The Necklace

by: nyllemnev

Disclaimer: They're not mine.

Chapter 7: Boys... Girls...

"So, here we are." Sano said as he, Kenshin and Yahiko finally reached his apartment.

"Whew! I do hope that you got some good foods there." Yahiko said as he come in and sat on the couch.

"Don't worry, I have some crackers here."

"Crackers?!?" Yahiko exclaimed. "I knew it!"

"Hey, if you don't want you can go home now." Sano said sitting beside Kenshin and turning on the tv.

"No way. We're here because we wanna get to know more about our new friend here." Yahiko smirked at Kenshin.

"Oro? Sessha?" Kenshin asked innocently.

"So, tell us about you and jou-chan." Sano asked.

"Oro? Kaoru-dono is my best friend since childhood. Why?"

"That's not it." Sano complained.

"Yeah. How long have you known busu?" Yahiko said with interest.

"Oro? Busu?"

"Kaoru! Who else?!?"

"Oh, gomen." Kenshin sighed. 'This would be a long day' he sighed again before starting to talk.

"Well, Kaoru-dono and sessha grew up together. Our parents are close friends that's why we are always together." Kenshin said.

"So, why did you left?"

"Sessha, didn't really want to leave that time. Besides sessha knew Kaoru-dono wouldn't like that. But my father wanted me to go to Kyoto. You see, my father owned some businesses in Kyoto and he has a dojo there. You see, my father wants me to become strong."

"Eh? So that's why you left jou-chan?" Sano asked.

"Hai. She really got mad at me when I told her that we're leaving. She was not really so happy about it. She cried a lot and that was because of me." Kenshin sighed. "I always make her cry and I'm really really feel bad about it, that I do."

"Whoa, so that was really true." Yahiko said. "How about the necklace? Busu, always tell us that her necklace belongs to you."

"Hai. That necklace was actually given to me by my mother before she died. I gave it to her before I left as a sign of our friendship." Kenshin said, then getting something that looks like a ribbon from his pocket. "She gave me this as an exchange to my necklace."

"Eh? A ribbon?"

"Hai, this was actually her favorite ribbon. Blue indigo." Kenshin smiled. "And her favorite color too. This was actually a gift her mother have given to her when she was just 5."

"And now you're here and she seems very happy to see you." Sano patted Kenshin's shoulder. "And besides you're her best friend."

"So, how long have you known Kaoru-dono? You two." it was now Kenshin's turn to ask.

"Well, busu actually saved me from some highschoolers who is always bullying me." Yahiko said. "But I was just a new student then. I was just in gradeschool, don't get me wrong, Sano." he glared at Sano who is grinning widely.

"Shut up kid."

"Roosterhead." Yahiko muttered. "Anyway, I was just 8 then. And those guys were highschoolers! I'm no match for them."

"Yeah, yeah and jou-chan is only 11 then." Sano snorted that made Yahiko growl. "Well, knowing jou-chan, she got herself into a fight eve if she knew she would be no match for those bullies. Good thing I passed by in that place and I helped her up. That's how I met her."

"Wow."

"Then busu started to teach me some of her techniques in martial arts."

"Kaoru-dono is really a very kind person." Kenshin said.

"Hai. Not to say, really stubborn and hard-headed too." Yahiko nodded. "But don't tell her that I said that."

"Hai, you say." Kenshin nodded too. '... those were the things that made her unique and were the things that made her Kaoru... and the things that drew me to her.' he silently added.

***

"Kaoru-chan, you're here. And you too, Misao-chan." Sayo smiled at her two friends as they entered the house. "You're early today, didn't you attend the Kendo practice?"

"Iya, Kendo practice in moved on Fridays." Kaoru smiled back at her cousin, sinking to the soft sofa in their living room.

"Yeah... I hope we have Kendo practice everyday." Misao said, little disappoited sitting beside Kaoru.

"You missed your Aoshi-sama again, Misao-chan?" Sayo asked at her friend.

"Hey," Misao blushed. "How about you, have you missed your dear tori-atama?" she said back which made Sayo blush too.

"Oh, want some cup of tea?" Sayo excused herself for an escape.

"Oh no you don't, Say-chan." Misao said pulling Sayo's arm who is now trying to go to the kitchen.

"Naniyo?" Sayo sighed in resignation and sat beside her two friends.

"Anyway, where's grandpa?" Kaoru said, switching on the tv and trying to find a good channel with the remote.

"He's still at the clinic. There are so many patients today." Sayo said. "I have passed by there after school."

"I still don't get it!" Misao pouted.

"Eh?" Kaoru and Sayo just looked at each other

"What Sayo see in that rooster-baka!" Misao blurted which made Kaoru giggle and Sayo blush again.

"Me too." Kaoru nodded to Misao, still giggling.

"Hey, I still don't see what you saw in that Enishi too. And you too, to your Aoshi-sama!" Sayo answered back.

"Oh, You can't see it?" Misao's face turns dreamy and you can see hearts in her eyes. "Because Aoshi-sama is so coooool! And he is soooo sexy! And his eyes are soooooo beautiful! And I know he cares about me too, I can really feel it." she puts her right head on her heart to feel its beating. "And I know it would be just a matter of time before he ask me out or maybe... to ask me to become his girlfriend." she giggled at the thought.

"She's hopeless." Sayo muttered.

"Nani?" Misao turned to Sayo.

"Hehe, nothing." Sayo sweatdropped.

"Hey, you still haven't tolf us what you saw in the rooster head!" Misao insisted.

Sayo only sighed. "Okay, I like him because he is a good person. He may seems like so tough outside, always wanting for a fight but when you got to know him, he has a good and soft heart. He may not show it, he cares for his friends, more than anything else."

"That is not the tori-atama I know!" Misao said in a joke.

"Nah. Nah." Kaoru shook her head at the two. "Enough of that, you two."

"Hey, how about you?" Misao asked with interest.

"Me?" it was now Kaoru's turn to blush. "Oh, ... uhm... I lkie Enishi... because... he's cute and he's really good in kendo and I know he's a good man. He's also smart and popular too."

"You still don't know him." Sayo just said.

"You're just saying that because you don't like him Sayo." Misao said.

"Yeah, you don't like him, why?" Kaoru asked.

"I don't know maybe, it's just that... that..." Sayo said trying to find the right words to say what she want to say.

"What?" Kaoru asked.

"Nevermind." Sayo sighed, she can't say it. "Maybe I just don't see him the way you guys do."

"Ok." Kaoru smiled at her cousin. "But I know you'll like him too once you get to know him."

"Yeah." Misao nodded.

"Maybe." Sayo just smiled at her two friends. "Maybe." she sighed.

tbc...

A/N: To those who reviewed, I really do thank you very much. I'm glad that you like my story. Your reviews, really give me the inspiration to continue writing gosh!. I do hope that you'll stay with me till the end. Arigato minna-san.

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Rurouni Kenshin Love, Battousai-goddess, Rinfirithiel, Kaurihimura: I'll try to update soon, I'm just quite busy these last few days because of school. Gomen if I took ages in updating. Hope that you'll be with me till the end.

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