"Kaoru, are you sure you want to take Kenshin to school with you?" Sano asked as he burned his rice omelet.
"Why not? He's already learned so much in one week as it is. Besides, it has to be lonely just waiting at home for us to come back from school."Kaoru replied.
"Do persocoms get lonely? Never mind, it's your funeral."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you're gonna be late if you keep sitting here."
Kaoru glanced at the clock above the stove. 7:30 A.M.
"Sano! You jerk! Why didn't you tell me sooner?!"
"I figured it'd be more fun like this."
"Why you...Oh, screw it! Kenshin!! Let's go!"
Kaoru picked up her bag, put on her shoes, and grabbed Kenshin in one swift movement.
"Ara..."
Chapter 4- Alcoholic teachers and juvenile delinquents
"Good news Kenshin, we may actually make it on time!" Kaoru said excitedly as the school came into view.
"Kaoru, what do you call that frilly white stuff underneath girl's skirts?" Kenshin asked innocently.
"Frilly?...You mean bloomers? Why do you want to know?"
"Sano has some books with pictures of girls and you can see everything underneath their skirts." Kaoru nearly fell into the street at Kenshin's words.
"Oh..really? He does?" She was going to have to have a long talk with Sano later about keeping his manga away from Kenshin's eyes.
"Also, when ever we start running again I can see your bloomers too because your skirt keeps flying up."
'High school student willingly flings herself into the street; film at 11...'
"What's wrong with you, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked, poking the little white ears on his friend's head.
"You're eight times more crabby than usual."
"I am not crabby! It's my brother. He brought back a broken down persocom home yesterday."
"Uh... is that supposed to be a bad thing? I thought Sesshoumaru worked at a persocom shop?"
"It is. And he does. But the thing's just so friggin' creepy... Something's wrong with its OS so it can't talk. But it just stalks around the house with those eyes...I think she's possessed."
"...I see." Miroku stammered.
"Can persocoms even get possessed?" Kaoru asked as she placed her bag on her desk. Miroku nearly fell off the desk he was sitting on when he saw Kenshin trailing behind her.
"Well hello there, my fair maiden." Miroku greeted him suavely, taking one of Kenshin's small, pale hands to his lips. "What brings you to this lovely...ow!"
"Miroku! Down boy! Or I'll have to belt you in the head with another dictionary!" roared a beautiful girl brandishing a thick, hardcover book.
"Sango, do you realize how many of my precious brain cells you kill off by doing that on a daily basis?..."
"What brain cells?" the entire class chimed.
"Oh, that's cold..."
"So little Ken-chan is a persocom?"
"Yep! I found him!" Kaoru explained, ignoring Miroku's new found nickname for the persocom.
"So do you mind explaining why you brought him to school today?"
Kaoru flinched at the sound of that voice. "Oh...Hello Kikyo...What brings you over here?"
"As class representative, I couldn't help but overhear that you brought a persocom to school-"
"Being a class rep. doesn't give you the right to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, Shirogane." Another voice from behind stated sharply. Almost every head turned when Edward Elric confronted the (much) taller girl.
"Oh really, Edo-kun? Tell me; is it true you have prosthetic limbs?" The blond froze. She had hit a sore spot.
"I don't know, why don't you tell me bitch? Is it true you have prosthetic breasts?"
Suddenly, the room became very quiet. Of course the silence lasted only a moment before the entire room was filled with laughter.
Inuyasha muttered something into his sleeve that sounded a lot like, 'It's pretty obvious that they're fake...'
A curious-looking man with silver hair stepped into the room. "Settle down class. Today we're going to have a special lesson."
Kaoru groaned. When Kakashi-sensei decided to give one of his special lessons it usually meant that the class would spend the period copying notes from a certain orange book.
"Ok everyone, I have a hangover. Does anyone know what that means?" Kakashi sensei asked, sitting on the desk.
"Doesn't that mean you're drunk?" One student asked.
"No. It means I was drunk yesterday."
"If you come to school with a hangover doesn't that make you an alcoholic anyways?" Ed asked in a bored tone.
"Not at all. All right kids, Sensei's going to take a little nap on the desk now. Free period; And don't wake me up unless the school catches on fire again."
An awkward silence came over the room for a moment as the man got off the desk.
"Oh, Kamiya."
"Y-yes?"
"Tell the new student that he needs to get a uniform by the end of the day."
"Ok..."
"...Unbelievable..."
"How could he not tell?"
"His eyesight is probably shot with that headband covering his eye like that."
"Kakashi-sensei is weird." Kenshin said quietly. "Do all the teachers at your school wear masks?"
"Nope. Just him." They answered collectively.
"But that alcoholic was good for something. You have an excuse to stay now don't you?" Inuyasha asked.
"Ara..."
Miroku's perverted smile returned once again.
"You would look especially nice in the girls uniform, Ken-chan..."
Everyone shivered for a moment, images of Kenshin prancing around in a short schoolgirl's skirt running rampant through their minds.
"Miroku..."
Miroku quietly slipped out of the room, sporting a new lump on his head, courtesy of Sango.
"Here ya go! One standard Ryushi High School boy's uniform!" Miroku said cheerfully as he handed the package over to Kenshin.
"That had better not be the girls uniform, Miroku." Kaoru warned him.
"It was tempting, but I didn't want to get my face smashed in by Kaoru-chan's fist."
"Where did you get that anyways?" Sango asked curiously. Miroku grinned mischievously.
"The main office's store closet."
"How did you...never mind. I don't want to know what you did to get that..."
"Aw, what's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you're a shameless pervert." Inuyasha said flatly.
"You have such a way with words..."
Kenshin strolled through the school's empty hallways looking for Kaoru's classroom. However, before he knew it he had somehow found his way outside the school instead of inside.
"Who's that?"
"Huh? Who?"
"Her. The little hottie in the boy's uniform."
"I didn't know you switched teams, Dark."
"I didn't, stupid. I doubt that's really a guy anyways."
Concealed by the shade of a large tree, a slightly mentally unhinged blond and a handsome purple-haired boy watched the wandering redhead like vultures.
"Girl or guy I still want some."
"I'm not stopping you. Go ahead. She's already alone."
Dark was already strolling towards the unsuspecting student before Krad had finished his sentence.
"Dai-chan's going to be mad with you later..." Krad murmured, taking out his cell phone and dialing a familiar number.
"Hey, you."
Wide, innocent purple eyes and long red hair tied back into a pony tail. Dark Mousy had hit the jackpot with this one.
"Yes?"
Even her voice screamed, 'Drag me away into a corner now.'
"Are you alone here? Cause if you are, I think we need to fix that."
"Ara..."
"You have to be new if you're ambling around here all by yourself." Dark smiled and took Kenshin's arm.
"I have to go back to Kaoru now."
"Kaoru? Is that your boyfriend? I'm sure he won't mind if I...borrow you for a while."
"It's dangerous here. Protect yourself."
Kenshin's wide and innocent violet eyes had suddenly became narrow and amber.
Meanwhile, golden eyes drowsily stared outside at a large tree near the school building.
"Where the heck is Kenshin? Shouldn't he have come back by now?" Kaoru asked.
"Maybe he got lost?" Sango suggested.
"Kamiya-san. Isn't that your cousin down there?" Ed asked, still staring out the window.
"Wow Ed, this has to be a record. You've spoken more this morning than you do in a week." Daisuke, a boy with hair bright enough to rival Kenshin's, murmured.
"But I don't have a cousin, Elric-san." Kaoru replied equally confused.
"Eep!" Daisuke jumped up to cease his phone from ringing.
"Niwa-kun! Turn that thing off before Kakashi-sensei hears it!" Kikyo scolded from the front desk.
"Grow a spine and answer it. He's not gonna hear you anyways." Inuyasha growled while pointing to their hung over teacher.
"Alright...Hello? Krad?! Why are you calling me now? What? Dark got into a fight? With a girl?!"
"Yes, with a girl. And she's beating him senseless. You should be able to see it from the window."
"Eep! Y-you're right...who is that? She's scary..." Daisuke murmured, looking out the window.
"Kamiya-san's cousin." Ed said nonchalantly.
"I already told you I don't have a cousin!" Kaoru cried.
"I'm talking about the guy you brought with you this morning." Ed muttered just loud enough for Kaoru to hear.
"Ah, oh! My cousin! Right!" 'Just what are you playing at, Elric?!'
"Kaoru's cousin, Himura...right..." Sango said.
"Did I miss something? Since when is Kaoru related to...Ow!"
One phone call and two misplaced textbooks later...
"T-that's Kenshin?!" Inuyasha stammered.
"Since when can he kick like that?" Miroku asked in awe.
"Mousy was probably asking for it." Sango deadpanned.
"I had no idea Sango could be so cruel..."
"Miroku, you're going to make me damage more school books than necessary...Wait, where did Kaoru go?"
Kaoru raced down the hall towards the outside gate with Daisuke in tow and Edward trailing closely behind.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru cried out as they got closer to the fight.
'Wait, is that Kenshin? Those eyes don't look like his...'
"Kenshin! What are you doing?!"
The deadly persocom lowered his foot, but kept a firm hold on Dark's collar.
Kaoru froze at the sight before her. Her adorable, naive little Kenshin had somehow managed beat Dark, who was at least two heads taller, to the point of unconsciousness.
"Dark?!" Daisuke stopped just short of where Kaoru was standing. "W-whoa...Were his eyes always that color?"
"I...I...I don't know anymore..."
Dun,dun,dun!
Will Kenshin return to normal?
Will Kaoru be able to gain the courage to stop him from killing Dark?
Will Miroku get a concussion?
Will Kakashi ever wake up to conduct his students?!
Authors Notes:
Yes, I am referring to Dark from D.N. Angel. Krad's with him too.
Kaoru is a unisex name in Japan.
Preview for Chapter 5-
Sango answered her phone.
"Kagome? What's wrong?"
"Sango! You have to hurry! Miroku got caught in one of the machines at his job. H-he's in the hospital..."
I wonder if should start listing character deaths...Just Kidding! (Evil thoughts)