Something warm covered her shoulders, a warm body behind her, something that reminded her of sandalwood, rain, and faintly, blood. Was it Aoshi-sama? No, he radiated a scent that reminded her of freshly overturned sod, blood, and the faint scent of the rose. Opening her eyes, she felt someone's breathing on her neck. Misao's eyes went wide, then narrowed. Soujirou Seta was behind her, holding her close. Her arm twitched.
"YOU HENTAI!" She yelled, punching a shocked Soujirou smack in the face. He stumbled back, holding his hand over his eye.
"You pervert! I should kill you right here!" She fumed, when something tickled at her neck. Turning around, she looked up only to stop as Soujirou grabbed her wrist.
"Where are you going?" He asked, holding her wrist. Frowning, she turned her face sharply away and then wrenched her wrist free.
"None of your business!" And she ran off. Sighing, Soujirou leaned against a tree, watching her.
'She's quite a character... I'll admit that.'
Those cold blue eyes
I wish to embrace them in this heart
This courage lost
Remember it once again
Gasping for breath, Misao stopped in a clearing in the forest. The odd feeling she had had gotten stronger. Walking further into the clearing, she caught sight of 4 stones near the other side. Paling, she walked over and touched one of the stones. Biting her lip, she brushed some leaves off of the pile, to reveal a dirt grave. She paled and kneeled down in between the first and 2nd grave.
This was their grave... Her friends...
Hiding in the shadows
That follows your back afar
Anger, unspeakable sadness
Keeping them to oneself...
"Aoshi-sama!" a 8 year old Misao cried, running over to Aoshi. He smiled a smile she hadn't seen in years....
"Misao-chan." He said softly, gathering her in his arms. Laughing, she saw 4 figures behind Aoshi in the shadows. Aoshi noticed this.
"Misao-chan. These, these are my friends. Their going to be living with us for a while." Aoshi explained.
Blinking, she wriggled out of his hug and began to walk over to the 4 shadows. They shied away, like shadows from a flame. Huffing she ran over and looked at 1 in the face. His face was scared, his eyes pupil less. He seemed to edge away but she smiled and then laughed.
"Nee, Why are you running away from me? Am I that scary?" She asked. The man seemed to stand there confused.
"Y-you're not afraid of me?" He asked, nearly stuttering. Misao shook her head, giggling.
"Why would I? You're gonna be living with us right? Aoshi-Sama said so!" Misao stated. The man seemed to falter, along with the other 3. One was a short man, another was scared and hulking while the last was huge, like a overstuffed doll. She held out her hand to the man before her.
"I'm Misao! What's your name?" She asked. The man seemed to think before taking his hand in hers.
"I'm Hannya."
In the dark forests you wander
Purple scars
At a falling star gleaming in the night
Staring Ice Blue Eyes
A 11 year old Misao ran down the street chasing a piece of cloth that she had dropped.
"Wait! WAIT!" She cried, but suddenly tripped over something. Groaning as she stood up, she faced the woman. She bowed hastily.
"Gomen! I didn't see you." Misao said, but the woman looked away, brushing off her kimono.
"You hoyden little girl." She said. Misao stamped her feet when Hannya, wearing his mask, appeared behind her, putting a warning hand on her shoulder. The woman continued to huff about how boyish and unladylike Misao was. When they got home, Misao punched the wall, leaving a dent.
Those frozen blue eyes
I wish to embrace them in this heart
This courage lost
Remember it once again
'She was right... I'm to wild. I don't act like a girl should... Maybe that's why Aoshi-sama doesn't like me...' She thought, her shoulders shaking.
"Aoshi-sama..." She choked on his name and then broke into tears.
The pain of that wound does not cease
Just cry it out
Warm tears
Melt the ice harvest rain
Misao didn't bother to wipe away the tears rolling down her face, she missed them too much. She was alone. Her heart was torn too much already, and this just added 4 more cuts to the already tattered heart of hers. Feeling Soujirou's presence appear behind her, she whipped around. He stared at her and then at the graves.
"Were these someone you knew?" He asked. Misao ignored him and stared at the graves. Frowning, he brushed a tear away from her cheek. Gasping slightly, she turned her head at his touch. Staring at him, she gazed into his eyes. What she saw there scared her, yet...
I am waiting...
Elsewhere, Aoshi walked down the crowded streets, yet to him, it seemed empty. He Didn't know why, but it seemed like no one was here. The feeling of emptiness had returned and it wasn't welcomed like before. Before he would of welcomed the darkness, but then Misao, with her light, pushed it away. It left it's mark and now that it was gone, he was in eternal pain. A Pain that only she could sooth.
'BUT, you stupidly chased her away!' He thought to himself, wincing as the truth hit him smack in the forehead. Gritting his teeth, he continued his walk, retreating into the ice cage he had made himself.
I ask only for strength
Coldness that burns
Throw away the pride, and hate
This time, stop it...
She saw a boy, scared and alone. Then the boy grew up to be a killer, the blood staining his hands with every swing. But that Boy was still alone, still scared and alone, and yearning for someone to keep the demons away. Misao shut her eyes tightly before looking away, but what Soujirou saw in her eyes were enough.
He saw a girl who, though surrounded by no walls of human making, was caged. She lost her parents first, then her friends. He saw a torn, bleeding woman who cried for someone to hold her... someone to break the cage and set her free. He would break that cage... and maybe she would fill the void of darkness he had with the light that she had.
A battle, asking for tomorrow
I am a fighter, defending love
To the heart that flees the darkness
But turns don't look back
Reaching for her, he pulled her into his embrace. He held her tight, not wanting to let her go. Misao stood stone still before pulling back, only to find that she was too tightly gripped to pull back more then a few centimeters. He gazed at her as if in a drunken stupor, and then pressed his lips against hers. She froze and stood there before something caused her to lean into the kiss. Something called loneliness drove her to return the kiss.
That solitude, anger, scream
Let me feel them too
Taking back this
This true courage once again
He hadn't expected her to react, but his heart soared when she did. She was someone he could cherish, someone who could see past his smiling mask, past his bloodstained hands. Someone... Who could love someone like him. Feelings he had hidden deep within him suddenly burst free from their cage and ran a rampage through his veins. He felt less like a useless puppet now, now he felt more like a human being, a man... a man in love. The kiss broke and she stumbled away, her eyes showing feelings of being wounded and shocked. He stood there, staring at her. She gazed at the graves.
"I'm sorry..." She said to them, looking at them as if she had done the worst of sins. Soujirou frowned and then walked up to her. She gasped as he had seemingly appeared out of nowhere and was beside her. Her heart went aflutter as he stood near her, his eyes staring deeply into hers, pleading a silent question.
Melting those frozen blue eyes
And wiping off the tears from this heart
Warm tears
Melt the ice harvest rain
He held out his hand, simple as that. She gazed at it but turned away.
"I'm sorry... But..." She began.
"But what? are you repulsed that you shared a kiss with a murderer of innocents?" He said, his heart constricting. It came more like a conviction then a question. She shook her head.
"No, I just can't do this to them," She pointed to the graves, " nor to him." He knew who him was, and his hand clenched into a fist.
"He broke your heart and you STILL wait for him like a dog?" He yelled out, his eyes blazing. She glared at him.
"I LOVE HIM!" She yelled back, but found herself in a deep kiss.
"Even... if he caused you to do this?" Soujirou said after breaking the kiss, fingering her now chin length hair. Biting her lip, she moved away.
"It's just happening to quickly..." She said. True, it was going to quickly, but his heart was telling, no, ordering him to never let her go and to win her love. She began to walk away, and he soon followed.
"What are you going?" He asked. Misao looked at him and then at the sky above.
I am waiting...
"Tokyo..." She said finally.
"Why?" He asked again.
"To start a new journey..." She replied.
"May I join you?"
"...yes..."
AN: Gomen! I haven't mentioned Aoshi much in this fic ne? The characters are VERY OOC and I know that but in the next chapter you'll see both more of Aoshi and the furtherance of this poor Writer's plot. Please do not sue me, for I do not own RK and there is no way I could afford buying it.
Also, the song Ice Blue eyes (which is Misao's image song btw) is a great song. I recommend downloading it!
"YOU HENTAI!" She yelled, punching a shocked Soujirou smack in the face. He stumbled back, holding his hand over his eye.
"You pervert! I should kill you right here!" She fumed, when something tickled at her neck. Turning around, she looked up only to stop as Soujirou grabbed her wrist.
"Where are you going?" He asked, holding her wrist. Frowning, she turned her face sharply away and then wrenched her wrist free.
"None of your business!" And she ran off. Sighing, Soujirou leaned against a tree, watching her.
'She's quite a character... I'll admit that.'
Those cold blue eyes
I wish to embrace them in this heart
This courage lost
Remember it once again
Gasping for breath, Misao stopped in a clearing in the forest. The odd feeling she had had gotten stronger. Walking further into the clearing, she caught sight of 4 stones near the other side. Paling, she walked over and touched one of the stones. Biting her lip, she brushed some leaves off of the pile, to reveal a dirt grave. She paled and kneeled down in between the first and 2nd grave.
This was their grave... Her friends...
Hiding in the shadows
That follows your back afar
Anger, unspeakable sadness
Keeping them to oneself...
"Aoshi-sama!" a 8 year old Misao cried, running over to Aoshi. He smiled a smile she hadn't seen in years....
"Misao-chan." He said softly, gathering her in his arms. Laughing, she saw 4 figures behind Aoshi in the shadows. Aoshi noticed this.
"Misao-chan. These, these are my friends. Their going to be living with us for a while." Aoshi explained.
Blinking, she wriggled out of his hug and began to walk over to the 4 shadows. They shied away, like shadows from a flame. Huffing she ran over and looked at 1 in the face. His face was scared, his eyes pupil less. He seemed to edge away but she smiled and then laughed.
"Nee, Why are you running away from me? Am I that scary?" She asked. The man seemed to stand there confused.
"Y-you're not afraid of me?" He asked, nearly stuttering. Misao shook her head, giggling.
"Why would I? You're gonna be living with us right? Aoshi-Sama said so!" Misao stated. The man seemed to falter, along with the other 3. One was a short man, another was scared and hulking while the last was huge, like a overstuffed doll. She held out her hand to the man before her.
"I'm Misao! What's your name?" She asked. The man seemed to think before taking his hand in hers.
"I'm Hannya."
In the dark forests you wander
Purple scars
At a falling star gleaming in the night
Staring Ice Blue Eyes
A 11 year old Misao ran down the street chasing a piece of cloth that she had dropped.
"Wait! WAIT!" She cried, but suddenly tripped over something. Groaning as she stood up, she faced the woman. She bowed hastily.
"Gomen! I didn't see you." Misao said, but the woman looked away, brushing off her kimono.
"You hoyden little girl." She said. Misao stamped her feet when Hannya, wearing his mask, appeared behind her, putting a warning hand on her shoulder. The woman continued to huff about how boyish and unladylike Misao was. When they got home, Misao punched the wall, leaving a dent.
Those frozen blue eyes
I wish to embrace them in this heart
This courage lost
Remember it once again
'She was right... I'm to wild. I don't act like a girl should... Maybe that's why Aoshi-sama doesn't like me...' She thought, her shoulders shaking.
"Aoshi-sama..." She choked on his name and then broke into tears.
The pain of that wound does not cease
Just cry it out
Warm tears
Melt the ice harvest rain
Misao didn't bother to wipe away the tears rolling down her face, she missed them too much. She was alone. Her heart was torn too much already, and this just added 4 more cuts to the already tattered heart of hers. Feeling Soujirou's presence appear behind her, she whipped around. He stared at her and then at the graves.
"Were these someone you knew?" He asked. Misao ignored him and stared at the graves. Frowning, he brushed a tear away from her cheek. Gasping slightly, she turned her head at his touch. Staring at him, she gazed into his eyes. What she saw there scared her, yet...
I am waiting...
Elsewhere, Aoshi walked down the crowded streets, yet to him, it seemed empty. He Didn't know why, but it seemed like no one was here. The feeling of emptiness had returned and it wasn't welcomed like before. Before he would of welcomed the darkness, but then Misao, with her light, pushed it away. It left it's mark and now that it was gone, he was in eternal pain. A Pain that only she could sooth.
'BUT, you stupidly chased her away!' He thought to himself, wincing as the truth hit him smack in the forehead. Gritting his teeth, he continued his walk, retreating into the ice cage he had made himself.
I ask only for strength
Coldness that burns
Throw away the pride, and hate
This time, stop it...
She saw a boy, scared and alone. Then the boy grew up to be a killer, the blood staining his hands with every swing. But that Boy was still alone, still scared and alone, and yearning for someone to keep the demons away. Misao shut her eyes tightly before looking away, but what Soujirou saw in her eyes were enough.
He saw a girl who, though surrounded by no walls of human making, was caged. She lost her parents first, then her friends. He saw a torn, bleeding woman who cried for someone to hold her... someone to break the cage and set her free. He would break that cage... and maybe she would fill the void of darkness he had with the light that she had.
A battle, asking for tomorrow
I am a fighter, defending love
To the heart that flees the darkness
But turns don't look back
Reaching for her, he pulled her into his embrace. He held her tight, not wanting to let her go. Misao stood stone still before pulling back, only to find that she was too tightly gripped to pull back more then a few centimeters. He gazed at her as if in a drunken stupor, and then pressed his lips against hers. She froze and stood there before something caused her to lean into the kiss. Something called loneliness drove her to return the kiss.
That solitude, anger, scream
Let me feel them too
Taking back this
This true courage once again
He hadn't expected her to react, but his heart soared when she did. She was someone he could cherish, someone who could see past his smiling mask, past his bloodstained hands. Someone... Who could love someone like him. Feelings he had hidden deep within him suddenly burst free from their cage and ran a rampage through his veins. He felt less like a useless puppet now, now he felt more like a human being, a man... a man in love. The kiss broke and she stumbled away, her eyes showing feelings of being wounded and shocked. He stood there, staring at her. She gazed at the graves.
"I'm sorry..." She said to them, looking at them as if she had done the worst of sins. Soujirou frowned and then walked up to her. She gasped as he had seemingly appeared out of nowhere and was beside her. Her heart went aflutter as he stood near her, his eyes staring deeply into hers, pleading a silent question.
Melting those frozen blue eyes
And wiping off the tears from this heart
Warm tears
Melt the ice harvest rain
He held out his hand, simple as that. She gazed at it but turned away.
"I'm sorry... But..." She began.
"But what? are you repulsed that you shared a kiss with a murderer of innocents?" He said, his heart constricting. It came more like a conviction then a question. She shook her head.
"No, I just can't do this to them," She pointed to the graves, " nor to him." He knew who him was, and his hand clenched into a fist.
"He broke your heart and you STILL wait for him like a dog?" He yelled out, his eyes blazing. She glared at him.
"I LOVE HIM!" She yelled back, but found herself in a deep kiss.
"Even... if he caused you to do this?" Soujirou said after breaking the kiss, fingering her now chin length hair. Biting her lip, she moved away.
"It's just happening to quickly..." She said. True, it was going to quickly, but his heart was telling, no, ordering him to never let her go and to win her love. She began to walk away, and he soon followed.
"What are you going?" He asked. Misao looked at him and then at the sky above.
I am waiting...
"Tokyo..." She said finally.
"Why?" He asked again.
"To start a new journey..." She replied.
"May I join you?"
"...yes..."
AN: Gomen! I haven't mentioned Aoshi much in this fic ne? The characters are VERY OOC and I know that but in the next chapter you'll see both more of Aoshi and the furtherance of this poor Writer's plot. Please do not sue me, for I do not own RK and there is no way I could afford buying it.
Also, the song Ice Blue eyes (which is Misao's image song btw) is a great song. I recommend downloading it!
