All right, so maybe I haven't been updating for say . . . close to three weeks but I have exams too you know. So here's the story and thank you to Rurouni Kaoru Kenshin's Love, animemaster21 and SilverLightning177. And from this chapter, you will also realize that I just LOVE Japanese anime. They show it every night from 6 to 8 and I usually watch them. I love Rurouni Kenshin, Vandread and Gensomaden Saiyuki! They totally rock!
Kaoru buried herself in the book. Okay, so maybe the law of physics wasn't as easy as she thought it was, but it wasn't that difficult either, she just had to conquer it. Thoughts raced in her head as she tried remembering the principal of gravity. The gravity is always 10 newtons, times the height and mass and you get the potential energy. ½ mv2 is the calculation of kinetic energy. I know I can do this. I just have to concentrate. Come on, just focus, focus girl, you can do this. Kaoru thought.
Kaoru heard a knock just as she started soaking the information in. " Come in, whoever you are. The door isn't locked," Kaoru stated grumpily hardly concerned about whom it was and more interested in studying for her mid terms before she actually flunked her science. "On second thought, just go away. I have to study for my physics, and it's really difficult when you have somebody trying to pry into my room and it usually distracts people- " Kaoru added after a moment but could hardly finish her sentence. " Even if it is your friend coming in to see you?" A mature voice rang in Kaoru's head breaking her train of thoughts.
Kaoru recognised that voice. The voice she loved so much. The one that she wished she could hear for the rest of her life . . . Kaoru spun around and faced the stranger, her hair whipping wildly as she turned. "Kenshin . . . what a surprise . . . I didn't know you were coming," Kaoru stuttered, glad that at least that she had something to do besides studying for her exams.
Kenshin walked over to the lithe girl and hugged her tightly, whispering into her ear, " Didn't tell anybody. Actually I skipped my training to come and see you." Kenshin confessed. Kaoru was shocked. " Excuse me? What are you trying to play at? You spent so much on trying to get to Kyoto and all you want is to see ME? Kenshin, get it into your head that there are more important stuff besides seeing me, and for once, use you head!" the slender girl lectured the fiery haired boy.
Even though Kenshin was at least one and a half heads taller than his 'girlfriend', he seemed to cower under her rage. Kaoru could have kept on lecturing Kenshin for at lest half an hour if it was not for Suzume and Ayame that popped into to say that the cookies they had been baking for a bedtime snack were ready.
Kenshin walked behind the girl and somehow realised that the girl was getting prettier by the day. It was a week ago when the Teri Tesuki incident occurred. They avoided the snobbish girls in school, sticking together with their best friends and trying to stick together if possible.
"And as I ways saying, Kenshin is trying to get into the kendo group in our school. They aren't bad you know, I've watched them before and their sparring techniques are really good. And since Kenshin was already training in kendo, he could take it as an activity.
"As you know, everybody in our school has to have an after school activity and mine is the dance, though its getting boring. My teacher, Ms Suzumi says I'm getting too good for the class I'm attending. I really wonder how I'm supposed to shine," Kaoru was giving a live commentary on the activities in school to her parents and younger sisters and was about to carry on when she saw the blank look on Kenshin's face, " Kenshin, are you all right? Hello, Kenshin? Earth to Kenshin?" Kaoru waved her hand in front of Kenshin's face and eventually snapping Kenshin out of his 'dream- like' state.
"Huh? Oh yeah. Like Kaoru said." Kenshin blinked and pointed absentmindedly at Ayame who was slurping her milk noisily. " Right . . .Well, Kenshin, it's getting late. I guess you should be going soon." Kaoru's mother pointed out. Kenshin nodded and accompanied Kaoru out of the house.
" So, what's with all the blank looks inside the house?" Kaoru questioned Kenshin.
"Nothing, nothing at all. Just thinking about the upcoming exams. That's all." Kenshin covered up quickly. At the gate, Kenshin gave a quick kiss on Kaoru's cheek and departed down the road, waving a little as he rounded the corner and disappeared from sight.
" Oh god, can you actually believe those two?" The whispers were thick in the school canteen. Rumors flew back and forth over the bent heads and huddled bodies. Still together . . . problems . . . toilet incident . . . Teri Tesuki . . . The air was so thick with the rumors that a person could choke, not to mention breathe.
Apparently, Teri's reputation had gone up a few notches and Kenshin and Kaoru couple was famous due to the rumors. Teri was known now as the 'hardcore boyfriend snatcher' and her accomplices were known as her lapdogs. What more could a person say? She was one of the few bugs that made the famous Kyoto High look like a downtrodden high school.
On the other hand, Kaoru was now famous for living after the bash with Teri and Kenshin was known as the great guy who saved his girl from jumping off the building and the perfect boyfriend every girl wished for. In other words, they were being asked out more often than anybody else including Teri Tesuki.
Even though Teri was said to be the most popular girl on the campus, the tables were turned, now everything was directed to Kamiya Kaoru and her oh-so-perfect relationship with the hottest guy on the campus even though he was new: Himura Kenshin. This made Teri more infuriating and her anger usually sent most of her friends cowering.
Kaoru screwed her face in concentration. Even though she was one of the top for science in her class, she was finding this mid term examination very difficult. And the thoughts in her head weren't making it any easier. Was Kenshin really helping me? Did he actually love me? Was this a kind of cruel fate and it turns out that he actually doesn't? And that Teri Tesuki is she really a boyfriend stealer? That Teri wasn't Kenshin that badly?
Kaoru closed her eyes for a moment to calm her wrecked nerves and stared at Kenshin, sitting a few tables away. His hair was tied up neatly and his violet eyes focused on the paper, as if they were trying to drill holes into them. He was so sweet, and so cute . . . Kaoru thought dreamily. Suddenly, she shook herself into reality. Concentrate girl, oh, just focus on this!
Kaoru stared at her paper. She had only a few more questions to do and time was running out. Kaoru frantically dived for her calculator to calculate the volume of the object, then to find the mass and eventually the density of the object. Kaoru pressed the plastic buttons and wrote the answer on the paper neatly in her blue pen. All right, just two more questions.
This was one difficult paper. The theories and formulas ran through her head. Okay, finding the kinetic energy. All right. Half of the mass times velocity. Wait, where's the velocity? Right, it's the speed squared. And now the velocity is squared and the answer is? 189.
Next question. In watts or in joules? Oh no, don't know this question! "You have 10 more minutes. Go through your paper if you have finished." The teacher called out. The sleepy heads raised their papers and checked it thought lazily. Kaoru on the other hand was still struggling with the last question. Eventually Kaoru came up with 670 watts, which just might be right, then again, it might be wrong, what was she going to do?
"Boys and girls, the time is up. Please round off your last sentence and put your pens and pencils down. I will be coming round to collect your papers. In the mean time, please refrain from talking. You may take your question papers along with you." Kaoru heaved a sigh of relief. At least she finished her paper. As Kaoru glanced around, Kenshin caught her eye and gave her a weak smile. Misao and Tsubame were giggling while Soujiro and Aoshi were staring into space.
After a while, the teacher announced that the class could leave quietly. The class of 1-A scrambled to make it to the exit and out in to freedom. Kaoru walked out, lagging behind the majority before grabbing her bag laid outside the class. As Kaoru walked off towards the beckoning school gates, and warm hand touched hers as her hand swung out rhythmically. " Didn't wait for me did you," Kenshin asked in a friendly tone. Kaoru explained that she wanted to go home to revise for the maths test tomorrow when Kenshin's warm lips made contact, cutting her off.
Tsubame was sure that that was Kenshin and Kaoru kissing in public, they hadn't done that since the last time a few days back. Tsubame frowned before sighing, well, if her mysterious dream guy wasn't going to come, she might as well wait for him till she couldn't, like when she was 80 . . . Misao broke her from her thoughts and promised to walk her home. Tsubame nodded absentmindedly; half wishing that Misao wasn't there.
Soujiro peeked at the two girls walking and chatting gaily. Why couldn't he just ask her out? It couldn't be that difficult, could it? Soujiro pressed himself against the tree he was leaning on to and took a deep breath. "Just go up to her and ask her, just go up to her and ask her." The more times he repeated it, he felt the confidence in him surge, and walked up to the girls confidently, after all, it was alright to like your best friend right?
Soujiro walked up to the two girls and was going to start talking when Aoshi came along before he could even say, " Misao . . ." It was almost instant. Misao was soon swooning over Aoshi with Aoshi looking grim as usual, averting anyone's gaze. Soon, Soujiro was left standing there in the middle of the school courtyard, with everybody walking in all directions, if it wasn't in twos, it was threes, or even big groups, and he was the only one left standing.
Tsubame glanced at the disheartened young man behind her, staring forlornly and blankly at the ground. She broke off from Aoshi and Misao and headed towards him. "Uh, hi Soujiro!" Tsubame waved cheerily. The false smile on Soujiro's face came back on once again, his feeling were hidden behind his mask. Was this the person she was really hoping for? Tsubame asked herself. Soujiro faked a smile and waved back. " Oh, didn't see you there. Well, I have to go Tsubame, I have and extra kendo class today and it's starting very soon," Soujiro lied and walked off hurriedly, hardly wanting to be with her at that time. Why couldn't he get the girl wanted? Okay, sure, he had girls that liked him as much as they like Kenshin and Kaoru, but which one in the crowd was The One?
And then he thought he had found the answer, maybe it was her, but there she was, walking off the boy she liked, while he was a sitting duck. Maybe it was time to give up the game of cat and mouse. The gig was up; if he couldn't fess up, then he wouldn't say anything at all. That was that.
Chidori glanced at the clock, was he coming or not? The young 17-year- old girl was hoping that Aoshi was coming, really hoping for it. Then again, Aoshi was in another school from hers, maybe his ended later than usual. But it was a Wednesday! He said he had an exam and that school ended early and could visit her, maybe he was lying or something. Chidori slumped on the couch and sighed resignedly.
The clock chimed 12 and Chidori faintly heard the doorbell ring, yes! He was here! The fair girl bounded to the door and opened it joyfully. "Aoshi! It's been sometime, and why are you late?" Then, her eyes found her way to the petite girl standing beside her fiancé, her innocent blue eyes staring back. Chidori raised an eyebrow and stared back distastefully, " And who are you?" The girl with the pigtail said in a ringing voice. " Aoshi's good friend," she said, as if challenging her.
Chidori stared questioningly at the flustered and tall teenager. "What is the meaning of this, Aoshi? I thought it was just the two of us this afternoon!" Chidori demanded.
Aoshi glanced at Chidori apologetically, " I told Misao that I wasn't going home and said that I was going to somebody's house and she said okay and tagged along."
" Well, get rid of her!" Chidori whispered urgently.
" If you two guys are done, do you think I could go now? And I didn't catch your name," Misao said sweetly.
" My name is Yuri Chidori and Aoshi here is my boyfriend cum fiancé!" Chidori said in a bossy tone, "And yes you may go, goodbye!"
Misao nodded and smiled at Aoshi before turning and walking to the main road. Once out of sight, Misao's eyes prickled with unshed tears, fiancé? When did Aoshi get a fiancé? And why didn't he tell anybody?
Misao was in a daze as she walked down the road, her mind swirled with thoughts and tears coursed down her pretty face. Misao was still thinking of Aoshi and Chidori that she did not notice a blue blur of a car speeding in her direction as she crossed the street . . .
Somewhere 200 meters south, a certain Seta Soujiro felt his heart thump wildly.
Once Misao was out of sight, Chidori dragged Aoshi into her house. "Well, what going on around here?" Chidori demanded.
" I told you," Aoshi said with a pained look, "Sorry. So what's the special occasion, dragging me here?" Chidori gave a secretive smile and went into the adjoined drawing room of her house.
A few minutes later, Chidori walked out from the drawing room with a small carefully wrapped present in her hands. " You got another present again," Aoshi sighed, "When will you stop?"
Chidori grinned and said one word, " Guess."
"A dog." Was Aoshi's immediate answer. Chidori sighed, " Why are you always like that? Guess again."
" Hmm . . . let me think. A palm pilot." Chidori thought she could squeeze Aoshi. " You really aren't imaginative, are you? It's the simple thing you know." With that, Chidori opened the box to reveal a black watch studded with small diamonds. " Oh, Chidori, you really didn't have to do this." Aoshi said flatly.
" Well, I saw it on my way home and I just had to buy it!" Chidori gushed.
" When will you know the meaning of stop? The first gift was some clothes that cost about 15000 yen, and then you get me new shoes and now this. Stop already." Aoshi said tiredly.
" Well, I know you like some of those twin kodachi you use for fighting right? How about those? Or maybe those little spear head things!" Chidori asked excitedly.
" Get the kunai for Misao, she trains with them."
" That girl can actually fight? She's so small. And it's very un- ladylike of her to do that, I mean, I thought that kempo was a man's job!" Chidori said in a disgusted tone.
"Don't look down on her. She's not bad for her size, and she's really agile." Aoshi chided softly. Chidori nodded and placed the watch around Aoshi's left hand and kissed his nose.
Aoshi smiled; at least his father had made the right choice.
The small girl was rushed to the hospital. Her long braided hair was matted with blood and she was covered in bruises and cuts from head to toe. Nobody knew whether she would live.
Luckily, a passer-by had called for the ambulance as the speeding car zoomed off. The police thanks to the quick thinking of the passer-by was verifying the car.
That passer-by was Seta Soujiro.
Nobody would have known that they would get hurt and nobody knew they were going to rundown somebody. Everything happened so quickly.
Soujiro ran like the wind, there was something wrong and he could sense it. And as Soujiro rounded the corner, he saw the girl lying in a pool of blood and a blue blur speeding off down the road. He had to do something quick.
As Soujiro came closer to the girl, he recognised the school uniform, it was Tokyo High's uniform for girls! And those long braids . . . he recognised it instantly. It was Misao.
Soujiro whipped out his cell phone and dialled for the ambulance and the police. In no time, the place was barred off and the quiet street was in the midst of activity. The girl was brought to the hospital and her guardian was called. Okon and Omasu were going to come down.
Soujiro was questioned about what he saw and the number plate of the car. The young teenager answered them with a smile though his heart was slowly being torn into pieces . . . Out of all the girls in Tokyo High, why did it have to be Misao? Why?
When Misao was in the ICU Unit, the doctors made sure she was in a stable condition before operating on her. A large gash on Misao's foot needed stitching. Her elbow was sprained and her right leg was fractured. Other than that, she was okay. Apparently, the driver had swerving and caused Misao to leave with little injuries.
Soujiro sat in the waiting room with other patients. His head was full of questions with no answers to them, was Kami this bad to him? Firstly, he lost he parents in a car crash, leaving the young boy with a living pain in him. He had to live with his Uncle Shishio Makoto and Yumi, his wife. They treated him right and he lived happily with them. Then, he met Misao, childhood friends, they were. He grew up with the girl who eventually became a lovely lady and his love for her never died. What would happen if he were to lose her?
The world had come crashing down on him. And there he stood in the rubble, trying to get up, trying to stay alive, all alone . . .
He cried for love.
Okay, end. Bet you guys are really angry with me cuz I haven't been updating right? Well, I have just finished. Oh yeah, I promised Tsubame's love in the last chappie right? Sorry, but this one with Sou/Misao seemed better first. I promise that I WILL get her the love though.
Next Chapter: Misao and Soujiro? What happened when he needed something so badly? What happened to her when she needed emotional support?
Stay tuned! -Ming
