A/N: Hello everyone! I'm back again for another chapter of my fan fiction! YAY!

Megumi- "Oh, please" *scoffs*

Dark Aqua- *glares*

Anyways…I'm very glad that all of you are liking this story so far (I think) so I think I'll keep writing until my brain decides to malfunction…or until I get threats for bodily harm from flamers.

I'm kind of low on creativity right now (I blame it on excessive sleep deprivation) so I'm going to cut back on the length of this author's note…I hope you enjoy this chapter (I spent too many hours trying to figure out how to tie the plot and characters together so you better be thankful).

Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. (Demiurgeous, aren't I?)

The Perfect Mission- Chapter 4

(untitled chapter because it was basically meaningless and stupid…but you can read for yourself)

By dark aquamarine

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"Hey! Take it easy, will ya, foxy? Call me skeptical but there's no way that your this excited about touring the school!" Sano cringed outwardly as he allowed his foxy partner to drag him down the hall towards the elevators. Similar complaints could be heard, although a little subtler, from the two other males who were also unfortunate enough to be man-handled down the secluded corridor.

"And don't touch the hair! I just fixed it up this morning!" They finally stopped in front of the elevator doors and Sano took that time to inspect his brown spikes, not to mention his face.

Megumi just rolled her eyes and snorted loudly. "Me? Touch your hair? Please, who knows what kind of wild animal crawled up there and died? Could be infectious." She smiled with satisfaction at her partner's seething face and at the snickers that came from her two friends.

"Anyways," She waved a finely-manicured hand in front of Sano's face as if to wipe away his expression. "We should take this time now to discuss the predicament at hand. First off, I think we should decide on a meeting place for us to contact each other outside of school. Any suggestions?"

"Hmm…there is a small eatery called The Akabeko a few blocks away here that is usually quite secluded. We could meet there after school on a regular basis and no one would notice or be suspicious." Kenshin responded mildly and smiled when met with approving nods. "Sano, you know the owner of the restaurant quite well, don't you?" He turned and stared at the tall and bristling man, who in return just grumbled an affirmative reply,

"Great, then it's settled! Let's meet up today and go over just exactly what we're suppose to do together…cause I don't know about you guys but I have absolutely NO idea what's going on." Misao quipped, obviously liking the idea immensely.

"Good idea, Misao. So after school it is, then?" Kaoru surveyed the group with bright eyes, lingering just a moment longer on her specific partner. When everyone nodded, she smiled sweetly and took out the daily schedule for her classes, then glanced at the wristwatch on her arm.

"Shi…I mean…shoot! It's almost nine and we were supposed to go to class at 8:30! Come on, guys…we gotta go…NOW!" Kaoru yelled, then grabbed her two friends by the arms and dragged them inside the elevator with god-like speed. Once in, Megumi and Misao just stood stupidly, still dazed at the speed of their whip-lash while Kaoru called out to the boys just as the door closed. "It was nice meeting you, guys! Don't forget…Akabeko after school. We'll meet you at the entrance of the main building!" And with that, the doors slid together with a ding and the girls were gone, leaving only a light scent of vanilla, jasmine, and sakura flowers that lingered in their wake.

"Umm…I guess we better get back to class, too." Kenshin studdered after moments of staring at the bronze doors in front of him. He then pushed the "up" button beside the elevator doors and walked in with his two friends, all the while cursing his luck repeatedly in his head. Sano seemed to be choking on the three different types of perfume odors that still remained around them and Aoshi was having a hard time keeping his face from frowning in desperation. The three then sighed and casually strolled out into the hallway of their classes just after the elevator opened, silently bracing themselves for the worse…

because judging from their short experience with the girls, they knew it has yet to come.

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"Are you sure this is a…wise decision?" A deep masculine voice questioned through the convenient little phone held in Saitou's hand. The policeman took a draw from his cigarette and responded calmly, looking around at the isolated campus of the high school.

"I am quite sure, Hiko. Besides, this is the only logical and safe way. Any other would be too suspicious and could bring a downfall upon our organization."

"Your organization, Saitou. You know well enough that I do not have any connections with what you are doing. I'm only lending out my services to those desperately in need." Saitou could plainly make out the arrogance in the other man's statement and just rolled his eyes.

"Hai, hai. And how desperate we are to be needing the help of an retired and egotistic dipsomaniac." Saitou replied flatly.

"I am not yet retired, you know that, Saitou. There is still the matter of those three bakas to deal with."

"Hai, those three. Well, if the plan works out accordingly and the Tanuki-gumi do not make any stupid mistakes, then there won't be anymore worries to deal with concerning your "bakas"."

"Hn. You actually think it will work?" Hiko questioned a bit warily. "Even if they are bakas, those boys still have some common sense left in them from my training. It will be difficult to…"

"And my three also have common sense, if not something more. I have faith in them…at least for this assignment. They are a determined bunch…once something is set, their pride won't let them neglect it."

"Hn."

"If there's nothing more…I must end our conversation. My people at the station are probably getting weary already." And with that, Saitou gracefully ended the connection to a push of a button and threw away the finished butt of his cigarette. Sighing, he walked towards his police car parked not far from the entrance of the school and got in. Just as he rounded the curb away from the building did he notice the small feeling of dread build up in his stomach. Acting embarrassingly out of character, he silently prayed that everything will turn out okay, and that the girls will take the information that he will give them calmly…or as calmly as they could.

Call him gutless, but suffering the wrath of three angry and rabid woodland animals is not something he considers an enjoyable experience.

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Kamiya Kaoru

Destination: 2nd class- Math

Designated Time: 8:45

Estimated Time of Arrival: 9:03

"Stupid paperwork…why do they make us do this junk if they already know exactly what we're suppose to do?" Kaoru grumbled to herself as she scribbled in a small black notepad while walking down a quiet hall. Misao and Megumi were already out of sight, being in different classes, and had crammed the little schedule book into her arms before she could open her mouth to complain, therefore making the her the one to record all of their transactions.

Cursing softly to herself, Kaoru broke into a run as she juggled the textbooks, pen, and pad in her arms through the strangely quite hallway. It never failed to puzzle her how the Japanese school's corridors always seem to be empty and silent…completely opposite from the school she attended with Megumi and Misao in America.

"Finally!" She blew out a loud breath and safely tucked the little notepad into a pocket of her uniform sweater, eyeing the designated class as it came into view. Then, with an unconscious intake of air, she neared the door and peered shyly through the small glass pane in the middle.

The students, to Kaoru's dismay, were already seated and paying attention to the teacher who stood in front of her desk. The blue-eyed girl groaned out loud to herself at the thought of all the scrutinizing eyes piercing through her if the teacher would want a self-introduction.

Dangerous and deadly missions and illegal break-ins to get valuable information were certainly do-able, but one thing Kamiya Kaoru feared the most in this world was to be the center of attention or in the spot light.

"Here goes…" She muttered despairingly and pushed open the door a little too loudly, then winced when it shut with a deafening bang. Just as she expected, the teacher's babbling stopped abruptly and everyone looked at her with curious or annoyed expressions.

"Umm…I'm very sorry to interrupt your class, sensai…but I am a new student here and couldn't find my way around the school. I apologize again for my tardiness." Kaoru then handed her a piece of paper with her information (mostly the basics) and smiled shyly towards the rest of the class, silently repeating a calming mantra in her head. Breathe in, breathe out, you can do this, Kaoru…just picture them naked…or sleeping…or knocked out unconscious by one of Misao's thermonuclear weapons…

The teacher interrupted Kaoru's thoughts with a cheery "how nice!" and "apology accepted" and motioned for her to sit down at an empty desk towards the back of the room. Well, at least she didn't make me say anything. Better remember to thank Misao later.

The desk, she noticed, was smack dab in between two males at the sides and two females in front and behind her. Groaning again to herself, she unceremoniously sank down into the plastic chair and plopped the books that had been weighing down her arms onto the smooth surface of the desk. The teacher started to talk again, as if nothing had occurred a few moments before and Kaoru tried desperately to drown out the annoyingly high pitched voice. She knew all of the concepts in Mathematics well enough to not pay attention, since schooling was also taught vigorously at the Organization. Instead, she took the time to observe the other classmates around her, starting with the ones in her row. Scanning discreetly with her eyes, Kaoru immediately noticed a red-haired boy sitting a couple of desks away from her, fiddling with his pen and looking extremely bored. It was her partner, she was sure of it…how many students had blazing red hair with large cross-shaped scars on their left cheeks? The amount was definitely insignificant. Kaoru smiled in spite of herself at the unique qualities of her partner…or should it be the uniquely "beautiful" qualities.

Shaking her head out of the stupor, the blue-eyed girl sighed softly and waited with ever-decreasing patience for the class to end, all the while looking at the clock hung by the windows with despair. With her eyes on the time, Kaoru did not even notice the pair of golden-amber pools staring intently towards her direction, nor the small smile that crept through a set of beautiful features every time she exhaled wistfully.

Deficient quality #1 for Kamiya Kaoru: Notably…unobservant.

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Author's Notes: *peeks out from the hole in the ground labeled self discrimination* So…what do you think? Good? Bad? Boring? Abominable? EXECRABLE?! *ahem* sorry ^.^ Seriously though…did you like this chapter? My opinion was that it was kind of pointless and…well…stupid because the plot doesn't really move all that much…and I only finished describing one character after FIVE CHAPTERS…BUT YOU MAY THINK DIFFERENTLY so please don't try to hurt me again because I'm being so…blah. I guess I just have really high expectations. (to all the people who did try to hurt me…I love you guys for trying to boost up my self-esteem!)

Anyways…you may have noticed that I changed the names of the chapters up there in the little boxes to just plain "chapter 1, chapter 2, etc". The main reason for that is because I couldn't think of a good title for this chappie…pathetic, I know. HOWEVER if any of you have any suggestions…*looks around wickedly*…I just might change them back!

Okay, now on with the reviews!

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Well…that's it for now. I'll try to update the next chappie as soon as possible! And can you believe it…no flamers?!! Well…I'll take that as a good sign and keep writing…but you have to keep sending me reviews too! OK? Good.

So till next time…

d.a. (p.s. THIS IS THE GREATEST FAN FICTION IN THE WORLD…I AM THE GREATEST AUTHOR IN ALL THE LAND…*clears throat* just a little tidbit so people don't start yelling at me again for lacking self confidence. ~_o. Ta ta!)