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It Started With A Prank Call

Chapter 9: Addiction

"Yo Kenshin!" Sanosuke was waving his hand motioning him over. Kenshin walked up to him. "Hey, man...You okay?" Kenshin grinned widely. "Of course...why wouldn't I be?"

Inuyasha walked up to them and grinned. Sanosuke stared at him. "What's up with you guys? You seem...perky. What happened to you guys last night. You both came home like...at midnight." Inuyasha and Kenshin started to blush. Sanosuke continuesly looked back and forth at them.

"...You guys didn't spend the night together did you!" Kenshin and Inuyasha wore a disgusted face and hit him. "No, you sick rooster!"

Kenshin unlocked his locker and took out his Math book. He put his History stuff away and shut it. Yuuske came up to them. "Hey, you guys wanna eat outside?" Sanosuke nodded and ran outside, leaving Kenshin, Inuyasha, and Yuuske in his dust.

Outside, Sanosuke sat under a big oak tree and popped a fish skeleten in his mouth, like a cigarette. Kenshin sat down beside him. As did Yuuske followed by Inuyasha. They sat in a circle facing each other. Yuuske caught Sano staring at something and looked in that direction. He saw Megumi and Kayko talking by the fence. Yuuske got upset. "Hey! Watch where your looking Sano!" Sano looked at him for a second and back at the girls. "I'm not looking at Kayko." Yuuske felt awkward. He'd wasted all that energy trying to get into a argument over Kayko when it wasn't even Kayko he was looking at.

Kenshin had got up and walked over to the soda machine and reached into his pocket and grabbed a dollar. When he looked up, someone was putting a dollar in the machine already. He didn't like cutters. "Hey! I was here first! Get outta the way!"

The person turned around and gasped as if she'd seen a gohst. "Kenshin?" Kenshin started to blush in a awkward way.

"Kaoru? Since when do you drink machined sodas?" Kaoru blinked at him. "I always drink machined sodas." Kenshin got an instant flashback about the previous night. He had no idea what came over him...it just...happened. Kaoru felt awkward and turned away. "I'm not appologizing for cutting. You deserve it for how many people you've cut infront of!" Kenshin raised his voice. "WHAT! I didn't cut infront of anybody! The people that are behind me came after I did! and besides, it's not like I'd care what you'd think."

Kaoru became immediately pissed. "How is it, that no matter how nice someone says something to you, you make their life missirible!" Kenshin shook his head.

"I make your life misirible, ha? Well...I didn't hear any complains last night."

Without another word, he walked away.

Those words ran so many times through her head, she felt a slight light-headed. She wanted no more than to beat him up for saying that, but he was right in a way. She wasn't complaing last night. But she didn't really do anything...it just...happened.

0-0-0-0

Kenshin sat down beside Sano and pouted to himself. Inuyasha had noticed. "Hey, Kenshin...what's up with you? Did something happen with you and Kamiya?" Kenshin froze and turned pale, looking at Inuyasha. "Wh-what-what do you mean...did something happen? Nothing happens between me and Kamiya but wars! That little raccoon is gonna get it! No one messes with the Battousai and gets away with it!"

It was now his friends' turn to freeze. He had allowed his teacher's to call him Battousai, but he never called himself that. He got up again and walked toward Kaoru. She was alone going to the bathroom. Walls covered the entrances so no one would see what was going on inside. Kenshin saw a man come up to her and grab her arm trying to pull her with him. Kenshin was still trying to decide wether to let him take her or beat his brains out.

Kaoru struggled. She tried to scream for help but the man had covered her mouth. She tried to kick him but couldn't feel her legs. She looked up at the man in fear. His face was a grayish-tan color with a wide hat shadowing out his eyes. He gave her a leery smile and revealed his eyes. They were completely black. All you could see was a tiny glowing blue pupil. His face was now a green. Kaoru felt a large air on her and she was paralized.

I can't move, she thought. Not only did this man paralise her body, he also paralised her lungs. She couldn't breathe.

Kenshin stood there for a momment. He didn't know what was going on. Though once he saw that she wasn't getting air, he became furious. He ran toward the man and pushed him into the wall. Kaoru fell to the ground, still unable to move.

The man rose from the wall and stared at Kenshin for a while before widening his eyes. His voice was low and cold. "Is it really you?" The man walked closer toward his opponent. Kenshin's eyes were a very narrow cold blue and he didn't flinch once. The man gave an eager smile.

"Well, well, well...if it isn't my old friend battousai." Kenshin still stood without movement. Kaoru couldn't really move so she tried looking up to see what was going on. How did this guy know Kenshin?

The man glanced at Kaoru and then back at Kenshin. "I assume this is your woman, battousai. I suggest you hurry up on saving her because she's quite pale. But first, don't you remember me, battousai?"

Kenshin looked at Kaoru who was a palish blue. He wanted to get her out of here but didn't want to get off gaurd. He glared back at the man. The man smiled and started to walk away. You know the antidote for my paralization.

Kenshin quickly picked up Kaoru and rocked her slowly. Her face was sweating and she was gasping for air.

"Mrs. Kaoru! Mrs. Kaoru! You cannot die, that you can't!" Kaoru's eyes turned a slight blank. Her pupil looked like it was fading away. Kenshin became frightened. "Kaoru can you hear me! KAORU! YOU CANNOT DIE, THAT YOU CAN'T!"

Kaoru smiled and repeated his words. "I cannot die, that I can't." Kenshin blinked to clear his blurred vision. "K-Kaoru?" She slowly tried to rise herself. Kenshin sat her up and looked at her. She was surprised to see his eyes swelling up. She put her hand over his cheek. "Your such a cry baby, Kenshin." Kenshin smirked. "Yeah, right! I wasn't crying 'cause of you...I just have something in my eye!" Kaoru started laughing and held her heart. "Who was that guy? He seemed to know you, Kenshin."

He turned away. "His name is Jine Udo. He's an old rival of mine...well not that old." Kaoru looked at him. She could tell that he didn't enjoy the past he had so she decided to drop the subject. She tried to stand but Kenshin picked her up. She glared at him. "Hey! I can walk for myself, Kenshin!"

"No, you can't, you lazy raccoon!" She folded her arms as he walked toward the building.

Misao runs up to them...as does Aoshi. "Dude...what happened?" Kenshin glared at himself. So Kaoru decided to answer for him. "Some guy called Jine Udo attacked me."

Aoshi's eyes fell on Kenshin who looked at him. They both could read each other's thoughts. After Kenshin dropped Kaoru off at the nurse, he and Aoshi walked back to the crew. Sano saw the look on Kenshin's face and asked him what was wrong. Kenshin stared at his hands as he sat down beside him.

"Jine is here."

Sanosuke froze. "You mean...Jine Udo? I thought you killed him." Inuyasha and Yuuske stay silent. "No...he got away before I could...but now...he's targeted Kaoru."

"Really? Why would he target the Missy?"

Kenshin tangled his fingers. "He thinks she's my weakness. He almost killed her not too long ago. He paralized her lungs but it wasn't strong. Next time she won't be so lucky...next time, I will kill him." A long pause filled the area. Kenshin rose from the ground and walked away.

0-0-0-0(Later that night)

A knock on the door was heard. Yuuske gladly opened it. "Kamiya? What's up?"

"Hi, there...I uh...came to thank Kenshin for saving me earlier today." Yuuske pointed toward a door. "He's in his room right now." Kaoru smiled at him and started to walk toward the door. Yuuske yelled Sanosuke's name to come on. Kaoru looked around curiously. "Wher'ya going?"

Yuuske blinked. "Movies." Kaoru started laughing. "What movie you gonna see?"

"Attack of the mole people II." Kaoru smirked at him with confusion and shook her head. "I should've known." With that, Sanosuke came running out and ran strait past Yuuske after greeting Kaoru. After they left she could hear their car driving away. She walked toward Kenshin's bedroom. She paused for a momment and put her ear to the door. She heard nothing. Not even a foot step or movement from the bed. She began to wonder if anyone was really in there.

She slowly opened the door and stuck her head in. She saw a red head sitting so perfectly still, you could mistake him for a colored statue. He didn't move at first but when she became closer, he turned around instantly. It caused Kaoru to let out a sudden shriek. He paused and glared at her.

"What are you doing here?"

Kaoru glared back. "I was just going to say thank you!"

Kenshin paused. "What?" Kaoru didn't like to repeat herself. "I said thank you!" Kenshin smirked. "What? I'm sorry, can you say it alittle louder?"

"I said THA---!" She glared at him again. He started to laugh and turned around to face her.

Kaoru walked over and sat beside him and stared at her feet. There was silence. Kenshin turned and gave her a kiss. She stared at his lips for momment before kissing him back. He put his arms around her waist and drew her closer. He lowered his lips to her neck causing her to moan. Her fingers trailed through his hair as he laid her down across his bed.

---------(Next morning)

Kenshin slowly opens his eyes from annoyance from the sunshine coming through his bedroom blinds. You could hear birds and geese. He felt a slight movement on his chest and looked down to find Kaoru. Her skin was palish, but soft. He almost gasped. Kenshin rubbed his eyes and slapped himself. He looked down again and couldn't believe his eyes.

Kaoru really was there! Naked and everything! Kenshin looked around the room for a minute and saw his and her clothes scattered on the floor.

Then the body covering him moved again. He looked down to find her looking just as frightened as he was. She quickly got up and looked around the floor and then back at Kenshin. "W-What happened?" Kenshin shrugged. "I dunno...looks like we...uh." Kaoru turned red and looked at her reflection in the mirror he had hanging from his wall. She gasped and held her neck. "I can't go to school like this!" Kenshin sat up beside her and tried to remove her hands. "Lemme see, raccoon!"

"No way, you carrot top!" He managed to remove her hand but it slapped him in the face while coming off.

He glanced at her neck and started laughing. Kaoru punched him in the arm. "This isn't funny! Look what you did, you perv!"

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"What...was that?" Kenshin blushed and held his stomach. "Hehehe...me hungry." Suddenly the door swang open and Yuuske gasps. Kenshin freezes bringing Kaoru with him. "Uh...it's not what it looks like?" Yuuske started laughing. "Wow! You guys really messed this place up!" Kaoru turned cheery red. Sano walked by and almost fell over in laughter. When Inuyasha walked by...he did fall over and hit his side on the chair. Yet he still kept laughing.

Kenshin looked at his friends in confusion. "You guys act like you've never done this before..." Yuuske turns red and glares at him. "Of course we've never done this before! Right guys!"

Short silence. Yuuske looks around at Sanosuke and Inuyasha who were bright red. Yuuske tried to hold his breath but couldn't. "WHAT! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS!" Sanosuke looked at him with confusion. "What...you mean you've never done it?" Yuuske froze and there was yet another short silence. "Of course I have...five times...it's just I never knew you guys have." Kenshin, Inuyasha, and Sanosuke looked at him disbelief. Kaoru stared at him with widened eyes.

She suddenly hid herself behind the bed. They all looked at her. "What's up with you?" Kaoru turned red. "Well...if you guys don't mind, I'd like to get dressed." They all start to chuckle and leave the room. All but Kenshin. Kaoru looked at him. "What? I'm suppose to leave too?"

"Well duh!" Kenshin glared at her. "So I get to be in here when you undress, but not here when you dress?" Kaoru returned his glare. "er..EXACTLY! Well I'm not really sure how I got undressed in the first place but---EXACTLY!"

To Be Continued...

A/N: Not very long, I know. The whole Jine thing...he's the only person I can think of that has ever really tried to paralize Kaoru. Well he's the only one who can. He just seemed like the perfect person. Anyway...tell me how I did why don't ya? lol 4 me!

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