What is Love?

Summary: Kaoru is a girl that never trusted anybody after her abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend. Kenshin is the guy that every girl wants. When they get stuck in a closet together will feelings bloom?

Authors Note: So sorry about the delay! Didn't mean for the next chapter to take so long! Thanks for all the reviews, I'm really glad that you still like my story after I delayed the updates so badly! So thanks again. This is one of the longer chapters for me… So be happy: ) Haha, okay well in this story since it's kinda AU, they AIM. Yes, I don't really know if they had it back then, but oh well! Just pretend for this chapter! Okay well…

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Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN RUROUNI KENSHIN!

Chapter 8

(Normal POV)

Kaoru groaned as she found herself starring at a test in her chemistry class and not knowing what to do. She stood up; she had totally forgotten to study the night before from having a quick dinner with Kenshin. She didn't know what she was doing, but she liked it. She walked over to the teacher and asked if she could go to the bathroom. He nodded and watched her walk out of the door. Before she was even a couple of steps away from the door, she felt herself being pushed against the wall and her mouth being covered by another. She moaned lightly as she felt his lips press harder against hers. They pulled apart and she wrapped her arms tightly around his neck.

"Should we really be doing this Kenshin?"

"No, but who cares?" He laughed and captured her lips one more. "Come with me." He urged and she shook her head.

"Kenshin, I have a chemistry test that I forgot to study for because I went out to dinner with you last night and what if somebody catches us?"

"It'll make it more fun and who cares about chemistry anyways?"

"Me! My parents will kill me if I don't get a good grade this term."

"You always get good grades, why can't you just get a bad grade this one time?" She stood on her tip-toes and kissed him quickly.

"Sorry Kenshin, I can't do that."

"Kaoru…" He groaned and she shook her head again, her smile teasing him.

"Aw, poor Kenshin!" She said and reeled her arms to her side. Her smile brightened and then she turned around and walked towards the door. She peered in the window and saw that the teacher wasn't even curious about where she was. She turned back to Kenshin who out-stretched his hand knowing what she was thinking. She took it and let him lead her off and out of the school.

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Kaoru leaned her head on his shoulder and they sat there for awhile. His hand was on her lower back and he was leaning against a tree. She smiled and let her head bury into his shoulder for awhile. She hadn't been planning on staying here for long for the teacher would wonder where she had gone, but she just couldn't say no to Kenshin, she liked him too much.

"What are you going to do about Seta Kaoru?" He questioned and she kissed his neck softly before answering. She wrapped her arms around his waist loosely and smiled.

"I don't know, what are you going to do about Hana?"

"Whatever you decide to do with Seta…"

"Well, he has been my best friend for awhile and I did suggest that we should go out, but…" She trailed off. "I don't really know now. He hasn't really been talking to me and I think that he thinks that something is up."

"He should think that, we've been secretly together for the past month."

Kaoru rolled her eyes, "I don't know what I'm going to do."

"I don't either."

"But I think I'm in love with you Kenshin." She whispered and he nodded, understanding.

"I think I love you too."

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Kaoru pushed her hair out of her face and lugged her bag up the stairs of her house. She entered her room and let her bag hit the ground with a 'thud'. She smiled happily and went to her computer. She signed on AIM and four IM's popped up. She shook her head and closed two of them. She didn't want to talk to her pen-pal over in the United States and she didn't want to talk to Tsubame or Yahiko. She shook her head again and started typing.

Seta: What are you doing?

Kaoru: Uh… Nothing now, why?

Seta: I want to take you out tonight!

Kaoru: But you're always busy… Why tonight?

Seta: I don't know, I just want to be with you… Is that a crime or something? Or do you have something else going on?

Kaoru: Erm, no – no! What else would I be doing? I just have to call my mom and ask her.

Seta: Great, hey have you heard from Kenshin in awhile? How's his relationship with Hana going? I hear she's a great girl.

Kaoru rolled her eyes and shook her head. She didn't want to go anywhere with Seta but knew that if she broke up with him he would probably murder either her or Kenshin and she didn't really want to think about that. She sighed and dialed her mother's phone number.

"Mom?" Kaoru said her voice low in an almost whisper.

"Honey! Speak louder, I can't really hear you." Her mother replied and Kaoru smiled, she loved her mother for her perky personality.

"Yeah, sorry! I was wondering if I could go out tonight."

"Oh? With who?"

"Seta."

"Seta? You mean you're old friend? You guys are together? But I thought that you and Kenshin were together?"

"Slow down mom!"

"Sorry, sorry! So Seta you're best friend?"

"Yeah we've been going out for about a month now."

"Oh so uh… Is Kenshin okay with it?"

"Yeah, he's fine; we're just friends' mom."

"Oh alright, you can go out with Seta if you want… But I want all of your homework down."

Typical… I knew that she would say that. Kaoru thought to herself as she put down the phone and turned back to the computer.

Seta: You aren't going to answer my question are you?

Kaoru: Oh sorry, what did you say?

Seta: Nothing, nothing… Just about Kenshin and Hana.

Kaoru: What did you say about them? I wasn't really paying attention… Sorry!

Seta: Doesn't really matter, I just wanted to know if they're good.

Kaoru: Haven't talked to them in a long time… You want me to ask?

Seta: No, so can you go?

Kaoru: Yeah, I can go. Where are we headed?

Seta: Hmm, wherever you want to go.

Kaoru: Well I don't really care, you're taking me!

Seta: Okay we'll go get something for dinner and then… I don't we can just hang around and shop!

Kaoru: Haha, very funny Seta. You're too funny for me.

Seta: I know, I am just that amazing.

Kaoru: Alright, alright, well I have to go finish my homework. My mom told me that I have too… Call me before you come? I want to make sure that I'm ready before you come! I have too look perfect!

Seta: You already look perfect.

Kaoru: Aw, thanks Seta! I'll talk to you later!

Seta: Alright, I'll come around 6? Is that alright?

Kaoru: Yeah, yeah fine. Call me though.

Seta: Okay! Love you.

Kaoru: Love you too.

She shivered at the thought of loving Seta, but she had too. She closed that window and went to the one that had been un-touched for about twenty minutes. She read through it quickly.

Kenshin: Hey Kaoru, I was wondering if you wanted to do something with me today. Hmm, seems like you're not there? Do I have to call you?

Kaoru: Looks like you didn't call me.

Kenshin: I knew you were there, that's why I didn't call.

Kaoru: Oh I see!

Kenshin: Right, so how does tonight sound?

Kaoru: Ugh! I can't, I already made plans with Seta. I don't want him to totally think that I'm avoiding him… You know what I mean?

Kenshin: Right, right. I get you. I guess I'll just have to ask Hana if she wants to do anything.

Kaoru: Aha, I see. Alright well you do that.

Kenshin: You sound mad.

Kaoru: You can't hear me.

Kenshin: I can just tell.

Kaoru: Well I'm not.

Kenshin: Don't lie.

Kaoru: I'm not lying. I'll talk to you later! I have to get ready to go out with Seta and I have to do my homework and I'm not going too get distracted again.

Kenshin: Haha, very funny.

Kaoru: I know, I know.

Kenshin: Alright, well it seems that I'm going to go out with Hana tonight. She asked. So have you decided what you're going to do about Seta?

Kaoru: No, have you decided what you're going to do with Hana?

Kenshin: Nope, but I don't think that I have to decide tonight. I'll talk to you later?

Kaoru: (sigh) Fine, leave me.

Kenshin: You started it.

Kaoru: Whatever, now I really have to leave because I have to do chemistry homework and my moms home. I have to ask her for a note about why I wasn't in chemistry. Cough-cough.

Kenshin: Hey! It wasn't my decision; you decided that we should leave.

Kaoru: Haha, I know, I'm not mad.

Kenshin: Good, 'cause I'm not either.

Kaoru: Are we ever going to leave?

Kenshin: I'm never going to leave you.

Kaoru: Aw, thanks I love you too.

Kenshin: Good.

Kaoru: I gotta go, my moms yelling at me to get off the computer and do my homework. Call me later tonight when I'm not with Seta and you're not with Hana?

Kenshin: Fine, I love you.

Kaoru: I love you too.

Kenshin has signed off.

Kaoru has signed off.

She sighed and knew that she had meant that she loved Kenshin. She ran her fingers through her loose hair that fell just below her breast. She shook it out and then went to her bag. She opened her chemistry binder and laid it on her lap. She smiled and started on her homework. She couldn't wait for Kenshin to call her.

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Kaoru, freshly showered with her dark raven hair tumbling down her shoulders, wore a black dress that cut-off at her knees. She held a purse in her left hand and was flipping through her chemistry papers. She had taken them along just in case Seta was really boring or really late to pick her up. She sighed knowing that tomorrow she would have to take the chemistry test. Seta came up in the carriage and got out the back. He let her get in first and then he sat down besides her.

"This is going to be fun Kaoru, I swear."

"Alright," She tucked the papers into her purse. "It better be."

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She entered the restaurant and her eyes immediately went to Kenshin and Hana sitting at the table next to the one that they were going to sit at. She quickly grabbed Seta's hand and smiled at Hana who waved at her. She shook her head and kept giving Seta looks. He did nothing to stop the waiter from taking them to the table.

"Hey guys! What a surprise that we would see you here!" Hana said and turned around in her seat. "Do you guys want to sit with us? That would be super cool because then we can all catch up and all that junk."

Seta nodded before he even asked Kaoru what she wanted. "That would be great!" Kaoru paled slightly and caught Kenshin's eyes. He was also fidgeting with the menu and his jacket. She shook her head and then found herself sitting right next to him with Seta on her other side, Hana across from. She had no idea what she was going to do.

End of Chapter 8

Ending Note: So did you like it? I really hope you did! Sorry about the cliffhanger! So I'll update soon, I hope!

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