It's me again. I know you're probably sick of hearing this, but please give me some feed back on how I could improve this story. I know the chapters are all really short, but I'm trying to do better about that. To make up for the short chapters I plan to add new chapters at least every other day. Someone pointed out that Okina would never send Misao away, and I realize that. If you read this chapter though, things will begin to make a lot more sense.

DISCLAIMER = I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or any of the characters, obviously.

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Misao looked over at the table where Kaoru had just placed the evil smelling food. On the floor beside the table she noticed a small piece of paper, which had obviously been forgotten. As she leaned over to look at her food she picked it up quickly and hid it in her lap. "So Misao-chan, what brings you over from Kyoto all by yourself? Aoshi didn't disappear again, did he?" Kenshin was trying to sound like he was joking, but failing miserably.
"Yeah Misao, did something happen back in Kyoto?" Kaoru glared over at Kenshin. She had just returned from outside, and was carrying a handful of Kenshin's discarded food.
"I just decided to come visit you guys. It seems like it's been forever since we've seen each other. I borrowed money from Gramps, so you don't have to worry about taking care of me." Misao was slightly nervous about lying to them, but if she was right about he note it didn't matter. She was sure that Okina had sent a note, and that it was sitting in her lap right at that second, unread. After choking down the vile substance Kaoru called food she hid the note in her clothes. "Miss Kaoru, would you mind showing me where I could sleep."
"Of course Misao, you must be exhausted from your trip. We didn't know you were coming, so we don't have a room set up for you, but hopefully there's a place you will be comfortable." Kaoru showed Misao the room, and turned around shutting the door behind her.
Misao sat on the floor, and stared at the note. It was obviously from Okina. But what could it say. Reading it she was shocked. She had expected him to explain the whole situation, and ask the Himura's to keep her there forever.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Himura

I sent you this note regarding Misao, who I expect will arrive there very soon, if she isn't there already. Misao has been so upset about Aoshi lately, that she can no long bear it. She has been waking up in the middle of the night screaming for Aoshi to stay. She has been trying so hard to make Aoshi open up, and he just ignores her attempts. She believes that I sent her away because we were all angry with her for keeping us up. While this is completely untrue please don't let her know. We all decided that we wanted our darling Misao to be happy again, even if it means we have to lie to her. All I ask of you is that you make sure she doesn't leave the dojo until Aoshi comes to get her. I know that Aoshi will be angry about the fact that I kicked her out, and will go to rescue her. I think that this will force him to admit how much he really cares about Misao. I simply ask that you make sure our darling Misao stays safe until her darling Aoshi comes to rescue her.

Okina

So that was his plan! Part of Misao wanted to run back to Kyoto, and kill him for worrying her like that, and the other half wanted to run to Kyoto, and hug him. In the end she decided to do neither, and wait for her darling Aoshi-sama to rescue her.

As Aoshi walked into the kitchen he was greeted by an unusual, and slightly unnerving sound, silence. It took him awhile, but eventually he noticed what was missing. "Where is Misao?" he asked Okina, who was sitting there silently eating breakfast.

"Didn't anyone tell you? Misao left for Tokyo a few days ago."

"Why?" Aoshi asked icily, trying to mask his confusion, and doing a very good job.

"She kept waking everybody up in the middle of the night. We needed a break, so we sent her to visit the Himuras." Okina was struggling to keep a straight face as he watched Aoshi getting upset.

"Why was I, the okashira, not informed of the decision?" Aoshi stared at Okina like a cobra about to strike. He was no longer even attempting to hide his emotions.

"You never wanted her around before, so we figured you wouldn't care. After all, she is just a little weasel girl," Okina shrugged.

"Misao has been a member of the Oniwaban group almost her entire life. As the Okashira it is my decision when she leaves, not yours." Aoshi turned around and walked out of the Aoiya, slamming the door behind him. Okina stared at the door Aoshi had just slammed, grinning. Aoshi would never know how hard it had been to keep Okon, and Omasu from telling him about the plan, but soon they would see that it was all worth it.

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That's the end of the third chapter, and I hope you liked it. Please don't forget to review unless your just going to be rude in which case you can just ignore the whole review thing. Like I said before, if you're just going to be mean, or rude it's better not to say anything.