Rei: And so begins chapter two. HAPPY NEW YEARS!!
Rath: ^_^;; This is our new years and Christmas present to everyone, a new chapter for all of out fics.
Rei: *nods*
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Kenshin hopped in his car cheerfully and started it up. School was going good for him, but then again, it was only his second day. He had immediately gotten the attention of nearly every girl in the school, and even some of the boys. All in a day's work. With a yawn, he shifted his car into gear and drove to school.
He parked in the senior parking spot, smiling as he walked towards class. First period was History. Easy enough considering they were studying the Revolution, which he learned all about from her. She had told him that her boyfriend was fascinated by it, and she, in turn, learned about the time from him.
Kenshin clenched his fists. He hated him. It was all his fault. Shaking his head to clear it of its morbid state, he walked into his class and sat in his seat, staring off into space.
"OHAYO KENSHIN-SAN!!" Kenshin jumped and 'oroed' at Misao. "Ohayo."- he answered after calming his racing heart. "Rooster-head wanted me to go get you because they said it's too early to be stuck in a classroom." Kenshin glanced at the clock at the wall. 'Yeah.'- he decided. 'It is pretty early, another half-hour till class starts.' Kenshin rose and followed Misao out the door.
"Kenshin!! Just the man we were looking for!" "What do you want, Sano?" "That's not very nice. Well, anyways, there's gonna be a party at jou-chan's and weasel-girl's house tonight, and jou-chan wanted you to come along! It's only a small party. It's gonna be me, Megumi, Kamatari, Chou, Okita, weasel-girl, Aoshi, jou-chan, Yahiko, Yahiko's friends Tsubame and her sister Tae, Soujiro, and you, if you decide to come." "I'll have to ask uncle Hiko. I think I can go, though."- came Kenshin's reply, accompanied by a warm smile.
"Great! Here's the address."- a piece of paper with an address, phone number, and time scrawled on it was thrust into Kenshin's hands. "See you tonight! ...... Or.... I guess I'll see you in class."- with a goofy grin Sano walked into the classroom, as the bell rang. Kenshin followed.
The day passed quickly and soon it was lunchtime. Kenshin sat with his new friends again, enjoying the company. "ROOSTER HEAD!!!!!"- Misao yelled when Sano 'accidentally' pulled her braid. She jumped up and tackled Sano, and they rolled around on the floor until Aoshi walked up. "Aoshi-sama!" Misao was up before you could say the Gettysburg Address.... Then again, it takes a while to say 'Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth to this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal....' .... and that's just the first sentence.
Aoshi raised an eyebrow at the panting, smiling Misao who was standing in front of him. "Misao...?" "Down girl." Sano muttered as he pulled Misao away by her braid, using it like a leash. "SAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
Kenshin smiled and glanced from Aoshi, to Misao, to Sano. Already he could see all the crushes in the group. Misao liked Aoshi, and Sano liked Megumi, and vice versa. He wasn't sure about Yahiko, Kamatari, Chou, and Okita. Hell, he wasn't even sure if Chou and Okita were straight or not. Kamatari was probably gay, or at least bi, considering he was a cross dresser. Kaoru, now Kaoru was a complete mystery to the red head. She was calm, compassionate and understanding one moment, yelling, and screaming threats the next.
Yahiko decided just then to walk up, not noticing Sano and Misao and stepping on their heads. "YAHIKO-CHAN WATCH WHERE YOU'RE STEPPING!!"- Misao nearly screamed. "DON'T CALL ME -CHAN!!"
Kenshin smiled. Another fight. He had long since wondered why teachers let them roll on the floor like that.
The bell rang, after every one was seated and actual conversation had started. A collective groan ensued. Kenshin stood and walked toward his next class accompanied by Aoshi, Sano, and Kaoru, who had the same classes. "It's certainly not boring around here."- Kenshin stated after a moment. Sano grinned. "Of course not! You can't expect us to sit around all day, do you?"
Comfortable silence followed as they walked into their class. "Himura-san!" Kenshin winced as a fan-girl squealed in delight. Flashing a wide smile, Kenshin took his seat. (A/N A rurouni smile... But since he's not a rurouni in this fic, it's not actually a rurouni smile, is it....)
The day passed as a blur and soon it was time for kendo practice again. Kenshin sparred with Soujiro. "You know, you'd put up a much better fight if you used your Shukuchi." (is that right? Shukuchi!? O_o) Kenshin announced as he won again. Soujiro shook his head. "Too hard on the floors. I'd have to pay for the damage." "Oh. That would explain it." Kenshin nodded.
"Uncle Hiko, pleaaaaaase?!"- Kenshin pleaded. His uncle was on the verge of giving in, and Kenshin knew it. The final step: puppy dog eyes!! Kenshin widened his eyes innocently, and whimpered just a little. "FINE!"- Hiko agreed finally. 'Yes! Score: Kenshin: 1, Uncle Hiko: 0'- Kenshin thought. "What time is it?" Hiko demanded suddenly. "Oro? Oh, it's 6:47. Why?"
"Didn't you say the party's at 7?" "WHAT?! OH NO, IT IS!!!!" Kenshin ran to his room, grabbing a random outfit and threw it on. Then running a brush through his hair he grabbed his wallet and car keys. Tying his hair with his usual band, Kenshin said bye to Hiko and hopped in his car.
"Turn a left here, then a right at the signal? What signal? Where the hell am I going???" Kenshin was lost. Actually, lost was an understatement. He was utterly and completely confused. The directions scrawled on the paper Sano gave him was horrible vague. "Oro? Is that the signal?"
Kenshin found the house, although he was a good half hour late. "Oi, Kenshin, you made it!" Sano answered the door when Kenshin rang the door bell. Kaoru peeked out from behind him. "Kenshin. We thought you got lost." Kenshin smiled. What would they do if he said he did get lost?
"TRUTH OR DARE!!!" Misao announced rather loudly. "No way, I'm not playing that chick game."- Sano decided, as Chou and a few other guys agreed. "C'mon, it'll be fun!"- Kamatari plopped down next to Misao. Somehow, the guys ended up playing. Tsubame, a quiet little brunette girl, decided not to play, but rather watch. "Alright! I'll start." Misao pointed at Kaoru "Truth or Dare?!" "Ummm... er, Dare." Misao grinned evilly. "I dare you to go put on the skimpiest outfit you have and sing the National Anthem outside." Kaoru's eyes bugged out. "WHAT?!" Misao just smiled and shrugged, "You chose dare. I dared you. Now go."
Kaoru grumbled and she moped, but she disappeared and returned wearing a short tank top and a short miniskirt. A good amount of leg, stomach, arms, and chest were revealed. Kenshin blushed and looked away. Koaru stomped outside, sang the quickest National Anthem ever, and stomped back in. She changed back to the jeans and long sleeve shirt she had been wearing and sat down again, sending death glares to Misao, who was snickering like someone who had just inhaled laughing gas.
"Grrrr. Sanosuke, Truth or Dare?" "Truth." No way was he gonna chose Dare when jou-chan was so mad/embarrassed! "Are you ever going to ask Megumi out?" Megumi turned a pretty shade of red, and Sano sputtered something. "Soooo... Sano?" Okita pressed, obviously finding Sano's discomfort extremely funny. "Well....yea...I was thinkin' of askin'"- came a mumbled reply. Megumi seemed shocked, and Sano was a deep red. "Awwwww.... Sano and Megumi!!"- Chou teased, receiving a death glare from Megumi and a bump on the head from Sano.
After a minute, Sano was calmed down and quite ready to continue the game. "Kenshin!!" Kenshin held back a groan. "Oro? .....Dare."
Sano chuckled evilly. "Go dance the Macerena on the roof." What? How do I get on the roof?!" "Hmmm... You're right. Out front." Kenshin grumbled, but didn't argue, and went outside. Everyone ran to the window to watch. A girl walking her dog stopped, giggling. Done with the dance, Kenshin shuffled back inside, his face as red as his hair.
He dropped back into the reformed circle, and asked Soujiro the infamous 'truth or dare' question. "Truth." Soujiro replied cheerfully. "Have you ever frowned at all?" Soujiro smiled. "Nope. Not that I can remember." Everyone sweatdropped and fell over anime style.
"Ahem. Soujiro. Keep going." Aoshi. "Ahhh... Sweet, sensible, Aoshi. The only one who wasn't fazed by the fact Soujiro never frowned!!" Okita's voice was steady, until the last two words, which he nearly screamed. "Hn."
"Okay. Tae-san. Truth or Dare." Soujiro asked. "Don't call me -san, and Dare." "Kiss Kenshin-san." "Wait. I object. What if I don't wanna be kissed?" "Tough cookies, sweetheart." Kamatari, the crossdresser, said sweetly.
Before he could protest anymore, Tae leaned over and pecked Kenshin's cheek. "Hey! I wasn't done arguing yet." Tae giggled. "Too bad."
The game continued for a couple hours, random people being eliminated when they refused to do something, until only Sano, Soujiro, Kenshin, Kamatari and Okita were left. "Sano. Truth or Dare." Kenshin glared at Sano. "Oh, shit... Ummm... Dare! .... no truth... dare?" "I dare you to answer to Tori-atama the rest of the night!" "What?! Hell no! I'm out."- Sano looked scared at the thought of everyone having an excuse to call him a bird-head. "Soujiro, Kenshihn, Kamatari and Okita are the winners!!!"- Misao announced.
"Ok. Soooo... now what?"- Yahiko voiced the question in evyone's minds.
"..................... I know!!"- Kamatari said suddenly. "What?!" "We can do Kenshin's hair!!" Kenshin, who was yawning, shut his mouth abruptly, and glared at Kamatari. "No."- he said bluntly. "Awwwww... c'mon!!" "No."
"I can't believe I'm doing this..."- Kenshin grumbled as Kaoru tied a ribbon at the end of a braid. "I knew you were prissy, but... Ribbons in your hair?!" "Shut up Sano." "Jeeze, touchy." "I said shut u- oww!" Kenshin glared at Misao, who had pulled his hair... hard. "Eh, sorry."
"There, all done, sweetheart!"- Kamatari announced as she.. er.. he patted his elaborately fashioned hair. Tsubame handed him a mirror, giggling behind her hand. "Pfffffft. Hahahahaha"- Sano, Chou and Okita burst out laughing, tear streaming from their eyes. Aoshi had the barest hint of a grin. Soujiro laughed good-naturedly. The girls giggled, Megumi doing her infamous 'Ohohohohoho' laugh behind her hand.
Kenshin stared in the mirror, a look of horror on his face. "Oro? What did you do to my hair?!" His flaming locks were gathered into a braided half-ponytail, held by a lilac ribbon. Braids were tucked behind his ears, twisted up, also tied into the ribbon. The rest of his hair was also braided, tied off at the end by small, indigo ribbons. his bangs were tied with violet/blue ribbons that 'matched his eyes' as Kamatari put it. He made a move to untied some of the ribbons, but Kaoru tackled him. "After all that work, you are not undoing it that quickly!!"
"Owwww!! Kaoru-dono! That hurt!!" "-Dono?" Kenshin clapped a hand over his mouth. The dono had slipped, but he usually never said it... "I'm sorry Kaoru."
Kenshin didn't know what to say. -dono was something Rurouni said. The one he picked up the oro from. Rurouni also said de gozaru and Sessha. Rurouni was a strange one, though, in Kenshin mind. One second he's oroing and sesshaing, the next, he's kicking ass. /Sessha heard that, de gozaru/ /~/Shut up. I wasn't talking to you/~/ |Waaahhh!! Ken-sama's being rude to 'Niii!!| Kenshin sighed. The last thing he needed was to have a chat with his other personalities in the middle of a party. \\ What are you three babbling about now?!\\ /~/ Umm... not to be rude or anything, can you three please leave me alone right now? I'm not in any danger, and I'm kinda in the middle of a party./~/ Grumbling could be heard as Rurouni, Shinta and Kenji reluctantly returned to the confines of Kenshin's mind.
"Oi! Earth to Kenshin?! Hello?"- Sano waved a hand in front of Kenshin's face, but received no response. "It's official Jou-chan. You put him into a coma." Kenshin blinked. Then blinked again. "What about a coma?" Sano jumped a foot into the air and glared at Kenshin. "Hey man, don't do that ta me!!" "Oro? Sorry."
"Ooooohhh... Let's play spin the bottle!!"
"Huh?"
"Wha--"
"Nani?!
"Hn."
"Yeah!!"
"NO!!"
"Oro?"
"No!"
"Not today."
"Hmmm?"
"Naw."
"Hell no!!"
"Umm.. I think that's a definite no, Misao."- Kaoru pointed out. Misao pouted. "Fine. Let's watch a movie!!" "Ok!!" "That's a definite yes, Misao"- Kaoru pointed out. Misao frowned. "I'm not stupid!" Sano grinned. "Really? Ya coulda fooled me!" "What did you say?!" "You heard me weasel-girl!!" "Rooster-head!!"
Needless to say, a quick tussle followed.
"Ok. So what movie should we watch? We have.... The Matrix trilogy, Ummmm, some anime DVDs, oohhhh, it's the Yu Yu Hakusho movie!! And we have some movie called SLC Punk, and what the hell?! The Fox and the Hound?! Oh, hey! This is what we're watchin'!! It's Lord of The Rings!! Oohh!! Orlando Bloom is second to Aoshi-sama only!!!!"- Misao seemed happy with the movie selection.
Misao loaded to DVD and sat back as the previews started. The group all found various comfortably spots on and around each other...
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The credits began to roll, and the few that were still awake shifted. Kenshin, one of the conscious ones tried to get Kaoru to put her weight on Sano. Kaoru was asleep, leaning on his shoulder, Sano on her other side, leaning on the couch, with Megumi slumped on his chest.
Aoshi, another one at full alertness frowned at Misao. She had somehow found her way onto his lap, and he didn't want to disturb her sleep, as she looked so content, but his legs were falling asleep.
Yahiko was curled with Tsubame.
Kamatari and Chou were snuggled at Okita and Tae's feet. Kamatari was awake, but seemed to enjoy her cuddle-time with the broom-haired blonde, so he stayed.
Kenshin looked at Aoshi and giggled at the look of discomfort on his face as his legs started to tingle. "Shut up, Himura. You're not in a much better position."- Aoshi growled.
"True."- Kenshin agreed. With a smirk he settled back and closed his eyes, leaving Aoshi to deal with his own problem.
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Rei: ^_^
Rath: O_o You just gave away all the pairings!
Rei: It's called foreshadowing.
Rath: _;; Is Okita and Tae gonna be paired together?
Rei: hmmm... Dunno. Still deciding.
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