WHATS WITH HIGH SCHOOL ANYWAY
Chapter 1: in the beginning

Hey, this is my first fanfic so I'm kind of new at this. Please R&R. If I get enough reviews I will continue on with the story; if not then I'm guessing it sucked, and that's why no one read it. Please no flames.

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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?

Kaoru sat up for another day of school that awaited her. She dragged her self out of her bed and into the bathroom for her morning shower. As usual something had to go wrong. Her younger brother, Yahiko, was turning the water on and off and kept on flushing the toilet so she had a cold shower. Then her mother forgot to make breakfast and she didn't have time to make any so she didn't eat. It just happens she missed the bus because she had to wait for Yahiko to get out of the bathroom so she could brush her hair. "Yahiko, why do you have to be such a baka! Argh...." Kaoru continued to mumble to herself. She finally made it to school just before the bell rang and took her usual seat by her best friend Misao.

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

"Yahiko," Kaoru said as the teacher started.

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 next to Soujiro.

"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. Kaoru 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 most popular boys in school, Himura Kenshin, Sagara Sanosuke, and Shinomori Aoshi. They walked in and sat down as girls from allover 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 suddenly gave Kaoru a death glare. "Woops, 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 lest 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. She claims it was love at first sight; the only problem is that Aoshi didn't know it yet. As for Kenshin, there is not much to say about him. He is just your regular handsome guy that ruled the school and could get anything he wanted. Soon the bell rang, and they were back to class.

Kaoru sighed as she walked to her last class with Misao. "Argh!! I can't stand home ec. I'll 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.

"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 grand meal. I know this is a hard assignment for some of you," Mr. Saitou said glancing 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 existing the room with a pack of cigarettes in his hand. Misao spent the time staring at Aoshi as he started planning out what they were going to do occasionally giving Misao a death glare that she never noticed. Sano and Megumi practiced their kissing skills for future usage. Soujiro was also 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, a crossed shape scar on his right cheek, 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 hot?" Kaoru smirked.

"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!"

"What ever you say, 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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