Chapter 4
After dinner they moved to the living room to relax. It wasn't long before Aoshi said "I'm feeling ill. I will go to bed. I'll be on the forth room on the left." And went upstairs. "Aoshi Sama! You want me to tuck you in?" Misao called after him but Aoshi just went faster up the stairs. Misao rose and went upstairs. Everyone heard a door slam. "Well, I guess I'll go to sleep as well." Megumi Said. They all agreed, said their goodnights and went to their separate rooms. Kaoru went to the first room on the left. On the door next to it was a big sign saying 'Kenshin's room'. Kenshin's face was worried. "I don't remember writing that." but everyone's eyes were fixed on him that he just sighed and entered the room. Saito went to the room next to it. Megumi entered the fifth room. Yahiko went to room six and a grumbling Sano followed.
In the fifth room. Megumi was right about to put her Yukata on when she noticed Misao sleeping in her bed! "Weasel! What are you doing in my bed?!" To that Misao immediately woke up and looked angrily at Megumi. "Don't call me 'Weasel'!" "What are you doing here!!!?" "I wanted to sleep next to Aoshi Sama's room. I've already moved your things to Kaoru's room." "You WHA.?!" "I'm going back to sleep." Said Misao and fell back to the bed. Megumi tried to shake her, and even kicked her, but the Weasel girl didn't budge. After a few minutes of unsuccessful attempts, Megumi sighed and went to Kaoru's room.
In room one, Kaoru sat nervously on the bed. *I wonder if he got my note* she thought. The door opened. "Ken. Megumi san?!" she looked at Megumi with surprise and disappointment. "The Weasel kicked me out of my room. I'll sleep here." She put her yukata and went under the covers.
In Kenshin's room, Kenshin, already in his yukata, stared at the note in his hands. 'Come to my room, I'll make sure my room-mate isn't around' it said, no signature. Kenshin smiled to himself. "The hand writing is so bad it can only be Sano. I knew it." he mumbled to himself.
In room six, Sano sat on the bed and thought. *She went into room number five. I'll wait a little and then make some excuse.* out loud he shouted "Do you mind stop jumping on the bed! I'm already feeling nausea from Kaoru's cooking!" Yahiko ignored him and continue jumping on the bed. "Fine!" he got up "I'm going to get a glass of water or something." And left the room and went into Megumi's room. Inside a big surprise waited for him.
Exactly when Sano closed the door to Megumi's room, Kenshin opened his and went towards the sixth room quietly. Suddenly he heard shouts from the first room, it made him jump and he dropped the note and couldn't find it. "You're taking all the blankets baka! Move over!" that was Megumi dono "Stop pulling it! You're shoving me off the bed! Megumi, I can't sleep like that!" And that's Kaoru dono. Kenshin walked backwards, still looking for the note. "Then go find yourself another bed. I wasn't even supposed to be with you. Go to Misao's bed. She's asleep already and won't bother you" Megumi shouted. "Fine! I'm going!" Kaoru shouted back "if anyone comes looking for me, send him to room number five. And. I hope the bed bugs won't give you a hard time!" "Oh no! She's coming out!" Kenshin shivered and decided to leave the note. He quickly went inside room number six.
In the room next to it, room number five, Sano approached the bed, quiet as a cat. He could see in the dark room Megumi sleeping. The blankets rose with each of her breathings. *Hee hee, this is gonna be great!* he thought and jumped into the bed. As fast as lightning, he jumped out and looked with astonishment at Misao. Misao looked at Sano with surprise, then embarrassment, then recognition, then with uncontrollable rage. "Hey! You pervert! What do you think you're doing here?! You stupid Chicken!" *I have to think of something fast! Think! Think! What is a Weasel doing in the Foxes den? Not that! Think about what to say in a situation like that!* "Sorry Weasel, I have a bad habit of walking in my sleep." *that's the best you can do?* Misao stared at him for a long time, but then nodded and said "Okay. Just don't wander in here again." And went back to sleep.
In room number six Yahiko was jumping on the bed. *It sure takes Sanosuke a long time to drink water* he thought. The door opened. "About time! What took you so long?" Kenshin stared at Yahiko agape. "You?! You've sent me that note?!" "Huh? Kenshin? What are you doing here? What note?" "Eh. never mind. Just came to say goodnight. Where's Sano?" "He went to drink a glass of water. Sure takes him a long time. Why?" Kenshin blinked. *Maybe Sano meant I'll meet him in the living room, though he did write 'in my room'. Oh oh, Yahiko is looking at me funny. I better respond.* "Eh. I wanted to wish him goodnight as well." He said and smiled inwardly.
Quietly, Sano closed the door of Misao's room. *So where is that Fox?* he pondered *let's see. If she was in that room, and Misao came from that room, than she must be in. That room!* He opened the door and instantly a sword was at his throat. "Oops! Sorry Saito. Didn't mean to wake you up!" he slowly backed off giving him his best innocent smile. Saito looked at him with a weird expression. Sano did a quick calculating in his head and went into the room next to Saito's one. Saito went out into the hall and looked after the rooster head. Then he looked down and noticed the note that was laying on the floor next to his room. He picked it up and half smiled as he read it. 'Come to my room, I'll make sure my room-mate isn't around'. *With such bad hand writing it can only be Sano.*
Aoshi was half asleep when he smelled a familiar smell of nicotine. He opened his eyes and waited to see the source of the smell knowing it was Saito. *But wait a minute. Saito wouldn't make so much noise, bumping into thing, while sneaking into a room*. He waited until the person was close and lunged at him holding him around the neck. "Oops." said a chocked voice "wrong room again. Sorry Aoshi, didn't mean to wake you up". "Sanosuke?" the Oniwaban leader stared at him for a while "You don't smoke." Sano sniffed his sleeve "That damn Saito! I have his stench all over me." Aoshi's mind jumped into many conclusions. "Saito? You've seen him tonight?" "Yes. But not for long!" "I see." There was an awkward moment.
Meanwhile, Kenshin wished Yahiko goodnight and went to the hall. *I'd better go check if Sano is in the living room* He thought. Suddenly, through the corner of his eye, he saw the door to Kaoru's room opening. *Oh no! Forgot about that!* Kenshin used his god-like speed to get to the living room before the door finished opening. *Well, I don't see Sano here, but I'll wait here for now until Kaoru dono will go away.* he thought and settled in the shadows.
"Well, I was on my way out." Sano backed off slowly. Aoshi kept staring at him until he closed the door. "Feh. What a strange guy."
Kaoru slowly and quietly closed the door to her room behind her. She moved as quiet as she could but annoyingly, her feet made the wooden floors crack just a little that to Kaoru's ears sounded like thunder. She almost jumped out of her skin when Aoshi's door opened and she saw a figure steeping out. She couldn't go back to her room since Megumi would give her a long speech about waking people in the middle of the night, so she tried to move over to the living room but wasn't fast enough. "Jo-Chan?" "Sanosuke! What were you doing in Aoshi's room?" "I thought it was Megumi's room. I need her to check my hand. Do you know where she is?" "Yeah, she just kicked me out of my own room! She's so insensitive!!" Kaoru held her fists so tightly she shook. "Calm down Jo-Chan. Now you have an excuse to pick a bed with whoever you want. For example you can sleep with Kenshin" he nudged her knowingly. She blushed and punched him causing a big bump on his head. *But he's right* she thought and got all googly inside *I'll just wait until Sano will go to sleep*. She smiled widely and said "Good night Sanosuke, I'm going to Misao's room. Megumi would be in that room". She pointed and went into room number five.
Sano was about to finely get into Megumi's room when he heard a quiet cough behind him. He turned to see his redhead friend wearing a concerned expression. "You didn't really mean for Kaoru dono to come sleep in my bed, right?" "What?! Where did you come from?" "The living room! Waiting for you!" Kenshin sounded angry. "Waiting for me?" "You didn't kick Yahiko out of your room so I figured you would be here." "Wha. What? What the hell are you talking about?" "The note! The note you've sent me" Kenshin was almost shouting. "Shh. Shut up Kenshin. You'll wake everyone. Come on. Let's go have a cup of tea or something". Sano went to the kitchen and Kenshin followed with relief.
After they left a door opened and Saito's head peeked out. He thought he heard his precious chicken head but saw no one. He decided that now was a good time to pay a visit to room number six. He opened the door just to see Yahiko standing on his head on the bed. "You?!" he said "you've sent me that note?!!" "What note? Will you all stop coming here and ask me about stupid notes in the middle of the night? Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?!" "No, I can't see you're trying to sleep. Where is the Rooster head?" "You too? I don't know. He went to drink a glass of water half an hour ago." Saito's eyes flashed gold and he left the room with out saying a word. "How rude. He didn't say goodnight."
Saito stood in the hallway and studied his situation. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind. *The room that Rooster Head went into was Aoshi's room, how could I not see it before? Am I getting old? That brat said Sano went to drink water half an hour ago. Drink water indeed.* Saito stood in front of Aoshi's room, ready to burst into the room. *Now now, we mustn't let our emotions take over us. We will sneak inside and surprise them before they'll notice us.*
Aoshi, for a long time, tried to sleep. He couldn't, for the illness and his gloomy mood kept him awake. *Oh, I'm so beautiful that it hurts. My aching heart. The one I love doesn't notice me and right now he's probably with that annoying Rooster-head. I can still smell Saito's cigarette coming off his white jacket. I'm doomed to live a life of loneliness and desperation.* The door opened slightly and Aoshi realized that the smell wasn't only in his mind. *It's probably that Sanosuke again. Did he came to mock my pain?* Out loud he said "Wrong room again, Sanosuke? That excuse won't work twice. Now go away, I'm tired. I couldn't sleep since you woke me up." "I see." said a deep voice. "He's not here. Good. Than I won't bother you." *That voice!* Aoshi turned, but the door was already closed. *Come back! I thought it was. and then it was. Ohh, now I'm more depressed then I was before.*
Misao went into Aoshi's room to find him fully awake and waiting for her. She ran to him and he hugged her. "You've waited long enough, Misao my love. You are an adult now and we can finely be together forever." "Aoshi Sama" she sighed and he slowly came closer for a kiss of love. "Misao Chan! Misao Chan!" Aoshi's mouth moved but weirdly Kaoru's voice came out and Misao was shaken out of her dream. "You've interrupted a very important part Kaoru! I'll make you pay for this!" "Calm down Misao Chan! You have to go." "Where? Why?" "To Megumi's room. She wants to discuss Aoshi's health with you." Kaoru pushed her out of the room. "And don't forget your toothbrush." She threw a toothbrush at Misao and slammed the door. Misao stood there confused. "Why does SHE want to ask ME about Aoshi Sama? I'll just go ask him myself". It didn't make much sense but Misao went to Aoshi's room anyway. She was extremely worried; she didn't noticed where she was going until she bumped into a wall, in front of Aoshi's door. It said with an annoyed tone she knew pretty well "Stupid Weasel girl". "Weasel.Grrr.. He called. God damn.. I'll kill.Kencho Giri!!!" Misao jumped, claws prepared and teeth sharp, on Saito. It didn't seem to bother him. "What were you doing in Aoshi Sama's room?! You psychotic cop!!!" "None of your business. Weasel." The vein in Misao's head popped and her eye twitched. "Weasel... Grrr. urge to kill, rising. Kyaaaa!!!" She jumped on him again. He just pushed her away. "Annoying" he said, and walked towards the living room. Misao sniffed at him and turned to Aoshi's room.
Inside his room Aoshi was curios about the commotion right out side his door. He got up wearily to check what was it all about. He opened the door and saw Misao. "Aoshi Sama" she cried out happily. Aoshi immediately closed the door. *I don't have power to deal with her now*. He went back to bed.
The door closed in her face; Misao didn't know what to do. *He's probably very sick and didn't see me.* she thought and opened the door widely. "Aoshi Sama! I was here, you didn't see me. You must be very sick. Do you need anything? Anything at all? You want me to make you Gramps' medicine?" The thought of the green bubbly goo called medicine in Okina terms made Aoshi's stomach turn. He turned to Misao angrily. "Get out now!" "But Aoshi Sama." "Now!" "Okay! Boy, you must be really sick. I'll go call Megumi. I'll be right back. Wait for me Aoshi Sama." "Misao, there's no need to.! God damn it, she already left! Arge, if my aching heart won't kill me, she will!"
After dinner they moved to the living room to relax. It wasn't long before Aoshi said "I'm feeling ill. I will go to bed. I'll be on the forth room on the left." And went upstairs. "Aoshi Sama! You want me to tuck you in?" Misao called after him but Aoshi just went faster up the stairs. Misao rose and went upstairs. Everyone heard a door slam. "Well, I guess I'll go to sleep as well." Megumi Said. They all agreed, said their goodnights and went to their separate rooms. Kaoru went to the first room on the left. On the door next to it was a big sign saying 'Kenshin's room'. Kenshin's face was worried. "I don't remember writing that." but everyone's eyes were fixed on him that he just sighed and entered the room. Saito went to the room next to it. Megumi entered the fifth room. Yahiko went to room six and a grumbling Sano followed.
In the fifth room. Megumi was right about to put her Yukata on when she noticed Misao sleeping in her bed! "Weasel! What are you doing in my bed?!" To that Misao immediately woke up and looked angrily at Megumi. "Don't call me 'Weasel'!" "What are you doing here!!!?" "I wanted to sleep next to Aoshi Sama's room. I've already moved your things to Kaoru's room." "You WHA.?!" "I'm going back to sleep." Said Misao and fell back to the bed. Megumi tried to shake her, and even kicked her, but the Weasel girl didn't budge. After a few minutes of unsuccessful attempts, Megumi sighed and went to Kaoru's room.
In room one, Kaoru sat nervously on the bed. *I wonder if he got my note* she thought. The door opened. "Ken. Megumi san?!" she looked at Megumi with surprise and disappointment. "The Weasel kicked me out of my room. I'll sleep here." She put her yukata and went under the covers.
In Kenshin's room, Kenshin, already in his yukata, stared at the note in his hands. 'Come to my room, I'll make sure my room-mate isn't around' it said, no signature. Kenshin smiled to himself. "The hand writing is so bad it can only be Sano. I knew it." he mumbled to himself.
In room six, Sano sat on the bed and thought. *She went into room number five. I'll wait a little and then make some excuse.* out loud he shouted "Do you mind stop jumping on the bed! I'm already feeling nausea from Kaoru's cooking!" Yahiko ignored him and continue jumping on the bed. "Fine!" he got up "I'm going to get a glass of water or something." And left the room and went into Megumi's room. Inside a big surprise waited for him.
Exactly when Sano closed the door to Megumi's room, Kenshin opened his and went towards the sixth room quietly. Suddenly he heard shouts from the first room, it made him jump and he dropped the note and couldn't find it. "You're taking all the blankets baka! Move over!" that was Megumi dono "Stop pulling it! You're shoving me off the bed! Megumi, I can't sleep like that!" And that's Kaoru dono. Kenshin walked backwards, still looking for the note. "Then go find yourself another bed. I wasn't even supposed to be with you. Go to Misao's bed. She's asleep already and won't bother you" Megumi shouted. "Fine! I'm going!" Kaoru shouted back "if anyone comes looking for me, send him to room number five. And. I hope the bed bugs won't give you a hard time!" "Oh no! She's coming out!" Kenshin shivered and decided to leave the note. He quickly went inside room number six.
In the room next to it, room number five, Sano approached the bed, quiet as a cat. He could see in the dark room Megumi sleeping. The blankets rose with each of her breathings. *Hee hee, this is gonna be great!* he thought and jumped into the bed. As fast as lightning, he jumped out and looked with astonishment at Misao. Misao looked at Sano with surprise, then embarrassment, then recognition, then with uncontrollable rage. "Hey! You pervert! What do you think you're doing here?! You stupid Chicken!" *I have to think of something fast! Think! Think! What is a Weasel doing in the Foxes den? Not that! Think about what to say in a situation like that!* "Sorry Weasel, I have a bad habit of walking in my sleep." *that's the best you can do?* Misao stared at him for a long time, but then nodded and said "Okay. Just don't wander in here again." And went back to sleep.
In room number six Yahiko was jumping on the bed. *It sure takes Sanosuke a long time to drink water* he thought. The door opened. "About time! What took you so long?" Kenshin stared at Yahiko agape. "You?! You've sent me that note?!" "Huh? Kenshin? What are you doing here? What note?" "Eh. never mind. Just came to say goodnight. Where's Sano?" "He went to drink a glass of water. Sure takes him a long time. Why?" Kenshin blinked. *Maybe Sano meant I'll meet him in the living room, though he did write 'in my room'. Oh oh, Yahiko is looking at me funny. I better respond.* "Eh. I wanted to wish him goodnight as well." He said and smiled inwardly.
Quietly, Sano closed the door of Misao's room. *So where is that Fox?* he pondered *let's see. If she was in that room, and Misao came from that room, than she must be in. That room!* He opened the door and instantly a sword was at his throat. "Oops! Sorry Saito. Didn't mean to wake you up!" he slowly backed off giving him his best innocent smile. Saito looked at him with a weird expression. Sano did a quick calculating in his head and went into the room next to Saito's one. Saito went out into the hall and looked after the rooster head. Then he looked down and noticed the note that was laying on the floor next to his room. He picked it up and half smiled as he read it. 'Come to my room, I'll make sure my room-mate isn't around'. *With such bad hand writing it can only be Sano.*
Aoshi was half asleep when he smelled a familiar smell of nicotine. He opened his eyes and waited to see the source of the smell knowing it was Saito. *But wait a minute. Saito wouldn't make so much noise, bumping into thing, while sneaking into a room*. He waited until the person was close and lunged at him holding him around the neck. "Oops." said a chocked voice "wrong room again. Sorry Aoshi, didn't mean to wake you up". "Sanosuke?" the Oniwaban leader stared at him for a while "You don't smoke." Sano sniffed his sleeve "That damn Saito! I have his stench all over me." Aoshi's mind jumped into many conclusions. "Saito? You've seen him tonight?" "Yes. But not for long!" "I see." There was an awkward moment.
Meanwhile, Kenshin wished Yahiko goodnight and went to the hall. *I'd better go check if Sano is in the living room* He thought. Suddenly, through the corner of his eye, he saw the door to Kaoru's room opening. *Oh no! Forgot about that!* Kenshin used his god-like speed to get to the living room before the door finished opening. *Well, I don't see Sano here, but I'll wait here for now until Kaoru dono will go away.* he thought and settled in the shadows.
"Well, I was on my way out." Sano backed off slowly. Aoshi kept staring at him until he closed the door. "Feh. What a strange guy."
Kaoru slowly and quietly closed the door to her room behind her. She moved as quiet as she could but annoyingly, her feet made the wooden floors crack just a little that to Kaoru's ears sounded like thunder. She almost jumped out of her skin when Aoshi's door opened and she saw a figure steeping out. She couldn't go back to her room since Megumi would give her a long speech about waking people in the middle of the night, so she tried to move over to the living room but wasn't fast enough. "Jo-Chan?" "Sanosuke! What were you doing in Aoshi's room?" "I thought it was Megumi's room. I need her to check my hand. Do you know where she is?" "Yeah, she just kicked me out of my own room! She's so insensitive!!" Kaoru held her fists so tightly she shook. "Calm down Jo-Chan. Now you have an excuse to pick a bed with whoever you want. For example you can sleep with Kenshin" he nudged her knowingly. She blushed and punched him causing a big bump on his head. *But he's right* she thought and got all googly inside *I'll just wait until Sano will go to sleep*. She smiled widely and said "Good night Sanosuke, I'm going to Misao's room. Megumi would be in that room". She pointed and went into room number five.
Sano was about to finely get into Megumi's room when he heard a quiet cough behind him. He turned to see his redhead friend wearing a concerned expression. "You didn't really mean for Kaoru dono to come sleep in my bed, right?" "What?! Where did you come from?" "The living room! Waiting for you!" Kenshin sounded angry. "Waiting for me?" "You didn't kick Yahiko out of your room so I figured you would be here." "Wha. What? What the hell are you talking about?" "The note! The note you've sent me" Kenshin was almost shouting. "Shh. Shut up Kenshin. You'll wake everyone. Come on. Let's go have a cup of tea or something". Sano went to the kitchen and Kenshin followed with relief.
After they left a door opened and Saito's head peeked out. He thought he heard his precious chicken head but saw no one. He decided that now was a good time to pay a visit to room number six. He opened the door just to see Yahiko standing on his head on the bed. "You?!" he said "you've sent me that note?!!" "What note? Will you all stop coming here and ask me about stupid notes in the middle of the night? Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?!" "No, I can't see you're trying to sleep. Where is the Rooster head?" "You too? I don't know. He went to drink a glass of water half an hour ago." Saito's eyes flashed gold and he left the room with out saying a word. "How rude. He didn't say goodnight."
Saito stood in the hallway and studied his situation. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind. *The room that Rooster Head went into was Aoshi's room, how could I not see it before? Am I getting old? That brat said Sano went to drink water half an hour ago. Drink water indeed.* Saito stood in front of Aoshi's room, ready to burst into the room. *Now now, we mustn't let our emotions take over us. We will sneak inside and surprise them before they'll notice us.*
Aoshi, for a long time, tried to sleep. He couldn't, for the illness and his gloomy mood kept him awake. *Oh, I'm so beautiful that it hurts. My aching heart. The one I love doesn't notice me and right now he's probably with that annoying Rooster-head. I can still smell Saito's cigarette coming off his white jacket. I'm doomed to live a life of loneliness and desperation.* The door opened slightly and Aoshi realized that the smell wasn't only in his mind. *It's probably that Sanosuke again. Did he came to mock my pain?* Out loud he said "Wrong room again, Sanosuke? That excuse won't work twice. Now go away, I'm tired. I couldn't sleep since you woke me up." "I see." said a deep voice. "He's not here. Good. Than I won't bother you." *That voice!* Aoshi turned, but the door was already closed. *Come back! I thought it was. and then it was. Ohh, now I'm more depressed then I was before.*
Misao went into Aoshi's room to find him fully awake and waiting for her. She ran to him and he hugged her. "You've waited long enough, Misao my love. You are an adult now and we can finely be together forever." "Aoshi Sama" she sighed and he slowly came closer for a kiss of love. "Misao Chan! Misao Chan!" Aoshi's mouth moved but weirdly Kaoru's voice came out and Misao was shaken out of her dream. "You've interrupted a very important part Kaoru! I'll make you pay for this!" "Calm down Misao Chan! You have to go." "Where? Why?" "To Megumi's room. She wants to discuss Aoshi's health with you." Kaoru pushed her out of the room. "And don't forget your toothbrush." She threw a toothbrush at Misao and slammed the door. Misao stood there confused. "Why does SHE want to ask ME about Aoshi Sama? I'll just go ask him myself". It didn't make much sense but Misao went to Aoshi's room anyway. She was extremely worried; she didn't noticed where she was going until she bumped into a wall, in front of Aoshi's door. It said with an annoyed tone she knew pretty well "Stupid Weasel girl". "Weasel.Grrr.. He called. God damn.. I'll kill.Kencho Giri!!!" Misao jumped, claws prepared and teeth sharp, on Saito. It didn't seem to bother him. "What were you doing in Aoshi Sama's room?! You psychotic cop!!!" "None of your business. Weasel." The vein in Misao's head popped and her eye twitched. "Weasel... Grrr. urge to kill, rising. Kyaaaa!!!" She jumped on him again. He just pushed her away. "Annoying" he said, and walked towards the living room. Misao sniffed at him and turned to Aoshi's room.
Inside his room Aoshi was curios about the commotion right out side his door. He got up wearily to check what was it all about. He opened the door and saw Misao. "Aoshi Sama" she cried out happily. Aoshi immediately closed the door. *I don't have power to deal with her now*. He went back to bed.
The door closed in her face; Misao didn't know what to do. *He's probably very sick and didn't see me.* she thought and opened the door widely. "Aoshi Sama! I was here, you didn't see me. You must be very sick. Do you need anything? Anything at all? You want me to make you Gramps' medicine?" The thought of the green bubbly goo called medicine in Okina terms made Aoshi's stomach turn. He turned to Misao angrily. "Get out now!" "But Aoshi Sama." "Now!" "Okay! Boy, you must be really sick. I'll go call Megumi. I'll be right back. Wait for me Aoshi Sama." "Misao, there's no need to.! God damn it, she already left! Arge, if my aching heart won't kill me, she will!"