To Draw A Sword

By: Misumi Kanegawa

Disclaimer: I STILL do not own Rurouni Kenshin, but I'm STILL a big fan of it!

Kenshin Rules! Kenshin Rules! –Hugs a kenshin plushie!-

Anyway, let's get on with the story...

(By the way, this is my 1st RK fic...)

Chapter 7: Second Round


Kaoru and Misao turned around a corner and walked down an unpaved street.

"Do you think Yahiko's gonna come to school tomorrow?" Misao asked skipping ahead of Kaoru.

"I don't know…" Kaoru mumbled, stretching her arms in front of her, "It just feels good to get away from school!"

"Yeah- not to mention those F4 guys…" Misao added as Kaoru nodded her head in agreement.

"But really Misao was it really necessary to push me in the bushes when they passed by us at the school gates?" Kaoru asked cynically as Misao scratched her head in embarrassment.

"Hey- it wasn't my fault they came walking right at us!" Misao demanded, blushing a bit in embarrassment, "What was I supposed to do!"

"I don't even think Himura has a knack of remembering stuff-" Kaoru smirked as Misao looked at her looking quite astounded, "So… I really think he won't even think of me as Yahiko's savior- well… more like his protector…hehehe…"

"What the heck are you talking about?" Misao asked as Kaoru began scratching her head.

"Well- it's just a guess really…" Kaoru said in embarrassment, "I heard from someone in class… they heard those F4 snobs talking about Himura's failing grades!"

Misao snorted, trying to stifle her laughter.

"Oh yeah- that! I heard it myself when I went to buy your food-" Misao smirked as Kaoru shook her head slowly and sighed in disbelief.

"Well- Anyway… I guess I better go- I still have to see if Yahiko is still alive or not…" Kaoru said giggling as Misao smiled.

"Yeah! Sure! Well- I hope to see you both tomorrow!" Misao said as she waved good bye to her friend.


SLAM!

"Hey! Keep it down there will 'ya!" a males' voice exclaimed as Kaoru placed her shoes on the shoe rack by the door.

'Who does he think he is! He's even the one staying in my place!' Kaoru cursed under her breath as she walked towards her room, carrying her heavy bag on her back.

Kaoru walked down the short hallway towards her bedroom. Quickly, she opened the door to her room and found Yahiko, in a black shirt and black cargo pants, lying lazily on her bed, eating chips while watching TV.

"Nani! What the heck do you think you're doing!" Kaoru demanded as she dropped her heavy bag on the floor before stomping towards the surprised looking Yahiko.

"Ah-"

SLAP!

"Ite! What did you do that for!" Yahiko insisted massaging his painful hand as Kaoru swiped the big bag of Lays from him.

"Did you- or did you NOT hear Dr. Genzai last night!" Kaoru shouted hotly as she threw the bag of half-empty chips unto the nearby coffee table.

"Uh…"

'HE told you not to eat JUNKFOOD- Right!" Kaoru exclaimed as Yahiko sighed and turned off the TV.

"Hey! It's not my fault! You didn't give too much food to eat a while ago!" Yahiko complained as Kaoru glared at him.

"I left you lots of fruits and vegetables! I even cooked you some tempura- and some miso soup!" Kaoru said as Yahiko smirked, crossing his arms.

"Yeah right- like I'm going to eat your cooking-"

BLAG!

"Shut your big fat mouth Yahiko- You're such a pig-" Kaoru grumbled, trying to calm herself, "I might just toss you right out the window-"

Yahiko stared at her, horror stricken, as Kaoru smirked and got her bag from the floor.

"Hm… By the way- you've got homework-"

Yahiko groaned in frustration as Kaoru placed a couple of books on the bed.

"It's Math- Science- and English… there's a piece of paper inserted in each book telling you which to answer…" Kaoru explained as Yahiko got out of Kaoru's bed.

"Really Kaoru- do I have to!" Yahiko groaned again as Kaoru stared at him in annoyance.

"Of course you have to!" Kaoru snapped, "And now- seeing that you're out of bed- you can, I presume, go back to your apartment!"

"Aw… how come!" Yahiko grunted, scratching his head, "How about teaching me first! I don't know what the heck you've been studying in that wretched place of a school-"

"Why should I!" Kaoru said indignantly, crossing her arms.

"Dozo!" Yahiko begged, going down on his knees and crawling over to her, with his hands together

"Humph- Why- do you even want to endure my cooking!" Kaoru taunted him as Yahiko gulped fearfully.

"Ah- well… that's different…"

"Well- too bad! If I teach you- you'll have to eat my food!" Kaoru said, smiling evilly.

Yahiko sweat dropped as he began scratching his head.

"Well- how about a deal!"

"Hmm?" Kaoru said, raising a brow at him, "Go on…"

"Ah- well- you teach me- and um…how about- we order pizza!" Yahiko suggested as Kaoru eyed him coolly, "My treat!"

"Okay… If that's the way you want it..." Kaoru said, grinning slyly as Yahiko sighed in relief, "But make it two large pizzas- got that?"

Yahiko groaned in frustration as Kaoru laughed in triumph as she handed him a cordless phone.

"Pizza Hut is on Speed Dial, number two"


"Tell me…"

Kaoru looked up from her notes and gazed at Yahiko who was biting into a slice of pepperoni pizza. Yahiko stared at his math book for a while, before meeting Kaoru's gaze.

"Where- Where they looking for me?" Yahiko asked slowly as Kaoru blinked at him.

"Uh… I'm not totally sure…" Kaoru said, shrugging, taking a slice of pizza from the pizza box, "I've been hiding myself from them the whole day…"

Yahiko stared at her in surprise as Kaoru began scribbling on her science notebook.

"What are you talking about! Nande!" Yahiko asked apprehensively as Kaoru looked up from her notebook.

"I dunno with Misao…" Kaoru said with a sigh as Yahiko watched her intently, "She said… if Himura finds out… that I was the one who saved you yesterday- he'd also give me a red tag- just like you…"

Yahiko stared at her for a while, then sighed, looking away from her guiltily.

"This… this is all my fault…" Yahiko mumbled, feeling very culpable of himself, "I should've given in to their challenge in the first place- that way, I would only battle them once…"

Kaoru looked at him sympathetically as she placed a comforting hand on his arm. Yahiko looked up at her sapphire eyes as she smiled at him.

"Hey- it's not your fault you didn't want to fight with them you know…" Kaoru said, comfortingly as Yahiko slightly smiled, "Besides- I would never let you die just like that you know- It was my own choice to get mixed up in your problems… Besides…you still owe me money, food, some Christmas presents, some birthday presents, some valentine's day presents…"

Yahiko sweat dropped as Kaoru giggled at him.

'I can't believe this girl…'


The next day, Kaoru got up later than usual and hurriedly changed into some pants and a plain black shirt and hurried off to school –forgetting to eat breakfast. She and Yahiko were studying up all night for a quiz they were going to have today in Science. They were studying until one in the morning- until Yahiko had had it and left to sleep in his apartment.

Kaoru ran as fast as she could towards school, where Misao was waiting patiently for her by the school gates.

"Hey! Where have you been! I was waiting for you by the bus stop!" Misao said pouting as Kaoru stopped in front of her, trying to regain her breath, "But you didn't come, so I just went ahead…"

"I (Pant) woke up (Pant) late-" Kaoru stammered as Misao rolled her eyes.

"Well- where's Yahiko!" Misao asked, crossing her arms.

Kaoru shot her head up at her in surprise.

"Nani! HE isn't here yet!" Kaoru exclaimed as they heard someone wheezing heavily behind the two of them.

THUD!

The two girls turned around to find Yahiko dead tired, lying on the ground.

"Hey you! Wake up!" Kaoru exclaimed angrily, kicking him over to his side.

"Ite- You don't have to kick me like that busu!" Yahiko exclaimed, standing up from the ground.

"Grr- you scared me half to death again!" Kaoru exclaimed, hitting him on the head, "I thought those rich jerks had you cornered in an alley or something!"

"Well- leave me alone! Stop tormenting me already!" Yahiko said, massaging his head, "I'm here now aren't I!"

"Um…"

The two turned to Misao who was checking her watch.

"You guys better separate- the F4 guys are arriving soon…" She mumbled as Kaoru angrily stepped away from Yahiko, "3-2-1"

Suddenly, four cars arrived in front of the school gates. Kenshin got out from a black jaguar sports car. Sano and Megumi walked out of from a short white limo. Aoshi got out of his red BMW sports car while Soujiro got out of a long black limo.

"Jeeze- how much money do they waste everyday!" Kaoru gasped in awe as a bunch of bodyguards- out of nowhere- climbed into Kenshin and Aoshi's sports cars and drove off, followed by Sano and Soujiro's limos right behind them, "I remember yesterday- Aoshi came in a blue Mercedes… right?"

"Yup- and Himura- well, I think he was late yesterday, wasn't he?" Misao asked Kaoru as Kaoru just shrugged.

"How should I know-?" Kaoru mumbled rolling her eyes as Misao interrupted.

"C'mon then- we need to run fast- those four might see you and pounce at you just like that!" Misao exclaimed, pulling Kaoru towards the school building, leaving Yahiko- who was hiding behind a large oak tree.

"Really Misao- I think you're obsessed with this hiding stuff-" Kaoru exclaimed, trying to cope up with Misao.


Lunch…

"Hey guys- good news!" Soujiro said, smiling as carried his food tray and headed towards the F4's table.

"Really Sou-chan- why the heck do you keep on smiling like that! You look really weird- not to mention scary you know…" Sano said, dropping a sweat as Soujiro just beamed at him.

"So- what's the good news? Did I pass my make-up quiz?" Kenshin asked hopefully as Soujiro sweat dropped.

"Uh… I didn't even know you had one Himura-san…" Soujiro said, scratching his head as he sat down next to him.

"Well- then, tell us the good news already! We don't have the whole lunch period you know!" Sano muttered impatiently while Kenshin started sulking in his seat.

"Well- I'm happy to say that Myoujin Yahiko is now back in school- looking perfectly healthy!" Soujiro replied happily as Sano smirked.

"Alright! This is gonna be fun!" Sano said, punching his hand with his fist, "This is gonna be a snap!"

"Hm… you know…the way Seta puts it- as if Himura didn't really do a good job beating him up for us!" Aoshi mumbled, rolling his eyes as Kenshin looked up at him.

"What did you just say!" Kenshin snapped as Sano bit into his burger.

"Nothing… I said I'm going out with a new girl today…" Aoshi mumbled, eating his macaroni salad without thinking as Kenshin just glared at him.

"You're dating a new girl Mr. Shinomori?" Soujiro asked as Aoshi turned his back on him.

"Yeah- so what! What do you care about it- Smiley boy?"

"Jeeze- who's the unlucky girl this time?" Sano said to himself while rolling his eyes as Aoshi just shot a cold glare at him.

"Can you guys just stop thinking of girls!" Kenshin exclaimed, going ballistic as the three guys stared at him.

"Really Kenshin- if you don't want to feel out of place- go find yourself a girl!" Aoshi mumbled as Kenshin just turned away from him angrily.

"Hey- don't be too hard- on the poor guy- he's got-mmm-other things-to worry about-" Sano mumbled, his mouth full of food.

"Jeeze- don't talk with your mouth full Sano-" Soujiro said, sipping his iced tea, "It's quite rude- your girlfriend would not like you for that…"

"Who cares? Megumi's having cheerleading practice right now- so she can't see me like this now, can she?" Sano said, finishing his coke as Soujiro shook his head in disapproval.

"Oh yeah! How could I forget!" Aoshi exclaimed, surprising the other three, "Remember the party we were talking about yesterday?"

"Uh… yeah?" the three said in unison.

"Well… it got cancelled yesterday- it got moved to another date…" Aoshi said, eating some fries.

"Hm… then- when's it going to take place?" Soujiro asked as Aoshi shrugged.

"Dunno- But I'll tell you as soon as I ask my mom later… if she comes home tonight of course…"

"Why? Another international business meeting?" Soujiro asked as Aoshi nodded.

"Well anyway- let us know- so I can make arrangements with my girl…" Sano said as he suddenly beamed, "Hey! There's my girl right now!"

As soon as Sano was out of earshot, Aoshi mumbled the Soujiro, "Really… I think that girl of his looks like an evil looking fox…"


Dismissal time…

Misao and Kaoru headed to their lockers, followed by a sleepy looking Yahiko. They opened their lockers and placed some of their books inside.

"That was some hard pop quiz… neh Kaoru?" Misao said as she pulled out a dictionary from her locker.

"Yeah- it's like the items on that quiz were meant for a Long test! Or worse! A Quarter Exam!" Kaoru said with a sigh as she locked her locker.

"Yeah- the first long test for this quarter's getting nearer…" Misao said with a sigh, slamming her locker, "I don't really think I'm ready!"

"Oh- you'll be fine-" Kaoru said, smiling at her as she turned around, "Hey Yahiko!"

The pair looked around the now empty hallway. Yahiko was no where to be seen!

"Where the heck is he!" Kaoru exclaimed hotly.

"That's strange- wasn't he here minutes ago?" Misao asked as Kaoru quickly opened her locker again and pulled out her bokken, "Wha- where are you going with that thing again!"

"Just go ahead to your place without me- I'll catch up with you…" Kaoru said to her as she started running down the hallway, "If I'm not there in half an hour- start the project without me!"


"Ah…" Yahiko said as he threw outhis coke bottle.

Yahiko walked out of the convenience store and headed towards the park across it.

"Nothing like the great outdoors!" Yahiko sighed to himself as he sat down on a park bench.

Yahiko watched as a bird swooped down before him, pecking around for some grub.

'It's good I managed to get away from Kaoru- She was watching me like a hawk today…-sigh- Maybe I should've told her were I was going…' Yahiko thought, sighing heavily, 'But if I told her- she'd never let me… If only we didn't have any practice today…'

Yahiko sighed, scratching his head furiously.

'What is with me! She's not my baby-sitter!' Yahiko scolded himself as he relaxed in his seat.

All of a sudden, Yahiko heard a twig snap behind him. Yahiko quickly jumped out of his seat and turned around scanning the area.

"Who's there!" Yahiko called as he heard someone snicker behind some trees.

Slowly, a tall man with brown hair spiking up his head and looking like a rooster head stepped out in the clearing before him.

"You- You're one of those sleazy F4's!" Yahiko exclaimed as the man before him glared angrily at him.

"Why I ought to teach you some manners!" he yelled back at Yahiko, "You may only address me as Sanosuke Sagara!"

"Baka Rooster Head!" Yahiko taunted, sticking out his tongue at him.

"You're really pissing me off here kid! Who the heck do you think you are!" Sano shrieked angrily at him as he curled his hands into fists, "Come here and fight like a man you little brat!"

"B-But- you can't do this!" Yahiko exclaimed, backing off a bit, "You guys only battle with your other victims only once!"

"HA! Yeah right- so- where's your bokken?" Sano asked smirking smugly as Yahiko's face turned pale, "No bokken eh? Well- good- you can fight me by my rules…"

"B-But I already battled once with you- you can't do this!" Yahiko protested, slowly walking backwards.

"Hmph- you didn't take our challenge- and you also dared to mock us- really, do you think we'd let you off the hook that easily?" Sano asked smirking again as he charged at Yahiko, "I-Don't- Think- So!"

Yahiko tried to dodge out of the way as Sano came to punch a tree behind Yahiko. Yahiko looked up in fright, seeing a hole through the tree.

'This guy's a mad man!' Yahiko thought in panic as he tried to scurry away.

"You're not going anywhere!" Sano exclaimed, grabbing Yahiko by the collar of his shirt, and flinging him behind him. Yahiko hit a tree with a thud and slid down on the ground.

"I-Ite-" Yahiko mumbled with pain as he tried to stand up.

"Hey-"

Yahiko turned around and found a fist hitting him straight on the face.

Yahiko hit the tree behind him with such force- that the tree almost broke in half!

"Feh- I can't believe I'm fighting with a weakling like you!" Sano mumbled, rolling his eyes as he turned his back on Yahiko, "Really- I thought you'd be a good match after coming back to school like Kenshin didn't kill you off properly…"

Just as Sano was about to walk away, he heard some rustling behind him. Sano just stepped away to the side as Yahiko stumbled forward next to him, his fist hitting nothing but air.

"Fool-" Sano muttered as he hit Yahiko behind the neck with his elbow.

Yahiko fell down to the ground with a thud while he groaned in pain. Yahiko coughed up blood as Sano walked over to him.

"Really- if you try a sneak attack on me- remember to be a little more quieter than that- you're move was so predictable…" Sano scoffed as he kicked Yahiko to his side, "Why am I even wasting my time with you-"

Suddenly, Sano turned around to meet a bokken coming down on him with a heavy blow. Sano staggered back as he saw a figure crouching down beside a blurry looking Yahiko.

"Okay-stay still for a sec while my vision clears, so I can pound you-" Sano ordered as he saw the figure helping Yahiko get up.

Sano rubbed his eyes a couple of times before realizing who had just hit him like that. His eyes widened in surprise as he saw a young lady supporting Yahiko on her shoulder.

"Y-you're a girl!" Sano exclaimed as the young lady just glared at him.

"So? Who were you expecting- Tarzan?" she snapped at him as she raised her bokken at him.

"If you want him- you have to fight me off first-"

"No way man-Uh-Girl-Uh-Whatever!" Sano exclaimed as the young lady before her just stared at him angrily, "It's against my rep fighting a girl-not to mention a cute one!"

The young lady tried to swing her bokken at him, but Sano just did a back flip away from her. He watched her as she tried to place herself again in position, with Yahiko clinging on to her shoulder.

'She's good for a girl- but still- I can't fight her- Megumi'll kill me if she finds out-'

"Uh- listen- I'm leaving okay- just because you're a girl- doesn't mean you can get away with this-" Sano grumbled to her as she just glared daggers at her.

"You're just a BAKA ROOSTER HEAD!" She exclaimed as Sano popped a vein.

"WHAT THE HECK DID YOU SAY!"

"I said- YOU'RE- JUST-A- BAKA- ROOSTER HEAD!" she exclaimed as Sano started scratching his head like crazy.

"Damn it- I'm leaving!" Sano exclaimed angrily as he stormed angrily away from the pair.

The young lady just blinked in confusion.

'What the heck was that all about?' she thought as Yahiko groaned again in pain.

'Oops- gotta get Dr. Genzai again-'

To be continued…


(A/N: Ohayo Minna-san! Gomen for not putting a longer fight scene! I was out of ideas…Gomen!

I promise I'll make a better fight scene with the remaining F4's… maybe in the next chapter…

Oh- if you're wondering about the cars those F4 guys were using- don't blame me if there's really no such car existing- I'm not really much of a car expert… so I just wrote down anything that popped in my head- hehehe…

I still couldn't think of anything to do with Misao yet… writer's block… but Kaoru seems to always save Yahiko… maybe I should let Misao save him on the next fighting scene… but what will Kaoru do? Sigh…

Oh yeah! Before I forget- I made a bit of changes in the first chapter- I just changed the day written there… so that means… in this story… it's Thursday… gomen for that… I made a typographical error… hehehe…

Well, anyway, I hope you liked this chappie- even though I think it's weird… oh well… I hope you liked this chappie and you'll still continue to read my story! And thanks to everyone who gave me a review! I really appreciate it! Very much!)