To Draw A Sword
By: Misumi Kanegawa
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin, but I'm a big fan of it! RK Rules! )
Anyway, let's get on with the story... (By the way, this is my 1st RK fic...)
(A/N: I made a revision in this chapter – hope you find it better than the old version!)
Chapter 1: Fighting 4It was another cool Wednesday in Tokyo. The sun was shining bright as the petals of the cherry blossoms fly with the wind. Kaoru and Misao, two 3rd year students, were singing in the music room of Tokyo High along with their class. As they sang their last few lines the bell, signaling lunch, rang.
"What a work-out! I love singing that song!" Kaoru exclaimed, as she exited the building.
"Of course you do... you know Utada's "Sakura Drops" by heart… and besides, you're the best singer in our class, Kaoru..." a young lady with her navy blue hair tied in a long braid said as she followed her in the school cafeteria.
"Right... and pigs fly..." Kaoru laughed as they headed for the food line. 'But it's true though, I am a good singer. I just really didn't want to admit anything...'
Kaoru sighed. She was always like this; always thinking that she was incapable of doing such things when in fact, she most certainly can do all those stuff! It's sort of her little way of humbling herself. Misao seems very annoyed by it, but hey, you know the old saying, "Nails that stick out must be hammered down".
After getting their food, which was usually a ham sandwich, some brownies or some muffins or cake and some fruit salad, Misao and Kaoru got a table for themselves.
"Ugh! I hate raisins... Why do they have to make muffins with raisins?" Kaoru said in disgust as she turned to Misao, "Hey! Do you want it? I don't like it..."
"Sure! I'll take any food that's free!" Misao exclaimed happily, snatching the muffin from her best friends' hand. "Thanks a bunch!" Misao smiled as she quickly gobbled the muffin up.
All of a sudden, they heard the cafeteria door bursting open. Everyone turned to look around to see what was causing all the commotion. Even Misao and Kaoru turned their heads to see what was happening.
"What was that!" They both asked in surprise as four guys entered the cafeteria.
Everyone suddenly became silent.
"Oh great... it's the F4 gang..." Kaoru sighed, rolling her eyes.
The F4, or the Fighting 4, are the school's most popular and greatest fighters. And for some unknown reason, all four of them are filthy rich. Many think it's just a coincidence, but who know? No one could say no to these guys, not even the teachers! They get to wear the clothes they like to wear, they get to skip their classes whenever they want to and they get to boss people around without the teacher getting to sermon them. Everyone has learned to fear them.
Shinomori Aoshi, a tall black haired guy, Seta Soujiro, an every-smiling brown-haired guy, and especially their red-head leader with a cross mark on his cheek, Himura Kenshin are all great swordsmen. Sagara Sanosuke, a brown, spiky haired guy, on the other hand is the only one who isn't a swordsman, but he is well feared as one great fist fighter.
"Oh no... I think they're going to challenge someone again..." Misao whispered to Kaoru as the F4 walked towards the other side of the cafeteria.
"Oh my gosh... they're going to take on Yahiko..." Kaoru hissed in Misao's ear as the F4 stopped at Yahiko's table.
"Hey you! Kendo guy!" Sano said, cracking his knuckles.
"What do you want, rooster head!" Yahiko grumbled as he returned to eating his sandwich.
"What! What did you say you little brat!" Sano exclaimed in rage as he tried to advance towards Yahiko. But then someone grabbed him and pulled him back.
"What the-?" Sano asked in surprise as he turned to see Soujiro's smiling face, "What are you smiling about!"
"Cool it, Sano-san..." Soujiro replied, "You haven't talked to him yet... wait for a while, okay?"
"Humph..." Sano said as he turned his back on him and walked to the back of the group.
"Forgive Sano-san... he doesn't have any manners..." Soujiro said, still smiling as he continued, "Anyway, what he was saying was-"
"I won't accept it okay!" Yahiko exclaimed loudly as everyone in the cafeteria gasped.
Suddenly, everyone started to talk in whispers. No one has turned down a fight from them before!
"The guy's acting tough... don't you think?" Aoshi said, smirking as he eyed Yahiko coldly.
"Humph... I can beat the heck out of that guy in seconds..." Sano bragged as he smirked at Yahiko.
"Baka! I'd never battle with you no matter what you say!" Yahiko angrily exclaimed as he threw his unfinished sandwich at Shinomori's face before storming out of the cafeteria, slamming its doors behind him.
Everyone talked louder after this. First he wouldn't accept a challenge from them, and now he dares to throw an unworthy piece of object unto the face of the great Shinomori, distorting his well loved looks! Everyone eyed the F4 gang closely now, wondering what they would do next. Kaoru and Misao on the other hand were starting to feel nervous and worried.
"Oh no... Yahiko's gonna be in trouble..." Misao whispered to Kaoru, "He might receive a red tag soon..."
Kaoru looked at her friendly in confusion. "Red tag?" Kaoru asked, "What was that again?"
"The red tag, you know... when one of the F4 members get annoyed at someone, they'd give that person a red tag at their lockers..." Misao answered, searching the area to see if anyone was listening to them, "When a person receives a red tag... it's likely that the person would get to fight one of the F4 members' everyday... until they find that they punished the person far enough…" "That's harsh..." Kaoru said, softly, eyeing the members of this powerful group, "I feel sorry for Yahiko..."
"I know..."
Aoshi threw away the food that was on his face into the trash.
"That's it, can I pulverize him now!" Sano exclaimed angrily as Aoshi held out his arm, stopping him. "No way... he's mine..." he snapped, coldly, "No one makes a joke out of me and my face and gets away with it…"
"What do you think, Himura-san?" Soujiro asked, turning to the red head man next to him.
"Have your way... I just want to eat now..." he sighed as he sat down on the empty table which was last occupied by Yahiko.
"Oh... okay then, let me get my girl friend and we'll get us something to eat..." Sano said as he headed over to a dark-haired lady in another table. "I'll get us some drinks..." Aoshi said, sighing as he fixed his hair while heading for the vending machine.
"Everyone! Please return to what you were doing! 'Cuz there's nothing to see here any longer!" Soujiro said loudly to everyone in the cafeteria.
Quickly, everyone looked away from them, not wanting to be in trouble.
"Great! People here are so obedient!" Soujiro said, happily, sitting down next to Kenshin as he sighed, "Well, most of them anyway, don't you think so Mr. Himura?"
"Sure...sure... whatever..." he mumbled lazily.
To be continued…
(A/N: I made a revision in this chapter – hope you find it better than the old version!)