Author's Notes: hi again! Well, here's the next chapter… it is yours to enjoy. Bwahaha! Questions and comments? Just review then! Hohoho… thanks for your time! Here goes…
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Chapter 11: What's Done Is Done
"Um guys, this is Aika Kensatsu, she's a family friend. Aika, these are Kenshin Himura, Kaoru Kamiya, Megumi Takuni, Soujiro Seta, siblings Enishi, Tomoe, Sanosuke, Yahiko and… Misao Makimachi…" Aoshi said. (A/N: whoaa! He actually said a very, very long sentence! And all in one breath, too!) "Yo! Nice to meetcha!" Aika happily said. "Hello! Nice to meet you too!" Kaoru said. "Are you guys going out or something? Ohohoho!" Megumi said evilly, making Misao feel even worse. "Eh? Misao, why are you so quiet?" Aoshi asked. "Ah…Ahh! Iie! I'm not quiet! Hehe! I'm really excited to be here! Blah, blah, blah…" Misao babbled on and on. 'Eh? I wonder what's wrong with her? She's acting weird… I wonder why…?' Aoshi thought to himself. "Ne, let's go to the rooms! Ok with you, Aoshi?" Aika energetically asked. She was starting to become very, VERY hyper. "Ok." Aoshi coolly replied. So Aika led the girls to the room they would be sharing. It was an enormous, huge, massive, colossal room. "Sugeee! Wow! What a great room! We're staying here? Honto? Ahh! I can't wait!" Misao exclaimed. The girls plopped their things down while the guys went off the check out their room. "Oh cool! They've got a PS2! What are the games? TONY HAWK PRO SKATER! Ne, Misao-chan! Let's play!" Kaoru said, a determined glint flashing in her eyes. "Hai! I'm gonna beat you this time, Kao-chan!" Misao cheerfully stated. An eerie aura blanketed the both of them as they inserted the CD. The others felt that it wouldn't be nice to bother them, so… "Waa! Sugoi! Aika! You've got so many cosmetics stuff! Can we try some of them?" Megumi gleefully asked. "Eh? You guys like make-up too? Mochiron! Go ahead!" Aika replied. "Alright! Let's go!" Tomoe ecstatically said. So the three girls were trying on nail polish, lipstick, eye shadow, etc.
Knock, knock
"Hey! We're thinking of going swimming now, wanna come?" Enishi asked cheerfully. "Eh? Honto? Yeah, I wanna go!" Tomoe said, thinking of Kenshin. Aika and Megumi also wanted to swim, but Kaoru and Misao were too engrossed with the game, and so they didn't want to swim. When Aoshi and Kenshin heard that Kaoru and Misao weren't swimming, they both decided to stay with the girls, saying that "They wanted to teach the both of them more tricks". Tomoe was mortified to hear that Kenshin wanted to stay with… Kaoru! Aika, on the other hand was baffled, why in the world would Aoshi stay with… Misao and Kaoru? She convinced herself that it meant nothing and so they (except for Misao, Kaoru, Aoshi, and Kenshin) went swimming.
"So who's winning?" Aoshi asked. "Kao-chan is!" Misao said with a slight pout. "Ah… honto?" Aoshi coolly replied. "Yeah! But I'll catch up to her!" Misao determinedly said. "Would you want me to teach you?" Aoshi offered. "Eh? Honto desu? You'll really teach me?" Misao asked, her eyes sparkling with joy. "Y-yeah… if you want to…" Aoshi answered back, hiding the blush that crept across his face. "Yapoo! Onegai! Please teach me, Aoshi…Iie… Shinomori-sensei!" Misao exclaimed. "Mou! Hidoi! What about me? Misao-chan is getting lessons and I don't!" Kaoru said, pretending to sulk. "I'll teach you if you want, Kaoru-dono." Kenshin offered, gently smiling. "E-eh…? Ke-Kenshin…? Uhm, yeah, I would love it if you teach me, that is, if you don't mind…" Kaoru stammered, blushing furiously. "Not at all, I'd be glad to." Kenshin said with a charming smile. So Kenshin and Aoshi taught them lots and lots of complicated tricks, and pretty soon, both girls could beat Kenshin and Aoshi easily. "Hmm… You're getting a little too good for us…" Kenshin remarked with a smile, which caused ALL four of them to laugh. Yes, even Aoshi! Right at that exact moment, the others came in; they had just finished swimming. When they heard Aoshi laughing, they all stood still as stone, jaws dropped open in shock. "AOSHI LAUGHED! Impossible!" was what everyone was thinking. Aika was the most shocked of them all…
Aika's POV
WHAT.IN.THE.WORLD.JUST.HAPPENED? Aoshi is actually laughing? For real? This is just too much of a shock! Why? In all my life I've never heard him laugh or smile as much as this! What could have caused this… this strange phenomenon! Could it be…? He likes either Kaoru or Misao! NO! NO! NOOO!
Aoshi's POV
Misao's really good already, and she looks so kawaii… I'm having so much fun, am I ever glad I invited them over…
Flashback
"Hmm… You're getting a little too good for us…" Kenshin remarked. "Hahahaha!" door opens then… SILENCE…
End of flashback
Oh crap! They saw me laughing… Enishi won't let me live this down… and Aika might figure out…! Argghhh! Double crap! Kuso! Haay… oh well… what's done is done, it cannot be undone, so I should just live with it!
"Ma-masaka! Aoshi laughed! Aahh! It's the end of the world as we know it!" Enishi teased. He received a glare from Aoshi and if the saying "looks could kill" were true, Enishi would be dead. "Ehrm… gomen Aoshi… wuz just… kiddin… hehe…" Enishi said, sweating profusely and hiding behind Tomoe. "Oy! Let's play truth or dare!" Yahiko exclaimed, coz he was getting extremely bored. "E-eh? Ok…" Kaoru replied. "I'll go drink up the contents of the bottle that we're gonna use…" Soujiro announced with a smile. Everyone sweatdrops… so they start to play… they spin the bottle and it points to… drum roll, please! Soujiro! "Truth or Dare?" Sano asked. "Uh… Truth!" Soujiro beamed. "Ok Soujiro… do you have someone you like?" Sano asked, curious. "Eto… Perhaps!" Soujiro beamed. Sano sweatdropped 'Is that a legal answer? Anyways…' Sano spins it and it points to… Misao! Misao froze. 'Great! Just great…' Misao thought sarcastically. "Alright, Misao…" Sano said, pronouncing her name very slowly. "Truth or Dare?" Sano asked. "Er… Uh… Truth…" Misao said, sweating profusely, unsure of her decision. "Alright… Misao, is there someone you like?" Sano asked slowly. Misao froze. Her world shattered right in front of her. She turned pale. She could feel blood surging throughout her body and her pulse heightening. What should she do! OH NOOO! Why didn't she choose a dare instead? "Well?" Sano asked impatiently. "E-e-ettooo… I… uhm… yeah…" Misao stammered, sweating profusely and blushing madly. "Yeeee!" everyone teased her. Misao just stared at the floor and blushed. Everyone was teasing her and laughing, except for one Aoshi Shinomori. Aoshi looked at her. 'Misao likes someone? Who? Who could it be? Who has captured that heart of hers?' Aoshi thought deeply. "Who could she like…?"
And the bottle spins to… Aoshi! After 5 MINUTES of teasing earlier, they decided to carry on. Now, every one was very attentive. "Ooh… Truth or Dare?" Sano asked once more. "Truth." Aoshi said coolly. "Alright… I'll be asking you two questions, alright?" Sano asked. Aoshi nodded. "Ehem… FIRSTLY… do YOU have someone YOU like?" Sano interrogated, emphasizing the words YOU. 'Is that all he asks?' Aoshi thought. "Yeah…" Aoshi stated calmly. 'Whoa… Aoshi is so calm to all this… he is so unlike me! I suck…' Misao thought. "Ok… SECONDLY, is that certain person in this room?" Sano asked, smiling ear to ear. "Hai…" Aoshi said very coolly and slowly. Everyone screamed and pandemonium erupted. All of them were very excited for Aoshi, but he just kept his cool. Aoshi tried his best to hold his composure, when inside, his emotions raged, and a blush was threatening to expose. 'They better not find out yet…'
Aika's POV
WAAAIII! I hope it's me Aoshi likes! After all, we are childhood friends! No one in this room, and I mean absolutely no one… can measure up to the closeness and the bond Aoshi and I possess… I was wrong to even think that Aoshi has that kind of relationship with either Misao or Kaoru!
"…" Misao was in the midst of the pandemonium as she stared at Aoshi and his cool composure. He had such self-control… 'Hmm… Aoshi… who does he like? Maybe its… Aika…? The possibility is really high… but, no one knows… haay…' Misao thought, starting to feel depressed.
Game ends
Garden.
"Ooh! Suteki!" Misao commented. She closed her eyes as the cool night air blew gently against her face and as the sound of the trees swayed to the beat of the wind. It was so calming… "Misao-chan… the flowers are so pretty!" Kaoru said. "Hey! Those are wisterias! My fave!" Misao squealed, admiring the beauty of the wisteria. "They're so pretty…" Kaoru commented softly. As they strolled the garden, the cousins had a "heart-to-heart" conversation. "Ne, Kao-chan…" Misao said. "Hmm?" "What do you think is the relationship of Aika and Aoshi?" "Oh… basically childhood friends, nothing more. They're not too close, either." Kaoru said. "Eh? How do you know?" "Of course… if you're observant enough, you'll be able to decipher it. Hehehe…" Kaoru said. "Ooh… Kao-chan, I didn't know you were observant… coz if you were, you'd find out that Kenshin likes you…" Misao said, giggling. "Wh-WHAT! Misao-chan! Don't lie! He does not like me!" Kaoru screamed hysterically. "Kao-chan! There you go again… it no use to talk to you about this matter… haay…" Misao said, sighing. "But…but… waaaa… he really doesn't!" Kaoru said, getting depressed. "Kao-chan, there's nothing to be depressed about… you and Kenshin are going so smooth… I've got the problems…" Misao said. "Eh? You? Problems? No way." Kaoru said. "Haay… I'm afraid… too afraid… that Aoshi doesn't feel the way that I do…" Misao said, sighing. Kaoru was about to tell Misao that Aoshi felt the same way, but she decided that this was something both of them have to find out for themselves. "Misao-chan… courage, wisdom… you just have to prepare yourself for any kind of situation… coz anything can happen…" Kaoru said, assuring her. "Wow. My cousin is so cool right now. Are you really Kaoru?" Misao said teasingly. "Oh, you're so mean… I'm helping you here!" Kaoru said. Misao giggled. "Yeah, I know… thanks…" the two sat on a bench and Kaoru decided to go in and get some drinks, leaving Misao all alone. Suddenly… "Misao…" a deep voice called. Startled, Misao looked behind her. Lo and behold, it was Aoshi, looking cooler than ever. "May I?" he asked politely. "Y-yeah! Of course!" Misao answered. Both of them shared two minutes of silence, until… "Uhm… Misao?" Aoshi asked. "Yes?" "Uh… would you mind… telling me… who you like?" Aoshi asked. "Nani! Doushite?" Misao exclaimed, caught off-guard. "Uh… Just curious…" Aoshi said. "Err…" Misao said, blushing. 'HUH? And how am I supposed to tell him when HE IS THE ONE? Craaapp…' Misao thought. "Uh… you don't have to tell me if you don't want to…" Aoshi said calmingly. "No! It's not that! I would if… but… s-so sorry, Aoshi" Misao said apologetically. "It's ok. I can wait." Aoshi said. Misao's eyes sparkled. "Waaa… thanks so much Aoshi… you're such a good friend!" Misao said gleefully. "T-thanks…" Aoshi stammered, quite shocked of the compliment. "I'm sorry… I just need some more time to think, cause… I don't know, I guess it's not yet the right time to tell you…" Misao explained. "That's perfectly fine, Misao. Whenever you feel like telling me. I can wait." Aoshi said. The two spent the night away staring at the star-sprinkled night sky accompanied by the illuminating moon. "Here you go, Misao-chan. Here's one for you too, Aoshi!" Kaoru said, handing the both of them teacups. "Ooh. Some water this turned out to be." Misao said teasingly. "Thanks for the tea, Kaoru." Aoshi said. "See? See! Aoshi said thanks and you didn't! You're such an ingrate, Misao-chan!" Kaoru said, acting. "Hehe, just joking Kao-chan! Thanks! It's really good." Misao said. "Thanks too, Aoshi." "Wha-?" Aoshi said. "Well, the tea was yours wasn't it?" Misao said. "Yeah…" and so the three of them chatted 'til it was very late.
Aoshi entered his room and sat on his bed. He was satisfied, and Misao occupied his thoughts. How he wished he had the courage to tell her! Someday… I will, but that day is not today…
The next day…
"Yo! Kao-chan! Wake up!" Misao said. "Huh? Eh…?" Kaoru replied, rubbing her eyes sleepily. "Ne, ne! What do we do today?" Misao asked the still drowsy Kaoru. "Whatever you want, Misao-chan… I want to sleep, so…" Kaoru said, pulling the covers and sleeping once more. "KAO-CHAN! C'MON!" Misao pestered. "Yare, yare… HAI! I'm up! I'm up! Geez…" Kaoru grumbled, she had no choice but to get up. The day quickly went by, until finally, night came.
Author's Notes: well, well! Chapter 11's done! Stay tuned for more… hahaha… if you have any brilliant ideas that you want to suggest, feel free to do so! Nyaha! Thanks for all the reviews and thanks for reading… love you guys! Aww, be touched! Wahahaa!
Translation:
Mochiron – Of course!
Suteki – Wonderful, Fine, Splendid… in other words… WOW!
Nani! – What!
Doushite? – Why?
