Meiji: Hallo! Thank you all so much for your reviews! So far, I didn't get any flames o.O that's very usual, but OH WELL! ^_^ It's not like I want flames. Guess I don't have enough confidence in myself. ^_^ Well, continuing with this story…
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~*~Change and Love~*~
Chapter Five: A Talk in the Sakura gardens
The so-called Anji was a huge man with budging biceps and kneecaps. Surrounding his eyes were dark bags as if he hasn't had enough sleep yet and a blue cap on his head. No hair was seen around his head. He wore a blue shirt with a collar and blue pants and it was covered with dirt as though he was gardening.
The other woman besides Kamatari that Misao saw next to Anji was a beautiful maroon colored hair woman in a red kimono that was showing her shoulders. She had purple lipstick and light brown eyes. Her hair was put into a bun. As she was running with Anji and Kamatari, she yelled out, "What happened Soujiro?"
Misao's face reddens even more. The result of spying on these people was so embarrassing and now the whole family had to come out and see her. Worse of all Soujiro was next to her and this mansion was Soujiro's house! But Misao didn't feel bad with Soujiro next to her for some reason but Misao shook the thought of why off as the three people were now right in front of her. Soujiro began to explain to them as Anji took out a box and opened it up and pulled out bandages. Then he began to add a bottle of stinging liquid onto her skin.
"Well, Miss Yumi, this is Miss Makamachi Misao. She's been showing me around the school today. Her backpack got stuck up in our wall and she went to get it but she lost her balance and landed on Miss Kamatari." ^_^' Soujiro said with respect to the woman that was so called Yumi.
"Hmph!" Kamatari said as she closed her eyes and looked another direction. "And how did the backpack get up there in the first place if you would care to answer that you little weasel?" Kamatari asked, eying Misao.
At that point, Misao's anger arose up again. No one calls her a weasel and no one should ever do so. "I AM NOT A WEASEL!" Misao screamed with rage.
"She…was trying to hit a bird that was on our wall. It was annoying her so she got mad and decided to hit it with her backpack and that's how her backpack got up there." Soujiro told the two women.
"Calm down, Misao," said the woman called Yumi as she kneel down next to Misao and Anji. "It'll be easier for Anji to clean your wound." She said with a smile then she look up to Kamatari. "Kamatari, I think you still have work to be done. Mr. Shishio shall be home tomorrow you know, and I want everything spotless in his welcoming." Yumi demanded with a strict tone in her voice.
Misao eyed Soujiro. It took him a second to notice that she was looking at him and he turned to her and gave smile back. Misao thought that it was weird. She hadn't told Soujiro about any bird that was annoying her and why he was lying. But oh well, she didn't felt like making up more lies, Soujiro can do them for her.
Kamatari sighed and eyed Misao and then went into the mansion.
"There, all done." Anji gave Misao a smile as he looked up at her. "Just be more careful next time and calm down next time when a bird mock you."
¬_¬ Birds…Misao thought.
"Well, I think Anji has work to do now and I want to finish watching my soap opera now so you'll have to excuse me." Yumi said as she headed back into the mansion. Anji bow to Soujiro and Misao and went to the back of the mansion.
Both Soujiro and Misao watched as Anji left them and just as Anji could not be seen any longer Misao looked at Soujiro. Soujiro didn't look back until a couple seconds later he walked up to the wall. Then suddenly he took one leap with his right leg and amazingly jumped up to the top of the wall with not hardships. Then he jumped down to the other side of the wall. Misao could only watch with astonishment but not so much astonishments, she could do the same too after Aoshi's training but to see another person besides her doing that is something she had never witnessed.
It was not before long until Soujiro jumped back over again but this time he was carrying her backpack. With a smile he went up to her and place it in her other non-injured hand. "Here you. I think you might need this." ^_^
Misao looked down at her backpack then back up to Soujiro but then he was gone. She turned and saw that Soujiro was behind her, watching the Sakura trees. She was about to ask him about the bird story and his lying but he beat her to it and asked her something else.
"So you like Sakura trees?"
Misao thought that, that was a random question at that moment but she answered anyway. "Yeah, I think they're beautiful. I don't have any at home though since my brother Aoshi's allergic to them."
Soujiro looked at her again with the same smile. "Well, if you like them come with me," Soujiro said as he grabbed gently onto her arm and pulled her, "I'm sure you'll like this place."
Misao tried to catch up to him. The kid was fast. If she was Kenshin at that moment, then she would be oroing right then. "Hey! What the hell! Stop going so fast!"
A second after she said that, Soujiro had let go of her and he had stopped. Misao had to take time to stop her dizziness but then everything got into their position and everything was clear again. Misao looked all around her. It was a beautiful sight. All around her was millions of Sakura trees. All of them were shedding their blossoms and the whole ground was covered with Sakura blossoms. In the air was the Sakura blossoms floating everywhere. No words could describe the beauty of the place as Misao looked with tremendous admiration.
As Misao stared at the beautiful surroundings, Soujiro walked next to Misao. "Beautiful, isn't it? It's Miss Yumi's new garden. The old owner of this place grew many Sakura trees when we moved it."
"I hate you!" Misao shouted at him.
This shook Soujiro a bit. "What? What do you mean by that Miss Misao?"
"You!" Misao said as she stepped closer to him and poked him with her pointer finger. Soujiro took one step back. "You're so perfect! It's not fair!"
"H…How am I perfect Miss Misao?" Soujiro smiled gently at her.
"B—because! You're so lucky, and rich, and you're smart, and you're polite, and you're han— …You're…pretty …decent…looking…" Misao's face blush, "And you're really good at swordsmanship, it's not fair! While I'm rich and only popular. How can someone like you be higher than me that goes to my school?"
"Well I thank you for your compliments Miss Misao but I don't think I'm anymore higher than you then you are than me."
"Are you saying I'm lower than you?!" Misao exclaimed.
^_^' Soujiro smiled and gave a nervous sweat dropped. "Oh no, no! That's not what I meant at all!"
"You better not…"
"Miss Misao, the greater things in life are not wealth, intelligence, or being lucky. It's the love that people give you and I bet your family and friends loves you very much and that's why they buy you the stuff you wanted." Soujiro said profoundly.
Misao looked away from him and thought deeply about what he had just said. No one ever told her that before. Ahhh! Misao scratched heavily at her head. His politeness is getting to me! He should shut up about this shit.
"Your backpack wasn't really stuck up the wall, did it?"
He knew? But how could he? That lie was gold and was thought by a genius. "Well…How did you know?"
"I could have thought I heard someone climbing up the wall. I didn't want you to trouble yourself explaining it to Miss Yumi so I made up that bird lie." Soujiro smiled once again.
What's with this kid? How come he keeps on smiling? It's getting really creepy… "Whatever…Who's…Miss Yumi?" Misao said as she sat on the bench that she spotted. Soujiro walked and sat down next to her. "She's my stepmother."
"Do you have a father…stepfather?"
"Stepfather, yes."
"Well, what's his name?"
"Mr. Shishio or his full name is Makoto Shishio." Soujiro said with approbation.
"Ooo…Makoto Shishio, the owner of that school that teaches the art of swordsmanship. I heard from my brother that he sold his school to someone else."
"Yes, that's true he did and began to focus on his own company. The Juppan Gatana Company. That's why he moved us here so he can be closer to the company."
"Ooo…The Juppan Gatana Company…I've heard of it. Manufactures technology stuff like computers and T.V. right?"
"Yes Miss Misao."
Misao's curious expression turned into a frown. "Stop calling me Miss! It makes me sound like I'm older than you." Soujiro chuckled and nodded his head. "Ok. Misao."
"…If you don't mind me asking you…but…what happened to your old parents?"
Misao saw that the question had hit Soujiro a bit because his smile faded and he looked at the Sakura blossom covered ground. "Sou…you don't have to answer if you don't want to…because…I know how you feel. My parents are no longer living with me…"
Soujiro looked at Misao. "They died when I was young. It was a tragic car accident."
"Mi…sao. I'm very sorry."
Before Misao could reply, a woman's voice was heard from the back of them. Both of the two turned back to the house and Misao saw that it was Miss Yumi, holding a tissue. She had probably cried watching that soap opera Misao thought. "Soujiro! Time to get back to your training! You want to impress Mr. Shishio tomorrow, don't you?"
"Of course Miss Yumi!"
Soujiro and Misao stood up and he smiled at her before walking back in the main front of the mansion. Misao saw and smiled at him too but then she realized that she had smiled at him. Misao gave a disgusting face and swear to her that it would never happen again. The two was now standing in front of Miss Yumi.
"Misao would you like some tea? I just made them."
Before Misao could reply, her cell phone from inside of her backpack rang. It rang nosily and Soujiro and Yumi could only stared with confuse face about that was the ruckus. Misao's face reddens and quickly took out of her backpack and answered.
"Hello?"
From the other side was her brother Aoshi with his usual monotone voice. "Misao? Where have you been? Okina is worried about you." In the background, Misao could hear Jiya's yelling. Where is she Aoshi?! I demand her home this instance! Yell at her if you have to! That girl hasn't been home all day! For shame on her! For shame!
Aoshi ignored his grandfather's complaints and continued. "Get home this instance! The old man is irritating me."
Misao had talk to Soujiro so much that she hadn't realize that it was getting darker by the minute and the sun had already set. "Ok, I'll go now." And then she hanged up her cell phone and put it in her backpack. "Sorry Miss Yumi, but I don't think I have time to have tea with you. My grandfather wants me home."
Yumi pulled one of her bangs back and said, "That's a shame, I hope you come back to visit soon."
"Uh…yea…sure!" Even though Misao was screaming in her mind, nevermore! Nevermore!, as she ran towards the gate.
"Wait!" Yumi stopped Misao, "It's not safe to go home alone at night. There could be dangerous rapists at every corner. You know how it is in this country today. Let my driver take you."
Misao knew she could beat up any person that would try to gang up on her so she declined and quickly went out the door before Yumi could convince her to be escorted home again.
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Meiji: Yeah…well that's it…Oh and you can tell that I'm madly in love with Sakura trees. I ate one to show my love and worship for Sakura trees too. XD And the part about Misao getting her cell phone, I got that from the way I always see the girl who cried oro do at that malls. XD And about the rapists in Japan are true, there's been a lot of them unfortunately. And when Okina yells out "For shame on her! For shame!" I got that from twasy boy. XD
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