Disclaimer: I do not own RK or Nakamura, she is the soul character from Chiki's fic, WHEN THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND YOU. Thx for letting me use her Chiki. ^_^
Chapter Twelve: Who's going with whom?
Kaoru rushed to Kenshin's office once they arrived, it was close to closing time so she had to get her laptop and documents quickly. They were the only ones left on that floor. Everyone else had gone home for the day.
Kenshin calmly strolled into the office as Kaoru scrambled to get all of the papers in order.
"You do know that I'm the boss and can choose to close late right?" Asked Kenshin; he saw no purpose to rush like Kaoru did. He always took his time.
"I know, but I really want to get all of this done and go to bed," said Kaoru as she placed papers into binders and gathered up her laptop.
Kenshin sighed. At the way things were going he would never be able to make her fully loosen up and take it easy. It was like she always had to do at least 150% on everything.
"No ones perfect you know" said Kenshin as slouched into his black leather chair.
"What does that have to do with anything?" Asked Kaoru as she went toward the filing cabinets to get a few older documents.
"You could have fooled me about that phrase. You're the only person that I know that has to do everything perfectly or else you get stressed and do it all over again, when it's already good enough," stated Kenshin.
Kaoru only continued to look for documents; she knew too well that he was right.
"Well I don't want it to be just good; I want it to be the best. It's just something that my Grandfather knocked into me when I was little," said Kaoru as she walked back over to the folders on the desk to place the documents in.
"My uncle knocked a few things into me too, but you don't see me going all ballistic over any thing when it's not at its very best," said Kenshin as he stood up to walk toward her.
"Well that's you. You're the boss; you don't have to worry about getting fired" stated Kaoru.
"True, but I have to worry about my corporation's status and to make sure that it doesn't go down and I have to lay off people," shot back Kenshin calmly.
"Yes, but even if this corporation does go down and you have to fire everyone and condemn the building, you still have at least $19 billion to live off of. The rest of us aren't so lucky," said Kaoru.
Kenshin sighed; he really shouldn't try arguing with a lawyer.
"You can stay here then. I'm going to take my Ferrari home then," said Kaoru as she finished gathering up all of her stuff.
"Are you crazy? Why in the world would I want to stay late?" Asked Kenshin.
"You did say that you could keep this place open later because you're the boss," said Kaoru as she walked to the door.
Kenshin glared at her, she really was a tricky one, and quickly followed after locking his office door.
He'd just have to figure out another way to get at her when she least expected it.
An idea popped into his head, and he grinned before following her into the elevator.
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"You went out with the weasel girl?" Asked Yahiko in shock as he stared at his older brother.
Misao glared at Yahiko before throwing the Mountain Dew bottle at him. It landed smack daps on his forehead and he turned around with a large bruise there.
He glared right back at Misao angrily.
"I'll let you know that it was when I was in my first year of high school and his last," said Misao.
Shougo nodded.
"Here I thought that you had met her just now. At least it was only for one year," said Yahiko as he used the water bottle to cool down his lump.
Misao only smiled nervously.
"Hold up! It was for four years not one. Because I remember you said that you had a long-term relationship but it ended because your girlfriend left to the U.S. for college," said Takasugi as he remembered.
"F-four years!?" questioned Yahiko incredulously.
Shougo and Misao fell silent.
"It's been four years since the two of you have met. How far did your relationship go? I mean, people who've gone out that long are usually married by then," said Sanosuke.
"Must we talk about this?" asked Misao exasperated.
"Yes, because then you two can go to the Sakura Ball together," said Sano with a grin to Shougo, but he got a glare in return.
Shougo knew what Sano was thinking, and wasn't going to allow him to take his sister to the Sakura Ball without her consent. Sano wanted to have him go to the ball so that Magdaria would have to go so she wouldn't be left out. It also meant that she would have to have a date, and he knew that Sano would more than gladly 'help' them on that issue.
"No we can't," said Misao.
"Why?" asked Sano as all eyes fell on her.
"Because I'm going with Soujiro," said Misao quickly.
"I had a feeling that Sou was eyeing you," said Takasugi.
"So you can go with Shura then," said Sano toward Shougo who wasn't saying anything, he had turned his attention toward Misao who wasn't looking up at him.
"Hey! Do any of you know if Aoshi and the others are going to make it back in time for the Sakura Ball?" asked Takasugi.
"If the guy does come back, then he'll most likely go with that Omasu chick or Okon girl," said Sanosuke with a shrug.
"Aren't they the models that Mr. Himura left in the M.R.S. magazine that time when Kaoru was in the cover?" asked Yahiko.
"Yeah, they're okay I guess," said Sano.
"We know that Shishio and Saitoh are going with their wives, but who are Hiko and Katsura going to go with?" asked Takasugi.
"I have no idea, and I really don't want to know," said Sano.
Misao shifted uncomfortably under Shougo's gaze, and had a gut feeling he wasn't too happy about her going with another guy.
Why should I care what he thinks? He was the one that said that we should see other people since we were going to different colleges and countries. Calm down Misao and show him that you don't care any more. He probably has his own girlfriend by now anyhow. Though Misao as she straightened up and smiled her happy smile.
"Why are you so happy weasel girl?" asked Yahiko.
Misao looked at him and grinned devilishly, making Yahiko take a step back by instinct.
"I was just thinking, since you are part of Himura's court as well, who are you going to go with Yahiko?" asked Misao with an innocent smile, making Yahiko gulped.
"Yeah, whom are you going to go with?" asked Sano with a grin, he wanted to make the kid suffer for all the times that he spit on him.
"All members of Himura's court got an invitation. So you must have at least thought about whom you're going to go with," said Misao.
"Then why are you asking whom Shougo's going with Sano? I didn't recall him being in Kenshin's court," said Takasugi a bit confused.
"Kenshin just hired him," said Sano.
Misao's stomach turned, that meant meeting him everyday at work. She forced herself to go on with torturing Yahiko.
"Why don't you go with that 15-year-old girl that you're always with?" asked Misao.
"Tsubame? She's your date's sister you know," shot back Yahiko.
"I never knew that you were Shougo's brother either," said Misao.
Yahiko fell silent at that.
"Hey, that would be cute to see them together," said Takasugi.
"Yeah, and you two can finally come out of your shells and tell the world that you two are seeing each other," said Sano as he nudged Yahiko in the ribs.
"We are not," protested Yahiko, but his blush told them all that he had feelings for the girl.
"I can see why, you act like such a child," said Misao.
"Were you on crack when you went out with her Shougo?" asked Yahiko, he really couldn't see how his brother could like someone like her.
Misao threw the Sprite bottle at the kid and caused another bruise on his skull.
"Stop throwing things at me weasel girl," yelled Yahiko angrily.
"Shut up you little brat," shot back Misao.
"I'm not little," yelled Yahiko.
"Be quiet little Yahiko," said Misao calmly.
Megumi and Magdaria began to stir in their sleep.
"Will you both shut up? This is a hospital," said Sano.
Misao threw the Pepsi bottle at him as Yahiko threw the water bottle at him. They both smiled when they made their target.
Sano began to see stars and fell into a chair.
Takasugi and Shougo only shook their heads.
~*~*~*~*~
Shura rode home in her black Mitsubishi Eclipse after she called her sister. For some odd reason, she had a feeling that her sister was hiding something. She knew that if she dug up any thing bad about Kaoru then her sister would praise her and she could write her article, but something about how her sister sounded on the phone made her think twice about that.
Maybe I should quit being a journalist and stay as a secretary. I do make a lot more at M.R.S. than I have at Beauty Magazines. Tomoe is being too revengeful, Kaoru seems like a really great person. She just happened to have a brilliant mind and great body, something that I know Tomoe is envious of. She's been acting strange ever since she was raped and Kaoru corrected her that the child couldn't have been Himura's. Shura kept pondering about this until she got to her apartment and parked her car in the lot.
Shura lived in a normal apartment, she lived where Megumi and Misao did, and she didn't want to spend all her money on looking for a nice place to live. She'd rather spend it on make-up and clothes. She rather preferred the simple life. Even if her sister and family did have a small fortune.
To her, as long as you had a place to stay it was all good. The only thing that mattered was the person inside and the type of clothes and car they had. Where they lived didn't matter to her, as long as it wasn't on the streets in a box then she was all good.
Money wasn't really a problem to her, so she didn't have to work two jobs. So leaving one and joining another full time wouldn't effect her much.
M.R.S. gives me more money and I only have to work half day at the most, and if I work longer I get paid more. I really don't have to work that hard. So why do I even bother to keep my job at Beauty Magazines. I only have a small column to write any how. Thought Shura as she walked up the stairs to her apartment and opened the door.
"That's it. I'm going to quit being a journalist and work at M.R.S. full time," said Shura out loud when she entered her apartment that seemed to glow at her decision.
Her apartment was like Megumi and Misao's, just that it had newer furniture and a lot more items in it. Even if she could afford a better place, it was still nice and comfy. It was her home.
~*~*~*~*~
The elevator door opened to the garage and Kaoru and Kenshin stepped out.
Before Kaoru could walk over to her car, Kenshin pulled her behind a large poll.
"What are you doing?" asked Kaoru.
"Quiet. See that black Porsche over there? Look who's over there," said Kenshin.
Kaoru gave him a quizzical look and followed his eyes and blinked at what she saw. Hiko was leaning on the Porsche and talking to Nakamura who was blushing and looking at the ground.
She looked back up at Kenshin who moved a finger to his lips and motioned her to continue looking.
"Mr. Seijiro, I do not think that it would be right for a employee to go with their boss," said Nakamura a bit uncomfortable as she shuffled her feet, not daring to look up.
"I'm no longer the boss here though Naoko," said Hiko.
Nakamura blushed at the old nickname. It was what he called her when they were going out in high school; it didn't surprise her that he remembered it.
Kenshin and Kaoru exchanged shocked glances and then looked back.
"I thought you were going with Omasu," said Nakamura; she was feeling more uncomfortable by the minute.
"Beauty Magazines has become a major rival for the M.R.S. magazine," said Hiko in disgust.
"Sir I..." began Nakamura.
"You have other plans?" asked Hiko.
"No! It's just that I really didn't plan to go," said Nakamura as she straightened, but then bowed her head for being impolite at her outburst.
"Now you will," said Hiko in the voice that said: You're going wither you like it or not.
"Yes sir," said Nakamura with a small bow.
"Just call me Hiko, Naoko. We've known each other since high school," said Hiko as he straightened up.
Nakamura smiled up at him before excusing herself.
Kenshin was peaking over Kaoru's head as she waited until Hiko and Nakamura left the garage in their cars before stepping out.
"Naoko?" questioned Kenshin, he never heard his uncle address her like that.
"They sure have known each other for a long time," said Kaoru.
Kenshin thought about it and grinned mischievously.
"What are you thinking?" asked Kaoru knowingly.
"I have a feeling my uncle does have feelings," said Kenshin with a grin.
"Everyone has feelings," said Kaoru annoyed as she walked toward her Ferrari.
"No, I mean this is the first time I saw my uncle act this way. It's usually the girl that goes after him, not the other way around. My uncle doesn't ask favors or anything, he demands it," said Kenshin.
"Yeah, well his tone did demand that she go," stated Kaoru as she took out her car keys with keys to her hotel room, and her cars, and used her Ferrari car remote to unlock her car.
"With him," added Kenshin.
"Well it's not our problem," said Kaoru as she placed her purse, folders, and laptop in the passenger seat, and then walked over to the driver's seat.
Just as she was about to get in her car, Kenshin was suddenly in front of her and leaning on her door so she couldn't get in. She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Amazing how uncle and nephew are alike," said Kaoru.
"Listen. I have a feeling that my uncle has true feelings toward Nakamura. I think that we can help him show them," said Kenshin.
"I'm a lawyer, your personal assistant, and escort, not a match maker. So can you move aside and allow me to get into my car?" asked Kaoru through gritted teeth.
"Technically it's my car," stated Kenshin smugly.
Kaoru clenched her jaw and finally sighed in exasperation.
"What do you want me to do?" asked Kaoru.
Kenshin grinned and whispered it in her ear making her jump back when he finished.
"Are you crazy? I'll lose my job," said Kaoru, there was no way she was going to do that.
"No you won't, you heard me, I'm the boss remember? There is no way that I'm going to fire you," said Kenshin calmly.
"How do you expect me to pry into Nakamura, and find out about her past with your uncle?" asked Kaoru annoyed.
"You have to pry it out of my uncle too," said Kenshin.
"No way, am I doing that. You can do that, since he can't fire you," said Kaoru.
"Fine. You find out Nakamura's side and I'll find out my uncle's," said Kenshin.
"I better get paid extra for this," said Kaoru jabbing a finger at his chest.
"Of course," said Kenshin as he raised both hands in defense.
"Now can you move out of the way," asked Kaoru.
"I would, if you'd get off of me," said Kenshin.
Kaoru looked down and noticed that she was pressing herself against him toward the car, she blushed a furious red and jumped back embarrassed.
Kenshin grinned at her and side stepped so she could get in.
She quickly opened the door and got in before he could say anything else, and rode off to her hotel.
Kenshin smiled all the way as he strolled over to his red Porsche and got in before driving back to his estate.
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A/N: Sorry that it was so short, but school has hacked its way into my life and I really couldn't write that much in a week with my homework piling up on me. So bare with my head and its lack of imagination. Plus I really wanted to get this chapter up and running so you all don't have to wait. I'll try to write faster.