Who was that Skateboarding Fool?!
By animeluverthatiam
Disclaimer: How I wish I owned Rurouni Kenshin… then I could divvy up the guys among my obsessive friends… but I don't, so I can't…
A/N: Wow, I'm amazed. This is actually a quicker update then usual… Yay for me! Well, I hope you all enjoy this chap… And by the way, this fic is a LONG way from being over! So don't worry! Enjoy!
Chapter 17: Kaoru's Father and Kenshin's Problem.
Kenshin drove carefully so as not to wake up Kaoru. He had a pretty good idea as to where she lived… Anyway, if he got lost, he'd just wake her up and ask for directions. 'But I really don't want to have to do that…'
Kenshin kept glancing at Kaoru, watching her as she snuggles further into the car seat, trying to get comfortable. Every now and then she would sigh, or mutter something under her breath. Once, Kenshin could have sworn she had said his name!
There were not many people on the road this late at night… Oh, great! That just reminded him of how late he had kept Kaoru out! '*gulp* I just hope her father understands…'
After about 10more minutes of driving, Kenshin finally arrived close to her house. Now he totally didn't know which house it was! 'I hate having to wake up this beautiful angel next to me, but… it can't be helped.'
Kenshin pulled over to the side of the road and gently shook Kaoru's shoulder. "Kaoru. Kaoru, wake up, please," Kenshin said as he continued to shake her shoulder.
Kaoru swatted at his hand, and slowly opened her still half-asleep eyes. "Wat…?" she asked, her voice slurred with sleep.
"Kaoru, I… I kinda need to know which house is yours…" Kenshin stated, a little embarrassed.
Kaoru pushed herself into a more comfortable position and looked around. Now she was more awake, and therefore, more aware of where she was, and who was with her. She then turned back to Kenshin with a look in her eyes that said, 'You gotta be kidding me.'
"Oro?" Kenshin said, confused by her look.
"Kenshin, we are in front of my house right now," Kaoru responded, matter-of-factly.
"Eh heh, I had no idea… honest."
"I know, Kenshin. I just thought it was kind of ironic that you happened to pull over in front of my house, only to wake me up and ask me which is my house…"
Kenshin said nothing in return, only got out of the car and went to Kaoru's side. He opened the door for her, and helped her out. She stumbled a bit, but Kenshin caught her.
"What's wrong?" Kenshin asked, worried.
"Oh, my legs fell asleep. I'm fine, don't worry, Kenshin," Kaoru replied.
Kenshin sighed in relief. 'At least she didn't hurt herself. I have a feeling I'm in deep water anyway…'
Kaoru looked over and saw Kenshin's somewhat worried face. "Don't worry, Kenshin, my dads not that bad."
Kenshin still muttered a soft 'Oro' as he walked Kaoru to her door. Kaoru noticed the lights were turned off. She pointed this out to Kenshin, saying that maybe her dad was already asleep. Kenshin, however, highly doubted it.
Together, they reached the door. Kenshin, feeling slightly more confident that maybe her father was asleep, lightly captured Kaoru's lips in his. Kaoru, not expecting the sudden kiss, took a little while before responding. However, she did respond, and with gusto! Kenshin was about to take the kiss to the next level, when the front door was slammed open, and the startled couple quickly broke apart.
On the other side of the door was none other than Kaoru's father, whose stature was larger than most people. Kenshin suddenly got the chills as he realized who that was, and what had been seen.
Kaoru stuttered a greeting, "O-oh, hello father. I'm home…"
"I can see that," Kaoru's father said, his deep voice reverberating off of the enclosed porch area. He looked over at a shaking Kenshin, "You job is done, boy. You got her home safe. Now go."
Kenshin quickly nodded. He looked over to Kaoru, "Good night, Kaoru."
"Good night, Kenshin," Kaoru responded.
Kenshin turned to her father once again, "Good night, sir." He bowed and quickly walked to his car.
Kenshin sighed once he was in his car. 'Whew… I thought I was as good as dead back there!'
With that thought, Kenshin drove away.
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Kaoru watched as Kenshin's car left from her sight.
"So," her father began, "who was that young man?"
"He's a boy I go to school with, Kenshin Himura."
"Kenshin, eh? Most kids like him would've ran the instant I slammed the door open."
"He's different, father. He truly loves me, I can see it in his eyes," Kaoru smiled.
"As long as he doesn't hurt you, he's ok with me. Now come on, it's late. Let's go to bed."
Kaoru agreed fully. As soon as her head hit her pillows, she was asleep. Her dreams filled with only one subject: Kenshin.
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Kenshin pulled into the driveway of his home, locked his car, and went inside. As usual, there was no one home, but a note on the kitchen table. It read: "Kenshin, we'll be back soon. Had to go to business trip. Hope your competition went well. Love you lots, Mom and Dad."
Kenshin sighed, another lonely night in a house that was too big for the three of them, let alone him self. He quickly got ready for bed, and fell onto the mattress. 'I wonder how long they'll be gone this time…' Kenshin sighed and slowly fell asleep. He had wonderful dreams about the only person that mattered to him: Kaoru.
A/N: Hellos again! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Sorry if you think its short. But I wanted to get this chap out ASAP! Here's my thanks:
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