She'll Come Around

By: Saki

A girl from the streets has some how made it in one of the most high rated schools in Tokyo. She has no friends, no life, and a bad temper. To make things worse she follows the school's richest student around like a lost puppy. Can Kaoru make her new life any worse?!A/U KxK

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Metropolitan Kokusai High School, that was my new school that I was to start at tomorrow. I haven't really been looking forward to it. I mean it's a great opportunity and all. There's just so many rich people there. When I was small I always heard rich people were all snobby and never had a care for girl like me. What joy this is going to be. Can I really be this stressed over what some stupid kids think about me?! I know sometimes I can make things seem worse than they are, but this is as worse as it can get!

I started a job last week. I need some money to pay for board at my new apartment. Even though it involves much work, it's better to live in a cruddy old apartment than on a bench in the park or in a shelter. As you may have guessed I'm' not the most perfect or richest of Tokyo. Actually if it wasn't for all the recommendations I got from my old elementary school teachers in Hokkaido I wouldn't even be in Tokyo.I had gotten so many high marks on exams and quizzes that I was bound for this, I guess. Sometimes I'd wish I wasn't as smart. I'd just wish I was average like all the other kids in Hokkaido. The pressure's all on me to that show poor, country girls can be just as good as rich snobs...

The opening ceremony will be interesting. I'll get to be acquainted with the new freshmen's. I hope they take a liking to me. When I was out the other day I heard it was hard for a girl of my standards to make friends at that school. That's what I'm most worried about...

Well I must get to bed! Tomorrow is the beginning of my new 'improved life'....

I sighed and shut my journal, putting it in my now double lock book bag. It was one of those really stiff ones you have to wear at the metropolitan schools. It wasn't the biggest fashion 'it' right now and to make it worse mine was used because I had to buy it myself.

"Oh Joy! I have to lug that thing around six days and ten hours a week! I'm not having fun yet!" I yelled.

Throwing it into the corner of my room, I sat down on my bed. My apartment was quite small.It had all the necessities : Clean water, bed, bathroom, kitchen, and dining area. It wasn't glamorous. The ceiling leaked in the bathroom. The bed was a fold out and I always fond a few spiders creeping up the walls. Those darned Japanese beetles infected the cabinets, which made me so angry. But I guess it's better than nothing...

I jerked the covers off my bed and laid down, staring at the ceiling for what seemed like an hour. I was thinking of Hokkaido and my mom and dad. Oh, how I miss them! They were so kind and loving. They died just a year ago and my little life got turned up side down. I had to move from Hokkaido to my aunts here in Tokyo. She made me get a job to pay for board at her house, but I got fired on the first day because I was told that I had bad people skills. I was kicked out of my aunt's place. I ran the streets for a while, looking for a place to stay. I would get letters from home often as I did get to get my mail box. They would be from my friends or teachers. One letter was the acceptance letter for my new school. They said they would pay for all my things(except for the book bag) if I kept up my high marks. My teachers in Hokkaido had given all my records to the school and promised I would be there, so this wasn't a choice I made. It does has it up sides, I suppose. It'll be a brand new experience, that's for sure!

"Boy, a lot can happen in a year..." I trailed off.

I turned on my side, letting out a huge sigh. It was like a whirlwind was coming out of my mouth. After blinking and yawning a few times, I looked at the digital clock on the counter. As I realized the time, my eyes got as wide as saucers.

"IT 'S ONLY 4:35 P.M." I fell back on my bed, "But it's dark outside."

Now I looked out the window. Once again I fell back.

"M blinds were down!" I yelled, "They weren't supposed to be down! I knew this day went by too quick. That's what I get for staying in all day. What a way to spend my last day of freedom!!"

I rushed to my closet and found a new outfit I got just the other day. It was a short, light-blue jean skirt and a pink tank top. It was good enough for today.

"I want to see and smell freedom one last time before I go to that cruddy school. I want to see the last petal of cherry blossoms fall to the ground." I sighed, "Also, I can see how big my new school's going to be. I can take my bike so I can get there faster."

By this time I was already in my outfit. All I had left was to brush my hair and fix it. So I went to the bathroom. It was a small room with a big mirror and a fake marble counter. There was a purple fuzzy rug in the middle of the creamy linoleum and there was a stand up shower. Every thing was so simple...It got boring at times.

I walked to the counter, grabbed my brush, brushed my hair into a high pony-tail. My bangs fell around my delicate face. My face was simple and yet elegant at the same time. I had a narrow nose and visible cheekbones. My eyes were blue, my lips had a natural cherry color. My cheeks held a natural blush. I never wore make-up or much jewelry. I did wear a black, beaded bracelet my friend gave me a long time ago and some silver hoop earrings in my ears, but that was it.

It was spring so the air was warm so I didn't need a jacket. I know It did seem a bit cloudy when I looked out the window, but it hardly never rained in Tokyo so I didn't think much of it. I grabbed my handbag and my bike on he far wall. It was my most important item I had. I couldn't get around without my trusty bike. It was red and tall with that shiny gloss you would only find on a new bike. I always kept mine up because e used it so much.

In no time I was outside, riding my bike, enjoying the wind in my hair. . The park was right by my apartment building so I got there in no time at all. Everything smelled so fresh and new in the park. Many people were with their families enjoying this last day before school and businesses started up for the new year. Most people were out on a spread out blanket enjoying the last of the cherry blossoms. Little children played on the swings and slide. Teens were by a nearby fountain discussing their new school year. Here a good conversation would be about school like with the opening exams for the eighth graders and the ones who went to cram school for last year because they didn't pass the entrance exam for high school. I remember taking that test. It was so hard. Most of the kids back in Hokkaido had to take it multiple times before they passed it. Amazingly, I had pass it with exceptional scores. Studying really does help. I remember the night before I was so nervous that I wasn't going to pass it. I had so many nightmares it wasn't funny!

I exited the park and made way for the train station. I turned right there and saw the school in the distance. This was my first time seeing it. It looked so big like those hotels in New York or across town. The whole school was white on the out side. The entrance gate was open so I pass on through and stopped at a long, steep slope that led to a grassy area.

"Wow. So big..." I gazed up and saw nothing but the sky and the school. The whole school looked to be a mile long and a lot of stories high.

"I hope I don't get lost in there..." I trailed of once again not paying any mind to the ramp.

My by decided to take a little trip down the ramp. My eyes got wide and I hung on to the handle bars for dear life. I tried to get the breaks to halt me to a stop but they wouldn't work. The next thing I know is I have a mouth full of grass and my bike it laying 12 feet away from me in the dewy grass.

"Oh No! My bike!" I yelled and ran too it.

It was in a heap. I know that bike was totaled. I had to get it fixed once more. A tear formed in my eyes as I stood on both feet. My whole body ached form the little crash.

"My bike is totaled and I had no way to get to school tomorrow. Unless...I can fix the bike myself. I know I'll be tired in school tomorrow but I need this thing to even get to school. I can use my pay check and go get the parts. Alright it's a done deal." I whispered to myself.

The idea seemed full proof. Nothing could go wrong. I smiled and started to walk away, but something. It sounded like a small humming noise. It was a girl's humming. It sounded more like a male humming a simple tune. I followed the noise to a fence that surrounded a small garden. Rubbing, my hand along the fence as I walked around it, I saw the man who made the sweet tune. He looked about my size which is skinny and frail. His shoulder were broad unlike mine. What the unusual hair he had. Dancing red hair in the win was what he had. His eyes were that of dog's, hair and peaceful but they had a mysterious intensity in them that flared up as I watched him. I couldn't see their color though. I wondered if they were as unusual as his hair. The darkness of the night made him seem as mysterious as his eyes. He was watering some of the flowers.

My hand dropped at my sides and dangled there I peeked at him through the wholes of the fence. Oh how hansom he was! It made my heart flutter every time I though that. My bike, which was still laying in heap in the grass, could wait for a minute.

He turned his head to me when my bracelet had got caught in the fence. I tried to pull it but it wouldn't come loose.

"Who's there?" He asked to me.

Forgetting my bracelet, I looked at him straight in the eye. A dancing amber! He had angry eyes, much different to the ones he wore only seconds ago!

"I um...." I was at a loss for words.

All I could so was make stupid faces and stutter 'ums'. How stupid I must've looked to the boy at that time. His eyes got narrow and he turned away. As if he took a curse off me, I was able to speak the moment I couldn't make eye contact with him.

"I'm Kamiya Kaoru. I'm a new student to this school starting tomorrow. I just came by the school to see how big it was...B-but I wrecked my bike and broke it. When I did I heard some one humming and I um...wanted to see who it was. I-I, uh, guess my curiosity got the best of me. I didn't mean--" He stopped me right there.

"It's alright." He simply said and picked his water pale back up and started watering his plants again.

That gentleness in his eyes came back. After fiddling with my bracelet I walked inside the fenced area of the garden. It smelled like the garden my mom grew back in Hokkaido after a rain. It was a enticing smell that I loved. It never got old for me. All the flowers looked so vibrant and bright. Some were yellows and pinks and others were blues and purples. Each flower was different. Some were big and some were small.

"This is amazing. Did you do it all yourself?" I asked the boy.

He nodded, never looking my way. I crouched down beside him and smelled a purple flower. It smelled like the inside of a shoe. It wasn't very pleasant. Another one I smelled was white. I thought it was a rose. This one smelled like a typical flower. Its petals felt like new silk to my skin.

"Smell good?" the boy asked.

I had my eyes closed and nodded for my reply. I heard him chuckle which made me smile. I guess he wasn't that bad.

"By the way," I looked at him while he spoke to me," my name is Himura Kenshin."

A smile and big lavender eyes was what I saw on his face. Another thing I saw was an odd scar on his left cheek. It looked old and very deep. What is the secret of that scar? What an odd man this Kenshin is.

"Well I must go. See you around Kaoru." He picked up his bag and left me to ponder about him.

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End of Chapter One

The Man of a Million Secrets

I know it late: Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to readers! I hope you enjoy new story. I sorry I not update soon on other story. I had holiday and school. Like in story I gone all day six day week. I not have time write. I sorry. I try to update now. I free because school end after day before Christmas. I off all the way to Sakura Festival. Which mean I update alot! I happy to make you reader happy. Because you make I happy. Please leave many review so I update alot!

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