The Necklace

by: nyllemnev

Disclaimer's: RK is not mine, sad to say.

Chapter 2: Memories

"Okay guys c'mon, let's finish our project for the English Club!" Misao said cheerfully.

"Yeah, yeah, let's finish it." Yahiko lazily followed Misao into the English classroom.

"Hey, where's Enishi? I can't see him." Kaoru said, her eyes searching each corner of the room for Enishi.

"He's not here. You don't see him, do you?" Sano replied in a sarcastic voice. "C'mon let's join the others."

"Mou!" Kaoru sighed and followed the others.

"So, is everybody here?" Aoshi, the English club president, asked.

"Yeah, let's get started will ya?" Sano demanded impatiently.

"I wonder where Enishi could have gone?" Kaoru sighed as she took her seat beside Sano.

"He's late again, as usual," Sano answered, "He's always like that. I really don't know what is it you see in him."

"Mou! He's cute, popular, and a really good fighter, he's everything! What more could I ask for?" Kaoru said dreamily.

*flashback: start*

"Kaoru we've got to hurry or Mr. Makoto will really kill us." Misao said to Kaoru will rushing to their room. "It will be the third time we're late for his class."

"Yeah, yeah." Kaoru replied following Misao and bumping almost everyone on their way. "Gomen, gomen!" she apologized to the last person she bumped into.

"Faster Kaoru! Don't mind them!" Misao yelled at her friend.

"Alright!" Kaoru nodded and ran as fast as she could not noticing...

"Ouch! Watch where you're..." the man with spiky white hair said loudly as she bumped him.

"Sorry Mister, I didn't mean to." Kaoru turned to the man she bumped and blushed when she saw who it was.

"Oh, I didn't mean to act so-"

"Oh, don't worry, it's my fault. I wasn't looking." Kaoru smiled.

"Kaoru, c'mon! Hur- Oh!" Misao turned to Kaoru and smiled knowingly as she saw the man Kaoru was talking to. "Hi, Enishi-kun."

"Hello, Misao-san." Enishi smiled.

"Sorry to interrupt you two, but Kaoru, we're really late!"

"Yeah, sorry." Kaoru smiled again and ran again to her room.

*flashback:finish*

"Yeah, yeah and he's also a freak. Don't you see his friends? Gangsters like Chou and Saitoh! How could you like him?"

"Oh c'mon Sano, don't judge him by his friends. I know he's not like that!"

"How would you know?"

"I just do. Well, I guess I do, but it doesn't matter. Why do you care anyway?"

"I care because I am your friend. And I just..."

"...want what's best for me? Is that right?" Kaoru finished his sentence. "Oh c'mon Sano, I'm not a child anymore! I can take care of myself and I know the difference between right and wrong. Never mind me and just think of Sayo." she smiled and winked at Sano who turned beet red.

"Just what does Sayo have to do with this?!?" Sano asked with a frown.

"Just admit it Sano, you like my cousin! See, you're blushing. Just admit it! It's so obvious." Kaoru said giggling.

"I don't see what's so funny?"

"And I don't know what the commotion is." Aoshi said sarcastically, eyeing Sano and Kaoru coldly.

"Oh, sorry, Aoshi-san." Kaoru looked down and blushed in embarrassment.

"Sorry." Sano only looked away.

"Anyway, as I was saying, ..." Aoshi continued talking about something while Misao continued sitting in the front, listening intently to her Aoshi-sama. Well, she was listening attentively at first, but later she was just staring at Aoshi.

'Oh, he's so handsome. And he's reaaaalllllllyyyyy cooooollllll.' Misao thought dreamily. 'I still remember the first time I met him, ...'

*flashback:start*

"Oh, c'mon Misao, let's join the Kendo Club. It would be really cool." Kaoru pleaded to Misao.

"Oh, c'mon Kaoru. You know I'mnot interested in things like Kendo."

"Please Misao, pleaaaassssseeee?"

"Oh c'mon Kaoru, I know you really don't want to join the Kendo Club. You only want to join it because you found out the Enishi is the captain of it."

"Of course that's not the reason!" Kaoru complained. Misao only shot her a knowing look. "Okay, that's not the only reason that I wanna join the Kendo club. You know Misao that I really like Kendo since I used to practice it with my father when I was just a kid."

"Yeah, right."

"Please Misao? Just for me? And i promise I'll try those clothes that you want to make for me, promise."

"Really? That's great. Then c'mon." Misao smiled happily at Kaoru.

"Where?"

"The Dojo. We're joining the Kendo Club, aren't we?"

"Oh, yes!" Kaoru smiled at Misao and headed the Kendo Club practice hall.

"So, where's the registration?" Misao asked Kaoru looking around.

"I don't know." Kaoru shrugged. "Maybe we should ask him." she said pointing to the man sitting at the center of the hall in a position that looked as if he were meditating.

"But he seems like he's meditating. We're gonna disturb him."

"Oh, it's just one question and then we'll leave him alone, okay?" Kaoru said, walking towards the man.

"Okay." Misao agreed, following her friend.

"Uhm, mister, can we ask you something?" Kaoru said.

"..."

"Mister?" Misao said.

"..."

"Mister?!?" Kaoru said again, waving a hand in front of the man.

"..."

"Mou! MISTER?!?" Kaoru yelled as she began growing impatient.

"Surely you don't have to yell because I am listening." the man finally respnded. He stood up and looked at the two girls.

"Oh, sorry, my friend grows really impatient sometimes." Misao said smiling at the man. "Anyway, this is Kaoru and I am Misao. And you?"

"So, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, um... we're planning on joining the Kendo Club and we were wondering if you could..." Misao said blushing shyly.

Straight away, the man said, "Registration is on Monday."

"Hai," Misao nodded.

"So, anything else?"

"No, thank you, mister." Kaoru said turning to Misao. "C'mon let's go Misao."

"..."

"C'mon." Kaoru waved a hand in front of Misao's face and found that she had to drag her out of the room.

"Earth to Misao." Kaoru frowned at her friend as they walked out of the practice hall.

"Mou! why did you have to drag me out of the room? I hadn't even gotten his name!"

"His name's Aoshi Shinomori. He's the President of the English Club and the vice president of the Kendo Club. Why? Do you like him?"

"He's sooooo cute."

*flashback: finish*

'After that day, I kept on investigating everything about my Aoshi-sama. He's just so cute. I mean he's a man!'

"Hey! what's happenning with you, weasel?" Yahiko asked seeing Misao with a dreamy _expression on her face. She was busy hugging herself like a lunatic.

"Huh?" she turned to Yahiko and said angrily. "And just WHO are calling a WEASEL, huh?"

"You, of course!" Yahiko replied coolly. "Who else? OUCH!" he exclaimed as misao hit him hard on his head.

"YOU-!!!"

"Will you two get out for a moment?" Aoshi said. "There you can shout as loud as you can without interrupting our meeting."

"Gomen-nasai Aoshi-sama." Misao said shyly looking down in embarrassment while Yahiko only looked away.

"Okay, back to our topic, and will you all PAY ATTENTION please?" Aoshi stated those last words firmly before continuing

***

In Kyoto

"Kenshin!" Hiko Seijuurou Himura, Kenshin's father called.

"Hai," Kenshin got up right away when he heard his father's voice.

"Kenshin you told me last week that you wanted to visit your friend in Tokyo, thhe Kamiya girl, right?" Hiko asked while he sat comfortably on the sofa.

"Hai, it's our birthday tomorrow." Kenshin sat beside his father. "I just want to visit her."

"And I heard that education there is better than it is here in Kyoto."

"Hai."

"Do you want to study there?"

"Oro?"

"Don't 'oro' me. So, do you want to continue your studies there?"

"Of course, I would love that."

"Then pack your things and you will go tomorrow."

"Oro? Tomorrow?"

"Yeah, you heard me."

"I just can't believe it. We had an argument about that last time."

"Yeah, yeah, well, I've changed my mind."

"Thank you, Father." Kenshin said gratefully as his father stood up and left the room.

***

Back in Tokyo

"I can't believe I got Aoshi-sama mad at me!" Misao said solemnly to Kaoru. "And its because of that kid."

"Hey, what do I do?" Yahiko joined in.

"Grrrrr...."

"Hey busu, what's your plan for tomorrow? It's your birthday." Yahiko said.

"A party would be very good. As long as there's a free meal, hehehe." Sano said happily.

"Yeah, okay." Kaoru smiled. "It's going to be my best friend's birthday tomorrow too. I hope I can see him."

"This Kenshin guy?" Sano raised an eyebrow.

"Hai. I really missed him." Kaoru nodded. "Anyway, I need to go now. I promised Grandpa that I would be home before four."

"Yeah, see you tomorrow." Misao said happily, all her thoughts about Aoshi now forgotten. "Watch out for my gift for you Kaoru!"

"Yeah, I've been always wondering what would that be." Kaoru paled before turning to leave. She know Misao she always loved making her up. 'Ah, tomorrow's gonna be a long day.' she sighed before a smile appeared on her face.

TBC...

A/N: so what do you think? sorry if this take long. I've been busy doing research works and completing my requirements for graduation. So, sorry about that guys. Send me your reviews and til next chappie :-)

A.N. 2: thank you crism heart for correcting my grammar errors in my fic. now its looks better than the old one ne? thanks again!!! mwahugzzzz!!!!