Chapter 4: Rainy Day Romance
"Listen and listen good, I'm only saying this once. As you both know, Kenshin and I are going out of town to have a small, private wedding. Yahiko has already gone to stay with Tae and Tsubame because he really doubts that either of you have the capabilities of being responsible. We will personally pick him up in the morning on our way back home. Any questions?"
After Kaoru gave her speech, they left and they wouldn't be back until they were husband and wife. Ryuichi and Sanosuke would have probably been more excited if they weren't stuck together on a rainy day.
"You don't have to worry 'bout me getting in your way today, bird-head. Toba and I are going out and probably won't be back 'til way past your bedtime."
"I can't believe a smart kid like you is still involved with an idiot like him. You're just fixin' to get hurt."
"Huh?"
"What do you mean 'huh?' All that guy is after is your body. I'm not stupid."
"Hmph, Toba isn't like that, he'd never do that to me."
.............
After Ryuichi left, Sano took a hot bath and had a really relaxing day. On the other hand Ryuichi spent most of her day with Toba and having him buy her things that she really didn't need. At about 10'o'clock that night it all came crashing to an end for both Ryuichi and Sanosuke.
Sano woke up at around 10 'til 10 because he thought he heard a noise. Thinking it was just an animal of some kind, he started to close his eyes again when he remembered that Ryuichi wasn't back yet. He got up and looked out the window for a sign that she was almost home, but not only was she home, Toba was home with her. This wasn't your regular good night though, they were arguing. Although Sano couldn't hear what they were saying, he could read their lips and listen carefully to see what he could catch and from what he heard, most of what was coming out of their mouths was swearing and yelling. Now whatever they were fighting about had to be bad because the yelling soon turned into punching and shoving. Things weren't looking good for Toba winning this fight because he shoved Ryuichi down in the mud and walked away. But instead of drawing her sword, raising her fist or even cursing the guy, the tough little girl that Sano knew was crying.
That was the last straw! Sano was then prepared to end this stupid grudge and go out and help her. Even if she was a pain, she still needed a shoulder to cry on and since he was the only person around, he had to be it.
After she seemed to have given up hope of the coward Toba coming back to face her like a real man, she looked up only to see Sanosuke's large hand reaching out for hers. She quickly grasped it and pulled herself up out of the mud. She really didn't want him to see her crying, but the tension was just too much for her, she needed someway of letting it out and crying seemed like the best way. So she turned around and just let the tears fall into Sano's jacket.
"You alright Little Scar Face?"
She nodded and the two quickly got inside out of the rain.
.............
"I'm sorry that you had to see that, but a few minutes ago crying on your shoulder seemed like the best idea."
"It's alright, now you need to get changed out of those wet clothes."
After about 15 minutes, she came back out in a small t-shirt with no sleeves and a pair of loose fitting pants that she sleeps in.
"Hey, what's with the shirt? Don't you know that it's cold outside?"
"*sniff*Yeah, I know it's cold outside, but Kenshin hasn't been here to do the laundry, so this is all I've got."
"Here, *puts his jacket on her* you need this now a whole lot more than I do. Come on now, we can't have you catching a cold. Come here, sit down, let's talk."
"*sits down and leans her head on his shoulder much to his surprise*Talk about what?"
"Why were you and Toba fighting...Oops! I'm sorry if I'm invading your personal space but I'm just curious."
"You were right. Right before we came home he told me he thought it might be better if we just got a room for the night since it was raining so hard and I went along with it at first, but when the clerk asked us if we wanted a room with one or two beds and he answered one, I got so mad, but he made it worse when I told him that we needed two beds because there are two of us and he told me that we would only be using one of them. I felt like kicking myself for not listening to you. I told him that I didn't want anything else to do with him for here on in and he got mad. That's when he followed me home and well, you saw the rest."
"Damn him. *puts his arm around her shoulders and draws her closer to him* I knew he was trouble right from the start."
Then they both fell asleep in the arms of someone they couldn't get along with just 14 hours earlier.
.............
The next morning
"Hey Sano! Ryuichi! Mr. and Mrs. Kenshin Himura are home! Where are those two?"
And as Yahiko turn the corner into the training area, he saw both of them lying there asleep.
"*laughing*Oh Kenshin, Kaoru, you have got to see this!! Too bad we don't have a camera 'cause this is definitely a Kodak moment!!!Ha ha ha!!!"
"Shhhhhh...You'll wake them up. By the looks on their faces they had a hard night."
"Or at least one of them did. He he!"
"Yahiko! You shouldn't say that. I'm sure they have a perfectly logical explanation for all this."
*Sano and Ryuichi wake up.*
"Hey, what are you guys doing back so early." said a sleepy Ryuichi
"We are perfectly on time, but the real question is what did you do last night?"
*both look around*"Gasp! We can explain!"
"Listen and listen good, I'm only saying this once. As you both know, Kenshin and I are going out of town to have a small, private wedding. Yahiko has already gone to stay with Tae and Tsubame because he really doubts that either of you have the capabilities of being responsible. We will personally pick him up in the morning on our way back home. Any questions?"
After Kaoru gave her speech, they left and they wouldn't be back until they were husband and wife. Ryuichi and Sanosuke would have probably been more excited if they weren't stuck together on a rainy day.
"You don't have to worry 'bout me getting in your way today, bird-head. Toba and I are going out and probably won't be back 'til way past your bedtime."
"I can't believe a smart kid like you is still involved with an idiot like him. You're just fixin' to get hurt."
"Huh?"
"What do you mean 'huh?' All that guy is after is your body. I'm not stupid."
"Hmph, Toba isn't like that, he'd never do that to me."
.............
After Ryuichi left, Sano took a hot bath and had a really relaxing day. On the other hand Ryuichi spent most of her day with Toba and having him buy her things that she really didn't need. At about 10'o'clock that night it all came crashing to an end for both Ryuichi and Sanosuke.
Sano woke up at around 10 'til 10 because he thought he heard a noise. Thinking it was just an animal of some kind, he started to close his eyes again when he remembered that Ryuichi wasn't back yet. He got up and looked out the window for a sign that she was almost home, but not only was she home, Toba was home with her. This wasn't your regular good night though, they were arguing. Although Sano couldn't hear what they were saying, he could read their lips and listen carefully to see what he could catch and from what he heard, most of what was coming out of their mouths was swearing and yelling. Now whatever they were fighting about had to be bad because the yelling soon turned into punching and shoving. Things weren't looking good for Toba winning this fight because he shoved Ryuichi down in the mud and walked away. But instead of drawing her sword, raising her fist or even cursing the guy, the tough little girl that Sano knew was crying.
That was the last straw! Sano was then prepared to end this stupid grudge and go out and help her. Even if she was a pain, she still needed a shoulder to cry on and since he was the only person around, he had to be it.
After she seemed to have given up hope of the coward Toba coming back to face her like a real man, she looked up only to see Sanosuke's large hand reaching out for hers. She quickly grasped it and pulled herself up out of the mud. She really didn't want him to see her crying, but the tension was just too much for her, she needed someway of letting it out and crying seemed like the best way. So she turned around and just let the tears fall into Sano's jacket.
"You alright Little Scar Face?"
She nodded and the two quickly got inside out of the rain.
.............
"I'm sorry that you had to see that, but a few minutes ago crying on your shoulder seemed like the best idea."
"It's alright, now you need to get changed out of those wet clothes."
After about 15 minutes, she came back out in a small t-shirt with no sleeves and a pair of loose fitting pants that she sleeps in.
"Hey, what's with the shirt? Don't you know that it's cold outside?"
"*sniff*Yeah, I know it's cold outside, but Kenshin hasn't been here to do the laundry, so this is all I've got."
"Here, *puts his jacket on her* you need this now a whole lot more than I do. Come on now, we can't have you catching a cold. Come here, sit down, let's talk."
"*sits down and leans her head on his shoulder much to his surprise*Talk about what?"
"Why were you and Toba fighting...Oops! I'm sorry if I'm invading your personal space but I'm just curious."
"You were right. Right before we came home he told me he thought it might be better if we just got a room for the night since it was raining so hard and I went along with it at first, but when the clerk asked us if we wanted a room with one or two beds and he answered one, I got so mad, but he made it worse when I told him that we needed two beds because there are two of us and he told me that we would only be using one of them. I felt like kicking myself for not listening to you. I told him that I didn't want anything else to do with him for here on in and he got mad. That's when he followed me home and well, you saw the rest."
"Damn him. *puts his arm around her shoulders and draws her closer to him* I knew he was trouble right from the start."
Then they both fell asleep in the arms of someone they couldn't get along with just 14 hours earlier.
.............
The next morning
"Hey Sano! Ryuichi! Mr. and Mrs. Kenshin Himura are home! Where are those two?"
And as Yahiko turn the corner into the training area, he saw both of them lying there asleep.
"*laughing*Oh Kenshin, Kaoru, you have got to see this!! Too bad we don't have a camera 'cause this is definitely a Kodak moment!!!Ha ha ha!!!"
"Shhhhhh...You'll wake them up. By the looks on their faces they had a hard night."
"Or at least one of them did. He he!"
"Yahiko! You shouldn't say that. I'm sure they have a perfectly logical explanation for all this."
*Sano and Ryuichi wake up.*
"Hey, what are you guys doing back so early." said a sleepy Ryuichi
"We are perfectly on time, but the real question is what did you do last night?"
*both look around*"Gasp! We can explain!"