Bitter Till the End

Chapter one

This is how it began

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Author: Hey, this is my second story of Rurouni Kenshin. I know I'm not done with my first story because I have writer's block bum bum bum!!! Oh well I hope you like this one!

Summary: Kenshin and Kaoru are rivals. They are always competing against each other till the counselor at their school makes them spend time with each other. Will they learn to get along or bite each other heads off?

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(A/N: I'm gonna give you a description of all the characters before I start the story)

Kenshin Himura: AGE: 17/OCCUPATION:STUDENT/HOBBIES:KENDO,READING,BEATING KAORU AT EVERYTHING AND GETTING HER MAD ect.../ DESCRIPTION:HANDSOME,CHARMING, QUIET,STUBBORN, SOMETIMES SILLY, STRIVES TO BE THE BEST,CARES FOR HIS TWIN SIS (I KNOW ^^ BUT SHE IS AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER LATER ON), LIKES KAORU BUT CAN'T TELL HER SO HE SHOWS OFF BY COMPETING AGAINST HER.

Kaoru Kamiya: AGE: 17/ OCCUPATION: STUDENT/HOBBIES: KENDO, PAINTING, LEARNING HOW TO COOK, BEATING KENSHIN AT EVERYTHING AND GETTING HIM MAD ect.... / DESCRIPTION: PRETTY, LOUD, OUT-GOING, HAS A BAD TEMPER, CARING, STRIVES TO BE THE BEST, CARES FOR HER LIL BRO BUT HE CAN BE A PAIN IN THE NECK, LIKES KENSHIN BUT CAN'T TELL HIM SO SHE COMPETES AGAINST HIM JUST TO TALK AND HAVE FUN.

Sakura Himura: AGE: 17/OCCUPATION: STUDENT/HOBBIES: KENDO, READING, COOKING, CLEANING, HELPS THOSE IN NEED. DESCRIPTION: PRETTY, BRAVE, GOOD STUDENT, NEVER GETS MAD, AND CARES FOR HER FRIENDS AND HER BROTHER, AND HAS A CRUSH ON SOUJIROU.

Yahiko Kamiya: AGE: 13/OCCUPATION: STUDENT/HOBBIES: ANNOY HIS OLDER SISTER, KENDO, COMPLAINING, BEING A LIL BRAT/ DESCRIPTION: [UGLY...JK] ANNOYING, BRAVE, CAN BE A PAIN BUT ALSO CARING, LOOKS UP TO KENSHIN, AND HAS A MAJOR CRUSH ON TSUBAME.

Sanosuke Sagara: AGE: 17/OCCUPATION:STUDENT/HOBBIES: MARTIAL ARTS, FREELOADING, MAKING BETS, FLIRTING WITH GIRLS, BEING LAZY/DESCRIPTION: STRONG, HANDSOME, ANNOYING, CAN BE AN ALL AROUND NICE GUY WHEN HE WANTS TO BE, CARES FOR HIS FRIENDS AND HIS LIL SIS, AND HAS A CRUSH ON MEGUMI AND LIKES TO CALL HER FOX.

Tsubame Sagara: AGE: 13/OCCUPATION:STUDENT AND WORKS AT AKABEKO/ HOBBIES: READING, HANGING OUT WITH YAHIKO, WATCHING ROMANTIC MOVIES [hoping one day that would happen to her HEHE] COOKING/DESCRIPTION:PRETTY, QUIET, SHY, NICE, NEVER AFRIAD TO STAND UP FOR HER FRIENDS.

Aoshi Shinomori AGE: 17/OCCUPATION: STUDENT AND WORKS FOR OKINA/HOBBIES: KENDO, MEDITATING, DRINKING TEA, AND ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T CONTAIN NOISE/DESCRIPTION:HANDSOME, QUIET, COLD, DISTANT, CARES FOR HIS FRIENDS BUT NOT IN A FRIENDLY WAY, LIKES MISAO BUT CANT TELL HER BECAUSE OF TWO REASON 1.SHE FREAK OUT, BUT IN A GOOD WAY 2. HE'S KNOWN FOR BEING COLD, QUIET, DISTANT....SO IF HE TOLD HER THEN HE'S GETTING SOFT.

Seta Soujirou: AGE: 17/OCCUPATION: STUDENT AND SHISHIO'S LACKEY/HOBBIES: KENDO, ENJOY HANGING OUT WITH HIS FRIENDS AND ANY NORMAL TEENAGER WOULD DO/DESCRIPTION: CUTE, ALWAYS SMILING, HAPPY, GREAT FRIEND, CAN BE QUITE A PUSHOVER, AND HAS A CRUSH ON MISAO.

Misao Makimachi: AGE:17/OCCUPATION:STUDENT AND WORKS FOR HER GRAMPS[OKINA]

/HOBBIES: MARTIAL ARTS,HANGING OUT WITH HER BUDDIES, SHOPPING, STALKING HER LOVER [AOSHI] hehe, BEING LOUD/DESCRIPTION: CUTE, CHILDISH, LOUD, OBNOXIOUS, CARING, HAS A MAJOR,MAJOR,MAJOR CRUSH ON AOSHI!

Megumi Takani: AGE: 17/OCCPATION: STUDENT AND THE NURSE'S T. A [TEACHER'S AID]/HOBBIES: STUDYING MEDICINE, FLIRTING WITH BOYS, AND SHOPPING/DESCRIPTION: PRETTY, BRAVE, LIKES TO ANNOY HER FRIENDS, CAN BE OUT- GOING, AND HAS A CRUSH ON THE ROOSTER-HEAD LOOKING GUY [SANO].

(A/N ha-ha quite a few people in here a related here huh? Whew I'm done so on with the story)

(oh yeah forgot to tell you this is when Kaoru has a flashback when she and Kenshin met so does the rest of the gang meet)

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Kaoru's POV

It was a bright sunny day ,the sun was out, the birds are singing, it was a perfect day until..... "Hey busu! Wake up! Get your big bubble butt out of bed!" yelled Yahiko

That was the end of my perfect day I said to myself as I reached for my bokken took a deep breath and..... "COME HERE YOU LIL BRAT, YOUR GONNA GET A REAL BIG BUMP ON YOUR BIG HEEEEAAAADDD! Only if you can catch me with your big bubble butt behind you!"

That was my motivation to run faster, I caught up with Yahiko as he hid behind my grandfather, Gensai. "I'll take care of you later after school, so you better watch out," I said

I heard him said something to grandpa about being sick and can't go to school.

I got ready for school, Tokyo High School, it was gonna be another exhausting day at school because he was there. Kenshin Himura.... He was my rival ever since we met, which was in the 4th grade. I can remember it like it was yesterday.....

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'______' ----thoughts

"______"------talking

(mostly Kaoru thoughts)

"Wow! It such a nice day I can't wait to go to school" said the 9 year old Kaoru. Then she heard a big bang in her room and ran toward the sound. She saw her 5 year old brother, Yahiko messing up her room and her crystal ball (you know those when you shake up and down that has a bunch of snowflake) lying on the ground broken. "Yahiko-chan! I can't believe you did that, Miko gave it to me before she moved away. I'm gonna tell okaasan on you. It was an accident and....and stop yelling at me!" Yahiko managed to say before he started to cry.

'Oh boy, I'm gonna really get it. My okaasan always told me or commanded me to never yell at him because he was younger than me and that he was just a little kid. I started to calm him down as I heard footsteps and heard....'

"What's going on in here? Kaoru-chan have you been yelling at your brother Again?" 'My mother said sternly while pointing her finger at me.' "But kaasan he broke my crystal ball and messing up my room and I had to tell him to stop but he wouldn't listen!" I said as quickly as possible. 'Then she started to give me a lecture on how he's my only brother and I should be nice to him. I tend to let it go in one ear and out the other.'

"You better listen to me young lady and you better not let it go through one ear and out the other, and get to school before you're late." 'Wow! How does she do that? Its like she can read my mind, somehow she does things that are unexplainable like if you think you're right but somehow she turns it around, if someone tells me then you have answered my whole life.'

'I got ready for school, ate breakfast, grabbed my lunch, and got on my bike. My school wasn't that far away and my dad used to drive me but he died 2 years ago. I miss him a lot but I know that my dad didn't want me to be sad so I try to stay positive.

I arrived at school early so I can clean the classroom and was given instruction to help the exchange students from Kyoto since I was the class president it was my duty. I snapped out of my thoughts as I heard some yelling.'

"Ohayo Kaoru-san! I'm glad you came early because I wanted to show you something." Misao said as she searched something in her backpack. "What is it Misao-san? It's a magazine! Mou!!! It better not be those dirty magazines! Don't worry it's a teen magazine. But your not even ten and beside what did you want to show me because I know you didn't call me just to show me. Its ten easy steps to get a guy to fall in love with you!!! Don't tell me your gonna use it on Aoshi because your gonna need more steps to help you to break that cold heart of his.

I'm sorry Misao-san, but I have to go clean the classroom, see ya!"(I'm gonna skip the cleaning part and let just say that it was a few minutes before class)

"Hey you guys did I tell you about the new students?" asked Kaoru "Yeah I hope its boys and I hope their cute unlike all the rest of the boys in here," said Megumi "Well I think you must need glasses because I think you missed me," said Sano slyly "Why- I never heard such things you baka rooster head!!!! What did you call me ?! Oh I think you need your ears check!" They begin to argue soon everyone got out of the way.

'The bell was about to ring so I sat in my assigned seat while I watch my other friends smiling. I saw Misao hanging over Aoshi and seeing him annoyed. Sano and Megumi were still at it. And our favorite smiling man Soujirou sitting at his desk. Man! Doesn't his jaw get tired?

'Everyone began to settle down as the teacher came in Mr.Saitou and I saw a red hair looking boy and girl too following him, they must be the exchange students I have to give a tour around. Wow he's cute I wish I could talk to him somehow.' "Attention students this is the new students Kenshin and Sakura Himura. Why don't you tell us about yourself and keep it short. Umm... well I'm from Kyoto, this is my twin sister and I hope to be friends with you guys," he said smiling. "Would you like to add anything Himura-san? Iie sir.

Whatever go find yourself a desk," said Mr. Saitou. Kenshin looked around and saw a desk available behind the young cute raven haired girl. As he past her he thought 'Wow she's cute I hope I can do something to impress her.' Kenshin sat down as his sister sat beside him while Mr. Saitou gave the math lesson.

"Ok I need two students to go against each other to do this problem," said Mr. Saitou as he saw only Kaoru raised her hand. No one wanted to go against her since she was like the smartest, but then Kenshin raised his hand. 'I hope I can impress her with my amazing math skill.'

"Ok when I say go you both start......GO!" Kaoru and Kenshin started until Kenshin said that he was done. Everyone was shocked that he beat the smartest student. Kaoru with her big pride yelled at him saying "You must have started before Mr. Saitou said go you...you cheater. Kenshin was shocked with her reaction that he didn't have time to think what he was about to say, "Your just jealous because I beat you, you sore loser, but don't worry at least you lost to a winner." Kaoru was taken aback "I can so beat you blindfolded and even in sleep. Well, you didn't but I'll take on your challenge because I beat you and I'll beat you again. You're on!"

Saitou and the students just watched with amusement as they did try to beat the other one. 'Awww man, this is not how I wanted to talk to him/her' thought both Kenshin and Kaoru.

And this is how it began

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Author: YAY I'm done! Please review and tell me if you want to continue the story! Until next time!!!

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