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Two weeks had passed, and Kaoru was getting along well with school, Aoshi's gumi, her 'infatuation' with Kenshin, and the common rumors that students of Tokyo U cook up about her, Misao, Aoshi and his gumi. Kaoru rolled her eyes at the thought of Aoshi. He had been really hostile to her these past weeks, without any reason. He was really bugging her, even Megumi decided to call her "tanuki". Aoshi has influenced his group as well. Sano and Soujirou were making fun of her now, but not as severe as Aoshi. Kaoru dismissed them as just plain stuck up. Kenshin, however, did not participate in all of this. He just stood there, face emotionless. He probably thought he could do without the nonsense.
Aoshi favored Yahiko more than Kaoru herself. It was probably because both of them pick on her all the time. Usually, when they did this, Kaoru would be chasing them up and down the mansion. She never caught Aoshi, however, and Yahiko has a colorful assortment of bruises and cuts, courtesy of Kaoru. She also noticed that Yahiko spent more time with Soujirou's sister, Tsubame, who was going to his school. 'Puppy love,' Kaoru mused.
The telephone began to rang, and when she reached for it, she was beaten by her own butler. She blushed in embarrassment, as she totally forgot she had servants now. She sighed, not too long ago; she was just a normal girl from Kyoto. Now she was treated like a princess. Sometimes, when she traveled with Aoshi, she caught sight of some paparazzi following them. She found out from Misao that her family was a celebrity in Tokyo. She even saw her picture on a magazine, quoting her as the "Billion Dollar Princess". She sighed.
"Miss Kaoru, it's Miss Makimachi on the line," her butler said politely. Kaoru nodded and took the phone from him.
"Mushi-mushi?" She asked.
"Hi, Kaoru! How are you doing?"
"Alright. Anou, are you here to ask about Aoshi-niichan again?"
"Ha-ha, Kaoru, how can you say such things? Anyway I just wanted to chat!"
"Oh, ok."
"Hey, let's go for a facial this weekend, I need some exfoliating."
"What? I don't think I can affo-"
"Kaoru! You're rich now! You're weird, you're the richest girl in Tokyo, yet you act like your father is a farmer. You're not spoilt at all!"
"Being humble is better than a stuck up, right?"
"Ha-ha, okay," "Oh. Misao, can I ask about Kenshin?"
"Doushite? Do you like him? I had a feeling you do."
"No, I just want to know more. He's a very mysterious person, ne?"
"Well, okay. Himura-san used to be a cheerful person; he was not as quiet as he is now. He has quite a history in school. There was this girl, older than him by about three years, who was always there for him. She was his best friend, and Himura always liked her. Loved her, even more of that as a friend. But Tomoe-san, the girl, did not return his love. She was engaged to this rich heir of a company in France by the time she finished college. This crushed Himura, and well, his violent side took over. He is great in kendo, and challenged this French dude for a fight. He nearly killed him, which aggravated Tomoe-san. Himura began to see his wrong doings, and saw himself unworthy of Tomoe-san. She of course, forgave him. She's really this elegant and beautiful person, inside-out. Himura still sees himself as unworthy today and uses his 'sessha' thingy. Tomoe-san is now in France, as a model and a university student. She comes here quite often, to see Aoshi-sama and his gumi. Tomoe-san's brother, Enishi, is part of Aoshi's group, too. He's Soujirou's cousin. He doesn't like Himura much. Oh, I heard he was coming back here next week!" "
Kaoru remained silent. She didn't know Kenshin went through so much. She replied, "Oh, I see. Misao, I think I better go, it's getting late." Misao was puzzled. Late? It's only ten o'clock! But she didn't question any further and hung up.
The next day she went to school as usual, had her usual subjects and her usual breaks. She never saw Kenshin on the balcony anymore, so she called it her own sanctuary. During her one-hour break, she went to her sanctuary and began to study her notes. Everything was so quiet and peaceful.
"You look cute when you're concentrating, de gozaru," a voice said behind her. Kaoru looked up and saw Kenshin with his fake smile. She jumped up, "You scared me! Don't go running around scaring people like that!"
Kenshin laughed at her actions. She was even cuter when she was mad! Kaoru scoffed at him, "You shouldn't laugh at people like that,"
"Oro?" Kenshin asked. It was Kaoru's turn to laugh. His expression was weird, yet funny. Kaoru sat back down and motioned Kenshin to sit beside her. Kenshin obliged and sat beside her. He saw Kaoru dig in her bag, looking for something. Kenshin was puzzled, "Ne, Kaoru-dono, if you dig any deeper, your bag would be ripped. What are you looking for?"
Then he saw a packet of biscuits pointed in front of his face. Kenshin muttered as he took it from Kaoru, "Oro? What's this?" Kaoru chuckled, "A packet of biscuits. I know you can skip class, but you shouldn't have skipped kindergarten!" "I know what it is, but why are you giving it to me?" "It's yours. You forgot it yesterday." Kaoru explained. "Oro? Oh. Okay. Do you want to share?" Kaoru shook her head, making her ebony hair dance.
They sat there in silence for a long while. Kaoru was surprised that she was comfortable with it. She didn't mind sharing her sanctuary with Kenshin, just as long as it was him alone. She knew that he didn't act this way around Aoshi and the others. In fact, he never laughed. She wondered why he chose to be himself around her. Kenshin couldn't answer that question himself. He was very comfortable with Kaoru, as if he knew her all his life.
Alas, the bell rung, indicating that Kaoru's break was over. She packed her books and stood up. She smiled at Kenshin, "Don't go falling off this building, okay?" Kenshin muttered an "oro" and returned her smile with his own.
"Anou, Kaoru-dono, I'll see you here after school?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru stopped dead in her tracks and turned around, "Nani?"
Kenshin grinned, "I need help with kindergarten English." Kaoru laughed, "Okay." With that, she left.
Kenshin was surprised at his actions. He never asked a girl to stay with her, except for Tomoe. He never thought he'd love again, after the mess that has happened. Wait, what was he saying? He wasn't in love. He was just intrigued by this girl. She was the opposite of Tomoe. She lets her feelings come out all the time; you can read her eyes like a book. She was so honest with it, that she looked like a child. So innocent and pure. Tomoe, on the other hand, was always keeping herself from opening up. She was quiet, elegant and full of grace. Kaoru was loud, tomboyish and sometimes klutzy.
"Oi, Kenshin, look who's here," Sano said, emerging from the door with Aoshi, Soujirou and ENISHI? His lavender eyes widened. There he was, looking as crazy as ever. "Hey," Enishi called lazily. Kenshin nodded his head towards him. Soujirou spoke up, "Let's go for lunch, okay?" The rest nodded as they made their way to the cafeteria.
On their way, Kaoru was going back up the balcony, as she forgot her notebook. She was about to turn to her right when someone knocked her down. "Aiii!" Kaoru shouted as she fell flat on the group, her books flying all over the place. The person who knocked her didn't even notice, or care.
"Hey, you! Orange pants! You owe me an apology! You nearly killed me, you piece of crap!" Kaoru called, standing up. She was surprised to see Aoshi and the rest there, with Kenshin. Kenshin's lavender orbs grew wide. 'Orange Pants' turned around, his face red with anger.
"What did you call me? Don't you know who I am?" Enishi cried. Kaoru scoffed, "No, I'm afraid not!" Enishi smirked, "I'm Yukishiro Enishi! Heir of Seta and Yukishiro Insurance Company! Benefactor of the school? And you? A puny little girl? Apologize!"
"Why... you.you should apologize to me! You're the one who knocked me down!" Kaoru yelled back. She wondered why nobody was helping her out. Instead, the others just stood there, like statues.
"Enishi, let it go," Kenshin stated. Kaoru tried to catch his eyes, but he wouldn't look.
"You watch your back. I'll get you, I always do." Enishi scoffed as he left with the rest. Kaoru gathered her books and was surprised to see Kenshin helping her. He didn't say a word. He stood up, looked at her without any emotion and hurried off to catch the others.
Kenshin didn't know why he didn't help her. He wanted to, but he did not. He cursed at himself for being so cowardly. He could face up to Enishi anytime, but this time, he didn't. He was angry at Enishi for being so rude, especially to his Kaoru. 'My Kaoru? Nani?' Kenshin thought. Why did he say that? But he liked the sound of it. His Kaoru. She was his from the moment he saw her. He shook his head as he headed for the cafeteria with Aoshi, Sano, Soujirou and Enishi.
Two weeks had passed, and Kaoru was getting along well with school, Aoshi's gumi, her 'infatuation' with Kenshin, and the common rumors that students of Tokyo U cook up about her, Misao, Aoshi and his gumi. Kaoru rolled her eyes at the thought of Aoshi. He had been really hostile to her these past weeks, without any reason. He was really bugging her, even Megumi decided to call her "tanuki". Aoshi has influenced his group as well. Sano and Soujirou were making fun of her now, but not as severe as Aoshi. Kaoru dismissed them as just plain stuck up. Kenshin, however, did not participate in all of this. He just stood there, face emotionless. He probably thought he could do without the nonsense.
Aoshi favored Yahiko more than Kaoru herself. It was probably because both of them pick on her all the time. Usually, when they did this, Kaoru would be chasing them up and down the mansion. She never caught Aoshi, however, and Yahiko has a colorful assortment of bruises and cuts, courtesy of Kaoru. She also noticed that Yahiko spent more time with Soujirou's sister, Tsubame, who was going to his school. 'Puppy love,' Kaoru mused.
The telephone began to rang, and when she reached for it, she was beaten by her own butler. She blushed in embarrassment, as she totally forgot she had servants now. She sighed, not too long ago; she was just a normal girl from Kyoto. Now she was treated like a princess. Sometimes, when she traveled with Aoshi, she caught sight of some paparazzi following them. She found out from Misao that her family was a celebrity in Tokyo. She even saw her picture on a magazine, quoting her as the "Billion Dollar Princess". She sighed.
"Miss Kaoru, it's Miss Makimachi on the line," her butler said politely. Kaoru nodded and took the phone from him.
"Mushi-mushi?" She asked.
"Hi, Kaoru! How are you doing?"
"Alright. Anou, are you here to ask about Aoshi-niichan again?"
"Ha-ha, Kaoru, how can you say such things? Anyway I just wanted to chat!"
"Oh, ok."
"Hey, let's go for a facial this weekend, I need some exfoliating."
"What? I don't think I can affo-"
"Kaoru! You're rich now! You're weird, you're the richest girl in Tokyo, yet you act like your father is a farmer. You're not spoilt at all!"
"Being humble is better than a stuck up, right?"
"Ha-ha, okay," "Oh. Misao, can I ask about Kenshin?"
"Doushite? Do you like him? I had a feeling you do."
"No, I just want to know more. He's a very mysterious person, ne?"
"Well, okay. Himura-san used to be a cheerful person; he was not as quiet as he is now. He has quite a history in school. There was this girl, older than him by about three years, who was always there for him. She was his best friend, and Himura always liked her. Loved her, even more of that as a friend. But Tomoe-san, the girl, did not return his love. She was engaged to this rich heir of a company in France by the time she finished college. This crushed Himura, and well, his violent side took over. He is great in kendo, and challenged this French dude for a fight. He nearly killed him, which aggravated Tomoe-san. Himura began to see his wrong doings, and saw himself unworthy of Tomoe-san. She of course, forgave him. She's really this elegant and beautiful person, inside-out. Himura still sees himself as unworthy today and uses his 'sessha' thingy. Tomoe-san is now in France, as a model and a university student. She comes here quite often, to see Aoshi-sama and his gumi. Tomoe-san's brother, Enishi, is part of Aoshi's group, too. He's Soujirou's cousin. He doesn't like Himura much. Oh, I heard he was coming back here next week!" "
Kaoru remained silent. She didn't know Kenshin went through so much. She replied, "Oh, I see. Misao, I think I better go, it's getting late." Misao was puzzled. Late? It's only ten o'clock! But she didn't question any further and hung up.
The next day she went to school as usual, had her usual subjects and her usual breaks. She never saw Kenshin on the balcony anymore, so she called it her own sanctuary. During her one-hour break, she went to her sanctuary and began to study her notes. Everything was so quiet and peaceful.
"You look cute when you're concentrating, de gozaru," a voice said behind her. Kaoru looked up and saw Kenshin with his fake smile. She jumped up, "You scared me! Don't go running around scaring people like that!"
Kenshin laughed at her actions. She was even cuter when she was mad! Kaoru scoffed at him, "You shouldn't laugh at people like that,"
"Oro?" Kenshin asked. It was Kaoru's turn to laugh. His expression was weird, yet funny. Kaoru sat back down and motioned Kenshin to sit beside her. Kenshin obliged and sat beside her. He saw Kaoru dig in her bag, looking for something. Kenshin was puzzled, "Ne, Kaoru-dono, if you dig any deeper, your bag would be ripped. What are you looking for?"
Then he saw a packet of biscuits pointed in front of his face. Kenshin muttered as he took it from Kaoru, "Oro? What's this?" Kaoru chuckled, "A packet of biscuits. I know you can skip class, but you shouldn't have skipped kindergarten!" "I know what it is, but why are you giving it to me?" "It's yours. You forgot it yesterday." Kaoru explained. "Oro? Oh. Okay. Do you want to share?" Kaoru shook her head, making her ebony hair dance.
They sat there in silence for a long while. Kaoru was surprised that she was comfortable with it. She didn't mind sharing her sanctuary with Kenshin, just as long as it was him alone. She knew that he didn't act this way around Aoshi and the others. In fact, he never laughed. She wondered why he chose to be himself around her. Kenshin couldn't answer that question himself. He was very comfortable with Kaoru, as if he knew her all his life.
Alas, the bell rung, indicating that Kaoru's break was over. She packed her books and stood up. She smiled at Kenshin, "Don't go falling off this building, okay?" Kenshin muttered an "oro" and returned her smile with his own.
"Anou, Kaoru-dono, I'll see you here after school?" Kenshin asked. Kaoru stopped dead in her tracks and turned around, "Nani?"
Kenshin grinned, "I need help with kindergarten English." Kaoru laughed, "Okay." With that, she left.
Kenshin was surprised at his actions. He never asked a girl to stay with her, except for Tomoe. He never thought he'd love again, after the mess that has happened. Wait, what was he saying? He wasn't in love. He was just intrigued by this girl. She was the opposite of Tomoe. She lets her feelings come out all the time; you can read her eyes like a book. She was so honest with it, that she looked like a child. So innocent and pure. Tomoe, on the other hand, was always keeping herself from opening up. She was quiet, elegant and full of grace. Kaoru was loud, tomboyish and sometimes klutzy.
"Oi, Kenshin, look who's here," Sano said, emerging from the door with Aoshi, Soujirou and ENISHI? His lavender eyes widened. There he was, looking as crazy as ever. "Hey," Enishi called lazily. Kenshin nodded his head towards him. Soujirou spoke up, "Let's go for lunch, okay?" The rest nodded as they made their way to the cafeteria.
On their way, Kaoru was going back up the balcony, as she forgot her notebook. She was about to turn to her right when someone knocked her down. "Aiii!" Kaoru shouted as she fell flat on the group, her books flying all over the place. The person who knocked her didn't even notice, or care.
"Hey, you! Orange pants! You owe me an apology! You nearly killed me, you piece of crap!" Kaoru called, standing up. She was surprised to see Aoshi and the rest there, with Kenshin. Kenshin's lavender orbs grew wide. 'Orange Pants' turned around, his face red with anger.
"What did you call me? Don't you know who I am?" Enishi cried. Kaoru scoffed, "No, I'm afraid not!" Enishi smirked, "I'm Yukishiro Enishi! Heir of Seta and Yukishiro Insurance Company! Benefactor of the school? And you? A puny little girl? Apologize!"
"Why... you.you should apologize to me! You're the one who knocked me down!" Kaoru yelled back. She wondered why nobody was helping her out. Instead, the others just stood there, like statues.
"Enishi, let it go," Kenshin stated. Kaoru tried to catch his eyes, but he wouldn't look.
"You watch your back. I'll get you, I always do." Enishi scoffed as he left with the rest. Kaoru gathered her books and was surprised to see Kenshin helping her. He didn't say a word. He stood up, looked at her without any emotion and hurried off to catch the others.
Kenshin didn't know why he didn't help her. He wanted to, but he did not. He cursed at himself for being so cowardly. He could face up to Enishi anytime, but this time, he didn't. He was angry at Enishi for being so rude, especially to his Kaoru. 'My Kaoru? Nani?' Kenshin thought. Why did he say that? But he liked the sound of it. His Kaoru. She was his from the moment he saw her. He shook his head as he headed for the cafeteria with Aoshi, Sano, Soujirou and Enishi.