Misao's Search for Love!
Summary: Misao has confessed her feelings for Aoshi, only for him to turn a cold to shoulder her feelings, with an equally cold explanation? Now, Misao has gone off in hopes that she can forget her feelings for her Leader and maybe...she can attain something more...then just a clear mind...
Anime: Rurouni Kenshin
Couple: Misao/Soujiro
Genre: Romance/Adventure/Historical
Rated: M (''^o^'')
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Brushed Aside
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Misao's heart thumped from beneath the light purple fabric of her ninja uniform. She closed her eyes tightly before they opened with a look of determination burning brightly within them.
"Lord Aoshi?" She called through her ex-leaders door to his room.
"Leader?" Kuro called from the end of the hall.
"Kuro, what is it?"
"Oh, I was about to ask you the same thing." She looked at the door Misao stood in front of. "Aoshi left earlier this morning...with Sir Himura."
"Eh!" She ran past Kuro who turned in time to see Misao race around the corner. "HOW COULD LORD AOSHI LEAVE ME BEHIND...AGAIIIIIN!"
"...so energetic," Kuro smiled.
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Misao raced down the street, occasionally jumping building to building, home to home in hopes of finding the scar crossed cheek of a certain red haired Battousai that stole her Lord Aoshi away from her this morning.
"HIMUUURAAAA!"
The yells of course, could be heard by both Aoshi and Kenshin who were walking back to the Aoi-Ya.
"It seems Miss Misao has discovered you missing."
"..."
"You should go before she terrorizes the villagers."
"Or finds you," Aoshi said with a smirk.
Kenshin chuckled, "Yes, I'd much rather avoid Miss Misao's wrath, much like you would, I'm sure."
"..."
"I will talk with you later." Kenshin left Aoshi who sighed before vanishing with a single placement of his foot.
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Misao looked up at the blue sky that was slowly fading into a deep and rather dreary gray. "...what...you think you've got it better." She commented to the sky, glaring coldly at it.
"I wouldn't let someone hear you talking to yourself like that."
She shot up and smiled brightly. "Lord Aoshi!" She ran forward and embraced her ex-leader.
"You were causing problems for everyone in the village with all your shouting."
"I was not! Lord Aoshi, why are you always out with Himura!"
"Because..." He paused...he didn't know why, he just enjoyed the other man's company. "It isn't any of you concern."
"...mmm..." She stared suspiciously at him. "Lord Aoshi...I wanted a word with you."
"..."
"Lord Aoshi, I am no longer a child..."
He knew what was coming, "...Misao..."
"Let me finish..."
"..."
"I have followed you loyally and I would without hesitation, die to protect you. I believe, anyone would do the same for the person that they...that they admired and loved. Right?" She paused before continuing, "I want to be the one you rely on, Lord Aoshi. I want to be the one who stands by your side...let me be-"
"Misao!"
She stopped,
"One day... you will find someone you truly love and will always love, but for now...that time hasn't come..."
Her eyes widened.
"No..."
"Your feelings...will never be recognized...by me."
"Don't..." Tears began to swell deep within her eyes.
"Misao..."
"No..." Her voice became steadier.
"I want you to leave."
Her eyes widened. 'Lord Aoshi...'
"I want you to travel this world..."
'Lord Aoshi, I never should have said anything...'
"The way Himura did..."
'I never...'
"The way Shishio did..."
'Should have ruined...'
"The way I did..."
'What I already had!' Tears finally fell from her eyes as Aoshi turned from her and walked away.
The sky had darkened considerably and when she no longer could see him, the sky thundered.
"What..." She looked up, tears in her eyes. "You think you look any better?"
The sky rumbled loudly again and rain began to downfall all around her. "..." Misao cried loudly, she screamed and yelled, kicking anything she could and punching anything that was close enough to hit. She did this for about forty minutes. "...I'm pathetic..." She let her bleeding fists fall limp to her hand, the rain washed the blood away as much as possible, but it did little for the pain.
She walked through the forest, her outfit drenched, her hair drenched and her fists bleeding. She didn't care...she picked up the speed and took off in a run.
All she could do was run...run from her family, friends and home...run from Aoshi...
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(Next Day)
Twenty Four hours...twenty four hours had passed yet...it hadn't stopped raining, and Misao hadn't stopped running. She had however...slowed down considerably.
'End...'
-Cough-Cough-Cough-
'End...'
Her eyes were rimmed red, her skin was beginning to tint light pale blue...her lips already a berry blue shade with a light red tint.
"END ALREADY!" She cried before breaking out into another fit of coughs. "Just...Just finish me..."
Misao fell forward; never feeling her numb form hit the hard ground. Her body was so cold now; she felt nothing but the sting of the rain against her skin.
Her eyes stared ahead; looking at the rain hit every blade of grass. 'I can't believe I would do this...' She frowned. 'I'm so childish...' She closed her eyes, flashbacks of her training with Aoshi and the group invaded her mind. Hanya always stood behind her. Always there incase she fell. 'They would be ashamed if they saw me now. How disappointing...I am...' She felt the rain lighten against her skin...'I can't die like this...' She forced herself up onto her knees. 'Not...like this!' She stood up straight, tired and weak. She forced herself to move, and continued to force herself to move until she saw a house in the middle of the forest. "...Hiko...Sa―ma~..." She collapsed in front of the Manslayers Teacher home.
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Hiko was used to the oddities happening around him by now...but those oddities had nothing to do with the unconscious girl lying conked out on his futon. Normally he wouldn't mind a girl in his futon...but this young lady was too young and to temperamental. Actually, at the moment, she was just too sick. He had undressed her and redressed her in a warm Yukata he normally would wear to bed, making sure to tie it shut, lest a demon lie in wake when she woke to it half on.
"I always land myself in such unpredictable situations."
He looked her over and noted her swelling hands. Grabbing a few bandages, he neatly and tightly wrapped both her hands all the way past her wrists. He draped a near by towel over her hair and tucked it beneath her head, hoping to dry it quicker this way.
"Causing me trouble like this."
"...Aoshi..."
"...?"
"...I'm sorry..."
"Sleep talking..." He glanced at her face and lifted his finger to her cheek in time to catch a tear. "I am curious though..."
Hiko looked outside where the rain only just stopped around the time he found the girl unconscious in front of his home. For now...he would allow her a place to stay...until he understood more about what happened.
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Me: This was a short chapter, but they will get much longer in the future. Please Read and Review! Please Regard Me Kindly! ^_^''