Deepest apologies from the bottom of my soul for making you wait so long. I've have a difficult road with my recovery from surgery and am just now starting to write things that I am happy with. Hopefully I will be able to write on a more regular basis to keep the story moving and my readers happy!

Here is the next chapter! I hope you'll find this is more detailed and just a better read over all! It may be a little short but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. I want to say thanks to all my reviewers for the great advice and enthusiasm for this story, it makes my day! And a special thanks to Namikaze Soul for being the first person to favourite my story! You are awesome! :D

Have no fear, Kenshin will be introduced soon! I also plan on going back to the first two chapters sometime and improve them to enhance my story. Anyways...

I woke up from clanging being made downstairs. I must have slept in longer than I thought for people to be making that much noise so I glanced at the clock. 6 a.m.?! Who makes so much noise this early in the morning? I rolled over and pulled my pillow over my head, trying to block out the ruckus going on downstairs.

I yelped when a heavy figure jumped on top of me, knocking the air from my lungs. The weight suddenly disappeared only to be replaced by excited yelling detailing what exactly we were going to do today. I rolled onto my back and tried to catch my breath while half listening to the noise made by the small girl running around my room.

Misao got a bit sidetracked when she said we were going to meet Aoshi so she could train with him and after five minutes of listening to her talk about all the wonderful things Aoshi does, I grabbed my pillow and threw it at her. She stopped talking and looked at me.

"If you're so excited to start the day, maybe you should leave me alone to get ready" I told her coldly. If you wanted to wake me up early, you had better be prepared to be my enemy. She got the hint and with a final wave of energy she dashed out of the room saying she would wait for me in the lounge with breakfast.

I gave one last stretch and a groan before getting up to start my day. It was going to be a long one.

" Kaoru, aren't you going to eat more than that tiny bowl of fruit? I'm taking you to all the cool spots in town and it'll be a lot of walking so you're going to need lots of energy. This one time I skipped breakfast because I was running late to school and in the middle of my history class I passed out! Luckily Aoshi was there to carry me to the nurses office…" I tuned out when she mentioned Aoshi and started going glassy-eyed. I wasn't going to listen to another long speech about what makes Aoshi 'the best guy ever.'

I started listening again when she said Aoshi had a friend that I would probably like "...He's kind of short but really nice and he makes the best rice balls! He's really good at fighting too but I don't think he could actually hurt anybody! I'm sure he'll like you, especially with all your cool stories from Tokyo!"

The prospect of meeting a guy here got my hopes up. I was still hurt by the rejection from Okita and maybe this is what I needed to cheer up a bit. Then I remembered this guy lived in a town with a population smaller than my apartment building so he probably was a cookie-cutter nice boring gentleman, even if he could fight. Just the type of guy my dad would want me to date. Oh well, it'll have to get me through the summer and maybe I'll enjoy myself. Probably not.

Again sorry about the long wait! I hope to make it up to you. And Kenshin will be in the next chapter, be prepared! Also please review and don't hesitate to tell me grammatical errors (though I aim for none heh)! See ya!