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Chapter 5- The Date

Flashback:

"And since I did you a favor, you have to return it."

"What is it?"

"Go out with me."

End Flashback.

Kaoru stood there with her mouth opened, staring aghast at what Kenshin had asked her. 'Go out with him! Hell no!'

Kenshin waited for her answer, thinking wether or not it was the best way to ask her out. 'I'm not doing this to . . . whatever it is she thinks I'm doing. I just want her to like me.' Kenshin blushed realizing it was the truth. He did want her to like him. "So?"

Kaoru wasn't paying attention to him as much as he thought she was. 'Give me a reason why I should go out with him? On the other hand, he did save me. I guess I do have to return his favor. But why did he ask me to go out with him?'

"Hello? Woman you there?" Kenshin waved his hand over Kaoru's face to make sure she was still alive and breathing.

Kaoru snapped out of her thoughts and turned to him. 'Crap! I really do not wanna go out with him, but it seems I have no choice. What am I worrying for? Maybe I could get to know him better. See if he's really a jerk or not. Though I doubt he is the sweetest guy in school. Okay. Nothing can go wrong right? It won't hurt to try right?'

"Well?" Kenshin asked annoyed of waiting.

'Geez. He's really not the most patient person in the world is he?' Kaoru thought. "Fine. I'll go with you. Just this once."

"Good. I'll pick you up tomorrow," Kenshin smirked and walked away.

The bell rang and everyone headed off to their classes, leaving Kaoru who was still in shock that Kenshin had asked her out, on a date and she had said yes.

"Class, your homework for today are pages 245-250 and no, Hitari, I want you to do all of them." Mrs. Hitari smiled as the bell rang signaling everyone that 1st period was over.

Everyone piled out including Kaoru. Misao momentarily joined her along with Megumi. Misao asked her if the rumor about Kenshin asking her out was true.

"So? Kaoru what did you say?"

"I had to agree Misao," Kaoru told her.

"A lot of girls are gonna be furious with you Kaoru. In fact I heard the Kenshin fan club are gonna confront you of taking their precious prince. Here they come now." Misao pointed to a bunch of girls wearing red tops that said: WE LOVE KENSHIN.

"You! Are you Kaoru Kamiya!" One of the girls stepped forward and glared at Kaoru.

"Yes." Kaoru raised an eyebrow.

"How dare you take our Kenshin! We loved him first so we get first dibs!"

Megumi stepped in front of her cousin, ready to strangle the girl. "I suggest you little tramps move along now before either of you get hurt." she said coldly.

The girl glared at Megumi. "Who are you calling tramps Megumi Takani! You, who wants to take our Sanosuke away?" The girls turned around to show them their backs which said: WE LOVE SANO.

Kaoru held Megumi back and faced the girl. "Lookie here. I am only going out with him as a favor. You can have your Kenshin any time you want."

"That better be true Kamiya!" The girls glared at her one more time and marched off.

"I can't believe those girls," Misao scoffed. "Although there is something missing with their outfit. Usually it also says 'We love Aoshi'"

Kaoru laughed and headed on to her next class.

Later that day:

The last bell rang, freeing everyone from school. Kaoru grabbed her bag from her locker and headed outside.

"Hey Kaoru!" A voice called. Kaoru turned around to see who it was and turned to face Akira.

Kaoru smiled, her heart beating faster than usual. "Akira . . . hi."

"Hey, I wanted to talk to you." Akira held her hand and caressed it. "I . . . you ran left quickly the last day, and I never got the chance to . . ."

"Well . . . here I am now. What did you wanna talk to me about?" Kaoru asked.

Akira sighed. "I . . . God Kaoru, I've missed you." Akira pulled Kaoru close to him, pressing his nose to the nape of her neck.

Kaoru closed her eyes and returned his hug. "So did I." It was no lie. She did miss him. "Akira . . . what are you doing here? I thought you . . ."

"I know, I wasn't expecting to see you here either. It must be shocking for you. I mean it was for me. I thought I'd never seen you again and now . . . here you are."

Kaoru smiled and broke away from him trying not to get close. 'I can't stand this. No. Not yet.' "Look Akira, I have to go."

"But . . ."

"I'm sorry." Kaoru ran as fast as she could, trying to get far away from him as possible. 'I can't go through this again.'

The Next Day:

Kenshin smirked as he watched Kaoru being chased by her fans again. It was amusing. He couldn't blame them however. She was a great catch. Though he wouldn't admit it himself. He just snickered as she turned around and started beating the crap out of the guys.

"Damn you! I said stop chasing me!"

She turned to her heels and ran before the guys regained their consciousness, bumping into Kenshin.

Kenshin grabbed her waist before she met the ground. "Hey," he smiled. "I need to talk to you."

Kaoru scoffed and pulled herself out of his grasp. "Yes?"

"I'll pick you up at later at seven. Be ready. Dress casually." Kenshin smirked at her and left leaving Kaoru seething.

'Why did I agree to go out with such an insensitive jerk? True . . . he is insensitive, but he's also cute. Kami I should kill myself for thinking such a horrible thing.'

Later that Day:

Kaoru glanced at her watch and sighed. "I guess I gotta get ready for the most horrible night of my life." She opened her closet and searched through her formal dresses. She finally decided on picking out a blue dress that reached her knees, along with a pair of blue heels. She tried on the dress and thought, 'Perfect.' Next she did her makeup. She put on blue eyeshadow and pink lipgloss, along with blue mascara. She tried to figure out what to do with her hair and finally decided on putting it up in a bun. Lastly she put on her jewelry. She decided to wear the pearl earrings and necklace her father had given her the previous week. After she was done, she glanced back at her full length mirror to admire herself. She smiled and headed downstairs ready for her date.

The doorbell rang a few minutes later. Kaoru took a deep breath and grabbed her coat. She tried not to drool as she saw Kenshin. He was wearing a simple white long sleeved shirt with the top two buttons left unbuttoned and a pair of black pants and shoes with his usual low ponytail but he looked . . .gorgeous.

Kenshin checked Kaoru up and down and smirked. "Acceptable." he said casually and held out his arm.

Kaoru rolled her eyes and thought, 'I spent a lot of time fixing myself up, and all he says is acceptable? Fine. That's the way he want to play it?' Kaoru smiled at him and said, "Same to you too."

Kaoru smirked and led Kaoru to his car.

They arrived at the restaurant a few minute later. The ride had been uneventful, except for Kaoru's frivolous attempts to make small talk and whatnot.

The restaurant was marvelous. It was obvious that it was a very expensive place where rich people chose to hang out. Kaoru had to give Kenshin credit. She liked his tastes. She smiled at him and let him take her inside. The inside was as beautiful as the outside. There were bouquets of roses and every table as well as candles. There was an orchestra playing in the background and waiters waited hand and foot on every customer.

The head waiter welcomed the two inside and asked if they had a reservation. Kenshin gave him his name and the waiter smiled in delight and offered to take them to their table. Kenshin and Kaoru's table was probably the best there was. It was located on the far side with a spectacular view of the garden outside.

"Someone will be here to take your order shortly, Mr. Himura. Please enjoy yourself while you wait." The head waiter smiled and left the two to their privacy.

Kenshin nodded and turned to Kaoru. He studied her face for a while and smiled. "What? Bored?"

Kaoru, surprised to hear him ask that question, suddenly looked up and blushed. "No. Of course not . . . just watching the fireflies." She pointed outside where a group of fireflies were dancing beautifully.

Kenshin smirked and decided to ask her about her previous life. "So . . . why did you move here from America?"

Kaoru bit her lip and told him nothing.

Kenshin cleared his throat and decided not to push her. "Okay. I'm guessing you don't want to talk about it."

"You guessed right."

Kenshin sighed. "Look, if you didn't want to come here with me tonight, why didn't you say so yourself?"

Kaoru was taken aback by his comment. "Excuse me?"

"You heard me."

Kaoru smiled and started giggling.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing. It's just . . . your expression was so funny." Kaoru told him and smiling afterwards. "I'm so sorry. I did want to come tonight, I'm sorry if you got the wrong idea"

Kenshin smirked and looked around. "Do you like the place?"

Kaoru smiled and nodded. "Yes."

"Good. I thought you might."

"Really?" Kaoru raised an eyebrow. "How so?"

Kenshin whistled and looked away for a second. When he looked back at her, he had a smile playing on his lips. "Promise you won't get mad."

Kaoru blinked and sipped on her glass of water. "Okay, I promise."

"Well . . . I had someone inspect your files."

Kaoru almost choked when she heard his answer. "What!"

"You said you won't get mad."

Kaoru restrained herself from yelling at him. "Okay."

Their waiter arrived later to take their orders. Kaoru and Kenshin talked for a while until their orders came and then they ate while sharing a nice conversation.

'This is turning out to be nice than I thought' Kaoru thought as she listened to Kenshin's stories.

Neither of them knew that someone was watching their every move. "The girl is here boss." A man told a someone who he was talking to on his phone.

A man in a black Lincoln parked outside smirked and said, "Excellent."

End

A/N: What do you guys think will happen on the next chappie? Should I have the mysterious people kidnap Kaoru? Or whatever? Anyhoo, e-mail me for suggestions.

By the way, for those of you who are wondering who the guy I was referring to as "He", you'll find out soon on the next few chapters.

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