A Camber on Meiji Romance

Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin, but I do have a certain
Sanosuke Segara locked in my kitchen cupboard







Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin,
but I do have a certain Sanosuke Segara locked in my kitchen cupboard!

 

A/N, from Ame to all: I was talking to
another author online about this story, about ideas that she had for me. We then came up with a way to control our
men. The following is part of our
conversation. Before I can show you that
though I must emphasize that Sano is forever mine and that I concur that Aoshi
is hers. I have allowed her to keep him;
but both these men will be used in this story.
Still, my good friends, you must remember that the story is a
fanfiction, and it is just that, a fiction.
However, on the other hand, my kitchen cupboard is very real and my dear
Sano does live there. *Noises of
distress come from within the cupboard, Ame kicks it, and they sounds go
away.* Well this takes up a lot of space
so if you don’t want to read the conversation then scroll down to the line, the
story starts after that. Oh, and one
more thing, I’ve taken off both of our screen names and replaced them with A
for Ame and G for Gin Aibu, the author with whom I spoke. Okay here’s the conversation, and when you’re
done reading it, enjoy the story!

 

<The conversation was too long, so I
posted it after this as a teaser!...So if you wanna read it you know where to
go.>

 

A/N, from Ame to readers: Haha!
She asked me not to embarrass her; little does she realize that saying
this only encourages me. Bwahahahaha!

 

Sano:
Isn’t that a bit on the mean side missy?

 

Ame:
Is that how you talk to the beautiful lady who is going to right about
you?...That’s it, this chapter you will be a bumbling drunk. NEH!

 

Sano:
Not if I can help it. *cracks knuckles*

 

Ame: I wouldn’t do that if I were you…

 

Sano: Heh, you can’t scare me, I’ve already
escaped your stupid cupboard.

 

Ame:
Oh that’s what you think! *snaps fingers* KENSHIN! *Kenshin comes up
behind Sano and snaps on a black spiky collar with silver diamonds in between.*

 

Sano:
What the hell is this Kenshin!?!

 

Kenshin:
I am most sorry Sano, that I am, but she threatened me with the *gulp*
cupboard. *Kenshin hangs his head in shame.*

 

Ame:
You see little Sano you are now wearing a shock collar, you will do my
bidding or you will receive an electric shock! Bwahahaha! Man do I LOVE this power, YES!

 

 

Narrator:


 

We left Ms. Tae and Tsubame (Yes, Ame
spelled it wrong before.) figuring out
who lucky date number one was going to be…

 

Ms. Tae:

 

“SANOSUKE!”
*Tsubame’s mouth drops open and she falls over.* “Okay Miss Tsubame, do you have a suggestion then?”

 

Tsubame:

 

*still on the floor in shock*

 

Ms. Tae:

 

“You’re right sweetieen Men Miss Karou
couldn’t be that desperate. (A/N, from Ame to anyone who cares: I hope you all are reading Ms. Tae with a
southern accent, otherwise she just doesn’t seem the same!) All right well Mr. Hiko comes into town
tonight, we’ll be throwin’ a party and we’ll invite both him and Miss Karou.”

 

Tsubame:

 

“Wait, I thought you said that Kenshin was too old…but Hiko is in at
least his forties!”

 

Ms. Tae:

 

“No, no darlin’ you musta misunderstood
me. You see in western nations women
marry their age, as well as men about to keel over and die. Mr. Hiko is getting on in age now, so if they
get married, when he dies Miss Karou automatically inherits the Hiten Mitsurugi
style. In the west they marry for money,
but I think Sir Kenshin’s fighting style is much better. Besides they do say that Hiten Mitsurugi is
the fountain of youth!”

 

And I’ve heard that Mr. Hiko is quite the
looker.

 

Tsubame:

 

*In a thinking pose.* “That explains why he and Kenshin look so
young…Well I’m not so sure I trust this idea Ms. Tae, but I’ll help you out.”

 

Ms. Tae:

 

“All right then! Now the first thing we’ve got to be doin’ is
convincin’ Miss Karou to court Mr. Hiko.”

 

Narrator:

 

The next morning they go upstairs and break
the news to Karou. She’s too heartbroken
to disagree; so she simply nods and then follows them down for breakfast. During breakfast she realizes that she may be
able to have her Kenshin anyway…

 

Karou:

 

I’ll do it!
If I court Master Hiko, maybe Kenshin will get jealous. Then he’ll be mine again!!! *Possessive look fills her eyes, and Ms. Tae
and Tsubame quietly scoot away from her.* But what if he fights Hiko? He’d surely lose to his sensei! URGH!
Well it serves him right! Damn
you Kenshin!

 

“Okay ladies, I’m in!” *Kneels forward and
rolls up her sleeve, as if she’s going to roll some dice.*

Narrator:

 

And so the three accomplices begin planning
out that night’s festivities. Hours
later the awaited “Welcome” party for Hiko begins…

 

(Intermission/Time
Passing Music)

 

Ms Tae:

 

“Now Miss Karou, try to contain your
disgust and at least pretend to be interested in Master Hiko. Who knows, he may be better for you then Sir
Kenshin anyway. You know Sir Kenshin’s
jealousy is not guaranteed, so don’t get your hopes up…All right here he comes,
now put on that pretty smile of yours and welcome ‘im in!...Just remember me
and Tsubame here will be inside if you need us.”

 

Karou:

 

Kenshin I’m doing this for you, and it
better work!*smiles*

 

“Master Hiko! Welcome to Tokyo, it’s so nice of you to visit. Come on in, *grabs his hand* Kenshin should
be here any minute now! And we’ve
got sake! *Hiko’s expression goes from
solemn to an excited puppy. He rushes in
and sits himself on a bar stool with his homemade sake cup in hand.*

 

Well this isn’t so bad, I guess I’ll join
him for a few drinks, this could work out after all!...

 

Narrator:

 

A few conversations, drinks, and hours
later… nbspnbsp;

Kenshin never shows up for the party
because, as Karou was soon informed, he was still in front of the shrine. The
shrine at the dojo, the one he himself had made in honor of Tomoe. Disappointed and very depressed she decides
to pay Hiko no mind, for she was never really interested in him. The idea of being with a man that old
completely repulsed her. At least she
paid him no mind for a while; until he got drunk…

 

Hiko stumbles around with his sword drawn
and swinging. The other villagers at the
party scream in fright of this deadly swordsman, as they simultaneously yell at
Karou for bringing a drunken date. Karou
blushes, because everyone there has recognized Hiko as her date. She desperately tries to get Hiko out of the
Beef Pot Restaurant. She chases Hiko
around as he swings his sword dangerously close to many heads. He stumbles by the sake jug, grabs it, and
drinks some more as he continues to swing his sword around. (A/N: And no he does not carry a sakabato
like Kenshin does!)

 

All the while Sano is watching then scene
unfold from the floor. He is clutching
his drunken sides in pain, pain from laughing so hard. A few seconds later, Hiko spins on his heel
and starts running towards Sano, not seeing the laughing man Hiko proceeds to
trip over his outstretched head.
<(@_@) ßSano>

 

Hiko then hits the ground hard. He falls to his knees and soon his stomach,
followed by his head, make contact with the floor. The exact moment his face crashes into the
ground he falls asleep. *Karou falls
over.* Loud snores then begin to emanate from his fallen body, and the crowd
watches bemused as a puddle forms around him.
*They stare at the drooling master for a few moments before falling
over.*

 

And so, Karou’s date failed miserably. Because of this she proceeded to fall into a
depressive slump. In her sadness and humility
she locks herself in Ms. Tae and Tsubame’s bedroom, and then spends the
majority of the week in one of their futons.

 

 

Ame:
Finally, my work is completed!!!
Bwahahahaha! Sano, bring me some
grapes to celebrate!

 

Sano:
How come I had to be the drunken fool who tripped up Hiko?

 

Ame:
Don’t talk to me like that! Now
feed me those grapes wench!!!

 

Sano:
WENCH!?! That’s the last straw
little missy! * He cracks his knuckles and advances threateningly towards Ame.*


 

Ame:
Uh-uh-uhhhhh! *Ame shakes her
head and points to the large red button that activates the shock collar around
Sano’s neck.*

 

Sano:
*gulp* Right, well here you go Miss Ame. *feeds her grapes*

 

Ame:
Thankyou my dearest Sano! (Chews
grapes and then turns back to her computer.)
Well thanks for sticking with me guys.
If you could please read and review I’d be very happy! Any kind of help or comment always encourages
me, even the negative ones. Oh yea, and
if you have any ideas for a future date for Karou or if you know of any good
Japanese boy names, please let me know.
Until next time!