The 12th Street Apartment
11/14/2003
Hey. Sorry if you were confused on the Mary Poppins point MissBehavin. If you remember, in the beginning of the movie, Mr. Banks looks at his clock and says something about it being close to eight and then the maid and mother start running around, and then you hear either a loud ringing or booming sound, and everything starts to shake. Mrs. Banks and the maid are running around saving stuff from falling and the piano moves over and stuff like that...it's how I imagined the impact of Hiko's voice. That's all... LOL... although it would be hilarious if he ran around singing "Supercala.." I won't even attempt to spell it.
I'm really sorry this chapter took so long... yesterday I got a 30 page accounting problem to do... which was written on the board to be due today... and I was like: (O.O) AHHH! I didn't finish last night either... and I found out it's really due in like a week...
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Recap: Megumi and Sano come home. Saitou tried to reason with them.
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I realized I totally forgot about one character who also lives in the building... although I can't believe I did. In the first chapter, I mentioned Tokio's mother living on the fifth floor, the same as Aoshi. I totally forgot about the GRANDMOTHER!! Oh well... I'll introduce her in this chapter. Tokio and Aya are sisters; remember that, so Yumi, Megumi, Aoshi, Kenshin and Gina are all her grandchildren.
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Saturday morning was suppose to be a relaxing day. The events of last night though, made it a tense one.
Tokio, Aya and Yumi left early to visit Megumi. Hiko was off somewhere... like usual and Saitou was out at the station, going over reviewing some paper. Kenshin was back at the hospital.
Gina had met Misao on the stairs and the two prompt sat and began to talk like old friends. Misao was impressed that Gina had graduated high school in her sophomore year. (A/N: I actually know someone who did that... talk about overachiever. I'm not like that... sigh.) Gina was fascinated at Misao's constant subject to her oldest brother.
Aoshi came down the stairs, poking his sister in the back, "You got the car?" He asked.
She looked up at him, "No."
Misao jumped up, startled, "AOSHI!"
He raised an eyebrow, before returning his attention to his sister, "Grandmother called."
Gina's eyes grew as large as elephant, "Oh my... we totally forgot about her!" She cried out, "Man! She's going to blame me! We better go pick her up... but um... all the cars are out."
"You have to be kidding. ALL FIVE?" Aoshi said.
"Nope. Kenshin took one, Uncle Hiko has one, Dad took one, Mom and Aunt Aya took one, and Yumi took another because she has a dentist appointment this afternoon. I have NO idea when ANYONE in getting back."
"How come nobody carpools in the family? How are we suppose to get Grandmother home, she wants to get back ASAP..."
"I HAVE A CAR!" Misao yelled out giggling.
Gina smiled, "So... Aoshi... go with Misao to get Grandmother."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm staying here."
Aoshi looked suspiciously at his sister, "Why?"
"Because I'm a FAILURE in Grandmother's eyes! I'm not pretty like Megumi or Yumi. She always says 'You got your father's eyes child... and that's not saying a good thing. Your father's eyes fit him, and young lady should never have freakish yellow eyes.' I can't cook... Yumi can."
Aoshi nodded sadly, "But you're not a freak Gina."
"Kaoru can't cook either..." Misao piped up brightly, "If it make you feel any better..."
"I'm not married... I bet she'll be OVERJOYED Megumi did... And plus..."
"Wait... I've never heard this thing about you not being married." Aoshi asked.
Gina sighed, "Um... well... she told me a woman who didn't own a restaurant or did something that didn't involve cooking should be married with kid at my age. She was married at age 19, had three children by the time she was 23. Mother and Aunt Aya was both married at age 21..."
"WHAT?" Aoshi looked at her sharply, "And what did you say."
Gina had started up the stairs, "Nothing. What can I say?" She closed the door to her parent's apartment lightly.
"Come on!" Misao grabbed Aoshi's arm, "My car this way."
Aoshi baulked, who was the crazy woman? This was just SO embarrassing; he hoped nobody was watching.
Misao talked nonstop on the way to the hospital, and never left go of his arm, even when driving. Aoshi just nodded to everything she said and gazed outside.
"Hey? You listening?"
He looked back, to notice they were at the hospital, "Er... no... sorry. I had a rough night..." He rubbed his head again. He had broke Guy Rule #33: At least know the topic a girl is talking out and look interested.
(A/N: No such thing as 'Guy Rules' but I was talking to a friend who said something about Guy Rules to treating girls and I asked him how many there were and he said A LOT. Kind of funny though.)
"It's all right." She gave him a smile, which immediately dropped as soon as he turned away. "I'll wait here for you." He nodded and walked out, leaving Misao dreaming in the car.
"Hey?" She felt as tap on her shoulder, and spun around, "Erm... are you going to open the car?" Aoshi's voice sounded amused, "You kind of fell asleep."
"AOSHI?" There was a cracking voice from behind him, "That you're girlfriend?"
Aoshi turned around dutifully, "No Grandmother. The cars are all out."
"Hn. She better NOT be... she looks like a weasel."
Aoshi did not say a word, just put his grandmother in the car and slumped in the front seat. Even Misao was quiet on the drive home.
"Thanks." Aoshi said as he helped his grandmother out.
"No problem." Misao said softly.
"Misao?"
"Yeah."
"Look..." He stepped away from his grandmother, bending down to her ear, "Sorry about Grandmother... she can be a real pain sometimes..." He placed his hand on her shoulder, before walking away.
Misao smiled, "Thanks." Misao felt her heart speed up. He was SO close. Her ears burned red, but she didn't notice. She felt her heart jump to her throat. He was SO nice.
He was about the walk into the apartment when he looked back and called, "You don't look like a weasel." Her grin couldn't have gotten any bigger.
Gina grinned from the window, until she heard her grandmother enter the apartment.
"GINA!" Cried the elderly woman, "Come."
Gina stood in front of her grandmother as her grandmother inspected her with piercing eyes. Gina shifted uncomfortably.
"Don't move child." Snapped her grandmother. She tapped Gina's leg with her cane, "You're still the same. Freaky yellow eyes... that HAIR... you should have been a boy." She rapped Gina's leg again and again, "You have a boyfriend."
Gina stared at the floor, "No grandmother."
"Tsk. Tsk."
"Grandmother... I have to go to work... boss just resigned... I heard they found someone new... who wants a lot of changes... Good bye Grandmother." She mock bowed.
Gina was slapped in the face, hard, "Don't talk to your elders like that child." Her grandmother grabbed Gina's chin, pulling her close and hissing, "You disobedient child will NEVER amount to anything."
Aoshi saw a glint in Gina's eyes. He hope she would be able to speak out against their matriarch but Gina submissively said, "Yes Grandmother."
Aoshi grabbed his sister, apologizing to his grandmother profusely and they went out in the hall, "You're moving out..."
"What?" Her eyebrows came together.
"Grandmother wants to live with mom and dad... she told me on the way up... so I want you to move out." He explained quickly.
"What? Where?"
"I have two bedrooms in my apartment Gina. Don't live with her... she'll break you."
She frowned. "You think I'm weak?"
"No. But her hold over all of us is strong. None of us can stand up to her... you know that... I'll call dad... get some of your stuff... you'll be living in my place for now." He directed.
"Don't you want to ask mom and dad first?"
"You know they'll say yes... dad especially... get some small things... I think grandmother's in Kenshin and my room now, get your some stuff and get into my apartment. Then... go to work."
**Evening**
Gina was late, very late. Aoshi checked his watch again; 8 o'clock. She had been gone since two in the afternoon. What had happened? She wasn't answering her cell phone or her work phone. Dinner was over, and he wondered if she had eaten.
Gina walked in slowly, shuffling her feet, "Evening." She said softly, avoiding her brother's glaze.
"What's wrong?" He folded his arm; stepping in front of her, blocking her way to any on the other rooms in the apartment, "Sit." He directed her to the couch. He made some tea and handed her a cup as he sat next to her.
"I got fired." She said clutching the warm cup tightly.
"WHAT? Why? I thought I were doing well?"
"I was... the new boss... didn't like me... we got re-interviewed today... and she told me I wasn't competent enough... but I know I am... she just doesn't like me..."
"Who is she?"
Gina sighed, "You don't want to know... I won't tell you..."
"Gina." Aoshi warned.
"Look... it's better if you didn't know anything besides me getting fired all right?"
"It's not all right." He grabbed her shoulder, "GINA! You know you need to tell me."
"It's JIN!" She screamed as he looked on with shock, "Jin's back..." Gina ran into her bedroom, locking the door behind her.
Aoshi pounded on her door, "When did she get back?"
"Why? You want to-"
"Meet her? Yeah... I punch the brains out of her!"
"Aoshi, you know-"
"I can't do that? Oh... I can. Why did she have to come back? What did she say to you?"
"Nothing you have to-"
"Know? I need to know Gina."
"It's invasion of my-"
"Right to privacy?"
"Stop finishing-"
"Your sentences?"
"AOSHI!" The door opened as a light yellow pillow flew out, hitting Aoshi in the face.
A pillow fight ensured. As Aoshi bade his sister good night, he was still no convinced she was over Edd. She seemed overly carefree, something unlike his sister. It didn't matter now, tonight she would be fine, and tomorrow they would talk.
**Kaoru and Misao's Apartment**
Misao was out, working as a waitress at Yumi's café. She wouldn't be back until ten.
Kenshin sat on the couch sipping hot tea, just talking to Kaoru. She was pleasant company, almost like how it use to be between him and Gina when they were younger.
Kaoru smiled as she sat down next to Kenshin. He slipped his arm around her as she lean on his shoulder. It had been only two days since they had met, and now they were closer than her and many of her friends.
Kenshin had taken her out that WHOLE day, telling his family he was at the hospital. It had been fun; going to the amusement park, the arcade, even a museum, making fun of all the artwork.
Kenshin was a lot of fun, but Kaoru's thoughts never wavered from her father. She was always thinking about him, and Kenshin know it. Her father needed surgery badly, but they could not afford it. She could barely put herself through school. Kenshin offered to help her pay, and she wanted to have him help, but then he realized he barely could make a living of his own; his Uncle Hiko holding the purses to the household. Hiko wasn't a horrible man, he just would not feel it was necessary to help Kaoru; someone not of their blood.
They had had dinner with the Saitou's, and a spiteful old hag Kenshin called grandmother, who called Kaoru a raccoon and for Kenshin to get rid of her. She had been surprised at how submissive everyone was to this woman. Even she who had a wild spirit seemed to be overpowered by this elderly witch.
There was a knock on the door and a package was left at the front door with a vase of red roses.
"Who's that from?" Kenshin asked. He set the flowers on the table, frowning deeply, a boyfriend? She was just toying with him?
Kaoru didn't say a word; she only opened the box. She pulled out a velvet box and opened it. Kenshin look on with horror. The words "Marry Me" popped out, as did a diamond engagement ring.
"Enishin." Kaoru said.
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Okay... that was a little weird K&K stuff... um... next chapter I'll go in depth with Kaoru's situation at this point. Do realize her father need surgery badly, plus medication etc. Never mind... I'll explain Enishin and Kaoru in the next chapter...
I'll take me a while to update over this weekend... not everyday like I've tried to do... I'm VERY busy... especially with accounting... (so fun) I'm sick too... (that's fun too)
Just review please? ^.^
Thank you for taking the time to read my fan fiction!
11/14/2003
Hey. Sorry if you were confused on the Mary Poppins point MissBehavin. If you remember, in the beginning of the movie, Mr. Banks looks at his clock and says something about it being close to eight and then the maid and mother start running around, and then you hear either a loud ringing or booming sound, and everything starts to shake. Mrs. Banks and the maid are running around saving stuff from falling and the piano moves over and stuff like that...it's how I imagined the impact of Hiko's voice. That's all... LOL... although it would be hilarious if he ran around singing "Supercala.." I won't even attempt to spell it.
I'm really sorry this chapter took so long... yesterday I got a 30 page accounting problem to do... which was written on the board to be due today... and I was like: (O.O) AHHH! I didn't finish last night either... and I found out it's really due in like a week...
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Recap: Megumi and Sano come home. Saitou tried to reason with them.
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I realized I totally forgot about one character who also lives in the building... although I can't believe I did. In the first chapter, I mentioned Tokio's mother living on the fifth floor, the same as Aoshi. I totally forgot about the GRANDMOTHER!! Oh well... I'll introduce her in this chapter. Tokio and Aya are sisters; remember that, so Yumi, Megumi, Aoshi, Kenshin and Gina are all her grandchildren.
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Saturday morning was suppose to be a relaxing day. The events of last night though, made it a tense one.
Tokio, Aya and Yumi left early to visit Megumi. Hiko was off somewhere... like usual and Saitou was out at the station, going over reviewing some paper. Kenshin was back at the hospital.
Gina had met Misao on the stairs and the two prompt sat and began to talk like old friends. Misao was impressed that Gina had graduated high school in her sophomore year. (A/N: I actually know someone who did that... talk about overachiever. I'm not like that... sigh.) Gina was fascinated at Misao's constant subject to her oldest brother.
Aoshi came down the stairs, poking his sister in the back, "You got the car?" He asked.
She looked up at him, "No."
Misao jumped up, startled, "AOSHI!"
He raised an eyebrow, before returning his attention to his sister, "Grandmother called."
Gina's eyes grew as large as elephant, "Oh my... we totally forgot about her!" She cried out, "Man! She's going to blame me! We better go pick her up... but um... all the cars are out."
"You have to be kidding. ALL FIVE?" Aoshi said.
"Nope. Kenshin took one, Uncle Hiko has one, Dad took one, Mom and Aunt Aya took one, and Yumi took another because she has a dentist appointment this afternoon. I have NO idea when ANYONE in getting back."
"How come nobody carpools in the family? How are we suppose to get Grandmother home, she wants to get back ASAP..."
"I HAVE A CAR!" Misao yelled out giggling.
Gina smiled, "So... Aoshi... go with Misao to get Grandmother."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm staying here."
Aoshi looked suspiciously at his sister, "Why?"
"Because I'm a FAILURE in Grandmother's eyes! I'm not pretty like Megumi or Yumi. She always says 'You got your father's eyes child... and that's not saying a good thing. Your father's eyes fit him, and young lady should never have freakish yellow eyes.' I can't cook... Yumi can."
Aoshi nodded sadly, "But you're not a freak Gina."
"Kaoru can't cook either..." Misao piped up brightly, "If it make you feel any better..."
"I'm not married... I bet she'll be OVERJOYED Megumi did... And plus..."
"Wait... I've never heard this thing about you not being married." Aoshi asked.
Gina sighed, "Um... well... she told me a woman who didn't own a restaurant or did something that didn't involve cooking should be married with kid at my age. She was married at age 19, had three children by the time she was 23. Mother and Aunt Aya was both married at age 21..."
"WHAT?" Aoshi looked at her sharply, "And what did you say."
Gina had started up the stairs, "Nothing. What can I say?" She closed the door to her parent's apartment lightly.
"Come on!" Misao grabbed Aoshi's arm, "My car this way."
Aoshi baulked, who was the crazy woman? This was just SO embarrassing; he hoped nobody was watching.
Misao talked nonstop on the way to the hospital, and never left go of his arm, even when driving. Aoshi just nodded to everything she said and gazed outside.
"Hey? You listening?"
He looked back, to notice they were at the hospital, "Er... no... sorry. I had a rough night..." He rubbed his head again. He had broke Guy Rule #33: At least know the topic a girl is talking out and look interested.
(A/N: No such thing as 'Guy Rules' but I was talking to a friend who said something about Guy Rules to treating girls and I asked him how many there were and he said A LOT. Kind of funny though.)
"It's all right." She gave him a smile, which immediately dropped as soon as he turned away. "I'll wait here for you." He nodded and walked out, leaving Misao dreaming in the car.
"Hey?" She felt as tap on her shoulder, and spun around, "Erm... are you going to open the car?" Aoshi's voice sounded amused, "You kind of fell asleep."
"AOSHI?" There was a cracking voice from behind him, "That you're girlfriend?"
Aoshi turned around dutifully, "No Grandmother. The cars are all out."
"Hn. She better NOT be... she looks like a weasel."
Aoshi did not say a word, just put his grandmother in the car and slumped in the front seat. Even Misao was quiet on the drive home.
"Thanks." Aoshi said as he helped his grandmother out.
"No problem." Misao said softly.
"Misao?"
"Yeah."
"Look..." He stepped away from his grandmother, bending down to her ear, "Sorry about Grandmother... she can be a real pain sometimes..." He placed his hand on her shoulder, before walking away.
Misao smiled, "Thanks." Misao felt her heart speed up. He was SO close. Her ears burned red, but she didn't notice. She felt her heart jump to her throat. He was SO nice.
He was about the walk into the apartment when he looked back and called, "You don't look like a weasel." Her grin couldn't have gotten any bigger.
Gina grinned from the window, until she heard her grandmother enter the apartment.
"GINA!" Cried the elderly woman, "Come."
Gina stood in front of her grandmother as her grandmother inspected her with piercing eyes. Gina shifted uncomfortably.
"Don't move child." Snapped her grandmother. She tapped Gina's leg with her cane, "You're still the same. Freaky yellow eyes... that HAIR... you should have been a boy." She rapped Gina's leg again and again, "You have a boyfriend."
Gina stared at the floor, "No grandmother."
"Tsk. Tsk."
"Grandmother... I have to go to work... boss just resigned... I heard they found someone new... who wants a lot of changes... Good bye Grandmother." She mock bowed.
Gina was slapped in the face, hard, "Don't talk to your elders like that child." Her grandmother grabbed Gina's chin, pulling her close and hissing, "You disobedient child will NEVER amount to anything."
Aoshi saw a glint in Gina's eyes. He hope she would be able to speak out against their matriarch but Gina submissively said, "Yes Grandmother."
Aoshi grabbed his sister, apologizing to his grandmother profusely and they went out in the hall, "You're moving out..."
"What?" Her eyebrows came together.
"Grandmother wants to live with mom and dad... she told me on the way up... so I want you to move out." He explained quickly.
"What? Where?"
"I have two bedrooms in my apartment Gina. Don't live with her... she'll break you."
She frowned. "You think I'm weak?"
"No. But her hold over all of us is strong. None of us can stand up to her... you know that... I'll call dad... get some of your stuff... you'll be living in my place for now." He directed.
"Don't you want to ask mom and dad first?"
"You know they'll say yes... dad especially... get some small things... I think grandmother's in Kenshin and my room now, get your some stuff and get into my apartment. Then... go to work."
**Evening**
Gina was late, very late. Aoshi checked his watch again; 8 o'clock. She had been gone since two in the afternoon. What had happened? She wasn't answering her cell phone or her work phone. Dinner was over, and he wondered if she had eaten.
Gina walked in slowly, shuffling her feet, "Evening." She said softly, avoiding her brother's glaze.
"What's wrong?" He folded his arm; stepping in front of her, blocking her way to any on the other rooms in the apartment, "Sit." He directed her to the couch. He made some tea and handed her a cup as he sat next to her.
"I got fired." She said clutching the warm cup tightly.
"WHAT? Why? I thought I were doing well?"
"I was... the new boss... didn't like me... we got re-interviewed today... and she told me I wasn't competent enough... but I know I am... she just doesn't like me..."
"Who is she?"
Gina sighed, "You don't want to know... I won't tell you..."
"Gina." Aoshi warned.
"Look... it's better if you didn't know anything besides me getting fired all right?"
"It's not all right." He grabbed her shoulder, "GINA! You know you need to tell me."
"It's JIN!" She screamed as he looked on with shock, "Jin's back..." Gina ran into her bedroom, locking the door behind her.
Aoshi pounded on her door, "When did she get back?"
"Why? You want to-"
"Meet her? Yeah... I punch the brains out of her!"
"Aoshi, you know-"
"I can't do that? Oh... I can. Why did she have to come back? What did she say to you?"
"Nothing you have to-"
"Know? I need to know Gina."
"It's invasion of my-"
"Right to privacy?"
"Stop finishing-"
"Your sentences?"
"AOSHI!" The door opened as a light yellow pillow flew out, hitting Aoshi in the face.
A pillow fight ensured. As Aoshi bade his sister good night, he was still no convinced she was over Edd. She seemed overly carefree, something unlike his sister. It didn't matter now, tonight she would be fine, and tomorrow they would talk.
**Kaoru and Misao's Apartment**
Misao was out, working as a waitress at Yumi's café. She wouldn't be back until ten.
Kenshin sat on the couch sipping hot tea, just talking to Kaoru. She was pleasant company, almost like how it use to be between him and Gina when they were younger.
Kaoru smiled as she sat down next to Kenshin. He slipped his arm around her as she lean on his shoulder. It had been only two days since they had met, and now they were closer than her and many of her friends.
Kenshin had taken her out that WHOLE day, telling his family he was at the hospital. It had been fun; going to the amusement park, the arcade, even a museum, making fun of all the artwork.
Kenshin was a lot of fun, but Kaoru's thoughts never wavered from her father. She was always thinking about him, and Kenshin know it. Her father needed surgery badly, but they could not afford it. She could barely put herself through school. Kenshin offered to help her pay, and she wanted to have him help, but then he realized he barely could make a living of his own; his Uncle Hiko holding the purses to the household. Hiko wasn't a horrible man, he just would not feel it was necessary to help Kaoru; someone not of their blood.
They had had dinner with the Saitou's, and a spiteful old hag Kenshin called grandmother, who called Kaoru a raccoon and for Kenshin to get rid of her. She had been surprised at how submissive everyone was to this woman. Even she who had a wild spirit seemed to be overpowered by this elderly witch.
There was a knock on the door and a package was left at the front door with a vase of red roses.
"Who's that from?" Kenshin asked. He set the flowers on the table, frowning deeply, a boyfriend? She was just toying with him?
Kaoru didn't say a word; she only opened the box. She pulled out a velvet box and opened it. Kenshin look on with horror. The words "Marry Me" popped out, as did a diamond engagement ring.
"Enishin." Kaoru said.
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Okay... that was a little weird K&K stuff... um... next chapter I'll go in depth with Kaoru's situation at this point. Do realize her father need surgery badly, plus medication etc. Never mind... I'll explain Enishin and Kaoru in the next chapter...
I'll take me a while to update over this weekend... not everyday like I've tried to do... I'm VERY busy... especially with accounting... (so fun) I'm sick too... (that's fun too)
Just review please? ^.^
Thank you for taking the time to read my fan fiction!