Chapter 5 – the after.
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Author's notes: Yes! Yes! I know it is cheesy! Can't help it if you are typing it the fic out on an empty stomach and a blocked nose. Sorry that was short and a cliff, I can't help it! My mum kept pestering me to take my dinner and sleep early. Anyway I am continuing it again!
"Please?"
Misao leaned against Aoshi's chest, listening to the quick rhythm of his heartbeat. She was happy to hear that Aoshi liked her and wanted her to be his girlfriend. Misao pulled from him, and clenched her fist.
"Aoshi, I ~"
Both their special moment were interrupted by the sudden appearance of the discipline master.
"Hello, dear students" greeted Shishio. He walked closer to them, every student of him probably because he was wrapped in bandages like a mummy. "The Mummy" they called him. However him in bandages had a sad and painful memories behind it, apparently he was about to propose to his fiancée when the bomb that was planted in the hotel exploded killing several people including his fiancée however he suffered severe burns all over his body.
He may be burned but he is one hell of a torture when it comes to strict discipline especially when it came to canning. The boys would moan, counting their time to death when they heard that Shishio was going to cane them. "It is hell of a stroke! And hurts so badly that you couldn't even sit or stand properly for two days." One of them had told Misao, it is not surprising that none of them committed the same offence again.
"Good morning, Shishio Sensei!" both Misao and Aoshi greeted him.
Shishio smirked when he saw that they unlike the other students, did not trembled in front of him. "I am sure that the bell had gone and is better that you rush for your next class or else you-know-what."
"Haiii~!" both mumbled out their reply and made a dash for their lesson or else the 'you-know-what'. The 'you-know-what' is basically staying back after school and giving the school a free and 'volunteered' cleanup. Shishio watch them go and smiled softly to himself "Well, I hoped it goes well for you both. Good Luck. Don't you think the same way, Yume-chan?" Behind him, a faint outline of a lady with green lip-gloss put her arms around him.
Class 3-A
Aoshi rushed into the classroom and glad that the teacher was on leave, giving them some assignments to do. He had some thoughts to ponder about without any teachers to hit him on the head with a heavy textbook.
"Aoshi, where did ya go? I been looking everywhere for you." Asked Enishi as soon as Aoshi sat down beside him.
"Somewhere." Right now he didn't want to talk to Misao' talkative brother. Beside he was quite irritated as Shishio turned up at the most important point of his life, now he have to wait until after school or maybe tomorrow if Misao run off.
"Ne, Aoshi are you are alright? You always seemed so down after lunch. Did anyone threaten you again? You can always count on me for help." Enishi should have wished that he had not said that last part. Aoshi brightened up at the last part when he finally thought of a plan involving Enishi.
"Sure, I do sure need your help."
"What is it?"
"Are you free today and tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I guess so. Jiya is out of town again so I don't have to keep playing chess with him tomorrow."
"You know I realized that I never gone over to your place before beside tomorrow is Saturday and there isn't any classes so I thought ~"
"You wanna come over and stay the night? Right?"
"Yeah, you the best friend I ever had!" Aoshi putting on a half sincere smile with the Enishi smiled and clapped his hands.
"Oh my gosh, it been years since anyone came over excluding Sano. I guess you may come over provided if Mi-chan allows it and I can't wait to show you all my games! Oh! I am so excited!" Enishi was going to go on about what games he had when he realized that Aoshi was starting on his assignment and the rest of the class were staring, all quite irritated at Enishi for spoiling their peace.
"Err… Gomen, minna-san"
-Class 3-B-
Meanwhile, Misao was busy copying down all the notes that the Chemistry teacher was writing on the board, ignoring Sano and him trying to her attention. In his last attempt, he flung small pieces of paper at her but unfortunately his aiming was bad and it hit the person in front. Finally, Sano took out his special white notebook with had a character 'Aku' on it. In fact, he always adds 'aku' on all his works and properties. He wrote something on the book and dumped it on Misao's table.
Weasel, sorry about earlier. Forgive me… T___T Misao stared at it and wrote her reply I can't believe that you did this to me. You must be the one who told him that we were going to the arcade yesterday. Traitor. and handed it back to him.
Sorry, yes it was moi. I just wanted you to be happy that all. Forgive me… with that he drew a sad looking chicken.
What a pathetic chicken you got there, just like you anyway okay I forgive you on one condition. Only if you come over to me place, and explain to me everything.
Condition accepted! So what happened to you guys after I left?
Moron! How dare you left me there, all by myself! I could have been rape! Anyway, never mind I tell you later.
Sano read what Misao wrote and smiled, both his best friends are going to get together…and he was glad that he finally away from their groaning about how to get to each other.
"Sanosuke! Wipe that silly grin off your face and pay attention! Let's see if you can explain the section on Alkenes." The sensei stood smirking by the blackboard, thinking that a dumb punk sitting back, always daydreaming away would probably not know the answer. Sano stood up, adjusting his spectacles like a professor about to give a lecture.
"Alkenes are another family of hydrocarbons and they have the formula of CnH2n where n is the number of carbon atoms in one molecules. The formulas of some alkenes are ethene, propene and butene. Notice that all of them have –ene and they are all gases. They are in fact, part of the alkenes homologous series and the formula of each member differs from the previous ones by an extra –CH2- group. Their reaction is by ~…."
Sano went on and on about Alkenes, not once taking a peek at the textbook, sometimes cracking a joke. By end of his explanation, the whole class of 3-B understood the section on Alkenes and the Chemistry teacher regretted his decision of becoming a chemistry teacher, "Damn, I should run away and join the circus when they came to town in the summer of 86." Sano took a bow before sitting down, with Misao clapping hands.
By the end of the day, Misao's spirit was starting to dampen, firstly she had to face Aoshi, hoping she can avoid him and secondly, the whole of next week is going to be full of tests and she can't afford to fail them or just passed them at a passing rate, she have to remain tops or else Jiya would scream at her. The moment the bell rung for the day, she grabbed Sano and dashed down to car park.
"Hey, what the hurry?! My pure Maths is still in the locker!" grumbled Sano, seeing the black face from Misao, "Err…but then again I think it might be in my bag."
~~Class 3-A~~
Aoshi had seen Misao together with Sano dashing down the corridor, guessing that he was right about Misao avoiding him. Still he wanted to know the answer.
"Shinomori-kun, it is your duty to clear the bin today." Shouted the Class monitor from across the room, when he was about to leave the class, he groaned inwardly but was reassure by Enishi that he would wait for him. Having no choice, Aoshi put down his bag, walked to the front of the class, collected the bin and walked out of the class to the burner. He was lazy to go all the way down from the six floor to the first and then walk about 400m to the burner just to dump just rubbishes that he didn't contribute. Checking to see no one especially Shishio was around, he turned to a corner and over the railing, he dumped all the rubbishes out and quickly run back to class.
"That was fast." Spoke up Enishi, knowing that Aoshi had done what all the guys would do if they had to clear the bin. Together they went down to the car park and into Aoshi's car, heading from the Makimachi's.
-Makimachi's-
Misao was in the kitchen, cooking pasta for lunch when a loud "I'm home!" rung out through the house. "Welcome back!" Misao and Sano shouted back, Sano was happily sitting at the veranda overlooking the backyard, with his nose into an ancient medical book belonging to Okina. He was interrupted rudely by a loud "What is the hell is HE doing here?" by courtesy of Misao. Sano rubbed his eyes, and put away his book, just in time to see Misao dragging both Enishi and Aoshi by the ear to the living room.
"Hey, this is not the right
way to treat a guest!" grumbled Aoshi and was 'rewarded' with a harder twist to
his ear. "Ouch!"
"Mi-chan! Please, let Aoshi stay! I never got any friends beside Sano over at our house. Please?" begged Enishi, like a small little kid. Misao sighed and remember what her dad had told her before he run away and never came back
-Flash back-
A 9-year-old girl, stood in her balcony with her father staring at the endless black sky and sprinkle of stars across it.
"Papa, thanks for helping to develop my balcony into a garden!"
"No problem, anything is always done for my little girl."
"Papa, I am no longer little! I am big!"
"Yes! Yes! Haahaa, Mi-chan is a big girl now." Misao smiled brightly at her father. Happy that he was acknowledging her as a big girl. "Mi-chan, Papa is going on a long trip."
"When are you coming back?"
"Papa not to sure when I would be back. I am leaving soon so you must take care of this garden for me while I am away and make sure that Eni-chan doesn't cry, make sure that his smile is there. He is a weak child. Take care of him." With that he turn and walk away not before rubbing Misao's head.
"I will, papa! I will make sure that my little brother never shed a tear while you are away and I will always make him smile!" Still smiling brightly at him, her little mind wise and mature enough to know that her father would never be coming back. "I will…"
-Back to the present-
"Okay…" Misao let go both boys and walked back into the kitchen. "Eni-chan, set up the table. Sano do me a favour by entertaining the 'guest'!" "Hai!"
Aoshi and Sano took a walk into the large backyard which was also done up in Japanese Style, and set down at bench hidden from view.
"Shoot it, why are you here?" asked Sano, he knew that something was fishy since in the first place Aoshi was the type who doesn't like going over to friends' place.
"Nothing, Enishi said that he had a new game that he wanted to show me and we had to work on our project which due in by this Monday. Sanosuke, How come Misao always give in to Enishi? I remember her standing up to a bunch of bully in middle school, her getting bashed up so badly that she had to be hospital for two days, in order to protect Enishi."
"Misao is the elder than Enishi and she felt that it was her duty to protect him to no matter what happens. Especially her vow to her father. "
"Vow? What happened to their parents?"
"Before her father run away from home, Misao vowed to her father that she would not let Enishi shed a tear and always make sure that his smile would remain there forever. Their mother died later when they were 11, in a hit and run accident. So it was Misao to be father, mother and sister to Enishi. "
"Isn't there someone who look after them?"
"Yeah, Jiya. But he always rushing to Kyoto because of his business there and most of the time, they are left alone like example this weekend. So you are going to staying for the weekend?"
"Hai."
"Oh, how did it go this morning?"
"Bad…Almost got the answer but Shishio had to interrupt…" Misao calling them back for lunch interrupted their conversation.
Later on~
"Oh, Misao! You totally have outdone yourself again!" Spoke up Sano as he continued stuffing himself with more pasta.
"Thanks." Misao taking small bites, all the while taking a glimpse at Aoshi, he too, seemed to be enjoying his lunch. There was once when both their eyes met and both blushed. Misao knew what her answer was going to be and yet to think of how to tell him.
"Oh by the way, Mi-chan. Aoshi is staying over for the weekend." Spoke Enishi, as if he knew what she was thinking but then again, they are twins.
"What? He staying over? What for?" Misao stood up, a light blush crossing over her face as she thought of Aoshi sleeping under the same roof for the next few nights.
"Our project is due in by this Monday and we have to work hard on it. Can't afford to lose time."
"Mou! This can't be happening." With that she took a plate to the sink and wash it then rush up to her room, slamming the door hard. From below, they could hear her hitting her punching bag and cursing away.
"Wow, Aoshi! You have a nice effect on her!" commented Sano.
"Shut up."
"Well, I guess I have to get going or else I would be the next punching bag."
TBC
Aoshi still doesn't know what is Mi-chan's answer still…or well I wonder how are they going to be surviving together for the weekend in the same house…anyway thanks a lot for reviewing!!
