Disclaimer: I don't own RK, it's characters or their emotional problems. Nor do I own Because I Said So (which the plot is based very very very loosely on) Nor do I own the song World Spins Madly On. The song doesn't fit the tone but I like the title so there
Alatre
World Spins Madly On:
"Megumi is going to kill me. Somehow, I've upset the all powerful God of Chocolate and must be sacrificed on the altar of marriage. I've come to accept this. I am calm; I am one with the chocolate stain. Actually from this angle it looks like a bunny. Bunnies are happy; they shouldn't be used by Gods of Chocolate for vengeance. Then again the Easter bunny is a bunny. So maybe bunnies are shadow assasins for the Gods of Chocolate. "
Misao wasn't lying dead in a puddle of chocolate she was staring at the chocolate stain she had somehow managed to get on her dress. Her pretty red bridesmaid dress which had come with specific instructions from the bride. 'MAKIMACHI MISAO, should you get a stain on this dress from anything, at any time before my wedding and my wedding PICTURES I will kill you. On the sacred altar of Marriage I will kill you!' It wasn't actually Misao's fault the chocolate stain had appeared, but that didn't matter. Technically, the blame should be placed on the beautiful, broad, manly shoulders of Shinomori Aoshi. Maybe she could bring that up and have the Gods of Chocolate sacrifice him on the sacred altar of marriage as well. In fact a lot of things were Aoshi fault. Including her current state of contemplative peace, the breakneck speeds she usually functioned at seemed to have slowed down the moment she saw Aoshi. She'd even seen the strawberry that had just been dipped into the chocolate fountain come flying in slow motion off her plate and straight towards the pretty scarlet dress. Aoshi's mouth was moving, and then Misao realized hers was too. She'd never known she could do that. Weird.
"ACK! I'm dead, so dead! Makimachi Misao is dead. You've killed me Aoshi, you had over a decade in which you could have done it but now you've come back and the first thing you do is kill me. Are you working for the Easter Bunny?" 'Hmm. I've officially gone insane ladida!'
"…Misao? It's only chocolate." Aoshi was staring at her. Well, her chocolate stain anyway. Maybe he thought it looked like a bunny too. Then again he'd never had much of an imagination that she knew of, too logical. He could probably tell her the circumference of the area of what might be a bunny shape, was there a formula for that?
"Actually, it's a chocolate stain shaped like a bunny. So I think it might be a sign from the God of Chocolate that it's my time to die. Because Megumi specifically told me if I get any stains on this dress she'd sacrifice me on the sacred altar of marriage. I think it's only fair that she sacrifice you too though because it was your fault. But if you really are working for the Easter Bunny you probably will be let off easy bec—mmphf"
Misao could honestly say it was the first time in her life she'd been quieted so thoroughly and by Aoshi's mouth, maybe he did have an imagination, or was this a logical solution?
'Hypothetically, to make MakimachiMisao shut up first one must busy her lips, so place your lips over hers to effectively muffle then quiet all together the noise.'
Wait. Aoshi's mouth was on hers. He was kissing her. She was being kissed by Aoshi Shinomori, the guy she'd had a crush on for years. Years. Why was she still thinking? 'Kiss back girl! It's the last time you get to kiss before your execution and it's Aoshi Shino-freaking-MORI!' She decided to wait to ponder just why the voice in her head sounded like Kamatari.
When Aoshi pulled back Misao stared up at him. She hadn't really taken the time to look at him before but he looked good enough to eat in his tailored tux with a deep blue tie undone and three buttons of his shirt loose. 'Wait, that was done up before…did Iyup I did'. He looked almost the same as she remembered just less boyish. His features were sharper and if it was possible hotter. He noticed the way she was taking him in and smirked tilting his head just to the point where the silky curtain of black hair brushed over one eye still revealing its icy blue color. 'oh yummy'
"Come, Misao." That was the only explanation she got as he deftly pulled her away from the food station and caterers with knowing smiles. He dragged her to the elevator, down a hall, and into a hotel room where he took out a bottle of club soda and a washcloth. She blinked at him in mild confusion when he handed her a robe and nudged her towards the bathroom.
"Go into the bathroom and change into the robe unless you'd rather I rub the stain out of the dress with you in it." His eyes darkened a few shades and Misao sucked in a quick breath before running with the robe into the bathroom. She heard his breathy chuckle from inside the bathroom and came out after struggling with the zipper for a bit.
"Mou, Aoshi, how do you know how to get stains out so well?" She asked looking over his shoulder as the bunny stain all but disappeared. She didn't catch his grin as he replied,
"I used to get stains out of your clothes all the time" Then handed the dress back to her. She rushed into the bathroom to change. Blushing as she remembered a much younger Aoshi getting a chocolate stain out of her mitten. She hurried in putting on the dress, then smoothed out the wrinkles, winking at herself in the mirror before returning to Aoshi. She had a plan, it may be wicked, but she would have her man in the end.
"Are you coming back downstairs Aoshi-Sama?" She asked with a flicker of mirth shining in her eyes.
"Sama?" Aoshi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Hai, you saved my life, now you're my Aoshi-sama!" Misao giggled with exuberance. Her eyes twinkling as she waited for just the right moment to attack.
"I see. No, I've got a few errands to run. Besides which I'm not in the wedding party." He explained as he walked her to the door. She was about to leave when she turned and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. 'Gotcha'
"Mmm, Aoshi I would have loved to have you rub the stain out of my dress with me in it. But then, well… I might have been late, ne?" She grinned then nipped him lightly on the ear before turning to skip out of the room. Or she would have except for the two strong arms which wrapped around her middle. Aoshi turned her in his arms and kissed her passionately before whispering in her ear,
"Maybe next time then." He released her to walk in a sort of girlish stupor to the elevators; it seemed she wasn't the only one intent on catching her prey. When she left the elevators she walked until she caught sight of Kaoru,
"Misao! Where have you been? Megumi was getting anxious and we can't have that, now can we?" Kaoru asked taking in her cousin's grin and lightly flushed cheeks.
"Hehe, Kaoru, I just ran into the most unlikely person." Misao replied she seemed to have not heard anything about the bride focusing solely on the man in her fantasies.
"Oh, really? Was it Prince Charming?" Kaoru asked, having never seen her cousin behave like she was so enamored of a man. Maybe she'd finally found a guy who appealed to what she really wanted.
"Even better, Aoshi Shinomori." She replied with a giggle. Kaoru was shocked for an instant before letting out a squeal and hugging her younger cousin.
"He's back? Did he remember you? Of course he remembered you! I need details Misao!" Misao fixed Kaoru with a level stare and replied with the most serious expression she could manage,
"But Kaoru, I never kiss and tell."
"You nev… OH MY GOD, Misao!" Kamatari had chosen at that very moment to come into the conversation.
"Who's Misao kissing and not telling?" He asked wanting to be let in on the squeal fest. Kaoru was all to eager to fill him in.
"Only Aoshi Shinomori, the guy she's been in love with since she could walk! Oh, Misao I'm so happy for you and you've kissed him, was it good?" Misao could only grin in reply. Kamatari studied her face before he butted in,
"Looks like he was as good a kisser as Shin. Mmm." Kaoru looked at Kamatari in confusion,
"Shin?" She knew for a fact Kamatari had never kissed a man named Shin before today.
"Mmmhhmm, that cute caterer your mom hooked me up with. Lips of fire, and your mother was right Kaoru-chan he had a very very nice ass. You better meet this Enishi soon so you can join in the I Never Kiss and Tell Club. We have a secret handshake, and if Misao's face is anything to go by hallucinogens." He said with a grin.
"Oh, I met Enishi. He's…nice." Kaoru repied with a slight frown. Kamatari and Misao quickly left their states of perpetual bliss to share a look.
"Nice? As in 'he has a great personality'" Misao asked.
"Or, Nice as in 'next please!'" Kamatari asked. Kaoru's brow furrowed even more as she before she replied.
"He's just, nice. He's got great looks, he's charming, a perfect gentleman really…but he's oh I don't know…efficient. He's an architect, very business centric, hasn't been in many relationships, plans to go to Italy soon. Oh, he's taking me out to an Italian restaurant tonight. He says it's modern, they play live music but still serve authentic Italian." She bit her lip in thought while the others contemplated her description of him.
"Well, he sounds like quite a man, my only question is 'why is he single'?" Kamatari asked with a raised eyebrow. The group got no chance to respond because of the arrival of the bride, groom, and other wedding party attendants including Yukishiro Enishi.
Megumi looked radiant as she walked down the aisle, all the girls did but Megumi stood out in her long white dress made of silk with the bouquet of classic red roses clutched in her hands. In fact the wedding seemed to blur and before any of the guests knew it the wedding party had left for pictures, the cake was eaten, and then Megumi and Sano rode off into the sunset. All in all the wedding went smoothly, even Sano's friend and best man Katsu seemed to have gotten over his hangover and Misao thanked the God of Chocolate profusely for that fact. She then thanked the God of Chocolate for an entirely different reason when Aoshi whispered a question in her ear.
'Why don't we get you out of that dress, Misao?'
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AN: For the record, I'm sorry this chapter is shorter. Mostly that's because it's more dialogue and less content but I had to end the chapter on that line it felt right. Besides which I got you a second chapter on the same day as the first so I deserve some sort of credit right? Next chapter deals with Kaoru's date AND we meet Kenshin.
I'm sorry if any of you feel I'm moving too quickly but as I said I plan on this being a short piece. I'm thinking around five chapters now, not including an epilogue (two ) and two one-shots for the married couples.
Thank you so much for reading, I'd just gotten out the first chapter and had 28 reads so I hope you haven't gotten bored yet!
Alatre