Sorry for the error in previous chapter! It's suppose to be "your house"
instead of "Sano's" since Megumi's talking to Sanosuke. I have replaced the
chapter and corrected the mistake. Before I continue with the fic, I would
like to thank these people:
Namiko the anime wizard: Thank you for your review!
beriath: Sorry for the rather cliffhanger, yeah I know I'm a bad writer when it comes to write long chapter. I would work hard on that! Thank you also for your review!
mexican princess: Thank you so much for being such a loyal reviewer!
Kakarlena Tsugoi: Hehe. sorry for that. I need it for the plot to continue. I'm also sorry if I sounded mean in the last chapter for your review (I don't mean to), but please don't flood, I mean don't repeat like that. Thank you for your review!
Starry Night: Good guess! Oopps. I reveal a bit. Thank you for your review!
vinmy002: Thank you for your review!
Bunny Rabbit: LOL for your review ^_^, I agree with your opinions on pop ups. They're annoying! 500 pieces? That's a big amount! Thank you for your review!
Blaze: Thanks!
tiaravball15: You're right, Kenshin IS stubborn. Hehe.. ^_^ Big thanx for your review!
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Disclaimer: I do not own rurouni kenshin.
Chapter 9: The Party
The next day
"Yo Jou-chan, Kenshin!" Sano approached both of them in their class before school started. Both of them turned to him.
"How are you two? Anything since yesterday?" he grinned at both of them.
Kenshin scowled. Kaoru blushed. Apparently, the rumour had spread fast. There were murmurs around the class and some death glares directed at Kaoru from her female classmates. Kaoru gulped. They had now regarded her as a very close rival.
"Nothing happened, Sano! I just helped him brought his bag until we reached his house's gate. He walked in himself. Nothing happened. Stop being mean!" Kaoru told him, unaware that she had spoken it quite loud and the class had heard what she said. 'Uh-oh,' Kaoru thought. She earned more glaring and murmurs. Kenshin just ignored them and kept silent.
"Just kidding, Jou-chan. By the way, there's going to be a party at my house this weekend. Are you guys coming?"
"Today's Friday, right? That means tomorrow." Sano nodded.
Kaoru considered for a while. "Count me in."
Kenshin seemed to be in deep thought. He saw both Sano and Kaoru staring at him with pleading eyes. 'Don't tell me he's refusing. The plan will backfire if he does that,' Sano thought. He let out a big sigh of relief when he heard Kenshin said, "All right."
"Good. The party starts in my house at 6. Kenshin, how is your right shoulder."
"It's fine. I can still attend the party. I can't practice kendo though."
"Good. You made me worried there yesterday."
Kaoru began to feel guilty at Sano's words. She still hadn't forgiven herself for yesterday's incident. The bell rang. Their class had started.
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"Kamiya-san, I need to speak with you," Hiko Seijuro announced to the class just as the class dismissed. Kaoru was confused. What did Hiko-sensei want with her? Fortunately, history class was the last period for the day. She did not need to worry of being late for the next class.
Kenshin scowled when he heard that. He knew his shishou was going to ask her about yesterday's incident. He was sure Hiko would make comments about that during their dinner later. He walked out of the class and began walking home.
"Hiko-sensei, what is it?" Kaoru asked.
"I just want to know what happened yesterday. My baka-deshi refused to tell me."
Kaoru gulped. 'Hoped he's not mad with me,' she thought.
"Uhmm, yesterday during my spar against Sano, he knocked me to a ladder and it started to collapse on me. Kenshin saved me but his right shoulder was fractured because of that," Kaoru explained, looking a bit guilty.
Hiko considered her words for a moment. He suddenly smirked. "So, he saved you?" he asked Kaoru with a certain amused expression on his face.
Kaoru nodded, looking down, not daring to look at Hiko's face.
"You don't need to feel guilty about that. It's not your fault. You're excused from the class."
Kaoru bowed and left the class. Hiko was smirking all the way while thinking about Kaoru's explanation. It seems that Kaoru could indeed bring hope to them. "This should prove to be interesting," he said to himself, still smirking.
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'Hmm, still had three hours more to go. I better call Sano.' Kaoru thought. She began dialing Sano's numbers. Earlier on, Dr Genzai had told her that he needed to stay at his clinic until late at night because he needed to look after a patient. That would leave Yahiko alone at the house. She was worried something might happen to him if he was left alone. She decided to bring him along to the party.
"Sano's here."
"Sano? Kaoru here."
"Jou-chan? The party was still three hours to go."
"I know. I needed to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"Well, my uncle needed to work late in his clinic. I was wondering if I could bring my cousin to the party."
"Sure you can. No problem."
"Thanks a lot. See you at the party." She put down the phone. Yahiko appeared from the kitchen.
"So, how is it going?"
"You're allowed to the party."
"Yes! Lots of food there! I could meet Kenshin again too!" Yahiko burst happily. "I still can't believe what happened to him though. Why should he save an ugly girl like you?"
"Watch your mouth, you brat! Or else, you're grounded here and you're not going to the party tonight!"
"You win," Yahiko snorted.
"Make sure you behave. Don't you dare embarrass me in front of my friends or I will kick you out of the party."
"Fine."
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"Hey there Jou-chan!" Sano greeted Kaoru as she and Yahiko stepped into his house. All the others had arrived. They were sprawling on the sofa watching TV.
"Where were you? You're late for fifteen minutes!" Sano asked her.
"Sorry, Sano. My cousin was slowing me down," Kaoru explained. Yahiko appeared behind her with a huffed face.
"Who say I was slow? You're the slowpoke," Yahiko said, earning a glare from Kaoru.
"So, this is your cousin?" Sano asked Kaoru.
"Yup. He's Yahiko Myoujin."
"Nice to meet you, Yahiko-chan," Sano greeted him.
"Don't call me CHAN!" Yahiko called out loud, upset at being called "chan" again. Kaoru giggled. "Serve you right!" she teased him.
Both of them stopped arguing and started to approach Kaoru's friends. Misao was gripping on Aoshi's right arm, refusing to let go. Aoshi kept his stoic face impassive, however he did not seem to mind her company. Yumi was flirting with Shishio as usual. Soujiro sat beside Misao, forever smiling. Kenshin was sitting beside Soujiro, idly switching the channels with the remote on his hand.
"Hey, Kaoru!" Misao cheerfully greeted her.
"Good to see you Misao!" Kaoru replied, trying to hide her smirking as she watched Misao gripping Aoshi's right arm. She looked around and noticed that someone was missing.
"Where's Megumi?"
"She needed to work overtime to look after a patient," Sano explained.
"Oh."
After that, Sano began bringing the food out. The table was suddenly crowded as they began eating. Yahiko fought with Sano over the food, causing a mess all over the table. Kaoru rebuked him to behave since he was a guest here. Yahiko asked her to shut up and called her "busu" and Kaoru began to join the fight. Others began to laugh, except for Kenshin and Aoshi.
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Kenshin's POV
The dining scene was pretty amusing. It all started with Yahiko and Sano. They snatched all those foods on the table like there was no tomorrow. The table became really messy and it clearly spoiled our appetite. I was amazed at the kid's appetite though. None could rival him except Sano. They're the biggest eater I had ever seen.
Kaoru started scolding Yahiko but he ignored her and even called her "busu". Kaoru lost her temper and joined the fight, spilling more food on the table. That kid sure had a lot of guts and luck, he could still survive until now. I wouldn't dare annoy her like that; God knows might happen if I tried. The scene was rather amusing though, I had never seen her lost her temper like that, and she looked cute when she's angry, but she could be intimidating at times. I was actually laughing silently inside, I'm sure Aoshi did but both of us did not show it.
After finishing the food, all of us played poker for a while. Soujiro won a lot of times and he was grinning from ear to ear. Sano kept on losing and he almost went bankrupt. He swore continuously at Soujiro for taking away his money. The girls were rather offended by his choice of words though. Their face paled a little.
Sano, Shishio and Aoshi played video games while the rest of us watched DVDs. Kaoru sat between Misao and me, while Soujiro sat with Yahiko. Both of them watched the movie intently, it seems that they were enjoying it. It was surprising me that Misao did not stick with Aoshi, I guess it was because the boys were playing some sort of horror game and Misao did not like that type of game. She preferred racing and fighting game. Yumi, not surprisingly, was just sitting beside Shishio, flirting with him.
I felt a weight suddenly thrown on my lap. Glancing down, I saw Kaoru had fallen asleep on me. She looked like an angel while sleeping. I saw that Yahiko and Misao had fallen asleep too. Soujiro was the only one awake, and he was still watching the movie with full concentration. I looked back to the sleeping Kaoru. She was beautiful; her face was calm and serene. Without me realizing it, my hand had moved to her hair and I was stroking it gently, and so as not to wake her up.
I continued to do the same thing and I was unaware that it was already late at night. Kaoru stirred in her sleep and her eyes opened slowly. When she realized the position she was in, she immediately rose up and she blushed. I had to admit that she looked cute that way. She glanced at the time and realised that it was already late. Others seemed to notice it too. Sano decided to break up the group and all of us said goodbye to one another.
As I was walking home by myself, I couldn't stop myself from thinking about Kaoru. What made me think of her? I had known her for about only 2 months, and we're not that close. How come I'm feeling this way? And her sleeping face, she really looked beautiful in her sleep.
Could it be?
Could it be that I'm falling in love with her?
To be continued
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Sorry if the party scene was rather boring. I don't think the gang looked like the singing/dancing type after all and I'm lousy in writing this kind of thing. (I'm a real bad writer!) Is the plot going a bit too fast? I would update as soon as possible. Thank you for all your reviews!
Namiko the anime wizard: Thank you for your review!
beriath: Sorry for the rather cliffhanger, yeah I know I'm a bad writer when it comes to write long chapter. I would work hard on that! Thank you also for your review!
mexican princess: Thank you so much for being such a loyal reviewer!
Kakarlena Tsugoi: Hehe. sorry for that. I need it for the plot to continue. I'm also sorry if I sounded mean in the last chapter for your review (I don't mean to), but please don't flood, I mean don't repeat like that. Thank you for your review!
Starry Night: Good guess! Oopps. I reveal a bit. Thank you for your review!
vinmy002: Thank you for your review!
Bunny Rabbit: LOL for your review ^_^, I agree with your opinions on pop ups. They're annoying! 500 pieces? That's a big amount! Thank you for your review!
Blaze: Thanks!
tiaravball15: You're right, Kenshin IS stubborn. Hehe.. ^_^ Big thanx for your review!
Foxrocker: You did that? @_@ I'm flattered. Thank you so much for your review and for putting me on your favourite list!
Disclaimer: I do not own rurouni kenshin.
Chapter 9: The Party
The next day
"Yo Jou-chan, Kenshin!" Sano approached both of them in their class before school started. Both of them turned to him.
"How are you two? Anything since yesterday?" he grinned at both of them.
Kenshin scowled. Kaoru blushed. Apparently, the rumour had spread fast. There were murmurs around the class and some death glares directed at Kaoru from her female classmates. Kaoru gulped. They had now regarded her as a very close rival.
"Nothing happened, Sano! I just helped him brought his bag until we reached his house's gate. He walked in himself. Nothing happened. Stop being mean!" Kaoru told him, unaware that she had spoken it quite loud and the class had heard what she said. 'Uh-oh,' Kaoru thought. She earned more glaring and murmurs. Kenshin just ignored them and kept silent.
"Just kidding, Jou-chan. By the way, there's going to be a party at my house this weekend. Are you guys coming?"
"Today's Friday, right? That means tomorrow." Sano nodded.
Kaoru considered for a while. "Count me in."
Kenshin seemed to be in deep thought. He saw both Sano and Kaoru staring at him with pleading eyes. 'Don't tell me he's refusing. The plan will backfire if he does that,' Sano thought. He let out a big sigh of relief when he heard Kenshin said, "All right."
"Good. The party starts in my house at 6. Kenshin, how is your right shoulder."
"It's fine. I can still attend the party. I can't practice kendo though."
"Good. You made me worried there yesterday."
Kaoru began to feel guilty at Sano's words. She still hadn't forgiven herself for yesterday's incident. The bell rang. Their class had started.
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"Kamiya-san, I need to speak with you," Hiko Seijuro announced to the class just as the class dismissed. Kaoru was confused. What did Hiko-sensei want with her? Fortunately, history class was the last period for the day. She did not need to worry of being late for the next class.
Kenshin scowled when he heard that. He knew his shishou was going to ask her about yesterday's incident. He was sure Hiko would make comments about that during their dinner later. He walked out of the class and began walking home.
"Hiko-sensei, what is it?" Kaoru asked.
"I just want to know what happened yesterday. My baka-deshi refused to tell me."
Kaoru gulped. 'Hoped he's not mad with me,' she thought.
"Uhmm, yesterday during my spar against Sano, he knocked me to a ladder and it started to collapse on me. Kenshin saved me but his right shoulder was fractured because of that," Kaoru explained, looking a bit guilty.
Hiko considered her words for a moment. He suddenly smirked. "So, he saved you?" he asked Kaoru with a certain amused expression on his face.
Kaoru nodded, looking down, not daring to look at Hiko's face.
"You don't need to feel guilty about that. It's not your fault. You're excused from the class."
Kaoru bowed and left the class. Hiko was smirking all the way while thinking about Kaoru's explanation. It seems that Kaoru could indeed bring hope to them. "This should prove to be interesting," he said to himself, still smirking.
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'Hmm, still had three hours more to go. I better call Sano.' Kaoru thought. She began dialing Sano's numbers. Earlier on, Dr Genzai had told her that he needed to stay at his clinic until late at night because he needed to look after a patient. That would leave Yahiko alone at the house. She was worried something might happen to him if he was left alone. She decided to bring him along to the party.
"Sano's here."
"Sano? Kaoru here."
"Jou-chan? The party was still three hours to go."
"I know. I needed to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"Well, my uncle needed to work late in his clinic. I was wondering if I could bring my cousin to the party."
"Sure you can. No problem."
"Thanks a lot. See you at the party." She put down the phone. Yahiko appeared from the kitchen.
"So, how is it going?"
"You're allowed to the party."
"Yes! Lots of food there! I could meet Kenshin again too!" Yahiko burst happily. "I still can't believe what happened to him though. Why should he save an ugly girl like you?"
"Watch your mouth, you brat! Or else, you're grounded here and you're not going to the party tonight!"
"You win," Yahiko snorted.
"Make sure you behave. Don't you dare embarrass me in front of my friends or I will kick you out of the party."
"Fine."
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"Hey there Jou-chan!" Sano greeted Kaoru as she and Yahiko stepped into his house. All the others had arrived. They were sprawling on the sofa watching TV.
"Where were you? You're late for fifteen minutes!" Sano asked her.
"Sorry, Sano. My cousin was slowing me down," Kaoru explained. Yahiko appeared behind her with a huffed face.
"Who say I was slow? You're the slowpoke," Yahiko said, earning a glare from Kaoru.
"So, this is your cousin?" Sano asked Kaoru.
"Yup. He's Yahiko Myoujin."
"Nice to meet you, Yahiko-chan," Sano greeted him.
"Don't call me CHAN!" Yahiko called out loud, upset at being called "chan" again. Kaoru giggled. "Serve you right!" she teased him.
Both of them stopped arguing and started to approach Kaoru's friends. Misao was gripping on Aoshi's right arm, refusing to let go. Aoshi kept his stoic face impassive, however he did not seem to mind her company. Yumi was flirting with Shishio as usual. Soujiro sat beside Misao, forever smiling. Kenshin was sitting beside Soujiro, idly switching the channels with the remote on his hand.
"Hey, Kaoru!" Misao cheerfully greeted her.
"Good to see you Misao!" Kaoru replied, trying to hide her smirking as she watched Misao gripping Aoshi's right arm. She looked around and noticed that someone was missing.
"Where's Megumi?"
"She needed to work overtime to look after a patient," Sano explained.
"Oh."
After that, Sano began bringing the food out. The table was suddenly crowded as they began eating. Yahiko fought with Sano over the food, causing a mess all over the table. Kaoru rebuked him to behave since he was a guest here. Yahiko asked her to shut up and called her "busu" and Kaoru began to join the fight. Others began to laugh, except for Kenshin and Aoshi.
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Kenshin's POV
The dining scene was pretty amusing. It all started with Yahiko and Sano. They snatched all those foods on the table like there was no tomorrow. The table became really messy and it clearly spoiled our appetite. I was amazed at the kid's appetite though. None could rival him except Sano. They're the biggest eater I had ever seen.
Kaoru started scolding Yahiko but he ignored her and even called her "busu". Kaoru lost her temper and joined the fight, spilling more food on the table. That kid sure had a lot of guts and luck, he could still survive until now. I wouldn't dare annoy her like that; God knows might happen if I tried. The scene was rather amusing though, I had never seen her lost her temper like that, and she looked cute when she's angry, but she could be intimidating at times. I was actually laughing silently inside, I'm sure Aoshi did but both of us did not show it.
After finishing the food, all of us played poker for a while. Soujiro won a lot of times and he was grinning from ear to ear. Sano kept on losing and he almost went bankrupt. He swore continuously at Soujiro for taking away his money. The girls were rather offended by his choice of words though. Their face paled a little.
Sano, Shishio and Aoshi played video games while the rest of us watched DVDs. Kaoru sat between Misao and me, while Soujiro sat with Yahiko. Both of them watched the movie intently, it seems that they were enjoying it. It was surprising me that Misao did not stick with Aoshi, I guess it was because the boys were playing some sort of horror game and Misao did not like that type of game. She preferred racing and fighting game. Yumi, not surprisingly, was just sitting beside Shishio, flirting with him.
I felt a weight suddenly thrown on my lap. Glancing down, I saw Kaoru had fallen asleep on me. She looked like an angel while sleeping. I saw that Yahiko and Misao had fallen asleep too. Soujiro was the only one awake, and he was still watching the movie with full concentration. I looked back to the sleeping Kaoru. She was beautiful; her face was calm and serene. Without me realizing it, my hand had moved to her hair and I was stroking it gently, and so as not to wake her up.
I continued to do the same thing and I was unaware that it was already late at night. Kaoru stirred in her sleep and her eyes opened slowly. When she realized the position she was in, she immediately rose up and she blushed. I had to admit that she looked cute that way. She glanced at the time and realised that it was already late. Others seemed to notice it too. Sano decided to break up the group and all of us said goodbye to one another.
As I was walking home by myself, I couldn't stop myself from thinking about Kaoru. What made me think of her? I had known her for about only 2 months, and we're not that close. How come I'm feeling this way? And her sleeping face, she really looked beautiful in her sleep.
Could it be?
Could it be that I'm falling in love with her?
To be continued
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Sorry if the party scene was rather boring. I don't think the gang looked like the singing/dancing type after all and I'm lousy in writing this kind of thing. (I'm a real bad writer!) Is the plot going a bit too fast? I would update as soon as possible. Thank you for all your reviews!