***LAST CHAPTER***
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
sole purpose of shared entertainment and not intended for publication or sale.
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Kaoru sighed her contentment and closed her eyes. It all seemed like a bad dream now. If not for the throbbing in her ankle, she’d
almost say for certain that it had been some weird nightmare caused by too many
sweets before bed. “You’re very lucky,
Kaoru. You could have broken your ankle
instead of just twisting it severely.
As it is you should stay off of it for a few days at least.”
“Thank you, Megumi. I will.”
Kaoru opened her eyes and smiled at the doctor. “Will you stay for dinner?”
Megumi’s eyes narrowed
suspiciously. “Maybe I should examine
you for a head injury while I’m here.”
Kaoru was being too nice to her.
“Unless…“ She pursed her lips
thoughtfully. “Is Ken-san here?”
“Yes, why?” Kaoru felt the familiar jealous anger rise
at Megumi’s too innocent expression.
Megumi sighed. “I’m afraid I must decline. The clinic is very busy right now. It’s a shame. I was SO looking forward to spending some quality time with
Ken-san.”
“Oh. That’s too bad. I guess
Kenshin and I will spend that quality time together. I’ll be sure to think of you, Megumi.”
“I’m sure you will.” Megumi hid her smile. Kaoru’s jealousy never failed to amuse
her. She’d come to the realization some
time before that nothing would ever happen between Ken-san and herself. She sighed inwardly. The silly man had eyes only for Kaoru. “I’ll stop by tomorrow to check on you. In the meanwhile, stay off your feet and
keep the injury on ice. That should
help relieve the swelling.” She stood
and stepped through the fusuma. “And
Kaoru?”
“Yes Megumi?”
“Don’t worry us like this again, all
right?” Megumi closed the fusuma with a
soft click. The silly girl had set the
whole doujou into a dither with her prolonged absence. She sighed and shook her head. Ken-san could be so irrational where Kaoru
was concerned. She had to admit that
his concerns had been proven correct this time, but still…Kaoru was hardly a
child to be sheltered from the dangers of the world. Her only objection was that the foolish girl always found a way
to get herself in trouble. She shrugged
as she left the doujou. Maybe Ken-san
had reason to be so overprotective after all.
Kaoru looked up at the soft knock on
the fusuma. “Kaoru-dono? May I come in?”
“Of course, Kenshin.” Her smile of greeting faded when she saw his
serious expression. “Is something
wrong?”
Kenshin looked down with a
frown. “I wanted to thank you for the
mushrooms, that I did.” He paused as he
set the tray he was carrying on the floor beside her. “However, I would rather you not place yourself in such danger
again, all right?”
“But Kenshin…it really wasn’t my
fault. I already told you what
happened. It started to rain and I
fell. Saito helped me to find shelter. Neither of us could’ve known it was an
outlaw hideout, you know.”
Kenshin’s hands closed into fists on
his thighs. “Saito.” He didn’t believe for one minute that Saito
hadn’t suspected anything. Why else
would he have been in the area?
“Well, everything turned out all
right in the end, even if he was a jerk about it all.” Her eyes narrowed with remembered fury. “He almost seemed disappointed when you
arrived and incapacitated the rest of the thugs for him.”
“He did at that, didn’t he?” Kenshin uncovered the pot and held a bowl
out to her. “Are you feeling well
enough to eat, Kaoru-dono?” When she
nodded with an enthusiastic grin he quickly served her a large helping and
watched as her expression soured when she looked into the bowl. “Oro?”
He blinked and leaned forward to peer inside as well. “Is it not to your liking?”
“No…that’s not it.” She sighed and used her hashi to point inside the bowl. “It’s just that these mushrooms caused me a
whole lot of trouble.” She shrugged and
began eating.
“I’m sure they didn’t mean to.” Kenshin murmured and picked up his own
hashi. “One thing puzzles me, though.”
“What’s that, Kenshin?”
He looked up and met her gaze
steadily, narrowed eyes a dull, flat blue rather than the usual soft
violet. “Why were you wearing Saito’s
uniform, Kaoru-dono?”
She choked on a mouthful and quickly
sipped some tea he passed to her solicitously.
“I already told you. My kimono
was wet and it was drying. I couldn’t
just sit there without anything on, could I?”
Kenshin shrugged and set his bowl
aside, lowering his gaze to the floor between them. “Of course not. But maybe
next time you go out you should take and umbrella…just in case.”
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Author’s Notes:
1.This is it! The end of
the second installment of “The Blanket Scenario”. Gosh but I had fun tormenting…er…I mean writing about the RK
characters. Hehehe…slip of the fingers,
eh?
2.Thank you! Thank
you! Thank you! Everyone who read, reviewed, commented,
and/or enjoyed, thank you for reading my humble attempts at amusing readers of
Rurouni Kenshin Fanfics.
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Definitions:
Ken-san:
Dear Ken
hashi:
chopsticks
owari:
end
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~~Due To Popular Demand!
(all right, so it was actually 2 requests)~~
~*The third installment in the Multi-Chapter Blanket Scenario!*~
~*Kaoru is off to visit our favorite misanthrope!*~
~*Add in a treacherous mountain path and icy cold stream!*~
~*Throw in a jug of sake and what do you get?*~
~~~***The Blanket Scenario:
Hiko & Kaoru***~~~