REVISED
***LAST CHAPTER***
Rurouni Kenshin Fanfic
Rurouni Kenshin & Samurai X Original Japanese Version ©N.
Watsuki/Shueisha * Fuji-TV * SME Visual Works Inc. * Sony Pictures
Entertainment
All Fanfics created by Chiruken (me) were written for the
sole purpose of shared entertainment and not intended for publication or sale.
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“…And that’s about it, Misao.”
Kaoru waited for the girl’s infamous temper to break free.
“I…see.” Misao sighed. “Why are
you so lucky, Kaoru? Why couldn’t it
have been me? Oooo! I’m so unlucky?” She hung her head, the very picture of desolation.
“Um…“ Kaoru cleared her throat.
“If it makes you feel any better, Aoshi was concerned that you
would be…um…worried by our prolonged absence.”
Misao looked at her friend with
shining eyes. “Really? Did he say anything else?” She leaned forward expectantly.
Kaoru shifted uncomfortably. “Well, you know Aoshi. He usually keeps his thoughts and…uh…feelings
to himself.”
“Yeah, don’t I know it.” Misao sighed. “But you know…I know someday Aoshi-sama will unwind enough and
smile. I’ve never seen it yet, but I
know it’s in there just waiting for the right moment to come out.”
“Try knotting your obi.” She muttered under her breath.
“Hmm? What was that?” Misao
looked at the older girl curiously.
Kaoru laughed uneasily. “N-nothing.” She thought it wiser to refrain from informing Misao that her
Aoshi-sama had actually laughed while they were in Otsu. It really served no purpose to talk about
it. Besides, Misao would be upset if
she knew she missed it.
“Well, in any case, I’m glad Himura
was able to find you. He was really
worried about you, Kaoru…especially when I told him you were going to Otsu.”
Kaoru glared at the younger
girl. “About that, Misao. It was supposed to be a secret, you
know.” She was still a little angry
with Misao about telling Kenshin where she went with Aoshi even though things
did work out after all.
“Well, how was I supposed to
know? You didn’t tell me that. Besides, I was worried, too, when the storm
blew in. It can get really nasty around
this time of year, especially in that area.”
There was no way that Misao would ever admit that Himura had tricked her
into giving over the confidential information.
She never would’ve guessed that hidden under that silly rurouni exterior
he really was tricky enough to be a member of the Oniwabanshu.
Kaoru sighed and shook her
head. “Oh well. It doesn’t matter. Kenshin probably would’ve found out anyway.”
Misao laughed and jumped to her feet
to stretch. “Yeah, you’re probably
right. Himura has a way of finding
things out, doesn’t he?” She turned
away quickly to hide her sudden blush and stretched her arms over her
head. She turned back to Kaoru and
frowned thoughtfully. “I wonder if he’d
be interested in joining the Oniwabanshu.”
“Uh…Misao…I don’t think…“
“I’m thinking of expanding to other
cities, like it was in the old days.”
Misao explained. “Since the end
of the revolution our network has kind of fallen into, well, disrepair. It really needs some work right now.”
“I don’t think Kenshin is suited to
that kind of…um…profession, Misao.”
Kaoru hoped that Misao would give up on the idea of recruiting Kenshin
into the Oniwabanshu.
“Yeah, you’re probably right. He’s just too nice of a guy.” Misao shrugged with a grin. “It was a thought, though. Maybe Aoshi-sama has some suggestions I can
use.” She hurried to the fusuma.
“See you later.”
Kaoru shook her head with a
grin. Misao had way too much
energy. It was hard to keep up with her
on a daily basis. She stood and stepped
through the fusuma intending to search for Kenshin and bumped into the person
in question. “Oh! Sorry!”
Kenshin smiled and tugged his kimono
straight again. “I was just coming to
see you, Kaoru-dono, that I was.”
“You…were?” She felt a pleased blush rise into her
cheeks. She could even overlook her
recent embarrassing tendency towards being an ungraceful clutz.
He nodded with his usual cheerful
grin. “I was wondering if you’d like to
see the cherry blossoms today.”
Kaoru blinked in surprise and nodded
quickly. Kenshin…sightseeing in
Kyoto? Was he feeling all right? “I’d love to go, Kenshin. When?”
“Right now?” He suggested hopefully.
She grinned at his barely concealed
enthusiasm. Whatever the reason for
this change in his attitude about Kyoto, she wasn’t about to question the
positive results. “Sure. Should I ask Okon* to pack a lunch?”
He shook his head quickly. “That won’t be necessary, Kaoru-dono. But…um…you should maybe wear your waraji.”
She gave him a puzzled frown, but
nodded all the same. “All right,
Kenshin, I will, but where are we going?”
“That’s a surprise.” He grinned and turned for the stairs,
enjoying the way her eyebrows puckered in bewilderment. “I’ll wait for you outside, that I will.”
Kaoru frowned uncertainly as they
left Kyoto behind. “Kenshin, where are
we going?”
He smiled and stepped closer to her,
bending his head to whisper near her ear.
“You mentioned a boat ride on Biwako yesterday. It’s the perfect place to see cherry
blossoms.”
**Owari**
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Author’s Notes:
1.Cherry blossoms (a.k.a. Sakura ) are symbols of spring. The cherry tree only blooms in spring time,
hence “The Blanket Scenario: Aoshi & Kaoru” takes place in the springtime.
2.This is it! The END! Final chapter in “The Blanket Scenario: Aoshi & Kaoru” I had a lot of fun writing this fic. Doumo arigatou gozaimasu
>bows deeply< for all the encouraging reviews. I really appreciated the input.
3.*Thanks Gypsy-chan for clearing up the name problem.*
Definitions:
fusuma:
sliding door of paper on wood frame (Fusuma are sliding doors between
rooms or on closets.)
waraji:
walking sandals for long journeys
owari:
end
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~~~COMING SOON TO A PC NEAR YOU!~~~
~*The sequel to the Multi-Chapter Blanket Scenario!*~
~*Kaoru is searching for mushrooms
and gets caught in a rainstorm!*~
~*Add in a man with a relentless drive to eradicate all evil
from Japan!*~
~*Throw in a group of desperate criminals and what do you get?*~
~~~***The Blanket Scenario:
Saito & Kaoru***~~~