Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Are they REALLY foreign exchange students? ❯ Of Evil Nekos, Rurouni's, and Pancakes ( Chapter 9 )

*Last Chapter…*

Finally, his notorious temper boiled over, much like Sano.

"Shut up, UGLY!" He yelled at her. He soon knew the error of his ways with the appearance a bokken in Karli's hand. He prayed it wouldn't be like Kaoru's beatings. That prayer was not answered.

*Crack!* *Crack!* *CRACK!!*

Three hard hits and he was out `til the next morning.

*Now…….*

With that over and done with, it was time to make sleeping arrangements. It was maybe 8:30 in the evening, but they had a long day ahead of them tomorrow. Naturally, Karli took her bed and the other one, a fold-away, was given to Kaoru. `Girls have to stick together' was their reasoning. That left the guys and the living room.

"Okay, take your sleeping spots guys." Ian said.

In a quick rush, Ian had the small sofa, Sano the large couch, and Yahiko the one in the back family room. This left Kenshin still standing in the center of the living room.

"I guess I'll be sleeping on the floor tonight, that I will," he mumbled to himself. The others just chuckled at Kenshin. He just shrugged it off and found his place in front of the tv.

This isn't so bad, he thought, kind of cozy, really. With that, he curled up and tried to sleep. Suddenly he heard a faint cry. Looking around, he saw a small kitten. Probably frightened from all the yelling today and just now coming out. He's kind of cute.

"Come here, little neko," Kenshin called softly. The kitten meowed again and wandered over to Kenshin. Once there, Kenshin sat up and picked him up, gently petting the little fuzz-ball. Getting a good look, the cat was a blend of orange, white, and red. In a bit, it was purring with content. Kenshin simply smiled at him.

"Alright, little guy, I need to get some sleep, that I do." He quietly told the cat. Gently, he sat the kitten back down and laid down to sleep. He closed his eyes and relaxed. Then, for some reason, there was pressure and…… a vibrator on his head? Opening one eye, he saw it was the kitty, sleeping on his head. Cute little guy, he thought. I'll let him be, that I will. Closing his eye, he again relaxed and tried to sleep. That's when the cat began flexing his claws in and out…… of Kenshin's scalp. When he felt this, he winced at the pain of it. It must really like me, to be cutting up my head like this, he thought. He realized it did like him, and thought his mass of red hair was comfy. This is going to be a long night……

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The next morning came quick enough. It was like someone had set everyone's internal clock for 9 am. That is, except for mom, who always woke up at like 11 am or later! Those that were up, felt well rested. Then they all saw Kenshin.

Everyone had come into the living room out of boredom and found Ian and Sano up, staring at a very strange situation on the floor. It seemed that the cat, affectionately named Yahiko, had met Kenshin in the night and quickly took to him. Poor Kenshin was lying there, twitching slightly as the cat continued to sleep and "kneed" his scalp into a bloody nothingness. When the true Yahiko saw this he laughed, but soon answered to Kaoru's bokken of doom. What was 5 more minutes of sleep? Everyone just looked on in horror at what become of their former-manslayer of a friend; reduced to a helpless and terrified… thing, by a cute and innocent cat. Karli carefully walked over and removed the cat gently from Kenshin's mass of scalp and hair. That's when she heard a whisper coming from the once thought invincible samurai. She leaned down to hear him better.

"Thank you for removing the evil neko, Miss Karli," he whispered, still stressed from the ordeal and lack of sleep. Karli nodded a reply.

"Okay, " she began to the rest, "Let's leave him alone and let him sleep." Nods all around, they took Kenshin and put him on the large bed in Karli's bedroom and closed the door. That way no `evil neko' could harm his poor, sleep-deprived scalp. In the mean time, it was- *Dun! Dun! DUNNN!*-time for BREAKFAST!

Immediately, Kaoru was told not to cook breakfast. Watch, maybe. Cook, NO! Before they started, Ian showed them what channels had Saturday morning cartoons. Content that they were fine, he went back to the kitchen. Kaoru was there- watching, thankfully. Karli had started cooking sausage links. She also explained to Kaoru about what everything did and how. Ian got to work on the pancake batter just as Karli got into how the stove worked. While they worked (or watched, in Kaoru's case), Yahiko and Sano watched `Recess,' enjoying the childish hijinks. Kenshin, meanwhile, was in dreamworld, healing from the devilish neko-inflicted wounds. Their mom just slept.

About half an hour later, breakfest was ready. Smelling fresh food, Sano and Yahiko ran to the kitchen for their morning meal. There were two large stacks of pancakes and a larger platter of sausages. Naturally, Sano and Yahiko were going to stuff their faces full…… until they discovered chopsticks didn't work well. Forced to use a knife and fork, they took their time, not wishing to be stabbed by an eating utensil. About ten minutes in, Ian was getting full. Karli was reaching her point as well. Kaoru was taking her time, not wanting to get sticky syrup on herself. Sano and Yahiko were picking up the pace, with their skills of fork and knife more thouroughly mastered. At this point, Kenshin reappeared. He looked like death warmed over a couple times. It was enough to stop even Yahiko and Sano from eating.

"What's for breakfest, guys?" he asked groggily.

Karli turned with attempted cheeriness. "Pancakes. Want some? They so good, they can make any body feel really good and stuff?"

"Alright then," Kenshin replied. He then proceeded to take a plate, a couple of pancakes and sat down. He poured himself some syrup, used his fork to cut a piece and take a bite.

It was unbelievable! Impossible even! One bite, and already he looked as good as new! No one thought that Ian made pancakes that good; even Karli, who had just wanted Kenshin to actually eat something. Ian, however, was only mildly surprised.

"I knew my pancakes were could do that… but not with just one bite?!" he muttered aloud. Kenshin continued to happily eat away at his pancakes.

"These are very good, Ian, that they are." He said between bites. Everyone just nodded and finished what was left on their plates. Kenshin had four in all, with a couple of sausages too. Once done, everyone was full and content. That out of the way, they went about cleaning up and getting dressed. Kaoru and Yahiko washed dishes, though not a very good combination to be truthful. Karli went to change in her bedroom, while the guys used the bathroom, going one at a time due to its small size.

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