This is my first RK fic and I've been so inspired with some of the authors here. So I think that I can write something too. If I can pull this one, I'm sure that I will consider myself to write another one... Possibly from the original timeline, after the Jinchu arc. But it is too early to talk about that so let's focus on this one neh? If you love romance with humor and a bit of drama, here's the one for you! Hope you'll like it... :)

I do not own Rurouni Kenshin and I am not making money from this fic, so please let me and don't sue. :)

It was official. This day was boring and Kamiya Kaoru couldn't help but grimace at the third frappe in her hands. It had been two hours since her ever-so-busy boyfriend called and told her that he couldn't come to their date. If it had not been happening for the last six months, she would've been devastated but since it was, the only thing that she minded was that she had no idea where or how she would spend her time.

It was Saturday, which meant no work and a lot of free hours but it looked like that she had no other choice but to take her time sitting in her favorite coffee shop, Akabeko.

Megumi, her roommate and best friend, was busy tutoring medical students for extra income, so shopping or chatting with her was out. She had no one else to call, and was stuck by herself. This wouldn't be happening if not for her busy boyfriend could make time to save fer from this boring day.

"Can this day get any more boring? And it's only eleven o'clock…" she murmured to herself with a sigh.

"If only there were some attractive guys or fun event around here…" she continued muttering to herself while scanning the place, hoping to see something interesting.

Then it was like the Kami had taken pity on her and granted her wish when a gorgeous lady in a small fitted red dress came in the front door and walked towards the counter.

Kaoru couldn't help but to admire at the confidence that this lady exudes. High Class… she thought. She had her wine colored hair pinned up on her head with a few strands dangling in the around her ears, creating a very sexy effect. She had pale white skin, and dark purple eyes. Her lips were full with red shade of lipstick. Kaoru, along with the other customers, couldn't help but to stare at this beautiful woman.

She watched as she strode smoothly across the floor and stopped when she was in front of the counter. For a minute, Kaoru wondered what a high class looking lady was doing in a coffee shop like this. Not that she thought the place was cheap! It was more on down to earth and warm, a place that have a comfortable ambiance and certainly, that woman is not down to earth and warm.

Her musing was cut off when the woman talked, with broken voice, to the man on the other side of the counter.

"Why didn't you call me last night?" Kaoru heard the woman say. The woman was talking to one of the shop servers.

Wow… A service crew hooked up with woman like her? And that's not all! She was practically asking for his attention… He must be something… Kaoru thought.

Because she was intrigued with the man, she tried to take a look at the man's face. Kaoru had craned her neck as much as possible just to take a peek at his face but because of the positioning of her seat, all she could see was the side of his face that to her much expectation, was covered with thick red mane.

Well, he had long, beautiful red hair.

"Yumi… I told you… I am not interested…" she heard the man say in a smooth, gentle voice.

"But you said that I am pretty! That I am fun to be with and any guy I like will be lucky to have me as her woman!" the beautiful woman retaliated not so beautifully.

Kaoru saw the man sigh and run his fingers through his red bangs. For a moment there, Kaoru had the chance to peek at his face and she swore that she saw the most stunning amethyst eyes. She might have gotten a better look if not only for the red mane flowing back to cover his eyes from her view.

"You even gave me flowers and chocolates! You even kissed me! And I know that if your buddy didn't call you last night, I swear you would be in my bed! Asleep and naked!" the woman named Yumi said loudly.

Kaoru was stunned for a second. She looked around to see if other people heard what this Yumi was referring to. Luckily, or lucky for the guy, it seems like no one was paying attention to the drama that was unfolding.

Kaoru was the only one watching. She grinned and waited for the show to proceed.

"Look Yumi…" the red head whispered and slightly bending his torso so he could be sure that only the Yumi woman will only hear it. But Kaoru's position was by far the best seat she had taken for years in coming at this coffee shop because she could clearly hear what the red head guy was saying.

"I liked you okay? But not to the extent that you should expect that I will call you… What do you expect anyway? Ask you to be my girlfriend? You're beautiful Yumi, really… But despite it, you are not my type…"

Both Kaoru and Yumi gaped at the straight forwardness of this man.

"Bastard…" Kaoru thought but she can't help but to grin at the sight of a beautiful lady getting dumped by a coffee shop service crew.

She can clearly see Yumi's face getting red with anger. On the other hand, the guy picked up a glass and started to wipe it.

Kaoru waited for another response and she wasn't disappointed because what happened next was by far the most interesting.

Yumi slapped the red head guy hard on the face before walking out and strode to the door.

Kaoru was left stunned. Wow… she thought. She didn't know that asking for some interesting event would lead to this.

She watched the guy grunt as he touched his reddened cheek and she silently giggled.

No more than five minutes later, another beautiful lady entered the coffee shop and headed to the counter. Again, her target was the red head guy.

The woman has brown hair that elegantly flowed down her back. She had sparkling eyes that had a color of mixed moss green and gray. She had pink lips that went well with her slightly tanned skin and was wearing a white flowing dress with pink bolero and knee high dark brown boots.

Kaoru gaped at the pretty face of this girl, but unlike the woman named Yumi, this one had an angelic features.

She watched once again as she approached the guy. The red head guy did nothing other than sigh.

The angelic girl frowned and her lips quivered. Kaoru can tell that she was about to cry.

"Sayo…" the red head guy murmured as if he was helpless, as if he was so tired of this.

Kaoru smirked. She didn't know the entire story yet but this guy was for sure is what they called… a playboy.

"Why didn't you call me for the last two days?" the girl named Sayo whined as she wiped some tears with her hanky.

"Well it's because she was hooking up with the woman named Yumi…" she thought while grinning at them. She thought the show was over but it was getting more and more interesting.

The red head guy sighed as if there was something heavy weighing on his chest.

"Sayo… I thought I already told you that I don't commit…" he said as he put plastic cap over a tall sized frappe.

"I know! But you made me feel different!" Sayo retorted and this time, she didn't have the time to wipe her tears.

"Looks to me that he made sure every girl was treated special…" Kaoru thought while chuckling.

"There's nothing different about that… I do it all the time… It is entirely your fault that you had mistook my actions into something else…" he said blatantly ignoring the look of hurt on Sayo's face.

"Wh-what? You are blaming me?" Sayo shouted. Her face was no longer a picture of sorrow, it was one of anger, and it didn't match her almost angelic face.

Kaoru shook her head. This girl was getting ugly.

"You're not my type Sayo…" the red head guy said simply and Kaoru had to sigh and shake her head.

"Another woman that had her heart broken by this guy…" Kaoru thought.

Kaoru watched as the guy and that woman Sayo stood on their spot for some minute and she can see that the guy was becoming impatient.

"Look Sayo, you need to—"

He was cut off and Kaoru almost give out a shriek, for Sayo sudddenly picked up the innocent frappe that the red head man currently prepared and chucked its content… to his face.

Both Kaoru and the guy stay still, obviously shocked with what had happened as the Sayo woman marched outside the coffee shop with her chin stubbornly held high.

Kaoru was the first to shake herself from the shock and she quickly scanned the place to see if anybody noticed that scene. Apparently, no one noticed what had happened, again. All customers were busy chatting with each other or tending to their laptops. Still, she was the only one that saw that show.

She was slightly in her own stupor but when she looked at the red head man in the counter that had been recently a victim of raging girls; she managed to see a perfect view of his face. And something caught in her throat.

He was truly handsome, that red head, despite the aggravation etched on his face.

Kaoru watched as he slammed his both hands in the counter and gritted his teeth.

"Damn it!" he hissed.

She wasn't delusional when she saw amethyst in his eyes because it was really the color of his irises.

He slammed his hands to the counter once again, now forming it into a fist. The movement must've shaken his body, thus causing the remnants of whipped cream on his bangs tumble onto the tip of his nose.

Despite the scrunched nose, creased eyebrows and narrowed eyes, he still didn't fail to look so… cute.

Kaoru can't help but to giggle, not very much unaware that it was louder than the last time.

The red head guy heard the giggle, causing him to pause his fuming. He looked at the side of the counter where he spotted a raven haired girl, giggling on her seat that was only two meters away from the counter side.

His eyes narrowed and fixated his gaze to the giggling girl.

Kaoru sensed that someone was watching her and as if on instinct, all she needed to do was to turn her neck to see the source of her disturbance: the red head guy, looking intently at her with his brows creased together and lips forming a thin line.

Their eyes met. Sparkling blue met cold amethyst.

For the moment, Kaoru only had one thought…

"Uh-oh…"

So how was it? Love or loathe it, please let me hear it. I really wanted to hear that you loved it but if not, I'm willing to take constructive criticisms. No flames please? No need to flame me because I will accept your criticisms with open arms. I make a lot of room for improvements. :)

By the way, this fic was inspired by some local romantic pocketbook that I love so much. So if you already know it just by reading this, please don't assume that I copied it because I can assure you that this is still original. I just make the pocketbook the source of my inspiration. :)

Thanks to my friend Brittany for helping me with the grammars! :)