Yes, are-en1, this is BASED on the Hindi movie Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, but it has some of my special details. (I also had to kinda change it around) Ah well, my friend (Kawaii-Libra-Waziha-chan) did a CCS ff based on some other Hindi movie- it was a BIG hit!

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"STOP!" Kaoru screamed. She just woke up from a really freaky dream- the two ninjas in her head were fighting to see who was right. She also kept having images of Shinta in her dream.

She didn't sleep the rest of the night; she just sat in her bed and gazed into the black and empty space. ~Is Kenshin a real person, or can it be? ~ she kept asking that same question all night.

Kaoru must've dosed off sometime n the night because when she woke up Misao was standing by Kaoru's bed, staring at her with a warm smile. "What up, cuz?" Misao asked. "Hope you're hungry, Mum's making your favourite!" "Sushi?" Kaoru stupidly asked. "Nah," Misao said. "Mum calls it New Zealand Toast!" Kaoru had never heard of 'New Zealand Toast' but she smiled and, "Yay!" so Misao wouldn't get too irritated.

Kaoru freshened up and went down to eat breakfast. "Mum, Kaoru, I'm gonna be a wee bit bust today," Misao said as she took out four drinking glasses out of a cupboard. "I'm meeting some of my friends. We're gonna go watch a movie." "Why don't you take Kaoru with you?" Mrs. Makimachi asked. "Oh no, it's fine," Kaoru lied before her cousin could speak. "I haven't finished unpacking anyway." Misao usually went places with her friends and Kaoru understood that Misao wasn't exactly the 'family-first' type of person.

After breakfast, Kaoru went up to her room to finish unpacking. Misao came to her room moments later and asked, "You're totally cool with it right?" "Cool with what?" Kaoru asked. "Y'know," Misao said. "Me going bowling with my buddies and me not taking you?" "I'm totally fine," Kaoru said. "But tell me one thing. Where does Kenshin live?" "Well," Misao said. "He lives in the house behind mine. You can jump over the fence if you want." Kaoru laughed.

Kaoru stepped outside. She decided not to 'jump-over-the-fence'. She took the long way to his house. It was huge so Kaoru expected that Kenshin had a lot of brothers and sisters. Kaoru walked up to the door and ringed the bell. A little girl of about Yahiko-chan's age opened the door. Kaoru stared blankly at her. "Uh, can I help you?" she asked. "Um, yeah," Kaoru said. "Is Kenshin home?" "Yeah," she said. "Hold on a sec. KENSHIN!" Kenshin slid down the railings to the stairs. "You've got a visitor," the girl said. "OK," Kenshin said. "Thanks, Tsubame." Tsubame left and went into another room. "Hi," Kenshin said. "Hi," Kaoru said.

They stared at each other for a while. "So, uh, you wanna come in?" Kenshin asked. "OK," Kaoru said. Kaoru followed Kenshin into the living room, and there sat five other kids. "Ooh," a little girl said. "Kenshin, is that you new girlfriend?" "Bore off, Shizuka," Kenshin said. "Kenshin's got a girlfriend, Kenshin's got a girlfriend," a little boy chanted. "Yamasaki, leave your brother alone," a voice from the kitchen said. "Another friend, Kenshin, dear?" "Um, yeah," Kenshin said. Kenshin led Kaoru into the kitchen. "Mum, this Kaoru," Kenshin said. "She's Misao's cousin." "Oh, hi," she said. "You probably know I'm Kenshin's mother. You can just call me Mrs. Himura." Kaoru and Mrs. Himura shook hands.

Kaoru, Kenshin, and Mrs. Himura talked about many things. The weather, politics, food, TV, and for some alien reason, croquet and badminton! Kaoru kept staring at the many pictures of Kenshin all over the living room wall. "Is something wrong?" Mrs. Himura asked as she put her teacup down. "Oh, no," Kaoru said with a smile. She didn't want Mrs. Himura to think that Kenshin was worrying her. She didn't even dare to bring up Shinta; she was afraid that she might start making a big deal over his death. again.

Back in Tokyo: The only thing Yahiko-chan had done for the past few weeks was that he drank coffee. He sipped and stared, sipped and stared, sipped and stared. Auntee and Uncle couldn't get him to do anything. He refused to even go to school! Auntee suggested that they buy everything that Yahiko- chan had ever wished for. "We can't spoil the lad," Uncle said shaking his head. "Then he might catch on to another trick- he'll pity himself more often like this just so we'll get him what he wants."

Late at night, when everyone in the residents would sleep, Yahiko-chan would sit in a corner and weep. "I'm all alone," Yahiko-chan sobbed. "Shinta was the only member of my family. he's gone!"

Misao came home just in time for dinner. "Did you go to Kenshin's house?" she asked. "Yeah," Kaoru said. "His family's really nice." "Yeah," Misao agreed. "So, why did you go? You like him, ne?" "Iie," Kaoru lied. "I just wanted to meet some other people around here. I'm not gonna stay cooped up in this house every time I come here." "I'll buy it," Misao joked.

Back at the Himura residents, Kenshin was talking to his parents. "She's such a nice girl," Mrs. Himura commented. "And very mannered. You'd think she attended Etiquette School all her life! And how she drinks her tea, she doesn't slurp- unlike some one I know!" Mrs. Himura looked in Kenshin's direction. "You know," Mr. Himura said. "Call me old-school, but I think Kenshin has a crush on her." Kenshin went redder than his hair. "What? Me?" Kenshin asked. "I-I-uh." "Oh, c'mon, son," Mr. Himura said. "Say out loud, say it the world, say it to universe!" "For real?" Kenshin said getting off his chair. "Didn't I just say you could?" Mr. Himura said. "OK," Kenshin said. He stood up, his arms reaching toward the sky. "I'M IN LOVE!" Kenshin called out to the world. "I'M IN LOVE!"

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Gee whiz, Kenshin's lost it now! I mean admitting to your parents is one thing, telling the Martians is another.

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