WHATS WITH HIGH SCHOOL ANYWAY
Chapter 1: In the beginning

Alright here we go. I started this fanfic when I was 12 and just quit after I got writers block back in 04. I realize now that it was stupid to do and I apologize to everyone who read my humble little fanfic. But to make it up to you I have decided to rewrite the whole story and continue it! It may not be as long as I would like it to be but it's for the best. So I'll try to update fairly frequently but you know high school is not that good at giving me free time for anything.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kenshin or any of the characters in this story unless I make one up, but I wish I did. Blablablablabla okay am I done now?

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Kaoru grabbed her alarm clock and flung it across the room determined to stop the screeching noises echoing through the room. Dragging her self out of her bed and into the bathroom for her morning shower she glanced at the clock on the floor. As usual something had to go wrong. Her younger brother, Yahiko, had reset her alarm clock to be an hour late. Kaoru scrambled into the bathroom for the quickest shower of her life.

An hour and a half latter Kaoru was sliding into her desk chair next to her best friend Misao. Her stomach growled, annoyed at the effect of not having any breakfast

"Hey, where were you?" Misao asked leaning over to Kaoru.

"Yahiko," Kaoru said under her breath as the teacher started the lesson.

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The first half of classes ended as the lunch bell rang and Kaoru and Misao made their way to the cafeteria. After they had gotten their trays they sat down in their usual spot next to Soujiro.

Soujiro was on of the best friends you could ask for. He would never tell anyone secrets nor would he ever intentionally hurt your feelings; but he was always loyal to whoever we was employed with, even over friends.

"Hey, good morning!" Soujiro said in his usual happy tone.

"Morning," Kaoru and Misao both groaned as they took their seats next to him.

"Dang, Sou do you have to be that happy all the time," Misao whined.

"Well I don't see why I shouldn't be. I'm Acing all my classes and Mr. Shishio just gave me a new job," Soujiro said with a big smile on his face.

"Yea, well, that sounds like you Sou. You are always Acing your classes; and what is up with this Shishio guy? I mean no one ever sees him, and no one talks about him. Do people even know who he is?" Kaoru asked.

"Mr. Shishio just likes his business quiet, that's all," Soujiro replied. "Oh yeh, I forgot I have to deliver these documents for Mr. Shishio over my lunch hour. Good day Kaoru-dono, Misao-dono," he said and he hurried out the door.

"I'll never get him," Kaoru said taking a bite of her fries. She looked over to see Misao drooling and had her eyes fixed on someone behind her, "Here we go again." Kaoru turned around to see the three most popular boys in school, Himura Kenshin, Sagara Sanosuke, and Shinomori Aoshi.

They walked in and sat down as girls from all over the cafeteria rush towards them. Megumi and Tomoe, the two most popular girls in school, walked up to the table and the rest of the girls split. Megumi sat down next to Sano, and Tomoe sat down next to Kenshin.

"Aoshi..." Misao sighed still drooling over him.

Kaoru pretended like she was gagging as she turned back around to look at her friend, "I can't believe how anyone could like those jerks."

Misao was suddenly glaring daggers at her.

"Whoops, sorry I was.. um talking about Kenshin and Sano. hehe," Kaoru said trying not to get on Misao's bad side. In truth Sano, Kaoru, and Misao had grown up together and they were best friends when they were kids until they got to high school. Sano had started to hang out with the popular crowd and left them behind, but at least he still talked to them even if he was in front of his friends so he wasn't all bad.

Aoshi trained in the dojo that Misao's grandfather teaches in. She claims it was love at first sight; the only problem is that Aoshi didn't know it yet. As for Kenshin, well there's not much to say about him. He was just your regular handsome guy that ruled the school and could get anything he wanted.

The bell rang interrupting her thought process realizing that she was so busy thinking she had forgotten to eat. Again her stomach growled with complete dissatisfaction.

Kaoru sighed as she walked to her last class with Misao. "Argh!! I can't stand home eke. I fail it every year; I think this is the third time I've taken it and it's starting to get annoying."

"Look on the bright side. By the time you graduate you will know how to successfully pop a bag of pop corn," Misao teased. Kaoru glared at her as they took the last stool seats left.

"Okay class, let's get started," Mr. Saitou said in his low dark voice that could scare even full grown adults. "For the rest of the semester you will have partners." Kaoru crossed her fingers and hoped she would be paired with Misao. "...and they will be boy girl parings." Mr. Saitou said crushing Kaoru's hopes.

Oh, well, maybe I will get paired with Soujiro; he's pretty smart Kaoru thought.

Mr. Saito started calling off the pairs, "Shinomori Aoshi and Makamachi Misao."

Misao tried to keep her self together as she made her way over to Aoshi who was giving the teacher a death glare with his icy blue eyes that could stop an assassin in its tracks.

"Sagara Sanosuke and Takani Megumi." Neither of them had to move because they were already sitting together.

"Seta Soujiro and...," Kaoru took a deep breath and prayed as hard as she could. "Yukishiro Tomoe." Kaoru couldn't believe her ears. If Soujiro was with Tomoe there was only one person left she could be with...

"Himura Kenshin and Kamiya Kaoru," Mr. Saitou said finishing the list.

Kami-sama why me Kaoru thought as she made her way over to Kenshin. She sat down next to him not even looking at him.

Kenshin mentally cursed the teacher for putting him with a girl like Kaoru. This was ridiculous.

"Your first assignment is to cook a meal from a different country. I know this is a hard assignment for some of you," Mr. Saitou said smirking a little at Kaoru, "so you will have the rest of this semester to finish it. I suggest you spend the rest of this class time planning on what you are to cook and getting to know your partner," he said as he exited the room with a pack of cigarettes in his hand obviously happy with the pairs he had chosen.

Misao spent the rest time staring at Aoshi as he started planning out what they were going to do or how to get out of this ,occasionally glaring at Misao even though she never noticed. Sano and Megumi practiced their lip locking skills and Soujiro was planning out what they were going to do as Tomoe kept a watchful eye on Kaoru and Kenshin.

Kaoru glanced over at Kenshin and looked him up and down. He had fiery, long red hair that reached almost to his waist, dark blue eyes almost like pools of water, and a perfect body.

Kenshin did the same to Kaoru. She had long, raven black hair tied with a ribbon, beautiful sapphire eyes, and soft, smooth skin. He could tell she took good care of herself.

"I know you think I'm hot, but I am already taken. Sorry, babe," Kenshin said with an amused grin on his face.

"Why would I think someone like you would be attractive?" Kaoru sneered.

"Because you know you want me deep down," Kenshin retorted winking at her.

"Yea, you wish. Now can we please get started?" Kaoru said getting a little annoyed.

"What ever you say, babe," Kenshin said pulling out some paper and a pencil.

"And stop calling me babe!"

"Sure, whatever babe."

"Kenshin!!!" Kaoru said hitting him over the head.

"ORO!!!!" Kenshin whined.

By the time class was out they decided to just start practicing making food and would meet at Kaoru's house on tomorrow night.

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Aright, personally I think that was a lot better than the first time but why not tell me what you think as you review ;)