Wow! I got 4 flattering reviews (I know that for most of you it's nothing, but I'm new here!). I was so excited, I immediately loaded the second chapter, which I hope will be even better than the first. I hope that every body enjoys it and review ;p. Below, is a little reply to all my lovely reviewers.

Kenshin sat across the table from Sano and Yahiko, his gaze focused on his fists in shame and pity.

"That must have hurt" Kenshin said, trying not to imagine how Kaoru must've felt.

"We didn't know that she was eavesdropping" Yahiko said defensively.

"Well, what we did is still wrong" Sano said, as he crossed his arms.

They sat silently for a while, each trying to find a way to solve the problem.

"I'm off to talk to her," Kenshin said as he stood up," But I really have no clue as to what to say".

He opened the door and stepped outside when Yahiko finally accepted his share of the guilt. "I guess I should come along" he said uncomfortably, "Right, Sano?"

Sano stared at him blankly for a second then nodded. "Yeah" he replied awkwardly.

On the roof, Kaoru laid on her back and watched the clear sky. It was a full moon. It could've been a perfect romantic night. By now, she stopped crying and her lip stopped bleeding, but her eyes were puffed and reddened to prove that she had been crying. How can you love somebody so badly and in return be thought off worse than scum?!

"fainted"? "shaking like a leaf"?

How bad can I be? I'm not that ugly. I love him. I would gladly sacrifice my life for him!

"Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin called as he sat suddenly next to her.

Kaoru almost turned to face him but stopped herself. She continued to stare at the sky as if he wasn't there, but focused as hard as she can on her hearing. She was eager to know what he had to say.

"I, Sano and Yahiko need to talk to you" he said awkwardly, trying to put on his cute, childish features to soften her heart.

Kaoru still refused to show any acceptance towards his presence.

"Yeah Kaoru-dono" Yahiko said as he showed up and sat next to her too.

"We really want to apologize to you" Sano added his two cents as he appeared and sat next to Kenshin.

Kaoru's eyes gleamed dangerously for a few seconds. "Apologize for what?" she asked in a tone they never heard her use before.

"Kaoru-do..." Kenshin started gently, aware that the seriousness of the situation was far more than he thought.

"For making a fool of me? For not respecting me?" Kaoru stood up and yelled.

"We respect you!" Yahiko said in his comic defensive manner, after each guy took two crawls back in shock.

"Of course you do Yahiko" She yelled," You clearly show it by calling me 'dog face' and never obeying me. Always mocking me.

" I WELCOMED YOU INTO MY HOUSE, KEPT A ROOF OVER YOUR IGNORANT HEAD, FED YOU, TRAINED YOU AND ALL I GET IS MOCKERY, BADLY DONE CHORES AND 'KENSHIN DID THIS, KENSHIN DID THAT'. NOT ONCE HAVE YOU THANKED ME FOR ANYTHING. ALL YOU BABLE ABOUT IS KENSHIN AND HIS HITEN MITSERUGI"

The guys were shocked to the bones. Yahiko nearly shook with surprise. She had never been so mad at him. He was actually both scared and ashamed.

"Kaoru-dono, please take it easy" Kenshin said, confused.

"You shut up," Kaoru yelled at him," I LOVED YOU WITH ALL MY HEART. I WOULD HAVE GLADLY DIED FOR YOU. YET, YOU FAINT ON THE IDEA OF BEING ENGAGED TO ME? HOW REVOLTING CAN I BE?"

Kenshin's features switched to dead serious, guilty and compassionate.

Kaoru's throat hurt with the overuse and her head spinned dangerously with rage. She turned to leave and climb down, but felt that she had a few points to clear. "Yahiko, since that you live here but neither like my teaching nor my cooking, you will start to pay for your stay by performing well done chores and no more calling me names, or crashing my favorite households. And no more classes for you." she said, trying hard to hold back her tears and maintain a clear voice," As for you Kenshin, I need you around the house, you're useful, but I don't want to see your face for as long as possible. Let's try to avoid each other"

Kenshin tried to look into her eyes, but she realized that and avoided it. He realized that the damage done was overwhelming.

"Don't try to fix me," she said quietly to him, "I'm not broken"

Sano opened his mouth but Kaoru gave him a dangerous look as she started to climb down. "Keep your big mouth shut, jerk," she snapped, then jumped down and walked away, leaving behind three guys absent-minded and confused.

To my wonderful reviewers:

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