Sorry for the long update! I'm back to school, so I am pretty busy these
few days. I would like to thanks these people for reviewing my fic:
Kakarlena Tsugoi: A big thanks for you review!
Chiruken: Thank you so much for being such a loyal reviewer! You have reviewed from chapter 1 and all the way to chapter 4! Btw, I did read a few of your fics. Your story, the truth, gave me a good laugh for the day, honest! You're a good writer, it's just me an irresponsible reader who is too lazy to submit a review, gomen, don't kill me! (Ducks)
can't-get-enough-anime: Big thanks for your review! It really keeps me going!
mexican princess: LOL for your comment. Thanks for your review and bookmarking me! It still means a lot!
AmorithLilac: Thank you for your review!
Wings of Faith: Yes, Kenshin and Kaoru will end up together! (That's my aim for this story in the first place!) Thank you for your reviews!
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin! (This is getting rather tiring!)
Chapter 5 – A Visit To Kenshin's House
It had been two weeks since Kaoru arrived in her new school. She had become best friend with Misao and quite a close friend with Megumi. Though rivalry still exists between them, Kaoru had begun to understand her better. Megumi's name-calling and insults had not disappeared though.
Kaoru should probably thank her kendo special status for ending the dispute between her and Megumi, though not totally. She had been invited by Sano and the gang of Kenshin's sparring partner to eat with them, considering she was now one of them too. Naturally, they allowed her friends to sit with them too, which made them very grateful to Kaoru. Misao could stick with her Aoshi, while Yumi was glad to be closer to Shishio. Shishio seemed to like her too. For Megumi, Kaoru was rather surprised at the outcome. She thought that Megumi's target was Kenshin. However, it turned out to be Sanosuke. She never showed it to him though and they usually ended arguing while they were together which always deteriorated into name-calling. Sano called her Megitsune while she called him tori-atama. Kaoru found their bickering amusing and funny.
She had grown close to Sano who insisted calling her Jou-chan despite her constant reminder to him to not call her that. She was quite close to Soujiro too, except that she found his ever-smiling face quite unnerving. He always smiles and Kaoru found it odd that he never display any other emotions such as anger or sadness. She was stunned by his sword skill though. She had often seen him fighting with Kenshin and was surprised at how good he was. He often got into trouble though. Whenever he got engrossed in the battle, he tended to use a technique called shukuchi, a super-fast technique that Kaoru was unable to catch with her naked eye. Kenshin seemed to have no trouble handling him and enjoyed fighting with him. They always got interrupted by Saitoh-sensei and Soujiro got into trouble with him for damaging the floor of the gym.
Kaoru never really liked Shishio Makoto. She found him too weird and he scared her sometimes when he spoke. His sword skill had to be respected though and he was rumoured to be the second best in kendo. Nevertheless, she could never understand why Yumi could ever like him. 'Well, everybody had different personal opinion after all,' she reminded herself.
Kaoru, however was not exactly a bright student in school. She usually had troubles doing her assignments. She found out that Kenshin always topped the level and figured that he could help her with her Chemistry test which was coming next week. She gathered her guts one day and spoke to him during Literature class.
"Kenshin?"
Kenshin looked up to her, keeping his face passive and quiet as usual.
"Uhm, I wondered if you would help me with my Chemistry since I suck at it and the test is next week. I thought I could come to your house and we could study together." She saw him considering her offer and to her surprise, he nodded. She had expected him to turn it down. It seemed Kenshin was not that bad after all. As Sano explained, Kenshin might be cold but he would help people when they were in need.
"I would meet you after school, all right?"
Again, Kenshin nodded. Kaoru was glad that he agreed to help her and hoped that his help would improve her marks. She continued to concentrate in class while waiting impatiently for school to end. She could not wait to get into Kenshin's house and wondered how it looked like. She was also curious about his parents and was eager to meet them.
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Kaoru walked together with Kenshin in silence. She did not want to bother him so as not to ruin his mood. It would be disastrous to anger him and it could result to him refusing to teach her anymore.
"We're here," Kenshin said quietly to her.
Kaoru looked up and saw Kenshin's house for the first time. It was quite large, certainly bigger than Dr Genzi's, and it looked beautiful though it was simple. Kenshin opened the gate for her and walked into his house, with Kaoru tailing behind him. His house had a small garden with a fish pond near it. She gasped when she saw the interior. The wall was painted white and the floor was marble grey. There was a dining table in the center and a kitchen behind. There was a TV beside the dining table with couches nearby. The lighting was rather simple and not too bright. It was really a homey sort of place.
Kenshin was looking at her curiously who seemed to be taken in by the sight.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I never expected your house to be like this. I thought it was a very messy sort of place, never thought it was this neat," Kaoru said, earning her a glare from Kenshin. "Where are your parents?"
"They died when I was young and I lived here with my uncle."
"I'm very sorry about that," Kaoru said apologetically. She was an orphan too. Her father died of a disease five years ago, leaving her mother to care for the family alone. She was driven by exhaustion and eventually fell ill and died one year ago. Kaoru moved in with her mother's friend who was willing to take them in. She cared about Kaoru so much and loved her like her own daughter.
Kaoru was suddenly greeted with a familiar voice that shocked her.
"Welcome home baka-deshi. What a surprise that you brought that Kamiya girl along with you."
To be continued
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Well, I know this chapter is short and it ended a bit weird but I think it's more appropriate to end this way since it would be a good interval and continuing would not be too good. It would be hard for me to find an alternative ending for this chapter if I continued it. Anyway, I'm sure you know who that was, it was obvious right? (^_^)
Please continue to R&R!
Kakarlena Tsugoi: A big thanks for you review!
Chiruken: Thank you so much for being such a loyal reviewer! You have reviewed from chapter 1 and all the way to chapter 4! Btw, I did read a few of your fics. Your story, the truth, gave me a good laugh for the day, honest! You're a good writer, it's just me an irresponsible reader who is too lazy to submit a review, gomen, don't kill me! (Ducks)
can't-get-enough-anime: Big thanks for your review! It really keeps me going!
mexican princess: LOL for your comment. Thanks for your review and bookmarking me! It still means a lot!
AmorithLilac: Thank you for your review!
Wings of Faith: Yes, Kenshin and Kaoru will end up together! (That's my aim for this story in the first place!) Thank you for your reviews!
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin! (This is getting rather tiring!)
Chapter 5 – A Visit To Kenshin's House
It had been two weeks since Kaoru arrived in her new school. She had become best friend with Misao and quite a close friend with Megumi. Though rivalry still exists between them, Kaoru had begun to understand her better. Megumi's name-calling and insults had not disappeared though.
Kaoru should probably thank her kendo special status for ending the dispute between her and Megumi, though not totally. She had been invited by Sano and the gang of Kenshin's sparring partner to eat with them, considering she was now one of them too. Naturally, they allowed her friends to sit with them too, which made them very grateful to Kaoru. Misao could stick with her Aoshi, while Yumi was glad to be closer to Shishio. Shishio seemed to like her too. For Megumi, Kaoru was rather surprised at the outcome. She thought that Megumi's target was Kenshin. However, it turned out to be Sanosuke. She never showed it to him though and they usually ended arguing while they were together which always deteriorated into name-calling. Sano called her Megitsune while she called him tori-atama. Kaoru found their bickering amusing and funny.
She had grown close to Sano who insisted calling her Jou-chan despite her constant reminder to him to not call her that. She was quite close to Soujiro too, except that she found his ever-smiling face quite unnerving. He always smiles and Kaoru found it odd that he never display any other emotions such as anger or sadness. She was stunned by his sword skill though. She had often seen him fighting with Kenshin and was surprised at how good he was. He often got into trouble though. Whenever he got engrossed in the battle, he tended to use a technique called shukuchi, a super-fast technique that Kaoru was unable to catch with her naked eye. Kenshin seemed to have no trouble handling him and enjoyed fighting with him. They always got interrupted by Saitoh-sensei and Soujiro got into trouble with him for damaging the floor of the gym.
Kaoru never really liked Shishio Makoto. She found him too weird and he scared her sometimes when he spoke. His sword skill had to be respected though and he was rumoured to be the second best in kendo. Nevertheless, she could never understand why Yumi could ever like him. 'Well, everybody had different personal opinion after all,' she reminded herself.
Kaoru, however was not exactly a bright student in school. She usually had troubles doing her assignments. She found out that Kenshin always topped the level and figured that he could help her with her Chemistry test which was coming next week. She gathered her guts one day and spoke to him during Literature class.
"Kenshin?"
Kenshin looked up to her, keeping his face passive and quiet as usual.
"Uhm, I wondered if you would help me with my Chemistry since I suck at it and the test is next week. I thought I could come to your house and we could study together." She saw him considering her offer and to her surprise, he nodded. She had expected him to turn it down. It seemed Kenshin was not that bad after all. As Sano explained, Kenshin might be cold but he would help people when they were in need.
"I would meet you after school, all right?"
Again, Kenshin nodded. Kaoru was glad that he agreed to help her and hoped that his help would improve her marks. She continued to concentrate in class while waiting impatiently for school to end. She could not wait to get into Kenshin's house and wondered how it looked like. She was also curious about his parents and was eager to meet them.
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Kaoru walked together with Kenshin in silence. She did not want to bother him so as not to ruin his mood. It would be disastrous to anger him and it could result to him refusing to teach her anymore.
"We're here," Kenshin said quietly to her.
Kaoru looked up and saw Kenshin's house for the first time. It was quite large, certainly bigger than Dr Genzi's, and it looked beautiful though it was simple. Kenshin opened the gate for her and walked into his house, with Kaoru tailing behind him. His house had a small garden with a fish pond near it. She gasped when she saw the interior. The wall was painted white and the floor was marble grey. There was a dining table in the center and a kitchen behind. There was a TV beside the dining table with couches nearby. The lighting was rather simple and not too bright. It was really a homey sort of place.
Kenshin was looking at her curiously who seemed to be taken in by the sight.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I never expected your house to be like this. I thought it was a very messy sort of place, never thought it was this neat," Kaoru said, earning her a glare from Kenshin. "Where are your parents?"
"They died when I was young and I lived here with my uncle."
"I'm very sorry about that," Kaoru said apologetically. She was an orphan too. Her father died of a disease five years ago, leaving her mother to care for the family alone. She was driven by exhaustion and eventually fell ill and died one year ago. Kaoru moved in with her mother's friend who was willing to take them in. She cared about Kaoru so much and loved her like her own daughter.
Kaoru was suddenly greeted with a familiar voice that shocked her.
"Welcome home baka-deshi. What a surprise that you brought that Kamiya girl along with you."
To be continued
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Well, I know this chapter is short and it ended a bit weird but I think it's more appropriate to end this way since it would be a good interval and continuing would not be too good. It would be hard for me to find an alternative ending for this chapter if I continued it. Anyway, I'm sure you know who that was, it was obvious right? (^_^)
Please continue to R&R!