HEY!! I'M BACK!!!!!! OH YEAH! OH YEAH!! WOO HOO!! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!! AND A HOLIDAY!! KINDA---!!! Okay no, my birthday is really July 21st. BUT THIS IS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION!!!!
PARTY!! PARTY!!! This Ocean Fish bringing you 'Blame it on my Youth: Chapter two"….groovy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin; if I did I would be in a mental ward for making up my own fantasy and living it. This way I'm safe because I'm just barrowing and they don't know about my other imaginary friend Gregorious…yet. I think they'll catch on if they catch us on one of our imaginary dates.
Chapter Two:
"Ham sandwiches and tea should do!" That Aoshi sure is a quite one; I guess I'll have to fix that. At least for while he's around me. I can't stand one-sided conversations, especially ones with no answers; it's frustrating. But still a good challenge!
Misao gently picked up the tray of food, a tray with, peculiarly enough, enough for two. I wonder what he's working on? Slowly opening the door to Aoshi's office she slipped inside and placed the tray upon all of his work…work that he was actually reading at the moment. He looked up at her from behind his bangs, his head still bent.
Give me that look all you want, your going to eat. "Here you go Aoshi, lunch. You can eat while you work!"
Aoshi stretched slowly, bringing his arms up and straightening his back. "Thank you." He spoke quietly while he moved the tray to the side of the desk picking up the tea. While he did this Misao was able to get a good look at the paper work; bills, performance pay, scheduling, etc. All things of simple organization, common sense, and math skills. Things Misao could definitely do! Well, at least some of them. So in thinking this she automatically reached forward placing her hands upon the papers planning to help. However when she started to pull away the materials an iron vice was placed upon her hands.
"Aoshi?" He didn't answer. Nor did he move his hand, but kept calmly drinking his tea and eating his lunch…along with her share!!!
"Hey that was my lunch!!!"
"This is my work."
"Grrrrrrrr!!" Aoshi: did she just growl? "Aoshi, this is easy stuff! I know how to do it!"
"No one does my work but me, that way I know its done right."
Misao was getting heated. "AOSHI……." That stubborn, bullheaded, bastard! She let out another growl of frustration, then took a deep breath. "Aoshi," she said innocently "what is your last name?"
Aoshi was a little suspicious. "Why do you want to know?"
"So I can yell at you properly using your whole name!" Aoshi: No ones yelled at me like this before… It's kind of amusing.
"Shinomori."
"Thank you…AOSHI SHINOMORI!! You idiot! I'm just trying help!! If we do it together it would be done in no time!! But no!! You just have to be a stubborn stuck-up…" Aoshi: This is fun! And then Misao paused seeing a twinkle in his seemingly emotionless eyes. He thinks this is funny god damn it! Why that bastard! "I hope you sit there so long you rot!" She said vehemently. And then she was gone, out the door…and Aoshi, well Aoshi didn't think it that funny after all.
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"That bastard…trying to help……" Misao felt a hand take her by the shoulder.
"Talking to yourself again weasel? Thought you would have quit that a long time ago." She turned around taking in a glorious sight.
"Sano?!" She jumped at him.
"C'mon here weasel!" Sano grunted as he proceeded in taking her into a hug, squeezing the life out of her.
"It's been a long time." She spoke as the rooster set her down. "How is everybody?"
"Everybody's fine, except maybe Kaoru. Her dad died a couple months ago."
"Really?"
"Yeah, but she's getting it together fine. And Kenshin, you know Mr.Himura' s real son, has come back, started living with her. They'll be fine together."
Misao couldn't help the grin that was spreading across her face. "Together, huh? Sounds like your playing matchmaker."
Of course Sano only smiled, rewarding her with a wink. "I have no idea what you're talking about Misao." Misao loved this man with all her heart. They had grown up together, well sort of. Sano and Megumi had already been eighteen when she met them, herself only fourteen. Yeah, it was an age difference but they had become real close, always hanging out until a few years ago when Jiya sent her to a private school. He was the closet male friend she ever had, first he was like a big brother but as Misao grew up he was a beloved friend.
Misao moved closer to the rooster-head, this time taking in him in a gentle embrace. "I missed you a lot Tori atama." Her heart squeezed.
"I missed you a lot too Itachi."
"Am I interrupting some thing?"
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Aoshi didn't know what came over him. When he saw them standing there just holding each other so intimately…and that bastard Sanosuke with a wife too!! Aoshi just had to speak. "Am I interrupting something?"
"Aoshi, you scared the crap ought of me!"
He couldn't help but let out a disdainful snort "Yeah, I could kind of tell by the way you jumped out of his arms."
"Wow…Aoshi were you being sarcastic?" Sano laughed "It's amazing."
"Grrrr." There she goes again. "What is your problem Aoshi?!" What is my problem?
"Nothing miss 'let me help'!"
""Then stop being such an ass hole you unfeeling bastard!" Aoshi's heart seemed to spasm as Misao spoke these words. She must have seen it in his eyes for her breath came out in a gasp. "I'm so sorry, I didn't…"
You didn't…? "You didn't what? Didn't think?" Ouch! Aoshi you brute!
"…" The Ice man could see her tired eyes become empty. "I'm too tired for this right now."
"Fine. Then I'll leave you two to your little tryst." Aoshi even hear the venom in his voice. He turned not wanting to look at her anymore, and walked towards the door. This did not impair his hearing however as he still heard Sanosuke behind him laughing. Why'd the hell I even…
"Oi, c'mon weasel. Lets take our 'tryst' to the kitchen so you can make me a sandwich."
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Well, that's it for chapter two!! I hoped you all liked it, and don't worry things will get better! They always do! I'm sorry but I'm to tired to type much more! I'm updating, or trying to update all three stories today…as well as posting a pretear one-shot. Wish me luck!
Iram: I am not Yahiko!!! So you liked that huh? I hope you like this chapter as well! Love, love everywhere! I updated my other two stories as well so check them out! And just one subliminal message: update, update, update! Chao! Sorry I didn't write more pookie, but I am so tired.
Namiko-Daughter of Sekhmet: Thank you, and here it is!
Silver kitsune: another one comin at ya!
No one in particular: Hiya! And thanks, I hope I wasn't to confusing in this chapter. And I know the character relationships are a little rushed, but bear with me!
Nigihayami Haruko: Yeah, so many people are connected and don't even think about it. You ever heard of that game where you can connect practically anybody in like seven steps? Thanks for the cheers!