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Step by Step, Little by Little

Ch. 2 Meet the Family

"Kaoru!!! Get up already!!!!" shouted a short girl with her black hair in a braided ponytail while banging on the door. She's about to bang again when the door opens.

"Mmm...What's the problem, Misao?" asked a sleepy girl with raven hair and half-opened sapphire eyes.

Misao rolled her ocean-sprayed blue eyes and sighed with exasperation. "It's the first day of the new semester (Fall)!! Did you forget about it?!"

"Oh." Kaoru said. Then her sapphire eyes widen. "Oh!! I need to get ready!!"

"I've only been trying to tell you that for the last 15 minutes." Misao muttered. Kaoru went inside to change while Misao waited outside her door.

"Finally." Misao said when Kaoru came out and starting walking. "We want to hurry and see the cute guys, don't we?"

"What?! You mean you've finally given up your insane obsession with my cousin Aoshi?"

Misao gave her a look that said 'What are you crazy?' and said "No! If there are some cute guys then some of the girls will give up on Aoshi. Then Aoshi will finally realize his love for me and break out of his ice shell."

Kaoru rolled her eyes. "Yeah, that'll happen."

Misao raised her eyebrows, looking so much like Aoshi that Kaoru didn't know whether to laugh or groan. "And your fantasy of your charming prince is more possible then mine?" "Hey!! It's very possible for a guy to come and sweep me off my feet!!!" Kaoru nearly yelled. Her temper, as always, getting the best of her. She bumped into a tall guy with spiky brown hair. "Hey, Jou-chan!! Aoshi says hurry up or he's leaving without you guys." "Aoshi said a complete sentence? Without being forced? Are you pulling our legs, Sano?" Kaoru asked. San shook his head. "Well, he had that look in his eyes that said that. I mean after knowing that guy for nearly 10 years you can understand him." Misao sighed. "If only Aoshi could understand me." Sanosuke raised his eyebrows. "I don't think anybody can understand you." Kaoru grinned while Misao glared at Sano. It was pretty funny to see Misao glaring so fiercely at a Sano who was much taller than her.

"Miss Kaoru?" a maid dressed in a simple red kimono politely asked. Kaoru turned around. "Yes, Rowena?"

"Hey Rowena." Misao and Sano chorused. Rowena smiled, pushing a strand of her red-black hair behind her ear. "Good Morning, Mr. Sanosuke, Miss Misao. Miss Kaoru, your Uncle Saitou wishes to see you for a moment. He's in the blue sitting room."  "Now?"  "If you would, milady." Kaoru nodded. "I'll be right there." Rowena nodded, bowed and left.

"Will you guys please go tell Aoshi to wait for me and wait for me outside?"  "I'll go tell, Aoshi!!!" Misao volunteered and almost ran outside. Sano sighed and said "I'll go make sure she doesn't annoy him to death."

"Thanks." Kaoru said. She walked around in the maze of her house and found the blue sitting room. The room's walls were the color dark blue along with couch and the rugs. The carpet was a soft blue. One of Kaoru's favorite pictures was on the wall. It was a picture of a blue girl half in the water. "Does she live on the land or in the sea?" A voice asked behind her. Kaoru still enchanted by the painting replied absently, "I think she has yet to choose." Kaoru turned around and was caught up short by a guy with long red hair with violet color eyes that were staring at her.

Kenshin was sitting in a blue armchair of a room that was totally blue. He was so silent that when a girl entered the room she didn't even notice him. She went straight to the picture he was staring at. With no idea why, he got up, walked up to the girl and asked "Does she live on the land or in the sea?" The girl's voice was light and musical like she was enchanted when she replied. She turned around Kenshin saw the prettiest blue eyes he had ever seen. "Uh…hi." The girl stammered. "Hey." Kenshin replied still staring.

"Uh…who are you?" Kaoru asked.

Kenshin took a moment to think of what to say to her. "I'm an infamous street fighter that has been sent here to protect the niece of the officer who arrested me'. Yeah, like she'll believe that."  Luckily, Kenshin was spared the answer when Saitou entered the room.

"Ahh, Himura you're here. Good, I didn't want to go and find you." Saitou said. "Did you two introduce yourselves?"

Both of them shook their head. Saitou sighed. "Do I have to do everything here? Kaoru the guy who's going to your bodyguard is Kenshin Himura. Kenshin this is my annoying niece, Kaoru Kamiya." 

Kenshin turned to stare at Kaoru, again. "What?! This can NOT be happening!! What does she need protection from? I really don't think she's being teased for being ugly or fat!"

Kaoru was also having similar thoughts. "What?! This can NOT be happening!!! I do not need protection!!"

"Uncle Saitou!!! What is the meaning of this?!" Kaoru yelled.

"No need to yell girl, I'm standing right next to you. The meaning is perfectly clear. You need a bodyguard."

"Why do I need a bodyguard?!"

Saitou sighed again. He hated explaining things. "You get in to fights a lot, Kaoru. And most of the time you're outnumbered. Since I really can't stop you from fighting, I can find someone to protect you."

Kaoru searched through her to find any argument to use against him. "Why does he have to protect me? Can he even fight?"

Kenshin and Saitou both smirk.

"Trust me, girl, I can fight." Kenshin said, smiling evilly. Kaoru shivered a little.

"Fine. Lets go, we have school." Kaoru said and stomped out the room.

"Stay with her at all possible times. That shouldn't be hard since you have all her classes." Saitou said while leaving.

Kenshin sighed and thought while leaving, "Can this get any worse?"  When he got outside he saw Kaoru talking with a couple of people. Kenshin hated social interaction.

"Apparently, it just did."

~*To be Continued*~

A/N: That's all for now! Please review!!! Oh, I have a question, how do you people feel about Enishi and Tomoe? As in do you hate them or like them? Please tell me!!! Also tell me if you want me to e-mail you when I update!! Don't forget to review!!!! Ja ne!!!