"Everything." He said slowly. Kaoru sighed and leaned her head against the wall. 'He's so difficult.' Kaoru thought closing her eyes.
"Ok Kenshin. This has happened to me a few times and I'm just not comfortable that close to someone." She said looking to him.
"Kaoru, you need to be more specific. Do you have an anxiety problem?" He asked curiously. Kaoru shot him a 'are you crazy' look.
"What are you? An encyclopedia?" She asked shaking her head slowly. He grinned widely.
"Well I try. So do you have an anxiety disorder?" Kenshin asked prodding further into her life.
"I guess you could say a little. When I was a child I was." She said stopping abruptly. Kenshin motioned for her to continue. "I don't know why im telling you this. I don't know you, I shouldn't have to tell a stranger my life story." She said.
"But you want to..." Kenshin said slowly. Kaoru looked over to him frowning.
"No I don't." Kaoru said defensively. Kenshin just smiled at her and nodded his head. Kaoru stood up quickly and walked into the kitchen, Kenshin following her. She pulled out some potatoes and began to peel them in the sink.
"What are you doing?" he asked looking at the potato peels flying wildly into the sink.
"Making dinner..." She said in an irritated voice.
"Kaoru, tell me." Kenshin said looking into her eyes innocently. Kaoru looked at him then turned back to her peeling. She shook her head and finished peeling the first potato. "Tell me." He said again. She peeled faster and shook her head violently.
"Tell me." Kenshin said moving closer to her. She peeled faster than before and finished her second potato. He leaned down slightly and brought his head up to her ear. "Tell me." He whispered. She threw the potatoes and peeler into the sink and ran up the stairs to her room.
She slammed the door before Kenshin could walk in and she lay down on her bed. 'Today is not going how I planned. Kenshin followed me home, I haven't gotten to eat my ice cream, and Misao will be home any minute.' Kaoru thought rolling onto her back hugging her pillow.
Kenshin knocked on the door and Kaoru threw the pillow at it. She heard him lean against the door and slide down to sit on the ground. She stood up and grabbed a towel. She walked into the bathroom in her room and turned on the shower. She undressed and stepped in.
Steam enveloped her body and hot water cascaded down her slender back. She inhaled the watery air and rubbed jasmine shampoo into her raven hair. Soap slid down her body and down the drain.
Twenty minutes passed and she turned the steaming water off wringing her hair. She whipped her head back and fourth sending her long shiny hair flying around her head, water dripping from the tips of her hair. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it loosely around her.
She pulled the curtain back and found herself face to face with purple eyes and red hair. "AHH!" She screamed and backed up further into the shower. She leaned against the wall her mouth slightly agape.
He smiled at her and cocked his head to the side a bit. She gazed in horror at him and quickly wrapped her arms around her clutching tightly to her towel. He smiled again chuckling to himself. She closed the curtain again and released her tight grip on her towel.
The curtain began to move back and Kaoru frowned grabbing the curtain and pulling it closed again. There was a battle of strength for a few minutes until the strain on the curtain pulled the whole thing down. While Kenshin was wrapped up in trying to fix the curtain kaoru jumped from the shower and into her room closing the door to the bathroom.
She ran into her closet and closed the door just as kenshin emerged from the bathroom. She threw on a pair of comfortable pajamas and timidly opened the door. Kenshin was standing on the other side of the room watching the door intently.
"Are you going to tell me?" he asked huskily sending shivers up Kaoru's spine. She shook her head stubbornly and Kenshin took a few steps closer to her. She shook her head again and he continued to walk closer to her slowly.
She looked at him stubbornly and closed the closet door. He continued to walk closer to her and she took a small step forward as well. They reached each other in the middle of her room staring intently at each other. Their faces were inches away from each other but Kaoru didn't move.
"Tell me." Kenshin demanded quietly. Kaoru opened her mouth to deny when Kenshin put his finger on her mouth to silence her. Surprisingly she didn't say a word as Kenshin gradually leaned closer to her tilting his head. Kaoru was caught off guard and instinctively closed her eyes.
Memories of long ago soon flooded her mind and her blue orbs snapped open to find Kenshin to close for comfort. She pushed him back and he landed on her bed shocked. "Kaoru...?" Kenshin quietly said befuddled. She walked quickly out of her room and back into her living room pacing quickly.
Kenshin slowly walked down the stairs after Kaoru and watched her pace from on the stairs. He sat down and watched her disappointed. She looked at him then her cheeks flushed pink and she turned around quickly.
"Kaoru." Kenshin said slowly. She stood still facing the wall opposite of him, her hands behind her back. "I'm sorry," he said quietly. She sighed closed her eyes and turned to face him.
"When I was a child my mother beat me...my father was a drunk and was always at the bar, that's when my mother would beat me then act innocent when my father came home and passed out. Years later my Father caught her in the act and tried to stop her." Kaoru said her eyes still closed tears threatening to fall.
"She turned out to be stronger than him and out of self-defense he shot her. She was checked into a mental institute and I was left with my father. With his wife in the institute and an emotionally scared child at home he gave up drinking to try and give me a normal life. I was never the same, I stayed up at night hoping she wouldn't get loose and try to hurt me again." She said looking him in the eyes a single tear rolling down her cheek.
"I was thrown into middle school with so many people surrounding me. I felt trapped in a world of hate and people who could possibly hurt me like my mother did. I was checked into therapy and by high school I became a delinquent, searching for a route out. My father signed me up for art class hoping it would release my mental frustration." She said her eyes tearing up but she blinked away the tears.
"I found myself actually going to art class and learned to love it. I had a natural talent for drawing and freed my disturbance through it. However I still could not get out of my funk and continued to skip class and spray paint walls. As you can assume I became good friends with the principal and I know my way to detention even if my eyes were closed. I could never trust people like a normal kid and it took me three years to fully put my trust in Misao." She said looking up to the ceiling.
"What happened this morning and a few minutes ago has happened several times before with several different guys. It seems the more you don't want attention, the more you get it. I just cant trust people, I wont let myself put my belief in people who could so easily break my heart and put me through so much pain." She said slowly beginning to regain her composure.
Kenshin stood up and walked slowly towards her his eyes soft and kind. "Kaoru, I didn't know." He said quietly taking a step closer to her. She wrapped her arms around herself and shuttered. Kenshin stepped closer to her and she looked up to see him centimeters away from her. A small sparkle of fear was present in her otherwise cold eyes.
"Kenshin." She said quietly so only he could hear her. He brought a hand up to her face cupping her cheek. She looked to the ground shivers rippling over her body. "Kaoru, I won't hurt you," he said slowly running his hand down her cheek to her chin. She grabbed his hand and held it in both of her hands.
"Kenshin, I can't believe you..." She said quietly looking into his eyes. He was hurt but didn't show it.
"But Kaoru." He said trying to convince her otherwise. She shook her head and smiled up to him.
"Kenshin don't do this to me." She said her mind made up. Then she heard a knock on the door and stepped around him. His hands followed her motion and he turned watching her, his hand falling to his side. She looked out the window and her eyes widened. She quickly turned to Kenshin.
"Oh man, Kenshin it's Misao, school is out." She said hurriedly when the doorbell began to ring. She opened the door quickly and smiled at Misao. "Misao, there's something I need to take care of before you come in, just chill there for a few minutes ok?" she asked closing the door without a response. She turned to Kenshin and walked quickly to him.
"Kenshin, I want you to run up the stairs take a right then up the stairs on your left. You'll see four rooms, go to the second on the right, the middle window has a fire escape, go down those stairs and make sure you cant be seen through any of the windows." Kaoru said quickly pushing him towards the stairs. He turned to her and frowned.
"Kenshin! Go..." She said pushing him up the stairs and waited until he was out of sight. She walked back to the door and opened it inviting Misao in.
"Kaoru? What were you doing?" She asked disturbed by Kaorus strange behavior.
"Oh, um I had to make sure the ice cream wasn't melted and it wasn't..." She said smiling uncomfortably. Misao sensed the odd aura emitting form Kaoru and raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Don't worry about it, can we just drop the subject?" She asked walking into the kitchen and pulling out the ice cream. She grabbed the whipped cream and fudge and spoons and walked up the stairs slowly to her room.
"Kaoru why are you walking so slowly?" Misao asked bouncing ahead of her. Kaoru looked worried at Misao but followed her regardless. Kaoru and Misao walked into her room and Kaoru turned on 'lost prophets' and sat down. She began to eat her ice cream smiling wildly and forgetting everything that happened with Kenshin. She was lost in the world of a sugar high.
"Kaoru? Kaoru are you listening to me?" Misao said trying to penetrate Kaoru's cloudy mind.
"Huh? Sorry what did you say?" Kaoru asked still in a slight daze.
"Kaoru I asked if you would tell me who it is this time?" Misao asked eagerly.
"Oh...that, well. It was...it was," Kaoru started. Misao glared at her and stood up putting her ice cream down.
"Kaoru Kamiya tell me this instant!" She yelled. Kaoru was startled and sat up strait.
"Ok! It was Kenshin Himura!" Kaoru blurted out loudly. Then she slapped her hands to her mouth gasping. "Oh man I was going to prolong your suffering to at least next week." Kaoru said quietly. Misao's mouth fell to the floor and she sat down with a thud staring with large shocked eyes at Kaoru.
Kaoru sweat dropped rubbing the back of her neck a small smile on her lips. "Hi-Hi-Himura!" Misao screamed practically telling the whole neighborhood. Kaoru nodded as if it was a close friend. "Kaoru you are going to tell me everything...." Misao said in shock still unable to get over it.
"Misao..." Kaoru whined then shut up from a sharp glare from Misao. "Ok. You know how I spray painted the wall?" kaoru asked getting a nod from Misao. "Well the principal made me clean it off and since kenshin, the office assistant for that hour, wasn't doing anything the principal had him help me." Kaoru said.
"That's it!" Misao said disappointed. "No let me finish," Kaoru said. "And I wanted to go home so I politely offered him to come with, I didn't expect HIM to say yes. So I faked sick and he was the one who was going to drive me home. I would have gotten you out of class but that's suspicious. So we drove to a park some where and there was a pretty mansion across the way, I drew it and he wanted to comment on my art." She said.
"So I ran and he directed me to the mansion which turned out to be his home. Then I got lost and he tried to find me and I fell asleep on a couch in some room and he fell asleep in the same room and the next morning I wanted to go to school and he...tried to...hug me...I flipped out...Sano came broke the moment and, that's about it." Kaoru said smiling.
"I know that's not it...stop paraphrasing and give me the real story. Start from Kenshin tiring to get close to you." Misao said scooting closer to Kaoru excited. Kaoru sighed knowing she couldn't win.
"He, tried to kiss me..." Kaoru said with a sigh.
"And?" Misao said.
"And...he pulled away at the last minute." Kaoru said looking at Misao.
"And...?" Misao said smiling wildly.
"And I moved forward about to kiss him." Kaoru said quietly.
"And?" Misao said knowing Kaoru still had more to tell.
"Man Misao you really know when im not telling the whole truth. And Then Sano knocked on the door I flipped out ran up to his room, He tried to figure me out and basically I ran to school." Kaoru said smiling.
"...Wow!" Misao said in a hushed voice. Kaoru shook her head at Misao smiling.
"What?" She asked.
"Your life is so exciting..." Misao said in a wishful voice. Kaoru laughed.
"I was right before, the more you don't want attention, the more you get it." Kaoru said quietly to herself. Misao smiled to her and looked her over kaoru raised an eyebrow and frowned knowing that face.
"Kaoru, I know you better than you know yourself. You like him..."Misao said slowly. Kaoru shook her head.
"That's silly, no I don't." Kaoru said not believing her. Kaoru heard a noise coming from her closet and she stood up walking toward it. She opened the door slowly looking in. Her eyes grew wide with astonishment and she closed the closet quickly.
"What's wrong Kaoru?" Misao asked. Kaoru shook her head.
"Um nothing but I need to change my shirt I think I got chocolate on it." Kaoru said quickly walking into her closet. She turned around and found herself staring at Kenshin sitting on the floor smiling.
"Kenshin what are you doing still in my house!?" Kaoru asked quietly. Kenshin smiled again looking at her.
"Um, I heard you two coming up stairs and I forgot were to go so I hid in your room." Kenshin said.
"Shhh... Keep it down Misao is out there." kaoru said Kenshin nodded.
"I know...I mean..." He said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru said then she slapped her hands over her mouth. "Kenshin, you were listening!" She said in a hurried hushed voice. He nodded.
"And you did a great job paraphrasing the whole "Incident"." Kenshin said causing Kaoru to go red in the face. She frowned.
"Shut up Kenshin." Kaoru spat looking around at the clothes in her closet.
"What are you looking at?" Kenshin asked turning around. Kaoru walked behind him and pulled out a small red tank top with black flames running up the side.
Kaoru slowly set the shirt down on the ground. She crossed her arms and pulled her shirt over her head and threw it on the ground. Kenshin's eyes grew wide as he stared at her.
"Kaoru, not here, or now." Kenshin said slowly, joking. Kaoru frowned looking at him.
"Awe, why not?" Kaoru asked poking his nose and smiling devilishly. His eyes practically popped out of their sockets and he backed up a little, afraid of what she would do. She stood up and looked at him.
"I was joking." She said. He stared at her, then his gaze lowered slightly to her breasts clad in a lacy white bra. She frowned at him. "My face is up here" Kaoru said pointing to her face and turning on her heal. She pulled the tank top over her head and turned to him.
"I'll distract Misao and get her down stairs, that's when you are going to run upstairs and out the window down the fire escape and home! You can take my car anything to get you out of my house." Kaoru said walking out of the closet.
"Sorry Misao I um tripped in the closet and I couldn't find a shirt." Kaoru said making an excuse. Misao nodded and continued to shovel ice cream in her mouth. Kaoru laughed.
"Misao, I want a glass of water will you come with me DOWN STAIRS!" Kaoru asked emphasizing the last part of her statement. Misao nodded and they left the room. Kenshin crawled out of the closet and out her door mumbling about how she doesn't deserve his kindness.
Then he had a brilliant idea. 'Kaoru would look very weird if she come back into the room and went into her closet. I should stay and listen to her.' Kenshin thought crawling quickly back into her room. He went into her closet and closed the door.
Kaoru came back up stomping her feet so Kenshin knew she was coming but in the process getting many strange looks from Misao. She smiled and sat down on her bed happy Kenshin was out of the room.
"Kaoru you've been acting strange." Misao said.
"Oh, well im on a new medicine." Kaoru said quickly covering everything up. Misao was happy with the answer and began to eat her ice cream quickly again.
"So Kaoru, what are you going to do about Himura?" Misao asked slyly. Kaoru looked at the ceiling shaking her head.
"I don't know. Probably ignore him. You know I can't trust him..."Kaoru said her words melting in the air. Misao nodded.
"Are you sure? He could be the first." Misao said looking at Kaorus face.
"Misao..." Kaoru said looking at her. "Put yourself in my shoes." She said turning to her water and taking a sip. Misao looked into space and envisioned herself in Kaorus life.
"I guess your right." Misao said. "I guess you can't trust him." Misao said Kaoru had a victory smile on her face. "But it could be your first step in recovery!" Misao said pleadingly. Kaorus face fell.
"So Misao how are things going with Aoshi?" She asked a smirk gracing her features. Misao's face fell into a dream like state and she turned to putty.
A/N: Ok here's the deal im going to camp on Sunday for a week then the next week im going on vacation so I wont be updating till at least 2 weeks from now. Thank you all of my reviewers I don't think I've ever had 60 reviews for 5 chapters. I cant remember if any of you had questions and if you have any long extended questions I would appreciate it if you would e-mail me so I can answer you right away, my email is
"Ok Kenshin. This has happened to me a few times and I'm just not comfortable that close to someone." She said looking to him.
"Kaoru, you need to be more specific. Do you have an anxiety problem?" He asked curiously. Kaoru shot him a 'are you crazy' look.
"What are you? An encyclopedia?" She asked shaking her head slowly. He grinned widely.
"Well I try. So do you have an anxiety disorder?" Kenshin asked prodding further into her life.
"I guess you could say a little. When I was a child I was." She said stopping abruptly. Kenshin motioned for her to continue. "I don't know why im telling you this. I don't know you, I shouldn't have to tell a stranger my life story." She said.
"But you want to..." Kenshin said slowly. Kaoru looked over to him frowning.
"No I don't." Kaoru said defensively. Kenshin just smiled at her and nodded his head. Kaoru stood up quickly and walked into the kitchen, Kenshin following her. She pulled out some potatoes and began to peel them in the sink.
"What are you doing?" he asked looking at the potato peels flying wildly into the sink.
"Making dinner..." She said in an irritated voice.
"Kaoru, tell me." Kenshin said looking into her eyes innocently. Kaoru looked at him then turned back to her peeling. She shook her head and finished peeling the first potato. "Tell me." He said again. She peeled faster and shook her head violently.
"Tell me." Kenshin said moving closer to her. She peeled faster than before and finished her second potato. He leaned down slightly and brought his head up to her ear. "Tell me." He whispered. She threw the potatoes and peeler into the sink and ran up the stairs to her room.
She slammed the door before Kenshin could walk in and she lay down on her bed. 'Today is not going how I planned. Kenshin followed me home, I haven't gotten to eat my ice cream, and Misao will be home any minute.' Kaoru thought rolling onto her back hugging her pillow.
Kenshin knocked on the door and Kaoru threw the pillow at it. She heard him lean against the door and slide down to sit on the ground. She stood up and grabbed a towel. She walked into the bathroom in her room and turned on the shower. She undressed and stepped in.
Steam enveloped her body and hot water cascaded down her slender back. She inhaled the watery air and rubbed jasmine shampoo into her raven hair. Soap slid down her body and down the drain.
Twenty minutes passed and she turned the steaming water off wringing her hair. She whipped her head back and fourth sending her long shiny hair flying around her head, water dripping from the tips of her hair. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it loosely around her.
She pulled the curtain back and found herself face to face with purple eyes and red hair. "AHH!" She screamed and backed up further into the shower. She leaned against the wall her mouth slightly agape.
He smiled at her and cocked his head to the side a bit. She gazed in horror at him and quickly wrapped her arms around her clutching tightly to her towel. He smiled again chuckling to himself. She closed the curtain again and released her tight grip on her towel.
The curtain began to move back and Kaoru frowned grabbing the curtain and pulling it closed again. There was a battle of strength for a few minutes until the strain on the curtain pulled the whole thing down. While Kenshin was wrapped up in trying to fix the curtain kaoru jumped from the shower and into her room closing the door to the bathroom.
She ran into her closet and closed the door just as kenshin emerged from the bathroom. She threw on a pair of comfortable pajamas and timidly opened the door. Kenshin was standing on the other side of the room watching the door intently.
"Are you going to tell me?" he asked huskily sending shivers up Kaoru's spine. She shook her head stubbornly and Kenshin took a few steps closer to her. She shook her head again and he continued to walk closer to her slowly.
She looked at him stubbornly and closed the closet door. He continued to walk closer to her and she took a small step forward as well. They reached each other in the middle of her room staring intently at each other. Their faces were inches away from each other but Kaoru didn't move.
"Tell me." Kenshin demanded quietly. Kaoru opened her mouth to deny when Kenshin put his finger on her mouth to silence her. Surprisingly she didn't say a word as Kenshin gradually leaned closer to her tilting his head. Kaoru was caught off guard and instinctively closed her eyes.
Memories of long ago soon flooded her mind and her blue orbs snapped open to find Kenshin to close for comfort. She pushed him back and he landed on her bed shocked. "Kaoru...?" Kenshin quietly said befuddled. She walked quickly out of her room and back into her living room pacing quickly.
Kenshin slowly walked down the stairs after Kaoru and watched her pace from on the stairs. He sat down and watched her disappointed. She looked at him then her cheeks flushed pink and she turned around quickly.
"Kaoru." Kenshin said slowly. She stood still facing the wall opposite of him, her hands behind her back. "I'm sorry," he said quietly. She sighed closed her eyes and turned to face him.
"When I was a child my mother beat me...my father was a drunk and was always at the bar, that's when my mother would beat me then act innocent when my father came home and passed out. Years later my Father caught her in the act and tried to stop her." Kaoru said her eyes still closed tears threatening to fall.
"She turned out to be stronger than him and out of self-defense he shot her. She was checked into a mental institute and I was left with my father. With his wife in the institute and an emotionally scared child at home he gave up drinking to try and give me a normal life. I was never the same, I stayed up at night hoping she wouldn't get loose and try to hurt me again." She said looking him in the eyes a single tear rolling down her cheek.
"I was thrown into middle school with so many people surrounding me. I felt trapped in a world of hate and people who could possibly hurt me like my mother did. I was checked into therapy and by high school I became a delinquent, searching for a route out. My father signed me up for art class hoping it would release my mental frustration." She said her eyes tearing up but she blinked away the tears.
"I found myself actually going to art class and learned to love it. I had a natural talent for drawing and freed my disturbance through it. However I still could not get out of my funk and continued to skip class and spray paint walls. As you can assume I became good friends with the principal and I know my way to detention even if my eyes were closed. I could never trust people like a normal kid and it took me three years to fully put my trust in Misao." She said looking up to the ceiling.
"What happened this morning and a few minutes ago has happened several times before with several different guys. It seems the more you don't want attention, the more you get it. I just cant trust people, I wont let myself put my belief in people who could so easily break my heart and put me through so much pain." She said slowly beginning to regain her composure.
Kenshin stood up and walked slowly towards her his eyes soft and kind. "Kaoru, I didn't know." He said quietly taking a step closer to her. She wrapped her arms around herself and shuttered. Kenshin stepped closer to her and she looked up to see him centimeters away from her. A small sparkle of fear was present in her otherwise cold eyes.
"Kenshin." She said quietly so only he could hear her. He brought a hand up to her face cupping her cheek. She looked to the ground shivers rippling over her body. "Kaoru, I won't hurt you," he said slowly running his hand down her cheek to her chin. She grabbed his hand and held it in both of her hands.
"Kenshin, I can't believe you..." She said quietly looking into his eyes. He was hurt but didn't show it.
"But Kaoru." He said trying to convince her otherwise. She shook her head and smiled up to him.
"Kenshin don't do this to me." She said her mind made up. Then she heard a knock on the door and stepped around him. His hands followed her motion and he turned watching her, his hand falling to his side. She looked out the window and her eyes widened. She quickly turned to Kenshin.
"Oh man, Kenshin it's Misao, school is out." She said hurriedly when the doorbell began to ring. She opened the door quickly and smiled at Misao. "Misao, there's something I need to take care of before you come in, just chill there for a few minutes ok?" she asked closing the door without a response. She turned to Kenshin and walked quickly to him.
"Kenshin, I want you to run up the stairs take a right then up the stairs on your left. You'll see four rooms, go to the second on the right, the middle window has a fire escape, go down those stairs and make sure you cant be seen through any of the windows." Kaoru said quickly pushing him towards the stairs. He turned to her and frowned.
"Kenshin! Go..." She said pushing him up the stairs and waited until he was out of sight. She walked back to the door and opened it inviting Misao in.
"Kaoru? What were you doing?" She asked disturbed by Kaorus strange behavior.
"Oh, um I had to make sure the ice cream wasn't melted and it wasn't..." She said smiling uncomfortably. Misao sensed the odd aura emitting form Kaoru and raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Don't worry about it, can we just drop the subject?" She asked walking into the kitchen and pulling out the ice cream. She grabbed the whipped cream and fudge and spoons and walked up the stairs slowly to her room.
"Kaoru why are you walking so slowly?" Misao asked bouncing ahead of her. Kaoru looked worried at Misao but followed her regardless. Kaoru and Misao walked into her room and Kaoru turned on 'lost prophets' and sat down. She began to eat her ice cream smiling wildly and forgetting everything that happened with Kenshin. She was lost in the world of a sugar high.
"Kaoru? Kaoru are you listening to me?" Misao said trying to penetrate Kaoru's cloudy mind.
"Huh? Sorry what did you say?" Kaoru asked still in a slight daze.
"Kaoru I asked if you would tell me who it is this time?" Misao asked eagerly.
"Oh...that, well. It was...it was," Kaoru started. Misao glared at her and stood up putting her ice cream down.
"Kaoru Kamiya tell me this instant!" She yelled. Kaoru was startled and sat up strait.
"Ok! It was Kenshin Himura!" Kaoru blurted out loudly. Then she slapped her hands to her mouth gasping. "Oh man I was going to prolong your suffering to at least next week." Kaoru said quietly. Misao's mouth fell to the floor and she sat down with a thud staring with large shocked eyes at Kaoru.
Kaoru sweat dropped rubbing the back of her neck a small smile on her lips. "Hi-Hi-Himura!" Misao screamed practically telling the whole neighborhood. Kaoru nodded as if it was a close friend. "Kaoru you are going to tell me everything...." Misao said in shock still unable to get over it.
"Misao..." Kaoru whined then shut up from a sharp glare from Misao. "Ok. You know how I spray painted the wall?" kaoru asked getting a nod from Misao. "Well the principal made me clean it off and since kenshin, the office assistant for that hour, wasn't doing anything the principal had him help me." Kaoru said.
"That's it!" Misao said disappointed. "No let me finish," Kaoru said. "And I wanted to go home so I politely offered him to come with, I didn't expect HIM to say yes. So I faked sick and he was the one who was going to drive me home. I would have gotten you out of class but that's suspicious. So we drove to a park some where and there was a pretty mansion across the way, I drew it and he wanted to comment on my art." She said.
"So I ran and he directed me to the mansion which turned out to be his home. Then I got lost and he tried to find me and I fell asleep on a couch in some room and he fell asleep in the same room and the next morning I wanted to go to school and he...tried to...hug me...I flipped out...Sano came broke the moment and, that's about it." Kaoru said smiling.
"I know that's not it...stop paraphrasing and give me the real story. Start from Kenshin tiring to get close to you." Misao said scooting closer to Kaoru excited. Kaoru sighed knowing she couldn't win.
"He, tried to kiss me..." Kaoru said with a sigh.
"And?" Misao said.
"And...he pulled away at the last minute." Kaoru said looking at Misao.
"And...?" Misao said smiling wildly.
"And I moved forward about to kiss him." Kaoru said quietly.
"And?" Misao said knowing Kaoru still had more to tell.
"Man Misao you really know when im not telling the whole truth. And Then Sano knocked on the door I flipped out ran up to his room, He tried to figure me out and basically I ran to school." Kaoru said smiling.
"...Wow!" Misao said in a hushed voice. Kaoru shook her head at Misao smiling.
"What?" She asked.
"Your life is so exciting..." Misao said in a wishful voice. Kaoru laughed.
"I was right before, the more you don't want attention, the more you get it." Kaoru said quietly to herself. Misao smiled to her and looked her over kaoru raised an eyebrow and frowned knowing that face.
"Kaoru, I know you better than you know yourself. You like him..."Misao said slowly. Kaoru shook her head.
"That's silly, no I don't." Kaoru said not believing her. Kaoru heard a noise coming from her closet and she stood up walking toward it. She opened the door slowly looking in. Her eyes grew wide with astonishment and she closed the closet quickly.
"What's wrong Kaoru?" Misao asked. Kaoru shook her head.
"Um nothing but I need to change my shirt I think I got chocolate on it." Kaoru said quickly walking into her closet. She turned around and found herself staring at Kenshin sitting on the floor smiling.
"Kenshin what are you doing still in my house!?" Kaoru asked quietly. Kenshin smiled again looking at her.
"Um, I heard you two coming up stairs and I forgot were to go so I hid in your room." Kenshin said.
"Shhh... Keep it down Misao is out there." kaoru said Kenshin nodded.
"I know...I mean..." He said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru said then she slapped her hands over her mouth. "Kenshin, you were listening!" She said in a hurried hushed voice. He nodded.
"And you did a great job paraphrasing the whole "Incident"." Kenshin said causing Kaoru to go red in the face. She frowned.
"Shut up Kenshin." Kaoru spat looking around at the clothes in her closet.
"What are you looking at?" Kenshin asked turning around. Kaoru walked behind him and pulled out a small red tank top with black flames running up the side.
Kaoru slowly set the shirt down on the ground. She crossed her arms and pulled her shirt over her head and threw it on the ground. Kenshin's eyes grew wide as he stared at her.
"Kaoru, not here, or now." Kenshin said slowly, joking. Kaoru frowned looking at him.
"Awe, why not?" Kaoru asked poking his nose and smiling devilishly. His eyes practically popped out of their sockets and he backed up a little, afraid of what she would do. She stood up and looked at him.
"I was joking." She said. He stared at her, then his gaze lowered slightly to her breasts clad in a lacy white bra. She frowned at him. "My face is up here" Kaoru said pointing to her face and turning on her heal. She pulled the tank top over her head and turned to him.
"I'll distract Misao and get her down stairs, that's when you are going to run upstairs and out the window down the fire escape and home! You can take my car anything to get you out of my house." Kaoru said walking out of the closet.
"Sorry Misao I um tripped in the closet and I couldn't find a shirt." Kaoru said making an excuse. Misao nodded and continued to shovel ice cream in her mouth. Kaoru laughed.
"Misao, I want a glass of water will you come with me DOWN STAIRS!" Kaoru asked emphasizing the last part of her statement. Misao nodded and they left the room. Kenshin crawled out of the closet and out her door mumbling about how she doesn't deserve his kindness.
Then he had a brilliant idea. 'Kaoru would look very weird if she come back into the room and went into her closet. I should stay and listen to her.' Kenshin thought crawling quickly back into her room. He went into her closet and closed the door.
Kaoru came back up stomping her feet so Kenshin knew she was coming but in the process getting many strange looks from Misao. She smiled and sat down on her bed happy Kenshin was out of the room.
"Kaoru you've been acting strange." Misao said.
"Oh, well im on a new medicine." Kaoru said quickly covering everything up. Misao was happy with the answer and began to eat her ice cream quickly again.
"So Kaoru, what are you going to do about Himura?" Misao asked slyly. Kaoru looked at the ceiling shaking her head.
"I don't know. Probably ignore him. You know I can't trust him..."Kaoru said her words melting in the air. Misao nodded.
"Are you sure? He could be the first." Misao said looking at Kaorus face.
"Misao..." Kaoru said looking at her. "Put yourself in my shoes." She said turning to her water and taking a sip. Misao looked into space and envisioned herself in Kaorus life.
"I guess your right." Misao said. "I guess you can't trust him." Misao said Kaoru had a victory smile on her face. "But it could be your first step in recovery!" Misao said pleadingly. Kaorus face fell.
"So Misao how are things going with Aoshi?" She asked a smirk gracing her features. Misao's face fell into a dream like state and she turned to putty.
A/N: Ok here's the deal im going to camp on Sunday for a week then the next week im going on vacation so I wont be updating till at least 2 weeks from now. Thank you all of my reviewers I don't think I've ever had 60 reviews for 5 chapters. I cant remember if any of you had questions and if you have any long extended questions I would appreciate it if you would e-mail me so I can answer you right away, my email is