So a new fic popped into my brain and I can't let it go. I'm supposed to be writing essays and lab reports for my crammed summer chemistry class. This idea came to me from a jdorama I started called Atashinchi no Danshi, it's pretty good so check it out. Now I may include some bits and pieces from the show, which I will note when that happens but my fic will be quite different...I think.

As usual with my fics: bad language, mature situations, and non ownership of RK/AnD

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Enjoy!

*I just fixed a little typo 8]

"Hey!"

The girl in question looked around trying to find the source of the call. When she spotted a group of people coming her way, she noticed it was the popular kids.

'Why the hell are they calling out to me?"

She pointed to herself with a look of utter confusion that scrunched her face up in an unattractive way.

"You! Yeah You."

Her eyes went wide at the acknowledgment and she scrambled to her feet, dropping her lunch in the process.

The boy came charging right at her and she backed herself up as he approached.

"What the hell? I'm talking to you! What do you think you're doing sitting up here?"

A girl she recognized as Shura from her English class spoke up

"Yeah, don't you know this is our new spot?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I, I, I...did not realize your group had changed lunch spots," the girl replied meekly.

"I, I, I...what is that? Can't ya speak right?" the boy spoke cruelly.

"It doesn't matter where we eat lunch, where ever we go its our spot so next time you just make like a good little ugly geek and shove off," Shura interjected.

By this time more of the popular kids had made it up the hill. The hill was high enough that you could see the top of the school buildings and the surrounding scenery. It was peaceful. The tree just off of center provided just the right amount of shade for hot, sunny days, but also allowed for bright patches of sun to beam through to keep warm on cooler days.

It was her favorite spot. It had been for 3 years now. She was nearing the middle of the semester of her fourth and final year in middle school. Most of these kids were in the same grade level, and none of them had ever, in all of that time set foot on the hill.

She knew because they always went to the roof of the school building. She could see them from her spot under the tree. Not that she was peeping on them but she couldn't help but let her eyes linger on a bright spot of red. I mean how could she not? In a sea of browns, dyed blondes, and few real blondes, the red just stood out. She knew who that tuft of red belonged to.

"Kenshin! About time ya got here."

"Hey Hoji, what's up? New spot today?"

"Yeah, ya know we seen you eyeballin it from da roof a few times so we figgared we'll eat here from now on," replied Hoji.

Kenshin's eyes widened a bit and he stiffened. His eyes darted to the figure backed up against the tree. She looked at him, pitifully, then lowered her eyes as one of the girls spoke up.

"Thats right, Ken-san." She said gleefully as she latched herself onto Kenshin's arm. "We wanted to surprise you but that thing over there was here."

She pointed to the girl in disgust.

"No, thats okay. Really Yuuki, we can eat at our usual spot on the roof."

'God what have these idiots done? I only stare at the hill so I can keep an eye on her.'

"No, Kenshin, she was leaving right," Shura spoke firmly and turned her head to stare at the girl.

Everyone was staring at the poor girl.

She raised her eyes and met Kenshin's. She looked at him pleadingly.

'Please Kenshin, stick up for me. I know you can do it.'

Kenshin just shrugged and stared at his feet. He clenched his hand frustrated at himself for being so weak. They always picked on her. Yet she never deserved it.

'I never help her even though she is one of my best friends. I should, but I can't. If these guys knew how close we were outside of school, it'd ruin me.'

He looked at her again. She had started to pick up her things amongst the taunting of the popular kids.

"What is she wearing?"

"Yeah, like, that is so five years ago."

"Who has converse anymore."

"Those have to be the ugliest glasses I've ever seen. They just make her uglier."

"I thought she was supposed to be smart."

"Don't think so or she'd a left a long time ago."

As she left with the ringing of cruel laughter in her ears, she looked at Kenshin one more time. He chanced a side glance at her. Of course she noticed.

'She knows everything about me.'

She gave him a small understanding smile like she usually did in these circumstances. Only this time, she couldn't hide the water forming in her eyes.

He watched her walk away through his bangs, shoulders slumped and shaking.

'Why are these people my friends? My only true friend is the one I keep betraying.'

'Kaoru.'

I know it's really short and probably pretty elementary in its writing but I had it in my head and I wanted to at least get this first chapter out there. Okay the bad English of Hoji really bothered me to write but it is his character. On the Converse note: I have nothing against them, actually I do like them and if they weren't so expensive, I'd have a pair or two.

This fic probably won't get updated for a while due to my hectic schedule and unrevamping of With You but like I said, I wanted to get it out there. Believe me, with the ideas I have for the development of the story, it gets better and you'll see how it relates to AnD. I'm expecting some away from school time between K/K for the next chapter.

Oh, title may change-any ideas?