Rurouni Kenshin

Eyes on Me

Chapter 9 ~ Phone Calls

By: C-Chan

Disclaimer: Once upon a time, there was a girl who went by the pen name C-Chan. When Christmas came, she wrote a mile long list to Santa Claus saying what she wanted for Christmas. When Christmas morning came, she was saddened to find that the rights to Rurouni Kenshin weren't under the tree. See where I'm going with this? ^^

Warnings: Telephone conversations and another character introduction.

Notes: Gomen again! School's starting soon, and I've been dealing with that which leaves hardly any time to write. I'll try to get as many as I can out before Wednesday…and then updates will probably knocked down to two chapters a week….well, onto the story!

……

Soujiro sighed happily as he shut off the movie. "It gets better every time you see it!" He said to no one in particular, getting up and stretching. He turned around and was about to say something, but realized one, critical thing: Everyone was asleep.

"You guys are terrible." Soujiro pouted, then stomped off to his room.

.……

Kaoru was really beginning to hate college life. Because of the fact it was nearing mid-terms, she had to spend all her time in the dorm she never used, studying. And when she wasn't studying, she was trying to catch sleep. As a week—then two weeks—passed by, Kaoru was all but happy to get her mid-terms over with.

Kaoru stomped into her single dorm room and tossed her backpack to the bed, mumbling a couple of light curses under her breath about Sociology. She was starting to wonder why she even took the class. It wasn't required, and it practically had nothing to do with her major except that it was listed as a free elective. The next time she chose classes, she was NOT listening to her brother.

With a sigh she collapsed on the bed, staring at the badly painted and boring ceiling before reaching over and picked up the phone. It was once again Friday, and she was looking forward to Movie Night more than ever. She needed something to get her mind of mid-terms. Dialing the familiar number, she waited until the cheerful voice picked up.

"Hello?"
"Hey Misao."

"Hey stranger! How's mid-terms?"

"They suck. Is Movie night still on?"

"Uh…I don't know. Aoshi wanted to take me out for dinner," Kaoru could practically hear Misao blushing, despite being with her boyfriend for almost a year. "Maybe afterwards?"
"Sure. I just took my last mid-term and I NEED to get it off my mind. I think I failed it."

"Sociology?" Misao guessed.
"Yes. I'm going to murder Aoshi for suggesting that class."

"Well, at least until after the movies. Let him die happily." Misao and Kaoru giggled.

"Knowing my big brother, he won't like the movies picked. So he'll have to die unhappily."

"…are you going to invite your friend again? Kenshin's his name, right?"

"I haven't really talked to him lately…I've been busy with school and he's been trying to find a job…I should call him."
"You should! He's a nice guy…and you two look so cute together!"

"MISAO!" Kaoru blushed.

"What? It's true!"

"Whatever. I'm going to call him then. Who's picking the movies this time?"
"Soujiro wanted to, since he's got nothing to do while me and Aoshi are out. I warned him not to choose another one of those anime movies." Misao giggled again.
"That means he's going to pick something worse." Kaoru snickered. "I have nothing against anime, but still…he has some weird tastes. Remember when he showed us that one with the band…"

"Gravitation? Oh yeah, with that cute, pink-haired guy? But that one isn't weird."
"Yeah, but La Blue Girl was. You're cousin's a pervert!"
"He's a guy, what do you expect?"

"So you're saying Aoshi is a pervert too?"

"…Nevermind."

Kaoru snickered and stretched out on her bed. "I guess I'll call Kenshin then. What time are you guys getting back from dinner?"
"Around 9ish."

"Okay, your place at 9 then?"

"Yup! See you then Kaoru!"

"Bye!"

Kaoru hung up and picked up a small slip of paper from her desk, smiling slightly. After driving him home, Kenshin had blushed and given her his phone number, and she'd done the same, so it would be easier to keep in touch. Nervously she dialed the number and waited…one ring…two rings…three…

"Hello?" Oh crap. It was Kenshin's uncle.

"Is….uhm, Kenshin there?" Kaoru asked nervously.

"…one minute."

Kaoru winced as Hiko announced that he had a call, then again as he slammed the phone on a nearby surface. She could hear their muffled arguing, then Kenshin came on the phone, not sounding very happy. "Hello?"

"Kenshin? It's Kaoru."
"Hi Kaoru, how are you?"
"A little worn out from mid-terms, but besides that…what are you doing tonight?"
"Laundry."
"Are you serious?" Kaoru couldn't help but giggle.

"Yeah, it's my turn to do it."
"Do you think you can push off laundry to come to movie night tonight?"

"I don't know…there's a lot of it…"
"Well…how about I come help you do it?"
"No, no…that's okay." Kenshin chuckled.

"Does that mean you'll come?"
"Sure, why not?"
"Do you need a ride?"
"If you don't mind…"
"Of course I don't! I'll pick you up at 8:45 tonight, okay?"
"Sure. See you then. Bye Kaoru."
"Bye Kenshin."
Kaoru smiled and hung up the phone, then smiled and rested her arms under her head. She only had one more mid-term that day, then she could forget about them until finals came…but that wasn't a few months away. Sighing, she got off the bed and got the book for her English Composition class, stuffed it into her backpack, then started out of her dorm. Maybe she could find someone in her class to study with….

As she closed the door, locked it and turned to run down the hallway, she bumped into someone coming the opposite direction, making them drop their books.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Kaoru exclaimed, leaning down to pick up the books.

The guy she bumped into chuckled and leaned down to help her, a gentle smile on his pale face. "It's alright. I wasn't really looking where I was going."
Kaoru handed him his things and stood up, smiling. "Me too. I guess I have a lot on my mind." She giggled.

The man chuckled again and tucked the books under his arm. "Mid-terms tend to do that to people." He said, extending his free hand. "I don't believe I caught your name."
"Kaoru Kamiya." She answered immediately, shaking his hand. "And what's yours?"
"Enishi Yukishiro." He replied politely. "I'm sorry, but I have to get to class. Maybe we'll run into each other again."
Kaoru nodded and grinned. "And next time it won't be literally."

Enishi nodded and headed down the hall, and Kaoru took the minute to watch him. For some reason, his name seemed familiar…Kaoru shrugged and looked to the hallway clock, sighing. She cursed. "I'm late!"

Deciding to think about that later, Kaoru ran down the hallway, managing not to run into anyone else.

Notes: *Gasp!* Can we say….uhm…gah, I forgot the word! Anyway, yes Enishi goes to Kaoru's college….and stuff…and….uh, yeah…

More movie night next chapter and a lot more waff! I guess you could say this was a filler chapter because my muses decided to take a vacation! *grumbles* They'll be sorry when they get back!