Episode 19!! Phone call!
Disclaimer: I don't own RK!
It was already sunset...
"Gomen ne, Kaoru-chan..." Misao whispered, after hearing Kaoru's story on the way back home.
"It's all right Misao-chan; it's not your fault." Kaoru said and sighed deeply.
"But still... I shouldn't have made you cut classes...so Himura-kun wouldn't be hurt and you being in trouble with him..." Misao whispered, looking at the ground.
Kaoru stopped walking and looked at Misao with a smile. "Misao-chan..."
"Hmm?" Misao asked, looking at Kaoru.
Kaoru recalled the scene when Kenshin saved her from falling and being hurt, and he sacrificed himself for that. She smiled and blushed deeply.
"Kaoru-chan? Doushita no?" Misao asked curiously.
Kaoru shook her head and continued walking. "Forget it... Just forget it."
"I'm sorry if I don't understand." Misao said.
"It's all right. I can't even understand myself." Kaoru explained.
"Kaoru-chan!" Misao called.
"Hmm?"
"How about eating bagel sandwiches? My treat!" Misao-the-genki-girl exclaimed cheerfully.
"Bagel?"
"Yup!"
"Sure!" Kaoru said and ran off with Misao to the nearest store.
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Kaoru lied flatly on her bed. She sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "Such a long day... Lots have happened today..." she whispered at nobody, of course.
The window pane opened slightly and in came the night breeze.
Kaoru stood up and walked towards the window. She cupped her cheeks by her hands and looked at the moon. "What's frightening me...if Shinomori says to Himura that I was trying to touch his face and kiss him, what would Himura's reaction be...?"
---Kaoru's thoughts---
"Konnichiwa, Himura!!" Kaoru exclaimed genki-ly.
Kenshin looks at her in disgust and turned away to step back from her. "Uh... Got to go!" he then said and ran away fast.
"Matte!! Ch-Chotto!! Don't leave me alone, Himuraaaaaa!!!!"
---End of Kaoru's thoughts---
"AAHHH!!!!" Kaoru screamed as she pulled her hair and scratched her head in annoyance mixed with fear. "NO, NO, NO!!!!"
"Kaoru-chan, what happened??" Aunt Tokio said suddenly, popping out of nowhere at the door.
Kaoru laughed nervously. "Ahahaha! I... I felt that the breeze was getting 'weaker', so I said, 'no, no, no' because I like the breeze upon my face!"
Aunt Tokio's eyebrows went up as if she knew the reason. "Sou... Well, Kaoru-chan, you've got a phone call." She said.
Kaoru lied on her bed and stared at the ceiling again. "Who is it from?" she said lazily.
"It's from a certain boy-- Kaoru?? Kaoru!! Where are you??" Aunt Tokio exclaimed, looking around at the NOW empty room.
Kaoru rushed towards the living room when she heard 'a certain boy' from her aunt.
Aunt Tokio shook her head as she walked downstairs. "Kids today... Tsk, tsk."
Kaoru took a deep breath, lifting her arms to relax. She picked up the phone, her heart beginning to be faster in pulse.
"Why are you doing yoga for a phone call? Kids today...weirdoes." Uncle Saitoh said and lit up his cigarette.
"AHEM! I am NOT a weirdo!" Kaoru whispered, glaring at her uncle. She coughed and smiled as she heard the breathing of the 'boy'. "Moshi-moshi?"
"Ah, Kamiya. It's good that you're there." The voice said.
Kaoru raised her eyebrows confusingly. "Wait a sec." she said and covered the speaker of the phone. She ran towards the dining room. "Uh, who's the one calling, Aunt Tokio?" she asked.
Aunt Tokio smiled. "Why, it's Sagara Sanosuke, if I perfectly remember."
Kaoru's heart sank. She thought it was HIM!! The certain HIM that was so beautiful, graceful, smart, sporty, handsome, cute, gentle, polite...everything a lady wants in a man!
But this certain BOY who was talking to her right now is definitely not that certain HIM!
Kaoru closed her eyes and opened it again. She went back to the living room and picked up the phone once again. "What do you want?" she asked harshly.
"Hey, hey. What a mood you got there to greet me." Sanosuke said.
"Really, I'm serious. What do you want? And where did you get my landline number?" Kaoru asked.
"What's the use of the thick directory book?" Sanosuke said, followed by a chuckle.
Kaoru's face was flushed. "Urusai ne!!" she exclaimed. "WHAT do you WANT??"
"Why are you so angry at me?" Sanosuke asked.
"Well, first of all, you didn't have to carry me over your shoulder, and second, you didn't have to leave me alone at Yukishiro's house!" Kaoru exclaimed.
"That wasn't so bad after all, right?" Sanosuke asked.
"Uh... I guess so." Kaoru sighed.
"What happened at the restaurant?" Sanosuke asked, laughing.
"You actually KNEW that we went to a restaurant?!" Kaoru asked.
"Yup."
"How?"
"Well, after I left you at Enishi's house, I went to that restaurant to drink some coffee, and then moments later, when I'm going to leave already, you arrived with Enishi." Sanosuke explained.
"Oh..."
"Well, what happened?"
"It was so NOT okay!! I mean, I felt his *hot* breath against my cold skin, and I noticed that he really wanted to kiss me or rip me apart!" Kaoru exclaimed over the phone, sitting at the sofa. (AN: You know, actually, some kids today, especially the little boys are 'perverts' now and then. ^_^ And to tell you the truth, some teenagers, even the 13 year old guys and girls ARE really interested in those kind of *HOT* thingies... ^____^)
"Oh...then?" Sanosuke asked eagerly.
"Then he wanted to tell me something, but there were some interruptions until Sou-chan came." She sighed as she leaned on the sofa.
"Who's Sou-chan?"
"Soujirou Seta. He's my best pal."
"Oh... You mean the star player of our baseball team?"
"Yup, he's the one!"
"You must be proud to be his friend!"
"Yup, really so."
"Anyway, what did you think Enishi wanted to say to you that time?"
"I don't know, really. I know I must 'guess', but I don't want to know!" Kaoru said and shook her head. "I'm...just not ready for it."
"Dirty mind!"
"Oh, you are the one with the dirty mind! I wasn't thinking like 'that'!!"
"Hehehe..."
"See? Perverts nowadays...dangerous." Kaoru whispered against the phone.
"Didn't you think that Enishi wanted to say he likes you or something like that?" Sanosuke asked.
Kaoru blinked and looked at the coffee table in front of her. "Hai... I was...thinking like that..." she whispered.
Silence.
"So...what do you feel?" Sanosuke asked.
Kaoru shook her head. "I don't know. It's a mixture of worry and excitement."
"Excitement?"
"Yup... But I want somebody else to say THAT to me..."
"I didn't know you could be so open with me, who am the friend of Enishi."
"I didn't know too. I just feel...you worthy enough to talk to so openly." Kaoru said in a whisper.
Sanosuke blushed crimson. "Good thing we're only talking on the phone or else I would've done something now that would put an end to me and Enishi's friendship." Sanosuke thought.
"Thanks." Sanosuke said.
"For what?" Kaoru asked.
"For being so open to me, and to think I'm worthy."
"Mochiron! All people are worthy to me." Kaoru said.
"Well, got to go. Ja na." Sanosuke said and put down the phone quickly.
Kaoru blinked and looked at the phone. "Strange..." she said to herself.
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Kaoru sighed for the ninth time.
Misao stared at Kaoru while getting their books from their lockers. "Kaoru- chan, what's the matter?" she asked worriedly. "You've been sighing a lot."
"It's nothing... I'm ok." Kaoru said and sighed again. She was thinking about Aoshi saying to Kenshin that--ah!!
"There you go again," Misao said and pouted playfully.
Kaoru smiled tiredly. "Let's go to class." She said and started walking. Suddenly, she noticed someone walk in front of her. She tilted her head up and saw Sanosuke talking with Katsu. She remembered the phone call last night.
Sanosuke looked at Kaoru for a second and smiled to himself then continued talking to Katsu.
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Aoshi stared at Kaoru confusingly.
Kaoru stared back nervously.
It was lunch break, and Kaoru and Aoshi's eyes met while eating.
Misao was going to eat a piece of the cookie she was holding when suddenly she noticed Kaoru not eating. "Kaoru-chan...? Er..."
Kaoru sighed again. She stood up and walked over to Aoshi. "Shinomori, can I talk to you for a minute?" Kaoru asked.
Aoshi stood up and stared at Kaoru. "I was planning to talk to you, too." He said.
Kaoru nodded and walked behind Aoshi when he started walking to a *more* private place.
Kenshin stared at the two, his knuckles going white.
Misao stood up too and stared at the two walking away. She looked at Kenshin and sat beside him. "Jealous?"
"Of course." Kenshin said and closed his eyes.
Misao frowned and looked at Kaoru. "Kaoru-chan...I don't know why I'm going to say this, but I won't forgive you if you hurt Himura-kun's heart..." she thought.
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"Honto ni?!" Kaoru exclaimed.
Aoshi nodded and looked at the wall. "Honto ni."
"Domo arigatoo, Shinomori!!" Kaoru exclaimed and sighed deeply. "I thought you said to him that I was trying to touch his face and tried to kiss him." She said.
"I was really going to say it,"
Kaoru's eyes became dark. "EH?!"
"But I've thought of your reaction first, so I didn't tell Himura." Aoshi said, crossing his arms over his chest 'coolly'.
Kaoru giggled. "Thanks you so very much, Shinomori." She said, wiping away the beads of sweat that formed on her forehead.
"You really like Himura, don't you?" Aoshi asked.
Kaoru nodded slowly and blushed. "I really do... I just don't know if he would return my feelings." She murmured.
Aoshi closed his eyes and leaned on the wall. "Then I don't have a chance."
"Eh? What was that you were saying?" Kaoru asked.
"Nothing."
"Mou!" Kaoru exclaimed pouted. She crossed her arms over her chest too and giggled. "Let's go back." She said.
"Right." Aoshi said. While following Kaoru behind her, he looked at her slim body. Yes, she looked so beautiful, and she was innocent, that's why he was attracted to her, even before when he saw the letter.
"I really don't have a chance on her anymore."
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Author's notes: I'm sorry if this is short... I've got a 'severe' flu right now, and I know I should be staying in bed, but before I rest, I want to update a chapter... Hope you forgive me if this chapter is too lame... -_^ I'm just weak, that's all. Bye. ^_^
Mata ne~
Disclaimer: I don't own RK!
It was already sunset...
"Gomen ne, Kaoru-chan..." Misao whispered, after hearing Kaoru's story on the way back home.
"It's all right Misao-chan; it's not your fault." Kaoru said and sighed deeply.
"But still... I shouldn't have made you cut classes...so Himura-kun wouldn't be hurt and you being in trouble with him..." Misao whispered, looking at the ground.
Kaoru stopped walking and looked at Misao with a smile. "Misao-chan..."
"Hmm?" Misao asked, looking at Kaoru.
Kaoru recalled the scene when Kenshin saved her from falling and being hurt, and he sacrificed himself for that. She smiled and blushed deeply.
"Kaoru-chan? Doushita no?" Misao asked curiously.
Kaoru shook her head and continued walking. "Forget it... Just forget it."
"I'm sorry if I don't understand." Misao said.
"It's all right. I can't even understand myself." Kaoru explained.
"Kaoru-chan!" Misao called.
"Hmm?"
"How about eating bagel sandwiches? My treat!" Misao-the-genki-girl exclaimed cheerfully.
"Bagel?"
"Yup!"
"Sure!" Kaoru said and ran off with Misao to the nearest store.
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Kaoru lied flatly on her bed. She sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "Such a long day... Lots have happened today..." she whispered at nobody, of course.
The window pane opened slightly and in came the night breeze.
Kaoru stood up and walked towards the window. She cupped her cheeks by her hands and looked at the moon. "What's frightening me...if Shinomori says to Himura that I was trying to touch his face and kiss him, what would Himura's reaction be...?"
---Kaoru's thoughts---
"Konnichiwa, Himura!!" Kaoru exclaimed genki-ly.
Kenshin looks at her in disgust and turned away to step back from her. "Uh... Got to go!" he then said and ran away fast.
"Matte!! Ch-Chotto!! Don't leave me alone, Himuraaaaaa!!!!"
---End of Kaoru's thoughts---
"AAHHH!!!!" Kaoru screamed as she pulled her hair and scratched her head in annoyance mixed with fear. "NO, NO, NO!!!!"
"Kaoru-chan, what happened??" Aunt Tokio said suddenly, popping out of nowhere at the door.
Kaoru laughed nervously. "Ahahaha! I... I felt that the breeze was getting 'weaker', so I said, 'no, no, no' because I like the breeze upon my face!"
Aunt Tokio's eyebrows went up as if she knew the reason. "Sou... Well, Kaoru-chan, you've got a phone call." She said.
Kaoru lied on her bed and stared at the ceiling again. "Who is it from?" she said lazily.
"It's from a certain boy-- Kaoru?? Kaoru!! Where are you??" Aunt Tokio exclaimed, looking around at the NOW empty room.
Kaoru rushed towards the living room when she heard 'a certain boy' from her aunt.
Aunt Tokio shook her head as she walked downstairs. "Kids today... Tsk, tsk."
Kaoru took a deep breath, lifting her arms to relax. She picked up the phone, her heart beginning to be faster in pulse.
"Why are you doing yoga for a phone call? Kids today...weirdoes." Uncle Saitoh said and lit up his cigarette.
"AHEM! I am NOT a weirdo!" Kaoru whispered, glaring at her uncle. She coughed and smiled as she heard the breathing of the 'boy'. "Moshi-moshi?"
"Ah, Kamiya. It's good that you're there." The voice said.
Kaoru raised her eyebrows confusingly. "Wait a sec." she said and covered the speaker of the phone. She ran towards the dining room. "Uh, who's the one calling, Aunt Tokio?" she asked.
Aunt Tokio smiled. "Why, it's Sagara Sanosuke, if I perfectly remember."
Kaoru's heart sank. She thought it was HIM!! The certain HIM that was so beautiful, graceful, smart, sporty, handsome, cute, gentle, polite...everything a lady wants in a man!
But this certain BOY who was talking to her right now is definitely not that certain HIM!
Kaoru closed her eyes and opened it again. She went back to the living room and picked up the phone once again. "What do you want?" she asked harshly.
"Hey, hey. What a mood you got there to greet me." Sanosuke said.
"Really, I'm serious. What do you want? And where did you get my landline number?" Kaoru asked.
"What's the use of the thick directory book?" Sanosuke said, followed by a chuckle.
Kaoru's face was flushed. "Urusai ne!!" she exclaimed. "WHAT do you WANT??"
"Why are you so angry at me?" Sanosuke asked.
"Well, first of all, you didn't have to carry me over your shoulder, and second, you didn't have to leave me alone at Yukishiro's house!" Kaoru exclaimed.
"That wasn't so bad after all, right?" Sanosuke asked.
"Uh... I guess so." Kaoru sighed.
"What happened at the restaurant?" Sanosuke asked, laughing.
"You actually KNEW that we went to a restaurant?!" Kaoru asked.
"Yup."
"How?"
"Well, after I left you at Enishi's house, I went to that restaurant to drink some coffee, and then moments later, when I'm going to leave already, you arrived with Enishi." Sanosuke explained.
"Oh..."
"Well, what happened?"
"It was so NOT okay!! I mean, I felt his *hot* breath against my cold skin, and I noticed that he really wanted to kiss me or rip me apart!" Kaoru exclaimed over the phone, sitting at the sofa. (AN: You know, actually, some kids today, especially the little boys are 'perverts' now and then. ^_^ And to tell you the truth, some teenagers, even the 13 year old guys and girls ARE really interested in those kind of *HOT* thingies... ^____^)
"Oh...then?" Sanosuke asked eagerly.
"Then he wanted to tell me something, but there were some interruptions until Sou-chan came." She sighed as she leaned on the sofa.
"Who's Sou-chan?"
"Soujirou Seta. He's my best pal."
"Oh... You mean the star player of our baseball team?"
"Yup, he's the one!"
"You must be proud to be his friend!"
"Yup, really so."
"Anyway, what did you think Enishi wanted to say to you that time?"
"I don't know, really. I know I must 'guess', but I don't want to know!" Kaoru said and shook her head. "I'm...just not ready for it."
"Dirty mind!"
"Oh, you are the one with the dirty mind! I wasn't thinking like 'that'!!"
"Hehehe..."
"See? Perverts nowadays...dangerous." Kaoru whispered against the phone.
"Didn't you think that Enishi wanted to say he likes you or something like that?" Sanosuke asked.
Kaoru blinked and looked at the coffee table in front of her. "Hai... I was...thinking like that..." she whispered.
Silence.
"So...what do you feel?" Sanosuke asked.
Kaoru shook her head. "I don't know. It's a mixture of worry and excitement."
"Excitement?"
"Yup... But I want somebody else to say THAT to me..."
"I didn't know you could be so open with me, who am the friend of Enishi."
"I didn't know too. I just feel...you worthy enough to talk to so openly." Kaoru said in a whisper.
Sanosuke blushed crimson. "Good thing we're only talking on the phone or else I would've done something now that would put an end to me and Enishi's friendship." Sanosuke thought.
"Thanks." Sanosuke said.
"For what?" Kaoru asked.
"For being so open to me, and to think I'm worthy."
"Mochiron! All people are worthy to me." Kaoru said.
"Well, got to go. Ja na." Sanosuke said and put down the phone quickly.
Kaoru blinked and looked at the phone. "Strange..." she said to herself.
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Kaoru sighed for the ninth time.
Misao stared at Kaoru while getting their books from their lockers. "Kaoru- chan, what's the matter?" she asked worriedly. "You've been sighing a lot."
"It's nothing... I'm ok." Kaoru said and sighed again. She was thinking about Aoshi saying to Kenshin that--ah!!
"There you go again," Misao said and pouted playfully.
Kaoru smiled tiredly. "Let's go to class." She said and started walking. Suddenly, she noticed someone walk in front of her. She tilted her head up and saw Sanosuke talking with Katsu. She remembered the phone call last night.
Sanosuke looked at Kaoru for a second and smiled to himself then continued talking to Katsu.
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Aoshi stared at Kaoru confusingly.
Kaoru stared back nervously.
It was lunch break, and Kaoru and Aoshi's eyes met while eating.
Misao was going to eat a piece of the cookie she was holding when suddenly she noticed Kaoru not eating. "Kaoru-chan...? Er..."
Kaoru sighed again. She stood up and walked over to Aoshi. "Shinomori, can I talk to you for a minute?" Kaoru asked.
Aoshi stood up and stared at Kaoru. "I was planning to talk to you, too." He said.
Kaoru nodded and walked behind Aoshi when he started walking to a *more* private place.
Kenshin stared at the two, his knuckles going white.
Misao stood up too and stared at the two walking away. She looked at Kenshin and sat beside him. "Jealous?"
"Of course." Kenshin said and closed his eyes.
Misao frowned and looked at Kaoru. "Kaoru-chan...I don't know why I'm going to say this, but I won't forgive you if you hurt Himura-kun's heart..." she thought.
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"Honto ni?!" Kaoru exclaimed.
Aoshi nodded and looked at the wall. "Honto ni."
"Domo arigatoo, Shinomori!!" Kaoru exclaimed and sighed deeply. "I thought you said to him that I was trying to touch his face and tried to kiss him." She said.
"I was really going to say it,"
Kaoru's eyes became dark. "EH?!"
"But I've thought of your reaction first, so I didn't tell Himura." Aoshi said, crossing his arms over his chest 'coolly'.
Kaoru giggled. "Thanks you so very much, Shinomori." She said, wiping away the beads of sweat that formed on her forehead.
"You really like Himura, don't you?" Aoshi asked.
Kaoru nodded slowly and blushed. "I really do... I just don't know if he would return my feelings." She murmured.
Aoshi closed his eyes and leaned on the wall. "Then I don't have a chance."
"Eh? What was that you were saying?" Kaoru asked.
"Nothing."
"Mou!" Kaoru exclaimed pouted. She crossed her arms over her chest too and giggled. "Let's go back." She said.
"Right." Aoshi said. While following Kaoru behind her, he looked at her slim body. Yes, she looked so beautiful, and she was innocent, that's why he was attracted to her, even before when he saw the letter.
"I really don't have a chance on her anymore."
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Author's notes: I'm sorry if this is short... I've got a 'severe' flu right now, and I know I should be staying in bed, but before I rest, I want to update a chapter... Hope you forgive me if this chapter is too lame... -_^ I'm just weak, that's all. Bye. ^_^
Mata ne~