Author's Note: After this chapter, I will begin my plot to take over the world!!! (runs away into the forest laughing)MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
NORMAL PEOPLE: o.O
Disclaimer: (comes back) I forgot my nail clipper…Once the world is MINE, Rurouni Kenshin will be MINE!!! AOSHI SHINOMORI will be MINE!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! stops laughing But for now, I don't own it yet…L. Oh yeah, um, you people forgot to remind me not to have skittles for lunch!!! I BLAME YOU FOR MY CRAZINESS!!!!
Chapter 10
Sano opened a fresh jug of sake. "HERE KENSHIN!!!! HAVE SOME SAKE!!!!!" He forcefully shoved the jug into Kenshin's hands.
"No, Sano, that's okay…I don't want any right now, that I don't…" Kenshin said, trying to hand the jug back to Sano.
"B-but what about the plants?" Sano asked, shoving the jug back into Kenshin's hands.
The sake continued to be passed from Kenshin to Sano, both not wanting to claim possession of it.
"I do not know what you are talking about, that I don't…" said Kenshin, as he gave the sake back to Sanosuke.
Sano looked at the jug sadly. "B-BUT KENSHIN!!!!! THE P-PLANTS…T-THEY NEED SAKE!!!! YOU MUST HELP THE WORLD SPREAD SAKE TO THE PLANT POPULATION!!!!" Sano wailed, pushing the sake back into Kenshin's hands.
"Er…Sano? I don't think plants…er…need sake, that I don't…" Kenshin said. He gave the sake back to Sano.
"HOW CAN YOU SAY SUCH A THING!!!!! THE PLANTS, THEY NEED—"
"You have had too much sake, that you have…" Kenshin interrupted, plucking the jug of sake from Sano's hands and setting it on the table. "Off to bed with you, Sano…"
"BUT I DON'T WANNA!!!!"
"Now Sano…" Kenshin looked desperately at Kaoru, who shrugged.
"P-PROMISE THAT YOU'LL HELP THE PLANTS IF I GO TO BED!!! PROMISE ME KENSHIN!!!" Sanosuke said urgently.
"Okay, Sano, I PROMISE…"
Misao stared at Aoshi. Aoshi stared at Misao, the package still in his hands.
"W-What did you say?" Misao asked incredulously. It was hard to believe…she had not expected him to say it so…soon…so concisely…and so…to the point… Instead, Misao had expected that SHE would be the first one to confess…not Aoshi…
Did he have to repeat himself? Apparently so. "Misao, I love you."
"WHAT!?"
Aoshi took a deep breath. "I said I—"
"Oh, shut up, Aoshi-sama, I HEARD what you said!" Misao interrupted, and before he could finish, Misao brought his head down to hers and planted a long, sloppy kiss on his mouth, causing him to drop the package in surprise.
Aoshi was shocked (ahem…duh…)—though he didn't show it.
"That was a crummy kiss, don't you think? Let's try that again." Misao said, bringing his face to hers once more.
"Er…Sano, the bedrooms are that way, that they are…." Kenshin said, pointing in the opposite direction of which Sano was going.
"Kenshin…I think…I think I hear…things…" Sano said.
"Hear things? From where? I don't hear anything except for your voice, that I don't…"
"I hear things from…from THERE!!!!" Sano yelled pointing in a random direction.
"That's just a broom closet, that it is…"
"THE THINGS!!! I HEAR THE THINGS!!! THEY HAVE COME TO TAKE OVER THE WOOOORRRLLLDDD!!!! MUST STOP THEM!!!!" Sano howled.
"Now, now Sano…you must not do anything stupid, that you mustn't…NO SANO, DON'T!!! YOU MUSTN'T!!!" Kenshin's warning came too late as—
"FUTAE NO KIWAMIIIIIII!!!!!"
Sano punched the wooden door of the broom closet, blasting it to smithereens, not knowing and not particularly caring, that Misao and Aoshi were inside. All he cared about was destroying the 'things' bent on world domination.
"Hey…has anyone seen Misao or Aoshi?" Okon asked, looking around.
Megumi shook her head. "Come to think of it, I haven't seen them for a while…"
Omasu looked down desperately at Okina, who had fallen asleep in the teriyaki sauce. "Okina. OKINA!!!!" Omasu screeched, trying to wake him up.
"Don't bother," Kaoru said, shaking her head. "I've already tried waking him up. The guy sleeps like a log…"
There was a long silence, which was broken by the noise of breaking wood and human screams.
"What the hell was that!?" Omasu yelled.
"I dunno…let's go check it out…" Okon said. Kaoru, Megumi, Omasu, Shiro, and Kuro followed, leaving Okina comfortably snoozing in teriyaki sauce.
Aoshi heard Sano's voice outside of the door. Why was he standing outside of a broom closet? Surely, he didn't want a broom to clean anything up…did he? Did Sano actually clean ANYTHING? These ridiculous thoughts disappeared after he heard the words, "FUTAE NO KIWAMI!!!!" Knowing what was coming next, he broke away from Misao, and pushed her to the end of the closet.
"MISAO, GET DOWN!!!!" Misao looked up just in time to see a rooster-like figurepunch through the door..
The door exploded, and bits of wood flew everywhere. Sanosuke pointed to Misao and Aoshi with a shaking finger. "SEE Kenshin? THE THINGS WERE GOING TO TAKE OVER THE WOOORRRLLD!!! AND I STOPPED THEM!!!!"
Aoshi almost sighed and brushed a few bits of wood off of his shoulder. He thought that NO ONE could interrupt them in a locked broom closet…apparently, a drunken Sano had still found a way to do exactly that…
Kenshin was staring at them. "Sano….I t-think that you…interrupted one of…Aoshi's and…Misao's…er…private moments, that you did…"
Misao glared at Sano. "What did you do THAT for?"
"I was going to…stop the…THINGS!!!" Sano said. "AND I DID!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
The scene that Okon, Omasu, Shiro, Kuro, Megumi, and Kaoru came upon was not exactly as nice one. Sano was standing before the now doorless broom closet, with his hand suspended in midair, pointing threateningly at Misao and Aoshi, while Aoshi was still holding Misao in his arms. Kenshin was staring openmouthed at Sano, wondering exactly HOW this had happened.
Omasu finally seemed to comprehend what was going on. "You IDIOT!!! SANOSUKE, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!!" She jumped up, accidentally kicking Kenshin in the head.
"Oro…"
Not stopping to see if Kenshin was okay, she ran after Sano.
Though Sano was drunk, he could still tell that Omasu had a murderous glint in her eyes, so he did the only wise thing he had done all day: he RAN!!!!
Okon, Shiro, Kuro, and Megumi ran after Omasu and Sano, to make sure that no REAL harm would come upon either of them, while Kaoru dragged a swirly-eyed Kenshin to the bedrooms.
Aoshi and Misao were alone again.
"Shall we pick up from where we left off?" Misao asked, with an evil smile. She pulled bits of wood from Aoshi's hair.
"…"
"I'll take that as a yes…" Misao giggled as Aoshi bent down to kiss her.
Aoshi broke away. "Misao, I…"
"What wrong, Aoshi-sama?"
"You know how I gave you a ninja outfit for you birthday?"
Misao nodded.
"Well…that was only part of the gift…I wanted to give this to you…personally…" he said carefully. Aoshi stooped down to pick up the package he had dropped earlier, when Misao had surprised him with the kiss. "Misao…happy birthday…" He handed her the package.
Misao looked down at the neatly wrapped package in her hands, her anticipation mounting. Things were happening exactly the way she wanted it to. And that was good.
"M-May I…open it?" Misao asked timidly.
Aoshi nodded. He WANTED her to open it. He wanted to know if he had done right in getting her this…if she would like it…
Misao tried rip the paper open, her fingers prying and searching for an uneven edge to hook onto. When she finally got the paper off, she saw that whatever it was, it was in a white box. (A/N: No, Aoshi didn't just get her a white box…for those of you who thought that for some reason…) She curled her fingers around the edge of the lid, and gently lifted it off.
"Oh…Aoshi-sama…" Misao said, her face shining in awe.
Author's Note: Yeah, um…I'm not good at mushiness…sorry to those that are disappointed with this chapter…bleh. I absolutely CANNOT do kissing scenes to save my life…as you can tell…And sorry if Sano was a bit—I mean REALLY—OOC in this chapter…I had to get Aoshi and Misao out SOMEhow…and plus, that was how my best friend wanted it…so blame her!!! Should the last chapter be chapter 11? Or should I also write an epilogue or something? TELL MEEEEE!!!!
Thanks to all who reviewed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (If I miss any of you, just email me and yell at me for it, okay? I don't feel like thinking right now…)