Author's Point: 'sup y'all! It's been a while, well not that long…So anyways before I start the chapter I was wondering if any of you know two love songs that are about someone trying to get their loved one to get back with them, 'cause they were in a fight, or he/she cheated on her/him, so on and forth. If you do please give me the titles and I would appreciate it!
Disclaimer: I own RK! Just kidding…I don't own RK.
The Things You Do
By: Chibilover2000
How Do You Turn Down a Person's Feelings Without Hurting Them?
Kenshin lay on his bed staring at the ceiling.
"You freakin' idiot! Moron! Stupid shit-head! Open your eyes! She freakin' likes you! She thinks you're amazing, you're great, the greatest thing that ever happened!"
Kenshin kept staring.
"By any chance you decide to reject her, please do it in a nice way or people will hate you, and I'll be one of them."
Kenshin sighed.
'I know I have to do it nicely, but my problem is how.' he thought.
Kenshin stood from his bed and walked to the mirror and stared at himself sadly.
"…people will hate you…"
"…I'll be one of them." Kenshin sighed.
"Hate me, huh?"
Megumi was at the kitchen eating when Kenshin came in.
"Good morning," Kenshin said weakly.
Megumi stared at him.
"Did you sleep last night?"
"Yeah, why?" He asked sitting on the chair near the window.
"Then talk with energy."
Kenshin mumbled things like 'that's stupid' or 'who really cares if I talk with energy'
"I made some extra pancakes, if you want, eat them."
"You cooked some for me?" Kenshin asked surprised.
"No, I thought I would be able to eat them but I got full."
"Hmm, figures."
Kenshin stood and got his pancakes then sat down but didn't start eating, he just looked at Megumi.
"Is there something on my face?"
"Not really."
"Then eat."
He picked up his fork.
'…I'll be one of them'
"If you're thinking about me asking you for your decision, I'm not asking. I told you to take your time one night isn't enough, especially if you slept most of the time."
Kenshin didn't respond just put a pancake in his mouth. While he was eating he heard giggling outside so he looked out of the window. Outside were a girl and a boy who were walking at hand to hand. They both looked happy but the girl looked happier. Kenshin stared at them up till they were out of sight.
'I wonder what she would do if that guy she's with didn't like her.'
After eating, Kenshin went to the living room and turned on the TV. The cable was on the soap opera channel and apparently a man and a woman were talking.
"What are you gonna do?" The women said
"What should I do? I have no feelings towards her but I don't have the heart to say 'no' to her." The man said.
Kenshin was about to change the channel but when he heard him say that he stopped.
'I'm in the same situation, ok this will make it easier for me I'll just do whatever he does.'
"The more time you take the more people will suffer including you."
The man sighed
"I guess it can't be helped."
After a whole scene of this drug-addict chick loosing her baby it was back to the man from before and another girl.
'It must be the girl who likes him' Kenshin thought.
"Well? Did you decide?"
"I did."
"So…tell me."
"I'm…sorry…but I can't accept your feelings. It flatters me that you like me so much but I can't…find any possibility in me that we might be able to form a relationship."
"Not one?"
"None, I'm sorry. Though I hope we can be friends from now on."
The girl's eyes started to water and then tears rolled down her cheeks.
"It can't be helped I guess," she said with her voice cracking up, "I can't force you to like me…I know that yet…"
She tried to wipe her tears away like if she was trying to hide her pain, but the tears kept coming because her pain was way too big to hide. In the end she just started to sob.
"I-I know…but…but…!"
Kenshin watched the girl, and then remembered the happy girl from outside.
'There's only two ways someone would react.' He thought.
"Wait…don't cry." The man said reaching out his hand.
But the girl slapped it away.
"What do you mean don't cry?!" the girl said angrily while the tears still came, "What am I suppose to do? Smile and act like it doesn't matter act like it doesn't hurt? Wouldn't that be great for you!?"
"I-I didn't mean it like that…"
But the girl didn't listen she just left running and crying. The man ran after her but stopped because he found the lady from before standing outside crying silently.
"Idiot." She said, "I am such an idiot, what was I thinking leaving her to you?"
"I-I…"
The woman started to get mad.
"You did all wrong! Now she, now she…" The woman started to cry in her hand.
"Sorry," the man said putting his hand on her shoulder.
But the woman just hit his hand away and slapped him across the face, so hard that you could hear it, no feel it.
"You are such an idiot!" She screamed in frustration, "You just hurt my best friend!"
"I'm sorry," he said again, " I should've known that's there's no way to reject someone's feelings without hurting them, because no matter if you do it roughly or gently that person still suffers from their heart."
Kenshin turned off the TV.
"I…"
He remembered the crying girl who was suffering so much, well acting but still it does happen in real life.
"I…can't do that…to her…"
He pictured Kaoru in the girl's place.
"What do you want me to do?! Smile and act like it doesn't matter? Act like it doesn't hurt?" She would maybe say.
Kenshin ruffled his hair in frustration.
"…Act like it doesn't hurt?"
""…people will hate you…I'll be one of them…"
"What should I do?!" Kenshin screamed to the air.
"Kenshin watching soaps?"
Kenshin turned around and saw Megumi smiling at the doorway.
"And he was so in to it too, looking at the characters in understandment. Wouldn't everybody want to know Kenshin has a sensitive side?"
"Wait! Megumi!"
But she didn't listen and just began walking away.
"You got it all wrong!"
'What should I do?' Kenshin thought.
He was walking in the streets because he needed some fresh air to think.
'Why does this kind of thing happen to me" He said pitying himself.
'Why does she have to like me? Why couldn't it have been someone else?'
At that moment Kenshin stopped walking. A breeze came that went through his hair making it float, an idea just hit him.
"Kaoru! Will you please tell him?" Misao said.
"Tell who what?" She asked.
"Sanosuke, that Aoshi
is the best boy in this entire school."
"Well…um…I guess."
'That time she admitted that Aoshi is great, even though I disagree, anyways maybe if I point out the good things about Aoshi she'll like him and leave me alone.'
'Sorry Kenshin but I like Aoshi now, bye!'
'Well she's not gonna say exactly that. And finding good qualities about Aoshi is gonna be hard but oh well at least he's finally a help to me.'
Kenshin started to feel relived.
'And I don't have to worry about anything because she won't like me anymore. That is kind of genius'
He smiled.
"I am…a genius!" He shouted out loud.
"Hey genius!" a man shouted.
Kenshin looked at his direction.
"Yeah?"
"You just stepped on shit."
On Monday at school Kenshin was trotting the halls. When he saw Sanosuke he also saw that Misao and Kaoru were there with him.
'Now's my chance let operation 'Kaoru not liking Kenshin anymore' commence.'
He walked over to them.
"Good morning!" He said.
The three of them turned around and found Kenshin smiling in back of them, before anyone could respond to his appearance he started to walk and when he was passing Kaoru he grabbed her hand. Kaoru was confused and turned red, looking at Kenshin's hand grabbing her hand.
"I need to talk to you for a bit." He said.
"S-sure." Kaoru responded kind of surprised.
He led her across the hall and then took a right out of Misao's and Sanosuke's sight still holding her hand.
"What was all of that about?" Misao asked.
"I don't know."
"He's your best friend you should know!" Misao said angrily.
"Just cause of that doesn't mean I know everything about him! I'm not some kind of stalker!"
"Are you calling me a stalker? Cause I'll tell you…."
Megumi was in her class but wasn't paying attention, she had kind of a concerned face on.
Kenshin ruffled his hair in frustration
"What should I do?!"
'Kenshin…you're nice enough to not be able to hurt Kaoru's feelings so you can't say what you really feel…but whatever you do…'
"Megumi, are you daydreaming?" The teacher asked.
Megumi looked at him
"No, sir."
"Then please look forward."
She nodded but went back to not paying attention.
'…whatever you do…don't do anything you'll regret…don't do anything stupid.'
"Megumi!" The teacher called.
"Hold up Kenshin, what do you want?" Kaoru asked 'because they were walking for quite a bit.
"Don't complain you're the one who started all of this."
"What do you mean?"
He finally stopped and then turned around to face Kaoru.
"Would you like to come to my house and watch a movie?"
Kaoru was surprised.
"W-why are you asking me that?"
"What do you mean why? You wrote the letter."
When Kaoru realized what he was doing she blushed and Kenshin noticed.
'Hmm...is she sick?'
"You wanna come?" He asked again.
"What does this mean?" She asked turning redder.
"What do you mean 'what does this mean?' I'm asking you out on a date." Kenshin said.
Kaoru looked at Kenshin really surprised and her whole face was red, her ears and neck too.
"If I would like to…?" Kaoru smiled, "I would love too!"
"Okay, if you don't mind could you choose the movie?"
Kaoru nodded, all of a sudden her blush and embarrassment was gone and she was feeling so happy, no not happy she was feeling a feeling that you can't describe. Tears welled up in her eyes. Kenshin stopped smiling when he saw that. The tears came down.
"H-hey, why are you crying?"
Kaoru shook her head as she wiped her tears.
"It's ok, they're tears of happiness."
"I thought so." Sanosuke said.
Kenshin just finished explaining what happened.
"What do you mean 'I thought so?'"
"Well it's obvious she had a thing for you, anyone who didn't notice is a real stupid shit-head."
"Megumi says that you know."
"I would know I'm the one she says it to."
"Really?!!!!" Misao screamed.
Misao and Kaoru were in the lunchroom during well um…lunch.
"Shhh…you want the whole school to hear you?"
"Sorry," she whispered, "but he really said that?"
Kaoru nodded her head
"How lucky!"
"I'm so happy Misao! He asked me out on a date!"
"What movie are you gonna get?"
"Oh." Kaoru started to think, "I didn't think about that."
"Why don't you go to rockbuster? You can rent movies there and if you like you can buy them too."
"That sounds like a good idea."
Kaoru was in Rockbuster looking at romance movies a.k.a. chick movies.
"Let's see…which one should I choose."
"Kaoru, honey, hurry up."
Kaoru turned around and found her mom there. The only things that Kaoru had that resembled her mom are the heart-shaped head, and the color of their hair.
"I don't know why you had to come."
"You need my card to take out a movie. Anyways I wanted a movie too. Why am I an embarrassment to you?"
Kaoru looked down.
"I didn't m-mean it like t-that" Kaoru said.
All of a sudden there was a ringing from a cell phone.
"Mom I think that's your phone that is ringing." Kaoru said.
"Really? Well I'll take it outside."
"Ok."
"Here."
Kaoru looked and saw what her mom was handing her, her card and the movie she wanted.
"I'll wait for you outside." She said.
Kaoru nodded.
When her mom left Kaoru concentrated in what she was there for.
"Now, I got to find a nice movie…"
Kaoru went around looking at the movies.
"Let's see…this one? No…how 'bout this one…nope…this one? No good…"
One cover caught Kaoru's eye, she picked it up.
"'Passions of love,'" Kaoru read, "This one looks good."
She turned it around to see the summary.
Two star-crossed lovers play their lives to be together, betraying their families, their beliefs, and themselves.
"Sounds good." Kaoru said.
She walked towards the counter and put the movies down.
"Is this all?" The cashier asked.
"Yes."
"Can I have your card?"
"Here you go."
The cashier took a glance at the card and then looked at Kaoru.
"This isn't yours right?"
"No, it's my mom she's right outside." Kaoru said pointing to the lady who was
on a cell-phone.
"Okay."
The cashier looked at the movie that Kaoru chose and made a weird face.
"This is your mom's?" She asked.
"No, I chose that one the other one is my mom's."
The cashier looked at her.
"Are you sure you want this, it's a little…"
"A little what?"
"A little…"
"Is there a problem here?"
Kaoru and the cashier turned and found a man who seemed to work at rockbuster but his tag read manager.
"No I was just asking her if she wanted this," The cashier showed him the movie and he took a glance. He cleared his throat.
"Your job is to rent the movie that the customer chooses not give your opinion."
"Yeah but…"
"No buts…now take are of the young lady."
"Yes sir."
The manager looked at Kaoru and smirked.
"Sorry for the interruption, I do hope you have a nice night."
"Y-you too." Kaoru responded.
Kaoru looked at he manger walk away when the cashier handed her a bag with the movies inside.
"Have a nice night?" The cashier asked more than said.
"T-thank you," Kaoru said unsure.
She scurried out of the store
"Are you done?" Her mom asked.
Kaoru nodded.
"Let's go."
"Megumi it's almost time will you leave?" Kenshin asked his sister who was watching TV.
"Are you kicking me out of my own house?"
"Kind of…till later…yeah."
"Hmm…let me think about it."
"Megumi!"
"Chill, why you so uptight."
"I don't want you to be here."
"Don't tell me, you don't want me to interrupt your perfect date," Megumi said then she looked at him suspiciously, "…or do you plan to do something else, you could've gone to the movie theaters if you wanted to watch a movie."
Kenshin blushed.
"Don't think weird things!"
"Alright, alright I'll leave but for Kaoru's sake."
Megumi stood up and walked to the door but before she left she turned around and had a serious face.
"Listen good Kenshin, this is Kaoru's first date all girls are always nervous and don't know what to do so you better have something planned."
"What? She'll come, we'll watch a movie, and when it ends I'll say that tomorrow we have school so she better leave early so she'll leave."
"You had that planned didn't you?"
"So what if I did?"
"That's so boring," Megumi said disappointed, "you got to add some spice to it, maybe giving her hot kiss when she's about to leave," Megumi said making her lips look like she was gonna kiss someone and turning red on purpose.
Kenshin blushed.
"I said don't say weird things!" He walked to the door and put his hand on the doorknob, "Now get out!" Kenshin said opening the door.
Megumi made a surprised face.
"Oh!"
Kenshin looked to see what surprised her and he was surprised too.
"Did I come too early?" Kaoru asked.
Kaoru was outside, one hand holding the movie and the other getting ready to ring the door.
"Not at all Megumi was leaving." Kenshin said.
"I said alright! My goodness what a rude guy," Megumi said, "Kaoru why don't you come in first?"
Kaoru nodded and walked in.
"Well I'll let myself out," Megumi walked out but she said one thing before leaving with mischievous eyes, "be sure to enjoy dessert, chao."
Kenshin and Kaoru blushed.
"Megumi get out!" Kenshin said.
Megumi smiled and left, and Kenshin slammed the door.
Kaoru was just standing there while Kenshin turned around and faced her, none of them moved and it was really awkward.
"…….."
Kenshin started to scratch the back of his head.
"Why don't we go on inside, you know where the living room is, right?"
Kaoru nodded.
They began to walk into the living room and Kaoru sat down in the couch.
"Oh yeah!" Kaoru said she started to take out the movie, "I hope you don't mind but I got this movie."
Kenshin glanced at the title and the cover.
'Oh god, it's a chick flick, this is gonna be a long night.'
He didn't show what he was thinking and just smiled
"Put in the movie and start it, I'll go making the popcorn."
"Is that ok? You'll miss the beginning of the movie."
"Ill manage." Kenshin said walking to the kitchen.
Kaoru just shrugged and did what she was told to do.
When thirty minutes passed Kenshin came out with the popcorn.
"I've never heard of popcorn that takes thirty minutes." Kaoru said kind of irritated.
"No, it's just that I had some trouble and…" Kenshin looked at Kaoru and her expression showed that she didn't buy it he cleared his throat, "well anyway here it is."
Kenshin put the popcorn on the table in front of them and sat down on the same couch Kaoru was at but one square away from her, that's what Kaoru noted.
'That's not a good sign,' Kaoru thought miserably.
'This movie is boring,' Kenshin thought.
After ten minutes of the movie Kaoru looked at Kenshin and surprised to find he fell asleep.
'Jeez, how he just sleeps so openly like that? Well I guess I should've thought of what he would want to see, after all it can't be helped he's a guy so he doesn't like these types of things. Anyways he's cute when he sleeps' Kaoru smiled at that thought.
Kaoru continued watching the movie when the two protagonists were in the middle of a hot kiss. She turned a little red.
'Wait a sec isn't that a little too much…well I guess no since they are in love but…'
Kaoru took a glance at Kenshin who was still sleeping and then started looking at his lips.
'I wonder…what it would be…like…'
She moved over a little closer to Kenshin, then a little more and more 'till she was right next to him.
'I…wonder…'
Kaoru moved her head closer to Kenshin's face and when she was real close she closed her eyes…
'…how…it would…be…like…'
She was an inch away from his face when she started to hear moans.
"Eh?"
Kaoru stopped and turned her head to the movie screen and saw that the two characters were not only having a hot kiss but some hot lovin' too.
"Eh?????"
But that wasn't what really surprised her; they showed the man's well umm…you know what!
"W-what is this!?" Kaoru looked like she was gonna explode cause her face was so red, "Even if there is a scene of love they're not suppose to—"
Kaoru moved away from Kenshin and snatched the case of the movie and looked at the description she read them aloud.
"Rated mature, can't be rented without guardian, and pornography??????"
Kaoru's mouth dropped open
'Then that's why…"
"This is your mom's?" She asked.
"No, I chose that one the other one is my mom's."
The cashier looked at her.
"Are you sure you want this, it's a little…"
'Oh my god that's so embarrassing, she thinks I like porn now! And that manager.
The manager looked at Kaoru and smirked.
"Sorry for the interruption, I do hope you have a nice night."
Kaoru turned red.
'Now I know what he meant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Kaoru shook her head.
"I got to stop the movie before Kenshin sees it he's gonna think I'm real freaky weird."
Kaoru went to press stop but it seemed the moaning of the girl woke Kenshin up 'because he started to groan.
"EEKKKK!" Kaoru squealed.
At first Kenshin's eye sight was blurry but when it started to clear up his eyes widened and his jaw dropped a little but he was smiling a bit.
'Wow, maybe it's a little more interesting than I thought.' He thought.
'But still it was a little weird that Kaoru rented this movie,' Kenshin started to look and see where Kaoru was and was surprised to see she was right in front of the TV.
"Um…it's not what you think?" Kaoru asked more than said.
Kenshin was gonna saw something but the moaning of the woman was so loud he looked at the TV instead, the girl's breast was showing and so Kenshin began to drool a little.
Kaoru looked to see at what he was drooling at and when she saw her eye brows twitched and veins appeared on her temple.
"KENSHIN YOU PERVERTED IDIOT!"
Author's Point: Wow that was long, well anyways hope you enjoyed the chapter. I know I said this at the beginning but this is for the people who for some reason read the Author's Point in the end and not the beginning, if you know two love songs about someone trying to apologize to their special person for doing something like he/she cheated on him/her, if you do I'd appreciate it if you leave the title. Well see you next time!!!!!!!!! Oh this is gonna be the first time I answer back reviews!
Yasmin Kamiya: You know that's true I haven't read anywhere where them two are siblings but of course how can you if they look nothing like each other. Anyways I think Megumi is gonna mess with their minds more than help them. Well thanks for your review and I hope to hear/read from you soon! Oh and you can never talk too much I like long reviews!
PenPuhser: Thanks a lot! And yeah I am trying to make things understandable but I can do so much, please tell me if I'm doing a good job now, thanks!
Nekoyokai: I'm happy you think so! I hope to hear from you more, but can I ask you something? Is your name from Fruits Basket cause it reminds me so much of the cat…
Crimson Kaoru: Yeah Kenshin is nice, I mean he at least says good morning to her…well I hope to hear from you soon!
Cincygurl22: lol, well you have a point I would love if someone did my laundry…wait my mom does it scratch that! I would love it if someone was ready to die for me, oh well I hope to hear from you soon!
Anime-luva00: I hope to hear from you too and I hope I can update faster cause I'm going a little far with the story and I wanna start another that I promised I would start…oh well see you next time.
Rain angst: Thanks a lot! I know Kenshin is dense but there's no helping that, I hope to hear from you soon!