Chap. 3 - Unwell

Disclaimer: RK is not mine, okay? If it were I would have Aoshi by my side right now. And to me he would smile! I know... I don't make sense...

A/N: Finally found a song that would match these two! Yeah!!

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Misao woke up sleepy, she would love to stay on bed just more five minutes, but if she did it, Jiya would wake her up really earlier on the next day as punishment. She opened her eyes and saw a note next to her futon, she knew the handwriting even if she hadn't see it for so long, she got up quickly and reached for the note. Should she open?

What would she find? A note of goodbye?

She dropped the note still unopened. 'Come on, Misao. Don't be such a baby. If you don't open it, you will never know.' she said to herself, she grabbed the note once again, but she opened this time.

"Misao,

Meet me at the place we used to hang out when you were a child at noon. I have something to say.

Aoshi."

'That is something unexpected.' she thought, the note had let Misao speechless. She looked at her clock. 8:15. She had too much time to spare until noon, to get on the spot he was talking about on the forest would only take a couple minutes, and she would need just an hour to take a shower and get ready. So, she had to keep herself busy until 11.

She kept the note on her favorite book and placed it at the end of a drawer, got dressed and went downstairs.

For the next hours, Misao ate breakfast, trained, helped at the Aoi-ya, cleaned her bedroom and did all in her power to don't think about Aoshi. At eleven, Misao took a shower and dressed a clean cloth, she let her hair loose for once.

She went to the place on the forest, when she got there she saw Aoshi with a blanket on the floor and a lot of good food in it.

"I'm curious. What do you have to say?" Misao asked sitting in front of him.

"First that you look very pretty today." she blushed.

~All day staring at the ceiling

Making friends with shadows on my wall

All night hearing voices telling me

That I should get some sleep

Because tomorrow might be good for something~

"I've been closed up for some time now. I tried to meditate to find peace, but all day I keep seeing Hannya and the others, and in the night I can't sleep even knowing that tomorrow might be good."

~Hold on

Feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown

And I don't know why~

"It feels like I'm going crazy, I feel guilty, I feel sadness. How can I forget them? I just can't."

~But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell

I know right now you can't tell

But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see

A different side of me

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired

I know right now you don't care

But soon enough you're gonna think of me

And how I used to be...me ~

"I know that I'm not well, but can you help me? Can you wait for me? Maybe I'll be able to come back, really come back. And then I'll be how I used to be me."

~And I know, I know they've all been talking about me

I can hear them whisper

And it makes me think there must be something wrong with me

Out of all the hours thinking

Somehow I've lost my mind~

"I also know that they are all talking about me. I can hear them whisper when I walk by. But I believe that I'll be fine, with you. I'll be fine if I'm with you. I can't deny any longer, Misao. I love you. When you were a child I loved you like a brother, I thought that you would always be a child, but you had grown, into a beautiful woman, I must add. You're stronger, smarter, prettier. What I felt for you before changed somewhere on the path. I'm sorry it took me so long to realize that. Will you forgive me?" Misao was surprise at first but little by little a huge smile grown on her face.

"Yes. I love you Aoshi."

"Will you be my wife, and stay with me forever?" he asked smiling.

"You're smiling. Yes. I'll be your wife. And yes, I'll stay with you forever." She hugged him strongly. "I won't let you go, again."

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A/N: Aw... It's short... I didn't mean it to be short... Damn... But there is still an epilogue coming ok? Send me some reviews, ok? I want to know what you're thinking!

Lots of love.

Bye!

Lali-chan