The Path to Euphoria
Chapter 1- To save a mind
By Misao's Angel
Aoshi blushed. He had been sitting there for the past two hours, just
staring at the beautiful physic of the impatient woman in front of
him. No, he would never stare at her that way... openly at least. He was
always famous for hiding his emotions... But she was getting bored. It
was time to ask her. He had been waiting so long, and she had been
waiting for it as well. So why couldn't he just say it? She was a busy
woman, and only had half an hour before she would have to return to
her daily schedule. He would have to tell her now or never.
"I have an important matter that I would like to discuss with you."
Why did he always have to sound so uptight? "I... I would like you to
except this."
Aoshi held out his hand, and in it was an absolutely mesmerizing
sapphire coated, 14 carat gold engagement ring. Enthralled, the woman
was staring wide-eyed unable to escape from the glistening beauty of
the ring. And it was all hers. Just what she had been waiting these
past two hours for. Something HAD to be wrong when Aoshi was beating
around the bush for that long. It was so cute how he did that...
"I... I do. I was waiting for you to ask." She said, with a smile on her exotic face.
Aoshi was (believe it or not, for this was a very rare occurrence)
smiling. He stood from his chair and threw both of his hard, muscle-
lined arms around the thin waist of his fiancé.
"I love you Megumi!"
To Misao, this was terrifying. Even the normally genki girl couldn't hold back the tears that clouded her eyes. Every thing grew so nebulous... she couldn't see a thing clearly. Both literally and not. She just wanted to die. She knew her Aoshi-sama had liked Megumi for a while now. And she knew Megumi loved him as well. But what about her? Didn't he care about her? She loved him so much more than Megumi EVER could. But now he was gone, taken, stolen from her... and she was helpless. She had no right to take him back. All she was to him was a mission. "Protect the Okashira's daughter" was probably the only thing he though of when he saw her. So she gave up. She lost to Megumi without a fight. That's why she was sitting in her room, arms hugging her knees, ear pressing against the thin, wooden walls, mind automatically translating the muffled voices that could barely be heard into a language. And she had heard enough. If she ever smiled again it would be too soon.
"Hey Misao-chan..."
Misao turned her head hoping to see the cause of the noise. She didn't see anyone...
"Misao-chan! The window!"
So, Misao looked at the window. A familiar, smiling face was there to greet her.
"Soujiro-chan! What are you doing here?"
"I heard a damsel in distress was in here, so I came to save her."
"Oh Soujiro-chan!" She said, tears becoming more apparent. "It's not fair!"
Sobbing, Misao told Soujiro all she had extracted from the conversation that was going on in the room next to hers. By the climax of the story, she was already resting in the strong, gentle arms of her best friend, Soujiro, sobbing. Soujiro was absentmindedly stroking her long, silky raven hair, saying "There, there. It's alright..." in his soft voice. When Misao had finished her story, Soujiro had come up with a way to bring back her charming smile.
"Misao-chan? You said you didn't want to be here, correct?"
Misao tried to recall the last bit of her story... finding such an instance, she nodded.
"They why don't you come with me? We can be rurouni! Trust me, It's lotsa fun."
"Rurouni? Like Himura-san?"
"Yes, we can go away from this place, go sight-seeing, see kabuki plays all over Japan... Whatta ya say? Do you want to join me?"
Misao thought about this. Being away from Aoshi and Megumi was all she wanted at that moment. And she did want to watch kabuki...
"Okay."
Little did I know that one word would change my entire life.
In case any of you were wondering, this takes place a year or two after the series. That's how Soujiro met Misao and all that...
Sorry if Aoshi or any other characters seemed OOC. As I always say, if they weren't at least a LITTLE OOC, this would have already happed in the series! And it really adds to the story. I'll try my best to keep them MAINLY in character though.
Anyway guys, PLEASE R&R!!!! I NEED reviews!!! I refuse to write the next chapter till I get 5. just 5 folks. I don't mind criticism, I just need reviews to help fix my stories. Welp, Thank you! See you next chapter!
Chapter 1- To save a mind
By Misao's Angel
Aoshi blushed. He had been sitting there for the past two hours, just
staring at the beautiful physic of the impatient woman in front of
him. No, he would never stare at her that way... openly at least. He was
always famous for hiding his emotions... But she was getting bored. It
was time to ask her. He had been waiting so long, and she had been
waiting for it as well. So why couldn't he just say it? She was a busy
woman, and only had half an hour before she would have to return to
her daily schedule. He would have to tell her now or never.
"I have an important matter that I would like to discuss with you."
Why did he always have to sound so uptight? "I... I would like you to
except this."
Aoshi held out his hand, and in it was an absolutely mesmerizing
sapphire coated, 14 carat gold engagement ring. Enthralled, the woman
was staring wide-eyed unable to escape from the glistening beauty of
the ring. And it was all hers. Just what she had been waiting these
past two hours for. Something HAD to be wrong when Aoshi was beating
around the bush for that long. It was so cute how he did that...
"I... I do. I was waiting for you to ask." She said, with a smile on her exotic face.
Aoshi was (believe it or not, for this was a very rare occurrence)
smiling. He stood from his chair and threw both of his hard, muscle-
lined arms around the thin waist of his fiancé.
"I love you Megumi!"
To Misao, this was terrifying. Even the normally genki girl couldn't hold back the tears that clouded her eyes. Every thing grew so nebulous... she couldn't see a thing clearly. Both literally and not. She just wanted to die. She knew her Aoshi-sama had liked Megumi for a while now. And she knew Megumi loved him as well. But what about her? Didn't he care about her? She loved him so much more than Megumi EVER could. But now he was gone, taken, stolen from her... and she was helpless. She had no right to take him back. All she was to him was a mission. "Protect the Okashira's daughter" was probably the only thing he though of when he saw her. So she gave up. She lost to Megumi without a fight. That's why she was sitting in her room, arms hugging her knees, ear pressing against the thin, wooden walls, mind automatically translating the muffled voices that could barely be heard into a language. And she had heard enough. If she ever smiled again it would be too soon.
"Hey Misao-chan..."
Misao turned her head hoping to see the cause of the noise. She didn't see anyone...
"Misao-chan! The window!"
So, Misao looked at the window. A familiar, smiling face was there to greet her.
"Soujiro-chan! What are you doing here?"
"I heard a damsel in distress was in here, so I came to save her."
"Oh Soujiro-chan!" She said, tears becoming more apparent. "It's not fair!"
Sobbing, Misao told Soujiro all she had extracted from the conversation that was going on in the room next to hers. By the climax of the story, she was already resting in the strong, gentle arms of her best friend, Soujiro, sobbing. Soujiro was absentmindedly stroking her long, silky raven hair, saying "There, there. It's alright..." in his soft voice. When Misao had finished her story, Soujiro had come up with a way to bring back her charming smile.
"Misao-chan? You said you didn't want to be here, correct?"
Misao tried to recall the last bit of her story... finding such an instance, she nodded.
"They why don't you come with me? We can be rurouni! Trust me, It's lotsa fun."
"Rurouni? Like Himura-san?"
"Yes, we can go away from this place, go sight-seeing, see kabuki plays all over Japan... Whatta ya say? Do you want to join me?"
Misao thought about this. Being away from Aoshi and Megumi was all she wanted at that moment. And she did want to watch kabuki...
"Okay."
Little did I know that one word would change my entire life.
In case any of you were wondering, this takes place a year or two after the series. That's how Soujiro met Misao and all that...
Sorry if Aoshi or any other characters seemed OOC. As I always say, if they weren't at least a LITTLE OOC, this would have already happed in the series! And it really adds to the story. I'll try my best to keep them MAINLY in character though.
Anyway guys, PLEASE R&R!!!! I NEED reviews!!! I refuse to write the next chapter till I get 5. just 5 folks. I don't mind criticism, I just need reviews to help fix my stories. Welp, Thank you! See you next chapter!