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REVISED 11/27/11 Because just thinking of the mistakes everywhere made my brain hurt. Hopefully it's a little bit better. :S

ENGLISH

Kaoru sighed and peeked at the red-headed boy sitting back two desks to the right of her own. He was furiously taking notes, trying to keep up with the teacher. He is so cute when he is concentrating...

Kenshin glanced up at her and smirked. He was always delighted when he caught her spying.

Kaoru flushed and whipped her head back towards the front of the classroom. Shit! He can always tell when I'm looking at him!

"Miss Kamiya, I would not appreciate it if you were sent to the nurse with a case of whiplash." remarked the teacher drily. The rest of the class snickered. Kaoru turned an even darker shade of scarlet and scrunched down in her seat. "Sorry..." she mumbled.

She heard Kenshin chuckling behind her and she turned to glare at him. "You be quiet, Buddy." Kaoru hissed at him. "You can buy me lunch for embarrassing me like this!" He rolled his eyes but grinned. "Alright... But you have to go out with me tonight."

"Mr. Himura and Miss Kamiya, please. I am trying to teach a lesson. Finish your conversation after class or take yourselves to the principal's office."

Kaoru favored Kenshin with one last glare and turned back around to pay attention, and, finally, get some work done.

WORLD HISTORY

Megumi grinned at her friend. "So, are you going to go out with him tonight?" Kaoru blearily looked at Megumi. "Why should I? A crappy school lunch isn't worth a date with Kenshin Himura." she replied.

"Yeah, but don't you like him?"

"NO, where ever did you get that idea?"

"You think you hide your feelings so well. Even Misao has noticed, Kaoru." Megumi nudged Kaoru with her elbow. "Just say yes and go with the flow. Admit your feelings already! It's not like he hasn't known about them for weeks."

Kaoru slowly turned to her friend, a look of horror dawning on her face. "He... knows?" she squeaked. "Megumi! He KNOWS?"

"So you admit it!"

"Shut up! How long has he known? Did someone tell him? WAIT. WAS IT YOU?" Kaoru shrieked as she started to panic. Megumi simply laughed. "Why don't you go out with him tonight and ask him yourself? We have a project to work on. Go get some markers." She replied. Kaoru pursed her lips. Megumi would never tell her anything now. She stomped over to the supply closet and grabbed a fistful of markers. Megumi didn't even flinch when Kaoru slammed them down on the desk. "Good girl." was all she said.

As Megumi outlined the words on their poster, Kaoru silently fumed. The only way to get my answer is to go out with Kenshin. Megumi will never tell me, and she'll blackmail everyone so they won't tell me either. Dammit... how do I always get myself into these messes?

Kaoru sighed. "Fine. I'll go out with Kenshin."

Megumi sat up ramrod straight and grinned. "Yes! Finally! I knew my extreme powers of persuasion would convince you!"

Kaoru snorted. "More like extreme powers of underhandedness."

BIOLOGY

Kaoru thought she was going to puke.

I can't do it. I can't do it. Why did I say I would? Dammit. Get a grip, Kamiya. It's just a stupid date with the hottest, most popular guy in school. HE invited YOU! If it goes bad, it is his fault. Okay. You're okay. It's just a date. Just a date.

Kaoru slowly took long, deep breaths. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. She was fine. On the outside, anyway. She took a final breath and looked down at her textbook. 'Eukaryotic cells are compartmentalized into membrane-bound organelles that carry out different biological functions. The glycerophospholipids are the main structural component of biological membranes, such as the cellular plasma membrane and the intracellular membranes of organelles; in animal cells the plasma membrane physically separates the intracellular components from the extracellular environment.'

Kaoru wrinkled her nose. I don't even know what that means!

She glanced up at the clock. Ten more minutes until the class was over. Then it was lunch time. The Hour of Destiny. She would have to say yes to Kenshin's invitation.

Kaoru froze, suddenly struck with a thought that was horrifying and exciting at the same time.

Does he like me too?

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Misao slammed the volleyball into the other team's zone.

"So Kaoru is going out with Himura?"

Megumi smiled a fox smile. "Sure is. I... convinced her to go. She seemed anxious." Misao laughed. "Meaning, you tricked her into accepting." she said. Megumi shrugged. "Maybe..."

"Heads up!"

Misao and Megumi shrieked as a stray volleyball came dangerously close to knocking them out.

LUNCH

Kaoru had just stepped foot in the cafeteria when she was barreled over by an over-excited Misao, but with a grunt and a shove freed herself from the tangle of limbs.

"Misao, get off! What do you want?" Kaoru yelled.

"What's wrong? Aren't you excited? You get to go on a date with Himura! Hey, Megumi was right. You look kinda green. Are you okay?" Misao replied, breathing hard.

Kaoru glared at her friend and grumbled "Am I okay? You just knocked me over! Again!" Misao pouted. "Hey! Yesterday was an acid—OH MY GOD." she stopped midsentence and was staring at something behind Kaoru. Kaoru suddenly had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. She slowly turned around.

Sure enough, Himura Kenshin was walking toward her with a big smile on his face. "So, are we going out tonight?" he asked.

Kaoru glanced at Misao, who was still staring past her. She was gazing at her crush, Aoshi Shinomori, who while hot, popular, but cold as an iceberg, also happened to be friends with Kenshin.

Kaoru looked back at Kenshin. He was watching her with a slightly expectant, slightly determined look on his face. "Um... Y-Yeah, I guess..." she stammered. He grinned. Oh my God oh my God oh my God... "But you still have to buy me lunch." Kenshin's face immediately fell.

"I was hoping you would forget about that..."

"Oh, so you can take me out, but not buy me lunch? Maybe I won't go out after all."

"Fine."

"What?"

Kenshin's grin kicked up a notch. "What, didn't expect such an easy victory?" He said as he walked over to Kaoru. She looked to Misao for support, but Misao was long gone.

"I like you a lot Kaoru, so I'll buy you lunch too. I'll pick you up at six so we can go out to eat and then see a movie at the Cinemagic. See ya!"

Kenshin turned and walked into the lunchroom, leaving Kaoru to her thoughts. She stared after him.

Did he just say he liked me?

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