R.S.: This is it everybody! The last installment of The Alphabet! I'm so sad to see this project of mine end, but there's not enough letters in the alphabet to keep this going and numbers just seems weird to me. :( It makes me kind of sad because this has been such an awesome ride of drabbles and one-shots that I never thought I could write so well! Some came out bad, others came out awesome, and overall I learned a lot about my writing ways, ya know? So i'm very thankful for this.
I want to thank everybody who has reviewed my story and told me what they thought. Not only did your ideas and constructive criticism help, but it made these chapters what they are! You guys have been awesome in the way you review and even if I felt like I was doing awful, you guys kept me pumped and made me never want to quit! I'm so thankful for everything you guys have told me and i'll miss your reviews for The Alphabet!
Now, I want everybody to know that i'm going to start posting two projects that i've been working on for a while now! One is a Rurouni Kenshin fanfic named The Musical Poetry Club and it's kind of different from the last fanfiction i've done for Rurouni Kenshin. The first part should be up by Thursday, so look out for it and tell me how you think of it!
The second is a story called L.O.V.E. For Kingdom Hearts! And it's a yaoi too! my friends always told me to do one, so I had started it and it slowly turned into one of the best stories i've ever written. It's got so many different things that i've never done and you'll be surprised at the dark tone it has. It's deep and what not, ya know? Anyways, look out for that one starting up by maybe two weeks from now on a Wednesday! And I know some people don't like yaoi, but please check it out for me?! Or tell people who like Kingdom Hearts stories! I'd really like feedback for it!
Anyways, now that it's been said, here we go with the last chapter of The Alphabet. Once again, thank you to everybody who's supported this and I hope to hear from you in my other two stories coming up! I love you all very very much and you've been great to me! Thank you for believing in what I can do!
Love always,
The Alphabet
By: Rampaging Sorrow
Z is for Zig-Zag (The Rap Attack)
"Hey, Kenshin! Look at these tapes! They're home videos or somethin'!"
"Sanosuke, why are you cleaning out the closet?"
"I thought my scarf was in here, but I found something better! It says Kaoru's name on it, too!"
"Kaoru's name?"
Sanosuke, with dirt smudges on his cheek and dust sticking to his spiky brown hair, nodded eagerly to his best friend and made his way towards the television in the den. They had been cleaning up the house since Kaoru was out for the week and Kenshin wanted his fiancé to be greeted to a sparkling clean living space. His red hair was tied up in a neat bun and his baggy sweat pants slipped off of one of his hips as he walked from the kitchen to the other side of the suburban home. Sanosuke was already sitting on the couch with a VCR remote with his shirt stripped and a bottle of water in his hands.
"What did you put in?" Kenshin asked gently. He jumped over the chair and after plopping onto the couch, he let out a yawn and blinked the tears from his sleepy violet eyes.
"It says The Zig Zag: The rap attack."
Kenshin arched his eyebrow curiously as he leaned against a pillow and let his long red locks down from the chopsticks holding them up. "Rap Attack?"
"That's what it says." his best friend replied. "Anyways, let's watch it. VHS has been old for a few years now, so it should be funny or something."
Sanosuke pressed play and after a few moments, a cardboard sign was held up saying Zig Zag. The two smirked and as the sign was moved, another one was put in its place saying The RAP Attack. Now they chuckled. The sign was taken down and after Kenshin saw polished floors and a white wall, Sanosuke burst out laughing as they saw a younger version of Kaoru—fourteen, maybe—bounce into the screen wearing a fitted cap sideways, baggy shorts, and a wife beater that showed her bouncing chest. Kenshin burst out laughing too as Sanosuke paused it.
"Look at Kaoru!" Sanosuke cried. "She's a thug now! I totally remember this phase! Laughs Who is this, G.Q. Suave?" (A/N: Not a real person! Just a nickname I call some people)
"I remember him!" Kenshin laughed painfully. "He made so much money off that one song and he just went bankrupt the other day because he was sued for having sex with that underage girl!"
"He did! He's such an idiot for fucking that girl! Who did he think he was, R. Kelly?! (A/N: I mean nothing bad by this. Don't flame me.)
The two stopped laughing for a few moments and as they sighed in relief, Sanosuke pressed play. Kaoru's young features made Kenshin sigh and think about his youth. Her blue eyes were sparked and live, her black hair was tied over her shoulder gently and her skin was the same pale color that she was now.
'In all these years, she hasn't lost her beauty.'
"Rip it, Zig Zag."they heard Misao, her younger sister, happily say. Kaoru nodded with a smile and as the screen darkened, it came back to life with Kaoru closer than before. Her smile was charming and as Sanosuke 'aww'ed, Kenshin blushed with a grin. The cute teenager on the screen began to speak with the music playing in the background and as Sanosuke began to laugh, Kenshin joined and they raised the volume up to hear.
"Yo, yo! This is your one and only Zig Zag coming to you from the house where everything happens! I got a new one for you guys today, feel me?! This is that hot shit that you've never heard before! Enishi's got nothing on this!"
"I never did hear her rap when we were kids. She might be a prodigy." Kenshin joked.
"Let's see if she raps about girl talk." Sanosuke replied back in the same tone.
Both were surprised to hear something completely different.
'Damn... she had skills.'
"You've never heard rhymes from a girl this young
But this girl right here is 'bout to give you some
I'm just fourteen, but my crazy style is ice
Sit back, relax, you know i'm nice
Misao: Style Mix-up!
Kaoru:Mix it up now. Mix it up now. Okay, okay listen. Uh
My name is Kaoru and they call me Zig-Zag
I may not be a guy, but I could rock a mean swag
I'm sexy as fuck; sorry, I don't mean to brag
But my looks got me a fanclub! All these guys in the bag!"
"Yo, Kaoru had some serious skillz!" Sanosuke said as he put his hand over his mouth and pointed to the screen.
"You think you know who I am, trust me you really don't
You fuck me I crush your feelings; don't think that I won't
I'm not your ordinary girl; proper is in the past
If you don't like the way I act, go on 'n kiss my ass!
"Freshman at Juggernaut High and yo, my school is hot
Every other day it's a party in the parking lot
Nobody gives a fuck, rules just don't need to apply
It's do or die, stay on the ground or touch up at the sky."
Sanosuke was so surprised at how good she sounded he couldn't help but bounce and go 'ooo!' with each good line he hard. He looked at Kenshin with a huge smile."That shit go hard!"
"That shit go what?" Kenshin asked with an arched eyebrow. Sanosuke looked at him as if he was crazy before he sighed and shook his head.
"You got no hood points at all, white boy."
"I'm not even all white! I'm mostly Japanese! And you're part white too!"
"I'm spanish, my friend." he corrected with a slick grin. Kenshin glared at him and as Sanosuke started to bounce in his seat, he crossed his arms and he pouted.
"Fuckin' Spaniard." "laughs. Oooo, this one's about you!"
Kenshin arched his eyebrow and as he looked at the screen, a smile tugged at his lips. 'Da Red-Head Next Door Song!' was in bright purple and red on the cardboard and as Misao's face appeared, they laughed at how young she really used to look.
"This song is about Kenshin Himura and she knows that, but she wants to be silly and put red-head when we all know he's the only red-head in school and he does live next door and he feels the same way about her but they're just to scared to get married and call it a lifetime so she made this song about him which should really be about Aoshi. Sigh"
"Hey! Move from that camera you idiot!"
Sanosuke couldn't stop laughing and as Kenshin rubbed his red face and gave his best friend and irritated glare, Kaoru smiled into the camera and showed her braces.
"Just got these damn things in. Fuckin' annoyin, but i'm still fly. Anyways, i'm bringing you something new so listen closely and remember this platinum record. I'm making money off this one."
The music came on in the background and as she began to bounce and move, Sanosuke pulled Kenshin closer to him and began to make kissing noises. Kenshin grunted and as he pushed his face away and moved, the two listened to Kaoru's rap on the screen. The red-head was touched.
"She's a beast."
"Now there's a boy who lives next door to me
Everything about this guy just screams out beau-ty
He's not a cocky thing, he ain't no snobby brat
My boy is himself and trust me. I like dat.
This boy
He makes my stomach flip, his smiles make my heart skip
He understands my thoughts; like s there's a Zig-Zag manual equip
inside of him! And trust me, you can't lie to him
If I had a choice, man I'm telling you I would die for him
This boy is just so real, he knows how to make me feel
And isn't it surreal?
Man, i'm glad he's the kid from next door."
"She's really good." Kenshin commented with warmth filling his chest. His eyes watched Kaoru dance to the chorus on the screen. "She should have let me heart his years ago. I would've married her in high school."
"I think that's why she didn't." Sanosuke teased lightly. "Who marries out of high school anymore? What are, Engaged and Underage?"
Kenshin glared at him for a moment and as he crossed his chest, he muttered, "I hate that show.", before giving his full attention back to the screen.
"This boy
His eyes show everything and the color's make my heart sing
Purple, Gold, or Blue; it's always a swing
Whatever he feels, the colors do their thing
man, i'm telling you his eyes are like a mood ring
His hair is extremely red; only one in the school
The way he keeps it so soft; i'm such a lovesick fool
My sister teases me, says that I start to drool
But I don't pay no mind, I think infatuation is very cool
I see him everyday, I see his crazy ways
and man,
I love the red-head next door."
Kenshin suddenly jumped up and as he saw Sanosuke pause it, he grabbed a notebook from the box near the television.
"I have a beautiful idea." he said brilliantly to himself. "You still beat box?"
"Hell yeah. I get bored when Megumi's not home. Why do you ask?"
Kenshin smiled mischievously and as he began to write things down, he gave his best friend a grin.
"I'm going to give Kaoru a treat."
"Hello?! Anybody home?!... I guess they went out."
Kaoru Kamiya pouted gently and as she blew loose strands of black hair from her face, she removed her hoodie and she walked with short-shorts and a tank top through the house. Her flip-flops made the silence bearable and after she pulled her shades from her eyes, she arched her eyebrow at the darkness of the living room.
"What the hell. I told Kenshin I hate walking through here in the dark... lights on." As soon as she turned on the switch, two figures jumped out at her with huge smiles. Both had on baggy jeans, wife beaters, and Kenshin had on a blue fitted cap sideways.
"SURPRISE!" they yelled happily. "Hit it Sano!"
Kaoru's eyes were wide and as she looked at them with a confused smile, Kenshin began to nod and bounce his body to the beat that Sanosuke made with his mouth.
"I watched your rap videos about me(her face heated up in embarrassment and shock), so I figured i'd do a lil' something for you, okay? May not have no hood points, but I got something to share."
Sanosuke gave a grin to Kaoru and as she sat down on the table and she watched Kenshin move, her lips curled into a smile and a laugh escaped. To her, he looked adorable in the baggy clothing and the hat going backwards. Kenshin had a hand over his mouth and after he got himself together, he looked at Kaoru and started a rap of his own. A smile appeared on her face as she listened to him try to make sense.
"There's a girl that I know who makes me just go crazy
Every single day i'm glad she's my baby
This girl makes my heart burst into flames
And man! Her touches can drive me insane!
Her eyes are blue like the purest of springs
When i'm with her I can do my thing
I told this girl, man this isn't a fling
I mean, come on girl! You make my heart sing!
The way her hips move, she's like a salt shaker
Gotta thank her parents cuz they helped create 'er
God, when she dances, it makes me loose my temper--
--This girl; she's fire n she don't even know!
I know i'm all white with no pinch of the hood
but I made this rap so that you'd understood
for you, i'd jump off a bridge if I could
i just want you to love me forever; please say you would?"
Kenshin dropped in front of her on his last line and as Sanosuke slowed the beat to a stop, Kaoru clapped and smiled at him with amusement and love in her eyes. Kenshin stood up and after Kaoru put her hands over her mouth with a laugh, she opened her arms and pulled him in for a hug.
"That was so cute, baby!" she laughed. "I loved every second of it." Sanosuke watched her slip her phone closed and after he gave a thumbs up and a smile, she winked at him and Kenshin let go. Sanosuke started another beat up that had Kenshin confused.
"This one's for you. I think I still got it from high school." she said gently. "Listen." he nodded and as Kaoru leaned against the couch and moved to the beat, she got a good place to start. Her phone was open and recording.
"When we dance, I love the way our hips dip
You look in my eyes, it makes my heart skip
I always have to say, "God girl, get a grip!"
But I can't help it because you make me wanna flip
You've got these, crazy ways you do your love tricks
You turn me on with a gentle hair flick
there's nobody else; no guys to go and pick
Gods, you know your lovin' got me sick?
In a few years i'll lay down with content
Deep inside, I know you're heaven-sent
You, you made all my rules slightly bent
this guy right here, he is one of a kind.
From laughs to cries to anger to sighs to mischief to lies
(sigh) goddamn, we go through a lot
From lucks to angry stereo chucks to midnight fucks
I know this is love inside
From ways to say that each and every single day
is special with you and is perfect
From smiles and hugs to our everlasting jitter bugs.
I'll stay... I'll stay."
Kenshin was astounded and as he looked at her in surprise, she slipped her arms around him and turned the recording off. Sanosuke took the phone and as he left the room to call Megumi, Kenshin rested his head down against hers lovingly.
"You're awesome at this." he said gently. "Jesus, that was the best rap made up on the spot ever. I had to write mine down and have Sanosuke help me."
"laughs You're okay, love." Kaoru replied. She leaned up to meet his lips and just as they were going to kiss, she smiled and shut her eyes.
"If you want Zig-Zag to rap her love at anytime, just "holla". I'm open for business as long as you'll let me."
R.S.: WAAAAAAH! The Alphabet is over! OMG i can't believe it!
Seriously, thank you to every-fucking-body who's reviewed and pushed me along through this! Jesus, I wanna cry a lil'! You guys have been awesome and look out for my two new stories coming out! I'll miss this project and i'll hope you guys will miss it too!
All the lyrics they rapped in this story was done by me (I used to spit rhymes in middle school) and i'm really proud how it came out! tell me what you thought!
For the last and final time... thank you.
Love Always,
Rampaging Sorrow