Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is owned by Nobuhiro Watsuki
The next morning Kaoru woke up bright and early. It was her first day at her new college, where Aoshi studied as well. She threw on her "simpleton clothes" of her usual jeans and tee shirt. She slung her bag over her shoulders, got in her chauffeured car and was on her way to the college.
Once she reached the entrance, a crowd flocked her, asking her various questions about Aoshi and herself. It was like she was a movie-star! Overwhelmed at first, she nudged her way through and finally reached the school office.
The office was grand, and looked somewhat similar to a bank. Kaoru looked over to her left and saw four portraits hung on the wall. One of them was of her step-dad, while the rest, she was clueless about. She ignored this fact and made her way to the clerk.
"Good morning, I'm-"Kaoru was cut off by the clerk. "Kamiya Kaoru, Shinomori Tetsuka's stepdaughter, I know. Here's your schedule, locker number, books, everything you need to know about. Ooh, I like your shirt," Kaoru looked down and grimaced. She hated her shirt, "Enjoy your time here in Tokyo U!" the clerk said quickly. She looked over Kaoru's shoulder, indicating that her turn was over.
'How did she know that?' Kaoru asked as she walked out of the office. She looked over her schedule and found out that her stepfather had already fixed her it for her, and found all the subjects that she favored on the piece of paper.
She went to her locker and stuffed her bag in it, causing her books drop out of it. She picked it up and found another hand helping her. She looked up and saw a small girl with a braided ponytail.
"Misao!" she said with a grin. She took her Literature book from her and smiled when she saw that Misao was carrying the same book. She had known Misao as one of her stepfather's friend's daughter. She was a cheerful tomboy, always full of energy.
"You're taking literature too? First year, I mean." Kaoru inquired. "Yeah, let me see your schedule. Ooh, cool, you've chosen the same subjects as mine! Great! Let me show you the school grounds before class, ne?" Misao invited. Kaoru nodded.
The start of the tour was pleasant, no one bothered them, but many pairs of eyes bored into Kaoru. 'What's the big deal? I'm going to my step brother's school. So what?'
"Um, Misao, can I ask you a question," Misao nodded, "Well, what's the big deal with Aoshi? I mean, he's popular, yeah, but so what? Why do people stare that much at me?"
"It's not just Aoshi-sama, Kaoru," Misao's eyes sparkled, "It's his gumi. They're popular, handsome and really rich. Do you know that they, as well as you, don't need to attend any classes and still pass?"
Kaoru's eyes widened, "NANI! Doushite?"
"You don't know? Aoshi-sama takes this advantage any chance he'll get! Your family is one of the wealthiest in Japan. Along with Seta-san's, Sagara- san's and Himura-san's. They are the benefactors of Tokyo University. So if you don't pass, your family might sue this school and the school will fall. It's too much of a risk." Misao explained as they reached the open fields of the school.
"Look, it's Aoshi-sama's gumi!" Misao cried, pointing at Aoshi, Sano, Soujiro and Kenshin. Misao's face blushed when Aoshi looked her way. Kaoru chuckled.
"Misao-chan, you like Aoshi-niichan, ne?" Kaoru asked with laughter in her voice.
"Nani? No way, I just admire him as a senior, that's all," Misao explained, blushing to the roots of her hair. Kaoru smiled. Misao was very cute.
"Anou, how long have we known each other?" Kaoru asked, "Well almost two years! And you have been gawking at Aoshi since then. Why haven't you told him how you feel?" Kaoru asked before she could reply to the first question.
"Because of her," Misao said, pointing to a raven haired beauty, who was all over the four men.
Kaoru asked, "Who is she?"
"Megumi. She's always around them. She's the prettiest girl in school, and the most popular, so obviously she'd be with the coolest, cutest and richest guys in school, ne?" Misao scoffed, grimacing at the sight of Megumi.
Sano caught sight of Kaoru and Misao and waved them to come over. Aoshi rolled his eyes in annoyance at the sight of both ladies.
"Oi, Kaoru, how do you like you new school?" Sano asked. Kaoru shrugged, "It's okay."
Soujiro, with his famous grin, chuckled, "You'll get to like it soon, right Kenshin?"
Kenshin, with Megumi hanging on his hand, just shrugged. Kaoru felt a small tug on her heart. Kenshin didn't seem to care about her. Kaoru shook her head slightly, 'It's not as if I like him!'
"Aoshi, is this your sister? She looks, uh, pretty," Megumi said, eyeing her shirt. Clearly, the only thing that Kaoru and Megumi had in common was the fact that they both hated Kaoru's shirt. Why did she wear it anyway?
"You don't have to be nice, Megumi. I don't really favour this tanuki," Aoshi smirked. Kaoru rolled her eyes. Just then the bell rang, Misao and her jogged off to their next class. Aoshi, Sano and Megumi chuckled at them for their eagerness to class. "Like a puppy dog," Megumi mused.
After two hours of studying, Kaoru was exhausted. Luckily she had a break for an hour unlike Misao, who had and hour of calculus next. Kaoru roamed around the school, and finally found a suitable place to recuperate: the balcony near the rooftop.
She opened the door leading to the balcony and stopped dead in her tracks. Shimmering red hair was dancing in the wind, with its owner sitting comfortably on the ledge. Kaoru stood there for a moment, studying Kenshin. He looked beautiful, like an angel. Kaoru blushed, what was she thinking? She was about to leave when she heard him speak.
"Staring is rude, ne, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin muttered, without turning to face her. Kaoru was astonished. How did he know?
"Gomen, I'll leave you alone," she apologized. Kenshin chuckled, "You don't need to leave."
Kaoru nodded, knowing it was pointless as he wouldn't see her, and walked towards the ledge. She leaned over it and stared at the sky. She looked at him from the corner of her eyes. His face, always emotionless, was covered by his flaming hair. She turned her attention back to the sky.
Kenshin felt her staring at him, and smiled inwardly. He liked Kaoru, from the moment he saw her. He had no intention of showing it, though, because that was his personality. Always cold and keeping his feelings in. Besides, he had other things on his mind, like Tomoe. Tomoe was his friend, a best friend, rather and was very close to his heart. In fact, he loved her more than that. She was the only one who understood him. But, she never seemed to return her love. He felt a hand on his arm, and turned to Kaoru, who had curiosity written all over her pretty face.
"Gomenasai, what were you saying?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru sighed, "I said would you like something to drink? It's pretty warm here, so I figured you'd be thirsty as I am."
Kenshin shook his head and smiled. Kaoru's heartbeat skipped. This was the first time he smiled. Kenshin averted his eyes back to the sky, "I would like some of that biscuits in your hand, though."
Kaoru took one of her biscuits from the open pocket of her bag. Boy, was he sharp. She gave one to him and smiled, "What club are you in, Kenshin- niichan?"
Niichan? Kenshin chuckled, that sounded odd, "Call me Kenshin. I'm in the kendo team."
"Oh," Kaoru replied, "Maybe I should join, too. My father taught me kendo." Kenshin caught a tinge of sadness in her voice, but thought it wasn't any of his business to intrude.
"I don't think I asked you that, Kaoru-dono," Kenshin said, his voice cold. Kaoru sighed, there he was again, cold and uncaring. He opened a bit to her, but somehow caught himself, and turned back.
Kenshin wished he didn't say that, but he did. At least it would stir her away from thinking that he was a softy. Kenshin chuckled at the thought. He got off the ledge, making Kaoru question his movements.
"I have to meet Aoshi," he said, his violet eyes flashing, "Ja ne."
"Ja ne," Kaoru whispered, knowing he didn't hear her. She looked at the area where he was sitting before. Her face contorted into confusion. Why did he ask for some biscuit and not eating it at all? She shrugged and stuffed the packet of biscuit into her bag. He was so mysterious that it created and allure. Kaoru knew that she was attracted to him at some level, but dismissed it as an infatuation. With a sigh, she left the balcony and went back to her usual classes.
The next morning Kaoru woke up bright and early. It was her first day at her new college, where Aoshi studied as well. She threw on her "simpleton clothes" of her usual jeans and tee shirt. She slung her bag over her shoulders, got in her chauffeured car and was on her way to the college.
Once she reached the entrance, a crowd flocked her, asking her various questions about Aoshi and herself. It was like she was a movie-star! Overwhelmed at first, she nudged her way through and finally reached the school office.
The office was grand, and looked somewhat similar to a bank. Kaoru looked over to her left and saw four portraits hung on the wall. One of them was of her step-dad, while the rest, she was clueless about. She ignored this fact and made her way to the clerk.
"Good morning, I'm-"Kaoru was cut off by the clerk. "Kamiya Kaoru, Shinomori Tetsuka's stepdaughter, I know. Here's your schedule, locker number, books, everything you need to know about. Ooh, I like your shirt," Kaoru looked down and grimaced. She hated her shirt, "Enjoy your time here in Tokyo U!" the clerk said quickly. She looked over Kaoru's shoulder, indicating that her turn was over.
'How did she know that?' Kaoru asked as she walked out of the office. She looked over her schedule and found out that her stepfather had already fixed her it for her, and found all the subjects that she favored on the piece of paper.
She went to her locker and stuffed her bag in it, causing her books drop out of it. She picked it up and found another hand helping her. She looked up and saw a small girl with a braided ponytail.
"Misao!" she said with a grin. She took her Literature book from her and smiled when she saw that Misao was carrying the same book. She had known Misao as one of her stepfather's friend's daughter. She was a cheerful tomboy, always full of energy.
"You're taking literature too? First year, I mean." Kaoru inquired. "Yeah, let me see your schedule. Ooh, cool, you've chosen the same subjects as mine! Great! Let me show you the school grounds before class, ne?" Misao invited. Kaoru nodded.
The start of the tour was pleasant, no one bothered them, but many pairs of eyes bored into Kaoru. 'What's the big deal? I'm going to my step brother's school. So what?'
"Um, Misao, can I ask you a question," Misao nodded, "Well, what's the big deal with Aoshi? I mean, he's popular, yeah, but so what? Why do people stare that much at me?"
"It's not just Aoshi-sama, Kaoru," Misao's eyes sparkled, "It's his gumi. They're popular, handsome and really rich. Do you know that they, as well as you, don't need to attend any classes and still pass?"
Kaoru's eyes widened, "NANI! Doushite?"
"You don't know? Aoshi-sama takes this advantage any chance he'll get! Your family is one of the wealthiest in Japan. Along with Seta-san's, Sagara- san's and Himura-san's. They are the benefactors of Tokyo University. So if you don't pass, your family might sue this school and the school will fall. It's too much of a risk." Misao explained as they reached the open fields of the school.
"Look, it's Aoshi-sama's gumi!" Misao cried, pointing at Aoshi, Sano, Soujiro and Kenshin. Misao's face blushed when Aoshi looked her way. Kaoru chuckled.
"Misao-chan, you like Aoshi-niichan, ne?" Kaoru asked with laughter in her voice.
"Nani? No way, I just admire him as a senior, that's all," Misao explained, blushing to the roots of her hair. Kaoru smiled. Misao was very cute.
"Anou, how long have we known each other?" Kaoru asked, "Well almost two years! And you have been gawking at Aoshi since then. Why haven't you told him how you feel?" Kaoru asked before she could reply to the first question.
"Because of her," Misao said, pointing to a raven haired beauty, who was all over the four men.
Kaoru asked, "Who is she?"
"Megumi. She's always around them. She's the prettiest girl in school, and the most popular, so obviously she'd be with the coolest, cutest and richest guys in school, ne?" Misao scoffed, grimacing at the sight of Megumi.
Sano caught sight of Kaoru and Misao and waved them to come over. Aoshi rolled his eyes in annoyance at the sight of both ladies.
"Oi, Kaoru, how do you like you new school?" Sano asked. Kaoru shrugged, "It's okay."
Soujiro, with his famous grin, chuckled, "You'll get to like it soon, right Kenshin?"
Kenshin, with Megumi hanging on his hand, just shrugged. Kaoru felt a small tug on her heart. Kenshin didn't seem to care about her. Kaoru shook her head slightly, 'It's not as if I like him!'
"Aoshi, is this your sister? She looks, uh, pretty," Megumi said, eyeing her shirt. Clearly, the only thing that Kaoru and Megumi had in common was the fact that they both hated Kaoru's shirt. Why did she wear it anyway?
"You don't have to be nice, Megumi. I don't really favour this tanuki," Aoshi smirked. Kaoru rolled her eyes. Just then the bell rang, Misao and her jogged off to their next class. Aoshi, Sano and Megumi chuckled at them for their eagerness to class. "Like a puppy dog," Megumi mused.
After two hours of studying, Kaoru was exhausted. Luckily she had a break for an hour unlike Misao, who had and hour of calculus next. Kaoru roamed around the school, and finally found a suitable place to recuperate: the balcony near the rooftop.
She opened the door leading to the balcony and stopped dead in her tracks. Shimmering red hair was dancing in the wind, with its owner sitting comfortably on the ledge. Kaoru stood there for a moment, studying Kenshin. He looked beautiful, like an angel. Kaoru blushed, what was she thinking? She was about to leave when she heard him speak.
"Staring is rude, ne, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin muttered, without turning to face her. Kaoru was astonished. How did he know?
"Gomen, I'll leave you alone," she apologized. Kenshin chuckled, "You don't need to leave."
Kaoru nodded, knowing it was pointless as he wouldn't see her, and walked towards the ledge. She leaned over it and stared at the sky. She looked at him from the corner of her eyes. His face, always emotionless, was covered by his flaming hair. She turned her attention back to the sky.
Kenshin felt her staring at him, and smiled inwardly. He liked Kaoru, from the moment he saw her. He had no intention of showing it, though, because that was his personality. Always cold and keeping his feelings in. Besides, he had other things on his mind, like Tomoe. Tomoe was his friend, a best friend, rather and was very close to his heart. In fact, he loved her more than that. She was the only one who understood him. But, she never seemed to return her love. He felt a hand on his arm, and turned to Kaoru, who had curiosity written all over her pretty face.
"Gomenasai, what were you saying?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru sighed, "I said would you like something to drink? It's pretty warm here, so I figured you'd be thirsty as I am."
Kenshin shook his head and smiled. Kaoru's heartbeat skipped. This was the first time he smiled. Kenshin averted his eyes back to the sky, "I would like some of that biscuits in your hand, though."
Kaoru took one of her biscuits from the open pocket of her bag. Boy, was he sharp. She gave one to him and smiled, "What club are you in, Kenshin- niichan?"
Niichan? Kenshin chuckled, that sounded odd, "Call me Kenshin. I'm in the kendo team."
"Oh," Kaoru replied, "Maybe I should join, too. My father taught me kendo." Kenshin caught a tinge of sadness in her voice, but thought it wasn't any of his business to intrude.
"I don't think I asked you that, Kaoru-dono," Kenshin said, his voice cold. Kaoru sighed, there he was again, cold and uncaring. He opened a bit to her, but somehow caught himself, and turned back.
Kenshin wished he didn't say that, but he did. At least it would stir her away from thinking that he was a softy. Kenshin chuckled at the thought. He got off the ledge, making Kaoru question his movements.
"I have to meet Aoshi," he said, his violet eyes flashing, "Ja ne."
"Ja ne," Kaoru whispered, knowing he didn't hear her. She looked at the area where he was sitting before. Her face contorted into confusion. Why did he ask for some biscuit and not eating it at all? She shrugged and stuffed the packet of biscuit into her bag. He was so mysterious that it created and allure. Kaoru knew that she was attracted to him at some level, but dismissed it as an infatuation. With a sigh, she left the balcony and went back to her usual classes.