Author's Notes: Why hello there my beloved readers… very sorry and sincerely apologize for the very, very long delay… you see, we couldn't find the notebook where the story was written, and the chapter wasn't typewritten yet… but, all's well as it has been found! Wahahahaha! Without further ado, we present chapter 9… have fun!
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin doesn't belong to us.
Chapter 9: If Only You Knew
Misao's Residence…
"Aah! Harahetai!" Misao moaned. "Misao, control yourself! You just finished two servings!" her mom softly scolded. "Please?" Misao begged, giving her an irresistible look. "Hai, hai" her mom said, taking her bowl. "Yesss!" Misao cheered in victory. RING RING! "Hon, could you please get that?" her mom called from the kitchen. "Yes ma'am…" Misao said, picking up the phone. "Hello? Makimachi residence! How may I help you?" Misao said rather loudly. "…Uhm… is this Misao?" the person asked. Misao sweatdropped… "Uuhh… Yes! Hahaha! Misao speaking!" Misao said sheepishly, scratching the back of her head from embarrassment. "Uhm… Do you know who I am?" the person coolly said. 'Ooh, such a cool voice… This belongs to none other than…' "Aoshi? Is this Aoshi?" Misao asked, quite amused. "That is correct." "Oooh… so, why'd you call? Is there a problem at home? Did something happen to you?" Misao asked worriedly. Aoshi chuckled. "No, none at all. Just wanted to make sure that you got home safely." Aoshi said, his voice soft. Misao blushed lightly, but shrugged it off. "Right… I bet you just missed listening to my voice! Hahaha!" Misao joked. "Dream on…" Aoshi said, smiling. "I will… anyways, now that you called, did I ever tell you of the time when I…" Misao started blabbing, but of course, Aoshi didn't mind. In fact, he enjoyed every moment of it.
One hour later…
"Misao-chan… who was that?" her mom asked, grinning. "Aoshi…" Misao said uncertainly, noticing the malicioius grin on her mother's face. "Hmmmm…." Her mom said, grinning widely. "W-WHAT!" Misao retorted, her face heating up. "Sounds like you like him!" her mom said, laughing. "WHA… but… I… he… y-you…" Misao stuttered. "SEE! You do like him! So, tell me, what kind of a guy is he?" Misao's mom asked, resting her elbows on the table. "Alright, alright, I admit it… well, you could say he's tall, mysterious, handsome, has these piercing blue… or was it green?… Eyes…" Misao started, a dreamy look on her face. Her mom listened, amused at how her daughter was acting.
Aoshi's Mansion…
Aoshi put down his phone. 'That was a great conversation…' he thought, sighing in satisfaction.
FLASHBACK!
"…Just wanted to make sure that you got home safely…" He said. "Right… I bet you just missed listening to my voice! Hahaha!" Misao joked. He simply said "Dream on…" but his thoughts say otherwise. 'How did she know? Yes, I just missed you so much I couldn't help myself…'
END OF FLASHBACK!
'Misao, I missed you alright… in fact, I miss you already… and missing you more than ever…' Aoshi thought, gazing at the night sky. 'Haay… if only you knew how much you mean to me…'
Misao's Room
'OH MAN! DUDE! HE CALLED! HE ACTUALLY CALLED! AND I ACTED LIKE SUCH A FREAKIN' IDIOT! BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT… HE CALLED!' Misao screamed in her thoughts. She blushed with delight, twirling around her room, hugging a pillow tight. She was extremely giddy, and continued her assault on the poor pillow. 'BUT WAIT! He probably just called me since he called everyone else! After all, I'm just a friend to him… Well, not that I'm complaining or anything… But he said that I'm a precious friend to him… BUT WAIT! He probably considers all of his friends precious! FALSE HOPE! FALSE HOPE!' she argued in her mind. She kept on arguing with herself until she fell asleep, her mind still on the matter.
DA NEXT day…
School…
"Ok, so to find the solution of 2x+4y10 and x+y3, you must either use the addition, substitution, or graphing method…" RING! The shrill ringing of the bell cut off Tezuka-sensei's lecture. "Haay… then I guess our lesson shall be continued tomorrow. Class dismissed." He said. 'Finally…' Misao thought to herself; she has a very bad headache which she couldn't stand anymore. When Hazuki-sensei entered the room for their next period, Misao asked permission to go to the clinic. Permission granted, she escaped to the clinic. Meanwhile, "Hello Class, we have a special activity today! We will play a little, ehrm, how do you put this… a little game! Yes, that's the word! I want you all to count off from one to five, now start!" Hazuki-sensei said. Aoshi happens to be in the same group as Tomoe, Enishi, Soujiro, and Megumi. While Kenshin, Kaoru and Sano were in a different one. Tomoe, noticing that Kenshin and Kaoru were in the same group, started seething. Of course, when Megumi noticed Tomoe's mood, she emitted her trademark "Ohohoho!" laugh, accompanying it with an evil smile. Noticing that the groups were complete, Hazuki-sensei ordered each group to form a line. She asked certain questions in which they had to line up iaccording to the order of their answers, and soon, she ran out of questions. "Oh, I'm out of questions…" Hazuki-sensei announced. The class moaned, everyone requesting for one last. "Ok, ok… Hmm, let me think…" Hazuki-sensei said, and after a few seconds, her face lit up and she wore an evil smile. "I've got it! Okay, line up according to the first letter of your crush's name… GO!" she said happily. The guys were traumatized, their faces pale, while the girls giggled in glee. They lined up, and soon, Hazuki-sensei started inspecting them. Tomoe glared at Kaoru with pure, intense hatred. 'WHY is Kenshin in front of her! GRRRR!…' Tomoe thought, pissed. The teacher floated to them and asked them for their letters. Both Tomoe and Kaoru answered "K", while glaring at each other. Hazuki-sensei moved on to Kenshin, and immediately, both of the girl's attention diverted to the person. "And yours?" Kenshin smiled, a bit shy, "Uhm… K…". Tomoe's jaw dropped open in horror. 'NOOO! IT CANNOT BE! NOOOOO!' Kaoru, who was dense, wondered, "EEEH? Who could Kenshin like? Hmm… Who could it be?", she was very curious. Soon, Hazuki-sensei was interrogating Aoshi, and all the girls listened intently. "How about you?" she asked. "…M…" Aoshi said, his face unfaltering. Several girls screamed in glee, while the others were downcast. 'Speaking of which… I wonder if she's… alright?' Aoshi wondered, spacing out. Soon enough, the class was dismissed and they all thanked Hazuki-sensei for the very educational game. Aoshi headed straight to the clinic.
Clinic
"Ah… Classes are ending soon. Maybe you should leave earlier, Misao-san" the school nurse, Natsuki suggested. "Oh, it's alright, Natsuki-san, I think I'm feeling better now…" Misao said, smiling. "Oh, well that's very good news, remember, don't sleep too late next time; watch your health." Natsuki informed. "Hai… Thank you for your assistance…" Misao said, turning to leave. She opened the door and suddenly hit something firm but soft. 'Who turned off the lights?'
Aoshi had entered the clinic, hoping that she's fine already. When he opened the door, he was hit on the chest. 'Huh?' Aoshi looked down to find Misao against his chest…
Author's Notes: HOHOHOHO! Now how was that? I hope you're not getting bored and all, hehe… just wait, the action'll start soon… mwehehehe
Translations:
Harahetai: I'm hungry
