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Author's Notes: Finally, I got the chapter out!! It was hard to write from Aoshi's view, and I'm sorry if he seems OOC. Misao's coming home!! Hope ya'll like it!! Read, review, and enjoy!!
I didn't hear you leave
I wonder how am I still here
And I don't want to move a thing
It might change my memory
Shinomori Aoshi couldn't believe that she was truly gone. Misao had left them, had left him. Maybe never to come again. He had looked everywhere for her, even going to Tokyo to see if she had gone to Himura and the Kamiya, but she was nowhere. He hadn't been able to find her. It was like she disappeared.
The Oniwabanshu had faired rather fine. Okina and the others were heart-broken that she had left them, but still went on with their lives, hoping that one day she would return. They had a new cohort in their group. She was very cheerful and fun to have around, but to Aoshi it felt like they were replacing Misao.
He felt guilty. He was the reason she had left, all because he told her lies. If he was honest with her, then maybe she would have stayed. Aoshi was scared that if he had pursued a relationship with Misao, he would bring her sorrow and heartbreak. What he didn't realize that his passiveness was what brought her hurt.
Aoshi rarely ever left his room. Occasionally, he would go to the temple and meditate, but most of the time, he stayed locked away in his room. Each day he prayed that it was all just a dream, that Misao didn't really leave and this was just a horrible nightmare.
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me
He never got a full night's rest since she left. Aoshi always stayed up late hoping that she's come back. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't. His nightmares about her being her hurt or even dead plagued him every night. To the others, he looked like the same old Aoshi to them.
It was hard for him to keep up with his icy facade. He needed to know if Misao was okay and safe. The worry was slowly eating at him from the inside. While part of him worried about her saftey and being happy wherever she was, the other part pleaded to Kami that she would return home to him.
Somewhere deep inside his heart, Aoshi knew his brotherly affection for his Misao-chan had grown into something more. Her beauty and genki personality and the fact that she tried very hard to show that Aoshi was forgiven for the things he done had made him fall in love with her.
I don't want to call my friends
They might wake me from this dream
And I can't leave this bed
Risk forgetting all that's been
Okina had tried several times to talk to Aoshi and get him to show his emotions over Misao leaving, but each time he failed. All the members at the Aoiya had tried, but Aoshi just brushed them off. His mind kept believing that if he didn't talk to them about the matter, then he could still dream that she wasn't really gone. That she would just walk in one day like nothing's changed.
Yoriko, the new member to the Oniwabanshu, was training fiercely with her kunai one afternoon. She had been staying at the Aoiya for a few months now, but she already felt like she was home. Okina, Okon, and the others had welcomed her warmly and it brought a smile to her face. The only thing that bothered her was that Shinomori Aoshi was cold and distant to everyone. She had wondered if it was because of that girl Misao who left about a year ago, but Omasu assured her that Aoshi was always like that.
Aoshi was a very intriguing person to her. He was handsome, but she was curious as to why he was so cold. Something deep within her begged her to break through his walls and get to know him, but everytime she did, he ignored her. Was he in love with Misao?
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me
While she was training, Yoriko spied Aoshi coming back from his rare visits to the temple. She decided to gather her courage and make conversation with him, get to know him at least. When he reached her, she bounced in front of him with a silly grin on her face.
"Konnichiwa!" Yoriko greeted him brightly.
"Konnichiwa." Aoshi replied curtly and continued walking towards the Aoiya.
"Matte, Aoshi-sama!" she cried out and Aoshi froze in his tracks. For a moment, he thought it was Misao calling to him, but then he was jolted back to reality and remembered it was simply Yoriko. He just stopped and waited for what she had to say.
"Why are you so detached to all of us?" she asked. Aoshi said nothing and just stated at the girl.
"Is it because of Makimachi-san?" Aoshi slowy turned to Yoriko with his icy blue eyes set upon her.
"No, and do not call me Aoshi-sama." Aoshi said coldly. Yoriko became angry and shouted at him. She sneered about how he was always brooding and how he needed to get over whatever got him down.
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me
After her tired, Yoriko panted for air and watched as Aoshi just stared at her. She blushed furiously at how she easily she let her temper get of hand. She walked towards him and looked into his ice blue eyes.
"Gomen nasai, Aoshi-sama," she apologized, "I didn't mean to yell at you like that."
"It's alright, Yoriko-san." he forgave her.
"Please, just call me Yoriko." Yoriko's bright smile returned and of the blue she gave Aoshi a tight hug. Aoshi, who was caught off guard, was startled at her show of affection, but he returned the hug.
"You need to move on," Yoriko whispered into his ear, "because there are other people who care about you."
Her blush returned as she realized she hinted out her feelings for him. She hugged him tighter and closed her eyes with a content smile. Aoshi let out a small smile as he bathed in the girl's affection. It's been so long since anyone told him that he was cared. Maybe it was time to move on...
Okina and the others watched happily as they saw that it was time for all of them to move on. Misao may have left, and although they missed her, they couldn't keep wasting day to day with grief and sorrow. Their time of sadness must come to close and hope for another door to open with happiness.
Since both were to engrossed in the hug, neither of them realized that a solitary figure was standing not to far from them. Her once glowing blue eyes were dull, and her face had an expressionless look on it. She took in the sight before her and felt the pain in her like a knife being plunged and twisted in her heart.
Misao had returned to her home, her family, and to her Aoshi, but they had all moved on and forgotten about her. Inside, her heart cried, but her face still remained blank. All the people who cared about her didn't seem to need her anymore. Misao began doubting herself and her beliefs. Maybe this was a bad idea, maybe she should go out and search for Tenshi instead.
Her dragon pendent radiated with warm heat as if trying to comfort her. Out of all the scenarios she dreamed and thought about when she was away, none of them ended like this. She let a single tear slide down her cheek and she sighed sadly,
"Tenshi, you promised that I would be happy."
As if hearing her pain and sadness, Tenshi's voice echoed in Misao's head.
'You can only be happy as long as you have hope, Misao-chan.'
Misao wiped away her tear and felt bitterness in her heart. Was this the way to be happy? Or did happiness lie in another path? Misao turned around and began walking away from the Aoiya.
Hope. How was she supposed to have hope if everything kept going wrong in her life? Misao yearned for the days when she was with Tenshi, her best friend, her sister. Tenshi always had the power to make things better and bring light in the darkness.
How was she going to find her way in the dark, if she had no light to save her now?
Author's Notes: *gasps* Yoriko and Aoshi? Could there be love there? And what about poor Misao-chan?! *sniffles* It must be really sad to come home to your true love and family only to see them with some kind of replacement. Don't worry, things will get better!! I'm gonna bring in the Kenshin-gumi pretty soon!! The next chapter will be done to the song 'The Scientist' by Coldplay!! Remember to suggest any heart wrenching or heart warming songs for the fic!! BTW, on my fic I have 18,010 words!! I'm almost there, minna-san!! Does anyone think I'm rushing this fic? Cuz if I am just kindly tell me so I can fix it!!
Ja ne!!
=^.~=
Kitty: Thanks for your support!! I'm still updating as you can see and I hope you like the chapter!!
Yakkai: Where does what start?
Wishe: You're not selfish! I'm happy you want me to update!!
Anonymous Reviewer: Looks like I can handle a fic and novel!!
Crystal: If you murder me, then how can I finish the fic? Anywayz... Awww, you're such a sweetie!! Thanks for lovin' my fic!!
Dynast: I'm updating!! Thanks for reviewing!!
Megami no Ushi: Thanks for the luck!! So far it's easy to keep up with both fic and novel!! Just keep reviewing!
Naomi: Sorry about the cliffhanger!! I'm not gonna be mean and leave ya'll hanging. I know how it feels to see how a fic turns out!!
Nye-Yen: Ya happy I finally got the chapter out? Heehe! I'm so happy you like my fic!!
-^_^-: Here's the update!!
Kmye-chan: Not exhausted yet. Thanks for the song suggestion!! Here's Aoshi for ya!!
CardMisstress Sakura: Thanks for the support!! I'll try to write more soon!!
K-chan: I hope I'm still keeping up the good work for ya!!
Aku-sama: Thanks for the sweet review!!
Sai: Hope you like the way I wrote Misao comin' home!!
Noa: Crazy Noa!! Update your fic soon!! I hope you enjoy the angst of Misao's return so far!!
Tesuka-chan: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing my fic!! I'll be using your song suggestion in the next chapter!! Update your fic soon, k!!
Thanks to all my lovely reviewers!! I really appreciate it!! Love ya'll!!
*Hugs and kisses to all*
Author's Notes: Finally, I got the chapter out!! It was hard to write from Aoshi's view, and I'm sorry if he seems OOC. Misao's coming home!! Hope ya'll like it!! Read, review, and enjoy!!
I didn't hear you leave
I wonder how am I still here
And I don't want to move a thing
It might change my memory
Shinomori Aoshi couldn't believe that she was truly gone. Misao had left them, had left him. Maybe never to come again. He had looked everywhere for her, even going to Tokyo to see if she had gone to Himura and the Kamiya, but she was nowhere. He hadn't been able to find her. It was like she disappeared.
The Oniwabanshu had faired rather fine. Okina and the others were heart-broken that she had left them, but still went on with their lives, hoping that one day she would return. They had a new cohort in their group. She was very cheerful and fun to have around, but to Aoshi it felt like they were replacing Misao.
He felt guilty. He was the reason she had left, all because he told her lies. If he was honest with her, then maybe she would have stayed. Aoshi was scared that if he had pursued a relationship with Misao, he would bring her sorrow and heartbreak. What he didn't realize that his passiveness was what brought her hurt.
Aoshi rarely ever left his room. Occasionally, he would go to the temple and meditate, but most of the time, he stayed locked away in his room. Each day he prayed that it was all just a dream, that Misao didn't really leave and this was just a horrible nightmare.
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me
He never got a full night's rest since she left. Aoshi always stayed up late hoping that she's come back. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't. His nightmares about her being her hurt or even dead plagued him every night. To the others, he looked like the same old Aoshi to them.
It was hard for him to keep up with his icy facade. He needed to know if Misao was okay and safe. The worry was slowly eating at him from the inside. While part of him worried about her saftey and being happy wherever she was, the other part pleaded to Kami that she would return home to him.
Somewhere deep inside his heart, Aoshi knew his brotherly affection for his Misao-chan had grown into something more. Her beauty and genki personality and the fact that she tried very hard to show that Aoshi was forgiven for the things he done had made him fall in love with her.
I don't want to call my friends
They might wake me from this dream
And I can't leave this bed
Risk forgetting all that's been
Okina had tried several times to talk to Aoshi and get him to show his emotions over Misao leaving, but each time he failed. All the members at the Aoiya had tried, but Aoshi just brushed them off. His mind kept believing that if he didn't talk to them about the matter, then he could still dream that she wasn't really gone. That she would just walk in one day like nothing's changed.
Yoriko, the new member to the Oniwabanshu, was training fiercely with her kunai one afternoon. She had been staying at the Aoiya for a few months now, but she already felt like she was home. Okina, Okon, and the others had welcomed her warmly and it brought a smile to her face. The only thing that bothered her was that Shinomori Aoshi was cold and distant to everyone. She had wondered if it was because of that girl Misao who left about a year ago, but Omasu assured her that Aoshi was always like that.
Aoshi was a very intriguing person to her. He was handsome, but she was curious as to why he was so cold. Something deep within her begged her to break through his walls and get to know him, but everytime she did, he ignored her. Was he in love with Misao?
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me
While she was training, Yoriko spied Aoshi coming back from his rare visits to the temple. She decided to gather her courage and make conversation with him, get to know him at least. When he reached her, she bounced in front of him with a silly grin on her face.
"Konnichiwa!" Yoriko greeted him brightly.
"Konnichiwa." Aoshi replied curtly and continued walking towards the Aoiya.
"Matte, Aoshi-sama!" she cried out and Aoshi froze in his tracks. For a moment, he thought it was Misao calling to him, but then he was jolted back to reality and remembered it was simply Yoriko. He just stopped and waited for what she had to say.
"Why are you so detached to all of us?" she asked. Aoshi said nothing and just stated at the girl.
"Is it because of Makimachi-san?" Aoshi slowy turned to Yoriko with his icy blue eyes set upon her.
"No, and do not call me Aoshi-sama." Aoshi said coldly. Yoriko became angry and shouted at him. She sneered about how he was always brooding and how he needed to get over whatever got him down.
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide
I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me
I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be
Until you're resting here with me
After her tired, Yoriko panted for air and watched as Aoshi just stared at her. She blushed furiously at how she easily she let her temper get of hand. She walked towards him and looked into his ice blue eyes.
"Gomen nasai, Aoshi-sama," she apologized, "I didn't mean to yell at you like that."
"It's alright, Yoriko-san." he forgave her.
"Please, just call me Yoriko." Yoriko's bright smile returned and of the blue she gave Aoshi a tight hug. Aoshi, who was caught off guard, was startled at her show of affection, but he returned the hug.
"You need to move on," Yoriko whispered into his ear, "because there are other people who care about you."
Her blush returned as she realized she hinted out her feelings for him. She hugged him tighter and closed her eyes with a content smile. Aoshi let out a small smile as he bathed in the girl's affection. It's been so long since anyone told him that he was cared. Maybe it was time to move on...
Okina and the others watched happily as they saw that it was time for all of them to move on. Misao may have left, and although they missed her, they couldn't keep wasting day to day with grief and sorrow. Their time of sadness must come to close and hope for another door to open with happiness.
Since both were to engrossed in the hug, neither of them realized that a solitary figure was standing not to far from them. Her once glowing blue eyes were dull, and her face had an expressionless look on it. She took in the sight before her and felt the pain in her like a knife being plunged and twisted in her heart.
Misao had returned to her home, her family, and to her Aoshi, but they had all moved on and forgotten about her. Inside, her heart cried, but her face still remained blank. All the people who cared about her didn't seem to need her anymore. Misao began doubting herself and her beliefs. Maybe this was a bad idea, maybe she should go out and search for Tenshi instead.
Her dragon pendent radiated with warm heat as if trying to comfort her. Out of all the scenarios she dreamed and thought about when she was away, none of them ended like this. She let a single tear slide down her cheek and she sighed sadly,
"Tenshi, you promised that I would be happy."
As if hearing her pain and sadness, Tenshi's voice echoed in Misao's head.
'You can only be happy as long as you have hope, Misao-chan.'
Misao wiped away her tear and felt bitterness in her heart. Was this the way to be happy? Or did happiness lie in another path? Misao turned around and began walking away from the Aoiya.
Hope. How was she supposed to have hope if everything kept going wrong in her life? Misao yearned for the days when she was with Tenshi, her best friend, her sister. Tenshi always had the power to make things better and bring light in the darkness.
How was she going to find her way in the dark, if she had no light to save her now?
Author's Notes: *gasps* Yoriko and Aoshi? Could there be love there? And what about poor Misao-chan?! *sniffles* It must be really sad to come home to your true love and family only to see them with some kind of replacement. Don't worry, things will get better!! I'm gonna bring in the Kenshin-gumi pretty soon!! The next chapter will be done to the song 'The Scientist' by Coldplay!! Remember to suggest any heart wrenching or heart warming songs for the fic!! BTW, on my fic I have 18,010 words!! I'm almost there, minna-san!! Does anyone think I'm rushing this fic? Cuz if I am just kindly tell me so I can fix it!!
Ja ne!!
=^.~=
Kitty: Thanks for your support!! I'm still updating as you can see and I hope you like the chapter!!
Yakkai: Where does what start?
Wishe: You're not selfish! I'm happy you want me to update!!
Anonymous Reviewer: Looks like I can handle a fic and novel!!
Crystal: If you murder me, then how can I finish the fic? Anywayz... Awww, you're such a sweetie!! Thanks for lovin' my fic!!
Dynast: I'm updating!! Thanks for reviewing!!
Megami no Ushi: Thanks for the luck!! So far it's easy to keep up with both fic and novel!! Just keep reviewing!
Naomi: Sorry about the cliffhanger!! I'm not gonna be mean and leave ya'll hanging. I know how it feels to see how a fic turns out!!
Nye-Yen: Ya happy I finally got the chapter out? Heehe! I'm so happy you like my fic!!
-^_^-: Here's the update!!
Kmye-chan: Not exhausted yet. Thanks for the song suggestion!! Here's Aoshi for ya!!
CardMisstress Sakura: Thanks for the support!! I'll try to write more soon!!
K-chan: I hope I'm still keeping up the good work for ya!!
Aku-sama: Thanks for the sweet review!!
Sai: Hope you like the way I wrote Misao comin' home!!
Noa: Crazy Noa!! Update your fic soon!! I hope you enjoy the angst of Misao's return so far!!
Tesuka-chan: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing my fic!! I'll be using your song suggestion in the next chapter!! Update your fic soon, k!!
Thanks to all my lovely reviewers!! I really appreciate it!! Love ya'll!!
*Hugs and kisses to all*
