Episode 13!! Showdown part 2!!

Disclaimer: I don't own RK!!

Author's notes: ^___________^ I'm so happy today!!! Want to know why?? I WON THE 3RD PLACE IN ESSAY WRITING CONTEST IN OUR SCHOOL!! I only got a bronze medal, but it's worth it and I'm contented!! ^____^ Everyone was expecting me to feel bad because they taught that I'm angry at everyone because I won the gold medal last year, and not this year... But it's really worth it!!! Koharu-chan, ureshii!!!!

Kaoru watched the 'cheering squad' of the opposing team. They were bad, exactly!!

The girls didn't memorize their lines, they have rough voices, one can't do the 'split', and they were not cheering up their own side!!

The game was almost over, and it was obvious that West High was winning because of HER Sou-chan.

Yes, Soujirou...

He's so good!

Kaoru stood up slowly and approached their coach. "Coach, is Seta-kun the one winning the game?" Kaoru asked.

Their coach nodded at Kaoru. "Yes. He's very good in playing baseball... Don't worry, Kamiya-san. I'll make him the West High's star player of baseball." The coach said.

Kaoru's eyes seemed to twinkle. "Arigatoo..." she said and bowed politely.

"Kaoru-chan!!!!" Misao shouted suddenly.

Kaoru turned around and smiled at Misao. "Excuse me, coach." Kaoru said and walked towards Misao. She held Misao's hands tightly and her eyes were filled with worry. "So?? How did it turn out???" Kaoru asked nervously.

"It's obvious! Himura-kun-"

Flashback...

"No!! Makimachi, I'm begging you. Don't tell her that I like her. I want herself to find out, and I'm going to find out if she likes me too..." Kenshin exclaimed.

End of flashback...

"Well??" Kaoru asked.

Misao smiled sadly at Kaoru and looked at the ground. "...he wasn't there. I...didn't see Himura-kun..."Misao whispered.

Kaoru's eyes that were filled with the intensity of excitement and anxiety slowly faded to disappointment. "Sou desu ka...?" she whispered and sighed.

"Gomen nasai, Kaoru-chan!!!!" Misao said and continuously bowed in front of her.

Kaoru shook her head slowly. "No, no. It's okay... Really, it's okay." Kaoru said and forced a smile on Misao. "Don't be sad, Misao-chan... It's not your fault that you didn't see Himura!" she said and smiled sweetly at Misao.

Misao blushed as she saw Kaoru's smile. "Kirei na..." she thought and said to herself that that Kaoru's smile is her physical asset, and not forgetting the sapphire pool---her eyes.

Tae rushed towards Kaoru suddenly. "We're going to cheer next, Kaoru- chan!!!!!" Tae exclaimed, jumping up and down.

Kaoru nodded. "You stay here and watch us, Misao-chan. We can talk about this later! Ja ne!!" Kaoru exclaimed as she picked up her pompoms and followed Tae.

Misao blinked. "Gomen nasai, Kaoru-chan..." she whispered as she looked at Kenshin from the audiences' seats.

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"Before we continue the game, let's see another group of cheerleaders of West High!!" the announcer exclaimed.

"WHOO-HOO!!"

"Ikemasho, minna-san." Kaoru said to her cheer mates with a determination in her eyes.

Tae and the others nodded. "Hai!!!!" they exclaimed and stepped in the court.

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Kenshin got back to his seat and saw that Kaoru and the others were going to cheer. "It's Kamiya's turn!" he said to Aoshi.

Aoshi kept silent. He heard all about what Misao and Kenshin have talked about.

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Kaoru smiled at the audiences. She gave her sweetest smile. She waved her right hand to everyone. She noticed that it was sunset already. "Konnichiwa, minna-san!!!!!" she shouted to everyone.

"KONNICHIWA!!!!" the people shouted, especially the boys.

Kaoru giggled. "Do you people want to see us cheer?" she exclaimed.

"HAI!!!!"

"Ok! Well, seat tight and watch us!" Kaoru exclaimed and smiled, winking at everyone.

The boys blushed, even the girls. As a matter of fact, they were attending the school of the North High!!

Misao giggled. "Kaoru-chan's really popular!!" she exclaimed. "GANBATTE!!"

Tae turned to her other cheer mates and giggled. "She's really cool and popular. She catches everyone's heart!!"

The other girls giggled and became very proud that Kaoru was their cheerleader.

Kaoru smiled at her group members. "Let's do our best, minna-san!" she said and smiled.

They nodded and got in place.

Ten girls got to their place.

"San,"

"Ni,"

"Ichi,"

"Fire!" they exclaimed.

"Ju!!" girl A exclaimed and performed tumbling.

"Kyu!!" girl B exclaimed and rolled on her back.

"Hachi!!" girl C exclaimed and stood on her hands with her feet on the air.

Everyone from the audience shouted with joy.

"Hichi!" girl D said and rolled in the air.

"Roku!" girl E exclaimed and performed 'helicopter'.

"Go!" girl F exclaimed and jumped high, landing on the ground with one foot.

"Shi!" girl G exclaimed and performed 'bridge'.

"San!" girl H exclaimed and lied on the ground with her stomach while she was holding her feet.

"Ni!" Tae exclaimed and formed herself to a human ball and rolled on the ground.

"Ichi!!" Kaoru exclaimed with energy and kicked the air high up before performing 'split'.

Everyone in the audience shouted and clapped their hands. Kenshin gasped with amazement and clapped his hands.

Aoshi kept silent again. He just watched Kaoru.

Kaoru smiled at everyone and bowed. "Arigatoo!" she exclaimed. "MINNA-SAN!"

"Hai!" the other cheerleaders all said and ran towards Kaoru.

"West High is the best of the best!" they exclaimed and ran around Kaoru.

Kaoru giggled and waited.

Tae ran back to the court with a one-wheeled bicycle.

"Whoa!!" the audience exclaimed.

Kaoru smiled and rode on the bicycle, with a stick balancing on her nose and the stick was balancing the plate. (A/N: You know the tricks in the circus something...)

The other cheerleaders formed some lines and up came "WEST HIGH".

Kaoru put the plate back safely on the ground and slowly stood up from the bicycle to balance on the seat. She placed her right foot carefully on the seat of the one-wheeled bicycle while she held the other foot.

And yes! It was successful!

The audience went wild and started shouting for joy and clapped their hands loudly.

Kaoru got off the bicycle and ran to the center of the girls. Together, they threw their pompoms up high in the sunset sky shouting, "WEST HIGH IS THE KING OF THE BEST KINGS!!!"

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"AHH!! Kaoru-chan's so kakoii, even Tae-chan and the others!!" Misao exclaimed and clapped her hands.

Tomoe smiled at Kaoru's dream team. "They're so excellent, right?" Tomoe asked Misao.

"You bet!" Misao exclaimed.

Tomoe giggled. "They are so good..." she whispered.

Misao nodded and she saw Megumi, holding a can of Coke.

Megumi 'crumpled' the can and started to walk away angrily.

Misao giggled. "Hah! Who's laughing now??" Misao said to herself.

"Ne, Makimachi-san," Tomoe called.

"Hai, Yukishiro-sempai?" Misao asked.

"Can I ask you something?" Tomoe asked.

Misao nodded.

"I want you...to be the bridge of Kaoru-san to Seta-kun." Tomoe said softly.

Misao's mouth was opened slightly. She didn't believe her ears. "What?"

"Please be the bridge of Seta-kun to Kaoru-san..." Tomoe whispered again.

Misao stared at Tomoe then at the ground. "Gomen nasai..."

"Nande?" Tomoe asked.

"I...I..." Misao whispered and slowly looked up at the audience. She saw Kenshin staring (more like glaring) at her. She swallowed hard and wiped the beads of sweat on her forehead. "Uh... I'm terrible in playing bridge!" Misao exclaimed and laughed nervously.

"Oh..." Tomoe sighed with disappointment.

"Gomen!" Misao said. She sighed. "That was close... If I told Yukishiro- sempai Himura-kun loves Kaoru-chan and vice versa, he'll glare at me again like the glare of death!" Misao exclaimed to herself.

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Kaoru and the other girls went back to the side of West High.

"You were great, Kaoru-chan!!!" Misao exclaimed, immediately rushing at her and hugging her.

Kaoru smiled. "I did my best, really." She said. She looked around. "Where's Megumi-san?" Kaoru asked.

"She left angrily." Misao said.

Tae laughed. "Hah!! Good for her." She said and laughed again.

Kaoru smiled again. "I'm just glad that the audience supported us... But for now, I want to see Sou-chan play." Kaoru said and sat on the bench.

Misao's eyes widened when she heard Soujirou's nickname.

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Soujirou slightly kicked the ground before moving in position. "One more point and we win..." Soujirou thought. He took a quick glance at Kaoru and smiled.

This is all for you...

Without realizing, Soujirou hit the ball directly with the bat, and it flew up high in the sky.

The audience and the students of West High cheered and shouted with joy.

"WE WIN!!! WE WIN!!"

Soujirou couldn't believe it. His mind took off somewhere, and he didn't even realize that he hit the ball!

What good luck!

Kaoru jumped with joy and ran towards Soujirou. "We win, Sou-chan!!!!" she exclaimed and hugged Soujirou.

"Maa... This is the first match in the baseball High school competition. It's a long way to the finals." Soujirou explained, hiding his blush.

"Still!" Kaoru exclaimed and hugged him again. Even the coach of the team and the other players hugged Soujirou that he almost choked!!

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Enishi stood up slowly and walked out of the stadium.

"Hey, Enishi! Wait up!" Sanosuke exclaimed, following Enishi. "What's bothering you? Is it that Kamiya?" Sanosuke asked.

Enishi bit his lip. "Nothing." He said and walked away.

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Author's notes: Konnichiwa!! I'm afraid I won't be able to update in the next three days. It's the start of our SEMI-FINALS and I'm studying hard. Please forgive me!! ^___^ ;;