Fanfiction

Rurouni Kenshin(i don't own Sano-kun or the gang. *sigh*)

I started this on halloween, now it is december 15^ ^;;;)

kay-san: ohayou and konnichiwa minna-san! wow, chapter 3! this is great! i'm getting a chappie written per day! my sister's

coming for a visit today, and it's her birthday! 14! yay! so say happy b-day to her in ur reviews please and thankies! and

happy halloween to u all minna-san! now on with my story. oh i've forgoten to mention i own none of the characters. ^_^

*squeals*i have 2 reviews! i have 2 reviews! arigatou phillip and jenni! Meow! i'm so happy! now onward!

the music started, but Misao didn't recognise it. So she watched patiently, waiting for him to sing. and sing he did!

"u might've been hurt babe

that ain't no lie

u've seen them all come and go, oh

i remember u told me

that it made u believe in

No man, no cry

maybe that's why

Every little thing i do

Never seems enough for u

u don't wanna lose it again

Baby, when u finally

Get to love somebody

Guess What

It's gonna be me

u've got no choice babe

but to move on, yuo know

there ain't no time to waste, 'cause ur just

too blind to see

But in the end it's gonna be me

You can't deny it

So just tell me why

There comes a day

When i'll be the one

You'll see

It's gonna...it's gonna be me

All that i do

is never enought for u

Don't wanna lose it

But i'm not like that

When u finally get to love

Guess what, guess what

Every little thing i do

Never seems enough for u

u don't wanna lose it again

Baby, when u finally

Get to love somebody

Guess What

It's gonna be me

u've got no choice babe

but to move on, you know

there ain't no time to waste, 'cause ur just

too blind to see

But in the end it's gonna be me

You can't deny it

So just tell me why"

As he sang, he looked at Misao once in a while, trying to catch her eye. When he finally did, he noticed the tears in her

eyes. He finished and ran over to her. "Nani desu ka? What's wrong Misao-chan?"he asked worriedly. "W-was that...did u sing

that for me?"she stuttered. He smiled. "What do u think?"he asked.

Unexpectedly, she burst into tears. "M-misao! I-i thought you'd be happy...?"Soujiro stuttered, not sure what had caused his

best friend to get so upset. After a moment, she wiped her eyes and smiled sadly at him. "I am Sou-kun. I am"she said. Though

he wanted a bit more of an explination, Soujiro would let her tell him when she was ready. "M-may we go home now Sou-kun?"

Misao asked. "Hai. Of course Misao-chan"Soujiro smiled.

And so the two walked back to their apartment, hand in hand. Neither noticed the shadow that followed them silently. Together

they walked up the flights of stairs to their apartment, and went inside. When they got in, Soujiro remembered something.

"Misao-chan, since I have only one bed here, I will be sleeping on the couch tonight alright?"He said, knowing she would

protest. "Nani?! No way! You take the bed, I'm the one who came in unexpectedly!"she started. Soujiro sighed. Once Misao had

her mind set on something, she stood hard as a stone, and rarely let up.

"Sou-kun, you listen to me! You are sleeping in that bed!"she kept on going. Knowing this was how she would get her steam out

from earlier events, he let her ramble on. Finally, he spoke up. "But I thought all girls loved sleeping in beds?"he said,

knowing what her answer would be. "Well I'm not 'most girls' Sou-kun!"she pounced on him, insulted. He simply grinned at how

predictable she was(on most occasions). Deciding he had seen enough, the shadow left, back to a certain dojo.

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When the shadow was safe back in his room, and alone, only then did he alow himself to ponder the strange feelings he was

encountering. His heart was in pain, as if it had been stabbed with many needles. It had felt like that since Misao sang her

song. When Misao was hurting, Soujiro was the one she went to. Not him. Not him, who he thought she'd always be in love with.

And when she called him "sou-kun", the pain was almost unbearable.

"Poor poor pitiful me

All these feelings won't let me be

God have mercy on me

Poor poor pitiful me"

That was the song that popped into his head. He had to drown out all these feelings, before it got to him. He tookoff to do

some major meditation. 'I don't care if I'm in there all day and all night, I have to get her out of my head. And these

feelings out of my heart'he added without thinking. Instantly he was off to the shrine.

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Finally settling down(and no longer attacking Soujiro), Misao was sitting on the couch resting her head on Soujiro's

shoulder. She let out a light sigh. Soujiro turned his head slightly, looking down at her. "Um, Soujiro?"she whispered. "Yes

Misao-chan?"he replied. "I just wanted to say....thanks. For the song. No one's ever done something like that for me before,

and I didn't know how to react I guess"She tried to explain.

"Hey, what are friends for? You know I'd do anything to cheer

you up Misao-chan"he smiled down at her, and she looked back up. Their eyes locked for a moment, and Misao felt her heart

speed up. It was going a mile a minute before she looked hastily away. "W-well, I'm g-going to bed now, ok? Oyasumi nasai

Sou-kun"she said, heart still moving rapidly.

"Oyasumi nasai Misao-chan!"Soujiro called to her retreating form as he tried to get comfy on the couch.

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'W-what is this feeling? Why is my heart going so fast?'Misao wondered. 'I never felt this way before. C-could it be....n-no.

I never felt this way around A-aoshi'she thought. It was still strange to refer to him without the -sama. 'B-but..I don't

love Aoshi anymore. I am over him. He doesn't love me, and so maybe that's what this feeling is afterall'. There. She had

finally admited he didn't love her. And she drifted off with one last thought.

'i wonder if Soujiro feels this way right now...'