A/N: THANK U MOONPHOENIX for wanting to read the next chapter! u c, I have
this thing for music so most of my chapters would have a BUNCH of music in
it and yes it can get annoying to u readers..but I feel that it'll make it more enjoyable to read..gets u into the
story more.ok...umm..I know its weird for me to use music form other anime
but yea..PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE download these songs and listen to them in
the order I list them ok? ok...Memory from Cowboy Bebop Early Summer II from Boys Be Piano Sonata no. 8 in c minor, op. 13, pathetique by Beethoven Everygreen Days from
To Heart if u can't
find some of the songs, try going to
to listen to the midi of some of
the songs. ok, I'll shut up now..
Disclaimer: go away.....I TOLD U NOT TO RUB IT IN EVERYTIME THAT I DON'T OWN ANYTHING! I won't be saying the disclaimers EVER again because it's gonna be the same each time anyway..(
" " means the person is speaking ' ' means the person is saying it in their mind
"Ne Aoshi-nii, daijoubu?" asked Misao-chan worriedly. At the age of 12, Misao was beginning to mature, but not quite as noticeable as other girls her age were. Aoshi, at the age of 14 had already begun to develop feelings for the hyperactive girl but on his face was a troubled expression. It was one of sadness, guilt, and longing. Looking at his boyish face right now, most would've mistaken him as being older. "Daijoubu Misao-chan" replied Aoshi with the same expression gracing his features. Misao then noticed how Aoshi was fisting his right hand at his side as if he was holding something but was afraid to show it. Seeing the questioning gaze, Aoshi slowly took a deep breath and proceeded to tell her what was to become of them the day after tomorrow. "Misao...I have something I need to tell you...but...I know you won't like what you're going to hear so please bear with me for at least a few minutes until I finish" said Aoshi as his features darkened slightly. "My uncle decided that I should go to America and continue school there. He thinks of me as a bother and wanted to send me away since I seem old enough to take care of myself. I already have a place to stay there at New York along with a couple of servants. I was told that I have to be ready and packed by the day after tomorrow." Aoshi then turned his face away immediately after his confession, afraid to see the tears that were to come from Misao. After hearing the heartbreaking news, Misao broke down into tears that left many wet trails down her pretty face. Finally gathering enough courage to face her again, Aoshi slowly took Misao's hand and gently placed the beautiful silver necklace in her palm. An intricately designed heart shaped locket hung from the silver chain. When opened, a very comforting yet sad song was played repeatedly as if trying to put the person to sleep. "This is a goodbye present for you hoping that you will always remember me because I'll never forget you. I'm sorry Misao..I didn't want this to happen but it did. But remember that you will always be the first and greatest friend that I'll ever have. Goodbye my Misao-chan." said Aoshi as he abruptly turned away trying to hide the tears that were begging to come out. Unable to stand hearing her racking sobs and cries of "no.don't go.", Aoshi ran..leaving Misao alone...on the ground...he just ran...
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"NOOOOOOOOOO!"
A young woman could be seen sitting up abruptly on her bed from her less then peaceful slumber. Beads of perspiration ran down her cheeks that were slightly tinged with pink. He bluish black hair clung to her beautifully shaped face as she was panting and taking in big gulps of air. An air of sorrow surrounded the young woman as she suddenly clutched at her neck as if looking for something and held onto her heart shaped locket tightly, sighing in relief as she slowly calmed once again. She then slowly flipped open the locket to reveal the same comforting yet sad melody that she listened to every time she was afraid and felt alone. Unable to sleep any more, she looked at the clock that read 6:30 and decided it was time to get ready for work. "It's the same dream every time..but I haven't had that dream in awhile now....is something going to happen??....I wish you could be here to tell me Aoshi.." said a tired Misao as she went to brush her teeth and change.
20 minutes later, a dashing young woman emerged from the glass doors of her apartment in New York City looking fresh and pumped up for action. As Misao briskly walked in the bustling streets of New York, she failed to notice some of the admiring stares she received from both men and women. Many were captivated by her sea green eyes and her braided bluish black hair with her brown leather skirt that reached a little passed her knees and high boots. Going with the outfit was a white button down shirt and a long black leather coat that reached passed her knees. As she continued to walk the couple of blocks to the music school that she was teaching at, Misao pondered about the reason why she suddenly started having that dream again while watching as the cold weather aloud her to see the air she was puffing out. When the door of the music school came into view, she was greeted by Sagara Sanosuke, one of the teachers at the music school. He flashed Misao one of his boyish smiles as he opened the door for her. Sano played the saxophone and was actually quite a good teacher even though he doesn't seem like it. "Mornin' itachi-musume!" greeted Sano as he waved slightly, walking towards the opposite end of where Misao was headed. When she reached her door, Misao stuck her hand into her black shoulder bag to take out the key. After opening the door with practiced ease, she turned on the light to reveal a beautiful, shiny black grand piano. There were 2 other chairs that were arranged near the piano for guests to sit in case the students' parents wanted to stay and listen as well as another chair right next to the piano for the teacher to sit in. Since it was still early and the first student was to come at 9 am, which was not until a good 2 hours or so, Misao decided to play for a while.
Once Misao sat down at the piano, her hands began to lightly run over the keys as her eyes slowly closed. Taking a deep breath, she began to play letting herself feel the music. As she played the song, memories flashed in her mind of when she and Aoshi use to play together. A scene of a smiling Misao-chan handing her Aoshi-nii a bunch of flowers appeared and then showing her hat being blown away by the wind. The scene then flashed to a smiling Misao on her 7th birthday sitting in front of her birthday cake lit up with 7 candles. It then changed to when she was stuck in a tree crying her heart out because she couldn't get down when her Aoshi-nii suddenly appeared to save her. Before he even managed to start climbing up the tree to get her, Misao-chan leaped into his arms making them both fall on the ground with a loud thump.
A small smile appeared on Misao's face at that memory as she continued to play. Another scene flashed in her mind of when they both were playing a duet together as Aoshi gracefully moved the bow back and forth on his violin and Misao slowly moving her little fingers across the piano. The scene then switched to when both Aoshi and Misao were chasing after the ice cream truck with their money in hand yelling for the man to stop. Since Aoshi had longer legs than Misao, he was able to run faster. Misao, having shorter legs, was falling behind and was almost running out of breath. Aoshi, knowing that Misao REALLY wanted ice cream, ran as fast as he could, not aware that Misao was falling behind until he heard a loud "itai" come from Misao-chan's lips after tripping. Knowing that she would be unhappy if she didn't get her ice cream, Aoshi quickly ran to Misao and picked her up carrying her on his back and immediately began to run after the ice cream man again. Just as Aoshi was about to stop running, the ice cream man noticed them and stopped immediately, waiting for them to catch up. When Aoshi finally reached his destination, the man smiled at him apologetically and handed them both extra large ice cream cones filled way passed the top with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. They both smiled and their eyes lit up in happiness after paying and giving their thanks. Tears started to appear in Misao-chan's eyes, which caused Aoshi to panic. Before he could react fast enough, Misao launched herself at him from greatfullness while saying "I LOVE YOU AOSHI-NII! YOU'RE THE BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD!" In her happiness, she kissed Aoshi on the cheek lightly causing a blush to appear on his face. Misao giggled at that fond memory. That was the day she "fell in love" with her Aoshi-nii even if she was only 9 at the time.
More memories of her past with Aoshi appeared in her mind as she continued to play with her eyes closed, not missing a note. Memories of when she received her birthday gifts each year and of when they would visit the park once a week together, always ending up chasing after her hat. Misao still remembered in great detail the time when Aoshi gave her his brightest smile ever through his eyes making Misao's heart skip a beat from being able to do such a task. She still remembered the first time they laid eyes on each other like it was only yesterday when sea green met ice blue. Time seemed to stop right at that moment and ever since then, Misao never stopped thanking kami-sama for creating such a meeting between them. A frown began to form on Misao's lips as a particular memory resurfaced from her thoughts. She was looking out the window from boredom when suddenly Aoshi appeared running along the sidewalk and up the stairs to her house. Misao- chan immediately ran downstairs to get the door revealing an out of breath Aoshi. He then abruptly grabbed her hand dragging her out the door towards the direction of the park. When they finally reached the entrance, Aoshi let go of Misao's hand and stood still in front of her silently. Misao's brows drew together remembering what had happened after that moment. A lump began to form in her throat as she remembered the shocking news that Aoshi had told her and of how she started to panic, not being able to think of anything to make him stay. She remembered the locket that he gave her and of how she was sobbing uncontrollably when Aoshi turned away and ran, leaving Misao on the cold hard ground. That was the last time Misao ever saw him and it was the last and worst memory she had of her Aoshi-nii. A lone tear escaped from her eyes just then at that memory. Misao's heart felt even heavier than before and silently made a prayer to kami-sama to see her Aoshi-nii once again even if it was only a glance.
After finishing the song, she felt the need to lighten up the mood and decided to play a happier song but then a knock was heard on the door. "Come in!" replied Misao as the door opened slowly to reveal the always- smiling Himura Kenshin. Kenshin was a pianist and piano teacher like Misao. He was a very friendly man and never failed to give good advice to others. He could be a little dense sometimes but was all in all a good man. Kenshin held a cup of coffee in his hand and a piece of music in his other. As he stepped inside the room after closing the door behind him, he carefully handed Misao the cup of coffee and sheet music. "You came an hour earlier today. Couldn't' sleep?" asked Kenshin with a knowing smile on his face. Misao nodded slightly as she took a sip from the cup and studied the music. "I composed this a week ago and just finished last night. When you have time, play it and tell me if you like it." said Kenshin as he winked at Misao and proceeded for the door. "Gonna go finish up some paper work and check out the student entrance slips." "Unn.." replied Misao with a slight nod as the door closed.
Kenshin was a great pianist and Misao loved to hear him play. She always thought of him to be better than her and she even loved his piano more than her own. When bored, Misao often went to Kenshin's room to play on his piano. The room was just like her own except the piano was placed opposite the way her piano was arranged. Kenshin's piano was shiny and white. The grand piano seemed to glimmer every time the lights were turned on. Looking at the color made Misao feel light hearted every time she played on it, especially when she was unhappy. Seeing that she needed to get rid of the unhappy aura that cam from her, Misao decided to try out Kenshin's new song on his grand piano. Just as she stepped out the door, a loud scream was heard throughout the halls of the music school. It turned out to be Kamiya Kaoru and Sano bickering once again. Kaoru was Kenshin's girlfriend. She was a teacher at a nursery school. Apparently, Kenshin had forgotten his cell phone so she came to give it to him. Sano and Kaoru were always arguing like they were brother and sister. "Well you could've just AKSED for me to open the door for you instead of banging!" barked Sano loudly. "I WASN'T banging, I was TAPPING!" replied Kaoru angrily. "Maa maa...Sano, Kaoru koishii..its too early in the morning for you two to be arguing." Said Kenshin, trying to calm both of them down.
Seeing that he got everything under control, Misao silently crept out of the glass door afraid of being caught in the mess. Since she still had a whole hour before her first student, Misao decided to take a walk instead to try and lighten her mood, since going back in there to play piano was out of the question unless she wanted to be caught up in the war. Opting to go visit the mall at her other work place, Misao strode casually along the crowded streets once again. Once she reached the mall, Misao decided to drop by and say hi at the Morning Glory store she worked at as a part time job. Even though she enjoyed teaching children to play piano, she didn't receive enough money to be able to support herself. So like many other teachers in the music school, she found a part time job. Since it was still early, there were barely any people walking around aside from the workers at the mall. Misao loved to come here early in the mornings when no one was here. There was a small stage located at the center of the mall on the first floor. A beautiful white grand piano existed on the mini stage. Misao loved to come here every once in a while to play and imagine what it would be like to actually perform there as people in the mall would stop to listen. She loved the peacefulness she felt when playing on that piano when no one was around. As Misao finally neared the stage and got on the piano bench, she suddenly felt a strange feeling of..anxiousness building up inside her. She didn't know the reason why but it seemed that her body and soul knew something that her mind didn't. Misao then slowly guided her fingers across the keys of the piano and began to play that familiar song she always played for her Aoshi-nii. It was his favorite song and it would always make her heart swell when she played that song as happy memories flooded her mind. Misao's fingers moved gracefully making the melody sing and echo throughout the mall, making the many people in hearing range of the music stop their task and listen intently.
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Shinomori Aoshi strode passed the many empty stores in the shopping mall confidently all the while seeming to be freezing everything in his path. If any passerby were to look at him, they would've seen nothing but a cold and empty expression on the man's face but no one would've guessed that he was actually lost in thought, troubled by something. 'Its that dream again..but why? I haven't had that dream ever since..'
Aoshi was a pretty successful man really. Sure, being a violinist and a private violin teacher for a bunch of rich kids gave him a pretty good number of zeros on his paycheck, but he still longed for something. Aoshi longed to perform in front of others freely just to hear the people clap for him because he played well, not because he was teaching their kids. He longed to just play wherever, whenever he wished just to let himself go for once and have mere strangers come up to him offering words of encouragement or just a plain clap would even do. Abruptly shaking his head of such foolish thoughts, something suddenly caught his attention. It was the sounds of a very beautiful melody. The song seemed vaguely familiar to him but he couldn't' quite figure out why. It was a soothing melody that gave one a feeling of....freedom. It reminded him of the happy times he had with a certain someone that he missed dearly. That was when the memory dawned on him. Cursing himself for his stupidity, Aoshi quickly ran to the source of that familiar melody. 'Could it really be her? Since when did she move to New York? Am I just hallucinating? It might not be her since many other people would know that song right?...was the dream a sign?...yes.that had to be it! Misao! Please let it really be you!!'
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As the song slowly came to an end, Misao slowly opened her eyes, which now held a new sparkle in them. After taking in a deep calming breath, she slowly got up from the seat and decided to visit her co-workers at Morning Glory some other time. Once Misao got her bag, she proceded to walk towards the exit. It was only a mere minute later when Aoshi arrived panting slightly half from the running and the other half from anxiousness and excitement. However, his shoulders immediately sagged at seeing the empty piano bench. Walking up to it, Aoshi felt the seat, which was still warm. Knowing that there was still a slight chance at finding the person who played the song, he quickly bolted for the exit, following his instincts all the while praying to make it in time. 'It has to be her! I just know it..please let me find you..please...Misao..'
A/N: muahahahaha..cliiiiffffyyy....sorry but I just HAD to do it for some reason..-_-...i always curse the authors who leave cliffhangers but now I understand why they do it..^_^.anyway..i'm receiving VERY little encouragement aside from my new BESTEST FRIEND MOONPHOENIX!! I bet you're the only one reading this..*sigh*..PLEASE REVIEW! Please...whoever's reading this...pleeaaassseee...*sniff sniff*......-_- 0
Tbc.
Disclaimer: go away.....I TOLD U NOT TO RUB IT IN EVERYTIME THAT I DON'T OWN ANYTHING! I won't be saying the disclaimers EVER again because it's gonna be the same each time anyway..(
" " means the person is speaking ' ' means the person is saying it in their mind
"Ne Aoshi-nii, daijoubu?" asked Misao-chan worriedly. At the age of 12, Misao was beginning to mature, but not quite as noticeable as other girls her age were. Aoshi, at the age of 14 had already begun to develop feelings for the hyperactive girl but on his face was a troubled expression. It was one of sadness, guilt, and longing. Looking at his boyish face right now, most would've mistaken him as being older. "Daijoubu Misao-chan" replied Aoshi with the same expression gracing his features. Misao then noticed how Aoshi was fisting his right hand at his side as if he was holding something but was afraid to show it. Seeing the questioning gaze, Aoshi slowly took a deep breath and proceeded to tell her what was to become of them the day after tomorrow. "Misao...I have something I need to tell you...but...I know you won't like what you're going to hear so please bear with me for at least a few minutes until I finish" said Aoshi as his features darkened slightly. "My uncle decided that I should go to America and continue school there. He thinks of me as a bother and wanted to send me away since I seem old enough to take care of myself. I already have a place to stay there at New York along with a couple of servants. I was told that I have to be ready and packed by the day after tomorrow." Aoshi then turned his face away immediately after his confession, afraid to see the tears that were to come from Misao. After hearing the heartbreaking news, Misao broke down into tears that left many wet trails down her pretty face. Finally gathering enough courage to face her again, Aoshi slowly took Misao's hand and gently placed the beautiful silver necklace in her palm. An intricately designed heart shaped locket hung from the silver chain. When opened, a very comforting yet sad song was played repeatedly as if trying to put the person to sleep. "This is a goodbye present for you hoping that you will always remember me because I'll never forget you. I'm sorry Misao..I didn't want this to happen but it did. But remember that you will always be the first and greatest friend that I'll ever have. Goodbye my Misao-chan." said Aoshi as he abruptly turned away trying to hide the tears that were begging to come out. Unable to stand hearing her racking sobs and cries of "no.don't go.", Aoshi ran..leaving Misao alone...on the ground...he just ran...
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"NOOOOOOOOOO!"
A young woman could be seen sitting up abruptly on her bed from her less then peaceful slumber. Beads of perspiration ran down her cheeks that were slightly tinged with pink. He bluish black hair clung to her beautifully shaped face as she was panting and taking in big gulps of air. An air of sorrow surrounded the young woman as she suddenly clutched at her neck as if looking for something and held onto her heart shaped locket tightly, sighing in relief as she slowly calmed once again. She then slowly flipped open the locket to reveal the same comforting yet sad melody that she listened to every time she was afraid and felt alone. Unable to sleep any more, she looked at the clock that read 6:30 and decided it was time to get ready for work. "It's the same dream every time..but I haven't had that dream in awhile now....is something going to happen??....I wish you could be here to tell me Aoshi.." said a tired Misao as she went to brush her teeth and change.
20 minutes later, a dashing young woman emerged from the glass doors of her apartment in New York City looking fresh and pumped up for action. As Misao briskly walked in the bustling streets of New York, she failed to notice some of the admiring stares she received from both men and women. Many were captivated by her sea green eyes and her braided bluish black hair with her brown leather skirt that reached a little passed her knees and high boots. Going with the outfit was a white button down shirt and a long black leather coat that reached passed her knees. As she continued to walk the couple of blocks to the music school that she was teaching at, Misao pondered about the reason why she suddenly started having that dream again while watching as the cold weather aloud her to see the air she was puffing out. When the door of the music school came into view, she was greeted by Sagara Sanosuke, one of the teachers at the music school. He flashed Misao one of his boyish smiles as he opened the door for her. Sano played the saxophone and was actually quite a good teacher even though he doesn't seem like it. "Mornin' itachi-musume!" greeted Sano as he waved slightly, walking towards the opposite end of where Misao was headed. When she reached her door, Misao stuck her hand into her black shoulder bag to take out the key. After opening the door with practiced ease, she turned on the light to reveal a beautiful, shiny black grand piano. There were 2 other chairs that were arranged near the piano for guests to sit in case the students' parents wanted to stay and listen as well as another chair right next to the piano for the teacher to sit in. Since it was still early and the first student was to come at 9 am, which was not until a good 2 hours or so, Misao decided to play for a while.
Once Misao sat down at the piano, her hands began to lightly run over the keys as her eyes slowly closed. Taking a deep breath, she began to play letting herself feel the music. As she played the song, memories flashed in her mind of when she and Aoshi use to play together. A scene of a smiling Misao-chan handing her Aoshi-nii a bunch of flowers appeared and then showing her hat being blown away by the wind. The scene then flashed to a smiling Misao on her 7th birthday sitting in front of her birthday cake lit up with 7 candles. It then changed to when she was stuck in a tree crying her heart out because she couldn't get down when her Aoshi-nii suddenly appeared to save her. Before he even managed to start climbing up the tree to get her, Misao-chan leaped into his arms making them both fall on the ground with a loud thump.
A small smile appeared on Misao's face at that memory as she continued to play. Another scene flashed in her mind of when they both were playing a duet together as Aoshi gracefully moved the bow back and forth on his violin and Misao slowly moving her little fingers across the piano. The scene then switched to when both Aoshi and Misao were chasing after the ice cream truck with their money in hand yelling for the man to stop. Since Aoshi had longer legs than Misao, he was able to run faster. Misao, having shorter legs, was falling behind and was almost running out of breath. Aoshi, knowing that Misao REALLY wanted ice cream, ran as fast as he could, not aware that Misao was falling behind until he heard a loud "itai" come from Misao-chan's lips after tripping. Knowing that she would be unhappy if she didn't get her ice cream, Aoshi quickly ran to Misao and picked her up carrying her on his back and immediately began to run after the ice cream man again. Just as Aoshi was about to stop running, the ice cream man noticed them and stopped immediately, waiting for them to catch up. When Aoshi finally reached his destination, the man smiled at him apologetically and handed them both extra large ice cream cones filled way passed the top with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. They both smiled and their eyes lit up in happiness after paying and giving their thanks. Tears started to appear in Misao-chan's eyes, which caused Aoshi to panic. Before he could react fast enough, Misao launched herself at him from greatfullness while saying "I LOVE YOU AOSHI-NII! YOU'RE THE BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD!" In her happiness, she kissed Aoshi on the cheek lightly causing a blush to appear on his face. Misao giggled at that fond memory. That was the day she "fell in love" with her Aoshi-nii even if she was only 9 at the time.
More memories of her past with Aoshi appeared in her mind as she continued to play with her eyes closed, not missing a note. Memories of when she received her birthday gifts each year and of when they would visit the park once a week together, always ending up chasing after her hat. Misao still remembered in great detail the time when Aoshi gave her his brightest smile ever through his eyes making Misao's heart skip a beat from being able to do such a task. She still remembered the first time they laid eyes on each other like it was only yesterday when sea green met ice blue. Time seemed to stop right at that moment and ever since then, Misao never stopped thanking kami-sama for creating such a meeting between them. A frown began to form on Misao's lips as a particular memory resurfaced from her thoughts. She was looking out the window from boredom when suddenly Aoshi appeared running along the sidewalk and up the stairs to her house. Misao- chan immediately ran downstairs to get the door revealing an out of breath Aoshi. He then abruptly grabbed her hand dragging her out the door towards the direction of the park. When they finally reached the entrance, Aoshi let go of Misao's hand and stood still in front of her silently. Misao's brows drew together remembering what had happened after that moment. A lump began to form in her throat as she remembered the shocking news that Aoshi had told her and of how she started to panic, not being able to think of anything to make him stay. She remembered the locket that he gave her and of how she was sobbing uncontrollably when Aoshi turned away and ran, leaving Misao on the cold hard ground. That was the last time Misao ever saw him and it was the last and worst memory she had of her Aoshi-nii. A lone tear escaped from her eyes just then at that memory. Misao's heart felt even heavier than before and silently made a prayer to kami-sama to see her Aoshi-nii once again even if it was only a glance.
After finishing the song, she felt the need to lighten up the mood and decided to play a happier song but then a knock was heard on the door. "Come in!" replied Misao as the door opened slowly to reveal the always- smiling Himura Kenshin. Kenshin was a pianist and piano teacher like Misao. He was a very friendly man and never failed to give good advice to others. He could be a little dense sometimes but was all in all a good man. Kenshin held a cup of coffee in his hand and a piece of music in his other. As he stepped inside the room after closing the door behind him, he carefully handed Misao the cup of coffee and sheet music. "You came an hour earlier today. Couldn't' sleep?" asked Kenshin with a knowing smile on his face. Misao nodded slightly as she took a sip from the cup and studied the music. "I composed this a week ago and just finished last night. When you have time, play it and tell me if you like it." said Kenshin as he winked at Misao and proceeded for the door. "Gonna go finish up some paper work and check out the student entrance slips." "Unn.." replied Misao with a slight nod as the door closed.
Kenshin was a great pianist and Misao loved to hear him play. She always thought of him to be better than her and she even loved his piano more than her own. When bored, Misao often went to Kenshin's room to play on his piano. The room was just like her own except the piano was placed opposite the way her piano was arranged. Kenshin's piano was shiny and white. The grand piano seemed to glimmer every time the lights were turned on. Looking at the color made Misao feel light hearted every time she played on it, especially when she was unhappy. Seeing that she needed to get rid of the unhappy aura that cam from her, Misao decided to try out Kenshin's new song on his grand piano. Just as she stepped out the door, a loud scream was heard throughout the halls of the music school. It turned out to be Kamiya Kaoru and Sano bickering once again. Kaoru was Kenshin's girlfriend. She was a teacher at a nursery school. Apparently, Kenshin had forgotten his cell phone so she came to give it to him. Sano and Kaoru were always arguing like they were brother and sister. "Well you could've just AKSED for me to open the door for you instead of banging!" barked Sano loudly. "I WASN'T banging, I was TAPPING!" replied Kaoru angrily. "Maa maa...Sano, Kaoru koishii..its too early in the morning for you two to be arguing." Said Kenshin, trying to calm both of them down.
Seeing that he got everything under control, Misao silently crept out of the glass door afraid of being caught in the mess. Since she still had a whole hour before her first student, Misao decided to take a walk instead to try and lighten her mood, since going back in there to play piano was out of the question unless she wanted to be caught up in the war. Opting to go visit the mall at her other work place, Misao strode casually along the crowded streets once again. Once she reached the mall, Misao decided to drop by and say hi at the Morning Glory store she worked at as a part time job. Even though she enjoyed teaching children to play piano, she didn't receive enough money to be able to support herself. So like many other teachers in the music school, she found a part time job. Since it was still early, there were barely any people walking around aside from the workers at the mall. Misao loved to come here early in the mornings when no one was here. There was a small stage located at the center of the mall on the first floor. A beautiful white grand piano existed on the mini stage. Misao loved to come here every once in a while to play and imagine what it would be like to actually perform there as people in the mall would stop to listen. She loved the peacefulness she felt when playing on that piano when no one was around. As Misao finally neared the stage and got on the piano bench, she suddenly felt a strange feeling of..anxiousness building up inside her. She didn't know the reason why but it seemed that her body and soul knew something that her mind didn't. Misao then slowly guided her fingers across the keys of the piano and began to play that familiar song she always played for her Aoshi-nii. It was his favorite song and it would always make her heart swell when she played that song as happy memories flooded her mind. Misao's fingers moved gracefully making the melody sing and echo throughout the mall, making the many people in hearing range of the music stop their task and listen intently.
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Shinomori Aoshi strode passed the many empty stores in the shopping mall confidently all the while seeming to be freezing everything in his path. If any passerby were to look at him, they would've seen nothing but a cold and empty expression on the man's face but no one would've guessed that he was actually lost in thought, troubled by something. 'Its that dream again..but why? I haven't had that dream ever since..'
Aoshi was a pretty successful man really. Sure, being a violinist and a private violin teacher for a bunch of rich kids gave him a pretty good number of zeros on his paycheck, but he still longed for something. Aoshi longed to perform in front of others freely just to hear the people clap for him because he played well, not because he was teaching their kids. He longed to just play wherever, whenever he wished just to let himself go for once and have mere strangers come up to him offering words of encouragement or just a plain clap would even do. Abruptly shaking his head of such foolish thoughts, something suddenly caught his attention. It was the sounds of a very beautiful melody. The song seemed vaguely familiar to him but he couldn't' quite figure out why. It was a soothing melody that gave one a feeling of....freedom. It reminded him of the happy times he had with a certain someone that he missed dearly. That was when the memory dawned on him. Cursing himself for his stupidity, Aoshi quickly ran to the source of that familiar melody. 'Could it really be her? Since when did she move to New York? Am I just hallucinating? It might not be her since many other people would know that song right?...was the dream a sign?...yes.that had to be it! Misao! Please let it really be you!!'
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As the song slowly came to an end, Misao slowly opened her eyes, which now held a new sparkle in them. After taking in a deep calming breath, she slowly got up from the seat and decided to visit her co-workers at Morning Glory some other time. Once Misao got her bag, she proceded to walk towards the exit. It was only a mere minute later when Aoshi arrived panting slightly half from the running and the other half from anxiousness and excitement. However, his shoulders immediately sagged at seeing the empty piano bench. Walking up to it, Aoshi felt the seat, which was still warm. Knowing that there was still a slight chance at finding the person who played the song, he quickly bolted for the exit, following his instincts all the while praying to make it in time. 'It has to be her! I just know it..please let me find you..please...Misao..'
A/N: muahahahaha..cliiiiffffyyy....sorry but I just HAD to do it for some reason..-_-...i always curse the authors who leave cliffhangers but now I understand why they do it..^_^.anyway..i'm receiving VERY little encouragement aside from my new BESTEST FRIEND MOONPHOENIX!! I bet you're the only one reading this..*sigh*..PLEASE REVIEW! Please...whoever's reading this...pleeaaassseee...*sniff sniff*......-_- 0
Tbc.