It's already chapter 4! I can't believe how fast I'm updating. Maybe
because I'm having lots of free time after finishing my exam and this is my
first fan-fic, so I'm putting lots of concentration here. I think I'm going
to concentrate fully on this fic. I don't particularly like to stray and
write another fic, just not the type, but I don't know yet. The reviews
also kept me going! You all encourage me to write more and once again I
would like to express my thanks here to these people:
Sylver*star
Ryoko528
KenshinFan
Sessha
princezz kaoru
mexican princess
cleoclaudia
beriath
Jen
Oh yes! I would also like to thank Sessha (sorry it's quite late) and jayekin for putting me on their favourite lists!
I forgot to write this on the second and third chapter but once again I do not own Rurouni Kenshin! It belongs to the great Watsuki-sensei!
Chapter 4- Kenshin's Thoughts On Kaoru's First Day
Kenshin's POV
I slammed my alarm clock shut and quickly rose up. I don't particularly like to wake up late. I changed into my training clothes and went into the dojo to practice my kata. The practice help to relieve my thoughts and it's a good exercise before getting ready to school. I practice for about half an hour before going to the bathroom to bathe. I changed quickly and went down for breakfast.
"You're early as usual, baka-deshi." I growled and faced my uncle, Hiko Seijuro. He took care of me since I'm five years old since my parents died of a car accident. I like him and treat him like a real father. He also taught in school as my history teacher. He also taught me the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu and I began to call him shishou instead of uncle. I admire him for being able to balance both his role in the family and as teacher. What I can't stand is the fact that he keep on calling me baka-deshi in spite of my achievements in school. After all, I'm top in my class. Over the time, I've gotten used to it though I'm still slightly annoyed by it. I ate my breakfast in silence. We rarely talk to each other but we're still close to each other. We did not feel the need to. He always throws sarcastic comments into my teeth every time we get into a conversation.
I picked up my school bag and said a quick good-bye to my shishou. We did not go to school together with him as he prefers to come late to the school. He wants to finish reading his newspaper before going to the school. I strolled to the school and reached there ten minutes before the bell rang. I went straight into the class and sat down, keeping quiet as usual. The students already knew better than messing up with me.
Hikaru-sensei walked into the class with a girl tagging behind her. She must be the new student. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail. She was beautiful in overall. What amazed me the most though, were her sapphire eyes. They were full of innocence and spirit. I have never seen such a beautiful pair of eyes. I could see my male classmates drooling over her. I chuckled. 'Looks like you have gotten yourself popular for your first day in school.' I said silently to the new girl.
"I'm Kaoru. Kamiya Kaoru. Please to meet all of you." said the new girl, introducing herself to the class. 'Kaoru, a beautiful name,' I thought. She began walking around the class searching for an empty seat. I realized that there was only one empty seat left in class, which HAPPENED to be the one right in front of me. "Oh shit," I muttered. This girl obviously didn't know about my reputation in school. My classmates knew that I detest having people around me, so they practically dragged their tables and chairs away from me. But this girl didn't.
I kept my head low as she walked towards the empty seat in front of me. She sat down and I realized she was staring at me. I sensed a mysterious ki from her, different from everybody else. Perhaps because she was a girl, I don't particularly pay attention to woman's ki and shishou never taught me how to, so I just shrugged it off and continued to keep silent.
"Hi, I'm Kamiya Kaoru. May I know your name?"
That caught me rather off-guard. I never expect her to talk to me. I thought she would just ignore me and left me alone. Personally, I was rather angry because she disrupted my thoughts. I was also aware of the murmurs around the class, making me even more annoyed. So I did the obvious thing. I raised my head and fixed her a you-better-not-mess-with-me-or- you'll-regret-it look with my amber eyes. It was very cold and emotionless and apparently it worked. She shuddered and turned back and concentrated on the lesson. I also started concentrating on the lesson, copying notes as usual.
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It was lunch time. That Kaoru girl had left the class. She probably could not wait to grab something to eat. I rose from my seat and began hearing more murmurs coming from the class. Most people probably could not hear them but through my practice in swordsmanship, my sense of hearing was much better than the others so I could catch them pretty well.
"That Kaoru girl was sure something. I couldn't believe she talked to that Himura!"
"Yeah man! She sure has a lot of guts!"
"I thought Himura would strangle her for that! You know he definitely hate it when people try talk to him."
"Maybe he has taken a liking to that," his words were cut short when he saw me glaring at him. People always seem to treat me like I'm deaf or something. If they would like to make comments about me, couldn't they just wait until I'm out of the earshot? "Stupid," I muttered under my breath and walked out of the classroom. I could still hear those murmurs but I ignored them and walked away from the classroom. I knew I wouldn't like what I'm going to hear there anyway.
I have just bought a sandwich from a stall in the cafeteria and saw Sano seating together with Aoshi, Soujiro and Shishio on a table. He beckoned to me and I walked towards the table and seated myself beside him. I ate in silent while they chatted together, except for Aoshi. He would never talk unless it's necessary.
"Hey Kenshin, I heard a new girl has just transferred to our school."
I kept silent. I could see where this was leading to.
"Heard she talk to you. Did something interesting happen?"
"Sano, it'd be wise if you just keep quiet," Aoshi said to Sano noticing my angry face. I thanked him silently. I was really annoyed with all the murmurs in the class and Sano was making it worse. He understood me and left me alone. The gang had already gotten used to my silent state anyway.
After finishing our food, we walked around the cafeteria while I kept quiet as usual. I heard somebody calling "Aoshi-sama!" and turned around to see Makimachi Misao staring at Aoshi with her puppy eyes. I glanced to my right and saw Aoshi muttering something. I smirked. I knew Misao absolutely adored him. I rather admire her though as she was the only girl qualified for the kendo club. After all, most girls had no stamina for kendo. She might not be good, but her determination makes up for it.
I saw Kaoru seating beside Megumi and Yumi. It looks like she had gotten herself a few friends. I scowled when I saw Megumi. Everybody in school knew that she liked to flirt around with me, but I knew why. She liked Sano. That's quite obvious for me. Sano also liked her but both of them had little guts to admit it or made an advance towards the other. Her way of catching Sano's attention sickened me though. She had stopped flirting with me right after that incident. I pushed that thought away from my mind. I did not want to remember it.
The bell suddenly rang. I hurried to my locker and grabbed my history books, before running to the class. I would be facing my shishou again.
I seated myself at a corner of the class. A moment later, Kaoru entered and seated herself beside me. 'Not again,' I thought. Shishou walked in and began scanning around the class. I knew he was looking for me. Just as I expected, he called me baka-deshi in front of the whole class. It was just a form of amusement for him to do that every time he saw me. I wouldn't mind being called that at home, but certainly not in school. That was rather embarrassing. I replied nonchalantly to him. I knew he would enjoy it if he saw me getting annoyed.
He called Kaoru to introduce herself to the class and she did. Shishou began lecturing the class and I started copying down the notes.
"Hey, why did you ignore me this morning?" Kaoru suddenly asked me.
Once again, I was caught off-guard. It was the second time of the day and it was done by the same person. I ignored her. Couldn't she understand that I wished to be left alone? This girl was sure dense!
"Are you mute? Could you at least talk to me?"
"Could you stop bugging me?" I shot her an icy glare. She was definitely annoying me.
"Not a chance. I want to fix that attitude of yours, mister."
"Try it if you can. Now stop nagging at me." I was challenging her indirectly. I was a bit surprised though. It had been a long time since I actually talk to someone with more than one statement.
Not if I can help it. At least tell me your name."
"Fine, Kenshin Himura"
"I'm Kamiya Kaoru."
I shrugged her off. Luckily, she stopped bugging me and I was relieved. I continued concentrating to the class. I wished this would be over quickly. I really didn't want to see her again.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I began changing into my training outfit which consists of a blue gi and a white hakama. I picked up my sakabatou and went into the gym. I saw Saitoh- sensei talking to two people at the corner. Not that I really care about him. I scanned the gym and was glad to find Sano and the rest doing their warm-up at a corner. I was about to join them when Saitoh-sensei called me. I walked towards him cursing swearing under my breath. I knew he would want me to test a newcomer. It was my job as I'm the kendo captain. The newcomer turned out to be someone that I would never expect. It was Kaoru. I redoubled my swearing.
Both of us walked to the centre of the gym while the rest began to make space. I prepared my stance. It all made sense to me now though. Now I knew why her ki seemed so strange when I first detected it in the morning. I saw her preparing a stance, a determined look on her face. I sensed that her ki began to flare. It was unusually strong for a girl. I could not underestimate her now.
I sped towards her with my god-like speed and caught her almost off-guard. To my surprise, she blocked it and aimed her shinai to my abdomen. I blocked it swiftly and spun around until I was at her back. She ducked my sword just as it was about to hit her neck. She aimed for my leg. I jumped and swing the sword down, striking her from mid-air.
What happened next caught me completely by surprise. She caught my blade with the back of her hand and began sliding them along the sakabatou while holding up her shinai, getting ready to strike my head. I reacted quickly and spun in mid-air. Before she knew it, my sword was already at her throat.
After a few moments, the audience began clapping thunderously. I truly enjoyed the fight and I would never expect that this comes from a girl.
"A great fight. Have you learnt kendo before?" I asked her curiously.
"Yes, my father taught me. It's called the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu."
"I see."
"What's yours? I have never seen such a fast technique before and you use a sakabatou."
"Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu. My shishou taught me and he said it was inappropriate to be used with a shinai. You have earned my respect, Kamiya-san."
"Just call me Kaoru, Himura-san."
"Just call me Kenshin, Kaoru."
I nodded and before I knew it, I extended my right hand to her. She was surprised but she extended hers as well and we shook hands. There were murmurs around the gym. 'I chose a girl for my sparring partner?' I thought to myself. It was unbelievable. However, I truly feel that she deserved it. She had the soul of a fighter, I must admit. It was funny though that this girl who annoyed me earlier this morning actually earned my respect. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I pondered on the incidents that happened earlier this morning while lying on my bed. I had just finished training with my shishou and had taken a bath. I was completely exhausted. My thoughts reverted back to Kaoru. She intrigued me for some reason. Sure, she was annoying but there was something about her that deserves some respect. Maybe it was her determination and her pride as a warrior. I keep on staring at the ceiling while thinking deeply and exhaustion began to come over me and eventually I fell asleep.
To be continued
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Phew! That was the longest chapter I have ever written. I would continue to update as soon as possible. I would try to make chapter 5 to be as long as this or longer. I would also like to answer some questions from the reviews:
LittoGrrlStephie: No, Kenshin's eyes won't be always amber in this fic. Later on, it would turn back into violet. I can't give away too much, it would be spoilers.
Saeka: Well, I can't tell you much about this, gomen. It would give away the main plot of the fic.
KenshinFan: I would try my best to include Yahiko inside this fic. In fact, I already planned his role in the fic, but I'm not very sure yet.
princezz kaoru: I would try to make this SXM. I also think it would be incomplete without them in the fic, ne?
cleoclaudia: I'm sorry if you're expecting Enishi in this fic... I did try to put him inside but somehow the plot doesn't go along with him. Gomen for all those Enishi fans. For Shishio, well he'd be sort of Kenshin's friend. (Not a close friend though) Well, I can't make him an enemy in this fic, again it does not fit into my plot. For earning Kenshin's respect, I think Kenshin did say he respect his skill in the manga right? So I guess it would be okay to do the same here. Well yes, he's on the same grade, except different classes. For his appearance, I would be using the one before he got burned. (Can't have him walking around the school wrapped in bandages, can he? It would freak out his classmate!)
Continue to R&R please!
Sylver*star
Ryoko528
KenshinFan
Sessha
princezz kaoru
mexican princess
cleoclaudia
beriath
Jen
Oh yes! I would also like to thank Sessha (sorry it's quite late) and jayekin for putting me on their favourite lists!
I forgot to write this on the second and third chapter but once again I do not own Rurouni Kenshin! It belongs to the great Watsuki-sensei!
Chapter 4- Kenshin's Thoughts On Kaoru's First Day
Kenshin's POV
I slammed my alarm clock shut and quickly rose up. I don't particularly like to wake up late. I changed into my training clothes and went into the dojo to practice my kata. The practice help to relieve my thoughts and it's a good exercise before getting ready to school. I practice for about half an hour before going to the bathroom to bathe. I changed quickly and went down for breakfast.
"You're early as usual, baka-deshi." I growled and faced my uncle, Hiko Seijuro. He took care of me since I'm five years old since my parents died of a car accident. I like him and treat him like a real father. He also taught in school as my history teacher. He also taught me the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu and I began to call him shishou instead of uncle. I admire him for being able to balance both his role in the family and as teacher. What I can't stand is the fact that he keep on calling me baka-deshi in spite of my achievements in school. After all, I'm top in my class. Over the time, I've gotten used to it though I'm still slightly annoyed by it. I ate my breakfast in silence. We rarely talk to each other but we're still close to each other. We did not feel the need to. He always throws sarcastic comments into my teeth every time we get into a conversation.
I picked up my school bag and said a quick good-bye to my shishou. We did not go to school together with him as he prefers to come late to the school. He wants to finish reading his newspaper before going to the school. I strolled to the school and reached there ten minutes before the bell rang. I went straight into the class and sat down, keeping quiet as usual. The students already knew better than messing up with me.
Hikaru-sensei walked into the class with a girl tagging behind her. She must be the new student. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail. She was beautiful in overall. What amazed me the most though, were her sapphire eyes. They were full of innocence and spirit. I have never seen such a beautiful pair of eyes. I could see my male classmates drooling over her. I chuckled. 'Looks like you have gotten yourself popular for your first day in school.' I said silently to the new girl.
"I'm Kaoru. Kamiya Kaoru. Please to meet all of you." said the new girl, introducing herself to the class. 'Kaoru, a beautiful name,' I thought. She began walking around the class searching for an empty seat. I realized that there was only one empty seat left in class, which HAPPENED to be the one right in front of me. "Oh shit," I muttered. This girl obviously didn't know about my reputation in school. My classmates knew that I detest having people around me, so they practically dragged their tables and chairs away from me. But this girl didn't.
I kept my head low as she walked towards the empty seat in front of me. She sat down and I realized she was staring at me. I sensed a mysterious ki from her, different from everybody else. Perhaps because she was a girl, I don't particularly pay attention to woman's ki and shishou never taught me how to, so I just shrugged it off and continued to keep silent.
"Hi, I'm Kamiya Kaoru. May I know your name?"
That caught me rather off-guard. I never expect her to talk to me. I thought she would just ignore me and left me alone. Personally, I was rather angry because she disrupted my thoughts. I was also aware of the murmurs around the class, making me even more annoyed. So I did the obvious thing. I raised my head and fixed her a you-better-not-mess-with-me-or- you'll-regret-it look with my amber eyes. It was very cold and emotionless and apparently it worked. She shuddered and turned back and concentrated on the lesson. I also started concentrating on the lesson, copying notes as usual.
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It was lunch time. That Kaoru girl had left the class. She probably could not wait to grab something to eat. I rose from my seat and began hearing more murmurs coming from the class. Most people probably could not hear them but through my practice in swordsmanship, my sense of hearing was much better than the others so I could catch them pretty well.
"That Kaoru girl was sure something. I couldn't believe she talked to that Himura!"
"Yeah man! She sure has a lot of guts!"
"I thought Himura would strangle her for that! You know he definitely hate it when people try talk to him."
"Maybe he has taken a liking to that," his words were cut short when he saw me glaring at him. People always seem to treat me like I'm deaf or something. If they would like to make comments about me, couldn't they just wait until I'm out of the earshot? "Stupid," I muttered under my breath and walked out of the classroom. I could still hear those murmurs but I ignored them and walked away from the classroom. I knew I wouldn't like what I'm going to hear there anyway.
I have just bought a sandwich from a stall in the cafeteria and saw Sano seating together with Aoshi, Soujiro and Shishio on a table. He beckoned to me and I walked towards the table and seated myself beside him. I ate in silent while they chatted together, except for Aoshi. He would never talk unless it's necessary.
"Hey Kenshin, I heard a new girl has just transferred to our school."
I kept silent. I could see where this was leading to.
"Heard she talk to you. Did something interesting happen?"
"Sano, it'd be wise if you just keep quiet," Aoshi said to Sano noticing my angry face. I thanked him silently. I was really annoyed with all the murmurs in the class and Sano was making it worse. He understood me and left me alone. The gang had already gotten used to my silent state anyway.
After finishing our food, we walked around the cafeteria while I kept quiet as usual. I heard somebody calling "Aoshi-sama!" and turned around to see Makimachi Misao staring at Aoshi with her puppy eyes. I glanced to my right and saw Aoshi muttering something. I smirked. I knew Misao absolutely adored him. I rather admire her though as she was the only girl qualified for the kendo club. After all, most girls had no stamina for kendo. She might not be good, but her determination makes up for it.
I saw Kaoru seating beside Megumi and Yumi. It looks like she had gotten herself a few friends. I scowled when I saw Megumi. Everybody in school knew that she liked to flirt around with me, but I knew why. She liked Sano. That's quite obvious for me. Sano also liked her but both of them had little guts to admit it or made an advance towards the other. Her way of catching Sano's attention sickened me though. She had stopped flirting with me right after that incident. I pushed that thought away from my mind. I did not want to remember it.
The bell suddenly rang. I hurried to my locker and grabbed my history books, before running to the class. I would be facing my shishou again.
I seated myself at a corner of the class. A moment later, Kaoru entered and seated herself beside me. 'Not again,' I thought. Shishou walked in and began scanning around the class. I knew he was looking for me. Just as I expected, he called me baka-deshi in front of the whole class. It was just a form of amusement for him to do that every time he saw me. I wouldn't mind being called that at home, but certainly not in school. That was rather embarrassing. I replied nonchalantly to him. I knew he would enjoy it if he saw me getting annoyed.
He called Kaoru to introduce herself to the class and she did. Shishou began lecturing the class and I started copying down the notes.
"Hey, why did you ignore me this morning?" Kaoru suddenly asked me.
Once again, I was caught off-guard. It was the second time of the day and it was done by the same person. I ignored her. Couldn't she understand that I wished to be left alone? This girl was sure dense!
"Are you mute? Could you at least talk to me?"
"Could you stop bugging me?" I shot her an icy glare. She was definitely annoying me.
"Not a chance. I want to fix that attitude of yours, mister."
"Try it if you can. Now stop nagging at me." I was challenging her indirectly. I was a bit surprised though. It had been a long time since I actually talk to someone with more than one statement.
Not if I can help it. At least tell me your name."
"Fine, Kenshin Himura"
"I'm Kamiya Kaoru."
I shrugged her off. Luckily, she stopped bugging me and I was relieved. I continued concentrating to the class. I wished this would be over quickly. I really didn't want to see her again.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I began changing into my training outfit which consists of a blue gi and a white hakama. I picked up my sakabatou and went into the gym. I saw Saitoh- sensei talking to two people at the corner. Not that I really care about him. I scanned the gym and was glad to find Sano and the rest doing their warm-up at a corner. I was about to join them when Saitoh-sensei called me. I walked towards him cursing swearing under my breath. I knew he would want me to test a newcomer. It was my job as I'm the kendo captain. The newcomer turned out to be someone that I would never expect. It was Kaoru. I redoubled my swearing.
Both of us walked to the centre of the gym while the rest began to make space. I prepared my stance. It all made sense to me now though. Now I knew why her ki seemed so strange when I first detected it in the morning. I saw her preparing a stance, a determined look on her face. I sensed that her ki began to flare. It was unusually strong for a girl. I could not underestimate her now.
I sped towards her with my god-like speed and caught her almost off-guard. To my surprise, she blocked it and aimed her shinai to my abdomen. I blocked it swiftly and spun around until I was at her back. She ducked my sword just as it was about to hit her neck. She aimed for my leg. I jumped and swing the sword down, striking her from mid-air.
What happened next caught me completely by surprise. She caught my blade with the back of her hand and began sliding them along the sakabatou while holding up her shinai, getting ready to strike my head. I reacted quickly and spun in mid-air. Before she knew it, my sword was already at her throat.
After a few moments, the audience began clapping thunderously. I truly enjoyed the fight and I would never expect that this comes from a girl.
"A great fight. Have you learnt kendo before?" I asked her curiously.
"Yes, my father taught me. It's called the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu."
"I see."
"What's yours? I have never seen such a fast technique before and you use a sakabatou."
"Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu. My shishou taught me and he said it was inappropriate to be used with a shinai. You have earned my respect, Kamiya-san."
"Just call me Kaoru, Himura-san."
"Just call me Kenshin, Kaoru."
I nodded and before I knew it, I extended my right hand to her. She was surprised but she extended hers as well and we shook hands. There were murmurs around the gym. 'I chose a girl for my sparring partner?' I thought to myself. It was unbelievable. However, I truly feel that she deserved it. She had the soul of a fighter, I must admit. It was funny though that this girl who annoyed me earlier this morning actually earned my respect. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I pondered on the incidents that happened earlier this morning while lying on my bed. I had just finished training with my shishou and had taken a bath. I was completely exhausted. My thoughts reverted back to Kaoru. She intrigued me for some reason. Sure, she was annoying but there was something about her that deserves some respect. Maybe it was her determination and her pride as a warrior. I keep on staring at the ceiling while thinking deeply and exhaustion began to come over me and eventually I fell asleep.
To be continued
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Phew! That was the longest chapter I have ever written. I would continue to update as soon as possible. I would try to make chapter 5 to be as long as this or longer. I would also like to answer some questions from the reviews:
LittoGrrlStephie: No, Kenshin's eyes won't be always amber in this fic. Later on, it would turn back into violet. I can't give away too much, it would be spoilers.
Saeka: Well, I can't tell you much about this, gomen. It would give away the main plot of the fic.
KenshinFan: I would try my best to include Yahiko inside this fic. In fact, I already planned his role in the fic, but I'm not very sure yet.
princezz kaoru: I would try to make this SXM. I also think it would be incomplete without them in the fic, ne?
cleoclaudia: I'm sorry if you're expecting Enishi in this fic... I did try to put him inside but somehow the plot doesn't go along with him. Gomen for all those Enishi fans. For Shishio, well he'd be sort of Kenshin's friend. (Not a close friend though) Well, I can't make him an enemy in this fic, again it does not fit into my plot. For earning Kenshin's respect, I think Kenshin did say he respect his skill in the manga right? So I guess it would be okay to do the same here. Well yes, he's on the same grade, except different classes. For his appearance, I would be using the one before he got burned. (Can't have him walking around the school wrapped in bandages, can he? It would freak out his classmate!)
Continue to R&R please!