Chapter 8
Disclaimer- I DON'T OWN KNOW NOTHING ABOUT OWN NO RIGHTS MISS SCARLET! * I always wanted to do that *
Author's Note: Ooooo I can just feel the Misao and Aoshi angst seeping out of my pores but don't worry something cute'll happen I assure you!
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Misao sighed as she watched her cheerful and always welcome friend the sun slide behind the clouds and dip into the western horizon. The emotionally turbulent day was nearly through and she was to walk to the Akabeko where she and Kaoru would be picked up. But, alas fortune was not on our little weasel's side today, because as the moment she made it to the lobby a huge streak of lightening crackled through the sky, releasing a down pour of rain.
"Shit" She whispered under her breath. Her mood was beginning to match the weather. First that horrid embarrassment of a reunion between her and Aoshi- sama, then her run in with the "Boss" inquiring where his baka deshi was and if she was his new idiot secretary and now finally it was raining in a city she had been apart of for about a week. Misao sighed unhappily again and found a seat to wait out the rain.
"Great now how am I going to get to there?" She said to no one in particular.
"You could always ask me for a ride." A cool voice spoke behind her. Misao whipped around only to see the one and only Shinomori Aoshi.
"Aoshi-sama you really need to stop sneaking up on me!"
"Aa" Was his reply and probably his favorite. He walked over to the doors and then stopped, "Well aren't you coming?" he asked calmly
Misao blinked a few times and retorted with a "H-Hai"
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Silence is deadly, and Misao felt like she was six feet under already. The awkwardness of the car ride was painful and the memories were also, so Misao turned her gaze to the people out her passenger seat window. But, the silence was getting her and the thoughts she was left with were not comforting at all.
'Why hadn't he told her that he was in Tokyo, for that matter why hadn't any of the others told her he was in Tokyo?' It all made her heart ache with a feel of betrayal and loss. She put her fingertips onto the glass window as she felt salty tears begin to line her eyes,
" So I hear Hannya is in Hong Kong," She started but didn't give Aoshi a chance to reply, "Beshimi is in Milan, he always did love Italy, he's really happy there, Hyottoko is off gallivanting in Spain, and he sent me some maracas for my drum kit last Christmas. Oh and Shikijou just moved into a new apartment in L.A., he says he gets to play body guard for all the big stars or so Okina tells me." A tear slithered down her face mimicking the raindrops rolling down the glass, " I always thought you would go to London or maybe Paris, see the Eiffel tower or something. Guess I was wrong."
"Misao-"
" Every one is all over the globe. We can't have those parties at Christmas and New Years' like we used to. It's just me and Jiya, he still an old crotchety pervert you know. It's lonely with out the rest of the family. I guess that's why I'm in Tokyo, so I can find a new one." With all her strength Misao ripped her gaze of the tiny droplets on the window and towards the man driving.
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Aoshi looked at Misao touch her fingertips softly to the glass. He could feel her distressed ki when he had made his way in the lobby and now it was screaming at him. He desperately wanted her to stop because he knew exactly where this single sided conversation was going. Why was it he was always the one to make Misao cry? He hated it then and he hated it now. And Misao was the same Misao still trying to hide the tears from him. She had grown so much that he sometimes barely recognized her and that scared him. In her he embodied his entire childhood, but what happens when she grew up? Her just being in his car completely turned his state of being upside down. He grew easily frightened of this powerful creature that could alter his emotions so dramatically.
She went on about how the others had gone on with their lives and still kept in touch. He tried to interrupt, to make her stop torturing herself and him but to no avail. He knew the question she was heading to and he didn't know how to answer it. He listened to her soft voice describe where she thought he would be. But then she went on about her and Jiya and Aoshi couldn't help but wince. He and Okina had not parted on good terms, that is partly why he never wrote or visited. She talked of finding a new family and Aoshi's heart clinched. ' Does she think we'll never return home?' Funny enough he still thought of Kyoto as home.
"Why didn't you say goodbye?" She said finally looking at him, with her big blue eyes expressing so much sorrow. A single tear had escaped her ocean blue depths and Aoshi snapped. He for once in his life let spontaneity and instincts take over. He pulled the car over quickly, released his seat belt and wrapped his arms around a speechless Misao. He put his chin atop her silky hair and inhaled deeply, she still used the same shampoo and still smelled like wild flowers. He felt her breathe in heavily as he did. Everything was so simple in that moment, all the problems of his life just simply melted away and he wished to stay like this forever but he knew all to well that nothing lasts forever. Misao sighed in contentment her tears drying on his suit,
"Arigatou Aoshi-sama." She sniffled. Aoshi was slightly irritated at her saying that because he knew it was his fault.
"You know I don't like to see you cry." He put plainly.
"Hai!" She said her puffy red eyes twinkling with happiness once again.
Finally after driving a little they pulled into the Akabeko and Misao got out of the car, but before she left she said,
"I'm glad you're here Aoshi-sama, I missed you." And with that she bounded off towards the quaint restaurant. Aoshi drove away feeling a ghost of a smile creep to his lips and secretly replied,
'Me too Misao, Me too.'
~*~*~
Kaoru grimaced as she watched Tae bounce around like a beach ball, giggling none stop with hearts in her eyes. Kaoru frowned even more as she knew the inevitable had come, it was a five step process of Tae's which always ended up with Kaoru closing.
Step 1: The call At exactly 4:53pm time Tae received a phone call from her boyfriend Katsu and he told her of some spontaneous and completely romantic outing they were about to go on.
Step 2: The Question It was always the same dialogue between the two, Kaoru and Tae; it would be initiated by Kaoru's curious nature,
"Who was that?" And Tae would reply with stars in her eyes,
"Katsu, going to take me to *Insert Completely Romantic Destination Here*." That's when Kaoru knew the noose was tightening around her neck.
Step 3: The guilt trip
Tae was extremely talented in this step. She would talk to herself about how hard she works and how she barely gets to see her darling Katsu anymore. Then she would start sighing as she pretends to daydream. Then she'll face Kaoru and tell her something to the point of how lucky she is to get off so early and be free to do anything she wants.
Step 4: The caving
In this step Kaoru miserably volunteers to take over her shift and lock up and the Akabeko and Tae praises her endlessly.
And finally Step 5: The giddy gallivanting, which is what Kaoru was witnessing now. Basically it consists of Tae jumping around the restaurant like an idiot and babbling about her wonderful and romantic boyfriend and Kaoru stands there green with envy. Then Katsu roles up in his cool mustang and she hops out the door, kisses him and slides into the car.
"Alone again." Kaoru sighed in bitterness
"Not quite." A rather genki voice said behind her. Kaoru instinctively turned to the voice seeing Misao with a grin that could shame the Cheshire cat.
"So I guess you got the job, sit tell me all about it!" Unfortunately Kaoru didn't realize how talkative the little weasel could be,
"So I'm like the last to come for an interview and there are all these really sleazy girls applying, so I go in and I'm like hi I'm Misao and he's like hi Misao I'm Himura Kenshin and then I say-"
"You mean your boss is Himura Kenshin?"
"Yeah you know him?" Kaoru instantly motioned for her to scoot closer so no one could hear what she was about to say and Misao was listening attentively
"He's the guy I wrote the song about, he always comes here." Misao pulled back and gasped at this new information.
"Kami-sama this is nearly as good as Aoshi-sama working in the office with me!" Kaoru paused at this unfamiliar name,
"Whose Aoshi-sama?"
"You don't want to know." A new voiced sighed. Both girls twisted their heads.
"Kai what's so wrong with Aoshi-sama? I don't get why you never liked him!" Misao retorted.
"Well one thing he's been missing for like how many years? He's cold and really rude and he brushes you off all the time Misao, he thinks I'm a bad influence and he doesn't like me! To name a few."
"Aoshi-sama does so like you!"
"Whose Aoshi-sama?!?!?!" Kaoru pleaded trying to separate the bickering two. Misao stopped arguing and took a deep breath and begun from the top as Kai said, "Here we go AGAIN!"
~*~*~
Soon Misao had regaled the others in her story of the man of her life.
"What about you Megumi had any one you've been involved with?" Misao asked itching for romance gossip. Megumi paused for a moment before answering,
"There was someone but I broke up with him long ago. I thought he loved me enough to let me go, but he started to get scary so I had to have a restraining order put on him."
This was news to Kaoru along with everyone else,
"Megumi how come you never told me?" Megumi lowered her head in guilt,
"Well I was kind of ashamed and. frightened." Kaoru smiled tenderly at her closest girl friend and said,
"You can tell me anything, alright?" Megumi nodded and soon fell back into her normal attitude by flipping her hair and saying deviously,
" And what about our dear bassist Kai? You've been awfully quiet ohohohohoho!" A slight pink graced Kai's cheeks, which went unnoticed by an exuberant Misao who cut in saying,
"Kai! Sheesh I've known her for a long time and the only boys she's ever liked are famous musicians! You haven't even gone out with a guy once, am I right?" She looked for agreement but only got Kai's head hanging in shame.
"WHAT? AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME!" Misao cried with indignance, "WHO? FESS!" She demanded.
Kai face had now gone a nice rouge tint as she looked up at the raging Misao.
"You didn't know him. Do you remember the summer I went to China with my dad?" Misao nodded remembering a summer with Kai's absence, "Well I met him there, and he was working for my dad. He only took me to a wedding and then we broke up when I left 'cause the long distance thing wouldn't work. There that's the big story okay?" Misao frowned in disappointment for a moment then her face lit up with a huge grin,
"He must have been pretty special to catch your eye. Was he charminggggg? Did he kiss yaaaaaaaaa?" Misao teased wiggling her eyebrows and Megumi added an "ohohohoho" at this. Kai just went tomato red and put her head in her hands and muttered,
"Aren't we supposed to be practicing?"
"Oh yeah, in all the love fest I nearly forgot, come on lets go!" Misao said standing in the restaurant booth flashing a victory sign. Kai and Megumi stood to leave but noticed their lead singer wasn't budging,
"I can't I have to lock up, Katsu swept Tae off to god knows where-"
"He took her dancing." Kai piped up.
"Huh?" The rest of them asked.
"Oh today after we moved in he told me he wanted to take his girlfriend dancing but he didn't know how, so I taught him." Kai chirped with pride. Misao, Kaoru and Megumi all sweat dropped.
"Hey wait a second how do you know Katsu?" Kaoru asked with intrigue.
"Oh he's our next door neighbour, along with Sagara Sanosuke from the club we're auditioning at and another guy we didn't meet, Megumi what was his name again it sounded familiar," Kai said
"Oh it was Himura something." Kaoru and Misao's eyes widened.
"Himura Kenshin?"
"That's it"
~*~*~
In an apartment not so far away our red head in question was sneezing violently.
"ACHOO! Oro! ACHOO!!!!! Orororo!" 'Some one must be talking about me! I sure hope it's Kaoru *sigh*.' He smiled like a lovesick schoolboy.
"Hey Kenshin good for you for thinking about a pretty girl!" Sano said slapping his back hard and walking to the kitchen, leaving a baffled Kenshin in pain
"Oro, how did he know?"
TBC
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Wow this chapter feels really long! I hope u guys enjoyed the AxM waff. Next up the long awaited rehearsal! Finally! And looks like Katsu is out of the picture for Kai, so who do u think she'll end up with? Hmmmmm?
Till Next time folks
Love it? Hate it? PLEASE PLEASE It's easy Review it!
Disclaimer- I DON'T OWN KNOW NOTHING ABOUT OWN NO RIGHTS MISS SCARLET! * I always wanted to do that *
Author's Note: Ooooo I can just feel the Misao and Aoshi angst seeping out of my pores but don't worry something cute'll happen I assure you!
~*~*~
Misao sighed as she watched her cheerful and always welcome friend the sun slide behind the clouds and dip into the western horizon. The emotionally turbulent day was nearly through and she was to walk to the Akabeko where she and Kaoru would be picked up. But, alas fortune was not on our little weasel's side today, because as the moment she made it to the lobby a huge streak of lightening crackled through the sky, releasing a down pour of rain.
"Shit" She whispered under her breath. Her mood was beginning to match the weather. First that horrid embarrassment of a reunion between her and Aoshi- sama, then her run in with the "Boss" inquiring where his baka deshi was and if she was his new idiot secretary and now finally it was raining in a city she had been apart of for about a week. Misao sighed unhappily again and found a seat to wait out the rain.
"Great now how am I going to get to there?" She said to no one in particular.
"You could always ask me for a ride." A cool voice spoke behind her. Misao whipped around only to see the one and only Shinomori Aoshi.
"Aoshi-sama you really need to stop sneaking up on me!"
"Aa" Was his reply and probably his favorite. He walked over to the doors and then stopped, "Well aren't you coming?" he asked calmly
Misao blinked a few times and retorted with a "H-Hai"
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Silence is deadly, and Misao felt like she was six feet under already. The awkwardness of the car ride was painful and the memories were also, so Misao turned her gaze to the people out her passenger seat window. But, the silence was getting her and the thoughts she was left with were not comforting at all.
'Why hadn't he told her that he was in Tokyo, for that matter why hadn't any of the others told her he was in Tokyo?' It all made her heart ache with a feel of betrayal and loss. She put her fingertips onto the glass window as she felt salty tears begin to line her eyes,
" So I hear Hannya is in Hong Kong," She started but didn't give Aoshi a chance to reply, "Beshimi is in Milan, he always did love Italy, he's really happy there, Hyottoko is off gallivanting in Spain, and he sent me some maracas for my drum kit last Christmas. Oh and Shikijou just moved into a new apartment in L.A., he says he gets to play body guard for all the big stars or so Okina tells me." A tear slithered down her face mimicking the raindrops rolling down the glass, " I always thought you would go to London or maybe Paris, see the Eiffel tower or something. Guess I was wrong."
"Misao-"
" Every one is all over the globe. We can't have those parties at Christmas and New Years' like we used to. It's just me and Jiya, he still an old crotchety pervert you know. It's lonely with out the rest of the family. I guess that's why I'm in Tokyo, so I can find a new one." With all her strength Misao ripped her gaze of the tiny droplets on the window and towards the man driving.
~*~*~
Aoshi looked at Misao touch her fingertips softly to the glass. He could feel her distressed ki when he had made his way in the lobby and now it was screaming at him. He desperately wanted her to stop because he knew exactly where this single sided conversation was going. Why was it he was always the one to make Misao cry? He hated it then and he hated it now. And Misao was the same Misao still trying to hide the tears from him. She had grown so much that he sometimes barely recognized her and that scared him. In her he embodied his entire childhood, but what happens when she grew up? Her just being in his car completely turned his state of being upside down. He grew easily frightened of this powerful creature that could alter his emotions so dramatically.
She went on about how the others had gone on with their lives and still kept in touch. He tried to interrupt, to make her stop torturing herself and him but to no avail. He knew the question she was heading to and he didn't know how to answer it. He listened to her soft voice describe where she thought he would be. But then she went on about her and Jiya and Aoshi couldn't help but wince. He and Okina had not parted on good terms, that is partly why he never wrote or visited. She talked of finding a new family and Aoshi's heart clinched. ' Does she think we'll never return home?' Funny enough he still thought of Kyoto as home.
"Why didn't you say goodbye?" She said finally looking at him, with her big blue eyes expressing so much sorrow. A single tear had escaped her ocean blue depths and Aoshi snapped. He for once in his life let spontaneity and instincts take over. He pulled the car over quickly, released his seat belt and wrapped his arms around a speechless Misao. He put his chin atop her silky hair and inhaled deeply, she still used the same shampoo and still smelled like wild flowers. He felt her breathe in heavily as he did. Everything was so simple in that moment, all the problems of his life just simply melted away and he wished to stay like this forever but he knew all to well that nothing lasts forever. Misao sighed in contentment her tears drying on his suit,
"Arigatou Aoshi-sama." She sniffled. Aoshi was slightly irritated at her saying that because he knew it was his fault.
"You know I don't like to see you cry." He put plainly.
"Hai!" She said her puffy red eyes twinkling with happiness once again.
Finally after driving a little they pulled into the Akabeko and Misao got out of the car, but before she left she said,
"I'm glad you're here Aoshi-sama, I missed you." And with that she bounded off towards the quaint restaurant. Aoshi drove away feeling a ghost of a smile creep to his lips and secretly replied,
'Me too Misao, Me too.'
~*~*~
Kaoru grimaced as she watched Tae bounce around like a beach ball, giggling none stop with hearts in her eyes. Kaoru frowned even more as she knew the inevitable had come, it was a five step process of Tae's which always ended up with Kaoru closing.
Step 1: The call At exactly 4:53pm time Tae received a phone call from her boyfriend Katsu and he told her of some spontaneous and completely romantic outing they were about to go on.
Step 2: The Question It was always the same dialogue between the two, Kaoru and Tae; it would be initiated by Kaoru's curious nature,
"Who was that?" And Tae would reply with stars in her eyes,
"Katsu, going to take me to *Insert Completely Romantic Destination Here*." That's when Kaoru knew the noose was tightening around her neck.
Step 3: The guilt trip
Tae was extremely talented in this step. She would talk to herself about how hard she works and how she barely gets to see her darling Katsu anymore. Then she would start sighing as she pretends to daydream. Then she'll face Kaoru and tell her something to the point of how lucky she is to get off so early and be free to do anything she wants.
Step 4: The caving
In this step Kaoru miserably volunteers to take over her shift and lock up and the Akabeko and Tae praises her endlessly.
And finally Step 5: The giddy gallivanting, which is what Kaoru was witnessing now. Basically it consists of Tae jumping around the restaurant like an idiot and babbling about her wonderful and romantic boyfriend and Kaoru stands there green with envy. Then Katsu roles up in his cool mustang and she hops out the door, kisses him and slides into the car.
"Alone again." Kaoru sighed in bitterness
"Not quite." A rather genki voice said behind her. Kaoru instinctively turned to the voice seeing Misao with a grin that could shame the Cheshire cat.
"So I guess you got the job, sit tell me all about it!" Unfortunately Kaoru didn't realize how talkative the little weasel could be,
"So I'm like the last to come for an interview and there are all these really sleazy girls applying, so I go in and I'm like hi I'm Misao and he's like hi Misao I'm Himura Kenshin and then I say-"
"You mean your boss is Himura Kenshin?"
"Yeah you know him?" Kaoru instantly motioned for her to scoot closer so no one could hear what she was about to say and Misao was listening attentively
"He's the guy I wrote the song about, he always comes here." Misao pulled back and gasped at this new information.
"Kami-sama this is nearly as good as Aoshi-sama working in the office with me!" Kaoru paused at this unfamiliar name,
"Whose Aoshi-sama?"
"You don't want to know." A new voiced sighed. Both girls twisted their heads.
"Kai what's so wrong with Aoshi-sama? I don't get why you never liked him!" Misao retorted.
"Well one thing he's been missing for like how many years? He's cold and really rude and he brushes you off all the time Misao, he thinks I'm a bad influence and he doesn't like me! To name a few."
"Aoshi-sama does so like you!"
"Whose Aoshi-sama?!?!?!" Kaoru pleaded trying to separate the bickering two. Misao stopped arguing and took a deep breath and begun from the top as Kai said, "Here we go AGAIN!"
~*~*~
Soon Misao had regaled the others in her story of the man of her life.
"What about you Megumi had any one you've been involved with?" Misao asked itching for romance gossip. Megumi paused for a moment before answering,
"There was someone but I broke up with him long ago. I thought he loved me enough to let me go, but he started to get scary so I had to have a restraining order put on him."
This was news to Kaoru along with everyone else,
"Megumi how come you never told me?" Megumi lowered her head in guilt,
"Well I was kind of ashamed and. frightened." Kaoru smiled tenderly at her closest girl friend and said,
"You can tell me anything, alright?" Megumi nodded and soon fell back into her normal attitude by flipping her hair and saying deviously,
" And what about our dear bassist Kai? You've been awfully quiet ohohohohoho!" A slight pink graced Kai's cheeks, which went unnoticed by an exuberant Misao who cut in saying,
"Kai! Sheesh I've known her for a long time and the only boys she's ever liked are famous musicians! You haven't even gone out with a guy once, am I right?" She looked for agreement but only got Kai's head hanging in shame.
"WHAT? AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME!" Misao cried with indignance, "WHO? FESS!" She demanded.
Kai face had now gone a nice rouge tint as she looked up at the raging Misao.
"You didn't know him. Do you remember the summer I went to China with my dad?" Misao nodded remembering a summer with Kai's absence, "Well I met him there, and he was working for my dad. He only took me to a wedding and then we broke up when I left 'cause the long distance thing wouldn't work. There that's the big story okay?" Misao frowned in disappointment for a moment then her face lit up with a huge grin,
"He must have been pretty special to catch your eye. Was he charminggggg? Did he kiss yaaaaaaaaa?" Misao teased wiggling her eyebrows and Megumi added an "ohohohoho" at this. Kai just went tomato red and put her head in her hands and muttered,
"Aren't we supposed to be practicing?"
"Oh yeah, in all the love fest I nearly forgot, come on lets go!" Misao said standing in the restaurant booth flashing a victory sign. Kai and Megumi stood to leave but noticed their lead singer wasn't budging,
"I can't I have to lock up, Katsu swept Tae off to god knows where-"
"He took her dancing." Kai piped up.
"Huh?" The rest of them asked.
"Oh today after we moved in he told me he wanted to take his girlfriend dancing but he didn't know how, so I taught him." Kai chirped with pride. Misao, Kaoru and Megumi all sweat dropped.
"Hey wait a second how do you know Katsu?" Kaoru asked with intrigue.
"Oh he's our next door neighbour, along with Sagara Sanosuke from the club we're auditioning at and another guy we didn't meet, Megumi what was his name again it sounded familiar," Kai said
"Oh it was Himura something." Kaoru and Misao's eyes widened.
"Himura Kenshin?"
"That's it"
~*~*~
In an apartment not so far away our red head in question was sneezing violently.
"ACHOO! Oro! ACHOO!!!!! Orororo!" 'Some one must be talking about me! I sure hope it's Kaoru *sigh*.' He smiled like a lovesick schoolboy.
"Hey Kenshin good for you for thinking about a pretty girl!" Sano said slapping his back hard and walking to the kitchen, leaving a baffled Kenshin in pain
"Oro, how did he know?"
TBC
~*~*~
Wow this chapter feels really long! I hope u guys enjoyed the AxM waff. Next up the long awaited rehearsal! Finally! And looks like Katsu is out of the picture for Kai, so who do u think she'll end up with? Hmmmmm?
Till Next time folks
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