Author's Notes: Well, konnichiwa minna-sama! This is my first attempt at ma K/K fic....er okay, well it's my first attempt at a RuroKen ficcies..... You can be hard if you want. Personally, I think I deserve it because I don't think my writings are very good, but because reviewers tell me they are.....I continue into different fields to see if I can find out otherwise. Well, thanks for reading! BTW....this is set in my own created fantasy world....if you get lost, please inform me so I can unlost you, hehe!

Title: The Scholar and the Princess (have any ideas for a better title? I always hate mine)

Author: KaBunny

E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com

Rating: PG-13

Chapter One: A New Tutor

"But father I've already completed my schoolings, why do I have to have a tutor?" the dark haired girl asked, her arms crossed in front of her chest.

"Kaoru, dear, I have already explained this to you. You have been spending too much time with that....that, boy and learning unladylike things," the brunette man said, patting his daughter lightly on the shoulder. "It is not good for a woman so refined as you. You have become wild and I think, before I find a suitable husband for you, that you need a few lessons in manners."

"But, father......I like hanging out with Sano. And he's not a boy, he's the Captain of the Knights of Crysta. Besides, he likes having my help in training that new knight, Yahiko," Kaoru responded, placing her hands behind her back and tilting from side to side innocently. Her loose, long sleeved indigo dress swung side to side as she did this, her knee length skirt showing off her beautiful pale legs. "And I'm not yet a woman. I'm only seventeen."

"You are close enough to a woman to understand where I am coming from and you will listen to me because I am your father," the man stated, firmly. He turned his back to his daughter, his black cape swinging around him as he did so. His armored shoes made a light clicking noise on the floor as he walked back to his throne and sat upon it. He sighed as he leaned his head in his hand.

"I still don't understand father.....why do I need a tutor?" Kaoru questioned, stepping up closer to the man, her wooden sandals tapping lightly across the green obsidian floor.

"Kaoru.....stop playing your games with me. I know you understand and now you are just trying to anger me. But, you will be taught manners or my name is not King Koshijiro Kamiya. And from now on you will not "hang out" with that boy until further notice," the king replied. ( Thanks Jib!)

"I hate you, Daddy!" Kaoru cried, before storming from the room.

"No, you only think you hate me, dearest," the king muttered, sighing again. "But, one day daughter Kaoru, you will thank me for this. One day...." The king then turned to one of the guards standing next to his throne. "Guard, please retrieve the young man from the library."

"Yes, your majesty," the guard responded, bowing and rushing out of the room.

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'How can he do this to me? What am I going to do without Sano and Yahiko? I'll be so bored!' Kaoru thought, walking along, staring at the beautifully painted floor. 'I know! I'll make that tutor's life hell so he'll leave! That is such a good idea! Good thinking Kaoru!'

Kaoru's face grew into a smile as she continued wandering along down the corridor, thinking of her plans of how to get the dreaded tutor to leave. She was so busy thinking that she didn't even see the young man walking towards her and walked right into him.

She fell forward, right onto the young man and smashed the book accidentally into his face. Kaoru could feel her face turn red from embarrassment. "Oh my gods! Are you okay?!" Kaoru asked, getting up off the man as fast as she could.

"Oro.....," she heard from behind the book.

"Kaoru....are you killing innocent people again?" she heard Sanosuke ask from behind her. She turned around and waved her hands in front of herself innocently.

"Actually, it was my fault....I didn't see the lady coming," a voice said from the floor. Both Kaoru and Sano turned to see a man with long red haired pulled back away from his face smiling up at them with his hand behind his head. He then stood up and bowed to Kaoru. "I'm terribly sorry Miss, that I am. I must take leave of you two now, however. Good day lady and sir."

He bowed to both of the two before smiling at them, his violet eyes glowing. He then turned and hurried off down the hall, his book in hand.

"What an awfully polite man," Kaoru stated, staring off at him.

"Weird," Sano said, looking around. He glanced at the statue next to them before glancing down at the floor where the man and Kaoru landed. A thought occurred to him, but Kaoru interrupted his thoughts.

"Something wrong, Sano?" Kaoru asked, turning to look at him, her blue eyes slightly concerned.

"Nothing at all," Sano responded, giving her a reassuring smile.

"Oh, well....then let's go find Yahiko and get in some practice," Kaoru replied, wandering off down the way she had been heading.

Sano followed her, but glanced back at the spot where the run in had just occurred at. 'Had that guy been stronger, Kaoru would've gotten seriously hurt by hitting her head on that statue. Maybe he knew? Naw, he looked like a librarian,' Sano thought, bringing a smile to his face as he continued to follow Kaoru.

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Well, my first chapter isn't as long as I'd like it to be, but...I really only wanted to see if anyone would like my story.....if you don't then please feel free to tell me why. Constructive criticism makes the world go round. Flames are nice too, but....don't send a flame unless you plan on getting one back ^.~, hehe...

Stay Tuned for Chapter Two: Meet Kenshin Himura....Kaoru meets up with a past encounter, er....well, you understand.....Sano gets suspicious of her past encounter again. Something funny's going on.....Yahiko plans to get to the bottom of it....

Ja ne! ~KaBunny