Author's notes: *goes down on her knees and apologizes* Gomen! Gomen! Gomen nasai!!! I'm really sorry minna-san for the late update… I guess it's been a week since I've updated and I'm really sorry for leaving a cliffhanger for a long time! ~_~ Oh well, at least I haven't given up completely… damned schoolwork… *puff puff*
Well, anyway, I just want to thanks all those people who reviewed! ^_^ really keeps my spirit up! So…
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Ahhh well.. so here it is!
The Vampire Aoshi
By Tesuka- chan
Rubber duckie, lalalalalalaaaaaa! Misao was humming a tune in her head that she caught in the television while she was scrubbing all the grime and dirt stuck in her body. Goodbye, dust! Goodbye, icky, sticky, unidentified clinging objects! Gosh… a shower feels sooo good after a hard day's work! She cheerily scrubbed and soaped and washed. Almost done! She twisted around to turn the knob so that more water will come out when…
Oh. My. God.
The most terrifyingly largest cockroach she'd ever seen came crawling out of the big hole on the tiled floor where all the water's rushing out. It was as big as her hand, disgusting almost- transparent wings stretched out, ready to fly, its huge elongated reddish brown body gruesomely wriggling around. Red beady eyes looked at Misao.
Her eyes widened, jaw hanging. Gross. Gross. Gross. GROOOOSSSS!!! She cautiously wrapped the semi- transparent shower curtain around her still wet-and-soapy body and reached for the mop she'd put by the door. She grasped the handle behind her, then poised her body, ready to smash the little bugger to bits. Steady, steady… It's a damned cockroach for goodness' sakes! Just kill it already! Misao swung her arm forward… then hesitated. It's looking at me like some cold-blooded killer, waiting for the right time to fly at me and land on my arm, biting and making me into one of them! Her imagination going out of control, she stood dazed, staring at the evil- looking red eyes. After that, It's take me down to the sewers… and I'll never see Aoshi-sama again! NOOOO!! She began to swing her arm again… only a moment too late. The evil creature from the land of the sewer system flew. Towards her.
"EEEEEEEEEPPPP!!!"
Misao ducked, narrowly avoiding the flying cockroach and faced the enemy. She narrowed her eyes with determination and faced the disgusting thing, which landed just by the opening of the bathroom door. She held the mop in front of her. One, two, three! She swung… just when the door opened and revealed a very concerned vampire… and hit Aoshi smack in the middle. She put too much force on the blow, toppled forward – forgetting all about the shower curtain wrapped about her small frame – and landed on the crumpled form on the tiled bathroom floor. The creature from the land of the sewers harmlessly flew out the door.
Aoshi moaned, one hand feeling the bump that formed on his forehead, the other hand resting on a smooth surface, surprisingly curved just right for his hand. What the- he felt around and his arm circled a tiny waist, his other hand feeling something wet on top of him. That's when he realized the slightly heavy WET burden positioned on top of his body. Unmoving. He then remembered how he got here in the first place. A shout. A sudden feeling of worry that enveloped him. Running towards the bathroom. A smack in the head. Misao-?! He sat up and cradled the small form. No…
"Ugh…" Misao moaned, then stopped… she felt surprisingly comfortable in that crumpled position she was in, resting on something warm. She sighed. Mmmm… this is nice.
"Is everything okay in there?" Kaoru voiced in.
"Urrmmm.. yeah…" Misao replied. She shifted and she suddenly became aware of someone holding her, touching her…
The shaken girl's eyes flew open and found that she was in the arms of… Aoshi?! …she with nothing on except a shower curtain… HENTAIII!!!
"AAAGGGHHH!!" She screamed and pushed the startled bulk off her. "Get away from me you pervert!!"
"Wha-?" Flabbergasted, Aoshi let go of her and looked at her panicked, angry blue eyes. His own eyes were muddled and a bit worried. "I didn't do anything… I swear… you screamed and I thought you were…"
"Ahhhhhh!!! Get out before I bonk you in the head again!" the desperate girl threw something at him. A rubber duckie. Her faced flushed in embarrassment as it bounced harmlessly off his muscled body and landed on the floor. She clutched the curtain tighter around her, not knowing that in doing so, more of her curves were revealed to him. "Oh just… get out will ya?!" She then resolved to push the goggling idiot out and shut the door close. She gave out a long, wavering sigh.
Gosh… he's hot! She caught herself… shook her head. She leaned against the door and closed her eyes, seeing and feeling his nicely masculine form all over again. What am I thinking? Well… I guess he is a great example of the male specimen… even though he's not human. She smiled. Ahhh well, I am human after all. She sighed again and trudged towards her backpack, lying on the floor. She peeled the shower curtain off her now dried body and put on some fresh clothes. A thought suddenly came to her. Hey now… what happened to that bug?
The said cockroach was resting on the ceiling, watching for any more threats to its pathetic life. It then flew towards another room, seeing the food all around the counter. It happily settled on one cube of tofu that fell on the floor. While blissfully eating, it felt a sudden pressure going over it and…
*Crunch!*
It was squished.
"Cockroaches… it disturbs my cooking." Kenshin then returned back to the stove, and added a bit of something to the boiling Miso soup.
The vampire, now a bit composed and back to normal, groggily stepped inside the kitchen. He narrowed his cold eyes at Kenshin. "Cooking like a woman again, Himura?" He then sat down on a stool, hands shoved at his albeit messy wet hair.
"Now, what got your goat this time, Shinomori?" Kenshin's yellowish- purple eyes glanced amusedly at the obviously irked man. "does that by any chance has something to do with some shouting I heard earlier?"
"Well…" He thought back on what happened earlier… images of a shapely body invading his frustrated mind… something soft and just right… he shook his head, banishing these kinds of thoughts away. I don't have time for this. "No… just thinking of the case. Got any ideas?" His now completely cold silvery green eyes stared at Kenshin revealing nothing.
Boy, he never ceases to surprise me on the quickness of the way he controls his emotions. Kenshin went back to his soup, tasted it, and found it satisfactory. He turned off the stove switch and faced him, hands folded on his chest. "Nothing yet. Although… some sources say that he's about to strike somewhere near here. I'll have to check it again later."
Aoshi's head bowed, thinking. When will he strike next? Maybe he already found out about these girls being able to know about us… he might be too dangerous now. "I'm going out."
"Dinner?"
"Yeah. And something else."
He thought of the different exclusive clubs he seldom visited. He just might be able to satiate his sexual frustration. Then his thoughts turn towards the energetic, sexy woman just on the other side of the wall. Damn it… this is getting out of hand… he stood up and turned towards the door. He hesitated at a nearby table, dropped something flashing yellow on it, and went on his way.
Misao gingerly peeped out of the door. Seeing no sign of him, she stealthily tiptoed out. Before entering the kitchen, she composed herself, determined not to let anything faze her. She then confidently strolled inside, then her jaw dropped for the second time that day. Am I in heaven? She hungrily stared at the simple, yet most scrumptious- looking food ever. Wow… Kaoru must've taken some cooking lessons SERIOUSLY. "Hey Kaoru! Gosh… that's the most amazing miracle I've ever seen! Food actually looking like food! Not some scorched, deformed stuff that…"
She paused and glanced around the eerily silent room, meeting flashing blue eyes set of a stuffed face, a very amused purple pair with the owner wearing an apron, and an uncaring set of green gulping down the soup like there's no tomorrow. "Ahhh… ehehehehe…" Uhoh.
"Why you… mmfffftt!" Kaoru quickly gulped down what's on her mouth and started raving at the poor, clueless figure by the door. "I can't believe you would actually say that THIS," she pointed at the food on the table, "is actually better than mine! Mine's not really bad, you know… you just don't know how to appreciate a different style of cooking like mine!" She huffed and held her chin up and pouted.
Yeah, Misao thought, and that would be… the black kind of cooking? To avoid any more unwanted lectures and not being able to wait any longer to taste that good-looking food, she just nodded at Kaoru, sat down and started gobbling up every last bit of food that she could get her hands on. I'm definitely in heaven… She sighed with obvious pleasure.
Why that little imp! Kaoru thought while eating her food stiffly, why I oughtta…
"Maa, maa…" an uncommonly gentle voice shook her out of her reverie, "please calm down. The food will taste bad if one should feel particularly angry." Violet eyes smiled down at her. I—I thought those were yellow?! She sat, feeling dazed and surprised. Well… now that's weird. She shook her head and began eating again with a lighter heart.
That night, the killer watched his next victim, his body shivering in anticipation. This situation is very interesting indeed. He stared at the humans. Loudly arguing between themselves. Vermin. That's all they are. He smiled inwardly, cynically. Waiting for the right moment. 'til darkness comes…
Aoshi stepped inside the club and gazed around the room. His striking presence caught everyone's attention. The girls wondered about the tall, handsome young- looking man by the door. The men, most of them drunk, just narrowed their eyes at him, a bit annoyed for getting all the attention of their women. Aoshi did not mind all of these. He went farther inside and many of the women that are scantily clothed flocked around him, appraising him and his wealth.
Aoshi motioned towards a short-haired, blue-eyed girl who was leering at him, wearing an asymmetric top and short skirt. Reminds you of someone? He narrowed his eyes. This is for business only. Then he cynically smiled as he followed the girl towards the bar. And maybe something more.
Misao picked up her amber pendant from the coffee table. Now how did it get here? She turned it over and over, observing the intricate detail of the leafy plant preserved forever, trapped inside the amber. Then she thought of Aoshi. He must've put it here. Her eyes softened to sky blue, touched and bewildered at what she was feeling. I guess even after all of my antics, he might care for me. She smiled a secret smile, tucked the pendant inside her blouse and headed towards the room she's sharing with Kaoru. She not being aware of the pair of silvery green eyes following her and glinting evilly.
A/n: So how did you like it? A. good. B. not so bad. C. Really bad. D. It's so bad, it's not worth reviewing for. Waaahhh! I'm going crazy here… nyehehehe.. ^_^ Oh well, Hope you all read and review! Arigato minna!
p.s. it's not exactly a cliffie, isn't it? *looks hopefully at the readers* Oh well.. *sigh*