Disclaimer: If I owed Rurouni Kenshin do you think I'd be writing this kind of story?
Okay, look at it from my point of view. On one hand I have an over protective brother who tries to stop me from even looking at guys, while on the other hand I think I've fallen in love with one of the most gorgeous guys the male species could ever hope to produce. What's a girl to do? *Sighs* I guess you can't offer me much advice if you don't know the whole story, huh? Well here goes.
Three months ago I came to Kyoto to go to the same school as my brother, Aoshi, who had been studying on special scholarship. My father saw how much I missed my brother and disliked my all girls school that he decided that we could live in Kyoto for the following two years, seeing Kyoto was where most of our family was anyway. We packed up and left Tokyo.
On the first day of school I was extremely nervous, and rightly so. I had a school uniform that consisted of a pleated navy blue skirt that went to my knees and a white polo shirt. I wasn't comfortable and people kept giving me the weirdest looks, especially the girls. "Aoshi," He had decided to accompany me to school and had barely said two words to me since we arrived on school grounds. "Why is everyone looking at me? Do I look like I come from a different planet or is my hair just sticking up in front?" Aoshi looked at me and laughed. I could feel more heated glares aimed in our direction.
"No, you look fine. I think it's just some of the girls here think that, well, hmm..." Aoshi looked nervous as he waved his hands around, searching for the words that would explain. I looked at him like he was a mime that hadn't realized how bad he was. Then it clicked, it was my turn to laugh.
"Oh, your fan club, Aoshi-sama." I teased him, remembering how the girls at our old school had basically drooled at the mere sight of my brother. "Should I keep my distance, or do you think they'll figure out we're related soon enough?" As I said it was my first day and I didn't want to be threatened by girls who felt the need to claim Aoshi as theirs.
"Stay, I'm not letting you wander around until you find your first class. Besides, how do you know that some guy won't try to talk to you? I will do my duty as older brother and watch out for you." I rolled my eyes. We continued in silence until a girl about Aoshi's age came up to us.
"Who's this girl, Aoshi-sama?" I bit back a giggle. It came out as a snort instead. Aoshi turned his head to glare at me.
"This is Kaoru Kamiya. She's new to this school and very dear to me so if you'd let us by Okon." He bypassed her without a second glance.
"What are you doing idiot?" By introducing me as Kamiya didn't state the fact that I was Aoshi's sister. Aoshi's last name is my mother's maiden name, Shinomori. My mother was the last of her family and wanted her family name to go on and since Dad had a couple brothers, they gave it to Aoshi.
"I introduced you. I didn't lie if that's what you're implying."
"You didn't exactly tell her the truth, now she's going to tell your fan club that you have a girl friend and what kind of chaos do you think that's going to hold for me?" I tried to give him an angry glare, but only succeeded in giving him a pout.
"Oh, Kaoru-chan, they won't do anything. If they do, I'll just have to tell them that I-" Aoshi didn't have a chance to finish because I had knocked into something hard and fallen back on my posterior. "Kaoru-chan, are you all right?" Aoshi was immediately at my side, but I was already being helped up by the thing, person, I had bumped into.
"Guess you better watch where you're going 'Jou-chan instead of your boyfriend." He started to walk off, but I being me shouted at him to return which he did.
"He's NOT my boyfriend and why weren't you watching where you were going if you noticed I wasn't?" I saw a smirk adorn his face. If you had seen the smirk you might have felt the need to wack him with a bokken at that moment like I had, but Aoshi put his hand on my shoulder.
"Sagara, this is my sis- dear friend, Kaoru Kamiya. Treat her with respect. Or else." Aoshi growled that last part.
"Careful there Ice-man, I might have to bump into her again to find out what the "or else" is. Later 'Jou-chan." And just like that we walked away.
"What was that?" I asked my brother slightly shaking from anger.
"That was Sanosuke Sagara. He has a reputation of a being a bad..butt." I laughed at Aoshi's discomfort; he was unable to say a bad word around me.
"I meant, why didn't you tell him that I am your sister?"
"I didn't tell because, why should I? I might not be so violently hounded by my *cough* erm, fans."
We continued along the path in search of my class, but it seemed that we took too long because before we actually entered the building the school bell rang signaling the start of the school day. I sensed Aoshi's hesitation in leaving me when I smiled.
"I'll survive like any new student and find my way to my class on my own. Now I don't want the both of us to be late, so go. Go on, shoo." I made waving motions with my hands. Then out of no where he picked me up and gives me a giant hug and whispers in my ear.
"Have I told you yet how glad I am you are here? Be safe." He put me down and gave me a push in the right direction.
After a couple of steps, when he and I were separated by a mass of students and a handful of falculty members, I shouted above the crowd, "Meet me for lunch. You know my schedule." Then I ran to find my class.
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As I entered my class, my face was red from running. I peered at the class and saw some of the same girls that were apart of Aoshi's fan club, but I also saw some friendly faces. There was a small girl in the back who was smiling widely and waving her hand. My teacher decided that I should introduce myself to the class, so I took a deep breath and prepared myself for the horrible questions I knew would follow if I didn't give a thorough report. I then smiled and thought, 'What the heck. Let them make an effort to get to know the real me.'
"Hello." I bowed to the class. "My name is Kaoru Kamiya as those who approached me and Shinomori-san know. I am here because of family matters, moving to Kyoto from my former residence in Tokyo." I bowed again to signal the end of my introduction and my teacher caught the hint.
"Kamiya-san sit in the back row next to Himura-san. Himura, raise your hand so Kamiya can find her seat." I looked in the back row and saw that there was only one seat available and then I saw a gorgeous red head raise his hand. Looking at his body I saw a very fine figure. As I came closer to my seat I saw his face which was adorned with an x-shape scar. I sat down and inclined my body in his direction, "Thank you. It was kind of you to point out the only empty seat in the whole back row."
Himura smiled and leaned over to whisper, "Sensei has bad eye sight and sometimes it's a wonder if he knows who is in the class. I'm only noticeable because of the hair."
We spent the remainder of that class period and the two following it exchanging comments and taking notes on our lessons. I found out that Himura's first name is Kenshin and that he is planning to move out of Kyoto as soon as he graduates due to a bad break up between him and his long time heart throb, a girl name Tomoe. I told him about my horrible experiences at other schools and the fact that I followed my brother here to go to school. I neglected to mention the fact that I was Aoshi's sister since I had decided to let him tell people as he wished. When the lunch bell rang people rushed out of the class to take advantage of the fair weather while it lasted. I slowly packed up my stuff because I knew I was going to have to wait for Aoshi to come and get me, Kenshin took his time too.
"what are you going to do during lunch?" He asked me like a new friend should.
"I'm waiting for Shinomori-san to come and get me. We're eating together." Inside I knew that sounded bad, but hopefully it wasn't as bad as it could be.
"Oh. Kamiya, do you mind if I ask a question?"
"Besides the one you just asked?" I giggled when I saw that he hadn't heard that line before. "Yes, go ahead Kenshin. Oh, and just call me Kaoru."
"Okay Kaoru." He said it slowly like he was testing the sound of it. "Is it serious between you and Shinomori-san? He's very popular around this school with the ladies and some can tend to be a little more physical when it comes to his affections. I don't want you to be hurt." His eyes became a brilliant mixture of amber and violet, when before they had only been a slight shade of violet.
"Don't worry about it Kenshin, Aoshi is only my-" My statement was left unsaid as Aoshi walked in.
"Kaoru-chan, how was class? Himura." He nodded at Kenshin who nodded back. "Come on Kaoru-chan we'll eat in my class. I brought our lunches."
"Bye Kenshin. I'll see you after lunch." Aoshi and I left, but as Aoshi steered me out of the room I waved to Kenshin.
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"Aoshi? Are you okay? Kenshin is a really cool guy. He might be a good friend." I knew there had to be a reason that Aoshi guided me away from my class room as quickly as possible.
"I'm sure he would, it's just..." He trailed off then changed the subject. "Does he know you're my sister?"
"No, practically the only person who knows is me considering how many people you've deliberately not told." I sat down in a chair and opened my lunch. Boy was I glad that my aunt had made it, not my dad, this way it was edible.
Aoshi looked at me with a pouty face before he began. "I think that the less people who know the better. I don't get hassled by girls wanting my number or boys wanting yours and the same for you. Besides I can keep guys away from you better this way." He began to eat some food.
"Is that all you think about? I don't have any problems with boys when you're not around and I thought you were man enough to handle those girls?" I placed my chopsticks down on my bento box and stood up. "Aoshi, don't make me-" Aoshi quickly jumped out of his seat and covered my mouth with his hand.
"Keep your voice down. Besides if this doesn't leak out on it's own within six months, I tell everyone."
"Two."
"Five."
"Three."
"Five and a half and that's final."
"Mou! That's not fair Aoshi you're going back up. Four!"
He laughed and tapped me on my nose, a sign that he was going to give in. "All right. Four, but try not to blow it here on."
"Before you so rudely interrupted me, I was about to tell Kenshin Himura that you are my body guard." I felt a smirk grow on my face as I watched Aoshi almost choke on his tea.
"What ever for?" The look on his face was priceless. I can see it now, bewilderment with a mixture of surprise and amusement.
I calmly took a bite of my dim sum before I saw fit to answer. "Oh, you know, seeing as you're the great Aoshi Shinomori, lady killer galore, Kenshin felt the need to inform me that some of your admirers can tend to be more aggressive than others. And he expressed a concern for my safety, something that you should also be thinking about." I didn't want to play Aoshi's mystery girl, but it was that or be pressed for every detail about his life. The choice wasn't very difficult to make and it had already been decided for me.