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Ep. 15: $50

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Aoshi's heart was breaking. He looked at the crowd. Somewhere in there was a girl he loved and then had to let go.

Whoever said love was magical and wonderful never had his heart broken. He smiled at this. He could hear the girls sigh. He would miss this, miss the school, miss his friends, miss the attention, miss his team mates. He would miss her most of all.

Of all the girls in that crowd that would give anything for his attention, he had to fall in love with the one girl he could not have.

He was one of the wealthiest boys in school, half the girls following him around all the time, captain of the basketball team, one of the brightest in his class, editor of the school newspaper, he was Kainan high's golden boy. Who would have thought he would get his heart broken? He almost laughed at this.

So this is what this feels like.

Fuck it Aoshi. Some things you just have to learn on your own.

He stood up and waved at the people. He was being introduced to the crowd. It didn't really matter everyone knew who he was anyway.

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Love is never really sure. You have to risk it. You have to take the risk. Risk it.

Tomoe's heart beat so fast. She had to make a choice. She needed to make a choice.She looked at the two men left on the stage. Aoshi was the next to be auctioned off.

She had to decide.

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Kenshin watched Aoshi work the crowd. He remembered when he was the one making the girls swoon, but then of course Yui would be there fighting them off. He smiled, he missed her. Being in the school made him think of all the good times they had. His eyes shifted to the people in the crowd, one particular face caught his eye.

Tomoe Yukishiro.

She looked lost. As if something was worrying her. He smiled, she was very beautiful whoever captured her heart would be so lucky. She snapped out of her trance and looked at him. He smiled at her and she gave him a small smile.

He knew he shouldn't be feeling this way. But you can not stop yourself from falling in love. Is that what it was? He asked himself. Was he in love with this girl?

He wasn't sure, he had only loved one other in his life. But Tomoe made him feel so alive, she was so beautiful and intelligent and she had a motherly air about her especially when it came to Enishi. She cared so much about the people around her and although she was usually quiet and reserved, it made it so much sweeter when you can make her laugh or get her excited about something. Whoever captured her heart would be so lucky.

I wish it was me.

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"So my captain any special request?" Soujiro smiled.

"Just don't sell me cheap!" he laughed.

"Ok ladies open your hearts to this prize catch, he might be expensive but I know everyone will agree, he'd be worth every penny."

A competitive glint came over the eyes of the girls in the crowd and everyone of them simultaneously reached for their wallets.

"Ok lets begin the bid at" Soujiro began.

"Twenty five!" a senior yelled.

"Haha a little excited are we?" The host teased looking over at Aoshi, who just shrugged. "I have 25 do I have thirty?"

"Thirty!" two girls yelled at the same time.

"Wow, ok two bids of thirty do I have forty?"

Aoshi blocked it out. He didn't really care who would win him. He wanted to earn as much money as he could for Tomoe's Christmas Party fund. It would be his farewell gift to her.

"Fifty." Aoshi looked up. He knew that voice. His eyes caught hers, an apologetic smile upon her face. He reached over to Soujiro who was about to raise the bid and grabbed his gravel.

"Sold!" he yelled a great big smile on his face.

"Uh what?" Soujiro exclaimed confused.

But Aoshi didn't hear him he already jumped off the stage and was walking towards Tomoe, his heart beating like crazy. He didn't understand why she did what she did. He did not dare hope it was what he thought it was. He just wanted to go there and hold her.

"Tomoe?" He asked looking at her. "Why"

"My biggest regret would have been losing you without knowing what it would feel like to be loved by you." she said her eyes welling up. "It has always been you Aoshi. I was just too stupid to see it."

"Don't do this just because you need me." he said looking into her eyes, his heart stopping.

"I love you and that's why I need you." she whispered her tears falling. "Is it ok if I fall in love with you now?"

She fell into his arms as if she had always belonged there and inhaled his scent of soap once more. And gently she felt him place a kiss on her forehead. She looked up at him.

"Gross how cheezy we've become." He smiled and she laughed at this. And softly as if both were afraid they were doing it wrong, they kissed.

It was here that they noticed a spotlight was on them and that the entire gym was silent. They turned a conjugal shade of red.

"Uhm sold I guess" Soujiro smiled making it official.

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Kamatari laughed and hugged the two. "Oh Aoshi, I knew it would never work between the two of us!" he smiled.

"Man it took you long enough!" Chou joined in. "Ugh you guys were driving us insane!"

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Enishi looked at his sister. Something unreadable in his eyes.

"Aoshi and your sister? Isn't that kinda incestuous?" Shiro asked standing beside him.

"Yeah man, hasn't he been hanging around you guys since forever?" Sano added fighting off his dates.

"Leave them alone." Was all Enishi had to say. Kaoru looked at him, proud of the control he was showing.

"Are you sure its all right?" she whispered as the commotion died down.

"Aoshi will take care of her. That's all I ask for anyway." He said shrugging his shoulders. "Besides if he hurts her I know where he lives." He smiled.

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Kenshin smiled at the two. The bidding for him had already started. His thoughts however, like everyone else's were on the new couple.

"A thousand." Somebody called over the crowd. Kenshin jumped, he didn't realize it would go that high. The voice sounded familiar.

"Going."

"Going."

A smile broke upon his lips. It was Yui.

"Sold!"

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notes: ok ive dragged this long enough. I will end it in one or two episodes. I might confuse people with my amounts for the bids, I forgot I was using american dollars and not pesos so I might have gone overboard. Just don't think of it as that much, its more of a $1000 here is more like $100 in real life ok?