AN: This is my first try to my most fave anime ever… tantanan, Rurouni Kenshin! So please go easy on me, haha, just 'ope you like it! R and R please!
Dislclaimer: Don't own RK. Not even just Kenshin. Or Kaoru. Or… ugh, whatever. Go Nobuhiro Watsuki!!
You know what happiness is?
It's waking up in the middle of the night
Shifting blankets and feeling the warmth of the person next to you
You turn around and see him in his most innocent state.
You smile, kiss his face gently so as not to wake him.
You turn around and a grin forms on your face.
Then,
You feel an arm wrapped around your waist,
And you know it doesn't get better than this…
Sigh.
Yah, right.
Like THAT can even happen.
Life isn't made of fairy tales girl.
And even if it is, it's a miracle you have one.
……
"Ms. Kamiya…"
"Ms. Kamiya, if your mind's wandering off to wonderland again, you better step out of the class!" A loud scary voice woke the 17-year-old teenager Kamiya Kaoru.
"I told you, sir. I'm not wandering. I'm wondering." Kaoru shrugged.
"That's the same!" Mr. Kagura insisted. "and we call him our English teacher, huh!?" Makimachi Misao whispered Kaoru from behind, snickering.
"That's fifteen minute detention for you two! Now get your minds back to class!" Sir Kagura said. "This is gonna be a long period." Kaoru, rolling her eyes, whispered Misao, who giggled.
"Ehem… okay, class. Before I forget, I want to remind all of you to please welcome a new student who'll be coming here this afternoon to present himself." Sir Kagura explained. Himself? A guy's coming here? Kaoru thought.
"Hey, did you hear that? Himself. A he." Misao told Kaoru, or better yet, whispered.
"I know, I know…" Kaoru answered, not really listening to what Misao just said. "Maybe this time, I gonna score another one! Hehe.." Misao said, a little too loud.
"And another fifteen minutes for you two!"
Bbbbrrrriiinnngg!
12 noon. Lunch time.
"Ugh, this sucks."
"It's your fault that we have detention!" Kaoru said as she removed some of her things and put it inside her locker. "You got me into this."
"Look who's talking, girl! You're the one wandering. I don't even know how to do that!" Misao reacted immediately, her pointing at her. "Hah, you just don't know you're already doing it." Kaoru slouched her way passing to the dreaded room.
"But I thought we'll be spending our time there during dismissal!?" Misao asked her slouching friend. "I just want to see what hell looks like." Kaoru whispered sheepishly. "Come on, it's not that bad!"
"NOT that bad? Hellooo…" Kaoru reacted upon Misao's lame reply. "You never know what it feels inside there. It maybe even hotter there than hell."
"Oh, pishposh, Kaoru! You're overreacting again! You've been reading a lot of those romantic cheap novels, haven't you?" Misao raised her arms in the air.
"I've never read one, Misao. And stop swaying your arms, it's already hitting me." Kaoru said and walked ahead. "Matte, Kaoru-san!"
"Chill, girl, stop with the act. You know you're smarter than me. I should be the one looking down in the dumps right now." Misao exclaimed. "You're an optimistic, Misao." Kaoru said monotonously. Heck, she's been having the same tone for ten minutes.
"Let's just go to the library. I need to study."
"See? You're even more industrious than me! No troubles at all! Just wondering!" Misao acted again, raising her arms in the air. They walked toward the library shortly after Misao reacted.
12:15
Two small beautiful amethyst eyes were looking at the school bulletin.
"Lunch time. Hmm..."
Those beautiful eyes wondered.
"Hey, Kenshin!" His red locks swayed as he turned to hear his name. "Sano!"
"Welcome aboard! Why didn't you tell me that this is the school you were transferring to?" A tall brown-haired guy met up. "I want this to be a surprise. I guess it worked." Kenshin said, smiling.
"Well… you'll love it here! Lots of beautiful chicks, nice cafeteria,…" And the list goes on. "Er, Sano, I was planning to check out the library." Kenshin stopped Sano, who was unknowingly talking to himself.
"Oh… wow, you haven't changed a bit, Kenshin. Still love the books." Sano said, grinning at Kenshin. "And still handsome as always." He added, copying girls' voices.
"Haha, very funny, Sano. Now would you be a good friend and tell me where the library is? I'm a bit lost." Kenshin said. "I'm gonna be a good friend and even tour you around the school if you want." Sano grinned again. "Let's go."
12:30
"Still haven't found a good book?"
"Nope. Not even one. I wonder why they even have a library without a good book to read. Our library needs improvement." Kaoru complained.
"And I all hear this from a great wonderer." Misao teased. "Aren't you going to stop?" Kaoru smiled and toss a lame book at Misao.
"Girls! This is a library! Play outside not here!" The librarian shushed them. "That's the second one, and it's still noon." Misao sighed. Kaoru just shrugged and looked for a good book again.
As the two were complaining, two more students entered the vveerryyy quiet library.
"Wow, your library's big." Kenshin commented.
"Hah. Not as big as the one in your house. You live in a big library." Sano said. "Stop exaggerating." Kenshin looked at Sanousuke and went inside.
"Hmm.."
And…
"Living by, Passion and Death, Miracles, Othello, Greatest Salesman in the world, Alchemist, Ragman, Gods and Kings, Mythology… Ahah!" Kaoru almost shouted upon seeing one good book. "Atlast!"
" Mythology? Read that. How about this?" Kenshin said as he took a book.
"What the-?" Kaoru said behind her breath. "Hey, I saw that first!" She said as she grabbed the book and hugged it to her chest.
"Oro?" was all the cute redhead can say.
It was just then that Kaoru noticed who she shouted at. "Uh…" Cute. Hot. No. Totally hot. I never saw this guy before. Have I been wondering so many things that I didn't even noticed him?
"Uh…" Both voices said at the same time. Kaoru blushed slightly. "You go first."
Somehow, she managed to smile there.
"Oh, I'm sorry." It was all the guy can say. "That's fine. Okay, gotta go." Kaoru said as she quickly try to turn around and ran to hell. But even before she could turn back…
"Kaoru-san!" Kaoru? A certain guy thought.
Doesn't she know that a library isn't the best place to shout? And even shout MY name? Kaoru's brows twitched.
"WHAT!" Kaoru shouted even more at Misao, forgetting all about the clueless redhead behind her. "This is a library!" She added.
"Woah, cool down, missy." Sanosuke barged in. "Won't work. I already tried that one." Misao interfered.
"Uh, sorry to disturb your little moment here, but I think…" Kenshin tried to explain but the two were still trying to calm the mad Kaoru in front of her.
"Well, I will be sorry if you four don't get out of this library now!!" the librarian shouted.
SSSSSHHHHH!!
Silence.
Sanosuke was the first one to step out of the scary library. And the librarian.
"Wow. Scary much." Misao sighed as they went out of the library.
"It's all your fault." Kaoru shrugged for the third time this day. "Here we go again." Misao said, twirling her fingers.
"Ehem."
The two stopped their little conversation. "Okay, too much pressure." Sanosuke finally said after getting their attention. "What the heck are you two doing here, Misao?"
"Hello, to read. What else?" Misao said as if it was obvious. Hey, it's really obvious.
She pointed at Kaoru's book. "Well, Kaoru came there to read. Not me." She ended.
"I'd never expect someone like you to read anything anyway." Sano concluded and a loud pow was heard. "So, Kaoru, we're going?" Misao said, clapping her hands, not even noticing the clueless guy again.
"Uh."
"You know that hurt, Misao." Sano said, rubbing his head.
"Hah."
"Uh. Sano, I think we should go." Kenshin said, tugging Sano. "Uh, yeah, see you later guys."
"Like I wanna see you." Misao let out a grunt. Kaoru was still standing there, holding the book.
"Ano, Matte!" She shouted. The two hot guys looked back and tilted their heads. "Ano, what's your name?" Kaoru asked. She was pointing at the smaller guy.
"Kenshin.
Himura Kenshin."
… Kaoru was quiet at that moment.
"Arigatou, Kenshin." Kaoru smiled. That smile made Kenshin feel something strange. "For giving me the book."
Kenshin smiled back. "Okay, enough with the flirting. Let's go back." Sanosuke just ruined the moment and off they go.
"Kaoru, aren't we going yet?" Misao asked.
"Kenshin." Beautiful name.
"Earth to Kaoru!" Misao said near her ear. "Uh, yeah. Right. Let's go." Kaoru was brought back from her almost-wondering-time again. Looking at her new book, it said,
Fantasies and Romance: Love at First Sight.
It was now 12:45. Fifteen minutes more.
The two guys were walking back to their classrooms.
"Hey, Sano."
Sano looked at Kenshin and raised a brow. "What?"
"The girl with a ponytail and a pink ribbon, her name's Kaoru, isn't it?"
"Yah. So, what's with the girl?"
Both were quiet for a sec. eh… "Wait, how did you know her name?" Sano asked after realizing.
Kenshin just smiled. "Just a wild lucky guess." He walked two steps ahead. Sano was clueless.
"Kaoru."
Beautiful.
A/N: that's it for now, minna-san! Hope you like it! Please R & R! I need reviews before I post the next chappie! Arigatou gozaimasu!
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