Chapter 2 – "Hate or love"
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"Ooooroo!?" Kenshin managed to murmur as he got back up to his feet.
As he looked up all he could see was a ton of bright starts and a very pissed young, yet beautiful, girl. He was surprised how strong she was, she certainly didn't look like the strong type but her punch proved otherwise. She made his way towards him step by step as if she wanted to scare the living hell out of him. And it worked! Kenshin was well on his way to run away as fast and as far as he could because now he knows what this girl was capable of. However he found that he was paralyzed with fear.
"Look you!" she said as she grabbed Kenshin's shirt. "Don't you ever dare touch me again or I'll make you regret it, understood!" she shouted as loud as she could, while shaking Kenshin back and forth.
Sanosuke was still at his table laughing his head off, while Aoshi was drinking his cup of tea. However when Sanosuke realized she wasn't going to let him go anytime soon he had to step in and intervene.
"Ok, Ok, that's enough Jo-chan!" Sanosuke stepped up and tried pull her away from Kenshin.
The girl just gave him a cold stare which froze him in his tracks.
"I mean…could you please let my friend go? He didn't mean any harm," Sanosuke explained to the young girl.
The girl finally let Kenshin down who was dazed out of his mind. But more importantly he didn't know what to do next. He really liked this girl, but he managed to screw everything up! He had to apologize to her, which should fix the problem. Although, he'll just get into more trouble if he apologized while she's mad. He had to wait, and he decided he will do it in school.
"Hey are you okay?" Sano managed help him back to their table.
"Yeah……I'm fine," Kenshin lied. He was in a lot of pain at the moment but he refused to let his friends know it. It would seriously degrade him as a man.
"Okay man, whatever you say," Sano said not believing a single word he said.
They all watched as the two girls finished their food and left.
"I think we should go as well," Kenshin groaned in pain. All he wanted at the moment was a bag of ice and something to lie on.
"Yeah, that was some nasty business you got yourself into," Sanosuke said trying not to laugh at the reminder of the incident.
"Shut up! Let's go……" Kenshin said angrily as he put on his coat.
Sanosuke just laughed at him. Aoshi managed to catch a glimpse of one of the girls. He thought she looked familiar but he can't remember when and where he saw her. Aoshi was currently in university and is studying computer engineering and was one year older than the other guys.
"That was some fight Kenshin; do you fight like that in your tournaments too?" Aoshi began to smirk knowing how much Kenshin hated it when he made fun of his sword fighting skills.
"Tch, I can fight better than you can Aoshi-san," Kenshin reminded him.
Kenshin and Aoshi both joined a Kendo club two years ago and ever since then they were always competing on who was better. Kenshin however proved to be superior over Aoshi. Under the well trained style of his father, Kenshin managed to defeat Aoshi in all the tournaments that were ever held. Kenshin was first and Aoshi always came in second.
"Well at least he wasn't beaten up by a girl!" Sanosuke reminded Kenshin still laughing like a hyena.
"I said shut up!" Kenshin yelled.
"OK! I was just kidding," Sanosuke managed to say in between his laughter.
Finally Kenshin, Sanosuke and Aoshi finished getting ready and started to make their way to shop for clothes. Though he never said it to his friends, he really liked that girl. All he could think about while they were shopping was to a way to apologize to her.
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Kaoru, still angered by the way that red haired boy managed to invade her private space was stomping the ground as if she was an elephant on a rampage. Misao, who stayed far away from her to let her cool off, explained the situation to the gang.
"Really? I never thought that Himura could do such a thing," Megumi said surprised at the fact that Kenshin could even pull off something like that.
"Yeah, he went straight for her legs!" Misao lied, although she didn't know and was just saying it from her point of view.
Soujiro and Okita could only look at each other. They were also friends with Kenshin, although not as close as Sanosuke and Aoshi, but knew what he was really like. They knew that Kenshin would never do such a thing.
"I don't believe it, Kenshin would never do something like that," Soujiro protectively said in Kenshin's defense.
"Yeah, he's not the aggressive type. He's more of the lay down low let them come to you sort of guy," Okita explained.
"I saw what I saw. And what I saw was a nasty red headed perv," Kaoru yelled turned around. She heard the entire thing, and all she could do and think of is the incident that had just occurred.
"Look, Kamiya-san……it was probably an accident. Give him one more chance, he's a really nice guy," Soujiro told her with a smile on his face. Soujiro loved to smile; it seems as if his worries just fade away when he does.
"I'll think about it," Kaoru murmured as she turned back around. She was still mad at what had just happened, but she managed to cool off a bit.
"I'm glad," Soujiro sighed with a breath of relief.
Kaoru liked how Soujiro and Okita defended their friend; she knew they could be trusted. The gang shopped around for clothing and decided to play some video games before calling it a day. The gang dropped off Kaoru at her house since she was new to the neighborhood and didn't really know how to get around.
"Thanks for the great day guys! I had so much fun!" Kaoru exclaimed as she hugged every single one of get new friends.
"Take care of yourself! Okita, Soujiro and I will pick you up tomorrow for school! OK?" Misao asked with a small wink at the end of her question.
"Sure! I'd love that," Kaoru accepted.
"Umm, Kamiya-san, don't forget to think about forgiving Himura-san. OK?" reminded Soujiro.
"We'll see, it totally depends on him," Kaoru answered.
"OK, well think about it," Soujiro said as he was given a hug by Kaoru.
"Fine," Kaoru finally agreed.
Kaoru watched from her front steps as Misao and her new friends turned around the corner. As Kaoru opened the door she realized she forgot something. She had forgotten about the shirt she promised to get Yahiko for helping her do her chores. The door suddenly opened, Yahiko had been waiting for her.
"So, where is it?" Yahiko asked.
"Umm, sorry little bro. I forgot to buy it," Kaoru explained.
"WHAT?! I needed that to show off to my new friends tomorrow!" Yahiko yelled angrily.
"I'm so sorry, tell you what……" Kaoru said as she reached into her purse. She pulled out her wallet and grabbed $30 and handed it to Yahiko.
"Huh? What's this for?" questioned Yahiko.
"It's for helping me do my chores. I'm sorry I forgot to get what you asked for. I really appreciated your help, so now you can buy the shirt and still have a little extra!"
Kaoru truly did appreciate her brother helping her. She felt awful that she forgot about her end of the deal. If he didn't help her, she wouldn't have been able to finish everything on time.
"Thanks!" thanked Yahiko as he hugged his older sister.
"Your very welcome, and thanks again for your help," Kaoru said as she returned the hug.
Kaoru changed into her house clothes and began to cook dinner. All she could think of was what Soujiro had asked of her. She decided to forgive him only if he would apologize to her. She never let another guy touched her without permission. She'll let him go this time, just because he's hot and all.
"He better not do it again, because next time I won't be so forgiving" thought Kaoru.
After they ate dinner she went to her room to finish her homework. After they were done she decided to go and sleep and call it a night.
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When he got home, Kenshin went straight up to his room and started banging his head on the wall. He couldn't believe what had just happened, how stupid he was. How was he supposed to approach her now? He knew that he had just invaded a girl's private space without permission, so what will become of his chances. His head was still ringing from her punch so he didn't really feel anything as he smacked his head on the wall. Suddenly the phone rang. Kenshin made his way dazed out of mind to the phone and answered it.
"Hello…Hiko/Himura residence" Kenshin greeted.
"Hey, what's up?" replied the other voice on the line.
"Who's speaking," Kenshin asked.
"It's me Himura-san, Soujiro," answered Soujiro.
"Hey, what's up?"
"Oh nothing much, I met an interesting girl today. I'm guessing you have too!" Soujiro explained.
"Huh? I did? When? Where?" questioned Kenshin rather confused of what he meant.
"In the mall, her name is Kamiya Kaoru; she's new to the neighborhood. I was invited by Okita to go to the mall with her and some of our friends."
"Ok…Oro!" Kenshin replied. He finally understood what Soujiro was telling him.
"Yep, I heard it all. About you and your little incident with Kamiya-san," explained Soujiro.
"Oh boy, so what happened?" inquired Kenshin.
"She said she'll think about forgiving you. I think it would be best for you to apologize to her tomorrow at school." Soujiro worryingly said as he gave Kenshin the advice.
"I will, just hope she forgives me,"
"She will, don't worry," Soujiro assured Kenshin.
"OK then, I'll do it! I'll see you tomorrow at school then," Kenshin said.
"Alright! See ya!" replied Soujiro as he hung up the phone.
Kenshin couldn't believe it, even his other friends knew. How could have this happened. He started to worry; still he couldn't help but remember what Soujiro told him. He thought that he had better make an apology speech now so he would make a better impression next time. After he spent hours upon hours trying to make up an apology speech, he decided to just walk up to her while she was alone, bow and apologize as politely as he could. It was getting late so he decided to get some sleep.
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As morning arrived Kaoru was awakened by her alarm clock. Realizing that she was going to be picked up by her friends and forgot to ask what time they would come, she got ready as fast as she could. She did all the things she did every morning, take a shower and brush her teeth. Dress up for school and then cook her family their breakfast and lunches. She woke up her siblings and father and ate breakfast together. She then waited for her friends to pick her up, and after some time the doorbell she was waiting for finally arrived. She rushed to the door and answered it. Misao, Okita and Soujiro were standing waiting for her by her front door. They were all dressed in their uniform which consists of a white collared shirt a navy blue blazer. The males had to wear pants while the girls had to wear skirts which were just about below the knees.
"Hey guys! Ohayo!" Kaoru greeted as she made her way outside and closed the door.
"Ohayo!" Misao hastily replied.
"Ok let's go," Kaoru said as she signaled the gang that she was ready.
As they walked along the streets of Toyko, (A.N. yeah I decided Tokyo, now I have to ask around for names of places in it) Soujiro finally had to ask.
"So, have you thought about what I asked you?" Soujiro asked with his usual smile.
"Yeah, I decided to forgive him. But only if he apologizes to me in person," replied Kaoru.
"Great, he'll meet you by you in locker 218 after school, OK?" asked Soujiro.
"Fine……" Kaoru quietly agreed.
As they reached the school, Soujiro separated from the group and waited for Kenshin to arrive to tell him the meeting place. He was glad that Kaoru decided to forgive Kenshin, he knew Kenshin was a really good guy and wasn't really good with girls. So he decided to help him out and Kaoru would be his first test subject.
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Kenshin woke up late as usual; he was never woken up on time by his alarm clock. He dressed up as fast as he could and grabbed a piece of toast left by his foster father which was on the table. He ran as quickly as he could and got there five minutes after the bell rang. He managed to catch a glimpse of someone waving at him from the front gates of the school. As he came closer to the figure he finally realized that it was Soujiro. He ran up to him and asked what he was doing there.
"I was waiting for you Himura-san," Soujiro answered.
"Why were you waiting for me?" Kenshin asked rather confused as to why Soujiro would stay behind and be late for class just for him.
"Oh Kamiya-san said that she'll forgive you," Soujiro responded.
"That's great!" Kenshin sighed with a breath of relief.
"As long as you apologize to her in person. She would meet you at locker 218 after school," Soujiro added.
Kenshin was filled with hope after hearing what Soujiro had just said. He's happy that he would finally be able to apologize and befriend her. He was so grateful for what Soujiro had just done for him.
"Thank you so much! I don't know how I could ever repay you," said Kenshin gratefully.
"It was no problem. I want you to be friends with her. You need to hang around girls more often man!" Soujiro advised.
"Yeah, if only……" Kenshin was stopped at the fact that he had forgotten they were late. "……we're late man! Let's go!"
"Shoot, I forgot too. I'll see you later, don't forget ok locker 218!" Soujiro reminded.
"Don't worry!" yelled Kenshin as he ran the opposite way.
Kenshin was glad that Soujiro was his friend and was so happy that he has a chance to make it up to Kaoru. He was so happy he didn't see the pole that was sticking out of the ground and smashed right into it.
"Oooroooo……" he managed to say as his face slid down the pole.
At the end of school, Kenshin ran as fast as he could to the meeting place Soujiro had told him. From the distance he could see a female figure waiting by the locker. As he got closer, he could see the figure of the girl from yesterday yet this time she looked timid, just like the first time he saw her. He truly was head over heels for her, but he didn't know how to express it. When he got close enough to talk, he managed to do something he meant to do the day before.
"Hi, my name is Himura Kenshin it's nice to meet you," Kenshin manage to blurt out.
"I know……my name is Kamiya Kaoru. I believe you have something to say?" she requested. Kaoru decided to get right to the point of this meeting.
"Right," Kenshin responded.
Kenshin decided to go with the "bow and apologize" plan. He took his place in front of her and decided to bow as low as he could to show how much he was sorry. He closed his eyes and moved his head down. As his head made its way down it was suddenly stopped by something soft. He decided to open his eyes and found his face in Kaoru's breasts. He couldn't believe it, he has done it again! For some reason they stood there for what seemed like eternity before Kaoru decided to react to what he had just done. He was expecting another blow to his jaw so he decided to shield his face. However, Kaoru was expecting this and decided to hit low, way low. All Kenshin felt was pain like nothing he has ever known before he blacked out and fell to the floor.
To be continued….
Author's Note: Special Thanks to Nina Heart, D.J., Cherry6124, Laura-chan, Kaoru Himura and last but certainly not the least sugarsweet143. Thank you all of you, this fic was specially updated quickly for you. Don't expect me to update this fast since I have a pretty busy life. But since you guys were so good as to actually read my fic, I decided to update ASAP. Thanks to Ai-san (sugarsweet143) for proof reading this. I greatly appreciate it! R/R! And I might post another one up by the end of the week.