A/N: Yay! New chapter! The rest of the prom is now! Hope you enjoy it!

Previously on Reaching True Feelings:"I thought that it would be better to ask him. I don't know…it was probably the right thing to do, seeing how he is your date after all," Kenshin stated as he linked arms with Kaoru and walked onto the dance floor, taking her gracefully into his arms. She stared into his beautiful amethyst colored eyes and her heart began to pound. How she was able to win his heart was beyond her but she was thankful that he was in love with her and only her. On top of that, she was also quite obliged due to the fact that she hadn't seen Tsukane yet. However, the night was young and Kaoru knew that she was going to show up. When she was going to do it…was the real question…

Kaoru wrapped her arms around Kenshin's neck and was quite tempted to kiss him feverishly. However, she was aware of the present place and time so she kept her inappropriate thoughts to herself. "I love you, Kenshin," Kaoru whispered as she allowed him to wrap his arms around her waist and pull herself oh so close to his body. The redhead smiled deeply at her and mouthed the words right back to her.

"I wish this relationship could be legal…" Kenshin whispered to her. "Well once you turn eighteen, we won't have to hide anymore." Kaoru nodded. "And correct me if I'm wrong…but your birthday is…at the end of June, am I right?" She nodded again, but this time very slowly as if she was waiting for Kenshin to sweep her off her feet and take her away. "So that's in only a few weeks…hmm…I can wait…I'm a patient man, that I am…" He said mysteriously as his hands wandered a bit low and chafed with her backside in one clear-cut motion.

"Kenshin!" She said, trying to contain her laughter. "I wouldn't exactly call you patient, Ken-chan…" His eyes widened once he heard such a playful nickname. He wanted her right then and there. She was wearing such an irresistible article of cloth and her facial features were just too beautiful to ignore. Breathe, Himura. You'll be with her later on tonight… Kenshin forced to calm himself down and Kaoru noticed that he was struggling to keep himself in check. "Am I too alluring? Tempting?" Kenshin nodded and tightened his grip around her waist. "Ohh…I see how it is…" Kenshin bit his lip and tried to tune out her seductive look. Nope, not working. Fire down below.

Kenshin dipped her elegantly, trying to take his mind off of having her on the spot. "Don't worry Kaoru, I'll have you later on tonight," he whispered sexily into her ear as the slow dance continued on. She wasn't afraid of him. "Although…you're making it very hard for me to keep myself under control right now. That dress of yours…" He muttered as he locked himself in a staring battle with her. Two pairs of hungry eyes were flashing with lust. The clash of indigo and azure.

"Gomen ne, Kenshin…" Kaoru said as she looked to her left. "I can't help the way I look…" Kenshin's hands wandered to the small of her back and he shook his head. "And I can't help that you fell for me…" She wanted to kiss him. Yes. He was right there. Inches away! No, centimeters! Just a little closer and their lips would brush against each other's. But the thing that held her back was a simple thought. A simple set of words: self control! It was very hard for the both of them to restrain. And Kami-sama knows very well that if they were to have their way at that moment, they would be kissing each other passionately within seconds.

Kaoru still looked up into Kenshin's eyes, her body rocked to and fro gently. She was on automatic pilot. Well, everything in her body except for her mind. Kenshin. There he was. Just a peck. He's too cute to resist… The couple stopped swaying and just stared into each other's eyes. They had almost forgotten where they were. Suddenly, Kaoru felt her lips press against his chin in a rather violent motion while Kenshin was hit by Kaoru's forehead right in the nose. Kaoru was pushed by someone and she turned around to see who it was. "Just a warning…you're bringing everything onto yourself so I'd watch it if I were you…" The person said bitterly as Kaoru's heart began to pound. Tsukane…no…you're here… "You two lovebirds enjoy your little evening together…it's going to be your last." She said as she winked lustfully at Kenshin, causing his body to go numb.

The two watched Tsukane slither into the crowd, Kenshin rubbing the bridge of his nose. "I'm so sorry, Kenshin!" She said as she watched him wince in pain. The blow to the nose that he took looked to be extremely painful. And by that time, Youko, Sanosuke, and Laura rushed out to see what happened. "She's going to pay…" Kaoru muttered under her breath.

"I don't know what's up with Tsukane lately. She hasn't been this much of a bitch since the last time that Youko went out with someone in sophomore year…" Sanosuke enlightened, his cheeks still pink. "Jou-chan, did she push you on purpose so that you would hit Himura over here?"

Kaoru shrugged. "I don't know…" She lied. Looking away, she knew why Tsukane did that. She did it to spite her. Kaoru had ignored her threat and showed up at the prom with Youko. She did the exact opposite of what Tsukane wanted. Of course she would push Kaoru and make her look bad. That was who she was. The only question is…what'll she do next? She's made it no secret…she wants me to suffer while she could come in and take Kenshin away from me. I saw the way she moved in on him. What a slut! Kaoru balled up her right fist, obviously getting angry. "Whatever Tsukane does is her own business…I'm not going to let her ruin my night…" She told everyone. Just then, the mellow music died out and the song was over. Because of Tsukane, she couldn't even finish her dance with Kenshin. Oh yeah,she was going to pay one way or another.


"Attention, everyone! Attention class of 2005!" The principal said through the microphone, cutting off an upbeat dance mix song. "I apologize for making this announcement during such an 'exciting' song but the ballots are in and now is the time to announce this year's prom king and prom queen!" The entire senior class roared with cheers and applause. There was no surprise in who the king was going to end up being but as for prom queen, there were many possible winners. "All right, first, let's announce tonight's prom king." The principal gave off a dramatic pause which was very much unappreciated. The student body wanted to know the facts. Plain and simple. "The 2005 prom king is…" Another pause. "Well there's no surprise here, Tasekano Youko!"

Cheers filled the entire gym and Youko grinned as he walked up casually to the stage and raised both eyebrows as the vice principal placed the crown on his head. Youko, quite frankly, wasn't a big fan of fashion accessories. Kuso, man jewelry sucks ass. He waited for the principal to begin speaking but much to his dismay, he heard another friendly and familiar voice. "NOOOOPE! You're all WRONG! I'm the prom king of 20058776!" Sanosuke said as he ran onto the stage and snatched the crown off of Youko's head. "But since I'm a good sport, I'll divide the fame!" Sanosuke snapped the crown in two and chucked the smaller piece at his friend.

"Erm…thanks Sano…" Youko said as he forlornly looked down at his crown. So much for his glory days.

"So, thank you and GOOD NIGHT!" Sano said as he held the relatively larger piece of the crown and jumped off stage, screaming as he ran out of the gym. You would think that Sanosuke of all people would have a high alcohol tolerance. Either he did or he didn't. But if he did, then he really must've gotten wasted off of the spiked punch. Laura just put a hand up to her head and sighed. Typical really. It was a good thing that he didn't get piss drunk very often or else she would have to monitor him to make sure that he wouldn't get into any trouble…like now.

"Ooookay…" The principal continued, perplexed as to what just happened. "And as for the prom queen for the class of 2005…" Kaoru didn't really want to be prom queen. She knew that if she won over Tsukane, she would be much more apt to hurt her relationship with Kenshin. "This was a very close race up till the very end and the victor is…" The senior class anxiously awaited the answer. "Hiayama Tsukane!" The majority of her peers cheered and roared as she elegantly made her way onto the stage, walking over and kissing Youko delectably on the lips. The crown was soon placed on her head but the chances of hers being stolen seemed quite unlikely due to the fact that there weren't any drunken Sanosukes nearby. Kenshin looked over at Kaoru and his expression saddened.

"You should be the one standing up there," he whispered so that she was the only one who could hear him. She blushed fiercely once he said that. But personally, she was glad that she wasn't up there. She wasn't Youko's girlfriend and she wasn't popular like he was. Being a prom king or queen meant that you were adored by most of your fellow peers and by that definition, Kaoru wasn't a prom queen at all. On top of that, she was glad that Tsukane was queen due to the fact that she just might forget about seeking revenge.

"Speech! SPEECH MAN!" Enishi screamed as he helped himself to his eleventh cup of spiked punch. The class roared for Youko to deliver a speech and he nodded in agreement.

"To my fellow classmates, and my absent drunken companion," Youko began. "It is with great pride and honor that I accept being prom king for the class of 2005. This may be the last big dance of the year and with that, comes a final chance to open up and become a part of this great group. It doesn't matter if school is ending because in reality, life is just beginning and there are so many opportunities to get out there and make your life worth something. Making friends and being there for people is something that I'll never forget about. Everyone'll need support during the next few years. Some people here will probably move to new places and others might start dating seriously. No matter what you do, you'll always have to have someone there and I'm hoping that I never forget something like that. Thanks a lot," He concluded as he handed the microphone to Tsukane. Everyone cheered and applauded for Youko and he smiled sheepishly, walking ever casually off stage and back to Kaoru.

"That was no sweat…" Youko said, running a hand through his chestnut colored hair. She nodded and something seemed to trouble him. "Hey, you don't look so good…are you all right?" He came closer to her and looked back at the stage. Surprisingly, Tsukane was all done with her speech. "Um…anyway, do you want to leave?" He said, remembering that the king and queen were supposed to dance together. It wasn't that he hated Tsukane…it was just that he didn't want her all over him. She really annoyed him sometimes.

"It's up to you…" Kaoru replied, touching her forehead. "I don't mind. It's just that I'm a little tired, that's all." Youko nodded and whipped out his cellular phone. He walked over to the refreshment table and dialed a number, Kaoru wondering who he was calling. Probably the limo driver. This night seemed short but it's already…nine thirty. No wonder I seem to be a little tired… Kaoru massaged her temples and waited for him to return but Kenshin came over and said hello first. "I think that we're leaving now, Kenshin," she whispered. He put on a cute pout as a response. "Don't worry, I'll stop by your house later on tonight…"

"I think that I should pick you up…I don't like the idea of you walking all that way to see me…" Kenshin said as he took a hold of her hand cautiously. Kaoru blushed. "I worry. You never know what could happen out there. I think that it'll be best if I pick you up…" She nodded. "What time…ten?" Kenshin said as he let out a loose shrug. She nodded and stole her hand back. "Okay, so I'll see you then…" He concluded, walking ever casually back into the crowd of people. Youko soon took his place.

"'Kay, let's go wait outside now. I called the driver and he said that he would be here really soon," The teen said as he linked arms with Kaoru again and proceeded for the double doors of the gym. A few of his classmates tried to get him to stay by offering him some of the spiked punch but he had to decline. He didn't want to get chased by the cops. Actually, he thought Sanosuke to be running from the cops at that very moment. Oh well. There was nothing he could do about it now. "Shall we?" Youko said as he turned his head to Kaoru, walking out of the school building and heading for the limousine, doing his level best to be a fine gentleman and friend.

A/N: Hope you liked this chapter. Not as much as a cliffhanger as it can be. However, in the next chapter, we have a mysterious visitor that will approach on the scene. Is this a good thing? Hardly. I won't give out anymore info but I hope you liked ch 48! Please review! Thank you

Son Christine