Hi again! We're on chapter 6 now! I would like to thanks these people for
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Megumi_Katekawa, CurlsofSerenity: For your review on chapter 4! Sorry it's late but I update chapter 5 already before your review came in.
Chiruken: You reviewed all my chapters! Thank you so much for that!
Dove of Night, star-crystals, Kakarlena Tsugoi: Sorry if you hate cliffhangers, but I really can't find an alternative way to end the chapter!
can't-get-enough-anime
mexican princess: Thank you for being a loyal reviewer!
beriath: I already wrote this on chapter 4 but never mind- Shishio would be using his appearance before he got burned (He would scare people away if he wore bandages!) I know he looked kinda old be a student, but let's assume he's rather young here (^_^). Oh yes, I know it was rather odd for Kaoru to do that, but I hope that this chapter could answer your questions. By the way, it's not for doing homework and they're studying together.
irksome one
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of the characters.
Chapter 6 - Uncle Hiko?
*Kaoru's thoughts during the walk with Kenshin*
I knew I was rather asking too much from Kenshin. Well, I really had no choice for this matter. Misao and the others were not really good with their studies and asking them would not be a good option. I'm still new here, so I did not know about my classmates yet and asking strangers for this kind of help would not be a wise one. I'm quite sure they would turn it down anyway since they were upset by the rumours and they practically viewed me as a rival for Kenshin's attention. I wondered why they would still be chasing him even though he turned cold shoulders with them.
That left me with the last option, Kenshin himself. I was rather scared about asking him but he's my only option. He's the top student in school after all. At least I knew him even though merely, as during my sparring with him for the last two weeks, he had at least began to accept me and did not get annoyed whenever I talked to him like the last time. I also managed to get to know him better through information from his friends, especially from Sano. He seemed to understand Kenshin a lot which I found rather surprising considering Kenshin's attitude towards him. Kenshin and I would still rarely talk together, but he acknowledged me as a friend, though not a close one. I was rather surprised when he agreed to help me. I was rather glad though that I had the courage to ask him and that he had agreed to do so. We walked together in silence, both of us deep in our thoughts.
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*Kenshin's POV*
I was really surprised when Kaoru approached me for help. She did not seem to be the type to ask help from anyone. She must be really serious about this chemistry test. I was about to refuse but her eyes seemed to be pleading at me. In the end, I nodded at her, which surprised her. I might have a cold attitude but that does not mean that I was completely heartless. After all, she really needed my help and as a classmate, it is my responsibility to help her improved her grades. I had refused offers from many girls who asked me to help them in their studies, because I knew that they were looking for excuses to be near me. I had looked at their grades before and they were doing rather well and did not need my help at all. I'm not that stupid.
I stopped walking when we reached my house. "We're here," I said quietly to her. She looked up to see my house. I opened the gate for her and she tailed behind me as I made my way to the house. She looked around my house with a curious look. She gasped when she saw the interior of the house. I looked at her curiously. My home was rather simple and there was nothing special about it but she seemed fascinated by it.
"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," she answered. I glared at her. I knew many guys like to be messy, especially Sano. His house was quite neat but his room was like a shipwreck. I'm not like other guys though, I prefer neatness. I just can't stand messy things. Shishou was also a neat person and it was a good thing. Having a messy person around me at home would probably drive me crazy.
"Where are your parents?"
"They died when I was young and I lived here with my uncle," I answered her. I did not feel that sad anymore compared to when I was young. I guessed I had gotten used to their deaths and I had regarded shishou as my father. Speaking of him, I suddenly swore quietly. He was bound to mock me for bringing Kaoru to the house. I had never brought any other girl home since that incident. I scowled. I did not want to brood about it anymore. Just as I expected, he greeted me with the usual sarcasm.
"Welcome home baka-deshi. What a surprise that you brought that Kamiya girl along with you."
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Kaoru gasped in surprise. Hiko-sensei was sitting at the dining table and he had a smirk on his face. How could he be here? Then I remembered about the conversation I had earlier with Kenshin. Before I knew, I spoke.
"You're Kenshin's uncle?"
"Well, well it seems that you have not known about it I see. Yes, I'm his uncle and I have been taking care of the baka-deshi since he was five."
'No wonder he dared to call Kenshin baka-deshi in class,' Kaoru thought.
"Well, my baka-deshi seemed to have finally matured and brought a girl home."
"It's not what you thought, shishou. I brought her home to help her in her chemistry studies," Kenshin answered quietly.
"Oh? Don't need to hide it from me, baka-deshi. Even if you're shy about it, you don't need to cover it up."
"That's enough shishou," Kenshin glowered at him with a threatening tone and led Kaoru up the stairs to his room.
"Don't forget about your practice later," Hiko reminded him.
"I won't."
Kenshin led Kaoru to his room. It was quite large and surprisingly neat. 'I guess he's really a neat person,' Kaoru thought. There was a single bed that was quite large and a cupboard was standing at the right corner. His books were stacked neatly at the shelves. His walls were plain white and there were posters of various music groups on the wall. Kenshin beckoned to Kaoru towards a study table that was quite large.
"So, where should we begin?"
Kaoru opened her bookand indicated to him the parts that she did not understand. For the next one hour, Kaoru learned a lot from Kenshin. He was a good teacher and he was also patient in his teaching. If she did not understand anything, he would explain it again slower and with more details. She learned much more quickly from him in an hour than learning from her Chemistry teacher in the class for two weeks.
Time seemed to pass very quickly. Kaoru realised that it was already seven at night. She quickly gathered her books.
"Sorry, I think I have to go home now. My uncle must be very worried. Thank you very much for your help in my studies."
Kenshin nodded. They went down the stairs and saw Hiko preparing dinner. He invited her for dinner but Kaoru refused politely, saying that her uncle would probably be waiting for her to eat dinner together. She did call and inform him before she went to Kenshin's house but she promised him to come back before dinner and now she was late. She bid Hiko good-bye. Hiko insisted that Kenshin accompanied her on the way home and Kaoru had no choice but to accept.
They walked together quietly. When she was near her house, Kaoru told Kenshin that she could now walk alone.
"Thank you for walking me home and for teaching me. I'm very sorry for bothering you today."
"You don't need to. After all, you're still my friend even though we didn't know each other well. It's my responsibility to help."
'He's not such a bad guy after all. I guess Sano was right,' Kaoru thought. They bid each other good-byes and Kaoru walked into her house. Dr Genzi was expecting her with a worried look.
"Where have you been? I thought you said you're coming home before dinner."
"I was at my friend's house studying. Sorry, I didn't keep track of the time."
"You're eating dinner with me?"
"Yes."
Kaoru put her bag in her room and went down to eat dinner together with her uncle. While eating, Dr Genzi suddenly spoke to her.
"I have good news for you."
"What is it, uncle?"
"Your cousin, Yahiko would be staying here since he also transferred to a new school near here."
Kaoru was surprised. She would be staying with Yahiko? Yahiko was a cousin from her father's side and he was ten years old. She did not really hate him but he always teased her. She could not stand him sometime and both of them often ended in a fight.
"When he's coming?" Kaoru asked his uncle.
"He's coming tomorrow."
'Tomorrow? That fast?' Kaoru thought. Worse of all, he would be staying with her for a long time. She sighed as she went to her room. She hoped that Yahiko would not be troubling her too much.
To be continued
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Yai! This chapter is done! Yahiko's arriving on the next chapter! I originally want to make him Kaoru's younger brother but I guess cousin would be better. Continue to R&R!
Megumi_Katekawa, CurlsofSerenity: For your review on chapter 4! Sorry it's late but I update chapter 5 already before your review came in.
Chiruken: You reviewed all my chapters! Thank you so much for that!
Dove of Night, star-crystals, Kakarlena Tsugoi: Sorry if you hate cliffhangers, but I really can't find an alternative way to end the chapter!
can't-get-enough-anime
mexican princess: Thank you for being a loyal reviewer!
beriath: I already wrote this on chapter 4 but never mind- Shishio would be using his appearance before he got burned (He would scare people away if he wore bandages!) I know he looked kinda old be a student, but let's assume he's rather young here (^_^). Oh yes, I know it was rather odd for Kaoru to do that, but I hope that this chapter could answer your questions. By the way, it's not for doing homework and they're studying together.
irksome one
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of the characters.
Chapter 6 - Uncle Hiko?
*Kaoru's thoughts during the walk with Kenshin*
I knew I was rather asking too much from Kenshin. Well, I really had no choice for this matter. Misao and the others were not really good with their studies and asking them would not be a good option. I'm still new here, so I did not know about my classmates yet and asking strangers for this kind of help would not be a wise one. I'm quite sure they would turn it down anyway since they were upset by the rumours and they practically viewed me as a rival for Kenshin's attention. I wondered why they would still be chasing him even though he turned cold shoulders with them.
That left me with the last option, Kenshin himself. I was rather scared about asking him but he's my only option. He's the top student in school after all. At least I knew him even though merely, as during my sparring with him for the last two weeks, he had at least began to accept me and did not get annoyed whenever I talked to him like the last time. I also managed to get to know him better through information from his friends, especially from Sano. He seemed to understand Kenshin a lot which I found rather surprising considering Kenshin's attitude towards him. Kenshin and I would still rarely talk together, but he acknowledged me as a friend, though not a close one. I was rather surprised when he agreed to help me. I was rather glad though that I had the courage to ask him and that he had agreed to do so. We walked together in silence, both of us deep in our thoughts.
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*Kenshin's POV*
I was really surprised when Kaoru approached me for help. She did not seem to be the type to ask help from anyone. She must be really serious about this chemistry test. I was about to refuse but her eyes seemed to be pleading at me. In the end, I nodded at her, which surprised her. I might have a cold attitude but that does not mean that I was completely heartless. After all, she really needed my help and as a classmate, it is my responsibility to help her improved her grades. I had refused offers from many girls who asked me to help them in their studies, because I knew that they were looking for excuses to be near me. I had looked at their grades before and they were doing rather well and did not need my help at all. I'm not that stupid.
I stopped walking when we reached my house. "We're here," I said quietly to her. She looked up to see my house. I opened the gate for her and she tailed behind me as I made my way to the house. She looked around my house with a curious look. She gasped when she saw the interior of the house. I looked at her curiously. My home was rather simple and there was nothing special about it but she seemed fascinated by it.
"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," she answered. I glared at her. I knew many guys like to be messy, especially Sano. His house was quite neat but his room was like a shipwreck. I'm not like other guys though, I prefer neatness. I just can't stand messy things. Shishou was also a neat person and it was a good thing. Having a messy person around me at home would probably drive me crazy.
"Where are your parents?"
"They died when I was young and I lived here with my uncle," I answered her. I did not feel that sad anymore compared to when I was young. I guessed I had gotten used to their deaths and I had regarded shishou as my father. Speaking of him, I suddenly swore quietly. He was bound to mock me for bringing Kaoru to the house. I had never brought any other girl home since that incident. I scowled. I did not want to brood about it anymore. Just as I expected, he greeted me with the usual sarcasm.
"Welcome home baka-deshi. What a surprise that you brought that Kamiya girl along with you."
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Kaoru gasped in surprise. Hiko-sensei was sitting at the dining table and he had a smirk on his face. How could he be here? Then I remembered about the conversation I had earlier with Kenshin. Before I knew, I spoke.
"You're Kenshin's uncle?"
"Well, well it seems that you have not known about it I see. Yes, I'm his uncle and I have been taking care of the baka-deshi since he was five."
'No wonder he dared to call Kenshin baka-deshi in class,' Kaoru thought.
"Well, my baka-deshi seemed to have finally matured and brought a girl home."
"It's not what you thought, shishou. I brought her home to help her in her chemistry studies," Kenshin answered quietly.
"Oh? Don't need to hide it from me, baka-deshi. Even if you're shy about it, you don't need to cover it up."
"That's enough shishou," Kenshin glowered at him with a threatening tone and led Kaoru up the stairs to his room.
"Don't forget about your practice later," Hiko reminded him.
"I won't."
Kenshin led Kaoru to his room. It was quite large and surprisingly neat. 'I guess he's really a neat person,' Kaoru thought. There was a single bed that was quite large and a cupboard was standing at the right corner. His books were stacked neatly at the shelves. His walls were plain white and there were posters of various music groups on the wall. Kenshin beckoned to Kaoru towards a study table that was quite large.
"So, where should we begin?"
Kaoru opened her bookand indicated to him the parts that she did not understand. For the next one hour, Kaoru learned a lot from Kenshin. He was a good teacher and he was also patient in his teaching. If she did not understand anything, he would explain it again slower and with more details. She learned much more quickly from him in an hour than learning from her Chemistry teacher in the class for two weeks.
Time seemed to pass very quickly. Kaoru realised that it was already seven at night. She quickly gathered her books.
"Sorry, I think I have to go home now. My uncle must be very worried. Thank you very much for your help in my studies."
Kenshin nodded. They went down the stairs and saw Hiko preparing dinner. He invited her for dinner but Kaoru refused politely, saying that her uncle would probably be waiting for her to eat dinner together. She did call and inform him before she went to Kenshin's house but she promised him to come back before dinner and now she was late. She bid Hiko good-bye. Hiko insisted that Kenshin accompanied her on the way home and Kaoru had no choice but to accept.
They walked together quietly. When she was near her house, Kaoru told Kenshin that she could now walk alone.
"Thank you for walking me home and for teaching me. I'm very sorry for bothering you today."
"You don't need to. After all, you're still my friend even though we didn't know each other well. It's my responsibility to help."
'He's not such a bad guy after all. I guess Sano was right,' Kaoru thought. They bid each other good-byes and Kaoru walked into her house. Dr Genzi was expecting her with a worried look.
"Where have you been? I thought you said you're coming home before dinner."
"I was at my friend's house studying. Sorry, I didn't keep track of the time."
"You're eating dinner with me?"
"Yes."
Kaoru put her bag in her room and went down to eat dinner together with her uncle. While eating, Dr Genzi suddenly spoke to her.
"I have good news for you."
"What is it, uncle?"
"Your cousin, Yahiko would be staying here since he also transferred to a new school near here."
Kaoru was surprised. She would be staying with Yahiko? Yahiko was a cousin from her father's side and he was ten years old. She did not really hate him but he always teased her. She could not stand him sometime and both of them often ended in a fight.
"When he's coming?" Kaoru asked his uncle.
"He's coming tomorrow."
'Tomorrow? That fast?' Kaoru thought. Worse of all, he would be staying with her for a long time. She sighed as she went to her room. She hoped that Yahiko would not be troubling her too much.
To be continued
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Yai! This chapter is done! Yahiko's arriving on the next chapter! I originally want to make him Kaoru's younger brother but I guess cousin would be better. Continue to R&R!