Fanfiction.net

Drinking Bone

Chapter 1-Drink Bone

A story of heartbreak, regret, and love

Kay-san: Hai, minna-san, here is the sequal to Losing Grip! I know, LG was short(only 9 chapters)but here's the sequal and I

promise to make it longer! I hope you all enjoy it!

Summary: Misao had finally gotten fed up with Aoshi ignoring her feelings. She sung Losing Grip as a way of saying she was

giving up. She moved into an apartment, and someone(who just happens to be our beloved Sou-kun)was already living there. The

two begin to have feelings for eachother. Aoshi admits his feelings to Misao, preaying he wasn't too late. But he was.

This is basically everything that happens afterwords, Aoshi's feelings, thoughts, and how he copes. Also, it shows the

building relationship between our loveable weasle girl and the tenken. Also, Misao thinks over what she'd said to Aoshi, so

a bit of her thoughts on that, and such.

Warnings: Major angst, people. I'm known for it. Acctually, more specifically, major Aoshi angst.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kenshin excused himself from the table to go check on Aoshi. The former okashira of the Oniwabanshuu hadn't been in the

temple meditating this morning. He hadn't gotten up, as far as the red-haired rurouni knew. Kenshin slid the shouji open.

"Aoshi?"he questined. The ice-block of a man sat there on his bed, unmoving.

"Aoshi-san, you really need to eat something. You'll get sick, that you will"he reasoned. But the reasoning fell on deaf

ears. Aoshi didn't care anymore. He'd lost the love of his life. Nothing else mattered but her, and now she was gone. Kenshin

sighed and walked out of the room again, back to everyone at the table.

"Kaoru-dono, he refuses to eat or move. I think the Misao incident has effected him more so than we thought"he informed.

"Well if the guy never shows any emotion, how can we predict how he's gonna react to stuff?"Sano mumbled. "Sanoske"Kaoru war-

ned. The ex-gangster waved his hands infront of his face in defence. "I'm only stating the facts, Jou-chan"he replied.

--Later----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After having finally forcing some food down Aoshi's throat, the Kenshingumi lay around in the training hall. "Man, talk about

a brick of ice! He barely said a word the whole time!"complained Yahiko. "Well, he is very upset, de gozaru yo"Kenshin

stated. "Upset?!"laughed Sano,"If anything, I'd say the iceblock's pissed! He sat there glaring at us the whole time".

"Now, now Sanoske. You don't know exactly what it is that happened, so don't judge him yet"the rurouni always seemed to be a

peacemaker.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After his conversation with Misao yesterday, something in Aoshi had snapped. Slowly, he got up and turned on the radio. Just

to give his mind something to do, to keep from thinking about her.

The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone

The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long

And she won't think it's funny

And I'll wind up all alone

And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone

Hey two plus two is always four

And down is south and up is north

Thirty-two degrees is freezing cold

You play with fire you end up burned

The early-bird gets the worm

But the only thing you really need to know

Is...

The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone

The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long

And she won't think it's funny

And I'll wind up all alone

And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone

Hey sing it with me

Let's make sure you know....



The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone

The party bone's connected tot he stayin' out all ngiht long

And she won't think it's funny

And I'll wind up all alone

And the lonely bone's connected the the....

The drinkin' bone is connected to the party bone

The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long

And she won't think it's funny

And I'll wind up all alone

And the lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone

When the song was over, Aoshi thought it had made a whole lot of sense. "The lonely bone's connected to the drinkin' bone"he

muttered, heading off to the nearest bar. "She won't think it's funny"he mummbled as he walked. "Hey, where ya goin Aoshi?"

Sano called. Ignoring the 'rooster head', Aoshi kept walking. Sano caught up to him in a few quick strides.

"I asked where you're going, Ice Block"Sano said, exasperated. "No where, tori-atama!"Aoshi snapped, tired of being pestered.

"Sheesh! What's got you so fired up?"the ex-gangster asked. "None of you buisiness, Rooster head"Aoshi said, much calmer.

"Will you people stop calling me that?! First the Fox, now you. Sheesh"Sanoske complained.

While Sano was busy complaining, Aoshi had dissapeared in the direction of the nearest bar.

--Later----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

He, Shinomori Aoshi, ex-okashira of the Oniwabanshuu, was sitting in a bar totally drunk. That's when Sano walked in.

"Shinomori?!"he yelled,"What the-?!". "Shuddup Rooster-baka"Aoshi replied, almost falling off his chair. He did, though, drop

his drink-an overfilled glass of sake-onto the floor and cursed.

Sanoske grabbed Aoshi's wrist and dragged him out of the bar. Aoshi stumbled out, muttering curses and almost falling on

several occasions. "What do you think you're doing, Shinomori?!"he growled once they were outside. "What;dya think, baka? I'm

gettin' drunk!"Aoshi replied. "Baka!"Sano muttered, leading the very drunk man to the clinic.

"Fox! I need your help!"He yelled, bursting through the clinic doors. Sensing the worry in his voice, Megumi rushed out.

"What happened to him?!"She cried upon seeing Aoshi staggering about. "He tried to drown his sorrows in sake. Can you help

him, Megumi?"The former Sakihotai member questined. "Hai. Bring him into the room over there"she indicated a room.

Megumi wondered for a moment about him calling her by her given name, but pushed it aside. Aoshi needed help. Even she knew

the ex-okashira had little tollerance for sake.

--Later----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Megumi sighed. "I never knew it was possible to have such a low tollerance to sake"the fox-doctor muttered. "Yeah"agreed Sano.

They had gotten Aoshi back to the dojo, and now he was sleeping. "What made him go drinking sake anyway?"Megumi wondered.

"Well, Misao chose Soujiro over him and it got to him I guess"Sanoske said helpfully. "Oh...that's nice"Megumi sighed. "Nani?!

Nice?!"Sano screamed.

"Well, I'd want someone who I liked to be that upset over me leaving. I mean, it shows they really care"She said dreamily.

--Next Day-Dojo--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aoshi woke up at sunrise and packed his bag. Then he pulled out a paper and a pen and wrote a letter. Afterward, he went into

the kitchen where Kenshin was waiting. "Should've known you'd know I was leaving"he mummbled. "Hai. I'll tell her you said good

bye"Kenshin replied, very serious. "Give her this"Aoshi said, but not demandingly. Then he left.

--Misao's Morning------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

She woke up around 8:30, rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, had breakfast with Soujiro and wandered down to the dojo after

getting dressed.. "What are you doing here, Misao-dono?"came a voice. Misao turned and smiled a sad smile at the rurouni.

"Just wondering where Aoshi went off to, Himoura-san"she replied.

"Misao"he said sternly. "H-hai, Kenshin?"Misao stuttered. "Aoshi....left. He'll be boarding his train this time next hour.

You'll have to run fast to catch him in time"The red-head looked sad. "He what?! But-I've got to find him!"she cried. "Misao-

dono, wait! Take this. He left it for you"Kenshin handed her a box.

Slowly, with utmost care, she opened it. Inside was a paper crane, just like he used to show her how to make when she was

little. Hre smile became even more sad. Then she pulled out the folded paper(it's one of those small folding up papers that

have patterns on them. I have some). Her eyes filled with sparkling tears as she read his note.

"Misao-chan

My Misao, I have always loved you. I am sorry I was so foolish

and waited so long to let you know. I am leaving now. Don't follow.

I've set you free to live with your Sou-kun. Remember, I'll always

love you my Weasle. Sayonara,

Shinomori Aoshi"

Clutching the paper crane in one hand and the letter in the other, she ran like all of hell was after her. "Aoshi"she whis-

pered as she ran,"Onegai...don't leave without saying goodbye...".

--At the Train---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'Please don't let me be too late. Please...'she thought. "The 10:50 trip to Kyoto will be leaving shortly. Passangers are

advised to board in the next 10 minutes"said a voice loudly. "Oh please let that be his train..."she begged aloud. "Aoshi!"

she screamed,"Aoshi! Aoshi!". Finally, she spotted him. His back toward her, and on it the eccenric outfit he always wore.

"Aoshi!"she cried, running toward him. "Don't"came a cold voice. "A-aoshi? Please, just say-"he quieted her with one icy

glance. "Go! Just go, Misao! You've already broken down my sheilds, broken my heart, and ruined my life. What more can you

do?!"he growled. "Aoshi! I'm so sorry, I had no idea!" She reached for him, to comfort him.

"I don't care, dammit! Just go! The last thing I want right now is SYMPATHY"he said, turning away. "Aoshi please!"she begged.

"Where are you going? Will I ever see you again?"she whispered. "Maybe. I don't know. Sayonara, shitsuree shimasu"he said

sternly, getting onto the train.

"Aoshi....."she whispered, her voice drifting on the wind, following the rapidly dissapearing train. "Just geiv him some time,

weasel. He'll come back"she turned to look at the ex-gangster behind her, leaning on a wall. "I know"Misao whimpered,"I know".

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There it is! Enjoy! More to come!