Who was that Skateboarding Fool?!
By Altia
Disclaimer: Ok, I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, nor do I own the characters… I'm just using them for my amusement and for the amusement of others.
A/N: Woooo! Summer break! Finally! I have 3 months to catch up on my poor, long-neglected fics. Hopefully when I get a summer job, it doesn't effect my writing time. Well for the moment, I'm free! And AX04 is only a few days away!! Down thing is, I'm a SENIOR in HIGH SCHOOL!!! NOOOOO!!! I FEEL SO OLD!!!! Anyways, enough about my life… time for the update! Enjoy!
Chapter 20: Yardwork Adventures! Kaoru's Having Some Fun...
Kenshin looked at Kaoru strangely, as she stood there, her chest puffed out and her voice sounding deep. He couldn't help but laugh at her, which earned him a glare and a thwap on the side of the head.
"Ow! I was just messin' around, Kaoru! I didn't mean anything by it!" Kenshin cried, as he rubbed his offended head.
Kaoru grinned, thinking how cute Kenshin looked when he was in pain. Of course, this doesn't bode well for our poor little skater.
Kenshin sighed, "Ok, well, first thing we gotta do is mow the lawns, I guess. I could mow and you could work the rake. Or the leaf blower… don't matter to me."
"I think the leaf blower would be much easier," Kaoru said, thinking of ways she could use said leaf blower to her advantage.
Kenshin nodded and walked outside, Kaoru following close behind him. When Kenshin reached the shed where the garden tools were held, he stopped, and Kaoru, grinning widely, intentionally slammed into him, causing them both to fall to the ground. Now of course, this landed our two main characters into a very awkward position. You know, one of those that many people could mistake for something nasty… yea… one of those…
Kenshin laid there, with Kaoru flat on top of him, and he could feel every part of her… ahem… Anyways, he blushed a few shades of red as he attempted to get up and not get in an even worse position. However, Kaoru had no intentions to help him with this, as she stayed perfectly still.
She grinned even more, if it was humanly possible, as Kenshin attempted to negotiate his way out of this position. Finally, after his face looked like it was about to explode, she finally got up, and helped him up.
Kenshin tried to hide his face, however knowing that she had seen his blush. 'Though,' he thought, 'I wonder why she didn't move sooner…' Kenshin shook his head, thoroughly removing any nasty thoughts from his head as well as the blush from his face.
Kenshin unlocked the shed door and pulled out the leaf blower, handing it and the extension cord to Kaoru. "Here you go… There should be a wall socket for the cord right inside the door."
"Ok," Kaoru said as she walked towards the door and plugged in the blower.
"But, we won't need that 'til—" Kenshin was cut short when Kaoru fired a full blast of air right into his face.
Kaoru looked shocked, not expecting the switch on the blower to be in the "ON" position. "OMG, Kenshin, I'm so sorry!" She cried as she quickly turned the blower off. However, one good look at Kenshin sent her into a fit of giggles.
Now, imagine this if you can: poor, unsuspecting Kenshin, starting to tell Kaoru to not plug in the blower because it would not be needed, suddenly blasted with wind. Not only wind, however, but with stray sticks and leaves in the path of the wind. Now, Kenshin's hair was full of leaves, and he had a stick sticking out of one nostril.
Kenshin started laughing as well, picking out what he could find of the leaves. Kaoru walked over to where he was standing, and also began to pick leaves and such out of his hair.
"Um, Kenshin," Kaoru said, "you have a stick in your nose…"
"Oh!" Kenshin replied, quickly removing the foreign object from his nostril.
Kenshin pulled out the lawn mower and got it into position to begin mowing. He attempted to start the mower several times.
"Kenshin, do you want me to try?" Kaoru asked, thinking maybe Kenshin wasn't strong enough to start the old mower.
Kenshin shrugged and moved out of the way, giving Kaoru enough room to do what she had to do. Kaoru tried almost as many times as Kenshin had to start the mower, and she got the same result.
Kenshin got on one knee and examined the mower's motor. He checked the spark plugs, and while he was doing this, Kaoru once again got a clear view of his… backside…
Kenshin then unscrewed the gas cap, only to find the tank was empty. He sighed, "Typical… it's outta gas… Lemme go get the spare gas can we got…" Kenshin got up and brushed his knees clean, then walked into the shed and got said can of gas.
He quickly filled the mower, and then attempted to start it again. Success, for this time the mower started real quickly and easily.
Kenshin quickly mowed the front yard, stopping every now and then to empty the bag, with Kaoru's help of course. This is not to say Kenshin couldn't do it himself, for he had before, however he just wanted to be in close proximities with Kaoru.
Kenshin finished mowing, dumping the last bit of yard waste into the trash, and then looked over at Kaoru.
After returning the mower to where it was supposed to go, he walked over to Kaoru. He put a hand on her shoulder. "Tag, your turn," he said, implying that she could now use the leaf blower.
Kaoru nodded and turned the blower on, making sure to not aim it at poor Kenshin, who was now sitting on the porch watching.
Kenshin took a long sip of his ice-cold water bottle and smiled as he watched Kaoru use the blower. She was defiantly a strong girl; most he knew, including his mother, couldn't pick up the leaf blower, let alone use it.
Kenshin dumped a bit of cold water on his head, letting it cool him down on an oddly hot spring day. He shivered a bit as the water went down his back.
Kaoru came trotting up, showing that she had finished her end of the job. Kenshin, however, didn't seem to notice, because of the cold water that was making its way down his back.
Kaoru decided to give him a bit of a wake-up call. She quickly flipped the blower on then off again, sending a small blast of air into his face. She noticed it caused his bangs to fly backwards, almost sticking straight up for a few seconds before falling back down.
This small gust caused Kenshin to almost fall on his back, and also to shiver a bit more as the air hit the wet spots on his shirt.
Kenshin blinked as Kaoru laughed at his reaction. "Ok, ok, enough of that!" Kenshin said as he made a lung for the blower.
Kaoru, seeing this coming, moved out of the way. However, Kenshin still managed to grab the cord, unplugging it from the blower.
Kaoru pouted, knowing her fun was over, for the moment at least.
Kenshin rolled up the extension cord over his arm, and threw it right inside the shed where it belonged. He held out his hand, signaling Kaoru to hand over her precious leaf blower.
Kaoru handed it to him, still pouting. Kenshin couldn't help but laugh at the face she was making, which earned him a sturdy hit in the shoulder.
"Ow!" Kenshin cried. Kaoru knew instantly she had made a mistake: she had hit his left arm, you know… the one that was broken all those chapters ago… yea… that one… Well, she almost immediately began apologizing for her mistake.
"It's ok, Kaoru, really… it's fine…" Kenshin said as he tried to calm an almost hysteric Kaoru.
Kaoru eventually did calm down, and then asked, "So, boss, what's next on the list?"
"Well, now we need to water the lawn…"
Kenshin walked over to the hose, he himself getting an evil idea. He turned the water on, making sure to get all the flowers and the lawns. When Kaoru wasn't looking over, he pointed the hose over her, letting the drops of water fall like rain on her, and before she could turn around, he resumed watering the lawn, acting as if nothing happened.
Kaoru glared at him the first couple of times he did that, but the third she cried, "Kenshin, I know your doing that! Now stop it!"
"Doing what, Kaoru?" an innocent looking Kenshin asked.
"You know dang well what! The drops of water!"
"Hm… maybe it's just raining… yea… that's probably it…" Kenshin reasoned.
"Raining?! There isn't even a cloud in the sky!" Kaoru yelled.
Kenshin turned the water off and return the hose where it belonged, then walked over to Kaoru. He hugged her, and whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry. I was just trying to have a bit of fun, like you were earlier…"
Kaoru smiled, and returned the hug. She noticed it was getting late; the sun was almost setting.
"Um, Kenshin, it's getting kinda late… I think it's about time to call it a day," Kaoru said softly, still wrapped in the arms of the one she loved.
Kenshin nodded, and reluctantly let her go. "I'll drive you home," he said as he pulled his keys out of his pocket.
"Um, Kenshin, I was wondering, you know, since you are all by yourself and all, and if its ok with my dad, well… um… would you like to have dinner at my house?"
Kenshin's eyes widened. 'Dinner at her house!? With the behemoth that is her dad?! Will I survive?!' "Um, sure, Kaoru, if you want me to…"
Kaoru smiled wide and gave him a quick hug and a peck on the cheek before running and getting into his car.
Kenshin slowly walked to his car, a nice blush covering his cheeks. 'Dinner at Kaoru's, huh? Oh boy…'
A/N: WOOOO!! Wonder what's gonna happen next… Like I said up there, I'm gonna try and update a lot more often now… even though I will have summer reading for my Senior AP English class… and a job… And my B-Day is tomorrow, or today if you are reading this on the 22nd of June… so yay! I'm giving you all a gift on my b-day… or close enough… Anyways… here are my thank yous!
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