Rurouni Misao
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Disclaimer: I own none of these characters! They all belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki! Unless I decide to add in OCs laterthen those would belong to me. But Misao, Aoshi, etc. all belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki!
Prologue
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It was a cool silent autumn night at the Aoiya. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Althoughthere was that weasel.
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Misao stared at the letter she had just written and frowned. It definitely wasn't perfect. That was for sure! But if she wanted to leave before morning, it would have to do.
Since she was already done packing, she snuck downstairs to grab enough food rations to last her until the next town. Once she was ready, she folded the note and placed it carefully on her bed and picking up her bag, she left the room quietly and made her way to the front door.
*Ok Misao, you can't turn back now*
Jaw set with determination, she forced herself to grab the knob.
*Rememberthis is for the good of the Oniwabanshuu!*
Hands trembling, she opened the door softly and somehow managed to close it again with out making that much noise.
Unfortunately, she was still inside. ^_^;
*AGH!!!*
She just barely contained herself from screaming in frustration.
*Kuso! It's just a door! If I can't even get out the door then I'll never be able to*
She gritting her teeth and reached for the knob again. Pictures of Aoshi, Jiya and the others flashed through her mind.
*But if I leaveI won't be able to see them for a while.*
Her hand paused. For some strange reason, she had never considered this.
*Demo*
The picture of Aoshi and everyone was replaced by the leering faces of drunken men.
All of them surrounding her
She shivered as she remembered.
It's not like anything happened to her. Saito showed up before they did anything. Butthe sad part wasn't that she'd been saved by Saito. It was the fact that she'd needed to be saved in the first place.
*I couldn't protect myself back theneven though I was stronger then them. And if I don't go*
"itachi-musume..."
A picture of Saito Hajime popped up, trademark smirk and all.*I'll never get stronger. *
*If I can't protect myself in a battleI'll only endanger the Oniwabanshuu.*
The words that Saito had said repeated in her head.
"Okashira of the Oniwabanshuu? Ahou! If you can't even protect yourself against a bunch of drunks, then you're nothing but an itachi-musume! Even the Battousai's Tanuki girl could beat you! If you want to be respected as the Okashira of the Oniwabanshuu, you have to be able to protect yourself while fighting multiple opponents, not an itachi-musume that needs to be looked after all the time."
"There won't always be someone there to protect you, you know"
Everything he had said hit a sore part in Misao's pride but the last line finished it off.
*I don't want to be that sort of person! An Okashira like that would only serve as a handicap to their clan.*
*I
have to become stronger!*She opened the door and as she stepped outside into the cool autumn breeze, she smiled bitterly.
*To think that after all these years of searching for Aoshi-samaafter he finally came back*
She turned her head to gaze at the temple where Aoshi was still meditating.
*Who would've guessed that I would leave. *
She shook her head, determined not to waste anymore time.
*Demo Aoshi-sama, I've been waiting patiently for you for
so long! After leaving me behind for that longyou have no right to be mad when you find out I'm gone! **Sowith that in mindwould it be unreasonable to ask you *
She quietly closed the Aoiya's door and taking one last regretful look backshe left.
*towait for me?*
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Tsuzukeru
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A/N: Konnichiwa! Thanks for reading my fanfic ^_^.
Please review and tell me what you think of it!
I'm trying to keep everyone as in character as possible so if anyone seems OOC you can yell at me.
The next chapter's from Aoshi's POVI'll try to get it posted soon.
Ja mata ne!
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-furin