Really sorry for taking this long to update! I have been busy recently enjoying my newly acquired freedom I am currently in the process of settling my arrangements to the university…pls do understand!
Chapter 3
Yuri was furious not only was her kimono returned in shreds it also had the foul smell of blood all over it. Angrily, she tossed the worthless garment aside. Why had she offered to lend that kamiya girl her kimono? Honestly, which bone in her brain hatched the idea of having her owe a favor? If she had known the consequences of her actions she would probably required at least 10 shots of sakae to allow such rentals anymore. Many have warned her about lending the kamiya girl anything…it was not that Yuri choose to ignore it out of good faith but because she needed a male, more importantly a rich male and that kamiya girl with her blasted koto was getting all the invites to their meetings. A gamble she took that the girl would be eternally grateful to her and pull her into these meetings so that she may achieve her ultimate goal, a danna.
That blasted kamiya wretch had not only been invited to Captain Fujiwara's party filled with rich powerful men, she had on the context of regret over the state of the kimono, promised never to bother Yuri ever again after paying fully for the wrecked gament. Damn those wretches!
Yuri was a geisha or still is at this point of time, she had lost a grand total of 5 dannas thanks to the war. Rumours were beginning to spread of her being cursed and men shunned her. After all, with the war going on and rape rampant who needed to pay to see her or even sacrifice much needed wealth to maintain her life as a geisha? At the knock of her shoji door, she immediately jumped out of her gloomy mood. A guest? She pulled the shoji door back with so much force that the door bounced back upon reaching the ends of the wall.
There stood a man, with jet black hair and green eyes, 'a male' she thought happily.
"Ms Yuri?" he enquired.
"Yes?" she replied testily unsure of what he wanted. He was dressed quite simply wearing a male kimono and clutching a blade in one hand.
"I have a few questions regarding Ms Kamiya, if I may step in? I assure you your time would not be wasted" he muttered with an uncaring look on his face and promptly stepping in and sliding the door close.
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2 weeks later
Kaoru was exhausted. She had been practicing a recently composed piece for Captain Fujiwara's meeting the whole morning. Those stupid rebels! What did they think she was? A music box? They had just sent a messenger barely 2 weeks ago to tell her to perform for them tonight with 3 newly composed songs. Failure to do so is punishable act by death for she knows 'vital' information regarding their whereabouts. She fumed silently, her life held little value and she would have jolly well tell them off and perhaps serve them a dosage of steel if the whole teahouse was not involved.
She clenched her fist tightly for a few moments to allow her fury to pass and released a sigh after it had gone.
"Kaoru?" came Tae's concerned voice. Kaoru's head bolted up to see Tae. "It is time to get ready, the escort will be coming soon" she murmured. Kaoru nodded her head in understanding and got up to bathe.
As soon as she emerged from the bath in the under-layering of the kimono, she was hushed into her room where Tae proceeded to help her do up her make up and wear the kimono proper.
The kimono had been provided by the host of the meeting and her make up kept simple to merely a slight blush on her cheeks to provide a pinkish hue and red lipstick. No others were added to her face as the teahouse could not afford it but she looked charming just like that.
She stepped out of the tea house to see her escort waiting by the tree outside the tea house. They bowed to each other silently out of respect and she trailed behind him as they set off to their journey.
Kaoru fervently prayed that no attacks came her way tonight; otherwise that poor escort of hers will die in a rather unconventional way, away from the battle field.
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Through the clouds a middle aged man stood watching over Kaoru as she made her way.
"Kamiya!" boomed a voice behind him. He turned to see his king coming up to the parted cloud where he looked down to see the world below. His king took a glance below to see the world beneath his feet.
Giving the middle aged man a cold calculating stare the king muttered, "Do not interfere, her fate is no longer yours to guide but the councils. An abdicated king should tread within his rights." With that he left the middle aged man alone.
The middle aged man nodded in understanding and looked down at the young girl walking in the world below with sadness.
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Kenshin shifted his position, he had very little patience with fools and the bunch sitting across of him was acting in a manner that was screaming to have their throats slit. Being faced with such idiots and not being able to end their miserable existence is highly annoying. What kept him waiting was her – the famous koto player.
"My brothers!" declared Captain Fujiwara, "Let's put aside all hostility for the moment and enjoy the peace of music. Perhaps after we have calmed ourselves down we can find a compromise benefiting all!"
Kenshin shifted his position yet again to face the centre of the room where a koto was carried out and a young girl followed. 'Her' he thought. The rough portrait he received from the man with jet black hair and green eyes had done little to convey her true beauty. He smiled silently to himself, now was to have a little 'meet the people' session after the performance.
Ok...I shall stop here for now, my parents don't really approve of fanfics . so I have been doing this without their knowledge hehe…this is what happens when u are away from the dormitory.
Rest assure that kenshin and kaoru would meet in the next chapter (which should be up soon if I m not still tied up with uni admin stuff) and a fight scene would also be up.