Who was that Skateboarding Fool!
By Altia
Disclaimer: If I owned it, would I be writing fan fiction? No! I'd be animating the Jinchuu Arc!
A/N: Phew… in between getting ready for college, having a surgery to remove wisdom teeth, and other difficulties, I haven't had much time to write. Hopefully I can make up with chapter 27!
Chapter 27: Revenge! And Now to Pick up the Pieces.
Kenshin chuckled slightly at the look on Kaoru's face. He wondered exactly what she had in mind. "Alright, master of torture, what's the deal?" he asked, curiosity getting the better of him.
"You'll see," she said, poking her head into the living room. "Are you guys hungry? Kenshin wants to know if you want something to eat since he feels guilty eating when other people aren't," Kaoru called out to them, noticing the innocent looks on all of their faces as they sat, not in their original places mind you.
Sano thought about it a bit before nodding his head. "I could eat," he said, his eyes lighting up at the mention of food.
Megumi gave his shoulder a light push. "You never stop eating! I'm amazed you don't weight a ton by now," she said. Turning her attention back to Kaoru, she nodded. "I'm actually hungry, too."
Misao nodded happily. "I haven't had anything since breakfast since I forgot my lunch today!" she said, bouncing slightly in one place.
Kaoru grinned. 'Good, everyone's hungry,' she thought. "Alright, I'll tell Kenshin and food will be done soon," she said, pulling her head into the kitchen with an evil grin on her face.
Kenshin got a bit nervous about the look on Kaoru's face. He had a feeling he knew her plan, and he just hoped her friends, and his, didn't end up in the hospital with food poisoning. The only reason he feared her cooking was from what her friends said earlier.
Kaoru walked over to him. "Go ahead and cook something. I'll add some 'finishing touches' at the end," she said, the grin not leaving her face.
Kenshin chuckled a bit nervously, suddenly feeling sorry for the three who sat in the living room. He quickly went about preparing some sandwiches, putting some leftover potato salad on the side with some chips. That was about the only thing he could prepare on such short notice.
Seeing that Kenshin had finished plating the food, Kaoru walked over and began her work. She knew that Megumi had no tolerance for hot things, so Kaoru added extra pepper to her sandwich and the potato salad, making sure to mix it in good. Kaoru then turned to Misao's plate, knowing the hyper girl hated soy sauce. Again, Kaoru carefully added soy sauce to her sandwich and potato salad. She then turned to Kenshin. "What does Sano hate?" she asked, an evil glint in her eyes.
Kenshin blinked. "I don't think there is anything that Sano hates," he said slowly, thinking. Sano would eat a shoe if he was hungry enough.
Kaoru, quickly getting impatient, added as many weird sauces and seasonings as she could to Sano's food, knowing one of them would get the tall skater.
Kaoru grabbed her plate, which was untouched, and Misao and Megumi's, taking them into the living room. Kenshin followed behind her, taking his untouched plate and Sano's.
Kaoru handed the girls their plates before sitting down, starting to eat her food. Kenshin handed Sano his plate as well, sitting down next to Kaoru. She carefully watched their expressions, waiting for the inevitable explosion.
Megumi's face took on a look of horror as the heat from the pepper hit her tongue. She jumped to her feet, somehow managing to not spill the food.
"Water! Water! I need water!" she yelled, running into the kitchen and getting a glass full of water. She downed a few glasses, finally cooling the fire in her mouth.
In the living room, Misao's face nearly turned green as the taste of soy sauce seeped in from the sandwich. She jumped up, holding her hand over her mouth before running to the nearest trashcan and spitting the half chewed chunk of sandwich out.
'There's only one person who knows I hate soy sauce, and that's Kaoru. Wait…' Misao thought, suddenly adding two and two together.
In the kitchen, Megumi reached the same conclusion.
The girl in question was sitting in the living room, laughing her head off at her two friends. "Haha! Teaches you guys not to eavesdrop on people!" she said, between her laughter.
Megumi and Misao stood next to each other, glaring at Kaoru. "Sano spied too! Why didn't anything happen to his food?" they demanded at the same time.
Kaoru looked over at Sano, who was happily eating his food, seemingly oblivious to what was happening; Her face turned into a look of pure disgust, along with Kenshin's.
"We did do stuff to his food… He just doesn't seem to care," Kenshin said slowly, trying to keep his own lunch down.
Sano blinked, looking up from his food. He saw everyone looking at him. "What? Is there something on my face?" he asked with a mouthful of food.
Everyone slowly shook their heads, not wanting to burst Sano's oblivious bubble.
He shrugged, returning to his meal and finishing it quickly. Everyone else just returned to their seats and made small talk until he was done.
Sano stood, patting his belly and stretching his arms. "Well, Kenshin, hate to eat and run, but I've gotta get home. Got homework to do," he said.
Megumi and Misao also stood. They also said they had things they had to do, and knew Kenshin was probably busy.
Kaoru stayed in her spot. "I think I'll stay for a bit longer, if it's ok with Kenshin," she said, looking over to the red-headed skater in question.
Kenshin blinked, but nodded his head, telling Kaoru it was ok if she wanted to stay. Their friends said their final good byes and walked out, leaving the two alone.
Kenshin stood, going around and picking up all the papers that seemed to be everywhere. Kaoru followed in suit, helping Kenshin to clean the mess around his house.
She knew she shouldn't, but she couldn't help but look at a few of the papers as she piled them in her arms. Many were long, drawn out reports about various things, and a few had graphs and images that, she assumed, helped to illustrate the point of the report. Putting all the papers into a neat pile on Kenshin's living room table, she turned to face him.
Kenshin finished picking up the last of the paperwork, putting his pile next to Kaoru's on the table. "Thanks a lot. I probably won't be the most fun person the next few weeks," he said, a watery smile on his face.
Kaoru shook her head, a small smile gracing her face. "It doesn't matter to me how 'fun' you are. It's just the sole fact that I can spend time with you that makes me happy," she said, looking into his amethyst eyes.
Kenshin blushed a bit, turning his gaze to the floor. "I just don't know what to do. Everything's happening so fast, and nothing's going to be the same. I can't go back in time, no matter how much I wish. I was so angry at them leaving me again, I didn't even say good bye when they left. I never said good bye," he said softly, silent tears dropping from his face and onto the carpet.
Kaoru's eyes widened, his babbling sobs from the night before suddenly making sense. She quickly walked over to him, putting her arms around him tightly. 'If only there was something more I could do for him,' she thought, wanting so much to make his pain go away.
Kenshin returned Kaoru's embrace, nearly crushing her against him. He rested his forehead against her shoulder, more tears falling from his eyes. He made no sound of sobbing, though the tears still fell. Why did this happen to him? Why right now? These were things that he didn't know the answer to, and probably never would.
"Kenshin, no matter what happens, I'll be here for you. Don't forget that," Kaoru said softly, rubbing his back in a comforting manner. There was nothing else she could do except tell him that.
He slowly nodded, a small smile coming across his face. "Thank you, Kaoru. Thank you so much," he mumbled, not relaxing his hold on her.
They stood like that for a long while, one supporting the other. This moment in time seemed to make Kenshin remember his past, the reason he got his scar.
Kaoru's mind also returned to her own painful past, the reason she hated skaters. 'Maybe it's about time I told him,' she thought, a small sigh escaping her lips.
"Kenshin, remember I first met you? Remember how I hated skaters so much? Well… I think it's about time for me to tell you why," she said softly, pulling away from him a bit. She sat down on his couch, beckoning him to sit next to her.
Kenshin nodded, following Kaoru over to the couch and sitting next to her.
She took a hold of his hand, and took a long, shuddering breath. "This isn't going to be easy for me, Kenshin. So please, bear with me if I seem on the emotional side," she said, looking over at him. She stared into his eyes, gaining strength from his gentle gaze.
Kenshin smiled, tightening his hold on her hand. "It's ok, Kaoru. Whatever it was, it was the past, and it can't hurt you now," he said, scooting a bit closer to her to make her feel comfortable.
Kaoru took another long, deep breath as the memories began flooding back into her mind. 'They might not be able to hurt me physically, but emotionally, I don't think they'll ever stop,' she thought.
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A/N: Well… longer chapter I hope? Review and inspire me to update faster! Be like these kind people!
The Mystic Firefly: Well, next chapter Kaoru will tell all, and maybe Kenshin too. Well, WAFF isn't exactly my strong point, but I hope I'm getting better at it.
ken: Thanks. Enjoy this update.
Universal Fighter: Well, for me that was long… Enjoy this chapter.
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Surface Dweller: Thanks. Well, I gotta keep the tension up. Well, we'll have to see what Kenshin decides to do. Well, it wasn't as evil as it could have been. I could've made Kaoru cook the whole meal, but that's just too extreme. Enjoy the update.
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