I know it took a long time to update, but I had so much homework from
school! I had a project due every day this week and last week so I didn't
get much sleep or time to write... sorry, sorry, you can read this chapter as
an apology and PLEASE, PLEASE review!! For now, I'm going to sleep and
wallow in my self-pity ^_^
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Among the Stars
Chapter 3
Misao blinked. Did she just see what she thought she saw?? Misao wailed in her head, she had been hoping if Kaoru got hooked up with this red-hair, then she could get a connection with the ice man.
Kaoru was the only one shocked though. The red haired guy had her fist cupped tightly in front of his face. 'What the hell?! He... he caught...!! That's... that...I...' He moved her hand aside and raised his eyebrows. She blushed crimson and verbally beat herself up.
To be truthful, Kaoru had never had a guy talk to her before. She went to an all girls' school and was never really interested in guys. Kaoru is one of those girls that cared only about friends and grades- so basically she had no social skills when it came to boys. None. Zip.
While Kaoru was going through her mental abuse, a pleasant sound interrupted her thoughts. It was warm and welcoming, understanding and kind. Kaoru looked up. He was... laughing... It was a short and polite, but she wanted to hear it again. 'His laugh was like the sun...' She then took the liberty to realize that he was still holding her hand and she withdrew it quickly, leaving him with a small smile on his face.
Poor Kaoru squeezed her eyes shut, wishing that her situation was going to fix itself.
"Hi, my name's Kenshin."
Nothing but silence. Kaoru was too frustrated and confused to make heads or tails out of her situation. 'Does he like me? I mean we just met, but... eh, who cares? I do, so that was kinda stupid to ask... I hope I look okay... Wait!! Why do I care what I look like? I just met him! I can't like him already! He can't like me! Unless he's trying to just be nice... Yea... That sounds the best!' As Kaoru found her pretty obvious solution, she shakily held out her hand and said...
"H-hi... my name's K-kaoru..."she said and sighed with relief as if she had just completed the test of her life.
"Nice to meet you. Are you new here? You look new."
'Damn. Do I really look like a newbie?' she thought.
"Um... yeah... I moved here for school..."
"You mean S.O.T.O.?"
"Y-yea! How'd you know?"
"That's the only school in the area. I go there myself. What level are you in?"
Kaoru blushed. It was true she didn't know that much about the neighborhood, but it was worse she knew absolutely nothing about her school.
"I- uh... I just started... so I think I'm in.... level one? She said a bit pathetically. (well she is in level one...)
"Oh that's right. You don't get the lecture until the first week is over. You won't know that much about the school until the speech. Well, if you really want to know, then you can just come to me, okay?"
"Sure..." She replied.
He scanned over her with his eyes (tch! Kenshin's so dirty!) and his smirk can back to his lips.
Kaoru was startled for a second. That was strange... '... didn't he have...?'
"I'll see you later then."
And the raven haired girl gaped at him as he left the coffee shop with his friends. Misao ran over to her and started to speak enthusiastically. But the only thing on Kaoru's mind was, 'His eyes... they weren't they purple earlier...?'
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Back at the dorms...
"KAORU!! You hafta tell me what the hell you were thinking!! I mean, even though one of the hottest guys in the century hit on you, you still punched him! Or tried to punch him... anyways, you might've lessened my chances with that other tall cute guy! Wait... I'm confusing myself..."
Now that Kaoru was away from Kenshin, she could think clearly and shook her head. She was practicing her kendo, and swung her sword in wisks making silvery arcs. (I'm not going to have Kaoru use a wooden sword because I think that kind of handicaps her abilities. I hope nobody kills me for this!)
"I don't know what happened, Misao! I've never had to deal with guys before. I'm confused..."
"Yea... me too... How come he likes you? You tried to punch him! I mean he caught it, but still... I wonder what would happen if I did that..." Miaso said, going off into her own land that had a certain someone. (^_~)
Kaoru narrowed her midnight blue eyes. That's right... he had caught her punch... No one has ever been able to block her attacks before. No one. As soon as she had gotten back to her dorm, she pulled out her sword and practiced her stances, trying to refine her attacks.
"You're right... Why does he even bother? I'm still a level one!" she said curving the blade in the air faster and in more elaborate designs. 'I should have been able to follow through with my attack! How did he stop it? I was so close it shouldn't have been blocked!'
Misao stopped dreaming and laughed.
"It seems S.O.T.O's new student can't except being beaten!"
Kaoru glared and challenged her to repeat herself. She was always listed in the top thirty of her last school whether it had to do with grades or sports.
"No, seriously, Kaoru, you should start practicing losing because, if you remember, this is the school of prodigies. There are students that come from other countries to get into it. And some of the smartest people are turned away."
Kaoru turned away and dropped onto one foot. She held her blade behind her back and twisted. A flash was thrown through the air and sent straight past Misao's shoulder.
"...Kaoru...?" said a wide eyed weasel as she turned around and saw the sword in the wall. It flickered and disappeared. Misao reached behind her back.
"Kamiya Kasshin style, Vanishing Water." (eh... I just made it up cause Mr. Watsuki didn't name very many of her attacks. Sorry! Pity meeeee...)
"Heh... I would have never guessed." Misao uncovered her hand and displayed a range of sharp pointy things. She crouched and dipped into a stance.
"Acupuncture needles. Kunai. Suntetsu." Kaoru looked at Misao and smiled.
"Heehee. Neither would I."
"You know, now that I know you're into weapons and studying martial arts, I think I like you more!"
"Thanks," Kaoru said with her wispy smile.
They both retreated out of their stances and started to clear up their stuff.
"Kaoru... I think I should warn you about this school. It's extremely difficult and you'll have to work hard since there are some extra classes that may take some... constant vigilance."
"...what?"
"I was here last year but I came in at the last quarter so I wasn't allowed to enter the school even though I passed their test."
"So you know pretty much everything there is about the school, right?"
"Yep. I snuck into some of their classes and the stuff they do is really weird.""
"Like what?"
"They sit around for like and hour and when the professor calls them up they just stand there."
"..."
"Kaoru? Did I scare you?" Misao laughed.
"I'm... hungry..."
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Misao and Kaoru decided on a ramen stand for lunch. Kaoru got a table and already had paid for her ramen with her friend waiting for hers at the counter.
It was true that Kaoru was hungry but Misao scared her. What if she didn't have what it takes to get through this school? Kaoru silently ate her bowl of ramen. She felt really tired. It was either the excitement of the day or the exercises she was working on earlier. 'Sigh... so sleepy... I wonder when Misao's gonna get her food... it's taking so long...'
She felt her eyelids dropping when she felt something warm. 'What?' She looked down and saw Kenshin giving her a cute smile. 'Kenshin? When did he get here?'
Kenshin was another thing that was worrying her. He looked pretty tough, not to mention smart, and she felt a little inferior. 'How am I going to match up with that when I'm in school?' Oh well... Kaoru decided to try to get his ear.
"Mr. Kenshin? Hello? Are you listening to me?"
She looked down to find the source of the warmth and turned a bright shade of red. He was paying attention to her after all, but to the wrong part of her. To be precise, he was touching her butt.
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=^_^= I don't really have much to say about it, except that I'm not really pleased with it... Other authors make writing look so easy! I need to work on my style more... it went too slow, so next chapter will have some better parts in it! Thanks for reading and please, PLEASE review!
~Wishstar
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Among the Stars
Chapter 3
Misao blinked. Did she just see what she thought she saw?? Misao wailed in her head, she had been hoping if Kaoru got hooked up with this red-hair, then she could get a connection with the ice man.
Kaoru was the only one shocked though. The red haired guy had her fist cupped tightly in front of his face. 'What the hell?! He... he caught...!! That's... that...I...' He moved her hand aside and raised his eyebrows. She blushed crimson and verbally beat herself up.
To be truthful, Kaoru had never had a guy talk to her before. She went to an all girls' school and was never really interested in guys. Kaoru is one of those girls that cared only about friends and grades- so basically she had no social skills when it came to boys. None. Zip.
While Kaoru was going through her mental abuse, a pleasant sound interrupted her thoughts. It was warm and welcoming, understanding and kind. Kaoru looked up. He was... laughing... It was a short and polite, but she wanted to hear it again. 'His laugh was like the sun...' She then took the liberty to realize that he was still holding her hand and she withdrew it quickly, leaving him with a small smile on his face.
Poor Kaoru squeezed her eyes shut, wishing that her situation was going to fix itself.
"Hi, my name's Kenshin."
Nothing but silence. Kaoru was too frustrated and confused to make heads or tails out of her situation. 'Does he like me? I mean we just met, but... eh, who cares? I do, so that was kinda stupid to ask... I hope I look okay... Wait!! Why do I care what I look like? I just met him! I can't like him already! He can't like me! Unless he's trying to just be nice... Yea... That sounds the best!' As Kaoru found her pretty obvious solution, she shakily held out her hand and said...
"H-hi... my name's K-kaoru..."she said and sighed with relief as if she had just completed the test of her life.
"Nice to meet you. Are you new here? You look new."
'Damn. Do I really look like a newbie?' she thought.
"Um... yeah... I moved here for school..."
"You mean S.O.T.O.?"
"Y-yea! How'd you know?"
"That's the only school in the area. I go there myself. What level are you in?"
Kaoru blushed. It was true she didn't know that much about the neighborhood, but it was worse she knew absolutely nothing about her school.
"I- uh... I just started... so I think I'm in.... level one? She said a bit pathetically. (well she is in level one...)
"Oh that's right. You don't get the lecture until the first week is over. You won't know that much about the school until the speech. Well, if you really want to know, then you can just come to me, okay?"
"Sure..." She replied.
He scanned over her with his eyes (tch! Kenshin's so dirty!) and his smirk can back to his lips.
Kaoru was startled for a second. That was strange... '... didn't he have...?'
"I'll see you later then."
And the raven haired girl gaped at him as he left the coffee shop with his friends. Misao ran over to her and started to speak enthusiastically. But the only thing on Kaoru's mind was, 'His eyes... they weren't they purple earlier...?'
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Back at the dorms...
"KAORU!! You hafta tell me what the hell you were thinking!! I mean, even though one of the hottest guys in the century hit on you, you still punched him! Or tried to punch him... anyways, you might've lessened my chances with that other tall cute guy! Wait... I'm confusing myself..."
Now that Kaoru was away from Kenshin, she could think clearly and shook her head. She was practicing her kendo, and swung her sword in wisks making silvery arcs. (I'm not going to have Kaoru use a wooden sword because I think that kind of handicaps her abilities. I hope nobody kills me for this!)
"I don't know what happened, Misao! I've never had to deal with guys before. I'm confused..."
"Yea... me too... How come he likes you? You tried to punch him! I mean he caught it, but still... I wonder what would happen if I did that..." Miaso said, going off into her own land that had a certain someone. (^_~)
Kaoru narrowed her midnight blue eyes. That's right... he had caught her punch... No one has ever been able to block her attacks before. No one. As soon as she had gotten back to her dorm, she pulled out her sword and practiced her stances, trying to refine her attacks.
"You're right... Why does he even bother? I'm still a level one!" she said curving the blade in the air faster and in more elaborate designs. 'I should have been able to follow through with my attack! How did he stop it? I was so close it shouldn't have been blocked!'
Misao stopped dreaming and laughed.
"It seems S.O.T.O's new student can't except being beaten!"
Kaoru glared and challenged her to repeat herself. She was always listed in the top thirty of her last school whether it had to do with grades or sports.
"No, seriously, Kaoru, you should start practicing losing because, if you remember, this is the school of prodigies. There are students that come from other countries to get into it. And some of the smartest people are turned away."
Kaoru turned away and dropped onto one foot. She held her blade behind her back and twisted. A flash was thrown through the air and sent straight past Misao's shoulder.
"...Kaoru...?" said a wide eyed weasel as she turned around and saw the sword in the wall. It flickered and disappeared. Misao reached behind her back.
"Kamiya Kasshin style, Vanishing Water." (eh... I just made it up cause Mr. Watsuki didn't name very many of her attacks. Sorry! Pity meeeee...)
"Heh... I would have never guessed." Misao uncovered her hand and displayed a range of sharp pointy things. She crouched and dipped into a stance.
"Acupuncture needles. Kunai. Suntetsu." Kaoru looked at Misao and smiled.
"Heehee. Neither would I."
"You know, now that I know you're into weapons and studying martial arts, I think I like you more!"
"Thanks," Kaoru said with her wispy smile.
They both retreated out of their stances and started to clear up their stuff.
"Kaoru... I think I should warn you about this school. It's extremely difficult and you'll have to work hard since there are some extra classes that may take some... constant vigilance."
"...what?"
"I was here last year but I came in at the last quarter so I wasn't allowed to enter the school even though I passed their test."
"So you know pretty much everything there is about the school, right?"
"Yep. I snuck into some of their classes and the stuff they do is really weird.""
"Like what?"
"They sit around for like and hour and when the professor calls them up they just stand there."
"..."
"Kaoru? Did I scare you?" Misao laughed.
"I'm... hungry..."
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Misao and Kaoru decided on a ramen stand for lunch. Kaoru got a table and already had paid for her ramen with her friend waiting for hers at the counter.
It was true that Kaoru was hungry but Misao scared her. What if she didn't have what it takes to get through this school? Kaoru silently ate her bowl of ramen. She felt really tired. It was either the excitement of the day or the exercises she was working on earlier. 'Sigh... so sleepy... I wonder when Misao's gonna get her food... it's taking so long...'
She felt her eyelids dropping when she felt something warm. 'What?' She looked down and saw Kenshin giving her a cute smile. 'Kenshin? When did he get here?'
Kenshin was another thing that was worrying her. He looked pretty tough, not to mention smart, and she felt a little inferior. 'How am I going to match up with that when I'm in school?' Oh well... Kaoru decided to try to get his ear.
"Mr. Kenshin? Hello? Are you listening to me?"
She looked down to find the source of the warmth and turned a bright shade of red. He was paying attention to her after all, but to the wrong part of her. To be precise, he was touching her butt.
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=^_^= I don't really have much to say about it, except that I'm not really pleased with it... Other authors make writing look so easy! I need to work on my style more... it went too slow, so next chapter will have some better parts in it! Thanks for reading and please, PLEASE review!
~Wishstar
