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Author's Note: Hiiiiiiiiii/is pelted by stones and ice cream cones/ Oh, come on, its only been... a month... Ok, so I SUCK at updating, but I did it today. It's... really really short, but it's something. So ENJOY!

Last time:

And when he quickly looked around to check for nosy passengers before gently brushing his lips against mine, well, screw Kenshin and Tomoe, I was in heaven.

Only to have it crash down on my head seconds later

The bus suddenly stopped sending about a dozen heads colliding with the seat in front of them, mine included.

Glancing to my right, I glared enviously at how unruffled Aoshi looked, at least… until the reason for the halt showed up.

Whispering a sorry in that trance-inducing breathy way of hers and all but GLIDING down the aisle was Tomoe, not even out of breath from chasing after the bus (although, seeing as how close we were to the stop, there probably wasn't a lot of running involved)

And let me tell you, Aoshi's eyes became HUGE (for Aoshi anyways) and I could even see a little slack in his jaw.

I suppose even the giant ice block can be melted by that subtly seductive white flow-y thing she had on, but that doesn't mean I can't hurt him for it.

A quick stomp to his foot and his jaw closed right up. But he was still staring and I suddenly knew how Kaoru felt.

And right about now, she was feeling pretty murderous judging by the way she was clutching her bag (which often doubled as an assault weapon. Tomoe should really watch that perfectly groomed head of hers.

However, I did allow myself a congratulatory pat on the back at how… well how twitchy Kenshin was. I mean, he all but PUSHED Tomoe out of the bus seat when she tried to hug him. Served him right, being so oblivious to Kaoru's love but spotting Tomoe's attempts from a mile away.

Aoshi on the other hand…

Let's just say that if Kenshin didn't want Tomoe, Aoshi sure as HELL did.

Guess another warning jab wouldn't hurt. Although I did kind of hope that it would, but he just sat there, on the edge of his seat, looking so intently at the back of her head that I kind of wished I could just wrench it off her neck and hand it to him.

Hey, even I need a few homicidal thoughts to get me through the day.

But looking at my reflection via the dirty bus window, well, what can I say? I'm no competition. I'm just a rebound. A scab if you will. Covers the wound but after a certain point you want nothing more than to just scrape the damn thing off.

Well, if that bastard thinks he's going to just SCRAPE Misao Makimachi off, he's got another thing coming!

I knew I should've worn that push-up bra I got from Megumi last Christmas…

Wallowing quite nicely in my self-pity, I was completely unaware of what was going on between Tomoe and Aoshi.

At least… until he grabbed my head and dipped me down for a kiss so passionate my eye-lids all but ripped open in surprise.

Which would explain how I saw Tomoe looking on, shock written all over her pretty face, only to turn around moments later to pull Kenshin into an equally heated kiss.

Only then did it dawn on me that I wasn't a scab meant to heal then discarded.

I was a tool.

To be used to stab another and then give a few twists while I'm at it. And as I met Kenshin's eyes while we were being fervently embraced, he obviously knew that he was one as well.

But Mr. Aoshi had better watch his back because as soon as he so much as blinks too long, I intend to be the one to stab it.

For the moment though, I'll just enjoy this kiss. Call it a sixth sense, but after what I plan to do to Aoshi, I have a feeling there won't be many suitors knocking at my door.

Yeah, short, I know, but the plot thickens! You thought it was just gonna be a simple little romance, but think again! Anyways, spring break is coming up, so expect an update in two to three weeks.

And sticking it to DA MAN is just not working, so I'll use the stupid reply review thing, but I WON'T ENJOY IT! so THERE!

Edit:

Yeah, I just realized that I have some reviews from anonymous people who I feel deserve to be thanked equally, so look on xanga and you're names will be on there