Episode 21!! Questions...
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"Really?" Kaoru exclaimed, surprised.
Misao laughed nervously at Kaoru's bewildered expression. "Uh...yup."
"I didn't know that that Yukishiro already has a fiancée!" Kaoru exclaimed and giggled.
"Yup!" Misao exclaimed and smiled cheerfully at her best friend. "They were engaged a long time ago...well, maybe about when they were already born. Yukishiro-san was always with his fiancée and sees her always so he desires another girl-- and that's you, Kaoru-chan!"
Kaoru shook her head. "No, not really." She said and proceeded to walk towards the locker room. A while ago, she was just walking towards the campus when Misao bumped to her on purpose and told her the buzz in the whole school about Enishi.
"I really envy you, Kaoru-chan." Misao said with a deep sigh while getting their books.
"What? Why?"
"Guys are all over you...I wonder if I could be like you at all..."
Kaoru nodded. "Of course! You don't need to worry, Misao-chan! You're pretty and trustworthy!" she exclaimed and giggled.
Misao forced upon a smile.
"Ah... I forgot about this issue... You told me that Aoshi was coming to your house to talk to your father...then what happened?" Kaoru asked.
"Ah, I thought you wouldn't ask!" Misao exclaimed and her face seemed to light up. "Shinomori-kun really desires to be a great ninja and a great fighter someday so he joined our legendary clan! These days, I train a lot with him." Misao said.
"Hmm... Really."
"And I think he's getting stronger than me because he's more determined to be a great fighter. He's a lot of worth to fight and train with especially after school time. He's so strong now..." Misao whispered, a blush creeping to her cheeks.
Kaoru looked at Misao then smiled at the sight of her blushing friend. "You obviously like him, right?"
Misao's heart leapt. "Uh... No!!! NO!! NOO!!! Hidoi!!!" she exclaimed while she shook her head instantly and gestured wildly on the air. "Why are you so mean, Kaoru-chan???!!"
Kaoru laughed. "Ah... You're so obvious, Misao-chan."
"Whoa... How can you do that?"
Kaoru and Misao turned around to look at the person who said that line with amazement. Their eyes widened and Kaoru proceeded to suppress her laughter and Misao blushing deeper yet.
"Shinomori!" Kaoru exclaimed. "What a coincidence..." she mumbled as she looked at both Aoshi and Misao.
"Ohayo!" Kenshin suddenly said with a charming smile.
It was Misao's turn to laugh and Kaoru shot her back a glare of doom while keeping her head low.
"What were you talking about?" Kenshin asked.
"Nande mo 'nai!!" the two girls exclaimed.
"Ah... Okay. I just want to thank you two for coming with us to karaoke. WE enjoyed a lot, especially after hearing Kamiya sing." Kenshin said.
Kaoru shook her head. "No, no..."
"Well, got to go to class!" Kenshin said and proceeded towards the classroom.
Aoshi stared at Misao then followed Kenshin.
Misao sighed. "WAAHH..."
"That was a close call." Kaoru sighed. Suddenly, she saw a group of grade 7 girls rushing towards her. "Hmm?"
"KAMIYA-SEMPAI!!!" the girls exclaimed.
"Ah... Hai?" Kaoru asked.
"Please take these!" the girls said as they offered bags of different colors.
"Nani...kore? (What's this?)" Kaoru asked calmly, taking the bags with a smile.
"We had baking class and we decided to make some cookies for you, Kamiya- sempai!" one girl said and the others nodded in agreement.
"Honto? Arigatoo..." Kaoru said and smiled sweetly at them.
The girls blushed and bowed at Kaoru. "Arigatoo for taking them, Kamiya- sempai!!" they exclaimed and ran away happily.
"Sugoii! I didn't know you were that popular among grade 7 girls, Kaoru- chan!" Misao exclaimed in amazement.
Kaoru laughed. "I am not that popular--"
Her sentence was cut off after they heard some 'happy' screams from the girls.
Kaoru and Misao looked at Kenshin surrounded with girls that were offering the same bags with cookies.
"Whoa! There are more girls around Himura-kun!" Misao exclaimed.
"Of course! Himura has everything that a lady wants!! He is smart, cool, calm, good in baseball, handsome--"
Flashback...
"Anyway, love's one-sided, and meaning I still have a chance on him, right?" Tomoe asked.
End of flashback...
Kaoru's smile became a frown.
Misao looked at Kaoru. "Kaoru-chan?" she asked with worry.
"One-sided... Then that means Himura hasn't told the girl yet how he feels about her..." Kaoru thought as she looked at Kenshin accepting the cookie- filled bags. "But why isn't he telling the girl? No girl could possibly turn him down or won't accept him... I really want to know who Himura likes..."
"Ah, arigatoo!" Kenshin said and smiled at the girls.
"Sugoii!!!" Misao exclaimed, her eyes almost twinkling.
"Maybe the girl isn't from this school..." Kaoru whispered.
Kenshin glanced at Kaoru with a frown before smiling back at the girls.
Kaoru blinked as she saw what Kenshin did. She blushed and looked away. "Even I can't resist him..."
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Misao looked at her friend with real concern. It was lunch break and Kaoru wasn't eating anything at all. All she did was to stare at her food. "Kaoru- chan? Is something wrong?"
No response, even a bat of an eyelash.
"Kaoru-chan?" Misao whispered as she looked at Kaoru nearer.
"I was thinking about...whom Himura could possibly like." Kaoru murmured. She smiled. "I'm just curious, that's all."
Misao smiled. "Go ahead and ask him, if that will make you happy!" Misao exclaimed.
"Really? Should I ask him? What if he suspects me or something like that?" Kaoru asked.
"Don't worry!" Misao said, lucky that Kaoru didn't notice her saddened smile.
"I'll...I'll ask him after dismissal." Kaoru said, convinced, looking up at the ceiling and leaning against the wall.
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"Here he is!"
Kaoru and Misao watched Kenshin pack his things inside his bag inside the classroom.
"Go ask him while he's still alone!" Misao whispered.
Kaoru nodded. She was about to walk towards the door but then turned towards Misao. "What about you?"
"I'll go home." Misao said.
"Ok. Thanks, bye." Kaoru said and took a deep breath. She opened the door and stepped inside.
Misao smiled. "Good luck..." she mumbled under her breath as she slowly walked away.
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"Ah, Himura! I didn't know you were here!" Kaoru exclaimed as she stepped inside the classroom, making her way towards her desk.
"Ah, hi, Kamiya." Kenshin said and smiled.
Kaoru blushed and looked around the desk. "It's seems that I forgot something here..."
"Don't you have badminton or volleyball club?" Kenshin asked.
Kaoru shook her head and smiled. "Nope? How about fencing club?"
"None. I'm going home early and maybe have forty winks." Kenshin said with a chuckle. "I'm getting sleepy these days..."
Kaoru laughed. "Ah...can I ask you a question...?" she whispered as she walked towards Kenshin.
Kenshin blinked. "Sure, what is it?"
"It's kind of a personal question, though..."
"It's okay."
"A-no... Who is it...that you really like?" Kaoru whispered and saw Kenshin's surprised expression.
Thick silence...
"Why did you ask all of a sudden?" Kenshin asked, looking serious as he stared at Kaoru.
Kaoru shivered. "Nothing... I was just curious..." she said.
Kenshin, convinced, sighed and took a deep breath. He leaned against the desk and stared at Kaoru's eyes as if he was searching for something.
"The one whom I really like... The one whom I really adore...is... I can't tell."
A sound of a glass broken...
"Eh?" Kaoru asked, as if not believing her ears.
"I can't tell you. It's a deep secret." Kenshin said.
Kaoru's excitement faded. "Ah... It's ok." She said and grabbed her bag. "I'll go now. Bye." She said and quickly left the classroom.
Kenshin stared at the retreating Kaoru and closed his eyes. "I can't tell you because I'm afraid..." he mumbled as he put the bag of cookies given by the grade 7 girls inside a plastic bag.
Misao tiptoed towards the classroom. "I can't help to eavesdrop! I'm so curious..." she whispered and peeped inside the classroom. "Ah? Kaoru- chan's not here, only Himura-kun. I wonder where she went..."
Kenshin went over the trash can and threw the plastic bag inside.
Misao's eyes widened. "Those were...those were given by the girls of grade 7!!" she thought and stepped back, only making a noise because she slightly pushed the door.
Kenshin quickly took a glance at the door and saw Misao watching him. "Makimachi?"
Misao's eyes widened. She made an attempt to run away but she tripped and fell down to the floor. She looked up at Kenshin standing before her.
"You saw it, didn't you?" Kenshin asked, his voice deep and serious.
Misao nodded and slowly and gulped as she studied the violet eyes turning to cold amber.
"Don't tell anybody or else...I will make your life miserable, especially inside the campus." Kenshin said as he inserted his hands on the pockets at the sides of his pants.
Misao's eyes widened and shook her head, speechless and terrified.
Was there more of Kenshin that everyone else don't know?
Bye!!!