The next morning, Kaoru woke up, but not as early as the old lady, in fact Sano was earlier than her! " Jeez, Jou-chan you really took your time getting up. What? Didn't want to wake up from your dream? ' Ken-nii..' " Sano mocked. Kaoru just stood there in shock and chased the brown haired boy. " Now, now. It's time for you guys to go on your errand. Here Sano, you carry the sack full of candies and Kaoru you get the list of people who will be recieving the candies. Make sure you give the candies to the right people, all right?" the old lady explained. " All right." they both replied in unison and left to their first customer.
They both bickered on their way there. Their first customer was a girl by the name of Misao. Sano was flirting with her all the while taking out her order out of the sack. Kaoru just rolled her eyes, scowling, waiting for Sano to finish giving the candies to the girl. Kaoru just walked off after standing in the sun for 6 minutes, Sano noticed that so, he took the money she owed and bid a quick goodbye then ran after the raven haired girl. " Jou-chan! Wait up!" Sano cried, finally catching up to her while dragging the sack behind him. Kaoru just glared at him and then continued on her way to the next customer. Sano was confused about Kaoru's sudden behavior towards him, but he just ignored it and followed her.
Finally it was the last customer of the day and it was already dark out. They both heard dogs barking and crickets chirping. Kaoru shivered against the cold and Sano took off his jacket and put it around the shivering girl. " I don't need it!" Kaoru cried giving the jacket back to the bare chested boy. " Yes, you do. Take it." Sano replied holding it out. Kaoru just ignored him and turned away, making the boy frustrated. Sano put his jacket back on and followed the girl to their last destination of the day.
Once they had delivered the last of the candies, they headed home. The old lady was waiting outside, hoping that the kids didn't run into some sort of trouble. When she saw them coming up to the shop, she felt relieved. " Granny!" Kaoru cried, running to embrace the lady. " I'm so glad you guys made it back. I hope that there weren't any trouble while delivering the candy, were there?" the old lady asked, looking from Kaoru to Sano. They both replied, 'no'. The old lady nodded, " Good. Now let's go in. The others are waiting for you." Kaoru and Sano ran into the shop, while the old lady closed the shop for the night.
" So how was your day, Kaoru-chan?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru just scowled at the red head. Kenshin just laughed and continued eating his dinner. Kenshin turned his attention to Sanosuke. " So how was your day, Sano?" Kenshin asked. " It was great! I met a pretty girl-" Kaoru gave a glare towards the rooster's way. " I mean, I met a pretty girly- side of Kaoru today." Sano covered himself. Kaoru just rolled her eyes and continued eating. Kenshin just looked from Kaoru's face to Sano's, confused. " Don't hurt yourself in trying to understanding them, Himura. Just let it be." Aoshi replied calmly. Kenshin took another look at them and nodded.
They all finished eating dinner and it was time to go to sleep. Another day of errands was to come to Kaoru and Sano. But before they were sent to bed, the old lady told them that she wanted to see them for a minute. Kenshin and Aoshi went on ahead to bed, while Kaoru and Sano sat down with the old lady. The old lady started to fish something out of her pockets, when she withdrew her hands, money was clutched in her hands. Kaoru and Sano gaped. " Here is your pay for today. Thank you, for running those errands for me today. $5 for each of you. Spend them wisely now, you hear?" The old lady scolded. Kaoru and Sano each took $5 from the lady's hand and nodded quickly. The old lady smiled and ushered them upstairs and to bed.
Kaoru just giggled at the sight of a $5 bill, " I'm going to save every dollar I get." Kaoru said. Sano just scoffed. " Save? Please, I don't think you can last long without at least buying one thing with your money." Sano said. " Can too!" Kaoru retorted. " Then let's make a bet." Sano said with an evil glint in his eyes. Kaoru felt trapped, she gulped and decided that to prove Sano wrong, she would have to take him up on his bet. " All right! So what do we bet on?" Kaoru asked. " Hmm..." Sano looked around and his eyes landed on her. He smirked. Kaoru didn't like the look that Sano had, it made her a little nervous. " W-What?" Kaoru said. " If you can save all your money without buying anything in a year, then I'll help you get Kenshin." Kaoru blushed. " W-What are you talking about!! I don't like Kenshin like that! He's only like a brother to me!!" Kaoru screamed.
" Ok. But still. If you can't save your money, like you said you would, then you'd have to give me a kiss. All right?" Sano said. Kaoru's eyes suddenly bulged out of her sockets. " K-Kiss you?! What are you..." Kaoru replied but was cut off by Sano. " Ah Ah Ah, a bet is a bet. So do you agree to the terms?" Sano asked. " I - I..." Kaoru replied looking around to see if anyone would come by and hear their conversation. " Yes, I agree with the terms." Kaoru sighed. " Great! Now remember, no going back now." Sano replied, smiling all the way to his room. The look on his face made Kaoru want to take a pillow and throw it at his face. But she smiled also, thinking that Sano would keep his promise if she won the bet, that he would help her get Kenshin's attention.
" I'm going to win this bet, no matter what." Kaoru replied under her breath.