Author's Note: I am not in a happy mood right now. I'm sad because my plot to take over the world has failed. Sadness. Oh well… And by the way: here's a warning…you MIGHT want to kill me after this chapter…because…well…you'll have to read to find out…just don't be too harsh, okay? Give me a quick death…

Disclaimer: Since I don't own the world, that means I don't own Rurouni Kenshin either. And if I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, that means I don't own Aoshi Shinomori. See why I'm sad NOW? I DO have a reason to be sad, you know! Oh well…

Chapter 11

"NOW YOU DIE SANOSUKE!!!!!!" Omasu screamed, her face contorted into a look of pure insanity.

Sano was now trapped in a small corner. The only thing that was with him was a small potted plant. "P-please help me, plant. I wanted to give you sake…" The plant didn't respond. (um…duh…) Sano began shaking the plant repeatedly and violently, yelling out anguished cries for help, while Omasu still had that crazy look in her eyes.

Sano seemed to realize that shaking the plant would not aid him in any way, so instead, he settled for cowering in the corner, while still holding on to the plant for dear life.

"MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Omasu plucked the plant out of Sano's arms, and held it just out of Sano's reach.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! T-THAT P-PLANT HASN'T EVEN HAD S-SAKE YET!!!!" Sano cried out mournfully, while trying to grab the plant out of Omasu's grasp..

"PREPARE TO SUFFER!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Omasu held a knife just above the plant's stem.

Sano looked up fearfully, not wanting to believe that his newfound plant friend was about to be shredded into pieces. "P-please…Omasu…d-don't…"

Okon, Megumi, Shiro, and Kuro arrived just in time to pull the plant and the knife safely out of Omasu's hands, and also secure anything else that might have been a 'victim' or a weapon.

Omasu looked angrily at the four of them. "What did you do that for? This…person…SANO…he ruined Misao's and Aoshi's special time together!"

"Ah…Omasu…I think everything is going along just fine right now…" Okon said reassuringly.

Omasu peered up at Okon. "Really?"

"Yes. It's about time to go to bed now; anyways…you can kill Sano or the plant in the morning."

Omasu yawned. "That sounds good…"

Okon, Omasu, Shiro, and Kuro left, leaving Megumi and Sano alone.

Megumi looked down at her hands, wondering exactly what she could say to break the silence.

"Sano?"

"Hmmm…?"

"What you said earlier…I mean…at dinnertime…about the meatballs…well…is it true that you love meatballs? And is that why you gave them to me? Because…you…love me?" Megumi stammered. She found that right now, she could not insult or pass some snide remark to Sano. Right now, even though he was drunk, he seemed…perfect. She wasn't sure if she could get a straight answer from him right at this moment, since he was…well…DRUNK.

"Eh…kitsune? I would let all the plants die from lack of sake if I could just be with you for one second." Sano replied sincerely.

Megumi looked down at her hands and blushed. What he said was perfect.

Then he ruined it. "Of course, I don't know exactly why, because, after all, you ARE just a FOX!"

Before, when Megumi thought that she couldn't insult or pass a snide remark to Sano, she was stupid and naïve. In these few short seconds, she had 'matured' a little. Insulting Sano now seemed like an EASY thing.

"Why YOU…" Megumi slapped Sano upside the head. "ROOSTER!!!!!!!"

"Kenshin…are you alright? Kenshin? SPEAK TO ME!!!!" Kaoru was shaking Kenshin repeatedly, almost exactly the same way Sano had been doing to the plant.

"Oro…"

"Kenshin?" Kaoru looked down at him. At least his eyes weren't as swirly anymore. Maybe shaking him was doing some good…

"I would appreciate it if you stopped shaking me, that I would."

"KENSHIN?! Are you alright?"

"I am fine, that I am…I only got stepped on the head about 367 times today. It was better than last time, that it was…" Kenshin said cheerfully. He blushed at the concern in Kaoru's beautiful blue eyes.

"What? Is there something on my face? Where?" Kaoru began wiping her face with her hands.

She finally gave up, and burst into tears. "WHY AM I SO U-UGLY?!" Kaoru sobbed. "M-Megumi is so much p-prettier than M-ME!!!!! YOU WERE PROBABLY STARING AT SOME HIDEOUS PIMPLE WITH HAIR STICKING OUT THAT PROBABLY JUST F-FORMED ON MY F-FACE!!!! I ALWAYS L-LOOK UGLY AROUND YOU, BECAUSE…because…t-that's when I want t-to look my…BEST!!!!"

Kenshin winced, pained that she thought this of herself. "No…you're perfect. Your eyes are very pretty, that they are.This onewas only staring at those…" Kenshin covered his mouth. Had he said all that out loud? "Sorry, Kaoru-dono.This onedidn't mean to be so forward…"

"You think my eyes are pretty?" Kaoru said, as she finally stopped crying and shaking Kenshin.

"Well…yes..."

"Do you think M-Megumi is prettier than me?"

"N-no…" Kenshin answered sincerely and truthfully. "Megumi is a very pretty lady, that she is…but…this one likes you better…" Kenshin blushed, and looked at Kaoru shyly. "Do you like me?"

"Y-yes…"

"Oh…Aoshi-sama…" Misao was still staring at Aoshi's gift in wonder and awe. "T-Thank you…"

"…" Aoshi continued to remain silent.

Misao didn't mind. Anyways, words weren't exactly needed at this point.

"It's time for bed," Aoshi said suddenly.

Misao blinked. "What?"

What is wrong with Misao's hearing today? Aoshi repeated himself. "It's time for bed."

"Oh…" The look of disappointment was clear in her eyes. "Okay then…"

Suddenly, Misao's eyes gleamed dangerously. She looked up at Aoshi. "Okay…it's off to bed then…but…Aoshi-sama?"

Aoshi looked down at her, an almost questioning look in his eyes.

"Would you…" Misao smiled slyly up at Aoshi. "Would you like to…join me?"

Aoshi turned away, so that Misao couldn't see his face.

"Aa…"

The Next Morning

Aoshi looked up at the ceiling. He never imagined that he would be doing this…everything felt…perfect. He didn't know it before, but now he knew that Misao was who and what he wanted. Having her was enough.

Misao's eyes fluttered open, and looked lovingly into Aoshi's ice-blue ones. "Good morning…Aoshi-sama…"

"…"

She just felt so…right encircled in Aoshi's arms. Life couldn't get any better than this…

"Hey…kitsune? Are you awake?" Sano whispered gently into Megumi's ear.

"Yes…"

"Come on…it's time for breakfast…"

Megumi grabbed Sano's sleeve. "Do you remember what you said yesterday?" she asked him urgently.

Sano looked at her. "Yes…I remember it clearly, even though I was drunk, kitsune…Now…let's go down to breakfast, shall we? Omasu and Okon are MUCH better cooks than Kaoru is, so we'd better eat our fill before we go back to the Kamiya Dojo."

"Kenshin? D-did you mean what you said…yesterday? Or were you just trying to…make me…feel better?" Kaoru asked.

"I meant everything I said, that I did." Kenshin smiled. "Now, let us go get some breakfast, okay? We might not experience such cooking back at the dojo for a while.

One look at Kaoru's face told him that he had said the wrong thing. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY COOKING?!"

"T-there is n-nothing is wrong with you cooking, that there isn't…" Lying was against Kenshin's morals, but this was an exception.

Kaoru glared at Kenshin for a moment, and then decided to let it go. "Let's go have some breakfast then…"

Misao sighed, and looked the white box (A/N: hehehe…). Aoshi had left for the temple about five minutes ago. I wonder why he's still going there? Does he still regret something?

The door creaked open. "Misao? Am I interrupting anything?" Kaoru asked, as she cautiously walked into the room.

"No…"

"Hey…is that from Aoshi?" Kaoru asked, indicating to the white box in Misao's hands. "Well? TELL ME!"

"Yup…"

"Well…what is it?" Kaoru urged impatiently, as she stared at the box curiously.

Misao thought for a moment, and then grinned mischievously. "Oh…nothing…"

Some things were best kept a secret.

The End

Author's Note: Okay…yeah…if it makes you feel any better, I don't know what the gift is either…--;; I just thought that it would be better to leave the gift up to your imagination…(cackles) seriously, I didn't do it to be cruel or anything…

(hides) Don't kill me!!! This time, I have no one to blame…it's not even Anubis-Shinigami's fault this time…(sighs)…

Anyways, this fic is about done…except, there may be an epilogue to give this fic some closure! I'll post that as soon as I think of it!!!

Thanks to all who reviewed!!!!!!!!!!!!