DISCLAIMER.... I don't own it.... Sad right??

A/N Hey everyone..... Just a one-shot ficcie.... Hope you all like it.... Its just a high school fic.... If you all love it, then I might actually do a whole sotry of it....

KAORU POV

I strolled back into school with plenty of unnecessary junk occupying my frustrated brain; well I was always like that you could say. Beads of sweat covered my whole body which was tomato red, just like mum. Guess I got it from her.

Dad hadn't taken my bag into the car while I was staying back to train for the upcoming kendo competition, which I mentally cursed him for. When I had reached the horribly, painted green gates I saw a familiar person with his back turned to me.

He had a slim frame and was taller than me by somewhat inches, and he was talking to a few of my peculiar and annoying friends – Katsu and Sanosuke, who had planned to blow up the science lab last year... they were in big trouble for trying to...but anyway before I end up straying off the topic...

His deep and soothing voice then mad me realize who it was – It was Kenshin! I couldn't believe that he was actually here, now that really shocked me. I then eavesdropped while walking slowly to my destination, "So how's everyone in school?"

Sano gave Kenshin is usual lop-sided grin, "Ahh... They're all good Kenshin... So far so good..."

"I see..... They're all still here?"

"Most of 'em are... By the way, did you know that Kasju left? Hee hee, everyone was overjoyed, you should'a seen their faces... man we celebrated his leave in the plaza with pizza and sake.... I mean coke... hee hee..."

Kenshin frowned at him with his usual 'as expected look' "Right..."

I then thought about my bag and quickly walked over and had finally reached my final destination. Mission accomplished. I then picked up my bag which you would bet was full of rocks and slung it over my tired shoulders. I then continued to walk and when I had finally reached the school gates (which I had always wished for to be painted navy blue, my favourite colour), Kenshin was facing me.

Every inch of him was perfect as always, nothing had changed about him. His beautiful, big, violet orbs and his crimson, blood hair tied up in to the usual long pony-tail,but was even longer. Looks like he hadn't gone for a haircut like he said he was going to before the summer holidays. And he had grown much taller, might I add.

He wore a completely different uniform from our sailor-like ones we wore for school, which everybody detested. The girls in school had to wear sailor-like dresses while the boys had to wear sailor-like outfits which were worn on board.

Seemed like he went to a very dare school from the looks of his uniform; black slacks with an untucked creamy white, collared shirt with the school emblem on the side pocket. A tie, as red as the colour of his crimson hair hung loosely around his long neck as he held onto his thick, black, school blazer which was hanging onto his left shoulder.

Ah, another difference – He wasn't smiling as brightly as I had remembered which made me frown also. Well I remember when we were good buddies ages ago, he would smile no matter what horrible incident happened to him. He would also make me smile too, for his smile was like a drug... it made me happy and carefree, which made me forget about all my problems.

His big, innocent eyes bore into my tired clear blue ones as we stayed stationary in our positions. Shock, happiness and something different that I could not place a finger on were filled in his eyes – emotions swirling in them rather, all kinds...

Again like I had felt ages ago, I felt my legs tremble and knees grow weak with butterflies fluttering in my stomach. At the same time, I felt pain take over me like I had always felt at the same time when I felt happiness around him... The pain was unbearable, it was like a knife stabbing through my heart.

At the same time I felt so stupid since I was pouring with sweat in my training outfit, and I wasn't in decnt clothing in front of a gorgeous lad. I flet embarrassed, but luckily I was all flustered from kendo so nobody would notice.

Why did I still have feelings for him? It felt so strong, much stronger than any other crush I've had. What was it? It certainly felt stronger than a crush.... Then I secretly wished that he would say 'hi' to me just once more... like he used to...

He then gave me a lop-sided grin and as if he read my mind, he said, "Hi Kaoru."

I returned the lop-sided grin in a very, soft voice, "Hi."

We continued to search deep into each others' eyes until I broke off the contact and headed out of the gates, which was at that very moment when he said with a small smile, "Or rather bye Kaoru, I should say..."

A small smile tugged at the ends of my lips as I turned around to see him, since I was too shy to utter a word. He then resumed his conversation with the others.

The wind gently blew my messy, over-grown ebony bangs and polka-straight, high pony-tail which was my daily hairstyle as tears welled up in my eyes, threatening to fall. But I held them back as I continued on my way to dad's brand new, shiny, navy blue Mercedes.

Looks like I still had feelings for Kenshin, though they had been hidden this whole time and I had never known. I never wanted to see him again, ever – Or else my heart would ache again like it had in the past. But the thing was, I also wanted to see him again and was partially happy at finally seeing him again.

But the right choice was never to see him again. Is this feeling...love? But I'm only 17, and I'm too young to love. Only stuff like this happens in fairy-tales – But is it possible?

A/N Well, that's the end so far and hope you all loved it!

Ja ne!

The evil witch