Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is the creation of Nobuhiro Watsuki, with the manga and anime rights belonging to Jump Comics and Sony Entertainment, respectively. I'm just a fan and I'm just only using the characters just for fun so don't sue me.

AN: Guys, I like to thank all those who reviewed. Count this one two. J

The Flirtation Begins

Kenshin strode toward his classroom with Sano at his left. They were talking together when Kenshin accidentally bumped into Kaoru. He looked at her and smiled as he extended his hands toward her disheveled hair.

She fell on her but and cried out. "Mou!, Why do I have to encounter someone in this unprecedented and ungodly hour." She ignoring the extended hands and brushed off the dirt on her skirt. When she looked up it was only Kenshin and Sano who were towering above her. "Gomen" her voice lacks sincerity as she said her apology. She looked at them at the corner of her eyes as she went inside the room and prepared herself for their class.

Kenshin stood there gaping at what just happened. How dare her to ignore his out stretched hand, he thought. Sano, on the other hand, looked at the two and clasped his hands together as if in prayers. He saw the look on Kenshin's face, he sighed and slammed his hand on his friend's right shoulder to get him moving. He shook his head as he hid his grin.

Kenshin got out of his stupor, with the help from Sano, and went inside the room. He considered the temerity the girl has just given him, he smiled mischievously as he think of a way how to get even with her. He remembered what Sano told him the other day and he thought that is good bait. He saw her immediately sitting on one of the chairs infront. He advanced as quietly as possible and sat beside her and eased his arms on her chair and leaned sideways and whispered to her ear sweetly "Thanks for taking care of me" he straightened out and grinned.

Kaoru was immobilized for a minute and whirled her head at him "How did you know?" she snapped.

"From the look on you face, it seems that you're somewhat guilty." His eyes glistened and turned into amber.

"I'm not" she said in her defense

"Really?" He roamed his eyes and looked back at her "Why is it when I thanked you, your face paled and your eyes widen in shock. Don't you think that it is somewhat peculiar?" he asked innocently as he grinned at her.

"No!!!" she hastily glared daggers at him. "You know that I cannot abide people like you." She faced infront and decided to ignore him.

But Kenshin wouldn't be deterred. "But then you care a great deal for me" he teased.

She whirled her head again to him. "Who said I care a great deal about you?" she couldn't believe hearing all of these things

"I think…it…was….you?" he questioned artlessly

"I did?" She was more perplexed than he is. Thousands of thoughts come tumbling in a huge wave. She opened her mouth to say something but no words came out. She closed it for a while as she dug deeply on her thoughts. She looked at him and her temper are finally ready to explode, "How did you know?!!!".

"All I know is that a certain girl with a raven hair, blue eyes, smooth cheeks, curly eyelashes, little pert nose, and gentle lips whispered on my ear. But then Sano just confirmed it for me" he said innocently

"Sano…you mean Sagara Sanosuke???" she asked disbelievingly

"That's what I just said, woman"

"And how did Sano confirm it for you?" Kaoru asked sarcastically.

"Why, Sano just told me that you tended me when I was unconscious."

Her head whirled at Sano, who was sitting after her. "How did you know that I tended him?" she demanded. She threaded her fingers through her hair in frustration and tried to regain control of herself. Then suddenly it dawned on her that Sano was there too. "Why did you tell him?"

"Whoah girl, I'll answer your first question…."

"So what's your answer?" Kaoru insisted

"I was there and for your second question, I didn't know that it was forbidden to say a single word" Sano answered sweetly.

"Well its not that it is forbidden…." She threaded her hair with both hands.

Then Kenshin demeanor changed in a blink of an eye from flirtatious to a serious one. He commanded that she look at him. Her eyes are blazed with anger when she complied. "Kaoru, I'm glad that you did, because now I know what to do"

"And what would you do???" she asked when he stopped.

His eyes flicked to hers and said with a wicked grin, "Modesty forbids me to say it"

"Oh, don't be coy, for I shan't ask you for that again" Kaoru chastised.

"Well, I have to do my manly strength to persuade my beloved  to…" He stopped when a girl shouted his name and walked forward. She sat on his table and began to massage his hair.

"Darling, I haven't seen you for a month." The girl said

He smiled in a seductive way "But daring I was gone for 2 weeks. Did you miss me?"

"Terribly. It feels like I'm in agony whenever you are not near."

            "Don't worry I'll just treat you."

            "Now. I want it now"

            "All right." Kenshin look around and shouted Sano's name

            Sano's head lurch at the sudden call. "Oi, you called me?"

            "Yeah, I want you here." Kenshin shouted

            Sano stood up and went to Kenshin and propped himself on the chair.

            Kenshin look up at him then on Kaoru. "Ayako and I are going out. You want to come?"

            "Are you talking about cutting classes, Kenshin?" Kaoru asked, frustrated by their attitudes

            "Hell yeah." Sano smirked and nodded "Count me in. Are we leaving?"

            "Yup" Kenshin stood up and walking toward the door with Ayako plastered on his waist and Sano at his heels. Then they were out.

            The class started and Sano and Kenshin were unaware of a sudden burst of jealousy from the Kaoru.

An: I somewhat revise the ending. Thanks to Chibilover2000 for giving me this suggestion and hope I'll see you this new chapter I'm working on.