Who was that Skateboarding Fool?!
By animeluverthatiam
Disclaimer: I'm too cheap to go out and buy Kenshin from his owner, so that's why I don't own him…
A/N: Ahh! Senseless WAFF alert! I'm not that good at writing WAFF so go easy on the criticism… Oh, it was pointed out by Spellcaster the Diamond that I made an error in my last chappie… I'm so sorry about that… I meant to say, "She's his girlfriend" not whatever I had put. GOMEN!! Forgive this lowly author… With all this said, on with the senseless WAFF!!!
Chapter 13: Hospital Room Confessions and Speeding Records Broken!
"…Kaoru? What are you doing here?" Kenshin questioned, seeing Kaoru standing in his doorway.
Kaoru blushed a deep shade of red. "Umm… well… I…" 'Should I say it?' "I was… worried about you…" 'There! I said it!'
Kenshin had a look of pure shock on his face. "You… you were worried about me?"
Kaoru nodded.
"Why?" Kenshin asked. 'Does it have anything to do with thing I said to her today?'
Kaoru hadn't been expecting this question. 'Oh crap! Now what?!' "Um, well, because you are still a human being, even though you are a skater, and I was… scared for you when I saw that horrible fall…"
'She was scared for me? Does that mean she does have feelings for me?'
'Ohmigod, that was such a lame excuse! Why can't I just come out and tell him?!' "Does your arm hurt?" Kaoru asked, worry evident in her voice.
Kenshin smirked, "What do you think?" 'I hope that didn't sound too rude…'
Kaoru smiled, finding the mood was considerably lightened, "Sorry, that was kind of an obvious question… It's just, I've never broken my arm so I wasn't sure how much it hurt."
"Well, let me try and sum it up for you… Um… OK, here we go. Think of the worst possible pain in the whole world and multiply it by 1000," Kenshin said, slightly grinning.
Kaoru paused to think. 'What is the most painful thing in the world?' 'Denial by someone you love,' the other part of her brain answered. "Oh… That would mean it's very painful…"
Kenshin looked at her as if she had said the most obvious thing in the world.
Kaoru tried her best to laugh at the expression on Kenshin's face, but failed miserably. "Um… well…"
"You look like you have been crying," Kenshin stated, matter-of-factly. He had noticed her red, puffy eyes, and that worried him a bit.
"Yea…" Kaoru trailed off, not knowing how to respond.
"Why?" Kenshin asked, somehow finding some strength to stand up. He slowly and carefully made his way over to Kaoru.
Kaoru blushed a deeper red, if that was possible. 'What is he? Mr. Question Man?' "Well, it was because… I cried because… you got hurt… and I was scared for you… because…"
"Because?" Kenshin asked, now standing right in front of her.
It was then that Kaoru noticed that he was only a couple inches taller than her. 'It's almost as if we were built for each other…' "Because… I… care about you… a lot… and I…"
Kaoru's explanation was cut off when Kenshin suddenly hugged her close to him. He couldn't believe his ears! She had said she cared for him! And when Kaoru had brought her arms around his shoulders, that just made it all the more better!
Kenshin just hugged her tighter, careful, though, not to upset his wounds.
Kaoru couldn't believe that this was happening either. 'Does this mean he feels the same that I do?' 'Of course it does, idiot!' Unfortunately for Kaoru, the hug was soon over. Kenshin took one step back and looked into her eyes.
"Kenshin…" Kaoru began.
Kenshin put his finger to her lips to silence her. Obviously, he had something he wanted to say something. "Remember when I said I had to quit skateboarding because of that person who didn't care for me in my current position?" Here, Kaoru nodded. "That person, Kaoru, was you. I didn't think I had a chance with you when I was a skater, so I decided to quit, and maybe then…"
This time, it was Kenshin who was silenced with a finger to his lips. "Kenshin, I realized something. I realized that you can't judge a book by its cover. You may be a skater on the outside, but on the inside, you are a caring, kind person with heart and determination. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize this…"
Kaoru paused slightly, remembering her finger had been on his lips the whole time. She blushed as she moved her finger, and then continued, "With that being said, you don't have to quit for me. I find you cute just the way you are." Kaoru blushed even more. 'Did I just say that out-loud?'
Kenshin smiled. "Good, 'cause I don't think this would really count as a last competition anyway…"
Suddenly, an idea came to Kaoru. "Hold on a sec!" She whipped out her cell phone and dialed Megumi's number. "Yea, Megumi? Listen, I have a plan to get Kenshin outta here and back to his competition. But I'm gonna need yours and Misao's help… When we get to the main hall, somehow distract the receptionist so Kenshin and me can seek out. 'Kay, be ready in 5 minutes. Bye." Kaoru closed her cell phone and looked at Kenshin. "Well? Are you gonna stand there all day? Your competition is going on without you."
Kenshin quickly nodded his head and stepped out of the door, holding it open for Kaoru, of course. They walked down the hall, since most of the doctors didn't even know Kenshin was a patient. When they got to the waiting area, Kaoru gave Megumi a signal.
Megumi and Misao got up and walked over to the lone receptionist. They began to try to strike up a conversation with the receptionist, and she was happy for the conversation.
Kaoru and Kenshin made a hasty exit. When Megumi and Misao saw this, they dismissed themselves quickly, leaving the poor receptionist bewildered.
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Kaoru and Kenshin got into the back seat of Megumi's car and Misao and Megumi took up their normal spots.
"To the skate-park, and hurry!" Kaoru told Megumi. Megumi nodded her head and took off. Misao looked into the back seat and saw Kenshin's and Kaoru's hands lightly holding each other's.
Misao grinned widely and decided to have some fun. "What happened in that room? Anything we should know about?"
Kenshin and Kaoru blushed a deep shade of red and shook their heads 'no' violently. However, their hands remained in the same place.
Misao started to laugh as Megumi speeded along, probably breaking every traffic law known to man.
A/N: Is that enough WAFF for you people?! It better be, cuz I don't think I can write anymore right now… Well, here are my thank yous:
Skipper: Sorry that I was not nice to him in chap. 11… Is this enough WAFF for you?
Demon Wolf: Here's more, no da. Don't cry no more, no da. Enjoy, no da.
Chiki: It's ok you couldn't log in… FF.net was doing the same thing to me too… I hope you enjoyed this chapter… Happy New Years again.
Crystal: Hope you like. Did you like Kenshin's reaction?
sammy-chan: Don't kill me. Everything is wrong with that… No, you are not… sammy-chan with wine… *shivers* Yea… sure… I'm trying to be as original as possible but that's hard for fic writers in this category… Is this enough detail? I wrote more… enjoy…
omochi: I'm not really sure about the boyfriend/girlfriend thing… I just used it as an excuse to get Kaoru into his room… Yea, his arm is pretty much like that…
Val: Sorry about the cliff hanger… Here is the next chapter! Happy New Years!
Kriska: Cuz I'm evil… Here's the update. And Happy New Years again to you too.
Kamimura Kaoru: Again, cuz I'm evil. I hope this enough WAFF for you… it's not my best genre to write in so I hope it turned out ok…
Fuuko-san: Thank you for all of your support. Happy New Year.
Grace Ann: I will finish it… no need for threats… I'm planning to do that… Thank you.
Spellcaster the Diamond: Here's you senseless WAFF. Sorry about the mistake! *bows* Forgive sessha, please… Please don't smile like Soujiro… the guy creeps me out to no end…
White Plum: Here is the next chapter. Please enjoy it…
Luli451: Here's the update! On the 3rd! Enjoy! I feel sorry for you… no computer… that sux…
K-chan: Thanks. Yes, evil cliffhanger!
RaDiCaL DrEaMeR: Here's the net chapter. I do? Really? Happy New Year!
LYKAchan: Good, you like it. Well, I think I answered your questions in this chapter. Sorry, but I just had to do it… Reviewers never waste my time nor space…