:: Chapter 2: Ohayo, Aoshi ::

Kaoru yawned and rubbed her eyes, then looked at her diamond studded watch. Hmm, they should be almost there. "Sano, how much longer?"

"Just a mile or two left 'till we enter Tokyo. Where to, Jo-chan, home or work?"

"Home before I see my agent."

Sano chuckled. "Which home?"

Kaoru laughed, stirring Misao. "The White House."

Sano's smile faded a bit. "Why not Akabeko?"

Kaoru grinned. "Sano, the only reason I'm going home is because I need to change before going, and you know as well as I do that White House has the biggest wardrobe. Besides, Akabeko has my restaurant built in right underneath. You'd start eating and we'd never get anywhere."

Sano grumbled. "So true."

Misao yawned and stretched animatedly. "Where are we going, Kaoru?"

"White House."

"So we're finally getting rest?"

"No. I have to change before seeing my agent."

Misao squealed loudly. "CAN I BORROW SOME OF YOUR CLOTHES KAORU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE AND CAN YOU GET KAMATARI TO DO MY HAIR PLEASE?"

Kaoru and Sano winced. "Weasel girl, trying putting a cork on it," he growled. "I'm driving."

Kaoru rolled her eyes. "Why are you getting all excited?"

"Because I can see Aoshi-sama!"

Kaoru chuckled. Misao glared icy daggers at her. "Why are you laughing?"

"Aoshi-SAMA?"

"Hai! Aoshi-sama is so . . ." Misao's eyes went glassy, and she sighed happily.

"You like ice-man? Trust me, Misao, he's not a good catch. If you two were on a date, he'd probably say four words: hmm, gmph, and tea please."

Misao growled. "Baka, Kaoru, Aoshi-sama's not like that!"

Sano snorted. "I think jo-chan hit a bull's eye with that description."

"Humph."

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Thirty minutes later, Kaoru walked out of the front door of White House in tight, low jeans and a tight red shirt that said "Contents Beneath Are Larger Than You Think They Are" along with a fur trimmed jacket.

Sano, leaning on the limo, snorted. "What's with that shirt?"

Kaoru grinned. "You know it's true."

Sano rolled his eyes. "It would be more true if I wore it."

Kaoru was about to beat Sano to the high heavens if the door hadn't slammed open. "Ohayo Mis . . . Wow, what did Kamatari do?"

Misao's usually tomboyish braid had been plaited into a French braid. Instead of the usual t-shirt and jeans, she was sporting a sheer halter dress and heels. Kaoru raised her eyebrows. Misao's flat chest had been upped a size or two.

Misao frowned. "Why are you two looking at me like that?"

Kaoru gaped with her mouth open. "I . . . What . . ."

"Oh, isn't she lovely?" A rather pretty woman walked out the door. She was dressed in a Roxy t-shirt and short shorts. Her hair curled up at the end, and she had glittery makeup all over her face. Happily, she clapped her hands. "Isn't she just so LOVELY?"

Sano raised an eyebrow, grinned, and whistled. "Hey, beautiful, wanna help me heat up my car? It's simple: You have the battery, I have the wire, let's connect and we'll get the fire started!"

Kamatari giggled. "Oh, I'm flattered . . . but . . ."

Kaoru shoved Sano playfully. "Hey, Kamatari, what's up?"

Kamatari's smile faded a bit. "The doctor says I can't do the operation to change. Something about the wrong pelvic size. . I guess I'll have to stay like this."

"It's alright. You're beautiful already."

Sano waved his hands around. "Forget me already?"

Kaoru rolled her eyes. "Sano, this is Kamatari. He's my personal fashion designer, stylist, and makeup artist."

"Hey, Kamatari, you sexy . . ." Sano blinked three times. "He?"

Kamatari giggled. "Sorry, did I fail to mention that? I'm not really that much of a woman . . . yet."

Sano's eyes widened. Then, they wandered down to Kamatari's shorts . . . where, he noticed, there was a rather large bump.

Sano turned into a strange shade of magenta as he ducked into the car, cursing.

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"Ohayo, Megumi-san," Misao said cheerily as they entered the door of the Oniwabanshu Agency. "How are you?"

Kaoru wrinkled her nose in a greeting and Sano smiled gleefully.

Megumi Takani's face suddenly was all drained of color. "Kamiya . . . Kamiya-sama . . . what a delightful surprise."

Kaoru looked down at her coldly, which was remarkable since Megumi was a few good inches taller. "Where is Aoshi?"

Megumi looked down. "He's . . . with someone else . . . at the moment."

"Well, then, I guess I will see him in two minutes."

"Hai."

Megumi quickly walked towards the door labeled "Shinomori Aoshi" and knocked. "Shinomori-san?"

The door opened to reveal a tall, overly neat man in a sharply tailored suit. "Can you not see that I am finding a job for Higurashi-san?" He gestured towards a pretty girl in a green dress.

"But it's Kamiya . . ."

Aoshi paused and turned around. "Gomen, Higurashi-san, but we have a situation upon our hands. Could we reschedule for another time?"

"Hmph!" The girl gave him a contemptuous look and strode out.

Aoshi sighed. "Another customer lost . . . Kamiya Kaoru comes at the time when I have the least meetings, but always when I do have one."

"Why doesn't she make appointments?"

"Because she is Kamiya Kaoru." Aoshi straightened himself. "Call her in."

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Kaoru flung herself into the leather chair that was brought out only for her use and pouted. "Aoshi, did it really have to take THAT long? I was waiting for almost five minutes!"

Aoshi blinked. "Gomen, Kamiya-san."

Almost at once, Kaoru's frown turned into a cheery, friendly smile. "Aoshi, you've been my agent for years! Stop calling me Kamiya-san and call me Kaoru!"

"I'd rather not," he said, an eye slightly twitching. Had he been anyone but Aoshi, he probably would have sweatdropped to the heavens. But then, of course, he WAS known in the entertainment industry as "Ice King."

Aoshi straightened himself. "Let's talk business." He got out a file and opened it, revealing a huge stack of neatly organized paper. "First, your job." He flipped through a few pages. "Let's see . . . TV show, done . . . romance, done . . . comedy, done . . . seiyuu for anime, done . . . American movie, done . . . horror movie, done . . . drama, done . . . appearance on kiddie show, done . . . and you just finished a romantic comedy." He got out a shiny silver fountain pen and checked a box.

"So what's left?"

Aoshi scanned the page. "You still have an action movie to do before we can start over again. Well, it's either action movie or commercials."

Kaoru wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Action movie, of course!"

Aoshi nodded. "I have the perfect one for you, it's called 'Bakumatsu Hitokiris.' You play a young female hitokiri for the Shogunate . . ." he droned off, scaning down the page. " . . . and you eventually fall in love with your arch enemy, Hitokiri Battousai from the Ishin Shishi . . . blahblah, tragic ending, he accidentally kills you."

"I have to die? No way!"

"Dramatic death scenes mean more Oscars."

"Feh." Kaoru slumped back. "Fine."

Aoshi closed the file and got another one. "On to relationships."

"Hai, well, I just dumped Enishi."

"Hmm, so you're done with the whole famous costar thing." He checked off a box.

"What's next?"

"Well, you've dated almost every kind . . . the director, the rock star, the way older man, and now the famous costar. All you've got left is . . . normal person."

"What?"

"Normal person . . . like, someone with a regular job, regular life, regular status."

"I have to lower myself to the level of those people? No way!"

Aoshi sighed. "You wanted to do this dating thing, not me."

Kaoru rolled her eyes. "Fine. But I'll be the one to find someone."

"Fine."

Kaoru stood up. "Well, I guess that's all."

"Hai. Sayonara, Kamiya-san."

"Sayo . . . WAIT!"

Aoshi looked at her strangely. "Hai?"

"It's an action movie! Do I have to train for the part?"

"Uh . . ." Aoshi looked at his page. "Hai."

"Ugh!"

"But, wait . . . I think I know someone who's perfect to train you. He's a master swordsman. I think it'll be better that he train you rather than some normal instructor that no one knows about."

"Eh . . ."

"And he's not very bad looking, so you won't have to worry about public appearances."

"Fine. Who is he?"

"I think he's here right now." Aoshi walked over to the intercom. "Megumi-san, is the swordsman here?"

"Hai. Shall I let him in?"

"Hai."

Kaoru looked curiously at Aoshi. "What is this guy's name?"

"His name is . . ."

Just then, the door opened, and in walked a . . . wait, where was he?

Kaoru looked about a foot down, where she saw a very short man.

~~~~ end chapter ~~~~

Hehe! Did you all like this chapter? If it seems dull, don't worry, I'm using these first chapters to set up the whole plot and situation. Kenshin will appear soon! ^^;;; is that a good cliffy? No, of course not. I can't write cliffhangers to save my life. =.=;;;

And I'm sure you all will be astounded at the next chapter. =D

Thanks to

CrismHeart Missaw Setine Kaoru Himura7 Lil-miss-kitsune Jesse the Wolf Demon Anti [.] Poptarts MP1 Thunder sister Cheerbabe

For Reviewing my story! ^^ I love all of you very very much! Arigato!

Oh yes, and I borrowed Kagome from Inuyasha as the girl. No, not a crossover or anything, I just needed someone to fill the space. X)

JAPANESE

baka: idiot, stupid

jo-chan: little missy

Ohayo: good morning

Hai: yes

Gomen: sorry

Seiyuu: voice actor

Hitokiri: shadow assassin, man-slayer

Now keep in mind my Japanese is limited and I am NOT Japanese! ^^;;; If anyone has corrections, please tell me! Arigato!