Awakening
Author's note: Ok another chapter, This one's extremely smoochy and fluffy so don't say I didn't warn you. I know I'm taking Sano and Misao completely out of character, but hey I'm writing a Aoshi X Misao X Sano triangle here, you can expect anything from this fic.
Misao turned around, not facing Aoshi any longer. She couldn't deal with this anymore, not a second longer. So she went back inside and just left him there.Just before she entered she said over her shoulder "Just leave Aoshi."
Inside she hesitated to enter her room. Sano may not know what just happened, he can't know he'll only be worried. She blinked away the tears and entered her room. He was still sleeping. She nuzzled closer to him and relaxed. To be near him calmed her, his steady breathing reassured her...But she couldn't find sleep, so she just listened and waited for dawn.
So dawn came and Sano woke up. He looked down at Misao who was lying close to him.
*ah, ya gotta love the smell of weasel in the morning* he thought and decided to stay in bed just a little while longer. Just then Misao opened her eyes, knowing he was awake.
"Goodmorning" she whispered and looked up at him. "Oh, you're awake." Sano looked disappointed.
"Don't look that disappointed, I'm more fun when I'm awake" she said smiling.
"True true, but still I didn't want to get up yet"
"We don't have to" Misao grinned, Sano grinned, (Peppy grinned, readers grinned, heck everybody grinned)
"Are you making fun of me?!" Sano asked her
"Off course! Don't you know me by now?" she said, her eyes glittering with pleasure.
"Why you!!" Sano pulled her down again and restrained her from escaping his kisses. "There! That should shut you up!" he said, very satisfied with his actions. He didn't expect her comeback.
"Hah! Who's laughing now!" she said as she sat on top of him. She bent over and ran her hands over his chest.her loose hair was tickling him.
"Waaah! Stop it Misao, that tickles!" Sano squirmed under her, careful not to throw her off.
"Why Mr Sagara, never knew you were ticklish!" she said, tickling him all over.
"Waaaaah!!! Misao, stop it!!!! No don't.hahaha" He turned bright red, not able to throw her of now but squirming all over the place. They played some more, but soon Misao stopped and sat up.
"Why did you stop?" Sano asked, looking unpleased. Misao looked at him and smiled, she couldn't help it, he always made her smile, even though Aoshi was troubling her.
"We will wake up the others."
"You're probably right, let's get up and start breakfast." Misao looked at him "You.start breakfast?" "I'll let you know I'm not to bad of a cook! Better then Jou-chan anyway" he said quite determined.
*How I love that guy!* Misao thought and hugged him closely.
"What was that for?" He asked not understanding what had just happened. "Just for being you" Misao said. (Peppy: Omg, I'm sooo full of it )Sano just rolled his eyes "Oy, women."
They got up and bumped into a very angry vein-pulsing-on-forehead, but still sleepy Kaoru.
"Oh Jou-chan, hope we didn't wake you." Sano said, with his most innocent smile.
"Well, YOU DID!!!" Kaoru yelled and stamped away back into her room. Misao and Sano just laughed. "I told you so " Misao said as they walked into the kitchen.
"You go and get some food in town. Will you?" Misao asked him.
"Because you asked so nicely, what do you need?"
Sano left and Misao was alone with her thoughts. She decided not to think of Aoshi, but she felt guilty for the way she had treated him. *Maybe I should go and search for him.*
"Goodmorning Misao"
She was startled."Oh Kenshin, I didn't hear you come in.good morning."
"Where's Sanosuke?" Kenshin asked
"He's gone to town to get some errands" Misao answered.
"Oh. everything ok, Misao, you look distracted"
"Yes everything's just fine." *stop asking Kenshin, I don't want to talk about it* Misao evaded his gaze, but Kenshin had understood she didn't want to talk.
"Ok, as long as you're alright" He left the kitchen and left the letter that Aoshi had given him yesterday on the table for her to find it.
Misao turned around when she was sure he'd left, finding the letter on the table. It said "To Misao" she grabbed it, recognising the handwriting immediately. She looked at the door, "Kenshin."she whispered.
She went to her room and opened the letter.
***
Misao,
Please meet me tonight at the lake. I have something important to tell you. Please come. It's important what I have to tell you.
Shinomori Aoshi
***
Misao closed the letter as she heard Sano outside. She hid it not wanting him to see and went outside.
"Hey Kenshin, sleep well?" Sano said, restraining the cat in his arms.
"Yeah, what's up with the cat?" Kenshin said, looking at the squirming black feline that was shredding Sano's sleeve. "Oh this. It's a present for Misao, I saw it on the market and I had to think of her, Ya think she'll like it? Aaauh! Ya darn rat, that's my arm you're molesting. Boy, you and Misao sure are meant to be."
"I'm sure she'll like it it's cute." Kenshin said.
"What is?" Misao asked from behind Sano.
"Waaah! Sjeesj Misao, don't ever do that again, you gave us almost a heartattack!!!"
"Hey I'm a ninja, it's what I do! Now about that something being cute.talking about me again are we?" Misao said attacking them her nicest smile.They weren't impressed.
"Nooo, not you, this.is cute" Sano said holding up the kitten in front of her.
Misao looked at Sano "For me?" she asked. "Yeah, ya like it?" He said, smiling. "Do I?!!" Misao took the kitten in her arms and cuddled it half to death. " It's so cute!" she yelled as she held it in front of her face, the kitten placed one of its paws on her cheek and Misao smiled. "He likes me!" she said happily. " Well, I'm glad it does `cause the little rat sure didn't like me." Sano said, looking at his shredded sleeve. "Look what he's done! Damn felines all clawy." Misao put the kitten down and flew around his neck "Thank you!" she said and kissed him. "And by the way. I have claws too!", she said smiling and looking at him with THAT look. Kenshin looked at them quite confused. "Oro???" Sano just blushed and scratched his head looking rather sheepish.
Misao picked up the cat again and went inside. She sat down and the cat nestled itself in her lap, purring loudly. She stroked the soft fur gently and was thinking about the letter, when she felt Sano's hand on her shoulder and his breath beside her ear. It sent shivers through her spine. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck gently. "Misao, my little weasel,Why are you sitting here looking all disturbed and down?" He held her close it was as if his skin was on fire. He made her blush, but she wouldn't give in, not just yet.
"Sano, I love you." she said softly. She had said it before she even realised what she was saying. Sano smiled as he finally heard those three words from her he'd been craving to hear ever since they'd shared that first kiss. He felt how her body responded to his, and that was enough, for now."I love you too, Misao, and don't you ever forget that." He got up and left her alone with the cat that was still purring on her lap.
The day turned into evening and Misao grew anxious, she'd decided to go to the lake that night. If only to set things straight.She knew who she wanted, she wanted to stay with Sano. He was right for her and Aoshi would never be anything else then a substitute father to her. She was thankful to him, but that was as far as her feelings would ever take her again.
Author's note: Ok another chapter, This one's extremely smoochy and fluffy so don't say I didn't warn you. I know I'm taking Sano and Misao completely out of character, but hey I'm writing a Aoshi X Misao X Sano triangle here, you can expect anything from this fic.
Misao turned around, not facing Aoshi any longer. She couldn't deal with this anymore, not a second longer. So she went back inside and just left him there.Just before she entered she said over her shoulder "Just leave Aoshi."
Inside she hesitated to enter her room. Sano may not know what just happened, he can't know he'll only be worried. She blinked away the tears and entered her room. He was still sleeping. She nuzzled closer to him and relaxed. To be near him calmed her, his steady breathing reassured her...But she couldn't find sleep, so she just listened and waited for dawn.
So dawn came and Sano woke up. He looked down at Misao who was lying close to him.
*ah, ya gotta love the smell of weasel in the morning* he thought and decided to stay in bed just a little while longer. Just then Misao opened her eyes, knowing he was awake.
"Goodmorning" she whispered and looked up at him. "Oh, you're awake." Sano looked disappointed.
"Don't look that disappointed, I'm more fun when I'm awake" she said smiling.
"True true, but still I didn't want to get up yet"
"We don't have to" Misao grinned, Sano grinned, (Peppy grinned, readers grinned, heck everybody grinned)
"Are you making fun of me?!" Sano asked her
"Off course! Don't you know me by now?" she said, her eyes glittering with pleasure.
"Why you!!" Sano pulled her down again and restrained her from escaping his kisses. "There! That should shut you up!" he said, very satisfied with his actions. He didn't expect her comeback.
"Hah! Who's laughing now!" she said as she sat on top of him. She bent over and ran her hands over his chest.her loose hair was tickling him.
"Waaah! Stop it Misao, that tickles!" Sano squirmed under her, careful not to throw her off.
"Why Mr Sagara, never knew you were ticklish!" she said, tickling him all over.
"Waaaaah!!! Misao, stop it!!!! No don't.hahaha" He turned bright red, not able to throw her of now but squirming all over the place. They played some more, but soon Misao stopped and sat up.
"Why did you stop?" Sano asked, looking unpleased. Misao looked at him and smiled, she couldn't help it, he always made her smile, even though Aoshi was troubling her.
"We will wake up the others."
"You're probably right, let's get up and start breakfast." Misao looked at him "You.start breakfast?" "I'll let you know I'm not to bad of a cook! Better then Jou-chan anyway" he said quite determined.
*How I love that guy!* Misao thought and hugged him closely.
"What was that for?" He asked not understanding what had just happened. "Just for being you" Misao said. (Peppy: Omg, I'm sooo full of it )Sano just rolled his eyes "Oy, women."
They got up and bumped into a very angry vein-pulsing-on-forehead, but still sleepy Kaoru.
"Oh Jou-chan, hope we didn't wake you." Sano said, with his most innocent smile.
"Well, YOU DID!!!" Kaoru yelled and stamped away back into her room. Misao and Sano just laughed. "I told you so " Misao said as they walked into the kitchen.
"You go and get some food in town. Will you?" Misao asked him.
"Because you asked so nicely, what do you need?"
Sano left and Misao was alone with her thoughts. She decided not to think of Aoshi, but she felt guilty for the way she had treated him. *Maybe I should go and search for him.*
"Goodmorning Misao"
She was startled."Oh Kenshin, I didn't hear you come in.good morning."
"Where's Sanosuke?" Kenshin asked
"He's gone to town to get some errands" Misao answered.
"Oh. everything ok, Misao, you look distracted"
"Yes everything's just fine." *stop asking Kenshin, I don't want to talk about it* Misao evaded his gaze, but Kenshin had understood she didn't want to talk.
"Ok, as long as you're alright" He left the kitchen and left the letter that Aoshi had given him yesterday on the table for her to find it.
Misao turned around when she was sure he'd left, finding the letter on the table. It said "To Misao" she grabbed it, recognising the handwriting immediately. She looked at the door, "Kenshin."she whispered.
She went to her room and opened the letter.
***
Misao,
Please meet me tonight at the lake. I have something important to tell you. Please come. It's important what I have to tell you.
Shinomori Aoshi
***
Misao closed the letter as she heard Sano outside. She hid it not wanting him to see and went outside.
"Hey Kenshin, sleep well?" Sano said, restraining the cat in his arms.
"Yeah, what's up with the cat?" Kenshin said, looking at the squirming black feline that was shredding Sano's sleeve. "Oh this. It's a present for Misao, I saw it on the market and I had to think of her, Ya think she'll like it? Aaauh! Ya darn rat, that's my arm you're molesting. Boy, you and Misao sure are meant to be."
"I'm sure she'll like it it's cute." Kenshin said.
"What is?" Misao asked from behind Sano.
"Waaah! Sjeesj Misao, don't ever do that again, you gave us almost a heartattack!!!"
"Hey I'm a ninja, it's what I do! Now about that something being cute.talking about me again are we?" Misao said attacking them her nicest smile.They weren't impressed.
"Nooo, not you, this.is cute" Sano said holding up the kitten in front of her.
Misao looked at Sano "For me?" she asked. "Yeah, ya like it?" He said, smiling. "Do I?!!" Misao took the kitten in her arms and cuddled it half to death. " It's so cute!" she yelled as she held it in front of her face, the kitten placed one of its paws on her cheek and Misao smiled. "He likes me!" she said happily. " Well, I'm glad it does `cause the little rat sure didn't like me." Sano said, looking at his shredded sleeve. "Look what he's done! Damn felines all clawy." Misao put the kitten down and flew around his neck "Thank you!" she said and kissed him. "And by the way. I have claws too!", she said smiling and looking at him with THAT look. Kenshin looked at them quite confused. "Oro???" Sano just blushed and scratched his head looking rather sheepish.
Misao picked up the cat again and went inside. She sat down and the cat nestled itself in her lap, purring loudly. She stroked the soft fur gently and was thinking about the letter, when she felt Sano's hand on her shoulder and his breath beside her ear. It sent shivers through her spine. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck gently. "Misao, my little weasel,Why are you sitting here looking all disturbed and down?" He held her close it was as if his skin was on fire. He made her blush, but she wouldn't give in, not just yet.
"Sano, I love you." she said softly. She had said it before she even realised what she was saying. Sano smiled as he finally heard those three words from her he'd been craving to hear ever since they'd shared that first kiss. He felt how her body responded to his, and that was enough, for now."I love you too, Misao, and don't you ever forget that." He got up and left her alone with the cat that was still purring on her lap.
The day turned into evening and Misao grew anxious, she'd decided to go to the lake that night. If only to set things straight.She knew who she wanted, she wanted to stay with Sano. He was right for her and Aoshi would never be anything else then a substitute father to her. She was thankful to him, but that was as far as her feelings would ever take her again.
