A/N: I am so sorry for taking long. I'm pretty sure a few of you out there want to kill me right about now. And you know what it doesn't surprise me. Thanx for reading so far; I never really thought that this story would be any good and I would end up with like 5 reviews from people that I had to ask to read it.

Disclaimer: I don't own RK

Kaoru's eyes, still puffy from crying, fluttered open as soon as sunlight came spilling into her room. The dance was last night and today was the last day at school. With it came practice for the promotion ceremony, A farewell video to the leaving class, and one last good bye to the teachers that made that year possible. Kaoru got out of bed and went over to her closet. She looked ver her clothes and just grabbed her familiar pair of jeans and a loose T-shirt. After brushing her teeth and putting on her clothes Kaoru looked at her reflection in the mirror. A sad and tired person looked back at her begging to just stay home and just shut out all the memories of Kenshin. She wished her eyes weren't so puffy but she knew they would go down soon. She grabbed a purse, her yearbook, and cell phone from the charger and went downstairs. During her ride to school Kaoru couldn't believe that it was all over, school that is, the thing between her and Kenshin would probably last forever. She counted the light posts while thinking of him. She still did and it hurt her to remember the way he used to look and smile at her. Kaoru missed it so much but fought the tears because she didn't want her mom to know that something was bothering her. When she finally got to school and was out of anyone's sight she let the tears flow freely. Gently at first but soon they became steady and fast. It hurt a part of her deep inside because she didn't want her friends or anyone to think she was pathetic. She was confident they would, after all she felt pathetic too. People began to arrive so she dried her tears and tried to stop crying. The gumi was there and every one started talking about the usual things. She sat with them but was silent and deep in thought. It surprised her that they didn't notice something was bothering her. The bell rang and it was time to go to class. After taking her seat and watching the same old announcements her homeroom class went to an assembly. It was just about the same old things that she didn't care about. They repeated what would happen on the last day and how to dress and be ready for the ceremony tomorrow. After the rehearsal everyone said their last good-byes and a few promises to see each other during the summer.

"I can't believe its over." Kao whispered to herself. She walked to the familiar place where she would wait for her mom. Kaoru looked up and saw that the sky was surprisingly gloomy for June 17th. The wind blew the leaves in a way that made her take a deep breath and appreciate this afternoon. A cloudy sky and a bit of cold weather always made her smile. This of course made her seem crazy to everyone else that lived in southern California. She was admiring the trees that lined the road and turned to the right. There she saw Kenshin walking away, in the direction of his car. She stood there looking at him almost like waiting for him to turn around… he didn't. Of course, she thought why would he is way to good for me. Then without thinking she whispered, "Bye Kenshin."

"Kaoru? Is that you? Why do you look so sad?" a voice called from behind her.

"Oh, hi soujiro. No reason, I guess I'm just gonna miss this school." Kaoru didn't like the thought of lying to him about the reason why she was sad. It was half-true though, she would miss this school and the sheltered comfort zone it really was.

"Well what ever it is just promise me that it has nothing to do with Kenshin and the jerk he's been lately." Kaoru smiled at how well he knew her.

"I promise that from now on I will never let him affect me to the extent that he has this last month again."

"I'm glad to hear that because that jerk-face isn't worth it." Was Soujiro's reply. A car pulled up and Kaoru realized that their conversation was about to end. "Well see you tomorrow at the big ceremony. Take care of yourself, okay?"

"I will. Hope I find you in the huge crowd." Kaoru said as she waved goodbye. She watched the car drive away until it was impossible to see it anymore. Kaoru turned around and looked at the school that stood behind her. So many things happened in the past three months. She wouldn't see this school again, well not until Yahiko would go here in two years. Kaoru relived the few moments that touched her the most. One of course was the moment she was in Kenshin's arms. It was probably just a few minutes but they seemed to last forever. The others were just things with friends. The way Sano wanted to call the big tree "The Batmobile". She still thought that was a very priceless moment. The sound of a car pulling up behind her brought her back to what was happening now. "Finally, I was wondering if you were gonna make me sleep out here." Kaoru said as she got into the car. Her mom went through the long list or things that she had to do before getting her. "Okay, okay fine whatever I believe you." They went out for lunch and then bought the clothes she was gonna wear to the promotion tomorrow. She bought a black dressy long sleeve top and a black skirt with white flowers. The drive home was pretty uneventful. Kaoru and her mom made small talk on the way home and when she finally got to her room Kaoru lay her clothes on her bed. "This is it tomorrow will be the last time I will see you for three months.

A/N: I am soooo sorry this is so short. I was working on it last night and when I opened the file today all the work was gone. IT DIDN"T SAVE! And I freaked out. So I'll get it down but till then here it is.