Author: YourSecret'sOut
Title: Accidentally In Love
SPEAKING "..."
THOUGHTS '...'
ITALICS DREAM/PAST SCENE
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Disclaimer: Isn't it obvious RK doesn't belong to me? ;)
Closer : 13
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The two simply drove around town, carrying on conversations that were quickly killed by Aoshi's short sentences. Her blue eyes looked out of the window, recognizing a few of her classmates in cars that sped by, blasting their music. She looked down to her watch, seeing that she only had ten minutes left of lunchtime and she frowned cutely, not wanting the car ride to end. She folded her hands in her lap, looking to Aoshi.
"So, tell me about yourself, Aoshi."
"What do you want to know?"
'Okay..' "Um, what were you like as a child?"
"Quiet."
She stared at him, faintly wondering if he was joking around. She didn't know children had the ability to keep quiet. "Really?"
"No," he admitted, getting a giggle from her. "I was the average kid. Lively and curious about everything around me. I was the only child, that is, until Sano came along. That's about it. There's really not much to say."
"You said you were engaged once," she pointed out, tilting her head. "What happened?"
He merely shrugged, "There was something missing from the relationship and I wasn't ready to get married anytime either. She wasn't a woman I could see myself spending the rest of my life with." He paused, glancing at her. "Now I understand why."
She flushed prettily, her gaze dropping to her lap. She shifted in the seat, a smile coming to her lips. "What did you think when you first saw me?"
He was silent for a moment, slightly upset when he got stuck behind an old woman driving. She had to be at least fifteen under the speed limit. It irritated him when people didn't follow the speed limit, young and old. "I thought that you were beautiful," he admitted without faltering. "Even if you were busy falling down the stairs," he added quietly, his tone teasing with his last sentence.
Her blush increased with embarrassment, but laughed anyway. "I'm kinda known as a ditz with a lot of people."
"What did you think?"
Her eyes widened for a moment when he asked the simple question, "Don't turn the question around to me!"
"It's a simple question."
"Yeah, but," she stammered, trying to think of an excuse of why he couldn't ask the question. In truth, she was still shy around the man even though she felt as if she knew everything there was to know about him. She toyed with her fingers, her cheeks still warm. She found it fair that if he answered, she would have to also, but she couldn't get the words to slip out. 'That you were down right gorgeous and sexy,' she thought, giving him a glance.
Amusement danced in his blue eyes when they met hers. He found it humorous that she was getting flustered in the passenger seat. She glared slightly, threatening to pull her hand away from his, but he just tightened his grip. "I want to drive your car sometime," she told him, completely changing the topic and forgetting what they were previously speaking about. "It's nice."
"Can you even drive?"
"I can, I just don't have my license."
"Why not?"
She smiled, "I failed my driving test–I totally bombed the driving on the road part."
"..."
"It wasn't fair either! There was a squirrel, so you swerve, right? I hit the curb, then a mailbox. It was probably the scariest thing I've ever experienced." She frowned, fuming. "I thought he would let it slide since I was protecting a small animal darting out in the road.."
She continued to ramble on about the incident, but Aoshi heard all he needed to hear. He came to the conclusion that Misao wouldn't be driving his car anytime soon until she passed her road test perfectly.
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Misao flew through the front door with a large smile on her face, closing it behind her and kicking her shoes off. Voices were heard from the living room and she wandered in, hoping to see Tomoe, but saw Sanosuke and Megumi instead. Sano let his brown eyes drift to her, a smile coming to his lips. "Hey, weasel girl."
"Rooster," she mumbled with a nod, looking to her older sister. "Do you know where mom is? I swear she said she would be here after school early this morning."
Megumi glanced to the ceiling in thought, "She had to go see someone, but she should be back in an hour." A smile came to her ruby lips, Misao staring at her. Her sister was beyond beautiful and she looked up to her, ever since childhood. Though, when she was younger, she found herself being jealous because Megumi was the 'pretty' sister while Misao was the 'tomboyish' sister. She would've rather been called pretty! "Is there anything you need help with or something?"
She shook her head, sitting down on the other couch quietly. "No, I just wanted to let her know that I was spending the weekend at Kaoru's place. What are you doing this weekend, Megumi?"
"I have to work," she told with a sigh, "so I probably won't get to talk to you much this weekend, Misao."
"I see." She grinned, "Poor rooster."
Sano glanced at her, "I'll be gone for the weekend anyway with a friend to go camping. Plus, I could always text fox."
Misao raised a brow, "Do you even know how to work a cell phone?"
He gave her a look, his arm around Megumi's shoulders. Megumi simply smiled. "Yes, I do, actually. Thank you very much."
Misao giggled, getting up from the couch to see if there was anything for her to eat in the kitchen. Megumi and Sano immediately went off into their own conversation once she was out of the room, not bothering to eavesdrop on them. They were too cute, to her. Sano was the opposite of Megumi, but Misao figured that the saying of opposites attract must be true.
'Just like Aoshi and I,' she thought with a grin, opening the fridge. 'He's nothing like me and I could never be quiet for so long! Or keep that calm face expression! He's nothing like Soujirou either. I think I was attracted to Soujirou's kindness..and his looks count too. He is a cutie, but Aoshi is so much more handsome.' She continued to think as she pulled leftovers from the fridge, her thoughts interrupted by the soft ring tone of her cell phone. She pulled it out from her pocket, flipping the navy blue cell phone open and pressing it to her ear.
"Hello?"
"Ah, Misao," she heard Soujirou say. She could tell he was smiling, but still surprised that he was calling her. Most of the time when couples separated, they weren't as close anymore. She saw it many times.
"Hey, Soujirou! What are you up to?"
"Just relaxing at home. What about you?"
"Getting ready to eat. I'm starving! I didn't eat anything at lunch because I didn't have much of an appetite, so.."
"I see." He paused, "I have a question."
'I hate it when people start with 'I have a question'. I get nervous as to what they'll ask..' "Um, okay! What is it?"
"A group of us are going to the movies tonight," he started. "Would you like to come? It starts at 8:45..some scary movie. Kamatari picked it out and called around, getting a group together. So, what do you say? I know you're not a fan of scary movies, but we're all hanging out, so why not come?"
"Sorry, but I can't. I'm spending the night–" She caught herself, "At Kaoru's place. I would, but we planned tonight together." She cringed, hating lying to anyone, but she couldn't say Aoshi. She waited for him to speak, putting the leftovers in the fridge, changing her mind on what to eat. Now, she wanted grilled cheese. She leaned against the counter, nibbling on her bottom lip when Soujirou never responded. "You still there?"
Her innocent voice broke his train of thought, "Yes, sorry about that." 'You may sound innocent, but I know you're not! You're just the same as you were in the past.' "Well, if you change your mind, you and Kaoru should come to the movie. All right?"
"Okay! I'll talk to you later."
"Right," he mumbled, hanging up in unison with her. Misao put her cell phone down on the island in the middle of their kitchen, tapping her navy blue nails on the counter top. 'Everything will be just fine between Soujirou and myself. He won't take the breakup seriously. He seemed fine at school.' She spun around to the oven, her braid trailing behind her. 'Everything is going wonderfully!'
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Shinomori Residence
Aoshi touched the corner of his mouth softly; remembering the quick kiss Misao left him with days ago. He missed her touch, her kisses, and her noises from their lovemaking. It was odd, being without her. Before, they made love mostly every day, but now, Soujirou was always around. They were never alone anymore except when there was a meeting for Soujirou to attend. Even then, Soujirou ordered several times for a maid to be in the room with Misao, his excuse being that she was pregnant and needed to be looked after by a woman.
Aoshi didn't buy that. Soujirou suspected him to be the secret lover. Aoshi wasn't stupid and he figured that Misao didn't want to admit it. He reached her room, knocking softly and opening the door when he heard glass shatter on the marble floor. His eyes dropped to the floor, watching as a servant bent down, picking up the large shards. She apologized repeatedly, Misao laughing lightly and bending down to help her.
"It's not a problem," she told the servant, comforting the younger girl. "It was an accident. You simply bumped into the table. I didn't like the ugly thing anyway! My King brought it back from some other country as a souvenir and I always thought it was just horrid," she admitted. She truly was glad that the orange and brown vase was broken. Those weren't her favorite colors–especially when combined.
"A-Are you sure, my Queen?"
"I'm certain," she told her. "No need to be frightened. I'm not my husband! You won't be beheaded for such a silly thing." She stood up with shards in her hands, turning around and gasping softly when she saw Aoshi. He gave her a nod, watching her walk over to a can and dropping the shards in. The servant followed her ministrations, hurrying to the bed with elegant gowns laid out. "Aoshi.."
"The King wanted to know if you were close to being done. He doesn't understand why women take so long." He caught her glare. "I'd have to agree. Women take so long."
Misao went to her bed, picking up a white, strapless gown. The servant Aoshi, "Well, sir, it does take time to make someone beautiful."
"It's clear that the Queen is already beautiful," he murmured, Misao glancing at him over her shoulder. His deep, rich voice made her shiver and he knew it.
"That she is," they heard the servant pipe out.
Misao smiled and looked to the other female servants, "That is all I will need from you all. You may leave."
Aoshi stood in the room silently as the women obeyed, bowing before leaving the room and closing the double doors quietly. Aoshi sent a glance to the door before returning his gaze to the beauty before him, wrapped in a silk robe that was nearly transparent. He gathered most of his self-control to stop himself from taking the robe off and ravishing her before the celebration. Her back facing him, she untied the silken robe, letting it slide off of her body and pooling around her feet. Aoshi didn't bother tearing his eyes away from her figure.
The strapless gown was on in seconds, Misao turning to him and smiling. The material tightened around her bosom like most of her gowns, the rest falling loosely around her body. The diamond necklace around her neck sparkled, one single diamond plunging down to the top of her breasts that were fairly noticeable with the material pushing them up. Matching diamond earrings adorned her ears, a small tiara placed in her glossy hair. She didn't want anything too big and gaudy. "How do I look?"
"Beautiful and breathtaking," he answered immediately. "My Queen."
'So he goes back to that name?' She sighed softly, sitting down on the large bed and pulling her neatly done braid over her shoulder to replace the tie at the end with a white ribbon. Her lips parted to speak to her lover, but the door swung open, revealing Soujirou. Aoshi turned sideways to look, bowing when he saw whom it was.
Soujirou swiftly made his way past him, giving him a quick glance. "Misao! You look lovely," he exclaimed, pulling Misao up to a standing position. His blue eyes traveled over her exposed flesh, inhaling the perfume she sprayed onto her body. "Just lovely," he whispered to her, pulling her closer to his body to kiss her cheek. "Kaoru just arrived and is quite excited to see you. We should head down. We are already late as it is."
Misao brightened up at the mentioning of her best friend, trying her best to ignore Aoshi. She knew he was seething. He became that way whenever Soujirou touched her. She wanted to let him know that his touches were nothing compared to his own. "Yes," she replied softly, letting him kiss her cheek once more before turning to Aoshi. He gave him a nod, his innocent smile turning into a devious smirk for a moment.
It didn't go overlooked by Aoshi–
His lids slowly lifted when he heard knocking on his front door, lifting a hand to rub his eyes as he sat up from the couch. His legs swung over as his hand drifted to his forehead, rubbing there gently. A small headache had formed while he was sleeping, the knocking making nothing better. He stood up from the couch, heading to the door and growling softly when he stumbled over Sanosuke's football. He kicked it down the hall, frowning due to the fact that he told Sanosuke to put it away after they played rugby in a field with several other friends'.
'But does he ever listen? I have to treat him like a child most of the time and he's almost twenty.'
He undid the locks, opening the door and staring ahead. His gaze dropped a few feet down to the petite girl. Misao stared at him, his hair unruly with his bangs falling over his eyes. She had the urge to run her fingers through his hair, but decided against it.
"Misao," his husky voice sounded, laced with sleep. Misao let her mouth fall open slightly, his voice driving her wild.
"I-I'm sorry, did I wake you up? You told me to come over around this time–"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was pulled against his hard body with his arm around her waist. A kiss was placed to the side of her throat, a blush rising to her cheeks as her muscles relaxed and she melted in his grasp. She felt comfortable, at ease. Nothing seemed wrong and she wanted to stay near him forever. With him, she felt complete and she didn't need anything else.
'I think he's still half-asleep..' She slipped the handle of her bag to the crook of her arm, lifting her small hand to his chest, unconsciously tracing the lines of his muscles momentarily. "Aoshi?"
"I'm glad you came," he told her as he stood up straight, his warmth leaving her as his body moved away. She walked into his house when he moved out of the way, her blue eyes scanning her surroundings as he closed the door and took care of the locks.
"You have a very nice place," she murmured, feeling his presence behind her. She turned and showed him her bag, not knowing where to put it. He reached for her occupied hand, unwrapping her fingers from the handle and letting her drop the bag on the before he led her to the couch.
"Thank you and yes–you did wake me up, but that's all right."
'A late answer, but that's fine,' she thought, a bright smile coming to her lips as she took her seat next to him.
"Sano is gone for the weekend, also," he told her, turning the television on.
Misao nodded, "He was with Megumi at my house when I got home and told me. So, then..the weekend is all ours?"
The corners of his mouth tilted upwards as he looked at her, "All ours."
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I listen to music everytime I write a chapter. I don't know why, but I do and strangely enough, listening to music while typing helps me get things done. I get distracted when it's too quiet! I may have ADD. My current CD I've been listening to through this chapter and my Sailor Moon fic is Panic! At The Disco! I'm a fan now. I'm not emo, either (apparentlty they're a emo band? I don't understand the whole emo scene, damnit!).
I'm excited that there's another chapter! And there was fluff in here with A+M, so don't complain, fluff lovers! Haha, I gave it to you! Small amount though. Agree? A dream finally tossed in. It didn't reveal much, but shows how Soujirou changes moods with a snap of a finger. Another dream in the next chapter and the other upcoming chapters..I think. Not sure. I'm not sure on a lot of things with this story, but at least you're all loving it so far! I'm very glad to hear that! Review and tell me what you thought! I appreciate all of your reviews! You guys' rock! Sorry for any mistakes in here!