Arigatou de gozaimasu Crystal Okamino!!!! She is just so nice!!!! You should read her poems! They’re great!!! And don’t forget to say happy birthday! It’s this sunday! January 20th, I’ll try to make chapter 10 by that day for her present!

Otay, just for the record Kaoru is wearing a bun held up with those long sticks that look like chop sticks… why is this important? You’ll see… wow! Everybody loves Battousai!!! And I don’t blame them!! *drool* a new character appears… ^^’ please don’t kill me!!!

Chapter 9

"Where will we be going to dinner Kenshin?" asked an already eager Kaoru

"You’ll see koishii…" Kenshin smiled back at a blushing Kaoru.

‘<koishii?!?!?!?!?!? You thief!!!!!! That’s my endearment!!!!!>

<¬¬ feh! Chill out, it’s just a word. Besides… I am you! So technically I can use it to… Ha ha ha!!>

<why don’t you use your word huh?>

<¬¬ do you really want to call her a ‘hot mama’ at this point? That comes later!>

<No! the other one! The weird word…>

<Nena? *blush* NO!>

<You’re weird you know that…>’

‘Koishii?! He called me koishii?! Mou!!! Does he want me to die of embarrassment? I’ll get back at him later!!’ Kaoru thought to herself.

"This way koishii…" Kenshin repeated

Just so Kaoru wouldn’t loose her way he so helpfully put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. Kaoru’s eyes bulged.

‘<Oro!!!!>

<*wicked smile*>’

‘I’m gonna pass out!!!!’

‘<that’s it!!! I’ve had it!!!!! You’re gonna let me out if I have to punch you in the face again!!!!!!>

<You wouldn’t dare!!!>

<I still have the left hand!!!! So help me I’ll do it!!!!!>

<Are you really gonna fight with me beside Kaoru?!?!?!?>

<*glare* I’ll wait… but not long>’

"Look Kenshin…" said Kaoru trying to make small talk. If no one said something soon, she would pass out.

"Do you remember? This place brings back so many memories to me…" she said again calming down and letting the scenes set into her mind again. They had reached the road near the river.

When he had said good bye, when he had accepted the Kamiya dojo as his home. Kaoru stepped forward to the river and closed her eyes entering in deep thought. Meanwhile…

‘<NOW!!!!!>

<nani?>’

Kenshin’s left hand shot up to his own face, Battousai saw it just in time and dodged, it hit him in the cheek but he didn’t pass out. Trying again the Rurouni put his hand around Battousai’s neck and squeezed with everything he had. Battousai took his own hand and tried to stop the crazed Rurouni.

‘<aggggh! What… are… you… trying… to do...?!?!?!?!? KILL… ME…?!?!?!?>

<IF… THAT’S… WHAT… IT… TAKES…!!!!!!>

<YOU’RE… STRANGLING… YOURSELF… BAKA…!!!!>

<I… DON’T… CARE… DE… GOZARU…!!!!!>’

The Rurouni realized something… the sakabatou was on his side!!! Battousai reading his thoughts shot his hand to the sword. They reached it both at the same time and unsheathed it. Each pulling and twisting as hard as they could.

‘<IT’S MINE!!!!!!>

<LET GO!!!!!!!!>

<GIMME!!!!!>

<STOP IT!!!!>’

"What wonderful memories… ne Kenshin?" Kaoru said beginning to turn around.

Battousai and Kenshin caught off guard dropped the sword and stared at Kaoru. She stared back equally amazed and confused.

"Um, hai… de gozaru…" Battousai realized something and smiled… "let’s go have dinner koishii…"

Battousai picked up the sword and led her to the edge of the river near a wide and thick tree trunk, behind it there were two pillows, he set them on either side of the log. Next to the pillows there was a basket. He pulled it out and set it on the tree trunk. It was a little crooked. He took the basket off again unsheathed the sakabatou and turned it to the sharp edge. With one clean slice the trunk was as strait and flat as a piece of paper. Kaoru watched in awe. Again he took the basket and set it on the table.

‘<you won’t attack if she is watching…>

<*burning up*>

<*evil smile*>’

Inside the basket were plates, cups, chopsticks, a teapot with hot water, and most importantly the food. Kenshin set it all on the table and put the basket on the ground again, when the table was set, he smiled to Kaoru and signalled for her to sit down on a pillow. Her mouth hung open.

‘Kenshin wa kawaii!!!!!!!!!!!! How could a man be as sweet as you?!’ Kaoru thought to herself seeing the wonderfully set table.

It was a candle lit dinner. She sat down as she was told still admiring the wonderfully set table. He had done this in a day?

"Do you like it koishii?" he asked her

"Kenshin I love it" she said still a little uneasy about the koishii thing.

"I though going to a busy restaurant would… ruin the mood, besides, there are some things I would prefer to do in private." He smiled slyly at her.

‘Breath Kaoru!!!! Breath!!!! One… two… one… two… Kenshin no baka!!!!! Do you want me dead or something?!?!?’

‘<you.......... will.......... DIE.........!!>’ the rurouni said to Battousai

Dinner passed wonderfully for Battousai miserable for the rurouni and a little uneasy for Kaoru.

"Um… this maki is good, it taste like Tae’s…" said Kaoru going with the ‘if-someone-doesn’t-make-small-talk-soon-I-will-pass-out. Thing again.

"You had better eat up koishii, you will need a lot of energy… for… later."

Kaoru and the Rurouni’s eyes popped out of their sockets.

‘Kaoru!!!!!!!!! IF YOU FAINT YOU WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOURSELF!!!!! SO STAY CONSCIOUS DAMN IT!!!!!! AND DON’T FORGET TO BREATH!!!!’

"Are… aren’t you going to eat… Kenshin?" Kaoru said noticing he had barely touched his food

"Of course… but I’m going to save some room for… our dessert…" *gleam in his eye* He scooted over to where Kaoru was.

Too close… Kaoru looked at him… his hands were not holding the right chop sticks… he was holding the ones in her hair… kinda… taking them out…

‘ breath… Breath…! Breath!!!! BREATHE DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!’ the last thing Kaoru remembered was feeling her hair on her shoulders and back then… darkness

‘<YOU MADE HER FAINT YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!!!> yelled the rurouni as Battousai caught her in his arms.

<oops… I guess I over did it a little bit…>

<A LITTLE?!?!?!??! A FUCKIN’ LITTLE BIT?!?!?!? HER NOSE IS BLEEDING YOU ASS HOLE!!!!>

<*sweatdrop*>

<THAT’S… IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’VE HAD IT WITH YOU AND YOUR FUCKIN’ MOVES!!!!!!!>’

Without warning the Rurouni put all the strength into his left hand and nailed Battousai in the stomach. Battousai the air knocked out of him clutched his side and was not prepared for the next attack. The rurouni went full force for his face, punching him on the right cheek this time. He took his neck and strangled him again. Battousai fell completely to the ground trying to pry the psychotic hand from his throat. The rurouni stopped feeling weak from the lack of air and decided to go back to punching him. Right in the nose.

‘<STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU TWO ARE GOING TO FUCKIN’ KILL ME DE GOZARU!!!!!!!!!>’

the rurouni’s left hand and Battousai’s right hand both paused at the sound of that familiar voice…

‘<who the hell are you?>

<yeah! Stay out of this, it does not concern you de gozaru.>

<what the hell?! Doesn’t concern me?! It’s my freakin body!>

<WHO ARE YOU?!?!?> Battousai and the Rurouni said in unison.

<I am Himura Kenshin, a weird mix between you two weirdo’s… and I would appreciate it if you two stopped torturing my body like that…>

<!………?>

<!………?>

<I’ll take over now… thank you>

<No WAIT!!!!>

<Iie MATTE!!!>’

Kenshin’s hands both hung limp. He quietly stood up and brushed himself off, took a deep breath and opened his eyes to reveal soft lavender eyes with a soft circle of gold in the center near the pupil and on the edge of his iris.

‘<Noooooooooo!!!!!! You can’t do this!!!!!!!!!>

<it’s my first date de gozaru!!!!!!! Not fair!!!!!!!>

<¬¬ yeah! Not fair having to put up with you two retards all night de gozaru.>’

a perfect blend of politeness but with just the right amount of spice… Kaoru stirred. Kenshin rushed to her side to help her up. She moved her head from side to side and her eyes fluttered open.

"Kenshin?" she looked at him very confused

"Hai Kaoru?" he asked back

"What happened to your face?" she asked reaching up to a big purple spot on his right cheek.

‘<Oro!!! Great! Look what you got me into now! What am I supposed to tell her?!>

<hump! Figure it out yourself Mr. I’m-a-blend-of-you-both-so-I-can-just-come-and-take-over guy!>

<yeah! This is all your fault anyway!>

<m… MY FAULT!?!?!?!? If I hadn’t come along I… WE would be dead right now thank to two imbeciles I have in my head!!!>’

"Kenshin…? Your nose is bleeding… what happened?" Kaoru asked again at a face changing Kenshin.

"Uh… well… you see… it… was…" he stammered bringing his finger to his sore nose to wipe away the blood.

"Better yet… what was I doing unconscious?" Kaoru asked glaring at her date

"*sweatdrop* u… uh… ejem, well you see… you… fainted… because…"

Battousai and the Rurouni snickered in Kenshin’s head.

"A THIEF!!!! Yeah that’s it! He came… here, and, attacked us!! And he hit you, and then… I got really mad, but… there were 2! No 10 behind me and I didn’t know!!! So, they kinda beat me up but, then I recovered!! And I… defeated them all! Hehe… so… they ran away! And that’s when you woke up!! Um… are you ok de gozaru?" he asked expectantly

*Kaoru glares suspiciously… ¬¬* Kenshin sweat dropped.

<AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!>

<ARE YOU CALLING ME A THIEF DE GOZARU?!?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!>

<10 THIEVES?!?!? HAHAHAHAHA WHAT AN UNDERSTATEMENT!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!>

<TEN THIEVES TAKING US?!?!?>

<AND ACTUALLY BEATING US UP?!?!?>

<HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!>

<HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!>

<*glares* shut... up…!>’

"Kenshin… I don’t… remember it… that way…" Kaoru said still eyeing him

"No?" he squeaked

Kaoru scrathched her head and ran her fingers through her hair… ‘Wait a minute?! Wasn’t I wearing a bun?’ her eyes bulged.

Kenshin’s did as well they both turned away now sitting right next to each other. Kenshin afraid she had remembered the idiocies of Battousai and Kaoru disappointed because it was it just a dream… ‘How could I think that of Kenshin?!’ Kaoru said to herself. ‘I have to say something…’ they thought at the same time. Both turned ready to apologise… but stopped. Their eyes full of wonder, surprise, delight and disbelief.

Their lips were touching…

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A/N: °.° *dodges flying fruit and occasional knives* oh my goodness!!! Was that just the biggest mistake I have made?!?!?!? I don’t know!!!! Gomen nasai if I screwed up!!!!! But, ooooooh! I don’t know! I ran out of ideas!!! I’m on vacation again and I have writers block *curses in silence* T-T *sob* don’t hurt me please!!!! And thank you for reviewing. PS: if you can… read Zosocrowe-sama’s story a Giant in the Lion Club!! ^^ kawaii!!