Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin.

Title: Chance for Love

Rated: PG-13

AN: This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic. Please bear with me as I get used to the process. I recommend criticism good or bad. The reviews are what tell me what you as a reader like or dislike. I won't change everything in the storyline, but I will try to add what you like.

Italics- Thoughts

BTW this is AU

AN: I'm sorry I haven't updated. I've been extremely busy and had some problems to deal with. Sorry if it also is really short. But anyhow, the next update for both my fics will be in 1-2 weeks. I promise. And thanks so much for the reviews! I gladly appreciate it.

AN 2: I had this whole story typed and done. And it was so LONGGG, then my laptop had to go freeze and screw up, deleting the whole thing. Also, deleting the chapter for my other fic. (LBTSS). So I had to try my best to remember how it went. And so I only got partly done with this chapter and only a little done with the other.

AN 3: Mailing List. About the Mailing List, many people e-mailed me their e- mail addresses, but sadly they all got deleted. So sorry! So if you don't mind, and if you still want to be on the mailing list and want to be alerted when the next chapter is out and the info on it, then e-mail me your e-mail address. Sorry once more.

Chapter 8: Arising Conflicts

It was around late at night when Kaoru and Kenshin finally arrived home at Sano's mansion.

"This day has totally been the greatest!" laughed Kaoru as she playfully punched Kenshin on the arm.

He smiled at her as he placed the key in the door lock. "I do hope that this also wasn't the last, that I do."

As he finally got the door to open, he let it open just an inch before turning around to look at her. "If you don't mind, but I would like to keep the stories and day's event between us."

"I don't know..." Kaoru said, hesitating, with a mischievous twinkle in her eye. "If I do keep quiet about this, what will I get in return?"

Blinking his violet eyes, he looked at her in confusion. "I don't know, Miss Kaoru. What would you like?"

Innocently tugging at the bottom of her hair, she answered directly with no hesitation. "Something very sweet."

"Sweet?" Kenshin repeated.

"Yes, something very sweet."

"Candy?"

She shook her head.

"Ice Cream..?"

"No..."

"A...fruit?" Kenshin answered running out of ideas.

"Well..." Kaoru thought for a moment. "Not exactly, but in a way it is a fruit. With a delicious center though."

"Berry?"

"No. Something with a....red coating."

"....Cherry?"

".....No...."

Placing her hands on her hips, Kaoru looked at him square in the eye a bit frustrated. "Should I make it a bit more obvious for you?"

Not waiting for him to reply, she continued. "It has a dark side to it. Contains many deep secrets. With a bit of a golden, amberish tinge to it. Something that I adore...love. I also love to place my 'lips' on it...."

After much hesitation and thought, Kenshin finally answered in a low voice. "An...Apple....?"

Thoroughly frustrated now, Kaoru threw her hands up in frustration. Shoving past him, she marched into the house, slamming the door in his face.

Blinking, Kenshin heard the door open once more to reveal Kaoru's face with a tinge of red to it.

"I swear, Himura," she said just as she slammed the door once more in his face.

Once again confused, he placed a hand on the back of his head, shaking his head. "......Girls can just be so confusing."

Taking a while longer outside, he stopped to think for a moment.

Done thinking about a certain someone, he walked into the house with a sight to behold. A sight that made him stop dead in his tracks. A sight that turned a calm violet into a fury golden.

Who did Kenshin think he was? thought Kaoru as she stormed back into the house the second time. She had given him many hints. Obvious hints! But it just seemed as though he was oblivious to the whole situation. Trying to cool down, she placed one hand on the nearest counter to steady herself, while the other hand was placed on her forehead rubbing her temples.

What had she just done? It wasn't Kenshin's fault just because he didn't understand what she was trying to hint out. In fact, it could possibly have been her fault. Maybe she just wasn't making herself clear enough. All in all though, why did she just have to get mad over a silly little thing like that? It wasn't as though as he had meant any of it.

Sighing and feeling a bit annoyed at herself, she lifted her head and knew what she had to do. She needed to apologize to Kenshin. Now. She didn't want to arise any tension between them two.

So she quickly turned around in hope of finding and apologizing to Kenshin when she found herself slammed into something hard. Next thing she knew was that she was falling.

On instinct, she tried to grab the nearest thing to her to help her not fall, but her hand only found a handful of shirt.

The next thing she knew, she was on the ground with a pounding headache, a mouth full of blood due to somewhere in the process of falling she had a bit her tongue rather harshly, and her whole body hurt like hell. She tried to get up, but she couldn't; something was holding her down. She felt like hell now.

To make things even worse, she discovered that it was someone on top of her. Kaoru tried her best to analyze the situation without freaking out or gagging. It wasn't everyday that your head gets itself slammed into the concrete.

A man's body was on top of her. Sickingly. She could tell by the figure's structure. But what made her want to right out puke was the awkward position they were in.

The man's body was completely sprawled over hers. His head was on top of her chest, between her breasts. One of his hands was placed on her hips, while the other was somewhere close to her thigh. He was just completely covering her body with his in the sickest way ever. To make things far worse, the man out of a billion possible men just happened to be Akira. Akira Kiyosato.

Now Kaoru knew she had to gag. Gag and scream. She tried to scream as loud as she could, but no sound would come from her mouth. It happened that Akira was completely crushing her lungs, making her unable to create a sound, even making her unable to breath.

She cursed her luck and tried her very best to shove the bastard off of her. She was the one that had contact with the ground. Why in the world would Akira be unconscious when he had landed on nothing except something soft, like her body?

As she continued to shove Akira off of her with all the strength that she could posses, it just seemed as though Akira had no intention of getting off of her.

Just then she heard the door open. Kaoru strained her neck to see who it was.

In walked Kenshin, observing the whole scene occurring in front of him.

Kaoru groaned inwardly. Only one thought came to mind.

Shit.

Sorry I left a cliffhanger, but as I promised I'll try my best to update the rest in a week. Sorry for the delay. Tell me what you think.