YEAH! Julie’s back, and so is Sora! I’m so glad I can update on AA again! To all you readers, I love you all! Up next is chapter 3, and it has something (probably) unexpected by most of you. What is it? Himura Sora-chan won’t tell right know. Taiichi-chan (Sora’s little sister) and Natsumi-chan (Sora’s cousin) won’t tell either. Must read to find out!
Disclaimer: Of course I own Rurouni Kenshin! What? You saw I don’t? Well guess what. You’re right. I only own Rikkuse Sagara and myself (Sora Himura in my fic. Yep, I’m in here, in case chapter 2 didn’t give a hint…)
Next chapter…
Rurouni Kenshin Highschool Madness!
By Sora Himura
Chapter 3: Kendo, An Inevitable Confrontation
It was finally the last class, and Kaoru’s favorite, Kendo. Kaoru was shaking her head at a very hyper Misao because Aoshi was in 11-A, which was the group joining them for kendo. How could such an energetic and spunky girl like such a calm and collected guy?
Misao was jumping up and down. “Ooh, I’m so excited! Aoshi-sama is so close! Whoo! Whoo! Yahoo!” She was freaking Kaoru out.
“Misao, calm down.”
“Oh, look who’s over there, Kaoru! It’s Kenshin!”
“K…Kenshin?”
“Aren’t you glad to see him?” said Misao evilly.
“No, not especially. I really don’t know him all that good. Why would I be glad to see him?” Kaoru responded, crossing her arms over her chest. She liked Kenshin, a lot, but she wasn’t about to leave her promise just for a cute guy. “Can I keep up this charade?” she thought to herself.
Effectively, Kenshin had just entered the dojo, followed by Soujiro and Rikkuse. Kenshin then leaned against the wall, looking down. Kaoru wondered what was he thinking. Then a girl entered the dojo. She had long spiky brown hair with red streaks (natural streaks, not highlights) tied up in a high side ponytail, she had the same violet eyes as Kenshin, and she also had a cross-shaped scar in her cheek. (I’ll explain how she got it later…) She also has a spunky, hyper and upbeat attitude, and a born leader. (Just like me! Duh! She IS me…)
“Hey, Sora’s here.”
“Who?”
“Sora Himura. She’s Kenshin’s cousin. She’s a year younger than him, and she’s not supposed to be here, but she’s so good she’s allowed to take kendo with us. Same goes for Sanosuke’s brother, Rikkuse.” Misao explained to Kaoru.
“Kenshin has a cousin…”
“Actually, two. Sora has a little sister, Taiichi. But she’s not as close to Kenshin as Sora. Kenshin and Sora are almost like brother and sister. They spend a lot of time together, and since he trained her, she takes kendo in the advanced class. They practice the Hiten Mitsorugi Ryu.”
“Hiten Mitsorugi? Never heard of it before.” Kaoru said, not being able to remember ANY style in kendo called that.
“It’s only been passed down his family. Sora wasn’t meant to learn it, but once Kenshin saw how she fought, he knew she had potential.”
“Um, how did she get that scar? It’s the same as Kenshin’s.”
“She got that sword-fighting once. It’s sort of a long story…” Misao was cut off.
She was interrupted once again by Saitoh who entered the room.
“Good afternoon, students.” Croaked Saitoh.
“Good afternoon, Sensei.” Replied all students in unison.
“Today we are going to see the skills of some of the students from the other groups. And I’ll name the one who is to be our Champion, the one who will represent us in the up-coming Neo-Japan Kendo Tournament.” There were several oohs and ahs around the room.
“Whoever’s gonna represent us in that tournament must be really good. Only the best fighters in all of Japan make it to the Neo-Japan Kendo Tournament…” whispered Kaoru to Misao.
“Which is not me!” said Misao. Kaoru just giggled.
“In fact, since all of you probably knows who will represent us, I might as well name our Champion now. The one who will represent us in the Neo-Japan Kendo Tournament will be…” Everybody held their breath. Kaoru was wondering who it was. “Kenshin Himura.”
“What? Kenshin?” Kaoru asked Misao, unable to believe her ears.
“I told you, he’s the captain of the kendo team, remember? Besides, nobody here can rival Kenshin with a sword or shinai, not even you, Aoshi-sama, or even Saitoh Sensei himself!”
“Humph. I’ll show you if I can rival him or not.”
“What are you planning to do?”
“I’m also participating in the Tournament, you know.”
“Really? But how?”
“As the Assistant Master of the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu, I am considered one of the best fighters in Japan and I’ll be representing the Kamiya Dojo.” Said Kaoru proudly.
“Wow. Cool!”
“And I’m gonna put Kenshin out of his misery! Hahahaha…”
“You seem to be under the impression that you can beat me, that you do.” Kaoru jumped startled by Kenshin. She always reacted like that when she heard his voice.
“Hello, Kenshin!” chirped a cheerful Misao. “I’m happy to see you brought Aoshi-sama with you!” Kenshin chuckled at her.
“Oh, I couldn’t forget my promise to you, now, could I?”
“I’m glad you didn’t forget! You’re the best!” Misao responded hugging Kenshin.
“So, Kaoru. You said you were gonna beat me, did you not?” Kenshin said turning to face Kaoru, who was trying to ignore him.
“Well, of course! There’s no way I could ever lose to someone.” She replied a little too cockily.
“Are you sure? I’m positive you can’t win every single match you enter in, that I am.”
“I’ll show YOU I can beat you, you jerk!” Kaoru fumed, grabbing her shinai.
“How can a sweet girl like her be so arrogant? She thinks she can beat me; she’ll be disappointed when she loses. But I can’t decline her challenge. She’ll think I’m a coward.” Kenshin thought. “Fine then. Show me how it’s done.”
“Of course. It’s my specialty to teach novices.”
“Novice?” Kenshin said, his eyes unconsciously turning a glint of amber. That’s it. Nobody called him a novice and got away with it. Not even her. “Fine. Let’s go.”
Saitoh was watching their argument and a smirk came to his face. That Raccoon Girl was gonna get it for insulting Himura like that. Then he decided he might as well face them off in the wooden practice area.
“Miss Kamiya and Mister Himura. If you’re having an argument and decided to settle it with your shinais, then feel free to use the practice area for your little ‘match’.” He smirked at them.
“Yes, Sensei. I think we’ll do just that.” Kenshin said, pulling Kaoru with him to the practice floor.”
The two stood there facing each other, when Kaoru noticed the amber glint in Kenshin’s eyes. Amber? Weren’t his eyes violet? She watched his stance carefully. He had never seen it before, but it looked perfect. She couldn’t feel an unguarded spot. This was bad. She wasn’t going to be able to defeat him as easily as she thought she would. She may even…
“Lose?” said Kenshin, complementing her thoughts as if he could read her mind.
“Wh…what the? How does he know what I’m thinking?” she thought.
“That’s one of the secrets of the Hiten Mitsorugi Ryu.” He said, once more reading her mind. She was startled beyond all reason.
“How am I supposed to beat someone who knows what I’m thinking?” she said under her breath.
“Let’s go. The first move is yours.”
Why was he giving her the first move? Was he insinuating that if HE made the first move she may have no chance of beating him? Many questions passed through her mind, but she shook them off.
“Okay. If you say so, let’s start.”
She leaped up and brought the sword down at him. He blocked it with the shinai, then jumped back. Next he charged for her, and their shinais clashed. Kenshin could feel her strength behind the attack.
“She’s not bad. But I’m sorry to say she’s no match for me.” He said to himself. But he had a heart. He wasn’t going to embarrass her by finishing her off as quickly as he could. He would try to drag on the duel for as long as he could.
They charged again, and he swiftly moved to the side afterwards. He didn’t notice that she had gotten behind him. He noticed her just when she started to bring the shinai down to his head.
“Gotcha! Haaa!” she said as she quickly brought the shinai down It would have hit Kenshin in the head, but he just…disappeared.
“Huh? Where did he go?” she asked looking all around her. Then all of a sudden, she found herself pinned down to the floor by him with the shinai gently over her throat. It was over. She, Kaoru Kamiya, Assistant Master of the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu, had lost.
“Himura’s the winner.” Mumbled Saitoh. “You can get off of her now, Himura.”
Kaoru was ashamed. After what she had told Kenshin, she had LOST against him, and she didn’t even touch him! And his speed… it was not human. Suddenly she felt nothing but hate for the person standing over her. Hate for embarrassing her in front of the whole kendo class. She looked up. Kenshin’s eyes were violet again, and he was looking down at her with a gentle smile. He held out his hand to help her get up.
“Let me help you get up.” Kaoru reluctantly accepted his hand. Then the bell rang.
“Thank you. But I’ll never speak to you, ever again. I hate you, Himura.” She said. Something inside her took hold of her as she said those last words.
“I’m sorry. I really am.” said Kenshin, pure apology in his face.
“Save your breath.” Kaoru said coldly, picking up her things and walking out of the room with Misao.
To be continued…
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So, now Kaoru hates Kenshin. How can she? I couldn’t hate Kenshin, never ever! Love Kenshin! Kenshin best! Kenshin teach Sora the Hiten Mitsorugi Ryu! (only in fic, not in real life. Aw, darn.) Well, if you want, ignore my freaky comments and give feedback, and make Sora-chan happy. More to come! Don’t worry. This will be K/K, I promise. See ya! Peace out!
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