ALL DISCLAIMERS APPLY!!! I DO NOOOOOOTTTTTT OWN ANY OF THE RK CHARACTERS...sigh
Chapter 3: Before the rain
((And I want to walk with you)) ((On a cloudy day))
That morning, Misao woke up from a comforting and well-rested slumber. No sun was shining upon the sot where she was laying but her blanket was sure warm this morning. She cuddled closer to the source of heat next to her and took in a deep breath. 'Ahhhh... sweet autumn leaves, nipping pre-winter breeze, Aoshi-sama, dewy grass...' Her eyes shot open towards her "blanket" and gasped.
Aoshi was awake for a while now, but even he could not resist the warmth radiating from his Misao's body. What?! He heard a gasped and thought that he had said what he was personally thinking out loud. He mentally slapped himself for letting that slip happen again.
He turned his gaze to her and saw he wide eyes filled with question. He looked down at their state of closeness and understood immediately what was running through her mind.
"You fainted yesterday and I thought that you might need to rest a bit before we continue." He said as he turned from her, but not really letting her go, and picked up her satchel. 'Thank Kami-sama she didn't hear what I was thinking.' He thought as he pulled out a couple of small rice balls and a small bottle of lukewarm tea, trying to busy himself. Her questioning gaze was too much for him to handle. If only his morals aren't in the way of what he really wanted, he would be sinking his teeth into her, instead of the rice balls.
As he handed her a rice ball, he glanced at her face and was almost in complete trance. Her mused hair, her tranquil face, and semi-glazed look made her look so delectable. Yes, he would ravish her on the spot but suppressed his deepest and darkest desires for her, for an angel should never dirty their wings with such a vile and despicable omanoziku, like himself. She was so beautiful, so young, and so... hungry.
Misao, being one to never pass up a meal, immediately began to feast. She let out a small sigh of contentment, not wanting to even ask why he didn't just take out the blanket roll and nestled a bit closer to Aoshi as a breeze wove by the silent couple.
later that day ((In field where the yellow grass grows knee high))
It was what seemed to be, around noon when they made it out of the forest into a clearing. Around them, all they saw was tall dried weeds and a small mountain bluff not too far off.
Another fukagawa!
'We made it to yet another one, so where's the old man?' Aoshi thought. He studied the ground for a moment and slowly picked up a smooth pebble that was in the middle of the narrow dirt road. It looked like it was a bit out of place and soon looked up and saw hidden in a thicket was a neatly folded piece of paper. He reached forward and picked up the note and noticed too that it wasn't dropped. It was as if it was almost... placed there. But why would someone-?
He was about to read its contents, when he looked up and something a lot more interesting.
Misao had not paid any attention to Aoshi (For once in her life ;) and took pleasure in just running through the thicket of knee high grown grass. She looked at peace with nature. Her ki was calm, content and placid. Harmony and serenity has taken over her youthful face. A serene sigh escaped her lips as she fell on her butt trying to catch a ferret that ran past her.
Some of the taller blades blocked Aoshi's view of his young companion and so he got up on a large rock to get a better view. Yet when he got up, his Misao was no where to be seen.
Minor Translation:
omanoziku: Means devil or a person who does bad things poor Aoshi sniff sniff
Hehehe!! Ain't I a stinka'? I guess you guys will be hoping for the next chapter soon... sigh I guess I have to get back to typing now... n . n ... AH WELL!! J/k I can't wait to put up Chapter 4: On a mountain top. A surprise will be awaiting you there... so stick around!!!