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A/N: Thank you for the reviews Lost Samurai and Rinfirithiel. I appreciate them and your support. Please enjoy chapter 2.

Chapter 2

"Well, no one has asked me yet, that they haven't."

'This is great now is my chance to ask him.'

"Oh, well I'm sure someone will ask you soon, Kenshin."

'What am I saying? Why can't I just ask him?'

"I'm sure someone will Kaoru. Have you asked anyone?"

"No. But I do have someone in mind."

"Well, you should ask him."

"Your right I'll do that today. Well I'll see you around then."

"Okay."

Kaoru then walked away from Kenshin cursing under her breath.

'Darn it. Why couldn't I just ask him? What am I so afraid of? I've known him since we were kids and we've always been able to talk. It must be because of my fear of rejection? Yet Misao is right I'll never known until I ask. So, I'll go up right now and ask. I'm going to swallow my nerves and just ask him. Okay here it goes.'

Kaoru turned around and headed back to where Kenshin was and then she saw Megumi walking away from him. She felt a twinge of jealousy but ignored it and went over to Kenshin.

"Hey Kaoru. I guess what?"

"What?"

"Megumi asked me to the dance."

"S-she did?"

"Yeah and I said sure why not."

Kaoru felt her heart break at this. She was angry with Kenshin for saying yes and Megumi for asking him. But mostly she was angry with herself. She had the chance to ask Kenshin before Megumi did and she let it slip away from her.

"Well, that's great Kenshin."

"Yeah. Did you want to see me about something?"

"I just wanted to tell you that the guy I was going to ask already has a date." Kaoru may have been lying, but I was partly true. After all, she was going to ask Kenshin but Megumi already got to him.

"Gee, that's too bad Kaoru. That guy should feel sorry that he never got the chance to take a great person like you to the dance. He must be so dented in the head."

"Yeah." 'The only problem is that you're the dented one.'

"Well I better get going. See you later Kaoru."

"Yeah, see ya."

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"So, Kaoru how did it go?"

"Well, Misao my first attempt to ask him I ended up backing out."

"YOU WHAT?! HOW COULD YOU?!"

"Misao, calm down, people are staring, and let me finish what I'm saying."

"Okay. Sorry."

"I walked away, but then I turned around when I gathered enough courage to ask him. That's when I saw Megumi walking away from Kenshin. I shrugged off the jealousy I was feeling and then my heart broke. Turned out Megumi asked Kenshin and he said yes."

"Oh, I was afraid you waited too long to ask him."

"Misao, please. I feel bad enough as it is. I'm more angry with myself for letting the chance to ask Kenshin to the dance slip before Megumi could ask him."

"So, what are you going to do now?"

"I don't known. Sano and I made a pack to go together if he wasn't asked by Megumi and I didn't ask Kenshin."

"I can't believe your going to have to go with that rooster head."

"Oh, come on Misao. Sano isn't that bad."

"Yes he is. He always calls me a weasel."

"Hey missy. Hey weasel."

"DON'T CALL ME A WEASEL YOU ROOSTER HEAD!"

"Come down Misao, please."

"Yeah chill out weasel."

"You better watch it if you know what's good for you."

"Yeah sure I'll watch my back weasel."

"Stop calling me a weasel" she said through gritted teeth and anger in her eyes.

"Anyhow, missy I heard that Kenshin and Megumi are going to the dance together."

"Who told you?"

"Kenshin did."

"So, how are you holding up?"

"I'm upset that she and Kenshin are going together, but I'm more angry with myself for not telling Kenshin how I feel about Megumi. If I did he wouldn't of said yes to her."

"Yeah. I'm angry with myself to for not asking him when I had the chance too. But I was so nervous about asking him and when I finally got the courage to do so he said yes to Megumi."

"Well, at least we will go together and not have to be alone."

"Yeah, that's a good thing."

"So, weasel. I heard that Aoshi is going with someone else and not you."

"Ack! Who told you?"

"Well, Soujiro said that you and him were going to the dance together because Hitomi asked John. Then I asked Aoshi and he said he was going with that new girl, Myra. So, I assumed that you didn't ask him."

"Darn. Does everyone know about this?"

"No, but if you want everyone to know I'd be more than happy to tell them weasel."

"That's it you better run because you are so dead."

"See you later missy."

With that Sano ran out of the room with Misao trailing behind him with a death glare in her eyes to pound Sano to a pulp.

'I wish I hadn't of backed out. But I can't do anything about it now. At least I won't have to go to the dance alone. But I wish I were going with Kenshin. (sigh) Oh well.'

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