The Scent of Sandalwood...
Episode 08
☥ She appears very briefly, inadvertently stopping a quarrel between Tomoko and Mariko.
☥ The second appearance is simply her standing up, giving a short command to the class.
Episode 09
☥ She runs on the weekends along the beach.
☥ She has another attack, a very severe one.
☥ She is aware the Rei has painkillers and has Nanako go to her.
☥ She goes to the basketball club to wait on Nanako.
☥ Rei considers that Kaoru must be getting worse, must be in great pain, to ask for the pills.
☥ Kaoru talks to Nanako about her time in the hospital after she takes the painkillers.
☥ She falls asleep around fifth to sixth period before Nanako leaves.
☥ Nanako returns to check on Kaoru at the end of sixth, but she went home early.
☥ Rei goes to the hospital to ask a doctor about Kaoru.
☥ Her condition early was quick and hard and he mentions it is good that she is playing basketball.
☥ Rei gives implication that whatever Kaoru has could be life threatening, or is.
☥ It is rumored that Kaoru went back to school for a late night practice, instead she is in a classroom crying.
Episode 10
☥ She shows concern for Mariko.
☥ Following day, she tries to get Mariko to eat.
☥ She comforts Mariko.
☥ She leads her class during gym at volleyball.
☥ She apparently is very good at it.
☥ Rei and she show banter that is more playful.
☥ She takes control when Mariko passes out.
☥ She looks after Mariko in the ambulance at the hospital.
☥ Kaoru has a sixth sense, most definitely.
☥ She seems to be the most mature out of all the Sieran student characters.
Episode 11
☥ She makes no appearance.
Episode 12
☥ Nanako called Kaoru to come to Rei's apartment after it was determined that Rei had a fever.
☥ Her first appearance is from the elevator.
☥ She knows Rei's apartment is 507.
☥ Rei speaks to her in French, and Kaoru likely understands it well.
☥ She slaps Rei hard with her right hand and asks her if she is a masochist.
☥ She takes Rei's gold bracelet off her right wrist, still against the other wearing it.
☥ She knows a deeper meaning to it, calling it a curse of Miya-sama (Fukiko).
☥ She threatens to throw the bracelet in a canal.
☥ When she tries to throw it out the window Rei stops her by throwing a knife at her; it lands perhaps a few inches in front of her (Rei has great aim).
☥ Kaoru gives in and lets the bracelet fall to the floor.
☥ She walks Nanako to the elevator and asks her to forget all that she saw; Nanako complies.
☥ She cannot cook, but she can slice an apple well enough to cut it into four impeccably even slices.
☥ Nanako later seeks out Kaoru, who is in the library again.
☥ She has a memory of confronting Fukiko asking her to meet her under the elm tree.
☥ The elm tree is the place Rei was waiting for Fukiko out in the cold rain for hours the day before; they talk about that.
☥ Kaoru knows what Rei is to Fukiko; Rei is Fukiko's younger sister.
Episode 13
☥ Kaoru notices someone is there when she is still confronting Fukiko; Nanako is running off with the new information she gathered.
☥ Rei escapes her house while still sick and Kaoru searches for her by taxi.
☥ Despite knowing her long, Kaoru does not even know what Rei likes to eat.
☥ After Rei made a mad dash for the shower, Kaoru helps her out, undresses her and tries to dry her off.
☥ She leads Rei to her bed, takes off her own short and lends her warmth to the sick girl by holding her.
☥ When Nanako comes, she slipped her shirt back on and has Nanako help her redress Rei.
☥ It is near sunrise when the two leave; Kaoru walks Nanako back home.
☥ Nanako finds out just how dedicated a friend Kaoru is to Rei.
Episode 14
☥ Seems to do well enough in French and helped tutor Mariko over it, which enforces that she is good at it.
☥ Rei returns to school on the beginning of midterms; Kaoru mentions it is strange for the other.