Author: YourSecret'sOut
Title: Accidentally In Love
SPEAKING "..."
THOUGHTS '...'
ITALICS DREAM/PAST SCENE
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Danger : 11
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Misao let herself pull away from Aoshi when the phone was heard, a cherry blossom blush covering her cheeks. She licked her lips nervously, turning away from him and reaching for the phone, inhaling before pressing the 'talk' button. "Hello?" Aoshi was addictive. She wanted to feel his lips against hers again already.
"It's me," Megumi spoke, "I'm on my way over to join you for dinner."
"What about Sano?"
"That rooster can live without me for a night. I'll be over in fifteen minutes, all right?"
"I haven't started dinner.."
"I'll help with it, don't worry." She paused. "You okay? You sound a little-"
"I-I'm fine!" 'Said that a little too fast.' "I'm fine," she repeated slowly, closing her eyes tightly when she realized she was still clad in a tank top and underwear. "The door will be unlocked, so don't try searching for the spare. Bye. Love you."
-Click-
"That was your sister?"
"Y-Yeah—um, she's going to be here in fifteen minutes. U-Uhm, let me go put some sweatpants on," she spoke softly as she gazed to the floor. Everything was different now and it felt like a dream. Misao hoped that it wasn't a dream—nowhere near it. She turned to the taller man, giving him a big smile as she bounced over to him, kissing him quickly on his cheek before making her way up the stairs. Aoshi let his eyes linger on her before his fingers reached up to touch his cheek, then his lips.
He was beyond joyful, but his expression remained impassive. Just the feel of her lips lit his entire being on fire, something that Tomoe was incapable of during their relationship. Misao awakened all of his senses, something only she could do, both now and then. He glanced at the time, knowing that he should be on his way before Megumi arrived.
Misao headed downstairs, careful not to trip and make a fool of herself in front of Aoshi. She gave him a smile when his gaze landed on her, "You could always stay for dinner tonight, Aoshi."
"No, I must be on my way. There are things I need to do."
"Oh," she let out quietly, glancing around briefly in disappointment. Now that she knew he was hers and vice versa, she wanted to be around him and not feel awkward about it. Aoshi let a faint smile come to his lips as he stared at her, the younger girl easily readable. He closed the distance between them, kissing her lightly on her forehead before stepping away from her.
"Bye, Misao."
"Wha—can I call you?"
"My number is on the fridge."
A large smile appeared, "So, that's a yes?"
He resisted letting out a laugh, but his small smile remained on his face. "Yes."
"O-Okay, bye then, Aoshi!"
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Kamatari bit into his chicken sandwich, glancing at cars that passed outside of McDonalds. He chewed silently, his eyes traveling to his good friend sitting across from him, a glare stuck on his face. He swallowed, raising a brow as he placed his sandwich down. "Soujirou?"
"Yes?"
"I've been calling you for three minutes now. What's on your mind, buddy? You've been glaring at nothing ever since you picked me up to hang out. You're being all moody and it's making me depressed. Smile. You do it any other time. What? Misao dumped you or something?"
Blue eyes darted in his direction and his face fell.
"What? No way! Weasel girl dumped you! You two are the IT couple! You two rule the school and better than any other couple at our school. What the hell happened?" He sighed, "I know, you went after that blonde that has been pining over you for a month. Men will be men—"
"No, Kamatari," he interrupted quickly, tapping his fingers on the table. He grabbed the hamburger off of his tray, slowly unwrapping it. "She basically said things just weren't working out and we could be friends."
"She's a nice, feisty girl. Being friends is good."
"I don't want to be just friends, Kamatari. I need more than that from her. I always needed more than being friends with her."
"…" He took another bite, watching his friend closely. He was taking the break-up seriously to his surprise. He thought Misao was just another girl to keep him company and then he would move onto someone else. Soujirou had the habit of doing that anyway. He would leave a girl for a better girl. Kamatari hated to be mean at times, but Misao wasn't better than Soujirou's ex-big-boobed girlfriend. "I see. Aw, Soujirou, you'll get over it. Misao is just another girl down the road of life. There'll be plenty more."
"You don't understand," he bit out. "I'll get Misao back. She's not just going to leave me without telling me the truth of why we broke up. She thinks I'm stupid-I know it."
"Soujirou, I would have to say you're obsessing over Misao."
"That's what happens when you love a girl and she treats your heart like shit—twice."
'Twice? Oh dear, Soujirou has finally lost it. I knew a man that smiled so much had some serious issues.' "Do whatever you want to get her back, just don't turn into the 'psycho ex-boyfriend' or anything crazy like that." He watched as a cold smile crept to Soujirou's lips, shifting a bit in his seat at the smile. It wasn't pleasant.
"Don't worry," he spoke gently. "It's just the situation where…if I can't have her, no one will." 'Especially Aoshi.'
Kamatari stared at him, waiting for him to surprise him and say 'just kidding!', but it never came. He eyed him before glancing over at the line of people standing, noticing Kaoru with a good-looking redhead. She smiled as Kenshin murmured something in her ear, looking up at him before glancing ahead, seeing Kamatari. She waved to both of the men before it was her turn in line to order her food.
She did so, looking back at her boyfriend. "Sorry for making you come Kenshin. I know you don't like fast food, but I was really craving."
He waved her off, ignoring the stares of other women both Kaoru's age or older. "Relax, it's fine, Kaoru. Anything for you and I am a bit hungry. Fast food won't hurt." He stepped up next when she finished, ordering what he wanted after eyeing the menu. He looked down to her as the cashier totaled his order, "Who are they?"
"Oh, you recognize Misao's boyfriend, don't you? Soujirou is his name. With him is Kamatari. He's a nice guy." Kenshin glanced back, almost mistaking the guy for a girl. He nodded slowly, moving aside with her for other people to start ordering. "But, I should say Misao's ex since she broke up with him today for another guy."
He blinked in surprise, "She did?"
She nodded, "Yeah." A shrug. "It happens."
She looked up at him when he ran his fingers up her bare arm before moving down to her hand, lacing their fingers together. He gave her a smile that held gentleness behind it, along with a possessive glint in his eyes that she saw often. "It happens, huh? Would it ever happen with us? Would you ever leave me for another man, Kaoru?"
She stared at him, having the feeling that if she did attempt to leave Kenshin, he wouldn't let her go without a fight. That didn't bother her at all. She had no plans on ever leaving Kenshin for another man. No man matched up to him. She was however, surprised that Kenshin would become so possessive of her. She saw herself as nothing more than a tomboy with few curves, jealous of other women at times and self-conscious too. Kenshin had his ways of convincing her that she was everything he wanted. A smile bounced onto her face and she kissed him soundly on his cheek, swatting his arm with her free hand. "Of course not, Kenshin! You're all I need. Don't be silly."
"Good."
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Megumi dumped the broccoli in the pan, tossing the bag aside as she turned the heat down. They both decided on having broccoli with tons of cheese on, along with mashed potatoes. Misao wanted something simple for dinner. She sat near the kitchen counter, tapping her fingernails quietly as she stared at Megumi. "Megumi?"
"Yes?"
"Have you and Sano had sex?"
She was sure that if she were drinking a beverage, it would've gone everywhere because of the forward question. A light blush spread to her cheeks as she looked to her younger sister, "Misao!"
"I'm a caring sister! I don't want some man using my older sister as his plaything. I'm merely looking out for you and besides, as your nosy little sister, I have a right to know what goes on in your life."
"Nice try," she replied dryly, crossing her arms over her chest as the blush died down. "But no. Almost, but no."
"I'm surprised. You know, you seem quite comfortable with Sano."
"I am. He's different from the other boyfriends."
"Yeah he is! He isn't older; he's younger. Who would've thought that you would date someone younger? You usually go for men your age or older. He's loud too—your other boyfriends were quiet and creepy—"
"Not in those ways," she interrupted with an eye roll. "He's a nice man. He won't hurt me—and I'm sure of it. So, I'll keep him around."
"…."
"What about you, Misao?"
She raised a brow, "What about me? I broke up with Soujirou today, if that's what you want to—"
"You did, hm? I wonder why," she murmured sarcastically.
"…" Her eyes narrowed, "Megumi, what's that suppose to mean?"
"Oh, nothing."
She could've sworn that she saw fox ears dart out momentarily. "Megumi.."
"Don't think I never noticed how you looked at Aoshi, dear little sister. You look as if you want to jump him every time he's around here."
Misao felt her cheeks warm up. How dare she put her on the spot like that! "I-I—"
"No need to explain," she interrupted gently, "you can't help whom you fall for."
"..You won't say anything?"
"Say anything? What do you mean?"
"You won't tell mom?"
She stared at her before letting out a laugh, shaking her head "No, Misao. I won't say a word. I think it's a cute little crush—or is it something more? I think it's something more if you would break up with Soujirou for a man that is dating mother."
'I hate her for being smart.' "M-Megumi, you know I get embar—"
She smiled, "Calm down. I'll leave the topic alone since you might continue to blush and explode from humiliation. So, about Soujirou…he was okay with the breakup decision?"
Misao slowly nodded, "Actually, yes—much to my surprise. It's a good thing that he didn't freak out like most guys' do. It's kind of creepy when they cry and beg for you to come back to them."
"It is. I liked Soujirou. Nice kid."
"Most of the time," Misao agreed, both of the girls' looking towards the door when they heard the lock. Tomoe walked in with a sigh, closing the door quietly and giving a small smile to her daughters. They returned the smile as she removed her shoes, placing her coat neatly on the back of the couch before making her way over to them.
"Misao, Megumi." She looked to her younger daughter. "Misao, how was school today?"
"It was…all right," she told her, swallowing when she remembered the kiss shared between Aoshi and herself. She suddenly felt horrible, not knowing if things were done between Aoshi and her mother or they were still dating. If they were, she wouldn't know what to do. She could never betray her mother like that! She regretted kissing the man back even though it felt so right. "M-Mom, how are things going with Aoshi and yourself?"
The question was random, but Tomoe hardly noticed. Megumi glanced at her younger sister. "Well, in all honesty, I was thinking about breaking up with him tonight."
Misao and Megumi stared at their mother. Misao let her mouth fall open, stunned by what she had just heard. 'I have to be dreaming. Everything is falling into place and things are going a bit too perfectly for my taste. Since when did she decide to break up with him!' "Oh! What a surprise."
Megumi nodded, "Why?"
Tomoe only shrugged, the soft smile glued to her face. "That man I told you about—Akira, he's quite interesting. I want to break it off with Aoshi and see other people. I want to see where this all goes." She let out a gentle laugh, "You two act like I was going to marry Aoshi. I told you both that it wasn't anything too serious. I'm sure Aoshi will understand too. We're both adults."
"Yeah," the girls' spoke in unison, sharing glances. They were still taken aback by the announcement. It wasn't something they were expecting and for it to be on the same day that Misao broke it off with Soujirou, it was a bit overwhelming. Megumi shook her head. Too much information in one day.
"I'm going upstairs to go freshen up," Tomoe told them, walking off and leaving the sisters' alone. Misao flipped her braid over her shoulder, looking to her older sister.
"That was weird."
"It was," Megumi spoke. "At least you won't have to worry about fighting mom for Aoshi. Hopefully, you won't fall for this Akira character either."
"Funny."
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Soujirou entered his room, tossing his car keys on the nearest chair after closing his bedroom door. He slipped his shirt off over his head, carelessly tossing that item also. He fixed his hair as he walked over to his bed, sitting down slowly as he eyed a picture of Misao and himself at a homecoming dance. He let a scowl come to his lips as he reached for the picture frame, placing it down so he wouldn't have to look at the picture. Misao had done it again a second time around, turning him into a jealous man that didn't get his way once more.
She had betrayed him in the past as his wife and it caused him great pain to find her sleeping with another man. Misao being her innocent self, he didn't expect her to pull that move on him. He understood that their marriage was arranged and came quickly, but he had thought that she grew to love him as he did. He was wrong and he felt stupid for letting his feelings become so strong for her. Even now, he still held deep feelings for her and wanted her all to himself. She was beautiful and she had everything a guy could want. She was funny, energetic, and had a great personality.
But none of that mattered.
She had hurt him and he was going to get his vengeance—one way or another. He wouldn't let the girl get away with anything. He hated Aoshi, hated the man because he didn't seem to hold any guilt by taking the girl away from him.
In the past, Soujirou proved how much he treasured his Queen. It was apparent to everyone that was around him or her, but it didn't stop Aoshi from proving his forbidden feelings to the young Queen. Soujirou clenched his fists for a moment at that thought. Even now, after Soujirou threatened Aoshi, the man didn't listen.
'He'll pay for his foolishness.'
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Misao kissed Tomoe lightly on her cheek as she passed her, kissing Megumi as well. She flashed them her natural big smile before hurrying up the stairs, exhausted and ready to sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. She closed her bedroom door, stretching her arms as she made her way to her bed, looking at a picture of Soujirou.
Kaoru had taken it in their science class, Soujirou suited up in a white lab coat and goggles for a science lab. 'I'm sorry, Soujirou.' She took the picture and opened the drawer of her nightstand, tucking the picture away carefully before closing the drawer.
Misao stared into her mirror drearily as she slowly stroked her long black tresses with her comb, her room empty. Soujirou had to attend another meeting, taking her bodyguard with him. She didn't worry about it. Soujirou suspected Aoshi no longer. Weeks had passed since their small feud, Soujirou speaking nothing of her affair with a mysterious man. He had simply told her that he loved her and no one else would have her as long as he lived.
Misao closed her eyes briefly as tears threatened to escape, remembering the several times Soujirou had forced her into bed with him during the passing weeks. He wanted her to know that she belonged to him and only he could see her beauty, the mysterious man no longer alive in his book. He didn't inform her that he had heard her over talking with Aoshi. He saw no need for it. He had plans for them both.
She placed the emerald green comb down, staring quietly at her reflection. Truly, she wanted to be a good Queen and wanted to serve her husband a way a wife should, but she couldn't. Aoshi was her true love and she couldn't live lying to herself. She gnawed on her bottom lip gently, wondering if her parents would be displeased with her. Then again, her father always told her to strive for what made her completely happy.
Misao inhaled, calming her nerves when a maid opened the large doors leading to her room. She looked over her shoulder to the woman, nodding her permission to speak.
"My Queen, the King is back."
"Thank you," she responded quietly, not bothering to plaster her usual happy smile on her lips. That troubled the maid, but she didn't dare question the Queen what was wrong. She simply nodded and bowed, leaving the room without a word. Seconds later, Soujirou walked in through the doors, dressed comfortably and out of his lavished robes. She slowly stood, moving away from her mirror to stand and fold her hands in front of her. "My King."
"Now, now, Misao," he started quietly, walking over to her. He eyed the jade green dress that hung loosely from her small frame, showing off her creamy skin. "In private, you know you can address me by my name. You seem ill. Is anything the matter?"
'How can he act like nothing is wrong! He has stricken me, he has forced me to lay with him—' She nodded, her gaze traveling to the floor. "There is something bothering me. Something you should know."
A smile crept to his lips, "There is?"
"Yes."
His hand reached her cheek and he ignored her flinch. He stroked her bruised cheek with his thumb, quite impressed on how well she had covered the nasty sight up. "Then, please do tell."
"I am expecting, Soujirou."
She anticipated a slap, a punch—anything from the tempered man. Neither came. She lifted her blue eyes to his, the stroking of his thumb becoming to some extent soothing since she feared the worse from her King. The smile remained on his face and soon, he laughed. Her blue eyes widened when he embraced her, his face buried in her neck as he spoke. "That's marvelous, Misao," he told her with feigned excitement. The bastard wasn't his! Soujirou was willing to pretend that their marriage was perfect like everyone assumed. Misao hadn't been sneaking off, so everything was working out the way it should've been. He wouldn't harm her unless she strayed again. He planned to let her have the child and he would raise it as his own, but have more children—that were actually his
"R-Really?"
"Yes—you sound a little surprised."
"W-Well, I didn't know how you would react. You never spoke of children, Soujirou." She looked up at him as he pulled away, a smile on his face that she couldn't describe. She couldn't tell what the man was thinking.
"We will have a ball in celebration of your pregnancy in six days."
She hated too much attention. "Y-Yes."
He traced her lips with his thumb, "Misao, I do love you, but it seems I have to put you in line every now and then. I am willing to be a civil man if you stay only in my bed from now on." He leaned in, leaving a kiss on her cheek as he spoke in her ear, "but remember: I won't hesitate to do harm to you and that child if I find evidence of you with another man again."
She trembled as his warm breath tickled her ear, his large hands running up her bare arms to rest on her upper arms. Her eyes locked with his as he slightly pulled away, the smile still on his face. "Just keep that in mind, love," he told her with a light tap on her nose with his finger. "Understand?"
She numbly nodded.
Misao rolled over in her slumber, a frown coming to her pretty face.
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Shinomori Residence
Aoshi strolled into his place quietly, flashing the Chinese food to Sano as he peeked at his older brother from the couch. His expected large grin came as he got up, hopping over the couch to earn a glare from the man that challenged his height. "Don't treat the furniture like that," Aoshi scolded, letting him take one of the boxes.
"Yeah, yeah," he grumbled, inhaling deeply through his nostrils, sighing as the glorious smell invaded his senses. He was dying of starvation and neither of the men went shopping for food. Aoshi still didn't feel like shopping, so he went to go pick up fast food. Living with Sano, he came to find out that fast food solved most of the hunger problems when one became too lazy. "Thanks, ice-block."
He mumbled under his breath in response, following him to the table to sit with him and eat. He became use to the nickname since it basically became his new name when Sano started living with him. They were silent around each other at first and Aoshi saw him as merely a bother, but the brunette freeloader grew on him. Aoshi let barriers crumble around him through the years and Sano managed to get him to smile—even laugh much to his surprise. He had to stare at the cold man when he first laughed, wondering if he heard the correct sound. Sano also came to confide in Aoshi and vice versa—sometimes.
"Did anyone call?"
"Yeah, uh, five calls for you. One by your girlfriend or whatever, Tomoe."
"I see. Did you answer?"
"No."
"Have you been here?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't you answer?"
"…Because I didn't feel like talking and interrupting my show?" He shook his head, slurping noodles into his mouth. "Come on, ice-block. You know I only answer if it's my girl calling during a show I really like." He swallowed, getting a look from his brother for speaking with his mouth full. "Anyway, Tomoe said that you two had to talk and everyone knows what that means."
He nodded, taking a bite of his food. It was clear what Tomoe wanted to speak about and it didn't bother him that much. He ate quietly as Sano rambled on about his day, earning a smile or two out of the emotionless man as he did so. An hour later, they were both done and Sano left for a shower as Aoshi went to bed. He looked at the time, seeing that it was far too late to bother calling Tomoe.
'First thing in the morning,' he noted mentally, slipping under his sheets clad in black boxers.
Misao slipped from under the heavy sheets, sending a glance over her shoulder at her sleeping husband. She glanced at the discarded jade green dress on the floor, reaching over to her chair for the white robe. She pulled it on over her nude figure as she slipped out of her bed carefully, staring at her husband as she made her way to the door and out of their room. She needed air. She needed to get away from him. He was starting to frighten her. She didn't know what happened to her sweetheart of a husband.
Everyone else praised him for being a kind, reasonable King. Misao agreed with them once, but his actions made her think differently. She tied her robe tightly as she made her way quietly down the bare hall, giving a small smile to a butler as he exited a room. He bowed before walking off in the opposite direction, leaving her alone. She watched him until his figure disappeared into the shadows of the hall, turning around to gasp softly when her eyes met a chest. They darted up to see Aoshi; worry flooding her blue orbs.
"Aoshi!" Her slender hand lifted to his bruised cheek, her fingers softly running over the injury as her blue eyes drifted over his face. Multiple bruises, few scrapes, and his lip was bloodied. His hand lifted to pull her fingers away from his face. "What happened!"
"Men decided to attack me on my way back. Misao, I'm—"
"Who," she interrupted quickly, "I thought you came back with Soujirou!"
"He had me stay behind to scout the area." He let her pull her hand away from his, falling to her side as she stared. "I'm just fine. They won't be a worry any longer."
"You killed them?"
"Yes."
"Did you recognize them?"
A deep frown came to his face, "Several of them work for your King. Kamatari was there."
"..You killed Kamatari?"
"What do you expect? They tried to kill me," he snapped, regretting it the moment her eyes lowered. He stared at the younger woman, eyeing her white robe that he wouldn't mind removing from her petite body. His eyes traveled to her collarbone, closing his eyes briefly when he saw a mark that could only be left by Soujirou. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be," she murmured. "I told Soujirou about the baby. He took it quite well, but he threatened that if I were caught with..a man again, he would harm me." She bit her lip, "Do you think he knows it's you, now?"
"After his men attacking me, yes." He lifted her chin with his fingers, "But do not worry."
Misao simply nodded, looking over his wounds once more before pushing herself up onto her tiptoes, kissing the corner of his mouth quickly. He watched her as she turned and fled, not trusting herself near him and not wanting to risk being caught with him.
Aoshi stirred in his sleep, an unsettling feeling tickling his senses as he continued to sleep, unaware of what was to happen in the past and present.
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Hi Kamatari. More revealed from the dreams, showing how Soujirou kinda started to lose it. Aoshi and Tomoe didn't break it off yet, so yes, he kissed Misao while still with Tomoe x Geez, Aoshi. He got caught up in his feelings and everything I suppose. Long chapter. I tried to keep going, but I didn't want to put too much and give other stuff away. Gotta wait until next chapter..Some readers may think I'm hating Soujirou, but I'm not :o) I am even currently using a Sou-chan winamp skin. It's nice. K+K in this chapter too! Because..I really do like K+K and I'm busy with another fic with them as the main couple :o) Check it out if you'd like. Anyway, leave reviews telling me what you thought!
Unforgivable Horror: Finally! They were going to get together sooner or later.
GoesKaboom: No reaction from Sou-chan yet since he doesn't know about the kiss..but that'll be revealed later.
sakurai9826: Yeah, but she didn't want to lead him on, so it had to be flat out. It wasn't too harsh, was it? Haha, keep enjoying the story! Hope you liked this chapter as well.
icyblossom: Of course A+M finally got together! Didn't want everyone to wait too long.
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Rikka-chan: So excited!
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InuYashaGurl2007: We'll see..with Sou-chan being kinda obsessive/possessive with Misao.
black-lotusblossom: Kaoru doesn't turn..18 until July? June? I think her birthday (I'm following the anime/manga) is one of those months, so she's not 18 for quite some time!
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noodle: But IS he in the phone book? Haha, threats seem to work.
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