Yaiii!!! 20 reviews! Never expect to have so many for my first fic, thank
you again to these people:
Jen
Reviewer
L. Sith
Chiruken
mexican princess
Sessha
princezz kaoru
cleoclaudia
Saeka
Kiyoshi-chan
LittoGrrlStephie
Well, if anybody knows how to type in italics please tell me. Right now I'm using this sign '.......' to denote thoughts so as to avoid confusion. By the way Chiruken, I'm trying my best to lengthen the story but I'm not a really good writer and there are parts in the story that I find it appropriate to stop there. If I continue I would be rambling all the way and the chapter will end weird. Now, on with the story!
Chapter 3 – First Day Is Through
Kaoru began changing her training outfit back to her school uniform. After that duel with Kenshin, she had gained even more popularity in the school. 'I wish people will stop treating me like this. Worse of all, they always refer me to Kenshin!'
"Himura shook her hands!"
"She's really good man! She already earned Himura respect!"
"I heard she even talked to him during class!"
'I have heard enough. They really annoyed me now' Kaoru snapped at her thought. She wished people will stop referring her to Kenshin. 'It's not so bad though. At least they accept me and I have earned their respect. At least I didn't get bullied,' Kaoru thought. She walked out of the changing room while still deep in thoughts.
"Yo! Jou-chan, you're really good to have earned Kenshin's respect you know," a male voice interrupted my thought. I turned around and saw a really tall guy towering beside me. I was only about his shoulder length. He had black spiky hair and wore a red bandana on his head. "Who are you?"
"Sagara Sanosuke."
"What's so significant about that handshake anyway?" Kaoru asked curiously.
"Well he's the kendo captain and that handshake means that you earn his respect as a warrior. Wrong word perhaps, considering you're a girl."
"Has anybody else earned his handshake?"
"Well, Makoto Shishio, Seta Soujiro, Aoshi Shinomori and myself."
"That's all?"
"Well, yeah. You should be rather proud you know. Those who earned his respect are the only ones who can spar with him during kendo practice."
"Really? Thank you for your information. By the way, call me Kaoru, I've got a name you know. I'm not Jou-chan."
"Well, I gotta go now. It looks like your friend has been looking for you." With that, he sauntered off. Kaoru saw Misao running towards her and she was happy to see her friend again.
"Misao-chan! It's nice to see you again!"
"Kaoru-chan! You're really awesome just now! I can't believe you have earned Himura's handshake!"
"Well, I'm lucky enough."
"No, you are really fantastic. I got beaten by him just by exchanging two blows with him. You're really something! Are you an expert or something?"
"Well, not really. I just learned kendo from my father. It was called the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu."
"Awesome! Ne, can you teach me please?"
"Oh, I suppose this to impress your Aoshi-sama?" Kaoru asked slyly.
Misao blushed and Kaoru giggled. They continued walking home while getting to know each other better. Rounding a corner, Kaoru said goodbye to her new friend and headed towards the opposite direction from Misao. Her house was just nearby and it took her just a 15 minutes walk to reach there.
"Fancy meeting you here, tanuki."
Kaoru froze. She recognized that voice very well. She turned around faced Megumi.
"What are you doing here?"
"Isn't that obvious? We're heading to the same direction. Well, I heard about the rumors in school today."
"Oh?" Kaoru feigned an innocent look.
"You earned Ken-san's handshake today in the kendo club."
"Well, I did. So?"
"I just want to say you're a very lucky girl. Ken-san could just be underestimating you and did not display his full potential on you."
"I earned it with my effort, not luck."
"Is it so?"
"Don't think so highly of yourself. At least I'm better than you in kendo, kitsune. I bet that you can never earn Kenshin's handshake."
"How dare you! Well, at least I'm prettier than you are. No guy would ever go for an ugly and sweaty tomboy like you."
'That's it, Kaoru thought; she has broken my patience limit.' "At least I can defend myself. I don't think that any guy would go for a cocky and helpless girl like you."
Kaoru saw Megumi's temper rising. "Watch your mouth girl or you'll regret it for the rest of your life."
"You too, Megumi Takani," Kaoru retorted.
They walked together while glaring at each other. Reaching a junction, Megumi turned to the right while Kaoru continued to walk straight. Reaching her house, she hurried up the stairs to her room. Throwing her bags to the floor, she laid down on her bed, pondering on her first day in school. Exhaustion came over her and she fell asleep.
To be continued
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Gomen if this chapter is short and there isn't much in this chapter. However, this is a pretty important chapter as Sanosuke made his first appearance. (Well, for those asking for Sano, here he is) It is also a good interval for the next chapter. I would try my best to make the next chapter long! Please continue to R&R!
Jen
Reviewer
L. Sith
Chiruken
mexican princess
Sessha
princezz kaoru
cleoclaudia
Saeka
Kiyoshi-chan
LittoGrrlStephie
Well, if anybody knows how to type in italics please tell me. Right now I'm using this sign '.......' to denote thoughts so as to avoid confusion. By the way Chiruken, I'm trying my best to lengthen the story but I'm not a really good writer and there are parts in the story that I find it appropriate to stop there. If I continue I would be rambling all the way and the chapter will end weird. Now, on with the story!
Chapter 3 – First Day Is Through
Kaoru began changing her training outfit back to her school uniform. After that duel with Kenshin, she had gained even more popularity in the school. 'I wish people will stop treating me like this. Worse of all, they always refer me to Kenshin!'
"Himura shook her hands!"
"She's really good man! She already earned Himura respect!"
"I heard she even talked to him during class!"
'I have heard enough. They really annoyed me now' Kaoru snapped at her thought. She wished people will stop referring her to Kenshin. 'It's not so bad though. At least they accept me and I have earned their respect. At least I didn't get bullied,' Kaoru thought. She walked out of the changing room while still deep in thoughts.
"Yo! Jou-chan, you're really good to have earned Kenshin's respect you know," a male voice interrupted my thought. I turned around and saw a really tall guy towering beside me. I was only about his shoulder length. He had black spiky hair and wore a red bandana on his head. "Who are you?"
"Sagara Sanosuke."
"What's so significant about that handshake anyway?" Kaoru asked curiously.
"Well he's the kendo captain and that handshake means that you earn his respect as a warrior. Wrong word perhaps, considering you're a girl."
"Has anybody else earned his handshake?"
"Well, Makoto Shishio, Seta Soujiro, Aoshi Shinomori and myself."
"That's all?"
"Well, yeah. You should be rather proud you know. Those who earned his respect are the only ones who can spar with him during kendo practice."
"Really? Thank you for your information. By the way, call me Kaoru, I've got a name you know. I'm not Jou-chan."
"Well, I gotta go now. It looks like your friend has been looking for you." With that, he sauntered off. Kaoru saw Misao running towards her and she was happy to see her friend again.
"Misao-chan! It's nice to see you again!"
"Kaoru-chan! You're really awesome just now! I can't believe you have earned Himura's handshake!"
"Well, I'm lucky enough."
"No, you are really fantastic. I got beaten by him just by exchanging two blows with him. You're really something! Are you an expert or something?"
"Well, not really. I just learned kendo from my father. It was called the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu."
"Awesome! Ne, can you teach me please?"
"Oh, I suppose this to impress your Aoshi-sama?" Kaoru asked slyly.
Misao blushed and Kaoru giggled. They continued walking home while getting to know each other better. Rounding a corner, Kaoru said goodbye to her new friend and headed towards the opposite direction from Misao. Her house was just nearby and it took her just a 15 minutes walk to reach there.
"Fancy meeting you here, tanuki."
Kaoru froze. She recognized that voice very well. She turned around faced Megumi.
"What are you doing here?"
"Isn't that obvious? We're heading to the same direction. Well, I heard about the rumors in school today."
"Oh?" Kaoru feigned an innocent look.
"You earned Ken-san's handshake today in the kendo club."
"Well, I did. So?"
"I just want to say you're a very lucky girl. Ken-san could just be underestimating you and did not display his full potential on you."
"I earned it with my effort, not luck."
"Is it so?"
"Don't think so highly of yourself. At least I'm better than you in kendo, kitsune. I bet that you can never earn Kenshin's handshake."
"How dare you! Well, at least I'm prettier than you are. No guy would ever go for an ugly and sweaty tomboy like you."
'That's it, Kaoru thought; she has broken my patience limit.' "At least I can defend myself. I don't think that any guy would go for a cocky and helpless girl like you."
Kaoru saw Megumi's temper rising. "Watch your mouth girl or you'll regret it for the rest of your life."
"You too, Megumi Takani," Kaoru retorted.
They walked together while glaring at each other. Reaching a junction, Megumi turned to the right while Kaoru continued to walk straight. Reaching her house, she hurried up the stairs to her room. Throwing her bags to the floor, she laid down on her bed, pondering on her first day in school. Exhaustion came over her and she fell asleep.
To be continued
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Gomen if this chapter is short and there isn't much in this chapter. However, this is a pretty important chapter as Sanosuke made his first appearance. (Well, for those asking for Sano, here he is) It is also a good interval for the next chapter. I would try my best to make the next chapter long! Please continue to R&R!