MY LITTLE PRINCESS
A/N: Hello again minna-san!!! Well, here is sessha again with another chappie. No extra babbling for now, so, start with the story!!! Hashire!!!
TO THE REVIEWERS: At the bottom, as usual. . . lol (,)
Chapter 5. Kaoru Goes To School
One year later. . .(Kenshin17; Kaoru7)
Kaoru fidgeted with the red ribbon on her neck. "Mou!" She inflated her cheeks and finally giving up, she called for her "Ken-nii".
"Ken-nii!!! Ken-nii!!!" she called out. She knew Kenshin was on his room--which was just on the other side of the wall.
As if on cue, Kenshin came in trough the shouji, his black necktie dangling on his shoulders.
"What happened?" Kenshin asked with care.
Without further explanation, he saw the red ribbon that was tied in an ludicrous way. He knew that was the root of the problem. Kaoru placed the ribbon on her neck instead of under her sailor collar.
Kenshin walked nearer to her and bended his knee to work on Kaoru's ribbon.
"There. . ." he said satisfaction evident both in his voice and eyes.
"Doumo!" Kaoru exclaimed, and as she usually does, gave her Ken-nii a loving hug.
Kenshin rubbed her back in return. "Now, my little princess, be sure your things are ready. You don't want to forget anything on your first day in elementary school!"
"Aw, you worry too much Ken-nii. I have everything in my bag. Uncle Hiko said he'll make my lunch." Kaoru returned coolly.
Kenshin nodded his head and then stood up. "I'll go prepare myself, meet you in a few minutes at the front."
"Okhay!" Kaoru returned with a wink with her right hand on her hip.
Kenshin chuckled at the sight of his "baby girl". She was wearing a navy blue uniform with a sailor collar highlighted by two white lines and and of course, the red ribbon that accented the whole dress.
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"Now, my little princess, don't be so nervous. . ." Kenshin said as he arranged Kaoru's bangs.
Kaoru's eyes were focused on the older boy in front of her. "What if they don't talk to me? Or, or they won't like me?" She asked hectically.
Kenshin sighed and smiled. "No they won't my little princess, how can they ignore such a cute and adorable girl like you?" he commented and asked at the same time as he pinched her nose.
Kaoru placed her fist over her heart and sighed deeply. "Okay!"
"That's good of you my princess." he said smiling. "Well, I have to go now, or I'll be late."
Kaoru pursed her lips and nodded continuously. After waving her hand, she sighed deeply and entered the room.
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"Himura Kenshin." Prof. Shishio checked the attendance.
Right on time, Kenshin was on the door after his name was called. "Hai!" he answered back as he bowed down.
Prof. Shishio eyed him with his other brow raised and gestured him to seat.
Kenshin scanned the room and saw Sanosuke, three rows from the teacher's table, inviting him to seat on an empty desk. Kenshin quickly but noiselessly went and sat.
"Almost late on your first day, huh, Kenshin?" Sanosuke whispered teasingly.
Kenshin shrugged his shoulders in response.
"Sagara!" Prof. Shishio called out.
Sanosuke quickly arranged his position as whispers and giggles echoed trough the room. He looked at his side and saw Megumi laughing at him, her fox like ears protruding about.
Prof. Shishio silenced them and was about to have his first lecture on Newtonian Physics when he heard Sanosuke yell;
"Why you--!"
"Mr. Sagara, will you please shut up?" Prof. Shishio said his voice calm but cold.
Sanosuke sighed inwardly and then saw Megumi laughing quietly again. He controlled his anger reminding himself that Prof. Shishio Makoto was one hell of a teacher!
Kenshin stared at the window not minding the whole situation. His mind wandered off to his little princess. I hope she's doing fine. . ." he smiled and then started to jot down notes.
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"Here are your snacks kids!" Ms. Komagata said cheerfully as she placed a tray on each of the students' small desks.
"Doumo!" high pitched voices returned in one accord.
Kaoru started to open the cheesecake's wrapper and then punched the straw onto the tetra packed-milk. She was about to eat when she heard someone.
"Arrrrggghhh!!!" A small girl with green highlights on a braided her which hung below her nape was "struggling" with her straw.
"Ne, do you need help with that?" Kaoru asked.
The other girl looked at her. She also had blue eyes, though darker than Kaoru's own. She scratched her head and sweat dropped. "Ano. . .I, I can't put the straw into the milk. . ."
Kaoru got out of her seat and went near the other girl. She smiled at the other girl and took the straw from her hand.
Carefully, she slipped the straw inside the pack of milk. "There!"
The other girl's eyes widened in joy. "Doumo! Doumo! Doumo!" she said repeatedly while bowing her head.
Kaoru giggled. "It's okay!" She blinked twice and then looked hesitantly. "Umm. . .May I know your name?"
"Of course! Namae wa, Makimachi Misao. You?" she candidly replied.
Kaoru bit her lip. "Kamiya. Kamiya Kaoru is my name."
"Ooohhh. . .Ne, can I call you Kaoru-chan? Pweeeezzee???" her eyes were sparkling.
"Sure, sure. Whatever you like. So, I'll call you Misao-chan, too!" Kaoru returned.
Misao nodded, her braid swaying in the air. And then she remembered something. "Ow. . .Chotto!"
Kaoru merely said yes when Misao got out of her seat and pulled the back collar of two boys in front of her.
"Kaoru-chan, I want you too meet Sou-chan and Okita-kun! Sou-chan, Okita-kun, meet Kamiya Kaoru! I call her Kaoru-chan!" Misao happily stated.
Kaoru was surprised. Looking at the two boys, they looked, somewhat alike. . .Both of them seemed to smile whatever the situation is.
"Konnichiwa Kamiya-san!" Soujiro started, his smile grew wider.
"Genki desu, Kaoru-san?" Okita followed after sipping from his milk.
"Yorushiko ne!" Kaoru replied smiling at them.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Kaoru-chan, Okita-kun and Sou-chan are cousins." Misao implied.
"Oh, I see. . ." Kaoru returned. That explains why they looked somewhat identical.
"Sou-chan, Okita-kun and I have been classmates since pre-school. You must have entered a different school, right?" Misao querried.
Kaoru's head fell to one side. "My Hiko-sama hired a private tutor for me. So, it's actually my first time to go to school."
The three nodded in one accord. "Well, we're very happy to meet you Kamiya-san. We promise to be good friends, right Okita?" Soujiro spoke out.
Kaoru smiled wide. "Hontou?" she sighed inwardly. "Thank you!"
The four of them giggled.
"Well, we have to finish our snacks now, before we have classes again." Okita broke through and then sipped another surge of milk. And then he noticed that he was sipping nothing but air. He looked at the tetra pack and folded his forehead. He shook it and it was empty. He snorted. "Teacher! I have no more milk!" And then he went to Yumi's table.
The others looked at him. "He's always hungry!" Misao commented. After a few seconds of laughter, the four resumed to eat.
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Last period was over. Now, students were rising from their chairs. The first day of school seemed endless.
"Oi, Kenshin, want to go out for some snacks?" Sanosuke elbowed his friend who was arranging his bag.
"No can do, Sano. I got to fetch up my baby girl." Kenshin returned.
The word "baby girl" echoed through the room especially to the girls' point of view eliciting murmurs of who could be Kenshin's "baby girl". Heck! No one can't deny that he was good looking and it's not impossible that Kenshin was one of those chick magnets in the school. On the other hand, Kenshin somewhat "refused" girls. A thing that no one could find out why. Was this "baby girl" of his the reason.
"Is that true Kenshin-kun?"
"Who is she Kenshin? What school is she from?"
"What! And I thought I had a chance! Mou!"
"Ohohohoho!!!" Megumi broke through. "You worry too much ladies. You see, Ken-san has a younger cousin and he just calls her like that, right Ken-san?" Megumi said convincingly.
Kenshin absently replied and sighs of relief followed. Megumi dismissed them and led the girls out of the room.
"Whew!" Megumi exclaimed. "Those girls wouldn't give up!"
"Thanks for getting me out of there, Megumi-dono." Kenshin said gratefully.
"T'was nothing!" Megumi replied moving her long silky hair to her back. "How's Kaoru anyway?"
"She's fine. It's actually her first day in school today." Kenshin said.
"Is that so!? So, I was right all along! as much as I want to see her, but I have to go visit my dentist." Megumi returned back.
"Hey you, fox, you owe me something!" Sanosuke growled remembering how she laughed at him.
"It's not my fault you've got such a big mouth you dumb chicken head!" Megumi returned starting a "formal conversation" between her and Sanosuke.
"Then what was the laugh for?! If you ever go through such a thing, I promise I'll laugh at you so loud, the whole world can hear it!" he stormed back.
"We'll see about that! Ohohohoho!!!" fox-like ears reappeared.
Kenshin sweat-dropped as the bickering continued. "Maa, maa. . . !"
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Kaoru stood out of the door. The room was almost empty for the children already went home.
Okita, Soujiro and Misao offered to take Kaoru home a while ago but she said someone will fetch her home.
Kaoru played with the strands of hair that fell off her ear twirling it around her fingers. Her mouth was twitching while she stared at her white school sandals.
"Princess?" a familiar voice called out making her stir.
"Ken-nii!" she exclaimed and ran to him hugging his waist. "I thought you'd forget to get me!"
Kenshin smiled at her combing through her pony. "Of course not! Saa! Ikou."
Kaoru nodded back in return and took Kenshin's hand in her own.
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Kaoru played with her pencil on her study desk. Her palm was on her chin. Sighing deeply, she eased out of her chair taking a book in her hand. As always, she was in her pajama trousers.
Walking a few steps out of her room, she aimed for Kenshin's own room. Without knocking, she entered the room calling out his name. "Ken-nii! Are you in here?"
"Oro!"
She found Kenshin changing clothes. Good thing he was wearing his shorts.
"Ooops! Sowiii!!!" Kaoru apologized and continued to walk inside not minding the way she found Kenshin.
Kenshin quickly put on a shirt and upon seeing a book in Kaoru's hand, he acknowledged her presence.
"Yes, my little princess?"
Kaoru sat on his bed placing the book on her lap. "Ken-nii, help me out with my assignment, please?"
Kenshin was more than happy to help her. She rounded the bed and sat facing Kaoru. "Sure. What is it?"
Kaoru opened the book and showed it to him. "Here."
He scanned the book. It was simple addition. She solved half of the questions--which was correct. But the remaining three were multi step addition. He guessed she was somewhat confused.
"Okay, let me teach you then. You got a pencil there my dear?" Kenshin said.
Kaoru flashed a pencil in her hands and then the both of them started solving.
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"Do you get it now?" Kenshin asked after solving the last problem.
"Yesss!!! Thank you sooooowww muchhh!" She used her knees to move next to Kenshin and gave him another of her signature hugs.
"It's nothing. Anything for you princess. I'm your slave remember?" Kenshin said merrily.
Kaoru giggled wiggling his ears.
"So, how's school?" he asked while letting Kaoru relax in his arms.
"It was fun! I met new friends. Misao-chan, Soujiro-chan and Okita-chan. Misao is very nice. Soujiro-chan and Okita-chan are cousins. And you know what Ken-nii? They look somewhat the same! I think they always smile! Oh yeah, our teacher's name is Komagata Yumi. She's so beautiful! She can be an actress if she wants so!" Kaoru said in her tell-tale voice.
Kenshin nodded in amusement.
"How about you, Ken-nii?" Kaoru asked.
"Well, it's okay. But I'd rather look after you in school the whole day." he returned smiling down at the child that was cradled in his arms.
"Ken-nii, can I sleep here?" Kaoru queried yawning.
Kenshin chuckled. "Of course you can, your highness!"
At that, Kaoru got out of his hold and crawled to one of the pillows and patted the other pillow invitingly for Kenshin.
"Chotto." Kenshin raised his palm and got out of the bed to close the shouji that was half open and closed the light leaving the lampshade on. Returning to bed, he spread out the covers onto Kaoru's small frame and to his own. Kaoru snuggled closer to Kenshin and kissed his cheek.
"Oyasumi!" she whispered.
"Oyasumi, Kaoru-hime." he returned and he shut the lampshade off.
Tsuzuko
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A/N: sighs That's chap. 5 to you! How was it? Did I make Sou and Okita OOC??? Tell me, ne? And Megumi, I kinda changed her relationship with Kenshin in here. I want her to be a good gal.
That's it! DOUMO ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!!! I PROMISE TO UPDATE AGAIN! JA!
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