Picked On
Chapter 4
Kaoru threw all her clothes on her bed. She had nothing that looked sexy! "Why me?" she asked sitting down on her heap of clothes. Then her eyes caught of a black miniskirt.
She went over to the mirror. She put it in front of her to see how it looked. It looked gorgeous. "Might as well try it on," she said. She took off her jeans and put on the miniskirt. It fit perfectly.
Now to find a top to go with it. It was no good. All she had was work out bras, jean tops, and t-shirts. "Well, looks like it's time to go shopping," said Kaoru. She took off the miniskirt. She put on regular black jeans and a red t-shirt. She wore her hair in a long braid down her back.
The mall was only a 15 minute walk away from her house. It was already dark out, sop she had to be extra careful of thieves and rapists. Kaoru didn't want to be on the 11 o clock news. She'd rather watch it than be on it.
Kaoru hurriedly got to the mall. It was packed with teenagers. "And here I thought they came out on Friday nights and Saturday nights," she giggled.
Kaoru walked quickly to the store she new was the most popular one in the mall. Surprisingly, it wasn't that expensive. Kaoru went into the store named "WE GOT WHAT'S HOT!"
She went over to the tops. She started to flip through the clothes until she found a black tank top with a red sequin rose on the side near the hip area. "Oh, this is perfect," she said. She tried it on. It fit perfectly, showing every curve in her body.
Kaoru looked at the price. It was only 15 dollars. "Consider it sold," she said. Then she heard some girls giggling while she got into her t-shirt. Then she headed to the counter to pay for it.
"You won't believe this top I found!" said one of the girls behind Kaoru. Kaoru froze. She knew that voice. It was Tomoe! She must have and her whole group with her. "Shit," whispered Kaoru. She didn't do anything but pray to get out of the store.
"Where is it?" asked Tomoe going through the rack. "It was just here. It was a black tank top with a red rose on it!" she hollered.
Kaoru was praying that she could get out of the store. Then finally it was her turn to pay. She threw the cash in the lady's face. "Hurry," said Kaoru. The saleswoman did a quick job at removing the security tag and shoved the shirt into a bag. "Come again soon," the saleswoman said.
Kaoru grabbed the bag and dashed out of the store. Once out, she looked back in to see Tomoe throwing a fit. The saleswoman was trying to calm her down. Kaoru saw Misao, Megumi, Sano, and Aoshi trying to restrain her. "She's insane going berserk over a shirt," said Kaoru.
She started to walk, but someone grabbed Kaoru form behind. That person covered her eyes and dragger her back into the store. Kaoru put up a screaming fit. "Let me go! Pervert! Let go!" she yelled. She tried with all her might to get out of the grip, but to no avail.
Finally, he stopped. "Look what I found," said a voice Kaoru knew. It was Kenshin. "What the fuck are you doing?" she asked. "Play along," said Kenshin in a whisper.
"You bitch!" said Tomoe going through her bag. "This is mine!" she said grabbing the top. Kaoru still couldn't see a thing due to Kenshin blinding her with his hand.
"It's mine! I paid for it!" said Kaoru. She started to struggle again. Kenshin tightened his grip. "Ow, you are hurting me!" she yelled to Kenshin. "AM I?" he purred against her. "Oh now I'm grossed out," said Kaoru.
"Don't be," said Kenshin. He let her go. She immediately got away from him. Kaoru saw Tomoe holding the top close to her. "Give me back my top," said Kaoru. "It's not yours," said Tomoe giving Kaoru a face that Kaoru wanted to slap off. "Have it your way," said Kaoru. She started walking out the door defeated.
"Bye Freak!" called Tomoe. "Yeah you're a loser! Why don't you just go back where you came from? We don't want you here! Kill yourself! Do a world a favor and get off of it!" they all yelled.
Kaoru couldn't stand the teasing. It was all happening again. Kaoru ran to the bathroom which was down near the food court. She slammed the stall door shut and sobbed out her tears. She cried until she started to throw up. (yes that's what happened to me too...just at school not at mall)
Kaoru continued to vomit. She then heard the door open. "Kaoru?" came a voice. Kaoru looked up through the vomit and tears. "Kenshin?" she asked. "It's me. Please come out," he asked. Kaoru wiped her mouth off with toilet paper.
She opened the door. She saw Kenshin looking concerned. "Are you alright?" he asked putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'm fine," she said as she rinsed her mouth out. "This is yours," said Kenshin holding her shirt out. "I took it when Tomoe wasn't looking," he said.
Kaoru was happy. "Thanks Kenshin," she said. She looked at his face. It was inching closer and closer to his. he was going to kiss her. She turned her head so he got her cheek. "UH…I just threw up and I don't want you to kiss me," she said. "Right," said Kenshin.
"Wear this tomorrow," said Kenshin placing his hand on the shirt. "No matter what you wear, you will be beautiful," he said as he left. Kaoru smiled then headed home for some much needed sleep.