Chapter 2:The forbidden one
Kenshin stood by his bycycle, pondering whether he should go home right away, or try to lose the fan girls he had attracted.
"This one likes company.." said the red-haired student "But this is ridiculous!"
The fangirl collective let out a huge sigh.In the short time he had been there, not only had he felled the biggest bully in school, but he had also had achieved popularity rivaling Sasuke's.He had been initially labeled an outcast during the bully's rule, but then again, he had ended that rule.Another thing Kenshin could not understand about this school was the boy that they called ,the forbidden one.
The red haired Swordsman-to-be had learned about the so called "Forbidden one" when a little girl with black hair by the name of Kaoru had seen him talking to the blonde-haired child in his first class.Apparently, though the child had seemed nice enough, he was hated by the adults of the village.When kenshin had asked Kaoru why, she replied "I don't know.I think it's a stupid rule, personally, but my parents forbid me and all the other kids to talk to him, so there must be something wrong about the boy."After class, when Kaoru and all the other children had left Naruto, the forbidden one, had changed completely from a class clown into a lonely, solemn, figure who didn't seem to have any friends.
Kenshin felt sorry for the boy, so he decided to pay him a visit on his way home.Besides, the fangirls weren't allowed to be near that house, so he figured it was the best way to lose them.Kenshin knocked on the door twice, then Naruto opened it.
"Whaddaya want?" asked Uzumaki rather groggily. He had obviously been sleeping.
"This one has come to pay you a visit" said the scarlet-haired child "Is it a bad time?"
"What, you gonna taunt me like the rest of those jerks at school!?" said the forbidden one rather accusingly "wait..you're the guy that acted all wierd in Taijutsu class!"
"This one merely came for a friendly visit." said Kenshin "With the possible side-motive of getting away from Groupies"
"Come in" said Naruto cautiously "But you better not steal stuff when I'm not looking, got it?"
"You have this one's word" said Kenshin, stepping into Naruto's house "Is that a...sparring mat?"
"What, you wanna train with me?" said naruto, a bit curious "Cause thats all I know how to do."
"This one dislikes violence" began Kenshin " but a friendly sparring match would be fun."
The two konoha ninja cadets took thier places on the sparring mat, Naruto on the right, Kenshin on the left.Then, without ceremony of any kind, the match began.
The two dueled like opposite forces of nature. Like how cold wind and hot wind combine to make a tornado, so did these two warriors combine into a swirling tornado of action.
Truth be told, kenshin wasn't going all out. He was deliberately leading Naruto to one of his own weak points, then allowing the ninja in training to strike without interference. Through this, Kenshin hoped to make naruto get more out of the match an learn, so that one day Kenshin might not have to hold back.
When Naruto was begginning to tire out, the scarlet hired swordsman batted him aside easily, ending the match."whoah, Kenshin..." said a dazed naruto"you're really something!"
"Indeed I am" said Kenshin with a smile"It was a good match, but I tired you out.Get some sleep, my friend!"
And with that, Naruto Uzumaki passed out on the floor, leaving Kenshin alone"This one might as well get home."
The next day...
The scarlet-haired boy let out a yawn as a crawled out of bed in his home.Unlike Naruto's home, Kenshin's was in complete order, right down to the last detail.As the swordsman in-training opened his door, he spyed a figure stading beside his front door"This one would like to know why you have trespassed here!" said Kenshin cooly.
"The name is Sanosuke, red haired wench" said the figure, who was now revealed to be a boy whom kenshin had seen in class"And I've heard that you were strong.I've come to challenge that belief."
"And just why would this one agree to fight you?" asked kenshin, his eyes narrowing with suspicion of the newcomer.
"Because I've got Kaoru and your little friend Naruto at my house" began Sanosuke with a sinister grin "And you're gonna have to fight me to let them go!"
End of chapter 2