Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Best Season Ever ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Standard disclaimer applies: I don't own Ruroni Kenshin, for if I did I wouldn't be writing this since I'd have a lot more money than I do now. On with the fic!

Chapter One: Kenshin's Horrible Morning

Kenshin Himura rolled out of bed and headed to his luxurious bathroom in his hotel suite completely focused on the fact that today was the start of spring training. He completely forgot that the night before he had gone on a drunken rage because of the one thing that would ruin his whole career. Women would be coming to train and play with them, the big boys of the sport.

When Kenshin stepped into the bathroom he slipped on an empty beer bottle and fell back and hit his head on the door he was closing behind him. `Ouch!' He thought. He tried to remember why he had brought and left a beer bottle in his bathroom. He shrugged it off and stripped off his boxers to step into the shower. He hadn't bothered with checking to see if the water temperature was right. So, when he stepped in it was burning hot since the showers had already been running a lot so it was all heated.

He gave a small shriek of surprise that was uncharacteristic of him. He turned the cool water on and quickly finished up when his best friend stepped into his suite. Kenshin looked at his feet and watched the water drip and run off of his body as he dried off. He frowned when he saw that red was running down his body. He finished drying off and slipped on a fresh pair of boxers. He stepped out of the bathroom a towel around his shoulders to greet his friend.

“Holy shit Kenshin! You look like you've been through a slicer what the hell happened last night? I mean I don't wanna play with the ladies either put I'd rather keep my job!” Sanosuke Sagara said to his friend.

“Sano what shit are you talkin' `bout now and why are you yellin'?” Kenshin asked as he winced hearing how loud his voice sounded.

“Yo! Kenshin buddy! Don't you remember that we have ladies transferin' from softball to play with us and I am not yellin', you must have a hangover. Here lemme get you some aspirin and water,” Sanosuke said as he headed into the bathroom. Kenshin went over to his dresser and pulled some khaki cargo pants on as well as a navy blue polo shirt.

“Kenshin?”

“Yes Sano.”

“Why is there blood in your bathroom?” Sano asked very carefully. Kenshin pondered on that for a moment. He could remember figments of what happened from the previous night but not everything.

“I dunno Sano. I guess I have selective amnesia. All I remember is going out to club after that meeting, which I don't have the foggiest clue about what happened there, and getting a round of drinks for some lady friends of mine. Then I forget what happened.”

“Oh well, you may want to know that there is blood trailing from the bathroom to you.”

“Well, I did slip on a beer bottle going into the bath-. ORO!”

“What is it now Kenshin?”

“I forgot to make my bed and iron my dress shirts.” Sano tripped and fell over onto the couch.

“Kenshin just grab your bag and let's go!” Sano grumbled.

“After I finish making my bed.”

“Kenshin,” Sano got a grunt for an answer. “You do know that we are already late to our 1st training practice.” The `poor' guy dropped what he was doing and ran to grab his bag and proceeded to drag Sano to the steps of the hotel. He dragged Sano down all 23 flights of stairs and into the garage where Kenshin impatiently waited for the valet to bring the car. Behind Kenshin Sano was looking at his watch and laughing quietly to himself as he realized, again, just how easy it was to trick the All-star.

When the car finally got to them, a 2004 red Ferrari 360 Modena Spider, they jumped in and sped off to go to the training field. Sanosuke had a silly grin on his face since he knew that Kenshin obviously doesn't remember how mad he had gotten at the last night when they were told the news that the girls would be playing with them at least for this season. He also hadn't really been listening when Sano had told Kenshin about the news so Kenshin was going to be in a shock from hearing the news again.

When they arrived they saw Megumi Takani, the dugout doctor, entering the field with some of the women from the meeting whom were going to play on the Cardinals team with them. Kenshin drove past not paying any attention to the women and headed into the player's parking lot. Kenshin ran around to the back as soon as he stopped the car and grabbed his stuff and jogged into the building. As he rounded the corner he ran into a young woman with long black hair and deep sapphire blue eyes. She had been surprised so she started falling backwards until Kenshin caught her.

“I'm sorry miss, I wasn't paying attention to were I was going.”

“It's alright Mr. Himura, neither was I.”

“How do you know my name? Miss….”

“Kaoru, Kaoru Kamiya. A: how could I not know the star player on my favorite team and B: I am playing with you for the season.” When he gave her an incredulous look she continued. “You know, 5 girls from anywhere are joining each Major League team for this season at least.”

“Oh, so that's what that was all about. Why exactly are you playing on this team exactly?” He said warningly

“It is my favorite and if you mean why I am playing it is because I need the money and because I was dared to do it with my friend Erica. Also it is so rich ball players like you who can roll around in cash can make that pool 2 feet deeper.”

“Little girls like you don't belong in this stadium.”

“Well excuse me, but this little girl is going to be the starting second baseman and you had better get used to it. Besides shorty, I'm like an inch and a half shorter than you!”

“Well what the fuck does that mean I'd better get used to it? And I am not short just vertically challenged.” Kaoru mumbled something under her breath. “What was that? I couldn't hear through that lisp of yours.”

“I said and horizontally challenged and I don't have a God damn lisp Minute Man.”(Minute as in small!) Kenshin saw another girl come up from behind Kaoru who had short layered hair at her chin and dark green eyes. Kenshin almost started at this new girl when he recognized who it was and let her come up behind Kaoru. The girl jumped up on Kaoru's back and Kaoru shrieked and tried to get her off of her back.

“Hurry up and get changed Kenshin!” The girl yelled at him. He nodded and took off to the locker room. As he got there a few of his male team mates poked their heads out to see what the shrieking was about. A few shook their heads and chuckled at the pace that Kenshin was using to get into the locker room.

“Guys, this is going to be a long season,” Kenshin said as he eyed the curtained off area of the locker room where the girls were supposed to change.