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Um…sorry for the very short chappies…I don't know anything on how to end this or whatever…its sort of ongoing…and I am truly sorry I don't update sooner. Too much homework and projects…well, on with the story!

Chapter 4

Student Government Elections!

The month passed by quickly and surprisingly, Kenshin hadn't talked to Kaoru for a long time. Kenshin was always busy with work and avoiding the girls' hugs and that kept him VERY VERY VERY VERY busy. His fan club kept following him around everywhere and he started to get annoyed. They'd just pop out of nowhere and start their great L O V E K E N S H I N ! dance they'd made up. Sano always laughed at him and got hits on the head in return.

One day, the teacher announced, "Everyone! Pay attention! Stop what you're doing now! The whole school will now have it's daily Student Government Elections. Right now, the slots for President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary are open. All of the previous leaders had graduated last year. This is a great chance for all of you! It usually never happens this early but we had to rush things a bit. There will also be two student representatives for each class. Anyone who would like to try should visit Nagasone-sensei for more details. She is in room

5 and is handing out applications for the jobs. You should, if you run, have a campaign manager to help with posters or anything you'd like to convince people to vote for you. That is all. You are dismissed."

"Yo Kenshin! You should try out for that! Maybe not a government person but a representative! You would match the job with you great intelligence!" Sano shouted to him when they were dismissed.

"I don't think so…-" Kenshin was cut off by…who else but the fan club…

"EEEEEEEEEK! KENSHIN WOULD MAKE SUCH A GOOD PRESIDENT FOR THIS SCHOOL! HE'S SOOOOO GOOD LOOKING AND SMART! TRY OUT KENSHIN-KUN! TRY OUT!" They shrieked in their annoying shrill voices.

"Er…" Kenshin said as he winced. "I don't think I want to try out. I don't think I'll do a good job. Ask someone else…" Kenshin said. He picked up his bag and walked away. Sano caught up and tried convincing him into joining the Student Government.

"Sigh…if you leave me alone, then I'll think about it. I don't know for sure right now. Just give me time to think this over. I mean, I don't think anyone would be my campaign manager either…" Kenshin mumbled.

For some reason, Kaoru's name popped into Kenshin's head. He thought that she'd be a good poster maker/drawer. She certainly looked it…he'd made the decision that he'd ask the next school day which would be Monday. Kenshin ate and walked around the grounds. He was very bored and knew that he had to shed off some pounds. He saw Kaoru walking, still in her school uniform and school bag, somewhere into the darkness of the Sohma forest. 'Hmm? What's this?' he thought curiously. He decided to follow her from a distance and see what her business was with the Sohmas'. They walked on for what seemed to be about 10 minutes when Kaoru finally stopped. Kenshin saw her heading into a tent. 'She…she lives in a…tent!'

"Ah…mother, I'm so tired today…but I have a paper to write and it has to be 1 whole page about the different types of protests. I think I'll go wash my face at the lake. I'll be right back mother." Kaoru said to the portrait of her mother. She grabbed a towel and started to get out of her tent drowsily. When she got out, she looked up and suprisedly, there was…Kenshin! She hadn't spoken to him for more than a month and he looked better than ever. But what was he doing here at her tent? She blushed when she remembered that she lived in a tent.

"Oro? Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin said confused. "What are you doing here, on the Sohma family's grounds in a tent so late at night?"

"Uh…ah…um…ano…" Kaoru could only stutter…

"Would you like to talk to me in the house then? It isn't very far from here. My cousin Sohma Saitou lives there and manages the house." Kenshin offered since he thought it was kind of awkward, them being alone in a big forest and all…

"Ah…I don't wish to intrude apon the house!" Kaoru said frantically. "Gomen! Gomen! Gomen!" She said over and over.

"Well…shall we go?"

Kenshin led the way and Kaoru followed behind silently. 'I wonder why she is living in a tent! She doesn't even show it at school…she just acts normal…' he thought deeply to himself.

"Well…here we are." Kenshin said stopping. Kaoru had been thinking too and bumped into his back. She put her arms around him to stabilize herself and before she knew it, Kenshin screamed. "AHHH!"

P O O F !

Kaoru was surprised. She had just accidentally fallen on him and…accidentally hugged him. Why did he…AH! HE EXPLODED! Smoke surrounded her and soon disappeared. She looked down, and were Kenshin was standing, was an orange cat with clothes scattered around it.

"AH! Why is there a cat here? Where did Sohma-kun go? Why are his clothes scattered all over here! WHATS HAPPENING!" She shouted as she fainted.

Kenshin stayed silent until now. "Meow…Meow…Meow…" Kenshin repeated over and over pressing on Kaoru's nose. 'Well…since she's not awake…I guess I can speak normally now…' he thought. "Kaoru-dono! Wake up!" He shouted into her ear. She didn't move or even twitch.

Kenshin sighed and called for his friends…the cats. In a few seconds, there were two dozen cats there who'd responded to his call. They were all asking why he'd called them.

"Kaoru-dono…meaning that girl…fainted. Help me get her into the house please." Kenshin meowed to the cats. The other cats agreed to this only if Kenshin got them food. So Kenshin leaped into the house and brought 7 raw fish. All of the cats shared and got ready to pull or push Kaoru into the house. After a lot of tiring pushing and pulling, they finally got Kaoru onto the porch. The cats turned to leave and Kenshin thanked them. He went to retrieve his clothes when he transformed back. There was another big P O O F! and Kenshin was back in his normal form. He took his clothes and hastily put them on before Kaoru woke up, a few seconds later.

"Kaoru-dono…you fainted!" Kenshin said worriedly. At that time, footsteps could be heard, coming down the stairs.

"Kenshin…you idiot…why did you wake me up in the middle of the night!" Saitou screamed into Kenshin's ear. "And who in the world is this girl? A hooker?"

Kenshin was about to answer Saitou but was interrupted by Kaoru.

"EXCUSE ME! I AM NO HOOKER!" she shouted this time, into Saitou's ear. "I just came here because I have to discuss something with Sohma-kun!"

More footsteps could be heard and before they knew it, Sano stepped into the room drowsily and bumped into Kaoru sending her headfirst into Kenshin and Saitou. Sano too, changed.

P O O F !

Kaoru had a blank look on her face as she made a weird expression on her face. 'I thought that was a dream…when Sohma-kun turned into an orange cat…But I'm seeing it again…accompanied by a black dog and a Rooster…What's happening around the Sohma house?' she thought to herself.

"TORI-ATAMA YOU IDIOT!" The dog barked, startling Kaoru out of her thoughts. "NOW WE HAVE TO CALL THAT DAMNED AOSHI TO ERASE HER MEMORY! YOU FOOLISH BOY!"

"Sorry…I didn't know anyone was here…" Sano (The Rooster) mumbled. He pecked on his clothes and flied…or tried anyway, back up to his room.

"Sano…get back over here. If you didn't notice, Kaoru…from school, is here in our house. It's not just some ordinary girl off the block." Kenshin hissed.

They all watched Sano freeze and snap out of his sleeping daze. "WHAT!" he shouted. "YOU MEAN…KAMIYA KAORU!"

"SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!" Saitou shouted back.

"BE QUIET YOU TWO! DO YOU WANT TO WAKE UP THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD!" Kenshin roared, his voice usually never this loud unless he was SERIOUSLY angry. "If you two want to argue, I suggest you do not mess with me while I am in this mood."

Sano shut up immediately and Saitou, after thinking it over, sat down where the table was. Kenshin, Kaoru, and Sano did the same.

"Now…getting back to you, Kaoru-dono…what are you doing living in a tent on the Sohma family's grounds?" Kenshin asked calmly. As soon as it came out of his mouth, Sano started snickering and Saitou laughed. Kenshin gave Sano a glare, which made him shut up, and then, punched Saitou in the ribs and that made him do the same. Saitou squeaked and gave a hot, steaming glare to Kenshin and muttered that he was going back to bed.

"Uh…please just let me stay there until my grandfather, Dr. Gensai's house renovation is over…I needed a place to stay, and he told me to ask my friends. But they have a full house with just their families so I had to live on my own in a tent and work too…" Kaoru explained. She went on after she'd caught a breath. "The renovation should be over soon…and I'll pay to stay in my tent on your grounds! I don't make much but I'm sure I could afford it!"

"You could've just told us. Besides…now that you know our secret…oh and I'll explain all that after…you should remain in this house at all times. Which means that you are allowed to live here until the renovation is over." Kenshin said. "To explain our Jyuunishi curse…well…that explains most of it. I'm cursed from the vengeful spirit of the cat from the story. Sano is the rooster, and Saitou is the dog. There are ten others who are also cursed by this but…they live somewhere else. At the Sohma family main house."

"But...wouldn't I be intruding on you?" Kaoru asked, worried.

"No…since you know of our secret, we will have to report you to the head of our family…but otherwise, it is fine. You are our guest. You could earn your stay here by doing housework…"

"Ah! That I will do! That is the least I could do!"

After all of those problems, came the elections! (Finally…)

"Please check your votes on the ballots that we've given you and slip it into the ballot box. Once more, Sohma Kenshin is running for student president as is Shiwabara Takagi. Running for vice president…Sagara Sanosuke and Shougo Amakusa. Running for secretary…" The voice went on and on.

"Thank you for voting! The votes will be tallied and the results of this election will be posted up on the bulletin board tomorrow. You may now go eat lunch."

Kenshin sighed out of frustration from many girls trying to hug him or ask him out. He'd feel better after he'd eaten something…he thought…so he took out his lunch that Kaoru had cooked for him and started eating it. He picked at his food because he wasn't hungry. But he ate anyway. He ate until he was full which was after only about…three bites. Kenshin packed the rest back into his bookbag and walked out of the café. He waited until the next day for the results…

THE NEXT DAY

"Please pay attention now! We have the winners from the election! The new student president is…Himura Kenshin! He won by…all his votes! I'm sorry Shiwabara Takagi…but you've gotten no votes at all! The vice president is…Sagara Sanosuke! I repeat…Sagara Sanosuke! The secretary is…" the voice went on and on. The girls in the café cheered when they'd heard the men they'd voted for win. Kenshin walked straight to Social Studies class which would've been the end of the day. It was a short day, after all…

Thank you for reading! Please RR! I'll try to update as soon as I can…schoolwork is getting in the way...blame my math teacher!

LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER!