Signs Of Trouble
By: Silver Teardrops
Disclaimer: You know the drill.
Chapter 2- 'Popularity also equals Jealousy'
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Misao and the gang went in the building minutes before to gather things they need from their locker and went to their classroom together. Misao sighed as she took her usual seat by the window, also an empty desk always was in front of her, because a lot of sudents didn't like seating in the front row.
"Misao seems sad today, have you have any idea as to why?" Kenshin asked Aoshi who was staring intently but lovingly at Misao. He shook his head no and turned to look at his best friend Kenshin and shrugged his shoulders.
"I wish I knew, then I could make everything better." Aoshi mumured and before Kenshin could reply Sano butt into the conversation his eyes glowing, and drool coming down the side of his mouth. Kenshin thought Sano was staring at Misao in that way again and was about to smack him for it but his eye caught sight of the girl-the new girl.
Misao heard many gasps and the sensei clearing his throat so she loked from the window to the front of the room, to meet the eyes of a beautiful girl, taller than she but seemingly just at nice as she herself was. She smiled at Misao and Misao in returned gave a huge wave and signlaed her to take a seat in front of her and she nodded before she had to turn back to face the whole class.
The boys in the room were whistling at Kaoru and Kaoru was blushing and kept her eyes downcast, she liked making friends just not really public speaking or anything. Don't get her wrong she's popular just shy.
"Minna-san! This here is Kamiya Kaoru, she's our new student who will be joining us for the the semester and who knows maybe even after that." He told Kaoru to take a seat anywhere and Kaoru was making her way to Misao when she caught a sight of white skin and ruby red lips and looked at that girl who was staring daggers into Kaoru.
"Hi." Kaoru greeted with a shaking smile. Megumi just huffed and looked away. Kaoru was embarassed adn immediatly pulled her hand from a wave and down by her side and ran to the seat in front of that nice genki girl.
"HI there! My name's Makimachi Misao, just call me Misao, and can I call you Kaoru?" Misao greeted with cheerfulness coming out of her that she didn't even know she had that day. Kaoru just had that charm, where Misao just wanted to be her best friend more and more.
"Hai, um. Who's that?" Kaoru pointed unnoticably by many but not by Misao.
"Oh, just Takani Megumi, she hates most girls who doesn't follow her. Like me for example but don't worry, lots of people say that she's always jealous of those who are far more popular than she is, especially with guys." Misao giggled as Kaoru quickly placed her hand over her mouth to lessen the sound of her laughter.
Kenshin stared with Sano amazed at the sight. They truly hadn't believe that there was someone more beautiful than Misao, but here she was laughing away as if she's been here for many years.
'I think I'm over Misao.' Kenshin and Sano both thought as the looked at the girls. Aoshi and Soujiro saw the way they looked and had a slight smirk, now it was just the two of them at it for Misao, may the best one win. It was a friendly competition, afterall they truly did care for her well-being.
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After class, it was lunch time and Misao was laughing away with Kaoru as they talked more nonsense, Aoshi mused, she actually made the best of friends with her in just hours.
"Misao!" Soujiro hollered as the gang followed her and Kaoru. She stopped and looked back, shocked as if she suddenly forgot.
"Oh gomen nasai! Kaoru these here are guys in my crew- Sagara Sanosuke; call him Sano, Seta Soujiro, Himura Kenshin, and Shinomori Aoshi. As you will be part of the crew, there is no need to be so formal with these guys here, they could care less if you've got their name wrong." Misao giggled as Aoshi playfully pushed her (gently mind you, or she would be flying ^.^). Kaoru bowed to all of them, knowing no need to intorduce herself once again.
"Ano, lets go to the studio to practice today okay Misao?" Kenshin asked her as he smiled at Kaoru who blushed.
"Hai, lets." Misao then invited them all to eat lunch outside of the campus. Her treat. Kaoru was fitting in quite fine, and she made fast admires...she was close to betting Misao's record, but both girls were oblivious to all the stares they were given and drool puddles that occured in their presence. They were exactly the same, therefore, no fighting over guys would happen-their friendship will always be first.
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Kaoru was seated between Kenshin and Sano and Kenshin was talking to her while Sano was still gawking at her. Misao didn't notice the way things were and was seated between Aoshi and Soujiro talking comfortably about the band's upcoming performance.
"Oh yeah Kaoru? May I ask, do you like to sing?" Aoshi suddenly broke from their current talk and addressed Kaoru. She looked up from Kenshin's lavendar eyes to ice blue ones. She smiled widely.
"Do I? I love to sing!"
"Do you sing well?" Sano suddenly gained his voice back, much less know where they were in a conversation. Kaoru nodded eagerly.
"Why do you ask Aoshi?" Kaoru asked, confusion written clearly on her face.
"Well, we were talking, Misao's voice is strong and beautiful, but maybe she needs another one to sing with her, to strength the band's sound. How does that sound to you?" Soujiro finsihed smiling. Kaoru looked unimpressed, well-she didn't believe that Misao's voice was as beautiful as Aoshi made it sound, even though Misao is a great friend to her, she just couldn't accept it yet.
"Um, is Misao's voice that strong?" Kaoru asked turning her gaze away from Misao's direction to avoid her glare. But there was no glare to avoid.
"I know, Aoshi is lying Kaoru, my voice is not all that- not even close, but I wouldn't mind if you helped me sing. It would sound twice as better than it does now." Misao wasn't a bit offended and Kaoru was surprised, Misao realy was something.
"Um sure then. I wouldn't mind singing!" Kaoru smiled brillantly and Kenshin smiled with her.
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After school, they all got into the guys' car; this time Sano's and Soujiro's. Sano and Kenshin pulled Kaoru into theirs and left before the other car and so that left Misao with Soujiro and Aoshi. Wow, life for the two girls were good, except the only thing to actually make it perfect- if only they knew the effect they had on boys.
"Hiko-san!!!!" Misao yet again ran out and this time, Hiko didn't try to run, she was going to find him sooner or later so he just stood waiting for her to slam into him. And it did-he was getting old for this kind of things.
"Misao-chan, it's nice to see you smiling, did your parents call yet?"
"Not that I heard of, but I'm sure they are there safely. Oh by the way, we have a new member to the band-Kamiya Kaoru." Misao pulled Kaoru from the huddled and she looked at the tall muscular man with meek eyes.
"H-h-hi, Hiko-san." Kaoru stuttered out, remembering what Misao called him. Hiko looked amused at the little group, now two girls; very popular and pretty girls was now in the group of boys. How will they manage? Hiko nodded in greeting and let the band into the studio while he sat outside to think to himself. Misao's fine, at least she seems to be- but i know better, Hiko thought as he grabbed a secret sake bottle from his coat.
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Kaoru was stunned as she sat down and listened to the band play and Misao's beautiful and gracious voice accompany the slow, sad, love song. It was their original and Misao knew it by heart because she wrote the lyrics and music to this one. Kaoru just sat awed, Misao was more than anybody she's known, nice, modest, beautiful and energetic. Kaoru stood up after they finished playingh and clapping her hands wildly.
"Oh my gosh! You- all of you were wonderful, but Misao's voice was great!" Kaoru gushed making all of them blushed including Misao.
"Well, I love that song- well I wrote it, so I have a lot of meaning with it. Well are you going to sing with us or what?" Misao smiled grabbing a microphone from Sano's hands and stretching it out to Kaoru. She nodded and jumped on stage and took hold of the microphone clearing her voice. They decided to play a song that was not theirs and one Kaoru could sing with.
(This song does not belong to me, and I am not saying it is. It belongs to Alicia Keys; If I Ain't Got You)
(Misao started singing at first then Kaoru got into it and sung along)
Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial
(The guys' eyes were wide at the wonderful voices that were eminating from the two tiny girls. Then as they passed the intro, the voices got stronger yet more harmony sounding.)
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you
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Hiko was passing through the place about to talk with Misao when he stopped at the open door to their studio, hearing two wonderful voices eminating from the tops of their lungs and from the bottom of their hearts. He peeped in to see the guys shut and staring at the two girls singing.
At the end the boys smiled and all went and gathered around the two and bear hugged them-poor poor Misao and Kaoru, wait- wasn't that a good thing? Well Hiko interrupted by claering his throat.
"Ahem! I need to speak with Misao for a moment."
"Hai!" Misao jumped from the stage and skipped to him merrily and Hiko led her out of the room.
"Misao-chan, somethings up with you and I'm beginning to not like how you're hiding it, or handling it." Hiko stated sternly. Misao looked away from him, her big smile suddenly fading.
"I- I can handle it Hiko-san, I truly can, if you let me." Misao looked up into his eyes, her eyes brimming with water that it turly looked like the sea. Hiko sighed and nodded, and left-not after giving Misao a hug to tell her he's there.
"I know you're here, you're always where I need you." Misao smiled as she blinked back her tears and ran back to the studio to sing more songs.
"As I know you are always here to brighten my life." Hiko whispered as he shoved his hands in his pockets and walking away.
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"It was fun today Misao! I can't believe on my first day, I made a best friend, joinded her crew, entered as a singer for a band, and even have a gig coming up with the band soon! Misao I can't thank you enough for letting me be friends with you." Kaoru hugged Misao as she was exiting Soujiro's car, Kenshin and Sano lived in another direction so they had to go one without her. Misao nodded and smiled.
"You- we're going to blow away the audiences this weekend, your voice and mine." Misao shut the door and Soujiro drove off. Aoshi has noticed, ever since that talk with Hiko, Misao's been a bit reserved, and that is never a good sign.
"Misao-are you alright?" Aoshi asked as he held onto her hand. Misao looked from the window to him and then down at the clasped hands.
"I will be. It's nothing you should worry over." Misao's voice was soft that it hurt Aoshi to hear it, it even made Soujiro wince. Misao's soft voice always meant that she was either in a lot of stress or really depressed.
"I guess this is where I get off at." Misao smiled half-heartidly as she let go of Aoshi's hands and climbed out the car and ran into the house wihtout a back glance.
"Misao is she going to be alright?" Aoshi asked to no one, because Soujiro was just as lost as he was and none of them could answer it.
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Megumi was laughing evilly as she looked over her plans- the torture will finally begin.
"Those girls have has their share of the boys, now its time for them to have the share of embarassment. O hohohoh." Megumi scared her followers but they dare not say anything about it- they were after all, fond of the two girls that Megumi planned to sabotage.
By: Silver Teardrops
Disclaimer: You know the drill.
Chapter 2- 'Popularity also equals Jealousy'
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Misao and the gang went in the building minutes before to gather things they need from their locker and went to their classroom together. Misao sighed as she took her usual seat by the window, also an empty desk always was in front of her, because a lot of sudents didn't like seating in the front row.
"Misao seems sad today, have you have any idea as to why?" Kenshin asked Aoshi who was staring intently but lovingly at Misao. He shook his head no and turned to look at his best friend Kenshin and shrugged his shoulders.
"I wish I knew, then I could make everything better." Aoshi mumured and before Kenshin could reply Sano butt into the conversation his eyes glowing, and drool coming down the side of his mouth. Kenshin thought Sano was staring at Misao in that way again and was about to smack him for it but his eye caught sight of the girl-the new girl.
Misao heard many gasps and the sensei clearing his throat so she loked from the window to the front of the room, to meet the eyes of a beautiful girl, taller than she but seemingly just at nice as she herself was. She smiled at Misao and Misao in returned gave a huge wave and signlaed her to take a seat in front of her and she nodded before she had to turn back to face the whole class.
The boys in the room were whistling at Kaoru and Kaoru was blushing and kept her eyes downcast, she liked making friends just not really public speaking or anything. Don't get her wrong she's popular just shy.
"Minna-san! This here is Kamiya Kaoru, she's our new student who will be joining us for the the semester and who knows maybe even after that." He told Kaoru to take a seat anywhere and Kaoru was making her way to Misao when she caught a sight of white skin and ruby red lips and looked at that girl who was staring daggers into Kaoru.
"Hi." Kaoru greeted with a shaking smile. Megumi just huffed and looked away. Kaoru was embarassed adn immediatly pulled her hand from a wave and down by her side and ran to the seat in front of that nice genki girl.
"HI there! My name's Makimachi Misao, just call me Misao, and can I call you Kaoru?" Misao greeted with cheerfulness coming out of her that she didn't even know she had that day. Kaoru just had that charm, where Misao just wanted to be her best friend more and more.
"Hai, um. Who's that?" Kaoru pointed unnoticably by many but not by Misao.
"Oh, just Takani Megumi, she hates most girls who doesn't follow her. Like me for example but don't worry, lots of people say that she's always jealous of those who are far more popular than she is, especially with guys." Misao giggled as Kaoru quickly placed her hand over her mouth to lessen the sound of her laughter.
Kenshin stared with Sano amazed at the sight. They truly hadn't believe that there was someone more beautiful than Misao, but here she was laughing away as if she's been here for many years.
'I think I'm over Misao.' Kenshin and Sano both thought as the looked at the girls. Aoshi and Soujiro saw the way they looked and had a slight smirk, now it was just the two of them at it for Misao, may the best one win. It was a friendly competition, afterall they truly did care for her well-being.
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After class, it was lunch time and Misao was laughing away with Kaoru as they talked more nonsense, Aoshi mused, she actually made the best of friends with her in just hours.
"Misao!" Soujiro hollered as the gang followed her and Kaoru. She stopped and looked back, shocked as if she suddenly forgot.
"Oh gomen nasai! Kaoru these here are guys in my crew- Sagara Sanosuke; call him Sano, Seta Soujiro, Himura Kenshin, and Shinomori Aoshi. As you will be part of the crew, there is no need to be so formal with these guys here, they could care less if you've got their name wrong." Misao giggled as Aoshi playfully pushed her (gently mind you, or she would be flying ^.^). Kaoru bowed to all of them, knowing no need to intorduce herself once again.
"Ano, lets go to the studio to practice today okay Misao?" Kenshin asked her as he smiled at Kaoru who blushed.
"Hai, lets." Misao then invited them all to eat lunch outside of the campus. Her treat. Kaoru was fitting in quite fine, and she made fast admires...she was close to betting Misao's record, but both girls were oblivious to all the stares they were given and drool puddles that occured in their presence. They were exactly the same, therefore, no fighting over guys would happen-their friendship will always be first.
_ _ _ _ _
Kaoru was seated between Kenshin and Sano and Kenshin was talking to her while Sano was still gawking at her. Misao didn't notice the way things were and was seated between Aoshi and Soujiro talking comfortably about the band's upcoming performance.
"Oh yeah Kaoru? May I ask, do you like to sing?" Aoshi suddenly broke from their current talk and addressed Kaoru. She looked up from Kenshin's lavendar eyes to ice blue ones. She smiled widely.
"Do I? I love to sing!"
"Do you sing well?" Sano suddenly gained his voice back, much less know where they were in a conversation. Kaoru nodded eagerly.
"Why do you ask Aoshi?" Kaoru asked, confusion written clearly on her face.
"Well, we were talking, Misao's voice is strong and beautiful, but maybe she needs another one to sing with her, to strength the band's sound. How does that sound to you?" Soujiro finsihed smiling. Kaoru looked unimpressed, well-she didn't believe that Misao's voice was as beautiful as Aoshi made it sound, even though Misao is a great friend to her, she just couldn't accept it yet.
"Um, is Misao's voice that strong?" Kaoru asked turning her gaze away from Misao's direction to avoid her glare. But there was no glare to avoid.
"I know, Aoshi is lying Kaoru, my voice is not all that- not even close, but I wouldn't mind if you helped me sing. It would sound twice as better than it does now." Misao wasn't a bit offended and Kaoru was surprised, Misao realy was something.
"Um sure then. I wouldn't mind singing!" Kaoru smiled brillantly and Kenshin smiled with her.
_ _ _ _ _
After school, they all got into the guys' car; this time Sano's and Soujiro's. Sano and Kenshin pulled Kaoru into theirs and left before the other car and so that left Misao with Soujiro and Aoshi. Wow, life for the two girls were good, except the only thing to actually make it perfect- if only they knew the effect they had on boys.
"Hiko-san!!!!" Misao yet again ran out and this time, Hiko didn't try to run, she was going to find him sooner or later so he just stood waiting for her to slam into him. And it did-he was getting old for this kind of things.
"Misao-chan, it's nice to see you smiling, did your parents call yet?"
"Not that I heard of, but I'm sure they are there safely. Oh by the way, we have a new member to the band-Kamiya Kaoru." Misao pulled Kaoru from the huddled and she looked at the tall muscular man with meek eyes.
"H-h-hi, Hiko-san." Kaoru stuttered out, remembering what Misao called him. Hiko looked amused at the little group, now two girls; very popular and pretty girls was now in the group of boys. How will they manage? Hiko nodded in greeting and let the band into the studio while he sat outside to think to himself. Misao's fine, at least she seems to be- but i know better, Hiko thought as he grabbed a secret sake bottle from his coat.
_ _ _ _ _
Kaoru was stunned as she sat down and listened to the band play and Misao's beautiful and gracious voice accompany the slow, sad, love song. It was their original and Misao knew it by heart because she wrote the lyrics and music to this one. Kaoru just sat awed, Misao was more than anybody she's known, nice, modest, beautiful and energetic. Kaoru stood up after they finished playingh and clapping her hands wildly.
"Oh my gosh! You- all of you were wonderful, but Misao's voice was great!" Kaoru gushed making all of them blushed including Misao.
"Well, I love that song- well I wrote it, so I have a lot of meaning with it. Well are you going to sing with us or what?" Misao smiled grabbing a microphone from Sano's hands and stretching it out to Kaoru. She nodded and jumped on stage and took hold of the microphone clearing her voice. They decided to play a song that was not theirs and one Kaoru could sing with.
(This song does not belong to me, and I am not saying it is. It belongs to Alicia Keys; If I Ain't Got You)
(Misao started singing at first then Kaoru got into it and sung along)
Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial
(The guys' eyes were wide at the wonderful voices that were eminating from the two tiny girls. Then as they passed the intro, the voices got stronger yet more harmony sounding.)
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you baby
If I ain't got you baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you
_ _ _ _ _
Hiko was passing through the place about to talk with Misao when he stopped at the open door to their studio, hearing two wonderful voices eminating from the tops of their lungs and from the bottom of their hearts. He peeped in to see the guys shut and staring at the two girls singing.
At the end the boys smiled and all went and gathered around the two and bear hugged them-poor poor Misao and Kaoru, wait- wasn't that a good thing? Well Hiko interrupted by claering his throat.
"Ahem! I need to speak with Misao for a moment."
"Hai!" Misao jumped from the stage and skipped to him merrily and Hiko led her out of the room.
"Misao-chan, somethings up with you and I'm beginning to not like how you're hiding it, or handling it." Hiko stated sternly. Misao looked away from him, her big smile suddenly fading.
"I- I can handle it Hiko-san, I truly can, if you let me." Misao looked up into his eyes, her eyes brimming with water that it turly looked like the sea. Hiko sighed and nodded, and left-not after giving Misao a hug to tell her he's there.
"I know you're here, you're always where I need you." Misao smiled as she blinked back her tears and ran back to the studio to sing more songs.
"As I know you are always here to brighten my life." Hiko whispered as he shoved his hands in his pockets and walking away.
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"It was fun today Misao! I can't believe on my first day, I made a best friend, joinded her crew, entered as a singer for a band, and even have a gig coming up with the band soon! Misao I can't thank you enough for letting me be friends with you." Kaoru hugged Misao as she was exiting Soujiro's car, Kenshin and Sano lived in another direction so they had to go one without her. Misao nodded and smiled.
"You- we're going to blow away the audiences this weekend, your voice and mine." Misao shut the door and Soujiro drove off. Aoshi has noticed, ever since that talk with Hiko, Misao's been a bit reserved, and that is never a good sign.
"Misao-are you alright?" Aoshi asked as he held onto her hand. Misao looked from the window to him and then down at the clasped hands.
"I will be. It's nothing you should worry over." Misao's voice was soft that it hurt Aoshi to hear it, it even made Soujiro wince. Misao's soft voice always meant that she was either in a lot of stress or really depressed.
"I guess this is where I get off at." Misao smiled half-heartidly as she let go of Aoshi's hands and climbed out the car and ran into the house wihtout a back glance.
"Misao is she going to be alright?" Aoshi asked to no one, because Soujiro was just as lost as he was and none of them could answer it.
_ _ _ _ _
Megumi was laughing evilly as she looked over her plans- the torture will finally begin.
"Those girls have has their share of the boys, now its time for them to have the share of embarassment. O hohohoh." Megumi scared her followers but they dare not say anything about it- they were after all, fond of the two girls that Megumi planned to sabotage.