Chapter Five:

-the Festival-

"Hey Kaoru." Kenshin said.

"Hey! Look who stopped by?!" Kaoru said pointing to Rei.

"Rei! Hi!" he said a bit surprised.

"Hi."

"Well then! Let me get you two oden!" Kaoru happily put on a big smile and left the two.

'ugh…Kaoru..what are you doing?' Kenshin smiled at Rei and the both sat down.

"So how are you doing this year?" Kenshin asked looking at the menu

"Pretty good… although I'm having some trouble on math."

"Maybe I can help you. Or give you tutor."

"Really?!" Rei's face brighted.

"Yeah. Why not? Besides, Kaoru was right. I haven't talked to you in a long time." He said smiling. Rei blushed and looked over to find Kaoru coming over with two oden bowls.

"Here you go! Hope you like it! I made it!" Kenshin moved closer to Rei.

"Careful. It might taste bad." Kaoru glared at Kenshin.

"I heard that, ya know. Well anyways I do hope you enjoy better get back to work." They both watched Kaoru walk away.

"Kaoru's a nice girl." Rei said.

"Ya. I don't know what I would of done If I never met her." Kenshin said staring at her reatreating form while a smile appeared. Rei looked at him and over to Kaoru.

"You like her don't you?" Rei said looking at Kenshin.

"Eh?...well you ..see.." Rei smiled.

"Don't worry. I won't tell Kaoru. Finally Himura is actually interested in a girl. But you picked the right one. Kaoru is a nice girl and a bit naïve. Sorry to tell you but she planned this from the beginning. She's trying to hook us back together. But I think that she has feelings for you. Although she's not sure about it."

"Demo..you still like me don't you?" Rei turned to him.

"Actually yes. But..there's something different about Kaoru. I like her to be with you. I think you two would be a cute couple." Kenshin blushed. "Besides I think I find Shinji cute." She said with a dreamy smile.

"Eh? Shinji? How do you know him?"

"He was here before you came and Kaoru introduced us. Don't you think he's cute?" Kenshin sweat dropped.

"I'm a boy so..actually no. I don't think so."

"Hahahahaha! Gomen! I almost forgot I'm talking to a boy!"

"..Nani?..i don't look like a girl do i?"

"Actually you kinda do. Look at this hair! Why don't you cut it?" Rei said pulling at it.

"I do not look like a girl! Or at least that's what the other girls think. Cause I have a lot of admirers." Rei smiled.

"heh heh.. So does Kaoru-san." Kenshin looked up to see Kaoru talking to some guys. Kenshin grinned and got up.

"Huh? Hey where ya going?"

"Just watch." Kenshin went up to them.

"Hey Kaoru." Kaoru and the guys looked at Kenshin.

"Hi Kenshin!" she smiled brightly. The other guys forced a smile while inside they were really frowning.

"I would like some more of your horrible cooking!"

"Hey! If you think it's horrible, then why do you want more?" she said glaring at him.

"Because it's horrible! Come on lets go."

"Fine." She turned to the guys and smiled. "I'm sorry. Please excuse me ne?" the guys frowned and one of them whispered to her.

"How come you let him say that?! That wasn't nice! Kick him out!"

"Ya!" another guy said. Kaoru looked at them shocked and giggled.

"Ah. Gomen! Gomen! You shouldn't take Kenshin seriously! He was just joking around!" the guys blushed in embarrassment.

"See ya around ne?" Kaoru smiled and Kenshin put an arm around Kaoru as they turned around. He then looked back at the guys and grinned. Once they reached to the table Rei started laughing.

"Nani? Daijoubu?"

"Hai, Hai."

"Well I'll get more oden then." Kaoru took their bowls and left.

"Your so mean! And Kaoru didn't notice anything you did!"

"ha. Trust me when we first met she was more naïve then now."

"How did you two meet?"

"When I was little..she saved me. And she's intrigued me ever since."

"Who's intrigued you?" Sano said sitting down "Oh wait! Don't say it! Let me guess! Jou-chan! ne?"

"What about me?" they looked up to find Kaoru back with oden. Sano grinned.

"Well Kenshin over here said that you-" Sano looked at Kenshin who's eyes had turned amber and glared at him.

"Thaaaat he liked you!" Kenshin fell off his chair. Kaoru looked at them kind of confused but smiled.

"Well I like you too Kenshin."

"Oro?" Kaoru laughed.

"What was that Kenshin? how kawai!"

"Oro?" Kenshin blushed. Kaoru shook her head.

"Well I'm sure Mr. Freeloader wants some oden too?" she said asking Sano.

"Please and thank you!" Kaoru rolled her eyes and went off. Sano and Rei started laughing while Kenshin glared at Sano.

"Baka! Why did you say that?!"

"Ahahaha! Don't worry Kenshin! She didn't notice that you meant it as in you really like her more than a friend."

"Ugh..thank God she's naïve."

"hehe! Well I got some tickets to the movies and you can take Jou-chan there, of course I'll also go cause I wanna see the movie but I'll sit somewhere else." Sano noticed that he wasn't introduced to Kenshin's friend. ", and I believe that we haven't met."

"Oh. Sano this is Rei. She was a friend from my old school and Rei this is Sano."

"Well Rei you can come too. I have an extra ticket."

"Cool. Thanks."

-different scene-

"Thanks Tae-san." Kaoru grabbed the bowl and turned around quickly enough to bump in to someone.

"Ah. Gomen-nasai." She looked up to find a guy with grayish white hair and tiny glasses, Though they were tiny he looked good in them. The guy helped her up. (yes! U kno who dat is!!)

"No forgive me. I wasn't watching were I was going."

"It's ok. I haven't seen you around before. You visiting?"

"Actually yes I am. I'm visiting my sister, Tomoe Yukishiro."

"Ah! Tomoe-san. She's with Akira right now. And you must be her brother! Oh ya! How rude of me! I'm Kaoru."

"I'm Enshi." He shook her hand. "Well I should be going now. I'll see you around Kaoru-san."

"Bye Enshi-kun." Kaoru went back to the table and gave the bowl to Sano.

"Finally! What took you so long?"

"Nothing. I just bumped in to a person."

"Well now that you're here why don't you take a break? There's not much people here, and you know why? Cause they don't want to taste Kaoru's horrible cooking." Kenshin said as Kaoru hit him on the head making him fall to the ground dizzy. Kaoru dusted her hands in annoyance and sat down.

"Oh ya. Jou-chan. You wanna go to the movies this weekend? We're all going."

"Oh sure!"

"Cool. It's the usual place so don't be late you two. And don't worry about Rei. I'll pick her up."

"Heh! The only reason why we were late last time is because Kaoru over here took too long in the shower!"

"Hey!"

"Speaking of Shower's. Last time Kaoru took a shower the door was unlocked and when I went in Isawhermummm." Kaoru quickly covered Kenshins mouth and blushed madly.

"Baka!" Kaoru noticed that Misao wasn't here.

"Hey where's Misao?"

"She's over there with Shinji." Sano said pointing to them " ..hey. Who's the other dude?" They all got up and went to them.

"Shut up Shinji! I will beat you in this game!" Kenshin recognized the voice and sweat dropped. Shinji and the guy looked at the four.

"Himura! I hoped we meet again!" the guy said grinning. Kenshin put a hand to his forehead.

"Noo..i hoped we never meet again."

"you know Haku, Himura?" Shinji asked.

"Ya…we went to the same school before I moved here. I would always beat him in all the sports and ended up hating me. Plus, I went out with the girl he liked."

"You had a girlfriend?" Shinji said shocked.

"Ya. Her. We broke up a long time ago." Kenshin said pointing to Rei.

"Rei?! You went out with Rei?!"

"Ya. Is that wrong?"

"Hey! I'm still here ya know!" Haku screamed. " And what do you mean you beat me at every game Himura!"

"Eh..it's true." Kenshin sweat dropped.

"Heh! How pathetic!" Shinji laughed.

"Shut up! You little fagot!"

"What was that?!" Shinji said in anger.

"You heard me!" Scream, squawk, wail yell was the only thing that the rest of the group heard as they fought.

"Eh…sorry to interrupt, but how do you two know each other?" Kenshin asked. The two stopped and looked at him.

"We're cousins!" they said together.

"Cousins huh? I certainly see the resemblance."

"WHAT?!" they glared at him. Kenshin put his hands up in defense.

'the way both of you lose your temper.' "No, just kidding. You're not alike."

"So why you here Haku?" Rei asked.

"Well I saw you going here. So I followed you. Why are you here anyways?"

"Well I just wanted to visit and plus we planned out that we're gonna go watch a movie this weekend."

"What?! With Kenshin?! I thought you two broke up!" Rei started to get annoyed.

"We did break up! We're just going to watch a movie! And not just the two of us it's with Sano and Kaoru also!"

"Who are they?" Rei fell to the ground.

"Nevermind! Guys lets go!" Haku stood there still confused.

"Hey! Wait a minute! I'm confused! Don't leave! Reiiiii!!!" The group started running when Haku ran after them. They hid behind a booth while they heard Haku screaming and yelling. They all sweat dropped.

"Damn,Rei! I don't know how you can stand that guy? He won't shut up!" Sano said.

"ugh! Sorry guys. Maybe I should shut him up. He's already making a scene." All of a sudden it became quiet.

"Hey. He's not screaming." Kaoru said taking a peek out.

"Maybe he tripped and knocked himself out." Kenshin said imagining Haku tripping.

"Found you guys!" Haku popped out of nowhere.

"Ahhhhhhhh!!!" the girls screamed out of shock that it scared the guys to death. They were all now on the ground with their eyes swirling. People were now looking at them and talking.

"Haku you baka!" Rei said angrily.

"What?!" Rei looked at her friends who were still on the ground.

"You killed them!"

-Kenshin's house-

Kaoru changed into her sleeping clothes and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. Kenshin knoced at the door asking to come in. Kaoru opened the door still brushing her teeth. Kenshin gave a smile and went in. He took his tooth brush and brushed his teeth.

"Good night Kenshin!" Kenshin waved goodbye as he spit out the toothpaste. Kaoru went to her room and went to bed. Sometime in the night Kenshin was awakened by the sound of the door opening. Kenshin rubbed his eyes to see more clearly. It was Kaoru. He heard her sniffing and it sounded like she was crying. Kenshin stood up now fully awake.

"Kaoru?" he went to her and touched her shoulder.

"Okaa-san!" Kaoru hugged Kenshin. He looked at Kaoru and her eyes were closed.

'She's dreaming…'

"P-please don't leave me!" Kaoru cried.

-in Kaoru's dream-

"Okaa-san!! wake up! P-please!" Kaoru was now burying her face to her mothers chest. Kaoru's father picked her up but she struggled and stuck on her mother. Her father looked at her sadly holding the tears that threatened to spill. He picked her up again and hugged her. Kaoru cried loudly hugging her father. Her father hugged the 5 year old comforting her.

"Shhh..It's okay Kaoru.."

"No-no it's not!! make her come back!!"

"….I'm sorry Kaoru…I cant do that..you know that your mother loved you very much."

"Daddy I don't want you too leave mee too!!"

"No..no I wont leave you Kaoru. I promise." But twelve years later Kaoru also received the same sickness she had as her mother but kept on living her life happily knowing that she was soon going to die. She was working and received a call from the hospital. The nurse told her that her father was in the hospital because he got in an accident driving home and he might not make it. Kaoru quickly left her work and drove as fast as she could, also being careful, to get to the hospital. But fate was not on her side for robbers were trying to escape the police and they drove past a red light at the same time hitting Kaoru's car at 70 miles per/hour, making her car turn over twice before it stopped. The ambulance came quickly as possible while the police tried to hold back the people from all the commotion. They got Kaoru out, checked her heartbeat that was barely beating and took her to the hospital but once they got there she had already stopped breathing. And Kaoru's father died shortly after.