Rurouni Kenshin Fanfic
Rurouni Kenshin & Samurai X Original
Japanese Version ©N. Watsuki/Shueisha * Fuji-TV * SME Visual Works Inc. * Sony
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All Fanfics created by Chiruken (me) were written for the
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Saito interpreted her prolonged
silence as an answer to the negative.
He bit back a curse. He didn’t
have time to baby-sit. He had things to
do, places to go and people to investigate.
He didn’t have a lot of free time on his hands and when he did he wanted
to spend it with Tokio, his wife, not Kamiya Kaoru. “Wonderful.”
“I don’t see anything wonderful
about it at all. It really hurts, you
know.” Kaoru shivered as she felt a
draft work its way up under the blanket.
“Aren’t you cold?”
Saito shrugged noncommittally. “Stay close to the fire.” He stood and strode purposefully to the
door.
“Where are you going?”
“I will scout the perimeter. I don’t like surprises.” He stepped through the door and closed it
firmly behind himself. He’d have to be
quick about this. In her current state,
Kaoru was virtually helpless. Though he
had no actual liking for the silly girl, he still couldn’t leave her in such a
precarious position.
Kaoru sighed and shifted closer to
the small fire. So what if he caught
pneumonia? It would serve the arrogant
jerk right. But still…when he wasn’t
being obnoxious she could almost like him.
She snorted in an unladylike way.
“Almost.” And what did he mean
he didn’t like surprises? She doubted
he meant birthdays and other such special occasions. Could he possibly be referring to the person who lived here? Knowing Saito, the answer was a definite
yes.
Saito paused outside the door and
squinted against the driving rain.
Someone was out there using the foul weather to conceal his
location. The situation irritated him. If not for Kaoru, Saito could easily draw
the unknown person out and eliminate the threat. But because he had the girl to worry about, he had to alter his
usual approach. That irritated him even
more.
Kaoru looked up in alarm as the door
crashed open, then relaxed when Saito stepped through and slammed it shut
again. “Find anything?”
“No.” He stepped closer to the fire with a grimace of distaste as his
boots squished in a most disagreeable way.
“He’s out there, but it’s impossible to find his exact location without
leaving ourselves exposed.”
“He?” She repeated with a frown.
“Do you mean the person who lives here?”
“Possibly.” Saito held his hands out over the fire. “Hard to say for certain. I didn’t ask.”
“No need to be sarcastic,
Saito. It was an honest question, you
know.”
“Honestly stupid? I quite agree.” He searched through his jacket and pulled out his cigarettes and
matches.
“Why do you always have to be so
detestable? It’s no wonder you don’t
have any friends. No one can stand to
be around you!”
Saito smirked down at her. “I prefer solitude.”
“Sure.” Kaoru wrinkled her nose as the acrid scent of burning tobacco
wafted towards her. “Could you pollute
the air somewhere else? Those things
stink.”
“Get used to it. The fire is
here.” How could the Battousai endure
the incessant nagging?
“You are quite possibly the most
aggravating, arrogant jackass I’ve ever had the misfortune of being acquainted
with.”
Saito’s eyebrows rose to meet his
hairline. “Such language,
Kaoru-chan. Whatever would the
Battousai think?”
“Stop calling me ‘chan’!” Kaoru grabbed the closest object and threw
it at him. The chunk of firewood
bounced harmlessly off the wall behind him as he sidestepped. “Jerk.”
She muttered under her breath as she pointedly turned her back to him
and glared at the door.
**To Be Continued…**
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Author’s Notes:
1.Kaoru is SO OOC! For that
matter so is Saito. But that’s ok! This is FanFic World where nothing is as it
should be, right?
2.Short, Iknow. As usual.