Lovefool
Digi*girl: Yes I know people¡¦s telling me about weird symbols and such¡Kwell the point is if you read my other story ¡¥Rain of Blood¡¦ then you¡¦ll know that you need to change the encoding to Big5¡Ksorry to you all for so much trouble for reading my fic¡K19 reviews already! I love you guys!!
Disclaimer: I do not own RK.
Chapter one¡X uproar in senior high
¡§You serious?!¡¨ Kaoru¡¦s best friend, Misao exclaimed and her eyes shone with pride. Holding her hand in hers, she beamed, ¡§Oh Kaoru! How lucky you are!¡¨
Kaoru sighed and leaned against the wall, ¡§Mou¡KI just hope this doesn¡¦t continue¡K¡¨
¡§Kaoru!¡¨
¡§Yeah?¡¨
Misao¡¦s eyes gleamed, ¡§You don¡¦t know how lucky you are¡Kto be Himura¡¦s girlfriend and all. Although it¡¦s kinda fake.¡¨ She laughed nervously. Kaoru fluttered her eyelids.
¡§Demo ne, think about it! Which girl in this high wanted to have Himura as their boyfriend? He¡¦s cute, funny, hot, nice and caring¡Kand don¡¦t you just love his ¡¥oro¡¦?¡¨ she sighed dreamily and closed her eyes. ¡§I wish I could be Aoshi-sama¡¦s girlfriend¡K¡¨
¡§Maa maa¡Kdon¡¦t worry. He¡¦s got the hots for you, I knew it!¡¨ she winked and they laughed together.
After a few seconds Kaoru cleared her throat and said in a serious tone, ¡§Ne Misao. Promise me you¡¦ll keep this shut about me and Kenshin having an unrealistic relationship and all.¡¨
¡§Daijoubu!¡¨ Misao patted her chest and lifted her chin up, ¡§You can always count on me!¡¨
Kaoru smiled. Maybe this wasn¡¦t as hard as she thought it would be.
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Kenshin looked around the cafeteria and spotted his friends, who were waving at him like crazy. He smiled and went up to join them in lunch.
¡§Oi! Over here Kenshin!¡¨ Sano chewed on his fishbone and grinned as the redhead sat down beside him, putting his tray of food on the table.
¡§How did the day go?¡¨ he asked, while biting his sandwich hungrily.
¡§Did you have fun with some of the girls?¡¨ Aoshi asked, sitting across from him.
¡§Oro? Aoshi you know I¡¦m not that kind of person¡K¡¨ Kenshin shook his head and took a bite on his bread.
¡§Aoshi-sama!¡¨ a girlish voice behind them taunted. It was Misao.
¡§Aa.¡¨ Aoshi smiled and greeted her, while Sano grinned and said ¡§Hey weasel girl!¡¨
¡§Who you calling weasel girl you rooster head!¡¨
¡§Look who¡¦s talking¡K¡¨
Kenshin and Aoshi both sighed, it became ordinary to them when the fight first started. It took them back to freshman, when most of them were only fifteen.
~Flashback~
¡§Oh damn this stupid weasel outfit!¡¨ the fourteen year old Misao cursed loudly and stomped her feet angrily. The younger Kaoru tried to calm her down.
¡§Don¡¦t worry Misao, it¡¦s only for a school play¡Kbesides, you look cute in that weasel costume.¡¨ She tried to hold back the urge to laugh and covered her mouth with her hand, averting eye contact.
Misao was about to argue back when suddenly something bumped into her, causing her to stumble backwards and fell flat on her bum.
¡§Misao!¡¨ Kaoru called out worriedly and bent down to help her friend up, who was rubbing her thigh with her enormous weasel hand.
¡§I¡¦m sorry! Please forgive me miss¡Ka¡Kweasel?¡¨ the girls heard a manly voice above them and lifted their heads up. Kaoru¡¦s face lit up as she saw the redhead. ¡§Kenshin!¡¨
¡§Hey Kaoru,¡¨ Kenshin smiled.
¡§Sano! Is it YOU who bumped into me?¡¨ Misao demanded and tried to stand up if her weasel feet weren¡¦t so slippery on the newly cleaned floor.
¡§Misao¡Ka weasel¡Kbwahahahaha!!!¡¨ Sano doubled in laughter and he clutched onto his stomach.
¡§Oro¡KSano don¡¦t be so mean.¡¨ Kenshin said politely while Kaoru nodded eagerly in agreement.
Sparks of fire could be seen on top of Misao¡¦s head as she clenched her fists in anger.
¡§Shut up rooster head!¡¨
Sano immediately stopped and raised his fist at Misao, ¡§What did you call me?¡¨
The rest of the day went pretty awful for Misao and Sano, frankly. Kenshin and Kaoru tried to stop the fight but a teacher passed the hallway that coincidently and got the both of them detention for the rest of the week. Sano still didn¡¦t forget the first time when he saw Misao in a weasel outfit. He even took pictures of her and a real weasel together and sold them for fifty scents each. They sure had all seen the dark side of Misao after that. Sano ended up getting deep fried.
~End of Flashback~
Sighing, Kenshin drank his cup of juice as Misao and Sano stopped quarreling, panting for breath.
¡§Hey!¡¨ Kaoru propped up from behind Kenshin as he almost choked on his juice. He coughed lightly.
¡§Hey Kaoru!¡¨ Kaoru smiled as she handed Misao her juice and sat down beside Kenshin casually.
Kenshin¡¦s instincts overtook him as he whispered hotly into her sensitive ear, ¡§Hey, miss me?¡¨ and kissed Kaoru on the cheek before pulling away. A deep shade of crimson crept upon her face as Kaoru touched the spot where he kissed.
All of their friends hung their mouths open and gawked at them. Except for the grinning Misao. Kaoru shifted uncomfortably under their piercing gaze.
¡§What?¡¨ Kenshin asked.
¡§Y-you¡Kdid you just kiss Jou-chan?¡¨ Sano pointed his finger at them. Kenshin nodded and Kaoru forced a smile upon her lips.
Oh boy¡K
¡§Whoa¡Kdid we miss something here?¡¨ Aoshi glanced at Misao, who was innocently trying to act dumb folded as well.
¡§Haven¡¦t we told you?¡¨ Kenshin cocked his eyebrow.
¡§NO!¡¨ they said in unison.
Kaoru put her finger over her mouth and smiled apologetically, closing one of her eyes.
¡§Well, we¡¦ve been dating each other since¡K¡¨ Kenshin glanced towards Kaoru as she stared back. ¡§Umm¡Klast Thursday.¡¨
¡§What!¡¨
¡§Shh! Quiet down will you? People will hear!¡¨ Kaoru whispered and looked around. Kenshin¡¦s hand found hers under the table as Kaoru looked up at him in wonder. Kenshin showed her a reassuring smile and suddenly a warm feeling rushed through her body as another blush rose from her cheeks.
¡§Why didn¡¦t you tell me?!¡¨ Kaoru traced along the source of the voice and found a frustrated Yahiko, standing there, ready to strangle someone.
She put her hands on the table and stood up, annoyed, ¡§Well the reason we didn¡¦t is because we wanted to keep it a secret!¡¨ she growled.
Yahiko looked at her as if she was insane, ¡§What the hell are you talking about Busu?! I was asking Kenshin here about Mr. Ryu¡¦s assignment yesterday!¡¨ he returned his glare on Kenshin, ¡§I thought I asked you to phone me! I ended up getting stoked in his class today!¡¨
¡§Oh, sorry.¡¨ Kaoru muttered as she sat back down, burying her face in her hands and sighed deeply.
¡§Oro? I tried to phone you Yahiko, but the line was busy¡Ksorry.¡¨ Kenshin apologized sincerely. Yahiko snorted and looked away, but by looking at the redhead¡¦s remorseful face made him changed his mind.
¡§Nah, it¡¦s fine.¡¨ He sat down.
Kenshin smiled.
¡§What were you saying Busu?¡¨ Yahiko asked.
¡§Eh?¡¨
¡§Our dear oro-chan here is going out with Jou-chan!¡¨ Sano immediately answered for them as Yahiko hung his mouth open. Kaoru groaned for the nth time.
And suddenly some people around them in the cafeteria went quiet. Kaoru noticed this and looked around, what she saw sent shivers down her spine. Kenshin pulled Kaoru closer to him.
People were staring at Kaoru with widened eyes, some throwing daggers at her and some other whispered gossips into each other¡¦s ear. Some just sat there and smiled.
News in high school really travels fast.
¡§Oi¡Kdid I say that out loud?¡¨ Sano asked to no one particular.
Kaoru swallowed as she tried to stiffen a smile. ¡§Ano¡KI think I¡¦ve had enough lunch here. See you all next class.¡¨ She quickly muttered an excuse and slid away from Kenshin¡¦s grasp.
¡§Ah- Kaoru!¡¨ Misao gave Aoshi an apologetically look and went after the raven-haired girl, followed by people¡¦s gaze.
Kenshin noticed her tray on the table. She didn¡¦t even touch it¡K
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¡§What happened out there Kaoru? Why did you run away?¡¨ Misao asked and tried to keep up with her steady pace.
¡§Well I don¡¦t know¡Khow would you feel if people in the cafeteria were staring at you like you were some freak of some sort?¡¨ Kaoru heaved a sigh of frustration as she continued walking.
¡§Slow down a bit!¡¨ Misao yelled as Kaoru slowed down her pace, and stopped. ¡§What is wrong with you?¡¨
¡§Me? What¡¦s wrong with me? That¡¦s exactly the point!¡¨ Kaoru slapped her forehead and stared into Misao¡¦s sapphire eyes. ¡§I know that me and Kenshin were just acting but¡Kbut I can¡¦t¡K¡¨
¡§Kaoru, the people in that cafeteria were jealous of you, they were jealous that you got such a perfect young man as your boyfriend! Just look at them!¡¨ Misao threw her hands in the air as she exclaimed.
Kaoru thought about it. It did make sense.
¡§Himura¡¦s your close friend right? And he asked you to help him, what do you say?¡¨
Kaoru lifted her chin up; ¡§I say I¡¦ll help him to the very end. Although I know it¡¦s not going to be easy¡K¡¨ she replied playfully. Misao slapped her lightly and giggled.
¡§Look who¡¦s here¡K¡¨ Kaoru glanced behind her shoulders and saw Kenshin, standing there watching her.
¡§Kenshin¡K¡¨
¡§Oh, me being the light bulb, ja I¡¦ll see you next class!¡¨ Misao waved goodbye and skipped away jumpily. Kaoru stared at her retreating figure.
¡§Ano¡KKaoru?¡¨ Kenshin asked hesitantly.
¡§Yes?¡¨
He took a deep breath, ¡§I¡¦m sorry for what happened earlier. If I hadn¡¦t asked you to pose as my girlfriend, then everything would be all right. People started rumors around.¡¨ He admitted softly with closed eyes. Half expecting Kaoru to hit him with a bokken of some sort.
¡§Kenshin no baka!¡¨
He opened his eyes, ¡§Oro?¡¨
Kaoru smiled brightly, ¡§I said I was going to help you, and I mean it! Don¡¦t you worry now, I¡¦m gonna get that Megumi off your back!¡¨
Kenshin blinked as realization dawned on his face. ¡§Are you sure you wanted to do this?¡¨
Kaoru nodded.
He smiled warmly. Kaoru blushed.
¡§Thank you Kaoru. You really are a great friend.¡¨ Kaoru got even redder at his comment, if possible.
¡§Baka, you¡¦re making me blush!¡¨
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After Kenshin escorted Kaoru home that day, he stopped by the front steps and took her hands in his. He smiled at her, and she returned it.
¡§Thanks again for helping me Kaoru. I don¡¦t know what to say.¡¨ Kenshin said softly. Kaoru shook her head.
¡§Iie Kenshin. I¡¦m glad. So I guess I¡¦ll see you at school tomorrow then?¡¨ she said hopefully.
He nodded his head and leaned in, brushing past her cheeks with his lips and winked.
¡§¡¦Till tomorrow then, koishii!¡¨ he waved goodbye and hopped down the street.
Kaoru stood there, dazed. She shook her thoughts away and opened the front door, after leaning against it when she closed it. Sighing deeply, she looked up at the ceiling.
It¡¦s going to be a long day tomorrow¡K
A little cliché you say? Umm to tell you guys the truth, same thing happened to me. Similar and all¡K ready for the next chap! Yeah- that¡¦s where I got the idea from¡Kthe song AND myself! I¡¦m a genius!! Bwahahahaha!!!!