Disclaimer: I don't own rurouni kenshin! I love him and everything in it but I don't own it no matter how hard I wish!

Author's Note: you can also skip the first chapter if it gets too boring but you hafta read the rest of it! I promise it won't be horrible!

Among the Stars

"Mom, you know I don't like going to the doctor's…"

"Shush, honey…" when her eyes darted to something behind her, Kaoru couldn't resist to looking and see what was so interesting.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!"


Kaoru winced as she nudged the area where they had taken her blood sample. Raven hair cascaded down her back and midnight blue eyes hid behind her bangs. She rubbed her arm again, as if hoping to wipe away the tiny, little red dot.

'Those doctors are… so obsessive! Grr, I hate needles!!' she brooded. She kicked her legs in the air like a child, impatient, and waiting for the doctors' return. That was the second time they had taken her blood, saying that the first one had been contaminated.

Finally, to her relief, the doctors came back and told her she could meet with her parents again. Kaoru had zero idea why she was at the hospital, her mother had simply told her to be ready for a surprise.

She frowned before getting up and joining with her parents. Their surprises were always really stupid, no offense to them. They had good intentions… really they did! But they just didn't know her at all. She put the thoughts in the back of her head as the doctor cleared his throat. Her parents looked quite excited and leaned forward, looking as though they would either jump up in happiness or fall on their butts in shock.

"I'm pleased to announce that, Kamiya Kaoru, has been accepted! She will attend on Mondays through Thursdays, as agreed, and will be respectful, poised, and confident when talking to the teachers. Alright? Good! I will send some forms out to you in the mail, have a good day!"

And with that he all but kicked them out of his office. Kaoru turned to her father with a glint in her eye. He looked away clearly pleased and nervous.

"Now, now Kaoru dear, don't get all worked up! I will explain in just a second!" he looked ready to run away except for the fact that little miss Kaoru had a firm hold on his shirt.

"Dad… WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?! WHAT AM I ATTENDING?! SPILL IT!" from there Kaoru's mother took her hand and stated, "Honey, you will be going to school at S.O.T.A.T.O.H!! Isn't that wonderful?!"


"NO IT'S NOT WONDERFUL! THAT'S STUPID!" poor Kaoru yelled as she was cleanly kicked out of the car with a duffel bag and backpack.

S.O.T.A.T.O.H was one of the hardest schools to get into. Not only did you have to have the best of the best grades, but your blood had to be just right. Your blood is the key thing. Every body's is different and holds a different power. Kaoru had heard that a person could control fire or water or some kind of weird thing.

However Kaoru had no interest in this school… she just wanted to be a normal girl that had a home. Her parents had died when she was young and was taken in by the foster parents that so graciously drove off while she was still yelling. They were nice and all but… she could sense they didn't really like her. They plastered fake smiles on their faces and were always on vacations. This school was only an excuse to leave her where they knew she couldn't get into trouble. Their earlier reactions to when she was accepted to the cursed school was happiness that they could finally dump her somewhere.

Cursing her fate, Kaoru picked her stuff up off the ground and headed for the dorms.


After some wrong turns, she looked at the little piece of paper that would show the way to her room. Sighing, she got out her key as she approached to door. Everything was beautiful inside the S.O.T.A.T.O.H. dorms. The walls were a light tan color without a speck of dust and every few yards there was a grand chandelier with millions of tiny crystals. The floor was made of a pretty pearl marble thing (Kaoru cam up with that herself) and was so clean you could see yourself in it.

Cautiously, Kaoru opened the door and found it already occupied. A bouncy type of girl with a sparkle and long braid nearly knocked Kaoru off her feet.

"HELLO! My name is Makimachi Misao! You must be my roommate!" she was thin and lithe and seemed to quiver with excitement. She was a cute little thing with beautiful sea foam green eyes and quick speech.

Kaoru took an immediate liking to the hyper, over-active girl. She smiled and put down her things.

"My name is Kaoru! It's nice to meet you."

"Heh, heh! This must be your first year, mine too! I've been here for a week to go… um… sight seeing…" she ended her sentence with a grin and a wink.

"Huh?"

"I'll tell you later…" she said giggled happily. "I'll help you unpack!"


Sometime later…

"HA! It feels good to get out of those stuffy halls!" Misao said as she grinned and bounced along on the sidewalk. Kaoru followed and couldn't help but feel a bit amazed at her friend's free style of living. The wind danced and tickled her face as she walked along with her animated companion. She touched her cheek when a sprinkle of rain dropped on her and suddenly remembered.

"So what was it that you were going to tell me?"

"Ohhhh! Right! Have you ever gone sight seeing?"

"Yes… but that was really, really boring." She secretly hoped that it wouldn't be another tour led by a bum off the street, "and here's the building where I was born! Only that it was demolished ten years ago, so you have zero chance of ever seeing it! Let's move on…"

"Heehee! Well, you'll like this kind, I guaranteed it!" Misao responded breaking Kaoru's nightmarish flashback.

Considering that this was my first fic, it didn't come out completely crappy… I made it really short to see what people would think of it, but I'll go more into depth of the story line in maybe the 2nd or 3rd chapter. Next one is simply fluffiness and the girls getting to bond!

Please, please, pleaaaaaaaaaaaase leave a review! I won't know what pairings you would want if you don't leave a review! Thanks!

~Wishstar