FREAK ON THE LEASH...
--Female Hitokiri Battousai
--R- rated for mature themes and language.
--Based under the neglected fic: Power of Love (Remake)
Synopsis: The sweetest flower that blows, I give to him as we part, for him it is a black rose, for me it is my heart.
(Internal synopsis: Kamiya Kaoru, a typical Ms. Goodie-goodie, assigned herself a psychology project, one in which it meant to rehabilitate the mind of the school's worst bad-boy punk, Kenshin Himura. Problem is, when the project is over, does that mean the emotions built are over as well?)
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-- Chapter 5- Gossip…
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Friday 15th
Kaoru stood under the tree, feeling so cold.
'School' she thought watching her school from behind the thick shower of rain.
Looking up at the sky, she could see her whole day would be of grey clouds. Sighing lightly to herself, she thought about what happened the day before. The battle that took place, the words said, the things done and feelings felt. Feeling afraid that she could not show herself to her worthy school again, Kaoru thought the only way to avoid the memory was to go on living.
Stepping out into the rain.
The drops came crashing down on her back. Her clean crisp clothing, went from dry to wet, and before she knew it, she was facing chills all along her spine. Holding herself protectively, she shivered when the icy rain seem to fall down her chest. Trembling rapidly, Kaoru made a run for shelter.
Running straight for the school's entrance, Kaoru could make out the silhouettes of people running indoors as well. Splashing her foot in some puddles, the muddy cold water traveled up her tall socks. 'Blast, just blast' she thought, frowning at the thought her mother would kill her from coming home smelling like a toad.
Pushing through the rain, Kaoru burst free, the feeling of the cold wind biting her skin as she shivered to keep warm. Exhaling a breath into her hands, she tried to keep her fingers moving. Making a dash into the building, she saw the students running toward class. Taking a peek at the time on her watch, she practically fainted.
'Shit, 8:05, man I'm in some serious crap'
Running along, the hall in her still wet clothes, Kaoru's shoes skid against the smooth floor taking her straight into the lockers with a hard bang. Rubbing her butt after some three consecutive times, Kaoru decided walking would do her well, not to mention save her the butt-ache.
Holding her back, like an old woman, Kaoru walked past the hall monitor knowing that the pink slip was coming out. Instead, the girl known as Tiffany, simply backed off. Her brown eyes simply glowed in fright as she leaned back way onto the lockers. Kaoru peered her a look, confused why the girl would look at her this way. Truly confused, Kaoru turned her face, walking to class peacefully.
Seeing the room '787' Ms. Anaka, Kaoru sighed looking down one more time before turning the knob clockwise, the door opened to a class of disarray.
Blinking back, the entire class turned to door. Being very quiet.
'Okay, what a welcome..such love'
Walking to her seat, the girls backed up, moving away from the drenched girl. Kaoru was not confused, she was like absolutely clueless.
'Man, what the hell is wrong with them. Damn, I'm confused!'
Taking a seat, Kaoru felt their stares pour in on her. Tapping her nails nervously on the table, Kaoru bit her lips, wondering what the hell was going on. If this was revenge for something she forgot to do, then it was pretty lame and not to mention completely sucky.
For an intense five minutes, the stares poured over her head. Bored by now, Kaoru simply yawned, not caring a shit. Actually she was wondering what was taking the teacher so long. It was then her eyes fell on the blackboard.
It was a message from her teacher. It read she was ill and that they would do pages 350 to 356 now and for homework.
Kaoru figured since there wasn't one humane person in the class, she'd set the example and be number one.
Taking out her Math textbook and her notebook to write, Kaoru heard chattering behind her head. Voices that were in a hush-hush tone, that she herself couldn't understand. She would have simply brush it off, but come on, when it comes to being inconspicuous, trust the girls of this school to rumor it loud.
Opening her book to page 350, Kaoru uneasily read through the question. Writing the question down in her notebook, Kaoru heard the mutterings louder. She could make out a few words, like curse, trouble and then her name. It was then Kaoru lost her concentration. Feeling ticked off that she was center of their discussion, Kaoru tapped her pencil uneasily against her text book, biting her lips in curiosity. Before she knew it, her feet began tapping the floor uneasily as if she couldn't hold it anymore.
'Come on Kaoru, just forget them…'
Looking at the same question she'd been working on she realized she got no where. 'Math, I really love you, but come on, does it help when most of my brain power has to go to you when I need to eavesdrop?'
Leaning forward, she tried to cover her ears, but not even that seem to work.
Completely pissed, Kaoru pursed her lips humming herself a tune of, What you waiting for by Gwen Stefani.
The whispers rose to its highest when someone from the group hushed them up.
"Yo Kamiya" someone called.
'Finally'
"Oye?" she turned around.
The girl took a minute to breathe before continuing. "Is it true?" asked the girl.
"What's true?" asked Kaoru very confused.
"That you and Himura got into a fight yesterday?" asked the girl, looking on in interest.
"Whose Him--" it was then she realized why she was getting all the respect, odd attention and not to mention mutterings.
"Well did you?" asked the girl.
"I—I don't wanna talk about this" yep sure, trust the school to find out almost immediately.
'Sure I mean, I'm trying to forget about it, but do they even know that? No! Boy with the rate this is going, I for one know how long its gonna take for this topic to die. Sure kill my conscience peeps, its not like I care or anything' Kaoru turned around being grim.
"What's the matter Kamiya. Lost?" the girl asked hotly.
At first Kaoru's mouth was ready to snap back a hasty reply, but figuring that anything she says now can go against her she reserved her comment.
"Awww the baby lost…tsk tsk TSKKK" the girl volume nastily.
'God and now you know why I hate this school. It's all their faults I'm a hater'
"Just leave me alone Anagi" Kaoru spoke softly.
"Huh?" the girl asked, "what, what's that? I didn't seem to catch it" the girl spoke rather raw.
Kaoru said nothing.
"Everybody knows Kamiya, just get over it…" the girl spoke, "that you're a chicken"
It was then the alarm of code-red-anger came online.
'Girl, you better have moves to go with those talks, coz when I'm done with you, you'll be a matchbox on your way to Mexico.'
"Do something Kamiya, say something, I know you want to." The girl knew how to egg somebody on.
Kaoru's fist clench when the anger seem to go above its normal boundary. Just a little bit again and Kaoru would go cracking down the center.
"Come on Kamiya"
'Shut up'
"What's the matter, you afraid?"
'Shut your freggin' mouth'
"Come onn" the girl practically scream.
Kaoru pounded her fists into her table top.
"Shitt! What's it to you Anagi?" Kaoru turned around completely pissed.
"It's all procedure" Anagi teased.
"Procedure my ass! Look Anagi, since you insist on knowing my business which doesn't have a shit to do with you, then fine I'll tell you what you want to hear! Yes! Himura and I fought! There, happy? I hope so!" Kaoru snarled.
"Not really Kamiya. I wanna know why, and I wanna know who won" Anagi spoke.
"Th-yeah right, as if I'll tell you." Kaoru snapped back.
"Actually Kamiya, if you don't tell me, this entire college is gonna think, you lost and that you're some retard-hole who doesn't even know how to pick her fights. How lame!" she paused to look at her nails, "so before you go off being all macho with me, take this into consideration. I can spread rumors faster than you breathe, and believe me Kamiya, as much as you don't like me, I don't like you. Blame me for being evil, but I have no choice, its for the gossip column, so before I write something completely not true, I might as well hear it from the horse's mouth. Th-know, hmm?" the girl drawled.
"F—k you to hell girl!" Kaoru spoke.
"Is that a yes or no?" Anagi asked.
"Himura and I fought because--" Kaoru stopped to think.
She couldn't tell them she was caught framed smoking. She couldn't say that, that would be more trouble. More and more trouble.
"What's the matter, forgot?" Anagi asked.
It was then her brain came up with the only thing she could possibly find. It's like she couldn't think with all their eyes gunning her down. Nervous and afraid, Kaoru exploded.
"We fought because—we were dating. It's over okay. And for your information, I won" okay so she completely lied, but come on, 'who reads the gossip column?'
"Thank you" Anagi said.
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"Oh my gosh Misao, everyone reads the gossip column" Kaoru spoke to her friend who had been listening to her rap for over an hour straight.
"Kaoru-chan, what happened yesterday is bound to show up in the school's paper. I mean Anagi, being such an influential writer and not to mention egotistical jerk, something like a mini-version Megumi, then heck everybody is gonna read it" Misao explained.
"Mouuu" Kaoru groaned, "but I lied…that's the point" Kaoru explained.
Misao removed her eyes from the paper (gossip column) to look at Kaoru.
"What? Whatcha mean you lied?" Misao stopped Kaoru from her groaning.
"Well," Kaoru spoke, "none of what I said was true" Kaoru bit her lips, "do you think I'm a bad person?" Kaoru asked.
"Kaoru" Misao spoke as if she was getting a fit.
"Misao, what's the matter?" Kaoru asked, holding her friends hands as she saw Misao look at her in shock.
"Y-You…" she said slowly.
"Me?" she asked, "what did I do?"
"Kaoru, oh my—oh man—oh darn, um Kaoru…" Misao started.
"Yeahh?" Kaoru was beginning to sound uncertain.
"You and I need a best friend moment. Like now" Pushing the girl outside on one of the benches.
Kaoru was very – very afraid. Usually when Misao decided they should have the 'bestfriend moment thingee' it usually implied, HORROR!
The both girls sat down on the bench.
Misao was edgy and Kaoru could see it most definitely.
'She's probably gonna tell me one of the girls from this school really likes him and my ass is basically fried! Wooo, this life it rocks my ass!'
"Um Kaoru" Misao scratched the back of her neck that meant.
'It's really, really bad! Oh my gosh, I'm gotten beaten up!'
"Heehhehe" she does the laughing uneasily thingee.
'Yup, I'm done for'
"Kaoru, how can I say this, well, try to at least" Misao bit her lips.
"What's the matter Misao, tell me already" Kaoru implored
"Well don't say I didn't warn you coz I am and what I'm about to tell you isn't good. So now you know and now I'll tell you." She spoke
"Oh gosh Misao, if its that bad, then spare me the grief" Kaoru begged.
"Actually if I don't tell you, from what I saw yesterday I can pretty much tell you there will and I repeat, WILL, be more grief. So, you ready?" Misao asked seeing Kaoru wear all the features of fright, remoteness, --unhappiness.
"B-bring it on?" Kaoru spoke weakly.
"'K, well um, you see, the school's paper doesn't mean the school's paper, it means the schools paper" Misao spoke.
"What? Misao, that is dumbest thing I have ever heard" Kaoru shot back.
"Yeah let me write it and you'll see if it's the dumbest thing you ever SAW" Misao spoke.
"Misao, I don't really appreciate this. I'm young, I wanna live. If its that bad, then gosh maybe you should just end my life" Kaoru was being over exaggerative.
"Please, don't start. I hate it when you do that" Misao frowned.
"Alright, alright! So tell me, what's the news?" Kaoru sat back figuring this would help.
"Kaoru, our paper is not written just for our college and when I say college, I mean its not only written for this female college" Misao paused to see shock appearing on Kaoru's face.
"You mean?" Kaoru started.
"Uh-huh" Misao answered.
"And he?"
"Yup, he read it! I didn't think I'd have to tell you. But our paper is shared. That's why the paper is so thick. Because there's a lot of people with views." Misao explained.
"Oh my gosh Misao. I can't believe this, t-this is horrible! How can I show my face? Oh gosh—he is so gonna kill me," Kaoru gasped at the horror, "you must hide me" Kaoru turned to Misao who arched a brow.
"Come on Kaoru-chan, you can't live your life hiding" Misao said.
"Girl you do not know me very well. B'sides, its not if I want to, its that I have to. For my life, my protection...y'know?"
"Kaoru-chan, you're being silly!" Misao spoke.
"I am not! See this face, it says, hello Misao, bye-bye Misao. It says life and then it says death. And BAM! That's all it'll take Himura to do when he finds out we dated. Oh my gosh why do I have to lie?" Kaoru asked herself.
"Its all your fault Misao" Kaoru flinched at her.
"Me? Oh oh sure, blame it on me, as if that's gonna help" Misao bickered.
"Actually it will, if you didn't pick up that book called 'Lying is an ease' maybe I wouldn't be in this predicament. But all thanks to you I am, I shall endure, I shall lose, I will die!" Kaoru spoke.
"Sure, blame the best friend, anything else I should know that I'm to be blamed for, hmm, come on, spill it out, I'm all ears" Misao inquired.
"Mouuu" Kaoru groaned, slouching in the bench.
"Misao, who am I kidding. I'm sorry, its not your fault" she paused, Misao smiled, "it's 99.5 percent your fault and I swear if live you're dead" Misao snarled.
"Alright alright! It's not your fault. It's mine. Gosh, I was so stupid, what made me lie Misao, what?" Kaoru sat up, "these moments, might be my last. If I die, I want to go to a happier place, I want you to be happy" Kaoru started to talk all make-believe again.
"Can I have your Sony Viao?" Misao asked.
"But excuse me! Here I am telling you how I want you to be happy when I go to the far beyond and you're concerned about my laptop, girl, what kinna best friend are you?" Kaoru put a hand on her hips.
"Oh oh, I'm sorry, continue will you?" Misao rolled her eyes hating the way Kaoru spoke.
"Yes, as I was saying, when I go off into the far beyond, be happy, smile again. Have another best friend. You wouldn't believe how my heart hurts me to say this, but though I died mainly because its all your fault, I want you to be happy…" Kaoru ended with a smile
"Oh and no you can't have anything in my room. There!" she ended.
"Finally!" Misao sounded bored.
"Awwwww! Misao I'm dead meat" Kaoru pulled her knees to her chin.
"Maybe if I act like if I'm having a fit, he'll leave me alone. Yeah, now there's an idea, what do you think Misao?" asked Kaoru.
"I think firstly, you need psychiatric help, secondly, you need to get a hold of yourself. I mean I was just thinking about it logically. I don't think Himura will hurt you. You're a girl and boys –don't hit girls." Misao spoke
"Misao, you forgot one major thing before you deduced such conclusions" Kaoru spoke.
"And what's that?" Misao asked very interested.
"Yesterday, I was pinned by three boys, and let me tell you girl, it aint nice. The next part about it, is that I am gonna get hurt from Himura, because he threatened me to shut to my mouth or, its trouble. His eyes girl, they're scary and the way he sounds off every word makes my skin shiver, crazily. I'm telling you Misao, you do not know that boy. Heck, not even I know who I WAS messing with." Kaoru said.
Misao sighed.
"So what do you suggest?" Misao asked.
"Well, you could shoot me, dig me a grave and have a nice eulogy for me, that could work, but I'm figuring I'd have to do better than that. So here's the plan, you're gonna have to be my accomplice" Kaoru spoke.
"What? Ha ha ha! Kaoru-chan, woo, you're so funny, you almost had my heart miss a beat there. Girl, when it comes to destiny and flying solo, girl, peace out" Misao said.
"The cruel gestures, how I love them" Kaoru growled.
"Kaoru, how can I possibly help you?" asked Misao.
"You're not the only one who's gonna do some good helping." Kaoru confessed.
"Oh really, and who else is in this?" Misao asked.
"Your worse nightmare" Kaoru smiled seeing Misao wince.
"Aww, not Megumi…" Misao groaned.
"Yup, she and her crew" Kaoru ended.
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Seven girls sat together rehearsing the plan Kaoru had devised.
"Now remember if you see him, you holler me by our hand signals. Remember if this works, you guys are gonna get such a hug!" Kaoru smiled seeing everybody looked pissed.
"Okay. So, any questions?" Kaoru asked.
"Yeah, I have one" Tomoe asked.
"Yeah, what is it?" Kaoru asked.
"Who says he has to come for you. Maybe one his friends will come for you. A face you don't know. What should we do?" Tomoe asked.
"Uhhh" Kaoru thought, "hmm, that's a good question. Anyone got a gun?" Kaoru asked.
"Now now, shooting him isn't the right thing, although it will very well be the last of him, point is, we need alternatives" Tae a short brown head spoke.
"And they are?" Kaoru asked.
"I know its gonna sound dumb, but its for your safety, you can't come in contact with any guys. This means safety. My second alternative is, running very quickly. My third alternative, is to fight, and I mean not just you alone Kaoru-chan, we're all gonna pitch in." Tae spoke.
"Really?" Kaoru's face lit up.
"No, I was just bluffing! No really, we're be there for you Kaoru-chan. We're gonna look like a gang and stay united as we are strong" Tae spoke.
"Aww, you guys" Kaoru wiped an invisible tear. "Group hug" Kaoru called hugging her friends who rolled their eyes and backed off.
"Okay, I'm ready" Kaoru said robustly.
"You are?" Yumi asked.
"No I'm just ready to pee! Excuse me" Kaoru ran to the girlie's room.
Everyone face-faulted.
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