Summary: A geek accidentally bumped Kaoru, gorgeous girlfriend of the campus' crush, Kenshin. Kenshin, the overprotected rich kid boyfriend of Kaoru, was going to knock him but Kaoru explained that it was her fault and the guy even apologized. Feelings grow and transformations will occur to win the heart of Kaoru.
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin but if Mr. Nobuhiro Watsuki will give it to me for free... I'll grab that opportunity [changing the story plot and not putting… uh oh tomoe fans*sweat drops*]!
Wee! At last! I've done an RK fic! And sorry if this is not that good like others coz just an amateur writer.
Wanna flame me? Be sure to burn me up when you kindle the fire…
Days of Chocolates and Roses
Chapter 1: The Incident
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The famous couple in Tokyo University was sitting together in the bench where Bermuda grass was laid upon and the huge oak tree sheltered them from the blazing sun. Sweet talks were exchanging while the students kept on marching like ants to their respective rooms. Ten minutes were left so they walked off and proceeded to their class.
A lad wearing thick glasses that hid the blue orbs he possessed was running. 'Ten minutes left.' he looked at his silver watch. In a blink of an eye, he was lying on someone so soft and who smelled like… 'Jasmine'. So enticing. But he shoved the thought away. He quickly rose and gave a hundred of apologies while bowing non-stop to this someone who he didn't bother to look because of his perception that this girl was definitely angry at the moment of chasing time. 'Oh man! Why do I have to be clumsy at this time?' he scowled within.
The unusual red mane lent a hand on the stumbled one and helped in gaining her composure. "Ok nerd!" Kenshin gazed at the man. "That's an old style in getting the attention you want." He took a step forward. "If you want someone to give a damn about you, look for someone and not my *girlfriend*." Kenshin pushed him hard on the chest that made the guy at hand be taken aback. He would knock him off. Then a streak of ebony flashed and stood before them.
"What are you doing?" he was annoyed at the sudden action of his girlfriend. "I'm not going without knocking some brain out of him. He must know who he is going to grab somebody's attention!" This was going to be a big commotion, but thank God they were on the campus distant from the students who were busy entering the structure.
"Kenshin, really… it's my fault, I loose my footing." The maiden lied in a soft sweet voice as she subtly caressed his cheek. "And also the guy even apologized so don't be too angry or you'll grow old." Kenshin's enraged face altered pleasantly. His violet orbs that made him too striking turned soft. 'Hell. How can I not stop when she's doing that to me?' He looked like a puppy circling and wanting to be cuddled more.
"And oh Kenshin." Kenshin stared merrily looking for an answer. "You'll be late in Saitou's class." Delicate fingers pointed to her silver watch. Kenshin gave her a quick kiss in her rosy cheek and went in a fast pace.
"Gomenasai." The girl she assumed to be angry gently spoke that was soothing in the ears. He slowly looked up and saw an angel that could matched the depiction he had read in the books. He was an inch taller than she. Her complexion was not that pale and definitely soft to the sense when touched. She was wearing a white dress with Sakura designed innovatively. She has long raven locks gathered in a high ponytail to view of her angelic face. Then eyes met. It was a reflection bounced on the mirror. The minute of contemplation stopped as soon as she smiled like he had never witnessed before. It was like sunshine after the downpour.
"My name is Kaoru. Kamiya Kaoru. How about yours?"
"Soujiro. Seta Soujiro." He fixed his glass. His raven above shoulder is a complete mess.
"Wait." Kaoru searched something into her pink pouch. "Alas! Here take this." Kaoru handed over her pink comb. "Ja!"
Gentle wind breathed over him as he looked into the fading form of the running girl. Speechless.
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"Hey Kaoru, you're almost late." Her always energetic friend Misao said worriedly and shot her emerald orbs asking for an explanation as Kaoru sat besides her panting.
"Let me breathe air first." Kaoru inhaled and exhaled. As soon as Kaoru was relaxing and their sensei was writing in the board, Kaoru told her the whole story.
"Whoa! Himura is overacting but *still* he really cares so much for you." Misao commented. "Oh how I wish I also got a boyfriend like you!" Misao played with her long braided hair.
"I thought you only want Aoshi." Kaoru retorted.
"Oh yeah! Only Aoshi is the one and I will always wait!" Misao stood up between the lectured of the sensei. She, hand clenched, was determine that she would get Aoshi.
The sensei shot back daggers through her hazel eyes for interrupting her discussion. "If you don't want then get out."
"heh.heh.heh." Misao was dumbfounded by the words and sank to her chair. "Whew." Misao wiped the beads of sweat.
"Never saw her like that before." Kaoru said astonished.
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The bell rung for recess time, of course that was everyone's favorite subject. They opened their bags and took out their foods and some went to the canteen and one of them were Misao and Kaoru.
"Kaoru!" A guy wearing purple tunic and sleek black pants waved.
"Onii-chan!" Kaoru smiled while Misao was shivering as they got to the table.
"Where's Kenshin?" Kaoru wondered.
"He's busy doing his project. You know, he loves cramming." Aoshi notified. Misao couldn't stop looking at Aoshi until her iced tea almost spilled.
"Misao, are you ok?" Ice blue eyes met with her jovial emeralds.
"Oh yeah. Of course. No big deal." Misao said coolly. 'Oh my God! He's looking at me!' Misao shuddered and then she continued eating.
Kaoru got sight of the guy on today's morning incident. "Soujiro!" She waved her hand. She had thought he had no company in eating.
Soujiro saw Kaoru and he never thought that she still remembered him. He smiled as he usually done and made his way for that table. Then somebody slid his leg and made Soujiro stumbled on his food on the floor. What an embarrassment. But he was used to it. And a thought never went through his mind that… somebody would fight for him.
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Kaoru knew who caused this and went to help Soujiro. The suspect was wearing a white sleeveless accented with a furious tiger and orange pants with a streak of blue on the sides plus an unusual but cool shade. Their company was laughing like crazy.
Kaoru helped Soujiro in composing himself and took out her pink handkerchief to wipe some dirt on his face. Soujiro was bewildered. "Don't worry I'll try to get him for you." Kaoru whispered on his ear and turned to see Enishi with an evil grin on his face. This would turn to be a big commotion now everyone in the canteen was hearing it.
"Oh let's look who's here. My Kamiya Kaoru!" Enishi grinned in front of his group. "Why tired of Kenshin?" He closed the distance between.
"Shut up Enishi! I don't like you bullying somebody especially my friends!" She pushed him. "That's why I chose Kenshin over you!" Oohs and Ouches came out on the audience.
'What a word Kaoru. That really hurts.' Misao remarked. Aoshi was only watching but ready to fight for his sister's sake if there would be any violence.
A slight of pain crept through Enishi nevertheless he should confirm if that nerdie boy replaced Kenshin. Yep. Jealousy always stroke on him.
"Ok let's get to the point. Have you replace this nerd on Kenshin and *me*." His black orbs were questioning and needed an abrupt answer. 'Yeah it's Kenshin and me coz if Kenshin didn't show, I should have been in that position.'
Kaoru chuckled. "You have never change. Just like always, keep bullying everyman I'm with." She turned away.
"Wait." Enishi put a hand on her shoulder stating that he was not satisfied by that answer.
"I mean Soujiro is only a friend. *A friend*, ok."
Enishi smiled contentedly as he left away. "Ja!" Aoshi left next.
"Ja ne, Aoshi-sama." Misao blew a kiss and thank God, Aoshi's back was facing her or she would hear him say 'You're gross.'
"Sou, you're ok?" Kaoru looked worried.
"Yeah. Thank you." Soujiro quickly left.
"What's wrong with him?" Misao asked.
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Soujiro looked for the nth time of the comb that Kaoru gave him. He combed his hair again as he was thinking about the incidents with Kaoru. He sighed and looked outside the window.
"Seta." A male voice called. "Please answer letter a." The sensei called Soujiro because his presence was not in the class.
Find the percentage concentration in the following solution:
a. 5 g of sucrose
80 g of water
b. 10 ml of Ethanol
60 ml Solution
Soujiro glanced at the board and answered at once "5.88% is its percentage." Everyone was flabbergasted. Their sensei in Chemistry solved for it immediately and was really amazed. His answer was correct. He was a gifted child!
Some of his classmates praised him and some whispered that he was a total geek. Whatsoever, he didn't care coz he believed that nobody really cared for him especially in his so-called home. The people there were bastards! But this conviction spoiled because of Kaoru. Nobody had been really kind to him except her even in a little way.
'But why she got to fight that Enishi for him?'
Then a voice answered 'Coz you're a friend. Only a friend.'
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Kaoru looked lazily at the clock in front waiting for the bell to ring. Then she averted her eyes on her excited friend, Misao.
"10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, and 0!" Misao quickly stood up and grabbed her things. The sensei in this class was forgotten. She couldn't wait to see her Aoshi-sama. "Kaoru, let's go!" Her smile grew wide.
"Hai." Kaoru replied and got her things.
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As soon as the bell rung, Soujiro hastily took his bag pack and run for the door. He would return the thing. Everyone was startled even the sensei at Soujiro. They had never seen him like these before.
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"Kamiya-san!"
Kaoru turned around and saw a panting Soujiro.
"Kaoru, who is he? New admirer?" Misao grinned.
"Oh come on Misao! He is Soujiro, the guy I'm telling you about." Kaoru answered.
"Sou ka." Misao remembered looking at the orange sky.
"Kamiya-san. Arigatou." Soujiro returned the pink comb and bowed.
"Next time, no formalities. You can call me Kaoru." Kaoru took her comb and smiled. "Oh! I forgot. Soujiro, this is Misao. Misao, this is Soujiro."
"Hey I'm Misao. Makimachi Misao." Soujiro hand shook with her. "It's Soujiro. Seta Soujiro from III-Section A."
"Heya jou-chan, weasel and… " A tall masculine wearing a shirt with 'Wicked 'printed on his back walked in.
"Seta Soujiro." Kaoru said.
"Hello pal. I'm Sagara Sanosuke." He pushed Soujiro in the back as a sign of greeting. "Uhm. Is that what you called hip-hoppin or some breakthrough fashion?" Sanosuke asked err... what I mean insulted.
Soujiro scanned at his clothes. He was wearing a bright yellow polo shirt that was buttoned up to the collar and baggy pants. "Why you like it?" he smiled like of Kaoru's that made Misao half-amazed and half-disregarded the fact that "Does he know what he's saying Kaoru-chan".
"Sano, don't mention it." Kaoru placed a hand on his broad shoulder.
"And what's in your bag pack. It looks like you brought everything in your house, ne?" Sanosuke asked again too curious at how he brought a big bag pack with that height. 'Maybe that's the reason of his height. But what about Kenshin?' Sanosuke noted. Soujiro put down his bag and showed them what's inside. A big Encyclopedia and Dictionary, thick Chemistry and Physics books, thick notebooks and etc… There are lots of books and only books are there. Eyes grew wide at the sight. After that, he unzipped his bag.
"Uhm. Sagara-san, I would like to know what brand of hair gel you are using because I'm too curious at how your hair… " Soujiro fixed his glass as Sanosuke ran a hand in his hair-defying gravity with the color of hazel.
"defies gavity." Sanosuke finished. "Well, ner err… Soujiro, I had invented this myself… "
"There he goes again. His unending boisterous invented-the-gel talk. Oh boy." Kaoru pressed a hand on his forehead.
"Kaoru-chan, I think we gotta go home coz… " Misao pointed her index finger to the two boys "that would be really really long and I also believe as soon as we got home, the talk about his gel would be finished." Kaoru agreed and left with saying "Ja!" but the boys didn't notice.
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Wish you like it. Review after you read. Onegai shimasu. And question? Enishi's eyes are what color?