Chapter 3 – Friends
Disclaimer: I do not own RK, unless you mean the DVD collection.
Author's Note: Thanks again for the reviews everyone! I seriously didn't think I would get passed 10 reviews. But you guys proved me wrong. I hope I improve and make this chapter even better. I'll try and add more humor…but remember that this is also a romance fic. Just to tell you I'm actually Kenshin in this fic, and I really am not good with women so I might have a bit of trouble with the romance part of the fic ;) Well on with the story! I'm so sorry for the late update busy with so much things and had a writer's block for like a month now L!
On to the story:
Kenshin finally regain consciousness after being shaken like a rag doll by a very familiar face. Sanosuke who has got out of detention had spotted his friend unconscious on the floor and feared the worst.
"Geez Kenshin, I thought you were dead!" Sanosuke breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ooorrooooo…….Ano, Sano let me down will ya," Kenshin managed to say through all the shaking.
"Oh sorry," Sanosuke said as he let the Kenshin down. "So, what exactly happened here?" he inquired.
"Kamiya Kaoru…..that's what happened," Kenshin murmured as he dragged himself to the nearest bench to sit down.
"Who? What are you talking about?" asked Sanosuke, he had no idea what Kenshin was talking about.
"You remember the girl who 'beat me up' yesterday? Yeah that girl, she kicked me below the belt," Kenshin explained.
"OUCH! She's still mad about yesterday?" Sanosuke managed to ask through the small giggles that were beginning to form into laughter.
"No, I did something else…I accidentally…" Kenshin stopped and thought about what he was about to say. He wouldn't hear the end of it if he told Sanosuke what actually happened.
"Accidentally what?" asked the intrigued Sanosuke.
"Never mind, don't worry about it. Let's just go home, I'm tired!" Kenshin said trying to dodge the subject.
Sanosuke who wouldn't let the subject drop finally just agreed to go home. They split up at the intersection since Sanosuke said he was meeting Aoshi at a bar at 6:00. Kenshin said farewell to his friend as they went their separate way. A friendly and familiar voice greeted him at the door.
"Hi Ken-kun, what's up?" the girl asked.
She had long dark hair and was very beautiful. She's wearing a tank top and bellbottom jeans which revealed her amazing figure. Although she was dressed very sexy Kenshin didn't seem to notice.
"Hey Tomoe, I didn't know you were over," Kenshin answered.
"Yeah, I was waiting for you. I was hoping we could watch a movie or something later," she managed say trying to hide her blush. Her feelings were so obvious, yet Kenshin doesn't seem to notice. Tomoe and Kenshin first met when Kenshin was adopted by Hiko Seijuro. They quickly became friends and had been very close ever since. Tomoe developed feelings for Kenshin, and tried to show it to him often. Kenshin, however, only regards to Tomoe as a friend and isn't fast enough to catch Tomoe's signals.
"Sorry Tomoe-chan, I'm kind of tired and I just want to rest," Kenshin explained.
"Oh, ok then, sorry to bother you," said Tomoe in a very disappointed tone. She had decided that she would tell Kenshin her feeling for him.
Kenshin felt bad for Tomoe and decided to go and watch a movie with her tomorrow after school. "Let's go watch a movie tomorrow instead! OK?"
"Great!" Tomoe responded not holding back her sudden burst happiness. She really liked Kenshin, and she was hoping that she could tell him how she really felt as soon as possible.
"Shall I pick you up at your house after school?" Kenshin proposed.
"Alright, it's a date!" exclaimed Tomoe as she hugged Kenshin. She then happily skipped out the door.
"Oro?" Kenshin just stood there confused at what had just happened.
"What did she mean by a date?" Kenshin thought. He and Tomoe had gone to the movies so much times before. What was different about this time? He walked up stairs to his room and decided to rest for a while. He had a busy day and was dead tired. He fell asleep with his deep thoughts about what had happened with Kaoru and Tomoe.
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Kaoru slammed the door as she got home and began storm to her room. She ignored Yahiko's greeting and just made her way to her room as soon as possible and locking the door behind her. She was dead tired after a long day and she just can't believe what a jerk Kenshin was. She sat on her bed pondering at what just happened, she was so mad at Kenshin for touching one of her most private parts! No woman would stand for it. Sure she liked him and all but she can't believe what a jerk he is. She started to lay down on her bed and she cursed him until she finally fell asleep.
Kaoru woke up the next day with a headache and a fever. As she got up from her bed she nearly collapsed on the floor. She figured that she shouldn't go to school; instead she should stay home to recover from her sickness. As she started to go back to bed her door opened and Suzume and Ayame peeked from the door.
"Onee-chan, you okay?" questioned Suzume with great concern.
"I'm kind of sick, and if you don't mind I won't be cooking breakfast for you today. I'm sure your brother can cook breakfast for you," answered Kaoru.
"Onii-chan's cooking tastes bad! I want Kao-neechan's cooking" protested Ayame a frown forming from her childish face.
"I'm really sorry, I don't want to hand;e the food because you might become sick too. I'm sure Yahiko's cooking isn't that bad…." Kaoru trailed off as she was really tired.
"Let's give Onee-chan some rest so we can eat good food tomorrow," said Ayame to Suzume. Saying so, Ayame closed the door.
As the two came down the stairs they came across Yahiko and their father. They were chatting on the breakfast table, then Yahiko stood up and started yelling.
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Yahiko was furious at the fact that he couldn't go out with his friends to the mall unless his sister or her dad was with her.
"I won't stand for this! How come I need a chaperone wherever I go? I don't need one I'm old enough to take care of my own!" yelled Yahiko.
"I'm just worried about you that's all. I just don't want anything bad happening to you," replied his father.
"I won't stand for this! I…" Yahiko suddenly stopped as his younger two sisters peeked from the corner of the door.
"We'll continue this later," his father ordered, it was a warning to Yahiko not to say anymore.
"Kao-neechan said that Yahiko should cook us breakfast because she's sick," explained Ayame frowning at the fact that she knew Yahiko's cooking tastes bad.
"Why me…?" sighed Yahiko as made his way to the cabinets where the pots and pans were kept. "What do you girls want?"
"Pancakes!" both of the girls shouted at the same time then looked at each other then giggled at the fact that they wanted the same thing.
"Fine…" said Yahiko sighing yet again.
Yahiko admired his older sister. She does all the house work and takes care of them. He doesn't really care much about his father. Yahiko thinks his father spends way too much time for his work and never has time for his own children. Their relationship with each other had weakened throughout the couple of years since their mother's death. After they ate breakfast, the three kids went to school and their father went to work. Kaoru was left all alone to start on her recovery.
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Kenshin raced against the clock as he woke up late yet again. With a piece of bread in his mouth and an unbuttoned shirt he ran as fast as he could only to be late by 15 minutes. As he rushed up to the gate he was stopped by a familiar face.
"Good morning, Himura-san! How did it go yesterday?" Soujiro asked with a huge amount of curiosity engraved on his face.
"Oro? You're gonna be late again for this!" Kenshin nagged.
"Don't worry about it, just answer my question will ya!" Soujiro replied.
"It got worse actually…" Kenshin frowned as he explained the situation to Soujiro.
"You did WHAT?!" Soujiro yelled as he smacked Kenshin on the back of the head. "What were you thinking!?"
"I said it was an accident, I tripped!" Kenshin argued.
"I'm sorry Himura-san, I kind of lost it there. I just couldn't believe you did that. For a second I almost believed that you were becoming…a pervert," explained Soujiro trying not to frown.
"I would never! I really…like her…I would like to apologize to her ASAP. So if you see her could you please tell her? I really didn't mean to do what I've done!" Kenshin pleaded to Soujiro.
"I'll see what I can do for you. This'll take some planning and a whole lot of hard work." Soujiro sighed as he turned to go to class.
"Thanks! You're a pal" said Kenshin as he slapped Soujiro in the back.
"Your making this really hard for me you know that Himura-san," Soujiro thought, irritated how Kenshin is more of a klutz than he expected. However, Soujiro is not about to give up on Kenshin or Kaoru. He will succeed if it is the last thing he does.
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After school Misao and Soujiro decided to give Kaoru a visit since they didn't see her at school that day. When they reached door Misao rang the door bell, Soujiro stood behind her and put on his smile as usual. A young boy answered the door.
"Who is it?" Yahiko questioned the pair.
"I'm Misao and this is Soujiro we…" Misao explained but was cut off.
'Whatever it is we ain't buying it! My parents aren't home so we can't buy anything from you guys. OK?" Yahiko replied back rather rudely.
"We're not selling stuff you jerk! We're classmates of Kaoru's and we're here to visit her since we didn't see her at school today." Misao yelled.
"Tch, whatever…she's sick today and I got stuck with all her chores! I'm rather pissed off right now, sorry about that." Yahiko apologized.
"Oh so she's sick? Oh well, tell her I'll probably call her later about something," said Soujiro.
"And who are you suppose to be, her boyfriend?" questioned Yahiko, giving Soujiro a wink.
"Ummm, no just a friend, nothing more," responded Soujiro.
"Yeah whatever, I'll give her your message," Yahiko said giving a nod to Soujiro to insure that Kaoru will receive the message.
"Anyways we'll be off, tell her to get better soon," Misao ordered.
"I hope so too, sucks being stuck with all the chores," Yahiko whined.
Yahiko closed the door and the pair began to make their way home. As they were walking Misao suddenly stopped and began to stare at someone.
"What's wrong? What are you looking at?" asked Soujiro.
"It's Aoshi-sama!" Misao exclaimed as she pointed towards the arcade.
Surely enough there stood Aoshi waiting for the other two to finish their game of DDR (A/N Dance Dance Revolution for those who don't know). Misao began to make her way to the arcade; all Soujiro could do was follow her.
"Konnichiwa, Shinomori-san!" Misao greeted with a giggle.
"What's up?" Soujiro greeted the trio.
Aoshi just gave them a cold stare before responding, "Waiting for these guys to finish their little game."
Kenshin was moving like a pro while Sanosuke was only missing a couple of steps now and again. Both of them were playing on the hardest difficulty. Misao was amazed at how the two played. She knew how to play the game as well, but she wasn't nearly as good as these two.
When the two got off the machine they were both covered in sweat which means they must have been playing the game for quite some time. Kenshin saw Soujiro and wanted to ask if he has already spoken with Kaoru. He couldn't though since Misao was there, so he decided to keep his mouth shut about the subject.
"So what are you guys planning on doing now?" Soujiro questioned the trio.
"We're planning on heading off to watch a movie," answered Sanosuke.
"Really? What movie?" Misao asked.
"We're watching X2 (A/N: X-Men 2 for those who don't know). Do you guys want to come along?" asked Kenshin.
"I surely would!" Misao answered, the only thing she can think about was sitting beside Aoshi. She would do anything to get close to him.
"I'll come too, I think have some spare cash," accepted Soujiro.
With that, the group went off to the theatre. As they approached the ticket booth there was a long line up. While they waited Soujiro decided to call up Kaoru while they waited.
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Kaoru woke up and felt a bit better. She could at least get up and walk around. She made dinner for her family, Suzume and Ayame was glad that she's cooking again. Yahiko was just glad that she's up which means she'll be back doing her part of the chores soon. As she cooked dinner the phone began to ring. She asked Yahiko to grab the phone since she is busy cooking. Yahiko came back to her with the phone.
"Onee-chan it's for you. I think it's your boyfriend," Yahiko teased.
"Oh shut up you little brat! Just give me the phone," she replied with an annoyed tone. She still had a fever and was still cranky. After Yahiko gave her the phone she greeted the person on the other line, "Hello."
"Good evening, Kamiya-san" greeted the person on the other line.
Kaoru didn't recognize the voice and asked, "Who may I ask is calling?"
"It's Soujiro," he answered.
Her anger began to rise, "Do you know what that 'friend' of yours did?" she yelled. "How could you even hang around with a perv like him?"
"He didn't mean to I'm sure of it!" Soujiro assured Kaoru.
"WHATEVER! He's just a huge pervert!" Kaoru screamed at her end of the line.
There was a long silence…after that another voice greeted Kaoru on the other line, "He..ll..o…"
"Who is this now?" asked Kaoru, pissed off at the fact that Soujiro gave the phone to someone else. She turned red with anger as a respond came from the other end.
"It's…Himura Kenshin" replied Kenshin.
To be continued….
A/N: I am so sorry you guys! I have been so busy with school and work and everything! I haven't touched this fic for so long now! I am so sorry! Gomen-nee minna-san! I'll try and get the next chapter ASAP. Again I'm so sorry! I hope you guys review this. Oh and bare in mind I had a writer's block when I wrote this L Yeah it sucks!