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Kaori-Angel: I'm so glad you like this Fanfic. I hope you like where this chapter goes.
WEIRDkittywwingz: Yes. This is mostly a Misao/Saitou, because I love thoses two...but it also a Kaoru/Kenshin, and Megumi/Sanosuke. Unless I decide to make a OC, Aoshi will be alone...shrugs I doubt he'd care though. Maybe...Anyways, I always try and put a bunch of details in my story, and I enjoy settiung up the scene, so that way things make sense. And yes, there is some more Wolf 'n Weasel action. Not much interaction, but some reactions. XD And thank you for the review.
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Misao had lost herself in the rhythm of the routine and the beat of the song. She always had enjoyed the adrenaline rush which came from their job, but she would never admit to enjoying the job, because for the simple fact that she didn't. It was demeaning.
She felt the song winding down, and pushed herself like she always did to put just a little more energy into the last few movements, and ended just as the song did, kneeling next to Kaoru.
They both stood up, forced smiles on their faces as they walked to the front of the stage to bow, and they both smirked inwardly at the amounts of cheers and wolf whistles that received.
As Misao was shifting her gaze over the audience, one figure caught her eye. He was taller now, his ice blue eyes colder and his hair longer and unkempt, but she knew him all the same.
"Aoshi!" She whispered harshly to Kaoru as they were bowing. She caught her twins surprised expression and looked pointedly at a table near the middle of the bar. Kaoru followed her gaze and gasped.
"Oh my dear Kami…Misao…don't do anything rash, I'm just as angry as you, but don't do anything rash..." Kaoru whispered very quickly to her twin. Misao glared at her briefly before jumping off the stage into the audience.
Said audience thought Christmas had come early and tried to feel up the two beautiful women, but to no avail. Misao elbowed her way brutally though the audience, her eyes flashing in unholy anger. After about a third of the first wave of perverts got beaten back, the rest of the crowd caught the look in her eyes and hurriedly backed up.
Misao stalked towards the table where she had seen Aoshi, ignoring Kaoru's plea to calm down. As she neared to the table she saw three men sitting with Aoshi.
The man on his left had dark red hair pulled back into a low ponytail, and he had soft lavender eyes, which appeared to be worried. She also noticed he was very short, probably only an inch or two taller then Kaoru.
On Aoshi's right she saw a man so striking she had to look twice. He was almost as tall as Aoshi, which was saying a lot, and he was very slim, but not in an emancipated way. He had slicked back black hair with a few strands loose hanging over his eyes, and his eyes themselves are what caught her. They were amber, and appeared lupine. But although she may have at one time taken the time to gaze into thoses eyes, at the moment she was to pissed to give him more then a cursory glance before moving onto the last man, who sat across from Aoshi.
He was taller then the red head, but a few inches shorter then the man with striking eyes. He had spicky, disheveled brown hair, and brown eyes, and she noticed a fishtail bone sticking out of his mouth.
She finally set her gaze fully on Aoshi, and saw -to her pleasure- him shrink back slightly. She finally reached the table and to her disdain she had to tilt her head back to glare icily up at him. Letting out an infuriated growl she took matters into her own hands and grabbed his shirt collar, forcibly bringing his face down to hers. In his surprise he didn't even try to resist. She heard a few snickers and looking out of the corner of her eyes she saw both the man with wild hair –which made him look rather much like a disgruntled rooster- and the man with amber eyes –looking terribly like a wolf at moments like these- snickering at Aoshi's predicament.
"You two gotta problem?" She hissed. They both clamed up, but the wolf man gave a small subtle grin. Misao huffed and returned to her previous object of contempt with a snarl.
"Aoshi, so nice to see you after all these years…"
"Uh…Hello Misao-chan…how have you been?" He said nervously.
"How have I been?" She asked back in a deathly calm voice. She was about to throw herself at him when she felt arms wrap about her from behind, and instantly recognized them as Kaoru's.
"Kaoru, you better let me go right now so I can beat the crap out of him!" She hissed furiously.
"Misao-chan! Please calm down!" Kaoru pleaded. Misao snorted in disgust but stopped struggling. When Kaoru let her go she grabbed Aoshi's shirt collar again.
"Ok. Fine. Aoshi, you had better come with me right now, you have some explaining to do to Kaoru and me."
"I have some explaining to do?" Aoshi said icily, pulling himself up and forcing Misao to let go lest she be lifted off the ground. "I'm not the one whoring myself out!" He continued. Misao heard Kaoru gasp behind her and felt her hands clench into fist subconsciously. With a hiss of rage she reached up and using all her strength slapped Aoshi hard across the cheek, succeeding in sending him to the floor. She then grabbed Kaoru's hand and dragged her passed Aoshi's three friends, who backed away slowly to let them past.
She dragged Kaoru into the dressing room and they both grabbed their coats and pulled them on before exiting quickly. Neither felt like dealing with their manager at the moment. As the exited they ran into Yahiko.
"Ka-aneue, Mi-aneue!" He yelped in surprise and worry. "What happened? Who was that?" Misao grabbed his hand as she walked past him with out bothering to answer him.
"He was Aoshi Shinomori…remember him?" Kaoru answered softly.
"…Aoshi…He left eight years ago right? And now he's back!" Yahiko said gleefully. Misao glared at her brother harshly and he shuddered under her glare.
"He just called us whores Yahiko-chan." She said angrily.
"WHAT!" Yahiko replied, just as angry. Misao and Yahiko both fumed and Kaoru was just as angry at Aoshi's cruel words as they were. They made their way out quickly, practically stalking out the door. Just as the exited the nightclub, Aoshi appeared in front of them, looking somewhat apologetic.
"Misao…I'm-" He started before Misao strode past him, dragging Yahiko behind her. She suddenly stopped when his three friends blocked her. Turning she glared at Aoshi.
"What do you want Shinomori? I can't believe I once called you brother!" She exclaimed in rage. Even enraged she heard the three men behind her shift in shock, and she felt Kaoru place a calming hand on her left bicep.
"Misao, please calm down…you'll have another heart attack!" Kaoru pleaded.
"What?" Aoshi exclaimed before Misao could answer Kaoru. "You had a heart attack? When?" He asked looking worried.
"And why should you care?" Misao hissed, continuing before he could form a reply. "You just up and leave us one night, and you stay away for eight years, you weren't here when father died five years ago, you weren't here when the fuking government stole the dojo from Kaoru and kicked us on the street! You weren't here when Kaoru and I had to take two jobs just to be able to raise Yahiko and keep ourselves alive! And now you come back, and you insult us! You don't even know what we've been though!" Misao screamed, tears now falling down her face before she grabbed Kaoru's and Yahiko's hands and shoved herself bodily past his three friends, blinded by tears.
Hajime watched dispassionately as the two young women made their way over from the stage. He became amused when he saw the shorter girl -who indeed only came up to his chest- shoving easily though the crowd of men.
And then suddenly the crowd parted and he saw grown men tripping over themselves to get out of the way. When he saw why he raised an eyebrow in bemusement. The smaller girl had fire in her eyes, and she seemed ready to kill Shinomori.
He saw her eyes dart to look at Kenshin, Sagara and himself, and was amused when she glanced at him a second time, her eyes widened slightly. He chuckled internally before he noticed her turn her gaze on Shinomori, her face contorted into a furious scowl and her eyes flashing.
To his amazement he saw Shinomori back up a pace or two. Interesting, Shinomori is afraid of the little hellcat it seems…He thought bemused. As soon as the thought had been completed the girl arrived. He bit back a laugh as he watched her crane her head back in order to glare at Shinomori, but when he saw her grab his collar and actually manage to pull him down to his face, he couldn't hold back a chuckle, and he was joined by Sagara.
"You two gotta problem?" She hissed. He stopped chuckling and gazed at her dispassionately but couldn't help but smirk at her fiery temper. And saw Sagara blink owlishly at her. Kenshin was being smart and staying out of the way. He saw her glower with a huff before turning an icy glare at Aoshi, whose shirt collar was still held in her small fists. She narrowed her eyes further and he could swear her heard a snarl come from her throat.
"Aoshi, so nice to see you after all these years…"She said in a low, dangerous voice.
"Uh…Hello Misao-chan…how have you been?" Shinomori said nervously. So the little hellcat is Misao? That makes the taller one Kaoru I believe. He thought, his eyes darting to look at the taller girl whom was wringing her hands nervously, but he saw anger stewing in the depths of her blue eyes aimed at Shinomori as well. When he heard Misao start to speak he turned to watch.
"How have I been?" She asked back in a deathly calm voice. She looked about ready to wring his neck when the taller girl -Kaoru- ran over and wrapped her arms around the smaller girl's frame, locking her arms in place.
"Kaoru, you better let me go right now so I can beat the crap out of him!" Misao hissed furiously.
"Misao-chan! Please calm down!" Kaoru pleaded. Misao snorted in disgust but stopped struggling. When Kaoru let her go she grabbed Shinomori's shirt collar again.
"Ok. Fine. Aoshi, you had better come with me right now, you have some explaining to do to Kaoru and me."
"I have some explaining to do?" Shinomori said icily, pulling himself up and forcing Misao to let go lest she be lifted off the ground. "I'm not the one whoring myself out!" He continued. Hajime raised an eyebrow at Shinomori's words and heard Kaoru gasp in a mixture of distress and fury. He then saw Misao shake in fury before lifting her hand slightly. With a hiss of rage she reached up and slapped Shinomori hard across the cheek, actually sending him to the floor. She then grabbed Kaoru's hand and dragged her passed Kenshin, Sagara and himself. He watched them go indifferently, still shocked by Aoshi's words.
Kenshin had knelt down to help Aoshi up, and Aoshi had a very strange expression on his usually expressionless face. It seemed to be a mixture of pain, anger, and horror.
"Well Shinomori, that went well." He said calmly, smirking as he brought out a new cigarette.
"Shut up Saitou." Shinomori growled. Hajime simply shrugged.
"This one thinks what you said was wrong Shinomori. What those two were doing may not be exactly proper, but they were hardly whoring themselves out." Kenshin said in a stern voice. Hajime snorted before adding his point.
"Shinomori I would have never guessed that you had such charming relations." He saw Shinomori's face sadden and his shoulder's slumped.
"I guess I should apologize…" Aoshi muttered. Kenshin, Sagara and himself answered at the same time.
"Yes you should!" Before glancing at each other and shrugging.
The four slowly made their way out, and after a few minutes he saw Misao rushing out the door, dragging a boy whom seemed to be around her age as he was only a couple inches shorter then her. He had short dark brown hair pulled into a short ponytail at the base of his skull, and he had deep brown eyes, narrowed in anger equal to that of the girl dragging him. Behind the two of them was Kaoru. As soon as the exited he saw Shinomori move to stand in front of them.
"Misao…I'm-" He started before Misao strode past him, dragging the boy behind her. She suddenly stopped when Kenshin, Sagara and himself stood in her way. Shinomori had told them, well, actually begged them…to help him make her listen. He saw her startled expression before it hardened as she turned and glared at Shinomori.
"What do you want Shinomori? I can't believe I once called you brother!" She exclaimed in rage. Hajime lifted the eyebrow at her words. She had suddenly shifted to using his last name, and had admitted that he was indeed her brother. He then saw the taller girl lightly place her hand on her sister's left bicep, and to his surprise he saw Misao calm slightly at her sister's touch, but not by much.
"Misao, please calm down…you'll have another heart attack!" Kaoru pleaded. Heart attack? The little hellcat is prone to heart attacks? Somehow that doesn't surprise me…He thought amused, and he felt Kenshin shift nervously at his side and heard Sagara swear softly.
"What?" Aoshi exclaimed before Misao could answer Kaoru. "You had a heart attack? When?" He asked looking worried. Hajime was slightly surprised over the amount of panic in his voice, but was even more surprised when Misao blew up at him.
"And why should you care?" Misao hissed, continuing before he could form a reply. "You just up and leave us one night, and you stay away for eight years, you weren't here when father died five years ago, you weren't here when the fuking government stole the dojo from Kaoru and kicked us on the street! You weren't here when Kaoru and I had to take two jobs just to be able to raise Yahiko and keep ourselves alive! And now you come back, and you insult us! You don't even know what we've been though!" Misao screamed, before she grabbed Kaoru's and the boy's hand –obviously the boy Yahiko she had mentioned- and shoved herself bodily past himself, Kenshin and Sagara, running into the night; and to his shock, as Misao was shoving him aside as she ran he saw tears streaming down her face.
AN/ Ok, this is the last chapter (I think) Where I'll be changing POVs like that. From now on, it'll only be in Misao's point of view. AT least for the most part. I'll have Satiou's POV in their often as well. XD