A/N: Yes, this is an A/M fic.

Dreams Become Reality : 3

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Sano covered his mouth to keep himself from laughing when the younger girl tumbled down the stairs, landing on the floor with a thud. Aoshi sent him a glance as Tomoe and Megumi rushed to Misao, helping her up to her feet. Misao rubbed her head, her cheeks burning from embarrassment as she slowly let her gaze drift over to Sano and Aoshi. She glanced away quickly when her eyes met Aoshi, debating on whether she should admit herself to a psyche ward.

'It can't be him–I've been dreaming about him before I even knew who the hell he was.'

"Are you alright? What happened?" Tomoe asked, letting go of her youngest daughter.

"Must've missed a step," Misao grumbled, rubbing her head gently as she looked at the two taller men. Megumi sighed, a smile coming to her lips as she stared at Misao. It was truly a funny sight, but she didn't want to seem rude and laugh in front of Aoshi and Sano.

"What is your name again?"

Sano glanced at Aoshi as he asked the question, his gaze set on Misao. He raised a brow, glancing at the small girl that took a spill. She was a lot smaller than Megumi, height and body wise he noticed unconsciously. Misao sent Aoshi a glare, not knowing why the man was standing in her house. "Misao Makimachi does not reveal her name to strangers!" She hissed, crossing her arms with a triumphant smile planted on her face until a laugh came from Sano, amusement dancing in his eyes as he stared at her.

Aoshi left it at that, his face expressionless as he stared at the younger girl that stood in-between Megumi and Tomoe. Megumi shook her head, walking off with letting them know that she would get the drinks. Misao glanced down in thought, realizing what she had just said. Tomoe patted Misao on the shoulder softly before walking over to Aoshi, smiling gently. "Misao, this is Aoshi Shinomori and his younger brother, Sanosuke Sagara."

Misao stared, a brow shooting up in confusion. Why did she have to care who they were? She wanted the handsome, tall–no, not handsome–sexy tall black-haired man to leave and go far away. Her head was spinning and she just wanted to lie down, but not sleep. Aoshi was always there in her dreams. "Um–"

"Aoshi is my boyfriend."

She took back the thoughts of him being sexy as she stared in shock.

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Misao sipped her lemonade as she allowed everyone to speak except herself. She didn't have much to say since she was busy being in a state of shock. She noticed how Megumi sent glares at Sano and all he did was simply smile, unaffected by her looks of hatred. She also noticed how Aoshi and Sano didn't look much alike, getting her answer as to why when Megumi asked. They had different fathers and became close once their mother passed away. Misao nodded slowly, glancing down at her glass.

'This is all too surreal. I can't handle this.'

She continued sitting, forcing a smile when Tomoe or Megumi brought her into the conversation. She glanced at Aoshi, seeing that his eyes were on Tomoe as she spoke. He didn't look any different from her dreams. The way his black bangs fell over his eyes, the way his cold blue eyes stayed emotionless, and the way his deep voice sounded. Nothing was different. He was also a very quiet man, something he had in common with their mother. 'Maybe that's why she's attracted to him. He doesn't seem like a loud person, but then again..he doesn't seem like her type AT ALL. Or am I just saying that because I have dreams about him? Dreams where I basically see him nak-' Misao sputtered and choked, covering her mouth as she developed a coughing fit. She had a point, she had seen the man naked even if it were only in her dreams. 'He probably actually looks that good underneath his clothes too–ah! Stop it Misao! STOP IT! Stop visioning your mothers boyfriend naked!'

Megumi patted Misao on the back, staring at her with a look, "My, Misao, you're quite full of problems this evening."

Misao sent her a small glare, telling her to drop it. She wiped her mouth, clearing her throat as her coughing subsided and she ignored the stares from Sano and Aoshi. They thought she was a freak, she didn't have to ask. She was going to be thought of as the 'freakish' daughter now. She forced another smile, standing up and looking at Tomoe. "Um, I'm going to go..check on something real quick? I'll be right back," she hurried out, placing her glass down on the table.

Sano watched as the girl practically ran from the room, meeting Aoshi's glance. Sano shrugged, reaching for his glass of lemonade, not catching the longing look Aoshi sent in the direction that Misao took off.

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Kaoru sighed dramatically as she paused the television, Kenshin leaning back in relief as he closed his eyes. Days Of Our Lives was far too dramatic for him to watch and half of the time he hoped that his beeper would go off. Anything to spare him of soaps. He loved spending time with his girl friend, but he would choose to do anything with her but watch soaps. Kaoru reached over to the phone, glancing at her nails as she answered.

"Hello?"

"Kaoru!"

She smiled, "Hey, what's up?"

"What's up? My mom just introduced her new boyfriend, that's what's up. You wouldn't believe who it is."

"I don't even have a clue as to who it would be," she answered, smiling to herself when she felt an arm wrap around her shoulders. Kenshin grabbed the remote, changing the channel as he glanced at his girlfriend, seeing that she didn't even notice.

"You're probably going to think I'm crazy," she mumbled into the phone, twirling the cord around her index finger. She glanced down at the floor, realizing how crazy she would sound if she told Kaoru the truth.

"Misao, I'm your best friend! We tell each other everything," she scolded, a small frown coming to her pretty face. Kenshin merely glanced at her once more before returning his gaze to the television, turning the volume up a bit. He decided to stay out of the conversation since he never understood half of the things women talked about to begin with.

"You're right–hold on, another call."

Kaoru nodded slowly, glancing at the television as silence came over the phone. She glared, seeing that Kenshin had changed the channel. She would punish him later for doing so. Kenshin slowly brought his fingers to her black hair, running his fingers through unconsciously as he gazed at the television, completely entranced. Kaoru leaned into his touch, waiting for Misao to finish the other call. Kaoru glanced at Kenshin, smiling to herself once more when she realized how lucky she was. Kenshin was able to get any woman he wanted, a woman much more curvier and more feminine than herself, yet he chose her. She was only fifteen when they met, but she fell in love with him the first time she laid her blue eyes on him. He was magnificent to her, but she knew he was out of her league. She told herself repeatedly that she didn't have a chance, yet she didn't know that the then twenty-six year old was fascinated with her the moment he saw her.

Kenshin called himself a pedophile numerous times when he found out she was only fifteen. Her body lied to him, for she didn't look like a fifteen year old one bit when he first met her playing in the baseball field. They had both volunteered, along with other people to go to a Big Brother, Big Sister convention as the baseball field, playing with the younger children. Kaoru was full of life and energy and he wanted to get to know her, so he did. He admitted that he was attracted to her and secretly; things progressed from there when she admitted she felt the same way.

"Alright, sorry Kaoru, it was Soujirou."

Kaoru blinked out of her thoughts, returning her full attention to the phone. "What did he want?"

"Just to talk, but I told him I was in the middle of the crisis," she replied, smiling, "he then asked me if it was that time of the month. That goof."

"I like Soujirou and his little sense of humor," Kaoru told her, grinning when Kenshin gave her a look. Did she ever mention that he was a bit possessive? "Anyway, tell me what's up."

"The dream–you know, what I told you about? This Aoshi character–my mom, she's dating him! He's real, I swear, you can meet him and hear his name..it's the exact guy from my dreams. No difference–it's a bit–it's like I'm psychic or something-"

"Or it's just meant to be," Kaoru told her, looking away in thought. "Maybe your supposed to meet him or, or maybe you've seen him before, but you can't remember. Does he seriously look like the same guy?"

"Every part of him. As soon as I saw him, you wouldn't believe what I felt. It was very overwhelming." Misao sat down on her bed, listening to laughs from downstairs. "It's like I've known him forever–or I've spent so much time with him when in reality, he's a complete stranger. Worst thing is, I'm totally attracted to him."

"Go for it then!"

Misao glared at nothing, wanting to smack the girl. At times, people felt that Kaoru needed to dye her hair blonde. "Focus, Kaoru! He's dating my mom! I think he's a bit young for her too. He's close to Megumi's age."

"That's odd."

"Tell me about it," she grumbled, falling down on her back, closing her eyes. "It's all weird. I don't even want him in this house."

"Just get some rest. Maybe this is all..just one big nightmare and you'll wake up tomorrow and see that there was never any Aoshi in your house. I like that name. Aoshi."

Misao rolled her eyes, smiling when she heard a noise that sounded like it came from Kenshin. She had the feeling that he was getting jealous and Kaoru was bad enough to tease him the way she did. She ended the phone call several minutes' later, hanging the phone up before returning to her spot on the bed. She rested her head down on her fluffed pillow, staring at the wall. She was going crazy, she had to be. She frowned, pulling a sheet over her form as she let her lids slide shut.

Kaoru quietly thanked the man that pulled out her seat, allowing her to sit down at the white table placed outside near the garden. Misao gave her a large smile, barely noticing the white bird that landed on the table. Kaoru returned the smile, grabbing her cup of tea and glancing at Misao over the rim, her eyes serious.

"You're treading on dangerous grounds, Misao," she told her softly, taking a sip of the sweet tea.

Misao made a noise in the back of her throat, the smile still on her face, "Are you referring to my affair with Aoshi?"

Kaoru rolled her eyes, placing the cup back down as she gave her a look. "No, Misao, the other bodyguard you're fooling around with–"

"I'm kidding! My, Kaoru, don't take the subject so seriously. Soujiro doesn't know a thing, so you need not to worry so much. Only Aoshi, you, and I know of this..secret," she told her, taking a sip of her tea as her blue eyes darted to movement coming from the palace. Her eyes lit up as she saw Aoshi speaking with her advisor and some other person. "Kaoru, we have been friends since childhood. I assume you would not dare to let anyone know–"

"Of course not! Your secret is safe with me."

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Misao scratched her head as she made her way downstairs, passing Tomoes room and seeing that she was sound asleep in her bed. She figured, seeing that the time was eleven at night. She had fallen asleep, though she didn't mean for it to happen. She wanted to at least seem polite and stay to talk with their guests, but her dreams took over. She entered the kitchen, closing her eyes tightly when the lights blinded her momentarily. She rubbed her eyes, giving Megumi a small smile when she saw her eating ice cream.

Megumi glanced at the time, raising a brow. "It's about time sunshine. I was starting to think that you tripped yet again and knocked yourself unconscious."

Misao let her smile widen, opening the freezer to join her sister. "Hardy-har-har Megumi. I accidentally fell asleep after talking on the phone. When did Ao-they leave?"

Megumi shrugged, "Maybe an hour after you disappeared. Afterwards, mom asked me what I thought. I told her that Aoshi is far too quiet and Sano is just," she paused, glaring at her ice cream. Misao sat down across from her, putting her spoon in the carton. "Sano is just.."

"Do you like him?"

"No! Whatever gave you that idea?"

Misao shrugged, taking a bite of the chocolate ice cream. "It seems like he really annoys you. Men don't usually get to you that easily."

"New topic," she demanded, taking a bite herself. "You know Misao, you looked like you saw a ghost when you first saw Aoshi earlier today. What was that all about? You nearly killed yourself. Is he that amazingly gorgeous to you?"

"HA!" Misao let out, ignoring the heat she felt rising in her cheeks. "Aoshi Shinomori may be an attractive man sister, but he's dating mom. He's off limits and I will not check him out."

"Mmhm," she murmured with the spoon in her mouth, staring at her younger sister. For some reason, she didn't believe her sister. She remembered the look on her face when she saw Aoshi and it meant something.

She wasn't stupid.

She laughed quietly, grabbing Misao's attention. "What?"

She stopped laughing long enough to imitate her sister, "Misao Makimachi does not reveal her name to strangers!" She laughed, looking down at her bowl of ice cream since she knew she was embarrassing Misao and getting her temper to flare. "Smooth Misao, very smooth." 'My sister's a dork.'

Misao glared slightly, slowly licking the ice cream off of her spoon as she glanced out of the window in thought. Aoshi was a real person out of her dreams. She needed answers as to why she dreamt about the mysterious man.

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Thanks for the reviews! I apologize for anything wrong in this chapter. Let me know if anything confused/confuses you, I'd be more than happy to clear it up. Yes, this is a reincarnation fic, hence the flashbacks and how everyone is related in one way or another.

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Nakkie: Thanks for thinking it's interesting–and for reviewing! Mother and daughter loving/liking the same man, I never really saw that plot yet so I decided to take a stab at it.

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black-lotusblossom: I can't ever see Aoshi and Tomoe together either, but remember that this is a A/M fic, so don't get too focused on A/T:) I don't want anyone thinking too much about them. It's just apart of the story. A bit more Kaoru/Kenshin in this chapter and it slightly went into their relationship.

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