festival or something. But not as many people as there would normally be. Kenshin and Megumi stepped intothe restaraunt very cheerfully.
A lady in a maids outfit, except for the dress was a orange kimono, came up and bowed infront of them. They were very traditional in that part of Japan. They bowed back as she showed them to their table. She quickly took their orders since they both have been there before and left. Megumi watched him. "So you've been here before?"
He nodded. "Yeah. Me and Sano come here all the time." She looked around and squinted her eyes to see better. "What are you staring at?", asked Kenshin. Megumi looked at him for a second. "Isn't that a girl from our school?"
Kenshin turned to see and froze. He spotted a girl with a high ponytail and a little boy, most likely her brother sit down. There were more with them but he couldn't see. He quickly turned back around and looked for the waiter. "Oh, no. It's Kamiya."
"Kamiya?"
Kenshin looked at Megumi. "Uhhh...yes. She is from our school. I just got into an argument with her." Megumi stared at the girl. "Ohh..." She was laughed and giggling a lot. "Well it seems that she on a date or something."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because...she's flirting way to much for a friendly lunch." He turned around again this time bumping his face into someone's skirt. He backed away instantly, afraid that the girl would scream. "I am so sorry! I didn't..." He looked up. "Tsubame?" She was bright red. "Kenni?"
"Tsubame? What are you doing here?" She looked down at him. "I'm here with oniichan and his date. What are you--?" She glanced at Megumi. "Oh...your on a date too, I see." Kenshin turned alittle pale. "Who's Sano's date?" She smiled. "Why Ms. Kamiya of course." Kenshin officially lost his coloring. "M-m-s. Kamiya?" His voice was trembling with anger and fear. "Why would they be on a date?"
"Oniichan and Ms. Kamiya have been going out for a day or two. But they seem to really like each other. Still...they haven't even kissed yet." Kenshin stood up, excusing himself. Megumi wore confusion.
"What? Kenshin, where are you going?' Tsubame wanted to know as well.
"I'm going to say hello to a friend."
A/N: I can't stop appologizing to people. What am I like a month late? lol it seems like that, ha? Anyway...this wasn't where I wanted to leave off but, ah what the heck. It'll make this story a whole lot more fun when people have to wait. But I promise I wont take as long as I did before. Promise! Now can ya do me a huge favor and...PLEASE REVIEW I can't stop appologizing to people. What am I like a month late? lol it seems like that, ha? Anyway...this wasn't where I wanted to leave off but, ah what the heck. It'll make this story a whole lot more fun when people have to wait. But I promise I wont take as long as I did before. Promise! Now can ya do me a huge favor and...