How I Fell In Love With The Lamppost

By: ShadowElite

Disclaimer: Rk is not mine.

An: Took a reeeeaaaalllyy long time to update this. I'm sooo sorry! D: Gonna be even busier with my major exams fast approaching (80days away). Hope you like this chappie! And if you do, review! :)

Chapter 4: One 'Lucky' Girl

Such a wonderfully crisp and clear morning! I breathed in the fresh, clean air and smiled happily as I entered the office.

"What's up everyone?" I asked cheerfully as I placed my bag on my usual chair and hummed softly as I scanned through today's articles.

"Oh. Someone's happy this morning." Kate, my chief editor smirked. I frowned. "What? Am I not supposed to be happy?" I said, uncomprehending. I could hear muffled snickers from the people around me and I glared at them. "What's so funny?"

"Oh nothing, dear. Love-induced euphoria, we understand." Kate smiled kindly.

My eyes widen with disbelief. "What?!" I exclaimed. "It's-it's not! What's wrong with you people misunderstanding everything I say?" I crossed my arms angrily and turned away from them.

Himura.

My eyes narrowed. It's all his fault.

I'm never getting close to him again. EVER.

"Ummm..Kaoru-san?" one of the secretaries tapped on my shoulder and I turned around annoyed. "What?"

"Well.." She hesitated for a while and I knew something was definitely up.

"Yes?" I asked again, suspicious.

"Could you get Himura-sama's autograph for me?" She replied brightly.

Before I could answer her, another girl placed a huge bouquet of roses in front of me, demanding that I give it to him. Soon after, almost the entire editorial department started to shower me with presents for Himura-san.

"Woah! What's with all of this?" I said as I struggled to carry all of the presents.

"Well, since you know him. You might as well do this for us."

Kate looked at me and smirked. "You still owe me for that interview I got for you. Do you need me to list out all the favours I've done?" She asked carelessly, noting my annoyed expression with a small-satisfied smirk.

"Fine!" I snapped. I did owe her a lot of favours… and they were really busted out big ones…

But..what did I get myself into? I sighed.

"You do know that I don't own a car. How can I carry everything there?" I smiled victoriously. "Too bad for-"

Kate cut me off as she smiled innocently. "We've got a car for you. A silver Mercedes."

I gasped. How did she know I've always wanted to drive one? I frowned. "Clearly, this is blackmail. You knew I love mercs."

"Did I?" She batted her 'innocent' eyelashes at me and I groaned. "Oh well…I'll do it after-"

"Now." She ordered.

I glared at her. "You don't have the right to demand me to-"

Smiling darkly, she interrupted in a low tone. "Oh yes, Kamiya-san. You know I do."

I shivered slightly at the sudden coldness in her eyes and immediately understood the threat beneath those words.

I hurriedly agreed. "Oh yes, Kate-sama. I'll do it immediately."

With help, I carried boxes of presents to the car and loaded everything carefully. I looked at all of the stuff and groaned again. What am I going to say to him? Oh never mind. I'll just pass it to his assistant or something. But at least one good thing came out of this trip. I get to drive my dream car! I sighed softly as I slid into the wonderfully luxurious seat.

I closed my eyes, savouring the moment. What bliss!

I looked up at my office and saw them making shoo-ing motions at me. Sighing in annoyance, I muttered. "I get the message. I'll leave, okay?" I rolled my eyes as I started the engine. I heard a small bump and grimaced.

Reversed by accident. I guess not driving for 4 years made my driving skills a tad rusty.

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"Is she going to be okay?" A girl asked worriedly.

"She's gonna be fine." Kate said, smirking. "Although…" Kate frowned. "Will she make proper use of this opportunity will be another matter."

"Yeah." Misao rolled her eyes. "Put Kaoru in a room full of handsome men, and she'll most probably be reading in a corner instead. I don't think us trying to get them together would work anyway."

"Oho. That might not be the case. I placed some cookies laced with a certain something." A woman from the secretarial department said slyly.

Misao gasped in shock. "You mean you put date-rape drugs in it?!"

"Oh my poor Kaoru!" Misao sniffs sadly. "Well, at least on the bright side, she'll get laid." said Misao nonchalantly.

The woman rolled her eyes. "I'm not so cruel to Kaoru-chan, Misao. Besides, Himura's a nice guy. He won't take advant-"

"Unless they both happen to eat it." Misao said, winking.

The woman sighed exasperatingly. "Stop imagining things, Misao. And it's not date-rape drugs. It's just-"

"Right, right. You two! Get back to work!" Kate snapped. "No point in discussing irrelevant things now. Back to work, or I'll cut your pay. Especially you Misao." Kate added warningly.

"Hai, hai." Misao said resignedly. "But I still don't know what's in the cookies." She added sulkingly.

"It's a secret, Misao. S e c r e t." The woman winked.

Misao rolled her eyes. Looking at the busy streets below, she sighed. "Kaoru-chan. Just..just don't get killed."

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After twenty minutes of driving around in circles, I was seriously starting to get pissed. The constant red-lights, annoying honking of cars, misleading road signs…. I shook my head, irritated.

Finally, I spotted the damnable building. Pressing the accelerator with my foot, I sped over as quickly as I could, desperately wanting to get out of this stuffy car as soon as possible.

However, when I reached the building, another problem arose. Where do I park? I looked around for a parking space, frowning when I found none. This is bad. Sighing with frustration, I banged my head against the steering wheel.

This is all Himura's fault! I let out a small scream of irritation. Forget it. I'm doing things my way. I drove all the way to the front of the building and stopped the engine. Getting out of the car, I walked towards the boot and stared at the load of presents in there, incredulously. Did they think I'm superwoman or something? I have puny, feminine arms that are seriously not made for such a job. Oh, woe on me, I sniffed dramatically.

"Kaoru-san?" a voice behind said.

I turned around and smiled in relief when I saw it was Himura. For once, I was actually pretty thankful he was there. "Here, take this!" I shoved a bunch of cookies and some other presents into his arms.

"Um…what are you doing?" Kenshin asked curiously, as I stacked more presents into his arms.

"Gifts to you from my colleagues." I said briskly, wanting to get back as quick as possible.

"I really appreciate their gestures of kindness, but could you pass them to me later? We are sort of holding up the traffic." He added apologetically.

I turned around and winced. Due to my illegal parked car, none of the cars could come in at all.

"I am so sorry! I'll move the car! Where is the car park?"

Kenshin started to explain, stopping mid-sentence when he saw the blank look on my face. "Forget it. I'll drive." He said as he got into the driver's seat. I sat obediently in the passenger's seat and asked. 'What about your car?"

"My driver will take care of it." I watched him start the engine smoothly and without a hitch. The car practically purred with happiness under his firm guidance. "Psh, fine. You like him better than me, don't you? I bet you're a female. You traitor." I whispered grumpily to the car.

"Did you say something?" Kenshin said as he glanced at me. "Oh nothing! Just continue to drive out!" I replied hastily. He skillfully parked the car in one smooth maneuver that I absolutely envied him off, but you'll catch me dead before I even say it.

"What were you doing?" He asked me amusedly as we both got out of the car. "Nothing. I haven't driven a car for like 4 years, so don't laugh at me!" I said grouchily. He took one of the cookies out of the bag and bit into it. "Hey, this cookie is pretty good! You should try some." He smiled happily as he took another bite of the cookie.

"Nah. I'm getting fatter as it is. Although Karin's cookies are absolutely delicious." I added regretfully. "Okay, I've got to head back now. My boss would slaughter me if I-"

I paused as Kenshin unexpectedly gripped my hand. "Mou, what's with you grabbing my hand all of a sudden?" I said annoyed as I tried to shake off his hand.

I turned to look at him and gasped at his pale face. "Kenshin! Are you okay?"

Kenshin shook his head slowly and cringed as he held his head. "I feel dizzy and… I…" Losing strength, he fell against the side of the car.

"Kenshin? What the hell happened?!" I desperately tried to shake him awake, panicking. Something must have been in those cookies! Frantically, I dialed Karin's number.

"Pick up, pick up, pick up…" I chanted fearfully.

Finally, Karin answered. Without wait for her to say 'hi', I immediately started questioning her. "What did you put in the cookies? Kenshin was just knocked out like that! He was perfectly fine just before-"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just placed something inside that he was allergic to. Rest assured it won't kill him. It'll just make him unconscious for two to three hours or so. So you'll get to spend some time with him. Oh, I envy you, lucky lucky girl! Well, the boss is here. Enjoy my gift to you, dearie! Oh and Kate said you can take the day off to spend with your beloved."

With a small squeal, Karin added. "Once again. You lucky, lucky girl! Anyway, have fun, my darling!"

"Wait, wait! Karin, I-" I started to retort but she had already hung up.

Seriously! Of all the times they tried to set me up with a guy… to go to such an extent is completely overdoing it!

I glanced at the man leaning against the side of the car and sighed. What am I supposed to with him?

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An: Oooh…. Kaoru is soo lucky! ;_; If I had him all to myself…. Sighs*