At exactly 7:00 AM, she was there, erasing the dusty markings of chalk on the blackboard and wiping the dirt, sticking at the students' desks.
"Whew!" she gasped for more air.
Being assigned as the cleaner for the day was not a good idea…
Bubbly and cool as she must be, she tried to smile a little and wiped the blackboard once more.
When almost all work was done, she sat down at the teacher's table and rested there silently.
There was silence for a couple of minutes, then, sounds of footsteps were heard.
Maybe one of my classmates… she thought."Hi, Miss kamiya…"
She was shocked to hear the voice. By its pitch, she knew who the person was.
She can't be wrong!
Sanosuke Sagara! The monkey from fourth year section eight!
He stepped inside the room and smiled mischievously at Kaoru.
"You seemed to finish your work."
She looked at him with angry eyes. "And so what? Go away, you monkey!"
The guy moved closer to the girl sitting at the side of the teacher's table.
"Why? Don't you like my presence?" the fourth year high school guy stared at the lady sheepishly.
"I'm afraid I don't, so will you please stay away from me! I may get a disease from you!" Kaoru commanded, realizing how creepy Sano's actions might be, watching him getting closer and closer to her body.
He disobeyed her and instead pushed himself more into Kaoru's body.
"You'll play Miaka and I'll play Tasuki in the Portrellines…"
"It's only a play, and it's not real, ok!" she shouted and tried to push Sano but failed.
He wrapped his arms around her little body, and trapped her in his arms, enclosing her whole body with his.
He then put his right face against her right cheek. Closing his eyes, he moved his lips near her ear.
"Then, why don't we make it real…"
Her eyes almost pop out. "Sa…Sano…"
She didn't say anything or should I say, he didn't let her. He captured her arms and laid Kaoru on the table.
"I love you, Kaoru." He said clearly without any hesitations.
She was almost shock. "S…Sano…"
Then he made a move again, this time to let his lips touch hers.
Closing his eyes he moved closer and closer…
Nearer and nearer…
Kaoru freaked out.
Their faces were very near to each other when Sanosuke stopped.
He smirked evilly. "But since that was only a joke, you wouldn't take it seriouss…"
Blag! He didn't finish the sentence.
Kaoru's fist judged the poor guy.
"Damn you, Sanosuke! Damn you! Monkey! You are inhuman!" she yelled with all her might to release her anger.
He got up from the floor and touched Kaoru's chin. "It's your fault! You are so easily fooled."
She twitched her lips, threatening to move again her powerful fist. "Do you think you fooled me? Beh! You are so dumb Sano!"
"Really," he turned and smiled ", I'll go now ok, if I stayed more maybe you'll fall in love with me!"
'The guts of this guy!' Kaoru shrieked. 'Who would fall for a monkey like him!'
"Go away, asshole!"
He walked towards the door, then stopped for a while. "See you at the Crisser's Park, tomorrow at 8 am…"
"Who am I to follow you, your maid!" Kaoru shrieked.
"I expect you to come, skinnyhead…"
He then continued walking and stopped around a corner. He leaned on the wall to let his body rest from the situation.
He was now far from Kaoru but the scene still haunted him.
'Joke?' he asked himself. 'Was it really just one of his stupid jokes?'
He bowed his head low.
For deep inside… deep inside his mind… and his heart…
He knew the answer to his question.
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She walked abruptly at the corridors, creating unpleasant noises by stomping her feet heavily on the floor.
'Crap him! He's a jerk!' she said to herself.
"Wait till I get my evil revenge against you, Sanosuke Sagara! Dirty Monkey!"
"Miss Kamiya!" the teacher scolded her.
Her attention was caught.
"I… I… I'm sorry, Ma'am…" she bowed her head in shyness.
The teacher turned her back and continued walking with a line of students on her back (including Kaoru) following her into the gym.
"What's the matter, Kaoru?" one of her classmates questioned her.
She managed to make a fake smile. "Nothing, I'm okay."
"Are you sure?" she asked again.
"Yes, of course." She said and smiled again.
"So, what do you think are we going to do this time?"
"I dunno." Kaoru admitted.
"They said we had a new teacher, I just don't know what he's going to teach." The same classmate informed her.
"Rumors said that it's for the JS Prom…" another one of her friends said excitedly.
"Really?" Kaoru questioned.
"Class," everybody kept quiet as they heard their mentor speak, "We're here at the gym to meet your new teacher…"
Noise filled the whole gym entrance.
"I told you… we had a new teacher!"
"Uh-huh…"
"I hope he's hot and sexy!"
"Yes! I can't wait to see his body!"
"Stop those things, you stupid pieces of flirts!"
"Quiet class! You can now enter the gym."
The door was left locked and the class adviser opened it for them. The whole section entered and lingered upon the whole place.
Clap-Clap-Clap"Ok class, sit down and listen."
The noise softened and they all sat on the floor.
"I would like to introduce, Mr. Enishi Yukishiro, your new dance teacher."
Almost all their jaws dropped in half amazement and confusion whether the teacher was telling the truth or not.
They only gained themselves and the reality when soft footsteps were heard and a white spiky-haired guy with small eyeglasses stumbled upon their naked eyes.
"Good morning, I'd be handling your class temporarily." he said in his deep manly voice.
The class was shocked. They never knew that Enishi Yukishiro was the one going to handle them.
Almost all of the girls were now daydreaming of their life with Enishi while the boys filled their hearts with courage, in hopes of becoming close with their idol.
The daydreaming was disturbed by the teacher's speech.
"Class, he'll be teaching you dancing lessons for the upcoming J.S. Prom. I'll leave you with him, okay."
Everybody agreed. Heart-shaped eyes and red faces started to fill the room.
Enishi smiled, which made the whole class very lively and enthusiastic.
"To start off, I'll be teaching you waltz, will you please stand up so I can see all of you."
The class happily followed and did so.
"I have here," he said showing a little container filled with folded paper, "pieces of paper with the names of boys written on it."
"The girls will be the one to pick," he continued " and the name written would be their partner."
"If you get the blank one, I'll become your partner."
Noises filled the whole gym. Every girl wished to get the blank card.
Kaoru didn't move from her position. 'He's so cute!!!' she exclaimed to herself.
'I can die if he could be my partner!' Kaoru imagined in delight.
"Okay," the handsome teacher said, "let's start the drawlots.
All the girls were now wishing to get the blank card. After 14 girls, still no blank card was seen. They were now beginning to think that there was really no blank card.
Then, Kaoru's turn came.
She picked up a paper and gently unrolled it. Her eyes popped out when she saw…
Nothing.
It was BLANK.
Kaoru blushed on the spot. Thoughts came rushing down on her mind.
'Me and Enishi?' she smiled, 'Partners for the prom?!'
Red color came over her cheeks.
"So, you're gonna be my partner." Enishi smiled.
Kaoru blushed more. "Ah, Ahhhh, Yes! I'm… I'm glad to…!"
"I'm also glad, Miss Kamiya." Enishi held Kaoru with his hand.
"Eh?" Kaoru was now red all over, "My… My… hand…"
"Oh," Enishi noticed that he was holding Kaoru's hand for a long time, "I'm sorry."
"Kaoru! You bitch! You'll pay for this!"
"Enishi-sensei is only for me!"
"Enishi-kun, can we go to the hotel after classes?"
"No! Sucker! He's mine and doing it anywhere was fine with me!"
"Enishi-kun take me home tonight!"
"I can't wait anymore! (unbuttoning her shirt) take me now Enishi!"
Kaoru sweatdropped at her classmates reactions. They were all flirting with Enishi now.
"Stop this!" Enishi's voice sounded throughout the gym. The flirts went back to their respective seats.
"I'm here to teach you waltz, fine!"
"Yes, sir."
Drawlots was done again and after the degrading incident.
"Okay class, Ready yourselves in the dancing position and let's begin."
Enshi held Kaoru's hand and put it on his shoulder, his right hand escorting the girl's waist.
'Oh my!' Kaoru's mind freaked out, 'Now his holding me! Looks like I'm gonna melt!'
"Calm yourself… I won't hurt you…" Enishi smiled at the pony-tailed girl.
Oh my he's such a gentleman!
"But sensei, I don't know how to dance!" Kaoru protested. 'Kaoru, what are you sayin' what if he thinks you're also flirting with him!'
"Don't worry, I'll be the one to teach you." The white-haired guy replied.
Kaoru smiled as their new teacher thought the whole class how to dance gracefully.
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One hour had passed and the students were now leaving the gym.
"Wait, Miss Kamiya" Kaoru heard from her hunky teacher.
"What's it sir?" she questioned. 'Oh my! Maybe he'll comment about my dance! It's so humiliating!'
"Are you free tomorrow?" he asked.
Kaoru almost dropped her jaw in disbelief. Is… Is he asking for a date?! Oh no! Whatte'm I gonna do! I'm not prepared for such situations!
"I'll wait for you at the Crisser's park at 8 am." Enishi declared.
'Crisser's park? 8 am? But how 'bout Sano?'
"But…" Kaoru sounded unconvinced.
The handsome teacher put his index finger over Kaoru's lips. "O-oh, I won't take no as an answer…"
He moved fast and ran towards the door. "See you tomorrow, Kaoru."
The pony-tailed girl was left alone, thinking of her hopeless situation. Oh my! Sano and Enishi will wait for me at the same time and at the same place! Crap!
I smell trouble…
Waaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Somebody help!
She couldn't do anything but stare hopelessly at the whole gymnasium.
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5:00 in the afternoon, almost everyone was out of the school but she remained there, walking the path leading to the library.
Her day was bad, no, it's worst! After her double date agreement, now, she's meeting up with Kenshin in the library.
'Tutorials… Tutorials… Tutorials! All but a lazy CRAP!' she muttered angrily to herself. For her it was a big waste of time… a waste of money and everything!
She entered the library and tried to clear her mind from all the thoughts bothering her.
"Whew!" she gave a sigh as she laid her books on a table.
"Sensei… I'm here…" she said trying to inform him of her presence.
But she heard no answer. 'It's weird, is Kenshin Himura, not yet here?'
Kaoru walked around the library, eyeing every corner of every pile of books. "Sensei, oh Sensei!"
No reply was heard.
Walking quietly, she notice that one of the windows were open. She moved gently and watched the sun beginning to set.
"Sensei!!!!" she called "Oh, Sens…"
A hand gasped her mouth and pulled her backwards.